U.T.O.Y - The Psychosomatic Life of A Mandrake

31.12.07

Paborito ko ang Sopas

'Was lookin for a pasta cookbook when I saw this one. Though not a cookbook and in Filipino, it was a good read. Short yet inspiring. The fact that I finished it in a day is a proof that it really is a good one. Bili na mura lang.

Change

Difficult is an understatement. That's what I always thought of whenever I have personal distress.

Lucky me I could control all my muscles before them bursting with rage and create mayhem.

Though however I fill in every wrong detail of my life and my family's pseudo-soap patterned verve, so little has changed. I guess I can't change everything.

But at least there are these small changes that steadily giving me a smirk once in a while.

My lil sis is close to graduating. Come March, she'll be donning that long yearned toga. And she had recovered as well from that ear infection to which I am still indebted of to the company wahhhh. But it's all good.

My lil bro is now clean after suffering from a death-defying act. Not on Xsports but on his daily ritual, 6-months injection of the very last drug (of 4 possible meds) that can remedy his disease. Heck I remember holding him in my arms, squeezed, as I run to the ERl faster than Marion Jones. 'Really a close one.

Am I glad to have gone thru all of these this year? It's a definite YES. For He always was there. I have gone through the most difficult of trials... yet I have managed to stand and still run with whatever I have, for I knew He was there, He is there and forever will be there.

27.12.07

Sanpits

Bulatlat

Zumcap

Cuz Kim at our Baguio Vaca Crib

18.12.07

Zen

禅

9.12.07

Beinte Nueve

Mga nakaalala sa pogi

Lola. Papa. Utol Eyi. Utol Eson. Utol Awin. Bebe ko. Fifen. Glentot. Powerboy. Besfren Mike. Besfren Arlene. Besfren Ja. Chel & Baby Gelic. Tita Med. Tita Vi. Janice B. Stan Siy. Bai. Jay K. ValD. Nini. Juliebee. Mamai. Jigs. Ka Dantes. Lars. Donds. Renz. Bong. Roquito. Donabel.

Awa ng Diyos pogi pa den.

19.11.07

Being Generous

I remember my first picture in Bacolod City was in front of its Cathedral. Then only four, I used to go here with my Mom and Aunt Gamay to attend mass. After 24 long years, the cathedral hasn't changed a bit except for a new stall of religious artifacts that hardly affected the infamous Neo-Roman arch design of this landmark.

But what caught my attention more are its pseudo-dwellers...on a dilapidated trolley a disabled beggar is asking for alms, two kids are glumly asleep on a makeshift table beneath Virgin Mary's statue, & several young women are begging with one holding her infant brother. In a city known for its endless, contagious smiles, one cannot argue that smiles are nowhere near these people. Giving them alms is far from bringing them complete joy. If there was only a perfect world, no one will be left with no one to care...nobody would ask people for a coin or two...no child will be sleeping on cold pavements with empty stomaches then waking up still sans anything to eat...

But all these are planned. HE knows what HE is doing because HE knows everyone's fate. What HE is asking for is, for us to be generous without expecting any reward in return. Giving ourselves completely in almsgiving, in works of mercy, without looking for compensation. Charity does not seek for repayment. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. We have to sow without yearning for immediate fruits. The Lord teaches us to give without measure, without any calculation of reward. Then we will receive in abundance.

18.11.07

Masskara 07

10.11.07

Si BABSI at ANG DAMBUHALANG TSINELAS

~ 170 lbs. XXL ang size ng mukha. pati sunglass matsikip. pawisan pati singit...goodbye old days

Meteor Garden

Dis poto is brot to you by Aling Mameng's salompas, ang may init na walastik!

And Totoy's DYODORANT, pag idinikit tanggal anghit!

The Return of the Comeback

After my surgeon told me that I needed to wait before I handed over my virginal body (hehe) unto him, all the angels and the saints (+ some friend imps) leaped with me in total grats ala kermit. The temporary verdict was given to me - No Ops until Single Digit Kidney Function. Twas unexpected. Immense happiness was an understatement. Although just an interim, this is probably the best news I've ever received, better than having my girl Lana Lang by my bedside...ahhh probably not...probably the best news but not better than being with Lana Lang. I correct myself. Shouldering the stress of thinking everyday of your disease is totally draining, that after a week of savoring the great news, I:

Went to Bacolod to see my cuzs after 19 long years.
Ate my heart out in Carlo's Pizza. That Messicana was a blast!!!!
Visited my god kid in Singapore who cried the moment she saw me.
Treated myself with a 2-day VL

Relief. Relief. Relief. Haaahhh...Such a relief. Thanks to the great One above. I'll see you when I see you...

30.10.07

View from Swissotel Stamford, SG

Kung gusto mong palakihin, pindutin mo laang ang picture.

Iloilo Kag Silay

Paopao's Crib

Salamat kay Paolo and Joel dahil nakitira ako for 1 night sa haybol nila. Napagtripan ko tuloy sina manang na ala bra...

1.10.07

Shigi shigi

Paborito kong palabas sa TV ang Shaider nuon. Bukod ke Astroboy, si Shaider ang idol ko nung bata pa ko. Mantakin mong ginaya ko pa ang Shaider kick kaya nabangasan sa mukha ang isa sa mga sanpits ko. Kung ginamit ko pa yung Shaider punch, sigurado tanggal ang ipin ng hinayupak hehe. Araw araw kong inaabangan to pati na si Annie Putingpanty ehe si Annie lang pala. Crush ko tong si Annie lalo na pag dina drive na nya yung Mazda RX-7 FB habang nakikipagbarilan si Shaider sa mga monster na gawa ni Ida - ang saksakan ng seksing transvestite na apo ni Fuuma Le-Ar. Kala ko babae si Ida pero nung nakaaapat na episodes na ko saka ko palang nalaman na isa pala siyang diwata ahahay....pero ang champion sa lahat na lagi kong napapanaginipan ay ang "Shigi shigi maka shigi uwa. O shigi shigi. Makahene sha i sha i makainto u mika unte" hehehehe...

Pangarap ko ding magpabili ng Babilos sa tatay ko para makapunta sa Time Space Warp. Tapos sa tulong ni Annie iko convert ko to para maging Super Blaster. Kaso ala kameng pera kaya nagkakasya na lang ako sa panunuod kay Annie hehehe...