Christmas 2013

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. i think i’ll keep singing that song in my head for the coming years thanks to last year’s carolling.

looking back these past few weeks, they were tiresome. they were less satisfying than i hoped—cancelled/compromised trips, less than spectacular parties, not so grand songs, embarassment. but it’s Christmas. it’s Christmas now and those downsides are over. it also does not mean there were no up times. there certainly were. there are even more granted prayers than mishaps in my life.

now we’re towards the end of the calendar year and it was certainly great. i really can’t find myself sulking for a year that has passed since the Lord keeps giving us all great years. for me, the best thing this year (although there are still 7 days left until 2014) is being inlove with Mhaelord from January 1, 2013 and certainly until December 31, 2013. it’s the first full calendar year i’ve been in love with someone and it’s simple great.

i pray everyone has a wonderful Christmas, a very happy Christmas.

it’s actually been more than 20 months

naka-20 na buwan na kaming kami pero yung sayang dulot niya, mula pa noong halos bago pa lang kaming magkakilala. bale plus 2 months.

sa loob ng dalawang araw, disyembre na. patapos na rin ang 2013. malaking bahagi ng taon, magkahiwalay kami physically pero parang naging mas-close nga kami. salamat sa skype.

ngayon, hindi na startup program sa desktop at netbook ko ang skype. tingin ko, transition phase pa rin itong mga araw na ito pero mukhang nagagawa namin nang tama. mapalad ako na hindi kontrabida ang mga magulang ko at magulang niya at kahit sinong tao sa paligid. ngayon lang pala ako nakaranas na walang kontrabida.

sa nagdaang mga linggo, sa choir at sa trabaho, medyo lumalaki rin ang mga responsibilidad. kakaiba, mas mabigat ata ang mga pangyayari sa choir. mabigat sa loob pero tiwala lang sa Diyos, maaayos din ng mga taong may kailangang ayusin ang dapat nilang ayusin.

at sa Pilipinas, kailangan ng konti pang dasal para makuha ng bayan ang lakas para maayos ang mga istruktura at damdamin na nasalanta ng bagyo at lindol. sakin naman, mukhang kailangan ko ng konti pang dasal para maayos ang sarili ko para mas makatulong sa kapwa.

kailangan ding matulog. susundo pa ako sa DLTB nang madaling-araw. aakapin ko ang isang taong bigay ng Diyos sa akin na nakapagpasaya ng nagdaang magdadalawang taon.

another phase in less than 3 weeks

in less than 3 weeks, my love will return. a new phase in our lives shall begin. it’s going to overlap with this current phase, though. i haven’t cleaned up what i have to, particularly, my room. i don’t think my room is much more orderly than it was a year ago. i’m not sure what i can do about it in the next 3 weeks.

as for the grander part, my life, my routine, my habits, i can’t say i’ve gone a long way better, but i have to give myself some credit. i continually feel better about myself and the people and things around me. this has been going on for a couple of years now and i do pray that it continues.

so october went by singing for the grand choir at UST and San Beda, jamming with thad and getting treated to hard rock with the rest of the 4 core KFC members, and some videoke sessions with SMC. the saturdays and sundays with and without choir practice were quite…i can’t find a word. it’s both good but could be bad but didn’t. oh well.

helping mhae and gen in their preparations for gen’s going to the netherlands was also fulfilling. and being part of mhae’s family touches a good part in my heart. gen’s with her now in europe.

as for my thec blog, the post intervals reached the danger zone and the pending articles are piling up. good luck. haha.

well, at least work isn’t piling up that much. after starting my small involvement in the airport project, we got the contract for the congress project. no more slow/no work. both good and bad again but we all know it’s got to be good.

and then the episode download finished. the new tv season has started in the US and Japan. i think i have 7 shows on my list. i really wish Philippine television was more organized. i have to give them credit for juan dela cruz as it did get me interested a bit. maybe also because my father enjoyed it during it’s run. i guess i get to enjoy what my father and my mother enjoy. simple bonding moments. yesterday was awesome because i got to have breakfast and dinner with them both.

and games, i think i’m getting chapters/levels done slowly. i look forward to those changes in chapters, levels, phases. there’s a sense of acheivement just like when i get to fix my room a bit. i can imagine the feeling of finishing these games i play and getting my room fixed. phases.

moving forward with life happily is how i’ll keep on living.

