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		<description>&gt;Badet.|121086|
&gt;proud 2b from UPIS03!
&gt;College graduate na!
&gt;ex-bugaw
&gt;amateur okrayer
&gt;dealer ng tokwa
&gt;galit sa malanding text lingo (you should know why)
&gt;mainit ang dugo sa chain messages at multiple posting
&gt;nangangain ng batang tarantado
&gt;nagku-culture ng amag
&gt;tambay sa bahay</description>
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			<title>UP Pep Makes UP Proud TALAGA.</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Una sa lahat,<b> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PIO!!!! </b>Sabi ko nga kay Kaeos, na syempre hindi nga pala niya nareceive dahil wala siyang phone,<i> "Manalo man o MANALO, magpalibre kayo kay Pio. Tutal bday naman niya!"</i> Eh owell, you won. At may MP3 players kayo, shet ka! hahaha.<br /><br /><a href="http://jspotnigarma.multiply.com/journal/item/2" target="_blank">Just like Jeff</a>, UP Pep fan din ako. Aminin natin, basketball naman ang puso ng UAAP dahil yun ang nati-TV. Kung hindi ka sports fan tulad ko, hindi ka naman eeffort manood ng games ng teams na non-televised. Kaya ang siste, nagiging UAAP = basketball. Pero dahil bugok ang Maroons sa basketball and I'm SOOOOO NOT a basketball fan, UAAP = cheerdance para sa akin. Tutal, doon naman nananalo ang UP eh.<br /><br />O anyway, Dun muna tayo sa gusto kong icomment sa UAAP Cheerdance Compet. Aside from okraying squad uniforms, narealize kong isa pang nakakakuha ng atensyon ko sa cheerdance eh yung music. GRABE. Dito mo maririning yung gay-est, most rocking, most nostalgic, or ultimate WTF-why-choose-that? music. Nakakatuwa at nakakatawa.<br /><br />Tinatamad akong commentan ang bawat team this year. Hindi kasi ako nakapag-notes. Kasi, pagkatapos magperform ng UP Pep, yung routine pa rin nila ang iniisip ko. ANG LUPET, SOBRAAAA!!! Yung ang galing galing na nakaka-kilabot talaga. This year's is my favorite performance na. Yung huling fave ko kasi eh yung may arnis sila at naka-capris. Kelan ba yon? O anyway, UP Pep sets the trend talaga. Last year, they were rock stars. This year, tribo naman. Not to mention the originality of music. Hands down, UP Pep. Kung sakaling hindi man kayo naging champs ulit, which I doubt, UP will still love you for this year's routine. Kasi stand out eh. At exceptional talaga.<br /><br />Ganyang kagaling ang UP Pep that they touch the hearts of many. hahaha. Parang E-heads. May ganong comparison? Basta. Nakita ko pa nga yung friend ko sa TV na umiiyak. Itago na lang natin siya sa pangalang Aristotle Maglayon. Pero kaya siguro ako fan ng UP Pep, bukod sa magaling sila nang BONGGA, eh dahil malapit lang sila sa puso ko. Kasi ang dami na ring UPIS peeps na dumaan diyan. At for the past few years, naging 03-dominated din ang Pep Dancers/Drummers. Iba yung feeling na nakikita mo na yung mga kaibigan mo on TV na nananalo sa much-anticipated event every UAAP. Kung hindi mo man sila nakikita, alam mong andun sila at pumapalo. Shout-out sa mga natitirang 03 sa Pep ngayon: <b>Pio, Kaeos, Mapat</b> -- field demo days pa lang eh nagpapataob na kayo ng other batches. Being in the UP Pep Squad is not that different. Gumaganon!<br /><br /><a href="http://vocaleesta.multiply.com/video/item/69" target="_blank">For that</a>, <span style="font-size: small;"><b>CONGRATS, UP PEP SQUAD!</b></span></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Half Days are Gdwn Days</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Ang saya-saya kapag morning duty ka lang sa work. Na iyong-iyo ang hapon para magkipag-bonding with yourself. Parang yung <a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2007/09/18/@1477822/">Sacred Sundays.</a> Pero Sundays are more for pahinga for me. Maarte? Yung afternoon off's at work naman ay for shopping. Quality internet time naman pag tinamad ako lumabas.</p>
<p>Saturday. Edi half day na naman. Nagpunta akong St. Francis square para mamili ng pang J-cls sa aming upcoming trip na nawa'y hindi mapurnada.</p>
<p><i><b>Flashback: </b>Saturday last week, last leg ng pig-out week, sa North Park with Grace, Jer, Jay, &amp; Rozz. Tapos nanood yung tatlo ng </i>For The First Time<i> sa Greenhills at sumama naman ako para mag-shopping.</i></p>
