A time for gift giving...
a time when you can wish what you want to wish... anywez, its free...
allow me to jot down some of my wishes...
i know some of these are quiet expensive, impossible to give... but still wishing is free...
Bear with me friends for I'm a dream maker, ambitious in fact....
1. A successful Wedding. ~ my wedding will be on January 8, 2009. I hope that this will be possible. But this would be on the top of my list...
2. A wonderful, stress free vacation in Baybay- though some of my Vdays will be spent in Cebu, still I'm wishing for that.
3. To complete the 9 days of Misa De Gallo. - it's a tradition that my family and my husband as well had been accustomed to in the past years... it's fulfilling...
4. Good Health for my Family and Friends.
5. Great life for 2009 not only for me...but for the rest of the world...
6. Spend time with my Old Friends...
7. A nice journal... my old journal is almost full.
8. Complete DVD of Grey's Anatomy. Wehhh!
9. SLR Camera. - LOL! I know I'm ambitious.
10. James Patterson's book- Sundays at Tiffany's, Paulo Coelho's Brida... - hehehe
11. Portable DVD Player
12. Complete teeth make-over - i have the most awful teeth in the world.
13. New Bag and Shoes for the Office.
14. Laptop...with Photoshop and Movie Maker - hey this is just a wishlist then indulge me.~
15. A good house or room for me and John to live at after our wedding. (still dunno if it's in Cebu or Manila).
16. Wonderful Vacation with John maybe in El Nido or Boracay.
17. A stable job for my husband- he's not a regular in Maribago... he's just a part time consultant there.
18. Oven for my Husband, he's dying to have one.
19. P1i Phone or Black Berry - todo na to~
20. Go abroad and live there... with my husband. It's his ultimate dream.
ahhhh...i'll cut this up to here...
i might be jotting down lotsa things...
:))
Peace Ya'll and Merry Christmas~
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Monday, 17 November 2008
The Day I was BORN.
16 August 1982
Your date of conception was on or about 23 November 1981 which was a Monday.
You were born on a Monday
under the astrological sign Leo.
Your Life path number is 8.
Your fortune cookie reads:
All your hard work will soon pay off.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path number 6.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 7 & 9.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2445197.5.
The golden number for 1982 is 7.
The epact number for 1982 is 5.
The year 1982 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/25/1982 and ending 2/12/1983.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Dog.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Salmon; your plant is Raspberry.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Paopy, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 28 Av 5742.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 29 Av 5742.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.9.3.13 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 9 tun 3 uinal 13 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Monday, 25 Shavval 1402 (1402-10-25).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 11 April 1982.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 18 April 1982.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 24 February 1982.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 30 May 1982.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 6 June 1982.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 18 September 1982.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 8 April 1982.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 23 February 1982.
As of 11/17/2008 10:56:00 PM EST
You are 26 years old.
You are 315 months old.
You are 1,370 weeks old.
You are 9,590 days old.
You are 230,182 hours old.
You are 13,810,976 minutes old.
You are 828,658,560 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Vanessa Carlton (1980) Emily Robison (1972) Timothy Hutton (1960)
Angela Bassett (1958) Madonna (1958) James Cameron (1954)
Kathie Lee Gifford (1953) Lesley Ann Warren (1946) Eydie Gorme (1932)
Robert Culp (1930) Frank Gifford (1930) Ann Blyth (1928)
Fess Parker (1925) Charles Bukowski (1920) Menachem Begin (1913)
Top songs of 1982
I Love Rock `n' Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Centerfold by J. Geils Band
Maneater by Daryl Hall & John Oates Jack & Diane by John Cougar
Don't You Want Me by Human League Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.75342465753425 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
Your lucky day is Sunday.
Your lucky number is 1 & 4.
Your ruling planet(s) is Sun.
Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th.
Your opposition sign is Aquarious.
Your opposition number(s) is 8.
Today is not one of your lucky days!
There are 272 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 27 candles.
Those 27 candles produce 27 BTUs,
or 6,804 calories of heat (that's only 6.8040 food Calories!) .
You can boil 3.09 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1982 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1982 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1982 in the US there were 2,495,000 marriages (10.8%) and 1,180,000 divorces (5.1%)
In 1982 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1982 the population of Australia was approximately 15,288,891.
In 1982 there were approximately 239,903 births in Australia.
In 1982 in Australia there were approximately 117,274 marriages and 44,088 divorces.
In 1982 in Australia there were approximately 114,771 deaths.
Your birthstone is Peridot
The Mystical properties of Peridot
Peridot is used to help dreams become a reality.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Sardonyx, Diamond, Jade
Your birth tree is
Cedar, the Confidence
Of rare beauty, knows how to adapt, likes luxury, of good health not in the least shy, tends to look down on others, self-confident, determined, impatient, wants to impress others, many talents, industrious, healthy, optimism, waiting for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.
There are 38 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 51 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.
Click on the picture
for more information.
Your date of conception was on or about 23 November 1981 which was a Monday.
You were born on a Monday
under the astrological sign Leo.
Your Life path number is 8.