26/9 2013 and a tech blog

ngayon ay day 3 ng aming monthsary, calendar day 269, at unang araw ng tech blog / geekery blog ko.

hmm… ok din yung nakaraang mga araw. martes, hindi ako na-late tapos nakapangumpisal ako sa greenbelt. kahapon, bday ni mhae, hindi ako na-late, at nakasimba ako sa donbosco para sa bday ni mhae. kanina, hindi ako na-late, nabusog sa handa para sa bday ni buds nung lunes at bday ni mhae kahapon, at nasimulan ko ang tech blog / geekery blog ko. ito nga pala ang address: http://geekerymiddle.blogspot.com.

medyo kailangan ko lang mag-isip nang malalim-lalim sa pag-flashback ko sa august at september. astig, marami nga pala akong memory markers(?) sa pc ko—phone picture backups, sms backup, at email archive. hmm… gawan ko nga ng article sa techblog ko yun minsan.

31 days and i missed them all

it’s the 6th day of the 9th month today. that makes my august lookback 6 days overdue. and counting. well it was a lay low august. missed a lot of things that. gotta catchup.

ako si number 7

sayang, hindi ko nasabi noong MOS na ako si 6.9. rounded-off, 7.

bago matapos ang hulyo, 6.9something months na ang nagdaan sa taon. ano ba nangyari sa nagdaang dalawang buwan? kailan ba huli kong update?

ang naaalala ko, hindi ko napunan noong nagdaang hunyo ang panata kong pangungumpisal nang isang beses kada buwan. pero hindi ibig sabihin na hindi ko kinailangan. hindi ko lang talaga nagawa. bukas, huling araw ng buwan, dapat magawa ko. sana makatulog nang maaga para magising. greenbelt chapel. tamang-tama, pwede kong isimba ang isa sa dalawang pares ng mga bago sapatos.

tinutuloy ko na ba ang overhaul sa buhay ko? ilang linggo ko na ring hindi nagagamit yung neo netbook ko dahil nabalik na at ginagamit ko na ang ion2 netbook na ininstallan ko ng windows 8.1 preview. nabuo at nagamit ko na rin (hanggang masira ang avr na kailangang ipa-warranty sa lalong madaling panahon) ang sli “rebuild” pc.

medyo mas naka-organanize na ang mga kalat kong box ng sapatos at pc parts dito sa kwarto ko. parang ang sikip talaga pero lumuwag na rin dahil sa paglagay ko ng sli-pc sa drafting table. redesignated na siya, at para hindi na rin malagyan ng kalat na hindi maayos. sa kasalukuyan nga lang ay andun ang mga damit kong pambahay at panlaro. sa mga darating na araw, kailangang linisin at gawan ng sistema ang aparador ko.

napunta ako sa Leyte at Cebu para sa trabaho. napunta ako sa Aklan at Capiz kasama nina raymond para magbakasyon. oo nga pala, isa sa mga highlight ng June ang pagpunta dito nina raymond at ninong raul. masayang bitin. medyo nakakaiyak din dahil sa pangungulila.

ang sarap magbalik-tanaw minsan. sana mas madalas kong nagagawa para paglipas ng ilang taon, makaka-random flashback ka. (nanghihinayang pa rin ako nang konti sa pagkawala ng backup ko ng blogs ko sa multiply.) kaso nawala na sa akin ang habit ng pag-blog, lalo pa’t pang-sariling pagbabalik-tanaw na lamang ito at hindi pa parang noong nagsimula ako. may facebook at twitter naman na para sa pagpapapansin.

di na rin naman ako kailangang magpapansin. may paborito naman akong papansin sa akin bukod sa mga magulang ko—ang minamahal ko. ayun, hindi pa ata ako nakaliban sa pag-email bukod sa noong wala talagang internet access noon andun ako sa kanila.

ang sarap isipin na nagkasundo kaming hindi dapat aabot ng 48 hours na hindi kami magkikita sa skype, pero madalas, hindi nga umaabot ng 24 hours.

ang galing, yung daloy ng pag-iisip ko sa freewriting kong ito, present, past, tapos future. future. kinabukasan. ang gulo pa rin ng kwarto ko. may mga kaguluhan pa rin sa aking sarili. buti hindi nawawala sa akin ang pagiging positibo. parang ganun nga ata ang natuklasan ko sa sarili ko noon, bilang si number 7. pag-asa. mukhang mas masaya ako bukas. dapat lang.

