2010 in Review

This is my obligatory year-end post.

All in all, it was a good year for friends, work and money.

Things I’m Happy About This 2010:

• I’m happy my parents spent most of 2010 not fighting.
• I’m happy to have met a lot of great people this 2010, most notably Janice and Roan.
• I’m happy to have bonded with a lot of people this year. 2010 gave me lots of opportunities to bond with my friends from college, both DevComSoc friends and ADS friends. I think I was out with two of my good friends every Friday for a whole month sometime between August and September.
• I’m happy to have left a bad relationship.
• I’m happy for the chance to be jobless for exactly 2 months and 2 weeks. It gave me a chance to catch up with friends, catch up on the series that I watch and catch up on the books I read.
• I’m happy to have a great job now.
• I’m happy with my new officemates.

I had a pretty great 2010. And so I pray to God that He give me a better 2011.

A Note To Ex-Lover 1

Dear Ex,

Whenever I hear “Just When I Thought I Was Over You”, I think of you. Even if we broke up 4 years ago and here you are, about to marry in two weeks and a kid on the way.

I want to leave you here in 2010 and I don’t want to bring all my sad thoughts of you and what could’ve been in 2011. I just want to finally get over you within the last few hours of 2010.

I just want you to know, so far, you are my greatest love. Sometimes I do think and tell myself that we wouldn’t have worked out anyway. But we wouldn’t know now, would we? But we broke up for a reason, although I can’t remember what. I just know it was a combination of our mistakes and miscommunication on both sides. But sometimes I think it was mostly because of me.

You are such a great guy. I sometimes lie awake at night wondering if I’ll ever meet someone who will love me like you did and treat me like you did. You treated me like your queen. And I know you’re giving the same treatment, if not more, to your fiancee.

I don’t know if we will ever be friends like we were before we even thought of becoming a couple. So far, whenever we get together with our friends, I am not really comfortable and I’m reminded that it would’ve been easier to have stayed together and how comfortable it was. And to be honest, I’m not really looking forward to that get together we talked about having recently. I don’t think I want to spend any more time with you. Spending time with you just brings back memories of what was and things that could’ve been.

I will forever cherish the time we spent together and you will always be my yardstick, until Mr. Perfect-for-me comes along.

Wish me luck as I wish you much happiness in the future with your future wife and child.

Sincerely,

 

 

Rosario

Dear Mr. Manny V. Pangilinan,

Before tonight, I was really looking forward to watching this period film. Plus, I like Jennylyn Mercado. Jennylyn Mercado in the title role of a period film sounded good to me. And so I almost forced my mom to watch the movie with me tonight.

And so we went. Boy, were we disappointed, photography and cinematography aside.

Mr. Pangilinan, I would just like to ask, what was the point of you allowing the scandalous story of your grandmother to be made into a movie? There was no denoument. No resolution. No saving grace, well, except for Dolphy (that best supporting actor award was well-deserved). It just seems like you aired dirty laundry of the family. Or are you donating the proceeds of the film to your uncle? But if you were doing the latter, couldn’t you afford to give financial assistance to your family members?

There was a part in the ending narrative where Hesus (Dolphy’s character) was telling the audience that he hopes by telling the story of his mom, he can help his mom find forgiveness/atonement/whatever it was he was helping his mom find that she couldn’t while she was still alive. And I’m like, how? By showing her life as an example of the result of poor choices? I bet 90% of the audience in the Glorietta 4 already knew that before seeing the movie.

Would’ve been better if we found out that you were a descendant of Hesus. Rosario would’ve recovered a little bit of what was lost, somehow, in some way. It’s kind of a bummer to just find out that she died a pauper whose bones can be found in only God knows where. I think it would’ve been better if we found out a bit of closure…like, did she work after parting ways with Carding or did she just waste her life away before dying? Did she turn to God because of the hardships she experienced or did she lose her faith? Do you understand what I’m trying to say?

Oh, and Jennylyn was disappointing too. I couldn’t feel her. Not once did I feel that she was hurt. Not even the part wherein she was asking for forgiveness from Maria Rosario, aka Soledad. I got more emotion from Vicente who seemed to look like he was about to hug her out of pity.

Anyway, Rosario, your grandma was very pretty. It’s no wonder why she was pursued by a lot of men at the time.

I’m not sure how this can be resolved but maybe you can do something about it in the DVD. Maybe do great featurettes to be included in the DVD to expound more. I promise to buy that DVD if it includes great featurettes.

Sincerely,

 

 

Music Monday: Howie Day: Longest Night

I wonder how many Mondays it has been since I last posted my Music Monday entry?

Anyway, I discovered this song through one of the TV shows I watch. Guess what? :)

I tell you, TV shows sometimes can be the best resource for discovering new music.

 

Hope you liked it as much as I did.

Vacation Leave!

I am so happy to be blogging again. I’m on first mandatory leave since I started working for my new company. I get another one and a half days off after the Christmas. After that, I’ll have to work really hard because the team and I will be doing the year-end reports. That’ll probably take up the whole night.

Hmm…what else has been going on with me? Nothing much. I’ve still been watching my favorite shows. So let’s have a little run-down:

Gossip Girl – Hmm.. Yes, Juliet Sharp was really annoying but she did have a reason. But I’m not saying that it’s a good enough reason to try and destroy Serena. Oh, and who didn’t love the little twist about Lily van der Woodsen? Turns out she was the reason why Ben Sharp (now we find out that he’s Serena’s teacher at the boarding school) is in prison. Sneaky bitch. Plus the fact that she’s trying to sell Bass Industries as quietly as possible. She deserves whatever’s coming to her. By the way, I’m still not loving the Dan and Serena pair. I’d prefer that Serena be with Nate. Oh wait, maybe we’ll see Nate mature a little. Then we can see that pairing happen.

The Vampire Diaries – Very nice cliffhanger. We won’t see a new episode until January. I just have to say Michael Trevino’s acting here was very much on target. I could see the pain he was undergoing. The pain in the transformation scenes weren’t forced. Caroline and Tyler…there may be something there worth exploring. Let’s see who she chooses.. Matt or Tyler. Elena and Stefan together again…Yes! Damon and Rose are not good together. I think Damon needs someone as badass as he is.

