 Para sa mga nasa US, and para sa mga moneyed call center agents na bakasyon din ngayon, Happy Fourth of July!!! It means kainan na naman to, and drinks drinks drinks.
And while namimili kayo ng nyomo for the holidays, why not try Haliya wines na gawa sa Pilipinas. Available daw sya sa mga Seafood city supermarkets. At para sa mga callbums and call girls ng Manila, available sya sa Fish Out of Water sa posh Greenbelt 5. Try nyo na!!! :D
For more info, click: http://www.haliyawines.com
 | Work | Jul 3, '08 11:04 PM
for everyone |
Last night, while waiting for my Balance class to start, naisip ko na ang dami mong malalaman just by watching a BodyJam class.
1. You'd know if someone had a Jazz training (yep, even if they're dancing to JT's Sexy Back). How? One, lagi silang nakatingkayad (uhm, proper term is "tendu"). That's why sobrang defined din yung mga calves and quads muscles nila. Second, sharp ang mga movements nila, lalo na pag-ikot nila. Kung sa ibang Jammers, it's "turn around", sa kanila would be "pirouette around" LOLS.
Third, project to the nth level sila everytime, as if nasa stage sila ng CCP at me audience sila. 2. sa Jam class, lumalabas ang kabaklaan kahit pa gaano ka paminta sa panlabas ang isang bakla. LOLS. Like one time, me isang borta borta guy. 170 lbs of pure muscles itow. Balbas sarado. Matangkad. Mamang mama ang dating. At nung una, parang tinatamad lang. small steps lang...pero nung middle of the routine na...wag ka, lumilipad na siya, mega project, at ang kamay, pilantik ever! Nakakaloka pero it just shows na ang grace ay hindi exclusive to the petite and to the effeminate. 3. na may nai injure din sa Jam. lalo na yung nagmamarunong tumalon ng mataas. hahaha.One time kasi, sa North Edsa, me isang guy na OA kung tumalon, at naka-yapak pa(ewan namin kung bakit)...ayun..KA-BLAG...bagsak sa floor. Nagkamali ata ng pag land. That or nadulas sa mini pool of pawis nya sa floor. Ugh... 4.(personal bias alert!) Kenneth is more of hip hoppy, ganun din si Mong. si Jayce, magaling sa lahat, and kaya nyang gawing malanding malandi ang mga sayaw. Lols. and the girl sa FF North Edsa na ma-boca, well, yun...ma boca sya....sa class nya, cguro 75% ang pag dadada nya, and the remaining 25%, ang pagsasayaw nya/ pagtuturo nya ng sayaw. Sobrang daldal nya na nakaka-irita! 5. me ibang tao talaga na pinaghahahandaan ang Jam, pananamit-wise. Yung iba, Nike all over. Yung iba, color coordinated from the headband to their socks. Nakakatuwa lang :D Release na pala next week. Can't wait...:) balita ko ang warm-up track e 9 mins, Work ni Kelly Rowland.
The last Calvin & Hobbes strip.
Wala lang. Napangiti lang ako nito. Sobrang nice. This is the last and yet it talks about new beginnings, new possibilities, of starting again. Really nice. :D Best talaga ang Calvin & Hobbes!
Happy Pride!!!
 That would be my fave couple, AJ and Mikhail, greeting you a Happy Pride!!!
More of their story here: http://onesixthsense.blogspot.com/
Back to real life, to celebrate Pride week, here are the songs na soooo badet that mainstays na to sa Pride celebrations and sa clubbing scene. In other words, Gay Anthems.
Enjoy!!!
 Weeee!! French Film Fest Season na ulit sa Shang!!! For more free movies. :D
And guess what? Kasama sa line up ang Serbis na nakasama sa "In Competition" category sa Cannes this year. Kasama sya sa tribute to Philippine Cinema segment ng festival. Kasama din Now Showing, another indie ata...
Anyhow, showing ang Serbis sa 12 June 2008, 4:00 PM. Chaka ng sked, pero am thinking of filing VL na. Hehehe...
