I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true ...
All I want for Christmas
Is you ...

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you ...
You baby

I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
hear those magic reindeer click
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
You ...

All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one
I really need - won't you please
Bring my baby to me ...

Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to se baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want him for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas
Is you ...

All I want for Christmas
Is you baby
Is you baby

by Rivermaya

malapit na akong matunaw

sa init ng iyong ulo

muntikan pa 'kong masugatan

sa talas ng pagtitig mo

pumapangit ka nanaman

easy nakakahawa yan

ako ay nakikiusap lang

'wag na init ulo baby

dinggin mo please payong ito

Inom tubig, nood ng TV

gaan bigla probema mo

hindi naman kinakailangan

na ngumiting agad-agad

tsaka na tayo magpalitan

ng "I love you, I swear to God"

alam na natin yon diba?

maubos nang mga tala

ako'y nandito lang sinta

there's no such thing as big pain, small pain. big love. small love. when you are in love, you are. when you are in pain, you are.

How poetic. how appropriate.

White Angel, you are.

Ultimate Light: White is purity,
cleanliness, and innocence. Like black, white
goes well with almost any color.

Nature of White: To the human eye, white is
a brilliant color that can cause headaches for
some. Too much bright white can be blinding.

Culture of White: In most Western countries
white is the color for brides. In the East,
it's the color for mourning and funerals. Some
cultures viewed white as the color of royalty
or of deities. Angels are typically depicted as
wearing white. In early Westerns the good guy
wore white while the bad guy wore black.

Using White: In most cases white is seen as
a neutral background color and other colors,
even when used in smaller proportion, are the
colors that convey the most meaning in a
design. Use white to signify cleanliness or
purity or softness. Some neutral beige, ivory,
and creams carry the same attributes as white
but are more subdued, less brilliant than plain
white. Use lots of white for a summery look.
Use small amounts of white to soften a wintery
palette or suggest snow.


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When it comes to what I can do, intellectually, that is, I have stopped amazing people. They find it too boring since I've practically lived this "strange life" of academic achievements. But when it comes to my romantic life, the mere hint of one can create a splash. And probably a stampede.

Fine. I am not the usual damsel in distress who needs some captain to save me from throwing myself into the sea. I have been accused of being heartless to the extent of being robotic. It's because I keep my head where it should be --- above my heart. But I do get tired of looking after myself and occasionally, I do wish that someone would come into my life and create some kind of insanity in me. Someone who can sweep me off my feet...that kind. It keeps my life from being dull, at least in the eyes of my brothers, parents, uncles, aunties and cousins (alright. in the eyes of my extended family).

It takes a while before I do. But when I fall, meyn, I am in the pits of it all that it takes a whiiiiiiiile before I climb out. As my brother puts it, I've got such high walls around me that when I bring my defenses down and things don't turn out to be as some guy convinced me to believe it will be, it will definitely hurt. I say it is much like squeezing lemons into an open wound that can keep you awake at night. Not just because of the stinging but also because of the pondering... "why the heck did I squeeze these lemons for in the first place?"

Yup. Love for me is like lemons. Cheery yellow, likeable things with the possibility of turning sweet or just sour. Love, like lemons, is naturally sour. The kind that you can get used to if you "coerce" yourself to take it in regular doses. If you want it sweet,the kind that is refreshing, you have to add a little sugar into it. There would be some effort involved. However, too much will turn it into candy. Not everybody likes candy. And if you actually avoid doing anything to them, they rot into bitterness. I do not like taking regular doses of lemon juice. It's not practical. If it were just for the vitamin C, I will take the tablets instead. For this same reason, I do not like falling in love that you get numbed to its sourness. I hope I am making a point here. But anyhow, I like love that is the sweet, refreshing kind much like how I like lemonade. And adding enough sugar, no matter where I have to get the sugar, is fine with me.

Some neuronic function in my brain is trying to fashion some sense to keep me from concluding that love is like a sizeable piece of stone you pick up to hit your head with. I've been through this but it hurts every time. I, too, am lost. How stupid. How lame. How human.

Tien: You see, even love can pass away.
Bai: But...we can run after it.
Tien: Run?
Bai: And chase it back.
Tien: My feet are tired.
Bai:I'll carry you.
-- from the movie "Formula 17"

Public displays of affection just aren't your style. Not at all, not ever. Occasionally, however, a tear or a grin you weren't expecting will slip by you, unnoticed -- unnoticed by you, that is. The rest of the humans in attendance will pretend they won't see, but they'll be amazed and astounded. The good news is that you're feeling so good right about now that you won't care who sees. Oh, heck. While you're at it, why not let it all out and get it over with?

E sira ulo pala ito e. Wala naman akong ka-PDA paano ba yun?

by Ed Lapiz
From the Special issue of Light Touch Magazine, vol. 8 number 3, Copyright 2004, Glad Tidings Publication

Filipinos are Brown. Their color is in the center of human racial strains.

This point is not an attempt at racism, but just for many Filipinos to realize that our color should not be a source of or reason for inferiority complex. While we pine for a fair complexion, the white people are religiously tanning themselves, whenever they could, under the sun or some artificial light, just to approximate the Filipino complexion.

Filipinos are a touching people. We have lots of love and are not afraid to show it. We almost inevitably create human chains with our perennial akbay (putting an arm around another shoulder), hawak (hold),yakap (embrace), himas (caressing stroke), kalabit (touch with the tip of the finger), kalong (sitting on someone else's lap), etc.

We are always reaching out, always seeking interconnection.

Filipinos are linguists. Put a Filipino in any city, any town around the world. Give him a few months or even weeks and he will speak the local language there. Filipinos are adept at learning and speaking languages. In fact, it is not uncommon for Filipinos to speak at least three: his dialect, Filipino, and English. Of course, a lot speak an added language, be it Chinese, Spanish or, if he works abroad, the language of his host country.

