panahon na nman

May, may naririnig
akong bagong awitin (bagong awitin)
at may may naririnig
akong bagong sigaw. (e ikaw)
Hindi mo ba namamalayan?
wala ka bang nararamdaman?
Ika ng hangin na
Humahalik sa atin:
"panahon na naman
ng pag-ibig.
panahon na naman
aahh.
panahon na naman
ng pag-ibig.
gumising ka
tara na."
Masdang maigi ang mga
mata ng bawat tao,
nakasilip ang isang
bagong saya
at pag-ibig na dakilang
matagal nang nawala,
kumusta na?
nariyan ka lang pala.
..maligayang pagbalik, pag-ibig, sa puso ng bawat tao

--Rivermaya

in lab ang mga tao sa paligid.... bakit kaya? hehehe... kc ba dahil BER months na? at unti-unti nang lumalamig ang bawat gabi ng inyong pag tulog? kay tagal na bang ngintay ng pusong ng-iisa? ang lalalim ng mga status, mga one-time makata ang mga hirit.... ang deep ng mga thots at ang cheezy ng mga pahayag.. walang sinabi lolo nyo..... hehee..

tila isang sakit ang dumapo sa knila.. mga sintomas daw ang aking patuloy na makikita.... pare-parehas ng sinasabi... at mga gawi... walang kalinawan... mga tila cgurado pro walang maikwento.... speechless ang gimik! mga lutang na kamalayan.. mga hilong salita...

ganun tlga pag in lab. di mapigilang damdamin na lubos na umaapaw sa kanilang isipan.... bukang-bibig na dahilan at walang katapusang pag-ngiti sa iisang pinanggagalingan ng tanging namumutawi ng mga labi.... aaaahaaaayyyy.... kokorny nyo!!!!!!

pro masayang maging masaya... kaya pipigilan mo pa ba? :D

n wer bck

"everybody's changing and i dnt feel the same..."

it was my first day at work again... at ODC
on my ride to work i seem so excited to be there
can't really describe the feeling but the feeling really did made me smyl
despite the traffic and the very undeniable fact that i was late
i get nervous when excited and i did feel my hands sweating. yes, i do that.
it was already raining when i got off the bus but that didn't stop the happy feeling
hey! no raining on my parade
the makati rockstar catwalk was something i miss out and to walk down its road again was a blast
as i was stepping closer and closer my heartbeat raise in reply
haha! yes, i am weird.
at the elevator, when i saw my reflection at the mirror...
memories came flashing which replaced every nervous feeling with unforgettable funny moments
awwwwwww, geez! i really did miss these guys.
nyc to be back again.... ;)

jose cuervo

after everything that was done for the day.. we just can't seem to get enough of each other..... we decided to celebrate and partee. yes. we took it in our house.

there were smirnoff. coors. and of course, jose cuervo (tequila). chips. music and TV. everyone was game and that's all we needed. :D

.... hours and hours after. we never realized or we are not capable to realize anymore that it was 4am. i was tipsy. i know. but i was still standing and in control of everything.... nope. hinde ako gumagalaw lng mg-isa.. haha! two(2) of the guys stayed sa sala, tulog!

morning after, i woke up with a headache. i slept at 430am and got up at 8am. haahaha.. record! had the sudden rush to take pictures of the evidences and called it a day to remember....

i was too timid that day... had breakfast at Marmi's... played Dora.. haha.. which named me Baby and Marmi, Mommy. went home.. went to church. headed back at Mommy's for 4hr lunch. went home again to wash clothes and attempt to iron. cooked dinner, ate with Tin and headed to Mommy's for the last time. hahahaha! and we said to ourselves.... this is the life.... :D

yep. life has been nyc and God has been good to us. i was so worried in doing this job here. but i had d pleasure of doing things on my own. its tough. it's hard. sometimes, work just blows. but then again, if i think about it.... im not too unlucky after all. i met new friends. tried new stuffs. out here on my own.... i think i matured a bit and im doing it all while having fun.

looking forward to many next weekend.

downtown take 2

continuation....

as we are seekers of adventure and challenge.. we arrived at the train station just the time it was actually arriving at the station. you can picture the train and our car arriving at the place at the same time, and yes... we ran and we laugh. beat that!

this time we were with Ate Rachel (haha), we were more confident we wouldn't get loss because we already did that. and so, everything was planned to go as planned. . . .

4th destination. Supposedly Adler Planetarium.
i googled before-hand the bus routes we need to take, we took this bus 146 paid $2 and we're off. the driver said he could drop us off but he didn't. he made us take off a place too far from it, luckily it was the park's place. so again...