<p>Going back to my shopping chronicles.... ayun, bago ako mag-St. Francis, nag-Mercury Drug at Watson's muna ako para mag-replenish ng mga kelangan sa bahay at stock sa office: maraming shampoo, conditioner, toothpate, lotion, napkin, among others na animo'y magtatayo ako ng sari-sari store. Eto akong si tanga, dala-dala ko lahat ng yun sa mabigat ko nang bag habang nililibot ang tiangge. Seryosong nanakit ang likod at legs ko nun. To think na slacks lang ang nabili ko ha. At wala akong nabiling sapatos. For that, wala pa pala akong kumpletong outfit! At the end of the day ko na lang marerealize kung anong gaano kalaking kaokohan ang ginagawa ko. Dahil hindi worth it yung pagod dahil hindi ko naman nabibili yung mga kelangan/gusto kong bilhin.</p>
<p>Ang pili-pili ko kasi mamili. Yung feeling ko, hindi worth my money yung mga nakikita ko. Kaya ayun, leg work out ang drama ko. Tapos eto, narerealize ko na lang na too much stress on me yun. Hindi healthy. Kelangan dumisiplina.</p>
<p>Yan ang resolution ko for my next shopping escapades during afternoon off's. Dapat productive. Kung hindi, itulog ko na lang. In fairness kasi, feeling ko mas marami pa akong naaaccomplish pag half day. Yung mag-isa akong maglilimayon, nagla-lunch mag-isa. One time sa Kenny Roger's, <a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/06/19/@1579474/">tapos mapapa-reminisce bigla</a>, movie-mode. hahaha. Yung mag-isa akong magmo-mall o magta-tiangge. Though Makati/Quezon City pa rin, at least hindi na within UP lang. Lalo pa't marunong na akong pumuntang Greenhills nang naka-pampublikong sasakyan. Pauwi na lang yung aaralin ko pa.</p>
<p>Next half day ko, malamang last week of September pa. At bilang magbabalik na ang Heroes on Sept. 22, I'd probably spend my half day downloading the season premiere.</p>
<p>Which reminds me about <b>Prison Break.</b> Hindi ko na gagawan ng separate entry, hindi ko naman re-reviewhin eh.</p>
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<p><strong>(<a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/09/06/half-days-are-gdwn-days/">onto the spoilers</a>)</strong></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Pick-up Girls</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Last Monday, birthday ng aking beloved Nanay. So, since I'm trying to develop my EQ, binilhan ko siya ng cake. Yung Frozen Brazo de Mercedes from <b>Dimpy's </b>that I've been craving for. Php600 siya, pero birthday naman ni Nanay eh, kaya binili ko. Isa pa, hindi everyday occurrence tong ganito!<br /><br />After work, sinamahan ako nina Aika &amp; Kat <i>(Cut. hahaha).</i> Nag-taxi kami going to 1423 Acacia St. sa Dasma Village. So ayon, pagdating namin sa Dimpy's, lo and behold, ayaw na kaming hintayin ng lekat na driver! At ewan ko ba at hindi naman kami nagmakaawa masyado kay manong driver na hintayin kami!<br /><br />For that, wala kaming ride palabas ng village. AT WALANG TAXI palabas, of course. Yun ang simula ng adventure... naglakad kaming tatlo palabas ng village. Ang concern pa namin, mukha kaming mga yaya na nag-day off at may idedeliver sa amo bilang may dala nga akong karton ng cake nun!<br /><br />Pero pinanindigan namin ang paglalakad. Malay ba namin ni Aika na hindi pala sanay sa lakaran tong si Kat? Ayun, bumukas ang tahi ng gaga. Kaka-tooth surgery lang kasi niya recently; tapos may dala pang MALAKING bag dahil galing siyang province and that was a Monday nga. <i>(And the humongous bag added the mga-naglayas-na-yaya image).</i> But for the love of Nanay, I continued walking. And since Kat and Aika are such good friends, they walked by my side. Awwww...</p>
<blockquote><i>*biglang may tumunog na motor*</i><br /><b>Kat: </b>Sis!!!! Ayan na, may tricycle!!!!<br /><b>Aika:</b> Sis, walang tricycle dito sa village!!!</blockquote>
