balderdash & gobbledygook

Delish cupcakes!

2007-02-08T11:25:00.000+08:00

Just want to pimp my cousin's new business venture.

To order text 0917-9369827 or 0922-4864419.

Please visit their site too: http://delishcupcakes.multiply.com/photos

Ia & Ela & Brian

2007-01-24T10:17:00.000+08:00

생일 축해요, 이야 & 에라!!!!!!

mag pa 산성 (ulit) at 노래방 naman kayo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mwehehehehehe!!

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Ok, and this is totally off topic but I just have to share it because I am about to burst! Last Sunday (Jan. 21), while I was busy with the PC, my mom told me that my mobile phone has been ringing. I was charging it upstairs so I didn't hear it ring. Anyway, I went up and saw that I had 2 missed calls from"Unknown." Then I checked my messages and saw that it was 개티 who was trying to call me. her message was "Uchi! sbi ni brian mahal kita hahaha." Needless to say that I quickly called her back, anxious to hear her news. You see, last week, 개티 she told me that she was scheduled to do an interview with Brian Joo [THE BRIAN] this weekend. And I was dying to know what happened. For those who need a refresher as to who [THE BRIAN] is, he's a Korean singer and is a member of the duo Fly to the Sky. And do you remember this post last April 2005:

that's him. hehe! Anyway, when 개티 answered her phone, I couldn't contain my excitement and asked her what the heck her text message was about. She told me that she went to the interview and that she thought [THE BRIAN] was super nice and that he looked so handsome in person (compared to his photos. I almost died right there coz I always thought that [THE BRIAN] looked hot in pictures. But 개티 said that he looked way better in person, I think I would faint if I ever got to see him up close and personal) and that his english was great. Then, she drops a bomb on me. After the thing, she asked [THE BRIAN] if he could write a note for her friend (moi!) who happened to be a big fan (and was nagging her to interview him, lol! just kidiing!). And he was nice enough to accomodate!!!!!!!!! Gahhhhhhh!!!! So [THE BRIAN] asks for the "friend's" name and she says Uchi and then he asks what nationality. He thought I was Japanese (yeah I get that a lot, right, Camille?). Katie tells him that I am Filipino and he goes "Oh ok. I'll try to write something in Filipino (turns out he has Pinoy friends in the US)." When he was done, he told her he wasn't sure if he did it right and then hands her the paper. This is what 개티 saw:

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

개티, 사랑해요!!!!! 감사합니다!!!!!!!!

here's the link to her article: http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200701/kt2007012319115211700.htm

Soundtrack of my life

2006-11-24T09:25:00.000+08:00

Here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you’re cool

Opening Credits: Miss You by M-Flo feat. Melody & Ryohei

First Day At School: Shooting Star by Shinhwa

Falling In Love: I don't Wanna know by Taebin & Masta Wu (lol!)

Fight Song: Only One by Shinhwa

Breaking Up: Scandal by Kang Ta & Vanness (haha!!!)

Prom: I Want - Shinhwa

Life's OK: Baby I like you like that - Se7en

Mental Breakdown: Crazy - Shinhwa (o diba! ang galing!)

Driving: Starting Today - Rich

Flashback: My Angel My Ligt by SM Town

Getting Back Together: My Everything - Shinhwa (whoa! galing ng Media player ko sa timing)

Wedding: Superstar by Jewelry (haha!! I can just imagine..............)

Birth of Child: Only you by Chae Yeon

Final Battle: If you go away by Fly to the Sky

Death Scene: Neul Nah Gah by Shinhwa

Funeral Song: One Thing by Amerie (mwahahaha!! tama bang magsayawan ang tao sa funeral ko?)

End Credits: Knockout (Eng version) - Triple 8

randomness

2006-10-25T18:34:00.000+08:00

Since i don't have anything interesting to blog about, i'm just gonna share some of the pics from our singapore trip last september.

at our loft in Betelbox

with Tina's Singaporean friends

Esplanade

with Indonesian Shinhwa fans

MRT ride back to Joo Chiat

woohoo!! Chili crab!!!!!

Commercial muna

2006-10-05T11:17:00.000+08:00

I have yet to write about Part 3 of my last Gasoo Encounter that's why there haven't been any updates. Will finish it up real soon (like when I get in the mood, hehe!).

Anyway, just want to pimp the new addition to my blog page.......... Ear Kandy!!! It's on the right side under the tag board i think. It's a radio blog for Kpop fans! I didn't create it though so I won't be able to help you with songs you want to request. But I hope you guys give it a try and listen to the songs on the playlist that you do like. ^_______^

And also, I wanna pimp the newest series I've been hooked on. The show is called Prison Break. Great story and great cast and it has my guy of the moment: Wentworth Miller.

HAPPY CHUSOK!!!

now back to regular programing: snoresville zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Gasoo encounter #7!!!! part 2

2006-09-21T22:24:00.000+08:00

Day 2 - Sept. 11, 2006

We set our alarms for 6:00 AM because we wanted to start the stalking really early. Our mission for the day was to find a way to give the guys our gifts. We had a set of dogtags made for each of the guys that had their group picture in front and their individual names at the back with our names (so they'll know it came from us) and the word Philippines engraved at the bottom.

Anyway, due to the fact that a lot of streets were closed off for the IMF Conference that week, it took us quite awhile to get to the Ritz Carlton but by 8:00 AM, we were already strolling inside the hotel. We figured that it would be best if we waited by the lounge or the "greenhouse" as the call it, because 1. we could order drinks there and 2. the front desk was there as well. We picked out a random table and leafed through the menu. Being pinoys, we had this "nakakahiya naman" syndrome, wherein we felt that to be able to keep our table we had to order something. So even if we knew that everything in hotels were expensive, we felt we had to order even just drinks. I mean after all, we were on a shoestring budget. So we ordered 3 hot chocolates and a mint iced tea (which costs around Php 333 each!). I even suggested we drink in shifts! lol!

Anyway, we surveyed the area and saw that we were the only group of girls there, which made us start to wonder if we were at the right hotel or something. I texted Tina, Bea, Rara, and Steff all asking if they had any info where the guys would be or their sked. Luckilly enough, the Singaporean ladies all confirmed that we were at the right place with Tina reminding me that stalking is all about waiting (thanks!). So we just chatted about anything and everything we could think off and sipped our drinks very slowly. We decided that if we couldn't give the gift to the boys personally, we'd ask someone from their entourage to hand it to them. And I was hoping to see the head dancers because I wanted to have my picture taken with them (lol!). At around 11:00 AM, we noticed gaggles of girls appearing near the lobby foyer and figured that they too were there to stalk like us. But unlike us, they all stayed near the elevators and the entrance. When we saw the other girls, we decided to stick it out (we were contemplating on giving up). I mean after all, we were already there and check-out time was as 12 noon, so even if the boys don't check themselves out personally, we'd be able to see their entourage.

At around 11:30, we noticed a small group of Koreans heading over to the desk to check out and spied Good Entertainment stickers on their luggage. After a couple of minutes, the groups of girls near the elevator started squealing and cameras started flashing. Apparently, LUG, the front act, were checking out. Suddenly I saw the male head dancer of Shinhwa at the front desk. I asked Marie for her extra dried mangoes and got up the nerve to approach and give it to him and ask for a photo with him.

After thanking him, we headed off towards the elevators to try our luck to have our pictures taken with LUG. Luckilly, I was able to have my picture taken with 1 of the lead singers (his name? I have no idea but give me time and I'll find out).

We went back to our tables while the other girls were shephered by the hotel security to move back. Then I noticed the female lead dancer near the front desk and Ia and I also got our picture taken with her.

Feeling lucky, we went back to our table and continued to wait. The Shinhwa dancers and entourage then took the tables next to and behind ours. I think I went off to the loo after that because all I can remember is staring at Minwoo, who was standing behind Jaz' seat with his enourmous bodyguard, who I'll be referring to as Bulldog. Apparently, Marie, Ia and/or Jaz attempted to take pictures of Minwoo but Bulldog said "No pictures!" Being obedient and well behaved fans, our group obliged, while Bulldog was barking the same to the girls near the elevators, while shielding Minwoo. I thought "this is it! this is our chance to make sure that our gift gets to the boys!" I told Marie to hand the box with our postcard to Bulldog to hand to Minwoo. At forst Bulldog said "No autographs." We then tell him "yes, no autographs. just.... give....." Again, Bulldog said "No autographs (kulit no?)." We say "Araseo..... not autograph.... just give gift.... to Minwoo Shi." Bulldog stares at us then turns away. Just as we were about to grumble, he turns back and say "just give..... no autograph?" We all nod and he accepts the box we hand him. He then turns around and gives the box to Minwoo! I could have literally squealed in delight but I remembered where we were and that we were "well-behaved" fans. Minwoo says "Mwo (What)?" then he says "From who (hehe! in english!)?" Unfortunately, Bulldog chooses that time to shield Minwoo again from the fangirls near the elevator. Anyway, he glances at us and smiles then heads off to he table next to ours, where he flirts with the dancers, and tries to lift the glass cover of the table (as to why, I have no idea). All four of us look at each other and smile in triumph that we succeeded in giving the gift (and the fact that we were so near a real live Shinhwa member).

After a couple of minutes, the Koreans head off the the dining area to have their lunch. Us and the other fangirls on the other hand, stay in our positions to wait for the other guys to come down. I choose that moment to go outside for a smoke, as I was already satisfied with the events that happened. When I came back, Marie, Ia, and Jaz filled me in that while I was killing myself outside, Dongwan came down and briskly headed to the dining room. Oh well! I didn't mind not seeing him that much (Peace, Jaz!). So we stayed at our table to wait for Junjin, Andy and Sungie to come down. As we had some friends who were near the elevators (Eve and Juju), Marie got up to talk to them. When she came back, she learned that apparently, Andy wasn't at the hotel and that he was out golfing. So we were just waiting for Junjin and Sungie. We decide to order Ia another iced tea and split the bill 4 ways just so that we can validate our overstaying at our nook.

After about an hour or so, the entourage return to our area. Unfortunately for us, the dancers choose a different table, while some other people from their group (managers?) take the table near us. Then, the dancers and LUG all head outside to their waiting bus, probably to sightsee or something. Then, we see Minwoo heading back to our area and he sits at the table of the managers and right in my line of sight! woot!!!! Minwoo kept glancing around, thinking probably that we were the only ones who weren't from their group in the area so we might pester him for pictures or autographs or something (Bulldog was still shielding him from the fangirl paprazzi by the elevators). After a couple of minutes, he probably realized that we were just minding our own business, so he relaxed and slouched into his chair. The four of us were all in disbelief that he was back near us! While Bulldog's attention was on the fangirls, Marie was able to sneak in a
couple of shots from her phonecam before we all decided that we weren't gonna risk Bulldog's ire and risk being asked to move.

I kept looking at my watch waiting for the other 2 boys to come down when I realized that Dongwan has been shovelling food for more than 2 hours! lol! At around 3 PM, we see Dongwan rushing towards the elevator and disappear behind the doors. We were optimistic that Junjin and Sungie will be coming down soon because they had to eat after all. Even though the four of us were all quite famished, we decided to stay on and wait.

At around 4 PM, Bea comes back and introduces us to Helen (another friend of Tina's). We update them on what has happened and then tak about pervy stuff. Then at around 5 the bus with LUG and the dancers came back and all the other Koreans head towards it. Bea whisphers to Ia where they would be eating but we decided that we have had enough (I think I got sick of staring at Minwoo), and we were just going to have dinner, our first meal of the day. We head off to meet Weng at Glutton's bay, where we feasted on jumbo shrimp, oyster cake, and BBQ chicken wings. While we were eating, we suddnly decided maybe we should follow where the boys were eating and then send em off to the airport (yeah we are so fickle!). So after Bea confirmed that they were still at East Coast Marina, we rushed to finish dinner and hail a taxi to get to East Coast marina. Unfortunately for us, the boys just left when we arrived and Bea texted me to get our butts to the airport. Again we get a cab and arrive in the airport at record time! I must say that Singapore has the most stalker friendly airport. Anyone could just go in (well up to before the immigration section, at least). We were able to see Hyesung and Dongwan but not Andy and Minwoo. Weng then takes us to the 2nd floor where we see the guys enter the VIP lounge. We saw (and I was able to take a fancam but its a bit far T.T) Dongwan playing hide & seek with the fans and cutie Andy always waving (and him tripping.... awwww so cute). Finally, the guys have to leave and wave a final goodbye to us fans as they head off to board their plane. T.T

to be concluded.........

P.S.

thanks to Candy for the heads up on this one:

this was taken from an Mnet program in Korea wherein the subject was Shinhwa's concert in Singapore.

Gasoo Encounter #7!!!!

2006-09-15T19:39:00.000+08:00

1. Lee Jae Jin (Manila)
2. Mina (Manila)
3. Lee Dong Gun (Manila)
4. DBSK or TVXQ (Manila)
5. Eugene (Manila)
6. LUG (Singapore)
7. Shinhwa (Singapore)

Day 1 - Sept. 10, 2006

We (Me, Ia, and Marie) arrived at the Betelbox hostel at around 2 AM, and met up with some of the other Shinhwa fans (Cindy, Eve, Juju et al) that were staying there (they were able to watch the rehearsals! T.T lucky them!), had a quickie "dinner" (noodles from the nearby 7-11), then got some shut-eye. We got up at around 10 AM and met up with our Pinoy friends Weng, Jaz, and Bambie at around 3:00 PM. After being stranded at the bus stop near the Singapore Indoor Stadium for a half hour, we were able to go to the SHCJ meeting place at around 3:45 PM and got our Changjo shirts, magazines, concert posters and glowsticks. I finally met Felice (pinoy), Wenyi and Steff (Singaporean) of SHCJ and Bea and Rara (Tina's friends). After a couple of hours, we finally got our tickets and lo and behold! We had first row seats!!!! O_o how lucky is that? Even the additional ticket we got for Bambie was at the same row (but in the next section)! so happy!

At around 7:00, we went inside and parked our butts on the seats and waited for the show to start at 8 (there were screens showing various SHinhwa MVs so nbody minoded the wait). Shinhwa had a front act that night, a Korean group called LUG. I didn't really pay attention to them at first, I just noticed that they were wearing "Throw My Fist" like suits (in black and white). But during their 2nd song, I was like "Wow! This 2nd song is cool. Very Wheesung-esque." Anyway they spoke english (cuties) and said goodbye after the 2nd song.

