10 Things I Hate About You

The other night, I chanced upon the medieval flick A Knights Tale while surfing the cable. This film of course features one of my our favorite actors, Heath Ledger. Watching the movie made me remember: "Oh right! Heath Ledger passed away last week!" :(

This made me reminisce. And look what I found in our friendly YouTube neighborhood! Oh why, it's 10 Things I Hate About You! I love this movie! This is the movie that made Heath Ledger a household name (at least to me) nearly a decade ago. Yeah, I must admit that I enjoy watching chick flicks once in a while! Lol!

I embedded chunk 1 (of 10) of the movie. Thanks to the uploader, you can see the rest in her YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Kiramyxenga

Enjoy while it's still up!

HATE BLOG Follow-up

So I went back to Trinoma this morning with Mang Boy (my mom's office driver). Ayan na naman ang mga gwardiya! Hahahaha!

Guard: Ser! Hindi pala kayo nakauwi kahapon! (Naka-ngiti pa!)
Me: (Oo gago! Thanks to you!) Onga eh! Eh wala kayong pang-series eh! (in a sarcastic tone)

Mang Boy decides to take another shot at jumpstarting the car. So kaming tatlo (two guards and I) began pushing around the parking lot... TO NO AVAIL!

Mang Boy then decides to do it his way. Pinaandar niya yung Isuzu van. While the engine is running, tinanggal niya yung battery ng Isuzu!

Pwede pala yun!!!! Hahahaha! Taena wala talaga akong alam sa troubleshooting ng kotse! ;p
Explanation niya, yung alternator raw pala yung nagmamaintain nun kahit wala ung battery... pero dapat sandali lang. *Elibs ako haha!*

So yun, nilipat na yung battery ng Isuzu sa kotse ko. The purpose of this is para mapaandar yung engine ng kotse ko, then ibabalik yung dead battery sa car ko habang tumatakbo na yung engine. Kakarga kasi yun onti onti habang tumatakbo na yung engine.

Now eto na. Ayan na naman yung guards ng Trinoma. Read up! ;p

Guard: Ser, okay na!
Me: Oo! Guard, pano ba 'to? Magkano ang babayaran ko... overnight fee di ba?
Guard: Ahh.. ehh.. ser, wala na po kaming overnight fee... so bale tuloy tuloy yung babayaran niyo depende sa oras niyo dito sa parking lot! Bale sa pagdating niyo kahapon, hanggang 12am yun. Tapos pag-1am hanggang sa paglabas niyo ngayon... panibago na namang billing yun!
Me: (Huwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?!!) Ano?! Eh magkano yun!? Hindi ba pwede makakuha ng discount o ano?
Guard: Ah ser, punta nailang kayo sa office ng mga tellers. Sa AIKO office. Kausapin niyo nalang po yung supervisor!
Me: Cge. San ba yung office?
Guard: Sa first floor po. Sa main entrance, baba kayo tapos itanong niyo po sa guard.
Me: (Ano ba 'to... ni hindi pa alam yung eksaktong location!) Cge

I proceeded to go downstairs while Mang Boy is attending to the car.

When I reached the main entrance, I approached the guard there.

Me: Boss, san yung AIKO office. Kelangan ko kausapin yung supervisor ng mga tellers sa carpark.
Guard: Ah, ser... ummm... sa 4th floor po!
Me: ANO!?!?!?!?! Eh bat sabi dito raw sa main entrance yun!? Sure ka ba?!
Guard: Ayyy!! Ummm.. teka ser.. ah.. meron po ata dito sa first floor.. tanong niyo nalang po sa isang guard dun (points to another guard near the escalator).
Me: (Taena neto! Hindi ata alam kung saan yung office!)

I approached the other guard by the escalator.

Me: Boss, san yung AIKO office?!
Guard: Ahh.. ser.. bakit po?
Me: (Tangina neto, tinanong pa ako kung bakit... hindi ba dapat tinuro niya na kaagad!?) Kelangan ko kausapin yung supervisor! Na-stranded ako sa carpark last night.
Guard: Uhhh.. ser, teka lang.. (NAG-RADYO (walkie talkie) PA ANG GAGO!)
Me: Oh, akala ko malapit na dito!? Banda dun raw ah...
Guard: (halatang natataranta at walang alam...) Ah ser, wait lang po..

