For the first time ever, I am home alone. Hindi pa nakakauwi sila Mama so present tense pa rin yan ha. In fairness, fun pala! Take home work, done! That’s just the first of many things I was able to do for the past forty eight hours.
Nakalkal ko na naman yung beads and findings’ box ko at nakapagtapon ng kung anu-anong hindi ko naman na gagamitin. Pagiging basurera talaga ang calling ko sa buhay. Ang dami kong nakatagong papel at labels. Beads tsaka findings na lang natira ngayon. Wheeee!
Naalala ko ring marami akong beads na naghihintay para maisoot. Yan, perfect for summer: colorful wooden bead necklace, red glass necklace, purple mega pendant, glass earrings and Year of the Dragon charm necklace.
I have no left over laundry! Hahaha. First time yatang mangyari sa akin ‘to. Wheeee! Masarap maglaba ngayong summer kasi mainit, so ang sarap ng feeling ng nababasa. Tsaka pag nagsampay ka sa umaga, tuyo na lahat ng damit mo before dinner time.
Say hello to half of my version of rosemary chicken with chili. It’s like the adult version of Tokyo Cafe’s chicken stew, na ang tawag ko ay adobo ng sosyal. Basically, para syang chicken adobo without the vinegar and laurel leaves. Add some rosemary leaves and sliced siling labuyo. Isang pirasong sili lang ginamit ko though, kasi I didn’t eat it with rice and it was just an experiment. Putting a lot of garlic helps with the taste BTW. Go, try!
I also spent the weekend with Barney, Robin, Lily, Marshall and Ted! Amazingggggg. Natapos ko yung seasons one to four. Hihihihi. At Friday pa ko huling nagsuklay. May long weekend hangover pa ko!
I watched the game last night with my parents–sa bahay lang. Ang fun, lahat kami sumisigaw. I know nothing about the sport, pero in fairness, exciting. What is it with men and balls ba kasi? Oh well. It was fun to watch the game anyway. Sabi ni Papa, marami pang kakaining bigas ang Azkals. True. They are a very young team but at the rate that they’re going, I think ilang taon lang eh highest level na rin ang mga sipa nila.
Medyo na-bore ako kakahintay ng goals, pero nahirapan ako manood. As in feel na feel ko yung hirap nilang lahat sa pagtakbo. Medyo nakakapagod tingnan actually. I was gonna change the channel when the game ended, buti na lang nakita kong isa-isa silang naghuhubad ng shirt! Nakakaloka! Buti na lang naalala kong katabi ko tatay ko, napigilan ko ang pagtili. There you have it, that’s the highlight of the match. Players walking across the field, taking their shirts off. Thank you Azkals, thank you LA Galaxy. (Burp!)
David Beckham gave his jersey to Manny Pacquiao. Nakakakilig. Tumayo balahibo ko when I saw David extend his hand to Manny. I felt proud as a Pinoy. Sabi rin ni Papa na the best thing about Manny Pacquiao is that he remains to be simple kahit na big time na sya, that’s why even the biggest sports stars in the world really love him. At yung reaction ni Jinkee Pacquiao when Manny reached for David Beckham’s jersey? Cute! Ngayon lang ako natuwa ng ganito kay Jinkee. Normal lang syang babae, tumatalon sa excitement over David Beckham.
I really hope that the Azkals would grow more as a team. There is a lot of potential in them, with abs like that!! Grabe. The possibilities are endless. Hahahaha. But really, I hope that we’d see more of football, not only thru the Azkals. At sana rin we’d see more of David Beckham here in Manila! Wag na nga lang sya sanang pagsasalitain. Looking at him is more than enough. Hihi.
At syempre high na high pa rin ako sa pagkapanalo ng UP Pep. Sorry friends, once a year lang ang cheer dance competition at hindi na kami pinapalad sa basketball. Hayaan nyo na lang kaming proud for the UP Pep Squad.
Thank you to bjhernandez for uploading the video on youTube! I hope the people behind next year’s TV coverage will learn from you.
