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I’m a glutton for punishment.  Joke.  I can turn the other cheek no matter the abuse.  Joke.  Seriously, who can argue with what we consider an achievement, no matter how out in left field?  I say let people be!  What is one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure.

May 13, 2008 → The Top Ten Unique Achievements.

1. Janice – I joined the first Mobifilmakers contest sponsored by Discovery Channel & Nokia for Asia. I won the grand prize when I shot my film underwater in Anilao.
2. RC N CESS – Last Xmas party, Cess had this contest for her class: the FASTEST KETCHUP DRINKER.
3. Happy Milka – My friend’s: “Binibining Kalikasan ng Bagumbayan Elementary School”.
4. Japz – During CAT days, pasahan ng chewing gum. 10 of us running for officer. 2 minutes kada cadet. Astig kasi pag nguya mo puro laway na!
5. King Pin – In China a few yrs ago, I joined a club called “Snake Pit”. To be a full member, I needed to take a shot of rum taken from a jar where a dozen dead snakes are soaked.t  That rum supposedly acts as the preserving solution.
6. Joltino – During a dare, I bit into a snail.
7. Enca – A psychologist conducted an office-wide test to determine our traits/psych levels. Turned out, I’m the most introverted person in the entire office, and my ex was the most extroverted.
8. Kenya – Back in high school, I was the leader of an all-girl fight club. All-out fights with slapping, punching, and pulling of the hair, all for the sport of it.
9. Bia - In Bora, I won a drinking contest. We had to down a “F*ck U Archie” in one gulp. It’s a tall glass filled with 15 shots of different alcoholic drinks, no chasers and topped with tabasco.
10. Happy Milka – I went to a public elementary schooland when a female classmate was awarded the “Magsasaka ng Taon” medal, she was NOT happy.
11. RC N CESS – When I was ten, I was dared to put my whole pinkie finger up my nose for 500 pesos.  I won it.
12. Chikigurl – I can pull out half an inch of my bellybutton.
13. Carlo – Pinakamatagal na kayang gawing gas mask ang army boots after an hour of jogging nung CAT days.
14. RC N CESS – During our ROTC days, we had a contest: Agawan ng blade.
15. SUPAH GODDESS – As a kid, I would put baby chicks in a “drum ng tubig” to teach them how to swim.
16. Mariot – “Pabilisan maka-dede ng bote ng calamansi”.  I won because I cheated: I bit the nipple.
17. Em-em Unggoy – I could spit in the air and catch it with my nostril.
18. Topher – 4 years ago, I joind my 1st online Survivor game. I played against 19 people around the world. I made an alliance w/ 2 Canadians. I ended up winning 7 out of 9 jury votes.
19. V55 – During the first years of being widowed, with 3 kids studying, I cooked meals, washed clothes, namalengke, tended our sari-sari store, fed my ducks in between at nagawa ko pa maging rusher.

The General’s Antique

(Paraphrased from: The Book Of ZEN, Edited and illustrated by Tsai Chih Chung and Translated by Koh Kok Kiang)

A general was toying with his prized antique.  As he handled it, he dropped it and it almost shattered into pieces had he not caught it in time.  He thought to himself, “I have commanded tens of thousands of troops to risk my life in battle, and was never afraid.  Why then did I become so agitated over a small cup?”

He finally realized that it was attachment  that brought about the fear of loss, thus causing him anxiety.  Hence he flipped the cup over his shoulder and smashed it.

“Where there is knowledge and feeling of gain and loss, there is pleasure and sorrow.  To go beyond good and bad, gain and loss, is true fortune.”

This is a favorite passage of mine that somehow, touches an extra raw nerve these days…

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Mothers are among the most quotable people, whether it’s something noble or something shameless.  But we love them anyway.  We did this way past Mother’s Day (I think), but it was still worth doing.  Sorry if you sent your name but I credited it here as “no name”, because the way I copy/pasted it came out wrong.  A lot of the messages came out cut.

