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Goodbye 2011

2011-12-31T23:41:00.001+08:00

If I would describe 2011, it would be -- Comfortable in my own skin. This past year was about getting my self-esteem back. I've always felt like I'm nobody. I've been haunted by my mistakes, but in the last half of 2011, I was able to pull everything together. Running and career brought that back to me. Everything pays off, you'll just have to work really hard for it, with a pinch of patience.

My motivation for running was to fight hypertension. I've been diagnosed of hypertension back in college - those sleepless nights of studying and machine exercises. I would usually buy venti-sized coffee at Starbucks to keep me awake. Sometimes, I even ask for an extra espresso shot. I just love coffee so much, even on any other day. I was not aware that it was doing me harm already. I don't think it's the actual coffee, but of me staying up late, and even sleepless on some occasions. I just realized that lately. I eat healthy and I'm very active, that's why it was hard for me to accept that I'm broken. And finally, I found the pattern by how I find it hard to sleep lately - and so, my BP was going up again. I value my sleep more now. With running, I tire my body out so by night, I find it easier to sleep. Plus, I'm losing weight now. At the start of the year, I was doing gym, but was not able to lose substantially. Now, from 180 lbs, I'm a 168!

My first 21K - Adidas King of the Road, BGC.

A career - that's what I've been really fighting for. I feel like I've been left behind - yes, I'm still not over that extra year in college, when I was targetting to graduate in four and a half years! Ever since, I've felt that obssession to work extra harder than others do. I just had my break the second half of this year. And as they say, you'll just have to act on it when you see a good opportunity. When I knew that I hopped on the right train, I just spent more hours in the office as I should be. If I want to be somebody, I just have to set my targets and work at it. I was competing with nobody else but myself back then. I triumphed. I now believe that I am capable of things. That, no one can take away from me. I will succeed further!

I just realized that it was totally normal to make big mistakes in your life; that it is better that you commit them early on your life. How cliche it may sound, they really teach you and make you as you are today. You will never really understand it until you've been through those hard times. Now, I bid 2011 farewell. To more successes in 2012!

Personal Record

2011-11-04T07:16:00.001+08:00

Been lazy writing. Been seriously running. Now, I list my PR's, as they call it --

5.2k - K! Run - 00:37:10
10k - Run Rizal - 01:12:28
21k - Adidas King of the Road - 02:35:00

This Saturday, I hope to beat my best time for 10k in Energizer Night Run 2011. Excited to see friends too. :) After that, I have Run United Leg 3 to punish my legs again for another 21k run. Wish me luck!!

Happy Birthday, Pards!

2011-09-25T23:18:00.001+08:00

September 25 is one of the dates that is extra special to me – it’s the birthday of my closest friend. I can’t remember when I started to call her “Pards” but I think it came from her back in college. We’ve been classmates since freshman year – we walk our way from our dorms to our department together, attend our 7AM classes without taking bath on a few ocassions, do celebrations in the weirdest places and ways with our friends, and the list could just go on.

And guess what, up until now, we work in the same office. Hahah! We didn’t talk about it, we just saw each other on our final interview in our current company. We parted ways back in college as we streamlined to our majors even though we are in the same department. I guess things fall into place in a weird way, but I just know that Marie is a friend for keeps. Happy Birthday, Pards! Wish you’ll lose some pounds soon, haha!

Strobes

2011-09-24T08:08:00.001+08:00

Strobist photography is characterized by the use of off-camera flash and lights to enhance lighting quality on a subject. Usually involves triggers like sync cables and wireless switches. Luckily, I was able to try it, for free. A colleague from work was generous enough to lend and teach our small group of enthusiasts. Only problem now is that I would die to get these stuff for myself. They cost a fortune! At least for me… >.<

One of the questions that a noob photographer is “What do I buy next?” – new lens or external flash. Before, I was so sure it should be lenses, thinking that in low light, you need a fast lens, But then again, its all about the light. If you know how to setup or look for good lighting setup, then you’re good without fast lenses. You’d need flash for instance, with triggers on the side. If you can’t find good light, then bring one!

And yeah! I was able to try strobist – courtesy of the good samaritan at work. Look up. Setup with flash in softbox positioned almost right above where Grace’s face is positioned to. Another flash in slave mode is positioned to her back with orange gel, which gives that brownish color on the right side of her hair. Also, I did post processing on the image – still something I learned from work, haha! (never thought good things are for free already) Did a gaussian blur layer then muted those areas where detail is needed. There you go!

Next target, do strobist on an outdoor shoot! Yeah!

I’m running now

2011-09-22T23:41:00.001+08:00

I was hypertensive again. This is one of the most frustrating facts about my self, that I thought was out of my system already. I think I eat healthy, and I think I’m active enough – I go to the gym, I do badminton, what more? And yes, being the “kuripot” that I am, I refuse to take meds. Anyways, this is what I learned from my mom -- She was hypertensive before, but she fought it with a change in lifestyle – she became active in badminton. I just thought, maybe I’m not putting enough effort. And so, I started running seriously. It seems like badminton is not good cardio training, but running is. Guess what, my BP is back to normal.

Just last Sunday, I finished my first 10k! I thought I was not going to finish it, but hell, I finished it at 1:12:28. I found it hard to breathe, even if my legs keep going. I walked at some point but seeing the girls (Rancy & Ash) I’m with pushed me to go further. And there, eventually I saw the water pouring out the fire truck, the LED timers and the RFID reader. Yeah! I made it. Got a medal for it! Run Rizal cleared.

Next stop. K! Run in UPD this Sunday. My target, finish it at a faster pace. >.<

New Theme.

2011-09-12T00:33:00.001+08:00

Don’t reinvent the wheel – I’ve been saying this often lately. I just believe that it really makes sense. In a world where there is a lot to learn, it simply is a waste of time to learn everything from scratch if you can get something out of the shelf. When I made my first post here, I swore, I was going to learn CSS and HTML. I guess a sufficient dose of laziness kicked into me that’s why I’m better of using this theme out of a gallery. That’s the same reason why WYSIWYG (yeah! so much fun saying this word!) was created, right? Hmmm, and CMS’s too! Wohoho!

So there goes why I just changed themes. I got frustrated understanding the analysis of http://gtmetrix.com/ on my blog. Since it is endorsed by Blogger, guess this one’s optimized. Now, I just have to think about the content that I have to put in, then everything just falls into place. Which reminds me – how many posts have I made this year? Wahahahah! Guess I should be posting more often now. Let’s see…

What Worked For Me in Getting Salesforce.com Certified

2011-08-29T13:07:00.001+08:00

Like I promised, here goes my post about how I studied for the Salesforce.com Certified Force.com Developer certification. I’ll enumerate the resources that really helped me in answering those questions. I think what I have is credible enough, because I passed the exam the first time I took it. I actually was hesitant to take it because when I search the net, many people have taken it like thrice to pass it. Good thing I read those, which made me study a lot, $200 is a lot of money to waste. On the list are –

1. Salesforce.com Documentation – http://wiki.developerforce.com/index.php/Documentation

a. Help & Training – you see this on your app setup, which is also available in a compiled PDF version; login to your org, and you will see a link to download the PDF version – you should know this if you are really into SFDC – you’ll just have to dig every detail;
b. Force.com Fundamentals – http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/fundamentals/index.htm
c. Force.com Workbook – http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/workbook/workbook.pdf

2. iTunes SFDC Training & Cert – this is fun; Chris, the instructor, really does a good job. His discussions will make it easier to remember and helps you not get bored over the material. His students has these really crazy questions, but in the end, you’ll realize, it helps a lot.

Some notes that might also be helpful –

1. Practice answering mocks under time pressure. It’s 60 Q’s in 90 mins, that’s 1.5 mins per question. Questions may not be as hard as you’d expect them to be, but it will eat up your time understanding the requirements/constraints presented in each situation. Maybe only 10-15 out of 60 Q’s are enumeration/identification type of questions.
2. Develop a complete application. It’s easy if you’d come across the situations given, but if not, thinking about the design implications will eat up your time. Having everything visual in your head makes it really easy.
3. Make sure you know everything that can be done in your App/Security menu.
4. When studying, you should differentiate if it’s ADMIN or DEV stuff.
5. There are key words i.e. time-based workflow for reminder/follow-up mails, validation rules for check before write to DB;

This is just from my point of view, you may have an easier time studying for it, but this is what I think worked for me. Hope this would help people out there.

Usapang Raket

2011-08-07T22:02:00.001+08:00

I’ve started to become an enthusiast of photography out of frustration on my photos before. I loved to take photos way back, but I never mind the quality until I got hold of the real thing. Indeed, SLR’s give taking photos a whole new meaning, and a lot of effort. I just said to myself, no matter what, I’ll get myself one – and I did. Months after I quit my stint at a contact center, I received my back pay. The moment that amount of money laid on my hands, I knew right away where I’m going to spend it.

Now, its been more than I year already since I had my D5000. It’s and entry-level camera, but with enough skills, you’ll be able to snap good shots too. I’m far from pro, but I was able to get a bit of cash out of my hobby already. Been out there twice now. First one was early this year. Took photos for a school website. On top is one of the shoots I took then, that’s 23rd of March this year. Hopefully, I get even better and have more photo ops. Extra raket! Eventually, I’ll be able to complete and upgrade my gear. Yeah!

Salesforce.com Certified Force.com Developer

2011-08-05T12:29:00.000+08:00

It’s been ages now, I know. Hahaha! Been busy. Wednesday was actually a big day for me. I took salesforce.com DEV401 certification in Makati testing center – and it freaked me out a lot. I’m pretty confident that I studied enough, but the possibility that something would come up that I didn’t came across is just nerve racking. The paranoia just almost killed me. It reminds me of those times in college. I would walk into an exam, very relaxed, walk out the exam room, devastated.

I started writing this entry the day before the exam, but my blogging service is blocked in the office, so I almost forgot how much I wanted to post this, but then, here goes. I’m completely overwhelmed by how much things happened, but all I know is I have a handful to thank. But I would just like to bring that spot to Jackie, my manager. It was really her that inspired me in getting certified in this technology. A lot of people might have misunderstood her, but if they only know how good her intentions are in every thing she does or say, you’ll hate yourself for doubting her a minute. I just know for a fact that I will go places with my faith on her alone.
I want to end this post with a snippet of what I originally wrote three days back – “If I pass the exam, I’ll post stuff that I studied for it, hopefully get more hits to my site, haha! And I promise myself, I’ll spend more time to my photography and publishing them here as well. For now, good luck to me! Hope everything ends well.”

Adios!

A New Year

2011-02-23T12:19:00.002+08:00

Okay, this is to the third post of the year. Cheers! Haha! I barely write now. As my usual line goes, a lot has been happening lately. Before, I would find time to stop and think about what I'm going to do for a whole week. But lately, I've been caught up with a whirlwind of tasks - mostly not work related. Even though it comes out stressful at times, its just not really so - because it all dwells with photography, something I want to the rest of my life.

Last week, I received an alert that my domain is going to expire. It was a wake up call for binog.net. Suddenly, I felt like I need to write more, hence this post. I want to share what I've been doing these past few days.

I've had my camera since June 1st last year. I've read a lot of tutorials online, but it felt incomplete. There was no validation if what I was reading was really worthwhile or was I even understanding everything correctly. I decided that I need some formal training - I enrolled to FPPF's (Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation) five-whole-sunday workshop. I just had my third sunday last week, and I can say that I've really learned a lot. There are some things that only pro's can deliver well.

I stood up and headed the photography club in our company. I know, I'm far from pro, but there just have to be someone who have to do the dirty work to make things happening. So I was the sacrificial lamb. We've been talking about building the club but no one wants to take the spot, so I did. I know, its suicide, but I'm up for it.

So there, I think this space on the net is going to be my portfolio. (as if! hahaha!)

Definitely Pulped Up!

2011-01-10T23:41:00.001+08:00

I just drank a bottle of Minute Maid Pulpy. They say it’s got ‘no preservatives added’. Aw, c’mon…It’s bottled juice. Is that even possible? So I thought maybe the makers of the drink have a very intricate method of locking in the freshness of the fruit. It really is hard to believe everything you see in ads nowadays, sometimes it’s just all about marketing and making products sell.

I didn’t believe it the first time I heard it’s got no preservatives added. So I read the ingredients (even the fine print) and everything checked out! It really has NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED! That means it doesn’t have ingredients that may turn out to be allergens, or worse...carcinogens! Whew! Now that’s healthy goodness that tastes so good, I feel that my mind is now at ease with the idea of buying the drink often because it really tastes good.

So okay, it’s got no preservatives added. That’s really good, right? Not just because it doesn’t have those icky, harmful ingredients, but it also means it is guilt free, it definitely is good for the body.

So far anyone who still has a hard time believing that Minute Maid has got no preservatives added - meaning it's THAT natural, it's almost like it's plucked straight from the tree, it's just as Mother Nature wanted your orange juice to be, it's got nothing but the good stuff yes, none of those potentially toxic stuff that can harm your brain, kidneys, heart; cause tumors aargh- the list of preservatives' bad effects just go on!!! Anyway, just to prove a point on just how good Minute Maid Pulpy is 'cause it's got NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED, I'm gonna drink a bottle, and even highly recommend it to my friends!

Feels good to know about the real pulpy deal, right? C’mon show me a smile on the comment box, and you might win yourself a Really Pulpy Deal! (That’s a chance to win a Minute Maid gift pack simply by commenting. Sweet! C'mon you just might be picked as the lucky 'commentor'!)

Love,
binog.net

Rock It, 2011!

2011-01-09T23:01:00.009+08:00

Since I started actively blogging in Multiply, I forgot this piece of me here. Its about time, let's get this party started! Woooohoooo! Let's go 2011! And to start the year right, there are some things in need of some revision.

I've been thinking of my new year's resolution over the last long weekend of 2010, but didn't came up until now. Being a fan of The Simple Dollar blog, I pretty much wanted to make sure that my resolution is worthwhile and realistic.

I've tried to reflect on all the things that I wanted - did I get them all? Well, no. I thought deeply why, and after sometime, I found a word that pretty much describes it, that is, half-heartedness. Its that lack of will power that destroys everything. When you want something realized, its just you who would make it happen.

Half-heartedness. Why do it later if you can do it today. Being a kid, maybe even a brat sometimes would make everything better. Remember when you wanted to something and you just wouldn't take no as an answer. I think that is one trait that most of us need to relive. In focusing in that philosophy, I believe it would get you to wherever and whatever you want to. Do or die this year. Some good vibes are coming in, specially that this the year of rabbits. Its very favorable to us in terms of money, love and career. Hell yeah! We need some party! Let me kick it off with my cover of Just Dance by Lady Gaga. Oso and the Bozos (my band) was suppose to play it in our company's Christmas Party but some shit happenned. (oh well, no to bad energy!) Play it ba-beh!

Four Days to Project 365

2010-11-21T14:07:00.001+08:00

I completely bailed on my Project 365. Well, since compromise had been my philosophy for a time now, lemme snap that one! Uploading a picture every single day seems to be impossible in my case. I don’t have my internet connection at my place and bringing an SLR everywhere I go is just a drag. I’ve spent considerable amount re-thinking about it. Project 365 is all about taking a photo everyday – on my dictionary, it will be defined as taking seven pictures a week. Come to think of it, it still makes sense. It’s just that I can cram all seven photos in a day, and still call it Project 365, and yes, that still is 365 photos in a year! As long as I compile 365 pictures in a year, I’m good.

I originally planned on making a jumpstart on November 1st. Hmmm, how many weeks had passed since then… Hahahah! I do have a few pictures that are worthy posting online – I will publish them, but not part of my Project 365. This time, I’ll stand to my oath. I WILL START MY PROJECT 365 ON NOVEMBER 25.

Photo here should have been Photo 1/365 - 11.01 - althea, "At the cemetery. Althea had been one of the people who my Lola enjoyed being with when she was alive. She acts old but charming at the same time."

Flickr vs Picasa Web

2010-11-21T13:39:00.008+08:00

A little early this year, I decided that Multiply will be a repository of my photos - that is before I had my SLR. I never imagined that I will go into photography, and by taking pictures worth megabytes, it just is such a shame to be shrinking them down to what the site can handle.

There are a couple of other platforms that does let you keep detail online. I chose Flickr . I'm big on minimalism and I get that with Flickr. I also tried Picasa Web Albums , which is from Google. It you to store up to 1 Gigabyte of space for the whole lifetime of your account. Well, well, well, Flickr goes beyond that - I can upload pictures of up to 100 Megabyte every month. By that single reason, I am choosing Flickr over Picasa Web Albums.

So there - you will not see any new photos in my Multiply account. And yes - no more gibberish on binog.net, everything goes to Multiply. Flickr will be my photoblog. Binog.net will now have photos that I can't help posting, with a little story on the side of it - literally on the side of it!

Photo on the side "10.16 - dawn before flight to PPS" from my Flickr with this caption - "Testing my gear before the trip! I guess they are right, if you are shooting the same scene, every shot is not going to look like the previous one. I think I will get there. Hahaha!"

Duet with Queency of Daughters 5 Band

2010-11-21T08:21:00.002+08:00

I’ve been singing solo in a band since college but I never had a chance to have a decent duet with a girl. It just takes my breath away remembering that I just did last Thursday, and guess what, with my crush from Daughters 5 Band – Queency Villanueva. :D Happiness, hahaha! Came the 18th of November, the whole team went for a drink at Pier One, Fort Strip in Bonifacio Global City. Buckets of beer came in with delicious food. We drank a couple of beer when the waiter served another plate. I gave the waiter my request. Good thing he was a good messenger, he gave it straight to Jurilou, who read out the request right there and then. Soon, they called me. Wohoho! And there we had it, Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang with Queency and me singing. I felt a connection with her while singing, which I did not expect. Whenever I'm on stage, I always feel all the crap build up, until all the nerves sink in. That's why usually, I end up doing better on rehearsals. Haha! But this one is different, it felt believable - I was understanding all the words um letting out. I'll definitely come back for a reprise! Too bad, no video of this one, but I totally enjoyed it. They were friendly enough to let us rob them from their other fans to take a picture on our table. They are really really nice. :D I have a couple more photos of that night right here:

Burning Fat Doesn't Need To Be Expensive

2010-11-19T20:54:00.004+08:00

in the shower room

Corporate life is indeed the ultimate catalyst to a very unhealthy lifestyle. You sit down on your desk ALL DAY. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I feel like eating every now and then. The harder part is when you have workmates who invite you to eat out. It’s not all about the delicious food turning into belly, its killing my budget! I’ve been feeling very heavy and it does call for a work-out done religiously. I’m already into badminton, but it does seem like it’s not enough. I need more fat burning.

Then came this blast about a corporate account offered at Slimmer’s World Pasay Road. It did seem inviting so I hopped right in, with a gym buddy, Rap. Discount is just irresistible. For six months, we just needed to pay 4,590 pesos. And there, we started our routine to the gym. We go three times a week and tomorrow is our 12th day.

The place is very accessible. It’s near Ayala MRT Station and it actually is just at the back of Dusit Hotel. The trainers there are very helpful, and it won’t be a problem if it turns out to be your first visit to a gym. The best part of a gym day? The hot shower! After sweating it all out, it is just exactly what you need to feel good and comfy. Interested much? Try to shoot Janet Dugos a message. Her mobile is 0916-640-1814. I was able to snap some photos on our first few visits, check them out below.

Binog, Rap, Janet, Riza

Rap, Cecille

Fw: HAIRBANDS (made from used condoms) AND SLIPPERS FROM CHINA

2010-11-16T00:52:00.001+08:00

Just got this forwarded mail. Can't get over it -- condoms, seriously!?!?! Hahahah!

--- On Thu, 11/4/10, Aileen Joy Azur <ajazur@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Aileen Joy Azur <ajazur@gmail.com>
Subject: HAIRBANDS (made from used condoms) AND SLIPPERS FROM CHINA
To: "Jobelle Anne Azur" <jobelle.azur@gmail.com>, "Natalia Ana Roselada" <prettmane_011@yahoo.com>, "Nico Feliciano" <nakayuki18@yahoo.com>, "Maria Czarina Burgos" <numbskull_16@yahoo.com>, "raymond.herrera" <raymond_herrera24@yahoo.com.ph>, "John Ed Alvinez" <ixidor_11@yahoo.com>, "Marvin de Lara" <vinlite_07@yahoo.com>, "Mavee" <mavhy_ahne@yahoo.com>, "Marnelli Melgarejo" <illenram_me@yahoo.com>, "Rico Cambe" <ricocambe@yahoo.com>, "Jonell Enrique" <jonell_e@yahoo.com>, "Jonell Enrique" <jfenrique@gmail.com>, "Kevin Timothy Migriño" <timothy_hanama@yahoo.com>, "Ramlaine Jean Cabal" <ramlaine@yahoo.com>, "Marvin Bonifacio" <xcel_728@yahoo.com>, "Inez Celestino" <inezzy@gmail.com>, "Cecilia Naca" <clnaca@gmail.com>, "Raiza Papa" <raiza02_papa@yahoo.com>, "Mary Claire Barela" <mabarela@up.edu.ph>, zarah.pineda@gmail.com, ralph_vince15@yahoo.com, jetsison18@yahoo.com, "Ranbill Cadayona" <rocadayona@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, 4 November, 2010, 9:08 PM

Be cautious of hair bands at open markets around the city – they are probably from China since they are purchased in bulk very very cheap !!!!

Take a good look before buying hair bands in future – specially like the following kind…..

These Hair bands were made from used condoms and threads.

BEIJING (AFP) - Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

'These cheap and colorful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ....... threatening the health of local people,' it said.. Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

'People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns,' the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying. A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just Rs.5, much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said.

A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal. China 's manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.

In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.

Check your kids hair bands and make sure they do not put them in their mouth while trying to plait or tie their hair .

See below for Chinese Slippers now being sold in Walmart in the US . Hopefully, they are not yet in India ....

REMEMBER THE PAINT ON KIDS TOYS
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This is very true as I heard it in news from one of our localradios here that our govt has to be extra careful on these cheap imports from china.. These includes clothes, food, toys, slippers and even glasses because the Chinese are using some strong but cheap chemical in their manufacturing process. Cheap is becoming expensive and at the same time fatal.

PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO PASS THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE IN YOUR CONTACT LIST

Daughter's 5 Band

2010-11-07T23:36:00.001+08:00

I've been pretty lazy in the blogosphere, but this one is too hard to let go. Archie gave our team a treat at Pier One, Fort Strip last Thursday and turns out, it was not all about food and booze - it was the freaking, good music that made the night. It even got us on our feet, to the dance floor - or was that space even meant for dancing? We might just been out of our minds then...

Meet the Daughters 5 Band!

Jury Villanueva (eldest) - Keyboards / Vocals
April Villanueva (2nd sister) - Lead and Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
Apple Villanueva (3rd sister) - Bass Guitar / Vocals
Queen Villanueva (4th sister) - Drums and Percussions / Vocals
Twinkle Villanueva (youngest) - Violin, Keyboards, Percussions / Vocals

Admit it, they all look pretty, but you have to see them play! Curious much? Go ahead and search them on YouTube, they have a couple of videos online. Start with this one, click ME!

If you don't feel like browsing right now, I have it here for you! Enjoy!

I have here their history, got it from their site.