In addition, Tagalog is not 'sexist.' While many "conscious" and "enlightened" people of today are just by now striving to be "politically correct" with their language and, in the process, bend to absurd depths in coining "gender sensitive" words, Tagalog has, since time immemorial, evolved gender-neutral words like asawa (husband or wife), anak (son or daughter), magulang (father or mother), kapatid (brother or sister), biyenan ( father-in-law or mother-in-law), manugang (son or daughter-in-law), bayani (hero or heroine), etc. Our languages and dialects are advanced and, indeed, sophisticated! It is no small wonder that Jose Rizal, the quintessential Filipino, spoke some twenty-two languages!

Filipinos are groupists. We love human interaction and company. We always surround ourselves with people and we hover over them, too. According to Dr. Patricia Licuanan, a psychologist from Ateneo and Miriam College, an average Filipino would have and know at least 300 relatives.

At work, we live bayanihan (mutual help); at play, we want a kalaro (playmate) more than laruan (toy).At socials, our invitations are open and it is more common even for guests to invite and bring in other guests. In transit, we do not want to be separated from our group. So what do we do when there is no more space in a vehicle?

Kalung-kalong! (Sit on one another). No one would ever suggest splitting a group and waiting for another vehicle with more space!

Filipinos are weavers. One look at our baskets, mats, clothes, and other crafts will reveal the skill of the Filipino weaver and his inclination to weaving. This art is a metaphor of the Filipino trait. We are social weavers. We weave theirs into ours that we all become parts of one another. We place a lot of premium on pakikisama (getting along) and pakikipagkapwa (relating). Two of the worst labels, walang pakikipagkapwa (inability to relate), will be avoided by the Filipino at almost any cost.

We love to blend and harmonize with people, we like to include them in our "tribe," in our "family"-and we like to be included in other people's families, too.

Therefore we call our friend's mother nanay or mommy; we call a friend's sister ate (eldest sister), and so on. We even call strangers tia (aunt) or tio (uncle), tatang (grandfather), etc.

So extensive is our social openness and interrelations that we have specific title for extended relations like hipag (sister-in-law's spouse), balae (child-in-law's parents), inaanak (godchild), ninong/ninang (godparents) kinakapatid (godparent's child), etc.

In addition, we have the profound 'ka' institution, loosely translated as "equal to the same kind" as in kasama (of the same company), kaisa (of the same cause), kapanalig (of the same belief), etc. In our social fiber, we treat other people as co-equals.

Filipinos, because of their social "weaving" traditions, make for excellent team workers.

Filipinos are adventurers. We have a tradition of separation. Our myths and legends speak of heroes and heroines who almost always get separated from their families and loved ones and are taken by circumstances to far-away lands where they find wealth or power.

Our Spanish colonial history is filled with separations caused by the reduccion (hamleting), and the forced migration to build towns, churches, fortresses or galleons. American occupation enlarged the space of Filipino wandering, including America, and there are documented evidences of Filipino presence in America as far back as 1587.

Now, Filipinos compose the world's largest population of overseas workers, populating and sometimes "threshing" major capitals, minor towns and even remote villages around the world. Filipino adventurism has made us today's citizens of the world, bringing the bagoong (salty shrimp paste), pansit (sautéed noodles), siopao (meat-filled dough), kare-kare (peanut-flavored dish), dinuguan (innards cooked in pork blood), balut (unhatched duck egg), and adobo (meat vinaigrette), including the tabo (ladle) and tsinelas (slippers) all over the world.

Filipinos are excellent at adjustments and improvisation, managing to recreate their home, or to feel at home anywhere.

Filipinos have Pakiramdam (deep feeling/discernment) . We know how to feel what others feel, sometimes even anticipate what they will feel. Being manhid (dense) is one of the worst labels anyone could get and will therefore, avoid at all cost. We know when a guest is hungry though the insistence on being full is assured.

We can tell if people are lovers even if they are miles apart. We know if a person is offended though he may purposely smile. We know because we feel. In our pakikipagkapwa(relating), we get not only to wear another man's shoe but also his heart.

We have a superbly developed and honored gift of discernment, making us excellent leaders, counselors, and go-betweens.

Filipinos are very spiritual. We are transcendent. We transcend the physical world, see the unseen and hear the unheard. We have a deep sense of kaba (premonition) and kutob (hunch). A Filipino wife will instinctively feel her husband or child is going astray, whether or not telltale signs present themselves.

Filipino spirituality makes him invoke divine presence or intervention at nearly every bend of his journey . Rightly or wrongly, Filipinos are almost always acknowledging, invoking or driving away spirits into and from their lives. Seemingly trivial or even incoherent events can take on spiritual significance and will be given such space or consideration.

The Filipino has a sophisticated, developed pakiramdam. The Filipino, though becoming more and more modern (hence, materialistic) is still very spiritual in essence. This inherent and deep spirituality makes the Filipino, once correctly Christianized, a major exponent of the faith.

Filipinos are timeless. Despite the nearly half-a-millennium encroachment of the western clock into our lives, Filipinos-unless on very formal or official functions-still measure time not with hours and minutes but with feeling. This style is ingrained deep in our psyche. Our time is diffused, not framed. Our appointments are defined by umaga (morning), tanghali (noon ), hapon (afternoon), or gabi (evening).

Our most exact time reference is probably katanghaliang-tapat (high noon), which still allows many minutes of leeway. That is how Filipino trysts and occasions are timed: there is really no definite time.

A Filipino event has no clear-cut beginning nor ending. We have a fiesta , but there is bisperas (eve), a day after the fiesta is still considered a good time to visit. The Filipino Christmas is not confined to December 25th; it somehow begins months before December and extends up to the first days of January.