After 5 mins, nagtatanong pa rin sa walkie talkie yung ulol. Chinichika ako kung ano raw nangyari sa kotse ko o ano. Halatang pinagtatakpan panandalian yung katangahan niya!

Suddenly, another guard came by and told me where AIKO office is... finally!

And guess what!?!?

IT'S JUST RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE! JUST ACROSS! TATAWID LANG AKO SA KABILA NG KINAKATAYUAN KO AT YUN NA YUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! As in WOW! SOBRANG KATANGAHAN NA NG ESCALATOR GUARD YUN! Ni-hindi niya alam na nasa tabi lang namin yung AIKO! Ang tindi!!!!! Haha!

I finally reached AIKO, and thankfully... the supervisor, Miss Ruby, wasn't stupid as the other employees I've met so far in Trinoma! At first, she said she can't do anything about it since the time in my carpark ticket is already punched in their system.

After explaining my side, even telling them how stupid their guards are.. atleast she gave me a discount. I ended up paying just 150 pesos.

Before I left, I apologized to her na sorry kung mejo mataas yung boses ko kanina sa kanya kasi high blood na ako sa guards nila. She understood naman. I even told her that the guard in the escalator right across us doesn't even know where AIKO office is! Her response: "Talagaaa!? Hindi nila alam!? Pag uuntugin ko yung mga yun eh!"

I finally got out of that shithole called the 'Trinoma Parking Lot' and it's hordes of stupid security guards! The sad thing is, I know this won't be the last time I'll be coming back here! Haha! Damn! ;p

HATE BLOG: Vol. STUPID Incompetent Trinoma Parking Lot Guards

Yes, this is a hate post. Just wanted to share this because I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW! I just got home from Trinoma, and I have a goddamn story to tell... like how stupid some people are! This story involves a dead car battery, asking help from stupid people, and false hope!

So read up! (Or don't. I just wrote this to vent out my frustrations.)



I went to Trinoma this afternoon to accompany my ate. So there, we got to the rooftop parking lot, parked the car, then went inside the mall. After a few hours of eating, shopping, window shopping... we finally decided to go home.

So back in the parking lot, I opened the car and we went in (DUH! ;p). I proceeded to start the engine. Then... nothing. The FREAKING car won't start! I tried again a number of times but.... it. just. won't. start.

THE BATTERY IS DEAD!

I checked the head lights switch if I forgot to turn it off. It was off! So I have no idea why my car battery ran out! (Until now, I don't know why... my suspicion is a faulty alternator)

Then, I decided to get help from the roaming parking lot security guard.

***Guard 1 because there are multiple guards involved in this story

Me: Boss, pwedeng patulong. Namatay yung baterya ng auto ko.
Guard 1: May onti pa bang baterya ser? Baka pwede pa ma-kadyot yan (jumpstart)!
Me: (Checks again) Wala na talaga eh. Empty!
Guard 1: Ah, baka kelangan na natin i-series yan!
Me: Onga eh! May pang series ba kayo kuya?

Guard 1 proceeds to radio his co-guards in his walkie talkie. After a while, the other 2 guards arrived. So there's three of them now.

Right this time, I was so relieved! I was thanking the heavens. I thought: "Wow, marami talagang mabait na taong handang tumulong!" I was even getting money from my wallet kasi balak ko silang abutan!

Sad to say, my good vibes won't last long...

Guard 2: Ser, try natin i-kadyot. Baka pwede pa yan!
Me: (Tangina neto, kita na ngang EMPTY as in EMPTY na talaga) Cge, try natin!
Guard 3: Sige ser, ilagay mo sa segunda (2nd gear)! Tapos isabay mo yung bitaw ng clutch sa pag start ng makina.
Me: (Tangeks! Marunong ako kumadyot!) OK! :)

After three kadyots, wala talaga!

Guard 1: Guard 2, ikaw nga! Baka mapagana mo!
Me: (Loko 'to ah!) Cge kuya, try mo!

Guard 2 proceeds to take the wheel, and I went to push.

WALA! Palpak rin!

Guard 1: Ser, itabi nalang muna natin dun! Series nalang talaga siguro.
Me: Ok!

