Thursday, May 5, 2011

Feliz Compleano


I was about to go to work. Then, all of a sudden, I began to change my mind. I texted my boss,
 “It’s my birthday and in not going to work”.
“Please try to come” she replied.
“I can come but ill be late for 3 hours”
She replied “that’s fine as long as you come to work, Happy Birthday”
I said “ok!”
It was 1 am and she texted again.
 “Where are you? Are you still coming?” she texted again.
                “I don’t think I can, boss.  I am drank a little and I’m a little tipsy”  I lied!
Then the mini party went on!!!

there were chocolates on my birthday



i was excited to view all facebook wall posts but there was no internet. so i just viewed pictures on my HD. poor me.

Inday was leaving for Korea on my birthday. Packing her things up.

a gift for me? or is this a warning?... an invitation to repentance on my birthday.. this is from Inday
the food!!!


the actual party... whats on michelles mind?




a portrait.. bountiful!

the best parts of it all

that's from the bottom of her heart
no indie in karaoke




we're left hanging.. the karaoke machine crashes after few songs. we had to give it a break and change USB drive 
happy 9th year ed! (the 9-year-old Ed)
The PNR. I took this photos when i bought the roasted chicken. 
a photo taken while getting the karaoke machine. the RCBC building is a great structure. 

Monday, May 2, 2011

CHERRY


She came here without a warning. It was so sudden. She said that she's here for an exam and interview. It was her second time in the metro. (maybe third time, I’m not so sure) what a surprise! I was excited and happy.

She’s planning to go to a greener pasture. She wants to leave the Philippines and serve a different country as a nurse. I pity our country because she is one of the best. I consider her as 'best' because she is smart. As much as I’d like the best to stay here, (because the country needs someone like her) she best deserves the best. She deserves a better life- a greener pasture as they say.

She said that she'll be flying out of the country in a matter of months if she'll be hired and pass all the exams and interviews. I said, “well, before you fly, let’s go and roam the city and best places near the city". So, we toured the city and went to Tagaytay. 






I ask a lot of questions to her. She gets annoyed every time I do it. I ask stupid things. I don’t remember the questions but she said that she gets ‘stressed’ every time I ask them (she said). We do talk about politics, celebrities, movies (though I don’t watch movies) and jobs. 












Her name is LOVE and I call her by that name I feel awkward about it. People might think that were super cheesy corny lovers. She has a boyfriend, a pseudo boyfriend, a virtual one, a cyber boyfriend. They haven’t met each other but I think they’re in love. The thought of that makes me sick. 




Being with her feels good.  She is so smart. Having a conversation with her is enriching and fun; with a witty sense of humor. She speaks of smart words. Sometimes I wish that she'll stay for a longer time but she has to go back home. SIGH!















P.S.  Staying here in the metro will complicate things for me. Im careful to to get caught in a pitfall…again.  wink*  hahahah

TEACHER ED



I just kept them there in a ‘forgetful’ place. I enjoyed reading them when they were still new, when the stationery paper smelled like perfume.  I found them while messing my things. I read them once again and laughed out loud, not because of the grammar and spelling but the content. IM A STAR!



These are letters for my students when I was still teaching. They gave these letters when I left them. They said these serves as a simple remembrance. Every time I feel down, i read them because they contain praises of me. These letters keeps my spirit high. Who would have thought that these very simple things could encourage a person and make one's day great! This inspires me to go back to teaching. 








Saturday, April 30, 2011

THE MOTHERFUCKERS ARE GREAT!

      
        These past few days were not so great. I just felt like I’m just emotionally battered.  (In an emo way) Although there were some good things that happened, like transferring to a new home, this week I felt like  degraded, insulted, rejected, mocked, criticized, laughed and most of all, belittled. I have encountered these things before but I just realized the word “enough” existed after at all. Before, I used to ignore spiny rocks thrown at me, now, I still ignore them but trying to jerk a little bit to avoid being hit. No matter how hard I avoided, I still get hit!   The rocks thrown at me were big. They were painful and intense that ‘calloused’ my skin and my face and made me ignore them. Because of this callous, every hit becomes bearable.