4th destination. Millenium Park.
well, it's a park alright.... we saw this electronic-like fountain that has an image of a face. a man or a women in it.. (moving) they smile, grin, move they're eyes... then after some time they act like they're blowing water to the ground.. only that water really comes off. :D its different. it was placed in rectangular pot-whole of sort.. (haha!) di ko lam idescribe... nweiz, it was fun! a lot of kids was enjoying the wet floor.

then there was this giant silver bean. i dunno why... but it's there.. took a lot of shots there...

there was a field with people doing some exercise like luneta. :D

what else, there was this metal thingy architectural structure that we also took shots of.

5th destination. Adler Planetarium.
and here we are.. ooh.. 1st time to get inside one so i was really really excited. we got off a free trolley. we saw an amazing view just outside the planetarium. chicago skyline was nyc. we were looking at it by the sea.... with the right kind of wind... with birds flying over.. wooo... perfect MTV and picture place. we even saw a newly wed being photographed.. aaaaawww.. haha!

nweiz, so we entered the planetarium. i would have to say, i was really excited. we had 3 tickets and an audio device to start with...

first ticket was the exhibit all-over the place, the audio device was for the narration... (aba! astig! ok na idea!)

second ticket was "Cosmic Collision", we were just in time for the show... of course, like any other expectaion. we were in a dome... the seats was soft and comfy... it was about collisions in space and its relevance to us. it was pretty cool, i really enjoyed it. the voice-over was nyc and the sequence was great. not too complicated and not boring.

3rd ticket was for the night sky. i should admit.... i was still excited. :D (sorry tlga 1st time) it was a bigger dome and a large geeky-complicated-lookin-contraption was in the middle. unlike the first show.. this was not really narrated. it was discussed by a speaker who carelessly uses this red pointer laser as fast as you can imagine and go around and arch on stars and constellations like it was a part of our daily lives. it was a discussion about constellations, stars, how you find things up in the sky, moons, planets.... there were a lot of topics and it really got boring. nothing magical or awesome about it. i did not enjoyed it.... the stars air-dome discussion at elem was even nicer.... as it finish, i was expecting a stiff neck. (haha!)

5th destination. Museum of Science and Industry.
we took a long way to get here and been in 2 buses. it actually took us 5 miles from the heart of downtown Chicago. when we got there, we saw that there are a lot places to see and places to go, plus we're seeing this show: "Grand Canyon Adventure". we got time to burn, so we explored the other exhibits. we first passed a carnival circus-inspired walkway... i enjoyed the mirrors and the 3d worm-like animation that you can "kunwari touch" (haha! hirap iexplain)

then we proceed to "UB505-Submarine". yea. it was a submarine on land. i dnt know if it's real but it really looks like it. there were missiles and the complete submarine thingy. another fee to take you inside. after that, we wanted to go visit "Smart Home" but then it would cost us another $5 so we passed(haha!) plus it would eat our time to the show. aaaww.... i would've wanted to see that.... they said the house runs on solar and it has this cool stuff that it does automatically just like in the movies. :D so we took chances, in seeing the "Space something" haha! forgot the name. we saw astronauts and their rockets. we even took a picture inside an astronaut suit along with the 5-7 yr old kids (wahahaha! sorri wala sa pinas!)

minutes after, we climb upstairs and saw the museum postcard in real-life. haha! waahahaha. Jake and I went wild on where to take picture. there was this huge train. airplanes. city skylines. more trains. more planes. and a miniture village. oooh wow! we were like kids moving from one picture opt to another. :D

and so the time is up and the show was on. we went in a yet another dome-like seating. (oooh.. not again! traumatic!) i really expected something extra-ordinary on the show but not. it was a documentary film about the grand canyon.. a little close to Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth". it started ok and the water rafting sequence was interesting but the rest was pretty boring. another option to the show was dinosours live! but we missed the screening when we got there. shoot! oh well.. took the time to rest.

after the show, everyone was either in "going-home" or "where do we eat" mode. yea. i was starving too.. we took a bus back to the park area and started walking to the station. wooh! no problem in walking, it's just that I was really hungry that time. I was merely doing a walkathon. hahaha! 15-20 minutes after we got there. i just decided to buy something from Jamba Juice just to get over the hunger. I ordered "Carribean Passion" and I think even if there was nothing passionate about it..... i didn't care. :D bought cookies too. woooh! food! yey! maybe a few minutes after, I was my normal self again. :D

we decided to go outside the station again and look for a place to eat. walked around the neighboring streets and amazingly most of the stores were CLOSED. whyyyyy???? it's only 7pm. weird!!!!! luckily this Jimmy John's store was OPEN. I didn't bother ordering, they served sandwiches and I'm not a fan plus I'm already full. Some of the guys, went back at the station to eat real food. haha! So, they ordered and I sat there taking pictures of the lights and the signs around. (love 'em) Jake had an unfortunate situation with his order that pissed him off, Marmi and Tin didn't enjoyed their very hard very cold sandwich either. haha! (wawa nman kmi...)

