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May each one of us have a meaningful Christmas... and tons of alcohol... and lots of money too!

Image courtesy of Ed Arevalo

Aysman and I watched Chris Brown and Rihanna perform last November 16 at the Fort Bonifacio Open Field.

Good Things:

1. Early Bird Promo. Since maaga kami bumili ng tickets, naka-avail kami ng Early Bird promo. The tickets that were sold for P3500 starting November 1, we bought for only P1500 each back in October.

2. Getting There. Di kami nahirapan pumunta sa concert venue this time, unlike nung nanood kami ng concert ni Beyonce, di kami makakuha ng cab. Aysman and I decided to meet up near my place and easily got a cab, so off to the venue we went. Mabait din si manong driver. Walang angal at di humihingi ng dagdag.

3. Entrance. Di kami nahirapan maghanap ng entrance kasi standing room lang, unlike before na inikot namin ang buong concert venue kakahanap ng entrance.

4. Happy Feet. I learned from my mistake and wore slippers to the concert. So my feet although tired were still in pretty good shape until the end of the show.

5. Instinct. I felt that it would not be a good idea to bring a big bag and boy was I right. Kasi ang daming bawal ipasok sa concert venue, pati alcohol, cologne and ballpens, bawal. Pag iniwan mo sa guards, wala ng bawian.

6. Abaniko. I brought my good old reliable abaniko (thanks to Kulotlot) and fan myself and Aysman throughout the event. Malamang kung wala yun, nag-collapse na ko or nang-away ng katabi sa sobrang init.

7. Fireworks. Ang tanda ko na pero I swear, na-a-amaze talaga ako manood ng fireworks. Naisip siguro ng mga organizers na kailangan may intermission na maaaliw ang mga tao kaya nag-stage sila ng fireworks display para ma-distract ang audience habang nagpapalit ng set.

8. Chris Brown. Killer moves, good songs and great abs! What else can you ask for? Ang swerte ng nakakuha ng hinagis nyang pawisang polo. Hahaha.

9. Rihanna. I like her songs, but I was not really fascinated with her. I have to say though that seeing her perform live made me appreciate her more as an artist. Performance level talaga. And I enjoyed every number.

10. Video Wall. Laking tulong talaga.

11. Aysman. Ang pogi ng date ko. Period.


Not So Good Things:

1. 70,0000. I felt a little agoraphobic because there were really a lot of people. Sabi sa news, there were about 70,000 people who attended the event. I read somewhere that some of the Gold ticket holders were only able to enter the concert venue almost halfway through Chris's Brown's performance. Pag sobrang dami ng tao, nagdadasal talaga ako na wala sanang kung anong masamang elemento ang magstart ng stampede. Dahil lampa ako, I'm sure wala akong laban. Buti na lang walang jologs sa paligid that time.

2. The Heat. Ang lagkit ng mga katabi ko. Yung isang girl, di pa nagsisimula ang concert pero ang lagkit na nya. Maya-mayang konti pa, ang icky na rin ng feeling ko. Buti na lang at may baon akong abaniko at maraming tissue kaya di pa ko umabot sa point na mag-ayang umuwi.

3. Suppressed. Dahil super daming tao, di ako nakasayaw masyado kasi konting groove lang, may mababangga ako. So konting sway sway na lang ng balakang at galaw-galaw ng balikat tsaka ulo.

4. The Thirst. I was so thirsty after the concert but I had to settle with a can of warm soda since there were long lines of people trying to buy a drink. Take note, warm soda. Warm.

5. Souvenir. Dahil wala kaming digicam, eto ang nag-iisang picture namin ni Aysman during the concert. Di pa mukhang nasa concert nga kami.

6. Going Home. Hassle pauwi. Di kami sanay gumala sa The Fort so di namin alam ang pasikot-sikot. Nanghula na lang kami kung saan ang sakayan. Ang rule namin ni Aysman, pag di alam kung san ang sakayan... sundan yung mga mukhang commuters. Hehehehe. Kaso ilang grupo na ang sinundan namin pero wala pa rin kami masakyan pabalik ng Makati. Ang daming taxi pero ayaw magsakay ng mga driver, at ang shuttle naman di namin maabutan.

At dahil wala kaming masakyan pabalik man lang ng Makati, at dahil din hinding-hindi ko ipagkakatiwala ang buhay namin sa mga habal-habal sa halagang 20 pesos... nag-decide kami ni Aysman na mag-workout pauwi. Hehehe. Kaya ayun, HHWW kami from The Fort to EDSA Ayala. So all in all, considering all the aspects of the event and the experience, I have to say that I had a really great time. Sulit.