Glee – I hope Charice shows up soon. I hope Kurt moves back to New Directions with Darren Criss’ character. I hope Rachel and Finn work out their issues soon and get back together. And wasn’t that a tear-jerking scene near the end of their Christmas episode? Artie walking! Yay!

Burn Notice – I’ve finally finished Season 3. Onward to Season 4.

Family Guy – I’m hoping to watch the latest episode tonight, if not tomorrow.

White Collar – almost done! I’m about to watch the second to the last episode of Season 2. Can’t wait for Season 3 to start.

Spartacus – I’ve just started to watch this. There might be some potential here. I’ve noticed that it’s like “300” on TV. I wish great health towards the actor who plays Spartacus and hope that he overcomes his cancer.

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Okay, for non-TV related events:

I got myself the latest iPod touch after months of indecision between the iPod touch and the Blackberry Bold 9700. I had the iPhone 4 in mind but figured that since it’s a 2-in-1 gadget and should I lose it, I’ll be losing not one, but two things: my phone and my music player.

My next goal is the Blackberry Bold 9700. I’m saving that for my birthday.

Yes, I know I posted earlier that I’ll be getting the BB 9700 but because of Globe Telecom’s LOUSY CUSTOMER SERVICE, I’ve decided to wait. More on Globe’s bad customer service as soon as they get my issue resolved.

Right now, what I’m doing is blogging while I get my iPod software updated to 4.2. And based on my internet speed, the counter says that I still have 3 hours to go. So what I’ll probably do is be busy with downloading the album covers and filling in the missing data from my iTunes music.

Anyone can recommend a better ISP?

What else? I’m enjoying my work so far. My new team mates have been great so far. Charls will be joining us next year and I’m looking forward to it.

Hopefully I’ll be able to get my parents a great Christmas gift soon. I’ll probably do some Christmas shopping tomorrow after work. I really don’t want to do some shopping after the 15th, the day being a payday for most people. It’ll be traffic hell, for sure.

That’s it!

 

 

Review: TV: Pretty Little Liars

So I’ve been pretty busy at work and I’ve been having a hard time with my downloads and streaming so that I have no choice but to stick to cable and free TV. I stumbled onto “Pretty Little Liars” over at the ETC channel. I got a little intrigued and was able to stream Episodes 2 and 3.

And so I think “Pretty Little Liars” is like “Desperate Housewives” for high school people. And I’m thinking it might be trying to be “Twin Peaks” of this generation.

Anyway, so far I’m a little bored. Storyline is pretty formulaic. But I’m still giving it a chance. It might grow on me like “Hellcats” did.

That’s it!

The Best Hair Fall Control Shampoo For Me

First of all, let me say that this isn’t a sponsored post. I would only be so lucky to get asked to do one since this blog only has an average of about 15 unique visitors daily. Give or take a few.

So I’m taking a bath right? I look down and I noticed that there is no single strand of hair stuck on the drain. And I realize it’s been like that for weeks now. It is because of Pantene.

My mom has always been on my case about my hairfall. TMI? But it’s true though. We’ve gotten into little spats about it. I’ve said that it’s no cause for worry since I was always stressed out with my old job. And probably with other people as well. Hehe..

I’ve tried the hair fall control shampoos of Sunsilk and Palmolive, I think. Sunsilk was great but wasn’t really effective. My experience with Palmolive must’ve been either too little or just plain forgettable.

Just wanted to share this before going to work, even if it meant getting late.

 

 

TV Episode Catch Up

Okay.. let’s see…

Gossip Girl’s “Juliet Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” was a great friendship episode. Made viewers realize that it was and it still is all about the fearsome and awesome foursome of the Upper East Side – Serena, Blair, Chuck and Nate. The epic take down of Juliet was a great, great scene. And the haters will always try but won’t succeed. I’m really looking forward to seeing what Little J, Vanessa and Juliet will cook up in order to try and take down the awesome foursome of the Upper East Side.

And btw, Vanessa Abrams needs to GTFO if she’s also hell-bent on destroying Serena. I don’t get why she would want to do it. It was Dan who screwed with her. She should be taking down Dan. Oh well, she IS a hater and I guess it was inevitable to see her cook up something against Serena and Blair.

For Hellcats… Marti and Dan should stop with the longing looks and just either get together or move on. Personally, I’d like to see Dan with Savannah. He brings out her wild side and she tames him a bit. Good combo, if you ask me.

Glee left me bored with their “Rocky Horror” episode but left me astounded with their “Never Been Kissed” episode. I gasped twice. First was when Kurt was kissed. Second was when Mr. Schuester kissed Shannon Beiste. Darren Criss performing “Teenage Dream” was great. And I just learned that Darren is half-Filipino and half-Irish. Pretty cool.

The Vampire Diaries had two great consecutive episodes with “Rose” and “Katerina”. We finally saw Katherine’s past and found out that she had a child prior to becoming a vampire. We finally saw how she was turned: she had Rose’s blood in her system and then she killed herself. When she woke up, she and Rose got into a tussle and Katherine got to feed on an elderly woman.

In “Katerina”, we find out that Elijah is able to compel other vampires. I wonder how that’s possible.

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I know I haven’t been able to do much blogging lately. It’s because I work now and I barely have time to blog because I still have to stream the episodes I wanted to blog about. Further explanation at a later time.

Hugs.

 

Music Monday: Sleeperstar: I Was Wrong

I saw “Rose” a day after it aired in the US and was instantly in love with the song playing in the background during a heartbreaking Damon and Elena moment. I decided to search for the song and a fellow blogger provided me with the song details.

The song is entitled “I Was Wrong” by Sleeperstar.

I hope you guys enjoy the song as much as I did.

 

And here’s the heartbreaking scene:

On Juliet Sharp and Michael Weston

Burn Notice is one of the non-high school TV shows I watch. I just love how Michael Weston, Fiona and Sam help out people with their spy-savvy techniques.

They’re so FN cool.

Michael is the ex-spy who desperately wants his job back.

Fiona is the explosives expert.

