its more beautiful in the philippines v.2012
last year, a lot of filipinas marked a history in beauty contests - ms. universe, ms. world and ms. earth. they may not won the title (just runners up) but it still. being one of the finalists makes me very proud of our race.
5.33 AM/5.41 AM
i am a morning person. even though i sleep late, i can wake up as early as 4.30 am. so, its not a big deal for me to make a morning run and/or fetch her. hhhmm...i assume you know who am i referring to. for the past couple of months, i fetch her every morning and then i go to work. 6 am bus ride makes me an early bird for i usually arrive 7.30 @ mandaluyong.
goodbye my friend
my reebok shoes (trail) is now a record holder. so far, it is my longest running buddy. he used to be my gym buddy as well. i just love it! but like any other love, you need to know when to let go. it is so hard to say goodbye to a friend like my shoes. i may look stupid to some folks but i really love this one.
pilgrimage to madrid v.10
afterwards, nagpunta kami sa Palomeras Altas (sana tama ako...lol!). this is where kiko initiated the neo catechumenal way. dito kami kumain ng lunch tapos konting explantion si luigi tungkol sa place. iba yung feeling nung nandun ako. i felt my root. diniscuss sa amin how things went through at may mga pinakitang pictures with kiko and carmen. luigi reminded us of what kiko and the pope told us...
September 28, 2011
run rizal
September 27, 2011
things i learned in WYD!
a. move on. yes, move on. bakit? marami sa mga nangyari sa buhay ko - mapa-trabaho yan, love life o personal - ay nahihirapan akong mag-move on. di ko alam. siguro dahil sa alam kong i did my best pero di ko pa rin nakuha yung gusto ko. or, wala naman akong ginawang masama sa ibang tao pero masama pa rin yung tingin nila sa akin. siguro ganun nga. pero dahil sa WYD, na-realize ko na ang bawat isang ito ay nagbibigay ng kulay sa buhay ko. ahehehe. paano ko na-realize yun? dati, galit ako sa mga espanyol dahil sa sinakop nila yung pilipinas. maraming mga impluwensya ng mga pilipino. yung iba masama, yung iba mabuti. pero nandun pa rin yung pagiging makabayan ko lagi. sila yung umapi sa aming mga pilipino. tapos, minsan sinabi ni luigi na - so many bad things have been said against spaniards, from our history classes in elementary to college. but maybe, God allowed those things to happen for our conversion. God let these spaniards introduce salvation - and that is knowing the God. tama naman di ba?
b. i am not alone. i was grouped with the folks from Bicol region. wala akong hangarin na makasakit ng kapwa lalo na sa mga taga-bicol dahil sa ang girlfriend ko ay bicolana din, ngunit madalas siyempre nag-uusap sila ng bicolano at wala akong naiintindihan. in a few days, i felt so alone na lagi akong walang kausap hanggang sa makilala ko sila Claro, Dante at Alena. i felt so good nung makilala ko sila. kasi kinakausap nila ako lagi. sobrang bait nila. actually, i confessed it to a priest during the pilgrimage yung nararamdaman ko. kasi siyempre di ako komportable. ang naging tugon sa akin nung pari ay...si Jesus, kinailangan nya ang Diyos Ama at Diyos Espiritu para matupad ang kanyang kabanalan. ikaw (ako), kailangan mo yung ibang tao para maging isang kristiyano. sobrang gumaan ang loob ko nun. i
sinabi din ni Pope na "we cannot be a Christian alone, we need a community"...
c. maswerte pala ang mga pilipino. kahit na nakapag-aral ako ng wikang espanyol ng ilang buwan, hirap pa rin akong makipagtalastasan sa kanila. hirap kasi di ako sanay at ang bibilis nilang mag-salita. sa aming mga popular mission, sobrang hirap sa pag-sasabi ng aking nararamdaman. plus, nandun pa yung inferiority complex ko about my words. hirap ako. ngunit syempre, ayaw kong gawing balakid ito para di mag-popular mission. habang naglilibot-libot, nakita ko yung mga tao dun kung gaano sila masasabi kong kahabag-habag. marami sa tao dun ay matatanda na lang ang mga nasa kalye. di alam ng kabataan ang mga dapat nilang malaman tungkol sa Diyos. pinapabayaan na lamang nila ang kanilang mga nakakatanda. maswerte ang mga pilipino dahil sa kanilang kultura na maging maalalahanin sa kanilang mga magulang. kahit na minsan ay balakid ito sa kanilang hangarin na makasunod sa salita ng Diyos, ay nandun pa rin yung concern nila para mapag-lingkuran ang kanilang mga nakatatanda.
d. stay with me. higit sa lahat, nasabi ko na rin sa isang blog entry ko about my experience during the vigil with the holy father. ito yung yung isang patunay na ako ay tinawag ng Diyos para makarating dun sa Madrid. sobrang saya ko, He chose me to be there not that I chose to be there.
sarap ng feeling kasi masaya ako. hanggang ngayon nga puspos pa ako. at ngayon, i need to be a prophet for the youth. kailangan ipangalat ko ang mabuting balita ng Diyos!
God loves you! Dios te amas!
September 25, 2011
shamcey supsup
question: would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person you loved?
her answer: if i had to change by religious beliefs, i would not marry the person that i love because the first person that i love is God, who created me, and i have my faith and principles, and this is what makes me who i am. if that person loves me, he should love my God, too.
