I know some people think you’re stupid by lying straight to your face, that sucks!
I’ve had enough of them.
Now, I’m a total numb! I don’t care if they continue doing suck-ish things to me.
I am busy.
I sure couldn’t beat them so I decided to switch places with my twin sistah to give myself a holiday.
By this time I maybe very very far away, reading a good book or taking a nap under the mango tree minus the mosquitoes.
And this blog and my world will be taken over by Jessica Alba(tross), an entirely different being.
Au revoir les amis. Merci pour faire un idiot de moi.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Thursday, January 05, 2006
The B-gang
More than five years ago, there were 10 girls (half of them were actually boys) who made the rundown theaters in the downtown part of the city as their nightlife hub.
Their story started at the Eden theater. You heard me right, these 10 adventure-hungry individuals trooped to this theater, to “investigate” (as part of their Investigative Journalism class) if there were really illegal drug dealing inside the theater. But the group did not see any illegal activities involving drugs instead they discovered the place being used as a sexual haven for homosexuals and their “boys.”
Bitok: OMG! Liv, ari diri nay nag-blow job!
Liv: GRRR! Ayaw intawn sangpita ang akong sagrado nga pangan, utang buot!
Bitok: Bitaw noh, basin naa imo mama diri. Hehe. (Bitok sending an sms to Liv that read: ari ba!na’y nag-blow job!)
Liv: (reply to bitok: yup yup yup!)
Thus, when the group went out from that theater they decided to use pseudonyms.
Bitok- (real name:grace) she already called her self that even before the b-gang was formed. And later on, she changed it to veetoak. Funny..with her “chinese-chinese” language, and her other antics. Smart (cum laude), and a ghost hunter. Now she’s hunting money at Convergys
Multo-(cherryl) because she was like a ghost (hehe). No, actually in at least one of the group pictures she just stood at the back-- expressionless (mura’g multo). Tigkatawa sa jokes ni Bitok. Now, she’s scaring her workmates in Sykes.
Anod- simply from her real name Donna. Talkative. The number 1 enemy of Sir Teoddie Dumam-ag (STD) because she talked and laughed while the teacher Dumam-ag was lecturing. She’s now in Bohol teaching her two kids how to talk. She married her long-time boyfriend, Taniel, immediately after graduation.
Bodoy (Laarni)- I named her that after a kid friend of mine. The tallest among the group. STD’s number 2 enemy. I think it was because of her tactlessness. And I think she was heard by STD criticizing his grammar. Budoy is in Leyte, where STD can’t find her to tell her: “Yo! I am now a dean. Bleeeh.”
Jaiot- a combo of jackie (real name: jackilou) and bayot (she was also bayot-y in a way). She spoke Tagalog even if she had been living in Cebu since age 9. She’s kind of liberated and a spoiled brat. For the last couple of years, she changes job practically every month because either the people she worked for could not get along with her, or she to them.
JT-(juana tamad/Bless) she’s simply lazy…wanted to stay at her office (Forward, where she was the eic) to “rest” even if she had classes. Everything about her is lavender. She loved her photographer but ended up with her childhood friend. Now she’s working for People Support. And she's a new mom now.
Fetus-(jihan) she had (until now) that babyish face, but thinks beyond her age. A poet and a lover of boys (hehe). She’s currently working at the CCSCST as its President’s assistant, while finishing her master’s degree in literature. She also teaches English 3.
Onyx-(joan) formerly “Kuan” (khwan) because she always had “kuan” (ku-an) in almost anything she said. Well, it’s because she is not a native of Cebu. Right now, she works for a pawnshop in Davao, where she lives.
Fuzi coy-(Arlyn) because she was “fuzzy” (like a cat, according to bitok) and the coy was from her surname-Yucot (tocuy). Bogoy and palahubog. She was the one who taught the rest of the B-gang to smoke one Students’ night. She just arrived from Taiwan and right now she’s working in MEPZ.
Vatski- (apil diay ko? ahehe) the full nick was supposedly Livatski. Bless Bless, as she invented that name while writing it at the box of a pizza pie, and everyone in the group saw it and agreed I should be named such. GRRR, but I had no choice...I submitted, but with modification-I omitted the Li.
B-gang- the group’s name, taken from bahakhak. Because we loved to laugh out loud when we're all gathered at the fifth floor of the school's Biology department, where we consumed packs of Japanese cornick while our classes were going on somewhere.
+++
And yesterday, after 10 years we met again. Multo is healthier, Jihan girl-ier, Fuzi Coy-the same, and the rest are busy with their respective lives so they are whatever.
But nothing’s changed, surprisingly. We still enjoy riding bump cars even if the ticket price is twice as much the last time we were in SM's WOF.
And the shooting games! I did not know you had to duck to save your ass from getting hit by the enemies’s bullets, so in less than a minute I was shot dead! Virtual reality.
We are practically the same 48 years ago. Well, there are some changes though such as Multo's becoming “visible” now because of her excess fats (piz multz :P); the Fetus's wearing “high-heeled shoes” (dalaga na ang kid), Bitok (who was as bogoy as I was/am) is already sporting “syinyampo-ko-lang-‘yan” hair, and some who are like cellphone numbers that are sometimes you can’t reach, while others have become mothers. Ang me…mao japun kaon jabas.
But I miss those days. I miss Eden, Cinema Theater, and all those strange places we’ve been to.
I miss being STD's number 3 enemy. WAHAHAHA!
Their story started at the Eden theater. You heard me right, these 10 adventure-hungry individuals trooped to this theater, to “investigate” (as part of their Investigative Journalism class) if there were really illegal drug dealing inside the theater. But the group did not see any illegal activities involving drugs instead they discovered the place being used as a sexual haven for homosexuals and their “boys.”
Bitok: OMG! Liv, ari diri nay nag-blow job!
Liv: GRRR! Ayaw intawn sangpita ang akong sagrado nga pangan, utang buot!
Bitok: Bitaw noh, basin naa imo mama diri. Hehe. (Bitok sending an sms to Liv that read: ari ba!na’y nag-blow job!)
Liv: (reply to bitok: yup yup yup!)
Thus, when the group went out from that theater they decided to use pseudonyms.
Bitok- (real name:grace) she already called her self that even before the b-gang was formed. And later on, she changed it to veetoak. Funny..with her “chinese-chinese” language, and her other antics. Smart (cum laude), and a ghost hunter. Now she’s hunting money at Convergys
Multo-(cherryl) because she was like a ghost (hehe). No, actually in at least one of the group pictures she just stood at the back-- expressionless (mura’g multo). Tigkatawa sa jokes ni Bitok. Now, she’s scaring her workmates in Sykes.
Anod- simply from her real name Donna. Talkative. The number 1 enemy of Sir Teoddie Dumam-ag (STD) because she talked and laughed while the teacher Dumam-ag was lecturing. She’s now in Bohol teaching her two kids how to talk. She married her long-time boyfriend, Taniel, immediately after graduation.
Bodoy (Laarni)- I named her that after a kid friend of mine. The tallest among the group. STD’s number 2 enemy. I think it was because of her tactlessness. And I think she was heard by STD criticizing his grammar. Budoy is in Leyte, where STD can’t find her to tell her: “Yo! I am now a dean. Bleeeh.”
Jaiot- a combo of jackie (real name: jackilou) and bayot (she was also bayot-y in a way). She spoke Tagalog even if she had been living in Cebu since age 9. She’s kind of liberated and a spoiled brat. For the last couple of years, she changes job practically every month because either the people she worked for could not get along with her, or she to them.
JT-(juana tamad/Bless) she’s simply lazy…wanted to stay at her office (Forward, where she was the eic) to “rest” even if she had classes. Everything about her is lavender. She loved her photographer but ended up with her childhood friend. Now she’s working for People Support. And she's a new mom now.
Fetus-(jihan) she had (until now) that babyish face, but thinks beyond her age. A poet and a lover of boys (hehe). She’s currently working at the CCSCST as its President’s assistant, while finishing her master’s degree in literature. She also teaches English 3.
Onyx-(joan) formerly “Kuan” (khwan) because she always had “kuan” (ku-an) in almost anything she said. Well, it’s because she is not a native of Cebu. Right now, she works for a pawnshop in Davao, where she lives.
Fuzi coy-(Arlyn) because she was “fuzzy” (like a cat, according to bitok) and the coy was from her surname-Yucot (tocuy). Bogoy and palahubog. She was the one who taught the rest of the B-gang to smoke one Students’ night. She just arrived from Taiwan and right now she’s working in MEPZ.
Vatski- (apil diay ko? ahehe) the full nick was supposedly Livatski. Bless Bless, as she invented that name while writing it at the box of a pizza pie, and everyone in the group saw it and agreed I should be named such. GRRR, but I had no choice...I submitted, but with modification-I omitted the Li.
B-gang- the group’s name, taken from bahakhak. Because we loved to laugh out loud when we're all gathered at the fifth floor of the school's Biology department, where we consumed packs of Japanese cornick while our classes were going on somewhere.
+++
And yesterday, after 10 years we met again. Multo is healthier, Jihan girl-ier, Fuzi Coy-the same, and the rest are busy with their respective lives so they are whatever.
But nothing’s changed, surprisingly. We still enjoy riding bump cars even if the ticket price is twice as much the last time we were in SM's WOF.
And the shooting games! I did not know you had to duck to save your ass from getting hit by the enemies’s bullets, so in less than a minute I was shot dead! Virtual reality.
We are practically the same 48 years ago. Well, there are some changes though such as Multo's becoming “visible” now because of her excess fats (piz multz :P); the Fetus's wearing “high-heeled shoes” (dalaga na ang kid), Bitok (who was as bogoy as I was/am) is already sporting “syinyampo-ko-lang-‘yan” hair, and some who are like cellphone numbers that are sometimes you can’t reach, while others have become mothers. Ang me…mao japun kaon jabas.
But I miss those days. I miss Eden, Cinema Theater, and all those strange places we’ve been to.
I miss being STD's number 3 enemy. WAHAHAHA!
My birthness
| Your Birth Month is September |
 Tolerant and inspirational, you are wise beyond your years. You are universally sympathetic and a great humanitarian. Your soul reflects: Devotion, light, and love Your gemstone: Sapphire Your flower: Morning Glory Your colors: Brown and deep blue |
Monday, January 02, 2006
The CowBOYz and the Cactus
Kikay, Moi, Sona, Ramesh (the cactus)
This was taken during TF's Christmas party last Dec 15. Yeah, we pretended we were cowboys and that guy with us the cactus. Lagi, lagi, mura mi'g magsasaka pero we won second biya in our presentation :P
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Hello You, 2006!
After that New Year celebration, I still have my 10 fingers in my two hands, 5 each ha.
Well, you don't get your fingers blasted off if you just sit in one corner of your house while you try to muffle the sound of the angry firecrackers outside by turning the full volume of your music, right?
Nah, nalisang nakos pabuto. While I was on my way home after attending the Holy Mass, those crazy kids, who could not wait to be one with the world, were already scaring the hell out of the passers-by by throwing the firecrackers to the latters' feet.
I was really glad I was quick to shout at to whoever had the guts to try that "joke" on me. Yati noh mabuthan pa nuon ta!
Ang mga trisikad pud, nagpapresyo! When all you wanted was to go home to be safe sila sad nagpagukod!
I was still standing at the side of the street in Poblacion and was almost tempted to hail a cab when that good trisikad driver decided to do a little favor for P10.
From Poblacion to the next barangay, Dumlog, the fare is only P5. But heck, it's still Christmas and sa kalabi magtaxi nalang ta ko!
So at 12, I felt like I had enough of that "spectacle" to last me a lifetime.
++
2006
I just wish this year would be kinder to the Philippines. 2005 was giving this country a roller-coaster ride, and we're still far from seeing the end of it.
But let's be optimistic for once!
++
This blog will be 1 year this February. I've written blogs for that long already, haha! Nonetheless, my grammar (and the spelling, goodness!) is still the same--hopeless. But I'll be careful next time (speaking of optimism, hmmm...) Yo!
Well, you don't get your fingers blasted off if you just sit in one corner of your house while you try to muffle the sound of the angry firecrackers outside by turning the full volume of your music, right?
Nah, nalisang nakos pabuto. While I was on my way home after attending the Holy Mass, those crazy kids, who could not wait to be one with the world, were already scaring the hell out of the passers-by by throwing the firecrackers to the latters' feet.
I was really glad I was quick to shout at to whoever had the guts to try that "joke" on me. Yati noh mabuthan pa nuon ta!
Ang mga trisikad pud, nagpapresyo! When all you wanted was to go home to be safe sila sad nagpagukod!
I was still standing at the side of the street in Poblacion and was almost tempted to hail a cab when that good trisikad driver decided to do a little favor for P10.
From Poblacion to the next barangay, Dumlog, the fare is only P5. But heck, it's still Christmas and sa kalabi magtaxi nalang ta ko!
So at 12, I felt like I had enough of that "spectacle" to last me a lifetime.
++
2006
I just wish this year would be kinder to the Philippines. 2005 was giving this country a roller-coaster ride, and we're still far from seeing the end of it.
But let's be optimistic for once!
++
This blog will be 1 year this February. I've written blogs for that long already, haha! Nonetheless, my grammar (and the spelling, goodness!) is still the same--hopeless. But I'll be careful next time (speaking of optimism, hmmm...) Yo!
Friday, December 30, 2005
Year-end Chuva
Because I am not so busy today, here I am again pretending to have something to do.
What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Attend court hearings
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make new year's resolutions. Never did.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not really close. My childhood friend's sister. I didn't even know she already gave birth.
Did anyone close to you die?
Some neighbors. Still, that was sad.
What countries did you visit?
I did not even leave Cebu this year.
What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
An mp3?
What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When my phone was robbed! 'cause I was so danghag that night.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?Making it through the year with my sanity still in place?
What was your biggest failure?
I have not accomplished something that should have been done before Christmas.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope! But if you're trying to say... headaches, colds, insomia...I have loads of them.
What was the best thing you bought?
my cd man
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Ask me later
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
some people whom I recently came to know they behaved like real friends but let them be without you...THEY'LL EAT YOU ALIVE!
Where did most of your money go?
transpo (grr!) and to my family
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
When i did something really nasty...and looked forward to the results.
What song(s) will always remind you of 2005?
Actually lots..but as of now, kelly clarkson's because of you still rocks.
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? I dunno
ii. thinner or fatter? where does dako tiyan fall?
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer
What do you wish you'd done more?Sleep
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Caring for people who did not even bother to spend a single peso to answer your inquiry thru sms.
How many one-night stands?
Nyahahaha!
What was your favorite TV program?
Jewel in the Palace
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Some people have disappointed me but I don't hate them. I just wish they'd all go to hell (just kidding!).
What was the best book you read?
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
What was your greatest musical discovery?
I still have to learn how to play the keyboard, and that'll be my greatest musical discovery (if in case I'll really learn).
What did you want and get?
a clamshell phone (however you say it..it flips)
What was your favorite film of this year?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I attended a media forum the whole morning and wrote my stories in the afty. I was a year older.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having my own internet connection at home (I still have to have a pc).
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
comfy...jeans and T-shirt and sneakers
What kept you sane?
The thought that I still have so many bills to pay
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Enrique Iglesias/Mark Nelson and Amanda Griffin
What political issue stirred you the most?
Impeachment?
Who did you miss?
My childhood friends
Who was the best new person you met?
This year? J, a fellow justice beat reporter
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Trying to please all the people just won't make you any good, well, to them! So I'll never try to commit that same mistake again. Never!
What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
Nah! Wa jud tawn!
The most touching experience you've had this year?
When we treated 48 indigent kids to a Christmas party.
What did you like most about yourself this year?
I have become more outspoken. I know most people hate me for being such but heck, this is me!
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Unti-unting mararating, kalangitan at bituin...(wahaha, I told you I'm a Jewel...addict)
Was 2005 a good year for you?
I dunno
What was your favorite moment of the year?
When I went to Gary Lao's ancestral house to see his aunt's collection of antique stuff.
What was your least favorite moment of the year?
when i was invited to a birthday party and instead of having fun and all I was, instead, trying to contain the shame of being a shitty guest bec the celebrant and her friends sneaked into her room for their li'l party. imagine sa akong kalagot! But noh, i don't hate but never will I forget. That was actually the first!
Where were you when 2005 began?Outside the house watching the display of fireworks.
Who were you with?
my family
Where will you be when 2005 ends?
at home
Who will you be with when 2005 ends?
My family
Do you have a new year's resolution for 2006?
No. I can't follow it anyway.
What was your favorite month of 2005?
December (bonus!)
Did you lose anybody close to you in 2005?
Death, you mean? God no! But another close friend left for Lebanon.
How many concerts did you see in 2005?
Bamboo's, joe mari's, I think that's all.
Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2005?
No. But if you combine all those tiny sips I made the whole year that'll be like a glassful. But I'm trying to learn, mind you.
...do a lot of drugs in 2005?
For headaches (every other day), colds (sometimes), cough (just very recently), hyperacidity (always), shabu (soon)
You did anything shameful this year?
I can't remember (thank God!)
How much money did you spend in 2005?
Like 22 million? I'm not good in Mathematics actually.
What was your proudest moment of 2005?
When I made it to The Freeman Foundation (mabaw!).
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2005 and change something, what would it be?
I'd go back to the night when I hailed a PUJ and sat beside a woman who took away my phone without my permission. I could have asked a friend to fetch me at the office so we could go together to that darned send-off party. But I don't cry over spilt milk, swear.
What are your plans for 2006?
Have a real vacation somewhere outside Cebu. S*#$% I never had that this year!
How are you different now that the year has ended?
I know better the people around me. I think I'll save my trust to the very chosen ones. Where the hell are you?.
What are your wishes for the new year?
That I'd get more rest... and more real friends.
What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Attend court hearings
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make new year's resolutions. Never did.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not really close. My childhood friend's sister. I didn't even know she already gave birth.
Did anyone close to you die?
Some neighbors. Still, that was sad.
What countries did you visit?
I did not even leave Cebu this year.
What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
An mp3?
What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When my phone was robbed! 'cause I was so danghag that night.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?Making it through the year with my sanity still in place?
What was your biggest failure?
I have not accomplished something that should have been done before Christmas.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope! But if you're trying to say... headaches, colds, insomia...I have loads of them.
What was the best thing you bought?
my cd man
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Ask me later
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
some people whom I recently came to know they behaved like real friends but let them be without you...THEY'LL EAT YOU ALIVE!
Where did most of your money go?
transpo (grr!) and to my family
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
When i did something really nasty...and looked forward to the results.
What song(s) will always remind you of 2005?
Actually lots..but as of now, kelly clarkson's because of you still rocks.
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? I dunno
ii. thinner or fatter? where does dako tiyan fall?
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer
What do you wish you'd done more?Sleep
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Caring for people who did not even bother to spend a single peso to answer your inquiry thru sms.
How many one-night stands?
Nyahahaha!
What was your favorite TV program?
Jewel in the Palace
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Some people have disappointed me but I don't hate them. I just wish they'd all go to hell (just kidding!).
What was the best book you read?
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
What was your greatest musical discovery?
I still have to learn how to play the keyboard, and that'll be my greatest musical discovery (if in case I'll really learn).
What did you want and get?
a clamshell phone (however you say it..it flips)
What was your favorite film of this year?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I attended a media forum the whole morning and wrote my stories in the afty. I was a year older.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Having my own internet connection at home (I still have to have a pc).
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
comfy...jeans and T-shirt and sneakers
What kept you sane?
The thought that I still have so many bills to pay
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Enrique Iglesias/Mark Nelson and Amanda Griffin
What political issue stirred you the most?
Impeachment?
Who did you miss?
My childhood friends
Who was the best new person you met?
This year? J, a fellow justice beat reporter
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Trying to please all the people just won't make you any good, well, to them! So I'll never try to commit that same mistake again. Never!
What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
Nah! Wa jud tawn!
The most touching experience you've had this year?
When we treated 48 indigent kids to a Christmas party.
What did you like most about yourself this year?
I have become more outspoken. I know most people hate me for being such but heck, this is me!
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Unti-unting mararating, kalangitan at bituin...(wahaha, I told you I'm a Jewel...addict)
Was 2005 a good year for you?
I dunno
What was your favorite moment of the year?
When I went to Gary Lao's ancestral house to see his aunt's collection of antique stuff.
What was your least favorite moment of the year?
when i was invited to a birthday party and instead of having fun and all I was, instead, trying to contain the shame of being a shitty guest bec the celebrant and her friends sneaked into her room for their li'l party. imagine sa akong kalagot! But noh, i don't hate but never will I forget. That was actually the first!
Where were you when 2005 began?Outside the house watching the display of fireworks.
Who were you with?
my family
Where will you be when 2005 ends?
at home
Who will you be with when 2005 ends?
My family
Do you have a new year's resolution for 2006?
No. I can't follow it anyway.
What was your favorite month of 2005?
December (bonus!)
Did you lose anybody close to you in 2005?
Death, you mean? God no! But another close friend left for Lebanon.
How many concerts did you see in 2005?
Bamboo's, joe mari's, I think that's all.
Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2005?
No. But if you combine all those tiny sips I made the whole year that'll be like a glassful. But I'm trying to learn, mind you.
...do a lot of drugs in 2005?
For headaches (every other day), colds (sometimes), cough (just very recently), hyperacidity (always), shabu (soon)
You did anything shameful this year?
I can't remember (thank God!)
How much money did you spend in 2005?
Like 22 million? I'm not good in Mathematics actually.
What was your proudest moment of 2005?
When I made it to The Freeman Foundation (mabaw!).
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2005 and change something, what would it be?
I'd go back to the night when I hailed a PUJ and sat beside a woman who took away my phone without my permission. I could have asked a friend to fetch me at the office so we could go together to that darned send-off party. But I don't cry over spilt milk, swear.
What are your plans for 2006?
Have a real vacation somewhere outside Cebu. S*#$% I never had that this year!
How are you different now that the year has ended?
I know better the people around me. I think I'll save my trust to the very chosen ones. Where the hell are you?.
What are your wishes for the new year?
That I'd get more rest... and more real friends.
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