Your fortune cookie reads:
All your hard work will soon pay off.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path number 6.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 7 & 9.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2445197.5.
The golden number for 1982 is 7.
The epact number for 1982 is 5.
The year 1982 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/25/1982 and ending 2/12/1983.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Dog.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Salmon; your plant is Raspberry.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Paopy, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 28 Av 5742.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 29 Av 5742.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.9.3.13 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 9 tun 3 uinal 13 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Monday, 25 Shavval 1402 (1402-10-25).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 11 April 1982.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 18 April 1982.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 24 February 1982.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 30 May 1982.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 6 June 1982.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 18 September 1982.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 8 April 1982.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 23 February 1982.
As of 11/17/2008 10:56:00 PM EST
You are 26 years old.
You are 315 months old.
You are 1,370 weeks old.
You are 9,590 days old.
You are 230,182 hours old.
You are 13,810,976 minutes old.
You are 828,658,560 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Vanessa Carlton (1980) Emily Robison (1972) Timothy Hutton (1960)
Angela Bassett (1958) Madonna (1958) James Cameron (1954)
Kathie Lee Gifford (1953) Lesley Ann Warren (1946) Eydie Gorme (1932)
Robert Culp (1930) Frank Gifford (1930) Ann Blyth (1928)
Fess Parker (1925) Charles Bukowski (1920) Menachem Begin (1913)
Top songs of 1982
I Love Rock `n' Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Centerfold by J. Geils Band
Maneater by Daryl Hall & John Oates Jack & Diane by John Cougar
Don't You Want Me by Human League Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.75342465753425 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
Your lucky day is Sunday.
Your lucky number is 1 & 4.
Your ruling planet(s) is Sun.
Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th.
Your opposition sign is Aquarious.
Your opposition number(s) is 8.
Today is not one of your lucky days!
There are 272 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 27 candles.
Those 27 candles produce 27 BTUs,
or 6,804 calories of heat (that's only 6.8040 food Calories!) .
You can boil 3.09 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1982 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1982 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1982 in the US there were 2,495,000 marriages (10.8%) and 1,180,000 divorces (5.1%)
In 1982 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1982 the population of Australia was approximately 15,288,891.
In 1982 there were approximately 239,903 births in Australia.
In 1982 in Australia there were approximately 117,274 marriages and 44,088 divorces.
In 1982 in Australia there were approximately 114,771 deaths.
Your birthstone is Peridot
The Mystical properties of Peridot
Peridot is used to help dreams become a reality.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Sardonyx, Diamond, Jade
Your birth tree is
Cedar, the Confidence
Of rare beauty, knows how to adapt, likes luxury, of good health not in the least shy, tends to look down on others, self-confident, determined, impatient, wants to impress others, many talents, industrious, healthy, optimism, waiting for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.
There are 38 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 51 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.
Click on the picture
for more information.
What's with my Name?!
You entered: Jin Alampayan Tabudlong
There are 21 letters in your name.
Those 21 letters total to 78
There are 8 vowels and 13 consonants in your name.
What your first name means:
Chinese Male Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Chinese Female Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Your number is: 6
The characteristics of #6 are: Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.
The expression or destiny for #6:
The number 6 Expression provides you a truly outstanding sense of responsibility, love, and balance. The 6 is helpful and ever conscientious, making you quite capable of rectifying and balancing any sort of inharmonious situation. You are a person very much inclined to give help and comfort to those in need. You have a natural penchant for working with the old, the young, the sick, or the underprivileged. Although you may have considerable creative and artistic talents, the chances are that you will devote yourself to an occupation that shows concern for the betterment of the community.
The positive side of the number 6 suggests that you are very loving, friendly, and appreciative of others. You have a depth of understanding that produces much sympathetic, kindness, and generosity. The qualities of the 6 make the finest and most concerned parent and one often deeply involved in domestic activities. Openness and honesty is apparent in your approach to all relationships.
If there is an excess of the number 6 in your makeup, you may exhibit some of the negative traits associated with this number. There may be a tendency for you to be too exacting and demanding of yourself. In this regard, you may at times sacrifice yourself (or your loved ones) for the welfare of others. In some cases, the over zealous 6 has difficulty distinguishing helping from interfering. You may have difficulty expressing your own individuality, because of involvement with responsibilities and causes. Like all with the Expression of the number 6, it's quite likely that you worry much too much.
Your Soul Urge number is: 5
A Soul Urge number of 5 means:
The 5 soul urge or motivation would like to follow a life of freedom, excitement, adventure and unexpected happening. The idea of travel and freedom to roam intrigues you. You are very much the adventurer at heart. Not particularly concerned about your future or about getting ahead, you can seem superficial and unmotivated.
In a positive sense, the energies of the number 5 make you very adaptable and versatile. You have a natural resourcefulness and enthusiasm that may mark you as a progressive with a good mind and active imagination. You seem to have a natural inclination to be a pace-setter. You are attracted to the unusual and the fast paced.
You may be overly restless and impatient at times. You may dislike the routine work that you are engaged in, and tend to jump from activity to activity, without ever finishing anything. You may have difficulty with responsibility. You don't want to be tied down to a relationship, and it may be hard to commit to one person.