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69 2013

it’s not really the middle of the year, it’s actually quite a month from it, but today’s significant in how it is the day of hope. or something like that. i just made that up now, attributing it to the sign of hope. but i’m not so hopeful. maybe i’m exhausted. or maybe i got even lazier. eitherway, i should get back to being that hopeful self that i am. well, i think i can. then i will.

4 weeks go by quickly

at ganun na lang, ilang oras, patapos na ang buwan ng mayo. di ko pa nga natapos yung lookback ko sa abril, maghu-hunyo na. at marami-rami rin akong hindi natapos. bawi bukas? lagi naman. pero sana talaga. ay, hindi. dapat pala.

vacation mode april (intermission)

oh, it’s May 1st already. part 3 and 4 didn’t make it before the month changed. well, quite like how rebuild of eva 3 and final got a long time in between 2 and 3. anyways, i realised i’ve been typing for 2 hours.  i’ll continue later my look back in the month of april. or maybe on the weekend. wouldn’t want to miss so much in blogging about a fun summer.

vacation mode april (part 3)

i can’t seem to remember what happened in between until that friday. april 19, toe, live in manila. venue was changed from b-side to mega tent at pasig. we discovered that on that day itself.

i survived the mrt queue at the magallanes station and ride (thanks to tristan’s stored value card) to ortigas station and met up with yaluts, dogi and ced. the walk to metrowalk was not quick but not bad since there were breezes on the way. we didn’t take that long to get inside the place and picked our spot—near the center of the crowd, left of the drummer. the band was in the middle of the crowd in a circular stage. before it got crowded, i managed to spot bugie, yot, martin, and karen f. later i saw pau join them and before we left, ray.

rewind back to the concert, i took pictures. well, redundant pics really. i didn’t take videos. i just audio recorded the whole concert including the “back”acts. (the front acts were on a stage behind the band.) i wished we had position ourselves a little to the left so that the orange guitar amp didn’t cover the bassist. not so bad, though. still had a good view of the drummer’s dynamics. the band was great. inspiring and a bit exhausting. in a good way. the energy was over the top.

we had dinner after and i realized how long it was since i had a seat. we took a taxi home and i packed my stuff for that weekend’s company outing. and yes, went online in skype.

got up with enough time to get to the office before being left by the bus. i got my toothbrush and water bottle from my workarea and went back to board the bus. we left at around 8am and there were 2 rounds of emperador light c/o m.e. boys. bianca and ej were already in quezon by then. not an hour after, we picked up the rest of the struct guys at cainta junction then we were off to real, quezon. i think i’ve switched my xperia back to its regular battery by then. i loaded the spare battery that morning and it lasted only 4 hours. oh well. i think i spent most of the charge online at home.

almost midday, we arrived at the villa jamaica resort, settled down, and had lunch. the place was ok. not bad, but there were complaints. i held back on giving countercomments. i was one who didn’t wear sunblock afterall.

left my phones because of the absence of a cellular signal and the risk of dropping them in the river or getting lost in the beach. first stop, a small water falls. feeling experienced and stuff, i kinda assisted the ladies in the trail to and fro. alas, i injured myself with a fleshwound early on. the falls was pretty. the clear water was cool.

back in the resort, i tried to rest but later joined in the reaketo drinking game with linette, francis, cesar, bem, tristan, jj, mike, bianca and ej. i think we’ve finished the bottle by the time the whole group was to go to the beach.

the beach was fun with the waves. the seaweeds were a bit of a nuance but nothing serious. i also found i fun how others were scared of the seaweed. frisbee wasn’t that fun with the strong wind so i think it was ej who suggested panintero. and we all realized later that it was very tiring. still, fun.

back in the resort, i’m glad the structural guys decided to mingle with the others. it was still a little akward so i think it was a good idea that i asked for our second bottle of empi light. inuman around the pool. heat and cold. and then dinner. and then another raketo. and then it’s over…videoke time.