it was almost 8 so, we headed back to the station. we were one of the first that went in so we had nyc seats. everyone was tired and everyone was sleepy. I have to admit we were a lot tired the first time we got there. But everything was a blast. Buzzer Beater. Getting lost and Getting lost again.. Walking for an hour. No signal. Stiff Neck. Slyp Time. haha! We enjoyed every picture, every place and every stop. We were like kids getting to know the famous places in downtown Chicago and it was nice knowing them. ;)

bday

i'm taking it back. i said i was pretty sure that i'm gonna be sad on my birthday coz i'm not celebrating it at home. for the first time in my history il b celebrating far from the persons i wanna be with.... [aaaawwwww! haha!] but then again, that wasn't the case.. [wink*]

i celebrated with a bunch of new peeps in my lyf. 12 of them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ok, 13. [waahahaha!] i cooked fettucine, fried chicken and corn n carrots side dish. [not bad! not bad!] ehem ehem.. hehehe! anyway, they brought me a "surprise" ice cream cake, pizza[16 inch?], soda[six 1.5], beers[box] and another chicken... wohoo! my cake even had a lettering that made me definitely smiling and happy. instant full blown party..... kulang na lng balloons n party hats! the ref got overloaded in an instant. ang saya!

i didn't expect all the effort. I really really appreciate it. The party didn't started early because we didn't come out early from work and I had a hard time cooking the chicken [and then sabi ng iba madali lng daw mgfried chicken.. hahaha] We didn't have a wok for me to do a deep-fry. It became a fencing battle against the pan and me. I had the cover as shield. I am already wearing my bday dress and its getting oiled. [hahahaa!] I had to make up for the time. We started at about almost 8pm. [waaahahah tomguts!] took me an hr to prepare everything...

Marmi was my official photographer. :D tnx marmi. we had fun taking group shots... obvious nman d b? All things was set except for the one person we call now "Pouch" [Bern in real lyf] Called him twice and i think he was still dreamin.... [asar!] Nweiz, since food comes before friendship, we started eating without him. [wahahaha!]

we began with the important part of candle blowing. :D i had a lighter as a candle. weehehehe...
shempre masaya tlga ko. didn't really got to a wish. i wouldn't know what would it be anyway......

then the moment of truth begins where the chef gets judged and I think I passed. :D [ehem! ehem!] I had a few mistakes that was being edited by a secret ingredient but that was it. [naks! pwede na.. pwede na...] after that, we hit the cake... it's an ice cream cake. it melts. :D woo! sarap! hehe.. and after... we, girls took the pleasure of cleaning out the kitchen. no, the party wasn't over.... we were just getting ready for the real party. [if u know what i mean...]

boys went out and bought Jose Cuervo Especial [tequila] huwaw! i knew then mahaba-habang inuman to... i couldn't imagine tomorrow. :D after a few beers, took Jose Cuervo for a test. no available shot glass so bahala na... hahahha! slice lemons and salt ready. So, the test started execution.... one straight drink after another... after some rounds, i should say that the drink already passed the first tym. hahaha! [no, wonder why it had a commercial] i was drinking pure tequila... woo! grabe! am i drunk?! no. but i was tipsy. may tama na ko. but i was still my normal self. ganun tlga ko e [sanay!] hehe.. hinde. i try to think, fight and not entertain the alcohol in me. i usually keep myself as is and active. believe me, it takes it away. try to walk too.. that really helps... [just be careful on the first] time passed and drinks was being emptied and half-emptied. it was a wednesday and we still need to be at work the next morning.. i was already the next morning when we finish... haha! but at least, its just 12 or 1am.

it's been a long nyc nyt. thank u guyz!

of coarse, i can't forget the peeps back home who never fails to be there for me on my special day. my family, thanks bb! miz ka na ng ate! huhuhu... thanks mimi, didi, iyo and iya for the txt and greetin'.... dnt stop mizzin me..... haha! mahihirapan lng kyo...

my friends.. across the world... from txt, email, testi and posts.. ayos kyo! kinumpleto nyo araw ko... :D

i had a pleasure of celebrating my bday twice bcoz of d tym difference. so, definitely... there were perks this way...