Filipino s say good-bye to guests first at the head of the stairs, then down to the descamo (landing), to the entresuelo (mezzanine), to the pintuan (doorway), to the tarangkahan (gate), and if the departing persons are to take public transportation, up to the bus stop or bus station.

In a way, other people's tardiness and extended stays can really be annoying, but this peculiarity is the same charm of Filipinos who, being governed by timelessness, can show how to find more time to be nice, kind, and accommodating than his prompt and exact brothers elsewhere.

Filipinos are Spaceless. As in the concept of time, the Filipino concept of space is not numerical. We will not usually express expanse of space with miles or kilometers but with feelings in how we say malayo (far )or malapit (near).

Alongside with numberlessness, Filipino space is also boundless. Indigenous culture did not divide land into private lots but kept it open for all to partake of its abundance.

The Filipino has avidly remained "spaceless" in many ways. The interior of the bahay-kubo (hut) can easily become receiving room, sleeping room, kitchen, dining room, chapel, wake parlor, etc. Depending on the time of the day or the needs of the moment. The same is true with the bahay na bato (stone house). Space just flows into the next space that the divisions between the sala, caida, comedor, or vilada may only be faintly suggested by overhead arches of filigree. In much the same way, Filipino concept of space can be so diffused that one 's party may creep into and actually expropriate the street! A family business like a sari-sari store or talyer may extend to the sidewalk and street. Provincial folks dry palayan (rice grain) on the highways! Religious groups of various persuasions habitually and matter-of-factly commandeer the streets for processions and parades.

It is not uncommon to close a street to accommodate private functions, Filipinos eat. sleep, chat, socialize, quarrel, even urinate, nearly everywhere or just anywhere!

"Spacelessness," in the face of modern, especially urban life, can be unlawful and may really be counter-productive. On the other hand, Filipino spacelessness, when viewed from his context, is just another manifestation of his spiritually and communal values. Adapted well to today's context, which may mean unstoppable urbanization, Filipino spacelessness may even be the answer and counter balance to humanity's greed, selfishness and isolation.

So what makes the Filipino special? We are brown, spiritual, timeless, spaceless, linguists, groupists, weavers, adventurers. Seldom do all these profound qualities find personification in a people. Filipinos should allow - and should be allowed to contribute their special traits to the world-wide community of men- but first, we should know and like ourselves.

When life was so much simpler, when my SOJ was just a TV away, when love was not even an after thought... what can i do? e sa timang ako e.

The day...achuchuchu (Berdeng Rosas Theme Song)

Take me as you are
Push me off the road
The sadness I need this time to be with you
I’m freezing in the sun
I’m burning in the rain
The silence I’m screaming
Calling out your name

And I do
Reside in your light
Put out the fire with me and find
Yeah you lose the side of your circles
That’s what I’ll do if we say goodbye

To be is all I got to be
And all that I see
And all that I need this time

To me the life you gave me
The day you said goodnight

The calmness in your face
That I see through the night
The warmth of your light is pressing unto us
You didn’t ask me why
I never would have known
Oblivion is falling down

If you could only know me
Like your prayers at night
then everything between you and me will be alright

She’s already taken
She’s already taken
She’s already taken me
The day you said goodnight

Woman in love (achuchuchu)

Life is a moment in space When the dream is gone It's a lonelier place I kiss the morning goodbye Down inside, you know we never know why The road is narrow and long When eyes meet eyes And the feeling is strong I turn away from the wall I stumble and fall But I give you it all I am a woman in love And I'd do anything To get you into my world And hold you within It's a right I defend Over and over again What do I do With you eternally mine In love there is no measure of time We planned it all at the start You and I live in each other's heart We may be oceans away You'll feel my love I hear what you say No truth is ever a lie I stumble and fall But I give you it all I am a woman in love And I'd do anything To get you into my world And hold you within It's a right I defend Over and over again What do I do I am a woman in love And I'm talking to you You know I know how you feel What a woman can do It's a right I defend Over and over again I am a woman in love And I'd do anything To get you into my world And hold you within It's a right I defend Over and over again

You can sense the weather. Every night, before you
go to sleep, you can sense what the weather is
going to be like the next day. You can't say
the exact temperature, but you can tell if it's
gonna be hot, cold, rainy, snowing, anything
like that.

Sana lang sana hindi na lang about the weather ang sixth sense ko di ba? Parang anong silbi nun?

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Capricorn
December 22- January 20
Best
matched with Virgo, Pisces, Capricorn and
Scorpio

The practical and prudent
Capricorn sign will be the first to tell
someone if their new idea does not make common
sense. You are a great refiner, taking people's
creative ideas and fine tuning them, adding
direction and practical application. You can be
very ambitious and disciplined. And will climb
the corporate ladder steadily, and with honor.
You can be counted on to get the job done and
to go well above and beyond the call of duty.
You show extreme patience when dealing with
short tempered people, and can listen to a long
winded rant and still stay cool and calm. You
have a very good personality, and have a great
sense of humor. Your humor is more a sarcastic,
and dead pan type humor, but works very well
because you have what it takes to pull it
off.

Negative traits- Pessimistic,
fatalistic, miserly and grudging


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Your element is Fire. Like fire, you have a hot
temper and you can be warm and loving as well
and angry and wild. It all really comes down to
what you are feeling. You have a lot of close
friends who you are very protective over, and
with your temper probably some enemies too. You
are not Miss/Mr Popular in school since you are
your own person and don't want to be forced
into behaving this or that way. You are the
untamed wild horse, the kind that everyone
wants to catch. But you don't want to be tied
down for the moment and just keep going with
your little crushes. Your will is strong and if
you set your mind to do something, you will
most likely succeed. But beware, your friends
may not always accept your mood-swinging
behaviour. Even if you don't mean to be mean,
they can still feel hurt. You just need to
start thinking some things through before you
do them, and not always jump in with so much
courage. One day you may be hurt because of
that, but then again, your element isn't fire
if you start to analyse situations before you
act. After all, your nature is to shoot first
and ask the questions later. Rate and message!


