white collar

if there is something that i miss watching in american television, it should have been - WHITE COLLAR. i love the story of white collar. i even downloaded all season - 1 to 3. ooopppss! i mean, got a copy of all three seasons.

even before i enjoyed watching burn notice, white collar has been my favorite ever since. and when i heard that it was renewed in USA (american channel) for 4th season, i felt so happy.

the picture is from here.

for those who's unaware, neal caffrey (matt bomer) is a con-man. he's great in everything that he does. he can speak 8 different languages - including conversational swahili. here in the philippines, he can be called as "palos" - which means he can escape to barely everything. barely because there was one white collar crime agent (white collar is a branch of FBI that deals with white collar crimes). who caught him twice, it was peter burke (tim dekay). he has this problem of trusting his neal. trusting? yes. they became partners in solving some white collar crimes. see, peter and neal became partners - neal knows a lot of different things in white collar jobs while peter has the resources and proper intelligence to get things done.

i so love this series!

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the vow

if there is one movie that i can recommend right at this very moment, it would have been "The Vow". its with Channing Tatum (Leo) and Rachel McAdams (Paige). i should admit that channing did a good acting on it. he pulled me into Leo's place. the way he portrayed is literally above average. rachel, on the other hand, made me think that she lost her memory. i can feel her anxieties and her helplessness to regain everything. 

one thing that touches me the most is that the movie was inspired by true events. it's so nice to see how love makes so people a little stupid at start yet that stupidity will eventually move the most mysterious part of our body - the heart. in the end of the movie, it says that Paige never regained her memory but still ended up with Leo. imagine what our hearts can do to us. 

this is from here.

some of the unforgettable lines that i am surely hit:

Paige: i hope one day i can love you the way that you loved me.

Leo: you figured it out once, you'll figure it again.

Leo: if we're meant to be together, we would be together.

Paige's Mom: i chose to stay with your dad for all the things that he had done right, and not to leave him for the one thing that he had done wrong. 

it was really awesome. i know it's quite early to say that i can be like leo but i will surely do my best to be like him for my own girl. 

lastly, the movie was shot in chicago! one of places that i loved the most. 

i can give it a 8.0.

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burn notice

oh my! i started checking out this series when i was in chicago. at first, i thought its the same format as my  all time favorite white collar but it seems different. i love the twist and how mikey's team help people solve their problem. sometimes, it's educational but sometimes it is out of this world. 

in any ways, i love fiona. she's one of the people that i look forward to in this series. her attitude makes her hotter than her own awesome body. 

currently, i am at season 3 and still looking forward in watching some more episodes. yo yo yo!

this picture is from here. 

currently, i am at season 3 and still looking forward in watching some more episodes. yo yo yo!

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buckingham fountain

i got this from my 2009 diary. sinulat ko ito ng mga august 1 to 9...

nandito ako ngayon, nagmumuni-muni ng mga bagay sa mundo. kaharap ko ang isang malaking bulto ng tubig na pumapa-alimbuyo pataas sa langit. Hindi ko siya makukuhanan ng larawan ngunit nakuha niya ako. nakuha niya yung atensyon ko bilang isang taga-hanga, hindi turista. nakita ko na ang bagay na ito sa maraming pagkakataon ngunit hindi kasing-ganda nito. kahit gabi na marami pa ring tao dito sa lugar na kinasadlakan ko. maraming mga batang nagtatakbuhan, mga amerikanong nag-uusap at nag-tatawanan. batid kaya nila ang taglay na kaligayahan na nabibigay sa akin ng tubig na aking natatanaw. alam kaya nila na lubos akong naliligayan? marahil hindi kasi isa lamang akong munting alikabok sa isang malaking bulto ng kamalayan.


ayaw ko na itong nararamdaman kong pagka-awa sa sarili dahil alam kong mali. ngunt, madalas masarap gawin ang di tama, di ba...ang bawal? naalala ko yung sinabi ni bea alonzo sa isang pelikula na sa kasalukuyan ay di pa napapalabas...pagod na akong maging malungkot ngunit ayaw ko namang maging masaya dahil sa may nasasaktan akong iba.


sa kasalukuyan, lila na ang kulay ng tubig na umaalimpuyo paitaas. tila nakikidalamhati sa taglay kong kalungkutan. pagod na talaga akong mag-pa-ka-"emo". pero sa ngayon, wala akong magagawa. tatanggapin ko muna na ganito ako sa susunod ng mga araw. hanggang kailan? marahil, dalawang araw, tatlong taon o isang oras. kung kailan matatapos ay di ko alam. ang tanging laman lamang ng puso ko ngayon ay pagka-awa sa sarili ko. alam kong mali ngunit sa ngayon, masa akong gawin ang mali.

from wikipedia.

