Alaala ng 2010. Hello 2011! :)

Alright! Ilang oras na lang at 2011 na! Ano nga ba ang mga pangyayari sa buhay ko nitong nakalipas na 2010? Matignan nga.

January

Actually, wala naman ata gaano nangyari nung January. Normal lang. Turo-turo-turo. Ay, anime conventions pa pala. Hehe! Ayos! Normal lang.

February

Ayan, BALENTAYMS! So what? Wala akong alam sa ganyan! Hehehe! Ano nga bang nangyari nung February? Wala pa rin naman ata. Regular lang naman. Lipat tayo ng buwan!

March

Naku! Eto maraming nangyari! Hehehe! Simulan natin sa PAASCU accreditation. Grabe yun. Ngarag kaming lahat sa school. Naging demo fest. Naglabasan lahat ng makukulay na papel, naglalakihang visual aids, and sandamakmak na groupings! Ewan ko, pati ata mga students eh nanibago sa nangyari. Tapos ekstaktong 4 pm eh mistulang ghost town na ang school. Pero that was great! Ang saya nun!

Dito rin ako naimbitahan ng Singles for Christ para sumali sa kanilang Christian Life Program. Di pa ako naka-attend sa unang 2 meeting nun. Buti na lang at puwede pa. Ayan, nakasama ako sa CLP at tatlong buwan din ang tinagal nun. :)

Graduation din ng mga 4th year. Although ilan lang ang ka-close ko dun (as in lang. Di pa nga close eh) eh natuwa pa din ako para sa kanila. Panibagong challenges! Whew! Ayan, kamusta na kaya ang pagiging college student nila? hehehe!

TAGCOM...sayang di ako nakapunta. Anniversary ko pa naman sa pagko-cosplay yun. Hehe! Pero oks lang din. Masaya na rin. So ayan ang March.

April

April eh medyo kakaiba. Hehe! Actually wala rin naman masyadong nangyari eh bukod sa nagtrabaho kami ni sir Glori sa library. Madami din akong natutunan gaya ng importansya ng ISBN sa likod ng libro. Hahaha! Bukod dun wala na. Hehe!

OZINE FEST...ayan. Nag-cosplay kami! Sino nga ba ako dito? Si Feitan ata ng Hunter X Hunter (may iba pa ba?) Hehehe! Ayon, ang saya din. :) Super duper! May mga nakilala din akong bagong kaibigan pero di ko na matandaan kung sino-sino sa kanila. Hehe! After Ozine Fest eh medyo tinamad na akong umattend ng mga convention kaya paminsan-minsan na langa ko uma-attend. Hehehe!

May

Kung tama ang memory ko eh ito yung buwan na pumunta kami sa Quezon Province. Grabe din yun! Ang saya dun! hehe! Tatlong araw na malapit sa nature. Sarap mag-meditate. Hehehe! Well, medyo nakakagulat din ang buwan na ito kasi nalaman ko na may advisory class na ako. Ewan ko ba pero excited ako nun. Naging moderator din pala ako ng Band Club! Kagulat nga eh. Pero salamat sa mga previous mod ng band club sa suporta. :)

Nangyari din pala sa buwan na 'to yung Get Together ng BATCH 2000 ng NSDAPS! Hahaha! Unforgettable yun! Ang saya! Bigla kong nakausap yung mga tao na hindi ko nakakausap dati! Hehe! Sana maulit yun next year! hohoho!

June

Pasukan! haha! Daming challeneges. Nag-iba ang module. Medyo mahirap mag-adjust. Pero masaya ang klase ko. Itong buwan na ito eh wala pa ako masyadong problema sa klase ko. Mababait pa sila. Hehehe! Ay! Oo nga pala. Nitong buwan na ito eh naging ganap na Singles for Christ member na ako! Yehey!

July

Hmm, ano bang nangyari noong July bukod sa birthday ng pinakamamahal kong ina? Ganun pa rin naman. Turo, laro, internet. Nothing special happened. Hehe! Or hindi ko lang talaga matandaan?

August

Ang aking birthday month! Hehe! Ang naaalala ko lang dito eh nung binati ako ng advisory class ko. Nakasulat pa sa blackboard na Happy Birthday. Di ako showy kaya parang wala lang sa akin. Pero after nun, grabe, tuwang-tuwa ako nun! Na-touch ako ng sobra. Kahit na magugulo sila eh nakaka-alala pa rin sila. Kahit na parang kahit wala akong paki sa kanila eh mababait din pala sila. Pero may paki ako sa kanila ha. Di lang talaga ako showy.

September

Regular month lang. Hehe! Bukod sa madaming araw na wala kaming pasok. Hahaha! May parada rin palang naganap kasi kapistahan ng Aranzazu. Grabe! Ang init nun! Hehehe! Pero ok naman yung experience.

October

SUBIC. SEMESTRAL BREAK. Okay, so school lang yata namin ang nagkaroon ng sembreak. Super thank you talaga ako kay Lord nun. Sa wakas, pahinga. hehe! Saya ng sembreak na yun. Na-miss ko din ang Subic. Isang taon bago ulit ako napadpad dun. hehehe! Dito rin bumalik ang hilig ko sa magic. Salamat kay sir Glori ulit!

BEST OF ANIME and COSPLAYMANIA!!! Nag-cosplay din ako nun. Halos magkasunod na linggo sa MOA. Nakakapagod ang biyahe pero ang saya! :)

November

Hmmm, November? Wala akong matandaan na special na nangyari nung buwan na yun. Hahaha! Kaya ayon, November lang. Ay, napasali pala ako sa Fruitcake pero di rin ako tumagal eh. Pagdating ng December eh nag-quit na ako. Hehe! Di ko kasi kinaya. Pero happy ako kasi nakilala ko yung mga alumni ng NSDAPS which is school ko rin nung elementary ako. :)

December

ENGLISH MONTH, INTRAMS, BAKASYON, FRUITCAKE showing, at PASKO!!! O yeah! Grabe! Daming nangyari ng December. Ito ang buwan na may pinakamaraming nangyari sa akin. Napadpad din ako ng ospital ng buwan na to. Highblood. Grabe yun! Ayoko na maranasan yun ulit! Nakakatakot.

Siyempre, napaka-special ng month na 'to sa akin kasi nagkaroon ako ng sinisinta, girlfriend, jowaers o kung ano pa man ang tawag niyo dun. hehe! Sa akin, she's my only one. Kaya special mention siya dito! haha! Sa mahal kong si Kristine Charity R. Dichoso (kumpleto?) haha! Ayun, thank you for being there. I love you! :) hehe! Sweet ba? Di naman. Konti lang. Hehe!

Sa Fruitcake family, mga fruitcakeans! Salamat sa inyo at kahit sa maikling panahon eh nagkasama-tayo. Nakakatuwa kayo panoorin sa practice. Napaka-dedicated ninyo. Congrats nga pala at maganda ang tinakbo ng palabas although siyempre may mga problems din talaga. Pero wala yun dahil nagtagumpay kayo! :) NEXT YEAR! FRUITCAKE ulit! Panonoorin ko talaga yun! :D

Nag-party din pala ang slurp dabarkads dito sa bahay namin! Yehey! Saya nun kahit wala naman masyadong nangyari. Kuwentuhan lang. Sakto birthday ni Sir Peds. Dito na sinelebrate ng grupo. :)

CHRISTMAS TOYCON..well, wala masyadong nangyari. Medyo na-bored nga ako eh. Buti na lang at nakapagpagawa kami ni Emman ng t-shirt. Sa kanya eh Celestial Being, ako naman eh Kamen Rider Decade. Ayos! Solb na! Siyempre nadiskubre din namin ang bago naming kakainan...YOSHINOYA!!!! Hahaha! The best! Reunion din ng namimiss ko nang cosgroup namin na SKM! hehe!

PASKO - Nasa Bulacan kami...at nagkasakit ako. T___T Pero ok lang. Na-enjoy ko lang ng konti. Bakit pa kasi pasko pa nag-manifest yung sakit na yun. hehe! Pero natuwa din ako sa experience ko sa LASING MAGIC! hehehe! Iba talaga mag-perform sa lasing! MASAYA! Ate Nherie! Pasabi kay Mak i-upload yun! hehehe! Sa account mo na lang! Hehehe!

Ayan, marami akong di pa nailagay na pangyayari kasi nalimutan ko na kung anong mga buwan ang nangyari. hehe! Basta ganyan.

Ayan ang 2010 ko. Kahit na sa taon na ito eh ang dami kong nararamdaman sa katawan ko na kung ano-ano (feeling ko ang tanda ko na dahil dun) eh nung nagpakonsulta ako, wala naman daw problema sa katawan ko. Sguro sa isip ko lang yun at kakaisip ko eh nagmamanifest tuloy. Worrywart kasi ako eh. Kasura. Dati naman happy go lucky lang ako kaya wala akong nararamdaman. Hay. gusto ko ulit ng ganun!