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You and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are flying high today!

Everything seems a little hazy at the moment, and things between the two of you are no exception. It's not the time to ask for favors or to try to get to the bottom of things; probing questions will likely meet with a resounding silence for a response. Get back to basics -- revisit the source of your connection and reconfirm why you like each other. The fog will clear soon enough, and trying to barrel ahead through it will just create craziness. If you slow down, you'll be in good shape to pick up where you left off.

Why am I into predictions these days? Wala lang. I guess gusto ko lang maintindihan if may kinalaman ang tadhana sa mga nangyayari and if this is so, siguro, hindi na magiging masyadong mahirap at masakit.

1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight and height.
Let the doctors worry about them.
that's why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
(keep this in mind if you are one of
those grouches)

3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts,
gardening, whatever. Never let the brain
get idle.

"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud.
Laugh until you gasp for breath.

And if you have a friend who makes
you laugh, spend lots and lots of time
with HIM/HER.

6. The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us
our entire life, is ourself.
LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes,
music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can
improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to the next
county, to a foreign country, but NOT to
where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that
you love them at every opportunity!

Natrauma yata ako. Ang laking daga. Mga size na ng paa ko. Size 7 ako. Ang akala ko mga bubuwit lang ang mahuhuli ko kasi naman maliit lang apartment namin so kung may malaki, makikita dapat agad. E simpleng glue board lang naman yun. putsa. dumikit siya. nalaman ko kasi may nag-iingay na parang nagpapanic. e pero parang ANG LAKI naman ng nagpapanic na yun for a bubwit. BULAGA! Ang laking daga na nakadiki paa sa board. Mabilis pagkilos ko. Kinuha ko ang dustpan "Kailangang dumikit katwan niya sa glue board para di na siya makaalis" Parang hindi naman tagalog yung naisip ko pero yun yung thought. e kaso kamo. malaki. nadikit ko man siya sa glue board, so sobrang likot, nakawala. Ang pangkakamali lang niya, tumakbo siya papunta sa long-sleeves na Raymac ng kapatid ko. Dumikit siya dun. Siguro nadiliman kasi black ang tela. hinid makaalis. Iniwan ko. Nag-isip himingi ng tulong sa kapitbahay para hampasin siya. Syet. Lumipat na nga pala sila. Bakit ako nag-iisa dito ngayon? Bumalim ako. Nabalot na buong katawan niya sa tela. Kinuha ko ang bote ng Pop litro. Syet sori. Kailangang kitang patayin. Hindi ko sure pero malamng kamag-anak mo o ikaw mismo kumagat kay Vey at sa kapatid ko. Tinakpan ko bibig ko. Syet bakit bibig ko? Hinampas kita. Sumigaw ka. Mas mahigpit na takip ko sa bibig ko. HInampas kita ulit. Isa pa. Isa pa. hanggang dika na gumagalaw. Sorry. Hindi ko sinadya na dumikit ka pero buti na lang. Pakisabi sa mga kapamilya mo na wag na dito sa bahay mamasyal. Ayaw ko na pumatay. Nakakapanghina.

Papabee's Mercury in Taurus, and Mia's is in Sagittarius:

Although you are attracted to each other, there are times when one of you will have great difficulty in figuring out where the other is coming from and what she (or he) is trying to tell you. Your styles of communication can be very different. The premises upon which you base your reasoning or the logic you use will often perplex your partner. Especially if you have to decide on projects or activities together, your differences can quickly become an issue between you. Talking things through slowly, step by step, will help each of you to understand how the other arrived at his (or her) opinion or conclusion. This will take patience but in the end will be worth it. What's more, by taking the time to really understand how your partner is thinking, you can not only learn something important about your partner but also get a different perspective yourself. You will also learn how your communication affects others, since your partner is probably not the only one who can't always understand what you're trying to say or figure out your logic. You've attracted this kind of relationship exactly for the purpose of fine tuning your thought processes and becoming more adept and flexible in the ways you have of communicating with others. This will be doubly useful if you are in a business that requires writing or regularly communicating with others.

I want REAL love. Consuming, inconvenient, can't-live-without-each-other love.

September 25 - You and toot-toot are flying high today!

You're both optimists and can dispel any clouds of doom with your upbeat outlook. There's nothing Pollyanna-ish about your sunny attitudes, however -- the two of you are just prone to looking at the advantageous side of things. Even when there isn't an obvious bright side to something, you put it in the 'whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger' category, which is a fantastic attitude to have. By expecting the best from life, the two of you very often get it.

By virtue of words, I am free. But with your memories, you bind me. With your uncertainty, I should move on. But with your uncertainty, I hold back. Why do I love you? Why can't you just not love me?

Damn uncertainty.
Uncertainty stupifies me.

September 24 - Playing with words is sometimes harmless, but sometimes it's the equivalent of playing with fire. Let's face it: You two are definitely clever types, and when you go out together, that brainpower gets multiplied. Be careful where you aim your quips and barbs, though -- things that are in-jokes among you both might be taken all too seriously by some innocent bystanders. Learn to gauge your audience. Are these peeps on your wavelength? Then full speed ahead! If not, time to be more discreet.

Date: Sunday, April 04, 2004 8:01:00 PM
Subject: Re: Hi

Message: i resigned in 2002. march i think. i was hired by
UNDP kaso ang nagiimplement ng project, MMDA so
dun pa din office. you can contact me sa
*censored*. m actually in naga ryt now. i will
be here until black saturday.