May 12, 2008 → The Top Ten Mother Quotes

1. Gossip Girl – “Puro kayo gastos! Ako nga, ni hindi na makabili ng panty!”
2. No name – “It’s an unwritten rule na ang panganay ang magpapamilya sa mga magkakapatid, at ang bunso naman ang mag-aalaga sa mga magulang.
3. V55 – My late wife to our kids: “Ako ba ang matututo pag nag-aral kayo? Ako ba ang gagaling pag uminom kayo ng gamot?”
4. Chinatown – Tells her married daughter: “Parang apoy lang ang pinag-awayan niyo! Pero sa halip na tubig, gas ang binuhos mo!”
5. Jayd – “Anak, ang love dapat may trust. Kung wala kang trust, mag frenzy na lang kayo!”
6. No name – My mom’s standard line when she’s bugging me because I’m still single: “Hoy, mag-mingle ka nga!”
7. Jessie – “Sige anak, mag-medicine ka…pero hindi na tayo kakain…”
8. Mcsupremy – A joke text message was sent to my 60-yr-old mom. Then she asked me, “Anak, anong ire-reply ko? LOL ba o yung letter U na may mata?”
9. Jepoy – “Mabuti na ang bakla kesa adik!”
10. Louise – When we found out that my mom is sick: “Ayaw mo nun, makukuha mo na mana mo sa kin?”
11. No name – Everytime I try to control my mom’s addiction to cola: “Gasolina ko yan!”
12. Twylyt – Everytime my kids question the edibility of my cooking, I tell them: “Tae lang ang hindi puwede kainin!”
13. Katrin – Everytime I mess things up in my life, my mom tells me, “You made your bed, now sleep in it!”
14. No name – “Mahirap gisingin ang gising!”
15. Shining – Boss’ mom: “I’d rather see my children dead, than see them grow up as bad people.”
16. Ram 69 – “Pag di mo yan nakita, makikita mo!”
17. Mama Mia – “If you can’t tell me what you’re about to do, then don’t do it.  Most likely, it’s wrong.”
18. No name – “Son, don’t create ghosts that you yourself will be afraid of.”
19. Blitzen – Shirley MacLaine: “Life is short, but marriage is long. So drink up, it’ll make it go faster.”
20. Bedboy – “HIndi lahat ng lalaki, guwapo. At hindi lahat ng guwapo, lalaki.”
21. Kid Bukid – My mom-in-law: “Respeto lang, ayos na!”
22. Spy Shadow – My mom’s bilin to the family: “Pag-awayan niyo na lahat, wag lang pera.”
23. No name – “Husbands leave their wives, but mothers will ALWAYS be there for you.”
24. No name – When my brother kept on transferring from one job to another, my mom wrote him a note: “Rolyo bato gadera no moso.” (translation: “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”)

5 Years

I came across this amusing website called FutureMe.org. It allows you to send yourself an email, a couple of years in the future. I chose 5 years as the length of time for my email to reach me. So basically, I wrote an email that will be sent to me, 5 years from now. So you might be thinking, duh, but you wrote the email, doofus, so what’s the point?

It’s basically like writing yourself a letter, locking it up somewhere, and reading it again 5 years later. It’s like reading an old journal entry, or looking at old pictures of yourself. I guess 5 years from now, I’d like a peek at my state of mind, 5 years ago, which is now, but will be 5 years ago, 5 years from now. Clear?

It just started out as something interesting to do on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, just to while away the idle time. What I didn’t realize was that I had quite a load to get off my chest. I suddenly felt like I had so many things to say, stuff that I didn’t want to tell ANYONE…until now. I realized I was the only person I wanted to say these things to. It’s weird, I wouldn’t blame you if you thought I was losing it, but writing to myself felt like I was talking to my oldest, dearest long-lost friend. I didn’t feel like editing, I didn’t see any need to sugar-coat anything. It was the most relieved I’ve been in such a long time. I didn’t realize I just needed a good one-on-one with myself. I swear, it felt like therapy. Nothing was resolved, but the pressure was sort of lifted. I also realized just how weird and messed up I actually am.