At dahil jan, tatalon ako sa New Year's GOAL ko (ayon kay ate Nina).

1. Matulog ng maaga (the best)

2. Iwas taba pa rin.

3. Iwas softdrinks pa din.

4. Controlled eating. Bawasan ang katakawan.

5. Take a break (may time na tignan kung ano ang nangyayari sa paligid ko.)

6. Magturo ng enthusiastic kahit na mahirap minsan.

7. LIVE HEALTHY!

Ayan! Hehe! Wish ko din siyempre na bigyan ako (at tayo) ni Lord ng malusog na pangangatawan ngayong 2011 so I can serve Him with all the strength that I have. :)

After kong ilista lahat ng nangyari nitong 2010 eh it is time to move on. Itabi ang kasalukuyag papel at itabi. Palitan ito ng isang bagong-bago at malinis na papel for a new beginning! (Wait, araw-araw pala eh dapat gagnun!) Anyway, yun lang naman! So goodbye 2010. You were such a good year!

And as the year ends, I am praying that 2011 will be a good year. Masama na rin sana sa pag-alis ng 2010 ang lahat ng mga nararamdaman kong sakit-sakit sa katawan. Hahahaha! Feeling matanda? haha! In short, sumama na sana ang stress sa pag-alis ng 2010. Mapalitan ng good health at free mind sa 2011! Wehehehe! :)

And of course, nagpapasalamat ako sa Singles for Christ kasi napalapit ako sa Panginoon. Tama nga sila, once na mapalapit kay Lord, dadami ang problema kasi ina-attempt ng masama na hatakin papalayo sa Panginoon. But I will still keep my faith in HIM. Wala nang iba pa! :)

Ayan, sa lahat ng mga dati ko nang kakilala at sa mga bago kong nakilala...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! :)

Natuto Ba Tayo?

Medyo na-late ng isang araw itong blog na ito para sa anniversary ng bagyong Ondoy. Pero teka, dapat nga bang "anniversary" ang tawag natin dito? Teka, sige, re-phrase natin, Itong blog na ito ay para sa paggunita sa bagyong Ondoy matapos itong manalasa isang taon na ang nakalilipas.

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Kahapon, Ika-26 ng Septyembre, 2010, na-assign ako sa first reading sa misa sa simbahan ng Aranzazu dito sa San Mateo, Rizal. Pagkatapos ng sermon ni Fr. Jerry tungkol sa paggunita sa bagyong Ondoy, naibulong ng katabi ko (not exact words), "Wala naman eh. Hindi tayo natuto. Imbes na mag-pokus tayo sa source ng baha ay iba ang ginawa ng tao. Imbes na maglinis ng kapaligiran, bawasan ang basura, at magtanim ng punla, sa iba nagpokus ang tao. Itinaas lang nila ang kanilang mga bahay para pag mangyari ulit yun ay hindi na sila aabutin. Pero ganun pa din. Hindi pa rin nasolusyunan ang basura."

Napaisip ako bigla at nasabi ko na lang sa sarili ko, "Oo nga noh? Tinaasan lang nila ang mga bahay nila, from 1st floor eh naging 3rd floor na ngayon. Siyempre, para makasigurado. Para ligtas kasi mataas.

Isang taon matapos manalasa ang Ondoy, wala pa rin pinagbago. Nagkalat ang mga basura sa kalye. Balik sa normal ang pamumuhay ng mga tao. Putol ng puno dito, putol ng puno doon. Walang habas na pamumutol hanggang sa wala nang maputol. Ang resulta? Wala nang sisipsip ng tubig baha kapag umulan ng malakas.

Natuto nga ba talaga tayo?

Mag-ikot-ikot ka at tignan ang mga kalye, puro kalat. Tambak ang basura sa bakanteng lote. Wala man lang humahakot. Kapag umulan, baha ulit dahil sa mga basurang inagos at humarang sa butas ng kanal.

Natuto nga ba talaga tayo?

Marami sa atin nag nagsasabi na minsan lang mangyari ang ganoong insidente kaya hindi tayo dapat mag-alala. Bakit? Diyos ba sila para malaman yun? Hangga't irresponsable tayong mga tao sa pagtatapon ng ating basura, sa pagpuputol ng puno, at pagsasawalang bahala sa ating kapaligiran, mauulit at mauulit yon.

Pero sana nga ay hindi na iyon maulit muli. Dahil hanggang ngayon ay nasa ulo ko pa rin ang tanong...

Natuto Ba Tayo?

Dryness of Faith

Kanina umattend ako ng GA ng Singles For Christ na ginanap sa Holy Name of Mary (tapat ng ICCT). Buti na lang at umattend ako kasi napakain at napainom ko din ang nauuhaw kong pananampalataya.

After ng Baptism namin akala ko mas lalakas ang aking pananampalataya. Pero ewan ko ba, kinabukasan noon ay nasubok agad ako. Target: Patience. I failed. Ewan ko ba. Basta nung araw after the Baptism eh ang init ng ulo ko. Siguro kasi kay aga-aga eh sigaw ang narinig ko. Ayoko ng ganun eh. Masama sa gising yun. Tapos uutusan ka pa na imbis na nasa pakiusap ang tono eh pasigaw. Alam mo yun? Tapos after that, whole week ko, I felt like I was constantly tested.

Pero I still continued to attend the CLP kasi desidido ako na matapos yun. Siguro para ma-save din yung medyo shakened na faith ko. Pero iba na yung dating ng pag-attend ko before the Baptism and after. Ayon nga kay Brother Rod, "dry". Dry sa means na, I still have my prayer time, nagsisimba ako tuwing linggo, pero parang ginagawa ko lang kasi parang nakasanayan or parang kelangan lang. Ewan ko, hinahanap ko nung panahon na yun kung bakit nagkaganun. Wala pa rin.

Graduate na ako sa CLP at isa nang SFC member, pero after graduation, parang I felt like I was a failure. Kasi nga I still felt dryness. Parang di ko ramdam yung Holy Spirit. Mahirap i-explain.

Pero dahil sa pag-attend ko sa GA, at sa dami ng nag-share, nalinawan ako. At nalaman ko din ang sagot sa tanong ko kung bakit naging "dry" ang faith ko after the baptism. Siguro dahil una, na-test agad ako kinabukasan. Parang nasabi ko na,
"Ang bilis naman po nito Lord." Ikalawa, kasi nagtago na naman ako sa mata Niya. I still do my favorite sins. Kaya siguro nagkaganoon. Nasa akin pala ang mali. Kumbaga eh nabulag ako. Nakakahiya nga kasi konting test lang yun, nagkaganoon na ako. Pero I still find the way pa naman to discover the reasons kung bakit nakakaramdam ako ng "dryness". Ayoko kasi na mawala ang faith ko sa Kanya.

Pero suwerte pala ako kasi nalaman ko na tinutulungan at tinututukan ako ng Diyos dahil sa test na yan. Hindi ako tinest dahil namimili siya. Hindi naman kasi namimili ang Panginoon ng mga taong sasamba sa kanya. Kaya ngayon eh nagpapasalamat ako sa mga bros at sis na nag-share. Sabi nga ng mga kasamahan sa SFC, hindi ka instantly magbabago. It's a process.

Tama nga sila. :) I'm thankful kasi member ako ng community na ito. Thankful din ako kasi na-meet ko silang lahat. Sila na nagpapakita sa akin ng tamang daan sa pagbabago. :) Buti na lang at Singles For Christ ako! :)

One's Worth

I don't think high of myself. I find myself peculiar because...I really am.

Two days ago I was asked by my colleague if I can give an idea about something that he wants to do. To tell you honestly, I never expected that. Probably because I don't see myself as a guy who has a lot of ideas. I am not bright. But I actually felt good inside at that time. That was the first time I felt that, "Hey, for my senior to ask me something like this, I feel like I am unworthy." But then I realized that I am important.

I don't know. I'm not a genius or a bright guy. In fact, back when I was studying, I was the type of student who goes to school, sit down in class for 6 hours, then go home after. I was just a regular guy. I was usually silent all the time. No one ever asked for my opinions back then. If one ever did, I didn't think that person consider it. I don't know. Maybe I didn't care much about my surroundings before.

I just want to say that if you feel that you are unworthy, that your opinions don't count in, you are wrong. There are people who recognize you as a person. So do your best, give out your opinions if you have. That's when you will see your self worth.

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Ang Mundo ng mga Ultraman vs Ang Mundo ng mga Kamen Rider

Napaisip ako noong isang linggo tungkol sa dalawang toku na na'to. At bigla kong naisip ang tanon na, "Sa dalawa, saang mundo ba mas masarap tumira?"