<p><br /><br />Oo nga naman. HAHAHAHA. High-end village eh. Yung mga ga-mansion o ga-white house ang mga bahay. Yung pwedeng-pwedeng pag-shootingan ng hacienda o haunted house. Ako naman, tanggap ko na sa sarili ko na maglalakad kami hanggang MRT Ayala station. Si Kat, talagang nakabantay sa bawat sasakyang dadaan. <b>"Ayun, Sis!! Matanda!!!"</b> ang hirit ni Ate sa tuwing may makikitang kotse na feeling niya, pwede kaming isakay. Pero siyempre, hindi kami pumara. How dugyot naman, right?<br /><br />Malapit na kaming makalabas ng village nang may van na pumara sa amin: <i>"Lalabas ako, gusto nyong sumabay?"</i> OMG. <b>Pumatol kami.</b> We were dugyot, indeed.<br /><br />Mukhang hindi naman kami itatangay nung driver, at maganda yung van. Sorta like Jaja's, but a little more bongga. At wag ka, pulitiko pa raw pala ang may ari nung sasakyan. SHET TALAGA. Pumatol kami. hahahaha. Ngayon ko lang nare-realize na paano kung nalihis nang konti yung fate namin to the more negative side of things? Yari.<br /><br />Anyway, we got to MRT Ayala safely naman. The cake was still frozen and Kat hadn't collapsed yet. We got home safe. Happy birthday.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Nothing Special</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Last Tuesday, napanood ko na rin yung <strong>A Very Special Love</strong> dahil sa peer pressure, LSS, at good reviews. Na-excite naman talaga ako, kasi yung mga kasama ko pang manood eh 2nd-timers na sa pelikulang 'to. Nasa mood naman ako manood, ready to feel kilig.</p>
<p>Kaya lang, ayun... <strong>Forgettable ang movie.</strong> Gusto ko siyang i-blog at i-recount ang kilig moments with kilig lines, pero eto, ang tagal nang pending nitong sinusulat ko, ngayon ko lang natapos dahil hindi ko rin maalala yung mga eksena. For a supposedly feel-good romcom, nahabaan ako sa <em>A Very Special Love</em>. Hindi dahil sa mahaba ang running time, kundi dahil ang tagal bago dumating sa kilig scenes at parang ang tagal bago dumating dun sa kwento talaga. Akala ko noon, madali akong ma-impress sa movies kasi naappreciate ko naman yung movies nina Juday at Piolo, at ang latest kilig movie for me ay yung <strong>You Got Me</strong>. To think na naappreciate ko siya despite the casting of Zanjoe Marudo in the movie, it must be samteeng!</p>
<p>As <a href="http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2008/08/01/videoke/" target="_blank">Jessica Zafra</a>&nbsp;put it, <em>A Very Special Love</em> was simply a series of kilig moments. Yun nga lang, hindi ko na-feel yon! In fairness, I was really looking forward to the kilig scenes, masabi lang, pero ilan lang yung tumatak sa akin.</p>
<p><strong>(<a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/08/30/nothing-special/">Tulad na lang nung...</a>)</strong></p>
<p>Pero nag-shine si Sarah Geronimo. No doubt, moment niya sa pelikulang ito. Kung si John Lloyd yung nagbigay ng <em>"awwww..."</em> factor sa movie dahil sa&nbsp;drama scenes&nbsp;at sa heartless-boss-turned-soft-hearted-lover character niya, si Sarah naman yung continuous comic relief. <strong>WHATTAFACE</strong> kasi talaga. Yun naman ang puhunan nila sa movie -- facial expressions ni Sarah. Walang malupet na dialogues pero yung mukha ni Sarah Geronimo, iha-haunt ka forever.</p>
<p>So ngayon, meron namang <strong>For The First Time</strong>. Ay nako, dito hindi na ako magpapapilit manood nang may bayad. Richard Gutierrez movie eh. Walang kalatuy-latoy na acting naman yan. Kahit set in Greece pa. Nako, magpunta na lang tayo ng Greece at gumawa ng kanya-kanya nating pelikula.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Villains Make The Movie - TDK sorta review</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Finally saw <b>The Dark Knight</b> with kasmot, hahaha. Hindi na talaga ako nanood nung opening week dahil last time na nanood kaming magkapatid sa opening day <i>(<a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2005/11/16/@1053905/">HP Goblet of Fire</a>)</i>, na-stress lang ako. Hindi ko rin naman talaga pinagkahintay-hintay tong movie na to dahil hindi naman ako Batman fanatic. Nung una, na-intriga lang talaga ako sa critiques on Heath Ledger's performance, but after reading movie reviews in peyups.com, I decided that <i>The Dark Knight</i> is one movie I can't afford to miss. I stopped reading reviews before I got to the spoilers -- knowing that this was the darkest Batman film to date was enough to have me see it on the big screen.<br />
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For a movie that ran for over two solid hours, I didn't find <i>The Dark Knight</i> boring in any way. True, the movie was overhyped, but it garnered a lot of positive reviews and it did not disappoint. From the beginning to the end, the movie was sinister; demented in ways other than just the protagonist - antagonist plot. This was the kind of movie you'd still be thinking about even after the cinema lights have gone back up and even after you've left the theater. Ito yung movie na pagtayo ng audience paalis ng sinehan, damang-dama kong haunted sila nung istorya, parang zombies na naglalakad nang tahimik, dead air accompanied by the music of the closing credits. Ganun ang impact.<br />