Sam is the all-around guy.

All three are experts in surveillance.

Anyway, I really would love it if Michael, Fiona and Sam could help me out right now. But seeing that they’re fictional characters, I’d settle for one of their counterparts.

In other things…

I think Juliet Sharp and Ben may have been related to Pete, the guy who overdosed while with Serena and Georgina. I mean why else would anyone want to take revenge on the “powerful people” of the Upper East Side, right?

I still can’t move on from that last scene in “War of the Roses”. Chuck and Blair together again. I have a feeling they’ll still undergo a challenge before being able to really get back together again. For now, I think they’re being friends with benefits.

 

The Week In Review

So, let’s see…

November 1 – I went to work while people who work in non-BPO environments were on holiday leave. Work was okay. I wasn’t bored.

November 2 – I still went to work and was almost late. Nothing exciting here. Tried to download/stream the latest episode of Gossip Girl but couldn’t.

November 3 – Experienced overtime at the office. Worked 4 more hours than usual. Tried to go home before 9 PM so I could catch Glee. Found out that there was no new episode of Glee. Tried to stream Gossip Girl’s “War of the Roses” again.

November 4 – Had lunch with Charls. Claimed my DKNY giveaway from Nuffnang. Spent time with my good friend Rolls. Had a great time catching up. Watched “War of the Roses”. That whole peace treaty thing with Blair and Chuck? So great. Serena falling into old patterns, what else is new? And then the ending scene with Chuck and Blair making out? Epic. Then downloaded Hellcats’ “Back of A Car”. The whole Marti losing her virginity to Dan and Savannah finding out about it the night she decides to give up her virginity to Dan is major friend drama. The kind of drama I’ve been waiting for the show to produce since it came out.

November 5 – Went to work. Went to Glorietta for my NBI clearance renewal. Thankfully, I was done in a few minutes. Grabbed some take-out from Wendy’s. Hailed a cab to go back to work. Chatted with Charls. Talked to my boss Helen about Charls. And then, we had a freakin’ fire drill. We had to go down using the stairs ALL THE WAY from the 24th floor! Then we had to “wait out” the fire by more than an hour so I to extend an hour more at work just to compensate for the hour missed. Not that my boss required it of me. There were just some reports that needed to be done by Monday. Downloaded The Vampire Diaries’ “Rose”. Great, great episode. And there were two sweet Elena and Damon moments. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m a big Stefan-Elena fan. But the moment Damon said “I love you” to Elena…I don’t know. I wish they’d get together for at least a season and then Elena goes back to Stefan. :)

And that’s how my week went. Oh, and somewhere along the week, I found out that Blake Lively and Penn Badgley broke up after three years of dating. Apparently, it’s because Penn wasn’t ready to put a ring on it.

 

Update!

I'm such a genius when it comes to titles. :)

Anyway, if anyone noticed or is curious why I haven’t updated my blog since Monday night, it is because I am now part of the workforce. Again. When I don’t want to yet.

I’m trying to write some more but I don’t think I can. I’m trying to be upbeat but I can’t and I don’t really want to pour my heart out onto this blog so I guess I’ll stop writing for now.

In other news, I’ve decided that the iPhone 4 is for me and not the Blackberry. I’ll be heading to the nearest Globe Business Center and I’ll be signing up for a reservation for the iPhone 4.

And here’s Solange Knowles with “I Decided”. I would like to dedicate this song to my future iPhone 4.

Oh, and if anyone else out there thinks why I should get a Blackberry Bold 9700 instead, please let me know why through the comments or my chat box. Opinions will no longer be welcome once I post pictures of my new gadget. But “I-told-you-so” comments will be welcome instead.

 

Music Monday: REM: Losing My Religion

Because I think I lost mine.

 

Yes. You read right.

The Vampire Diaries: Plan B

I felt so sorry for Stefan when he cried in this episode.

Yes, Elena and Stefan break up for real this time. They broke up because Katherine had found out that Elena and Stefan were fake fighting and really didn’t break up. Katherine made Jenna stab herself after telling Elena that she had compelled Jenna to spy on her and Stefan. Oh, and Jenna’s going to live.

Damon was feeling pretty guilty too for provoking Katherine’s wrath after Stefan warned him not to. Damon called Katherine using Mason’s cell phone. He told her that he killed Mason and actually regretting feeling celebratory soon after Katherine told him that she had a “Plan B and C and, well, you know how the alphabet goes”. After that phone call, above paragraph happened.

Caroline compelled her mom.

Bonnie helped in this episode. Elena had saved Stefan’s life while they (Caroline, Stefan, Elena and Bonnie) were looking for the moon stone. Incidentally, the moon stone apparently unleashes magical powers so Mason wouldn’t become a werewolf anymore. But that’s according to the now-dead Mason.

And for the cliff-hanger, we see that Katherine is with Matt, compelling him to go after Tyler and not stop until Tyler kills him.

This was such a great episode. I almost felt tearful during the whole break up scene and Damon looked so guilty thinking that he caused the break up. Like if he hadn’t gloated to Katherine, Katherine wouldn’t have known that Mason is dead and wouldn’t have compelled Jenna to stab herself.

Paul Wesley was really great in the break up scene. Special kudos to him. I didn’t know he could act like that. Usually the series just makes him be moody and sad all the time. In this specific scene, it was great because you really could feel Stefan’s pain, but at the same time, like he was trying to choke back sobs, albeit unsuccessfully, trying to be strong for him and Elena.

Oh, and another touching scene? The whole mother-daughter thing between Liz and Caroline. Caroline was telling Liz about her (mis)adventures with Stefan, Elena and Bonnie. Liz had praised her for being a strong and confident woman and told her that she didn’t have to compel her and that she would keep everyone’s secret. Caroline agreed that her mom trusts her but her mom doesn’t trust everyone else. And this is when Caroline compels her into thinking that she got the flu, Caroline made her really salty soup, they bickered and that she has a daughter who really loves her no matter what.

Anyway, I don’t want Matt to die. I hope he doesn’t.