Your Inner Dream number is: 1
An Inner Dream number of 1 means:
You dream of being a leader and one who is in charge. You want to be known for your courage, daring, and original ideas. You seek unconquered heights. People may get a first impression that you are very aggressive and sure of yourself.
You entered: Jin Tabudlong Marollano
There are 21 letters in your name.
Those 21 letters total to 86
There are 8 vowels and 13 consonants in your name.
What your first name means:
Chinese Male Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Chinese Female Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Your number is: 5
The characteristics of #5 are: Expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.
The expression or destiny for #5:
The number 5 Expression endows with the wonderful characteristic of multi-talents and versatility. You can do so many things well. The tone of the number 5 is constructive freedom, and in your drive to attain this freedom, you will likely be the master of adaptability and change. You are good at presenting ideas and knowing how to approach people to get what you want. Naturally, this gives you an edge in any sort of selling game and spells easy success when it comes to working with people in most jobs. Your popularity may lead you toward some form of entertainment or amusement. Whatever you do, you are clever, analytical, and a very quick thinker.
If there is too much of the 5 energy in your makeup, you may express some the negative attitudes of the number. Your restless and impatient attitude may keep you from staying with any project for too long. Sometimes you can be rather erratic and scatter yourself and your energies. You have a hard time keeping regular office hours and maintaining any sort of a routine. You tend to react strongly if you sense that your freedom of speech or action is being impaired or restricted in any way. As clever as you are, you may have a tendency to make the same mistakes over and over again because much of your response is glib reaction rather that thoughtful application. You are in a continuous state of flux brought by constantly changing interests.
Your Soul Urge number is: 6
A Soul Urge number of 6 means:
With a number 6 Soul Urge, you would like to be appreciated for your ability to handle responsibility. Your home and family are likely to be a strong focus for you, perhaps the strongest focus of your life. Friendship, love, and affection are high on your list of priorities for a happy life. You have a lot of diplomatic tendencies in your makeup, as you a able to rectify and balance situations with an innate skill. You like working with people rather than by yourself. It is extremely important for you to have harmony in your environment at all times.
The positive side of the 6 Soul Urge produces a huge capacity for responsibility; you are always there and ready to assume more than your share of the load. If you possess positive 6 Soul Urges and express them, you are known for your generosity, understanding and deep sympathetic attitude. Strong 6 energy is very giving of love, affection, and emotional support. You may have the inclination to teach or serve your community in other idealistic ways. You have natural abilities to help people. You are also likely to have artistic and creative leanings.
If you have an over-supply of 6 energy in your makeup, you may express some of the negative traits common to this number. With such a strong sympathetic attitude, it is easy to become too emotional. Sometimes the desires to render help can be over done, and it can become interfering and an attitude that is too protective, rather than helpful. The person with too much 6 energy often finds that people tend to take advantage of this very giving spirit. You may tend to repress your own needs so that you can cater to the demands from others. At times, there may be a tendency in this, for becoming over-loaded with such demands, and as a result become resentful.
Your Inner Dream number is: 8
An Inner Dream number of 8 means:
You dream of success in the business or political world, of power and control of large material endeavors. You crave authority and recognition of executive skills. Your secret self may have very strong desire to become an entrepreneur.
There are 21 letters in your name.
Those 21 letters total to 78
There are 8 vowels and 13 consonants in your name.
What your first name means:
Chinese Male Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Chinese Female Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Your number is: 6
The characteristics of #6 are: Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.
The expression or destiny for #6:
The number 6 Expression provides you a truly outstanding sense of responsibility, love, and balance. The 6 is helpful and ever conscientious, making you quite capable of rectifying and balancing any sort of inharmonious situation. You are a person very much inclined to give help and comfort to those in need. You have a natural penchant for working with the old, the young, the sick, or the underprivileged. Although you may have considerable creative and artistic talents, the chances are that you will devote yourself to an occupation that shows concern for the betterment of the community.
The positive side of the number 6 suggests that you are very loving, friendly, and appreciative of others. You have a depth of understanding that produces much sympathetic, kindness, and generosity. The qualities of the 6 make the finest and most concerned parent and one often deeply involved in domestic activities. Openness and honesty is apparent in your approach to all relationships.
If there is an excess of the number 6 in your makeup, you may exhibit some of the negative traits associated with this number. There may be a tendency for you to be too exacting and demanding of yourself. In this regard, you may at times sacrifice yourself (or your loved ones) for the welfare of others. In some cases, the over zealous 6 has difficulty distinguishing helping from interfering. You may have difficulty expressing your own individuality, because of involvement with responsibilities and causes. Like all with the Expression of the number 6, it's quite likely that you worry much too much.
Your Soul Urge number is: 5
A Soul Urge number of 5 means:
The 5 soul urge or motivation would like to follow a life of freedom, excitement, adventure and unexpected happening. The idea of travel and freedom to roam intrigues you. You are very much the adventurer at heart. Not particularly concerned about your future or about getting ahead, you can seem superficial and unmotivated.