Then came the stars of the show! Oh man! I mean, my friends know I love Shin Hye Sung, but that night, Andy was looking super HOT!!! He was tanned and all smiley and everything. Baby Andy was so cute (bordering on pretty, even!)! And I was so happy that all 6 of em apparently had a good hair day (thank god! no cornrows, braids or spikey hair in sight). hehe! To my knowledge they only lipsynched to 1 song (Wild Eyes) and only Sungie and M had solos (probably because they had to wrap
everything up as Eric was leaving right after the concert).

There were a lot of cute moments during the concert:

1. Sungie not being able to reach some of his notes.
2. Dongwan stiffling a giggle while he was singing because Sungie messed up.
3. Dongwan saying "room service" as if that would make the audience think he speaks english (lol).
4. Sungie speaking to JunJin in english and Junjin just kept answering "yes" then saying "i love you" to end the converstaion.
5. Dongwan doing exaggerated side side swaying movements with his arms.

The concert was great (of course)! Though I wished, Sungie, Andy and Eric translated the stuff that Minwoo, Dongwan, and Junjin were saying (I kept looking for subtitles, lol!) They even gave an encore performance. But of course it had to end and our group decided not to stalk them as we were all tired and just decided to stalk the next day.

to be continued...............

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

2006-09-13T21:21:00.000+08:00

Just got back from SG! Unbelieveable!!

Still sorting out what to say about the entire thing.

Gah! I'm still in shock!

Will post soon!!!!!

The countdown begins

2006-08-31T09:25:00.000+08:00

Now I realize how true it is when people say that it is the waiting that kills them. Eversince I have finished all the arrangements for our trip to Singapore to watch Shinhwa, I have been on pins and needles. Having paid everything that needed to be paid (my poor wallet), there was nothing left for me to do but wait. I think August is the loooooongest month for me this year. I can't wait for next week! I will finally make one of my goals (to watch a live Shinhwa concert) become a reality. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! I'm acting like a lunatic these days. sheesh!

Aside from being a Shinhwa fan, I also like a lot of other Korean artists. Fly to the Sky is probably second on my list of faves (remember one of my earlier posts where I took the Kpop husband quiz and I got Brian? That's the group he belongs to). So aside from Shinhwa CDs, I have a lot of FTTS CDs. Sigh! I miss the old SM Town when both groups were part of it. Anyway, as a FTTS fan, I am of course a member of a forum dedicated to them. It is called Heavenly-Sent. It's a great forum because it really caters to non Korean fans of the group. I hope you join coz I'm a mod there. lol! Ok back to the story, when FTTS had a concert in Korea, they were also selling FTTS shirts there that had autographs of the guys on the back. Someone from the forum managed to get PFull (FTTS' new management company) to sell some of the shirts to non Korean fans. Unfortunately, the shirt costs around US$45 (i think) so I couldn't afford to order. Well 2 of the Admins of the forum, Maria and Shelley (thanks you guys!), knew that I didn't order, so they decided to buy 1 for me. So last night, a package from my aunt in the US arrived and lo and behold! It's the shirt!!!!!

Cool logo!

Brian and Hwan Hee's signature on the back

So after taking pictures of the shirt, it is now in my magic baul, along with all my precious Kpop stuff.

Gasoo Encounter # 5!!!!!

2006-08-18T19:31:00.000+08:00

Wow! 5 already? Let's enumerate:
1. Lee Jae Jin
2. Mina
3. Lee Dong Gun
4. DBSK or TVXQ
5. Eugene

Yes you read it right! I was able to stalk Eugene of SES. All thanks to Eve (halafyu!), who suddenly texted me and Tina and told us to get our butts to ABS. So we left our bosses our excuses and rushed off to ABS.

Right after we met Eve, she lead us to the lobby where the people who were waiting for Eugene were being gathered. We positioned ourselves as best as we could and waited for Eugene's arrival. After numerous neck twisting exercises (there were a lot of video cameras and me and Tina didn't want to see our faces on the news), she arrived.

Ah! She's so pretty!

OMG! Boy, was she pretty. You know how there are celebrities who look good on TV but aren't as good looking off camera? Well Eugene wasn't like that. She looked exactly the way she looks on TV. She was like a breath of fresh air, all smiling and making eye contact with people. She was a bit small (I heard from 1 of the organizers say she was only 5'1") but everyone was mesmerized by her (and her "is she wearing make-up" look). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get too close because everyoone suddenly lunged forward with their digicams and mobile phones.

Eugene thanking Eve for the gift we gave her

Luckilly, Tina (who decided to capture the event via video mode) got a lot of footage and Eve, was both able to take pictures and hand Eugene our gift of Dried mangoes (which Tina was able to buy despite the short notice). Patty and Cherry were also there and both had pics in their digicams as well.

After a couple of minutes, Eugene's group was ushered to the studio. Cherry took my photobook to try to ask Eugene to sign it at the interview she and Patty were attending. Eve had to go back to work, so Tina and I just amused ourselves talking about stuff.

After the interview, we met up with Cherry and Patty. Sad to say, the handlers were strict and they weren't able to ask Eugene for an autograph. Anyway, Eve suggested that we could try to wait by the lobby again because that was where Eugene would pass to leave ABS. Since Patty had to get back to work, Cheery, Tina and I whiled the time away just chatting about random stuff. After an hour or so, Eve texted us that Eugene was finished. We positioned ourselves in the hallway before the lobby, me in full resolve to get Eugene's autograph. When Eugene and company arrived, I just mustered up the courage to approach her with my SM photobook (with her full page photo) and say "Chebal........ sign...... eegeot...." The pinoy guard blocked me with his arm and said that Eugene was already late for her schedule, but luckilly enough, Eugene thought otherwise, and held her hand out for the marker. As she was signing, the marker couldn't write! Luckily, Tina had her pen out and she gave it to Eugene, who used it to sign the photobook. After thanking and bowing to her, she smiled and left, with the crowd milling after her.

Success!

Professional Stalkers

Though we didn't get to have our picture taken with her, Tina and I felt very satisfied with our stalking escapade. I just wish I'd be as lucky in Singapore on September. ^^

Thanks again, Eve, mader Cherry and Patricia (wag mo ko sumbong sa tita ko!)

For more pics of Eugene, please visit

Tina bebe's blog

신화 shinhwa & cyworld

2006-08-03T07:07:00.000+08:00

- I can't believe it! I'm actually going to watch their concert. after how many years of wishing, its finally coming true! 신화 shinhwa will be having a concert in SIngapore and Ia and I are going. We already have our plane tickets and have made confirmed booking for our lodgings and paid for the tickets. Wake me up when September arrives. ^^

hehe! anyway, this is what's been keeping me busy:

http://us.cyworld.com/uchisan

cyworld! hehe so cute! unfortunately it doesn't have the jukebox feature that the korean version has. T.T but still its ok. ^^

if you are gonna visit, prepare to temporarily allow pop-ups. oh and you can't sign on the guestbook unless you have an account with them (so make one and add me as your neighbor).

Plugging

2006-07-02T00:01:00.000+08:00

Was watching TV when lo and behold, I saw a trailer for Initail D the movie.

So... its gonna be shown here in Manila huh? I just hope that if it is going to be dubbed (which is like a 90% possibility) it would be in English. Not that I have anything againt the Filipino language ok. It's just that, it's kinda hard to imagine Edison speaking in Tagalog. It kinda ruins the whole effect, if you know what I mean. At least if it is in english, it's still realistic since he is Canadian. ^^ Haha! ayway, whatever. It's not as if I'm gonna watch it since I've already seen it. I posted it here last August so if anyone's interested on what I thought about it, click below: http://uchisan.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_uchisan_archive.html

So mader Cherry: this is your chance to watch the movie version!!!! gogogogo!!! ^^

Speaking of English speaking Chinese stars, I saw another familiar face (haha! feeling kakilala ko!) on TV, this time on AXN. I saw Daniel Wu's handsome face in the new visit Hong Kong ad. What makes the ad so nice to me was that I could actually understand him this time since the CF was in English. ^^ sigh! he is soooo gorgy! Although, the voice that I heard in the ad is the same voice used for the english dub of his movie Enter the Phoenix. Now I'm thinking, did he really do his own english dubbing for that movie? But come to think of it, whenever I watch an english dubbed Chinese movie, the voices are always the same! hmmmm...... conspiracy.........?

Compact Posting

2006-06-19T17:37:00.000+08:00

here I go again, cramming as much as I can in 1 post.

- Lately, I have been feeling signs of stress. Increased irritability (yes increased. i'm always irritated with something or the other), itchy scalp (and at times dandruff, which is so un-me), and I keep getting colds that last for just a day and then it would disappear then re-appear a couple of days after. And I think I know why. My basketball team (I am the team manager of my company's basketball team) has made it to the finals. I am stressed because everytime I watch a game its like I am going to have a stroke. If it ain't a come from behind win or winning by 2 points or a punching bout between teams (yes i have finally seen a guy get punched in real life), I'd be stressed if enough players would actually show up for the game or that the pictures I took are too blurry or if I was able to jot down the scores and the fouls made by my team. At least it would all end this week because the final game would have been played and I can retire my position until next year. But jeez, I really wish my team would win! Just to make all the stress worth it!

- My friend Binny just celebrated his birthday. Actually, we didn't know it was his birthday until his girlfriend found out the night before (long story). Anyway, my sisters and I decided to drop by their place to just greet him and we ended up getting cake icing rubbed on to our faces. Oh well! Good thing us girls got the chocolate icing and not the cream icing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have even posed for the group picture. lol! Plus, I finally was able to taste seaweed soup. And it wasn't bad.

- Was reading Katie's blog and she mentioned a name that I haven't heard in a long time. Roberto Baggio. sigh! I was never a soccer (football) fan but after I first saw him during the good-knows-when World Cup, I would constantly be flipping channels looking for the Italian jerseys and to see if Baggio had any camera time. lol! Anyway, since then I never really found a reason to follow the sport (yeah i know there's a guy named Beckham who's also easy on the eye but I guess I never really got into him) that is until this year's World Cup. Yes, I am now a fan of South Korea's Ahn Jung Hwan. aside from being good looking (always important) he's a good player, having scored the 2nd goal against Togo during their first match.

- Had dinner with Katie, Ia, Tina, Patty, Marie (and her cousin Camille) last night at Masas in Greenbelt 2. Finally have the Red Devil horns (pictured above), Shinhwa's 8th jib (with posters!), Tim's 3rd jib, and Epik High's Black Swan CD! sweet!! ^^ Katie also gave out Shinhwa stickers and a cute Korean girl keychain. I also got a Goong notebook! haha! Anyway, after dinner we went to Seattle's Best and chatted about the most mundane things (Humpy Dumpy etc.).

- I'm selling my extra Shin Hye Sung Solo CD for P600 (you have to add shipping if you want it delivered to you. I think it is less than P100 if it is within Metro Manila). It's brand new and definitely cheaper than if you buy from yesasia since the CD is already here in Manila. Anyway, if you or anyone you know is interested, leave a message with contact details. ^^

Well that's about it I think. ^^

Tag!

2006-05-24T10:53:00.000+08:00

was tagged by a lot of people hehe!

Instructions: Name ten of life's simple pleasures that you like the most, then pick ten people to do the same. Try to be original and creative and not to use things that someone else has already used.

1. Working Internet connection

2. Hanging out with friends at the norebang.

3. Finding clothing that fit me at regular stores and not at "Big sizes (equals manang look) only" stores.

4. Eating korean food esp. soon doo bo, prawns, crabs, oysters, Figaro carrot cake, Razon's and Aysee's sisig.

5. When my nephew, without any begging from me, says "I love you, atchie" on his own.

6. Receiving a parcel from friends abroad.

7. Hanging out with friends, kahit Starbucks lang.

8. Watching Veronica Mars on a Saturday afternoon.

9. Just listening to K-Pop, C-Pop and J-Pop without anyone teasing me about my "weird" taste in music.

10. Having a meal with my entire family.

Well everyone I know has already been tagged so I guess whoever wants to do it again...... please indulge yourself. ^^

MTV Asia Awards and Pinoy power

2006-05-08T12:51:00.000+08:00

I was able to catch the MTV Asia Awards last night. Unlike before where I would drop everything to watch the entire show, this time my sisters and I kept switching from PBB (haha!) and MTV. Needless to say I didn't get to see the show in its entirety but I was glad that I did catch the segments I was interested in watching.

- Was I surprised to see Sean of the Korean duo JinuSean presenting an award. I haven't heard a thing about the group lately, so his appearance on the show was a welcome sight. I was eagerly waiting for him to speak in English since I know he and Jinu grew up in Canada and were considered "English boys" in Korea, along with Tim, Tablo, Brian Joo and Taebin. Unfortunately for me, I was expecting too much. It wasn't bad but it wasn't as good as I was hoping. You can still hear the Korean accent in his English. Nice try anyway. And I'm glad he was there as a representative of JYP since Se7en was an awardee. ^^

- Woot! Se7en won! I was actually torn in between voting for him or for Tei but when I saw how big Se7en's lead was, I figured that there was no way Tei would have caught up. And in fairness, I had no idea Se7en could speak english that nice! Coz even though he is usually with Taebin and Tim in shows, he rarely spoke a word of English when the 2 would be asked to speak in English and I know he has been busy learning Japanese. So hearing Se7en was a nice surprise. His english was even better than Sean's! His performance was great, as usual. Live singing while doing all those gravity defying handstands and bone breaking dances. Se7en definitely brought his "thang."

- Kang Ta and Vaness' performance was great. Although when they first stepped out onto the stage, I was suddenly reminded of Bi (probably due to their costumes). Anyway, I knew Kang Ta would be great since he is such a seasoned performer. He is one of those artists that can really perform live. Vanness worked his way through some minor glitch while singing so everything's ok. I didn't actually get to enjoy the performance because I was too busy figuring out which language they were singing at different parts of the song (if you must know, I heard 3 languages: Korean, Chinese, and English) and trying to not get a headache with all the camera changes employed by the director. Good thing Rica sent me the clip. I will be able to just watch them perform since I'm already finished deconstructing the performance. All in all, I thought they were great. Perfect ending to the show. The 2 really must have some clout since they were able to wrangle to make their debut as a duo as the finale of the awards show.

- And last but definitely not the least, the segemnt I was proud to watch, the award for Best Philippine Artist. No surprise that it was Rivermaya that won the award. I don't know but its times like those that you feel proud to be Pinoy. Sounds cheesy, I know, but I couldn't help myself (I think the last time I felt this way was during the Victory rally of the SEA Games athletes in Ayala). There's something to seeing a kababayan get an award in front of millions of international viewers, and hearing them alternate Filipino with English in their acceptance speech. ^^ Anyway, when they performed, I was a bit disappointed that they played "You'll be safe here." Don't get me wrong, I love the song but I was hoping for a Tagalog song since the other performers sang in their native tongue, but all the same the performance made me smile. Fortunately, during the last part of the song, I heard Rico (haha feeling close ako!) singing tagalog lyrics to the song and that made me release a sigh of content. Baduy ko ba? Natuwa ako sa ilang linya na tinagalog? hehe!!!

