Memories of Tomorrow

Tearjerker all the way! Eiga Sai is LOVE and so is Ken Watanabe. <3

Ninth

Sometimes, no matter how cheesy, irritating, unwanted or unnecessary, we want to hear it. We want to be reminded why we are loved or if we are loved at all. I think it's one of the common misconceptions these days: we don't say what we feel, when in fact it's something that some people badly want to hear, because we're too busy/embarrassed about it.

Surely 5 years ago I was not the same person I am today. Nor 10, 4, 3, 2 years ago. Who is anyway? I was a kid (yes I'm still premature that way) who will never admit to anybody how special they are to me, in my life. Even my grandmothers are two of the most unfortunate people not to even hear from their granddaughter how much I love them. My bestfriend, my closest friends.. I loved them in a uniquely sort of manner, keeping it all inside. Love, appreciation, gratefulness, admiration, all bottled up inside But I can say this, times really are a-changin' and it too, has a wonderful way of softening one's heart. I dunno if it's old age. Definitely not at my age. Maybe it's wisdom finally creeping in after all those years wishing of having it. Or maybe it's love being reciprocated in many ways you have never imagined.

Whatever it is, I'd still like to have it 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now.

Saturday Excitement

Can't wait to claim the book I won in Miss Zafra's Libro Libre week 4. In fairness, this is the last batch and I'm glad I still made it. So excited! Thanks again Miss Z.

And if the Cheese is up to it, we might catch this too at the Powerplant after. Two birds with one stone. Yay!

Hohum Day

I Want.


I Like.



I Love.

Wednesday LOVE

Ever since they released their first single "Telepono" followed up by "Mariposa", I knew that I was hooked to this trio. I loved Ebe, Jal and Mitch like they were my very close friends that I chat to everyday, I love them like they were some secret allies who knew my innermost dramas in life.

Problema, di nga lang sila sumasagot. Pero okay na yun kasi may mga musikero palang nagbibigay buhay sa mga nararamdaman natin, nakapagsusulat ng mga karanasan natin. At posible pala yun.

Naalala ko nagpabili ko ng Dramachine sa UP Bahay Ng Alumni nun kaso di ko na alam kung ano nangyari sa pinabili kong CD na yun. Di na nakarating sa mga kamay ko. Buti na lang may kaibigan ako na nagbigay sakin ng Sa Wakas album. Sa wakas talaga!


Hanggang sa umalis si Mitch at dumating si Kaka. Walang nagbago. Ganun pa rin pagmamahal ko sa kanila. Sila na nga lang ang bandang inaabangan ko tuwing UP Fair eh. At hindi naman ako nabibigo dahil sa tuwing naririnig ko silang mag-perform, solb. Iba e. Yung mga kanta nila tagos at para talaga sa mga ordinaryong tao kumbaga, hindi mahirap intindihin. Kapag nagsasalita pa sila sa mga gig nila, parang kausap mo nga lang barkada mo talaga, kaya naman mahal na mahal sila ng mga fans nila. Sana wag kayong magsawa magsulat at gumawa ng musika para sa mga Filipino, sana.

At ngayon pang nalaman ko na magkakaroon ng concert ang Sugarfree sa Agosto, aba, wala nang tanung-tanong. Manunuod ako. Pramis. Wala nang ibang OPM band (maliban siguro sa Wolfgang) ang mamahalin ko siguro tulad ng pagmamahal ko sa kanila.

Natatandaan mo ba kagabi
Apat na oras tayong nagbabad sa telepono
Inabutan na tayo ng umaga no'n
Ngunit bakit ngayon, malamig ka bigla
Magdamag na sa tabi mo, wala man lang "hello"

Hello, hello, hello
Naririnig mo pa ba ako?
Kung wala na tayo sa telepono
'Pag nandito na tayo sa tunay na mundo
Hello, 'di na kita naiintindihan
Malabo na ba ang linya sa ating dalawa
Hello, gising ka pa kaya?
Hello, nahihilo na ako sa 'yo

Tuwing gabi 'pag nagriring ang telepono
Ikaw ang naiisip ko
Tumawag ka, tumawag ka
O, please tumawag ka naman
Dahil kailangan lang marinig ang boses mo

O, ngayong gabi, managinip
Managinip ulit tayo sa sarili nating mundo

Mark the Day

Are you as excited as me? Seriously, I jump out of my skin each time I read or hear something new about HP6. Gaaah can't wait.

