kay tagal...

parang tagal ng isang buwan...wwaahhh! excited na akong umuwi! gusto ko nang makita lahat ng mga kakilala ko sa pinas. sana lang gusto din nila akong makita.

alam ko maraming pag-babago, pero handa na ako. alam kong marami akong kailangang harapin para sa kinabukasan ko, sana magawa kong panindigan ito. alam kong marami akong dapat ayusing gusot, kailangan kong pakitunguhan sila ng maayos.

ang di ko lang alam, matutupad ba laht ng mga binabalak ko, sana matupad ito. hehehe...

kay tagal, na tila ako nababaliw. gusto ko bukas na! pero di pa rin eh...

philippines! here i come!

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kirei

one of the things na nami-miss ko sa pinas ay ito >>

hhayyy...buti na lang inuwian ako ni amy...malapit na akong umuwi at excited na akong kumain ng kumain nito ...wwwoooowww!!!

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Heartache Tonight!

addiction to Michael Buble's music means LSS. lol! I love this song!

Somebodys gonna hurt someone
Before the night is through
Somebodys gonna come undone.
Theres nothin we can do.
Everybody wants to touch somebody
If it takes all night.
Everybody wants to take a little chance,
Make it come out right.

Theres gonna be a heartache tonight,
A heartache tonight, I know.
Theres gonna be a heartache tonight, I know.
Lord, I know.

Some people like to stay out late
Some folks cant hold out that long
But nobody wants to go home now.
Theres too much goin on.

This night is gonna last forever.
Last all, last all summer long.
Some time before the sun comes up
The radio is gonna play that song.
Theres gonna be a heartache tonight,
A heartache tonight, I know.
Theres gonna be a heartache tonight,
A heartache tonight, I know.
Lord I know.

Theres gonna be a heartache tonight,
The moons shinin bright
So turn out the light, and well get it right.
Theres gonna be a heartache tonight, a
Heartache tonight I know.
Heartache baby,

Somebodys gonna hurt someone, (somebody)
Before the night is through
Somebodys gonna come undone,
Theres nothin we can do
(everybody) everybody wants to touch somebody
If it takes all night
Everybody wants to take a little chance
To make it come out right

Theres gonna be a heartache tonight
A heartache tonight, I know
Theres gonna be a heartache tonight,
A heartache tonight ,i know
Lets go.
We can beat around the bushes;
We can get down to the bone
We can leave it in the parkin lot,
But either way, theres gonna be a
Heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
Therell be a heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I know.

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wala lang maisulat...

basically, alam nyo na kung bakit di ako masyadong nakaka-pag-blog. bbuussyy ako!

dami kasi laging problema sa trabaho at wala na ako sa mood mag-isip...

pero ngayon, since malapit nang matapos ang buwan, di pedeng di ko dagdagan ang blog entries ko. lol!

dami lang updates sa buhay buhay ko ngayon, lagi na akong nag-iintro sa words namin. lagi ko na rin silang kinakausap. lagi ko na rin akong umaattend ng eucharist. hhaayy...

sa lab layp, alam ko lang malapit na. malapit ko na siyang makita at makilala (or baka nga siya na nga). sana sabihin na sa akin. ang tagal kasi eh! lol!

sa buhay buhay, sobrang excited na akong umuwi. sana lang din ay payagan akong magpunta sa mga lugar na pupuntahan ko nang walang bayad! lol!

hhaaayyy...sobrang happy lang ako kahit daming work lagi at mga iniisip kasi alam ko, God is with me. hehehe...all the time...

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chicago, chicago, chicago

sometimes, people wander around and ask God why are they in so much pain. on the contrary, i walk, pray and ask God to let His will be done to me.

i hate the arctic-like temperature of chicago. for me, its a pain in the ass. however, this reminds me of one thing, that snow falls from heaven as gift and in order for people to realize how beautiful the plants, trees and all other green living thing.

...i miss the trees in millennium and grant parks.

...i miss the ducks that usually join me as i do my jogging along the lake shore trail.

...i miss the exquisite buckingham fountain.

as i said, i should look forward to a brighter tomorrow. i am looking forward to spend another summer here in chicago. i simply love the city.

in the meantime, snow falls so i just enjoyed it with my friends...

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oh my, tutut na naman

the past few days is what i call as “oh my, tutut na naman”…lol!

tinatawanan ko na lang, sa dami nang lumalabas na problema wala akong magawa kung hindi tumawa. pero dito ko nakikita yung mga bagay na kailangan kong matutunan. hehehe. basta! work related kasi kaya di ko pedeng sabihin syempre.

wwaaahh! medyo toxic talaga. kung ganito ng ganito ang magiging buhay mo, pede ka pa bang mag-karoon ng balance ng buhay mo at ng ganito? lol. sabihin na nating otso oras lang trabaho mo pero naiisip ko pa rin yung problema after ng trabaho. hahahaha! chargeable ba yun? lol!

hhhaaayyy! tutut na naman!

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5…best movies that I’ve watched for 2009>>
a. The Classic (Korean Film).
b. My Sassy Girl (Korean Film).
c. A Very Special Love (Filipino Film) - http://eduthegreat.blogspot.com/2009/03/quasi-static-process.html (twice ko na napanoood ito pero i really love it!)
d. And I Love You So (Filipino Film)
e. Avatar

5…best newly found hobbies for 2009 >>
a. Cooking
b. Running
c. Going to the gym
d. Playing video games with my housemates
e. Watching sub-titled films

5…most exhilarating experience for 2009 >>
a. Met Mickey Mouse in Disneyland.
b. Met Kiko in Washington D.C.
c. Experienced the Daredevil Drop at Six Flags in New Jersey.
d. Saw John Cena (and other wrestlers) for Judgment Day in All State Arena
e. Fulfilled a promise to someone. (can’t reveal sorry…)

5…most fantastic places that i visited for 2009 >>
a. Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
b. Holiday Inn (i did the Shema with 4th Community of St. Gertrude) in Itasca, Illinois.
c. Ate Lei’s House in Las Vegas, Nevada.
d. Washington D.C. when we met Kiko.
e. Orpheum Theatre (where we watched Wicked) in San Francisco, California.

5…best buddies (newly found) for 2009 >>
a. Bianca Araujo
b. Jose and Adriana Perez
c. T. A. Mangalubnan
d. Emilio Marrero
e. Vence Abuyen

5…best buddies that I have for 2009 >>
a. John David
b. Jay Pamilacan
c. Amy Alcantara
d. Boni Ale
e. RJ Idang

5…most heart breaking experience for 2009 >>
a. heard my mother crying over the phone
b. saw people affected by the calamity in the pinas
c. when someone gave me a very bad comment – it almost ended our friendship.
d. GL married another guy
e. got busted (lol) - i wasn’t suppose to include this but i think i need to admit that i was affected somehow.

3…most gruesome fight for 2009 >>
a. misunderstanding with Tere
b. an email exchange with my Manager
c. a nasty move by my co-worker >> http://eduthegreat.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-25.html


2…best books read for 2009 >>
a. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
b. Brida by Paulo Coelho

2…best achievements for 2009 >>
a. Fulfilled a promise to someone. (can’t reveal sorry…)
b. Learned how to cook.

There are still a lot of things that I need to include but this entry might have been too long. 2009 has been so great. I am hoping that 2010 will be better year for me.

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isang taon sa chicago

one year na ako dito sa chicago. kung babalikan ko ang isang tao, sasabihin ko lang na…”hhaayy, ang bilis ng isang taon”. noong una, ayaw ko talaga dito. pero dahil sa kailangan ko lang i-enjoy ang mga bagay bagay, ayun! nakaraos ang isang taon.

akala ko talaga nung una, isang taon lang ako dito. pero, humaba eh. isang taon at isang buwan. kung ako ang tatanungin ko gusto ko pang bumalik? parang ayaw ko na gusto ko pa. mas gusto ko pa rin sa pinas, pero maayos din dito sa tate. kung pag-ninilayan, marami talagang nangyari! di ko pedeng isa isahin pero ang importante, dami kong natutunan.

some people might think that me going to chicago is a big mistake. i thought it really was but God is making each day a very fruitful one for me. imagine, it took me almost a year to know my purpose here in chicago? i can’t reveal it because its just between the two of us.

no matter where my life takes me. i will not forget the year 2009. it made me a better person.

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my new year's letter

dear God –

2009 has been a very challenging year for me. a lot of things happened – those sleepless nights, those teary eyes, those endless laughter, those crippled feeling, those newly-found friends and foes, those funny “first times”, those super happy feelings and a treasured family.

…gift of the funny “first times”. “First time eh.” – this has been my excuse few months after i landed to this foreign land so-called United Stated of America. and most often than not, i always laugh towards myself. i can say that i was somehow shocked with the differences between the american culture and filipino way. You know that i don’t mean bad. both have their pros and cons. anyhow, You created the world so that we can’t get the both of worlds, right? thank You so much for this one.

…gift of endless adventures. wow! i can say that i traveled a lot this year! a. chicago, il (of course) – some other parts of Illinois like itasca, franklin park, peoria; b. jersey city in new jersey – we went to liberty park (where i've seen the statue of liberty), newark (seminary of redemptoris mater) and six flags in new jersey as well; c. new york – downtown manhattan and some other prominent places in new york city; c. california – san jose (ESPP prod run), san francisco (tour around the city and alcatraz, we also watched Wicked when we went there), daly city (where we spent a couple of hours eating in jolibee), union city (with peter moua), los angeles (universal studio), anaheim (disney), san diego (seaworld) – i forgot the other places hehehe…; d. washington d.c. – a meeting with Kiko.; e. las vegas, nv – i visited my family in the city and spent the Christmas with them.; f. short stop overs in the following places – delaware, connecticut (had a eucharist in one of the places there), west virginia (spent a night in one of the schools there), ohio, pennsylvania and arizona (when we went to hoover dam which is at the border of nevada and arizona). hhhaaaayyy…thanks You for taking good care of me during these times.

…gift of loneliness. a lot of people do not treat this as a gift - especially those who do not consider suffering as their way towards salvation. i thank You a lot of the unexpected things that happened to me and most of them is You know that i hate. it crippled me – YES! it made me feel that i am useless human being which makes this world a very undesirable place. however, i realized a lot of things – e.g. what am i doing in Chicago? a question that bothered me so much. but You are so great that You revealed it to me in the most perfect time. thank You so much.

…gift of self realization and preservation. thank you for giving me the opportunity to discover myself as a person…as an individual. i realized that i can do some things that i never bothered to do when i was in the philippines. i can wash and iron my own clothes, i can do the grocery and i can cook. hehehe. thank You, oh Lord for all of these things.

...gift of friendship. thank You for giving me a lot of friends. they may not like me (maybe) but i treasure them very much even those people who i hated so much. thank You for allowing me to meet them.

…gift of happyness. oh my! You know that i am very happy every time i see You moving into my life. sorry, if most of the times, disobey Your will and followed mine. i know that You are always here with me by my side but i am just too weak. sorry, i may not started the year right but i will continue to do my best to be the best that i can be. thank You for always being with me.

…gift of a supportive family. ocean may separate us but the mere fact that they give me their blessings is more than enough for me to be happy. You know God how (at first) i don’t wanna be here. i asked you several times about this but a series of event really made me think that bringing me here to chicago is Your will. thank you so much for keeping my family safe all the time.

…gift of a newly found family. ok fine! You know my initial intention. i have my reason but still You paved so many ways so that Your will be done. its right. i didn’t come here in chicago to be liked, i am here to made my community realize that whichever ways or language we have, You loved us so much. thank You so much, Lord.

thank You God, thank You so much!

love,
edward

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