After parking my car (via pushing), Guard 1 told me that makikisuyo nalang kami sa ibang drivers dito sa parking lot para maki-series sa baterya nila! (Series in layman's term is connecting your battery to another car's battery via cables.)

Me: Kuya, may pang-series ba kayo?
Guard 1: Meron.
Me: Asan na?
Guard 1: Andun sa kasama ko!

Right now, the other 2 guards are out of sight. As far as I know, they were looking for "tambay" drivers so they can ask kung papayag maki-series.

Suddenly, a woman driver with her family went inside their car which is right in front of us.

Me: Ma'am, pwede po maki-suyo? Namatayan po ako ng baterya, pwede po bang maki-series sa inyo?"
Misis: Ah.. eh.. sorry ah. May mga kasama akong bata, nagmamadali kami!
Me: (Taena.. well, fair enough.. fair enough.. nakikiusap lang naman ako.) Ok, thanks nalang po! :)

Guard 1 arrived again.

Guard 1: Lahat nagmamadali eh... (referring to the other drivers)
Me: Onga eh.

Guard 1, who looks like he wants to go home na, then told me.
"Ser, makisuyo nalang kayo sa ibang drivers!"

Me: Yun na nga talaga.. pero may pang series kayo ah!? (Ayan at di-nouble check ko talaga sa kanya)
Guard 1: Meron. Andun nga sa kasama ko. Kelangan mo lang talaga makisuyo sa ibang kotse!
Me: Ok.
Guard 1: Pag nakahanap na kayo, sabihin mo lang sa guard dun sa may toll booth! (Lets name this guard, the Appointed Guard)
Me: (Taena neto, san ka pupunta!?) Ok, basta alam niya ah!
Guard 1: Oo.

Guard 1 then leaves. All the while, I thought rumonda lang siya sa parking lot kasi trabaho niya yun! Ayoko naman bungangaan or kulitin kasi utang ng loob ko na nga ito sa kanya eh.

After a while, still no good samaritan. My sister, who was getting more impatient by the minute, blurted out: "Eh kung iwanan nalang natin ito... tapos balikan tomorrow para si Mang Boy (my mom's office driver) na ang umayos!?"

Me: Eh, mahirap na yun... unang una, papayagan bang iwanan itong kotse dito? Baka mamya eh i-tow itong kotse kung saan tapos malaking multa!
Ate: Ako kakausap sa guard! (Proceeds to the Appointed Guard)

Ate: Manong, pwede po bang iwan nalang namin tapos babalikan tomorrow!?
Appointed Guard: Pero mam, kelangan i-series yan.
Ate: (in a furious tone) Alam ko! Eh anong gusto mong gawin namin!? Mag antay ng siyam siyam!?!?!?!?
AG: Okay, pwede naman po. Pero overnight stay yung babayaran niyo.
Ate: Cge.

While my sister is walking back to me, I saw a red pick up at the distance... and there is a driver inside! I decided to approach it as a LAST CHANCE! Let's name this guy, the GOOD SAMARITAN!

Me: Ser, pwede po maki-suyo!? Namatayan po kasi ako ng baterya. Kung pwede lang po sana, maki-series sa baterya niyo.
Good Samaritan: (With a face like: What the fuck!?) Huh, ah.. saan ba yung kotse mo? Ililipat ko dun yung kotse ko!? Ummmm... ahhh... Ah.. o cge na nga.

YEHEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

During this time, hiyang hiya ako. Nakakahiya kasi dun sa manong. He was just waiting for his companions kasi which could arrive anytime now.

He then moved his car beside mine.

Good Samaritan: Ay, ang layo pala nung baterya mo. Mahaba ba yung pang series mo!?

This reminded me, I need to go to the Appointed Guard to finally get the wires.

Me: Ah, teka lang po ser. Kunin ko lang po yung wire dun sa guard. Pasensya na po talaga.
GS: Okay.

I went to the Appointed Guard.

Me: Boss, nakahanap na ako ng mag se-series! Nasan na yung pang-series!?
A. Guard: Huh!? Ah... teka.. (He then contacts someone from his walkie talkie)

After a while, wala pa rin.. he keeps talking to someone on his walkie talkie. Eh nahihiya na ako dun sa Good Samaritan kasi antagal nung wires, and anytime now, baka dumating na yung mga kasama niya (its 10pm).