June Diary, San Sung and Norebang

2006-04-17T11:04:00.000+08:00

- Was finally able to watch June Diary which starred Eric, Kim Yoon Jin (Lost), and Shim Eun Kyung (My Wife is a Gangster) and I must say, it had a good plot. Although the CSI fanatic in me saw some loopholes (such as the police doing an autopsy on one of the bodies and the coroner allowing them to do so or how come they never established how the “pills” got ingested by the victims before they died etc.) , over-all it was an ok movie. Kind of disturbing since the film touches on the “bullying” that happens in school and the effects that these events have on a kid. It now makes me want my sister to just home school my nephew. Although Eric is on the cover, his role is more of on a supporting capacity, being the sounding wall of Shim Eun Kyung for her family and work related problems and as a comic relief with his antics on the film. Nonetheless, you get to see Eric do these amazing kicks in the action sequence that can be seen in the first 10 minutes of the movie and you get to see his amazing bod for like 5 seconds, so I guess his appearance in the film is all worth it. Lol! ^^, Expect a bit of blood when you watch the movie as around 4 high school kids get killed and the ick factor is kicked up a notch during the autopsy scene.

- Was finally able to meet up with Tina unnie. I haven’t seen her since she got back from Korea (lack of funds!!!!) so seeing her and Binny was a welcome sight. We had lunch at San Sung (where else?) with Ela, Kikka, Ilai, Marie, Max, and Hugo.

Tina (w/ her "new" do), Marie & Ela

Hugo, Max, Me, and Binny

- Since Ia is back from Seattle, we went to norebang last Saturday with Ela, Kikka and Marie. Even if we stayed for only like an hour and a half, it was well worth it since Joo Sarang updated their music!!! We were able to sing Perhaps Love, Gi Dae, Oopsy, and a lot of other new songs. Sigh! How I missed norebang.

The wonder Twins

Kikka, Me, and Marie

Pissed!!!!!

2006-04-10T23:17:00.000+08:00

Crap!! ok i know this is like the first time I'm blogging again and I wish i could share something nice but gaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! wtf is wrong with my PC? First, for some reason, I couldn't get the Dazzle video converter my mom got me to work on the friggin' PC and now.......... my friggin Nero program won't let me burn and keeps giving me teh same friggin' message of the DMA not being friggin' enalbled after I enabled and restarted the frigin' PC for like 15 times in just an hour!!!! aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!! it's just taking all my will power to not type in what I really want to say right now!!! I feel like my brain is just gonna explode in annoyance. heck! what annoyance? i'm way past that!!! i wanna whack this PC!!!!!!!! $@*!*&*^^$%$#^$*%*!!!

crap! i'm pathetic.

Korean Stuff!

2006-02-27T13:04:00.000+08:00

woot! I met up with Tina the Friday after she arrived and she gave me all the stuff my sisters and I asked Katie to buy in Korea.

1. Fly to the Sky 6th album - Transition (w/ free poster!)
2. Clazziquai Zbam CD
3. Goong OST
4. Asta Magazine

and Katie (thanks, Katiegel!) sent me and my sisters White angel chocolates and Shinhwa stickers while Tina brought home a souvenir from the TVXQ concert for me (woot! Xiah bebe! Thanks Tina!)

4x4

2006-02-22T08:50:00.000+08:00

4x4
tagged by Patty Petron

4 Jobs I've Had In My Life
- PA for MTV Para Bos
- Marketing Coordinator for SEAOIL
- Marketing Services and Corp. Comm Officer for Capwire
- Travel and Transpo Coordinator, Gymnastics, SEA Games 2005 (at maraming racket)

4 Movies I Could Watch Over And Over
- Indiana Jones trilogy
- Star Wars 4, 5, & 6
- 80s movies (Ferris Bueller's day-off, 16 candles, The breakfast Club etc.)
- Labyrinth

4 Places I've Lived
- Taguig
- Makati
- Taguig

4 TV Shows I Love To Watch
- House
- X-man (Korean variety Show)
- CSI (all of em)
- Goong!

4 Places I've Been On Vacation(the last four)
- Singapore
- US
- Puerto Galera
- Boracay

4 Websites I Visit Daily
- IMDB
- Soompi
- Blogs
- BWW

4 Of My Favorite Foods
- Shrimp!
- Crabs
- Soon Do Bo
- Barquillos

4 Places I'd Rather Be Right Now
- Seoul, South Korea
- at home
- norebang
- PC Bang

4 Bloggers I Am Tagging
- Ia
- Marie
- Rhanie
- Angel

2006-02-14T16:12:00.000+08:00

Cherry called me at the office today at around lunch time with the urgent message to view Igor's blog. As I was going out, I was only able to view it at around 3:00 PM. It was after seeing it that I realized that the P3 band that Igor tagged me about was "his" group and not a real jpop group. And I also learned that I have already released an album and have gone on tour with the group. Anyway, to find out what I mean, visit Igor's blog.

Also, my Kang Ta Persona CD finally arrived! woot!

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Gasoo encounter #4

2006-01-31T13:23:00.000+08:00

I look forward to weekends because I get to sleep in without having to worry about being late for work or whatnot. But last weekend was different. It was like a once in a lifetime thing (and I sincerely hope that I am wrong). So please bear with me if this post is gonna be long and i might ramble a bit here and there.

Last Saturday, Cherry, Tina, and I made plans to have lunch at San Sung because we were all feeling a bit wonky and needed Soon Do Bo in our systems. I picked up the 2 in Oakwood and we started gabbing away, playing catch up with what's been happening to each other. As we passed the Makati Stock Exchange building, I jokingly asked Tina if she wanted me to drop her off at her old office (she has transferred to another building). Anyway, we arrived at San Sung and ordered away the usuals: Dweji Kalbi, Soon Do Bo, Chapjae, and Spicy Squid. Yummy!!!

We head over to Starbucks and separate around 4:30 PM. Cherry and Tina went to Manila to cover an event while my sisters and I went home and contemplated if we were going to push through with our Euro Star plans.

As we were leaving for Euro Star, I received a text message from Tina that made me jump up and down. Someone texted her that Dong Bang Shin Ki was in Manila for a photoshoot. Tina and I made plans to stalk them if we find out any other details about their trip here. After the carnival, my sisters and I met up with Tina, Katrina, Xtine and Kai at Mcdo Greenbelt and exhausted all our contacts to get any info on the group. We were lucky that Jeannie, who was in the US, was able to tell us that there were reports that there would be a shoot at a Makati street and at the Mall of Asia at around 5 AM. With this info, the others decided to stay in Station 168 to kill the time while my sisters and I went home.

At 4:00 AM, Ia nudged me awake and the three of us (Ela decided she wanted to sleep), got ready to leave. Marie and Rhanie, being good samaritans gave me a wake-up call as well. The two of them were on their way to Mall of Asia as I was on my way to Manila Pen to pick up the others. We agreed to keep each other updated from where we were. After picking up the gang at the Pen, I relay to them the info I got that there were no streets in Makati that were scheduled to be the set for any shoot. We decide to cruise by the said street to check it out just in case. Once we were convinced that the shoot wasn't gonna happen in Makati, we decided to head over to Mall of Asia. As we were speeding off to Manila, Rhanie calls and told me that they were going to head off to Makati because there was nothing there. I told her to stay there since the chances of the shoot in Makati were very slim as we saw no evidence of equipment being set-up. We met up with Marie and Rhanie near the humongous globe at the Mall and discussed what else we could do since we didnn't see anything that implicated that a shoot would happen. I manage to coaxe Rhanie to work her charm on the guards and ask for any info. As we headed off to the nearest guard house, a third car joined our merry convoy. Thinking that the guards might freak out with 3 cars asking them for some classified stuff at 5:30 AM, I decided to drop back and just let Marie and Rhannnie approach the guard house. It was so funny in the van because we could barely make out what was happening as Rhanie approached the guard. As I was the one in the front, I started giving a commentary to the rest of the people in the van with me, as to what I thought was happening through the body language of the 2. When I saw the guard look around, I told the guys that he didn't know what Rhanie was talking about. Then I saw her making gestures with her hands and assumed that she was still explaining and trying to wheedle some info.. Then I see the guard's hands to his mouth and I suddenly scream to the guys that he's radioing someone!! This could be it! Or we might be facing a couple of hours in their security office. But when I saw Rhanie running towards the car with a skip in her step, I knew she got what we came for. We followed Marie, who was speeding off like a crazed maniac (lol!), and headed for the parking building. We parked on the first level and were able to meet some people from security who were very helpful. They told us that there was a shoot near the globe and that they'll tell us when we could go down and watch. So while waiting, we all watched the Rising Sun (quite appropriate, don't you think?). The minute the security guy gave the go signal, we all speeded off to the globe, parked our vehicles and found a spot where we could stay.

At around 7:30 - 8:00 AM (I wasn't really checking the time), the Dong Bang Shin Ki coaster arrives and we all got excited and happy because it was really happening. We found them and we would see them in person!

The guys were tall (even Xiah!) and looked even better in real life. They were wearing these suits that must have been like sauna suits because the sun was sooooooo hot that day that us stalkers, who were wearing casual clothes, were sweating like pigs! And they were wearing suits! Poor boys, at least they got breaks to cool off in their coaster while we stayed under the scorching sun. Anyway, the concept of the CF was weird (for me), because I thought their costumes, and the fact that there was a fire eater on the set, would have been better if the scene was shot at night. But who am I to give the director my advice, right? lol! I was just happy to be there and saw them do some dance moves.

hmmmm.... I wonder what they were talking about? Probably:

Xiah: Guys, is my hair still ok?

Max: Ummm..... well......

Yunho: You're fussing about your hair in this heat?

Micky: I wanna take off this freaking vest.

Hero: (looking at the window behind Yunho) I look so pretty. (^_^)

Well, we didn't really expect to be able to get autographs (since I heard that their handlers were really strict), but as I told Tina, I really hoped they would at least acknowledge our presence (and the fact that they had Pinoy fans). Fortunately, they did acknowledge the group by looking and waving at us. Hero even had mirror and was using the sun to shine light on the group. The director even asked the guys to wave at the fans. All this while they were on break from the shooting. When the shoot ended, they waved at the group again, and Max even bowed (so polite!). Micky was waving through the window of the coaster as they left.

Anyway, our group started with just 12 people (and 2 parents) and by the end of the day, I think there were around 30 who were there. As we were the earliest to arrive at 6 AM, we were there for 6 hours. Except for some annoying thing that happened, all in all, I think my 4th Gasoo encounter is a memory worth keeping.

For another account of what happened, please visit Rhanie's" blog.

궁

2006-01-18T17:01:00.000+08:00

I just watched the Pilot Episode of Goong (궁) and I loved it! hehe! Methinks I will be an avid follower of this series. I can't wait to watch the 2nd episode tonight! haha!

Basically the story is from a Korean man hwa (counterpart of Japanese manga) and it's about a teenage girl who has to marry the prince of Korea all because of a promise made by the prince's grandfather (the King then) to her grandfather (who was the King's good friend). Both of them don't want to marry each other, but since they both agree to it because both have hidden agendas for the union.

My main reason why I started watching this show was because I wanted to see Yoon Eun Hye in the drama she left Xman (a Korean variety show) for. Then I saw that Kim Jung Hoon (from the group UN), will be playing Prince Yul. hehe! That sealed the deal and I just had to watch even just the first ep.

Anyway, I can't tell you guys much coz the show just started so I'll just show you a picture of the main cast:

(L-R: Joo Ji Hoon, Yoon Eun Hye, Kim Jung Hoon and Song Ji Hyun)

also, I'd like to greet my twin sisters, Ia and Ela, and advance happy birthday! hehe!! (^_^)

In a nutshell.....

2006-01-11T15:36:00.000+08:00

Here's what's happened to me the past couple of weeks:

- On the 22nd, I received a package from Arirang. I have been waiting for my Epik High CD for a month and finally it arrived. Unfortunately, it wasn't the Epik High CD. T0T It was apparent that it got lost somewhere and that I will never get it. Anyway, turns out the package that arrived was the CD I won from Arirang's mnet contest. I hurriedly opened the package. I've been waiting for this too, since my sister Ia, received hers (Shin Hye Sung's CD, our 2nd) last week. Irony of ironies that i receive the same CD. Anyway, good thing a friend of mine wants to trade the CD. Then in the afternoon, another parcel from Korea arrived for me. The packaging was different so it couldn't be Arirang, who used regular post to send prozes. The package was from an express mailing service. I look at the sender's box and see that it's from the Korean judge who participated in the SEA Games. I hurriedly open it and find myself face to face with my 2nd Brand New album by Shinhwa. Luckilly, there was another CD, and it was a collaboration CD by Kim Jong Kook, SG Wannabe, and M to M. (^_^)

- Last December 24, some of my friends spent an early "noche buena" with me and my family: Marie, Tina unnie, Binnie, along with Tina's cousin Hugo and "companion" Sue. Days prior, I told them that Noche Buena at our house is held after the Mass (which was at 9:00 PM), so I asked them to be at our house at around 10:30 PM. Lo and behold when a knock came from the door and I found them at our doorstep at 7:30 PM. Turns out, they couldn't stay that late on the road, as the Koreans lived far away from my house, so they decided to come early. My entire family was frantic as we had just started cooking food, so that meant that the guests did not have anything to eat. Apparently my friends were expecting this so they bought ingredients to make chapjae. Anyway, all's well that ends well, as the food we were cooking, um...... got cooked, on time and everyone was able to eat to their heart's content. (^_^)

- last Dec. 26, I made plans with the other people who joined the Andy project to go to the norebang with them. Since it's been a long time since i last went there, i was uber excited. As I was pulling up my jeans, I felt this intense pain in my back that caused me to fall on to the bed. Unfortunately, my aim was getting rusty as I only managed to get my upper torso on the bed while the other half of my body was dangling from the edge. Because my legs were pulling at my back, I tried to get up but as I did, mind numbing pain was all I felt. I didn't even realize that I was screaming and that was what my family heard that sent them running to the room. My dad was able to pull the rest of me onto the bed where I spent an hour and a half sobbing and screaming in pain as I tried to change positions. Finally, I asked my dad to take me to the hospital. After asking my sisters to call up the others and tell them we weren't going to be meeting up with them, the realization of how in the world I was going to get out of the house to go the hospital struck me. Even the smallest movement that involved my back was so painful that I didn't want to leave the bed anymore. My dad called up my uncle (who is a doctor), and he in turn called for an ambulance. After 45 minutes, the paramedics were in the room assesing what could be wrong with my back. When they tried to lift me, I was in so much agony that they had to put me down on the bed again. Even the painkiller that they injected me with didn't help. So I had no choce but to to just scream out my pain as they transferred me to the stretcher. At the hospital, I again was transferred to another bed in the ER, then for my X-ray, had to be transferred to the X-ray table, then back to the bed in the ER, then finally to my bed in the room. By the end of that day, I couldn't speak anymore as I got hoarse from all the screaming I was doing and I was bone tired. Sheesh! It didn't help that the IV painkillers weren't working and that the doctors would come into the room at all hours (especially just when I was getting some shut-eye). And the doctor had to choose 2:00 AM to have the Balkan frame installed on my bed! And I'm sure, after reading what I do when I need to move, I don't need you to tell you what happened when they put me in traction and attached it to the frame. For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, I was able to find some pictures on the net that would help with the imagery:

(By the way, that's not me in the photo)

Great way to spend the Christmas week, huh? My room looked like a Medievel torture chamber. Anyway, I was lucky to have been able to go home on the 29th, as I had no plans of spending the New Year in a hospital.