So anyway, you might want to give it a try. Write yourself something and send it to your email address some time in the future. Maybe after a year, 5 years, 20 years, it’s your choice.

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We’re all perverts to a degree.  It’s just a matter of how much.  Or how much we are willing to admit.  Or what we consider perversion.  Again, kinkiness is in the eye of the beholder.  As far as perversion is concerned, I take the fifth.

May 9, 2008 → The Top Ten Signs That You’re A Pervert

1. Marcus – When saying goodbye, you say things like, “See Yours!”, “Vagi-now!”, “Babay-again!” and “Titi You Later!”
2. Michael Agustin – Back in high school, I was taking a bath when my dad knocked on the door and said, “Anak, kakain na tayo! Mamaya mo na ulit laruin yan.” Takes 1 to know 1. My dad is a pervert too.
3. SPY Shadow – Sila yung balik ng balik sa entrance ng building para makapkapan ulit ni Manong guard. At galit pa kung walang malisya ang kapkap nila.
4. Bongoloid – You’re a pervert if all the pages of your girly magazines are sticking to each other.
5. Jose de vengenge - For girl perverts. Pag nakitulog sa inyo ang hot sexy crush mo, you make him wear your 13-yr-old brother’s butas-butas na shorts para maliit na sa kanya, at may makikita ka pa.
6. Jessie – I find it sexy when I see two dogs sniffing butts.
7. Enigmatic – I’m a straight guy, but when I’m at the beach, I admire men’s buff bodies. I can’t explain it, but I’m also drawn to men’s nipples.
8. Ateh ko – Whenever I see my crush at work, we hug each other. I love it especially wen he hugs me so tight and my breasts are pressed against his sexy chest. Nakakailang, pero I like it.
9. No name – Our admin secretary, around 38 years old, sometimes wears high-heeled shoes that has a reflective metal plate in the toe area. I call it her “pasilip” shoes.
10. Triggerhappy – You’re a pervert kung after sex, ihi na nga lang ang pahinga, sisilipan mo pa.
11. Lebroni – When you talk like Chico and think like Delamar.
12. Mr. Perk – If your favorite part of a haircut is the rinsing because someone’s touching your hair and it gives you a different sensation.
13. RC N CESS – This topic is very tempting. I’m in a bus going to Cavite. And just about now, girls in PE uniforms just boarded.
14. Bottom Dweller – Jon, a friend of mine, has a decade’s worth of Avon underwear brochures.
15. Maximo – Pag lagi kang pumupunta sa funeral parlor para tingnan yung mga ine-embalsamong mga hubo’t hubad na bangkay.
16. Tim – I have fantasies of our female boss sexually harassing me. She’s fun, hot and my age. So if she’s listening right now, “Ma’am, pramis…hindi ako papalag.”
17. Espeks – Kung kembot pa lang ng balakang ng girl, eh umiilaw na ang bombilya mo.
18. Yalem – My brother is certified pervert. Whenever I open my personal pc, he puts wallpaper of nude girls. Sa history naman ng websites, lahat porn sites and when I use the keyboard, its always sticky.
19. Boobsie 36″ – I’m a female with a size D cup bra. I really couldn’t believe I could suck my own nipples.
20. Jose de vengenge – If you know all the top porn sites like youporn, xtube, xlive & iyotube.
21. Mr. Hard-Rock Abs – My perversion is to look at guys’ armpits wherever, whenever.
22. Espeks – I have a friend who rides the FX and uses his elbow as his main weapon to feel the hot girl beside her.
23. Muldr’s Luvr – I think I’m a perv because I always fantasize about doing “it” w/ my young, tall, fresh and good-looking subordinate who has flawless skin and smells good even when he’s sweating. Oops, too much info…sorry.
24. KiD BuKid – Perverts’ rooms smell like Clorox!
25. Jose de vengenge – Guys please don’t judge me for admitting this ah. I get excited when I read/hear rape stories in the news especially if they’re detailed.
26. SUPAH GODDESS – Whenever I see the armpits of John Lloyd Cruz, Jake Cuenca and Richard Gutierrez, oh goodness, I start to have erotic images of them.
27. McMaki – If you try to stand close to people so you can sniff how they smell.
28. Dox – I can’t eat a banana or sausage without choking at some point.
29. Purplerose – You’re a pervert when you stay underwater in a pool for hours even if you can’t swim just to look at the “different” view from below the water.
30. Cheyenne – Sila yung mga tuwang-tuwa kapag may baha kasi inaabangan nila yung mga estudyante na naglililis ng kanilang uniform para hindi ito mabasa!
31. Marcus – Sarili mong asawa china-chansingan mo in public.
32. Your Highness – One sure sign that you’re a pervert is pag laging malagkit ang pusod mo!
33. Glioblastoma – When you always have thoughts of having sex inside a balikbayan box.
34. Black Coffee – I’m a pervert because whenever I spot a hot sexy girl, sumisikip ang pantalon ko.
35. No name – You are a pervert if you have a copy of one of the following not-so-wholesome animated movies: “Snow White Does the Seven Dwarves”, “Beauty Digs the Beast”, and the all-time favorite, “The Loin King”.
36. M.E. – My husbnd saves a lot of those porn videos in his phone. I get angry when his phone memory is low because of this. But when he’s asleep, I secretly take a peek at the videos.
37. KiD BuKid – If you always fake having sore eyes, so you’ll get away with getting immediate “medication” from the lactating young Moms!
38. Diemyrus – If you’re happy when you’re packed like sardines in the MRT.
39. No name – Kapag binobosohan mo ang sarili mo.
40. ACER – Back in college, we deliberately wear basketball shorts when in a jeepney, and sit a certain way so that when girls in short shorts get on, our knees rub their legs.
41. Jose de vengenge – When on a date, ang paalam mo pag iihi ka: “Excuse me, I have to shake hands with a friend of mine who hopes to meet you after dinner..”