won’t blog much about those but i recorded 5 and a half hours in my phone’s audio recorder. we ended at 2am, sir roger and tristan being the last men drinking. well, that’s aside from me.

sunday morning, we were off to balagbag falls were we had breakfast on leaves. my body wasn’t in tip top condition most likely due to the previous drinking session. i had my breakfast slowly being left by the group as they went up. i went up in a struggle with logical fear that my drunken state cannot make it. gladly, thank God, i made it. cool. beautiful. now i wish i had jumped but i think it was right that i chose not to. i was not in my least athletic condition. some other time.

struct guys and girls and i took the upper seats on the jeepney ride this time, back to the resort. i took a nap and did my bathroom needs in the outside bathroom. we were off to makati after lunch. and there, semp outing / linette’s farewell party.

pasalubong stop somewhere in laguna where i bought some broas for my mama and papa, uraro for SMC, and espasol for me. the struct guys were dropped off again in cainta. bus arrived at dccd with the sun still up. i think it was around 4pm. i walked home since i was too lazy to wait for a jeepney and didn’t want to walk up the pedestrian overpass. i had a coconut afterall.

i got a straw and drank the coconut juice here at home while online. mama and papa got home later and the rest of the day was another relaxing sunday at home after another fun weekend out of town.

after the Mass, SMC hanged out for a while at allen’s where kuya yet discussed the groupings and some info on the following weekends’ sportsfest.

vacation mode april (part 2)

balik opisina matapos magpahinga nang sabado at linggo. medyo nagiging seryoso (o mas nagkakaroon ng pangangailangang magseryoso) sa project sa opisina, pero hindi maipagkakaila ang pagka-excite ko para sa outing sa darating na sabado. pero bitin sa pahinga at tinatamad pang magtrabaho, panalo talaga na holiday kinabukasan. pahinga mode uli.

miyerkules, nakipagkita ako sa isa sa mga tinulungan kong mapuan para kunin ang bayad dun sa ginawa ko. ok yun, dagdag stability pangontra sa mga darating na cash out. huwebes, nakabili ako ng spare battery para sa xperia ko (na nung ginamit ko na, hindi rin nagamit ang +/- 90 percent charge. dapat ata dinrain ko muna bago ko inunang charge. ok lang. kahit papaano, nagamit naman.) biyernes ng gabi, nag-empake na ako at nagtungo kasama ni yaluts kina dogi. special mention, hinatid kami ng mga magulang ko. hehe. baby.

umidlip-idlip ako nun sa harap ng pc ni miro. nakapag-skype muna panandali para makita’t makausap ang mhaehal ko bago ang trip dahil walang internet/siguradong power source sa pupuntahan. ayokong matulog sa kama, e. hehe. ilang oras pagkaraan ng estimated time of departure, nagtungo na kami sa zambales.

medyo energetic akong tinulungan si kevin na manatiling gising kasama ni goey at venjo habang tulog sa tabi ni venjo si cez, tulog sa likod sina dogi at ced, at patulog-tulog si yaluts sa front passenger seat. pagkatapos ng stopover sa chowking, dun na ako sa likod at natulog na unan ang sleeping bag habang akap ang bass speaker ng crosswind nina kevin.

pagdating sa destinasyon, iniwan ang sasakyan sa Luzon at nagbangka papuntang Magalawa Island. setup camp, pasaing ng 2kilong kanin (na hindi rin namin naubos hanggang kinabukasan), lunch, at swimming sa ma-seaweed na mababaw na dagat. syempre, reporting maya’t maya. hehe. theme song ko nun, wish you were here ng incubus. pagkatapos ng hapunan, naappreciate ko ang public restroom doon sa isla. nang bumalik na ako sa campsite para samahan sila sa inuman / joey’s hotseat session, hindi na ako nakatangging uminom at hindi na ako nakainom ng ventolin. oo nga pala, pakiramdam ko hinihika ako nung linggong iyon mula nung bumlik ako mula Bicol. buti na lang at umayos din pakiramdam ko. easy inuman ng whiskey sa nakalatag na dalawang sleeping bag sa beach. ibang klase talaga, ang sarap kasama ng mga kabarkada ko.