In a positive sense, the energies of the number 5 make you very adaptable and versatile. You have a natural resourcefulness and enthusiasm that may mark you as a progressive with a good mind and active imagination. You seem to have a natural inclination to be a pace-setter. You are attracted to the unusual and the fast paced.
You may be overly restless and impatient at times. You may dislike the routine work that you are engaged in, and tend to jump from activity to activity, without ever finishing anything. You may have difficulty with responsibility. You don't want to be tied down to a relationship, and it may be hard to commit to one person.
Your Inner Dream number is: 1
An Inner Dream number of 1 means:
You dream of being a leader and one who is in charge. You want to be known for your courage, daring, and original ideas. You seek unconquered heights. People may get a first impression that you are very aggressive and sure of yourself.
You entered: Jin Tabudlong Marollano
There are 21 letters in your name.
Those 21 letters total to 86
There are 8 vowels and 13 consonants in your name.
What your first name means:
Chinese Male Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Chinese Female Means either 'gold, metal, money' or 'elegant' or 'ferry'.
Your number is: 5
The characteristics of #5 are: Expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.
The expression or destiny for #5:
The number 5 Expression endows with the wonderful characteristic of multi-talents and versatility. You can do so many things well. The tone of the number 5 is constructive freedom, and in your drive to attain this freedom, you will likely be the master of adaptability and change. You are good at presenting ideas and knowing how to approach people to get what you want. Naturally, this gives you an edge in any sort of selling game and spells easy success when it comes to working with people in most jobs. Your popularity may lead you toward some form of entertainment or amusement. Whatever you do, you are clever, analytical, and a very quick thinker.
If there is too much of the 5 energy in your makeup, you may express some the negative attitudes of the number. Your restless and impatient attitude may keep you from staying with any project for too long. Sometimes you can be rather erratic and scatter yourself and your energies. You have a hard time keeping regular office hours and maintaining any sort of a routine. You tend to react strongly if you sense that your freedom of speech or action is being impaired or restricted in any way. As clever as you are, you may have a tendency to make the same mistakes over and over again because much of your response is glib reaction rather that thoughtful application. You are in a continuous state of flux brought by constantly changing interests.
Your Soul Urge number is: 6
A Soul Urge number of 6 means:
With a number 6 Soul Urge, you would like to be appreciated for your ability to handle responsibility. Your home and family are likely to be a strong focus for you, perhaps the strongest focus of your life. Friendship, love, and affection are high on your list of priorities for a happy life. You have a lot of diplomatic tendencies in your makeup, as you a able to rectify and balance situations with an innate skill. You like working with people rather than by yourself. It is extremely important for you to have harmony in your environment at all times.
The positive side of the 6 Soul Urge produces a huge capacity for responsibility; you are always there and ready to assume more than your share of the load. If you possess positive 6 Soul Urges and express them, you are known for your generosity, understanding and deep sympathetic attitude. Strong 6 energy is very giving of love, affection, and emotional support. You may have the inclination to teach or serve your community in other idealistic ways. You have natural abilities to help people. You are also likely to have artistic and creative leanings.
If you have an over-supply of 6 energy in your makeup, you may express some of the negative traits common to this number. With such a strong sympathetic attitude, it is easy to become too emotional. Sometimes the desires to render help can be over done, and it can become interfering and an attitude that is too protective, rather than helpful. The person with too much 6 energy often finds that people tend to take advantage of this very giving spirit. You may tend to repress your own needs so that you can cater to the demands from others. At times, there may be a tendency in this, for becoming over-loaded with such demands, and as a result become resentful.
Your Inner Dream number is: 8
An Inner Dream number of 8 means:
You dream of success in the business or political world, of power and control of large material endeavors. You crave authority and recognition of executive skills. Your secret self may have very strong desire to become an entrepreneur.
"one Word"
YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE WORD!Not as easy as you might think. Now copy or forward, change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It's really hard to only use one word answers. Be sure to send back to the person you received it from!
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your significant other? sumilon
3. Your hair? black
4. Your mother? teacher
5. Your father? babysitter
6. Your favorite thing? books
7. Your dream last night? pain
8. Your favorite drink? water
9. Your dream/goal? happy
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your hobby? reading
12. Your fear? height
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Somewhere
14. Where were you last night? Bed
15. What you're not? Courageous
16. Muffins? Delicious
17. One of your wish list items? SLR
18. Where you grew up? Leyte
19. The last thing you did? Bread
20. What are you wearing? Uniform
21. Your TV on? No
22. Your pets? Home
23. Your computer? Nice
24. Your life? OK
25. Your mood? Kalibangun
26. Missing someone? YES
27. Your car? None
28. Something you're not wearing? Juk-aP
29. Favorite store? NBS
30. Your summer? Good
31. Like someone? Duh
32. Your favorite color? Purple
33. When is the last time you laughed? Sunday
34. Last time you cried? Dunno
35. Who will resend this? you
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your significant other? sumilon
3. Your hair? black
4. Your mother? teacher
5. Your father? babysitter
6. Your favorite thing? books
7. Your dream last night? pain
8. Your favorite drink? water
9. Your dream/goal? happy
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your hobby? reading
12. Your fear? height
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Somewhere
14. Where were you last night? Bed
15. What you're not? Courageous
16. Muffins? Delicious
17. One of your wish list items? SLR
18. Where you grew up? Leyte
19. The last thing you did? Bread
20. What are you wearing? Uniform
21. Your TV on? No
22. Your pets? Home
23. Your computer? Nice
24. Your life? OK
25. Your mood? Kalibangun
26. Missing someone? YES
27. Your car? None
28. Something you're not wearing? Juk-aP
29. Favorite store? NBS
30. Your summer? Good
31. Like someone? Duh
32. Your favorite color? Purple
33. When is the last time you laughed? Sunday
34. Last time you cried? Dunno
35. Who will resend this? you
Thursday, 13 November 2008
-- This is my Generation ---
TO ALL FOLKS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
1950's, 60' s, 70's and early 80's !!