Isipin mo na lang, kung nasa mundo ka ng Ultraman, ang daming alien araw-araw. At hindi lang alien, halimaw na alien...AT ANG LALAKI PA NILA! Everyday ganun! Parang nakakatakot naman yata yun. Araw-araw eh may dalawang malaking ewan na naglalaban sa bakuran mo. At ito pa, araw-araw nasisira ang mga building sa Japan dahil sa paglalaban ng dalawang higanteng nilalang pero araw-araw din itong naaayos. Ang husay! Pero nakakatakot pa rin manirahan sa mundo ng Ultraman kasi malalaki yung kalaban...PATI SI ULTRAMAN!

Sa mundo naman ng mga Kamen Rider aka Masked Rider, ganun din. Araw-araw may alien. Pero ang kaibahan lang eh hindi ito mga dambuhala! Mga kasing-laki sila ng mga tao. Name-merwisyo rin sila. Pero dahil nga maliit sila, may certain area lang silang napipinsala at nagugulo. At, hindi pa sila kasing-ingay ng mga alien sa Ultraman! Ang cool pa ng costumes ng mga Kamen Rider!

Class Record

LOLZ!

Skills. Hobbies. Etc.

Ngayon ko lang napag-tanto. Ang dami ko palang skills. Haha! Self-centered ba 'tong blog na 'to? Hehe! medyo lang naman.

Marunong akong tumugtog ng gitara. Natuto lang ako nito nung college. Gusto ko kasi magpasikat noon at matugtugan lang ng isang kanta yung nililigawan ko noon. Hehe! Ayun, natuto naman at nagkaroon ng dalawang gitara, na napunta sa hiraman yung isa. Hehe!

Marunong akong tumugtog ng drums. Ito talaga ang first love ko pagdating sa musical insturments. Ewan ko ba, papakinggan ko na yung kanta eh makakapa ko na agad yung palo. Unlike sa gitara na kelangan ko pa ng chords para lang matugtog ang kantang gusto kong tugtugin. (Tugs tugs tugs tugs)

Magic enthusiast ako. Meaning I do a couple of card magic and close-up magic Obvious ba? Kaya nga jhaymagician ang name ko dito sa multiply eh. Hehehe!

Na-develop ko rin ang English speaking skills ko. Salamat sa rigid training ng call center at ang makausap ang mga native speakers sa US. Medyo nosebleed lang pero kailangan eh dahil isa akong English major. Kakahiya naman kung mali-mali pa ang pagbigkas ko sa mga salita. :D

At ngayon, nagpa-plano na naman akong dagdagan ang aking skills. Ang tumugtog ng VIOLIN! Hahaha! Ewan ko. Na-trippan lang namin ng co-teacher ko na mag-aral. Siguro soon, pag nakabili ng violin. Tapos pag natuto ako eh una kong tutugtugin ang piece ni Kurenai Otoya. Hwehehehe! Adik sa Kamen Rider talaga. Hwehehehe!


So anong purpose ko sa pag-type nito? Wala lang. Buti nga at binasa mo pa eh. :D Sa susunod ulit. May pasok pa pala bukas. Feeling bakasyon pa rin ako. Di ko na alam ang idi-discuss ko sa 2nd day ng orientation. Harharmon. lolz!

Random Talaga. Thoughts Lang. Basahin Kung Trip Niyo. :D

Ahaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!!! Pasukan na bukaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas!



Pasukan na bukas.



Pasukan na



Pasukan



...DI NGA?!!!!

Ayan, good luck sa akin. First time ko na masisimulan ang school year. Galing-galing. At bilang adviser pa! Lupet talaga! Pero deep inside me eh ang saya ko. Ewan ko kung bakit. Siguro dahil may advisory ako? Siguro dahil feel ko na bigay talaga ni Lord yung advisory ko? Ewan. Pero I feel blessed and guided.

Ayun, pasukan na. Inglisan na naman to na umaatikabo. Accent jap na nga ata ako kakapanood ng anime at kamen rider eh. Hahaha! Pero hindi pa naman kasi kaka-try ko lang mag-inggles kanina lang. Hehe!

Hmm, orientation sa 1st and 2nd day. Sana naman hindi pasaway ang mga anak ko. Kasi pag naging pasaway sila eh walang Christmas Party sa December! Haha! Joke lang! Papayag ba naman ako nun? :D Pero matagal pa yun, Hehehe!

.:TV:.

Nakita ko nung Saturday sa TV show na KULILITS yung kaklase ko nung elem sa St. Matthew's Academy (old name) na crush ko din. Nung una nag-alangan pa ako pero kasi kamukha eh. So hinanap ko sa fb kanina at yun nga, siya nga! From San Mateo! Ang saya ko naman bigla. Hahaha! She's still pretty. Teacher din siya ngayon. Elementary level naman. Hmmmm... (grins) lol!

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Ayan, 10:30 na. May ididikit pa ako sa classroom ko ng maaga kung makakapasok ako ng maaga bukas. Ang lufet! 7 to 11 am ang klase. Botohan ng officers agad. Tapos games! Hehe! Parang hindi 3rd year hs ang hawak ko eh. Haha!

Ayun, sige na. Salamat sa pagbabasa. Mag-comment ka kung trip mo. At since posted to sa fb, like mo na rin kung like mo. Tapos after 3 seconds i-unlike mo kung talagang nagti-trip ka lang. Hahaha!


Multiply
6/14/10
9:32 pm

CLP-SFC. Rejuvenated. Happy. Holy Spirit. PRAISE!

Hay, I feel rejuvenated. Parang bininyagan ulit ako. This time, alam ko na kung ano ang sinabi sa akin ng pari nung ako ay bininyagan. Napakahalaga pala ng mensage na sinabi ng pari sa akin dati nung binibinyagan ako. Ang problema lang eh hindi ko pa naiintindihan yun at wala pa akong muwang sa kung ano ang nangyayari.

::Thoughts::

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the HOLY SPIRIT, Amen.

Araw, araw natin nababanggit pero aminin man natin o hindi, may kataga tayong hindi natin alam sa nabanggit...ang HOLY SPIRIT. Ano ba talaga yan? Bakit kasama pa yan? Kilala natin ang Ama, at ang Anak. Pero Holy Spirit? Ano daw?

Sa 22 years ko sa earth, ngayon ko lang nalaman kung ano ang Holy Spirit at kung ano ang importansya nito. Nakakahiya ba? Sa mata ng tao, hindi. Sa mata ng Diyos, oo. Sa aking palagay lang naman. Ano ba kasi yan? Ganito ang paliwanag samin kanina sa CLP:

Noong panahon bago isinilang si Jesukristo, kasama nila ang Diyos Ama. Nung panahon ni Jesukristo, siyempre, kasama ng mga tao si Jesus. Nung umakyat na si Jesus sa kanan ng Ama, ano na yung sa atin? Sila may kasama tapos tayo wala. Lugi tayo dun. Doon papasok ang HOLY SPIRIT. Ang Holy Spirit, ayon sa Bibliya na rin, ay ang manipestasyon ni Jesus sa ating panahon. Siyempre, para may kasama tayo. Yan ang Holy Spirit. Si Jesus.

Korni ko ba kasi I talk about these things? Hindi korni yun. Weird ba? Oo, weirdo na kung weirdo sa mata ng marami. Pero ayon nga sa speaker namin kanina sa SFC, kung magpapaka-wirdo ka sa Diyos, at kung wirdo na rin ang tingin sa'yo ng tao eh ituloy-tuloy mo na. Basta sa Diyos! TAMA!

ANG TUNAY NA LALAKI, IPINAGMAMALAKI ANG KANYANG PANANAMPALATAYA SA DIYOS!


Super thankful ako kasi nandito ako sa Christian Life Program ng Singles For Christ. Daming nabago. Lumalalim ang tingin ko sa relihiyon at kay Kristo. Hindi na lang siya isang estatwang kahoy na krus na nakasabit sa simbahan na dinadasalan ng tao. Sa akin malalim na ang meaning nito. Sayang lang at ngayon ko lang nalaman to, pero it's not too late kasi 21 yrs old pwede mag-start sa SFC eh. I'm just 22 turning 23. Kaya sa inyo, kung member kayo ng YFC ngayon, ituloy-tuloy niyo na yan! Kung di pa, pa-member kayo. I promise, magiging masaya kayo physically, emotionally, at ang pinaka-important sa lahat, SPIRITUALLY. :)


Jhay-r Dalida
Facebook/Multiply
May 29, 2010
12:32 AM

Things I Love and Hate in Cosplaying

LOL! Blogging at a computer shop!

Anyway, because dulcinea posted something that is thought provoking to me, I might as well type down my stand about cosplaying.

Cosplaying for me is a hobby, period. Nothing more, nothing less. It's a bonus if you get to meet a lot of people with the same interests as yours and for people to compliment you about your cosplay.

What I love in cosplaying is that it fulfills my childhood dream, to dress-up my favorite anime characters. It may seem so childish but it's a childhood dream I onlyget to fulfill now.