downtown take 1

the much awaited gimik since we got here... i searched and tried to plan our day and come up with an itinerary...... then here's what really happen.... =p

at exactly 7 o'clock we were leaving home and the challenge began... we needed to get our ass's at Lake Cook train station before 730.. woo.. buzzer beater! while we were on the ride, Carla called.. "Rege, asan na kyo? Nawawala kmi..." we were laughing at first, coz it looked like we'll be arriving first.. turns out.. we were in the wrong station... as I read the words Deerfield station. huwaaat?!! it's a little less than 15mins before the train. they even said, that the station is closed on weekends.... huwaaat??? it can't be. noooo!!!!! we met with Jake at a lost on what to do... Chris parked and took chances in asking.. he said it's opened and we rly needed to hurry.... we go over the other side and parked again and ran. i was laughing about the fact that we are not in Lake Cook. haha! baliw! baliw! we had a short momment of taking pictures all-over the station... we got excited! first tym e.... called Cholo to ask where are they??! more likely we just needed to say we are not in Lake Cook... we already saw the train coming and it's coming in fast. we were all worried despite the fact that we can't stop taking pictures... then we saw Owen and Marmi running.. yey! train's here....

train was nyc. nothing like PNR. wala sa kalingkingan... aircon, 2 floors, moveable seat rest, ticket holder and shempre malinis. its $5 unlimited ride for the day. took us 45mins. got off the very busy Chicago Union Station on Adams Gate. We were mistaken for kids by a guard. ehem! ehem! outside, picture galore! [wala pa kming 30mins at downtown mukang ubos na batt] haha! downtown baby! :D

the view was nyc. if I only have an SLR.. nweiz.. i did have a few nyc shots. try to get more next tym.

1st Destination. Sears Tower.

the view was nyc at the north side.. you can see the buildings, the sea and the small layer of land that divides them. you get to see MJ too.. [Michael Jordan] on the wall.. and a lot of falling in line.. :D plus dnt forget to buy your photos at the end. ;)

2nd Destination. Field Museum.

accdg to mr. google, it's a 41min walk. other option was to take taxi or the free trolly or a bus. we walked.. took a walking appreciation of downtown Chicago and it was fun. it was hot but it was a nyc experience. I got sun burn and i didn't care.. it's summer. [at least here, it is] the walk was enjoyable until we got to a turn... we reached Grant Park and a Lollapalooza event was going. That explained why we were suddenly walking with a whole bunch of people.. couples.. a band was on. people were wearing the best out of their summer wear... as in wow! felt i was in a beach. the sun was freakin' in heat pare! we were walking the street and i felt every drop of perspiration moving down my back. ugh! are we there yet?!!!

so we got there and saw the architectural columns... oooh... wow! piktuuuuuuuur!!!! what a view! im definitely away from home... we got in and huwaw! T-REX men! waahahahaha... elephants.. as if i was in a movie.. i felt like all the other kids around.. look MOM! look! so amazed! and then we headed to McDonalds.. hehe. tomguts pare! after we headed to the very interesting "Underground Adventure". (crap!) hehe.. kht onting adventure wala. it really was for kids... the museum composes of three(3) floors... so last stop was upstairs.. we passed by some of them just so we get get a glance of everything and we went it to look at our "Evolving Planet" and took a fast flashback from 400 billion years ago. (so, meron tlga dinosours dati!?!) =p woo! enjoy!

3rd Destination. Shedd Aquarium.

whoa! long line! but thanks to City Pass we didn't have to be in it. :D wooh... fishes! hang dami! can't really choose where to start... hahhahaha.... we got seperated from the pack... [haha! prang wolves lng] we started roaming around the oceanarium, then the underwater viewing deck?! hehe. then i saw the dolphins, a show was on-going. ooh! astig! i never knew that they swim upside down underwater.... huwhaaay?! and i was never prepared for a nyc shot! hahahaha! afterwards, we decided to go someplace else while waiting for the next show. we headed to "Wild Reef" and to our surprise it was an exhibit of... drum roll please.... about Pilipinas. It even said in the entrance: Welcome to the Philippines. We're home. Saw shars, stingrays, "Dori" fish, corals, corals and corals... =p Mabuhay! Kudos!

and then we're off to the oceanarium again, run a quick pass to the Beluga whales then we headed to the seats. txted the other pack to join us. Show started on time and the seats were filled. The dolphins were cute. The show was pwede na... haha! I expected more. Last stop, the penguins. the glass was already all wet and full of moist. I can barely see them and i think they're tired. aaawww...

4th Destination. NEXT WEEK.... to be continued.

unsmart move

ive hoped 4a scene to happen but it didnt. ive hoped that by the time i go home there's sumthn more dt il smyl about and there's none. yea, im sad. yes, im frustrated. i dnt have d luxury of tym n my hands n dt just sucks. bt hu am i kiddin, ryt? freakin s2pid idea. da hell was i thinkin. the times that i just hate myself. haha! geez..... some things never change....

[i 4got to publish this so... ya, its delayed. the power of drafts.]