Here's the complete line up :D
Schedule | JUNE 11 (WEDNESDAY) Opening Night | | JUNE 12 (THURSDAY) (Tribute to Philippine Cinema) | | | | | Changement d’adresse (1:25) | 12:00pm | | | | Je crois que je l’aime (1:30) | 2:00pm | | | | Serbis | 4:30 PM
| | Un baiser s’il vous plait – Shall we Kiss? (1:40) | 7:30 pm | Now Showing (4:00) | 7:00 PM | | JUNE 13 (FRIDAY) | | JUNE 14 (SATURDAY) | | | Clean (1:40) | 12:30pm | Ah si j’etais Riche – If I Were a Rich Man(1:45) | 12:30pm | | Qui m’aime me suive (1:40) | 3:00pm
| Clean (1:40)
| 3:00pm
| Ma Vie en l’Air – Love is in the Air(1:45)
| 5:30pm
| Qui m’aime me suive (1:40 | 5:30pm
| Changement d’adresse (1:25)
| 8:00pm
| Je crois que je l’aime (1:30)
| 8:00pm
| | JUNE 15 (SUNDAY) |
| JUNE 16 (MONDAY) | | | Ah si j’etais Riche – If I Were a Rich Man(1:45) | 12:30pm
| Je crois que je l’aime (1:30)
| 12:30pm
| Qui m’aime me suive (1:40)
| 3:00pm | Ma Vie en l’Air – Love is in the Air(1:45)
| 3:00pm | Clean (1:40)
| 5:30pm
| Changement d’adresse 1:25)
| 5:30pm
| Changement d’adresse (1:25)
| 8:00pm
| Ah si j’etais Riche – If I Were a Rich Man(1:45)
| 8:00pm
| | JUNE 17 (TUESDAY) | | JUNE 18 (WEDNESDAY) | | Clean (1:40)
| 12:30pm
| Je crois que je l’aime (1:30)
| 12:30pm
| Changement d’adresse 1:25)
| 3:00pm
| Ma Vie en l’Air – Love is in the Air(1:45)
| 3:00pm
| Roman de Gare (1:43)
| 5:30pm
| Changement d’adresse 1:25)
| 5:30pm
| Qui m’aime me suive (1:40)
| 8:00pm
| Ah si j’etais Riche – If I Were a Rich Man(1:45)
| 8:00pm
| | JUNE 19 (THURSDAY) | | JUNE 20 (FRIDAY)
| | Les Chansons d’ Amour (1:35)
| 12:30pm
| Changement d’adresse 1:25)
| 12:30pm
| Ah si j’etais Riche – If I Were a Rich Man(1:45)
| 3:00pm
| Qui m’aime me suive (1:40)
| 3:00pm
| Qui m’aime me suive (1:40)
| 5:30pm
| Les Chansons d’ Amour (1:35)
| 5:30pm
| Ma Vie en l’Air – Love is in the Air(1:45)
| 8:00pm
| Je crois que je l’aime (1:30)
| 8:00pm
| | JUNE 21 (SATURDAY) | | JUNE 22 (SUNDAY)
| | Roman de Gare (1:43)
| 12:30pm
| Les Chansons d’ Amour (1:35)
| 12:30pm
| Ma Vie en l’Air – Love is in the Air(1:45)
| 3:00pm
| Ah si j’etais Riche – If I Were a Rich Man(1:45)
| 3:00pm
| Les Chansons d’ Amour (1:35)
| 5:30pm
| Clean (1:40)
| 5:30pm | Je crois que je l’aime (1:30)
| 8:00pm
| La Mome (2:20)
| 8:00pm |
| Rise up. | May 28, '08 11:32 PM
for everyone |
Ayan, para sa mga non-FF member at sa mga adik ng Jam 44, heto yung playlist for the second block. Deadma na sa first block. Sabi ng friend ko, yung Let's dance daw, me 80s na feel, New Wave-ish and I kinda agree. Well, yung Conga nga ni Glori Stefan sa first bloc e, wala nman, napapangiti lang ako pag sa part na yun kasi naiimagine ko mga girls na naka shoulder pads, yung oversized na tee, big hair and leggings. Hahaha
Official na, 80s is back!
We had Body Jam again yesterday and guess what, am starting to like the new Jam. Hindi naman pala sya ganun kasama. Anyhow, I love the second block, Greenlight/Beyonce then Let's dance/Hi Tack, and the finally, the climax of Jam 44, Everybody Everybody/Blackbox (Benassi mix 2007). Finally, I also love the cooldown. Until the end of time/ JT feat Beyonce, Again! Gusto ko yung close open. Hehehe. Wala nang mas sa-subtle pa sa move na yun. Hahahaha Hmmm, Beyonce release pala tong BodyJam 44, 3 songs ni Beyonce ang ginamit!!
New Jam is here. Was able to try it out last weekend and I have mixed feelings about it. Weird kasi nya. There's the 80s na element, at the same time heavy on hip hop moves and na-incorporate din naman ang club. Weird. Anyhow, the release is very tiring though. If want good cardio work out, attend Jam classes. Ikaw ba naman tumalon/ or skip sa at least 70% ng class, kung di ka pa papayat nun. Hehehe. Here's one of the tracks, Let's Dance by Hi Tack. Di ba medyo 80s sya?