San Pablo (Misc.)

I was still able to take quite a bit of photos during the San Pablo trip, but a lot of the pictures didn’t fit in with the narrative of the trip (hehehe…arte).  So I decided to just put the rest of the pictures in a separate post so it doesn’t clutter the other one.  Basically these are the “wala lang” pics, taken in the 3 lakes, Kusina Salud, and Carlitos house.   Most are just still life stuff.  Hope you like ‘em.

Boat on Lake Palacpaquin

Parrot in Kusina Salud

Tapestry for sale in Kusina Salud (P16,000!)

Bust in Kusina Salud

Plant in Kusina Salud

Lamp in Kusina Salud

Potted Plant in Kusina Salud

Carlitos’ garden

Bamboo rafts on Sampaloc Lake

Boat on Sampaloc Lake

San Pablo, Laguna

We decided to visit the 7 lakes of San Pablo, Laguna, or at least whichever lakes we can visit in a day’s worth. It was farther than I expected, since Laguna doesn’t sound to me as far as Batangas or Quezon. But it was far and I was struggling to keep awake while behind the wheel because I hardly had any sleep for 2 days. But sheer perseverance kept us going, despite getting lost at one point, and we finally got to out first lake, Sampaloc lake. It was the biggest and most visited lake, since it was circumnavigated by a concrete road, so it was very accessible.

The pictures we took may look picturesque, but the reality of the lake is a bit more two-faced in quality. One one side of the road is the serene lake, on the other, crowded settlements, many of which are composed of squatters. But as always, the children were lovely.

After that, we got into Amazing Race mode and hired a tricycle driver as our guide to the lakes. Apparently, in the many years he’s been a driver, he said it was the first time he was hired to take tourists around. It seems no one really wants to see the 7 lakes, at least not in a tourist-y way. When we got to the second lake, Bunot, we had to scamper after 1 shot because the clouds started to threaten. So we left with literally one shot of the lake each.