Gago wrote:
> hi! dba dati sa MMDA ka, tma ba? UNDP, dba dto
> yan sa may amorsolo Makati?
> kmusta work? ayos ba?
> ok naman ako, tanx. patapos na audit season ky
> bc palagi.. pero ok lng.
>
> ano ba bago sau mula nung huli tayong
magkausap?
> sakin.... lumipat lng ako ng ibang company.
> aside from that medyo dati parin ako. ikaw
naman
> kwento... na miss kong makipag-usap sayo, buti
na
> lng i found you d2 :)
>
>
>
> Tanga wrote:
> > UNDP project pa rin. ung brother ko gumawa
> nito.
> > plus madami akong natatanggap na invitation
ng
> > mga pinsan, college friends, etc...
> >
> > m great. thanks for asking. kamusta ka na
din?
> >
> > Gago wrote:
> > > hi Tanga (di pa alam ni tanga na tanga sya)! musta ka na?
> > > i was surprised nakita kita d2 sa
friendster!
> > > hehehe!
> > >
> > > sain ka na ngonian?
> > >
> > > :)

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = affair

Dumb man + smart woman = marriage

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy



OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime



SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.



GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.



HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.



LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.



PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.



DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.



HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing
the same thing to them at funerals.

Your Fortune Is

It is better to lose a lover than love a loser.

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

Your Birthdate: December 27

Your birth on the 27th day of the month (9 energy) adds a tone of selflessness and humanitarianism to your life path. Certainly, you are one who can work very well with people, but at the same time you need a good bit of time to be by yourself to rest and meditate. There is a very humanistic and philanthropic approach in most of things that you do. This birthday helps you be broadminded, tolerant, generous and very cooperative. You are the type of person who uses persuasion rather than force to achieve your ends. You tend to be very sensitive to others' needs and feelings, and you able to give much in the way of friendship without expecting a lot in return.

Your Mood Ring is Yellow

Imaginative Wondering Thoughts Peaceful

You Are 30% Weird

Not enough to scare other people... But sometimes you scare yourself.

***Your Mood Ring is Purple***



Sensual
Clear mind
Purpose is known


http://www.blogthings.com/moodringgenerator

It's like 7 am and I feel terrible already. How I wish I didn't have such happy memories... Dapat ba or hindi na? Bakit ba kasi? Bakit pa kasi? :(

(Full name) Your ideal job is a alcholic tester.
(Nickname) Your ideal job is a Top Gun Pilot.

That was fun. And funny.

(Oranges and Lemons)

Intro: F- to the 6 fret
F- G-

C9
Labis na naiinip
Cm G-
Nayayamot sa bawat saglit
C9
Kapag naaalala ka
Cm
Wala naman akong
G-G
magawa


Refrain:
C9
Umuwi ka na baby
Cm
Hindi na ako sanay ng wala ka
G Em
Mahirap ang mag-isa
C9
At sa gabi'y hinahanap-hanap
Cm
kita.


Chorus:
C9 G
Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay
C9
Na makasama ka muli
G
Sa buhay kong puno ng paghihirap
C9
Na tanging ikaw lang ang
G
Pumapawi sa mga luha
Cm
At naglalagay ng ngiti
G-G break
sa mga labi

C9
'Di mapigilang mag-isip
Cm
Na baka sa tagal
G-G break
Mahulog ang loob mo sa iba
C9 Cm
Nakakabalisa, knock on wood
G-
'Wag naman sana

(Repeat Refrain & Chorus)


C9
Umuwi ka na baby...
G
Umuwi ka na baby...
C9- G-
Umuwi ka na baby....
C9
Umuwi ka na baby....
G
Umuwi ka na baby....
C9- G- (repeat intro)
Umuwi ka na baby....

(Sept. 10) The time is right for a little vacation, so hit the road and just get away from it all ASAP. You and your favorite companion need to recharge, regenerate and reconnect in a big way. You may feel like there's just soooo much huge and important stuff going on in both of your lives that there's no way you can escape, but that's absolutely not true, and you know it. Do a little juggling with your schedules. In other words, make the time, no matter what. Don't distract yourself from what's really important in this life.
Ha! I wish!

(Sept. 9) Massive and concerted efforts may be required right about now -- on both your parts. So if one party is trying to shirk the weight of their responsibility -- well, neither of you really has any time for those kinds of shenanigans, do you? Frankly, you both need to be pulling an equal amount of weight if you want to get this thing done on time. Miracle of miracles, if you manage to get yourselves in gear, it might actually come in under budget too. Now that's something to celebrate.

(September 8, 2005) Everything seems a little hazy at the moment, and things between the two of you are no exception. It's not the time to ask for favors or to try to get to the bottom of things; probing questions will likely meet with a resounding silence for a response. Get back to basics -- revisit the source of your connection and reconfirm why you like each other. The fog will clear soon enough, and trying to barrel ahead through it will just create craziness. If you slow down, you'll be in good shape to pick up where you left off.

The government today announced that it is changing its emblem to a
condom because it more accurately reflects the government's political
stance.

A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next
generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of
security while you're actually being screwed.

Damn, it just doesn't get more accurate than that!
--
The difference between involvement and commitment is like an
eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was involved - the pig was
committed.

December 2004.

Dec 23 - With the girls at Camp Aguinaldo as volunteers. A day of packing relief goods for typhoon victims of Quezon Province.
Dec 28 - At Tita Lani's house. Clowning around with Santa's hat and Jaja.
Dec 29 - Infront of Mama's office. Notice the necklace. :)
Dec 30 - With IV-Jupiter friends

Saya natin dito no? I still remember the roaring laughter that probably haunts Eastwood until today. hahaha. A different level of air hockey.

Heto po kami. Nakakatuwa kc mukhang may something kinda like a pagoda sa likod namin when in fact ref lang yan. hahaha. Yung isang kuha, bago bumaba ng Negros Navigation from Boracay last April 18. Kumbaga sa bread,lightly toasted.