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awesome!

i am sover happy and excited for tomorrow.

1. it will be my first day in my spanish class. yes! at last, i was able to enroll myself to one. it will be in UPD tomorrow @ 9 am. finally, finally! few years ago, i attended an italian class but i already forgot it. this time, i have some friends who could talk in spanish so hopefully i will practice it everyday.

2. i will be going to prince's bday. prince is the son of my cousin marlon. he's a cousin from my dad's side. so what's so special? it is very rare for me to mingle with my cousins from my dad's side. so i am excited!

3. 5K run tomorrow. yahoo! it will be my first time to run professionally! lol! i started running when i was in chicago. i quickly fell in love with it! and now! and now! hehehe....i mean tomorrow. and tomorrow! and tomorrow! yahoo! 5K run, here i come! next target 10K on july 25.

4. i hit it. march 14 it was 168. and now, june 18 it is 158.8. yahoo! go baby fats go! target - 140 by end of year...sana ma-hit ko.

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day when i gained 4 lbs

this day is really special. we had a team lunch - our lunch team lunch here in chicago. we ate at Cheesecake Factory. i ordered diane's steak with herb crusted salmon. it was served with mashed potatoes. it was really good.




then, what's next?! of course the last picture with our bossings. too bad that tom had to run to his meeting.

6 pm strikes and its time to spend time with our 1400 friends - bruce, t.a and vence. we spent the night eating, chatting and laughing at Sashi Sai along randolph. sharing thoughts and some words of encouragement to each other. lol! love life, work and personal views! lol!

grabe! food, food and food! 4 pounds in just one day! lol!

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perry ellis

hhhaayy...kahapon, nagpunta kami sa aurora. huling punta ko na yun sa lugar na yun dahil bilang na lang ang araw ko dito sa chicago. isa sa ma-mimiss kong stall sa aurora ay ang perry ellis. mamiss ko si mr. perry ellis. este, sabi nga pala ni jay, patay na yun. lol. love ko talaga ang perry ellis kasi super comfortable yung damit nila at talagang masasabi kong oks sa akin.

nakakalungkot lang, walang perry ellis sa pilipinas...=(...

kung babalik man ako dito sa chicago, perry ellis sa aurora ang una kong gustong puntahan...

good bye perry ellis! good bye!

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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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christmas in chicago

today is my last night in Chicago before christmas. i may not be able to have my first white christmas but i made sure that i enjoyed my last night. i went to daley plaza (again) and took a photo of its famous christmas tree

people are still roaming around which is quite unusual during winter. awesome scene! this is trully the Divisoria version of Chicago. lol!

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ang "weekend" ko

matagal-tagal na rin ako dito sa chicago at tama! paalis na rin ako - sampu ng mga kasama ko. nung isang taon, tila wala na akong babalikan sa pinas kapag umalis ako. ngayon ganun na naman yung nararamdaman ko. kaya nga't, di ko sinasayang ang mga sandali na nandito ako sa estados unidos...

sabado...nag-hanap kami (kasama si RJ) ng mga apartments para sa mga papalit sa amin. (di naman sa ayaw kong tumira sila dito sa tinitirhan namin, ang gusto ko lang magkaroon sila ng choices. lol!) marami-rami din kaming napuntahan...sa dearborn at sa lake. habang nag-hihintay kami na ma-kausap yung leasing officer ng isang building, nag-punta kami sa daley plaza. ang daming tao dun. ang daming paninda. sa iba't ibang lugar galing. sa poland, germany at ireland. parang divisoria - american style nga lang.

marami ring pagkain na nabibili. di kami nag-pahuli ni RJ kasi kumain kami ng churros at uminom kami ng mainit na hot chocolate...

meron ding isang malaking christmas tree na kung saan nagpakuha ng picture! lol!


isa sa pinaka-kahangahangang bilihin dun sa daley city ay ang mga maliliit na stars na gawa sa salamin...

gabi naman ng sabado, nagpunta kami sa christmas concert ng mga choir dito sa old st.mary's. sobrang gagaling ng mga bata! magaling din yung mga lalaking kumanta ng solo. sana ganun din yung boses ko. lol! tapos tuloy kami sa despedida ni norms at birthday party naman ni mike sa room nila t.a. daming food.

sunday naman, morning mass tapos diretso kami sa fish pond sa n. clark. filipino restaurant ito na may buffet sila kapag sun from 11.30 to 3.30. grabe, sarap ng food. na-mimiss ko na tuloy yung mommy kong magluto. lol!

nag-pagupit din ako ng buhok. siguro, ito na yung last time kong magpapagupit ng buhok sa tate. lol!

ang saya ng weekend! sobrang busy, pero oks naman...isa ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit kailangan kong maging masaya sa bawat pagkakataon!