Ian Somerhalder, was, as usual, very charming as Damon. Nina Dobrev plays both Elena and Katherine superbly. A viewer, even if it’s his first time to watch the series, would instantly recognize which one is which. I wonder how she does it?

I’m so looking forward to the next episode, entitled “Masquerade”.

Oldies But Goodies Pinoy TV Ads

Because today is a Wednesday and again, I have nothing else to post, I’ve decided to revisit the past.

Since graduating from college, I’ve always wanted to become a copywriter. I wanted to be the one to think up of cool TV/print commercials. I wanted to be in the Creatives Department. Now this “dream” came true and I got to be a copywriter for a little less than a year. But, life got in the way and now I’m an analyst, a position that couldn’t be farther from the Creatives.

Oh, and by the way, totally off-topic but I just want it out there that right now I am craving for some burritos from Army/Navy and onion rings from Brothers Burger.

On with the program:

San Miguel Beer Siboom TVC

RJ Ledesma in Royal Tru Orange TVC

Alice Dixson in “I Can Feel It”

Close Up

And, an ad for Dragon Katol, Lamok siguradong “te-poke”

I’ll definitely do a part two of this post.

Let’s Twist Again

Baby, let’s twist again like we did last summer

As the song goes.

Like other people I know, I have missed the McDonald’s Twister Fries. And I am so glad that it is back.

Dear McDonald’s,

Why is it that you offer the Twister fries for a couple of months in a year every year? Why can’t it be a staple on your fast food menu? Is it because you want to boost sales? That’s pretty selfish of you guys, to deprive us of our beloved twister fries just for business reasons.

Anyway, I am getting some Twister fries on Thursday. Two more days! YAHOO!!

Thanks to Nuffnang for providing the graphics. :)

 

I Don’t Know How To Shop

I really don’t.

I got a total of 8 pieces of clothing plus a black bag, 3 bars of chocolate and a pair of tweezers to replace my “lost” one. It’s in quotation marks because I’m sure that my old ones are here somewhere and I’m just too much of a lazy MFB to go looking for it.

And you know how much I spent? I better not disclose the real amount since my mom reads this blog sometimes. But here’s a clue: it’s way too much that I became eligible for a 0% interest payable in 6 months promo for cardholders from SM. Cashier looked incredulous when I said I’d rather charge it straight. She was wide-eyed and asked again if I wanted to pay for it in installments. I really didn’t care because, thank God, I have the means to pay for it with or without an upcoming job and I really was becoming too sleepy. I got tired from trying on so many blouses and slacks and the temperature inside SM was so cool.

Anyway, if I knew how to shop and if I wasn’t so lazy, I’d probably be able to buy more with what I spent. You’ll see why. I’d probably do better in shopping for electronics than most girls but still behind guys in that department. I’m the type of girl who spends money on gadgets rather than clothes.

But maybe this will change now that I’m in the morning shift. I really couldn’t shop back when I was in last company. I was in the night shift. Plus, I could wear jeans starting Wednesday night.

   

See my blouses? It’s basically the same blouse, just in different colors. LOL. So now I’m wishing the following:

• I was 30 lbs lighter.
• I had more fashion sense.
• I wasn’t lazy when it comes to shopping for office wear.
• I had a fashionista friend with me to go shopping with (and probably would’ve saved me money by pointing me to the direction of great finds at more affordable prices).

So I figure I now have a total of 7 button-down blouses and 3 pairs of slacks to mix and match, in compliance with the office dress code, something which I am most uncertain of because I remember going there one Tuesday afternoon and the guys I was going to work with were in jeans and sneakers. On the positive side, I get to have more clothes. But I can be so boyish that I’d end up matching the blouses with a pair of jeans and maybe some heels or sneakers.

And I think my mom will be raiding my closet soon. Again. Which means I really have to slim down so my new clothes won’t fit her. *Evil laugh*.

Ok. Next on my list is a pair of Spanx.

Hmm…now, how to get them here soon?

 

Music Monday: Michael Buble: Everything

I love this song!

It’s so positive and hopeful and something that I hope my hot future husband will sing for me – kind of like how Michael Buble wrote this song for Emily Blunt, without the break-up part.

Anyway, enjoy the video!

Nuffnang and PLDT myDSL Special Screening

As evident in the contents of my blog, I love watching TV shows and movies. Finding out that Nuffnang and PLDT partnered up to have a special screening is a special treat. Why? I was just about to stream the movie. But we know that watching a movie on a laptop screen is no match to watching to movie on the big screen.

Here are some of the features of myDSL:

My favorite feature would be the one where it says it allows for remote troubleshooting. Admittedly, there were times that my DSL connection has not been so great. It’s just very fortunate that the tech support team of DSL has always been prompt in resolving any issues.

Anyway, how will you complete the following question?

“The Social Network is to Facebook, as PLDT myDSL modem+wifi is to _________________.”

My answer would be:

“The Social Network is to Facebook, as PLDT myDSL modem+wifi is to streaming movies and music.”

Watch “The Social Network” in theaters near you (mine would be Glorietta or Greenbelt).

Video-Crazy Saturday

Nope, not actually going video crazy. Just thought I’d post some videos I’ve been posting on my Tumblr account here.

Why? Because I like repetitive entries and double-posting. And they’re both my blogs, dammit! :)

Okay.

So I hope you find them funny or amusing, like I did.

This one is how you make people take the stairs instead of the escalator. It’s called The Piano Stairs.

This one is how you make people throw garbage in the right place. It’s the world’s deepest bin.

This is how you make people recycle their bottles

The following funny video has a moral story. Can you tell me what it is?

 

Th-th-that’s all folks!

Good Luck Me

From “Good Luck Chuck”.

I am the female version of it. 2 out of 5 boyfriends married the girlfriends they had after me. Another one is planning his wedding soon – to his girlfriend after we broke up. And that makes it 3 out 5.

This might be good news to Most Recent Ex. It simply means he might be able to find someone in Dubai who can make him truly happy and be able to love him because of what he can and cannot be. And if that happens, he will be the fourth.

