Longest sickness ever!

Grabe! i was sick the whole week! at habang sinusulat ko to e hindi p ko totally magaling. Nagstart siguro to nung kinain ko lahat ng isaw sa bahay. Kasi nung Lunes, pupunta dapat ako ng UP, at di na ko nakatuloy kasi nagsuka na ko sa kanto ng Salitran. Well, after nun e sumakay pa ko ng bus, pero pagdating sa Imus e bumaba na ko kasi I'm not really well. Tinawagan ko na si Erik na next time na lang namin ayusin yung transcript. Pag-uwi ko sa bahay, i got constipated. Nawala siya nung Wednesday kaya naka-attend pa ko ng training sa work, pero after Thursday's training e bumalik siya. Grabe, halos every hour nasa CR ako. Napaabsent tuloy ako sa review. At kainis yung parents ko, hindi man lang ako naisip ipatingin sa ospital. Hmp! Hay sana tuluyan na kong gumaling bukas dahil ayokong umabsent sa trabaho. 6 weeks lang yung work na yun at sayang ang kikitain...

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At dahil sa sakit ko, hindi ko na maaayos ang transcript ko
At masarap pala and Dutch Mill
Thanks kay Gemeni, kaw na ang official pharmacist ko. Buti n lang may kabarakada akong nag-pharma

The Allegory of Dicks, Pussies and Assholes

This is my most favorite quote from a movie. It came from the movie “Team America”. The movie is fantastic and hilarious, and the quote maybe a little comedic and obscene, but try to understand the sense of it and you’ll see it’s a meaningful statement.

Gist: Gary is the lead character, the leader of an unlikely bunch of heroes, Kim Jong Il (fictional character) is the master villain and Alec Baldwin (fictional character) is sort of Kim’s major follower.

The quote goes like this (Gary saying):

“I am a dick, Alec Baldwin is a pussy, and Kim Jong Il is an asshole.
Pussies don’t like dicks because pussies get fucked by dicks,
But dicks also fuck assholes,
Assholes who just wanna shit on everything.

Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way, but the only thing that can fuck an asshole – is a dick with some balls.
The problem with dicks is that sometimes they fuck too much
Or fuck when it isn’t appropriate
And it takes a pussy to show them that.
But sometimes pussies get so full of shit that they become assholes themselves,
Because pussies are only one inch and a half away from assholes.

I don’t know much from this crazy, crazy world
But I do know that if you don’t let us fuck this asshole,
We are gonna have our dicks and our pussies all covered in shit!”

Tama naman siya di ba? Now are you a dick, a pussy or an asshole?

Barkada Trip Epilogue – Everybody Loves “The One”

Sa isang barkadahan, most likely sa isang medyo malaki-laking grupo, merong isang taong laging nangingibabaw. Kumbaga siya ang common friend/common denominator ng barkada. Everyone loves him/her. S/He’s everybody’s favorite pal. Kumbaga siya ang strongest link na nagbobond sa kada. S/He can hang out with everyone in the group and can spend a moment alone with a single kada member without feeling estranged. I know that I don’t play that role. I remember high school. Nung high school sa tropa namin, si Lorena ang gumanap ng papel na yun. Lorena is just about everybody’s favorite. Hindi siya mauubusan ng kwento at ng gagawin kahit kayong dalawa lang. She can hang out with Limuel, with Prince, with Thine, with Jayrold, with Jen, and with everybody else and always end up with a quality time spent. I can’t walk and talk with Prince alone, I mean, anung pag-uusapan namin? Di rin pwedeng magsama sina Limuel at Jen, may tensiong magaganap. Ang point ko lang ay lahat kami magkakaibigan, berks nga e. Pero merong certain level ng friendship ang bawat miyembro ng barkada sa kapwa nila. And siguro ang highest level ng friendship e kay Lorena kaming lahat. Labs ka naming lahat Lore!