Another thing I like in cosplaying is that it teaches me how to interact with people.

There are a lot of things that I can't even put to words why I love cosplaying. I just enjoy what I do.

Now to the hate part? The conventions and the exploitation of cosplay. I don't hate the conventions as it is. What I hate about conventions is that it seems like to happen weekly. Ginagatasan nila ang cosplay.

To be continued.... time na eh. :D

Mga Kauna-unahan at Kaisa-isa sa Kamen Rider Series

Naisip ko lang na gawin. Hehe! At ito ang aking mga napansin:

1. Si Kamen Rider Black ang unang Showa rider na walang scarf.

2. Si Kamen Rider Black RX ang kauna-unahang rider na may ibang form.

3. Si Kamen Rider Skyrider ang kauna-unahang may kakayanang lumipad. At siya lang ata.

4. Si Kamen Rider Stronger ang kauna-unahan at kaisa-isang rider na may malaking ulo.

5. Si Kamen Rider Shin ang kaisa-isang rider na mukhang kalaban. Hehe!

6. Si Kamen Rider J ang kaisa-isang rider na napaka-laki.

7. Si Kamen Rider Kuuga ang kaisa-isang rider na may napakaraming forms. Siya din ang kauna-unahang rider na may final/ultimate form.

8. Sa Kamen Rider Agito naman ang kauna-unahang rider series na maraming rider.

9. Si Kamen Rider Ryuki ang kauna-unahang gumamit ng card system.

10. Si Kamen Rider Hibiki ang kamen rider na mukhang hindi. Siya lang din ang kaisa-isang rider na hindi belt ang gamit sa pagta-transform.

11. Si Kamen Rider Den-O naman ang may pinaka-mahinang human form. (Yung di pa naghe-henshin). Siya lang din ang kaisa-isang rider na comedy ang dating.

12. Si Kamen Rider Decade naman ang kauna-unahan at kaisa-isang rider na nagagamit ang 9 previous Heisei era riders (Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Blade, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva) para sa kanyang sariling kapakanan.

13. Si Kamen Rider DiEnd ang kauna-unahan at kaisa-isang rider na walang motorbike.

14. Si Kamen Rider Black ang kaisa-isang rider na may dalawang motorbike.

15. Si Kamen Rider W ang kauna-unahang rider na dalawa ang ta0 na kailangan bago makapag-transform.

16. Si Kamen Rider Faiz naman ang kauna-unahang gumamit ng rider belt na sinusuot lang at hindi basta-basta lumilitaw.�

17. Si Kamen Rider Kiva naman ang kauna-unahan at kaisa-isang rider na may buhay ang belt.

Wala lang. Natripan lang gumawa nito. Hehehe! XD

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May 18, 2010

Paghahanap sa Sarili

Naisip ko lang to kanina habang nasa CLP (Christian Life Program) ako. Although hindi siya related sa topic namin kanina pero isusulat ko na lang din.

Alam naman ng friends ko dito sa fb na teacher ako. Siguro iniisip niyo na maliit pa lang ako eh pangarap ko na ito. Well, here's my story.

Grade 1 pa lang ako noon eh tandang-tanda ko pa na iniisip ko na noon kung anong course ko pagtungtong ng college. Oo, ganun ako mag-isip noon. Alam ko Engineering ang sagot ko. Parang si dadi. Pero hindi natupad yun kasi nung Grade 3 ako eh nag-remedial ako sa Math (hindi ako bagsak. 78 grade ko nun. Mataas lang talaga standard ng school ko noon.) Naku, malabo na. So isip ulit ako. Lumipat ako ng school noong grade 4. Naka-graduate ako ng elem eh yun pa din ang iniisip ko. Ano ba ang magiging course ko sa college?

High school na ako eh nasa isip ko pa rin yun. Hanggang sa dumating na ako sa 4th yr. Nag-inquire ako sa PUP noon. Natatandaan ko pa na Interior Design ang first course ko noon. Second choice ko eh Mass Com since ok naman ako sa Egnlish. Ayun, gamit nag stock knowledge eh nakapasa ako sa PUP. 93% ang percentile score ko. Walang review-review (Lord, patawad po dahil feeling ko masyado akong nagyabang sa huli kong sinabi). So ayun, kaso may hadlang... 80 lang ang final grade ko nun HS ako. Hindi dahil sa tamad ako. Yun ay dahil sa malabo ang mata ko. Wala pa kasi akong salamin noong mga time na yun. Takot akong sabihin kila dadi na malabo na mata ko kasi baka mapalo ako. Seryoso!

Ayan, May na nun, magpapasukan na pero wala pa rin akong school. Sabi ng ate Grace ko, mag-teacher daw ako katulad niya. Sabi ko, "Hibang ka na ba ate? Tignan mo nga grade ko?" Basta, mag-teacher ka. Sabi ni ate. Napaisip ako ng matagal...mga isang minuto. Tanong ko, "May Social Studies major ba?" Kaso wala daw. Tinanggal. Badtrip. Humirit ulit ako, "Eh Filipino?" Kaso no good pa rin. Ayoko naman ng BEEd kaso mahirap yun. Puro tsikiting magiging students ko nun. So sabi niya,"Mag-English ka na rin!". No choice, nag-English major ako.

College, hindi ko feel na papunta ako sa pagiging teacher. I almost quit. 3rd yr ko eh may bagsak ako na major. English-American Lit. May tres pa ako. Ayoko na talaga eh. Lahat na, nawalan din ako ng gf noon. Problema din yun para sa isang teenager na tulad ko noon. Nag-OJT ako nung 4th yr, walang kaalam-alam sa pagtuturo eh napasabak ako. Muntik na rin ako mag-drop. Ayoko na talaga. Pero nagbago lahat yun nung napadpad ako sa CIS. Sa suporta na rin ni JC na talagang naniwala at hindi bumitaw sa akin ay maayos kong natapos ang OJT sa CIS. Na-enjoy ko pa nga eh kahit na 60+ ang students ko per classroom. Kaya thank you talaga kay JC

Kaso pagka-grad ko, natakot ako magturo. Nag-call center ako. Akala ko yun na talaga ang job ko. Akala ko. May iba pa palang plano si Lord God para sa akin.

Isang taon matapos maging tambay galing sa call center, may dumating na opportunity. Pagtuturo. Ewan ko ba. Bigla na lang akong pumayag na mag-apply. Siguro sawa na rin ako sa pag-aapply sa Ortigas at Makati kaya ayun, kinagat ko. Di ko inaakala na matatanggap ako, At akala ko din na hindi na ako marunong magturo. Ewan ko ba. Natural na natural ako noong demo ko sa III-C. Walang kabang halo. Tapos yun. Natanggap ako. Pero wala pa sa utak ko na teacher na talaga ako...hanggang sa napasali ako sa CLP ng Singles for Christ.

Na-discover ko na nasa pagtuturo pala talaga ako. Siguro kaya ako nakapasok sa call center noon eh dahil si God ang gumawa ng paraan nun para ma-train ako. Ang good enough, I was trained.

May catch pa dun. Nabasa niyo yung sa itaas? Ibinagsak ko ang English - American Literature nung college ako...Pero eto ako ngayon, ayun ang tinuturo ko. At sa tingin ko eh maayos naman at nagampanan ko rin ang dapat kong gampanan bilang guro. Oh di ba? God has a plan for me.

Ngayon, wala na akong maisip na iba pang trabaho ko kung ang pagtuturo. Ikaw? Alam mo na ba ang ba ang balak sa'yo ng Diyos? Kung hindi pa, mag-pray ka at mag-antay ka. Ibibigay niya yun sa tamang panahon. :)

Anong point ko? That God has a plan for us. Darating din yun sa tamang pagkakataon at sa tamang oras.




from my Facebook
May 15, 2010

Si Friendster. Bow.

Si friendster ang nagmulat sa akin na meron palang social networking site. Dahil kay friendster, dumami ang mga kaibigan ko na hindi ko kilala. Dahil kay friendster, naging masaya ang online social life ko. Dahil kay friendster, nalaman ko na hindi lang pala sa chatroom madaming tao.

O friendster, friendster. Naaalala ko pa noong December 2003 nang nag-sign up ako sa'yo. Wala pang madaming kaek-ekan noon. 5 pa lang ang pics na puwede i--upload. Wala rin HTML customization page. Hindi ko tuloy naiwasan na ikumpara ka kay pareng myspace na lagi kong pinag-eeksperimentuhan ng HTML. Hindi ko din makakalimutan na limitado lang ang puwede kong maging kaibigan noong bago ka pa lang. 500 pa lang noon ang puwedeng i-add. Hindi ko rin naman napuno yun.