One of the greatest artists I have known (taken during N. Sering's Exhibit Jan. 15, 05). I wonder what you are doing right now. I was hoping to learn if you were serious of winning the "race" you offered me.

Hey Nicky! I hope you're doin' good. And always healthy. With enough happiness to keep you going and enough loneliness to remember us, your friends back here.

This note gives me a nice feeling. We spent less than a year together yet the specialness of facing a doctor during those times whose sense doesn't make any may have given all of us a different level of friendship. There.

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.
If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.

Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.

Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from
heartache.

Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship
that's not meant to be.

Slower is better. Never live your life for a man
before you find what makes you truly happy.

If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.

Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.

Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.

The only person you can control in a relationship is you.

Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant. Why would he treat you any differently?

Always have your own set of friends separate from his.

Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.

If something bothers you, speak up.

Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.

You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.

Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are... even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

Never let a man define who you are.

Never borrow someone else's man. If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.

A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.

All men are NOT dogs. You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is two way.

You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.

You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.

Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.

Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and you’re always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.

Never move into his mother's house.

Never co-sign for a man. (Hallelujah, thank you Jesus!) Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.

Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and an entire lifetime to forget them.

Isn't it that in the numbers game, 9 is lucky? (Lucky 9) She'd rather be 9 and lucky than 10 and perfect. Because if she was a 10, then she'd be NOBODY...mwahahaha

Various shots.

I sure hope that good memories are to get anyone through thick and thin. And not to make letting go be more painful.

Why Men Are HappierMen Are Just Happier People--Your last name stays put. Your garage is All yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one isjust too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is P100 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.You almost never have strap problems in public.You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. Your belly usually hides your big hips. One wallet and one pair of shoes one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocketknife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes. No wonder men are happier!!!

Last year, the aim was Galera. For this year, it was Boracay. I lost my job but I still managed to go because of a project. Galing ni Lord.

Will edit first the pictures so they'll fit here.

Mangilan-ngilang beses mo na ding tinanong kung pano ko nasabing mahal kita. Ewan ko din. Siguro dahil sa 25 nako. Siguro dahil sa “POOF! You became Koko Krunch!” O baka dahil masarap kang kausap.( Medyo naguguluhan ang utak ko sa paghiwalay sa joke at true to life. Pero madali din naman kasi pagtinanong kita ng mga bagay na gusto kong linawin, seryoso mo namang sinasagot so okay lang din) Honest ka (Sana). May inclination ka towards PDA (ako, wala o sige payag nako HHWW ). Matangkad ka. Magaling ka sa numbers. Masarap kang magluto ng isdang hasa-hasa na may sabaw at may pinirito din.(bakit ayaw mong sabihin ko ito?) Gusto mo ng okrang nilagay sa ibabaw ng sinaing na may bagoong. Dahil nakakapagsaing ka at nauubos mo din naman. Malakas ka kumain pero di ka tumataba. Smirk. Matang kay gaganda at pagminsan, kay pupula. Being my true blue SOJ for, almost a month now (officially ;p) Halakhak mo na malutong. Your amusement for Sandara “Beth” to the point na kinikilig ka na. Yakap. Blah blah. Chorvah.

Trust

"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon
him, and to let him know that you trust him." -- Booker T. Washington

"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." -- Indira Gandhi

"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in
torment if you don't trust enough." -- Frank Crane

"One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess
of life." -- E. M. Forster


Unleashing Your Genius

"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both
together to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of
genius." -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it." --
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To see things in the seed, that is genius." -- Lao-Tzu

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It
takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite
direction." -- Albert Einstein


Values/Principles

"The happiness and unhappiness of the rational, social animal depends
not on what he feels but on what he does; just as his virtue and vice
consist not in feeling but in doing." -- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

"You can always tell your true values by looking at your behavior --
especially under pressure." -- Brian Tracy

"All virtue is summed up in dealing justly." -- Aristotle

"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of
value." -- Albert Einstein

• Stay still, be quiet and listen to your heart. Then when it speaks, get up and go where it takes you.

• I asked God why does loving have to hurt? He did not answer. Instead, my tears began to fall. Then I realized, He gave me a sign…the tears…and I thought, until I am human enough to feel pain, to have and to be able to love is bliss.

• While waiting for the right person, have fun with the wrong ones.

At the viewing deck of Crosswinds, Tagaytay

I’m now a part-time researcher for the tracer studies of the Far Eastern University. And Research Assistant for Transportas, a planning firm. Contributing writer for myhome, a local magazine. I did a feature article on Crosswinds, a high-end, Swiss-themed residential development in Tagaytay City. (Article is for the April 2005 Issue).

I was called up to do another feature tomorrow, Thursday. Balai Taal.


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As we are in the season of Lent . Please spare a

moment to read through as

it is something which will help you. It will bring

you to a closer walk

with JESUS and you will experience great peace.



Lenten fasts have a tendency to be oriented toward

things like giving up

food or television. But there are many other

creative ways we can welcome

Jesus' healing touch this Lent. Below are some

suggestions you may want to

consider.



Fast from: Anger and Hatred:

Give your family and everyone you come across ,an

extra dose of love each

day.



Judging Others:

Before making any judgments, recall how Jesus

overlooks our faults.



Discouragement:

Hold on to Jesus' promise that He has a perfect plan

for your life.



Complaining:

When you find yourself about to complain, close your

eyes and recall some

of the little moments of joy Jesus has given you.



Resentment or Bitterness:

Work on forgiving those who may have hurt you.



Spending Too Much Money:

Try to reduce your spending by ten per cent and give

those savings to the

poor.


Wishing you all a wonderful Lenten Season

filled with Peace, Love and Happiness.



SMILE, CAUSE JESUS LOVES YOU !

Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able

to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a

forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me

and You Keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I

have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.

Please keep me safe from all danger and harm.

Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude.

Let me make the! best of each and every day to clear my mind so that

I can hear from You.

Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not

whine and whimper over things I have no control over. And It's the

best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I

can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will.

Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me

strong that I may help the weak... Keep me uplifted that I may have

words of Encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost

and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and

misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that don't believe.



But I thank you that I believe. I believe that God changes people

and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For

each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace,

love and Joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.

I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem,

circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your

hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the

hearts of every eye that sees it.

O Jesus Lover of the young,
The Dearest Friend I have,
In all confidence I open my heart to You,
To beg Your Light and Assistance in the
Important task of planning for my future.
Send me such a one whom You judge best
To be united with me in marriage.
May he be upright and loyal, pure, sincere
And noble that with united efforts
And pure love, in body and soul
As well as the children, it may please You
To entrust to our care.
Bless our friendship before marriage
That sin may always have no part of it.
May our mutual love bind us so closely
That our future home be most like Your home in Nazareth.
O, Mary Dearest Mother, You are my guiding star
Direct me to the person with whom I can cooperate
In doing God’s Holy Will and thus
Attain eternal joy in the next.

Amen.

Lord, who guidest not only the action of men , but even their most significant thoughts, direct me to find a man according to thy heart. Yes, dear Lord, a man who may inspire me to a life of virtue and who will be for a true companion to the Holy state of matrimony so that encouraged by your example, I may spend with him a life of true lasting peace.

Guide my state to select one that most resemble thy Holy Father and if I can enable to do so thou maketh the solution for me, I feel confident O Lord that a man according to thy heart will be a faithful companion to me, a loving Father for my children and an exemplary King of my household. Amen.

01/13/2005 1:04 am

“Autumn in New York” is on USA.

Richard Gere: “ Do you think I’m too old for you?”
Winona Ryder: “Oh no. I collect antiques.”

This is an ideal relationship… a man twice the woman’s age who’s a womanizer and the woman who’s the daughter of the one of the man’s many exes and who has only a year, at best, to live. Both cannot commit, one because of psychological incapacity and the other because of health problems.

I wonder how this story will end…

Oh. oh. Here’s a nice line, “I don’t wanna give people hope when there isn’t any.”

Just saw a lesbian couple kiss. Smacked, not really kissed. I’m seated beside three women who probably are theatre students. They’ve had four tall frappucinos. Now, I hear a 24-hour deadline…land lady…losing a job…Are they talking about a friend? Oh. The “friend” is a waiter.

Enough.

My coffee has a peculiar taste. Oh yeah. I sprinkled cinnamon. Not a bad concoction. This is my third cup for the day. And by far, the largest. I ordered a Grande.

The three women…they probably are talking about a script they are doing for their thesis? Aaargh! I hope someone invents a “gossip filtering” device. Or an anti-eavesdropping gadget.

Nice…the guy bartender wears short pants to work. Cool. It should probably stop him from boiling into a brew himself since he works in a coffee shop. That was suppose to be a joke.

He is late. Again. But of course, there is a valid reason for this…he has work and I have none.

HONEY...YOU ARE THE...apple of my eye, mango of my pie, palaman of my tinapay, keso of my monay, teeth of my suklay, fingers on my kamay, blood in my atay, bubbles of my laway, sala of my bahay, seeds of my palay, clothes in my ukay- ukay, calcium in my kalansay, calamansi on my siomai, inay of my tatay, knot on my tie, toyo on my kuchay, vitamins in my gulay, airplane of my Cathay, stars of my sky, hammer of my panday, sand of my Boracay, sultan of my Brunei, highlands of my Tagaytay, MOLE on my Ate Guy, baba of my Ai-Ai, voice of my Inday Garutay, spinach of my Popeye, sizzle when I fry, wind when I paypay, tungkod when I'm pilay, feeling when I'm high, shoulder when I cry, wings when I fly, prize when I vie, cure to my "ARAY!", answer to my "WHY?", foundation of my tulay, truth behind the lie, the life after I die... In short, you're the center of my buhay. thanks for always bein der honey ilove you so so much hhhmmmwwwaaahhhhhy monay, teeth of my suklay, fingers on my kamay, blood in my atay, bubbles of my laway, sala of my bahay, seeds of my palay, clothes in my ukay- ukay, calcium in my kalansay, calamansi on my siomai, inay of my tatay, knot on my tie, toyo on my kuchay, vitamins in my gulay, airplane of my Cathay, stars of my sky, hammer of my panday, sand of my Boracay, sultan of my Brunei, highlands of my Tagaytay, MOLE on my Ate Guy, baba of my Ai-Ai, voice of my Inday Garutay, spinach of my Popeye, sizzle when I fry, wind when I paypay, tungkod when I'm pilay, feeling when I'm high, shoulder when I cry, wings when I fly, prize when I vie, cure to my "ARAY!", answer to my "WHY?", foundation of my tulay, truth behind the lie, the life after I die... In short, you're the center of my buhay. thanks for always bein der honey ilove you so so much hhhmmmwwwaaahhhhh

Dahil dito...Kaya ayaw ko na ikaw ay honey kaya Mahal na lang. harhar

Hah! It’s the first day of 2005. I have no work yet… End of contract was 31st of December. So, I am now an official BUM.

One of the things I prayed for was a sign…of who I should really SEE..you know… And the sign was supposed to be that person should give me something white… Should something silver count? Hmmm…I don’t know. That’s why I popped the question.

You may find me confusing…but this I can tell… someone has broken past my “don’t-get-near-me-or-I-will-kick-you-because-i-am-so-pissed-at-men” guard.

I can only hope everything will work out for everyone.

It’s 4 a.m. of the last day of the year… Somebody tells you he loves you in the middle of a party where there are eyes watching your every move…what do you do? (a) you laugh out loud like you always do in “crises” like these, (b) you call for help that the guy is too drunk and has been puking his heart out at you (you have to make them believe you are a helpless victim at this point and although this was something you needed to make you feel human again, you will insist he is taken tables away from where you are ), or (c) you keep quiet and pretend there is no “crisis” at all and smile back? Oh, there’s another…(d) you say “Thank you,” and smile to a point where your wisdom teeth show up.