at bumuhos ang ulan. takbo sa mesa/tambayan namin. maya-maya, takbo na sa tent. naging refugee tent ang red tent dahil hindi pala water proof ang party tent. ako na naman ang unang nakatulog. mga 3am, tumawag si mhae. lumabas ako ng tent at sinagot. kwento konti sa ginaw. maginaw nun. may halong panghihinayang na sa telepono/skype lang kami nagkausap pero hindi mawawala ang tuwa na malayo mang, parang kadikit lang ng pisngi sa lapit.

noong umaga, tumambay kami nina dogi, venjo, kevin, at goey sa floating tambayan hanggang sa mag-aagahan na. pagkakain, hindi na ata ako lumublob at naging taga-document na lang ng jellyfishing nung apat habang nagkatambay with technology sina ced at si yaluts at hindi ko alam anong whereabouts ni cez noon. maya-maya, nasa tent na ako, tulog. pagkagising, malapit nang mag-12 at aalis na kami. nag-bathroom requirements ako at tumulong sa pagliligpit. nang maka-pa(c)k up na at dumating na ang bangka, group picture muna tapos alis. ayon nga kay venjo ilang araw pagkatapos, “another one for the history books.”

pagbalik sa Luzon, naglinis ng mga mabuhanging paa at nag-ayos ng mga gamit sa sasakyan, tapos biyahe na uli. kasama na namin ang mga nahuling dikya. syempre, iniwan na namin ang sinunog ni venjong dikya. naawa ako pero naisip ko, bahagi lang yun ng vendetta niya. sana hindi naman makasama sa mga species ng dikya ang ginawa nilang panghuhuli. at namatay na ang xperia ko. wala. oh well. tumagal naman ng 8 hours yung spare battery. pwede na rin.

nag-stopover kami para tingnan ang kumakalampag sa mga gamit sa ibabaw ng kotse at kumain ng ice cream. hindi naayos yung kumakalampag na marahil ay galing sa bag. tumigil kami isang beses pa para tumingin ng mangga pero walang natripan. isa pang stopover, nakabili na ng mga pasalubong. bumili ako ng 35pesos na mga singkamas na bilin ni mama. naalis na rin ang kalampag ng strap ng bag nun.

nag-celebrate kami sa subic sa xtremely xpresso. challenge ang pizza. sakto, yung dalawang xtreme size na pizza, 6 na slice ang natira dun sa isa at 9 sa isa. smooth riding na nun pauwi. binaba namin sina dogi at ced sa bahay nina dogi. sumunod na dropoff sina venjo at cez sa kfc/caltex/petron. doon na ako sa SIP nagpababa bago ihatid ni kevin sina yaluts at goey. panalo, nakaabot pa ako sa 8pm Mass. ang sarap. next year uli. sana kasama na si mhae next year.

vacation mode april (part 1)

and it’s spring time—well, summer here in the philippines. and i hear spring’s pretty messed up in europe. eitherway, it's easter.

april entered with the usual april fools “celebration” and i found myself jaded about the practice. but the first week of april was more about something else to me.  wednesday night, april 3rd, i was on my way to Bicol with gen and dingdong’s father and grandmother. went there to be his ninong in his baptism. quite tiring trip—bus ride until the next morning, overheating tricycle ride, good tricycle ride, and motorcycle ride—to mhaelord’s family’s home was worth it. relaxed for most of the thursday. slept, watched a pig get…umm…prepared for it’s life’s purpose, played kick ball with the kids, and relaxed a bit more. since we weren’t able to see each other via skype, mhae called from time to time using a skype call to mobile subscription.

friday, the Mass and Baptism was in bikolano but i think i absorbed most of it. back home, a fiesta celebration. i’ve had great food since i arrived the day before, but it was during lunch time that i had the papaitan i’ve been wanting. alas, it was great. had a couple of shots of gin with the father and later a couple of shots of emperador light with the brother and their respective friends. went home later, escorted by gen to the bus station. bus was to leave much later than expected so i let her head home before dark. my xperia’s charge was low but good thing the friendly kuya kalbo at dltb let me hang out in the sales office place something to charge my phone.

maybe 3/4 the way home, i thought to myself, i’m cool being able to go on a 10 hour provincial bus ride alone. well, spoke too soon. 2 or 3 hours later, i missed my stop, mantrade. no worries, got off at a more convenient place, osmeña cor. arnaiz, and my father picked me up with my box of pasalbong at the nearby 7eleven. and it was saturday. later that day, after even more sleep, i asked the choir to assist me in finishing the suman, green bananas, and casava rolls. they were very helpful. i loved having a day and a half without cellular signal, the not so warm feel of the province in the mountains, but still, i’m a city boy who has his love abroad. ah yes, skype. what joy it brought to see her again online after just phonecalls and texts. and i felt she was really very happy with me going to her province.