- Last saturday, my sisters and I were finally able to eat Soon Do Bo after craving for it for almost 2 weeks at San Sung. We were joined by Tina, Marie and Kikka's teammate Caissa. I don't know if we just had eyes too big for our stomach or because of all the side dishe being brought to our table, but we weren't able to finish all the food we ordered. Weird huh? Anyway, after dinner, which was around 7:00, we headed off to the norebang to meet up with some of the girls from the Andy project, namely Candy, Rhanie, and Gab. We sang the night away until it was 11 PM! hehe! we didn't even notice the time.

There, so now you are up to speed on what's been happening with my life.

Tag!

2006-01-10T16:03:00.000+08:00

I've been tagged by Katie!

Here it goes:
the rules are simple:
* the tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their perfect lover/partner.
* need to mention the sex of the target.
* tag 8 victims to join this game & leave a comment on their Comments saying they've been tagged.
* if tagged the 2nd time, theres no need to post again.

Target: male

***8 different points****

* physically - lanky/thin guys who are taller than me; mukhang suplado pero hindi in real life; confident but not cocky
* emotionally - someone who is sensitive, caring, nurturing (are these even possible?)
* psychologically - sane; does not enjoy slashing/cutting themselves, no history of being checked in at a mental institution
* spiritually - preferably Catholic (or Christian), someone who believes in God and if we happen to have different religions would not force me to convert (pwede ba walang pakialamanan!)
* mentally - someone who is witty and can make me laugh. Smart but not too much of a brainiac that my nose would bleed everytime we have a conversation on the merits of an Adam Sandler movie
* financially - rich enough so i don't need to work! haha!!
* socially - a "people person;" someone whom people cam easily get along with even if they just met him
* others - a guy who is nice to his parents and sibling (not a mama's boy), someone who would be nice to my family, a great sense of humor, "malambing" but not overly malambing. And for some reason, i find guys who were glasses and an earring (just one ear at a time please), cute. :)

So, I'm tagging:
Ia
Marie
Cherry
Patty
Eve
Tina
Patty Egg
Katie * (finished na pero kulang ako ng tao)

Merry Christmas!!

2005-12-25T13:34:00.000+08:00

Merry Christmas, everyone!메리 그리스마스!

Wazzup?

2005-12-19T11:13:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates again but things have been pretty hectic. Anyway, here's what's been keeping me busy the past couple of weeks:

- Andy project - Andy (Shinhwa member) hurt his back around a month ago and the international Shinhwa forums decided to do an Andy project, wherein the fans send cranes (origami) and get well chuva to him. Well, me being the "not-so-patient-one", I didn't make any cranes (and it was during the SEA games thingie), opted to look for other stuff to contribute. The Pinoy Shinhwa fans were able to send 1,200 cranes, a t-shirt, a CD, a scrapbook, and 2 parols. Here's hoping that he actually gets it!
- Finally!!! Volcano High DVD!!! been wanting to locate one ever since Patty got me the VCD a couple of years ago. Since the movie was based on a manga, I'm assuming that the story suffered a lot (as with other manga to movies) but what the heck! the effects were cool and they had cool clothes (loved the Kendo team's uniform and Shin Mina's school unifom) and it had Jang Hyuk and Kwon Sang Woo. Hehe! I think my brain just turned to mush.

- Was able to watch Dragon Squad. woot! Vanness is sooooo hot! and the fact that Shawn Yue was also in the movie didn't hurt. The movie had a bit of violent scenes that I would have rather not seen but other than that, it was ok. I would have preferred if the younger stars had more action scenes, instead of just looking good when they did their poses. Sammo Hung and the Korean actor that played his nemesis did most of the action scenes.

- Last Friday, our office had our Christmas party at Bykes Cafe in Makati. Our theme: the 80s. The era of bad hair, bad clothes but awesome music. Anyway, I won the best in costume - female category. I didn't think I looked particularly authentic but I'm not complaining! I got a cash prize that will definitely help me this season.

I also got a service award for having been in the company for 5 years. Guess it was my night then, huh?

- My family went out to dinner last night with some people from Kikka's gym. The Romanians: Petre and Lili, along with her husband Traian, were all flying back to Romania on Dec. 23 and my parents decided to take em out for dinner at Kamameshi. My family (7), the Romanians (3), were joined by another family (5), also from the gym. As luck would have had it, Kamameshi had only like 3 people working that night (there was a catering thingie) so needless to say that it was kind of slow but still good as I love Kamameshi rice so the wait was worth it.

- Still bummed that my Epik High CD from Pops in Seoul is still nowhere to be found. :( I already e-mailed the show but they haven't replied yet. Katie also sent me something but it's not yet here. Now I'm worried that the token that Arirang sent me for participating in the mnet poll will suffer the same fate. sigh!!! 3 packages for me, lost in the abyss we call the post office. Maybe they are just delayed since they got caught in the Cristmas rush. I just hope they aren't mangled when they do arrive.

- I think my being addicted to the House series is making me a hypochondriac 9did i even spell it right?). I've been feeling all these aches and pains. I went to the doctor yesterday and he thinks that with my symptoms I might have carpal-tunnel syndrome. sheesh!! will know more in a couple of weeks.

2005-12-08T08:15:00.000+08:00

hey guys! thanks for all your prayers for my sister Kikka. I'm pleased to tell you guys that she is doing well right now. Her doctor says that she's healing nicely but it will still take at least a year before she competes again. So again, thank you to all the well wishers who texted, e-mailed, called, posted replies to my blog, visited the hospital, and included Kikka in their prayers.

This photo is from today's issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, shot by Jim Punzalan. And I just want to correct the names: my sister's name is Emille Christa and her coach's name is Lily Ionita. (^_^)

Can you tell I'm not that sad anymore?

My hero's name is Kikka

2005-12-01T16:14:00.000+08:00

sigh! i don't know how to start this so I'll just get straight to it. My sister injured her foot yesterday during the Individual all-around competition for gymnastics. No words could describe how I felt seeing her writhing in pain after doing her first vault and hearing her call my name. I would have done anything to spare her from the excruciating pain she must have been feeling. Until now, I cry whenever people text me about it, or when they call me to ask if I am related to the gymnast in the papers. I see her photos on newspapers in probably one of the saddest days of her life and I just cry, for her pain, for her dream of winning a gold medal for the Philippines in her sport. This was supposed to be her year, having won medals in India and Singapore in the past months, besting out the same gymnasts she was competing against in this year's SEA Games. But I guess it was just not meant to be.

I apprieciate all of you who texted and called me to convey your sympathy and best wishes for my sister. I really, really, really appreciate it. I apologize if my replies were short and if my tone was curt. I was just trying hard to control my emotions. You guys know how much I hate crying and would prefer to laugh at everything. Unfortunately, this time, it seems that all I have been doing since yesterday was cry.

Again, I ask for your prayers. She will be undergoing an operation at 5:00 PM today. I know how scared she is right now to be in an operating room with a roomful of strangers. I wish I could be with her but my duties for the SEA games are not yet finished. I am in such a crummy mood right now. Wanting to be somewhere else but not being able to leave and be with her.

I'm just so proud of my sister Kikka. I don't care if she won a medal or not. I'm just so proud that she really wanted to represent our country, even though she was already injured. I'm so damn proud to be her sister.

Go Kikka! Hwaiting!

2005-11-23T16:10:00.000+08:00

Have been busy the past week since I volunteered to help for the up coming SEA games. As some of you may already know, my youngest sister, Kikka, is on the Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Team. I would just like to ask you guys to please include her and the entire Philippine delegation in your prayers. If you could also come and support her on Nov. 29, 30, and Dec. 1 at the Rizal Memorial Colliseum, please do so.

Go Team Philippines!!

Something smells fishy

2005-11-17T08:03:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, my family (my dad, mom, 2 sisters & nephew), Kikka's Romanian coach, Lily with her husband Trian, and Marie, headed off to Cardona, Rizal, to spend the day fishing at Tina unnie & Binnie's fish pen. How UN-like (United Nations) can you get huh?

Anyway, it all started last Saturday when we (Me, Ia, Ela and Marie) went to the fishpen and spent the day there. When I arrived home, I told my dad about our trip. My dad, used to have a fishpen in Binangonan and was so excited and was listening with eagerness (i guess fishes bring him to a "frenzy." go figure!). Anyway, I asked Tina unnie if my dad could visit the fish pen and she said yes (as if she would ever say no). So my dad asks me if he could bring Trian along since Trian has been suffering from fishing withdrawal (he said he hasn't fished in 4 months) because Lily has been complaining that he was getting listless at home.

The day arrives and our merry group of 9 head off to Cardona (kikka is still in the US). First good news of the day: We didn't get lost!! woohoo!!! Our first stop was Tina and Binnie's house, where they tell me that Park Jung Shin gave us permission to fish in his fish pen (since Tina's pen only had fingerlings). Woot!! 2 good news less than 20 minutes apart! anyway, we head off to the port and park our vehicles and managed to fit ourselves onto the boat. When we arrived at the pen, Trian and Binnie busied themselves setting up their fishing rods while the others prepared lunch. My mom brought her chicken and pork adobo, Tina brought pancit lucban, and my dad made some fresh salad. My sisters and i brought chocolate cake for dessert. The guys hurried through lunch, aching to fish god knows what (since we weren't at Jung Shin's pen yet). Us girls just lounged around, enjoying the cool breeze while Ilai went back and forth to the men who were fishing and to us chatting. Suddenly, the guys were all excited when Trian managed to catch a kanduli. If you ask me it was just a small fish but the guys were excited (since they were fishing outside the pen) about it. Anyway, Trian caught 2 more before the hour ended. Binnie shifted locations and dropped his line near us. After a couple of minutes, he left the rod with Tina, then headed off to feed hie "babies" (the bangus fingerlings). Tina decided to join him and just propped the rod next to Marie. Marie suddenly told me that the line was moving. But everytime I turned, there was nothing. Marie kept insisting that there was something so I reeled in the line. To my surprise, something tugged at the line and that's when I realized that Marie was right! Anyway, it being the first time I fished, I was shrieking for the guys to help me since I had no idea what I was doing. Anyway, Trian manged to get the fish off the hook and I saw that that fish was the bigger than the 3 he caught!! woohoo!! Trian salutes me and said that he now considers me a fisherperson, even though I probably scared off all the other fish when I was shrieking. (^_^) So even if it was Binnie who baited the hook and dropped it into the water, Tina who swirled it around to attract fish, and Marie who saw the fish before anyone else, I still have a share in catching the fish since I reeled it in. Assa!

At around 1:30 PM, we head for Jung Shin's pen. After dropping us ladies (and Ilai) at the hut, the men head off for some serious fishing. We all just chat the afternoon away (my mom slept and Ela and I alternately joined her).

Then suddenly the sky grew dark and we start wondering where the guys were. I relaized that my dad left his phone at home, Binnie's phone is with Tina, and Trian wasn't replying. Great! no way to contact them. Finally, Tina decides to send a "rescue party" to find them. After a couple of minutes, the 2 boats returned and Ilai was jumping up and down as if the guys were on Survivor and this was the first time they were coming back. We learned that the reason why it took them so long to come back was the fact that they were catching so much fish that they lost track of time. With the sky getting darker by the minute, we scramble onto the boat to head for dry land.

When we reached the port, we saw mean loading up fish by the truckload. Trian asks the men if he could have his picture taken with 1 of the big fishes that they have (probably to brag to his Romanian friends). They agree and Trian selected a big one as his "catch." Binnie, being the funny guy that he is, joins the photo as the awe-struck bystander.

We stopped by Tina and Binnie's house to freshen up and then went to Morong, where my dad's former officemate, prepared dinner for us. We stuffed ourselves to the brim and quickly said our goodbyes (eat and run).

Needless to say, it was a very tiring but happy day. I was with both my family and friends.

Happy Peppero Day!!!

2005-11-11T12:49:00.000+08:00

Thanks to Katie, I found out that today was Peppero day in Korea.

I knew that Koreans had a lot of holidays (like Black day and white day etc.) and that there was a holiday with this name, but i never figured out what it was about until Katie enlightened me. :)

Peppero day is a great example of the brillance of marketing. Create a special day wherein everyone goes out to buy your product. You start a trend and make some money. Anyway, on this day, friends are supposed to go out and buy Peppero sticks and give them to friends and family. It falls on November 11 because 11-11 looks like the Peppero sticks. Peppero sticks, by the way, are bread sticks dipped in chocolate (kinda like the Yan Yan snack here). I didn't know that the snack i was eating whenever I'd be in Market! Market! was the reason for the Korean holiday.

you learn something new everyday. (^_^)

Fast Forward

2005-11-08T14:24:00.000+08:00

have been pretty busy the past few weeks, hence the lack of updates.

here are the stuff that has kept me busy:

- Mama Rica's bday and Tina's farewell dinner
for details & pictures, click here:
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- Tina unnie left for Korea (on the same day as Tina). We (Marie, Ia and Ilai) were able to have breakfast with her and Binnie at Starbucks. And we gave em calamnsi juice concetrate (they both had colds) and a shawl for Tina's mom.

- Rushed to finish 2 Christmas cards for the Heaven Sent project. I had to bug my sister Ela to help because I don't have 1 artictic bone in my body. plus the fact that I had to give it to Tina Wu so that she could mail it when she goes to the US.