A band composed of 5 sisters, mentored by their musically talented father, is a rarity. Aptly named, Daughters 5 comes from humble beginnings from the town of Binan, Laguna and Tarlac province. In April 1996, Juanito Villanueva Jr. or Jun, father to the Villanueva sisters, taught his daughters to sing and play different musical instruments - Jury learned to play the piano, April and Apple studied the guitar, and Queency learned to play the drums. Twinkle the youngest was still too young to play then. Jun teamed up with his four daughters and formed the “Assets Band.” Two weeks later they were invited to play in town fiestas and provincial events.

In March 2002, Twinkle, the youngest, took up short lessons in violin at the University of Santo Tomas and soon after joined her siblings. They started to perform professionally in local gigs around Metro Manila and did out-of-town shows for corporate events and politicians. The band’s name was later changed to “The Daughters Band.”

The Daughters Band performed in Korea and Indonesia and was discovered by foreign entertainment scouts such as the US-based producer, John Probandt, who financed their own music recording that was digitally mastered in Nashville, USA. Just this year, Mr. Tony Butala of the famous “The Lettermen” took notice of the Daughters Band while he was in Manila and initiated an email exchange for possible future performances and projects.

Last August 2010, the Villanueva Sisters learned of a band in the United States named “The Daughters” which has been recording music since 2002. This prompted them to rename their band to ”Daughters 5.” A highly versatile and multi-talented group, their repertoire includes songs from the Beatles, Spice Girls, the Corrs, Queen, Carpenters, Earth Wind & Fire, Santana, Destiny’s Child and many others.

My camera came in handy that day, I was able to snap some photos, check out stuff below. I have more on my Facebook - just click ME. Also, check out their site @ http://www.daughters5.com.

To Leave Blogger or Not To? | How to Mail a Blog Post

2010-11-01T00:09:00.001+08:00

I've been wanting to make a Project 365, that is, to take a picture every single day for one year. I think this will better my photography. There's just this one big problem that I'm boggling about - where do I put it?

Option Number One - Tumblr. Well, there are a couple of neat themes for a photo blog there, but I'm looking for something that I can access at work. Blocks are all over the place and it really gives a pain in the ass. It's sort of like twitter that is in the form of a real blog, but no, I'm not in it for it.

Two - Wordpress. A lot of people that I know who is into blogging choose Wordpress. It's quite intriguing but it would mean a lot of catching up to do. I cannot afford that right now, its busy at work, and I'd rather spend more time on taking photos instead of working out something new.

Woot, Three has got to be a real lucky number for me - stay with Blogger. The only reason I thought twice is because my Adsense got blocked. Darn! I thought I already had extra income, but I blew it. But I guess, I'll stay. I've been on it for years now. Its also not workable in the office but I found a work around! I think its an old trick from the book, but thank God, I found it. Maybe most platforms support this since everything is going mobile and handy.All it takes is send an e-mail. Check how it works for Blogger HERE. On a quick shot, its going to your Blogger Dashboard, then going to Settings >> Email & Mobile, fill up the Mail-to-Blogger form and your all set! When you want to post via e-mail, just put what you set up on the recipient's field. You can do the same with Multiply - login and go to http://multiply.com/setup/post-via-email. Other platforms probably have this capability as well, check it out.

And folks, expect Day One tomorrow! :)

McDonald's on a Friday Night

2010-10-30T22:07:00.001+08:00

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I Wanna Play! | Tips on Buying a Badminton Racket

2010-10-14T01:13:00.000+08:00

Work is in the way of making my belly go away. Can't run anymore, nor play badminton. It's just hard to compromise work right now, the slope of my learning curve is rising very steeply. Well, I'm in it to be good at it, so I have to sacrifice a bit. It just is frustrating because instead of losing, I'm feeling my gut grow thicker by the day - eat a lot and burn nothing. What do I expect? Hahaha!

UST Global goes for a Badminton Tournament in line to its 11th Foundation Day

I have here a photo of my workmates while we were on a tournament at The Zone, Makati, last September 19. Well, besides the delightful meal after the heart-pounding matches, this is a very memorable day for me because I screwed up my two rackets - yes! in one day. My Prince OS Sky broke, right on the frame, after hitting my partner at the back. Good thing, no physical injury was incurred. Actually, it seemed like Ken didn't feel it. I was like "Oh! Shit", then he remained slouched forward in front. I didn't notice it either that time, I hit the ball one more time for a clear shot. But it didn't go to the back of the opponents, instead, it went like a drop shot even though I put some strength in it, right across the net - i think by a feet or two. And there, I lost one racket.

I was okay with that casualty because I've had that racket for more than a year now, but what frustrating is that my spare/back-up racket went dead on me too. The string was cut in the middle of the set of the next game. I had to borrow http://pinakamaganda.net/ 's racket for the rest of the day.

Well, I can't live with just one racket, so I slashed my savings to buy another one. This time, I went for an RSL, I forget the model, but the sales lady talked me out of it. I was just getting my back-up racket re-stringed at Toby's MoA, but ended up buying a new one. She said, she have this racket that is really durable, I can string it up to 32 lbs or even more! Put blue Black Knight string on it, and a generic over grip. There, I have another racket to break! Wahahaha! Its performing really neatly, I've already used it a couple times. It seems like its gonna stay for long - I chose a racket that's not so heavy and not so light. I'm afraid of light rackets now, they tend to die on my easily, hahha! I had the new one on 85 grams. I strung it to 26. A compromise between strength and control. (a bit of FYI - the lower the tension, the less power you need to push the shuttle cock, meaning, you'll have a harder time controlling its direction) Pro's usually do higher tensions because they hit harder already, so they can compromise the higher strength for greater control. By pushing the ball a bit above the net, you can get a neat drop shot, instead of a slide to the middle of the court. You'll notice that players with higher tension can manipulate the ball to drop anywhere, right across the net, or even the two boxes in the back corners of the court. But a caution, if you don't hit too hard, don't get a high tension, your balls will end it up smashed on your face, better learn to hit harder first.

People, please don't be afraid to team up with me, I'm extra cautious now, I promise, I won't hit you anywhere, hahahah! Please, play with me, I wanna play so bad! I'm good from morning till before lunch, or after 9PM, wahahha! I'm kind of desperate here, fwahahah!

Katelyn Epperly - The Scientist

2010-10-05T23:20:00.001+08:00

I've always loved ballads, and in fact, I grew up with a library of ballads. It does feel old but what makes it special is the how much each line means and how it is delivered through a song. Pure. That is how I would describe one freaking ballad! Just check this out!

This Katelyn Epperly singing Coldplay's The Scientist. For sure, not so many know about her, even though she is one hell of a singer. She got voted off American Idol right before people go forward the big Idol Stage. She really sings good, all the techniques are there - control, phrasing, to name a few. I really don't get it, why did they vote off this girl. She puts her own spin on a pop song, and what did she get? But all I can say is, this is how you do a great performance out of a ballad - and well, good looks to make everything more enticing... Fwahahhah!

I maybe singing pop rock lately, but given the chance, I would love to sing a romantic ballad for somebody I love. I will make sure that when I do that, it is pure... and honest.

A couple more videos of Katelyn Epperly here!

Where Am I In All The Photos?

2010-09-27T22:44:00.000+08:00

Wooot! Its the 4th monthsary this Friday for me and my baby! Wahahah! After those four months, I think I can say that I now know a couple of tricks about photography. I guess I'm gonna give my baby a name now, just to make the addiction more intense. Hmmm... Let's see... I'm torn between Allison and Blake - first is the coolest rocker chic ever while the latter is the hottest blonde ever. Tik tak tik tak! Alright! I'm gonna settle it then with Blake, since I'm rekindling my obsession to her - watched Gossip Girl Season 4 Episode 1 last night. And well, I think I have more history with her - Sisterhood of Travelling Pants, Elvis and Anabelle and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee to name a few. But what's with the title?

first batch of freshers from my workplace

Well, its about framing that part of life. You'll never know how precious it is until you catch it in a shot. I intend to capture all of these the rest of my life - smiles of great people, portraits of my one big love, first steps of my son or daughter, love from my family that never falters and all these moments that we can never rewind. I need not be on those frames, because I know, I was there, I'm on the other side of that lens. This is how I want to remember it, how I saw it when I felt like firing the shutter.

So Blake, I'm telling you, its gonna be a ride. I just hope you don't die on me! Don't worry bout me if I'm not included in the photos, I'm cool with it. :D Keep posted! Check my Flickr too, and comment away wherever, I'm dying to hear feedback!

Jey-Kah-Loo

2010-09-23T23:32:00.000+08:00

Jkalu. I'm not sure if this is how its supposed to be spelled but whatever. Its been a common word in the office and I'm getting a lot of "anong ibig sabihin nun?" Well, lately, I've been using it in my language, so I think, I pretty much now what it is all about. Thanks to my talent of being susceptible to different expressions, gestures and mannerisms.

Jkalu Number One. We left at around 6PM from the office to rehearse. We arrived at the band rehearsal studio at around 7PM. We were expecting that the studio was free, but came out otherwise. We should have rehearsed, that was supposed to be the last one. We were not able to rehearse our last song. Expect as jamming in the office tomorrow.

Jkalu Number Two. I bought expensive stuff for tomorrow but was not able to alter the pants to fit my height. Bozo, my roommate was making fun of me. He said I should use safety pins, so I would shine brightly on stage. I was thinking of hand sewing my pants, but...

Jkalu Number Three. ... I can't find any needle and thread!! I'm doomed. You'll really see a star on stage tomorrow night... Don't miss it!!

Road Kill?!?!

2010-09-22T21:09:00.000+08:00

Just came from work, got my stuff from the condo, on my way to badminton. Its just that its to early to go to the court so here I am, on my spot, making a blogpost. After checking my mail and Facebook notifications, I decided to make this post.

Alright! Presenting..... ROAD KILL!! Nah... Hahaha! Nobody in the band approves of this name but Marvin San Juan, Oso as we call him. He is the one who made everything happen. It some kind of started in our room - yes, we are roommates in the Marvin Room. Soon, he thought of why not make a band. He started asking friends in the office and the rest was history. And we have:

Marvin a.k.a. OSO - 1st guitar

Rap B. - bass

Jerome - drums

Marie - 2nd guitar

Marvin a.k.a. Binog.net or simply binog - vocals

This video was taken last night during our practice somewhere in Libertad St. in Mandaluyong - our take on Third Eye Blind's Semi Charmed Life. We have Marie right here on guitars, next time, you'll see our grizzly secret weapon, wahahha!

We first hit the stage this Friday on the Foundation Day of the company we are working for. But what the hell, someone give us a decent band name, wahahah!

P.S.

Huhuhu, nobody comments or even writes on the chat box, huhuhu! :'(

Say What Now?

2010-09-22T00:37:00.000+08:00

With every decision that you make, you just can’t expect everybody to be happy about it. There will be that person or those people who would feel uneasy or pissed about it.

Parents, if I were you, I wouldn’t lock up my child inside the house – that is coming from somebody who was locked out of everything. You might feel that you are shielding your child from all the harm, but it’s more of depriving your child from everything that’s great in living a life. Over protection won’t build confidence, it decomposes what’s there to ashes.

Nagging! It just makes everything worse. If you don’t like people yelling at your ear, neither do your children. All the yelling most of the time is the trigger to people doing crazy things, like yell back, fight back, or walk away.

I’ll make sure that every choice I make is MY DECISION. It might not be the best option, but what really matters is that I’m happy about it, and I don’t see me regretting it any time soon. There is no right or wrong anyway, only what each people think is right and wrong.

I won't be surprised if after reading this entry, you'll end up saying - what the hell are you talking about! There is no concept of coherence in this post. This is how I think by default. Disconnected. Sort of nonsense. Hahaha! But what the hell, I have another unrelated thought - back when I was working at a call center, I would usually hear my customers say "sey whut nehw!" I prolly am hearing it right now from people who are reading this entry, if there is somebody, hahahha! Enough sabaw statements said!

Epic Fail

2010-09-12T23:08:00.002+08:00

All right, the whole world knows I'm a frustrated singer, or front act. I can't seem to get out of my self-doubts. Nerves just eat me alive.

Well, I guess, when you are inspired, some magic happens. That tiny bit of inspiration makes all the difference. Now I have reason for all the singing. Each song means more now, I dig the lyrics now. I find myself appreciating the song more, speaking each line like you meant it With this, the intense blood pumping is channeled to something good. It talks less of being conscious of myself, but more of getting a message across.

On the night before my cousin leaves for the US, we got ourselves a videoke machine out of desperation. Day one of Joy's vacation, she insisted to have a karaoke night until her vacation is almost over. So here goes my mom with a bright idea, we had the singing in our house instead. We sang our hearts out the whole night until my sister punched one song she knew we really loved. She made me sing it. Before, I can't belt out those big notes, but this time, I thought of someone and all the mushy-ness in me came out. After that song, I just knew I have to record it. So here you have it. Its just that it turned out not so good, hahaha! I was all about worrying my camera not falling down from the tripod. People came back and forth, making me paranoid and flushing the mushy-ness away. So here, another fail recording. Plus, the camera was too near to the speakers of the machine, making the bass tones pound ears. Oh well, maybe when I'm in front of her, I would be able to sing this with all I have. ♥

Dig the lyrics, and it will touch something so delicate in your heart... Wahahah! Mushy much!

"The Last Time"

The first time I fell in love was long ago.
I didn't know how to give my love at all.
The next time I settled for what felt so close.
But without romance, you're never gonna fall.
After everything I've learned;
Now it's finally my turn.
This is the last time I'll fall... in love.
The first time we walked under that starry sky,
there was a moment when everything was clear.
I didn't need to ask or even wonder why, because each question is answered when your near.
and I'm wise enough to know when a miracle unfolds, this is the last time i'll fall in love.
Now don't hold back, just let me know.
Could i be moving much too fast or way too slow.
'Cause all of my life, I've waited for this day.
To find that once in a lifetime, this is it, I'll never be the same.
You'll never know what it's taken me to say these words.
And now that I've said them, they could never be enough.
As far as I can see, there's only you and only me.

This is the last time I'll fall in love.
Last time i'll fall in love.
The last time i'll fall... in love.

o. t. b.

2010-09-12T22:06:00.001+08:00

Really had a great time last Friday! I caught up with workmates for some out-of-the-season water fun. I almost got lost on my way there, but all the agony was all worth it! :D When you are with cool people, genuine fun is in store for yah.

Not everybody knows how to swim, but who said getaways like this are only about swimming across the pool. We had search-the-coin-underwater craziness, a lot of water stunts and some retarded race, read on!

There was this path on the perimeter of the large pool where people usually do human trains. With our crazy little minds, we thought of having a race. First leg of the race was with everybody fitting their way to one lap. We wanted to put some twist on it, so instead, we divided in two teams and then let each player race one lap and then tag it on to the next person. It was so much fun that left our chests pounding out loud.

A thing that will never be missed in a getaway is tons of pictures. Here are some of the cam-whoring session:

norman, jobo & angelo

mela

angelo, mela & norman

More photos on my Facebook! Click here!

I'm feeling lazy to do more story telling, so I'll sign off right here!

it's the climb

2010-09-08T20:51:00.000+08:00

I almost shaved my hair off. All the frustration just rushed up into my head, until I can’t bear it no more. Its been quite some time since I felt like this. I’ve always been that happy person that goes along whatever comes. But sometimes, I’d like to believe I also have a period like girls. There are these times when I get irritated with the slightest negative thing that would happen. A while ago would be one of those times – its just that right now, I have the black’s, the green’s or the gold’s to help me clear my thoughts. Just got my distance from all the razors and the scissors and gladly, now, getting myself skin head is no longer a want.

Some movement is happening at work and it got me excited. It’s been fun, fun, fun with stuff happening, but it’s kinda weird, because I’m looking for work, work, work. I’ve lost that sense of eagerness to learn. I’ve told myself that I can learn anything and be great in it in due time, and now doors are opening to showcase it. I’ve proven it in my previous work.
I worked at a call center, speaking with southern Americans with that quirky accent you’ll kinda hear in True Blood. I sucked a lot before training but after a few months, I came out one of the best in my team, and even in the center. I hope to do the same with this new stint I’m in. After that experience, I’ve told myself that I can learn anything – that would also go with my badminton, photography and singing. I’m just doing these three things for fun, but I intend to become pro. Yes, in time.

Everything would happen in time. No need to rush anything, just enjoy the ride. And yes in time, frustrations will go down the sink. Don’t do something that you’ll regret, hahah! Find a *healthy* outlet, haha! It’s the climb, as Miley Cyrus would put it, hahaha!

Cbox is Back!

2010-09-07T23:42:00.004+08:00

I'm still sad over me losing my Adsense... Just when the hits of my blog went up, they banned me from it. I was at around 30 dollars then. Well, I guess God has better plans for my blog... Fwhahah! A lot of people are changing up things on their blog, so I'll guess ride on the wheel - well, at least I know one person, that's a lot, right? *Sabaw*

So here goes, I have my Cbox back. I hope you leave a message or two right here from time to time. It really means a lot to know that people drop by you blog, so please do to mine. :) It just a little left and a little down the page. Last message was by Hannah, a workmate on my previous stint as a call center agent - that's 8 Mar 10, 23:37, hahah! Please write the next one!

Not having my own internet when in I'm in Manila really sucks. I would have a lot of things on my mind but can't digitize anything to a post. It just stays still in limbo and then to nowhere. I would end up staring nowhere and then snooze of or burn it all up, hahaha! Tried using Smart Bro, but loading it every now and then sucks more than ever. Thinking of having a plan for it, but is having doubts if it is a smart choice. For the mean time, I found a haven just below our condo. Really cool and nice place to surf and blog. So expect more stuff on my blog from now on. :)

My Only Exception

2010-09-07T22:55:00.001+08:00

If there is one song that would tell how I feel right it would be this one right here - The Only Exception by Paramore (click here for the official video which rocks! oh yeah!). When I like a song, usually its because of how it sounds, but this one just catches everything of me - my parents, my doubts and my new found love.

Lemme just share the lyrics:

When I was younger I saw my daddy
cry and curse at the wind.
He broke his own heart and
I watched as he tried to re-assemble it.
And my mamma swore she would
never let herself forget.
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love if does not exist.
But darling..

You are the only exception (x4)

Maybe I know somewhere deep in
my soul that love never lasts.
And we've got to find other ways
to make it alone or keep a straight face.
And I've always lived like this
keeping a comfortable, distance.
And up until now I swore to myself
that I'm content with loneliness,
'cause none of it was ever worth the risk.

But you are the only exception (x4)

I've got a tight grip on reality,
but I can't let go of whats part of me here.
I know you're leaving in the morning, when you wake up,
leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream.

Whooa..

You are the only exception (x8)
And I'm on my way to believing.. (x2)

Before ending this entry, I just wanna say, you are my only exception Joane Denise Saulon. ♥

Bozo & Binog - Your Love

2010-08-28T09:21:00.003+08:00

Just made a cover with my roommate, Oso - who by the way is a Marvin also. We recorded our take on Your Love by Alamid. I would like to dedicate the singing to Pinakamaganda.net a.k.a. Joane Denise. :) Do take a peek!

I also had the guts to post this other video. Hahaha! I think it was back third or fourth year college, with my orgmates. We called our group, OCB.. I was so nervous before this set. To give me just the right attitude with it, I went for a can of beer. It seems like it didn't work out the way I thought it would, hahaha! Spot the jejemon in this video.

Allison Iraheta - Holiday Acousticized

2010-08-22T22:34:00.001+08:00

Posting one of my faves in her album. Found 2 acoustic versions!

Another one here!

I loooove the bluesy kinda rock going on here. See for yourself. Enjoy!

Status Quo

2010-08-21T13:49:00.000+08:00

Right now, I am having a blast at work. I never imagined that I would enjoy being a corporate slave - well, I'm not gonna put a period to that statement yet. But again, even if I haven't totally understood what it is to be that corporate slave, the right now is what I love.

I met a lot of people - beautiful people indeed. Simply enjoying their company brings out the life in me. If I would describe it in a statement, it would be - laughing until it gets the life out of me, well, with a bit of some nasty stuff. We may be sabaw most of the time, but these guys are the most emotionally mature people that I've known. I see decades of fun ahead of us, and that I look forward to.

Another piece of the story is that... I'm in love, after one million years. Hahaha! Mahirap na pihikan, pogi ako eh! Hahaha! *kapal ng mukha* First time I saw her, I just knew I like her. I had a couple of crushes here and there, but this one is another story. I was able to tell it to some close friends, and they were able to give that pep talk. Go na, baka maunahan ka pa. Hahaha! So here goes, come what may. I'll give it my best shot. Whatever happens, I'm good. It just is great, simply being with her. I don't know what it is in the other half of the story, but a boy in love just needs to do what he is supposed to do. She brought out that person that I've come to forget - the person who knows a thing called love.

A New Pair of Black Shoes

2010-08-15T18:16:00.001+08:00

Got my self new shoes. I almost did not because this was an expense that was not planned, and saving gives me about all the reason not to buy a new one. But I guess, when you already see the pinky finger on your feet from a slash on the side of your shoe, it leaves you no choice, but to buy one.

Men's shoes are relatively more expensive than ladies' - it costs thousands of bucks before, but guess how much I got mine? 899 bucks! I guess, with new brands coming out, some things suddenly become affordable, like my new friend over here - Mario D' boro. The competition gets tighter for them, but it makes room for out-of-the-blue purchases for nifty and thrifty.

I chose something with heels - its sleek, its neat, it feels corporate and of course, it makes me taller. When I walk, I like when it makes a sound as the heels hit the floor. The pointy tip adds up to that corporate feel, though it squeezes my pinky - I hope it won't protrude this time, fwahahah!

One thing is weird with Mario D' boro's - their sizes. This one is freaking size 7, but my shoes were 9's or 10's. Pretty weird. And also checked another design and the lady said its says size 10 - but their fit on my feet are the same. Well, I don't really care much about that, as long as this one lasts long, and hopefully, it can carry on floody streets!

Drinking True Blood

2010-08-11T03:48:00.002+08:00

I've always loved vampire stories. I can still recall the first one I watched, "Interview With A Vampire" starring Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and Tom Cruise - that was back in elementary school days. Mysterious. Dark. Twisted. It just makes every exchange of lines worth digging into. It may not be as action-packed as your sci-fi movies, but it has more depth instead. It's beyond six feet under. Another adjective would be sexy - think Aaliyah in "Queen of the Damned". Well, I have another word on the list, "quirky" - that's "True Blood" for you.

True Blood is based on a series of novels by Charlaine Harris - "The Southern Vampire Mysteries". It is shown on HBO in the US since 2008. The show has an impressive list of awards and nominations, Emmy's, Grammy's and Golden Globe Awards to name a few (they are even on Ewwy's - something worth googling about). They are running three seasons now, with audience multiplying after each one.

So where does all the quirkiness come from? First, vampires wanted to be accepted by the humans as part of the community. They go to national television and plead for acceptance, but under that, there are ones who sell drugs and even their own blood at high prices - their blood makes keener senses and also a good aphrodisiac for humans. As read from Wikipedia, there is even an allegory to LGBT rights - slogans such as "God Hates Fangs" (sounds like "God Hates Fags") and "Coming out of the coffin" (sort of "coming out of the closet"), though producers deny association.