 Aside from being frugal, hardworking, and respectful, one of the most notable characteristics of Ilocanos is that of being a traveler. From that narrow strip of land facing China Sea, they went west to the more fertile plains of Cagayan Valley (where I was born, and grew up), down south in Mindanao, or even to the plantations of Hawaii ( the first Sakadas are Ilocanos) .
Point is, it is our nature to travel, to explore new places (i-justify ba ang pagiging lakwatsero, hahaha). Only difference is that my ancestors did it for survival ( they needed to find more fertile ground, literal and figuratively, while I, ehehe, mainly for leisure.
But who knows, the Philippine soil can no longer sustain the seedling, it needs to be transplanted. :D
Anyhow, here's my travel score: 
 My Lakbayan grade is C-! How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan! Created by Eugene Villar.
 http://www.freerice.com/index.php
That's the link to the Freerice game of the World Food Program. Answer vocubulary tests and for every correct answer you get, organizations/companies donate 20 grains of rice to the poor through the UN WFP. Easy right?
Easy right? If you have a Shakespearian vocabulary, yep, else, medyo mahirap siya. Like for me, the word is "obduracy" . Anu yun di ba? Hehe.. But it is fun. You'll learn a lot of new words, and you help in raising rice donations for the poor. Win win situation.
Here's my stats pala: Current level is 35 -- jologs...:P
Highest level is 41.
And I already donated 14,640 grains of rice. Keribelles na yun :P
High global food prices are creating "a silent tsunami", threatening to plunge more than 100  million people into hunger, says WFP's Executive Director Josette Sheeran. True. And it’s happening not just in war-torn Africa but on our very own country.
Price of rice reached historic heights. All over the news, people are queueing under midday sun for a bag of subsidized NFA rice. Government is pulling all the stops to remedy the situation. Even if it entails losses on part of the Government. The presidency is at stake here. Coup attempts may have failed but hungry Filipinos can spell disaster for GMA.
And so people are pointing fingers with each other. The more intelligent ones propose solutions. Some proposed using kalabasa as bread additive and carbs source. Some proposed camote instead of rice. Another proposed hyperincreasing salary in the Philippines to cope with the rising prices. Etcetera.
I will not propose yet another solution.
Instead, I’ll share what my former professor in anthropology used to tell us (almost everyday):
“Live simply so that others may simply live”
I think it's true..:D Go to wfp.org if you want to donate. Or just click the pic.
Got this from Jaja who got it from dunno who... My life's Sountrack Opening Credits: Here with me/Dido (Enya remix) -- Love this one, soothing yung melody sa start Waking Up: No Ordinary Morning/Chicane - Lively song. Perky. Perfect pick me up song. :D First Day of School: Follow me home/Sugababes -- Hmmm, sinu kaya pede pasunurin sa bahay Falling in Love: Shiver/Natalie Imbruglia -- Shiver talaga? Love lang yan! OA. hahaha Fight Song: World on Fire/Sarah Maclachlan -- Parang di ata bagay... Breaking Up: We're in Heaven/DJ Sammy -- Hahaha, free at last ba...kaya we're in heaven... Prom: Listen to your heart/Dht -- awww, so highschoolish...me likey Life's Just OK: Won't go home without you/Maroon 5 -- di bagay.. Mental Breakdown: How do you keep the love alive/Ryan Adams -- nyak... Driving: I belong to you/Eros Ramazzoti feat Anastasia (??) -- yes...i belong to you...mercedes.. Flashback: God's Top Ten/INXS -- flashback on life's top 10 Getting Back Together: Ameno/Era -- Gregorian chant? Anu yun, baroque love story? Birth of Child: Cold water/ Damien Rice -- malamig nga yun. hahaha Wedding: Hide and Seek/Imogen Heap -- sheyt, sana wala namang barilan sa wedding just like sa vid ng Hide and Seek Final Battle: Saltwater/Chicane -- techno...almost ethereal sound...pede Death Scene: Round here/George Michael -- haha, pop Funeral Song: Umbrella/Rihanna. -- hmmm, uulan sa funeral, bring your own umbrella, and pasukubin lang mga fwends..hehe *** If want to make your OST, 1. Open music player and playlist