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virgin snow...

and the snow fell from heaven! it's sssooo cold outside.

i didn't go outside, but it is 30 F / -1 C. i know its gonna get colder in the next few days. right now, i am quite comfortable, lying on our sofa like a mashed potato. lol!

well, i just wanted to tell my folks that its the first "REAL" snow fall today. we had a flurry last Thu so i think it doesn't count. lol! Anyways, we did celebrate the first flurry fall. we had our dinner at Hooters. we had so much fun!

there is going to be more snowfall! i hope i will enjoy it this time. lol!

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masaya lang ako...

happyness is always a choice. (irritated ka ba sa spelling ko ng happyness? - well, live with it!) . tulad ngayon, natutuwa ako kahit di kami masyadong nag-enjoy sa taste of chicago kasi medyo late na nung nagpunta kami, pero masaya pa rin ako.

di ko alam. siguro dahil sa nag-sasalita na si jay (lol) at dahil sa nakikita kong mukhang ok na rin si john. nakakahawa talaga yata ang pagiging senti ng mga kasama ko. lol .

pero, bakit nga ba ako masaya? di ko din alam. ang alam ko lang, masaya ako and i should cherish every moment na masaya ako dahil kapag na-homesick na naman ako lagot lagot na. by the way, what makes me happy?

• a cup of ice cream.
• a good run along the lake shore.
• an awesome laugh with my friends.
• playing pokemon.
• heard that roger fed won wimbledon.

ilan lang yan sa mga nag-papasaya sa akin. lastly, marahil wala pa sa radar ko ang feeling of belonging with someone else. after a failure, here i am again so eager to know what God offers me. wish ko lang malapit na.

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ika anim na buwan...

ito na yung ika-anim na buwan ko sa chicago. ang daming nangyayari sa buhay ko dito. alam kong madami pa ring magaganap...

sa dami ng mga bagay bagay, di ko ma-explain lahat! hahaha! ang alam ko lang ngayon, masaya ako dahil marami akong natutunan. sana lang, wag akong mag-sawa. hahaha! anim na buwan na lang ulit ang bubunuin ko at babalik na ako sa pinas! ang galing, parang kailan lang...

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chicago's taste

well, well, well...nung una ayaw ko talaga dito dahil sa weather - masyadong malamig. pero ang summer is sssuuupppeeerrr fun! grabe. kanina, we went again to taste chicago - taste of chicago. maraming pakulo! syempre di maiiwasan ang sayawan...

ang saya! we had a good time with the people and the band as well...next stop namin, sumali sa rock band competition! abangan natin next week!

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pilgrimage v.05

Wow! Meeting Kiko really thrilled me! We left Connecticut early because we need to be in Washington before 2.30 in the afternoon. The day went well. =) . We passed several other states. It was fun to know a part of US history. They mentioned about a brief history of Delaware and Maryland. Don’t ask me about it – I already forgot what they said.

We arrived at D.C. on time. It was fun to see other pilgrims walking towards the stadium with their banner and flag in which state they represent. The feeling was really awesome because I remembered how we did it in Ilo-ilo last 2007. Do you have any idea of what I was doing at that time? Of course, I was secluding myself and just looking around. Though, I was with Gerardo but he has other friends, too. So, I just wondered around the place. Two days without taking a bath was big deal for me. This means that I just wanted to get out of other’s path. LOL!


There were a lot of people in the stadium – as in a lot! The best way to control the crowd is to let someone sing a song in front so that others would follow – as in! The biggest delegates were from California and New Jersey. We were all thrilled when Kiko went up the stage. I was hoping that he will be speaking in English but I guess I failed. I decided to give my mp3 player a try if it will work with the translation but I forgot it in my bag. The bus driver was nowhere to be found - so good bye! Too bad, I could not understand most of Kiko’s words. However, there were these words in which I was truly struck. It seemed that God paved a way so that I could understand what Kiko is telling me. He was telling me to “convert”. Yes to convert! I did not know where it came from but it appeared that I translated the words correctly. Oh my! It is really me. When the gathering was over, we all played music outside. Sorry, they played the music and I danced with others.