By the way, I've officially declared July 16 to be a holiday, exclusive only to watching Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Sorry Bosses!

I Won, I Won!

After 4 weeks of waiting for my turn, I finally got it! I won the Fruitcake book of Eheads. Yay! Thanks Miss Zafra.

Hooray for UDD!

So kyowt! :)

It Never Ends..

You've been warned. I really thought that I'd stop yapping about Greenday's 21 Guns for a while but what do you know? I entered a cinema one early Saturday morning to catch Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, just be entertained and what do I hear in the first 15 minutes of the film? Yep. You got it, 21 Guns.

Totally screamed and was so excited. The trio replaces the Goo boys as the crooner of Sam and Mikaela's theme. WOOT. Loved the acoustics.

As for the movie, I won't tell much as a lot of friends haven't seen it yet. Entertainment wise, be entertained by the amazing cars. Haha. Mudflap and Skids (the twins) were hilarious. I love you B and Prime! And Shia, of course.

Post Father's Day Stuff

Reposted this from miss JJ. I told her I won't post it here, but I did anyway. Just a reminder I guess.

See, Barack Obama and I are on the same league. Sorta. I never knew my father but then I never mourned or saw it as a loss on my part. Guess having too many people around you as a kid keeps you busy. I never mourned for the absence of a father in my life, just for the lost opportunities and the chance of being a normal kid who grew up in an otherwise normal family. Whenever I see father and child scene, be it on the street, inside the jeepney, on the mall, etc., it always amazes me how this guy bravely took the responsibility to grow up with his child.

I am especially in awe of those fathers that despite the noticeable poverty, sticks to his wife and children and strive to be a better husband and father. I guess that's all a kid will ever want, anywhere.

To all the fathers, I hope you continue to be good and responsible fathers. I sincerely hope and believe that 10, 20 or 30 years from now, your child will look up to you and remember you as the best guy a kid could ever have. I'm sure, for a father, that is enough to melt your heart and complete you as a person. Nothing else will matter much because you have earned it already from your best fan, your child.

Fatherhood
By President Barack Obama

As the father of two young girls who have shown such poise, humor, and patience in the unconventional life into which they have been thrust, I mark this Father’s Day — our first in the White House — with a deep sense of gratitude. One of the greatest benefits of being President is that I now live right above the office. I see my girls off to school nearly every morning and have dinner with them nearly every night. It is a welcome change after so many years out on the campaign trail and commuting between Chicago and Capitol Hill.

But I observe this Father’s Day not just as a father grateful to be present in my daughters’ lives but also as a son who grew up without a father in my own life. My father left my family when I was 2 years old, and I knew him mainly from the letters he wrote and the stories my family told. And while I was lucky to have two wonderful grandparents who poured everything they had into helping my mother raise my sister and me, I still felt the weight of his absence throughout my childhood.

As an adult, working as a community organizer and later as a legislator, I would often walk through the streets of Chicago’s South Side and see boys marked by that same absence — boys without supervision or direction or anyone to help them as they struggled to grow into men. I identified with their frustration and disengagement — with their sense of having been let down.

In many ways, I came to understand the importance of fatherhood through its absence — both in my life and in the lives of others. I came to understand that the hole a man leaves when he abandons his responsibility to his children is one that no government can fill. We can do everything possible to provide good jobs and good schools and safe streets for our kids, but it will never be enough to fully make up the difference.

That is why we need fathers to step up, to realize that their job does not end at conception; that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child but the courage to raise one.

As fathers, we need to be involved in our children’s lives not just when it’s convenient or easy, and not just when they’re doing well — but when it’s difficult and thankless, and they’re struggling. That is when they need us most.

And it’s not enough to just be physically present. Too often, especially during tough economic times like these, we are emotionally absent: distracted, consumed by what’s happening in our own lives, worried about keeping our jobs and paying our bills, unsure if we’ll be able to give our kids the same opportunities we had.
Our children can tell. They know when we’re not fully there. And that disengagement sends a clear message — whether we mean it or not — about where among our priorities they fall.

So we need to step out of our own heads and tune in. We need to turn off the television and start talking with our kids, and listening to them, and understanding what’s going on in their lives.