O friendster, friendster. Marami akong alaala sa'yo. Diyan ko ulit nakita yung mga elementary friends ko. Pati na yung mga hs friends ko na hindi ko naman kaklase noong time na yun. Yung mga testimonial na walang limit ang characters ay nami-miss ko din. Lalo na noong naglagay ka ng limit sa characters. Nawala tuloy yung mga graphics. Nandun din yung mga testimonials sa akin ng mga kaibigan kong tunay at ng aking nag-iisang ex nasa tuwing nababasa ko noon ay sumisigla ang aking araw.

O friendster, friendster, nandyan ka pa rin kahit na nagka-multiply account ako. Hindi ka nawala. Sa katunayan, nag-make over ka pa noon. Hindi na lang 500 ang puwedeng i-add sa'yo. Dumami na rin. Tapos hindi lang 5 ang limit ng photos mo. Dumami na rin. Hanggang sa sumikat ka ng sumikat. Naging superstar ka sa mga kabataan na walang ibang inatupag kundi mag-online.

Ngayon dumating si facebook. Hindi pa rin kita inabandona agad. Mabagal pa kasi mag-load si facebook noon. Di tulad ng sa'yo. Mabilis. Pero nagka-HTML ka kaya nabuwisit din ako kasi uber bagal na nag loading time. Lalo na't dial-up pa kami noon. Pero ayun pa rin, hindi kita inabanduna. Sa katunayan, gumawa ako ng 2nd account ko noong 2006.

Pero lipas na ang panahon mo friendster. Hindi ka na nakasabay kay facebook. Si facebook na ang bukambibig ng nakararami. Wal ka kasing applications noon na puwedeng mapag-libangan. Wala ka rin chat kung saan puwedeng makausap ang mga kaibigan na online.

Pero ito ka na, pilit nagme-make over. Pero wala na talaga kaibigang friendster. Mahirap man tanggapin, naging bored na ang mga tao sa'yo. Mas masaya na sila sa piling ni facebook. Lalo na yung LIKE button. Wala ka kasi nun eh.

Friendster, oh friendster. naging parte ka ng buhay ng maraming Pilipino. At lahat kami ay nagpapasalamat sa'yo. Sana ay mag ibang bansa naman ang matuwa at mahumaling sa'yo para marami pa rin ang bumisita at kumausap sa'yo.

Friendster, oh friendster. Tumatak ka na sa buhay ng mga Pinoy. Sana ay ma-LIKE mo na si facebook. Sana ay i-TAG ka na niya sa kanyang gimik. Sana ay i-add mo siya para maging friends kayo ni facebook.


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Ika-3 ng Mayo, 2010

Surveys Mean Nothing

I hate surveys especially when it comes to the ranking of the candidates in election.

I believe that one's vote should not be based on what the survey said. Like for example, Noynoy Aquino is ranked as no. 1 in the survey. But it doesn't mean that he will win the election.

What will be the result if Noynoy loses the election? Of course, they will say that they were cheated.

This coming election, please, please, PLEASE, don't let the surveys take away YOUR vote. Decide by yourself.

On Jejemons...

They are still humans and we know that. But the point is that they are bastardizing the language whether be it in English or in Filipino. Language is evolving fast, but not to the extent that everyone doesn't know how to spell and write (or type) correctly anymore.

Let us take for example the time when text messaging became popular. Because of text messaging, many people forgot how to spell correctly and their vocabulary became limited as well. It's the same as those "Jejemons". "Jejemons" are also violating many rules of grammar (again, in both English and Filipinos). Because of "jeje-typing", proper punctuations are often ignored and misused.

Being an English teacher, I noticed the effects of text messaging and jeje-typing. How? By their theme writing. I can't believe that some (I said "some) students are short-cutting words and do jeje-typing (or jeje-writing) in their compositions. This is an insult to their teachers and their former teachers as well. It is also a hard task for the teachers to correct this if the children are used on jeje-writing.

It's not a mockery to the "Jejemons", it's just that language should be respected. Do I hate jejemons? I don't hate them as a person but I don't like the way they are treating our language.

Just my opinion. :)

Isang Halimbawa Kung Paano Makipag-usap ang mga Jejemon!

ISANG HALIMBAWA NG PAG UUSAP NG JEJEMON AT NORMAL NA TAO!

miSzMaldiTahh111: EoW pFuOh!

somerandomguy: Huh?

miszMaldiTahh111: i LLyK tO knOw moR3 bOut u, PwfoH. crE 2 t3ll mE yur N@me? jejejejeje!

somerandomguy: You are a jejemon! Don't talk to me, you uneducated retard!

miszMaldiTahh111: T__T

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Si JEJEVADER. Ang tagapuksa ng mga jejemon.
SUPORTAHAN SI JEJEVADER!!! hahaha!

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This post is for fun only. Don't take this seriously. LOL! =))

Moving On

I'm not talking about love here. I'm talking about moving on from the things that we posses.

I'm a type of person who has a difficulty of moving on. Like for example, I still have with me the quizzes of my students from Roosevelt College Cainta and Concepcion Integrated School two years ago. I find it hard to throw those away because of the memories I have with it. Even if it is just a test paper, because of their handwriting on it I don't throw it away. Another one is to the pictures that I have taken. Again, because of the memories in it, I find it difficult to delete all those files.

If you are to see my room, I have things in there that you may think as unnecessary and should be thrown away or should be burned to ashes. I don't throw all those away simply because I value the memories in it. In everything I own, if there are significant memories associated with it, I find it hard to disregard.

How about you? :)

Message to My Students

Hey! School is over as for now. You have conquered another year of studying. One more year left and off you go to colloege.

I just want to give my thanks to you guys since all of you became my first students in this profession. I'm glad that you were.

III-A - Event though most of my stresses came in your section, I still want to thank you for everything. Thanks because I tested how long my patience is. That even if the majority of you are rowdy, you showed both sides of teaching. Most of you are good in speaking the English language. Don't be shy. Try to develop it. It will do you good. :)

III-B - The section in which I call "the section in passive voice". (hehe!) One thing that I liked in your section was nobody ever failed.. Hmmm, I can't say anything much about your section. Just keep up the good work. Help one another (except DURING exams). ;)

III-C - The section who has the energy of the whole universe. Just so you know, this section is what I call "the section in ACTIVE VOICE". So energetic. But, to tell you frankly, sometimes I feel irritated when most of you are overacting things. I won't mention names. Just try to lessen your "pangungulit." You won't receive any extra or bonus grades for that.

III-D - The "half-half" section. Half intelligent, half something else. (heheheh!) Again, do your best. It's better not to let others influence you. Know your friends and their deeds. "Huwag laging umasa sa leader!"

III-E - Do your best. Continue striving for excellence. Thanks for the bonding momoents! :) Thanks also since you are always there to recite. Hehe!:)

So there, I'm going to add more on this note. I'll stop this for now because I'm really sleepy. zzZZZZzzzzZZZZZ...

BIR: Buhay Iwas Radiation

Wow! I can't believe I'm doing this on my facebook account instead of my muiltiply! Anyway, while I was at the church, I thought of something good. And this is it.

For the past 7 years of my life, I realized that I've been putting lots of radiation inside my body. Why 7 years? Because I had started using computer in 2003 and my cellphone in 2004. Imagine how many radiation particles inside my body. As we all know, radiation is a dangerous substance that can lead to several diseases. It also makes our body frail and prone to sickness.

Anyway, when will I do this BIR life of mine? Starting tomorrow. I'll be limiting my time in front of the PC and my cellphone as well. And on Holy Week, I'll be staying away from my gadgets. In place of this, I'll be meditating. (OT: Bleeeewch! Just chewed a chewable Kremil-S!) To achieve enlightenment!!! hehe! Kiddin' aside. I'll be practicing meditation. I'm almost there reaching the meditative state. :D

Can I do it? Of course! Because I'm bored with surfing the net nowadays. I'm also bored texting. I'll just focus more on what I do best, card tricks and teaching...or teaching and card tricks? LOL!

How to Become a Good English Speaker

As an English teacher, I have the task to make the students like the English language. It's because English is the business language. People in the corporate world use English as their main language. Whether we like it or not, English is here to stay.So here my tips for those who want to be a fluent speaker.

DISCLAIMER: I don't have a perfect grammar. I just want to share with you some tips that I learned from the call center industry and from my friends as well.

1. BE CONFIDENT - Don't be shy in speaking the English language. You should be confident. Even if your grammar is incorrect, talk English anyway.

2. ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS - Of course this is important. This is to avoid stuttering and long time pausing when you speak in English.

3. DO NOT BE CONSCIOUS WITH YOUR GRAMMAR - This is a tip I got from a friend of mine. Being conscious with your grammar makes you stutter. Instead of focusing with your grammar, why not focus more on what you are trying to say? But remember to review your tenses once in a while. Remember, not all Americans speak correct English. :)

4. AVOID THE FILLERS - Ah! The dreadful fillers. So what are those fillers? It's the "Ummm", "ahhhh", "ahmmmm", and "ano". Avoid these fillers as much as possible. It's irritating to listen to a person who have lots of fillers. Seriously. It doesn't make you sound cool too.