Virginia was our next destination – believe me or not but I really do not have an idea that we were in Virginia that night. We went into this place where they gave us food (pizza and some drinks) until I saw a building permit document posted in the wall saying that we are in Fairfax, Virginia. We spent a few hours there before we went to St. Timothy Church in Chantilly, Virginia. It was just 11 pm at that time so we practically have longer of sleep this time. =) .

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ang aking kaarawan

ngayon ay ipinag-diriwang ko ang aking kaarawan. batid ka na mabilis ang pag-lipas ng panahon at di ko namamalayan na matanda na ako. hehe. oo, masasabi kong matanda na talaga ako. wala namang masama kung tumatanda ang isang tao - ang importante ay may pinag-kakatandaan.

hanggang ngayon, di ko pa rin masabi na may pinag-kakatandaan pa rin ako. hinahanap-hanap ko pa rin ang pag-takbo ko sa kalsada. pakikipag-hagaran sa mga pinsan ko sa ilalim ng buwan. pakikipag-taguan. pakikinig sa mga nakakatakot na kwento ng daddy ko at ng lola ko. ngunit habang binabalikan ko ang mga ala-alang iyon, lalo kong napapansin na matanda na talaga ako. dahil ilang taon na ang lumipas at di na maaaring balikan. ang kailangan lang, humakbang patungo bukas.

nakakatawa. matanda na ako...sa ngayon, ang importante sa akin ay mga bagay na kailangan kong gawin sa sarili ko, sa mga taong nagmamahal sa akin, at sa mga Diyos na laging pumapatnubay sa akin.

maligayang kaarawan edward!

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april 6

di mo talaga alam ang mangyayari sa loob ng sampung taon. 10 years ago when my dad died - my dad died april 5 at exactly 4.30 pm, nanunuod kami ng blue blink nun. yun na siguro ang pinaka-maganda at pinaka-malungkot na birthday ko...pinaka-maganda kasi natapos na yung pag-hihirap ng daddy ko sa loob ng 6 months...pinaka-malungkot kasi di ko na siya ulit makikita o makakausap.

makalipas ang sampung, nandito ako ngayon sa chicago, il... sa bansang marami ang nangarap na makalapag ngunit di lahat ay pinalad. dito ko pinag-diriwang ang kaarawan ko. so far, ito ito yung mga natanggap kong regalo...

1. bumili ako ng nintendo dsi para sa sarili ko...
2. pumunta ako sa announcement of easter...
3. nag-salita ako ng marami kanina habang kausap ko si brian, ana at aimee...
4. kumain kami ng ice cream nila john at jay - sila yung unang bumati sa akin ngayong taon sa exact date ng birthdate ko...at yes gising pa rin sila ngayon habang sinusulat ko itong blog kong ito...
5. nanalo si john cena sa wrestlemania...

ang dddddddaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmiiiiiii na! kaya masaya na ako para dito. kung meron pang darating, oks lang. i shall accept it!

happy birthday edward!
happy birthday eddie!
happy birthday edwardo!
happy birthday edong!
happy birthday martin!
happy birthday ed!
happy birthday dward!
happy birthday edu!

kung ano man ang tawag sa akin, wish ko lang ay maging masaya pa lalo ang paglalakbay ko sa susunod pang mga taon. be a good boy!

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uy! ang galing mo aah!

minsan, may panahon na kailangan mong sabihin sa sarili mo na...

"uy! ang galing mo aah!"...

it's not just being proud of yourself. its the way it should be.

so far, i am doing good here in illinois. malamig pero nakakaya naman. hahaha!

mahirap talaga ang buhay ng isang ofw. pero ang masasabi ko lang, masaya din. marami kang natutunan. marami kang natutuklasan. akala ko nung una isang akong inhinyero. nauwi ako sa pagiging programer. at ngayon, hindi lang programer isa na ring taga-luto.

inaamin ko, di ako magaling mag-luto pero buti na lang napag-tyatyagaan ng mga kasama ko yung luto ko! may lasa naman minsan. minsan kulang sa alat. pero ang importante. natututo ako. di ba?

kaya, ang masasabi ko sa sarili ko...

"uy! ang galing mo aah!"...

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chinatown

jay, john, kuya ba (jay's uncle) and i was able to visit chinatown this morning. i love the place and i love the food! hehehe...

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our house

photos courtesy of jay arsenio temporal pamilacan...

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