In the show, synthetic blood is sold in stores - bottled similar to liquor on convenience stores. It is what was advertised in and out of the show. In the show, its the vamp's food, but outside that, its carbonated drink to draw more audience to show. Talk about clever marketing! Check out the foto, or try to do some google.

Well, vampire stories most of the time, if not always, come with a love story. But this one is a bit different. Its between a vamp and a weirdo, not your ordinary damsel in distress. Sookie Stackhouse, played by Anna Paquin, can read thoughts of human and when suddenly a vampire walks in Merlotte's, bar where she works, she found herself drawn to him. No matter how hard she try, she can't read Bill Compton's (Stephen Moyer) thoughts. She just is trying so hard to not to read everyone's thoughts and in Bill's company, she felt at ease for the first time.

Last thing, I just love is how these people sound, I love their accent. Everything happens in Louisiana and Mississipi, the sort of "probinsya" in the US. Everyone sounds country, and coolest are the black country people. It just is nostalgic, I remember the John and Jane Doe's I talked to when I was working in a call center. My callers where from those states with the quirky english speaking. Sometimes I would just pause and think, "Is this still English?" My fave from the show is Tara Thornton, played by Rutina Wesley. She's got attitude and on top of that, she has the coolest accent!

I sure am gonna download everything, and if you also want to dig this, your best friend would be EZTV.

Information read from Wikipedia (link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Blood).

Karma Over Love

2010-08-10T21:02:00.002+08:00

Somebody at work asked me yesterday, "Gaano ka na katagal single?" - I felt the need to respond immediately, so, in a few seconds, I said "Dalawa." I really didn't know how long already, but one thing is for sure, its longer than 2 freaking years. I guess I haven't moved on completely, unlike the other half of the story, who seemed like totally over it, with another guy.

Somebody might curse me by telling this story, but it wouldn't matter - that person already dug where my coffin is gonna be buried. Here goes... I was the one who broke up with my last girlfriend, my first and last to be exact (but please, let me have my next!). Everything was totally okay before I said those hurtful words, as everybody would say. Except me. I simply fell out of love - mushy or cheezy as it may sound, but that is how I felt about it. I could not recall the reasons why I loved her. All that's left were compromises that I did to make her happy - to the point that she didn't notice that something was broken in me. One day, I just woke up and decided that, I ain't fooling anybody anymore, especially myself. Tears fell, and the rest was history.

For crying out loud, I certainly am not over it all. I just feel guilty about it. I want to find that person that will make it all work out. And by thinking about it, I end up not finding that perfect match, if it does exist. Maybe it really just doesn't exist. Maybe its all about taking chances, but I really ain't part of that religion yet. I'm afraid to make a mistake and hurt somebody out of that mistake. I'm a good boy after all, or is it some piece of shit!

Somebody is what I need, but it turns out, that somebody I'm thinking about, already has somebody thinking about her. What do i do? I feel like this is karma for breaking somebody's heart. I had my fair share of crushes, but soon after getting along with them, I find out, they are already committed or in some budding relationship. Happened not just twice or thrice - I already lost count. Will I grow old alone? I have a target to have kids by 30, but by how things are going, I would have adjust some figures in my plan, hahah!

Desperate Over Videoke + Tuned In To James Morrison

2010-07-25T11:42:00.000+08:00

I've always loved singing. Whenever I go out with friends on a karaoke night, my hands would be grabbing the microphone from whoever is holding it. Singing makes me feel good. Well, this past few days, I've been putting a lot of effort into saving, so goodbye karaoke nights. I found out a silly way to get over it - enjoy it ala YouTube way!! :))

Just go to YouTube.com and search your favorite song, then append something like "karaoke", "instrumental" or "acoustic". A lot of people do covers and your lucky if you get a decent one. Good songs always gave good search results. Let's say your going to sing somewhere, you can even get a minus one without spending a single penny. Try http://www.video2mp3.net/! That's gonna be your baby. :D

Want to experience my hobby? Here's a taste. I recorded a video of one of my sessions, uploaded it too you tube (its, hidden, haha!) and then extracted the MP3 using http://www.video2mp3.net/. Cut a segment using http://www.mp3cut.net/, uploaded it to Google Sites, used Google Reader widget and here, click PLAY!

That's the demo, haha! Wonder why there is a weird cut? Pumiyok ako eh, haha! Going to the song, that's James Morrison's "This Boy". Its one of the not-so-famous songs of one of the multi-awarded artists abroad. He's been on repeat on my Ipod Shuffle for a time now, and I never get tired of it. Try downloading his songs or searching in YouTube and you'll find out why his the real deal!

Imperfections Make Good Photography

2010-07-18T22:43:00.010+08:00

Digital photography made the world a happier place to live in. Today, almost everyone can take a photograph of precious moments, unlike before - if you have an SLR, you're someone big! Its easier and cheaper now. Before, you have to think of your film and the intricate process of developing your exposures. Making it digital, you now have unlimited film and you can even view your shots a few seconds after you take them. Enough of the film.

However, its pretty odd that before, people are trying to come up with picture closest to the real thing while right now, almost perfect photographs are altered to achieve effect similar to old, flawed photographs. This alterations are usually done in Photoshop. Take for example "Cross-Processing" - as defined by Wikipedia:

"Cross processing (sometimes abbreviated to Xpro) is the procedure of deliberately processing photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film. The effect was discovered independently by many different photographers often by mistake in the days of C-22 and E-4. The process is seen most often in fashion advertising and band photography, and in more recent years has become associated with the Lo-fi photography movement."
I wanted to dip my hands in it, so I tried it myself. And guess what, I turned an uninteresting shot into one cool photo! If you want to try it as well, check this tutorial by Photoshop Support.

This just proves that breaking rules doesn't really make bad things happen, it even brings out more interesting outcomes. Just one more photo with a twist of cross processing! Made a set in Flickr, do check it out.

After

Before

Broken Strings

2010-07-16T04:45:00.002+08:00

First and foremost, at last, we have power back up! It seems like my house was the last one to get it back up, damn that storm Basyang. There. 0000-RANT-EXIT. EXIT (Full-Stop).

Last Saturday, my string just gave up. Hahaha! Its been more than three months now since I replaced the string of my badminton racket. Maybe I'm not playing that hard, but I'm working on it, and people said I'm really getting better (what a diversion for crying out loud, enough said). This one is RSL and does prove to be as durable as Yonex - or almost as durable. Used to be buying Yonex's which is around 400 bucks, this RSL is just around a hundred bucks. I think I'll be going for another RSL later. One more thing that I like about RSL strings is that they have a variety of colors. That small thing is a big deal to artsy partsy people like me, hahaha!

By the way, badminton racket right here is Prince's Oversize Sky. That's 85 grams +/- 2 with max tension of 28. Its head heavy, so smashers should be loving this. Talking bout price, I got it at Php 3,200 - not bad for an intermediate player's racket and I actually got this one year ago. So this should be a lot cheaper right now. Soon, if I go pro, I'll buy one of those expensive ones, hahaha! Soon... just see! Hahah!

Some photo stuff again! Took this photo right after my last hit using my first RSL string. Light is on the right, from the courts. Did some perspective thingy here to emphasize the subject and give it a big part of the frame. On post processing, I did my usual - level tweak. And here, I put a vignette (darker sides), still in photoshop. It does give the drama that I want in this photo, and also some lomo effect. And there we have it! :D

P.S. Title courtesy of my fave artist, haha! James Morrison, haha!

Shaved It Off

2010-07-11T12:58:00.000+08:00

I choose a skin-head. Its comfortable, minimal maintenance and it makes me look like I just got off prison. Fwahahaha! Before I had hair reaching past my shoulders and I just can't feel comfortable about it, especially when its hot because I perspire a lot. Also been using product on my hair to have some spikes and whatever. I love burning out myself with running and badminton, so it does mean a lot to me to think less about my hair when I am dripping wet with sweat (yes, that is eeew, but it feels great, haha!).

Took this photo right after I visited a barber shop in the market. Paid 50 for the service and had some real massage extra from it, something that you won't get from somewhere else. Before, I would pay like around 200 bucks for a crappy hairstyle. Shaving all the hair off is not just for comfort, also good for your pocket. It just is so practical.

Time for some photography. I have here a shot of myself using the rotating live view of my Nikon D5000. I so love this feature because I can take a photo of myself! Didn't post process this one. The reds on photo are from the red curtain directly sun-lit on my left. It gives a dramatic feel on this photo (making me more of an ex-convict! haha!), with the help of some contrast. As every photography guru would say (well, as far as all I have encountered), the magic comes from lighting.

Hope you could give me feedback about the photo and the whole blog! :D

Pizza Pig Out

2010-07-09T07:32:00.002+08:00

On my second job, I made it a point to save some amount every pay day. Its Salary minus SAVINGS equals Expenses as some of my workmates would put it. I would deposit part of my salary before I could spend a single peso from it. But how will I be able to go through the next pay day without getting bankrupt?

Its all about discipline, and making sure that you know how much you can spend each day. With the remaining amount on my payroll account, I would do some math to have those figures. Also, I make sure I allot some allowance in case something comes up (dota in netopia? haha!).

Here goes one of the specific restrictions I gave to myself - its not bad to eat out, but set a maximum you are gonna let out. That's 200 bucks for me. And I tell you, 200 pesos is a lot. See pizza right here? its just 200 bucks per person. Both pizzas are stuffed crust (additional 190 pesos), mind you - yes that's two pizzas, its just that I was not able to control my craving, we ate half before I took the photo. We had a bottle of pepsi to let everything sink in. My friend had a palm card and that was all we needed to pig out. We were barely breathing after that meal.

Pizza by the way was terrific, that's triple cheese in stuffed crust and cheeze burger deluxe also in stuffed crust. Bill was exactly 602 pesos. Now, isn't that worth your money?! Maybe I'll be making another post about how much a feast this pig out was. :D

But wait, make sure you don't go out everyday!! Fwahahahah!

P.S.
If you see this signage right here ("PIZZA HUT TAKEOUT"), that branch of pizza hut lets you eat your take out inside the store. :) We just found out about that when we ate here, branch in Boni, GA Towers.

Three Steps Forward

2010-07-08T07:11:00.002+08:00

These past few days, a lot of things were coming into my head - things to learn and make money out of. I made some sort of a to-do list out of it. Here I go again, wanting to do so much - but this time, I'll make sure I'll get somewhere. I'm taking one step at a time and soon, definitely, I'll get there.

So here. Like most of my recent posts, I've been digging photography. Shot on the right is one of the firsts that I am happy about. This photo of Cecille was taken in Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street, during Digital Photographer Philippines' 4th Anniversary Celebration. We were listening to a session about sports photography but ended up going around the venue because the room was filled up. We just made the most of our visit the bookstore by going around and taking photos. That's one step closer to my goal.

Let's get to step two - learning everything about blogging. That meant doing AdSense, Analytics and Blogger from Google. Check out the AdSense corner on the side (click the links please, hahaha!). I also started doing some CSS and Javascript tweaks here in my blog. For some who had gone to my site the past week, you should have noticed minor changes on how the page looks like. I hope you like it, and come here more often.

And lastly, step three - setting up the financial part. Opened a bank account in BDO last Tuesday and I'm hoping that will be filled with savings and earnings. Been working out the saving parts, but am having a hard time, hahaha! Let's just wait and see, fwahahah! I am trying so hard, so I'll guess I'll do good, haha!

Guess that's it for now, I'm late for work. Good job for me! I'll make sure I'll do a progress report every now and then. I hope you guys will be checking it then. See yah!

My Baby's First Month

2010-07-04T23:07:00.002+08:00

stop over for a drink

This grainy shot was the last photo I took using my hand-me-down N72 - ate a cinnamon roll, and hot mocha coffee on the side, at Starbucks Blue Wave, along Macapagal Avenue on 1st of June, 2010. The photo was taken 10 minutes after my Nikon D5000 touched my palm. Bought mine from Kimstore, met up at SM Mall of Asia, handed over a lifetime of savings and the rest was history.

Since then, I had a blast spending time with my baby. I would read/watch stuff on the net, take photos of whatever and let my hands take over post processing a couple of photos. It just makes me happy doing these. I've never enjoyed doing something this much. I even attended DPP's Anniversary all the way to Bonifacio High Street on a Saturday with Cecille (check out some photos on top, right on the mini gallery).

I just know I'm gonna make something productive out of this. I just know it.

Foto Gallery # 2 | First Shot at Post-Processing

2010-06-20T15:32:00.001+08:00

Post-processing Attempt # 1

2010-06-20T11:33:00.007+08:00

*After*

My new baby won't let me go AFK! I can't help surfing the net to learn stuff about taking pictures. There is just a lot of info to take in, and well, best way to validate that you really get something from all the reading is by doing the hands on. Well, I have tons of photos on my PC, and looking back on the photos had been one of my past times. To widen my skill set, here comes another soon-to-be obsession - post processing photos. Hahaha! I gave it a shot this morning.

*Before*

Learned about histogram on YouTube.com, and here, I gave it a try. Adjusted the levels here. Also, the auto white balance of my SLR got it wrong, photo turned out too blue, adjusted that, too. And last, plastered a watermark on the lower left. Bwalaaah!

Wohoo! Expect more posts like this! Hahaha! I'm soooo happy with my new toy! :D

Foto Gallery # 1 | Pretty Girls At Work

2010-06-15T23:10:00.003+08:00

On the rooftoop for some surprise birthday party!

Time to get this photo blog started! Presenting my first few shots with my new SLR. Expect mediocity or worse... I do have the license to be, give me time to improve, heheh!

TGIF with workmates at MoA

The morning after the surprise party

On the bowling alley at MoA

I'd love to believe these are pretty nice shots for a beginner... :)) or not? LMAO

Change Theme for the nth Time!

2010-06-14T12:35:00.004+08:00

On top of my wish list was an SLR. Well, on the first of the month, I just got my Nikon D5000 from Kimstore. My cam is exactly 2 weeks old and pictures are piling up. I needed a place to showcase my noob shots, so here goes this new look for my blog. Made it more of a photo blog to highlight the pictures, less texty, sticked with two columns and a sweet spot for a small photo gallery. But wait, I didn't pull this off from ground up, haha! Let me share the creative process.

One. The theme of course is just something that I found on the web - not yet able to make my own. The Arthropod theme if from freeCSStemplates.org.

Two. PriceSCAN.com popped up when I tried to look for a 'bright blue' in Google Images. That's why we have this biggie here on the side. Its the same gadget I clip to the pocket of my shirt at work, that's why its literally close to my heart. This picture was the basis of the color choices on my site.

Three. ColorHunter.com did the job of analyzing the iPod Shuffle photo to come up with good and complementary color choices. The link of the photo just needs to be pasted on the dialog box and bwalaaah! You'll have your colors in hexadecimal code. EasyCalculation.com did come in handy with playing with colors.

With the hex codes and links of the pictures for the gallery, all that's left to do is to update the template - Blogger > Design > Edit HTML > Edit Template. Click Save Template and that's it! Baw!

Tumblr vs MEME by Yahoo!

2010-05-09T15:48:00.000+08:00

While I was reading my feeds from Google Reader, I came across an entry that talks about MEME by Yahoo! Here is the direct link to the article from Pinoy Tech Blog. It is a lot like Tumblr.

So what is similar with Tumblr and MEME? Its like the compromise between blogging and microblogging. Let's say, you want to share a picture, video, link or whatever online, it will look nice. You can put each post like a status update on Plurk or Twitter, in form of a mini blog post.

You can make an account by simply logging in to you Yahoo! account and going to "http://meme.yahoo.com". What I find cool about MEME is that you can pull up your site using "me.me/". Cool, right? "me.me" for the win! Well, also like how the posts are displayed on the wall, icons are more minimalist and cleaner to look at.

But at the end of the day, I know I'm not willing to do MEME instead of Tumblr. Tumblr is more customizable and it lets you tweak your themes. Also, if you have a domain, it is easy to associate. Everything is just right there. If your not that versed in creating your own page design, Tumblr is the perfect fit. TUMBLR PA RIN!!

Frozen Yogurt

2010-04-28T05:23:00.000+08:00

Been reviewing some of pictures I took using my phone. I simply fancy taking pictures of whatever, and definitely, food is on top of the list. Right here are pictures of my experience with frozen yogurt. First photo is at I Heart Froyo, located around Krus Na Ligas / Teachers' Village area in Diliman, Quezon City. I got my self a blueberry topping.

I Heart Froyo

Next stop, Fling Froyo! On my last day, with my high school friends, on Boracay during the Holy Week, we got ourselves a dose of FroYo. The girl in the food booth said that they have their first branch in Tagaytay - might be interesting going there too. This time, I had strawberry.

http://www.haveaflingwithme.com/

Yogurt is just irresistable, what more if its a frozen delight? I would usually settle for Nestle servings bought in convenience stores, but this delight is another story, though it would hurt you budget a bit, hahaha! I Heart Froyo doesn't get much of the yogurt taste, it is relatively sweeter than ones from Fling, but doesn't make one less interesting. Prospects, Red Mango and White Hat! Til the next froyo experience!

Finally

2010-04-20T01:51:00.000+08:00

Everything is happening so fast right now. Just got my last subject passed, got shortlisted for a job, filed resignation from current work, got everything prepared for grad, gets a call requesting to start new job before grad, and now, my biggest challenge is to, sleep 5 hours and then work the rest of the 24 hours today. Its just that I have to serve a couple more days before I'm totally done with my call center stint. I'll be going to Taguig at 8AM. Leave at 6PM and be at Commonwealth before 7:30. I do hope I can make this game plan happen

Everything is still not sinking in, all I know is that I love this. I love beginnings, even though it mean leaving behind things that matter a lot. Picture above is of three candles I lit in front of St. Peter's Parish before starting my shift, the day I knew I'm done with college. This was overdue one year but the waiting just made it even sweeter. That one year was the most meaningful year in my life and now, I do hope I make more meaning to my life by pursuing what I think will make me happy, that is to earn a lot of money! Wahahah!

Well then, I'm signing off, snooooze for mey! The next 24 hours for sure will be a struggle!!

My Last Project In School

2010-04-11T14:43:00.000+08:00

Wooot! Here goes my blast from the last requirement I submitted my whole academic life!! Hahaha!

bp meter by aj+binog+emon from Marvin Bonifacio on Vimeo.

The mini-project is basically a blood pressure meter. When you go to a doctor, you see a sphygmomanometer, a sthetoscope, a cuff and a pump. Here we use the Z8 Encore! Microcontroller to substitute the sthetoscope and the MPX5050GP pressure sensor to substitute the sphygmomanometer. Microcontroller tells us when to get the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and the pressure sensor tells us what that measurement is. More photos here!

*AJ playing the role of the mouse*

*The three of us learned to use these to verify our results*

*A lot of wires going on there - but this is our baby!*

Where is Allison Iraheta Right Now?

2010-03-27T00:35:00.000+08:00

My semester is over. I just want to get my mind off school, so I spent a lot of time surfing whatever on the net. Here goes, I stumbled upon the coolest contestant of American Idol ever. Here is her full audition back in Season 8. Presenting, Allison Iraheta! WoooohoooO!!

Well, she is a light year away from here now! Check this out!

Hmmm... Some wrong details there, she is not 19, she is 17, going 18 I think. I do hope she makes it big, she is damn good!

No Pain, No Game

2010-03-23T16:29:00.000+08:00

Upon entering college, I was one fat promdi. I got my independence by boarding in campus. I did all the budgeting, and it happened that I did allot a lot to Ragnarok Prepaid Cards and Computer Rental. Magic, I lost kilograms by just doing that. It was just all fun playing and forgetting all about the eating. But it did have a drawback on my health, my immune system went weaker after the weight loss.

*Don Antonio Badminton Court*

Addiction to Ragnarok over, I started my way to healthy living. Tried better food choices. Did some gym, jogging and badminton. Unfortunately, starting it is a completely different story from maintaining it as a lifestyle. My belly goes inflated, deflated, inflated, deflated... it goes on forever.

I'm in the deflating phase now, and this time, I'm gonna try to keep it up, haha! I'm making it a point to avoid eating excessively and do a physical activity every week. Last week was the jumpstart. It was badminton for 4 hours at Don Antonio. On my way to the dorm, while crossing the footbridge at Sentral, I found myself stuck in the middle. I panicked because walking or standing did almost make me cry because my legs are screaming out of pain. Nobody was with me. I had no choice but to start moving, it was high noon and my shirt was dripping with sweat. Getting to the end of the bridge, everything just feels numb. I will never forget that! Fwahahah!

I do hope I will not get fed off from this routine this time. I'll just make sure I'm not gonna miss the fun out of all this. I think this game plan will work. Good luck to me, hehe!

Nip Tuck Ends

2010-03-14T20:28:00.000+08:00

My cousin introduced me to Nip Tuck, and hell yeah! Its one crazy show! What made me dig into the series is the fact that it is medical in nature, and the most of it, because its twisted. Just watched two last seasons, and now, I'm into the hunt for the previous ones. Its just that it takes a lot of time to download previous episodes. But if all else fails, I may be keeping my desktop PC open 24/7.

Again, if there is one word that could describe this show, it would be TWISTED. Define twisted. Hmmm... Lady walked in McNamara / Troy, wanted her boobs upsized, used somebody else's credit account to pay for it, got caught by Troy, implants removed by Troy, ended up murdered while in recovery room. Just one of my fave eps, and I just can't get enough, haha! I'm really gonna look for those early seasons! Too bad they cut the show...

I was waiting for the torrent download on EZTV when I found out that last weeks episode was the finale. Here is the release from EZTV:

When "Nip/Tuck" made its debut in 2003, it broke cable-viewing records and instantly distinguished itself with its stylized look, tongue-in-cheek tone, gorgeous stars and fresh take on America's obsession with beauty and youth. Those qualities earned it a Golden Globe for best drama, critical acclaim and water-cooler buzz that lasted for most of its first four seasons.

But when one of FX's signature series quietly wrapped last week on the Paramount lot, it did so without the usual fanfare associated with the end of a noteworthy show. In part, the silent send-off was because TV viewers won't see the "Nip/Tuck" finale, which finished shooting on June 12, for a long time, probably as late as 2011, making it tricky to publicize. Behind the scenes too, during the last week of production, there was an awkward sense that the end had already happened, since much of the crew had already moved to creator Ryan Murphy's new Fox musical, "Glee," last year, and Murphy himself was out of the country location-scouting for an upcoming movie.

"It's sad because it feels incomplete," said script supervisor Diana Valentine, who asked the cast to sign her finale script in between takes of shooting the show's last family dinner scene, which included almost every major character. Valentine, who joined the series in its second season, worked on "Beverly Hills, 90210" for its entire run. "It's not the same feeling I had when I was wrapping on '90210'. It feels incomplete, kind of separate. It's very hard."

Bye-bye, Nip Tuck!

How Does Binog.net Sound?

2010-02-28T10:52:00.000+08:00

I wanted to do this a long time ago. Its simply cool to have your spot on the world wide web - my own domain. This is so out of the blue. I was just going through my inbox and invites in Facebook when I saw hostingphil.com on my page... and the rest was history. Fwahahahah!

Here is the screenshot of my last interaction with Hostingphil. Its really cool because there is this pop chat, the green thingy on the upper right corner. The person on the other end told me what I want and what I need. Good customer experience so far. For the domain, its Php 550 / year. You can pay through PayPal or any BPI branch. Planning to Budget Hosting when I'm no noob to blogging anymore.Thats another 600 bucks every year. Well, seems worth it.