- I won a CD on Pops in Seoul!! woohoo!! I requested for an Epik High MV entitled Day of Peace. Although they didn't play the MV, they read parts of my e-mail. So I'm hoping that I get their CD (crossing my fingers for the 2nd) or even their latest, as long as its an Epik High CD but lately, it seems that they just send out any CD. Like with what happenned with My sister Ela. She won a Jewelry CD but the CD that they sent was Kim Hyun Jung's.

The guy wearing the glasses is Tablo, my fave. hehe! I just like cute geeky looking guys. probably coz i look like a geek myself. hehe!!

- I applied for a DSL. Until now I have no idea if they will be activating it or not. My request got caught during the November holidays, I guess. :(

- I've hardly been getting a good night's sleep since I watched this Halloween Special on Star World entitled: World's scariest ghosts caught on tape. Note to self: 1. You know you are a chicken yet you still watch these shows. 2. You know that by the time the show ends, you are scared stiff, and would probably wake up Kikka to sleep next to you.

- Been hooked to Bonnie Bailey's Ever After song. I even have it on my Friendster account. To those who have my Uchi-deux account, you can view it on my profile.

- Was part of the organizing committee for the Halloween thingie in the office. I'm usually a part of these things in the office but this year, it was really a headache for me since we were only informed like 3 days before the actual day of the party that we would be having it. Needless to say, the decorations around the office weren't the best the kids loved em so I guess it tuned out ok. Plus the fact that my nephew Ilai won best in costume (he was a fangless vampire) with the costume I bought the day before.

- Been addicted to the series of Two Chinese boys videos. it's a series of webam videos that these 2 Chinese guys have. They usually lipsych to Backstreet boys and they are a hoot. To those who have my First friendster account, go to my profile and watch it.

- Joined the SEA games volunteer thingie. So I have been trying to do a lot of work so that when I go on leave, for almost 2 weeks, I wouldn't be too swamped with work and that my boss wouldn't fire me.

- Went to Binangonan to with Marie, Ia, and Ela to visit Tina unnie and Binnie (back form Korea) and their fish pen. Was kind of tiring since it was the first time I have ever driven to Binangonan and the fact that we were led to believe that we were heading off to Laguna didn't help. Classic lost in translation moment. She told us we were going to Laguna so I though we would be passing through South Super Highway. When she told us she'd meet us at C5 heading towards the Libis area, I was having doubts. I figured there was a "secret" route to Laguna through Pasig. Turns out we were going to Binangonan but since their fishpen is in Laguna de bay, they referred to the place as Laguna.

There! I hope that covers everything. :)

Which kpop record label do you belong in?

2005-10-20T13:15:00.000+08:00

haha! sorry! I couldn't resist this quiz. (^_^)

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Which kpop record label do you belong in?
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Weekend fun

2005-10-17T07:59:00.000+08:00

For lack of updates, I'll just post a little something about what I have been busy with.

I have just finished watching Super Rookie and I thought it was soooooo funny. hehe!! The story was nice (since I don't like crying or drama-ish series). Here's what the show is all about:

A slacker gets his chance in the winning new MBC K-Drama Super Rookie! Eric Mun of pop group Shinwa stars as Kang Ho, an average guy who got a college degree in physical education - but took twice as long to get it because he was too busy fooling around! Kang Ho sends up resumes to many companies, but nobody gives him a shot because he has no experience and no apparent prospects. Even his parents think he's just a freeloader. But one day, Kang Ho decides to apply to the large company as his successful friend Bong Sam (Oh Ji Ho), and thanks to a computer error, he's given a job! But is the company ready for this Super Rookie?
Co-starring Han Ga In and Lee So Yeon, Super Rookie is a hip new drama about growing up while never giving up, and serves as a telling but comic portrait of todya's Korean youth.

We bought the DVD 2 weeks ago but I have been waiting for it since it first aired in Korea. haha! it was such a riot!! and the fact that I could actually hear Eric speak good english was a bonus! the supporting characters were so endearing!! and even the NGs had english sub! woohoo!!!

On a different note, I went out with some of my friends last Friday. We had dinner at a Korean Restaurant and went to norebang after. I'll post more details once I get a copy of the pictures.

So all in all, my weekend was great. I hope the high I got from the R&R is enough to last me until next weekend. (^_^)

Every cloud has a silver lining

2005-09-29T15:36:00.000+08:00

My Friday started out really crappy. For some reason, my mom and I left the house later than we regularly do, so that meant I had to drive like a maniac through rush hour. As I had plans after work, I had to drop my mom off and find a parkining space near my office instead of having her park it for free at her office. Unfortunately, my usual parking haunt was full (it being friday so a lot of people brought their cars for their gimmicks after work) and seeing that is was almost 8 am, I had no choice but to park at the Dela Rosa car park (which meant that I'd be paying more than a hundred bucks). And as luck would have it, as I was rolling up my window after getting the ticket, I heard a crack and saw that there was something wrong with the mechanism on the window and now it would not go up. I had to stuff the sidings with paper just so that the window would not go down while it was parked. What a morning huh?

Anyway, I was stuck in a meeting the entire day. When I realized that it was already past 5 pm, i had to plead with my boss to let me go. I tolf her that I had an appointment after work and I was already late for it. She reluctantly let me go and I rushed to change clothes. Ia, was already waiting for me in the office. Katie, Patty, Tina, and Marie were gonna meet up with us at Starbucks. Of course, I already expected that my window would already be rolled down and that I would be paying more than a hundred bucks for the parking and that there would be traffic. Around 6 PM, we all finally managed to cram ourselves into the car and head of to the Double S restaurant. I was telling everyone of how crappy my day was when lo and behold, it starts to rain. Needless to say my left arm was wet for the entire duration of the trip. But I guess I must have done something right because there was only 1 parking slot left at the restaurant and it was right in front of the main door. At least the guard could really earn his keep by guarding my car. Katie gave me the stuff I ordered and some other pasalubongs. I couldn't really browse through em coz I was sooooo hungry Anyway, we had a great dinner. We had Beef kalbi (when I actually ordered Pork), Tofu soup (Patty and I ordered another 1 coz it was so good), Chapjae, and the various side dishes.

Unfortunately, Katie had to go meet other people that night and Ia had to go to work, so only Tina, Patty, Marie and I headed off to norebang. Luckilly, I got a parking slot by the door of Joo Sarang so I wan't too nervous with my broken window. The four of us agreed to stay for just an hour (limited funds and all) but we managed to sing Superstar by Jewelry, hey Dude by Shinhwa, Hotmail by SM Town and whole bunch of TVXQ and Fly to the Sky Songs in honor of Tina and Patty's first time in an authentic norebang.

The hour flew by so quickly and after dropping off Patty and Tina, Marie and I headed off to Starbucks for a nightcap. After flipping through the magazine I got from Katie, I dropped marie off and headed home.

I excitedly showed Ela (my other sister) my Shinhwa haul (and the HOT dvd) Katie gave me.

Kyochon chicken paper bag, Shinhwa Summer Concert poster, Shinhwa coke can & keychain, Summer Story CD & beach ball, Junior Magazine, Shinhwa Everlasting Mythology DVD

Needless to say the pasalubong was worth the badluck I encountered that day.

Gluttony.... what a sin

2005-09-21T07:35:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, I celebrated my birthday with my sisters and some of my friends. And since it was the start of Chuseok as well, we planned on just eating out, since everyone was low on funds. Even though we all really wanted to go to Jo Sarang, hehe, our wallets wouldn't let us. Luckilly, Angie said that Kuya would foot the bill for norebang. Woohoo!! Unfortunately, they had to leave early as they had just opened My Room 2 in Greenhills the very same day, so they wanted to go do the norebang first. After eating Korean ricecakes that Tina gave us, Kuya, Angie, Marie, me and my sisters headed on off to Jo Sarang, while Tina waited for Binnie to come back from an errand . Anyway, we quickly got the ball rolling and everyone was able to get a go at the microphones.

Unfortunately, Angie & Kuya had to leave so the rest of us went off for dinner and I must say I loved the tofu soup!!!! It was just soooooo good!! Tina and Cherry, you guys hafta try it!!

For a more detailed account of what happened that day, visit Marie's blog.

The following day, which was my birthday, my family and i went to Dampa in Parañaque and feasted on my favorite food: Shrimps (sinigang, halabos & in garlic butter) Oysters, baked tahong, inihaw na liempo at pusit and seaweed. I practically had to waddle across the highway to get back to the car. I was so full!! thank goodness my birthday comes only once a year. I don't think my clothes could take it.

Anyways, thanks to everyone who greeted me during my birthday, and the day before that and the day after that. And thanks to Tina/Binnie, Angie & Kuya, Marie and Ia for the gifts.

Happy Chuseok!!!

2005-09-16T18:06:00.000+08:00

Chuseok is Korea's holiday celebrating Thanksgiving. This year, it starts on September 17 and ends on the 20th. And me, being such a Korean wannabe (hehe!) wish all of you:

HAPPY CHUSEOK!!!

of course with my Shinhwa babies. hehe!!

And my birthday falls in the middle of Chuseok so there should be a double celebration! haha! (^_^)

and Katie, have a safe journey home!!!

Bridget Jones'.......... sister?

2005-09-12T14:45:00.000+08:00

Last Friday, I went to Healthway Clinic to visit the dermatologist. Anyway, I decided to get treated that day so the doctor dabbed topical anesthesia all over my face and put clear scotch tape on em. Needless to say, I looked like a freak of nature. Sorta like a cross between Madam Auring and a burn victim. You wouldn't know wether to laugh or cry if you saw me. It was like toothpaste under clear plastic all over my face. I couldn't look at the mirror coz I would laught at how i looked and i couldn't because I couldn't even smile coz the tape around my mouth made it difficult and I couldn't blink because the tape would come in contact with my eyes and that would cause me to blink more. Let's say it was a very uncomfortable situation for me. To make matters worse, the doctor told me to go to the waiting room while the medicine..... i don't know.... um..... baked(?). I could not believe my ears! Wait..... outside...... with all the other patients of the other doctors? Was she serious? When she explained that the office was too small to accomodate me and another patient, the gravity of the situation hit me. I had to sit next to people who would be staring at my face wondering what the heck happened to me!! Worst of all, there were kids there!! I would either make em cry or they'd ask obnoxious questions to their parents. Grrrrrrrr!!! I asked my doctor to please, please not shout out my name if it was my turn, so that just in case i managed to find the guts to sit in the waiting room, with people oggling at me, they at least wouldn't know my name. But when I went out of her office, I just couldn't bear to go to the friggin waiting room. So I literally waited outside the doctor's door for a nurse to pass by. The minute one did, I grabbed her arm and pleaded with her to stash me somewhere, anywhere, that wasn't the waiting room. The nurse, who has probably seen a lot of patients under the same predicament I was in, took pity on me and hid me in the admin office, where I kept the admin staff company.

Anyway, after an hour, I heard my doctor asking nurses if they had seen me. Well, the nurses didn't know my name so they couldn't tell her I was in hiding. My doctor, who knew that I didn't want to stay in the waiting room looking like, well what i looked with the tape, feared that i might be in the restroom (no way! it was on the other side of the floor, meaning more people would see me), or that i went home (looking like that? no way!). So she started calling out my friggin' name!! Grrrrrrrr!!!!!
Anyway, I managed to call her while keeping my head down and made a beeline for her office where she did her thing. After like an hour and half, I was able to go back to the office, minus the white stuff and tape. Thank God!!

Despite the embarassment, I couldn't help but laugh at what happened. I told my officemate about it and he could only say that these sort of things always happened to me. I asked "what things?" and he said my "ala Bridget Jones escapades":

1. last month, the slit of my skirt went from teacher to long gown competition in 5 seconds after I tried getting into the driver seat while making sure that my door did not hit the car next to my van. I had to drive all the way to my sister's gym with my bag on my lap, lest a truck pulls up next to me and gets a free show. After parking, I had to hold my skirt together and walk really quick to the nearest bathroom. Thank god I had a sewing kit.

2. the time I slipped on a puddle of water and scraped my knee at the Market! Market! parking lot while wearing a skirt (thank god i fell knee first and not butt first). I didn't know if I should pretend like nothing happened, after all there were people parking their cars at that time, or hobble off to the safety of my car. I chose the latter and milked it for what it was worth.

3. the time I locked my keys in my car in Greenbelt and had to beg a security guard to jimmy the door open because I couldn't call my dad at 2:00 AM to tell him of the problem I was having. In the end it took like 3 seci\urity guards to open the friggin' door.

He actually enumerated a lot more incidents but I think they should just be left for us to know about. (^__^)

rambling........ part 2

2005-09-08T16:56:00.000+08:00

The past couple of days for me have been pretty eventful. Last Friday, at around 11:00 PM, I rushed my nephew to the Emergency Room because of some symptoms we feared resembled dengue. After a couple of hours of observation and tests, we let out a sigh of relief when results showed that it wasn't dengue. We arrived at the house around 3 AM, Saturday. At 4:00 AM, our helper was waking me up to remind me that Kix had to be at the airport by 5:00 AM. Good thing I already showered and dressed before getting some shuteye so I just had to brush my teeth, wash my face, and comb my still damp hair. We arrive at the airport with 5 minutes to spare. Unfortunately, Kix' teammates were a bit late so I was able to leave the airport at around 7:30 AM. The minute my head hit the pillow, I was already asleep.

I woke up to the sound of a text message on my phone. I thought who the heck would be texting so early (I saw that it was still dark outside)? When I looked at my watch, I was surpised to see that it was already 5:00 PM! I had slept almost the entire day!! Sheesh! Anyway, my tummy reminded me that I hadn't eaten anything yet so I asked my sisters to go to Jin Go Gae with me because I was craving for Chapjae. Unfortunately, my nephew was still sick so Ela had to stay home. Ia and I ordered Chap Jae and Bul go gi and tofu soup. woohoo!!! Finally! my craving was satisfied.

Then, Marie texted me and asked where I was and I told her of my fixation for Chapjae. She suddenly said that she wanted to go out and that Tina would be joining us. Anyway, before we knew what was happening, Ia and I found ourselves in Joo Sarang, singing our hearts out with Marie, Tina and Binnie. Then we headed off to Starbucks for a "nightcap" and after an hour or so bid our goodbyes to each other. For a better account of that night, visit Marie's page.

Anyway, on Monday we got news from Kix that the Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Team won Silver in the Pestasukan competition. woohoo!!! Unfortunately, Ilai was again rushed to the hospital because rashes appeared on his body. The doctors wanted him to be confined so that they could run some more tests on him and so that he can remain on IV (he was dehydrated). So........ our emotions were in knots that day. Happy for Kix on one side, worried for Ilai on the other. Needless to say I slept fitfully that night.