The cheer dance competition rankings are out! YAY!!
Champion: UP Pep Squad
1st Runner-up: DLSU Animo Squad
2nd Runner-up: FEU Cheering Squad
Fourth: UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe
Fifth: Adamson Pep Squad
Sixth: NU Pep Squad
Seventh: Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
Eight: UE Pep Squad
First things first: Ang pikon ay laging talo. At ang pagkatalo ay parte ng buhay.
It has become a little tradition of mine to review the cheer dance every year. I’m no expert when it comes to these things pero aminin na nating lahat, masaya mag-comment.
Adamson
The boys’ uniform looked like Power Ranger suits. In fairness. Sana naging Power Rangers na lang din ang theme, astig naman sayawan yung opening song nun diba. (Mighty morphin’ Power Rangerrrrs)
Alam ko na ang favorite movie ng mga binuhat na hotties sa Adamson Pep Squad. Nginig.
Ateneo
In fairness, one big improvement ang nangyari sa routine ng Ateneo. As always, mukhang mamahalin ang costume. Sayang walang most zazshyahl costume award eh.
Their routine looked like they were trying to hold back. I don’t know why though. I mean, it’s a competition, so dapat pagalingan. Finesse na finesse pa rin yung Blue Babble. Yun siguro yung tinatawag na classy cheer dance.
Nag bonggang A formation ang Blue Babble kanina. Sayang. Sana ATENEO na lang yung finorm nila with their bodies, mas nakakabilib yun o.
NU
I’d have to give special citation to NU for their costume. Mukhang mabigat yun ah. Mukhang mahirap sumayaw while you’re wearing it.
Dahil sa bongga ang costume, medyo nakulangan ako sa sayaw. They had matador outfits and red cloths, bakit hindi nailabas yung toro?
DLSU (1st Place)
In fairness sa Game of Thrones + LOTR + Encantadia look, ang ganda ng effect sa sayaw. Mukhang narinig ng mga hari at reyna ang panalangin ng DLSU, ayun naka-place sila.
Nakakaloka meron silang sariling music. Creepy nga lang yung boses pero that’s not the point. Meron silang sariling music!! Next year marami ng gagaya dyan for sure.
Their costume made them look like dwarves dancing in the middle of a court. Sayang. Sana sinet nila yung mood. Sana may dim lights tapos puro vines everywhere and trees. Yung tipong bababa yung background nila from the ceiling of the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, ganon. Diba mas bongga.
UP PEP SQUAD!! AAAAHHHH!!! CHAMPIONSSSS!!
Hindi naman masyadong halata kung anong school ang manok ko. Hihihihi. To be honest, UP’s routine this year was simple. Pero malinis. Walang nalaglag, walang nagkamali, walang nahuli sa bilang. Hindi rin ganon karami ang pyramids and bonggang stunts. Quality over quantity kasi.
BLONDE!! BLONDE!! Hahahaha. Grabe gusto ko bigla magpagupit at magpa-blonde. Mala-Madonna tribute kasi yung take ng UP this year, kaya blonde. Pero I’d like to think that their blonde hair is also about the stereotype among blondes. Wala lang. Kino-connect ko lang. Hahaha. Grabe. Who would’ve thought na bagay ang blonde sa kanilang lahat? Kaloka.
The white lines on their uniforms made them look like they were gliding! Hindi masakit sa mata ang costume. Simplicity is the key. It always is.
FEU (2nd Place)
Is it just me o medyo mahaba yung routine ng FEU? O siguro kasi masyado akong natuwa sa pinakita ng UP Pep kaya nagmamadali na kong matapos yung ibang groups at nainip na habang nanood? Hihi. Sorry FEU.
FEU’s routine is very, very safe this year. Last year nakakatakot yung routine nila. Akala ko nga sila mananalo kasi magaling talaga. I don’t know what happened ngayon. Pagod? O baka na-underestimate nila ang ibang groups. FEU was good pero they didn’t really show anything special.