Will be paying for binog.net tomorrow. So looking forward to it. Fahaynahlee!!

Kradison Is Crazy

2010-02-27T13:53:00.000+08:00

Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta - Crazy - Feb 12

The finale of Rock My Town with Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, and Allison Iraheta singing to "Crazy."

These three are just crazy, each has an album and are everywhere promoting. A new batch is out and I still can't really find one who really knows what he or she is doing, unlike this three, who knew what they wanted to do from the start.

Over The Drama

2010-02-27T09:21:00.001+08:00

I had my intro on my blog as:

Marvin T. Bonifacio a.k.a. Binog is a 6th year student taking up BS Electronics and Communications Engineering in UP Diliman, plus, working part-time in a call center.

Binog equals frustration divided by open parenthesis academic performance plus singing plus writing plus sports plus healthy eating close parenthesis. Simplifying the term, you have breaking free over growing up conservative.

I've decided to remove it, along with a new layout/theme of my blog. Just wanted to make things a little less frustrating, hahaha! But really, taking one step at a time is doing a lot for me. Keep a target but don't let the pressure eat you up. With things happening not so well, I just think of what could do some good. Even if its a losing battle, nobody really knows how things are gonna end up.

Picture here is me after my final interview at UST Global. After less than a week, I was informed that I was shortlisted. Wohoo! All I have to wait for is graduation day. Conditions before contract signing is getting GWA of 2.5 and of course, doing the march! If I pass my subject this semester, I'm at 2.36, haha - borderline, wahahah! If I pass. Its just a month left, and everything is gonna change. Everything is up to me, how everything is gonna end up, so I'm gonna give it my all, this point forward.

To get away from all the stress, here I am, blogging for a bit and doing some changes. Found myself a new theme which has some yellow going on. Cams, workmate at the center, said the lucky color of the year is yellow and white, so here goes the new look. Here are other themes I found and thought were catchy as well:

Summary - http://btemplates.com/2010/02/18/summary/demo/

My Diario - http://mydiario-bloggerthemes.blogspot.com/

Brown Stitch - http://www.bloggerthemes.net/2010/02/brown-stitch.html#

Work - http://iwork-blog.blogspot.com/

I still want to create my own theme, maybe when I'm a little less busy. See y'all!

Not So Into Libraries

2010-02-10T18:00:00.000+08:00

During my stay in the university (well, not that I'm done with college, its just that its just a bit more weeks, I think...), I can count the times that I went to the library and borrow a book. Let say, not even ten books, not even five. I think that is one of the reasons why I internalized that quality education takes time... Hmmm... Hahaha! But then today, I was forced to grab one. Exams is coming, and I hardly catch up with the lessons. And there I go, to the Library.

The book that I'm looking for can be found in two libraries. First stop, Eng'g Lib 1. Okay! I found in just a bit, but the thing is, the photocopy machine is gone inside the library. Texted somebody and she said, I had to borrow the book, and photocopy it elsewhere. Big question mark on my head - HOW DO I BORROW A BOOK!?!? Last time I got a book, I had a library card, and now I don't. I was too shy to ask around. I tried looking for familiar faces in Eng'g, but I did not succeed...Did everybody graduate already? Fwahahahah! While I was eating my lunch, without the book, the same person texted me and said, I don't need a lib card - TOO LATE!! I'm outta there! STRIKE ONE!!

A view outside of Eng'g Lib 2

Next stop, Eng'g Lib 2. Confirmed on OPAC, book is on shelf. I went around the whole place but no trace of the book that I'm looking for. Crap! I went around 3 times, still nothing. Saw TK's and QA's but no call number for TS's! Darn! After a while, I got tired and walked around slower. Okay! There was a shelf, with other call numbers!! They are just few. STRIKE TWO!

Okay, found TS's, but no trace of the particular book I'm looking for. Found Heja, orgmate, in the lib to the rescue. ""Heja, me bobo question ako." It took a lot of courage to go on with my question, but there, I said it out loud. Good thing, a good samaritan was around. Okay, its on the counter! Hahaha! Its in reserved/circulation. Hahaha! STRIKE THREE!

I do hope this is the last time I'll go to that place, please, let me graduate this time!!!

Plurk Surprise

2010-01-23T12:55:00.000+08:00

I must have a lot of free time! Hahaha! Just joking! Haha! Its just that when you have a lot in your bucket, it becomes fun doing something else. But here, I changed my plurk theme. Been loving neutral colors lately and here goes my new plurk layout. Just dropped by to check my page and out of nowhere, I wanted to change how it looks like. Hehe!

After I logged in, I was surprised to see my Karma increase, been months since I last logged in. I froze my Karma because I was so over addiction to waiting new plurks all night. Found a couple of badges on my profile. Thinking that did the magic on my Karma.

Let It Rain doodle theme downloadable here.
My plurk page here.

Feel free to click my links in this post. :D

Pork Barrel - A Toast for Cris and Tin

2010-01-23T00:49:00.000+08:00

January 15, 2010, Pork Barrel was the place to be for ERG 04's and for a big circle of friends that celebrate years gone by with Cristopher Olavario and Christine Barrera.

Five hours of videoke, a sip of alcohol and small talks here and there - it was crazy and all. The couple rented a room for everybody to sing their hearts out, but turned out some people didn't want to lose the microphone, haha! (Who did!?!) It was damn hot inside the room so a lot of people opted to do the chitchat outside. Meaning, some people did sung all night long! Hihi!

What is the main event of the night? Of course, pictorials!! Haha! I got my shot with the lovebirds, look left.

Cris and Tin is diggin' into their careers offshore, to Korea that is. Let's drink to that!! *TASTE BYTE - Luck for the lovebirds in Korea! Also, months and years for the Gracie-Ian love trail! Its their monthsary on that same night!*

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Taste Bytes
http://thetastebytes.blogspot.com/2010/01/pork-barrel-toast-for-cris-and-tin.html

CarEEEr Talk 2010 moved to MARCH 1

2010-01-20T21:36:00.000+08:00

CarEEEr Talk 2010 is moved to MARCH 1, 2010!!

Send in your complete name, contact number and e-mail to ctalk2010@up-erg.org, along with your updated resume to secure your slot.

HEADS UP! Limited slots only, do send in your resumes now! See yah!!

Sunflowers Are To Be In Bloom

2010-01-08T05:08:00.000+08:00

Suddenly, I felt like writing. It’s been a long time since I felt like this. I guess it’s just a bit different when you enjoy doing things instead of thinking why things are the way they are. Lately, I would think of a lot of things to write about but in just a bit, I lose the train of thought. I don’t know what’s got into me and the heck I am writing right now.

I just got off from work, off from the stress of speaking with people who know all about complaining. I think I can write a book about it but I better not. Don’t get me wrong, I actually enjoy my part time job. In my whole lifetime, I finally felt that I am good at something. I can say loud and proud, I am the top agent of my team, and my stats will attest to that. I started out not even able to speak fluently and not say what I mean. Now, before my customer can even belt out a rampage, I nip the bud with a verbiage that sometimes is made up just to get that “very satisfied” rating. I do enjoy all that, and I’m having the time of my life, it’s just that I’m forgetting that I’m still a student.

I go to school to finish my last 3 units when the sun is up and work my ass off when almost everybody is sleeping. Besides enjoying my work, I feel obligated to do my best on my calls because it is my cash cow, it’s why I can support myself. I make it a point to give it my all every shift, but I do forget that after each shift, I have projects and classes to take care of as the sun shines and to finish before the sun sets. Well, I just got my wake up call, last Wednesday, I took my 1st exam and there, I just stared at the test paper even though I knew I studied for that. Well, I am still asking myself why I wasn’t able to do some good with that exam. That exam would not even count on my grade, haha! But hey! I WILL BE GRADUATING THIS APRIL! I WILL! I WILL BE WORKING THINGS OUT TO GET THERE! First challenge – body clock screw-up!! >.<

Revisiting Friendster

2009-12-26T13:15:00.001+08:00

My sister just told me that Friendster has a new interface. Seems like their trying to reinstate that they are part of the competition, haha! Anyway, just found this old game that I played in the old social networking site, haha! Check out the change for yourself!

Ooops, the script didn't fit, haha! Here is a quick peek!

No Internet For Another Week

2009-12-13T02:29:00.000+08:00

This is just so frustrating. Last week, I went home expecting good internet connection for the weekend. In ended up with all the expecting - no internet and no DSL link. There, even the telephone line is cut. We had been paying our bill promptly, and this happens.

Frustration extends this weekend! :'( However, we have our telephone back, just no internet. For the mean time, using my Smart Bro plug n play internet. Its a pretty decent speed (check speed test below) but I get disconnected randomly, but will reconnect after restarting the connection. Just 10 pesos every 30 minute window, so all is good, disconnect-reconnect does not hurt my pocket. Hmmm... just a band aid to my frustration, thought Globe is good with handling customers' concerns. >.<

Send In Your Resume ASAP and Win Prizes!

2009-11-22T08:55:00.000+08:00

It's been 5 years, and now we are hitting our 6th. Last year was a blast and now we are raising our targets to serve you better. We promise more juicy topics and more companies to receive your resumes. We will make sure that you pave your path to that dream job. Soon, we will be releasing the flashy details!

First things first! This early, we will be collecting your resumes. We hope you could send them as soon as you can, first 30 students to send in their resumes will receive cool prizes on the event date. You wouldn't want to be left behind with all these, right?! So what are you waiting for, do download the attached resume template and hurry filling it out. Send them to ctalk2010@up-erg.org. We will be posting the winners as soon as the resumes hit 30.

Check back on http://ctalk2010.multiply.com/ every now and then for updates and we hope you spread the news to your colleagues and friends! See you on February 15th, 2010!!

---

Marvin T. Bonifacio

Co-Head, CarEEEr Talk 2010

marvin@up-erg.org

0906.444.9980

Opportunity Costs

2009-11-21T11:21:00.000+08:00

I first came across this term when I was taking up my BA 101. Let me give you Wikipedia for a definition:

"Opportunity cost is a key concept in economics because it implies the choice between desirable yet mutually exclusive results. It is a calculating factor used in mixed markets which favour social change in favour of purely individualistic economics. It has been described as expressing "the basic relationship between scarcity and choice."[1] The notion of opportunity cost plays a crucial part in ensuring that scarce resources are used efficiently.[2] Thus, opportunity costs are not restricted to monetary or financial costs: the real cost of output forgone, lost time, swag, pleasure or any other benefit that provides utility should also be considered opportunity costs."

But for a person who is not so adept with terminologies, it goes around one basic question - Which is more practical? This had been my philosophy for quite some time now. I gets me away from should-have-done-this's and should-have-done-that's. What makes a decision 'less practical' for me is when you regard yourself less important than other people or than other things. It might not be the best choice, but I know that it is MY choice and I am totally happy about it.

And why did this bug me today? It took me two hours to decide on attending a seminar a while ago, haha! Its for a career talk from a Japanese company. Working for that company means settling down on another company but for a high-paying job. I told myself that I will work here in the country for a number of reasons but my mom is pushing me to try going out of the country. Well, its just a company talk, but why should I attend that if I know from the very start that I will never go there. I may not qualify or pass their requirements, but going there is opportunity wasted. I might be off to something productive during the time that I'm gonna sit there and listen to whatever they have to say.

It just feels good that now, I am confident with choices I make. I now understand how the value of opportunity costs works out for me. :D

Less Hassle on UP Reg

2009-11-01T10:07:00.000+08:00

Just in case you didn't check your mailbox, here is to a more efficient way to do things on registration

-------------------------------

For the Second Semester 2009-2010 Registration Period, UP Diliman students can

pay at any of the following PAYMENT CENTERS:

* UP Cashier's Office

* UP Office of the University Registrar

* Land Bank of the Philippines (all branches nationwide)

* Development Bank of the Philippines (all branches nationwide)

Note however that:

1. Only the exact, University-assessed tuition fee should be paid at

all payment centers.

2. Payment centers will only accept cash, Cashier's Checks, or

Manager's Checks. Personal checks, company checks, credit cards or

other forms of payment will not be accepted.

3. You should NOT make your payment through the bank if:

-- You're availing of a student loan, scholarship, reduced fees or

other privileges

-- You cannot pay the full amount

-- You are making a late payment for a previous semester

-- You are paying for a Change of Matriculation or other fees

Detailed procedures may be found at the CRS page, at https://crs2.upd.edu.ph

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS - Released on OCTOBER 30, 2009

2009-10-30T20:10:00.000+08:00

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!! Lalo na sa ECE friends from UP EEE! :P Do check if your friends passed too! Congrats new licensed ECE's!!

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http://manilatimes.net/index.php/component/content/article/98-prc-examinatio-results/4956-electronics-engineer-licensure-examination#at