First, some of us s urvived being born to mothers who did not have an OB-Gyne and drank San Miguel Beer while they carried us.
While pregnant, they took cold or cough medicine, a te Linunod, balikutsa, bukhayo and didn't worry about diabetes.
Then after all that trauma, our baby cribs were made of hard wood covered with lead-based paints, ang uban kay duyan nga habol gihigtan ug pisi nga inigtabyog ug kusog ma pakong intawon ta sa bongbong.
We had no soft cushy cribs that play music, no disposable diapers (lampin lang sa General Milling nga naa'y faded picture nga nag-salute), and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, no kneepads, wala pa gyu'y break ang bisikleta.
As children, we would ride in hot un-airconditioned buses with wooden seats (Bisaya Bus nga pultahan puros ang kilid, Corominas Bus nga senimana ang brake), or cars with no airconditioning & no seat belts (karon kay Minibus na nga nindot kaayo ug sounds or Ceres Bus nga bugnaw ug aircon)
Riding on the back of a carabao on a breezy summer day was considered a treat. (karon; ang mga bata wala na kaila ug Kabaw)
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT bottled mineral water sa Nature Spring or Viva, or Absolute Mineral water (usahay gani, straight from the faucet or poso or Tabay!)
We shared one soft drink bottle with four of our friends, and NO ONE actually died from this. Or contacted hepatitis.
We ate rice with star margarine, bahaw nga gibutangan ug asin ug mantika sa baboy, drank raw eggs straight from the shell, and drank sofdrinks with real sugar in it (dili diet coke or Pepsi Max), but we weren't sick or overweight kay......
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, and get back when the streetlights came on. Syatong, Bato-Lata, Bagol, Dakop-Dakop, Tago-Tago, Ngita'g Kaka.
No one was able to reach us all day ( wala pa'y uso ang cellphone) . And yes, we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our wooden trolleys (katong bearing ang ligid) or Karitong Kawayan nga karaang tsinilas ang giporma nga ligid and then ride down the street , wala ma'y gidungog nga naligsan atoh! After hitting the sidewalk or falling into a canal (sewage channel) a few times, we learned to solve the problem ourselves with our bare & dirty hands .
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 100 channels on cable, no DVD movies, no surround stereo, no IPOD's, no cell phones, no computers, no Internet, no chat rooms, and no Facebook. ........ ...WE HAD REAL FRIENDS and we went outside to actually talk and play with them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no stupid lawsuits from these accidents. The only rubbing we get is from our friends with the words..sakit bai ? pero kung kontra gani nimo ang imong kadula,,,,singgitan lang dayon ug..Mayra,Gabaan!
We played marbles (jolen) in the dirt , washed our hands just a little and ate Pan Bahug-bahug & Bagumbayan (recycled bread man diay to kay wala mahalin!) We were not afraid of getting germs in our stomachs.
We had to live with homemade guns (giporma nga kahoy, gihigtan ug garter ug lastiko) , saplong , tirador ug uban pa nga pwedeng magkasakitay. Pero lingaw gihapon kaayo ang tanan.
We made up games with sticks ( syatong ), and cans ( Bato-Lata )and although we were told they were dangerous, wala man gyud to'y actual nga nabuta bah, bukol lang nuon sa agtang naa.
We walked, rode bikes, or took tricycles to a friend's house and knocked on the door or batoon ug gagmay nga bato ang bungbong, or just yelled for them to jump out the window!
Mini basketball teams had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't pass had to learn to deal with the disappointment. Wala pa nang mga childhood depression ug damaged self esteem ek-ek ra na. Ang maglagot, pildi.
Ang mga Ginikanan naa ra sa daplin para motan-aw ra sa duwa sa mga bata, dili para manghilabot ug makig-away sa ubang parents.
That generation of ours has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, creative thinkers and successful professionals ever! They are the CEO's, Engineers, Doctors and Military Generals of today.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had failure, success, and responsibility. We learned from our mistakes the hard way.
You might want to share this with others who've had the luck to grow up as real kids. We were lucky indeed.