We got tired and hungry quick, so we opted to have an early lunch at Kusina Salud. The buffet was DELICIOUS. My ultimate fave was the Paco salad. I swear, I must’ve had 3 platefuls of the green delight. There was also fresh lumpia, baka sa gata, and chicken binakol. I also loved the dessert, the scrumptious turon with latik. One of the best meals I’ve had. BUT. And it’s a big BUT. Food is one thing, service is whole new ballgame altogether. First, we found ants in 3 out of 4 pandan iced teas. So they replaced it. Then we found ants in the soup. When we told the waitress, April, she bluntly told Fritzie, “Ganyan talaga Ma’am, nasa gubat tayo eh!” then turned around and left. Flies must’ve had fun flying in and out of our gaping mouths. Unbelievable rudeness. Even if let’s say it were true, would it have hurt her to at least apologize? To say they’re trying their best but it just can’t be avoided? I’ve eaten in Sonya’s Garden, Antonio’s, The Farm, places also surrounded by plants and trees, but they never served ants with their food and expected their customers to take it because…”nasa gubat tayo, eh.” It just spoiled a perfectly lovely meal.

After the bittersweet meal at Kusina Salud, we proceeded to lake #3, Palacpaquin lake, where we didn’t even get a single shot in, except for Lennie who took ONE photo, before the rain poured in celestial buckets. It was raining so hard that we couldn’t even go back to the car. we had to take shelter in a graffiti-littered warehouse that probably stored darak because of the ripe aroma that pervaded it. We stayed there for what felt like hours. The downpour wouldn’t let up and I actually squeezed a nap in, laying my head on my camera bag.

Finally we decided that the trip was officially over. We accepted the bitter fact that the rain wouldn’t stop, that the lake would overflow, and that if we didn’t leave, we’d be tilapia food for the next week or so. We rushed to car, stuffed our gear, and started the car. The moment The car started…the rain stopped. Like a cruel cosmic joke. So like the deranged addicts that we were, we rushed back down to the lake, took as many photos as humanly possible, until the rain started pouring again.

After that, we went to Carlitos, where the artist demoed how to sculpt with brass, then after, a toe-curlingly yummy ginatan and suman with rice coffee merienda. We were stuffed. It was an exhausting and frustrating photo trip, but we never say never. We always think that we’re simply paying our dues, and honing our crafts, as often as we can. And of course, we’re constantly praying for that one photo, that money shot, that makes any photo trip worth all the tears and pain.

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I used to be hypersensitive when it came to the topic of age. I used to be the youngest in the family, the youngest in the barkada, the youngest in RX, etc. Suddenly, I woke up one day, and I’m one of the giant sequoia trees in a forest of saplings. But I guess when I hit the big 4-0, I decided that I wouldn’t let it matter. In an entertainment industry obsessed with age, I just decided to own it, and use my “advanced” age to my advantage and use it as a shtick, as opposed to whining about something I have no power over.

May 8, 2008 → The Top Ten Statements That Reveal Your Real Age (Sent in by Geyp)