Now, people have seen you two together. And never been this close, ever. You can feel him breathing in your ear every time he leans to tell you something. His scorching hands beside your arm . But of course, it’s December so you think it must be because it’s cold and you’re cold and he’s not.

And you ask yourself. Why now? Why here? Why me? And why say “sorry”?

Am I good at thinking to myself or what? ;p

15 December 2004

It is funny how life treats me when it comes to romance or the possibility of one.

Earlier today, I saw my SOJs… two Sources of Joy… I like the visions of Mulawin…although that of “Friendship” was not bad at all ;p

I did not expect any text from you, and definitely not a text asking if it was okay for you to call…of course it is! Had I known, I would have walked home faster from church (where I left my phone). But since you’re kinda part of my “romantic” life, I texted back too late. See how “funny” my life can be?

I prayed for your inner peace. And of course, world peace.

I bet you never read this site. Although I have invited most of my friends to visit this blogspot, you probably won’t bother. Although I am pretty sure you are a good friend. But anyway, if you ever do…this one’s for you:

mäybe8SwrongTOsayPLIZluvMEtööCUZiKNOWűlNVRdoSUMBDYelsISw8ng
DERinsyd4uMAYBE8sWRONGtoLUVuMOREeachDAYcuzIknowSHESderTOstay.
myLUV4UsMOREströngerBUTiKNW2whömUshudBELONG…(28 October 2004)

Gud am. (12:04:35 am Dec-23-2004)

C (fill in the blank). D b u knw me na? Nway, musta?

Yes. Uy d na me bata ah. Lmpas n me DC. Pumasok u? o nga pla bbasa u b ung note me kahapon?

A basta po la me pki s age Ü la nmn cnbu c lord n msma magkkkcrush s mtnda n konti sa u d b? Ü

This was a reaaallyyy long exchange of text messages. Will post what “notsodragonesa” and “tryx” would like to see harhar

K lng maubos load me…bsta 4 (recipient’s name).

Lahat ng shoot 4 u! kng mka2shoot ha :) bsta (recipient’s name) rmmber po sbi me s u…

Pmangkin s pnsan. Napaupo lng me kya npanood mhlig me ksi mngulet! Ü lgi u po inaasar pro ok lng mahal nmn kta e.

D b giv luv on Christmas day? Ü gling un sa heart ska mind! Pro (recipient’s full name), love n kta!

Kw ksi e. la ng kgulat dun…s opis p lng love n kta e. Ü bsta ayw me muna mlaman reaction u…gs2 me ksi ipakita me muna ska ipafeel s u…sna mgawa me.bsta.

Bsta mppromise me lng cguro is sincerity.

la nga pagod me lalo n pgnkktxt kta e. I wish n pray ko sna…ung ngaadmire s u mbgyan ng chance. Ü bsta hapi me ngayon. (04:29:00 AM Dec-25-2004)

nsa lega; age npo me. Bsta nun mta kita sbi me di n me lingon s iba Ü pro 22o lhat ng tmptation iniwasan me. Sobra. Deep inside (recipient’s NAME) tlga e. lman nga u ng prayer me nina e. korni n kng korni…

klangan e u ilagay me sa diary me…ksi special s kin ung nksma e.

gd nyt! Ng-enjoy me as in sobra. Saya. Nkatawa cguro me maya habang 2log…hehe.. luv u po.

La lng wana say lng n mmi2s po me u sobra… gs2 me mgspend much more tym wth u kso mukhang mlbo s ngyon.. cnsy n ngging emotional me. D bagay! (04:00:32pm Dec-27-2004)

As u go 2 bed 2nyt, I begged d moon 2 giv u light, & told my angels 2 hug u tight, now 2 make sure ull b alright, I asked d wind 2 blow & kiss u gudnyt..!

2log n cya..gud nayt (Recipient’s name less the last letter)! Mis u n. ingat prati pare

(Recipient’s name), lam me bc u pro HAPPY NEW YEAR! Pti n s familu u! Thank you po! Big instrument u 2 make made me hapi! ű sna la mgalit skin dyan! ű

mlaman me lng n ayos u ok n un.. ű nsulyapan kta s GB khpon e. pro me d u nkta. Dnt wori d me stlker. (10:13:22am Jan-5-2005 from a different number)

Nakakainis na. Ginagawa akong tanga ng batang ito. Hello! Sino bang tao pa ang gumagamit ng me instead of ako/ko at u instead of ikaw/sau? Aaaargh! Tapos hindi daw siya SIYA kundi J daw start ng pangalang niya. Hello ulit! Dalawa kaya ang pangalan niya!!!

The phone rings. It is the one person whose call I have been waiting for. “Hello, it’s me.”

The nerve of this person that I would know that it was him. Does he think I have spent the last weeks pouncing on the ringing mobile phone on the chance that he would miss me and call even before January? Even if that was exactly what I did, it still does not excuse his presumptuousness. “Who’s this?” I ask in what I hope is a tone of absolute nonchalance, except that I sound exactly like someone who’s pretending not to recognize the voice on the line.

“It’s me,” he says. Aaaargh. The father of all presumptuousness! And I detect a faint touch of amusement in his voice which means that he knows exactly what I am up to. Now, I think he might just be openly mocking me.

And we have not gotten past the salutations.

“Oh, hi,” I say suggesting boredom, disinterest, apathy, you know. I consider yawning but that would be a bit too much.

“Is it a bad time to call?” he says and I almost scream, “NO!”

Fool. I just gave myself away again.

(Actual incident may never occur because it’s January 1 and he hasn’t called.)