Roll of Successful Examinees in the

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION

Held on OCTOBER 26 & 27, 2009

Released on OCTOBER 30, 2009

Seq. No. N a m e

1 ABADEJOS, ERNEST STEPHEN FLORES

2 ABANAG, ALVIN ISABIDA

3 ABANDO, ARGIE DAVID

4 ABAYARE, JOSEPH ADRIAN CERDEÑA

5 ABELADA, SKHEVEN ANDRADA

6 ABELINDE, CHRISTIAN VILLANUEVA

7 ABERGAS, LEONARD CRISTOBAL

8 ABINAL, MELANIE VILLEGAS

9 ABINGOSA, MARION REY FABELLON

10 ABONG, GLENN PAUL PAYOD

11 ABORDAJE, LJ DEMORAR

12 ABRIGO, JULIE ANNE RELAYO

13 ABUEG, LAURICE CAGANDAHAN

14 ABULENCIA, GEOFFREY LIMIN

15 ABULENCIA, REYNALDO III JACABAN

16 ABUNDO, FRANCIS BEN SOMBREO

17 ABUYOG, ALMA OMBROG

18 ACASO, MARGARITO JR DAPITON

19 ACORDA, IVY MARAMAG

20 ACUÑA, MARK JESTER DELOS SANTOS

21 ADALIA, EILLEEN CRISTINE ALBO

22 ADAMI, ERWIN RICHARD EUSEBIO

23 ADANTE, JEROME OLIARTE

24 ADOLFO, FLORE

25 ADORABLE, ERWIN GAPO

26 AGAWIN, RICHARD COLOYAN

27 AGUADO, JOJO BAJIO

28 AGUILA, MARIBEL BALMES

29 AGUILAR, ARMIELIZA RIVERA

30 AGUILAR, JHUZEN CABANBAN

31 AGUILAR, JONAS TUNGCAB

32 AGUILING, PAUL JARRED RAVINA

33 AGUINALDO, MARCO ANTONIO ALIPUSTAIN

34 AGUIRRE, ADRIAN UY

35 AGUIRRE, LEEMAN REGISTOS

36 AGUJA, LUIS ANTONIO AGUILA

37 AGUSTIN, JOHN MAÑADO

38 AGUSTIN, MARK JOSEPH ALCANAR

39 AGUSTIN, REX JASON HIQUIANA

40 ALABADO, ROBERT EDWARD PADILLA

41 ALAMEDA, SHIMRON PERALTA

42 ALBANIA, KRYSTEL MARIE BURGOS

43 ALBERTO, ROLY DAIPAN

44 ALCAZAR, JAMAICO DONATO

45 ALCUIZAR, SCHENDLEY MALLO

46 ALDEA, LAWRENCE ANTHONY QUIRANTE

47 ALDEON, KERWIN VAL CACOT

48 ALEGNO, KERRIE KEANNE ANTONIO

49 ALEGRO, MARLON BAÑEZ

50 ALEON, ROWENA BIYO

51 ALIDO, ALVIN MIRAS

52 ALIDO, GERARD CRUZ

53 ALIDO, REGIL CUIZON

54 ALMARIO, KHRISTINE BUSALPA

55 ALMENDRAL, BEN MAR ALVAIRA

56 ALPAÑO, JOSE EMANUEL SISON

57 ALTAR, TEOSSETH GALLO

58 ALTES, ARJAL BRYAN BELLEZA

59 ALVARADO, KRISTINA JOY BISQUERA

60 ALVAREZ, MA AVERYL CALIPAYAN

61 ALVAREZ, RENCIS MANGALIMAN

62 ALZAGA, BAYDIR TEODORO GOGOLA

63 AMA, JOHN RUZZEL RAMOS

64 AMAYA, ALVIN BATIQUIN

65 AMBID, ARIANNE TRACER AMBOJIA

66 AMOLAR, JASMIN LISETTE BATALLA

67 ANCHUVAS, MARDON PAUL AVILA

68 ANDAL, ADRIANNE MARANAN

69 ANDUTAN, TIM ABE PATES

70 ANG, JOHNSON CERILLA

71 ANG, MARC LOUIE TAN

72 ANGCO, MARC JORDAN GLORIOSO

73 ANGELES, ALDRIN OLOTEO

74 ANGULO, RHEA ROSE SANTIAGO

75 ANGULUAN, ABIGAIL PALABAY

76 ANIES, APRILSON PEÑEZ

77 ANINIPOT, RONEL PAJO

78 ANTOLIN, JENNY LEE MORADA

79 ANTONIO, MARK ANTHONY TAWAG

80 ANTONIO, ROBERT JOSEPH CAPARANGA

81 APAREJO, MARY GRACE NERA

82 APOSTOL, RASCHID LEE FERRER

83 AQUINO, HAROLD SORIANO

84 AQUINO, ROMNICK DE GUZMAN

85 ARABEJO, ANTONIO JR GALON

86 ARACAN, NATHANIEL VELUZ

87 ARAW, ROLANDO JR MANONGSONG

88 ARCELLANA, MONINA FRANCESCA VENTOCILLA

89 ARCENA, GRESA CABANES

90 ARCO, RANDOLPH BARBOSA

91 ARELLANO, KERWIN CAYANAN

92 ARELLANO, SHERWIN ANTHONY CASAO

93 ARESTA, HANS URMATAM

94 AREVALO, IRJOHN CABIGAO

95 ARZADON, ERROL JAYSON DAGDAGAN

96 ASAHAN, ZYRA SHEENA CAPOQUIAN

97 ASI, PABLO BARRAC

98 ASIGNAR, BILL HARRIS EMBALZADO

99 ASOG, ARMANDO JR BERMEO

100 ASUELO, DAVID CALDERON

101 ASUNCION, RICHARD ALIX

102 ATIENZA, ALLAN MALOLOS

103 ATIENZA, FRANCO ANTONIO JR MANGUBAT

104 ATIENZA, MELVEN DE LOS REYES

105 AUCENA, ROSELLE GENERAO

106 AUMENTADO, JEFF DALIDA

107 AUSTRIA, VERGEL JAMES DOMINGO

108 AYON-AYON, JOEVANY VILLANUEVA

109 BABAO, JAKE CYRILL ANTENERO

110 BABARAN, WILSON MANSIBANG

111 BACARON, RAMON JOHN TORRES

112 BACHO, CLIVEBRAY SABAYLE

113 BACHO, SAN MENDOZA

114 BACOL, MELVIC PASON

115 BADUA, ALEXANDER ARGAME

116 BADURIA, ENRIQUE SEBASTIAN CONLU

117 BAGAPORO, JOSE VICTOR PASCUA

118 BAGYAN, MICHAEL PAT-OG

119 BAIDIANGO, MARY ROSE QUIAP

120 BAJANA, JEREMIAS FACISTOL

121 BALAGTAS, PAUL JEROME SEVILLA

122 BALAGTAS, RAMMEL CALARA

123 BALANSAG, GENEVEVE YACAT

124 BALANTIN, CANDY GAPAS

125 BALAYONG, MARCO CRIS ESTILLERO

126 BALBIN, GLENN SABLAS

127 BALBIN, KATHRINE BERNADETTE SAGUN

128 BALBONTIN, LOUIE JOHN VILLARET

129 BALBUENA, RAMBERT ISABELO NAVARRO

130 BALCE, EMILY FRANCE MANDIA

131 BALINAS, ELEAZAR ASENJO

132 BALINES, ERWIN GUNDA

133 BALMES, MELISSA FRANCES LORIA

134 BALUYUT, RAYMOND ZAMBRANO

135 BANIEGA, SHALINA REALIZO

136 BANTA, REX JASON BUHISAN

137 BARACE, RANDEE OFAMIN

138 BARDON, CHRISTIAN RAY ESPINAR

139 BARICAUA, RALFE CARLOWE GABONA

140 BARNIDO, KRISTINE GAMIER

141 BARRETTO, KAREN BASILA

142 BARTOLOME, KATRINA PICACHE

143 BARTOLOME, LEO SAN PEDRO

144 BARTOLOME, RAYMOND PAUL LIBUNAO

145 BARUIZ, RYAN DIAMA

146 BASBAS, KIERON HUFANA

147 BASCO, JOEBERT BACCAY

148 BATE, RONDHEVER LOYOLA

149 BATHAN, SONIA FERRER

150 BATING, CARLOS BAGUION

151 BATONGBAKAL, RAFAEL VERDE

152 BATOON, NESLEY MODESTO GUZMAN

153 BAUL, FRITZ CARLO CONTRERAS

154 BAUTISTA, BRIGITTE ANNE LACAP

155 BAUTISTA, JAN MICHAEL CANSICIO

156 BAWALAN, MARK BRYAN GARTE

157 BAYBAY, KATHRYNNE ANNE CAROLINO

158 BAYLON, MARLON MAANO

159 BAYONA, ANTHONY DABUCO

160 BAÑEZ, ARDRYNN CASAJE

161 BAÑO, JOSE FRANCISCO ARCE

162 BE, RONALD PAOLO TAN

163 BECENIA, ANGIELO BULBEQUE

164 BECITE, MARY JANE BAYOTAS

165 BEDRUZ, RALPH ANGELO RAÑOLA

166 BELANTE, ALLEN KAE ULAT

167 BELARO, WILMARK ANTHONY CUEVAS

168 BELDAD, SHIELA MAE SOLANO

169 BELDIA, ANDRO GIL BANAGODOS

170 BELGICA, PRINCESS BRAVO

171 BELOSTRINO, FIDEL LORICA

172 BERMAS, JOHN LESTER GUEVARRA

173 BERMEJO, DAVE JONES DOÑA

174 BERMUDEZ, DYNA ESLAVA

175 BERNARDO, EDUARD ERESE

176 BERNARDO, JESSICA PALESA

177 BETE, RITCHIE LIM

178 BIAGTAN, RANIEL SANTOS

179 BIEL, LUIS LUCIO NIÑO BANOGON

180 BILOY, ALBERT QUIÑENIZA

181 BILOY, NIVA LENT DANIGOY

182 BINAY-AN, JENNIJOY CARINIO

183 BISNAR, JOSEPH KENNETH MANUEL

184 BOL-ANON, SEMION REPULLES

185 BOLLOZOS, JOENERO BRANZUELA

186 BON, DIVINA GRACIA BARLIZO

187 BONGCARAS, JUVIE FERNANDEZ

188 BONGCAYAO, ARNEL JR COMIA

189 BONILLA, GERALD EBREO

190 BORBON, KHEMIE JANE SALVADOR

191 BORDADO, JOSIE SIAO

192 BORJA, RONNEL EFREN RANARA

193 BORROMEO, JEFFERSON SARAMUSING

194 BRAZAS, JASON ENRIQUE

195 BRIONES, CARLA MARIE LOPEZ

196 BROMA, JULIUS MIGUEL JUAREZ

197 BRUTAS, NATHANIEL DORONELA

198 BUBAN, NIE-JO-KENN EPRES

199 BUENCILLO, MARTIN EDISON BELLO

200 BUHAIN, BRETT ISBERT GONZALES

201 BUMANGLAG, ALWIL CLARK RIMBAUD

202 BUNAG, EDWARD SARVIDA

203 BUNDA, FRANKLIN JOHN JAMOLES

204 BURBOS, ALFIE MOOG

205 BUSTAMANTE, LIZ ALEXIS BONIFACIO

206 BUÑOL, MIKO JOSE MACROHON

207 CABABAHAY, HOMER DELA SERNA

208 CABAGUIO, PRECIOUS CATHERINE ADAME

209 CABALLERO, MARLON JR GULMATICO

210 CABANSAY, JAY MAR CAJARO

211 CABAUATAN, DEXTER CABARONG

212 CABLES, PONS BRIAN IGARTA

213 CABRAL, EVANGELYN ENEREZ

214 CABRAL, RENATO TRIÑANES

215 CABRERA, MARK ABLAÑA

216 CACNIO, MARITESS YABUT

217 CADA, VAN RAYMOND SARIO

218 CADAY, NICHOLAI DE JOSEPH

219 CAGADAS, MARY ANN QUIEM

220 CAGAPE, GERSON BUTAWAN

221 CAGCON, LEONIL CERAFICA

222 CAGULADA, MARK URBIZTONDO

223 CAHILIG, REYNALDO JR JAGMIS

224 CAINTIC, AILEEN MATULAC

225 CAJUCOM, MARK JESTER IDIO

226 CALALO, CARMIE NAMOC

227 CALAMBA, FRANK HERNAN BOMBEO

228 CALAPARDO, JHUN MARK BIABAN

229 CALING, GEZZEL-ANNE LOMEDA

230 CALLADO, SHERALYN MAE GESTUPA

231 CALLEJA, KERLAINE KEYE LOPEZ

232 CALUB, MARIA KRISTINA TORDESILLAS

233 CAMANDERO, FERNAN MARK CRUZ

234 CAMBALON, NEIL CLYDE PALANAS

235 CAMPOMANES, DANICA JARADAL

236 CANABE, CHRISTIAN SANGRANO

237 CANGCO, MIKE JAYSON ABUAN

238 CANOZA, JERVY BUCU

239 CAPALAC, RHEA GONIO

240 CAPAO, JOSHUA SERNA

241 CAPATAR, MA LYNNEL MONTESINO

242 CAPAYCAPAY, REYMAR JOHN PATACSIL

243 CAPONONG, FRITZ PANES

244 CAPONPON, JONELLE RUBIA

245 CARACAS, JAMES JORDAN CAROLINO

246 CARANDANG, AIMEE LORIA

247 CARANGUIAN, LUTHER PAUL DELA ROSA

248 CARAS, CHRISTIAN PRINCE CARLIT

249 CARILLO, CRISTINA PAULA VALEROSO

250 CASTICIMO, JOSE MARI BRILLANTES

251 CASTILLO, ANTHONY JOSEPH SUICO

252 CASTILLO, JOHN PATRICK LOPEZ

253 CASTRENCE, GENEI JUSTINE HERRERA

254 CASTRO, JOSE EDUARDO TUAZON

255 CATUBAO, CARL ANTHONY CADLUM

256 CAYETANO, NIÑO BENEDICT EDANG

257 CAYUBIT, MARK SIBLE

258 CAÑEDA, GENER SANTOS

259 CAÑON, ROEL CHRIS AYSON

260 CEDILLO, JAY LORENZ PIEZA

261 CENINA, KATHRYN BALDOSTAMO

262 CENIZA, ARIEL JAY SILAYAN

263 CENIZAL, NORMAN ESCUBIDO

264 CENTENO, SHERRIL BALLESTEROS

265 CEPRES, RONALD BALAGUER

266 CHAN, DAVID RAY RICO

267 CHENG, JEREMY BORLONGAN

268 CHENG, JROMED CANONIZADO

269 CHIM, CLINT BENJIE GUTIERREZ

270 CHUA, CHRISTOPHER CAGBALEÑO

271 CHUA, ELAINE CLAIRE BORBE

272 CIRERA, GERRY BACHILLER

273 CIUDAD, MAY FAITH SIASON

274 CLAMANO, BRYAN JAMES NINTE

275 COLAWET, RAUL RAMBO BASILAN

276 COLMENARES, JOHNRY GUZON

277 COMA, LOURDAN MALDONADO

278 COMPLEZA, CRISPHER FULGAR

279 COMPUESTO, FARZEN OÑAS

280 CONCEPCION, JEFFREY SANTOS

281 CONDES, DOMINIC MONTEADORA

282 CONSTANTINO, KELVIN ANTHONY DE CLARO

283 CONVENTO, NEIL DOMINIC MOJAL

284 COROÑA, LOUIE ANTHONY AQUINDE

285 CORPUZ, ERIC MEL PEDROCHE

286 CORRALES, PATRICK SIMON TORRES

287 CORTEZ, MA CHRISTINA POJA

288 COSTARES, ERNESTO JR AMPOLOQUIO

289 CRISOSTOMO, KRISTINE GUILLERMO

290 CRUZ, AYESHA LOPEZ

291 CRUZ, CECILE LUCERO

292 CRUZ, DARLENE KAYE STA MARIA

293 CRUZ, JASPER DELGADO

294 CRUZ, JAYSON BELIGON

295 CRUZ, MICHELLE BORROMEO

296 CRUZ, RAMIR MATUNDAN

297 CRUZ, REYAM MELANDREW BONDAD

298 CUENCA, FEIRWIND SUMALPONG

299 CUENCA, LAWRENCE STAR TRASADAS

300 CUEVAS, MIKE ARVIN CLEMENTE

301 CULLANO, JAN VINCENT MARTAL

302 DAEP, RAYMOND TUMAMAO

303 DALAGAN, DENESSY JOPIA

304 DALIGDIG, CYRUS CRUZ

305 DARON, MA ELIZABETH ALVIE LACOMEL

306 DATINGALING, ALVIN BAGSIT

307 DAVID, ARIANNE TUAZON

308 DAVID, JAYSON MANINANG

309 DAWISAN, GERTRUDES OLIVA

310 DAYAO, MARICEL MANANSALA

311 DAYON, VIRONICA DAGOY

312 DE ASIS, RAY FREDRIC SOLIS

313 DE CASTRO, ADEMAR ROBLES

314 DE CASTRO, ARNOLD JANSSEN CASTILLO

315 DE DUQUE, JOHN RHEY GALSIM

316 DE GUZMAN, JERIC VIDAL

317 DE GUZMAN, LEONECILLE YOR

318 DE GUZMAN, MAYNARD MATEO

319 DE GUZMAN, RAYMOND ENCARNADO

320 DE GUZMAN, ROLANDO DELA CRUZ

321 DE JESUS, CHERRIE LYN CRUZ

322 DE JESUS, JONATHAN MORADA

323 DE LA CRUZ, VENER GUTIERREZ

324 DE LA RAMA, ED CHRISTIAN PADERNILLA

325 DE LA ROCA, LILIBEL ROSALES

326 DE LEON, BENSON PAOLO MANANGU

327 DE LEON, HANNA PALMA

328 DE LEON, IRIS VILLAMARIN

329 DE LEON, JANET VIVAR

330 DE LEON, TITO JR VALMEO

331 DE LUNA, ANNALYN DICCION

332 DE LUNA, JOHN ALBERTO BUAN

333 DE NAVA, HAROLD PERIA

334 DE OCAMPO, MINARVIN MONTEALTO

335 DE VERA, GERRY PATAYAN

336 DEANG, RAYMOND JOHN PARREÑAS

337 DEL CORRO, ANGEL ROLANDO JR DEL ROSARIO

338 DEL MUNDO, ADRIAN DALIDA

339 DELA CRUZ, GERALD ESCOLAR

340 DELA CRUZ, JESSA MINE GOMEZ

341 DELA CRUZ, JOMAR FRANCISCO

342 DELA CRUZ, LORENZO REYES

343 DELA CRUZ, MARK JAYSON ATABAY

344 DELA CRUZ, MARK JOSEPH DEL ROSARIO

345 DELA CRUZ, MARY GOLD NIGOS

346 DELA CRUZ, SHERLYN CAUBALEJO

347 DELA IGLESIA, ADRIANE RABANAL

348 DELA PEÑA, BINA FE MALABANAN

349 DELA ROCA, RICHARD CASTRO

350 DELA TORRE, JELARD HALLEG

351 DELDO, RENATO SALEM

352 DELGADO, ARNELLE BAGASLAO

353 DELGADO, EZEKIEL BENITEZ

354 DELGADO, GERALD PETER ABAG

355 DELOS REYES, JAMES IAN ROBERT DIMAYACYAC

356 DELOS REYES, JAY MAPANAO

357 DELOS REYES, JOSE RAFAEL VILLARICO

358 DELOS SANTOS, NELLIE DAVID

359 DEMEGILLO, KRISTO MARI ODONEL

360 DEPOSITARIO, MARK KENNETH PANIZALES

361 DEQUILLA, REJON PATIÑO

362 DEREQUITO, ANGELA KRYSTA BALLESTEROS

363 DESTAJO, ED SAMUEL VUELGA

364 DIAMANTE, ALEXANDER JR TORRES

365 DIASANTA, RIZALDEE SAN BARELA

366 DIAZ, EMELY ORAIZ

367 DIAZ, RENDOVIC SOLIVEN

368 DICHOSA, RIA VILLASIS

369 DIMAANO, ALVIN GAMBOA

370 DIMAANO, WORREX MARQUEZ

371 DIMACULANGAN, ANTONIO FEDERIGAN

372 DIOLA, NORMAN RAFAEL DE GUZMAN

373 DIONISIO, ALDRIN AVIÑANTE

374 DOMANTAY, JOANNA RUBI MARCELLANO

375 DOMINGO, RAYMOND NAYRE

376 DOMINGO, RICARDO JR CRUZ

377 DOMINGUEZ, DONNA MAE MONTELIJA

378 DONATO, SALLY ROSE KOLNOG

379 DONGOR, ALCRADE PAULITO DELA CRUZ

380 DUCO, GABRIEL FEIL TUMULAK

381 DUKA, JEFFREY JAY BARDAGO

382 DUMA, ARIS BAUTISTA

383 DUMANLAG, PAUL RECY CONCEPCION

384 DUMAUA, MA LEA GRACIA ACERA

385 DUMAYAG, ELDY MARCELO

386 DUMIGPI, AARON EMERSON CENTENO

387 DUPA, MAXIMILLIAN CATANGAY

388 DURAN, MICHAEL ESCARCHA

389 DY, FRANCIS PAOLO BRIONES

390 DY, HANSEL CHUA

391 DY, JOSEPH MANUEL CO

392 EBALIN, SHEENA LELIS

393 EBARDO, DAISY EDCELLE DULANAS

394 EBREO, YSMAEL PAGNET FLORENDO

395 ECO CRUZ, JONA MARIE DIZON

396 EDQUILANE, LINCOLN JET DE LEMOS

397 EDQUILANG, RIC EGALLA

398 EDURIA, RALF ALEXIS BALANGYAO

399 EGAMA, VON RONALD BALANDRA

400 ELLORIN, MARILEZ PAPASIN

401 ELPA, PAUL DAVID RODOLFO

402 ELPEDES, GENEVIEVE MONTES

403 EMBILE, KRISTOFER ALER

404 ENOJAS, JOHN MARK BULLOS

405 ENRIQUEZ, JASON LEGASPI

406 ERESTAIN, JAYVIE MENDOZA

407 ESBER, BENEDICT OBINA

408 ESCALA, RONALD PEREZ

409 ESCASINAS, JAKE ZALDY LABASAN

410 ESPANTO, ARNIE JOSE NIEVES

411 ESPAÑOLA, VENUS OCAMPO

412 ESPEDIDO, RYAN MORALES

413 ESPINA, JOBMAN LAGARDE

414 ESPIRITU, KELVIN GEMAR ONGSOTTO

415 ESPIRITU, LORENA BARGO

416 ESPIRITU, ROMA LYNNE GUIAO

417 ESPIÑA, MARIA AURORA ORIA

418 ESQUEJO, JOVENIC ROMERO

419 ESTAY, RHODA LOU CARANZO

420 ESTOYA, MA KATHLEEN SAN JOSE

421 ESTRADA, ERIK JOHN CORONADO

422 ESTRADA, JENNIE LABALAN

423 ESTRADA, LEO CARLO IGNACIO

424 ESTRADA, MAY MARIE AMAN

425 ESTRELLA, RONNIE BARBASAN

426 ESTREVILLO, WINSTON HAGUISAN

427 EVANGELIO, CARLITO I UNLAYAO

428 EVANGELISTA, JUAN CARLO CALDERON

429 EVANGELISTA, MERVAN BONNIE IGNACIO

430 EVANGELISTA, RONNIE ARGUELLES

431 EXCONDE, ALDRIAN MAULA

432 FABREAG, JAYSON MAGCAMIT

433 FABRO, JIMSON DUQUE

434 FAILANO, GENER SOMERA

435 FAMILLARAN, CHARISSMA REYES

436 FEDELIN, MARK JASON SALVACION

437 FELICIANO, LUISCARLO RICARDO

438 FELICIANO, MARK ANTHONY GALVEZ

439 FERCOL, RYAN ADRIANO

440 FERMIN, ERICKSON GUYAB

441 FERNANDEZ, ALVIN DEL MUNDO

442 FERNANDEZ, MARK EDISON HIDALGO

443 FERNANDO, GILBERT ESOY

444 FERRER, CHARLES NEUMANN MENCIAS

445 FERRER, DERRICK CLARENCE GALAMGAM

446 FERRER, JENNIFER AVILA

447 FERRER, MARC DOMINIC MAGO

448 FIGURACION, JOHN MARTIN REAL

449 FILOSORO, RALPH BRYAN LOREÑA

450 FLAVIANO, WILMAR ORTEGA

451 FLORENDO, CHRISTIAN VILORIA

452 FLORES, JENNY MABILANGAN

453 FONTANOSA, DAIMLER CACHUELA

454 FONTILLA, JALEO JR CHAN

455 FORMENTERA, GRACIELLE VERIDIANO

456 FORTAS, MICHELANGELO GAVIOLA

457 FORTUNATO, ADAM

458 FRANCISCO, ELMAR COSTILLAS

459 FRANCO, DON LESTER TIMOG

460 FRANI, ALDRIN JOSEPH MOJICA

461 FRONDA, JOHN MARVIN DE VILLA

462 FUENTES, JOHN MARK CALUYA

463 FUENTES, RIZALDO BLANCO

464 FULLON, WILSON EMOLAGA

465 GABALLO, GERALD DRIO

466 GABASA, RUSSELL JAN MAGBERO

467 GACAYAN, DALE MANUEL SUMALINOG

468 GACRAMA, JONAS PERALTA

469 GAFFUD, TERENCE CO

470 GALLAN, MICHAEL ALON

471 GALLARDE, KYLE SIMBACO

472 GALLARTE, BRIAN LAWRENCE PIJAN

473 GALLETO, FREDELINO JR AGUISANDO

474 GALOSO, ERIC JOHN GUILLERMO

475 GAMIL, ROMILLE PLATA

476 GANUB, MELUNA YBAÑEZ

477 GAPPI, DARYL SABIO

478 GARCE, JOMEL LORENZANA

479 GARCIA, ALONA BUISAN

480 GARCIA, ARJAY GALIN

481 GARCIA, HERNAN RAMOS

482 GARCIA, ISAIAS JR HONRADO

483 GARCIA, JAY HERBERT SORIANO

484 GARCIA, XAVIER ABANIO

485 GATAL, JENNIBETH FABE

486 GATCHALIAN, RHEA RUTH ESPINO

487 GATONGAY, REGALADO JR ABALON

488 GAUTIER, CHRISTIAN FAJARDO

489 GAYETA, ARC RAYJAN MANUMBALI

490 GEDA, JOHN MARK SOLANO

491 GENOVA, PAUL JOHN ANGELES

492 GEQUILLO, RICHARD PINCARO

493 GERMINAL, MARVIN BADUA

494 GIANAN, JAMES CLORES

495 GIMENO, JOBERT EVANGELISTA

496 GIMPAYA, ANDY JR SALVADORA

497 GO, ALLIA DONNA DELFINO

498 GO, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY DOMALAON

499 GO, JEROME DIWA

500 GOC, ABRAHAM ILAGAN

501 GOCO, HARRIS CERRO

502 GOMEZ, GERALD CASTILLO

503 GOMEZ, GIOVANNI TUNGALA

504 GOMEZ, MARITES PAYPON

505 GONZALES, JOHNNAR CATACUTAN

506 GONZALES, JONAS TRISTAN VENTANILLA

507 GONZALES, LOUELLA GRACE CALICA

508 GONZALES, MARK SYREX BITAGUN

509 GONZALEZ, DAVID ANTONIO SAPLALA

510 GREGORIO, LAILANIE FERRER

511 GREGORIO, RONALD SANTUA

512 GUARIN, HISHAM AHMAD

513 GUELA, BRYANN MICHAEL DEL MUNDO

514 GUERRERO, AIMEE GRUTAS

515 GUILAB, JOREN MORANTE

516 GUILING, JAY-JAY BAKIL

517 GUILLERA, MICHAEL TAPE

518 GUIMARAY, LEO JUN SEGAYA

519 GUIRIBA, RYAN CALIZO

520 GUITERING, OLIVIA MALANA

521 GUJILDE, ARJIL BAYSA

522 GULINAO, PAUL LORENCE DIMERO

523 GUMANIT, ROSHIEL JOIE ARQUION

524 GURANGO, KATRINA SARAH NAVERA

525 GUY-JOCO, MARK ANDRE GONZALES

526 GUZMAN, MARVIN RYAN LEGASPI

527 HERBO, MA ELENA TRAFANCO

528 HERNANDEZ, VINCENT ROSS DELA CRUZ

529 HERRERA, ADELOIN ROMIEL DESIDERIO

530 HERRERA, MICHAEL CRUZ

531 HOMBREBUENO, BEN JOSEPH VIDAL

532 HORMIGUERA, ALNICK BRYAN SAN BUENAVENTURA

533 HOSMILLO, JOEY BAUTISTA

534 HOSTELLERO, ARAN JED LICAROS

535 HUANG, AINSLEY PEDROZA

536 HUETE, ABEL JR JONELAS

537 ICO, ANNA ROSE AQUINO

538 ICO, SHERWIN BANAG

539 ILAGAN, ENRIC JOSEPH VIDUYA

540 INCIONG, ALLEN PINION

541 INGUSAN, ARFINE TOLENTINO

542 INTON, KENNETH ROY YUTUC

543 IQUIN, JERICK CABALZA

544 ISAIS, JAY MARK DUNGCA

545 ISBERTO, ZENDEL ROSE DELA CRUZ

546 ISIDERIO, JOHN VIANNEY ZETA

547 ISIDRO, JONALYN BELLO

548 ISLA, ANGELO PAULO MACALALAD

549 ISRAEL, IZEL WILLIANNE MARTINEZ

550 ITO, TERUYUKI JR PERLAS

551 JABATAN, KRISTIAN JOEL SEMINIO

552 JACA, JACQUELINE GRAVADOR

553 JAEL, MARBERTH CUSTER BOKINGO

554 JALA, MICHAEL SALARDA

555 JALOS, JAYCEE RANES

556 JANCE, VERGEL DELINA

557 JARDINIANO, JARVEY PAULO GELLE

558 JARO, LEA JOY GEREGIA

559 JAVIER, GENIVIE TUERO

560 JAVIER, JAN CARLO MIRANDA

561 JAVIER, JONRYAN JAMES RAMOS

562 JAYAG, JACQUELINE CADERAO

563 JAYO, ARGEL RYAN CINCO

564 JIMENEZ, ABIGAIL LAUZON

565 JIMENEZ, JAYSON MAURI

566 JOSUE, JONATHAN TENERIFE

567 JOVEN, CLIFF LAREN NANA

568 JUANITO, JOSHUA ENOJO

569 JUINIO, LIONEL OLIVER REYNOSO

570 KHAN, ALDRIN FRIAS

571 LA CHICA, JUAN PAOLO HENSON

572 LABADAN, HOPE SHALOM EBABACOL

573 LABERGAS, JEFFREY BEDRIO

574 LACARAN, GEROME ILOGNON

575 LADIA, AIDAL BULAONG

576 LAGARAS, JERREYME CABAÑERO

577 LAGO, ROEL ERICK RAMIREZ

578 LAGUE, FRANCO JR DALOGDOG

579 LALU, WILSON ROSCO

580 LALUMA, JOHN KIMWELL ESPEJO

581 LANDICHO, ROLAND RASAY

582 LAO, NELSON JEFFREY UY

583 LAOAGAN, SHEBA SOBREPEÑA

584 LAPINID, LOWELL ABENDAN

585 LAPITAN, RICHARD TORIO

586 LAQUINDANUM, DARWIN SANCHEZ

587 LARA, RAINIER TAYAO

588 LAS, HERNAND TEMBLOR

589 LASTIMOSA, JAY-AR QUEYQUEP

590 LAUDE, RAFAEL CARLOS BINAY

591 LAXA, TRISTAN GRANDE

592 LAXAMANA, ARJEY RONQUILLO

593 LAYA, BILLY JAY MILES

594 LECCIO, ZORELLEE UY

595 LEDESMA, WILLIAM GERMAN

596 LIM, MARIA CATHERINE ANTONIO

597 LIMKIN, JEROME LUI KUO

598 LIMUCO, MARIA DIANA FINEZA

599 LIWANAG, JAYRIZ PAGTANANAN

600 LIZARONDO, RANCY ROBLES

601 LLAMADO, GENETTE MENDOZA

602 LLANETA, KIM CHRISTIAN BACLAYO

603 LLENA, JOMAR DELA CRUZ

604 LLENA, NANDIE CARL OLINARES

605 LOBIANO, MARK VIVAS

606 LOPEZ, JOHN GREGORY MANAGBANAG

607 LOPEZ, MAILEEN MONTEFALCON

608 LOPEZ, MICHAEL DE LAS LLAGAS

609 LOPEZ, RANDEL POGADO

610 LOPEZ, RENZ CRUZ

611 LOPEZ, RJOVAL PANOPIO

612 LOPEZ, SALVAFLOR LUDIVICO II JIMENEZ

613 LORENZANA, MANUEL DELOS ANGELES

614 LORENZO, RENZI AUTOR

615 LORETIZO, FERNAND CASTAÑEDA

616 LOU, ANDRELIE CABRILLOS

617 LOZANO, MARBEN SAPICO

618 LUBONG, BRYAN EDWARD DOMINGO

619 LUCERO, DANIEL JOSHUA GUERRERO

620 LUGAY, JOEL TEJADA

621 LUGTU, ERWIN ANG-ANGAN

622 LUGTU, PAULO CARLOS

623 LUMAYAG, DEXTER CENIZA