Me: Boss, ano na!?
A. Guard: Ah ser, kinokontak ko pa!
Me: Tae! Akala ko naka ready na yung wires! Eh sabi nung kasamahan (guard 1) dito kanina, ikaw yung lalapitan ko!
A. Guard: Ay, Wala akong alam diyan!!!
Me: (PUTANG INA!?!?!?!!!!!) Ano!? Eh nasan ba yung guard kanina?!
A. Guard: Nag call back na sila!
Me: Anong call back!?!?!?!
A. Guard: Tapos na shift nila!
Me: Ano!?!? Eh diba sayo ibinilin yung pang series!?
A. Guard: Eh eto nga, kinokontak ko yung HQ! Andun yung mga yun!
Me: (TANGINA TANGINA TANGINA!) O ano na!?
A. Guard: Eh, ala pa raw eh!

Tapos eto pa nag dagdag sa init ng ulo ko.

A. Guard: Eh dati, yung ako naka destino diyan, ang daming pang series... dalawa dalawa pa!
Me: (TANGINA MO! Bumibida ka pa! Eh parehas kayong mga TANGA!) Oh, bakit kahit isa wala ngayon!?
A. Guard: Aba, ewan ko sa kanila ser! Ang labo nila eh! Wala akong kaalam alam dito.
Me: (Wow, tangina mo! Parehas kayong malalabo! Tama ka, wala ka talagang alam!)

At eto pa!

A. Guard: Ganito nalang ser! Puntahan mo sa HQ! Diyan sa baba! Tiyak, mapapagalitan yung mga yun!!!

Tangina neto, ginawa pa akong paraan para mapagalitan yung mga kasamahan niyang mga gunggong... imbis na asikasuhin nalang yung pang series! Pati hello!?!?! Nasa rooftop tayo, tapos pabababain mo ako sa HQ first floor para "i-choochoo" yung mga kapwa mong gunggong!?!

Punong puno na ako by this time.

Me: Tangina, iiwan ko nalang! Babalikan ko nalang bukas! Leche. (no censorship! he deserved it anyways... and if his compadres were there too, I'd probably cursed their asses out worst!)
A. Guard: Kayo bahala ser!
Me: (Gago!)

I approached manong Good Samaritan na naperwisyo ko at pinag antay sa wala.

Me: Ser, sorry po talaga sa abala. Thank you nalang po! Mga tanga po yung mga guards dito! Wala palang pang-series... sabi sakin kanina meron daw sila! Pasensya na po!
GS: Ah, okay. Anong gagawin mo nalang?
Me: Iiwan ko nalang po. Balikan ko nalang bukas.

We then went home. Napagastos pa ako sa taxi o diba?! Tangina talaga. Tapos magbabayad pa ako bukas ng Overnight Fee o diba!? Tangina talaga!

The moral lesson here!? There is no moral lesson! Sadyang may mga tangang tao lang talaga! Akala mo tutulong na, pero palpak talaga. Iiwanan ka lang talaga sa ere. Sinigurado ka na, hindi pala sigurado!

Pasalamat nalang talaga sila na hindi ako yung tipong tao na pag naagrabiyado, inerereklamo sila para maparusahan! Kung bukas, palpak pa rin pag balik ko... tangina nila, magkakaalaman na!

RIP Heath Ledger

He maybe playing the Joker in the upcoming movie The Dark Knight, but this sad news is no fucking joke!

Hollywood star Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead in his apartment, face down on the floor. Police are reporting drug overdose as the cause of death.

I was like, "What the fuck!?" when I heard the news. I had to drop what I was doing (whatever it was, I can't remember) and had to go online just to verify if the news is true.

It's a shame because he's one of the few actors I really admire. And he's pretty young, not to mention he's at the peak of his career.

I liked him in the romantic comedy '10 Things I hate About You', in the medieval 'Knights Tale', as well as in 'Brokeback Mountain' where he was nominated for an Oscar.

Rest in peace, Heath Ledger.

Realizations

Videogames
Call it what you want. Videogames. Computer games. What about it? Well, I realized that I don't really like it anymore.

What?! So why the hell am I keep playing and/or keep talking about it. I'll explain.