The next day, Tuesday, was so hard for me as I couldn't keep my eyes open. I had to keep drinking water or walk around to stay awake. Luckilly, Kix texted me good news that woke me up. She won the Gold medal in both the floor exercise and the vault while she got the SIlver for the Bars event. Her other teammates, Tammy & Caissa won the gold in bars and bronze in vault. Not a bad haul considering that they just had a week of preparation for this competition since they just came back from a competiton in India, where they won the Gold medal for the team.

At least, this week will end on the right note. Ilai is already home from the hospital and Kix will be coming home today. I hope next week isn't as eventful. I don't think I could take it.

Ga ga ga ga ga ga ga?

2005-08-29T10:00:00.000+08:00

I was on Edison Chen mode last Saturday. I watched Initial D and Life Translated one after the other. Needless to say after that marathon I was a smiling wreck. (^_^) lol! Although I knew that Initial D was Jay Chou's debut movie, I was kinda hoping that Edison would still get quality camera time. Anyways, I didn't particularly like the story or the movie. The only saving grace that it had, for me, were Edison, Shawn Yue and Anthony Wong (My Infernal Affairs boys) being in it. hehe!! I have never watched the anime version so I can't say if it did the anime justice (but I'm guessing that it didn't) although I really hafta say that Edison, Shawn and Anthony's characters were really cool.

Right after Initial D, I saw that I still had some time to kill before going to Station 168, so I popped in Life Translated. As I was looking at the cover, I had the impression that the caucasians were just photoshopped into the picture. haha! I didn't know what to expect since I never heard of the movie before. I just saw Edison on the cover and decided to get it. Watching the movie was a struggle for me because I couldn't accept the fact that the actress in the lead looked a hell lot older than me but was playing the role of a high school kid, and had Edison Chen & a couple of guys thinking she was cute (which she definitely wasn't). Oh well!! If I had the money to finance my own movie I'd make Edison play the role of the guy who was head over heels with me too. Anyway, the good thing about the movie was that Edison had a lot of lines in English. Way more than his English lines in Infernal Affairs 2 and Twins Effect 1 combined. He does speak Chinese in the movie (I refuse to call it a film) although he sounds a lot better if he stuck to Cantoonese than his wonky sounding Mandarin.

After the movie, my sisters and I headed off to Station 168 for the small surprise party we and our friends (Marie & Tina) had planned for Angie. Since we were all low on funds, we decided to forego the gift and just buy BBQ from Aling Ineng's (yummy) and bring the chocolate cake I got my aunt to bake. We were kinda worried anout the fact that this was the only food we had for the "party" and were extremely relieved when Tina told us that she cooked chapjae.

When Angie arrived, she was surprised when we brought out the cake and kept mumbling that this wasn't what she had planned. She wanted to invite us all to go out and watch a movie but our little surprise foiled that.

After feasting on the food, we all (Me, Ela, Kix, Ilai, Marie, Angie, Tina, and Binnie) headed over to Starbucks in Rockwell (Ia had to go to another birthday party) and just kept up with our chatter of nonsense under the dripping umbrellas. We were cracking up with Filipino & Korean phrases that sounded silly to non Filipino and non Koreans. Like in Filipino there's "Bababa ka na ba?". Imagine making an entire sentence with just 3 syllables. Well, Binnie said that they have a weird sentence when he usus his dialect. The sentence goes "Ga ga ga ga ga ga ga?" It meant something to the effect like "Is the name of that guy Ga?" Anyway, we all thought it was funny and weird. So Kaka!

At 9:50, we bid each other goodbye and actually stayed at the curb for a good 10 minutes because everyone kept saying goodbye to everyone over and over again. lol!

Why I don't have money

2005-08-24T12:30:00.000+08:00

I had a pretty hectic weekend. Last Saturday, I met up with Marie and Tina to to give Marie's former student Jasmine, and friend Isabel, a goodbye party since the former was flying back to Korea this week. Since we (Ia, Ela, Marie & Tina) were all norebang addicts, we jumped at the opportunity to have another go at Ju Sarang . When we arrived, we were dismayed to find out that all the rooms were occupied, thanks to all the Korean teens who were spending their free time (probably a break from all the English lessons they were having) at the norebang. The receptionist wasn't sure what time there would be a room available for us. We decided to just wait in the lobby rather than kill time elsewhere, then come back and have trouble finding parking again. We entertained ourselves by taking pictures of each other and by passing out the tatoos i made (which everyone liked, yipee!!).

Anyway, finally, we were able to get a room and we sang to our heart's content. Around 6:30 PM, we all called it quits since Jasmine and Isabel had to be home by 7:00 PM. Marie and I agreed to meet w/ Tina at Station 168 after I drop Ia off at the office and while Marie drops the girls off at Glorietta. The 4 of us (Me, Ela, Marie & Tina) end up having dinner again at Station 168 and stuffing our stomachs with mandoo, kimbap and ttobboki. We say our goodbyes at around 9 PM. For a more detailed account, check out Marie's page.

The next day, my sisters and I decide to pick up the DVDs I ordered, Moon Geun Young's Innocent Steps and Eric (& Lee Byung Hun)'s Bittersweet Life. Then I saw Initial D, Edison's latest movie with Jay Chou and another movie that had Edison in it but for the life of me I can't recall the title. Anyway, we get those as well and then we see the Kim San Soon series on DVD and decide to get that as well (woohoo!!! Hyun Bin!!).

Our DVD Haul

Neddless to say, our wallets were pretty tapped out. We bought gifts for Jasmin & her mom, then Norebang, then dinner, then DVD shopping. Sigh! payday is so far away!!!! (T-T)

Another list

2005-08-18T15:24:00.000+08:00

Hehe!! another list thing for today. Got tagged by both Katie and Tina bebe

Seven things that scare you:
1. ghosts
2. barking dogs
3. lightning
4. Steven Segal breaking a poor guy's bones in any of his movies (I end up clutching my injured knee everytime)
5. lightning
6. losing my family
7. death

Seven things you like the most:
1. Kpop
2. movies (Korean and Hong Kong movies especially)
3. downloading
4. shrimps and crabs!!!
5. dancing
6. sleeping
7. money 9makes the world go round lalalala)

Seven important things in your bedroom:
1. TV
2. VHS
3. DVD player
4. DVDs
5. Kpop collection (that's in my baul)
6. bed (well mattress since I sleep on the floor)
7. aircon

Seven random facts about you:
1. I won the Best Filipino writer in poetry in my school's Dean Awards for Literary Excellence (for the only poem I ever had the guts to submit) aside from being the Sports Editor of our school paper.
2. I was an athletic scholar and Dean's Lister in College.
3. I used to be such a jock (in HS, i was a member of the Varsity Tran Team; in College I was the Captain of the Varsity Lawn Tennis team & was on the Varsity Volleyball Team)
4. I love watching gymnastics and figure skating on TV
5. I am a frustrated gymnast/cheerdancer/dancer/singer.
6. I almost flunked my Pinoy in high school. I couldn't figure out the parts of sentences and passed only because of the Literary part of the curiculum.
7. I am an OC when it comes to Kpop stuff that we have at home.

Seven things you plan to do before you die:
1. Bea able to visit Seoul and see Shinhwa in person
2. Be able to visit Seoul and see a gasoo (any gasoo) in person
3. Be financially stable so I have something to put on my will to give to my family
4. Be able to run or jump again
5. Find a job that I actually like without having to sacrifice a good paycheck
6. Be able to wear a halter top in public (haha!!!)
7. Be able to look nice for my open casket wake thingie (If that doesn't work out, closed casket na lang)

Seven things you can do:
1. write
2. memorize movie trivia
3. drive a car
4. make friends easily
5. backbend
6. handstand (against a wall though)
7. crack my knuckles, wrists, and knees (o ha?)

Seven things you can't do:
1. run (can't anymore since my injury)
2. jump (can't anymore since my injury)
3. cartwheel (can't anymore since my injury)
4. kill anyone
5. bunjee jump (i'm scared of heights)
6. stand the smell of public bathrooms or portalets (i literally throw up)
7. mental math (sheesh!)

Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex:
1. sense of humor
2. height
3. glasses
4. jock
5. lanky but toned
6. a gentleman
7. witty

Seven things you say the most:
1. Syet!
2. Friggin'
3. WTF (the actual words)
4. Dude
5. Oi
6. Crap
7. Garrrrrrrrrrrr

Seven celeb crushes (whether local or foreign):
1. Shin Hye Sung
2. Eric Moon
3. Tim
4. Brian Joo
5. Kim Hyung Joon
6. Edison Chen
7. Johnny Depp

Seven people you want to see to take this quiz:
1. Marie
2. Patty
3. Jess
4. Camille
5. Leah
6. Cherry
7. Ia

Clutter

2005-08-15T16:00:00.000+08:00

Darnit!! I was so annoyed last Friday. I found out that Sungie will be releasing a special version of his debut album. Why is it that these gasoos have to release a nicer version of their albums AFTER I have already bought the original versions? grrrrrrrrrr!!! FTTS did that with their Best album and now Shin Hye Sung is doing the same thing with his solo album!!!! It's just not friggin' fair!!!!

At least I had a great Sunday. It was Marie's birthday and she invited me & my sisters over for dinner. The food was wonderful!! I love seafood and everything (well except the noodles & dessert) was seafood!! There were 2 kinds of Sugpo, a Crab dish, and baked Tahong. And of course chapjae. Needless to say, I was in food heaven. hehe!! (^__^) And I wasn't the only one who thought the food was great. Even the other guests like Seo Na and her family, and Angie and kuya pigged out with us! aaahhhhhh!!!! I swear, if I wasn't going home I would have stayed at the table the entire night until everything was all gone. And the table was so cute because except for the noodles, the food was ORANGE!!! haha! there's no denying that Marie is a Shinhwa fan.

Sorry for the sloppy entry. My thoughts are kind of cluttered at the moment. anyway, Happy Birthday, Marie!!!!

The three things list

2005-08-10T09:12:00.000+08:00

got this from tina's blog. since i can't seem to think of anything else to post....

3 Names You Go By:
1. uchi
2. uch
3. chi

3 Screen Names You Have Had
1. lexibaby
2. yesha
3. uchisan

3 Physical Things You Like About Yourself
1. teeth
2. wrists (yeah i know what you are thinking)
3. knuckles (it's my friggin list!)

3 Physical Things You Don't Like About Yourself
1. skin
2. hips
3. butt

3 Parts of Your Heritage
1. filipino
2. chinese
3. portuguese (well.... that's what my papang told my mom)

3 Things That Scare You
1. not having my family with me
2. permanently injuring my knee
3. ghosts

3 Of Your Everyday Essentials
1. internet (my beloved forums)
2. mobie phone
3. tv (hehe! arirang, axn, & nickelodeon)

3 of Your Favorite Musical Artists
1. Shinhwa
2. Fly to the Sky
3. SM Town

3 of Your Favorite Songs (as of Aug. 10, 2005)
1. Oh! - Shinhwa
2. Story - Tim
3. Buen Camino - Shin Hye Sung

3 Things You Want In A Relationship
1. funny moments ( i enjoy laughing)
2. trust
3. loyalty

3 Lies
1. ok lang
2. kayo bahala
3. ang ganda niya

3 Truths
1. The greatest invention is the internet
2. Your family will accept you for whoever/whatever you are
3. It's all about the money

3 Physical Things About The Opposite Sex That Appeals To You
1. smile
2. eyes
3. height

3 Of Your Favorite Hobbies
1. listening to music
2. surfing the net
3. reading

3 Things You Want To Do Really Badly Now
1. go to Seoul & join Katie on her escapades & meet gasoos
2. sleep
3. lose weight

3 Careers You're Considering/You've Considered
1. professional downloader (haha! pareho tayo, Tina)
2. movie critic
3. gasoo (haha!!!)

3 Places You'd Want to Go For Vacation
1. Seoul, Korea
2. Barcelona, Spain
3. Turkey / Prague

3 Kid Names You Like
1. Luigi
2. Katja
3. Ilya

3 Things You Want To Do Before You Die
1. meet the gasoos i've been dying to meet
2. be rich and leave the money for my family so that they can live comfortably
3. be content with my physical appearance (siyempre dami tingin sa casket)

3 Ways That You Are Sterotypically a Boy
1. I move like one
2. Most of my friends are guys
3. I act like a son to my dad.

3 Ways That You Are Sterotypically a Girl
1. I appreciate good looking guys
2. I'm a nag (haha!!)
3. I like learning about new gossip

3 Celebrity Crushes
1. Shin Hye Sung
2. Eric Moon
3. Tim

Gasoo encounter of the third kind

2005-08-01T13:30:00.000+08:00

sigh!! haven't updated my blog in a long while. didn't feel like there was something interesting to blog about. so i visit my friends' blogpage and when I saw Marie's page, i suddenly remembered that I haven't posted my 3rd Gasoo encounter last July 21. So here it goes:

I must say that I have been lucky with my gasoo encounters. My first "experience" (haha! the term!) was with Lee Jae Jin, a former Sechskies member, that for some reason, decided to visit the Philippines. I wasn't really a fan of Sechskies. I was more of an H.O.T. fan (their rival group) but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see him because I figured, it would be 1 notch off the entire "6 degrees of separation" theory to Shinhwa (Lee Jae Jin knew Kang Sung Hoon since they were both in Sechskies together and Kang Sung Hoon knew Shinhwa's Shin Hye Sung since they appeared on Xmen. Pathetic, right? haha!!). Luckilly, I had friends at ABS (Cherry & Patty), who were able to get us (Me, Ia, Marie & Kara) to meet him and have our photos taken when he guested on Fanatic. We (Me, marie & Eun Ji) even got to meet him at his hotel and he was very nice and obliging with our request for photos with him and giving us his autograph. Eun Ji was raving about how nice he was, which puzzled me coz i thought it wasn't that big a deal like having photos & giving out autographs. I mean what else would he do? We were just like 3 people who probably were at the hotel for him. But Eun Ji kept saying no and that he was SUPER nice. I thought maybe something got lost in the translation.

My 2nd gasoo encounter was with Mina. I watched a Korean Peace Wave concert with Ia & Marie, hoping to be able to see Jewelry, Diva, Maya, VOS, Mina etc. Unfortunately, it turned out that there would be a different set of gasoos that would perform during the dates. So we were sad to hear that Jewelry, Diva, Maya, VOS all performed the previous night (T-T). Our only chance was Mina, since she was the only one we were familiar with. Anyway, thanks to us charming some of the production people, we were able to get them to help us get pictures with her. It was so nice of her to stop and pose with us, even though her staff were rushing her to go backstage. So with Mina, my 6 degrees of separation became Mina then Shinhwa's Andy since they also appeared together on Xmen.