Fast forward to college. There’s 12 of us: Me, Mike, Rob, Maja, Angge, Steve, Pol, Pads, Menki, Mark, Elpee, and Martin. I used to hang out with Mike, then Mike and Angge, then Rob, then Rob and Mike, then to Maja and Mike, then to the rest of the gang. If I remember correctly I think I may have spent some time alone with everyone for a couple of chit-chats, though I did not feel alienated, I know I can’t be common link to everybody. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to be the one. I just noticed the behavioral patterns of the group. And I think I can conclude that Lorena’s counterpart is Rob. No questions asked. He’s easy to get along with everybody, makwento, can entertain everyone, and I think he can influence us all. Even though he’s not around, his presence can always be felt (Feel the power – omnipresent ba ito? Hehe joke). Seriously, ramdam ng lahat yung absence niya nung time na wala siya (I hope I don’t offend anyone in the kada). And after the jampacked gimiks balik Tate na uli siya. I told him he’s everyone’s fave guy, I don’t know if he believed me, and I don’t know if everyone else feels the same way I do, but I think that’s the way it is lang talaga. (“,) Saya no?

Barkada Trip Part 3: Thank you’s

2000 – 2006. UP Diliman

Every person we crossed paths with has something to share. I learn to appreciate what my friends unconsciously taught me. It’s best to thank them for the simplest things they’ve done to me (parang mamamatay na ko no?).

I thank Rino, my first college pal and my first and only roommate, for helping me cope up with the pressures of college life, and for sharing me his magazines. I thank KJ, for listening to me when I confide to her and cry buckets of tears, and it all happened at Robinson’s Galleria at a much unexpected moment. I thank Pepot for taking up ChE with me. I thank Jurrel for letting us stay in his boarding house during the wee boring hours of break during freshmen year, and for many other things such as the funny jokes. I thank Jhovy for teaching me the diaphragm technique in singing. I may not have mastered it, but I’m trying. Thanks to Joy for letting me stay in her pad, lending me her laptop when I badly need it and sharing her stories. To Rox, I thank this guy so much because from him I learned how to use my emotions. They usually say before na bato ako, but not anymore. I also learned the value of best friendship for the first time. I may not know you anymore because you’re gone, but wherever you are just hoping you’re ok. Thank you Gidget for minding other people’s business, sometimes it helps. It helped me to remember that I still have an academic life to finish. To pH, one of my bravest pals, thank you for making me feel that some people actually appreciate me. Thanks Erik for the mini favors I keep asking you, I forget to say thank you. Thanks to the Cheeky Girls: Iche for the Desperate Housewives CD, and for helping me out with 142; Erma for the bracelet I had you made for my birthday, and you’re welcome because I introduced you to the Black Forest Zagu; Buddy Waqs for my sig sheet and Ham; Shally for the AI season 5 cuts; Maits for most of the time offering her house during overnights; Anne for tolerating and sometimes imitating my ‘yeah, yeah’ expression; and Pame for The Longest Yard and for consulting to me when you needed one (remember yung sa text?)


Thanks to Brando, pinapahiram mo ko ng t-shirt pag kelangan ko, pati sa AI season 3 MP3, at sa mga kwento mo sa text dati. Kay Angge, dahil madami kang kinukwento sa kin, especially sa lovelife (haha!) tsaka for demonstating the amusing judo tricks. Kay Maja, dahil tinuruan mo ko ng Tennis, sa dried mangoes from Cebu, at sa card na binigay mo sa kin last year. Salamat kay Rob dahil I had a best bro, dahil nakakain ako sa Max Brenner, dahil trineat mo ko nung birthday ko at dahil sabi mo e good influence ako sa iyo. Kay Martin kasi sinamahan mo ko bumili ng USB, na ngayon e nag-swap na tayo, hehe. Kay Elpee, kasi hindi mo ko sinusungitan tsaka sa pagtitirintas mo ng buhok ko, yippee! Kay Teban para sa pagpapahiram mo ng t-shirt nung nabuwisit ako kay Mike tsaka pag nagoovernight ako sa inyo, at dahil nakakatawa ka sobra (walang dead moments, naman!) Kay Mark dahil pinapatuloy nyo ko sa BBH, sa pagsuporta nung VP pa ko, at dahil sinabi mong mamimiss mo ko, nyak nyak! Kay Polie, like Teban, sa mga damit pambahay, at dahil na rin enjoy pag nagoovernight sa Parañaque. Kay Menki kasi binabasa mo lagi ang blog ko tsaka kinakausap mo ko paminsan tungkol sa lovelife, Yikee cheesy! Kay Pads, kahit mas naging close lang tayo nung umalis ka din a nagpakita. Salamat sa technology ng SMS. I learned from you kung pano sulitin ang pera sa sinehan – ulit-ulitin! Haha! I remember he told me that he watched the Da Vinci Code three times. Ginawa ko siya sa X-Men 3! Superb! Kay Yacel, kasi sabi mo favorite ECmate mo ko, syempre kaw din. At tsaka sa pag-uupdate mo lagi ng kwento sa kin, pati na rin sa button pin ng EC. Mwah!