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<strong>(<a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/07/27/villains-make-the-movie---tdk-sorta-review/">onto the spoilers</a>)</strong><br />
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No further comments on Christian Bale as Batman. He is the Batman, and he is the story. He may not have had lines that stuck to my head, but he didn't need that. <br />
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Obviously, I enjoyed watching <b>"The Dark Knight"</b> and I plan on seeing it again on the big screen. Kasi diba, the first time you watch a movie is just for entertainment. The next time you see it is for actually absorbing and assessing the story. But I'd probably see it again, simply because I want to. And it's worth another viewing.<br />
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>One Phone Call (horror?)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<i>*phone rings with I Need A Hero ringtone*<br />
*registered name: Charm - roaming*</i><br />
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<b>Gdwn thinks:</b> <i>Ang yaman ng bruhang to, cell phone na ang pinapangtawag sa akin ngayon, hindi na landline na may prepaid card!</i><br />
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<b>Gdwn says:</b> Hello? Hello? Hello, Charm!<br />
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<b>Charm:</b> Gdwn, SI GRACE TO! Magkasama kami ni Charm ngayon!<br />
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<b>Gdwn:</b> GRAAAAACE!!!! Nasaan kayo?!<br />
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<b>Grace:</b> Sa bus! Ikaw na lang ang kulang! Sorry, ginagawa ka naming bridge ng messages ni Charm. Ikaw na talaga ang London Bridge!<br />
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<b>Gdwn thinks:</b> <i>*tears on cue* hahahaha parang birthday ko tapos may phone patch!</i><br />
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<b>Charm:</b> Gusto lang namin ipaalam na magkasama kami.. chever chever...<br />
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WAAAAAHHHH!!! Ok, ok, aware akong may Heathrow flight si Grace ng 27. Nawalan lang ako ng sense of timeframe ngayon kaya na-surprise ako. <b>OH.MY.GOD.</b> Ang arte ko.<br />
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At dahil naputol ang phone patch nyo sa akin kanina, here's what I wanted to say:<br />
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<blockquote>Gracie, seryosong ang saya-saya ko na nagkita kayo. Kasi almost a year na kayong hindi nagkikita ni Charm! Tapos diba, Gatwick flights ka lang noon.. parang so close yet so far. Anubeh! At naku, sobrang walang kaso sa akin ang maging "bridge" no. <i>(Ano ba kasi yung more appropriate term para dun? Baka isipin nila lesbo lovin kayo kasi may nagbi-bridge for you!)</i> Kasi hello, naisakatuparan na rin (partly) yung plano nating get-together abroad! GRABEEEEE!!!!<br />
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Kinabahan pa akong maputol yung call nyo kanina kasi low batt na ako. Hindi ko makapa kung nasaan yung charger, ipa-plug ko sana talaga habang kausap kayo! Kung napipicture nyo lang ako na naeexcite dito. Promise, mukha akong cartoons. Na parang kinukurot yung puso ko in a way lalo na yung sinabi nyong <i>"Ako na lang ang kulang."</i> Alam nyo naman, pag si Grace ang nagbitaw ng linya, napapa-movie mode kami ni Charm! Parang shet, tears on cue talaga to! WAAAAHHH!!! Kelan naman kaya yung turn ko diyan?! Kelangan ko na magsipag mag-ayos ng documents!<br />
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Moving on... Kelangan ko na tapusin tong phone patch extension natin. Gusto ko lang sabihin na masaya talaga ako sa get-together nyong yan. Hihintayin ko sa Multiply ang pictures nyo. Shet kayo, phone booth photoshoot? Hmp. waaaaahhhhh group hug!<br />
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>26B vs. 11Y</title>