Yes, I’m feeling a little loser-ish. I convince myself that the reason why I haven’t stayed with any of these 5 guys is because they weren’t for me. Or maybe they were but we just couldn’t make it work due to immaturity from both sides. Of course, I can’t convince myself all the time. Sometimes, I concede that it may be wholly my fault and sometimes I think it’s wholly their fault.

But the good news for me is that I will totally get a hot husband (as in male version of Cam played by Jessica Alba in the movie) in the future. This future hot husband will totally kick all ex-boyfriends’ ass when it comes to looks and smarts and humor and loyalty and commitment to moi.

Lord, please haste the day I meet this totally hot future husband so I get to be with him soon.

To future husband: just so you know, we’re totally getting a maid because I know nil about house chores except for cooking rice in the kaldero and washing dishes. And unless you want unclean and unironed clothes, to eat carbonara and paksiw na lechon and/or take out everyday of your life with me, you will totally think that it’s a great idea to have a maid. :) Plus, think of all the fun things better done than chores. LOL.

 

Blah Blah Blah

This is going to be a nonsense post. So please, if you don’t wanna waste time, move on to another blog. Come back when I have something that interests you.

So I went to Humana today for my medical exam as required by my new employer. Met a cute, tall guy who spied that I was pretty much holding the same permit slip he was holding. No introductions were done. He’s going to be an agent and will start his 2-month, 100K-bond worth of training by Monday. He seemed straight. When he started talking to me, I just pretty much answered his questions but his cuteness got me distracted from the text message I was composing.

He was sweet too, or well, chivalrous. When he saw that there were no chairs left for me to sit on while waiting for out turn at the drug testing center, he came over to where I was standing and said that I should take his seat. I politely refused and thanked him. He insisted and another chair became vacant. So I suggested we take our seats. Unfortunately, someone beat him to one of the seats and he was left standing.

As soon as I was done, I noticed he was still sitting in the waiting area. I asked him if he was done and he said that he wasn’t done with the medical history and check up thing, which I found weird because there was a good five-minute wait between us when we were first called for our medical check up and he was called first. Plus he was called first for the drug test. So I said that I’ll be leaving and he said “Ingats”. I doubt I’ll be seeing him around the new company. I don’t even know his name. Not interested too. I think recent ex-boyfriend made me realize that everyone really has baggage and that it is possible to not see your special someone for 30 days at a time even if you work for the same company.

And somewhere in between the whole story above, I got a little of my pee on my shirt. Stupid cup slipped. Good thing the whole thing didn’t spill or else I’d have to wait until I needed to pee before getting out of there. And, it would’ve been HUMILIATING to have to explain how my shirt got wet.

Grabbed an Army/Navy lunch. Tried to make a friend jealous of my lunch, but he didn’t care, so that obviously backfired. I got a breakfast burrito and some onion rings. The breakfast burrito wasn’t as good as the steak burrito I had the first time. After realizing that my meal was both fattening and artery clogging, I got me some Bo’s Hot Tea. Rainforest and Lemon something. It’s really good. I carried that around with me while I was scouting Glorietta for the most affordable iPod Touch. Almost bought a 4th generation 32 GB iPod touch. I wasn’t that excited to get it. Probably because it had no radio feature. And I want a radio feature just in case I get tired of more than 900 songs in my collection. I didn’t buy one obviously but as I was driving home, I was regretting my decision a little.

Oh well.

So, I’ll probably start working on the 25th, the day when my parents are gonna be home the whole day. Makes me sometimes wish that I was working for a regular company and not in the BPO industry. But seeing my paycheck makes it almost worth it. :) Anyway, with me working soon, I hope to have updates on my favorite shows still and more importantly, I hope to be able to update this blog regularly, if not everyday.

 

TV: Glee: Duets

So who didn’t love “Duets”? I mean, seriously.

Noticeable, of course, was the absence of Puck, more than the absences of Emma, Sue and Beiste in this episode.

I loved Rachel and Finn’s version of “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” but loved “River Deep, Mountain High” more by Santana and Mercedes. I was almost left speechless marveling at Santana’s voice and wondering why she didn’t sing more songs in Season 1.

Artie almost looked scared of Brittany before she carried him out of the wheelchair and onto the bed.

Artie: Is this the part where you take my virginity?

Brittany: Before we duet, we do it.

Funny.

Great number by Mike and Tina. A fitting song too, though I can’t help but think that Harry might’ve faked not being able to sing as well. But then again, it was just really great to “hear” him perform and not just see him do his stuff. I’m just really happy that he was finally able to get his “break-out” role. :)

Great chemistry, I think, for Sam and Quinn. Loved their date scene. That’s right. A gentleman always pays for the first date. 

Felt really sad Brittany. The scene where she’s pushing a meatball with her nose like on Disney’s “The Lady and the Tramp” was so…poignant.

All in all, the episode tackled sexuality (Brittany/Santana, Artie/Brittany and Kurt/Sam but not so much) and all the other stuff teens go through.

Great episode come back from “Grilled Cheesus”. I’m looking forward to the next episode. It’s supposed to be a theme episode in time for Halloween. I hope it’s good.

 

 

Harry Shum Jr. & Jenna Ushkowitz Duets Teaser

Here’s the video:

 

Don’t be fooled by the cover. It’s Harry and Jenna who talk mainly about this teaser.

I can’t wait to see Harry perform, in as what Heather says, his break-out role.

Lazy Tuesday

Sometimes, on days like these, I wish my family had more money so that I didn’t have to go to interviews and job offers because I didn’t have to go to work in order to help out my family in its household expenses.

Yes, I am a lazy MFB.

Let me tell you all an interesting story. When I loved my job at my former company, I would refrain from being absent. And even if I was on sick leave, I would still call to check up on them and the reports they were covering for me.

Then, I started to get burnt out.

Then, I sometimes wished that I’d get into a MINOR car accident (something that would require bed rest and NOT confinement at the hospital) just so I could skip work with a valid reason for a few consecutive days.

Then I started to look for opportunities. Then I quit.

Some of you might be thinking “This is one crazy girl. She must not have any friends, let alone a boyfriend”.