We need to set limits and expectations. We need to replace that video game with a book and make sure that homework gets done. We need to say to our daughters, Don’t ever let images on TV tell you what you are worth, because I expect you to dream without limit and reach for your goals. We need to tell our sons, Those songs on the radio may glorify violence, but in our house, we find glory in achievement, self-respect, and hard work.

We need to realize that we are our children’s first and best teachers. When we are selfish or inconsiderate, when we mistreat our wives or girlfriends, when we cut corners or fail to control our tempers, our children learn from that — and it’s no surprise when we see those behaviors in our schools or on our streets.

But it also works the other way around. When we work hard, treat others with respect, spend within our means, and contribute to our communities, those are the lessons our children learn. And that is what so many fathers are doing every day — coaching soccer and Little League, going to those school assemblies and parent-teacher conferences, scrimping and saving and working that extra shift so their kids can go to college. They are fulfilling their most fundamental duty as fathers: to show their children, by example, the kind of people they want them to become.

It is rarely easy. There are plenty of days of struggle and heartache when, despite our best efforts, we fail to live up to our responsibilities. I know I have been an imperfect father. I know I have made mistakes. I have lost count of all the times, over the years, when the demands of work have taken me from the duties of fatherhood. There were many days out on the campaign trail when I felt like my family was a million miles away, and I knew I was missing moments of my daughters’ lives that I’d never get back. It is a loss I will never fully accept.

But on this Father’s Day, I think back to the day I drove Michelle and a newborn Malia home from the hospital nearly 11 years ago — crawling along, miles under the speed limit, feeling the weight of my daughter’s future resting in my hands. I think about the pledge I made to her that day: that I would give her what I never had — that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father. I knew that day that my own life wouldn’t count for much unless she had every opportunity in hers. And I knew I had an obligation, as we all do, to help create those opportunities and leave a better world for her and all our children.

On this Father’s Day, I am recommitting myself to that work, to those duties that all parents share: to build a foundation for our children’s dreams, to give them the love and support they need to fulfill them, and to stick with them the whole way through, no matter what doubts we may feel or difficulties we may face. That is my prayer for all of us on this Father’s Day, and that is my hope for this nation in the months and years ahead.

Nothing's ever built to last..

And finally, I can hush now. There's nothing extraordinary about the vid because the song is the extraordinary one. Check out the red Chucks!

Green Day - "21 Guns" - HD

Wednesday LOVE

"Learned a new word today. Atom bomb. It was like God taking a photograph." ~Jim Hawkins

I'm not sure what year I saw this film, but I'm sure it was a long, long time ago already. Although that is the case, the film has left a lasting impression in me. I remember vividly writing down "Empire of the Sun" as my favorite movie in high school. Everytime. I am a big fan of war movies but mostly of war books. I dunno. I get a sense of history and some higher learning from reading and watching those kind.


The 12-year-old Jim Hawkins was portrayed by none other than our Dark Knight of today, Christian Bale. Even before we knew him as a notable actor, Empire of the Sun was his first critically acclaimed and praised performance. Why? You have to watch the film to find out. It was heart-tugging. Imagine being lost in a country that is foreign to you and away from your parents? I'm sure it was a terrible experience for a boy.


I will admit that I haven't finished J.G. Ballard's novel. I will admit too, that when I first got ahold of the book, it bored me. Really. Anyway, Ballard was that kind of author being "dystopian" and all. But someday I will finish this book alright, as I promise to never get tire of telling everyone why I love this film.

Rolling Stoners

Okay, swear this is the last of my Greenday rant haha. But this is not the last last, if you know what I mean. :)

One, 21 Guns..

So I can listen to it, all day long. :D Addict mode.

Green Day - 21 Guns

Worth Listening Music

Green Day - 21 Guns


Yes. They're back again. Although many people say that their new album, 21st Century Breakdown, is like American Idiot part 2, I think it's still a good thing. Relevant at the very least. The boys are at it again despite a long time of hiatus. This is the album we've been all dying to hear of.

Presenting..

my new toy baby. Katas ng opisina. :) Thanks Kimi for accompanying me in buying the still unnamed DS last Sunday. Yay! Adik mode lang every night. I already finished one game: Mystery Files MillionHeir.

Wednesday LOVE

Remember Marcus Flutie? The fictional boy of my dream? He's back!