Ok so forward to July 21. I've been hearing news that Lee Dong Gun was coming over. Of course I had to see him. He was dating Han Ji Hye, who chose Minwoo on Love Letter (when Shinhwa guested on the show. She also worked with Shinhwa's Eric on a Ban Jun Drama. anyway, I was able to get marie to join me (again) and she got Tina and her boyfriend to meet her there (we thought we could use having a Korean on our side). Anyway, I rushed to the hotel after work and missed Tina, who had to go back to work. Marie filled me in on their meeting with Lee Dong Gun's Philippine promoter (the guy who acted as the middleman). Things did not look well. Apparently, the actor wasn't a "nice" person. But hey, we thought maybe he was biased or something. Anyway, by 7: 30 pm, we were able to see him twice: after his dinner and on his way to GMA in a white stretch limo. With all the fans chasing after him, it was kinda hard to jockey for a position so we just stared at him from afar. I saw my friend Renz at the hotel earlier and she told me that they were gonna go to GMA. So i texted her informing her that he was on his way there and that they should keep her eyes peeled. Marie & I decided to wait in the lobby since my friend, Eve, would be joining us. Around 8:30 PM, I received a text from Renz saying that he was on his way back!! Marie & I readied ourselves. Luckilly, most of the other fans went to GMA so we were like just 15 along the lobby. Thinking that he would stop and say hi, since there were a lot less people, i readied the Lovers in Paris DVD I brought with me. When I saw him upclose, I was just stunned!! He was that handsome. I forgot about the camera I brought with me. When he was right in front of me, I asked if he could please sign the DVD. His hawi boy acted like I had a big spotlight trained on his master and started waving his big arms across my face. Anyway, the actor just smiled and bowed (I assumed he was apologizing that he couldn't stop). I wasn't too disappointed since Marie already warned me but still it was annoying. I was about to curse him in Korean but it was a good thing I didn't.

To some I may sound bitter. I don't deny it. It was very annoying. But after 2 nice encounters with Korean celebrities, I expected he would be like em.

Now I understood what Eun Ji meant. Apparently, most Korean celebrities distanced themselves from their fans. I was just lucky that Lee Jae Jin & Mina were not like that at all. I'm just wishing Shinhwa would be as nice as they seem to be. As for Lee Dong Gun, he's lucky. If he weren't so darned good looking, with his crappy attitude & entourage, he wouldn't have that many fans. And unfortunately, as much as I hate to admit it, I still think he's cute.

Korean day

2005-07-19T10:30:00.000+08:00

Last week, my friend Marie invited me to meet her friend Tina. My sister Ia on the other hand asked me to accompany her in getting the 6th installment of the Harry Potter Series. I thought that we'd swing by Market! Market! at 10 Am, then pick up Marie from her house, then swing by Tina's office, then head off to My Room, which I haven't visited in almost a month. Then, Friday night, another friend of mine, Patty, texted me and asked if we could push through with our plans to eat at the Korean Restaurant I was talking about (one of my previous posts). I told her that I already made plans the next day and asked if it was ok with her, we could eat at the Korean restaurant then hit My Room (since she has never been to My Room before). She said ok and that our other friends (from the bitter barkada), Cherry (the mother of all bitterness), and Tina, would be joining us as well. I told Marie of the plan and went to sleep.

The next day, I woke up late. So Ia (who only slept for only an hour) and I hurried off to Market! Market! to buy the book and dashed off to pick Marie up. Then we headed over to Oakwood and picked up Patty, Cherry, and Tina bebe (just to distinguish her from the other Tina). Then it was off to Jin Go Gae for lunch!!!

At the restaurant, we ordered just a little: beef tenderloin, chapjae, soft tofu soup, and grilled shrimps. By the time the actual food came along, we were almost full because of the assorted side dishes we ate as appetizers. Then Marie's friend, Tina, arrives and she looks so much like Shin Eun-gyeong (the girl in My Wife is a Gangster). hehe!! We all chat for a bit then decide its time to go to My Room. We dropped Tina off at her office when I suggested to the others that we have dessert by buying ice cream at the Korean grocery I frequented. Too bad for me that there wasn't any walnut ice cream. I had to be content with the Melon bar (which was also good). :)

At My Room, I introduced the otheres to my friend Angie. While us "veterans" were chatting, the other Tina texted Marie and asked if we wanted to go to a norebang (videoke) that was near the restaurant. Ia, Marie and I decided that we wanted to go and was able to convince Angie to come with us. Patty, Cherry, and Tina bebe, asked to be dropped off at Glorietta. After taking the 3 on a tour of Makati, we said our goodbyes, and headed off to Tina's office. The 5 of us crammed into Angie's car and headed off to the norebang place. Oh man!! it was just like in the movies!! They even had the tamborines in the room. hehe!! It was soooo much fun. Tina, Marie, and Angie were great singers.

Ia (who by that time sounded like she had a frog in her throat from lack of sleep) and I pretended to be fans by chanting their names while they sang. hehe!! Then I started requesting for all these songs that I knew and I was surprised that even the new ones that were just released were already there!! anyway, after that we went back to Tina's office and had dinner with her. We ate ttobokki, ramyun, tonkatsu and meat dumplings. Needless to say, Ia and I went home pretty stuffed.

Saturday turned out to be a Korean day trip. :) well except for the Harry Potter part. (^_^)

In a rush

2005-07-18T12:45:00.000+08:00

I had a great weekend but I don't have time to post it in detail. Suffice it to say that it consisted of great friends, great food, and great music. Will post once work lets up.

Also, I finished reading Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince last night! All I can say is: It rocked!!!

Things that make me smile

2005-07-14T13:40:00.000+08:00

- If there's one good thing that came out of this whole Gloriagate scandal it would be the fact that I get see Francis Escudero's gorgeous face on TV almost on a nightly basis. haha! yes, you read that right. I have been a closet Chiz Ecudero fan since I saw him on TV during the last elections, he being FPJ's spokesman and all. I even started listening to his radio show on the AM band on my way home. Unfortunately, he's rarely there because of those sessions. But anyway, all's good since I get to see and hear him on TV. haha!

- Every week I look forward to new episoded of Xmen and Love Letter, 2 Korean variety shows that my sisters and I are really addicted to. The shows feature Korean celebrities and make them do funny stuff. Like for Xmen, they are divided into 2 teams and they all compete against the other in hillarious stunts at the same time trying to figure out who the Xman is (the person who regardless of the team they are assigned to tries to do his/her best to make his/her own team lose). Games vary from obstacle races, butt pushing, tounge twisters, putting people on the spot by saying stuff they have to say yes to (whatever it may be), and to the very physical horse game where people jump on the guys' backs to make them buckle and end up losing.

Love letter on the other hand is sort of like a "dating game" between celebrities. Season 1 started with a bunch of guys competing to be the "Perfect Man" that the lone girl would choose in the end. The second season then had a bunch of girls and guys and they would all vote only 1 from the opposite sex to be the "Perfect One." Then after a couple of eps, the show changed to a free for all where everyone can be a part of a "Perfect Couple" as long as your beloved fancies you as well and a bit too scripted (but still fun).

The shows are hard to explain but if you watch one episode you will surely get hooked.

- Getting to work early. Why? Because it usually means that my boss has yet to arrive and I have a few minutes to check the deluge of forums that i joined and try to dl all the new stuff online. :)

- Eating a meal that had either Shrimps/ prawns and/or crabs. ahhhh!! gastronomical heaven!

- Seeing gasoos that i like doing doing things that are out of the ordinary from the persona they have cultivated for themselves. Like Jo Sung Mo being such a jock on TV shows, Tablo dancing (coz he's such a "serious" rap artist) etc.

- the doorbell sound of Yahoo Messenger. Because it means that a friend wants to chat with me and makes me feel "wanted." haha!!

- watching shows on Matinal Geographic. I rarely flip to this channel because I'm not much into animal documentaries, but lately I have discovered that they do have some interesting specials on Egyptian mummies, Interpol, and the Da Vinci code. Now I get to watch shows that interest me and seem like an intellectual coz they are on National Geographic. (^-^)

- staying at home all day on a weeked and just vegging out in front of the TV or the computer.

- watching marathon episodes of CSI (even the 2 spin-offs), Amazing Race, Survivor, Love Shack, Outback Jack

- watching Oprah's "My Favorite Things" episode, wherein she gives away a whole bunch of cool stuff to the lucky audience and makes me cry in anguish because I want the stuff to be given to me too!

why? why? why?

2005-06-29T14:20:00.000+08:00

1. The theme song of CSI: New York....... always reminds me of David Hasselhoff (did i get the spelling right?) running on the beach. Why on earth did they have to choose a Baywatch-esque theme song?

2. The Gloriagate scandal....................... why am I not at all affected? Will it change my life? will i get richer? will i be suddenly discover that i am sexy and will have Shinhwa fawning over me? No. Then why bother?

3. Why is it that those who actually contribute something to do the office are the ones that the bosses hate and try to get rid off?

4. Why did Mary Pearce lose her match against Venus Williams? grrrrr!!!!!

5. Why is it that people, like me (hehe!!), who deserve to go to Korea (work with me. this is my blog page), can't scrape enough money to go but people who actually have the money end up going there for free?

6. Why do most Korean celebrities (female) still have vaccination marks on their arms when everyone knows they had a lot of work done at the Plastic Surgeon? Lack of funds?

7. Why did Arirang air Battle Shinhwa while their website is still undergoing changes? When will the schedule jive with what's being shown?

8. Why am I still here (employment-wise)?

9. Why can't I be filthy rich?

10. Why am i such a whiner?

Crap!!!

2005-06-20T17:00:00.000+08:00

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! what a way to end the week. I guess posted too soon. My Friday did not end well. Remember my previous post about a certain somebody practically calling me a liar? Well, she has assumed, again, that she is the end all and be all of everything. That whatever she think and says, is the gospel truth. She doesn't take the time to verify if the info she has is based on fact or fiction. She thinks that she knows everything. Or if she feels like being human (a once in a blue moon kind of thing), she seeks the opinions of her minions (read as: suck-ups, lemmings, hangers-on etc.) who only tell her what she wants to hear or are too afraid to contradict her. grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!! It's like I work in the twilight zone and my boss is Veruca Salt (spoiled brat in Gene Wilder's version of Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory). If only there was a chocolate river nearby. I would have gladly jumped in. I feel like screaming out loud just so that I can release the stress she has caused me. Correction, I want to scream at her!!!!

The power that money and titles have.

10 reasons why my weekend rocked

2005-06-17T16:40:00.000+08:00

10 reasons why my weekend rocked for me:

1. It was a long weekend because Monday was declared a holiday.
2. It was a longer weekend for me because I didn't go to work last Tuesday.
3. Was able to go to my room and see some of my friends.
4. National Geographic's Pharoah's week ruled (the archaeologist in me was awakened)!!
5. Was able to pig out on Salted Squid, Yang Chow rice, beef with brocolli and really good iced tea at North Park.
6. Was finally able to get hold of a She's on Duty DVD after like a million years of waiting for it.
7. Was able to bring my nephew to school since it was his first day of classes last Tuesday. So cute!! :) I was more excited than him! (^_^)
8. Watched Karate Kid II and was reminded of why it was my favorite among the series (heck!! Ralph Macchio was so cute then!).
9. Got my dad to cook alimango for dinner!!!! yummmy!!! masitda
10. After working for only 3 days this week, it's already Friday again!!

Happy weekend, everyone!!

Woohoo!!

2005-06-10T11:14:00.000+08:00

Just a short post! Just needed to share my happiness!! hehe!

got the Shin Hye Sung and Fly to Sky CDs I mentioned in my previous post. woohoo!!!

hehe!! that's it. (^_^) at ssa!!

rambling........

2005-06-08T14:50:00.000+08:00

Whew!! I thought that last week would never end!! Was so busy with all the preparations for Commworld 2005 that I didn't have time to blog!! The past week was a mixture of hapiness and crapiness for me.

Happy because:

1. I saw 3 former schoolmates of mine: Michelle, Mayone (photo to follow), and Farrah (didn't get the chance to have our pic taken)

2. Spoke with Katie and she gave me the "as-it-happens" update on Minwoo's injury during Shinhwa's concert last Sunday (I got to hear Dongwan saying something to the audience. Why couldn't it have been Sungie, Eric, or jinnie talking? oh well!)

3. Katie got me a Shinhwa Summer story concert poster!!!! woohoo!!!!

4. Was able to eat my "guilty pleasures":

Figaro Carrot cake

Lotte Walnut Ice cream

Now for the carappy part:

1. No matter how hard I tried to make things work during Commworld, there's still someone who managed to find fault in everything I did. :( Even though the "problem" wasn't our problem

2. To have been called a "liar" about an issue that I was merely relaying to them. Heck!! ask the source and don't take it out on me, dude!!

3. To have been backstabbed by a "boss." Sheesh!!!

ain't life lovely?

anyway, was reading Tina's blog so i surfed on over to yesasia and found out that I will probably be destitute if i buy all the stuff I wanted.

Pining for:

1. FTTS - Best Album
2. Shin Hye Sung's solo album - Love of May
3. Shinhwa Precious - Essential Collection (unfortunately it's japanese so aside from being expensive, it might not work with my dvd player)

Looking forward for the release of:

Tim's 3rd album

My mind is really cluttered right now.........

Post and Posters

2005-05-24T17:00:00.000+08:00

In this day and age where email and sms-ing is are a daily habit, the lost art of receiving mail by post (aka: the old fashioned snail mail) is such a refreshing change. Usually, the only stuff i receive via snail mail are bills and junk mail. These hardly merit a smile but when the security guard at the office calls out my name and says "may cd ka na naman,," i could hardly contain my glee as i hop, skip, and attempt to run towards his station to grab my parcel. I hardly get that feeling nowadays since i rarely order from yesasia anymore ( i get my stuff at my room now). come to think of it, I did get that giddy feeling a couple of weeks ago when i won my Rich CD from Pops in Seoul. Winning a cd on Pops is getting harder, with only 3 people now getting the chance to have their requests read. With that in mind, there is nothing else to look forward to. Until my friend Katie gave me a reason to keep pestering our guard if the post office sent me something. You see, Katie is based in Seoul and she got to watch Shin Hye Sung's showcase. For those not familiar with the name (read as: mader cherry), Shin Hye Sung is the lead vocal of my fave kpop group, Shinhwa. Feeling really sad and envious of Katie, I had to satisfy myself with her sms on the day of the showcase. Anyway, the day before the showcase, she tells me that she got an extra sungie poster and that she was gonna send it to me!!! waaaaaah!!!! happy happy joy joy!!!! So that's why i've been pestering the guard. And when he finally gave me the package, i was on pins and needles!!! then after what seemed like an eternity, i was finally face to face with the poster.

waaaaaaaahhhhh!!!! he is so friggin cute!!!! makes me want to watch their summer concert all the more. Unfortunately due to financial constraints, Katie will have to be my proxy again. sigh! will just stare at the poster the entire time. :)

Speaking of posters, I was at greenbelt last week when i passed by Video City and saw the poster of Ned Kelly. Since i think Orlando Bloom is soooo hot, I naturally stopped to ogle at his bodaciousness when I suddenly burst out laughing. Can you figure out why?

still can't figure it out? here's a close up:

i know a lot of people think that Heath Ledger is hot but to actually spell his name as Heat is a bit excessive, don't you think? :)

Didn't do much of anything over the weekend. Just vegged out in front of the TV. The team building thingie we had last friday took it's toll on me. I really need to get a life. sheesh!!

masitda!!!!!

2005-05-17T17:10:00.000+08:00

After a tiring weekend, I was able to get some R&R last Sunday and yesterday. yes, I didn't go to work yesterday so to all those who missed me on YM, I wasn't on invisible mode. hehe. I was actually working.

Anyway, last Sunday, my family went out for dinner. And because me and my sisters volunteered to pay for half of the bill, we talked my mom and dad into eating at this Korean restaurant we frequented. hehe!! I have been craving for Soft Tofu Soup (Sun Du Bu Chigae) and chapjae the past week.

Of course with all the spicy dishes, it wouldn't have been complete if I didn't have some coke nearby. I was actually hoping that the Shinhwa guys would be at the next table or that they would ask me for our red bean paste or something. I could almost here "Hey Dude" playing in the background. hehe!!

Anyway, needless to say, we were all stuffed.

Yesterday, Ia and marie went to my room with me to buy the a magazine. Lucky for us, Angie stopped by and brought ttobboki that she herself made. It's Korean rice cakes in a chili sauce. the ricecake's texture is kinda like the white bilo bilo you find in ginataang halo-halo only that its sliced. The chili sauce is well..... made with chili and she said she used catsup. At first, I thought I didn't like it. hehe!! but after the 2nd bite, i thought "it wasn't that bad really." Then after the 3rd and 4th bites I thought that it was actually pretty good. :) hehe!! but it was somewhere around the 6th and 7th bite that I suddenly realized that that dish, like most Korean dishes, was hot. hehe!! Angie was laughing at me because she said that she purposely made it NOT hot because she wasn't sure how we'd react. I shudder to think what her definition of hot is.

i'm back!!!!!

2005-05-11T16:35:00.000+08:00

ok. the net connection in the office was finally restored (thank god)! usually the speed is like 2kbs faster than dial up but since monday, it was literally ccccrrrrrraaaaawwwwwwllllliiiinnnnnggg. sheesh!! couldn't surf the net nor blog. oh well.....

wheeeeeeee!!!! i got a bunch of DVDs last Saturday!!! I got White Valentine (Jeon Ji Hyun and Park Shin Yang), a movie with Jung Woo Sung, Wet Dreams 2 (it's not bastos ok? Lee Ji Hoon is in it!!), Jenny and Juno (finally I can finish the friggin movie), High schooler got married (Eun Ji won), and Infernal Affairs 1-3 (finally!!!).

Was able to watch Eun Ji Won's movie and I honestly have no idea why the heck he was cast for that role. haha! I never really liked him. I mean i thought he's kinda blah even in the Love Letter and Xman episodes he was in so I was really surprised he got the leading actor role in the movie. He isn't even cute!!! jeez. The movie's kinda blah although it had some of "ick" moments (read as blech!) that caused me to wake up and be revolted. all in all, it's definitely not a movie i would recommend. but i do like his song Owl. so maybe, he shouldn't quit his day job, hehe!

I discovered a new snack shop!! it's called snow craze. it's like ice monster but the major difference is that the shaved ice stays shaved until you finish the entire thing!! it really felt like snow! lol! no more choking on those clumped up pieces of ice!!! hooray!!!!! and did i mention it was korean? i wonder if that had anything to do with my liking it?

still haven't finished bool sae. :( my sister was so into watching the full house VCDs that Liezle gave me. sigh! when will i ever finish it??

Katie told me that she mailed my shin hye sung poster!! woohoo!! i just hope and pray that i get it (since the postal service is highly unreliable) and that it is still in 1 piece.

i think this month until June is gonna be a very busy time for me. First I have this trade fair on Friday, then next week it will be our company's annual team building thingie, then our product launch, then in june another trade fair! gaaaah!!!! i need clones!!!

Aja Katie!!!! Shinhwa Changjo!!!

2005-05-07T00:59:00.000+08:00

Special shout out to Katie: Hwaiting!!! Good luck and have fun. Be the sungie fanatic by proxy. Tell him to come to Manila!!!

in dreams

2005-05-06T15:35:00.000+08:00

i was trying to think of the last time that i remember that i had a dream and my mind draws up a blank. i don't think i have dreamed (well, remember dreaming, since technically we all dream) for the longest time. it could probably be attributed to the fact that i have the worst short term memory ever. :) But i don't think that's it. I conciously make an effort to try to recall if I did dream every time I wake up but ............. hmmmm...... the last dream that i do recall having had hyesung in it. I recall sitting up from my bed with a smile on my face (and it wasn't a sordid dream, i even told my sisters about it) and almost flew down the stairs to announce to my sisters that "It finally happened!! I had a dream that had Shin Hye Sung in it!" This was very significant to me because I have been obsessing about him for like the longest time and that was the first (hopefully not the last) time that he mad a cameo in my dreams. But for the life of me, I cannot recall what the dream was about (dang short memory). I hafta remember to ask my sister about it. :)

I also had a dream that had Brian Joo in it and it was so weird because we were contestants on Survivor (the reality show). We were on opposing teams but we had that whole "they-have-an-alliance-or-are-they-a-couple" thingie. It felt like I was watching the "romance" on TV. lol!!! :) my sisters cracked up with that one.

oh well. i guess there isn't anything wrong with not remembering all your dreams right (hehe! shinhwa song)? i just thank god that i don't get nightmares or that would really be a problem. :)

What does my music say about me?

2005-05-03T11:25:00.000+08:00

i was looking through my CDs (stuff that i removed from my pc when it was reformatted) and i found dozens of mp3s that i forgot i had. Looking at the titles, I realized how my taste for music seemed to swing from one extreme to another. So I decided to pop em into the PC and listen to these tunes. I look back now and recall my kylie minogue phase. I liked her song Love at first sight so much that i researched and downloaded some of her old songs. The result? Hard to find audio of Kylie's performances with Kermit the frog (Especially for you, sounds sappy right, but it isn't! lol!) and dreamy Adam Garcia (the aussie in Koyote Ugly, who was once my "crush of the moment").

I also found that I had Nine Inch Nails' The perfect drug (that had a cool MV), Moby's Bodyrock (the song in the opening creds of Veronica's closet), some songs from the movie Labyrinth (woohoo!!! go David Bowie!), songs from Pat Benatar and Scandal (80s music), Presidents of the USA, Ultra, Kavana, The Xmen cartoons opening theme, The Calling, Mariah Carey, Annie Lennox, Natalie Merchant, some songs from the movie Beetlejuice, Elastica, Fuel, Incubus, Madonna, and the 2 opening theme songs of Felicity. How eclectic!! I wonder if someone found this CD and was asked to analyze the type of person who listened to this hodgepodge of music, what would the description be like? Anyone care to analyze?

2005-04-29T12:45:00.000+08:00

YAYYYYY!! Your hubby is Brian!! They totally HOT
singer from FTTS!! He's strong, shexi, what
not? And he's also fluent in English, so if
you're not Korean, not a problem~ ^.~

Whoz your hubby? ^^
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giddy-up!!!

2005-04-28T09:00:00.000+08:00

OH MY GOD!!!! I am as sleepy as hell, having slept late last night but a smile is plastered all over my face. I watched the Shinhwa DVD we got yesterday and it was so "effin" good!! oh wow!! where do I begin? How about the fact that the talk parts/spiels had english subtitles?!! woohoo!!! oh rapture! oh joy!! i was so giddy last night because I would be able to understand what the heck these guys talked about during their concert. albeit the eng sub was a bit fobby, it was still bearable. Plus, the DVD had this special feature where you can just zoom in on your preferred member and watch him do his thing for the entire concert!!! waaaaaaaahhhhh!!! It also had a clip from their debut which was so hillarious (you know what i'm talking about, Tina). basta!! the dvd was worth it!!! may mini photobook pa!!! coolness!!! :) I am still on a high.

I just finished reading Angels & Demons. wow!! what can i say? i'm turning into a Dan Brown (author of Da vinci code) fan. He spins a good story. hehe!! gotta find his other works.

oh, and i did the quiz on tina bebe's page and guess what....... I am a God too!!! :) so kneel before me, son of Jor-el (hehe!!! for those who don't know, that's a line from Superman II).

How grammatically correct are you?

You are a GRAMMAR GOD!

Congratulations! If your mission in life
is not already to preserve the English tongue,
it should be. You can smell a grammtical
inaccuracy from fifty yards. Your speech is
revered by the underlings, though some may
blaspheme and call you a snob. They're just
jealous. Go out there and change the world.

How grammatically correct are you? (Revised with answer key)
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randomness

2005-04-25T11:15:00.000+08:00

darn it!! the She's on Duty dvd was a bust! I didn't buy it coz the quality wasn't clear. so sad. was looking forward to watching Gong yoo over the weekend. So we bought Jenny and Juno instead. unfortunately, that dvd had a a seizure in the middle of the movie so I wasn't able to find out what happened to Jenny or Juno. Dang! just as the story was getting to be interesting. I had to bring the dvd back to the shop so it could be replaced. And just my luck that they didn't have any stock left. I got No Manners instead (that's the name of the movie). It stars the same guy from Arahan. If i am not mistaken his name is Ryo Seong Beom. sheesh. i hafta look it up to be sure.

ooooh!!! my friend gave me Super rookie episodes last saturday. hehe!! i've been wanting to watch it since it started. Eric is there and i wanna see him in all his goofiness. unfortunately, it did not have eng sub. good luck na lang sa akin! hehe!! haven't attempted to watch the Love Story in harvard episodes that she gave me (also with no eng sub). well, i did watch episode 1 and i kept fast forwarding it and i was able to catch a scene where Lee Jung Jin and Kin Rae Won were speaking in english. lol! let's just say na.......... no comment. hehe!!

at least i saw gong yoo and jung woo sung last night on showbiz extra. now that put a smile to my face. i guess it's obvious that i'm having a hard time coming up with something to post. hehe!

pains and joys

2005-04-22T15:32:00.000+08:00

my calves are killing me!!! i went to batangas yesterday for an occular on resorts where we could have our company teambuilding. as to why i get to join these sojourns and get a day off from office, let's just say that bibo kasi ako. hehe!!

anyway, when we had our teambuilding last year in Subic, I was able to wiggle my way out of joining the mountain trek because of my bum knee. so while my officemates slid down and struggled back up the mountain, i was busy fanning myself, under the shade of a tree near the butterfly park. but yesterday, i had no choice. one of the resorts we went to had this more than 100 steps going down the mountain. we had to go down because the resort's "effin" office was way down there. i could have stayed in the car but it was so freakin hot in Batangas that i would die of dehydration from the heat. so down we went, and unfortunately aside from having bad knees, i haven't had any excercise in god knows how long so by the 50th step, my knees were shakin really bad!! haha! if i wasn't in so much pain i would have been laughing at myself. i literally had to hang on for dear life on my officemate's shoulder!!! what a funny sight! i was bigger than him!! lol! :)

anyway, those steps took their toll on my legs. i could barely go up the steps here in the office. my ballet flats are my best friends today. my heels are taking a vacation. my kingdom for a massage!!!!

aside from my aches and pains, today seems to be very promising. my shinhwa 2004 winter story dvd set was shipped from Korea today so there's a chance that i might get it next week. hurray!!! and my supplier told me that she has reserved me a dvd of the movie She's on duty. yay!!!!! can't wait to go and pick it up tom. Gong yoo, i will be seeing you tomorrow! :) now i can use the phrase angie taught me: at ssa!!!!

why oh why?

2005-04-20T13:05:00.000+08:00

why is it that people are never satisfied with what they have? we always want "that" when we already have "this," we wish we could be like "her" instead of making do with "myself?" what is it about us that we have to covet something else? is it insecurity or just plain greed? i ask these questions because i am guilty of this "thing," this "syndrome," or whatever it's called.

i hate going to reunions with my friends from high school and college, not that i do not want to see my friends of days gone by, because i am ecstatic to see em and to find out what is happening in their lives. it's just that i end up being miserable after these "bonding sessions," because i wish that i had their job, their figure, their face, or their latest gadgets. oh don't worry. i'm not going to do a remake of the talented mr. ripley (i'm not that desperate). i just end up comparing myself to them and i find that i am not at the same level as they are. i always ask myself "why is it that they get to do all these cool stuff that i so want to do?" don't get me wrong, i don't hate em for it, i hate myself. I would often berate myself with "why didn't you do that when you had the chance?"

sigh!!! thank goodness winter isn't a season here in Manila. Otherwise, my winter doldrums would be year round. :) hehe!!

on a brighter note: after tonight, i hope to complete the entire season 1 eps of love letter. woohoo!!! i guess we just choose the battles that we can win.

another blog page for moi!!!!

2005-04-20T05:15:00.000+08:00

woohoo!!! my first post here and it's still about.......... (drum roll please!) korean stuff!!! hehe!

yesterday, i added another hottie to my crush list. yes i saw him in another korean movie. the title of the movie is a moment to remember.

and his name is jung woo sung and i love him! haha! :) actually, i've seen him in some CFs and in musa before but i never paid any extra attention to him before but after watching a moment to remember yesterday... blag!! i fell for him (it also helped that his character was like sooooooooo ummmm..... cool!! if only his character were real!! he reminds me of a taller, buff-er, scruffier and tanned version of jang hyuk. gawd!!!! i need a life!

i'm also kinda annoyed. this ain't korean stuff related though. i was on sick leave yesterday and when i checked my inbox... dang!! it was flooded with emails from Forensics G. Baggies selling me viagra and stuff. jeez!! what on earth am i supposed to do with those? grrrrr!!! i hate spam!!! but i miss my mystery spammer Kang Ta. hehe!!!

that's all for my first post i guess. blech!