And if you like, forward it to your kids too, so they will know how brave their parents were.
It kind of makes you wanna go out and climb a tree, doesn't it?!
1950's, 60' s, 70's and early 80's !!
First, some of us s urvived being born to mothers who did not have an OB-Gyne and drank San Miguel Beer while they carried us.
While pregnant, they took cold or cough medicine, a te Linunod, balikutsa, bukhayo and didn't worry about diabetes.
Then after all that trauma, our baby cribs were made of hard wood covered with lead-based paints, ang uban kay duyan nga habol gihigtan ug pisi nga inigtabyog ug kusog ma pakong intawon ta sa bongbong.
We had no soft cushy cribs that play music, no disposable diapers (lampin lang sa General Milling nga naa'y faded picture nga nag-salute), and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, no kneepads, wala pa gyu'y break ang bisikleta.
As children, we would ride in hot un-airconditioned buses with wooden seats (Bisaya Bus nga pultahan puros ang kilid, Corominas Bus nga senimana ang brake), or cars with no airconditioning & no seat belts (karon kay Minibus na nga nindot kaayo ug sounds or Ceres Bus nga bugnaw ug aircon)
Riding on the back of a carabao on a breezy summer day was considered a treat. (karon; ang mga bata wala na kaila ug Kabaw)
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT bottled mineral water sa Nature Spring or Viva, or Absolute Mineral water (usahay gani, straight from the faucet or poso or Tabay!)
We shared one soft drink bottle with four of our friends, and NO ONE actually died from this. Or contacted hepatitis.
We ate rice with star margarine, bahaw nga gibutangan ug asin ug mantika sa baboy, drank raw eggs straight from the shell, and drank sofdrinks with real sugar in it (dili diet coke or Pepsi Max), but we weren't sick or overweight kay......
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, and get back when the streetlights came on. Syatong, Bato-Lata, Bagol, Dakop-Dakop, Tago-Tago, Ngita'g Kaka.
No one was able to reach us all day ( wala pa'y uso ang cellphone) . And yes, we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our wooden trolleys (katong bearing ang ligid) or Karitong Kawayan nga karaang tsinilas ang giporma nga ligid and then ride down the street , wala ma'y gidungog nga naligsan atoh! After hitting the sidewalk or falling into a canal (sewage channel) a few times, we learned to solve the problem ourselves with our bare & dirty hands .
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 100 channels on cable, no DVD movies, no surround stereo, no IPOD's, no cell phones, no computers, no Internet, no chat rooms, and no Facebook. ........ ...WE HAD REAL FRIENDS and we went outside to actually talk and play with them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no stupid lawsuits from these accidents. The only rubbing we get is from our friends with the words..sakit bai ? pero kung kontra gani nimo ang imong kadula,,,,singgitan lang dayon ug..Mayra,Gabaan!
We played marbles (jolen) in the dirt , washed our hands just a little and ate Pan Bahug-bahug & Bagumbayan (recycled bread man diay to kay wala mahalin!) We were not afraid of getting germs in our stomachs.
We had to live with homemade guns (giporma nga kahoy, gihigtan ug garter ug lastiko) , saplong , tirador ug uban pa nga pwedeng magkasakitay. Pero lingaw gihapon kaayo ang tanan.
We made up games with sticks ( syatong ), and cans ( Bato-Lata )and although we were told they were dangerous, wala man gyud to'y actual nga nabuta bah, bukol lang nuon sa agtang naa.
We walked, rode bikes, or took tricycles to a friend's house and knocked on the door or batoon ug gagmay nga bato ang bungbong, or just yelled for them to jump out the window!
Mini basketball teams had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't pass had to learn to deal with the disappointment. Wala pa nang mga childhood depression ug damaged self esteem ek-ek ra na. Ang maglagot, pildi.
Ang mga Ginikanan naa ra sa daplin para motan-aw ra sa duwa sa mga bata, dili para manghilabot ug makig-away sa ubang parents.
That generation of ours has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, creative thinkers and successful professionals ever! They are the CEO's, Engineers, Doctors and Military Generals of today.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had failure, success, and responsibility. We learned from our mistakes the hard way.
You might want to share this with others who've had the luck to grow up as real kids. We were lucky indeed.
And if you like, forward it to your kids too, so they will know how brave their parents were.
It kind of makes you wanna go out and climb a tree, doesn't it?!
Saturday, 8 November 2008
-circle of life-
The irony of life sometimes struck us when we are alone, lonely and terribly missing those people who made a great impact on our lives.
Bittersweet memories of our childhood, always fills us with opposing emotions: chills and delight.
I am talking about people, well extra special character of our lives. Those we grew up with, fought with, strangle with, cry with, laugh with and dreamt with…
Yes, our siblings.
I am going to tell a story about the 3 person that are so special to me…
I can’t imagine life without them.
My brother Sunday.
My one and only brother (though I have four others on my father’s first marriage). When we were young we were always fighting. He is my punching bag for he is so small. Seems so fragile for a boy…nope he don’t have an angelic face back then…that’s the reason why I choose him to be my punching bag. Ehhehe…
I’m a tomboy when I was younger…I always love to fight with boys…nah! Not of the same age group as mine but those younger than me.