Forming your school’s name with your bodies is sooooo last year, friends. As in last year ginawa na ng UP Pep yan.
UST
Their costume was just so… ewan ko ba. Seriously? A cross on the chest? Mukha silang galing sa crusade. Ang kaso, maraming namatay sa crusade diba? Diba? Ayun. Naulit ang nangyari noon. Hindi maganda ang ending.
I could not figure out why on earth did they have to send someone dressed as a priest towards the end of their performance. It was disturbing. Anong implication nun? Ayun. Nasabi ko tuloy sa Facebook na “Thou shall not put the name of the Lord in vain.” Kasi bad yun! Tsaka yung mga gumagawa nun, pinaparusahan. Balita ko hindi raw sila pinapanalo ng cheer dance.
I won’t be surprised if they’d dye their hair blonde next year. The UST Salinggawi did half of UP Pep’s 2010 routine kanina. Hindi ako sure kung bakit ganon ang ginawa nila. Like that formation on the floor na nag-se-spell ng name ng school? Gosh ha. That’s soooo last year! (Literally.)
UE
Ang theme ng UE? Encantadia!! Nakakaloka yung head piece!! Silver. Ewan ko lang kung may bato, hindi ko kasi nakita ng close up. Source ba dapat yun ng kapangyarihan? Parang may kumontra. Sayang.
My friend said, “Simple na nga lang di pa magawa.” — Kasi simple lang routine ng UE pero ewan ko ba, hindi yata sila pwedeng magsabay-sabay. Sayang. Maganda sana tingnan kaso hindi sila nagbibilang.
UE Fight. Seriously?
Anyway, bad vibes are gone!! Dahil nanalo ang UP Pep Squad!! Wheeeeeee!! Thank you, UP Pep! Thank you! Six years ago, I asked for a huge favor from the UP Pep Squad and they gladly helped me. This is my way of showing them my support. I wish I could do more for them in the coming years. Hihihihi. Let’s go UP!!
Ang daming bitter from another school!! Dapat samantalahin na nila ang pagkakataon at magtayo sila ng coffee shops. Para naman may use ang pagka-bitter. Hihihihi. I love this feeling. Again, thank you UP Pep Squad!
When we (Dremon and I) went to a friend’s house the other day, pagdating namin eh tulog pa si friend. Pagdating namin eh tsaka pa lang sya ginising ng kasama nila sa bahay, actually. Well, lagi namang ganon ang system pag nasa bahay kami ng friend namin na yun. We’d spend about an hour watching TV while waiting for him to get dressed.
So. While we were waiting for our friend para mag-transform sa pagiging isang tao, nanood na lang kami. Malay ba namin kung anong palabas sa TV, so ayun, palipat-lipat lang. Nadaanan namin yung isang episode ng Tyra Banks show. At guest nya si Mr. Clean. No joke.
Yan sya. At hindi ako maka-get over sa fact na meron talagang taong magpapaka-Mr. Clean. Bigla kong naisip na ang hirap talaga kumita ng pera. Pero come to think of it, this guy who the world now knows as Mr. Clean, is kind of a celebrity. At hindi nya kelangan ng stylist ha! At hindi rin sya pwedeng maging madungis.
I hope they come up with a Pinoy version of Mr. Clean. Hello P&G! Buhayin si Mr. Clean. Hahahaha.
Masyado akong natuwang mag-post tungkol sa Glee. Sorry.
These are the things that I like about Glee:
1) Their cover of “Don’t Stop Believing”
2) Finn’s cover of “Can’t Fight This Feeling”
3) The fact that they got Kristin Chenoweth to guest (and sing!!) on their show.
AND these are the things that I don’t like about the show:
1) They made “Defying Gravity” sound too poppy. It’s not supposed to sound like that—the song’s lyrics are too heavy to sound like something that Vanessa Hudgens can sing while sitting. Ganito dapat ang tamang pagkanta sa Defying Gravity para mabigyan ng justice yung weight ng lyrics:
2) Rachel’s nose is really, really weird. In a disturbing kind of way.