			<description><![CDATA[It has been over 2 months now since our April Hong Kong trip.  <i>(Duh, siyempre 2 months. Eh April yun tapos June na ngayon. So two months nga. Binara ang sarili??)</i> This entry has long been overdue and I guess it's time for me to tell you about my HKG escapades, and time for me to be masipag enough to write about it. Ang haba kasi talaga ng kwento at tinamad akong magsulat the past months.<br />
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We had this HKG trip planned right after we got home from our <a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/03/09/@1533098/">Feb/Mar HKG trip</a>. We just had this feeling that we were compelled to go back to Hong Kong (ASAP) to get over the camera tragedy. It was all set then -- Robee, Aika, Lea, and I will be going back to HKG in April; plus Rozz and Yvette. After less than a month of preps, Aika, Lea, and Rozz backed out (hmp), leaving Robee, Yvette, and me still a hundred percent all-out for the trip. It was about a week before our HKG adventure when we booked our hotel and decided to just go to Disneyland. It was a little over a week before April 11 when I decided <i>(actually, they convinced me)</i> to buy round trip business class tickets instead of one way economy and one way business. By that time, my renewed passport still hadn't been released -- causing me panic attacks and occasional guilt, for I might have been the reason for our HKG Weekend not to push through.<br />
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Anyway... that was my 2nd ID90 trip and my first visit to HK Disneyland. It gave me a lot of firsts and I could go on and on enumerating "my firsts" here since pwede ko namang pilitin, masabi lang na first time ko yun. hahaha. So read on, strain your eyes, laugh at me, love me, bitch out on me, tell me how pathetic I am, or whatever. Basta ako, nag-enjoy.<br />
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The three of us got the chance to go online during our first morning in HKG <i>(well, took advantage of free WiFi at the HKIA)</i> and we were able to send a "letter" to our resa friends who were on duty that Saturday. That letter never fails to make me smile, since it really was a masterpiece of our joint effort to compose something worth reading. Yung mafi-feel ng officemates namin na <b>ANG SAYA-SAYA NAMIN SA HONG KONG.</b> Of course, I won't be posting it here since you can't relate to it anyway. But to create the same "garapal na letter" feel, let me tell you about our April HKG Adventure in the same jologs na kung jologs manner, at pagbigyan nyo na ako, I want this to make me smile everytime I read this. At nino-nosebleed na ako... <i>*wipes off blood beginning to clot*</i><br />
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>3rd Hong Kong trip in 4 Months</title>
			<description><![CDATA[I've been to Hong Kong three times now, within the first two quarters of this year. I'm getting used to flying business class as well. Takot ko rin namang hindi makasakay ano. Last weekend's HKG trip with my CX friends was "Roster Magic," as we call it, thanks to the Roster King Jerjer who was able to manipulate our schedules for six of us have weekends off.<br />
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From what I remember, after coming back from HKG last April <i><a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/06/22/@1580372/">(overdue writeup!!!)</a></i>, we already planned on going to Macau in June. All seven of us agreed on that: Carla, Marie, Apol, Rozz, Yvette, Robee, and me. <i>(Mas madali kasing mag-enumerate pag by DOJ!)</i> But due to the increase in fuel surcharges, we decided to split into two groups: Carla, Apol, Robee, and I will be going to <b>Ocean Park</b> while Marie, Rozz, and Yvette will push through with the <b>Macau trip.</b> Nevertheless, we still decided to go together on the same weekend. <br />
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Roll call: that was 7 of us, plus Niko, plus Carla's mom and sis, and Rozz's mom and bro. I think that was the "biggest HKG trip" to date. So... we agreed on taking different flights because it won't do us any good if we insisted to travel together.<br />
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<b>the Kumpletong Picture</b><br />