          Now, I realize that as time goes by, these rocks keep on hitting me and instead of making more callous, they seem to scratch them and make then thinner.  Day by day, week by week, they generate a tiny small sensation. This sensation grows into pain and makes me realized that the spines on the rocks are getting in to my nerves- my nerves!



          Because the pain gets greater and greater, I manage to avoid them and develop a skill and talent to avoid them all. But as I get better in getting rid of these hits, the rock thrown at me are getting bigger and bigger, they get more and more, the spine get longer and longer and  start to annoy me. I still manage to stay calm despite of these shits thrown at me.  So what I do, I make a cloth that helps me bare the pain. I cover my body with that cloth so I won’t have to jerk and look stupid. In other words, I keep silent while they do it, pretending it’s funny. It seems to pleasure them. I feel that it gives them a feeling of dominance, a feeling of superiority- a king and queen and I’m their servant. They throw their insulting words at my wearing callous, which now makes me sick and tired. Unfortunately, the cloth doesn’t work anymore. THE MOTHERFUCKERS ARE GREAT!  Hahaha.


          I want to fight back but there no sense if doing it. I know for a fact that I’m way… way… way... better than them! They maybe better with “a title” that they’re aiming for but I am always better than them in most aspects of life.  So why the fuck am I ranting and raving here? It’s because it feels sick. You know, it’s the feeling of being called a retard. I was told that I’m a retard in with no hesitation, eye-to-eye: “YOU ARE A RETARD!”



          Despite all these things that they do to me, I love them. Yes, I do. I feel like they’re just giving me advices indirectly. Like, telling me to change. Like, “hey, grow up”, “hey, be smart”, “hey, be responsible”, “hey, stay hygienic cause you’re dirty”. They’re giving me unsolicited advices which I hate since the day I was born. Unsolicited advices are not welcome. My apologies.  Love myself so much that I will never change just for you. I will never change unless I say so. No one can tell me how to live my life, especially you because your life sucks. It’s boring. Just so you know. I don’t even admire you- inside and out. And I would rather be me than you. You’re no Elvis. You’re no Jesus. You’re no answer. Wash your hands off - megalomaniac.
SORRY. JUST RANTING AND RAVING. ciao

now it feels better.. sigh

Sunday, April 24, 2011

GOOD FRIDAY/ HOLY FRIDAY

On Friday, Rose, a friend from Zamboanga came to the big city, Metro Manila, for the first time. As a tradition, I always tour a visitor around the metro and show them what the metro is like. We invited an old friend, Kenneth, with us. We’ve seen each other after WWIII.  It has been my ritual that whenever a friend from my hometown visits manila, I always show them the Ayala Center, Bonifacio Global City and give them a taste of Starbucks. These sights and tastes do not exist in our home town, Zamboanga.  (Well, not yet). 

It was holy Friday and the metro was asleep. Manila is free from traffic and walking around the city feels good.  (Bless us for doing this no holy Friday hahaah) We met in Mcdo Pasong Tamo and walked our way to Ayala Triangle. And of course, not to forget the photoshoot!

I was about to use my camera to take pictures but I didn’t. Rose’s camera was better. It had a better image sensor, the colors were vivid and the image was sharp. 

These are the products of our photoshoot!

THEY SAY ITS "CHARITY KAY" WHOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!


LIGHT PAINTING FEELS SO GOOD


DEUSTCHE --  THEY SAY YOU READ IT AS "DOY-CHI"




A STOLEN SHOT - TAKING PHOTOS IN AYALA AVENUE IS NOT ALLOWED


SHY SMILE






DO I LOOK LIKE BIEBER?


ART SHOT - DRAMATIC




SHIT


WHILE STROLLING AROUND THE CITY...


DINNER WITH A GREAT VIEW OF THE CITY


TIMER


HOLD YOUR BREATH.. IT'S NIGHT MODE.


ORBS?? NO. MIST.


URBAN SHOOT










WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!