4 days of prayerful song to close the month

happy Easter! natapos din ang mga practice at ang Chrism Mass at Triduum Mass na pinaghandaan nang isang buwan. masaya. isa nga naman ito sa pinakamasayang araw sa taon. sumakto din, huling araw ng buwan. pang-happy ending talaga.

nakakapagod pala talaga yung Marso. mga practice para sa Chrism Mass, kasama dun ang paglampas sa babaan sa Guadalupe, mga paghahabol sa oras pero halos sakto pa rin ang datin, at mga enjoy na kainan at bonding kasama ang SMC. mga practice sa joint choir kung saan tingin ko naging mas kakilala ko na ang taga-ibang choir, at least yung mga tenor.

sa trabaho at sideline, nag-level up din ang pressure pero tila kulang pa rin ang tulak. nagpapasalamat din ako at natapos ko kahit papaano yung pagtulong ko dun sa mga mapuan sa thesis nila. medyo ok din na na-extend ang deadline sana namin ni tristan nang mga isang buwan pa. sa martes na sana. at kahit papaano, mas may nakikita kaming progress kahit marami-rami pang kailangang gawin at ayusin.

wala masyadong activity sa pagbabanda dahil sa mga na-cancel na jam session. tinanggihan ko rin ang alok na sumubok sa MaHaSa dahil hindi ko talaga kaya. pero nakakatuwang maimbitahang mag-audition. inaantay ko rin yung isang project na velvet revolver coverband. naaalala ko tuloy yung mga panahong andun yung drive namin nina Thad para mag-banda. medyo nabubuhay naman sa pag-aaya nina Goey at Dogi. sana matuloy. medyo mababakante na ako dahil tapos na ang mga mabibigat na choir practice. level up na uli yung ibang avenue ko ng musical expression.

at speaking of level up, tuluy-tuloy lang ang pag-level up ko sa nfs world at umabot na uli ako ng 1,800,000+ igc sa pa-treasurehunt-treasurehunt lang at konting hot pursuit at team escape. sakto, easter sunday game gift, aston martin dbs. bond car. hindi ko pa lang napapalitan ng kulay. at naadik na rin ako sa candy crush. naimpluwensyahan ng mahal ko at naging pamparelax (at pang-distract) ko habang ginagawa yung school project. at dahil ok na ngayon yung project, guilt-free na ang paglalaro. inaantay ko na lang ang tickets sa next episode.

ang hindi ko lang masyadong naayos ay kung saan ko ilalagay ang rebuild-pc. nabuo ko rin matapos ang challenging purchases. kulang na lang ay usb switch at isa pa sigurong avr para mas madali at mas madalas magamit. tigil muna sa paggawa ng pc. basta alam ko na ang next project. next year na siguro o bandang dulo ng taon—amd apu-based build. may case at dvd writer na ako para dun. isa pa palang kailangang gawin sa lalong madaling panahon, ipagawa ang ion netbook nina ate na akin nang na-arbor. ayun, mas maja-justify na yung i-o-offer kong bawas sa kailangang ibayad sa akin.

repair na naman. buti hindi na kailangang i-repair ng xperia pro ko. pagkakuha ko matapos ang mahigit isang buwan sa service center, laging nagrerestart. buti nung binalik ko isang linggo pagkakuha ko, naayos naman sa software level at hindi na ako nagbayad. baka bigyan pa nga ako ng additional warranty period. bale pangatlong IMEI ko na ito at tila refurbished board pa dahil mas mababa sa original IMEI. yung unang palit, mas mataas kaya baka bago pa yun nun. owel, basta gumagana. nakakaaliw din kasi itim na yung takip ng hdmi port. medyo halatang narepair na.