Barkada Trip Part 2: Laughter and Company

1996-2000: I-Mercury 1, II-Sampaguita, III-Platinum, IV-Einstein. I get to be really close to girls this time. Actually, the girls also outnumber the boys, and the other boys were the bully-type, so I chose the good side. I had a numerous good laughs, and a bunch of good friends. If we’re gonna have a High School Reunion reality show here are their tag names…
Alpha: the skinny comedienne – she reminds me of Gelli de Belen
Rizwan: half-Pakistani artist – I miss this guy! Can’t find him in friendster though.
Gemeni: Giordano girl – man, this girl is a Giordano fanatic back in high school!
Julie Ann: frank one; the one everybody hates when she’s dancing, and I don’t know why
Lorena: Math genius – everybody’s favorite gal in our group, plus she’s the one with the sex appeal
Paulyn: salutatorian – she’s a fighter!
Cyox: Mr. Nice guy – yep!
Limuel: curly top – he’s a good cook!
Philip: the corps commander – overweight isn’t a handicap
Jennifer: Amazon girl – don’t need to explain
Jhepe: silent one – but we get along well!
Thine: not-so bitch with a sweetheart – never matches sleeveless with shorts.
Prince: ungentle man – trying to be touchy, but he’s not
Riza: the studious one – strives to be on top
Jayrold: lazy whiz kid – intelligent, but lazy. He’s into soccer and musical instruments though
Nanong: happy-go-lucky – they say he has a funny face. I agree!

Barkada Trip Part 1: Young at heart

Mid 1980’s: Manny and Bernadette were our sibling neighbors whom we (my brother) used to play with. Then there’s Allan and Apple who were the kids of my mother’s friend. They were my first playmates when I was still in Parañaque. TJ, my second cousin in Ilocos, is the only playmate I could remember when we were still kids spending vacation in Narvacan. I saw him again when Tatay (grandpa) died in 1998, and we weren’t close anymore. The last time I saw him was way back in 2001 when we were both ushers in my uncle’s wedding.

1989: Kindergarten. Section Pink. I remember Patrick was my first friend in school. Our mothers were officemates if I remember correctly, but I don’t remember anything we have talked about. So much for the friendship.

1991: Grade 2. Section Sampaguita. Josan was one of my first girl friends (and that’s just a girl who is my friend). She’s a mestiza, and kinda chubby. She’s also my crush back then. We were each other’s favorite seatmate. We’re still friends, although only in FRIENDSTER, and I doubt if she could remember me.

1992: Grade 3. Section Ruby. Phillip Norman and Kenneth were my berks back then. If all of us have one thing in common, that is we love to draw. I am an average sketcher; my drawings were lifeless although not bad for a 9-year old. Kenneth was the worst. He would always draw X-Men characters with muscular bodies that look like nimbus clouds. They were all amateur sketches, I’m sorry to say. But Phillip is the artistic one. At our age, his drawings were comparable to an expert’s (I remember in Grade 4, when I transferred to another school, I found out that Phillip spent his first grade there, and he drew himself and his crush Inah kissing each other, and my classmates said it looked real). I guess he’s one amazing boy. I thanked Kenneth for all the X-Men cards he gave to me; I have memorized their roster up until now. Ü I thanked Phillip because he’s one of the best buds I had when I was still in Regis Marie (I tell you, I was struggling in that school, I was good in academics, but my self-esteem is low – thanks to one of my teachers Mrs. Castillo who doesn’t seem to like me and to some bully students, I really didn’t get to enjoy primary education).