If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I’d roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted and go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I’d kick it with who I wanted
And I’d never get confronted for it
Because they’d stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man
I’d listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy

I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone its broken
So they think
that I was sleeping alone
I’d put myself first
And make the rules as I go
Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Waiting for me to come home (to come home)

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man
I’d listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

It’s a little too late for you to come back
Say its just a mistake
Think I forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong


But you're just a boy
You don’t understand (and you don’t understand)
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you’ll wish you were a better man
You don’t listen to her
You don’t care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you've taken her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
But you're just a boy…

... para sa lahat ng babaeng di nabigyan at binibigyan ng importansya ng mga lalake sa buhay nila.

I first heard about it from my bestfriend, who like me, loves Matt Damon. Then I got the chance to see the video through BluedTiny's (who wants to marry Matt Damon) blog. Then I learned from MWOT that Jimmy Kimmel has released his own version of the video in response to Sarah Silverman's confession. It's really really funny, so I would like to share the video with everyone.

Got this from the survey queen. Dahil favorite ko rin ang high school life ko, eto...

1. Private o public school mo nung HS?
--> private

2. Lagi ka bang nalelate?
--> hinde

3. Complete uniform ka ba lagi?
--> yes

4. Sumusunod ka ba lagi sa mga school rules?
--> yes, more often than not.

5. Kumakanta ka ba ng Pambansang Awit at School Hymn?
--> oo naman

6. Active ka ba sa klase?
--> hindi ako mahilig mag-recite

7. Magulo ka ba sa klase?
--> oo (hehehe)

8. Nakikipagdaldalan ka ba habang naglelesson ang teacher?
--> parang si cheska fayatola, depende sa teacher

9. Nagbebenta ba ang teacher nyo ng goods nya sa klase nyo?
--> hindi. bawal.

10. Napaopis ka n ba at bakit?
--> oo. kasi lumabas ako ng school dati. inutusan ako ng CAT officer na bumili ng itlog sa katapat na supermarket para sa THE class nya. dahil COCC ako, no choice.

11. Nakabasag ka na ba ng instruments sa laboratory?
--> hindi naman

12. Sumali ka ba sa mga intramurals?
--> cheering competition lang. takot ako sa bola.

13. Gumagawa ka ba ng assignments o copy lang?
--> both

14. Kumakain ka ba tuwing break?
--> oo

15. Ano ang favorite mong food sa recess?
--> saba con hielo

16. Natutulog ka ba sa klase?
--> depende sa teacher

17. Pumapasok ka ba sa ibang room?
--> dapat hindi, pero kakadaldal ko, ibang classroom pala napasukan ko

18. Nagtetext ka ba habang nagkaklase kayo?
--> wala pang cell phone nun. pager uso pero wala rin ako nun.

19. Nagdadala ka ba ng mga pagkain sa room niyo?
--> lagi

20. Ano pinaka mahirap na subject mo sa lahat?
--> calculus. di ko pa rin gets kung aanhin ko 'to para mabuhay.

21. Natawag mo na bang "sir" ang ma'am nyo, at "ma'am" ang sir niyo?
--> oo, hehehe

22. Ano ang pangalan ng eskuwelahan mo noong HS?
--> Sacred Heart School or in short "Sacre."

23. Naaksidente ka na ba nung HS ka?
--> nothing serious pero tinamaan ako ng basket ball sa ulo habang nasa file (COCC training) at di pwede umarteng nasaktan. di rin pwede gumalaw.

24. Ano ang laging kinakain mong pagkain sa canteen?
--> baked mac, saba con hielo at yung frozen frostee

25. In general, love mo ba highschool life mo?
--> oo naman

26. Sumali ka ba sa theater nung HS?
--> yes

27. Dancer ka ba nung highskul?
--> oo. dance troupe ito.

28. Nging CAT officer ka ba nung HS??
--> yes

29. Favorite subj mo nung HS?
--> asian civilization tsaka world history. bibo kid ako dito dati.

30. Catholic ba school mo?
--> yes

31. Sumasali ka ba sa mga clubs at organization and why?
--> yes. masaya kaya.

32. Pinaka namimiss mo nung HS ka??
--> yung batuhan namin ng water balloons tsaka lahat ng kulitan

33. Nagkikita pa ba kayo ng classmates mo nung HS?
--> yung iba

34. Miss mo na rin ba teacher mo dati?
--> hinde

35. Nagbabatuhan ba kayo ng papel nung HS?
--> oo. hindi lang papel.

36. Nag ka boyfriend/girlfriend ka ba nun HS ka?
--> hinde

37. May nag sayaw ba sayo nung gradball mo?
--> all girls kame tsaka wala kaming grad ball.

38. Umiyak ka ba nung HS?
--> ilang beses

39. Pilot/star section ka ba?
--> nung first year lang kasi after nun, wala ng star section. halo na.

40. Na-kick out ka ba?
--> hinde no.

Since August 2005

Para masaya, magsulat ng 3 bagay na pumapasok sa isip nyo tungkol samin.
Ang may pinakamagandang sagot, lilibre ko ng coffee sa pantry. (Nyehehe)

Disclaimer: I am not fishing for compliments. If may masasabi kayong panget, ok lang din.
Abangan ko na lang kayo sa dinadaanan nyo.