ilang beses din sa nagdaang buwan, nabuhay muli ang ugnayan sa mga kaibigang nakilala nung college. sulit ang paglalakad ko mula libertad taft hanggang pasong tamo para dahil sa prusisyon para makarating nang medyo on-time sa pagkikita namin nina Reggie, Deo, at Dei. ligaya ko ang makipagtitigan sa nakadilat na buwan. sakto, full moon noon. at nasimulan ko na uling makaugnay sa facebook ang mga SCA friends ko. hindi ako makapaniwalang wala akong ka-facebook sa kanila. nakatulong din siguro yung involvement ko sa choir dahil naalala ko sila. at ang una kong naka-catchup at si Pau na dating miyembro ng choir nina Kuya Yet.

marami palang hirap, pag-aayos, pagbabalik-tanaw, at pag-unlad nung nagdaang buwan. pero kinaya. prayer and song. sakto pala, nitong buwan ko napanood uli yugn sound of music. kasama ko ang SMC nun at si Jed na sana’y natutupad ang panalangin. at kasama ko rin pala ang SMC nung anniversary namin ni Mhae. may pagka-sakto nga yung kantang With A Smile, hindi lang sa relasyon namin ni Mhae kundi pati sa mismong buhay ko. sana lang maabot ko na yung mga nota.

sa darating na buwan, ang kailangan ko namang abutin, driver’s license at mas marami pang oras na bonding sa nanay at tatay ko. sayang naman yung hindi pagka-busy. at siguro malagyan na ng progress yung recordings namin ni Mhae (at pagnood namin ng walking dead). salamat po Panginoon sa pagligtas sa amin at sa mga biyayang nararamdaman at hindi napapansin. panalo Ka talaga. +

it was a happy 3-day 1st year

And the 3-day celebration is over. 24, 25, 26. I’m not sure when we decided to celebrate that turning point in our lives for 3 days, but I still think it’s cool. And yes, in this busy world, a day doesn’t seem enough to celebrate.

I wish I had prepared more, though. I guess the work and not work and procrastinating took a toll on me. I’m thanking God I can still go on with most of the things I need to do. And I’m also so thankful to be on the receiving end of surprises this time. The guilt that is from the fact that I wasn’t able to give as much to commemorate the past year was wiped away by the appreciation of what she had prepared for us to celebrate and the thanks she gave for my staying up until morning just to see her.

I do have the best girlfriend ever. Cake and greatings with out friends. Slideshow movie with her lovely voice. Long distance is difficult but she does know how to make use of technology and communication to make it easy. A happy anniversary indeed. Best girlfriend ever award goes to  Maria Lourdes R. Fortich.

7 years after the fire

na-commemorate ko lang sa pagkain ng handa (pina-deliver na martin’s na pagkain) at isang maigsing dasal. pero muli’t muli, salamat po. +

day 69 2013

pro

it was a different day last year since it was a leap year. well, back to march 10 this year.

so it’s been 69 days and i don’t feel accomplished. procrastination’s still a major aspect of my life. i’m actually procrastinating now on a sideline project. oh when will i change?

well there’s a bit of good news today. got a phonecall from sony mobile glorietta that my xperia pro is already fixed and ready for pickup. will probablyget it tomorrow after anbother tipidpc transaction. if that’s going to take time, i might get my phone on tuesday instead. more procrastination? haha. i guess i’ll just make time tomorrow.

ang buwan na 28 lang ang araw

patapos na ang pebrero. ilang oras na lang. pag ganito, bumibilis ang takbo ng oras. sana nga bumilis pa para october/november na.

sa pagpasok ata ng pebrero inalis ang braces ko sa upper teeth. naka-retainers na ako. mag-iisang buwan na pala yun.

isang (kulang) na buwan na rin pala mula nung audition gig ng tinola (bilang random beings) sa saguijo. nung january 31, ok din yung araw na yun kasi bago yung gig, nakasimba ako at nakapangumunyon sa pista ni don bosco. at kasama kong nagpunta sa gig si jeff at andun din si cholo.