It is only rightful that I thank Powerbooks Shang for allowing me to finish the first three books among the Jessica Darling series. Heehee. Like Twilight, I boycotted book 4 because Jessica and Marcus were not going anywhere good, like I wanted them to be. So I didn't read that one. When I found out from a friend that there'll be a book 5, I swore to myself that if ever Marcus and Jessica still ended up together, I will buy all the books.

And here I am now collecting them all. Still 3 books short though haha. Thank you Megan McCafferty for giving us Jessica and Marcus.

You. Yes. You.

Can't Get Enough Of Cebu

Last June 10-June 13, we spent some 3 oh-so-fun days in the Queen City of South. One can never get enough of Cebu, you just keep on coming back. Maybe it's the beautiful beaches, cheap-oh-so-yummy food, the lechon or even the Cebuanos who won't answer you in Tagalog even if you can't understand any Bisaya in your life (I do a little haha).

But whatever it is that Cebu has inflicted to me, I will surely come back for more. Like now na? Heehee.


At least when we were there, we were still blessed with sunny days, it's only at night that it rains really hard. But it was tolerable.

Aaaah. What could anyone say about Cebu's lechon? Winner to the max. It's not everyday you get to eat one for a very affordable price! Usually, we only have lechon here in Manila if there's a banquet. Okay maybe not a banquet, say wedding. Or graduation party. Or christening. You know those special ocassions only whereas in Cebu, even the ordinary Manongs and Manangs can eat it anytime of the day.


And I'm real glad that I spent those three days with the three most amazing persons I know. Let's go baaaaack guys! :D

2009 NBA Champions

And finally, Kobe's team won. Without Shaq behind him this time. Proving that he can, they can. Congrats LA Lakers!

Ariza's two 3-pointers did it talaga eh. Oh well. Party hard later boys!

Wednesday LOVE

When I lifted the first few pages of the Gunslinger, I didn't realize that will be the start of a new addiction. Yes, I talked about Roland Deschain, Dean, Jake and Susanna as if they were acquaintances, not really giving much thought that they are fictional and just a by-product of Stephen King's genius mind.

I will probably never get over the Dark Tower series, not even after it's been long and forgotten. Even if the ending was not the ending I expected, I still love everything about it. I miss the ka-tet and Oy. Even the Crimsong King.

Zoooooom

Been in some place for a while. Company outing. Saw tigers (RARR) and flew a kite on a pretty much stormy-like day. and it was FUN.

Photos and stories latur.

It's a shleepy day. YAWN.

Can't wait to be in the Queen City again tomahrow. YEY.

Work It Joe!

Found this link in Perez Hilton. So funny. At least Joe Jonas has the guts to don a catsuit and dance on heels. That was tough man, I believe. Have fun! :)

Wednesday LOVE

Obviously, I have a tremendous affection for turtles. My website, if translated in Filipino, means "runningturtle". Slowpokes but wise beyond their years. Oogway of Kung Fu Panda is a testament.

As you can see..

I was bored to death, with nothing essential to share nor write whatsoever. Amen.

Lookit What I Found!

I was fashionably running late earlier, so I was rushing a bit and what do I find upon arriving? It was an office wonderland with all the crepe papers to make it look festive. Apparently, there's something to celebrate. Good news!

And I found this dawg on my desk. Kyowt!

For Sale: Quicksilver Boardshorts

I am currently selling a size 32 Quicksilver Boardshorts for a very affordable price. BRAND NEW! email me at maryelogs@gmail.com if you're interested. Thanks!


Front view.

Back view.

Beam me Up, Scotty!

I'm no Trekkie but I liked JJ Abrams' Star Trek. At least I know my basic knowledge: the Enterprise, Starfleet Academy, Vulcan, James Tiberius Kirk, Sulu and Chekov. The rest, well, the rest I have to learn. :) Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock, is love. I like that guy!

I really like the old Spock. Even at his age, he still does wonder. \\ //



The funny thing though is this, Spock reminds me so much of...


Dr. Sheldon Cooper of TBBT. It's hard to keep a straight face at all. :)

Another guy I love so much: Montgomery "Scotty" Scott. Heehee.



I kept on comparing them to Star Wars though. You know, different planets, aliens, confederations, the likes. Live long and Prosper = May the Force be with you.

Wednesday LOVE

I'd like to believe that I am one of the biggest Rory-Jess tandem, even when there was no more Rory and Jess. I love the fact that both of them share a tremendous love for books and can quote so many lines from different authors.