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I wasn't really planning to buy business class tickets for this trip, but when the Regal Hotels in HKG offered free accommodation for CX staff (w/ food vouchers, of course), I made up my mind to just spend on the tickets. After all, I didn't want to stress myself over not getting on the flight to HKG since almost all CX staff from MNL availed of the free hotel. So, we went hotel-hoarding that all of us had our own rooms, breakfast coupons, and HKD500 food vouchers.<br />
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<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/gdwn/CX/IMG_0570.jpg" align="right" alt="CX906 B744" hspace=10 vspace=10> I decided to take CX906 (11:05am) last June 13 even if it meant that I'd be traveling alone to another country for the first time. Prep for long haul flights! haha. A bit before 10am that morning, I got a call from Robee and the magic words came -- <b>BN307, 88A.</b> *ahem* I'll be having a window seat on the upper deck!<br />
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<strong>(<a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/06/21/@1580055/">so the adventure continues</a>)</strong><br />
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Pictures here:<br />
<a href="http://gdwn.multiply.com/photos/album/15" target="blank">Friday</a><br />
<a href="http://gdwn.multiply.com/photos/album/16" target="blank">Saturday</a><br />
<a href="http://gdwn.multiply.com/photos/album/17" target="blank">Sunday</a>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>525,600 minutes</title>
			<description><![CDATA[May nakita akong <b>Biology Concepts and Connections</b> by Campbell dito sa bahay. Naalala ko bigla na 2nd year high school na nga pala ang kapatid ko. At 2nd year high school naman ang darkest days ko nung panahon ko. Sa Bio umiikot ang 2nd year, and since hindi ako science person, my sophomore year was my worst, academically speaking.<br />
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Eto na naman ako. Times like this, when I'm alone, make me reminisce about the not-so-distant past. Pag mag-isa kasi ako, dun ako nakakapag-nilay-nilay. Parang last week, nung mag-isa ako sa Glorietta, at mag-isa akong nag-lunch sa Kenny Roger's... Mukha akong gago nun, mag-isa sa table, kung kelan lahat ng table ay taken ng mga pamilya, barkada, at lovers. Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng mabagal na paghihimay ng roast chicken nang biglang tumugtog yung <b>Seasons of Love</b>.<br />
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Flashback senior high, graduation day, overwhelmed sa vocal music class, dahil in fairness, magaling naman silang kumanta. Or maybe, it was the mere fact that it was graduation day and we were about to leave our beloved high school completely. Bilang UPIS batch 2003 rocks, mahirap talagang hindi ko ma-miss ang batchmates ko. <br />
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Sometime last month yata, Cza left for the US, tapos may despedida for her, siyempre. Pag bina-browse ko yung multiply albums nung despedida, tapos nakikita ko si Gian, si Bill, ang 10-Dao... nanghihinayang ako kung bakit ba hindi ako pumunta. Tapos sina Mei, Kitts, and FOTNM, laging may get-together na parang ang dali-dali para sa kanila ang gumala. Probably, it helped na lahat sila at nasa loob lang din ng UPD campus nung college, unlike me na in-exile sa all-girls' school along Commonwealth Ave a.k.a. AIT.<br />
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Eh bakit ba napaka-inggitera ko? HAHAHA. Ang tamad-tamad ko kasi. Pwede naman akong makipag-kita sa high school friends ko, nakakatamad lang mag-commute. Basta, promise na to, magplano kayo ng maayos at solid na get-together, pupunta talaga ako. Yung GSP All-Stars reunion, di na nag-materialize.<br />
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Dali, bago maubos yung five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes natin.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>London Fam Tour</title>
			<description><![CDATA["London familiarization tour" -- That was how we labeled Ate Shawie's movie, <i>Caregiver.</i> Sad to say, na-disappoint ako sa movie na ito na pinagkahintay-hintay ko.<br />