halos dalawang linggo bago yun, party naman sa bahay kasama nina venjo+1, dogi+1, miro, yaluts, at goey. tapos noong gabi, smc naman. ibang klaseng pagkakumpleto din yung birthday week na yun kasi may kasamang tampuhan pero ang masaya dun, nagkasundo agad.

bago nagsimula ang kwaresma, naka-dalawang inuman sabado rin ako kasama ang SMC. at nadiskubre din ang bagong makakainan ng maraming pancit. para sa akin, gumaganda ang quality ng song ng SMC pero kinakapos pa rin talaga sa mga member. medyo nababawasan na ang gana naming magpractice. papasok din ang mga joint choir practice kaya medyo mawawalan kami ng oras. kataon, pumunta pang cebu si madam president kahapon.

dumaan ang valentine’s day na medyo bitin. pero araw-araw naman, valentine’s day sa skype. masaya rin bilang anniversary nina mama at papa. nakatulong din ako sa street Mass kinagabihan. isa sa mga fulfilling na mga araw.

naka-dalawang beses din ata ako sa site nitong feb. at naka-dalawang gimik din kasama ng mga kaopisina—post-bday ko at despedida ni krist.

nangyari naman nung feb10(?) ang isang busy sunday—dalaw sa sementeryo para sa death anniversary ni ninang frocie, nagninong ako sa binyag, tinola jam, at syempre, sunday Mass.parañaque to mandaluyong and back to makati.

mahigit isang buwan na rin ang xperia ko na wala sa akin. 2 weeks ago yata nung tumawag ako sa service center at isang buwan pa raw bago dumating ang replacement board. tila hindi ako naaprubahang bigyan ng service unit. hindi na gumagana yung acrobating usb charging ng elm ko sa pc. buti dumating ang bluetooth 3.0 dongle na binili ko sa ebay nung january. 150+40 pesos. pwede na. ok ang bluetooth link ng elm sa desktop at nakahanap naman ako ng panibagong acrobatic charging position sa headboard gamit ang wall charger at cellphone seat.

naabot ko na ang halos 69k worth ng pc-69 pero may panibago rin akong pc dito, ang sli-rebuild. nabuo ko na salamat sa elite 361 na binili ko sa malapit kina goey at dinala nang naglalakad mula pasay road. nasa ibabaw ngayon ng pc-69 pero mukhang dapat ilagay ko sa likod ng monitor. ililipat ko na lang ang mga box sa bagong case box. labo nun, ah. haha.

at nagugutom na ako. mamaya pa naman ata mag-o-online si mhaehal ko. hindi ako na-late ngayon at kahapon pero late (yata) ako nung friday at late ako nung lunes. 1 minute. medyo bitin kasi nakatulog ako agad kagabi dahil na rin siguro sa pagod sa paghihintay sa may shopwise para sa dvd writer na hindi ko pa nakakabit sa sli-rebuild.

sayang, hindi ko nadala at nagamit kagabi ang nag-e-expire ngayon na chowking promo stubs. buti yung sa mcdo, nagamit ko yung bigay sakin ni jonas na free coffee for monday. at makalipas ang hindi ko na maalala, nakakain din ako noon ng sausage mcmuffin.

bago matapos ang post na ito, naapansin ko ang kawalan ng linearity ng mga pangyayari. naalala ko nung binalita ko kay mhae ang operasyon ng mama niya. madaliang deposito at mga update txt. kinwento ko kay mhae pagkatapos ng successful operation. pabaliktad ko kinwento sa email niya para hindi na kabahan o kung ano. salamat sa Diyos at maayos na. lab results na lang.

at bago rin matapos ang buwan, kagabi, nakapag-tweet ako ng thank you kay Pope Benedict XIV. sa kanyang resignation, hanggang ngayon na lang siya. nawa’y patuloy siyang pagpalain at ang susunod sa kanyang pwesto.

kung may feb 29 lang bukas, anniversary ng isa sa mga turning point sa buhay namin. buti talaga at naglakas loob nun. sobrang panalo pala ng isang taong nagdaan.

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Dalawampu't pitong taong gulang na ako. Naaalala ko, may naturang saya ang kaarawan ko noong nakaraang taon. Simula pa lang pala yun. At dumating nga ang isang napakasayang taon sa buhay ko. Salamat sa Diyos.

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