Yes, I am crazy. And no I didn’t. They came much later…around the time I started to look for opportunities. Real friends are hard to find in a world where you feel like you’re part of the team, but not really. Good thing Charls came along, as well as our other friends (who unfortunately do not have blogs, therefore no need for mentioning them). Boyfriend? Well, let’s just say, he’s the most absent boyfriend and wasn’t there for me when I needed some cheering up. And yes, he reads this blog sometimes. And because he reads this blog, I will be fair and say that he is present when I need him as a friend. Recently, he rescued me from dealing with the big, bad city while I was being a damsel-without-a-car-who-didn’t-know-her-way-around-the-metro-through-commuting. And for that, I appreciate him.

More boyfriend-bashing stories on my personal blog. Oh, wait. You all have no access to that. *Evil laugh*

Music Monday: Joan Osborne: What If God Was One Of Us?

I remember yesterday’s message during Church Service. God wants us to be saved. There was more but I think that’s the essence of it.

Oh, and a great verse from Paulo Coelho from his book, The Fifth Mountain.

God is all-powerful. If He limited Himself to doing only that which we call good, we could not call him the Almighty; He would only command one part of the universe, and there would exist someone more powerful than He, watching and judging his acts.

Makes sense right?

Plus, I’ve been so bothered about Glee’s “Grilled Cheesus” episode. AND this atheist guy on Tumblr. Man! I mean I think of myself as pretty open-minded and think that some posts by atheists make sense. I think atheists are know-it-alls. But this guy…yes, he’s smart but sometimes, his posts are perverse that I almost cringe when I see he has posts on Tumblr.

Anyway, a question I would like to ask atheists is “What if God was one of us?” I know they don’t believe in God but will they believe when they finally see?

And to the believer, “What if God was one of us?” Got any particular thing to say to Him?

Regretful Thoughts On A Hot & Humid Night

I need to get off Facebook. Seriously.

Sometimes, I worry and get stressed about being 27 and boyfriend-less. And I worry about my career – if I’m making the right choices or if I’m unknowingly making the wrong ones.

I know I have some hang-ups. Sometimes, I worry about those too, wondering if I’m doing enough to make sure that my past doesn’t affect my present and my future.

When I think about it, I think it all began in high school. I may have been sort of bullied. And it may have been my fault even. I wanted to be liked by the popular kids. And I think that was a big mistake. High school is definitely something I’d re-do if I had the chance to and change A LOT of things.

And I hated high school so much that I don’t have any plans on attending any reunions.

College was fun. Met friends who would turn out to be my closest friends even up to now. College is something I’d like to re-do just because it was fun.

If I knew then what I knew now, I probably would’ve done things differently. I sometimes wonder how those choices that I could’ve made would affect my life today.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m pretty happy and I feel blessed.

I just think I could’ve made better decisions and better choices. And I sincerely hope and pray that I will make better decisions starting today.

The Vampire Diaries: Kill Or Be Killed

Loved the scene wherein Stefan was feeding on Elena’s blood.

All it takes is a couple of drops of human blood every day to make him stronger and be able defeat Katherine.

Super major surprise: Mason wants the moon stone so he can give it to Katherine. They make out after Mason gives the moon stone to her.

So the bigger question is: After giving the moon stone to the Lockwoods in 1864, why does she want it back now?

Unfortunately, we won’t know more until October 21st.

Oh well.

 

 

TV: Glee: Grilled Cheesus

Didn’t like this episode.

I thought it was trying to be “deep” but I don’t think it translates. To me, at least.

I was uncomfortable the whole time. I particularly wasn’t happy about Finn praying to a “Grilled Cheesus”. There’s just something wrong there.

Yes, I am a Christian. And no, I’m not the type to ram my faith down anyone’s throat. I can’t exactly express why and how but “Grilled Cheesus” offended me a bit.

The singing wasn’t as great and MAY BE the worst ever since the show began.

But that’s just my honest and humble opinion.

 

Turning Mexican…

Entitled as such only because I’ve been craving burritos and quesadillas for the last few days.

I finally found my new favorite Mexican food place. It’s Army/Navy Burgers & Burritos over at Glorietta 5.

Well, obviously, they serve burgers and burritos. Oh and onion rings. And fries. And quesadillas. Yum-my!

Last night, I had dinner with my cousin and Kris, my best friend’s brother-in-law, to talk about, guess what, life insurance. I really am growing up if conversations over dinner include life insurance.

Anyway, I was planning to get on some life insurance only because I really need to be forced to save money instead of splurging it on, say, an iPhone or a Blackberry (leaning towards an iPhone, by the way, because I realized I wouldn’t be forced to go into an unlimited surfing plan – unlike the Berry. Or so I think). And I thought it would be a great idea for my cousin, who’s a single mom, to get something just in order for her to be forced to save.

While she and Kris talked, I wolfed down my Steak Burrito and onion rings. Man, those were great. I tried my cousin’s chicken quesadillas and they tasted great too. The Libertea iced tea was as good as they said.

I have to say I really enjoyed the food there…now, how to convince the parents that it’s a good enough place for Sunday lunch? 

 

 

…

Well.

That hiatus was rather short.

HIATUS

Since I don’t know what to write and I’ve lost my interest in summarizing TV episodes of my favorite shows, I’ve decided that my blog and I will go on an indefinite hiatus.

I want something more out of this blog. I just don’t want to write about trivial stuff. Yes, this was supposed to be a blog about what I like but I’m finding it hard to write about certain stuff. Maybe because I’m not liking them as much. And the world wide web is already full of websites and blogs like mine, if we’re talking about TV episode recaps and spoilers.

I need to recharge.

And I will be on hiatus. Indefinitely.

But I already said that.

The Vampire Diaries: Memory Lane

I’ll just sum up this episode.

Damon, Alaric, Jenna and Mason get together at the Gilbert House. Elena and Caroline are there too. Of course we know that Damon, Alaric and Elena have a motive for the party. Damon keeps cracking dog and wolf related jokes and references. Funniest dialogue for me:

Jenna: Mason was a catch. He had girls lining up.

Damon: Really? Huh… I always pegged you for a lone wolf.

Mason: Well I’m sure I wasn’t half the lady killer you were.

