FInally, I will be utilized starting Monday and be one of the many taxpayers thinking where have all their taxes gone?

kanina i had my medical exam...

nurse: cge isuot mo na yang yung tali sa likod, tapus alisin mo na yung mga suot mo itira mo yung brief

(cool, walang hubaran! tapus maya maya dumating na si dok, hindi pa pala cya ang mageexamine sakin, isa pang babae...)

dok: let me see ur eyes. ok. teeth. open ur mouth. ok. ears. ok. ok lie down. ok. cge tayo ka dun sa may sulok

ako: ok san po uli? tapus ano po?

dok: sige alisin mo na yung underwear mo. tapos pull up wat ur wearing upto your chest.

ako: (are you kidding me? you've gotta be kidding me... tapus sumunod na rin sa utos, dammit)

dok: ok. talikod ka naman.

ako: (you sure?)

dok: ok hawakan mo cya tapos ibuka mo

dok: ok tuwad ka nga... ok

(after what seems to be an eternal stripping contest, she decided to go out. and the nurse? what the f*** did she do? she was just there, staring. not helping. two females watching me buttnaked at the price of one.)

When Roco died yesterday, I felt like the government will never be the same again. Wondering why two down and two left alive, counting the opponents of GMA from the last election. You think Lacson's next? (kidding)

Honestly, I am just disclosing this now to the public. Last year, I voted for Roco and Legarda to lead the country. I am not ashame of it. To each his own...

I was thinking if I had grown up with a father like him. Will I be the same person that I am now, aside from my physical features of course. I love bookworms. If he had become then, I might have been more geek or nerdier (if there's such a word) than usual. And I think, I will like it.

Here is an excerpt from one of the last columns he wrote before he run for presidency:

Bilang pagtatapos, bayaan ninyong ikuwento ko ang istorya tungkol sa isang kandidato sa mataas na posisyon. Sinabi niya na tuwing araw ng botohan, habang naghahanda sila ng kanyang misis pumunta sa presinto, tinatanong niya ang babae kung iboboto siya. At ang palaging sagot sa kanya ng kanyang misis ay, “Iisipin kong mabuti.” At ayon sa kandidato, magpahanggang ngayon ay hindi niya alam kung ibinoto ba siya o hindi ng kanyang misis. Subalit aniya, ang mahalaga ay huwag kang makakalimot makiusap.

Kaya’t sa mga suki natin sa Bulgar, maaaring hindi na tayo magkita mula ngayon hanggang sa darating na halalan. Subalit sana’y maaalala ninyo na sa pamamagitan ng kolum na ito, hindi nakalimot si Roco na makiusap sa inyo. Maraming salamat.

HALE

For weeks now, I've been thinking about what Grace told me about the first line of "The Day You Said Goodnight."

"Take me as your are..."

It doesn't make sense. Anya, "tanggapin mo ko kung ano ka." Siguro dapat, take me as I am. Or, take me for who I am. Or, take me with you? Ewan ko. naguluhan din ako. Ano sa tingin nyo?

TITHE (The definition of tithe is derived from the Hebrew word, asair , which means to give the tenth part of.)

Eto kasi topic sa church kahapon. Kaya ko kaya magbigay ng 10% ng income ko? Pero medyo napaisip ako, pano kong sabihin ni God, "Well, I am not charging you with every inhale and exhale you do." So, are we really apt to give 10% and accept that 90% is more than enough for us?

Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
I promise you, I will learn from my mistakes

nung una ko narinig yung X&Y album ng Coldplay, "Fix You" talaga pinakapeborit ko. tapus ngayon official second single na. edi nakita ko yung music video kanina. astig talaga sila, kelan kaya sila pupunta sa pilipinas? lss

"Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you..."

last week, kasama ko sina rona at tete. nakipagsalaman kami sa up mla para sa hale. pero mas naastigan ako sa bandang lock jaw julia (clarete), chicosci. ngayon ko lang na-realize, ang jologs pala talaga ng cueshe. (no offense meant) kay rona galing yung pics, pati plate number ng van ni champ kinuha.

eto matindi, nagmukha kaming stalker, hindi pala kami, siya lang. hehehe hanggang pag-uwi gusto nya sumama.

pero gusto kog yung t-shirt nya: champoy. sa spoof unlimited din kaya yun o pinagawa nya lang?

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graduation ko bukas. bittersweet. di ko kasi kasabay yung barkada ko. (tan2, joanne, neil, mesiah, jacq, cathy, robert, kaye, marc, yung ibang solidians, etc.) malungkot tumunganga sa picc ng 5 hrs, kaya magdadala ko ng walkman, sana nga pede rin dvd,vcd dun habang naghihintay tawagin ang COE graduates. mas masaya nga ang hiskul, tama si vida.

"Sooner or later, the time comes when we all must become responsible adults and learn to give up what we want, so we can chose to do what is right. Of course, a lifetime of responsibility isn’t always easy. And as the years go on, it’s a burden that can become too heavy for some to bear. But still we try to do what is best, what is good. Not only for ourselves, but for those we love. Yes, sooner or later we must all become responsible adults. No one knows this better than the young."

-i always learn something new in Desperate Housewives... and it always hits me. damn.

almost done on my first week at work...

alabang to cubao. that is so near for me, ya think? gladly (but not quite sure yet), i'll be trained for the next 3 wks in makati... and i wish to stay there longer.

the best things about being in the office:

1. free coffee

2. unlimited internet access

3. free coffee

4. free coffee