1. Oliver/Evicat/Kobe Kong/Peter Perfect/Patring – A friend found out that I’m in a band, and she said, “Wow ang galing naman, tumutugtog ka sa combo!”
2. GRACiA/Rijo – Two friends and I were talkng over a 3-way telecon, then the guy said, “Ang dami natin. Hello, PARTYLINE?”
3. Cute-kikay – When my boyfriend and I were still new, his dad asked him, “So, kumusta naman kayo ng bata mo?”
4. Yenz – My boyfriend asked for prmission from his mom that he’s watching Bamboo’s concert. His mom answered, “Alin, Bamboo organ sa Las Piñas?”
5. Mikmik Power – Nung 1st salary ko, I treated my mom to Starbucks. When we got there, she told the waiter, “Anak, Blend 45 yung sa akin, ha?”
6. Drewbuttercream – If you ask someone, “Mag-on na ba kayo?”
7. No name – My boss told me the other day: “Pare, ano yang pinapanood mo? Bold?”
8. Makisig – If you want rootbeer but you order, “sarsaparilla”.
9. Yñaki – If you call skinny jeans, “baston na stretch”.
10. Diemyrus – My mom would tell my dad if he comes home late from work, “O, galing ka na naman sa kalachuchi mo!”
11. Jose de vengenge – If you text “LOL” to someone, and they answer, “Ulol ka rin!”
12. YñaKì – If someone ask you, “Ano ba ang ‘Flavor of the Month’ ng Magnolia ngayon?”
13. RC and Cess – I was watching CSI, when my uncle blurted out, ‘McGyver ba yan?’”
14. Guel Mytes – If you’re watching a movie and you ask, “Saan tayo, balcony o orchestra?”
15. Buribot – If you blurt out gems like, “Walastik ang trapik!”
16. Espeks – If the last org you joined was, “Uncle Bob’s Lucky 7 Club”.
17. Garfield – If you’re downloading porn and your friend goes, “Ano ba yan, puro bomba!”
18. RC N CESS – My mom was scolding me wen I left the ref open: “Wag mong iniwang bukas ang FRIGIDAIRE!”
19. Takleza/Espeks – If you’re meeting up at Glorietta, but your friend says, “Magkita-kita tayo sa Quad!”
20. KiD BuKid/Takleza – If you’re bragging about your new flip-flops and you say, “O, ang gara ng step-in kong Havaianas, no?”
21. JNL – My friend still says, “Magpa-parlor naman tayo!”
22. Awsom – If, after church, may nagyaya sa “Fiesta Karnabal”
23. Espeks – If you mean “malling”, but you say, “pagbubulakbol”.
24. Cheyenne – If instead of “Hi-five!”, you say, “Give me five!”
25. Zane – If you call hookers, “hostess”.
26. Hoiram – If you say, “Kain tayo sa Shangri-la, okey ang smorgasbord dun!”
27. CnigngNaBngus – If your friend never emails, so you write to him, “Hindi ka na lumiliham, gumamit ka ng makinilya para mabilis.”
28. XJ – My wife always refers to the police as “Metrocom”, and she is just 42.
29. Gerver – If you say “Kentucky naman tayo!”, instead of KFC.
30. MickyPup – If you call commercials, “patalastas”.
31. Jose de vengenge – “Ayyy…bakit ayaw na tumayo?”
32. Kukay – A friend from the office still refers to SM as “Shoemart”.
33. Mermaid – One time I asked my friend “Ano yung PSP, pareho ba yan ng ‘Game and Boy’?”
34. Raindancer – If your favorite cartoons is “Herculoids”. (Chico: Damn, Herculoids was really my favorite cartoon as a kid!)
35. Espeks – If a girl asks you, “May extra ka bang pasador?”
36. Jose de vengenge - When Friendster was still very new, a friend asked me “Marami ka na bang testis?” My mom overheard so she asked, “Anak, at kelan ka naman nagpadagdag ng betlog?”

PATD Concert

We were stoked to be watching Panic At The Disco, and come concert night, we were so surprised to see that our seats were sooo near the stage! We were in the 8th row, which got us even more excited. Finally the lights dimmed and the gaggles of teenage girls screamed like banshees and rushed to the stage! It was pandemonium! Only to find out that it was the front act, the Canadian band Crowned King who was singing first.

Surprisingly, despite the PATD false alarm, the crowd really enjoyed the band. They were pretty much shocked that people in the front row actually knew their songs and were even singing along with them.

After their set, there was a good 30-minute or so break to set up the main act’s stage. It was so funny because the bouncers were all asking the girls who rushed up front to go back to their seats. It’s hilarious because they all have the same shtick. They say they sit up front, but when asked for their tickets, they say, “hindi namin mahanap eh, nawawala!” I swear, what these pubescent girls would do just to get a couple of meters closer to their idols. Another group of girls behind us were sitting on some else’s seats. When the real owner arrived, they suddenly picked up their cellphones and pretended to talk to someone so they could ignore the guards.

So the lights dimmed for the 2nd time around, and there they were: Panic At The Disco.

I’m not a big PATD fan, but I really enjoy their music a lot. It’s very Beatle-esque at times, so that touches a sentimental nerve for me. Plus, the boys really gave it their all, much like Lifehouse, only this time, it’s not just the lead singer, Brandon Urie, who plays to the crowd, but even other members like Ryan Ross and John Walker.