5. MAKE IT SIMPLE - Here's another tip that I got from a chatmate a long time ago. Make your language simple. Don't use high-faluting words. You may sound cool if you use difficult words but the point is, does the one you are talking to understands what you are trying to say? Always remember, SIMPLICITY is your friend.

6. READ ALOUD - Another tip that I got from my college professor. Practice to read aloud in your house/room. This way, you can evaluate how you pronounce the words that you are reading. This also promotes confidence when speaking the language.

7. WATCH ENGLISH PROGRAMS - By watching English programs you can imitate how the native speaker pronounce its words. Do not forget how they pronounce each words. You can imitate how they speak their language. It's very good to learn the English language from the native speakers.

8. READ ENGLISH MATERIALS - Of course. I forgot to mention this above. You should read a lot of English journals and newspapers. Try to analyze the sentence construction. Do not also forget to read aloud just like what I have written above.

9. IF YOU ARE A GOOD ENGLISH WRITER, SPEAK IT - There are some people who are good in English when it comes to writing. My tip for this is instead of writing your thoughts down, speak it instead. It's just the same. :)

10. PRACTICE. PRACTICE. PRACTICE! - Always try to speak English with your friends of classmates for 15 - 30 mins. a day. Sooner or later, you'll get used to it. Someday you'll just notice that your friends will tell you how good of an English speaker you are. :)

11. THE ENGLISH - TAGALOG DICTIONARY IS YOUR FRIEND - Always have this in your bag. No explanations needed about this one. :)

12. AVOID THE MENTALITY "BAKIT AKO MAGSASALITA NG ENGLISH EH PILIPINO AKO?!" - This mentality is stupid. Seriously. Yeah the Japanese progressed because they love their own language but that's for them. They were not aiming for Global Competitiveness before. Plus, they hated America and England so why would they speak their enemies' language? As for our country which is an open country, we should learn the language of the corporate world for us to land a job. Heck, even the janitors and security guards in call centers speak English. Don't also forget that our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, he knows how to speak 4 different languages. "Eh bakit siya, Pilipino, maraming alam na ibang lengguwahe? Sana si Andres Bonifacio na lang ang national hero natin kung ganun!" Think about it.

So there. I hope this will help you a lot. :) Practice speaking English everyday. But don't forget to love our mother tongue. :)


jhay /valcrist /athrun /jhaymagician
March 7, 2010
10:32 PM
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Public Servant Blah Blah...

Public Servant...???

You may see this statement being used by politicians. But do you know what this really means?

For me this word is like a drug. Politicians use this to tell to their constituents that they are running for a place in the government because they want to be a PUBLIC SERVANT. Jeez! Don't screw with me. Public servant their face! The name may sound good, public and servant...servant of the public. But this is NOT the case in our country.

Here in the Philippines, those who call themselves "public servants" are those people who have tons of bodyguard, and are very rich. These "public servants" also show the people (aka voters) how they are very willing to help those who are in need...errr, only those who are poor. Yes. Poor. They only cater to the poor. And what's sad about this is that the poor are always the subjects of these "public servants" wannabe. Poor poor people. If being poor wasn't enough, these "public servants" use them for their own gains.

Going back to them being a "public servant", I noticed that they have the "I'm in a high postion and you should respect me!" kind of attitude; which I think is really absurd. Can you find the meaning or "servant" in that? I mean, come on! Why is it that when a "public servant" is seen by a commoner, they go to the "public servant" and make them appear as celebrities. Some praise them (public servant wannabe) and take pictures with them, have autographs, etc. Where is the essence of being a "PUBLIC SERVANT" there? Can someone explain to me what's happening?

In the US of A, the system is not like in our country. The "public servants" there are really public servants. Commoners can talk to them in anyway they want (they can even curse them). There are no autograph signing and etc. But still, the "public servant" there uses the essence of being a public servant.

PUBLIC SERVANT, a statement in which many of our countrymen and politicians don't understand. So what's it going to be?

PUBLIC SERVANT means more like, "THE PUBLIC IS THE SERVANT" in our country. Think about it.

And my advise to those voters, choose well. Know the candidates and know what they are capable of doing. And if they really are a PUBLIC SERVANT!

Maikling Kuwento: Loterya by Jay-r Dalida

LOTERYA
ni Jay-r Dalida

"Sayang! Muntik na!", sigaw ni mang Berto habang nagbabasa ng resulta ng lotto.

Si mang Berto, 45-taong gulang. Nakagawian na niya ang tumaya sa lotto araw-araw.

"Ano na naman ba yang ingay na yan, papa? Nakasigaw ka na naman diyan.", singit ni aling Marta na nagsasampay nung oras na iyon. Si aling Marta ay 43-taong gulang. Kulot ang buhok at medyo may katabaan.

"Hindi. Wala yon.", sagot ni mang Berto. "Dalawa lang kasi ang lumabas sa mga inaalagaan kong numero sa lotto. Sayang nga eh."

"Asus! Akala ko naman kung ano na yan!", tugon ni Aling Martha. "Lagi namang ganyan eh. Kung hindi dalawa eh isa lang ang lumalabas. Aminin mo na kasi na hindi ka talaga suwerte sa sugal. Taya ka ng taya, wala namang nangyayari. Kung inipon mo na lang sana yang mga pinantaya mo." dagdag pa nito.

Sumagot naman si Mang Berto, "Aba, Martha! Hindi mo alam kung kailan ka dadalawin ng suwerte! Malay mo bukas, manalo na ako!", sabay higop sa kanyang kape.

"Ilang taon mo na bang inaalagaay yang mga numero na yan?", usisa ni aling Martha.

"Mga tatlong taon na din. Lagi nga lang isa o dalawa ang lumalabas dito eh. Pero suswertehin din ako.", sagot ni mang Berto na malakas ang kumpiyansa sa kanyang mga alagang numero.

"Sige. Maniwala ka lang. Malay mo manalo ka sa taong 2030!", kantyaw ni aling Martha.

"Makikita mo din, mama.", malambing niyang sagot sa kanyang asawa na nagsasampay.

Lumipas ang isang taon. Patuloy pa rin sa pagtaya si mang Berto sa lotto gamit ang kanyang mga inaalagaang numero. Pero ganoon pa rin. Walang suwerte.

"Ano ba yan! Wala man lang lumabas maski isa!" bungad ni mang Berto habang hawak ang diyaryo papasok sa bahay nila.

"Sabi sa'yo eh!" Palitan mo na kasi yan!" kantiyaw ni aling Martha habang kumakain ng tasty.

"Pag-iispan ko yan. Tutal apat na taon ko nang inaalagaan ito at matumal namang lumabas ang mga numero. Siguro pangit nga ang mga kombinasyon ng numero.", malungkot na sagot ni mang Berto.

Kinabukasan, ganoon pa rin. Isa lang ang lumabas sa inaalagaan niyang mga numero. Kinahapunan, pumunta si mang Berto sa tayaan ng lotto upang tumaya. Pagdating sa kanilang bahay ay nakita siya ni aling Martha na masaya.

"Oh! Nakangiti ka yata?" usisa nito.

"Wala lang. Kutob ko kasi mananalo ako ngayon sa lotto.", masayang sagot nito sa kanyang asawa.

Kinabukasan, si aling Martha ang nakakuha ng diyaryo.

"Aaaaaay! Papa! Papa! Daliiiii!", sigaw ni aling Martha habang tumatakbong pumasok sa loob ng kanilang bahay.

"Ano ba yun? Para ka naman nakakita ng taong nasagasaan sa tapat ng bahay.", sagot ni mang Berto na kagigising-gising lang.

"Bakit hindi? Tignan mo itong diyaryo!", excited na ibinigay ni aling Martha ang diyaryo sa kanyang asawa. "Di ba yan yung mga numero na ilang taon mo nang inaalagaan? MAYAMAN NA TAYO!!!"

Nang makita ni mang Berto ang resulta ng lotto sa diyaryo, ayun nga ang mga numero na inaalagaan niya.

"Akala ko hindi na tatamaya yan! Mali pala ako, papa! Tiyaga lang pala dapat!", masayang sabi ni aling Martha sa kanyang asawa.

Hindi makagalaw si mang Berto. Hindi siya makapaniwala sa nakikita niya.

"Oh? Di ba dapat ay masaya ka? Mayaman na tayo!" sambit ni aling Martha sabay yakap sa kanyang asawa.

Napaupo si mang Berto sa upuan at namumutla.

"Mama, hindi. Pinalitan ko na ang mga numero na yan...