I could remember once that I threw my brother under our sofa chair…and left him crying. Of course I was also beatenn up by my mother.
Sunday is such a sweet boy when he grew up. He started young on his spirituality…he was an altar boy at the age of 9 till he was on his early teens. You can’t see him in the computer shop or hanging with a gang for he will be at the church on his free time. He like what he is doing. He likes it when he is in the altar while other people are just below his eye level…worshipping God…while he is there directly serving Him. My lola Taking and Lola Viven was so proud of him, even though he was mock by some of our relatives. Coz you can’t see him joining us in preparing the house for family gathering. My Nanay wouldn’t mind him not helping us for she is too happy to see my brother in the church doing what’s right.
He is not like any other boys who engage in fistfights and getting into trouble… Will he got into trouble once but it’s not his fault anyways. He was bitten by a dog when he went out one late evening to watch TV at our Neighbor. (We don’t have TV then, we can’t afford one).
I could still recall, he was so scared then coz the dog bite was really huge on his little legs… I even had the scariest thought that he would die after that incident. (chuckle). But thanks God we were able to bring him to a wack doctor who get rid off the rabies. It was such a memorable experience for him.
He grew up serving the Lord as an altar boy till he was in High School. Of course he had some barkadas…and most of them are really funny. Then I discovered he could pass as a comedy actor…my little brother had a funny side.
He has a good sense of humor. He would always make me laugh, well not only me but most of all, girls who had fallen on his charm.
Yes, the not so pretty boy had grown up to be an attractive man. We had a joke then that if he don’t have money he would just go to his Sugar Mommies… He is also attractive to the third sex… that those Gays who later learn that He is my brother would soon be nice to me…coz they like my brother.
My cousins and nieces adore him coz he is so sweet and funny at the same time. Little children would be enamored of him on the way he tickles them and make fun of them every time we are having a get-together.
Sunday, is always a Mama’s boy, he is so attached with my mother. He misses my mom when he got a job in Cebu.
He misses home so much, and maybe that’s the reason why he chose to get a job in one of the company in our town.
He got a girlfriend now…and she’s nice. In fact my brother is lucky to have her. She helped her in his studies and all.
Back then he had a few relationship, but it didn’t work out like what he have now.
He is 24 now, working as a sales representative in an appliance center in our town. His wage is not enough actually but he is happy to be there.
I’m glad that his there, for I’m sure my family would be in good hands with him around.
His only vice is drinking a little and talking on the phone with his girlfriend.
My brother is not my punching bag anymore. The lanky boy in my childhood had grown into a man enough to be a hugging bear to me. He is always fond of hugging us, kissing us when he felt us. He is not afraid to show his adoration to us his sisters. Not like any other guy who is scared to utter the word “I love you.”
My Sunday is always saying I love you, after a phone call, when I go back to Manila…and when situations need those words to be said.
That’s my brother bear SUNDAY.
Next…
(Sigh)
The MINI ME. My sister Mizziel.
Yes, the little Jinny, according to my friends.
We are so much alike in so many ways. She looks like me, act like me, and sometimes talks like me.
You think I like it…. NO.
I hate her beyond words.
You can’t put us to sleep without fighting. A day won’t end without you seeing us fighting and arguing about any thing above the earth.
She annoys me in so many ways…her action, the way she talks, the way she put herself as the center of attention every time we have family gatherings.
As a child, Mizziel is weak. Literally. She falls down every time she tries to take a step when she was a toddler.
My mother tried to abort her when she was still a fetus, for she likes to have two kids meaning my Brother and I are enough for her. Well that explains it all.
She’s sickly yet she’s so strong, well, that what I think. For she won’t mind her being so weak as long as she can play and do whatever she want to do.
She’s talented, she can sing mind you.
Although she’s not brainy but she’s street smart and madiskarte.
I could still remember when she was 5. She joined a beauty contest. She is so confident in every sense of the word. She wouldn’t let us teach her what to do coz she knew what she’s doing. She knew how to walk in the runway at that age. She wouldn’t let us tell her what to say for she knew exactly what words to say. In short, she don’t need our help.
Yes, she’s stubborn.
Then the pageant day came. In fairness to her she did well. For me she could have won the best in talent award for she got the talent anyway. She sang Donna Cruz’ rain in perfect notes.
Question and answer portion came: HI MIZZIEL, HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? Without any apprehensions, oozing with confidence, my little sister answered… “ARE YOU!” and then smiled.
From then on, she was called ARE YOU! Because of that historical answer. LOL.
She never looked at it as an embarrassing moment of her life. But it was a challenge for her.
Do you know why I hate her?
Because she always follow whatever I do.
She had a diary.
She love to read… just like me… in fact she loves it when I sent her my old reader’s digest copies.
She would always join every curricular activity she could join in high school.
Our penmanship is quite similar.
She was an honor student in High School…while I am not.
She was an officer in CAT and had a higher position than me, I was just a PLATOON LEADER while she’s a BATALLION LEADER. Beat that.