Elena got worried about Stefan because he wasn’t returning her calls. That is because Stefan was busy torturing Katherine. Or at least he thought he was. Turns out Katherine has been sipping vervain for the last 145 years and it doesn’t affect her at all, except if you put it directly on her skin. Katherine told Stefan about her side of the story of what happened in 1864. It is revealed that she didn’t need saving and that she really did come back because she loved Stefan. It’s also revealed that before

Caroline offered to drive Elena to the Salvatore house but kept delaying Elena.

Elena and Stefan stage a fight and made sure Caroline and Damon heard the fight. They later met at Elena’s room to make up.

And here’s a preview of the next episode “Kill or Be Killed”:

Music Monday: Fantasia: Bittersweet

Heard this song on the radio the other day. I thought it was a great song and I want to share it with everyone who’s reading this blog.

I think this would be a great song for senti/emo moments. :)

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 15

I used to love the show “America’s Next Top Model” but I think it’s declining in quality.

My favorite top model winners are Yoanna House and Naima Mora. And I wonder where they are now.

In fact, where are the other Top Model winners now? I guess the show isn’t exactly living up to it’s name since it’s not exactly producing top models even after 14 cycles.

Of Religion and the RH Bill

I was watching the last two episodes of the series “The Tudors”. There was a scene wherein Bishop Stephen Gardiner presented a warrant of arrest to Lady Hartford, accusing her of heresy. A person would be considered a heretic if you believed in something that strayed even the slightest bit away from the Catholic faith.

But I digress. Lady Hartford told the Bishop that the warrant will never be served because she knows his secret. The secret had something to do with the Bishop embezzling land and money from King Henry VIII, a crime that the Bishop would certainly be punished for. This specific crime was also true of Cardinal Wolsey, former Lord Chancellor to the same King. These two put a lot of “heretics” to torture or death or anyone they thought had to be removed. They were ruthless. They would sometimes advise King Henry about something that would serve personal interests. And they were supposed to be pious men.

And it occurred to me. I am sure that the Wolsey and Gardiner are just two of the priests of the Catholic persuasion during the Renaissance who had the King’s ear. Surely, with plenty of other kings and plenty of other Bishops and Cardinals who advise these kings on matters of trivia and utmost importance, they would have enjoyed certain benefits/advantages from the kings they serve. My point? These guys are wealthy, either secretly or openly. Their wealth may have been either passed on to family members, if they had them, or returned to the state for whatever reason. And I know that kings at the time may have offered pieces of land to the Pope as well.

By the time I finished with the two episodes, I decided I was done with the Catholic faith and that I am almost disgusted with it because of some people who ran and are currently running it. My decision did not come from just two episodes of The Tudors. It didn’t come from four seasons of the series. The feeling of disgust comes from news all over the world, especially those coming from our country, about priests having sexual relations with women and/or children. They’re priests, for heaven’s sake. They shouldn’t be perverting themselves.

My distaste comes from observation of them feeling high and mighty, feeling the need to meddle with the affairs of the state when there is a SEPARATION between the church and the State.

Yes, I understand that we cannot forget our morality but is it also possible that our so-called “morality” is keeping us from progressing because of old-school views on important issues?

So I think that the CBCP (Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines) should just butt out of the Reproductive Health Bill.

From what I understand, the Catholic leadership here in the Philippines are against the following:

• Pre-marital sex
• Extra-marital sex
• Gay sex
• Solo sex
• Porn
• Sex with unnatural family planning (condoms, IUD, etc)
• Vasectomy
• Ligation
• Sex for fun
• Sex not intending to procreate

Okay. So I’m with them on the first three. Yes, while I have gay friends, I still think that sex should be between a physiological man and a physiological woman. The others are just plain ridiculous.

I think family planning using the “rhythm method” aka “natural family planning” is just plain unreliable. A woman who has an irregular menstrual cycle cannot determine when she’ll be fertile or not.

My stand is this: Every one should have a choice. A married couple should be able to enjoy sex for fun. And since the reality is a lot of people are engaging in pre-marital sex, condoms should be accessible to prevent sexual diseases, not only pregnancies.

Taking it to another level, I am even pro-abortion only in the following cases:

• If continued pregnancy will harm the child and eventually the mother
• Rape survivors should be able to have a choice and not be condemned for it. If they decide to keep the child, fine and good. If they decide that they don’t want a reminder from the painful and humiliating experience, they should be able to do it PROVIDED that the crime is well-documented (police blotter at the very least).

And this is what I have to say about the current events that we have here. 

  

 

TV Overload & Mexican Cravings

I’ve just been utterly addicted to online TV.

I find it immensely satisfying that I get to watch episodes in advance in comparison to what is currently being shown on either cable or free TV.

Just within a 15-hour period, I was able to watch two episode of The Tudors (Season 4, Episode 7 & 8) and an episode each from Hellcats and The Vampire Diaries. Say we average the four episodes I’ve watched today at 45 minutes each…that’s about 180 minutes wasted, not counting the hours I spent downloading each episode.

Ugh. This is getting to be pathetic of me.

Anyway.

About Hellcats – I’m really glad that the show is “improving”. We get to know more about Savannah Monroe and her family. We get to see the sharp contrasts and subtle similarities between Savannah’s mom and Marti’s mom. We get to see the progress of Dan and Savannah’s relationship and the decline of Alice and Lewis.

Don’t get me wrong. The plot is still lacking. But at least it’s improving.

On The Vampire Diaries – I’m not too crazy about the flashback episode called “Memory Lane”. I guess the highlight of this episode is that Katherine really did come back for Stefan and she does love him and she wasn’t just screwing around with Damon’s head. Everything else isn’t as important.

On The Tudors – I’m liking Catherine Parr. I think Joely Richardson does a good job of it. I’m falling in love with the kid who plays Prince Edward, Eoin Murtagh. He’s just so adorable.

So I like The Tudors because I like watching historical stuff, although the series is well-known for taking great liberties from history. But I still like it.

I’ve been feeling too lazy to write. I wonder why.