3) It’s hard to tell if Finn is gay or not. Anobeh Finn umayos ka. Malapit na kong mag-fall. Hahaha.
When I was in St Mary’s, trapped in a Snow White-collared blouse and pa-cute school shoes, I’ve always wanted to join glee club. As in. Pero ang problema eh nahihiya naman akong kumanta. Tsaka mas marami akong nahihilang kasama nun sa Dance Club kaya ilang years din akong naging Dance Club member. I love-love-love dancing. Kinder pa lang, bida-bidahan na ako sa dance club. Kasi naman, ang taba-taba ko pero game ako sa pagkembot. Ngayong I don’t get to dance that much, yung kembot, sinasama ko na lang sa lakad. My mom thinks it’s ridiculous for me to walk that way, pero it makes me feel good. Kaya nga ako nag-invest sa iPod eh para pag naglalakad, may music na kasabay eh.
Naging Young Home Makers’ Club member din ako nung grade three. In fairness, marami akong natutunan sa club na yun, medyo magastos nga lang kasi every week kami nagluluto at nagdadala ng ingredients. Teachers ang papatikimin namin ng mga gawa namin, so kumusta naman yun, para kaming mga sponsors ng feeding program. Gumawa kami ng polvoron, pastillas, potato salad tsaka nagluto rin kami ng iba-ibang ulam. Tinuruan din kaming mag-cross stitch. In fairness, enjoy. Pero medyo naulit lang yung mga ginawa namin sa Young Home Makers’ Club sa EPP (Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan) namin from grade 4 to 6.
Naligaw rin ako sa Math Club, Book Lovers’ Club at Barangayette Club. Yung Barangayette, club sya ng mga members ng grade school student council. Pero sa pagkaka-alala ko, sa Barangayette Club meetings eh puro pagkanta lang ng Westlife, N Sync at Back Street Boys songs ang ginawa namin.
Nung nasa Quesci naman ako, ang joke time ng mga club. Kind of. Nabubuhay lang sila pag school fair kasi. Tapos siguro kasi nasanay ako sa buhay sa St Mary’s na every Friday ay may club meeting, medyo magulo ang tingin ko sa clubs na nasalihan ko nung high school. Well. Except for one: Himig Scientia. Naks.
Medyo naligaw ako sa Himig nung high school at na-enjoy ko sya. Yes. Wala lang. Ang haba ng intro ko, ito lang naman ang point ko. Hindi ko kasi ginawa lahat ng dapat kong gawin ngayon. I watched Glee instead. I don’t consider myself a Gleek, hindi ko naman kasi super duper gusto yung show. Pero I don’t hate it either. Siguro kasi I can’t relate that much to the setting—iba naman kasi ang treatment sa high school dito sa Pilipinas pag member ka ng choir. Hindi sya kagaya sa US na loser kid ka when you want to perform. Dito parang ano sya, cool, ganon.
I just don’t see the point kung bakit kelangang i-single out yung mga batang talented sa pagkanta at pagsayaw sa ibang bansa. It made me think na I’m kinda lucky that I grew up in a place where talent in appreciated.
At ang malas lang ni Rachel dahil ang weird masyado ng ilong nya at parang maga ang mga labi nya. Hahaha.
Convinced that Papa Piolo Pascual is worthy of my love, I was actually excited for the premiere of Lovers in Paris last Monday. When KC Concepcion said last Sunday on ASAP that their take on Lovers in Paris is part of what they have to offer the Filipino people, you know, in line with the recent Typhoon Ondoy onslaught, I was hoping that the show would live up to KC’s promise. I’ve come up with a list of comments for the show, and yes, making this list is one the most rewarding things I’ve ever decided to do.
1.) The premiere episode was too pretentious. The kid who played Vivian looked like that little brat from an exclusive all-girls school who wouldn’t take no for an answer. Mukha syang malditang batang masarap ilagay sa loob ng container ng mayonnaise. Oo, lalalgyan ko ng butas yung takip if I decide to put her in one of those tiny jars. Tatlong butas, ok na yun for her to breathe.
2.) KC Concepcion’s acting is as good as her singing. And as far as I’m concerned, she doesn’t really know how to sing. She has a sweet voice, yes, but she does not know how to sing. Her acting bores me. Her eyes are not convincing enough; she can’t carry out the right emotions for her scenes. I know that I’m supposed to feel sorry for her in Lovers in Paris because life has not been that kind to her character, but I just can’t bring myself to believe that she’s actually suffering. Kulaaaaaaang. Obvious na obvious na hilaw pa si KC at hindi ko alam kung dadating yung point na her acting will be acceptable enough for people to feel her on screen. Boo. (I don’t really hate KC okay. I just don’t like her that much. I think she’s over-exposed and it’s really bad that producers are trying to make her do everything. Come on people. Why can’t she just pose for Bayo? Isn’t that enough?)
3.) Piolo Pascual is yummy okay. But his take on Carlo is too… uhhhh… stiff? I think he’s trying too hard. And I think he’s trying too hard because KC is trying too hard as well and he just doesn’t want KC to feel as if she’s alone in the game. (Kasalanan ‘to lahat ni KC eh. Kasi naman naman naman.)
4.) Zanjoe Marudo’s French is funny in a weird way. You know, it’s like watching a taong-grasa walk on the streets wearing Prada heels. Hindi bagay. And his acting? Sama na lang sya kay KC sa pagmomodel. Yehey.
5.) If ABSCBN can afford to shoot the teleserye in Paris, France, why can’t they afford to send the cast of Lovers in Paris to a thorough acting workshop? The location is really nice, the cinematography is a bit ok, but the acting really really sucks. Is it such an expensive thing to hire someone to teach the cast how to act? Aaaaahhh. It does not compute okayyyy.
6.) Piolo and KC’s scenes are a bit confusing: hindi ko alam kung si KC ba ang lalake o babae. Si Piolo pa-pretty boy eh, kaya nagmumukha syang babae. You should try to watch. Nakakaloka.
7.) Kaye Brosas is secretly competing with KC for the lead role. I’d take her side though, kung may contest man talaga for the lead female character.
8.) Maricar Reyes is pretty: we know that already. Her acting is worse than KC’s: please note this, para quits naman. Can she just stick with modeling? Please?
So. If this is what they have to offer the Filipino people to make us feel better, you know, after the Ondoy flood, I really really really appreciate the intention. At hanggang intention lang ang pwede kong ma-appreciate for now.
Nakalkal ko na naman yung beads and findings’ box ko at nakapagtapon ng kung anu-anong hindi ko naman na gagamitin. Pagiging basurera talaga ang calling ko sa buhay. Ang dami kong nakatagong papel at labels. Beads tsaka findings na lang natira ngayon. Wheeee!
Naalala ko ring marami akong beads na naghihintay para maisoot. Yan, perfect for summer: colorful wooden bead necklace, red glass necklace, purple mega pendant, glass earrings and Year of the Dragon charm necklace.
I have no left over laundry! Hahaha. First time yatang mangyari sa akin ‘to. Wheeee! Masarap maglaba ngayong summer kasi mainit, so ang sarap ng feeling ng nababasa. Tsaka pag nagsampay ka sa umaga, tuyo na lahat ng damit mo before dinner time.
Say hello to half of my version of rosemary chicken with chili. It’s like the adult version of Tokyo Cafe’s chicken stew, na ang tawag ko ay adobo ng sosyal. Basically, para syang chicken adobo without the vinegar and laurel leaves. Add some rosemary leaves and sliced siling labuyo. Isang pirasong sili lang ginamit ko though, kasi I didn’t eat it with rice and it was just an experiment. Putting a lot of garlic helps with the taste BTW. Go, try!