On her first day in college, old teacher and friends called her JIN thinking she was me.
Yes, that’s how strong our resemblance is.
She sang in the acquaintance party representing the whole Region 8 students enrolled that year. (I just had my share of the limelight few months after the school opens; I joined the theater group in our school). Kalokah divah.
She joined the school choir, and had the chance to do the workshop alongside the Philippine Madrigal Singers… isn’t that amazing… She beats me on that.
Ito pa… She took up Bachelor of Science in Food Technology while I took up Bachelor of Science in Development Communication major in Community Broadcasting.
Back then, DevCom’s and Food Tech’s are always in competition…coz both are really difficult courses…
But my God, I didn’t take that course coz I hate numbers…and my sister was courageous enough to take it.
I had just an internship in college coz I hate to write a book/thesis. You have a choice to have a thesis or go on internship/field practice. Every course in our university are given that choice.
Of course, I took the easier part.
While my little sister is again doing what she’s best at, she had a thesis before graduation.
Hehhe… Funny.
So you know now how much I hate her???
Back in High School I had the opportunity to join some beauty pageant. I joined twice, in our school, Ms. Campus Girls…I just garnered the Ms. Congeniality award and landed on the 5th place.
I also joined the Ms. Teen Baybay. Well, it only shows I’m not good in this.
My little sister joined the first ever Mutya ng Baybay.
She didn’t make it to the top5, but she got two major awards. Ms. Friendship and Ms. Congeniality.
Well for me twas enough. Coz even though she didn’t make it to the top5, she managed to get a higher monetary award compared to the fourth runner up.
But still…she beat me on that. Her first pageant and she got two awards…
Argh…. (she got good feedback though).
I got my first job few months after graduation…wanna know ho my little sister beat me on this aspect?
Well, in just the same span of time she got her first job.
You think it’s ordinary ??! no…
She got her first job in Brunei. Abroad mga amiga! And she’s a supervisor in Brunei Meat Corporation.
Wah….
Beat that!
Yeah she’s amazing.
She’s trying to outbeat me in any thing on this earth.
Well, I have to admit…I’m proud of her…
Maybe the reason why my blood boils whenever I could see her, it’s because I can see more of myself in her. My flaws, insecurities, my faults in a bigger picture.
She’s like a mirror to me…maybe that’s how other people perceived me without me noticing it.
We are alike in so many ways but I have to admit…she did a much better act in this eternal play called life.
Whether I like it or not… I have to admit…I do miss her a lot… …and yes I do love her…in every sense of the word….
Mirasol – sunflower…
My youngest sister.
Among the three of us…she’s likely to be the most secretive and different.
Though she’s like that… unlike Mizziel we do agree a lot on so many things. Even though she’s too young but we have the same likes and dislikes.
Among all others, Mia is the strongest and ang pinakamaldita.
She was nicknamed Mia because she’s my tatay’s Favorite. He was infact the one who gave her name.
She’s a tomboy when she was young. The kind who would go home with a scrape on her knees, her dress with a tear and act like she’s one of the boys.
She would like to be a police then.
If Mizziel is oozing with confidence, Mia is the opposite.
She’s shy. But she’s got more talent than any of us. She sings really well but she’s afraid to show it.
In high school she was in the honor lists, which made us proud coz she is really the aloof type.
She loves to spend time with her friends, which is awkward coz her classmates looked so tiny with her around…not that she’s the bulgy type, but she’s tall and lanky.
Really tall for her age.
Most of the time she stoops coz she’s the tallest among her peers and she really stands – out.
Mia grew up with the looks that could pass as a runway model.
She took Animal Science in college, and has some changes in her interests.
Instead of fighting bandits on the streets, she fought cows and cattle in the field. She’s suddenly interested in Rodeo.
One time she went home with a swollen face. She was kicked by a horse right on her face. Funny. Really. But it’s a mark that she’s tough.
My tatay never made it to watch in any of my performance back in college. But he really made it sure that he could watch Mia strangle a cow in our school during the local Rodeo.
And I could say that he is really proud of her.
Mia, is the most challenged among all of us. She got pregnant at 19. She bore a child without a husband. And was the center of intrigues and mockery among relatives and acquiantances. My nanay was so disappointed with her.
But, I never ever judged her. Upon hearing it i never got angry and disgusted with her. I understood her right away and accepted the fate she got. Not that I am agreeable on what she came through...but I can't do anything about it.
I supported her all the way till she gave birth to our Little Angel... Zain Leona.
Mia was forced to act as an adult when Eona came to our life. She tried everything to be serious in her studies and do everything for her to be a good mother to Eona.
Our baby sister has turned into a mother in such an early age.
I am so proud of her, for she didn't think of aborting Eona even though she was so confused of her situation back then. And most of all, she never made a big mistake in marrying the man who failed to show up and be a father to our little angel. She know that the man whom sh trusted once was irresponsible and afraid of commitments.
Mia is one hell of a strong woman...even though she's our youngest yet she managed to show us...the way to handle obstacles in our lives...
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