Oh, btw, ate at Baja Mexican Cantina at Greenbelt 5. Loved their Carne Asado Nachos. Not sure about the name of the type of nachos that we had. But it was absolutely wonderful. The grilled chicken burritos were okay. Just okay. Very filling but it wasn’t as tasty as I thought it would be. I ended up munching on the nachos the whole time I was there.

If they were serving onion rings, I’d be happy as a Mexican on siesta. :)

Harry Shum Jr. Talks About Glee

Harry Shum Jr. talks to Marisa Roffman (www.givememyremote.com) about breaking up Artie and Tina and the formerly much-awaited “Britney/Brittany” episode (we no longer have to wait since it has been aired).

 

TV: Glee: Britney/Brittany

Loving the new episode of Glee entitled “Britney/Brittany”. Here’s an episode that showcases the talents of the Glee cast, but mostly those of Heather Morris.

• We find out that Brittany’s full name is Brittany Susan Pierce, making her Brittany S. Pierce. Get it? :)
• Artie, Rachel and Brittany have bad teeth. Brittany’s excuse was she thought that Dr. Pepper was a dentist.
• Can Heather dance or what? She can’t sing as well, but she dances so well! I mean we all knew that she was a dancer for Beyonce’s Single Ladies and her being a dancer was the reason she got hired on Glee. But I bet no one expected her to be this good.
• Santana was funny coming on to Carl, played by John Stamos. I’m looking forward to a William and Carl sing off.
• “Slave For You” was sung better by Britney Spears but danced better by Heather Morris.
• Great performance by Brittany and Santana for “Me Against The Music”. Naya Rivera sings better than Heather. But Heather dances better than Naya.
• IMHO, Rachel Berry RUINED “Baby, One More Time”. She got the look, just not the right sound.
• Artie did a great version of “Stronger”. I really didn’t expect a guy to cover “Stronger” but it worked out pretty great.
• New Directions did a great job on an acapella version of Toxic.

This episode certainly gave Heather Morris/Brittany S. Pierce the spotlight. She was funnier than ever! I noticed Naya/Santana got more lines too.

I loved the fact that Britney played herself and did not appear as a substitute teacher or a nanny or whatever.

There were great Rachel and Finn moments too. My favorite was when Finn walked away from Santana and Brittany to hold hands with Rachel.

And we discover that Rachel can be a conniving bitch. She asked Quinn to check if Finn wanted to get back with Quinn. I’m not sure if Quinn was pretending to be sad that Finn chose Rachel over her. But I kinda got the feeling that though she was a bit sad, she really didn’t care. I thought it was out of Quinn’s character given her sharp resolve in not choosing anyone from Finn and Puck. But that was way nice of her to do that for Rachel.

So far, I think Harry’s the only one left to showcase his talent in a big way. Oh wait, no. We haven’t had a Santana episode yet. And I think “Grilled Cheesus” is gonna be Kurt-centric. So I really look forward to some episodes that’ll be Mike-centric and Santana-centric. Would love to get to know more of the cast and see what they can really do.

Oh, btw, a little bird told me that Charice Pempengco aka Sunshine Corazon will be back for the fourth episode. How true? I don’t know how reliable this bird this. We’ll know soon enough.

And here’s the preview for Glee Season 2 Episode 3 entitled “Grilled Cheesus”. I think this one is gonna be a tear-jerker.

TV: Gossip Girl : The Undergraduates

Blair and Serena were genius in this one!

Hmm…So let’s see if I remember the episode correctly. I think I just remember all the Blair and Serena parts because I dislike the Chuck-Eva and Dan-Vanessa parts. Call me biased, but here we go (oh, and these might not be in chronological order, sorry):

• Blair and Serena start their first day at Columbia together. Blair talks about the Hamilton House and how it is so exclusive that it makes “the Soho house look like a half-way house”. At the Hamilton House, we find Juliet as the key keeper and tells both girls that there is only one key left and only Blair is on the list. Serena makes a gracious exit and calls Dan. Fortunately, Dan says it’s a bad time to talk (having learned from Gossip Girl that Georgina is at St. Bart’s, and not at a spa). Blair approaches Serena and offers to not accept a key at Hamilton House but Serena insists. They hug and say goodbye. Serena sees Nate and tries to be friendly but Nate blows her off.
• Chuck takes Eva shopping. Chuck leaves and Eva is left alone in the store. She meets Blair and tries to make nice but Blair is Blair and she dishes out some mean things and hits the French girl’s self-esteem.
• Dan finds out that Milo isn’t his.
• Dan and Vanessa move in.
• Eric and Rufus are annoying. They forget that they live in the Bass apartment. Doesn’t it bother anyone else that Rufus gets to feel high and mighty while enjoying the space that Bart Bass owns? I’m beginning to see Rufus as a social climber. What does he do for a living anyway, aside from mooching off from Lily.
• Penelope is back and in one of my favorite scenes from the episode. I think  the scene is included in the promos. The one where Blair says that the standard has become low to let Penelope in? That’s a funny scene.
• Serena overhears a girl about getting a key to the Hamilton House. She asks this random girl to confirm. Random girl confirms she got a key. Serena confronts Juliet. Juliet says that Blair called the selection committee and had Serena removed because she didn’t want to share anything with Serena anymore.
• Serena and Blair stage a catfight. Yes, “stage” is the keyword because it’s all fake. Serena and Blair have shown remarkable loyalty towards each other and it is in moments like these that make me love them both so much. :) Anyway, Serena gets a key to the Hamilton after mom makes a few calls. Turns out Lily asked around the board members of Bass industries and it was confirmed that Serena has always been on the list. Oh and this was another favorite scene of mine.
• Juliet is publicly shamed yet Nate still likes her.

Points to ponder:

• Gossip Girl has a new feature: live streaming. Live streaming happened once in this episode and it was when Blair was regaling fellow members of the Hamilton House about dating a royal. Wasn’t anyone aware of the live streaming at the time? Is Gossip Girl a member of the Hamilton House?
• Who the hell is Juliet and who did she visit at prison and why the hell is she so hell bent on destroying Serena van der Woodsen? And how did she know about Pete?

I’m loving Gossip Girl with every episode. What did you guys think?

Btw, here’s the next episode preview: