As I was browsing (again) the net this afternoon, I stumbled upon a site requesting everyone to cooperate and to switch the power (and everything) OFF on the 1st of July 2007. I, myself, am concerned about the climate change so trying and joining in this wouldn't be bad. Read on please and help spread the word (if you're a concerned citizen, too) by posting this on your blog.
At midday on Sunday July 1st 2007 we are asking everyone concerned about the effects of climate change to simply turn everything (non-vital) off for an hour. That’s one hour with no cars, computers, TVs, etc. Through your support and lobbying we would also like as many businesses as possible to join in and publicly show their commitment to tackling climate change. Thanks a lot! *wink
One Hour No Power aims to raise awareness of our collective ability to tackle climate change through our everyday lives.
This is a people powered event for everyone to help shape. Share your ideas for One Hour No Power by adding your comments to the event blog and find help with promoting the event locally on our ‘Join In’ page.
It’s up to you how you spend the hour. You could hold a sponsored event for your favourite environmental group, take to the roads on your bike, write your personal green action plan for the coming year or simply spend time with family and friends.
Please join in and switch off between 12-1 pm on Sunday 1st July (in your local time zone).
It's a boring day today. I lacked sleep for 3 consecutive nights due to some thinkings I made during night time about problems and other worries. Think about my eyebags. T__T Well, I'm currently in the office, constantly staring at my monitor for 15 minutes, fingers stuck on my keyboard, trying to squeeze out leftover brain juices from last night's pondering. Don't really know what to type. Waaa.. *exhales deeply
I was scanning the tv programs last night and ended up watching 'Emergency' which is a documentary report shown in GMA channel (one of our local channels; rival of ABS-CBN). Ok, before I start sharing this 'thing' I've seen on tv, let me warn you.. It's gross! Ready to hear it? Here goes: Some people do recycle condoms. How? They wash it with their hands like naglalaba and then hang it just like our clothes. Why they do it? To save money. That's it.
The lady, first interviewee, worked as a prostitute. Since her reason was, 'Mahirap kasi ang buhay ngayon. mahal kung bibili ako ng condom lage.', she opted to wash condoms and hang them just like our clothes. If it's time for her to use it, she'll get it from her bag and let her partner use it. She even said that her partner doesn't even care if the condom is new or not. Eew!
Next interviewee was a mother and her reason was, 'Takot akong mabuntis lage kaya ganito ginagawa ko.'.. She also does the same, wash it with soap and hang them dry. She disposes these things after 3rd usage.
The last interviewee was a gay. His reason for keeping those used condoms is for his partner's remembrance sake. Eeew! I don't know if he even washes it after the first usage.
In the first place, I don't understand why they need to recycle such things. CONDOMS ARE DISPOSABLE, NOT RECYCLABLE. We use condoms for protection against infections! Soap and water alone doesn't clean and disinfect it. Recycling IT means you risk yourself to AIDS, gonorrhea, even UTI and other sexual diseases. What's gotten into these persons? They can even go to health centers to ask for condoms. It's free. I guess. Health centers even offer programs about practicing safe sex, birth control and a lot more. Blah!
FACT: Did you know that the hottest day so far in the Philippines was on April 23, 2007? The temperature raised to 39.3 degrees Celsius. Whew! Take care everyone. Beware of heat stroke. Apply sunscreen with high SPF and drink lots, lots, LOTS of water.
92.3 Joey FM, which happens to be one of my fave local radio station, is gone forever. *sob It was replaced by XFm which plays lounge and upbeat music even at broad daylight. >_<
All I can say is Thank you, Joey, for the wonderful music. It accompanied me during my emo moods. Guess I'll be listening to Crossover na lang. :)
Now, for my farewell song.. specially dedicated to Joey.. Listen up. :)
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Belated happy birthday to my sister! I love you, Ate! :) And here I come, beaches! Nyahaha.
I'll be on blog leave for 5 days, guys, to commemorate the Holy Lenten Season. During this season, we do what Christians always do - fasting and repentance. I remember what our Theology teacher (in high school) told us, "These 40 days of Lent, starting on Ash Wednesday, are supposed to be days of fasting, which means days of discipline and self-restraint." And since Sunday is the Lord's day, we should be celebrating, and Lent is temporarily suspended.
So this Thursday and Friday, I'll have to sacrifice my DVD marathon-ing hobby. Instead, I will examine my conscience and pray a lot to ask for forgiveness. And maybe I'll even do Bisita Iglesia with my friends. Here are some questions (which I found on the net) upon which you might pray and meditate during Lent:
* Am I sharing gladly what I have with others, especially the stranger and the poor? * Do I have a gracious and patient attitude with others, especially those who irritate me? * Do I feel the power of connection to God and the church in corporate worship? * How is my devotional and prayer life progressing? Am I listening to God more and complaining less? Is it time for a change or a growth in my Bible study and prayer life? * What are the lurking sin problems, which still plague me? * Am I as thoughtful and forgiving of family as others, or do I take my frustrations out on them? * Do I speak up for the maligned and oppressed, or do I remain silent in order to remain popular?
Then, on Easter Sunday, I'll be celebrating with my family. :) Then, have to grab a few things for the upcoming company outing. Wooo!
What keeps you from believing that the universe is yours? Reach out, embrace it. I say, "the sky's the limit!" So get your bag, get your stuff, and head for the stars...I'll meet you out there.
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I'm sick. Got colds due to sudden change of weather. But I can still get up on time every morning and do my work. Take care everyone! Ganbare! Ganbare! :)
I love Malate! I love my home-grown town! Nothing beats the original. The best.
There was a street party last night so I had a chance to have a night life. It's a pre-Valentine celebration for me and my good friend. LJC (a Spanish and the owner of Cafe Havana, Bistro Remedios, Cafe Adriatico, Malate Pensionne, and other restos near the Remedios Circle) had Cafe Havana and Africana renovated.
Africana = Mulatto. Mulatto is exclusive for members only, mind you!
So, we ordered Mojito,a Cuban cocktail drink, and went out to watch the performance on stage. The performer that time was Guarana where Aileen Santos is the singer. She's so damn hot! She was dancing to the rhythms of her song, and was shaking her butt ala-Beyonce. There were belly dancers, too, featuring Ms. Lala Dinglasan. Ooh, I love the way they grind their body. Reminds me of Shakira -- Shakira! Haha.
Well, all in all, the night was filled with Bossa Nova, Samba, Reggae music! It was fun, fun, FUN! People weren't dancing so I wasn't able to dance the night away. Boo. We're planning to watch the Bossa Nova concert in Philippine Plaza this Saturday (Guarana, Sofia will be there) but the ticket price is out of our budget (almost 3k) so we decided to go to Greenbelt this coming Friday. We're gonna bring the house down! Yey! So excited. :)
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Love is in the air... Happy Valentines Day, my dear! *mwah
Thursday, February 1, 2007 is a must-not-and-NEVER-to-remember date! I was on my way to heng_buk (Ate Dinah)'s office when suddenly a man trailed behind me. It was only 7pm and the place where I usually pass (it's a parking lot at the back of Isuzu and Honda Alabang) was almost deserted. Honestly, I hate seeing shadows lagging from behind. It makes me think that somebody's following me and has a "bad motive" to me. It gives me the creeps really.
So, as I was saying, I saw his shadow and I tried walking faster. Kinabahan ako 'coz I can still see his shadow moving as fast as mine. I turned to look at him and he stopped. I looked at his face (I was assuming maybe he's someone I'm familiar with) and to my surprise, he was the guy whom I crossed the street with. Actually, he went past me when we've crossed the street and headed off to other direction. So talagang kinabahan ako! So I kept on walking faster and thinking at the same time of what self-defense I could do.
Then, I heard him saying,
"Miss! Miss!"
and some words which I don't understand (he's got a provincial accent).
I turned to him again and said (in my mataray voice),
"Ano?".
He held his shirt up. I looked at his waist. And asked him again,
"Ano yun?".
He was still holding his shirt up and was pointing at his waist part again. I thought hoholdapin nya ako but I can't see any balisong or a hand gun to the part where he is pointing at. I looked at it again and suddenly, I realized he was pointing to his penis. It was half-shown, half-hidden!
He told me, "Hawakan mo.."
and he was walking towards me again.
I was so shocked and I almost freeze on my spot. Then, I ran as fast as I could. Buti na lang I was wearing flat shoes. I ran hard and was almost crying. I didn't turn to look at his direction again.
Because of that fu*@ing incident, I think I had a trauma. Oh God, I won't be able to walk along our streets alone anymore. Waaa! I hate that maniac. If ever I see him again, I'm gonna slap him and ask someone to cut his dick.
Yay! Ghee chan tagged me last week and I still don't know what to write. *takes a deep breathe
Ok, let me spill some beans this time. I'll let you in into my thoughts -- press the rewind button...
My 5 Juicy Secrets
[1] Mom smokes. We, in the family, knows it. I was 12 years old then, and I puffed her cigarette once without her knowing. How I did it? Well, I sneaked into the room where she left her lit cigar.
[2] I was in high school when I experienced the most terrible and most embarrassing thing. The "thing"? Hmm, never mind. Don't bother to ask 'coz I'll never tell it anyway. Past is past. My mind goes blur whenever I tried to remember it. :)
[3] I'm into a relationship then with *toot*. And there are times when I don't (act/consider myself) as his gf especially on the latter part because I never imagined, ME, myself being serious with him. Grrr.. never had regrets when we broke up!
[4] I've flirted with one of my crushes before (I did it because I was single). Nyahaha. This ex-crush of mine had a crush on me, too, and he had a gf that time. His gf learned about it and got mad at me. She kept sending foul messages to me and everything. The result? Oh, I'm lucky to have stopped myself before the situation gets worse.
[5] During my last year in college, I usually go home late from school, and tell my mom/dad lies (I used to make up stories) on where I've been and what I did so they won't scold me. Some stories were a bit exaggerated! ;) Sometimes, i would bring my friend along with me and ask her to cover up for me. Tee hee. Just being naughty and nice!