624 LUMAYAGA, RODSON ROMANDE

625 MABINI, NEVO GODOYO

626 MACALINAO, MILLECENT BERNABE

627 MACAPAGAL, DOMINGO JR CAPARAS

628 MACARANAS, WILFIE BALASABAS

629 MACATANGAY, MARLON ROMEO MACARAIG

630 MACBEAN, MARIANNE LOUISE PATENIO

631 MACEREN, MARJOHN DAGONDON

632 MACULOB, ELWEN SALISE

633 MADEJA, ACE CASTOR III GADACHO

634 MADERA, JESSICA IBASCO

635 MADRID, JULIUS ANGELES

636 MADRIGALEJOS, ROSHELLE DALINO

637 MAGAN, LESLIE ANNE FERNANDEZ

638 MAGANA, RJAY LORENZ GUTIERREZ

639 MAGDADARO, KRISTYL POLINIO

640 MAGLASANG, ARWEN FLORES

641 MAGLASANG, GERALDINE BON

642 MAGLAYA, GENESIS ROBLES

643 MAGLUYAN, RN GUSTILO

644 MAGNAYE, ELAINE TALAIN

645 MAGNO, BJENVOL MORATALLA

646 MAHIA, MARY ROSE DE CASTRO

647 MAIGUE, JOANNE MARTINEZ

648 MALAGSIC, JERRY CABALLERO

649 MALAMANIG, RYAN ALMERA

650 MALAREJES, JANE PATULIN

651 MALIG-ON, MALVIN BIOL

652 MALIGALIG, KATHRYNNE PRINCESS CAPISTRANO

653 MALINAO, JADE GABUTAN

654 MAMAC, GASPAR QUILOJANO

655 MANAHAN, RANDY NAVARRO

656 MANALAYSAY, NIKKI GERARD ANGELES

657 MANALO, JUVYLYN MEDRANO

658 MANATIGA, KURT LANCE PAAT

659 MANGLAL-LAN, ERIC DE LA CRUZ

660 MANGLICMOT, LESTER RYAN GREGORIO

661 MANIQUEZ, MICHELLE GRAJALES

662 MANLANGIT, BRYSON JAY GRA-AS

663 MANLAPAZ, FRANCIS SOLEDAD

664 MANLAWE, CHARITY JOY MATUOD

665 MANONGSONG, ALVIN DELA CRUZ

666 MANONGSONG, RAFF JERSON DE LEON

667 MANRIQUE, DIANNE STEPHANIE SALVANI

668 MANUEL, ALAN FAJARDO

669 MANUEL, JAMES PAUL SUAZO

670 MANUGUID, MARK IAN MENESES

671 MANUMBALI, LEO RAMOS

672 MARANAN, DIANNE ROSSE LUMANGLAS

673 MARASIGAN, JOHN JOSEPH LAMAC

674 MARASIGAN, MARY JOY REYES

675 MARAVILLA, BRIAN APALE

676 MARCAIDA, MARION JOSEPH REYES

677 MARCELO, FELIX DOMINGO

678 MARCO, JEFFERSON CORNEJO

679 MARCOS, BRIAN KRISTOFFER APOSTOL

680 MARCOS, JEROME BALMORE

681 MARIANO, PLARIDEL JR SANTOS

682 MARIANO, SHIERYLL WAJE

683 MARQUESES, DAVE LEONEL PALMA

684 MARTIN, MARK LESTER QUETUA

685 MARTINEZ, DAVID YANO

686 MARTINEZ, MARK BALDWIN BALSAMO

687 MASAQUEL, CHRISTOPHER SAMSON

688 MASCULINO, JO XI DEGENION

689 MATEO, LORLYNN ASUNCION

690 MATEO, MA KHRISTINA JIMENEZ

691 MATIRA, EMERSON MARTINEZ

692 MAYO, JOB IV RELATIVO

693 MAZON, BERNARDINO DUNGAN

694 MEDALLA, JUNDREL SILAWAN

695 MEDRANO, CHRISTIAN PADUA

696 MEJOS, RAFAEL BONN ORTEGA

697 MENDOZA, ALBERT BORJA

698 MENDOZA, ANALYNN RAMOS

699 MENDOZA, BRYAN ACLAN

700 MENDOZA, EDWARD DAVE PEÑAFIEL

701 MENDOZA, JEFFERSON ALIM

702 MENDOZA, JOHN ROBERT TEVES

703 MENDOZA, KARLO MONTENEGRO

704 MENDOZA, MORIELLE PINEDA

705 MENDOZA, ROEL GLENN GUEVARRA

706 MILITANTE, ADRIAN GO

707 MILLAR, ALBERT HERNANDEZ

708 MILLO, BIANCA ROSE GUZMAN

709 MINA, JEONABELLE LUYUN

710 MIRANDA, ARVIN DIAO

711 MIRANDA, CATHERINE MIRANDA

712 MIRANDA, MICHAEL SALVADOR

713 MIRAS, MARY GRACE CUSTODIO

714 MIRASOL, JELWYN THERESA AQUINO

715 MISTIOLA, GRACELYN MIRASOL

716 MIÑON, JUN KING PINTO

717 MOLINA, EVAN LESTER LEGASPI

718 MOLINO, LEOPOLDO JR MON

719 MONGUEZ, JOYCE BANUA

720 MONTE, RICHARD HEROLD GABOTERO

721 MONTILLA, RHIME DESPACIO

722 MUAÑA, MARK GREGOR SALVADOR

723 MURING, EMMANUEL ESCABUSA

724 MURRAY, JONATHAN CRUZ

725 MUTUC, JENNIFER ONAYAN

726 MUÑOZ, KRISTIAN PAOLO MIRANDA

727 NABAUNAG, JUDY DAVID MORALES

728 NAKPIL, EMIL PATRICK CORNEJO

729 NALDOZA, JOHNSON BORINAGA

730 NANAY, CHRISTIANE DERRICK LOMIBAO

731 NARCISO, MA KRISTINA DE MESA

732 NARDO, NICANOR CALVIN

733 NARVATO, KEVIN LACANARIA

734 NAVAL, JOANA MARIE VELASCO

735 NAVAL, MITCHELL DE JESUS

736 NAVALTA, KENNETH SAYANG

737 NAVARRO, RAY TIMOTHY YU

738 NEGAPATAN, KEITH MAE GRAJO

739 NICOLAS, CHRISTIAN POLICARPIO

740 NIDUAZA, JAYLORD SIA

741 NIETO, FRANCIS HEINRICK CASTRO

742 NILAYAN, AIZA LUARES

743 NOMA, EDWIN SAMSON

744 NORA, JAYSON OPULENCIA

745 NOYNAY, JARED GO

746 NUARIN, FERMIELLISSA BUNUAN

747 OARES, ROGELIO JR TATARO

748 OBGUIA, ROMERO REMOJO

749 OBOS, JAYSON REGGIE TARUC

750 OBSEQUIO, RUBIE CYNTHIA ARIZO

751 OCHOCO, RUFINO JR OBAL

752 OCHOTORENA, CARLO NOEL ESTRADA

753 OCO, ARMIN FRANZ PATAWARAN

754 OGILVIE, TIMOTHY LAWRENCE EVANGELISTA

755 OLA, ROMAR JAYSON VILLANUEVA

756 OLANDRIA, JULIUS JR VIBO

757 OLAYRES, PAULO JOSE

758 OLIVEROS, RECHIE MAGSIPOC

759 OLMOGUEZ, CHARESE FLORES

760 OLOFERNES, CHRISTIAN NGO

761 OLORVIDA, MARJON AMORIN

762 OLPINDO, CHRISTIAN ADRIAN MASMELA

763 OMADTO, MARK JOLLY REBLANDO

764 OMPANG, MANUELLE DALIDA

765 ONDAP, JENNIFER VONNE DENILA

766 ONG, EMMANUEL LLENARISAS

767 ONG, MARK JHON FERED ANTONIO

768 ONGOS, FELECITAS ALINGIG

769 ONIA, LAURICE ABANGAN

770 ORBINO, EULALIO JR SERRA

771 ORILLO, JOHN WILLIAM FUERTES

772 ORPILLA, EMIR JO ARAULLO

773 ORTIZ, MARK PLANTILLA

774 OSIAS, MARC KRISTOFFER TANGI

775 PABELONIO, CARL WASHINGTON MORE

776 PACOMIOS, ELJUN COSARE

777 PACULA, ARNEIL GACUTNO

778 PADERNA, RYAN RANARIO

779 PADILLA, PHILSEN DASIGAN

780 PADRINO, EDZEL TENECIO

781 PAGADUT, SERGIE LOUI BATULON

782 PAGUIO, GERARDO JR VICTORIA

783 PAITAN, RHEA JUANITE

784 PAL, MON GERALD RAGMAC

785 PALATTAO, LOVELY JOY MARTINEZ

786 PALCONIT, MARIA GEMEL BISNAR

787 PALERMO, ANN OBACH

788 PALIGUTAN, MILDRED VELASCO

789 PALMA, JAYPEE SUNIO

790 PALOMO, JO ANNE CHIONG

791 PANALIGAN, KEITH RYAN CASTRO

792 PANCIPANE, CATHERINE LACSON

793 PANGANIBAN, BIEN JOSEPH SANDOVAL

794 PANGANIBAN, JO-ANNE MUSÑGI

795 PANGANIBAN, MARVIN QUINN GERON

796 PANGANIBAN, PAOLO ROCAFORT

797 PANGATUNGAN, FRANCIS

798 PANIS, CHERRY ANN OSORIO

799 PANLA-AN, MICHAEL VERGARA

800 PANTANO, ESPEREDION JR VILLANUEVA

801 PAR, HAROLD VERGEL OCCEÑA

802 PARAGAS, JOSE MARLO FERNANDEZ

803 PARAISO, MARK ANDREW MAMANGON

804 PARANTAR, LORVHEN BAJENTING

805 PAREDES, YVES ROGELIO JR GARCIA

806 PARNASO, FARLEY LAURENTE

807 PARRERA, JERIEL DELA ROSA

808 PARREÑAS, PATRICH JOHN SEDIGO

809 PARREÑO, ARTHUR BRYAN ALVARADO

810 PARRILLA, KENNDRY ROQUE

811 PARTOL, ALLEN NEIL EDIT

812 PASAHOL, CHARLE NIÑO FANDIALAN

813 PASCO, REYMOND ARRIOLA

814 PASCUA, DANDEL ALKONGA

815 PASCUA, FELIX JR FAUSTINO

816 PASCUA, JOHN CEZAR LITONJUA

817 PASILANG, ALBERT ALINSUG

818 PATOC, LLOYD ALLAN VILLADOS

819 PAULINO, RONELLO ROQUE

820 PAZ, JOBELLE BEQUILLO

821 PE-BENITO, GABRIEL RICHJOHN BAYLEN

822 PEDROSO, JOHN ZIEGFRED BETITA

823 PERALTA, PIPPIN BENNI JUSTIN SUANICO

824 PEREZ, PABLO JR GARCIA

825 PEREZ, RYAN TIEMPO

826 PERILLO, JOHN WILLIE SUPAT

827 PERPEÑA, MARTI AMADOR CONRADO LAGRADILLA

828 PETATE, MARICAR ORIBELLO

829 PETILUNA, JAIME IRENEO DELA CRUZ

830 PEÑA, ROSE ANNE BAGUNAS

831 PEÑAFLOR, ADRIAN NICDAO

832 PEÑAMANTE, HERNAN DIONEDA

833 PEÑARANDA, RONNEL ACUIN

834 PHARI, AL-HAMIDI BATAO

835 PIADOZO, JAYSON SICAT

836 PILARES, ALLEN MARI REYATA

837 PILE, SHERILYN ELLAINE DE GUZMAN

838 PILOTON, JESSIE NICHOL BITCO

839 PINEDA, EDWARD CONCEPCION

840 PINEDA, ERICSON PAMINTUAN

841 PINEDA, MARIA MARGARITA THERESE MENDOZA

842 PINEDA, RENE LYNN BELTRAN

843 PINGCA, KENNETH JOHN CANTOS

844 PINILI, KRISTEEN ANGELEE DOMENG

845 PITEL, SAMUEL DE SILVA

846 PLAMENCO, PAULA ANNA SALANATIN

847 PLATA, MARK CHRISTOPHER ESPIRITU

848 PLATA, RANIEL JEROME JOSE

849 PLAZA, MARK JEFEL CASTILLO

850 PLAZA, NORIEL LANDICHO

851 POLICARPIO, JOY GONZALES

852 POLINAR, PAOLO NIÑO PIAMONTE

853 POLOSAN, ANTONIO JR ROSALEJOS

854 PONTI, JEMMA LYNNE MARIE DEBECAIZ

855 PONTINO, JOAN GALLETO

856 PRANADA, MARK ALDRICH CAMPOMANES

857 PRINCIPE, SUNSHINE SANTOS

858 PUCUT, JEROME SERRANO

859 PUDA, NOWEL TABUNIGAO

860 PULUMBARIT, MELQUIADES II TUMULAC

861 PULVERA, FEBREY JOHN HERDA

862 PUSTA, JOSEF CARLO AQUINO

863 PUTONG, MAR RIENARD MAGPAYO

864 QUE, JEROME OÑA

865 QUETUA, MALVIN DELA CRUZ

866 QUI-AY, RONALD AMAR

867 QUIAMBAO, DAVE ESPIRITU

868 QUIAMBAO, GILBERT KRYZ SERRANO

869 QUIAMBAO, JERWIN MURALLA

870 QUIAMBAO, JOHN VINCENT MAGTOTO

871 QUIDOR, BENITO JR RAMIREZ

872 QUILALA, JENNY LYN SALDAÑA

873 QUINDOZA, ERVEL PEÑAFLORIDA

874 RABANO, DEXTER ARAÑO

875 RABENA, CLAUTRIN RHUMEL RABILAS

876 RACHO, EDGAR MICHAEL TINGA

877 RAFOLS, KANE DANIEL ANCHETA

878 RAGRAG, IVY BALANGYAO

879 RAHL, BOANERJES JR SAVARIS

880 RAMIREZ, CARL HEERBRUGG SURETA

881 RAMIREZ, VANESSA REAH CONCEPCION

882 RAMOS, ALVIN GUPIT

883 RAMOS, JOANNA MARIE OBUSAN

884 RAMOS, MARION LEWIS PAYACAG

885 RAMOS, NIÑO CHRISTOPHER BAGNES

886 RAMOS, ROSE ANN RAMOS

887 RAMOS, TEODORICO JR CARMONA

888 RAMOS, VIVIAN LEI MANALO

889 RARA, KATHERINE HEROLD

890 REBLORA, KEVIN PAUL ACHAS

891 REGALA, CARL FRANCIS FERNANDEZ

892 REGLOS, ANGELA MICAELLA KATIGBAK

893 RELAVO, GERALDINE LORENZANA

894 RELEY, EDUARDO III BENIPAYO

895 RELLEBO, RAQUEL QUILILAN

896 RELLEN, JENES LANGOMEZ

897 RETOME, REYNALDO LANAJA

898 REYES, BRENT JOHN AGCOLICOL

899 REYES, GREGGY ORIBELLO

900 REYES, MARIE ROSE VALENCIA

901 REYES, MAYNARD BALTAZAR

902 REYES, REYNALD ROSS MERAÑA

903 REYES, ROMELA LIBO-ON

904 REYES, RON CHRISTOPHER CABRITO

905 RICAÑA, JOHN JOSEPH ABELLA

906 RICOHERMOSO, ANGELO ROCREO

907 RIVAS, MARK JOSEPH GA-AS

908 RIVERA, JONAH ISAIAH GIANAN

909 RIVERA, MARVIN JOSEPH VALERA

910 RIVERA, SHEILA PAJARILLO

911 ROASA, JAMES NIÑO BITOON

912 ROBLE, JUNREY OCTORES

913 RODAS, DOMINADOR III SANCHEZ

914 RODRIGUEZ, REINIEL OCHOA

915 ROFLO, MARY CHARVEE ORTEGA

916 ROJO, ANDREW KE CHUA

917 ROLDAN, PENELOPE RUTH PEREZ

918 ROLDAN, RICHIE CHRIS TURINGAN

919 ROLLAN, AISHA MARIE DELIMA

920 ROMANO, ISAAC FELICIANO

921 ROMARATE, MELTON

922 RONDAL, MELVIN TABUYO

923 RONDARIS, JAN MERICK AGUSTIN

924 ROPLOC, JOBERT PIO FABROA

925 ROQUE, MONICA LORRAINE ROA

926 ROQUE, ROMMEL LUSTRE

927 ROSACIA, LUIS II ALOG

928 ROSAL, ARJIE BENEDICTO

929 ROSALES, MARY GRACE CONDE

930 ROSARIO, RICHMOND TUNGOL

931 ROSAS, JONARD MONTECALVO

932 ROXAS, ARTHUR ALFRED VELVES

933 RUBILLAR, RACHEL ESMA

934 RUEDA, CHRISTIAN PAULO VILLALON

935 RUIZ, JAYSON HONORIO

936 RULL, LEO ANGELO AREJOLA

937 SAAVEDRA, NEIL JAMIL SILANG

938 SABALO, ELLY JON JAMPIT

939 SABASALES, RANDOLPH JAY TOONG

940 SACO, JOHN NICOLAS MAYLAS

941 SAGAD, ARJEL JOSEPH LEQUIRON

942 SALADA, MARK PAOLO PLETE

943 SALAGA, JUNROE BANAYAG

944 SALAZAR, JUMAR VALLO

945 SALAZAR, RHEA CARMELA MALLANTA

946 SALCEDO, LIZETTE LOURDES MORILAO

947 SALVADORA, POLITICO JAY LUMABE

948 SALVANIA, MARY GRACE JOSON

949 SAMANIEGO, MARIONE ASTIN OLLERES

950 SAMATRA, RESTITUTO JR BANGAYAN

951 SAMONTE, DANDREB LEGASPI

952 SAN DIEGO, EDWIN MOJICA

953 SAN DIEGO, IVAN PATRICK MARCOS

954 SAN JOSE, AUGUSTO JR BERNARDO

955 SAN JUAN, SANDRA ALEXIE CELONES

956 SAN PEDRO, KATRINA DIANA BON TIONGSON

957 SANCHEZ, CRISSAN PISARADA

958 SANCHEZ, FLORLEONARD RAY ARLAN

959 SANGALANG, RALPH GERARD BOLINA

960 SANTAMARIA, NEILJAN NAPOLES

961 SANTANDER, MAE CONCEPCION SUMALINOG

962 SANTAYANA, IAN CLAUDIO REYES

963 SANTIAGO, JAN GAYLENE CABRAL

964 SANTONIA, JEFFERSON PACRES

965 SANTOS, ARLAN ROIE ARELLANO

966 SANTOS, HERMAINE TAMAÑO

967 SANTOS, IVAN BUCOY

968 SANTOS, JEREMY JAMES DE JESUS

969 SANTOS, JOHAN CHRISTIAN MORALES

970 SANTOS, JOHN ROBERT BACUÑO

971 SANTOS, MARC ERICSON CHAVEZ

972 SANTOS, MELVIN AHMIEL FLORES

973 SANTOS, MICHELLE ANN RAMOS

974 SANTOS, QUEENIE CARLOS

975 SANTOS, RACHELLE GANTE

976 SANTOS, RAN JOEMAR LOPEZ

977 SANTOS, STEVEN SISON

978 SANTOS, YANIZA MONTALBO

979 SARAOS, ELEGIO TOQUERO

980 SARGENTO, JEFF NUDO

981 SARSONAS, JOHN PAULO CO

982 SASIS, JOHN PATRICK MALIJOC

983 SASONDONCILLO, GRACE GAVINO

984 SAULO, MARK ALVIN AGUILAR

985 SAURO, LEILANI CASCAÑO

986 SAUSAL, GLENDA CRUZ

987 SEBASTIAN, ARNOLD STA RITA

988 SEBLOS, SHADAWN GERNAND BAYOG

989 SEE, WYNGARD STACY DIU

990 SENTORIAS, ARVIN REY MARTINEZ

991 SERAFIN, PAOLO MIGUEL ARRIBA

992 SERPA JUAN, JOMAR MANGAHAS

993 SERRANO, REQUEL JOHN MERCADO

994 SIA, ALBERT ZAPATOS

995 SIASON, JERYL PECONCILLO

996 SIBAYAN, MICHAEL GJULLAN SANTOS

997 SIBULO, JOHN CHRISTIAN CEZAR

998 SIGUENZA, MARK ROBIN EUGENIO

999 SIMBULAN, KRISTAN BRYAN CALUNTAD

1000 SIMBULAN, RONNEL MAGLALANG

1001 SIMO, VON FELISILDA

1002 SIOCO, DANILO CHRIS PANOPIO

1003 SO, SHEENA MAUREEN MATONDO

1004 SOLIMAN, JOHN DAVE AUSTRIA

1005 SOLIMAN, MARIGOLD ABANGAN

1006 SOLOMON, STAN SISON

1007 SOMERA, MARVIN PARAME

1008 SON, REIL RIVERA

1009 SONEJA, ARVIN JOSEPH ALKONGA

1010 SOQUILA, RALPH VALTERE VILLADOLID

1011 SORIA, NECOLEI ARCAYERA

1012 SORIANO, EDISON PARADERO

1013 SORIAO, MARLON ALEXANDRO SALAZAR

1014 SUGUE, REMELYN MANUEL

1015 SUMAYLO, MARK IAN TAGAAN

1016 SUNGA, ANDREW MIRANDA

1017 SUPNET, DANNY RAQUEL

1018 SURIAGA, JAYVIE AMPON

1019 SY, MARK CHRISTIAN MANTO

1020 SYJUCO, REGINALD MARTIN PULUMBARIT

1021 TA-ASAN, KRISHAN PHILIPP PADILLA

1022 TABLARIN, CHARLES VANCLEEF SANCHEZ

1023 TACAY, REUEL BUGAOISAN

1024 TADURAN, ARIANE ROSE CARTAGENA

1025 TAGABAN, VINCENT MARMOL

1026 TAJOLOSA, NIEL CALAMIGAN

1027 TALABAN, CHARLIE LOZARITA

1028 TALAVER, JUVIE VILLEGAS

1029 TALIBSAO, RECHELLE ATIENZA

1030 TALUCOD, JEFFREY AUSTRIA

1031 TAMSON, CARLO CABADING

1032 TAN, ALLAN CUPIDO

1033 TAN, BERNARD JAMES UY

1034 TAN, GEORGE JR GALLA

1035 TAN, MARLON LOBO

1036 TAN, STEPHANIE RAMPAS

1037 TANO, EVANGELINE MATA

1038 TANYAG, RIYETH PANGAN

1039 TAQUEBAN, ELMER GACUTAN

1040 TATUNAY, DENMARK HADLOS

1041 TAYAG, JONATHAN VITASA

1042 TAYSON, KRIZZLE MAULANIN

1043 TAÑAMOR, CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL BRUEL

1044 TEDOR, ANA RIZZA TAPALES

1045 TEJADA, HAROLD CIERVO

1046 TEJANO, MANUEL JR SANTIAGO

1047 TEMOSA, MELANIE COLATA

1048 TEMPLA, MARK ANTHONY LLANES

1049 TENORIO, NOEL CASTRO

1050 TIBAJIA, GINO VIRGILIO BAUTISTA

1051 TICON, LESLIE ABBYJILL ERAMIS

1052 TIMBANG, DENNIS TORRES

1053 TIU, BRIAN GO

1054 TOMELDEN, LEORINA OCAMPO

1055 TONOGBANUA, JENEL ESPITAL

1056 TORCHIVA, WINSLEY JASON SY

1057 TORCULAS, JOSELITO DE LARA

1058 TORIDA, JOHN LLOYD CAGAYAN

1059 TORRES, APRIL VINDUYA

1060 TORRES, J MARIE ALVIN DORMIDO

1061 TRIA, JUMER ORBEGOSO

1062 TRINIDAD, ENGELLAND GALICIA

1063 TROVELA, RYAN JOSEPH ESPINEDA

1064 TUBOLA, ORLAND DELFINO

1065 TUICO, JONAS FLORES

1066 TUMANG, RONCHITO CATACUTAN

1067 TURINGAN, JERRY VILLENA

1068 TUSOY, ANTHONY JAMES DAJAO

1069 TY, FERNANDO MARTIN YU

1070 TY, RODERICK ALAMBATANG

1071 UDAL, REAGAN BALESCO

1072 UDANG, KEVIN PEREZ

1073 UGALE, EDISON JR GARIN

1074 UMALI, EMMANUELLE ABLAN

1075 UNIDA, ISAIAH BACUYAG

1076 URBANO, JAYZELYN APRIL CORPUZ

1077 USANA, MELANIO JR DIAZ

1078 UY, IRIS EVELYN TAN

1079 UY, MILA LABUGUEN

1080 VALDEZ, ANTON KRISTOFFER VALENZUELA

1081 VALDEZ, DERICK FRANCIS PICART

1082 VALENCIA, MARIA ZHANE PARCIO

1083 VALENCIA, MARK DANIEL DE LEON

1084 VALENCIA, RUMEL JR NOYNAY

1085 VALERIANO, JAMES CHRISTOPHER SABIDONG

1086 VALEZA, RONNEL SALEN

1087 VALLADARES, MAE JANIS SELLADO

1088 VALLENTE, FRENZ WARVY ANONOY

1089 VALLES, VERNON HERRERA

1090 VALMADRID, ROLANDO JR REYES

1091 VASO, JACQUES MARTIN FRANCISCO

1092 VASQUEZ, STEVENS ARROGANTE

1093 VELASCO, ROMMEL CERIAS

1094 VENTORILLO, JANE GLOSSIL SARMIENTO

1095 VENTURA, ERICSON DELA CRUZ

1096 VIBAR, DODJIE II BALLON

1097 VICENTE, KAREN JOY UNTALAN

1098 VICMUDO, HYGINUS JEFF VINLUAN

1099 VICTOR, ARVER LLEMOS

1100 VIDAD, MARK VILLA DE LA CRUZ

1101 VILLAFLORES, MICHAEL JEFFREY ACEVEDO

1102 VILLAFUERTE, JONALYN MENDOZA

1103 VILLAFUERTE, MARIAN ERIS ALONZO

1104 VILLAHERMOSA, BARRY UY

1105 VILLALOBOS, MARIANNE BAUTISTA

1106 VILLAMAYOR, RICHARD JOSEPH YUMANG

1107 VILLANUEVA, CARMELO RAZON

1108 VILLANUEVA, DENNIS IAN JUAN

1109 VILLANUEVA, ELIZABETH MARTINEZ

1110 VILLANUEVA, JESSICA LAMPA

1111 VILLARICA, ROBERT KEN MACALINTAL

1112 VILLARUEL, DESIREE ANNE CUSTODIO

1113 VILLAS, ULYSSES NILO

1114 VILLEGAS, HEIDI PRINCIPE

1115 VILLEGAS, NEIL CHAN PIODOS

1116 VILLEGAS, ROMUALDO ABENDAN

1117 VILLONDO, KEVIN JAY RAZONADO

1118 VINTA, HAZELMAE SAN PEDRO

1119 VINZONS, LESTER UY

1120 VITORILLO, ARIADNE SARTE

1121 VITTO, MJ GENEROSO

1122 VOLFANGO, JONATHAN PALAD

1123 WADAN, ELLEN ROSE GABALDA

1124 YANA, REGIL ANUNCIADO

1125 YANG, NORMAN PAUL MARCOS

1126 YANGUAS, AIDA LLOREN

1127 YEBRA, EFREN AUGUSTO JR RIVERA

1128 YOLANGCO, DAVIS DIMAYUGA

1129 YONGCO, JONNEL ESTRADA

1130 YSON, CARMELO REY ALIPANTE

1131 YUMANG, JAYSON ARNUCO

NOTHING FOLLOWS----------------------

Manila, Philippines

OCTOBER 30, 2009

RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:

SYLVIA I. MARCELO

Chairman

Board of Electronics Engineering

APPROVED:

NICOLAS P. LAPEÑA, JR.

Chairman

Some Direction

2009-10-11T05:07:00.000+08:00

“Despite having known so many friends, I still can’t get rid of that person that has his comfort zone right there in the corner – all alone.” - May 3, '09 12:06 PM | DRAFT

How much self-pity is there in this line? I pulled it up from an unpublished entry in my Multiply Blog, and was planning to keep it unheard of until now. I already came into the realization that I was thinking too much of things. (at last!) Too much, but all for nothing - I guess there was no sense at all the thinking. I get stressed and nothing changes. A lot of energy needs to be rechanneled to something productive. If I want to be alone, well, its just that I wanted to be - no need for other why's. Its a choice or preference, a part of being me.

*Got this from a Multiply Theme header. Just found it really cool.*

I made a list of my targets. I came out of this after a long time of not being able to accept my additional one year, in the university - as an undergraduate. Maybe coming across this one is a sign that I should pursue things that are worth the time. Here goes:

1. to draw again

2. to write better

3. to speak better

4. to sing better

5. to touch lives

6. to be a better person

7. magkaluvlife!! Hahaha!

Ooops, seems like something is wrong with this list here, haha! (Cheezy ata? Haha!) But at the end of the day, I know I'm off to something with a new mindset. I'm gonna make this year count. Its not a delay, its just more time to prepare for the real world.

Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta LPs Won't Be 'Cookie-Cutter,' Producer Insists

2009-10-09T23:43:00.000+08:00

Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta LPs Won't Be 'Cookie-Cutter,' Producer Insists

MTV Shows

So, with the freedom to play around in the studio with fresh-faced, bright-eyed talent, what exactly will his collaborations sound like? Well, Rudolf has worked the most with fourth-place finisher Allison Iraheta, having completed one track with the fiery-haired rocker and writing a couple of other tunes to be considered for her album. "I think Allison is, like, probably one of the most talented singers out in the world right now," Rudolf gushed. "She's one of my favorite people I've ever worked with. Ever. She's awesome."

Hope Allison Iraheta makes it big! Really cool rocker!

Allison Iraheta's Single is OUT!!

2009-10-08T17:37:00.000+08:00

"Allison Iraheta, the 17-year-old singer who made it to the top 4 on 'American Idol' last season with her rocker style and attitude is on her own now, and PopEater is proud to debut her new single, 'Friday I'll Be Over U.' PopEater got the chance to chat with Allison about her new tune, which she says "ain't too hard to understand" in its message."

>> http://www.popeater.com/2009/10/05/exclusive-allison-irahetas-friday-ill-be-over-u-premiere/

Good review by Slezak @ http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/10/05/allison-iraheta-friday-ill-be-over-you/

Listen to it guys!! Song is up on the 1st link @ PopEater. Hahahah! Excited for DECEMBER 1!!