Thinking about it, I realized I stopped playing videogames since I started College. I was a videogame fanatic since I was a kid 'til Highschool but since I became a freshman in UST, I stopped. Heck, I even bought a PS2 but played it sparingly. I think I even used it for like just five times when I was a sophomore. Thing is, I've probably bought it just because of the novelty of having it. Poor PS2. ;p

So why do I find myself owning a PSP, as well as playing again?!

This, I realized: I'm using it as stress reliever.

I always played videogames because I enjoyed it, but now, I just do to take my mind off things. I realized, when I was in College, I go to parties/gimiks as well as interact with my friends to relieve stress. Another stress reliever was going to the gym.

Well, shit... I'd rather shoot myself than go to the gym these days! ;p

So there, I realized I don't really like videogames anymore. Since I don't have any other platform to relieve stress, I picked videogames. It's just a stress reliever, or a way for me to take my mind off things.

Dad update

Looks like its worst than we thought. Seems my dad's right leg is having problems again... the blood doesn't flow as it should on the right leg. Hindi niya kasi masyado nilalakad! Actually this is the second time this happened, and the first one resulted into a bypass operation.

We we're given two option now: Another bypass operation, or an injection medication (new method).

Either of the two, my heart skipped when I heard how much it costs! Grabe! As in! Sometimes I really wish that we're VERY rich! LOL! ;p

Hospital sunday

After the Embassy gimmick the other night, my sister woke me up around 3pm. She told me that my dad wanted to go to the hospital. He can no longer take that leg pain he's suffering quite a few days now.

So there I was, with a splitting headache (probably from all the flashing lights in the club), driving and rushing to the hospital ER.

I'm just contemplating now that thank god this didn't happen last night while I'm not around. My sister can't drive, and with me gone, it would be hard for her to rush my dad to the hospital. May mom is out of town kasi she attended a wedding in Baguio. Haaaaay! ;p

My dad is ok now. The doctor gave him a shot of pain killer so the pain is gone (at least temporarily) now. He's gonna go back tomorrow for a more thorough check up though.

Embassy!

It was another Bakal gimmik, this time in Embassy at The Fort! Of course, the usual suspects: Me, Pilep, Che, Mark, Donna, Jenny (Donna's balikbayan cousin), Ed, and Dale. ;p

Dale slept over the other night because I accompanied him the other day to Greenhills. He finally bought his spanking new red PSP. I emphasized the "red" kasi ang kulit ni Dale! Haha! Pwede kasi maka-mura if he picked another color nalang pero gusto talaga niya yung red. Hehe! After browsing GH, we finally found a great deal in Shoppesville, in the same store where I bought my phat PSP months before.

Since Dale slept over, sabay na kami pumunta sa The Fort the next day. Hindi pa rin nagbabago si Dale! Ang tagal pa rin kumilos! Hehe! Pinaligo ko na dito sa bahay para pagdating namin sa apartment niya, bihis nalang. Grabe, halos 1 hour pa rin akong nag antay!!!! Grrrrr!! Hehehe! Then after, we got lost onwards to The Fort. Grabeng U-turn yan, sa Mall of Asia na!!! Hahaha! Mejo badtrip that time but it's all good now! ;p

When we finally got to The Fort, we met up with the guys who are eating at Zong. After a few chit chats and waiting for Ed to arrive, we proceeded to Embassy.

I'm actually impressed with the guest listing! Haha! I didn't know about club guest listing before. All I know is pay the entrance and dance the night away. Dale is familiar with it because he really loves going to clubs.

This time, we used Donna's contact for guest listing. If her contact fails, the other option is Che. Then it turned out that Donna and Che's contact is just the same person! Small world! Haha! So there, guest listing is like another way of saying that you get in for free... so we get to save 600 pesos each! ;p

After a while, we finally got in. Me and Dale went out again for a while to have dinner. Dinner at 12am! ;p

We chose to go to Pier One pero may waiting list rin! Grabe naman. After an hour waiting (in the rain, no less), we finally got a table and have dinner. We went back to Embassy a few minutes later after eating.

By the time we arrived, the club is already boosting with people! This is where we danced the night away! And not just dancing, but camwhoring! Grabe, we had like 4-5 cameras there and we kept on just flashing! I won't be surprised that we'll all look sabog in the pics! Haha! ;p

After a while, the others decided to go na. We left around 2:30am, which is actually early for this kind of gimmik. We looked for a Star Bucks but all seem closed. So uwian nalang! Hehe! Hinatid na namin si Jenny sa apartment nila, and then to Donna's house where after bringing her car home, sumabay na sakin silang lahat.

Last stop was Wendy's! Haha! The rest of the guys had snacks (breakfast na ba!? haha). I was so sleepy na. As in pagod rin siguro. Mejo tulala na rin ako eh. Hehe. After dropping them all off, I went home. I told Dale to sleep over nalang but he insisted on going home to his apartment via MRT.

I got home around 5:30am. Buti umabot yung gas ko which was blinking "empty" the whole time going home! ;p

Busy Weekend - Sunday - (Another) San Buenaventura - Tanquintik Reunion

Thinking about it, it's not just a simple San Buenaventura reunion. This time around kasi, it's more centered around the Tanquintik (chinese) side of the family.

Kinontrata na ako ni mama as early as Friday so I couldn't back out. So there I was, puyat and all, waking up and taking a bath. Next thing I know, I'm on the car onwards to Parañaque and to the reunion.

I must say though that it feels like a really different reunion. This is the first time I saw these people errr... relatives. Hehe! Yeah, there's the usual San Buenaventura cousins with the exception of my sister (she's sick) as well as Jon (who had a project to finish).

Most of the people there are old! Haha. They're my mom's first cousins. So yeah, the San Buenaventura-Tanquintik lineage. They're based in the States so it's pretty rare meeting them. It's actually the first time I've met them.

After all the chitchats (and the old peeps, dancing AND singing), we (the younger ones) were left there bored! Haha! I, instead, talked to my cousins all throughout. I was with EJ, Bea, and the twins all throughout. EJ and I talked about school and how he's coping up in DLSU... and how it sucks that his new trimester is starting tomorrow! Haha! Besides that, we talked about booze and how we're planning to go to Bora this summer (Bea pitched the idea)!

Aside from EJ, Bea also shared her experiences studying in the States. What she does with her spare time and all. Tonico, Bea's bro, and I talked about movies... like how the upcoming Castlevania, Dragonball, and Tekken movies are destined to fail! LOL!

Anyway, the reunion was ok... though I think we overstayed for a bit. EJ and I was sooooo bored!!!! We were even joking about who gets to leave first! Haha! ;p

It was great meeting the relatives though, so it's still a pleasure. Just feeling a bit tired now. I think I'm gonna sleep earlier than usual tonight. ;p

Busy Weekend - Saturday - GH w/ Verge and Richard

I went to Greenhills (again!) yesterday to shop. This is the only time I got to buy something for myself for this (past) Christmas. I bought a pair of slick White shoes as well as a black polo shirt. I should've bought a new pair of pants (which I really need!) but didn't (again!). It seems I always have trouble shopping for pants. I tell myself: "Ok, I'm gonna buy new pair of pants today!"... but I always end up postponing it! ;p

After a while, Verge arrived while me and Richard are playing Halo 3. We went to Mega Mall after a while. Then picked up Verge's girl, Karen, from work... then proceeded to Richard's house where we hung out for a bit. We remembered it was the Big Brother finale so we switched it on.

Speaking of PBB Celebrity Edition 2, they were all rooting for Ruben! I rooted for Gaby (and Will, just because I thought he had a large following) to win. Just imagine my shock when my two bets went 3rd place and last! Hahaha! Asar talo tuloy ako! ;p

I was also supposed to go to Metrowalk after because Che and company asked me out. I was intent on doing so but backed out at the last minute. Gabi na kasi and may mga dala akong packages (my shopping loots). On top of that, I didn't bring a car since Verge did. And on top of ALL that, andun daw yung friends ni Che. Eh hindi naman ako nakabihis, at siyempre kanina pa ako out... mejo dyahe na! Hahaha! I backed out of Metrowalk nalang. Verge gave me a ride home na rin! Free ride! ;p