Blog hopping is cool. You get to read their entries - how they pour their feelings, point of views, opinions, sentiments, rantings, or even nonsense stuff. And I found this entry from Meganhahaha, and it made me laugh hard. thanks Meganhahaha! :) Btw, I think you're a cheerful person, judging from your blog name.
Manyak!
One day a sadist, masochist, murderer, necrophile, zoophile, and a pyromaniac were talking in a psychiatric ward.
Sadist: I'm bored. Why don't we torture a cat? Zoophile: Yeah, we'll torture it and fuck it! Murderer: We'll torture it, fuck it, and then kill it! Necrophile: We'll torture it, fuck it, kill it, and then fuck it again! Pyromaniac: Yeah, then we'll burn the cat!
Sudden silence...
Then they all asked the masochist: Why dont' you say anything:
Masochist: MEOW!
I've never heard of a zoophile. According to Wikipedia,
Zoophilia, from the Greek Ζωον (zôon, "animal") and φιλία (philia, "friendship" or "love"), is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attraction by a human to a non-human animal. Such individuals are called zoophiles.
Aha! So that's it. I learn a new word today. ;) For those who doesn't have an idea up there, let me translate it in tagalog for you.
Sadist = Sadista (mahilig manakit) Murderer = Mamamatay-tao o hayop <-- i don't need to explain this further :) Necrophile = (di ko ma-translate, pero alam ko may fetish niya or may sexual attraction siya sa mga patay Pyromaniac = Taong-Apoy (mahilig mansunog, ke tao o hindi) Masochist = Masokista (taong gustung-gusto na sinasaktan siya)
I wasn't able to sleep last night because I felt sick. I skipped dinner as well. Honestly, I had a Princess Hours (Goong) marathon then with my mom and bro. We managed to finish the whole series (imagine, it's 24 episodes) in just 2 nights. And guess what, I was crying during the sad scenes and it's not the ME! Why-oh-why was I crying? With my sick-and-no-dinner situation plus my shedding-of-tears-like-an-old-lady feeling.. these are enough to make me feel down or depressed or whatever mood you call it. Parang ang bigat sa puso which is maybe due to my constant change of emotions. I was carried away by some scenes in the story and I think I was affected, too. I cried a lot and I hated the antagonists in the story. I almost felt like I was the princess (Bingung) in the story.
I took a one hour nap right after the 24th episode and did my own thing (daily routine). And now that I'm typing my entry, I still feel the same way (mixed emotions). My head is quite spinning and my stomach's churning. The hell with McDo they won't hurry up.
This is final for the moment. I won't be changing my layout. My previous template looks wasted last night. So anyway, I was browsing the net and ended up with this. I find it hilarious so read on..
1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is www.whorepresents.com = Whore Presents
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at www.expertsexchange.com = Expert Sex Change
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at www.penisland.net = Penis Land
5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company… www.powergenitalia.com = Power Genitalia
6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales: www.molestationnursery.com = Molestation Nursery
7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always www.ipanywhere.com = I P(pee) Anywhere
8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church . Their website is www.cummingfirst.com = Cumming First
9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website: www.speedofart.com = Speedo Fart
10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe ? Try their brochure website at www.gotahoe.com = Got a Hoe
This really made me laugh. I wonder if there are MORE funny domains out there. Well, I think somebody's gonna react and tell me, "Ay, si MeL green-minded talaga!" or "Nyakis! Ikaw talaga si Greeny". Btw, my friends, people here in our office calls me Greeny aside from my name. Hmp. It's my trademark. Tee hee.
PLUGS: Happy 25th Birthday to my bro. And Happy Monthsary to.. *X@!
The short vacation I had was full blast! I spent the holidays with my loved ones and met my long-time friends. I won't go into details anymore. But here's for sure, the 26th and 30th day of December 2006 will be memorable to me. ^_~
Since it's another year again (thank God!), I thought of using a new template as you can see. Nothing really new here, yung bahay ko lang talaga at wala nang iba. And for my resolution? Nah. that's for me to keep. Well honestly, I don't do it anymore. Because for me, I can 'change' whenever I feel like doing it. I've had too many attempts with it and sad to say, I always lost the battle.
Am changing the topic, dear.
Wanna know the article which I'm currently reading? Here's a paragraph:
"Mp3 Tag Tools v1.2 (C) 2002 John George K. is a free, intutive ID3v1.1 and ID3v2.x mp3 tag editing utility, with several features such as Mass Tagging, Write Tags from Filenames and Rename Files From Tags using Custom Formats , Cleaning Filenames and Correcting their case, Get Tag info using Directory Formats, Create Directories and organize mp3s from tag info, Lyrics and Picture Tagging, accurately read all MPEG info and append bitrate and mode to filenames. All these tag operations can be carried out with or without directory recursion. "
I think I'm going nuts. Okay, I should be working now. Don't forget to give me more hugs ok? Just click the link on the left. Thanks! :)
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