*i got this from shamcey supsup: robbed by miss universe for christian answer.
i think it was the most perfect answer to a question like that. however, seemed that the judges were not convinced. she ended up having the third runner up. quite frustrated but no choice. miss angola is stunningly beautiful as well so i think she deserves the crown, too.
anyways, for us filipinos, she's the ms. universe. the world knows that...probably, its not yet time for us pinoys to have another miss universe title. let's keep our high hopes that we'll have it next time.
feels like a new hire
September 21, 2011
meeting baldo...
baldo + tina + aldrin + jessie + ako = riot!
kahit super aga for me at hindi pa ako nakakapag-adjust sa pag-tulog ay pumunta pa rin ako. sobrang aga pa naman. 6 am ang usapan ngunit pass 6.30 na ako nakarating. pag-dating ko dun ay si baldo yung nauna. ahaha! starbucks ang usapan sa gitna ng megamall building a and b. pagdating namin dun ay...SARADO! ahaha. since nandun na kami at marami naman kasing starbucks sa tabi tabi, nag-hanap na lang kami. late si aldrin! while on the phone >>
ako: asan ka na?
aldrin: pababa na. nag-aabang na sa elevator. 2 mins.
ako: ok.
after 10 mins, wala pa! lol! i called him again.
spiral experience
in general, mas ok pa rin sa akin yung Heat dahil sa mas maraming options. =) . pero dahil sa mga people na kasama ko, masaya ako. a great stress relief after a super hard and stressful work...
on my way home...
we woke up at around 5.30 when Mons (a priest from Bicol region) was calling "angelee and company, where are you?" aloud inside the gym. it was a classic. kakatawa dahil lahat ng tao sa gym ay nagising. lol!
"the food is a hard thing to overcome"...
like me, i am really used in eating tinapay lang but not super tigas na tinapay at cold cuts. hhaayy...anyways, you really can't have everything. pero, these people are willing to do everything just to please us. they are willing to cook some rice just to satisfy our needs.
it's time to go...yes. ako yung unang unang nag-check in! lol! ako kasi yung nag-tanong dun sa counter. so pina-check in na nila ako. inintay ko naman sila claro, alena, claren, dante at julie. sabay sabay kaming pumasok sa port.
so loob, we bought some more chocolates and i spent my last few coins for an iced tea. sakto kamo! galing di ba? stop over ulit namin sa doha, there we spent a couple of hours waiting - mga 5 hours yata. so, shopping ulit sa duty free! lol!
one of the most painful thing here is that i need to say goodbye to some of my friends that made my trip to madrid awesome - to Claro, Alena, Claren, Julie and Dante. i am going to miss them...
pilgrimage to madrid v.10
since, this is almost our rest day. we went to the islandzul for some shopping. i bought some chocolates and melocoton mermalada (sarap nito). tinakasan namin ni dante si julie na papicture ng papicture. lol! bumili din ako ng libro in spanish.
afterwards, nagpunta kami sa Palomeras Altas (sana tama ako...lol!). this is where kiko initiated the neo catechumenal way. dito kami kumain ng lunch tapos konting explantion si luigi tungkol sa place. iba yung feeling nung nandun ako. i felt my root. diniscuss sa amin how things went through at may mga pinakitang pictures with kiko and carmen. luigi reminded us of what kiko and the pope told us...
you cannot be a christian alone, you need a community...also, what struck me is luigi's words saying...
we are not here (in Palomeras Altas) not because of who I am but because of a calling...
after nun, we went to the madrid cathedral and palacio real de madrid. since i am already familiar with the place, ako na ang nag-tour sa kanila lol! after nun, we went shopping syempre. i am with claro, alena, claren, dante, dindo and julie. sabay sabay kami. late man pero oks lang kasi may naiwan pa sa lugar na mga 10 to 12 peeps at ito ay dahil din sa pag-shoshopping.
also, i approached cristina saying kung pedeng sa gym na lang ako matulog. i congratulated her for putting this together. sobrang organized!
pilgrimage to madrid v.09
nauna na lang ako sa kanila dahil 9.30 na ay di pa sila prepared. we went on a popular mission near where we were stayin'. nakakilala kami ng isang filipina who've been there for 20 years. she was so nice. she prepared adobo and rice for everyone. yahoo! we helped her to buy up some things @ dia.
while we're on our way home. i saw a group of americans dancing and singing. then i saw marc! sinabi ko sa sarili ko, i know that guy. then i asked the girl near the group -
"are you guys from chicago?"
and she answered
"yes, we are."
and i uttered
"is bianca there?"
lol! it was stupid and fun. we were calling her but seems that i am going to miss the group if i stay longer so sinabi ko na lang sa girl na kinakamusta ko si bianca. she took me a picture. and that's it. we were not meant to see each other in madrid.
afterwards, nakita ko ang isang group with a familiar flag - flag of south korea. i was so happy peeps from south korea are here!...i practiced my ahn-nyung-ha-se-yo. lol! so fun!
it was our last night with alfonso's and esther's house. they will be going to valencia to meet their daughter tomorrow so we really need to move out. they offered to have another place but i think it's ok if i'll stay at the gym for one night.
we gave them some tokens - me a shirt of phil flag to alfonso, sarah a shirt to esther, aaron gave a folded paper in a form of something (limot ko na kasi) and joanna gave a mug from starbucks with the word manila in it. it was really fun staying with alfonso and esther. sover fun!
September 04, 2011
pilgrimage to madrid v.08
meanwhile, early in the morning. we (claro and dante) went to the water station to get some water. also, claro and i went to the food station to buy some drinks to warm our stomach. nesquick lang ang choice so, go with the nesquick. =) . i bought two donuts dahil sawa na talaga ako dun sa tinapay nila at palaman na di ko gusto. lol!