2. Tick shuffle button
3. Then write the song title for each event. Remember to click next for each new event in your life, ever.
Kwentong ka kornihan muna… Nung Valentung, uhm, Valentine’s day, nag-promise ako sa sarili never to take part in the occasion. So wala akong plans for dinner, gift giving churva, etc. Besides, may pasok ako, may pasok din si Elly. But then again, pag-uwi ko, naisipan kong dumaan sa Markey! Markey! and bumili ako ng flowers. Eeeekk, corny!!! I Know!!! Pero yep, nakipagsiksikan ako sa flowershop sa Market!, with all the dudes, repapips, bowaers, boyfriends, hubbies, etc., at bumili nga ako ng isang bouquet. In fairness, hindi rose binili ko. Paper roses daw pangalan. Whatever. At least kakaiba… And then off to Cybergate. Kinabahan pako slight kasi ang tagal na nag-aantay si Elly. Baka magalit sakin. Nauna sya sakin…
So arrive sa Cybergate, pinababa ko si Elly and gave the flowers in front of Accenture and West employees na nakatambay sa labas. Mega blush ang bakla! Hahahah
And then nag-dinner kami sa Selah, nag coffee din ako and nang inggit sa mga bilat na isang rose lang dala nila. Elly got a bouquet. Hah!
 And then ayaw nya dalhin sa taas. Nahihiya daw sya. Dinramahan ko na lang na magtatampo ako kung hindi sya mag hahawak ng gift nya…and that pinaghirapan ko piliin yun ( true, torn kasi ako between paper roses and a pot of narcissus)…and that slight mahalia sya… So yun, inakyat naman nya sa opis nila…and nakantiyawan nga daw siya..hehehe I think happy naman sya na nakatanggap sya ng paper roses on mush day. :D
 Finally, last Wednesday, Irene, Giselle and I, were able to push through with our dinner plans. I was expecting the library peeps but they did not come. Some of them already made prior commitments while others need to extend their work.
After meeting briefly with Rose(?), the scuba instructor (Giselle and Irene are going scuba diving this weekend. Am not. Too scared. Paano naman, I can’t swim. But I am sooo jealous), we went to GB5 for dinner. Someone told me to avoid Pia Y Damaso so we avoided that. Japanese is not an option so there goes John and Yoko. Finally, we settled at Fely J’s Kitchen. Apparently, Fely J’s is a sister resto of Abe. In fact, Fely J is the name of the wife of Abe and that they’re, in reality, the parents of the founder of the resto chain, Larry J. Cruz. Very interesting…but enough of that… We ordered their adobo because the waiter said so. We also ordered dilis-cious rice because the waiter insisted that it is the better pair for their adobo( better than pina rice which we considered initially) For veggies, we got ginataang veggies with shrimps. And for drinks, ol’ fashioned calamansi juice. Thank God we listened to the waiter. The adobo is yummy. Lots of garlic. Not so sour (Elly, take note),and not so sweet. It is crispy on the outside and yet so moist, succulent and soft. Heavenly! And dilis-rice! Yummy! It is a complete meal by itself. The only disappointment is the ginataang veggies and I just know the culprit, the squash, and the the gata. Just not the way I wanted them to be… Anyhow, Fely J’s is definitely worth visiting again! Prepare at least 5 hash. :D
 "There are people who have said that I am being brave for being openly supportive of...gay rights but with all due respect, I humbly dissent. I am not being brave. I'm being a decent human being."
"Love is a human experience. Not a political statement."
--- Anne Hathaway, HRC Ally Award Speech, 2008 Salamat kay JC for posting the video. Sobrang nakaka touch sya. And very inspiring.
Here it is: http://solitaire6.multiply.com/video/item/69
 On March 3, 2008, Elly and I woke up early, around 5:00 in the morning, for the Condura benefit Run for Tubattaha. Wearing bib no. 2742, I ran the 5K course.
 me and Elly before the race
From NBC tent, we turned right to 26th Ave then to 5th St all the way past S&R Shopping, then to British School, then back again to NBC tent passing through Market! Market! and Serendra.
Because I did not warm up and stretch much, my calves ached even before I reached the first water station at the 2nd km. Bummer really! I had to slow down. But I’m still lucky, one runner suffered from leg cramps just after the 1st water station, in the middle of a talahiban near British School. I reached the finish line after 28:23 minutes. Not bad for a beginner right?
  me at the finish line, obviously tired
I was so happy finishing the race safely. I was so happy completing the 5 km course. I was so happy running for Tubattaha. 
me after collecting my goody bag
Tired, aching but very proud and fulfilled, we treated ourselves to a latte and bagel and ciabatta from Starbucks. :D
 treat! no diet today. :P Oh by the way, we saw a lot of famous peeps like FZA and his family. They, too, ran for the fishes and all marine creatures of Tubattaha. And I also got a shirt, a canvas tote, a button pin, a sticker, 2 juices in tetra pak and a can of Swift corned beef! Not bad…hahahaha
 my rewards!