Leonora Toledo: Our Hero

2009-09-20T14:15:00.000+08:00

Here is the video my cousin, Czarina, made. Did bring back a lot of memories. Watched it with Toledo family after Lola's burial last Saturday and everybody was just smiling after all the tears. Do watch the video! :D

Writer's Block

2009-09-14T04:24:00.000+08:00

I believe that I have "Writer's Block" right now, even though I cannot call myself a writer at all. My last post was already a month ago despite having a lot of topics in mind every time. From time to time, I would think of something until I burn hours pondering about it - wanting to write about it; yet, no new entries. Maybe, that is just it - there are too many things to think about right now, that even writing is just an intermission that is not worthwhile to slit in between trains of thought.

Many things happened, but two stood out to be pretty major:

First, I am now officially a product of a broken home. Just found out, I will have another sibling, not from my mom. Hmmm, and by the way things are going forward, it seems like I'm gonna see my mom and dad in court.

Second, my Lola died. Lola, who made the family whole, one last time. All the relatives came at the wake, even Tita Mena from the States went home with the line, "Wala akong pakialam kahit wala akong pera, basta uuwi ako!"

I admit, I think too much, I just can't help it. I waste my time sitting on a corner, or even strolling around the mall alone. Well, a born loner I might be. I opt to have some quiet time than to spend hours with friends. You might see me not speaking at all in a sea of people, but actually, on those times, I ponder a lot on things that I think I should not but still am. I make big deal of small things but I don't let it out, its all in my head, and well, in here. So let me be this loud person online, and somehow, be it an outlet for me being all EMO. I hope writing it down shuts me off thinking too much and so, I will try to write more often. No inhibitions, be it too self-indulgent. In time, I might get back to the happy-go-lucky me... or maybe, I could keep multiple personalities, haha!

Had It All

2009-08-28T02:44:00.001+08:00

I've been listening to Kat Mcphee's "Had It All" for more than a day now. Its just that this is my song right now. I think I'm gonna save everyone the explanation, I've been crying out loud a lot lately. Hahah! The break up was like a million years ago already, but me not being able to talk about it with friends just tell me one thing. Well, add the fact that I was not able to court anybody after her. I was thinking that she raised the bars too high, or is it just that I am not yet over her. Shit! There! I let it out right there again, haha! But dig into the song, Katharine Mcphee owned the song a lot. She really sounds good with ballads that have a bluesy feel. Here is the lyrics too, just so you could sing along. Enjoy!

Why'd I have to go and be a fool again

Why'd I have to go and make a big thing out of nothing
I didn't know what I had 'til you were gone
It was right in front of me all along
And now those days of "same old story"
Are feeling more like faded glory

Had it all, I threw it all aside

Thinkin' there was more out there I needed to find
I had it all baby
'Til you went away
Blue skies, sunshine, and butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste
I had it all

Where are all the fireworks I thought I'd see
I still haven't found the magic I was lookin' for that made me leave, no no
I traded in my comfort zone
For empty nights of bein' alone

I had it all, I threw it all aside
Thinkin' there was more out there I needed to find
I had it all baby
'Til you went away
Blue skies, sunshine, and butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste
I had it all

Why did I believe that little voice that led me down the path to this bad choice

Why don't I listen to the angels when they sing
(I changed up this line and said: "Why don't I listen to my heart, when it says 'stay'", instead. It was a better "fit" in my mind.)

I had it all, I threw it all aside
Thinkin' there was more out there I needed to find
I had it all baby
'Til you went away
Blue skies, sunshine, and butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste
I had it all

Shed Some Blood

2009-08-27T22:18:00.000+08:00

I donated blood early this month, a second take on a bloodletting drive we have at UP ERG. In cooperation with National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), our organization continues to support this cause. I, myself, found how crucial each pack of blood is. As the VP for Externals last year, I had a number of encounters with members and alumni in need of blood donors, and guess what, we were able to give it through NKTI. Each request was a letter away.

*Look for a bloodletting ad and find your way to it!*

*Doesn't hurt at all, even went straight to my night shift @ call center w/o sleep.*

*Cool freebies I got - a tumbler, a baller and a pillow!*

It was always a drag to convince first time donors. They think a bag is a lot of blood. They think it will handicap them for the rest of their day. They think it hurts a lot. Take it from me, donated twice already, there is nothing to be afraid off. They have a lot of freebies plus, you will feel refreshed after your body regenerated the lost blood. It’s a very cool feeling and at the same time, you are helping somebody needy out there. Go and give your first bag to a bloodletting drive near your place, or drop by a near hospital!

Emo After A Movie

2009-08-27T04:16:00.000+08:00

Just finished watching Bride Wars (Anne Hathaway + Kate Hudson - do watch it! Hehe! Feel good movie right there! But I guess, not for me…) and I’m back to one sad truth – I don’t have a clique. This fact was bothering me for two months now, and it just proves how much of a loner I am. I came across the word back in training for my part-time job at Makati last June. We were ask if we have that one person or small group of close friends whom you could tell almost everything about – probably some moments kept a secret between you or some naughty stuff you did. Well, I don’t.

I was always awkward in a sea of people. I hate people who walk slowly, and tend to leave them behind on the move. I eat alone almost every meal of the day. I find my way out of a gimmick if it would bring hassle to me. Maybe I am just selfish, when I am trying to be practical. Then again, at the end of the day, I am alone.

Kat McPhee's 1st Single Out - Had It All

2009-08-26T12:41:00.000+08:00

Check out the track in her MySpace Music - > http://www.myspace.com/katharinemcphee

Some behind the scenes @ Rickey.org.

Whole album will be out on October 6. Let's watch out for Kat's "UNBROKEN"! I hope Allison Iraheta releases her 1st single too!

The Mayonnaise Jar

2009-08-19T23:21:00.000+08:00

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
And had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls..

He then asked the students, if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed..

'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else --The small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued,
'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So...

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

'Take care of the golf balls first --
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

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A re-post from Ian Tolentino (from his Facebook notes), said he got this from a friend. I couldn't say anymore than agree. We have to set our priorities and stand up to that, make it apparent that we know that there are things that are more than just important.

My Life Is Broken Into Two

2009-08-12T23:30:00.000+08:00

Huhuh! Huhuhuh! I just came back from my weekly dose of badminton, and guess what? I think I overdid it a little... My racket is cut into half!! It was one last smash, then it said its goodbye to me. Huwaaaay?! Huwaaay!?!?!

*Babay Carlton!*

*Mukhang kelangan ka na paltan! Pero ala pa ko pera... >.<*

I was planning to change its string. Good thing, I didn't. It would have been put to waste, because it is useless now. Somebody give me a racket!! Heheheh! Well, it was not because I hit so hard, its just that it is time for my Carlton, haha! That is how Ate Leslie put it, haha! Rest in peace, my racket. But hell, I can't live without badminton, somebody, I beg you whoever you are, give me a new racket! Hahaha! I can't live without badminton!!

Badminton + Chicken Inasal

2009-08-06T20:09:00.002+08:00

Checking on my files and here goes another day of badminton and food trip - July 28 '09, Tuesday. Went to Kalayaan Badminton Courts @ 7:00 AM with Mans, Micah and Henry. Yes, freaking 7:00 AM! Hahaha! I got home around 4:00 AM and woke up after three hours to sweat, a lot. We played til around 12:00 noon. Good thing I was able to walk afterwards. We went to Chicken Bacolod Matalino St. for lunch. We all went for the "Pecho" Chicken Inasal. I'm a fan of chicken breasts, so I'm good with it. Just another badminton+food trip day.

*Mans in white on Kalayaan Badminton Courts*

*Chicken Bacolod's Chicken Inasal*

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More photos on my Multiply. Click HERE.

A Time Off

2009-08-06T13:24:00.000+08:00

Work is stressful. I'm having a hard time using the tools. When I don't know what to do, its either I freeze or I panic. I was put on the real thing for four days already and still, I cannot consider that particular seat as a comfort zone. I even considered not showing up at work. Everything is different now compared to good old training days - days when it felt like I understood everything. Being on the real thing is just another deal and damn is it oh so stressful. I need a break.

Yesterday and today are my days off from work - a perfect escape from all the trauma. And to where is that perfect escape? Of course! AT HOME! Yay!! To Cavite I went - where I could care less about everything.

Everybody was all about Cory Aquino's burial, but all that is on my mind is to go home, my paradise. I arrived at around 1:00 PM and guess what, Cory was still there. My mom was on it the whole day on TV. So there, on it I was too. After a while, I realized I was so apathetic. People couldn't stop crying while telling stories about how Cory was a person that everybody could lean on. And there goes Kris Aquino who really knows her thing. During her speech, as in from the very start til the end, she was in tears - and yet, she delivered one hell out of a speech. I found myself tears too, haha! This mama's boy is a cry baby, hahahah! Cory is just not your typical Filipino politician+mom+friend, and that radiates from all the lives she touched. (By the way, I think Kris would make it good in government, subtract some of her not-so-cool spiels on TV. People even say that she is like the little Ninoy and she was always close with her mom on everything. I think she really has it.) And off the TV I went.

Next stop - my haven. In front of my desktop PC!! Haha! My Windows 7 Beta died on me and now Windows 7 RC is out, like a Beta on its 2nd run. I decided to settle to something that is tried and tested. Away from the cool graphics and effects, I went back to the good old XP. I formatted my HD and installed a fresh copy of XP. After installing everything, surfing I did. My PC is at its full speed, looks like it doesn't like Windows 7 that much as I do after all - or is it about the reformat. Oh well, what matters is that I'm good on the web.

*My Mom in blue on the badminton court*

*Butterfly colored black and blue found by the court*

7:00 PM came and it was time to go badminton. Time to sweat out my flabs. Ate Cream-O before playing. My first game was a mixed match with my mom. I forgot if we won or not, but all that matters to me is that I got my swagger in the play. I'm finished with the noob stage. Hahaha! After a while, a long while that is! Haha! Everybody noticed it too, and there goes the comment that maybe its with the red-colored hair, haha! At last, I came over one of my frustrations. Wahahah! And there goes my two games with my mentor, Ate Leslie. Hehe! We won both two sets for both two games, we were never defeated. Wahahah! Her two tips sunk into me. One: Avoid using the backhand, because it has less power. Manouvering the shuttle cock is easier with the forehand plus you could put more power in it. Two: Exercising your risk with something heavy. And that did put the power and speed in my smashes. Yay! Also, we found this butterfly beside the court. Look at the pic above - just an extra, hehe!.

And finally, the day was over, or not? Back in front of the PC I went. Killed hours till 4:00 AM. Finally felt sleepy, and zzz!

Katharine McPhee Is Blonde

2009-08-06T02:32:00.000+08:00

It has always been a fact that Katharine McPhee is oh so sexy, be it the looks or the voice, she really has it (well, at least for me, haha). She really deserved to win over Taylor Hicks back in American Idol Season 5. Just a fan right here, crying out loud again. And it seems that producers sees through that too, because she will be releasing a new album on October 6 - that is entitled "Unbroken." And guess what, she's blonde for the album. PEOPLE puts it as "long brown locks" to a "sexy platinum shag." Look at the picture.

*Kat on PEOPLE's Website*

*Kat was brunette. Well, not anymore.*

*Kat's Profile Pic in Facebook

Here is an excerpt from PEOPLE:

"Katharine McPhee is a born brunette, but for the cover shoot for her new album Unbroken, which hits stores October 6, the singer is trading her long brown locks for a sexy platinum shag — and she’s sharing the look exclusively with PEOPLE. “My music is a little more edgy so that inspired me to be adventurous,” she explains of taking the leap to blonde with stylist Peter Savic. “I’ve never dyed my hair before so this was a pretty drastic change. I’ve always been known as a brunette but I’ve been thinking about it for a long time and it kind of just fit with all of the searching with the music and experimenting that I would do the same thing with my look.” And she’s been noticing other effects of the new style as well. “The look has affected the way I dress, it’s inspired me to be more adventurous with what I decide to wear. It’s silly that something so simple as changing your hair could have such a big effect,” she muses. “I’m just having fun with it. This is a great time for me to do something different. I’m young — I always try to have a good time.”"

More of the release on the real mag, haha!

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Check it out @ PEOPLE -> http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/08/05/exclusive-first-look-katharine-mcphee-goes-blonde-for-her-new-album/

The Brat Is Trying To Grow Up

2009-08-01T00:23:00.000+08:00

I came home from work yesterday at freakin' 4:00 AM. I did an overtime together with some of my wavemates to take the final assessments. Everybody was tired and all, but it was worth it. We can tell the whole world now that we are officially call center agents - after a number of assessments and all that jazz. We made it.

*The whole wave made it through the first hurdle*

Now, I am part of the populace who earns money. I'm finished with my fifth year in college (my last year supposedly), on my sixth year right now. If shit didn't happen, I should be making money already out of my should-have-been-finished degree. Not being able to graduate is not an excuse - I felt the need to contribute financially at home. We are not rich and the cost of living is not getting any cheaper. I took the step to apply for a job, a call center stint that is. I went out of my comfort zone, and hell did I whine about everything! Haha! Check out this sampler, found it on my hard drive. Hahaha!

"I am just so pissed off. I was so happy that I passed the final interview in the call agent stint I was eyeing. After the day-long application process, I went through days in queues to process the requirements for employment. Those days weren’t as smooth as I envisioned them to be. I guess being a grown up is not that easy after all.

Then there goes the dreaded medical clearance. It just shakes every little part of me into anger. I’ve been going back and forth to Diliman fixing things for my employment and still, after a month of agony, I am not yet done.

Now Deborah, this was spontaneous blogging. The hate just made me type sentence after sentence. I am here in the convenient store in the building of the company. I am trying to exhaust everything hoping that after this post, my blood pressure would go down. I’m giving it one last shot. Or is my blood pressure shooting up again. I just feel helpless after that doctor told me that cutting off some of my physical activity had nothing to do with my status right now."

*Sha, Helene & Abby left but everything's good; decisions had to be made*

After all that - I made it through, because of them, my team. We will hit our second monthsary on the 8th of August, hahah! When things go wrong, we just laugh our way out of it. Everything is fun at work with them. They killed my inhibitions with getting close to people. This team we have here is one that you'll die to be in, take it from this brat who was born to complain about everything. We did it, together! Yay!

Huhuh! I'm forgetting something, I and Marie will be transferred to another team. Damn! But then again, we will still see each other on the floor, hahha! Oh well!

Jeepneys Plus Air Conditioning

2009-07-26T22:52:00.000+08:00

One time, Hannah and I were on our way to work at Commonwealth when we saw a jeep that is enclosed. Windows and doors not open. I was intrigued, so intrigued I convinced Hannah we ride on it to work. Convincing her was a challenge, but my curiosity didn't give up.

Yahoo! I was amazed. I let out the child in me again. Hahahah! It even had a TV - the more amazed I became. It was clean and all. Oh so neat! But then again, it is pretentious.

*Hannah on tantrums for riding the jeep*

*TV and Air Con for the amazement*

*Took a photo of the jeep while waiting for Hannah to come out*

It still is a jeepney, a jeepney that is trying to be something else? Like a bus? Why would passengers choose to ride this aircon-ed jeep instead of an aircon-ed bus? (Well, except all that curiosity). Our ride to work would cost P8.00 on a regular jeepney and P11.00 on an aircon-ed bus. Guess how much we payed. P15.00!! The air conditioning and the TV just increased the overhead cost. Its not something to be happy about after all.

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@ RANDOM:

Jeepneys I think is one manifestation of how culture can affect development. Click here and read this thread from PEYUPS. I would like to end this entry with this response from the link:

"Jeepneys are inefficient: they have less passengers per unit area compared to buses, and they consume more fuel than other forms of public transportation. Also, since their engines are less efficient, they emit more air pollutants.

Phase out jeepneys and there will be less congestion in Metro Manila's streets. However, alternatives should be in place and those jeepney drivers would have to have other jobs. I like the idea of a subway system."