Sidenote:
Verge and the others teased me that, "in unang tingin" daw, I look like.......... CHRISTINE REYES! The fuck!? Haha! It started when we're strolling in Mega Mall, when Verge and Richard told me that I look like someone. Then they pointed at the bookstore. When I looked, I said who?! They pointed at the FHM calendar! Christine Reyes!? Tangina ang layo! I could understand the F4/asian actors jokes from before because I have long hair and chinky eyes... but Christine Reyes?! No fucking way! Haha! Shame that I don't even find Christine Reyes that pretty! No offense to Christine Reyes fans! ;p

San Buenaventura clan reunion

Last December 30, it was another San Buenaventura clan reunion... my mom's side of the family. Kinda late considering we always have the reunion usually before Christmas day. This time, the reunion is held at the Manila Country Club in Alabang.

Tita Tess and family, who are all based in Indonesia because of business, is here for the holidays. Since it was also Tita Tess and Tito Popo's "nth" wedding anniversary, they decided to hold the reunion at the posh Manila Country Club.

Nobody from the clan was missing. Everybody is actually present, now that I think about it. It was great seeing my cousins from Tita Tess again. Last time I saw them, it was still last July when they came home to practice driving school. There's the twins, Toni and Caloy, who are all SO big now! Then there's Bea who's blooming to a gorgeous woman as each year pass. She's just 19, and she's studying in the States so it's great that she was able to come home for the holidays. And last but not the least, there's Ate Tin-Tin whom I haven't seen for a LONG time. She studied in New York rin kasi for several years so hindi siya pwede makauwi that much since the plane tickets are expensive. She'll be staying na raw here in the Philippines for good, starting next month. :)

Aside from them, there's my two favorite cousin! Jon and EJ! ;p

After the reunion was over, I went over to Tita Vick's house. Jon invited me to sleep over kasi. May surprise kasi siya! LOL!


JON's SAMSUNG HIGH-DEFINITION TV
Before we left the house for the reunion, Jon called me and asked if I wanted to sleep over at their house after the party. He told me that he finally bought a High Definition TV! And that ibang iba raw yung quality ng PS3 dun sa TV! *That alone excited me* ;p

So after we got to their house, I finally got to see the TV! ANG LAKI!!!!!!!! I didn't expect him to buy an HD-TV THAT big! 46 inches! LOL! He said, he got it for 50K via the zero interest, 12-gives promo of a credit card. Anyways, nalula talaga ako! Hehe! And he wasn't kidding when he told me that the PS3's graphics have a MUCH greater effect on an HD TV! Games we were playing on his PS3 on a regular TV before looked much much better! It's like playing a different game altogether! WOW! (OK, I'm a bit geeking out too much here! Hehe)

The next day, I went home. My mom picked me up kasi dinala niya rin yung chocolate cake for Tita Vick. I was supposed to meet Mark and Ed in Greenhills kaso "kinonsensya" na ako ni mama eh! Badtrip! Haha!


Struggling with an IPOD
Ever since I bought a PSP, I lost interest to buy an IPOD altogether. But when EJ bought a brand new IPOD Touch, he decided to sell his old and barely used 4th gen monochrome Ipod with 20 GB memory. When he went to GH, sabi raw hanggang 2k lang niya mabebenta. Tita Vick asked me instead if I could find a buyer, kasi masyado raw atang mura yung 2K for that. I suggested my sister. Binili nga ng ate ko! Hehe! Since it was a relative who bought it, my Tita still gave it for 2k nalang rin. A steal! Hehe!

Now last night, I tried uploading new songs on the IPOD. I like EJ's songs so I don't want to delete them. Imagine my surprise when I learned that you can only upload from a single computer! That means you can't go from PC to PC, copying songs from your friends! If ever you decided to upload from a new PC, *EVERY* song from your IPOD will get formatted and overwritten with the new songs you're trying to upload from the new PC. ****APPLE SUCKS!

Buti nalang Ed gave me a program to copy songs FROM the Ipod and TO the PC. That means, I'm just gonna "back-up" the songs from the Ipod into my PC, and then reformat the Ipod nalang with my PC. So much for plug and play! ;(

Happy New Year

Another year has come and passed... and now, we usher in a new one. Welcome to 2008!

And guess what... NO NEW YEARS RESOLUTION this time around. I always end up breaking them anyways, so there's no point! ;p