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Just so you know, about movies ang thesis namin ni Charm nung college. Dahil doon, we developed this inclination towards Pinoy movies, kahit mainstream. Napag-uusapan pa namin noon kung kailan kaya magkakaroon ng movie ang Star Cinema na <b>"London,"</b> gayong meron nang <i>Dubai</i> at <i>Milan</i>. Tapos, in less than a year yata, nalaman naming may Sharon Cuneta movie set in London kaya naexcite naman kami. Nakakatuwa kasing isipin na nag-materialize pala yung what-if's namin.<br />
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Then, finally, I got to see <b>Caregiver</b> last night with my CX friends. Kung sa amin ni Charm, fascination for movie addicts ang pag-materialize ng London film na to, sa amin naman ng CX friends, London fam tour ang <i>Caregiver.</i> Bilang mahal ang long haul flights at wala naman talaga kaming panahon para mag-leave nang kaswalan at wala <i>(pa)</i> kaming UK visa, watching the film was probably the closest we could get to London <i>(sa ngayon).</i><br />
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Kaya lang, ayun, the movie failed to impress me. Siguro, factor na rin yung katabi ko ang mahadera kong officemate na si Jerjer, na walang patawad sa pag-comment sa movie, kaya hindi ko na-feel yung overall drama effect ng <i>Caregiver.</i> Feeling ko tuloy, nakakainis kaming dalawa sa sinehan kasi akala mo, nanood kami ng comedy movie kung makapag-comment. Gusto ko pa namang maantig, tutal bihira naman ako manood ng drama movies. Pero the movie itself, despite the presence of Jerjer, was dragging and lacked the "kurot sa puso" factor.<br />
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<strong>(<a href="http://gdwn.tabulas.com/2008/06/10/@1576520/">Spoilers ahead</a>)</strong><br />
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Dragging as I find it, may parts pa rin namang nag-enjoy ako sa panonood. Paano ba naman, nandoon sina Jhong Hilario, Lotlot de Leon, Monique Wilson, Anita Linda, Dexter Doria, Kuya Boy in Maximo Oliveros, Ella V, and Gary Granada. Hindi kasi ako aware na andun sila. Kaya nakakatuwa lang na kasama pala sila doon. Pati nga yung asawa ni Ai-ai sa <i>Ang Cute ng Ina Mo,</i> andun din eh!<br />
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At in fairness naman sa <i>Caregiver,</i> may funny lines din. Although hindi sapat yun para maging enjoyable for me ang movie. PERO NAMAN... sobrang naappreciate ko yung kinuha nilang Brit actor to play the role of Mr. Morgan. Siya talaga yung fave person ko in this movie. Yung mga linya lang niya ang tumatak talaga sa akin, lalo na ito:<br />
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<blockquote>Sometimes, when you least expect it, someone will come into your life, and make you feel less lonely.</blockquote><br />
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Yang buong eksenang yan, ang sakit sa puso. Pati yung simpleng <i>"Thank you"</i> ni Mr. Morgan for Sarah's job, dama ko naman daw. (Mahanap nga transcript nito.) hahaha. Tapos may letter pa si Mr. Morgan kay Sarah na talaga namang napa-tears on cue ako. Narealize ko lang, <i>that you really have to love yourself and find the path that your heart tells you to take. That you have to make it a point to consider what would be better for yourself before taking on other people's problems, or giving in to their needs.</i> Pero hindi sa magpaka-selfish ka. Isa pa, <i>it's not too late to show how much you care for someone; or simply, just show that you care and that you feel.</i> Yan naman ang napagtanto ko sa mga eksenang coldness ni Mr. Morgan towards his son and Sarah. Basta, sabi ko nga sa inyo, si Mr. Morgan lang ang mabenta sa akin sa movie. <br />
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Kaya kung gaano ka-boring ang comments ko, ganun din ako na-bore sa movie. Ang laki kasi talaga ng inexpect ko dahil anniversary offering daw to ng Star Cinema, tapos comeback movie ni Ate Shawie, tapos set in London. Nag-expect ako ng mga linyang tatatak talaga sa isip ko, kaya lang wala naman. For that, <i>Kung Ako na Lang Sana</i> pa rin ang fave movie ko ni Ate Shawie. hahaha. On second thought, baka nga depende yan sa mood mo sa sinehan. Hihintayin ko na lang siya sa Cinema One, panonoorin mag-isa, baka sakaling maantig na yung damdamin ko pag pinanood ko ulit.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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