And of course, there’s the standard this-is-the-best-concert-we’ve-ever-done profession of love for the Philippines. This is the 4th straight concert where the artists claim that they have absolutely fallen in love with the Pinoy audience. I’m beginning to believe that maybe foreign acts really say this to every crowd they perform in front of. Except maybe Vertical Horizon, because Matt Scannell really looked like he was near tears each time the crowd went wild.

But they were such nice guys, and it’s really unique that they have 3 frontmen, instead of the usual one. Brandon, Ryan, and John take turns talking to the crowd and priming them. I was really just annoyed the whole time because of this girl who kept standing on the seat of the person in front of her. The guards would constantly poke her with a flashlight so she’d go down. But within seconds, she’d be back up. I even gave her a piece of my mind, but to no avail. Just my luck, she was seated right in front of me. So it’s a miracle I was able to take any decent picture because either her head, or her arm, or her cellphone, or her back, or whatever part of her anatomy, would be blocking my camera’s path. Grrr.

In the end, I just let the girls have their fun, and kept my cool. Besides, maybe I’d behave like that if Madonna or The Police or The Thompson Twins held a concert in the 80’s. I’d probably be twice as annoying than any of those girls. But I loved the concert, it was like a horny midget, short but energetic. So now I have the band’s 2 albums on repeat in my ipod, and I’m rediscovering this wonderful happy band. Happy, not emo, excuse them…

Again, a big fat juicy thanks to She and Mario of Concertus!

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Feeling like a winner or a loser is all a matter of perspective.  Unless you’re Michael Phelps, who can only be a winner and nothing but, usually we’re all a percentage winners and a percentage losers.  Sometimes it’s just a matter of focusing on either one.

March 6, 2008 → The Top Ten Signs That You’re A Winner/Loser

1. Winner Camungay – Winner ako kasi “Winner” ang pangalan ko.
2. Castortroy – I’m a winner because I’m sending my nephew to school this year, but I’m a loser because my wife and I are still childless after 3 years of marriage.
3. Marcus – I’m a loser because my 3-year-old blog only has 9 comments but I’m a winner because one of them is from my idol Star columnist Butch Dalisay.
4. Leiacutie – I am a winner because I’m getting married in December to my high school classmate, best friend & soon to be husband but I’m loser because my mom won’t be there because she passed away in 2005.
5. Yalem – My cousin is a winner kasi she’s finally pregnant. May traumatic childhood memory  siya when a close friend of hers told her na di siya magkakaanak kasi pangit siya.
6. Kitkat – I’m a winner because I’ve achieved impressive scholastic merits at 27 (I have Masters & studied in Spain), but I’m a loser because men are now intimidated to court me.
7. Espeks – Winners dare where losers won’t.
8. Just Half Evil – Winners make commitments losers make promises.
9. Mean Angel – I have a boyfriend who had a girlfriend for 11 years. Last month he broke up with her and chose me. I knw I should feel like I’m the winner, but guilt tells me that I’m the loser.
10. Jose de vengenge – You‘re a loser if you have a hot sexy girlfriend like mine, but she can’t swallow…her pride. She doesn’t even blow you…away.
11. Espeks – Losers imitate while winners innovate.
12. Espeks – I’m a winner because no amount of negative comments from anyone can bring me down. The more you piss me off, the better I get at things.
13. Munchkins – I’m a winner because I look good, I’m a senior manager at age 27, and I have investments. But still a loser because I prefer straight guys. I have to pay someone just to be loved. These are the consequences of being gay.
14. No name – I’m a winner because I got promoted, but despite my success I’m such a failure as a wife because my husband admitted that he has a girlfriend and we’re now separated.
15. Your Highness – You’re a loser if before sex, a “Pro” tells you, ”Hep, hep, hep…bayad muna!” But you’re a winner if she tells you, “Huwag na…dapat nga ako pa ang magbayad sa ‘yo eh.”