Well, I hope to collect more race bibs this year. and join a 10Ker too!
Gianna, Glade's little princess,ranked no. 1 this year so school and so naturally, we celebrated! She feated us to a sumptuous chicken meal at Max's Market! Market! Everyone's present, even the lovely ladies who already relocated to frenetic Makati City. Give it Gianna, only she could bring everyone in tyhe gang together. :D Here's Gianna, and her yellow balloon. It survived the dinner party,but burst off as soon as they got off at Net Cube :(  And here's us...  And the other side of the table... 
Cheers to Gianna and to Glade!
 Daybreak…
Nagsimula ang film sa pagpunta ni William sa Taal. Matagtag ang byahe :P Nakakahilo. Sa isang park sa Tagaytay, sinundo nya si JP, isang local, bangkero daw. Sa pagbabangka nga daw sila nagkakilala. Tumuloy sila sa isang rest house.
Kabaligtaran ng matagtag na byahe papuntang Taal, tahimik ang kabahayan. Almost bare na rin ang bahay. Wala na karamihan ng mga muebles. Nabenta na daw. Ang pool, tuyot na din. Ang panahon, maaliwasay. Tama lang. Hindi mainit, hindi rin gaano maginaw. Ma hamog sa umaga pero di naman umulan. Heto ang nag set ng mood sa pelikula. Calm. Peace. Serenity. Zen. Calm before the storm? Mas pwede pa… Ang setting, Tagaytay. Paboritong destinasyon ng mga turista kasi malamig, maganda view, pero ang hindi alam ng marami, ang Tagaytay ay nasa caldera ng isang natutulog lang na bulkan. Isang bulkan na maganda tignan sa labas pero sa loob nito ay mga kumukulong magma. Sinadya? Siguro…parang ganito rin kasi an gating mga bida. Kalmado naman sila sa labas, pero sa loob loob nila, sa mga sarili nila, me giyerang nagaganap. Me mga issues sila pareho. At yun ang sinubukan nilang I resolba sa loob ng isang gabi. Kaya daybreak. By daybreak…tapos na ang pelikula, tapos na sina JP at William. Ang mga issues nila? Ewan ko…Hindi ganun kadali mag resolba ng isyu diba?
Maganda rin pala musik. Chimes. Again, soothing sya sa pandinig. Nakaka relax, kahit tense na tense na yung mga scenes. (Nope, wala naman masyadong sigawan, or physical fights pero alam mo na sobrang tense na yung situation...I should know..hehehe:D) Maganda rin yung cinematography.Pati nga blinds, ganda ng kuha. Pine trees, patin tuyot na pool. Ulap. Magaganda ang shots. Naka dagdag sa mood setting ng film. Natuwa din ako na nasa gitna ng pelikula yun opening credits. Gitna ng film, pero umpisa ng kwento. Umpisa ng paghaharap nung dalwa.
Me sex scenes, butt shots...okay lang. Given na mga yun para sakin :D
Ahhh, me Beauty and the Beast sequence din. Sayang, di nila nagaya yung sweeping camera movement sa Beauty and the Beast.Nonetheless, kinilig pa rin ako nung sumayaw silang dalwa...magkayakap sila pero again, alam mo na sobrang tension sa pagitan nila...maganda rin pala yung kantang ginamit sa scene na to...
Pinakamagandang gay film na napanood ko so far...sakin lamang naman...
| Release | Feb 26, '08 10:22 PM
for everyone |
 Am very excited about the new Bodybalance release....i've heard they will using Des'ree's Kissing You again. And a song of Joss Stone's. Hmmm....
Besides the really challenging and yet very effective yoga, pilates and balance Poses, what makes Balance special is the music. More often than not, the music helps inspires you into doing more, into challenging yourself, into exceeding your limits. The music also lingers into your system even after just 1 class.
Like Evanescence's My Immortal. Everytime I hear it, I am reminded of the graceful star pose, and the challenging airplane pose to warrior 3. There are other memorable songs such as Imogen Heap's Hide and Seek, the Pantene song, of course, hahaha ( Unwritten/N. Bedingfield), lotsa Sarah Maclachlan songs: World on Fire, Angel, etc., oh, Gloria Stefan's Reach, Maroon 5's Won't Go Home Without You, with the matching abductor exercises, hahaha and more. They range from obscure to popular...and I love 'em all. Even the weirdest tracks (ie. a taped sound of a very very peaceful and very silent night time...)
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