-armas_nukleyar

-Peyups Legend

SONA Alert: Free Day Tom! :P

2009-07-26T10:41:00.000+08:00

Per CHED Chair Angeles, no classes tomorrow. UP Diliman will follow, NO CLASSES TOM. FYI. Tnx. Chan. Cao.

-text message from USC

Am I Gay?

2009-07-24T00:57:00.000+08:00

For the second time, somebody who is gay said straight to my face that I look gay. I did feel offended. Like who would not if you are not, right? It isn't everyday that I hear this impression on me. On a second thought, I was wondering - maybe it was just these two who gave a shit to let me know what they think. And damn, did it made me think. A lot.

What makes me look gay? Bear with me, just thinking out loud in here. Enlighten me!! Someone said, its the red head. Fine! But what else? What makes your gay radar alarm? How can you tell that a guy is not really so-much of a guy?

*The first morning with my cool hand-me-down phone.*

But at the end of the day, I know what I think. I know what I want. I know what I am. I really don't care what others think. Its not that I don't digest what they are saying, I just won't compromise myself to how they think things should be. Since you cannot please everybody anyway, settle with what makes you happy. That is how we, brats, go about it. To hell with stereotypes! Hell yes!! Would you just give me the props for crying out loud? Hahahah! How about a little credit for the photo above that looks totally gay (or whatever you think it is). Fwahahahah!

My First Dark Roast Coffee Jelly Frappucino

2009-07-15T00:49:00.000+08:00

I love blogging, and it does change some choices I made. For instance, I settled for a Nokia1200; and now, I have a Nokia N72. I prefered the black and white phone before basically because it gave me just what I needed - to text and call. I didn't care anything about multimedia stuff before. I just didn't feel value from the amount they price the sleek, hi-tech phones. For me, it was just a diamond eyed by a lot of snatchers. So what's with the switch to the N72?

1. It is a hand-me-down from my sister. Its freakin' free!!

2. I get to listen to good music whenever I feel like it. Music is my life.

3. I get to take pictures wherever I am with my phone. It definitely goes with my blogging! Yay!! (I hope somebody would teach me how to put watermarks plus the perfect tool)

How about the yummy picture and the post title that promotes?

Last Monday, I went to SM North Edsa to check out a cheap place to get my hair colored (out-of-this-world evolution of my hair blogged on another entry - still thinking if this is too self-indulgent to post) and to look around the not-so-new annex. I ended up getting my hair done already and buying a card reader after a two-hour walk around the mall. I felt exhausted. A perfect remedy to exhaustion? COFFEE BREAK!! Yay!! Ordered the new addition to Starbucks' coffee with something to eat on the side. It was my first coffee jelly ever after being addicted to this coffee shop for less than a year. It might cost a lot for a working student like me, but the experience is to die for. This escape is all worth it for me. I will definitely try other coffee jellies. Well, that is the food on that photo.

My new phone is like the Cinnamon Swirl to my Dark Roast Coffee Jelly Frappucino. It made the experience of my first taste of the coffee unforgettable. The new phone gave me another reason to never get over blogging. I don't know how people judge my blogging but all that is important to me is that feeling that makes me happy. Like the sugar rush that was killed by a sensational bitter taste. The Cinnamon Swirl to my Dark Roast Coffee Jelly Frappuccino. I will never forget the first taste of that coffee.

Wake Up Call for 2010 Elections

2009-07-09T02:30:00.000+08:00

Enlightenment. The perfect term I associate with the phenomenon I experienced earlier today after reading the headline on what I used to term as a piece of crap. I never was the person who reads publications, I was never fond of reading - and out of the blue, I was digging into a very long article. The yearning for change inside me woke up from my long sleep of indifference. I felt like I can do something to drive a change in the country. I will start by making my vote count and by helping others make their choice - a perfect choice that is, as Dr. La Vina would put it. Take the time to read this article and feel empowered by your right to vote!

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How To Choose A President In 2010:

What Should We Look For In A Future Leader

by Antonio G. M. La Vina, JSD*

"The enemy of the good is the perfect." This is the adage I will bear in mind when I enter the voting booth on the 10th of May, 2010. At that time, I will probably have four or five candidates, possibly more, to choose from. They are the ones who remain standing, with serious chances of winning after the longest campaign in Philippine history.

All the choices will be imperfect: if the country allowed it, one choice would be a reform candidate - a non-"trapo" local government official, a Christian preacher, a young councilor or an environmental and sustainable agriculture activist. If the COMELEC or the Supreme Court allow it (which I cannot imagine them doing, given the clear prohibition for any reelection under the Constitution), another choice would be an impeached ex-President. Three or four senators from varying backgrounds and perhaps a former Congressman turned Secretary of Defense would complete the spectrum of options.

How will I choose a President in 2010? It is tempting to do this in a very simple manner: to approach politics, like all things in the Philippines, as personal. But to say that politics is personal can mean two things. It can mean on one hand: Sino ang kakilala ko? Who is the closest to me? Who is the one I am most personally connected to? Or it could mean: Ano and alam ko sa kandidato? What do I know about the candidate? I suppose, as a good citizen, I would choose a President based on what I know about the candidate, rather than my personals connections to a candidate. But wait, this is the Philippines: what I know about a person comes not mainly from what she or he has done in her or his public life but largely from the fact that I know him or her personally.

Take for instance, one of the potential candidates, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro. I have know Gilbert for more than 20 years as we are classmates in the UP College of Law. As someone who studied for the bar exams in the same study group as Gilbert, I know him to be one of 2 or 3 of the most intelligent Filipinos that I have personally known, and I have studied and worked with and taught thousands from 3-4 generations in the last 30 years. More significantly, I know him also to be one of the most patriotic, humble and honest public servants (and I have known thousands as well), able to make hard choices against his own family and class interests. The discipline, professionalism and leadership he has brought in his work in the Defense Department are good qualities of a future President of this country. But does the country have appetite for a candidate supported by the present administration? Will Secretary Teodoro be compromised and become unelectable if he is endorsed by President Macapagal-Arroyo?

I also know Governors Ed Panlilio and Grace Padaca quite well. They inspire me and many others: I look up to them. Both governors, potential candidates for 2010, are founders and champions of the Kaya Natin Movement that aim to espouse genuine change and ethical leadership in our country. The movement seeks to promote genuine and lasting change in our government by promoting transparency, social accountability, people empowerment and electoral reforms. By upholding these values and principles, Kaya Natin hopes to help make our government and our leaders more responsive to the needs of the Filipino people and enable it to deliver basic services to those who need it most in the most efficient and effective way.

Together with Brother Eddi Villanueva, John Carlos de los Reyes, Olongapo City Councilor (Ang Kapatiran Party 2010 Presidential Candidate), and environmentalist Nicky Perlas, Governors Panlilio and Padaca are considered by many to be non-traditional politician and reform candidates. All of these reform candidates will be running in bare-bones, volunteer-manned campaign fueled by idealism and hope. Their potential candidacies excite me but it is difficult to imagine any of their campaigns prospering unless they unite and form a unified front. Even then, the odds will be daunting.

We should also acknowledge that, given their lack or limited governance record, the country is also taking a risk with these reformers. I would have preferred that Governors Panlilio and Padaca finish three terms as Governors first and that Brother Eddie, Councilor de los Reyes, and Nicky acquire local executive experience before running for national executive positions.

The good of course not monopolized by the reform candidates. To me, the candidacies of Senators Mar Roxas, Manny Villar, Loren Legarda, Francis Escudero, Richard Gordon are attractive and merit consideration.

Behind the hoopla of the padyak commercials, Senator Roxas has a solid record of implementing and legislating economic policies that have created jobs and have benefited the poor. Senator Roxas, as Trade Secretary and as Senator, has also been at the forefront of consumer protections and defending our trade interests in the WTO. For example, he has taken the lead in the face of the opposition of the multinational drug industry, in ensuring cheap access to medicines by the poor. His recent vote for CARPER (extending the agrarian reform law with reforms) is something I will count in his favor as I make my decision on whom to vote for 2010. Finally, I like the fact that Senator Roxas is supported by people I have the highest respect for - from veteran political and social activists like former Education Secretary Butch Abad to you and imaginative campaign workers like Rose Romero and Clare Amador.

Senator Villar also has a solid pro-poor and pro-development record, as a businessman and a legislator. The passion with which he is conducting his campaign is also attractive to many. I can personally attest to his commitment to local development, as reflected in the mnner with which he supports capacity building of local governments all over the country. I have ment many local government officials who have told me that they find in Senator Villar someone who understands the challenges of development that their local government units are facing. Finally, to the extent that political courage and will is an important quality for me in our future leaders, I will always remember Senator Villar's actions the night the House of Representatives impeached former President Joseph Estrada.

Senator Legarda is also a real option for me as I decide whom to vote for in May 2010. Indeed, on substansive issues that I care deeply about, such as peace in Mindanao and environmental issues, her record is admirable. Through many year, I have personally seen how she has been a passionate advocate for sustainable development. Through these years, I have also been quite impressed with thw work ethic of Senator Legarda who has clearly put at the center of her life a passion to lead the country to better times.

I do not know Senator Escudero as well as others in the UP College of Law,, not having had the opportunity to teach him. But a viable candidacy of a 40-year-old politician who is explicitly appealing to the youth vote is very tempting to support. The clarity and passion with which he articulates his positions will serve Senator Escudero well if he is elected President.

While I see the positive aspects of the candidacies of Senator Roxas, Villar, Legarda and Escudero, I am concerned that they do not have local governance experience. Through the years that I have worked on governance issues, not just in the Philippines but all over the world, I have come to believe that the heart of governance, the place where it matters the most, is local governance. My hope is that one day, we will have a President or a head of government that comes from the ranks of local government official. For this reason, I will include Senator Gordon among the options I will consider, given his record as long time Mayor of Olongapo. For the same reason, if the candidacies of MMDA Chairman and former Bayani Fernando and Major Jejomar Binay became viable, I will not necessarily rule them out as I make my choice.

Reflecting on these choices for President, I actually feel good about what is in store for us in the 2010 Presidential elections. I think we have a number of good options. Of the candidates I have mentioned in this article, I could easily vote for any 3 or 4 of them.

So how will I choose a President in 2010 among the three or four that I like?

The Movement for Good Governance developed and the Moral Force Movement has endorsed a criteria that would enable us to select transformational leaders. They have also recommended a score card to use to evaluate the 2010 candidates, for President and other options. It is this criteria and scorecard that I will use and encourage others to apply in answering the question: What should we look for in a future leader?

Our future leaders should be transformational leaders who bring about change in individuals, institutions and the country to build a just, humane, prosperous and genuinely democratic Philippine society. Transformational leaders promote the moral values of integrity, social responsibility and love of country through their practice of effective empowering and ethical leadership.

As effective leader is competent, decisive and proactive and has the track record to support this. As Kapitan ng Barko, she/he has the ability to steer the ship of government, to arrive at the destination of a prosperous and just society. Sample indicators for effective leaders are:

1. Does the candidate have a vision of the society with a clear, comprehensive and viable platform of government? Does this translate into consistent and clear positions on key issues (e.g., human rights, agrarian reform, education, etc.)?

2. Does the candidate work hard, get things done and demonstrate political will?

3. Does the candidate have a sound and effective record

- as a legislator (in terms of number and quality of bills);

- as an official of the executive department (in terms of effective, innovative and sustainable programs);

- as a leader of citizen organizations or business enterprise (in terms of effective, innovative and sustainable programs).

An empowering leader is participative/engaging, inspiring and is committed to social justice. As a servant leader, a Lingkod ng Bayan, she/he sets a good example for all to follow and work together. Indicators include:

1. Does the candidate involve stakeholders in decision-making and in implementing and evaluating policies, programs and projects.

2. Does the candidate promote social justice and address basic needs (food, health, education, shelter) and promote the interest of the disadvantaged (women, indigenous people, handicapped, etc.)?

3. Does the candidate inspire unity, trust and hope in people?

4. Does the candidate prepare others to be leaders to succeed him/her?

Finally, an ethical leader is a Katiwala ng Bayan: God-fearing, with moral ascendancy and integrity, a clean and honest track record, and proven integrity. Indicators are:

1. Does the candidate demonstrate good moral character (lifestyle); have a circle of associates (allies, backers, party, broad-based volunteers) who are people of integrity and are pro-reform; and transcend self-interest and sacrifice personal/familial/vested interests for the common good (political dynasty, conflict of interest, nepotism)?

2. Does the candidate advocate and practice meritocracy in government; personally comply with laws (self, family and subordinates); prosecute/punish offenders; protect and promote human rights; and take responsibility for his/her actions?

3. Can the candidate be trusted, based on his/her record and background, to use tha national wealth and resources for the common good and to practice transparent use and accounting of public funds?

4. Has the candidate acted to expose injustice and corruption and has this led to prosecution and/or enactment of a law or other concrete actions?

"The enemy of the good is the perfect." I will remember this principle when I vote on the 10th of May, 2010. But I will vote with confidence and optimism. I do so knowing that I will vote not for the least or lesser evil but for the best among a number of imperfect but good choices. If many of us do this, if enough of us do this, we will change the country.

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Dr. Antonio G. M. La Viña is a professorial lecturer at the UP College of Law and the dean of the Ateneo de Manila University School of Government.

verbatim from THE UP FORUM Volume 10 Number 3 | May-June 2009

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We will get there if we do more and talk less. Let's put some effort to make things work out right. Start with an intelligent vote! Yay!

Allison Iraheta in Billboard Interview

2009-07-05T11:28:00.000+08:00

More from the coolness, Allison Iraheta herself. Hehehe! Here comes the rocker!

Strike Out: Bowling Tournament

2009-07-02T16:29:00.000+08:00

University of the Philippines Engineering Radio Guild (UP-ERG) on its 74th anniversary celebration, will once again host its very own bowling tournament. Set on the 25th of July 2009, 7:30 p.m., at the E-lanes Bowling and Billiards Center, Greenhills, San Juan, we are inviting you to join STRIKE-OUT. This amateur bowling tournament is open to all bowling enthusiasts on and off the campus. Members from different organizations are encouraged to make their teams and represent their organization.

Each team should be composed of four (4) to six (6) players. Four (4) games will be played in the event. In each game, only four (4) players will play. The total team score for the four (4) games will be computed, and the top team with the highest score will emerge as the winner of the tournament.

The registration fee is one thousand five hundred pesos (PHP 1,500.00) for each team, regardless of the number of players. The registration fee includes the lane fees and entry fees for the tournament. The deadline for entries is on July 24, 2009, 7:00pm at the event venue.

For more details, check our website (http://ergstrikeout.multiply.com/). Add us up to receive updates about the event. You may also contact Patty Morota (0917.899.0898) for any question.

Have fun. Challenge your skills. Win prizes. Join Strike Out!!

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! :D

Sakura Jap Resto and Krispy Kreme Coffee @ MoA

2009-06-28T23:59:00.000+08:00

My sister's boyfriend just came home from abroad. He went straight to my sister's even though he lives in Cebu. Why not, right? Its like Luzon-Visayas distance from home. They went to Mall of Asia, then, they watched Transformers there. Hmmm, too bad I can't be a free rider in the scene - no chaperones allowed. My mom and I then caught up with them. Atoy gave

us a treat at Sakura (my first time there). Its a Japanese Resto, so there goes my default order, California Maki. Not much of a fan of Japanese food. They all went for the Bento. Good for me I settled for the maki, because it was one hell of a serving. Oh so filling, but too much for them to handle. Food is food, shouldn't be put to waste. I ended up with three swines who had a hard time walking their way out of the restaurant. Pic from MyFoodTrip.com.

Flickr

I also had my debut at Krispy Kreme. Fine! Loser me. Just staying away from the sinful fried carb. But then again, I wanted to try it. Ordered a large hot cappuccino a while ago. Not really ecstatic about it, but it really is doing its job in keeping me awake - the only reason why I'm blogging right now, hahaha! Hmmm. And another thing, why did I buy my fourth dose of coffee for the day at Krispy Kreme MoA? Well, its because I was with my mom, and I know just the trick to make her buy me one. When the opportunity comes, go and grab it! My philosophy right there.

Anoop and Megan in Paula's Treat and Rehearsals

2009-06-28T12:27:00.000+08:00

I'm smelling something fishy here. Hahaha! (Grabe lang kaadikan sa AI, hahaha!) Well, alright,
they look good together. This shot was taken after American Idol Season 8 Top 10 a night out treat by Paula Abdul. Got this scoop from Rickey.org

http://www.rickey.org/?p=18780

And here is another, hahaha!

http://www.rickey.org/?p=18653

Rehearsals for “Don’t Stop Believing” for the American Idols Live! 2009 Tour over here. I also love this group number. Here is the lyrics of the song:

Just a small town girl, livin in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in south detroit
He took the midnight train goin anywhere

A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Working hard to get my fill,
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin anything to roll the dice,
Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on

(chorus)

Dont stop believin
Hold on to the feelin
Streetlight people

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Who would say there isn't anything going on, haha! Oh so close! Why not, given the chance! Haha! (infected by CVG 9.6.3 banats!)

Missing Heroes

2009-06-28T03:00:00.000+08:00

Sha, my wave-mate at work, showed me this video. Hahaha! I'm just missing Heroes, that's all, hahaha! Watch this, really crazy, hahaha! Pretty old video, but still is cool!

A shoutout from the uploader of this You Tube video: "Heroes Football Superbowl 2009 TV Spot. PLease visit www.jarradb.com for more videos and info about me. If you do visit my site can you click on one of the ads so I can get some money from them. Thanks and enjoy the video."

-maddchickenz36 (February 01, 2009)

I Want Iraheta Fuchsia!

2009-06-25T16:07:00.000+08:00

I am pulling all my strength to post these photos (Weh?! Takte, tatlo kaya to, kapal muks!). Anyway, I took these photos and posted it here because I wanted to keep track of the hairstyles I had on top of my head. I always want something new. I had my hair grow down to my shoulder, and even so thin as if I'm bald. Here goes another style. I got it cut at Bench Fix Trinoma.

Pota, pa-cute!

Kunwari seryoso...

Ooops, last angle. Parang tanga pa rin, haha!

Not happy with this haircut, I'm not really into putting wax all over my hair. It consumes time to style with and I hate that its sticky, like when it is on my hand. The next hairstyle that I want is something that would not need any product to style. One-sided bangs perhaps. And I want it Allison Iraheta fuchsia!! Hahaha! Like Michael Slezak, hehehe! Look for him at EW.com at Idolatry. He colored his hair Allison Iraheta fuchsia, haha! Totally into Allison Iraheta I am! Can't wait for her album later this year.

Yet Another Year - Did I Learn My Lesson?

2009-06-25T15:13:00.000+08:00

It sucks. It totally sucks! I'm still in college. I just can't get over it. I can never get used to it. All I do is trying not to think of it. I always tell myself that I hate regrets, but with my academic run, there is just no other choice...

Somebody from my organization asked me to write tips on studying. The hell! Hahaha! They totally got the wrong person doing it. But then, he insisted on it. Here goes, hahaha! Hey! I did a lot of thinking here, haha! Also stole ideas from past articles of the same topic, hahaha! Still cheating, hahaha!

Are you new to the university? Check out these tips!

1. Play it safe, aim for a one (1)
Targeting just a passing grade will get you nowhere. It won’t give you the gist of a course. It can also add to those times that you regret all your life – if you fall short from a 3 (passing grade in UP grading system), it will end up you taking removals, worse, retaking the subject. You wouldn’t want to a get a 4 (for removals) and definitely not a 5 (fail), right?

2. Cramming is not your guy, totally avoid him.
Include in your daily routine some time for studying. It makes everything flow smoother. Studying won’t be a drag if you do it little by little. Cramming everything the day before an exam is a mortal sin. Memorization alone will not save you – intensive skills are needed in solving. It is impossible to gain this in just one night. Escape that panic.
If you have breaks in between your classes, sandwich some study time right there. Just find your academic niche in the campus. Engineering Library II is one of the cool spots – nice lighting, air conditioner on and most importantly, that geeky feeling, haha!

3. Practice solving.
So how can you ace exams? Practice solving a lot. It prevents the dreaded “mental block” and it does decrease the time you spend solving a problem. That would buy you time to review your answers during exams. Problem sets, take home quizzes, assignments, machine exercises, plates – just do them seriously and you are in the right track. Learn to do them by yourself. If you can’t, then be sure to understand the method as you try to seek help. Why? Because it’s possible that REAL EXAMS will resemble these given take homes. If you have more time, try more exercises, say those from the books you use in your subjects.
You can never blame not passing an exam to a professor that does not teach well. You have to take into account that still, everything is in your hands. If you think the professor is not doing his or her job well, then it should be your prerogative to study more – so, practice more! Yay!

4. Learn to manage your time, prioritize & plan ahead.
List the things that you should accomplish, both academic and extra-curricular. Rank them according to priority. Of course, studying should be on top of your list. Take note of the dates of your exams. Sometimes, everything is on one day. Better do something precautious rather than cram everything in one night. Remember, you are a student. However, chances are, when you do nothing but study, there comes a point that you will be saturated and toxic. Its either you lose your concentration or you just get fed off studying. Take your time off. Release your stress. Strike a balance.
Stick with your plan as much as possible. Avoid diversions. Assume that you easily get distracted with stuff that tickles your curiosity and desires, hahah! So be strong!

5. If all else fails, call for backup
Consultation. If you misunderstood a concept or two, why look for someone else when you can ask it directly to your professor. Be sure to take note of their consultation hours. They expect students to visit them in those times. He/she will gladly answer any of your queries. By any chance, that you can’t seem to find time with your professor, find somebody else who could help you. You could even drop by ERG tambayan to grab a copy of sample exams or even books.
Group study. Generally, studying in groups works well. Keeps you awake. Gives you a hand with difficult concepts. Finds you somebody who share your misery, haha! Just be careful with choosing your group. You might end up doing something not so academic. Stick with the reason why you are together. And very important, be sure to read ahead of the group study. Make the benefit mutual, have something to share to them. It could also get you alienated in the discussions if you don’t know a thing they are talking about.

6. Check your standing.
Let’s say you did your best, and yet, you are in the brink of flunking a subject – don’t panic. Recognize where you are standing at and do some action. Compute for your target grade to pass the course. It will serve as your motivation to do better. Dropping is not a mighty solution. Don’t fail yourself before your professor does. Realize the domino effect it will take on your road to graduation.
However, miracle does happen. I mean, if you did your part and still troubled, majority of your classmates might share the same burden. Your saviour, the curve, just might save you. Hmmm, but don’t count on it.

7. Be physically and mentally present in class.
Listen to your teachers. Usually, teachers in our department are basing their exams in their lectures. Take down notes. It serves you another purpose by the way – not sleeping in class. Doing advanced reading will help a lot. It is not expected that you should have already understood it before class, but it will more or less give you a feel of what to expect. Trying to list down what you don’t understand while reading would be a bright move. Ideally, after a class, these questions would have been answered.

At the end of the day, just reflect on why you are in college. Everything will fall into place if you are determined to realize your goals. These tips might not apply to you, but as long as you know what you want, you will come up with your own set of tips that is tailor-fit to you. Every thing is a case-to-case basis after all.
If you haven’t thought about it, you better start thinking. Have a mind set. Brainwash yourself if necessary. You have to reprogram your lifestyle while you still can. Start drawing those patterns for your five yours. Have it tailor-fit.

I'll try to digest this. :))