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Orihinal na gawa ni Jay-r Dalida (http://jhaymagician.multiply.com)
Ika-20 ng Pebrero, 2010
1:50 pm

CODE GEASS: Shikkoku no Renya info

Repost from maria's blog:

Some info that raulrgreydon gathered from the cyberworld XP

-the series is supposed to take place during Edo Period of Japan, so sadly we MIGHT never
know if Lelouch is still alive :3
-the titular character Renya, uses his mechanical arm to launch rapid-fire shurikens
-like the the previous story, Lelouch of the Rebellion, it will also have a manga adaptation
-of course C.C. will be included in the story :3
-it will be directed by Goro Taniguchi which is also the director of both seasons of
Lelouch of the Rebellion.

Also Lelouch of the Rebellion has 2 OVAs entitled Special Edition "Black Rebellion" and
"Zero Requiem"... which are basically the compressed-into-117-minutes-version of the each seasons :3

More info to come soon! :3
Informations are from wikipedia and wiki.answers.com

original post by: raulrgreydon

JS Prom

Ahh, just got home from the JS Prom. No, it's not mine, but the students.

Okay, first I just want to say thank you to those who trusted me to become one of the hosts. Good thing is that I only have few lines. LOL!

Anyway, the prom was fun! I enjoyed it a lot. As I have said earlier, I was one of the hosts. So how did it go? Well, I was kind of nervous at first but I got the hang of it later on. I instantly learned the do's and don't's of hosting. Experience can really give a person an instant lesson. :D

I got to dance two of my co-teachers and 4 students. I didn't get to dance the other sections because it was their night, not mine, not the teachers.

Anyway, looking forward to the JS Prom next year. I have to keep a lot of promises.

Random na Joke

February 12, Friday. Sa isang fastfood chain. Nag-uusap si Juan at Pedro sa lakad nila bukas.

Juan: Pare, hindi tuloy yung lakad natin bukas.

Pedro: Huh?! Bakit naman?

Juan: Friday the 13th bukas eh. Malas daw umalis pag ganun.

Pedro: Oo nga noh! Sige sa Linggo na lang.

:D :D :D :D

Rant#2: Am I Just Stressed or Am I Just Being Really Frustrated?

I've been keeping this to myself. My first rant was just the initial release of my frustrations. Why am I frustrated? The answer is very simple, BECAUSE I CARE.

Just after one grading period of teaching, I've measured my students according to their English proficiency and understanding and my golly, if you are the teacher of these kids, your head is gonna hurt big time.

I know that when I was at the same level as them (3rd year high school), my English wasn't better. But heck not as the same level as them. It's so shameful that even the simplest "May I go to the comfort room?" can't be said correctly. "Can I go to the CR?" won't suffice because it's wrong. Most of them can't tell the difference between "can" and "may", when in fact, this was taught when they were in elementary. How worse can it get? It can get really worse!

I am not kidding on what I'm going to say, but when I read most of their theme writings, they use future tense when they talk about the past! OMG! Why would someone use "will" when talking about the past? I mean, duh, simple tenses were taught when they were in elementary. It's obvious that a lot of them were not listening. Tssss....

Did I mention that their hobby is to complain? When I ask them to get intermediate pad, they're gonna complain to the high heavens...then ask paper from their classmates. Shame on them. In the first place, they don't have the right to complain because they are students. Can you imagine the scene? Here's how it is.

Me: Okay, get one whole sheet of paper, write your name blah blah blah...
Students: (will just stare at me as if they didn't understand a single word that I said)
Me: (repeats what I say in Filipino for them to understand)
Students: 1 whole pa?! (yes, they STILL speak in Filipino even if my subject is freakin' English!)
Me: Of course! Copy and answer!
Students: Eeehhh! Sir answer only!
Me: NO!
Students: "Ay. Pahinging papel oh...Sino may papel diyan?"
Me: (what the heck!)

That's how it is whenever I ask them to get an intermediate pad for their quiz or theme writing. So imagine my struggles everyday! The star section is exempted here because they all participate and do what I ask them to do.

But, one good thing about this is that in every section, there are bright students! And they are the ones who can tone down my frustrations to the whole section...but not totally. Those bright ones can be counted on my 2 hands.

I'm tired of caring. That's all I can say. How frustrated am I? You can tell because I made a blog/rant like this.

Rant: Bakit Ba Sobrang Tamad Ninyo?

Bakit nga kaya?



Minsan nakakatamad na magturo...



Dahil sa katamaran ninyo...


Kahit anong ipagawa ko, ayaw gumawa....


At nagrereklamo pa kayo...



Nag-aral pa kayo....


Sana nagdaldal na lang kayo...



Sayang ang tuition fee na ipinambabayad sa inyo...



Ang dami kong strategies na hindi ko magamit...



Dahil ang tatamad ninyo...


Pasensyahan na lang....


Sa clearance ninyo...


Dahil ang katamaran ninyo...


Ang magpapahamak sa inyo.

Titser Lang?

I want to share with you guys about an article that I have read in a magazine called Quality Teacher. It is such a good article that I have to re-type it and share it here. It's entitled "Titser Lang?" by Maycee G. Mercado

Just so you know, I am also a teacher that's why I posted an article like this.
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Titser Lang?
by Maycee G. Mercado

"Paano kung bigyan ka ng magandang offer ng isang kumpanya, pipiliin mo pa rin bang maging isang titser lang?"

That's the reaction of a friend when I told her that I plan to teach in ther future. It seemed an innocent question at first. When I thought about it, I figured a hint of apprehension, a tinge of remorse about the idea that I want to teach. She must've thought it was absurd, abominable even, that I wanted to be a teacher. I don't blame her though for feeling that way. It is true that teachers today do not enjoy the same esteem as what professionals like engineers or doctors or lawyers enjoy. Titser nga lang eh.

The phrase teacher nga lang is "just a teacher" when transleted to English. It connotes a deprecated image of the teacher, a slave of the educational system who toils to earn but a measly remuneration. True?

Based of the 5% Across the Board Salary Scale Schedule of the Department of Education (DepEd), the Public School Teacher I rank receives a basic salary of PhP 9,939. Teacher II and Teacher III ranks receive PhP 10,535 and PhP 11, 446 resepectively. And despite the regular increase in the prices of commodities, public school teachers have had no salary increase since 2001. An article about the situation of education from ther website www.bulatlat.com cited the result of a DepEd study during the time of ther late secretary Raul Roco which said that a teacher "has about 16 non-statutory deductions, including payments for insurance premiums and loans." Here is the clincher: according to the Department of Labor and Employment, a family of six needs PhP 17, 820 a month of PhP 594 daily to live decently as of February 2004. It is true, then. Teachers work very hard and get paid very little. Titser nga lang eh.

Titser nga lang ba?
In reality, teachers are not just teachers. They are classroom managers. They are chief operating officers of cramped classrooms with some of the most rowdy and academically challenged students. They manage class discipline, maximize the scarce resources, act as counselors to students, and, as if all those tasks are not enough, they take home a mountain of paper works at the end of the day. And to top that, teachers are second parents, they are confidants, they are mentors, they are friends.

The result of a research made by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reveals how overworked Filipino teachers are. The study shows that Filipino teachers work for an average of 1,176 hours a year, attending to several classes of over 50 students each.

According to Antonio Tinio, president of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), the standard number of students per class is 25. But here in the Philippines, the average class size is double and sometimes triple the standard. "The Philippines has the worst pupil-teacher ratio in Asia." Tinio said. Further, he cited an assessment report made by Education for All in 2000, "Japan has the lowest pupil-teacher ratio at less than 20:1, followed by Malaysia and Thailand, at 21:1 and 21.5:1 respectively. The closest to the Philippines is Laos (31:1) and Vietnam (31:1)."

But here's what's puzzling. There are teachers that last 25, 30, or even more years in the profession despite being overworked and underpaid. That's a big deal - an incomprehensible sacrifice of putting all the best years of their lives as educators. Titser lang?

Titser lang ah?
Since the early years of Filipino migration jobs overseas, teachers have been on of the country's most popular exports. An article from the University of the Philippines Forum shows that the number of teachers deployed overseas increased five times from 1992 to 2002. And judging from the enormous demand for teachers especially in the United States, the number could be higher today. The same article reports that 45.2% of migrant teachers were deployed in the US, while 18.2% and 5.9% went to teach in Saudi Arabia and Brunei respectively.

The depressing side of teacher overseas migration is that some teachers choose to work abroad as domestic helpers. www.bulatlat.com reported in 2005 that some teachers work as house maids in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Middle East to escape the toil of teaching in the country. Who can blame them?

Notwithstanding the close to unbearable disposition of teachers in the country and the promise of the greenest pastures abroad, there are those that choose to stay to teach the Filipino students. No corporate bigwig, lawyer, politician, or hotshot professional can make the sacrifices that a teacher does. Titser lang! And there would be no corporate bigwig, lawyer, politician, or hotshot professional if not for the teacher.