1993-1996: Grade 4-Beryl, Grade 5-Crystal, Grade 6-Coral. I was a transferee back then. My first couple of friends was Mario and Andy. We often spend recess and lunch together. I also remembered that the three of us had ‘paluwagan’. I didn’t understand how it worked during that time, but I remembered that during the sweldo days, I got the highest amount and I don’t know why. Mario was in the other section during grade 5, so we weren’t as close anymore. Andy and I stayed good friends, I guess I considered him as my best friend during that time, and we became a part of a bigger kada. As kids we formed a superhero kiddie group X-Men. I remember Andy was Cyclops, I am the Beast and the rest of the gang were Jeffrey, Jeremiah, Marco (these 3 were all 3 pastors’ sons), Nerwin, Edmar, Oigimer (Wolverine), Raphael, Gerly, Aleah, Amor, Faye, Basilico, Gerald, Marlene, Jules, Pamela among others. I remember we used to play baseball using badminton racket, competing each other in the rankings of academics and fighting over miserable childhood issues. In grade 6 we, the boy, were the Magnificent 10 with Arjay joining the crazy gang.

Andy: we were so close back then, and he used to be my best bud. But early part of grade 5 he had a fight with all the barkada and we haven’t talked since. Later part of grade 6 the rest of the berks reconcile except me. I guess saying sorry isn’t my forte. We graduated without even talking and we haven’t heard a word from each other since. Talk about a lost friendship.
Jeffrey: I think this guy is already a minister. I saw him during freshman years in college and said he’s planning to pursue evangelical ministry.
Jeremiah: took European Languages in UP Diliman but I think he’ll also pursue an evangelical ministry course afterwards. He used to be the blabbermouth of the kada.
Gerald: he was the former organist in our church. I thought this guy’s gay, but when I saw him in college he’s a grown up man already. The thing I learned from this guy is how to draw an Olympic stadium. Yes, an oval Olympic stadium.
Marco: he’s one of my favorite friends. He’s the silent one and likes to keep his cool. Ironically, when I first met him he tried to punch me. I learned from him that life isn’t always easy. I remember they were financially unstable, probably because when your father is a pastor salary ain’t that enough. I gave him a book called “Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates” as a graduation gift. I know that he’ll also pursue an evangelical ministry and is now in USA.
Oigimer: somebody who’s in the middle of being a good son to the black sheep of his family. He’s the rebellious type of person. The son of the owner of our school service, I guess we were good friends back then.
Basilico: I forgot if we were that close to each other, but I remember that I was in his political party when I ran for the Student Government. I guess I believed in his ideals, eh?
Arjay: already an architect, he used to be a skinny little boy with a very, very good handwriting. Last year he told me on friendster if I could find him a girlfriend. Hello! I wish I had one.
Nerwin: we don’t always talk to each other, but he was my teammate in our school’s version of Battle of the Brains. Guess what, thanks to his fast buzzing, we won!
Jules: This boy taught me how to play DragonBall Z computer games. Haha!
Raphael: Not one of the good guys. Actually I don’t consider this boy as a friend.
Faye: She used to treat us during her birthdays. Thanks to her I get to eat at Wendy’s during that time.
Gerly: took up Food Tech in UP. She used to be a sweet girl and if I remember correctly she’s kind to me.
Marlene: this girl’s a lady Flash. She runs so quickly and is our bet during Intramurals. Thanks to her, I learned how to expound my assignments in Civics and Culture.
Joy: She said I was her best friend. She’s kind but I think she’s the matapobre type back then. I still have the Dictionary she gave to me as a graduation gift. I heard she’s getting married anytime soon.
Frewin: childhood sweetheart haha! Self-proclaimed. I kinda like her a lot during elementary days.
Aleah and Amor: siblings. Nobody could ever beat their love for each other. Guess blood is really thicker than water.
Gene: I learned a few vulgar words from this boy and how to act rebelliously. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a good boy.