 Disclaimer: Wala po akong galit sa mga kulot. In fact, I wish I have sexy curly hair. Inaasar ko lang si kulotlot aka ate len. nyahahaha!

Nagpost ng message ang aking ex-favorite agent at tinatanong kung may kilala akong Manny Ong, tapos napangiti ako. The next thing I knew, tumatawa na ko mag-isa sa workstation ko kasi naalala ko yung mga times na wala kaming ginawa kundi tumawa at pagtawanan sya. Kung ide-describe ko sya in one word, sabihin na lang natin na "classic" sya.

Nung nasa Web site Support pa ko at sya ay nasa Customer Service, and tingin ko sa kanya kagalang-galang na mamang maginoo at intelehente. Pero nabago yan ng magkasama kami sa E-mail Team. Dun ko nalaman mali ang akala ko. Heheheh.

Ang mga sumusunod ay mga tinatawag kong Mongisms. Mga hirit na tatak Manny Ong.

"Oh, don't worry, sir. Your domain name will die a natural death."
- Sabi nya sa isang customer na ayaw na magrenew ng domain name. O san ka pa?

"It depends on you. Sky is the limit."
- Sabi nya sa isang customer na nag-i-inquire kung pano nya mabibili ang isang registered domain name. Kaso wrong info, kasi may limit ang pwede i-offer na price. Hehehe.

"Would you like to renew it for 9 years? How about 5 years? You can get blah... blah. How about 3 years? 2 Years? Why sir, is it the price?"
- Yes, upsell to the max. Pero ng dahil dyan, lagi syang top seller at nanalo pa sya ng trip to Bohol (or was it Davao?) sa isang sales campaign. Kaya lang sana di natakot ang customer.

"My motto is 'quality over quantity.' How many quality e-mails have you processed?"
- Kasi nasa 5-6 e-mails per hour ata sya at pangalawa sa listahan ng pinaka mabagal mag-email sa buong e-mail team.

"My new motto is 'the more the merrier'."
- Matapos i-announce na ang hindi maka-meet ng targets ma-e-enroll sa PIP (Performance Improvement Plan).

"I only have one name, but you can call me Manny (pronounced many)."
- Introduction nya sa sarili nya nung first day ng training sa nilipatang call center.

"Alam mo, ang ganda mo talaga. Mula ulo mukhang paa."
- Nung minsan ko syang maka-YM. Kainis!

Sa isa sa aming mga drinking sessions...

MOng: Alam mo ba? May natutunan ako.
Me: Ano?
MOng: Ang pag pronounce pala ng "customer" hindi "kos-tu-mer"
Me: O ano? (waiting for the puchline)
MOng: Customer (correctly pronounced)
Me: Oo nga.
MOng: Huh? Alam mo rin yon?

Tapos dati pinipilit nya yung isang e-mail agent na ex-US Navy nag magso-sosyo sila sa isang online janitorial services. Wahehe.

MOng: Are you in your house right now so I can walk you through mopping the floor?

Classic. Miss ko na si Manny Ong.

Dun sa picture naming dalawa, pinagkalat nya dati na kinurot ko daw bigla pwet nya kaya sya napakindat. Hahahaha!!!

Okay, I'm either a certified late bloomer or I just don't have much time to go home early and watch TV. While everyone was raving about American Idol, I was probably working my a** off to get those evaluations and coaching sessions completed. It was just lately that I discovered how David Cook can drive girls crazy, especially with his rendition of Mariah Carey's "Always be My Baby." I swear, kinikilig ako.

Yes, I'm hooked on Cook. I mean look at him. Isn't he such a hottie?

My baby won. Yey! I knew he'd nail it.

Ilang linggo ko nang napapanood sa TV ang problema natin ngayon sa supply ng bigas. Sa buong mundo problema ngayon ang pagkain. Habang nagbabangayan mga tao sa itaas, dumedelihensya ang ordinaryong Pinoy ng pambili ng murang bigas.

Pag tinanong ka ng isang foreigner kung ano sa Filipino ang "rice," maiisip mo bang depende sa rice? Ie-explain mo ba sa kanya na dito satin ang rice pag nakatanim pa "palay," pag naani na "bigas," pag niluluto pa lang "sinaing." pag naluto na "kanin," pag lumamig na "bahaw," pag niluto ulit "sinangag" at pag napanis, "kaning baboy" Hehehehe. Sabi sa isang quotation, "The Eskimos have 52 names for snow because it is important to them." Ganun lang kasimple yun.

Kumain kami ni Aysman sa Leslie's sa Tagaytay. Ang steamed rice nila P40.00. Huwaaat? 2 kilong NFA rice na yun ah! Dapat mag-diet na lang tayong lahat.