It is hard to dig gold. That's what regular professinals do. But it's harder to develop potentials and mold minds and hearts to make men and women from boys and girls. Only teachers can do that. Titser lang!

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Source: Quality Teacher Vol. 10. Number 2. Teacher Lang? by Maycee G. Mercado. Page 6-8.

Guardian Angel

It's been a long time since I haven't blog about things like this. I've been blogging about cosplay in the past few months so I just thought of blogging about another topic.

Anyway, do you believe that we have a guardian angel? I do.

Two or three years ago, I talked to my cousin who's God-given gifts has been developed. He told me that every person has a guardian angel and he/she can talk to him/her (guardian angel).

Anyway, I have many experiences that made me believe that they do really exist, although I can't see them personally.

Going back to my cousin, he told me that if I have a wish, I can tell it to my guardian angel. How? Just talk. But my wishes weren't big. Like for example, earlier this day. I can't ride a jeep because most of them are full. So after 15 mins. I asked my guardian angel to send me a jeep which has a vacant seat, at least 1, so that I can sit down. This is what I said:

"Guardian angel, padalahan mo naman ako ng jeep na kahit isa lang ang bakanteng upuan."

Then 5 minutes later, a jeep with 3 vacant seats came in and stopped in front of me. So there, before I boarded the jeep, I thanked my guardian angel.

This is not just a one-time experience. I've been doing this since my cousin told me about that. But I'm not abusing it. For me, I think that our guardian angel grants us simple wishes that isn't greedy, and those that won't hurt other people.

I have many stories to tell about this but that would be too long.

Try talking to your guardian angel. Just believe in him and he's always there, always ready to help you out.

Just believe that you have one. Just believe and pray to God and to Jesus Christ.

2009, A Roller Coaster Ride For Me

2009 has been a roller coaster ride for me. There were a lot of things that happened which is worth looking back. Let's start from the first month of the year. Read on...
(This is a very long post. I hope you won't get tired reading it.)


JANUARY

My 6th month being a bum. After resigning in a call center in 2008, I didn't apply for a job until January. For me, January is a month in which I can call the month of application. That whole month I tried applying to different online English tutorial (for Koreans) and I didn't have even a single bit of luck. So I was hopeless and stopped applying until late February.


FEBRUARY

Ah! The love month! Well, nothing much happened on that month. So let's move on.


MARCH

March is a very memorable month for me because that was my first time cosplaying in an event called TAGCOM which was held at Robinson's Place Manila. We were just costrippers at that time because we didn't bring a picture of the characters we cosplayed. I cosplayed Android 17 because his costume was very easy, although I had to run to Divisoria the day before the event to buy a couple of things; a plain black t-shirt, one yard of orange cloth (for 17's scarf), and blue semi-high cut Chucks. So here is one of my picture in that event.

Android 17 (Me) and Zero

Also, in that event, I first saw Alodia Gosiengfiao personally and Oh!, she was pretty! She's like a doll. I was like looking at her for a couple of minutes. We even tried to take some stolen shots of her which was a failure...not until she passed by infront of me! So here's my shot of her:



My stolen shot of Alodia. What a smile!
And lucky that I was, I even got a picture of Ashley, whom I just known at that event. I didn't even know that Alodia had a sister. Is she pretty? Of course she is! I asked her if I could take a picture of her but I won't post it here. LOL! Just wait for her picture below. XD

Still in March, I had my first cosplay catwalk in an event in PUP which was called PUP Pinoy A*ko. I cospalyed Android 17 again for the second time. I didn't won the event but that was fun eventhough there were only few people who attended that event. It was also memorable because the venue was so darn hot! We were like sweating like crazy! But it was still fun. ^_^


APRIL

Two memorable things happened to me in this month. First was I commissioned 10K from our company (just by typing legal documents ang scolded 1,000,000 times because of typos), and OZINE FEST, the biggest anime/manga event of the year! Let's talk about Ozine Fest. So there, as I have said, it's the biggest anime/manga event of the year, which was held at SM Megamall, and it was 3 days! On the first day of the event, I went there as, again, Android 17. I will never forget that event because it was my first time I joined a cosplay catwalk with such a humongous crowd. I was nervous before I went at the stage to pose but I overcame it. I just did what I have to, and that was to pose. Harhar! It was also fun because there were lots of people who took a picture of me. Some even called me, "Uy, Android 17, pa-picture!)" That was really fun! I also met a couple of new friends because of the cosplay catwalk.

Annie and I

After the first day, King and I had to sleep over at one of our friend's house. The next day, our group, SKM, had a group cosplay. We cosplayed Genei Ryodan. I was Hisoka at that time. I don't want to post a pic of me wearing Hisoka's costume because it was such an epic fail. So 2 months after the event. I sold my costume to Francis aka poklet13 (which was more suited for him). In the third day of the event, I was only a con-goer. I was still with my cosgroup at that time, taking pictures of cosplayers. :)


STILL IN APRIL (whew!) was another event called Shizen Orchestra. It was held at SMX Function Hall (beside SM MOA). This was the event in which I got a picture with Alodia and Ashley! Of course, I told my friend to take some photos of Ashley. When he came back, she had lots of Ashley pictures...AND ALODIA'S! Here are some sample shots!


Alodia and I

Ashley Gosiengfiao


Alodia and Ashley Gosiengfiao


Ashley and I


MAY

Nothing much happened in this month except that I went to apply for another company...and still didn't get in. ;(


JUNE

TOYCON! Nothing much happened at the event. I was just there as a con-goer. And again, still on the quest of finding a job...but then again didn't make it.


JULY

Agian, nothing much happened at this month. It's just the same as the month of JUNE, except that there were no conventions (or there is? I forgot). So let's move on.


AUGUST

My birthmonth! Also Manila Comic Convention was held at SM Megamall. I almost did not attend this convention because of my personal reasons...but I'm glad I did! I got to know my long-time crush (whom I was looking at in Ozine Fest Day 1. XD). She's nice! She's cool! So there. I won't say anymore. LOL!

This was also the month were my mom gave me her Nokia 6120 cellphone as a birthday present. I was so happy because I liked that phone so much! :D

I was still on my quest to find a job, but again, same old sh*t. Nothing happened. LOL!


SEPTEMBER

The month that many of the Filipinos will remember for all of their lives. But before we talk about that depressing event, let's talk about CosplayMania '09! This event was amazing! I went there as Feitan, a character from Hunter X Hunter, with my friend Francis, who cosplayed as Hisoka.




Again, I met a couple of friends at this event. Yey! Lots of friends!

Still in September, typhoon Ondoy struck Luzon and left an unforgettable mark in the history of the Philippines. Luckily, our village wasn't that much affected although it flooded outside the house. I have a blog about that so I won't put anymore of that here. :)

Oh, this was also the month that I got addicted to Kamen Rider Decade! And the rest is history!


OCTOBER

I didn't know that this month would be a blessing because at last, I got a job! I didn't really plan on teaching yet but as what Eminem said in his song Lose Yourself, "You better lose yourself the moment you own it...blah blah.. 'cause opportunity comes once in a life time YO!" So I tried applying. Lucky me, I got in!

A typical day... (III-A 12/10/09)

NOVEMBER

A month which was filled with big events, Anime Overload Festival, Mangaholix Mangamania, and Hero Nation. Two of the events, which was AOF and HN, I cosplayed Feitan again. In Hero Nation, we joined the cosplay group competition for the first time. Our skit was Kuroro's Fall, Hisoka's Triumph. We didn't win the event but that was quite an experience! It was fun. I also met a couple of new friends at those events. Happy! :D


DECEMBER

Oh, December, the last last! One of my happiest month of 2009! Also, there was the last convention for 2009 which was Christmas ToyCon. I went there as Moonlight Knight from Sailormoon Sailorstars. It was fun event. Some of the people there still recognized who I was cosplaying. T'was really fun!

Moonlight Knight

Also, our school had a club fair. It was my first time attending such event...AS A TEACHER! Also, as a club moderator, we had this booth called the Wedding Booth. That event was really fun. After manning the booth, I did a couple of magic for my students. Happy, happy, happy! :D

The newly weds!

III-E making their HUGE lantern!

What else? I got a bonus! Oh yeah! :D I ate a lot. So much that I felt like I got tired of eating! LOL!


So there you go! I would just like to say thank you for the friends whom I met this year.

Annie
Akira
Mia
Ashley
FJ
Marky
Derrel
Xheng
Tomomi
Ralph
Deej-man
Ralph Ichigo
Taki
Midori
Kuya Denggoy
Sheila
J-As people
Mayuko
Minami Kotaro (I forgot his name)
RB
Rommel

and many more! Sorry if I forgot to mention your name. Just comment here! LOL!

Whew! What a looooong post! :D

Anyway, I hope that 2010 for me will also be a blast! :D


(Time to make my visual aids for tomorrow! Oh! It's already 9 PM!) LOLZ!!!!


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