OMG Cory

Mr. Feeny started it. Now Cory. Who's next Shawn and Topanga?

Remember Him?

He didn't really. But I sure do miss Mr. Feeny and the boys.

Finally, Some Sense!

In the past few days, our country has been hit by probably the lowest and most horrifying (not to mention most stupid) news I've ever heard in my life: taxing imported books. Books that are deemed unimportant for education is subjected to tax. Textbooks are the only books who can make it to the customs hassle-free.

Nag-init lang talaga tenga ko sa balitang ito. Nakakabobo. Parang mas mawawalan ka na ng tiwala sa gobyernong ito, unang-una wala na nga talaga. Ewan ko ba kung bakit may mga taong nakakaisip ng walang ka-kwenta-kwentang ideya. Hindi nila naiisip ang magiging epekto nito sa mga Pilipino. Nakita na kasi nila agad ang makukurakot nilang pera sa mga buwis na ipapataw nila sa mga libro.

At least the president has some sense. Or she was just probably bullied by the UNESCO. Made some officials remember about a certain treaty they agreed to follow almost half a decade ago.

THANKD GOODNESS. No more Book Blockade!

I'm Going to Planet MARS

Well, at least my name is going to Mars. Heehee. *jumps4joy*

Happy Birthday Ariel!

Gee. You're 20 now! :)

Globe Paramihan Event

Last May 15, our friend Coco invited us to this Globe Paramihan event. At first I didn't know that it was about that, all I know was that any bloggers are welcome to join. And so together with Kimi, Yes and another officemate, Arlene, we went to Legend Villas for the said event. They were promoting the Everybodytext, which is Globe's new offer for us Globe texters! It's nice cos all you have to pay is 20 pesos but you will receive a 200-worth of globe-to-globe texts and free 20-peso texts to other network.

Boy was I happy that I came? SUPER LANG! This was the first thing we did: Photobooth! Yay!


When we arrived, the hosts were giving away PhP500 worth of Globe prepaid. Too bad we didn't win (he didn't get to our table boohoo). The food was so great, I loved the desserts. But there was another surprise in for us, we will have a chance in winning PhP20,000 if we participate in their Paramihan Challenge.

What will we do? We have put as many people as possible in an inflatable kiddie pool. Sounds easy right? Not if you are there. My goolay, it is so HOT inside, everyone's grabbing anything they can hold on to. Plus I keep on falling out of the pool but good thing there are people holding our backs, literally.

36 people made it inside that small kiddie pool. NYAY. The managers added up PhP 16,000 more so that each of us will have a thousand bucks each. Not bad to earn your 1k. ILOVESIT.


Thanks Coco! Til next time hehe.

Wednesday LOVE

I will start this thing today. I will post about stuffs that I love through photos/posters.

Raj, Leonard, Penny, Sheldon and Wolowitz. The uber-loveable and hilarious casts of The Big Bang Theory.

So Sad..

My favoritest sole Survivor (not that I've watched all of it), Ethan Zohn, has been diagnosed with the Big C. So sad. Here's to hoping for your quick recovery.

Who Would It Be?

Pretty Betty or Wealthy Veronica? I think I'm also gonna wait just to find out. Jeez.

Probably the Worst

Some days you're comfortly dry, some days you're gonna get wet when you least like it. STILL GRIEVING WITH THE LOSS OF PLURK. All for the best. Pfft.

Trail Biking at Noon

..is never a good idea. It's the hottest part of the day my goodness so do not freak out if you see your face in the mirror all burnt. Anyway, I realize two things about our recent trail biking:

1) I'm not ANY good at it.
2) But I like it because If I ever fall from my bike, grasses and plants saves me!


Last Saturday, Kimi, JC and I brave another round of biking in C5. Jeez. I still can't get over how trucks are driving inches away from us, it's still ringing in my ears. Katakot much! After meeting Ryan, we proceeded to the Fort's trail biking area. Let's just say (and JC will definitely approved) that I screamed, fell flat on mi face and walked most of the time. Watta achievement right? But we did have fun at least I did. Hehe. Now I know what it felt to be following and riding those steep and small trails. I would never wonder much about it now. It's HARD.

But maybe someday, when I'm better, I'll give it another try. Nyaha.

Birthday Post!

My birthday was four days ago but it is only now I was able to post photos and update of what happened that day. I flew back to Manila and was still supposed to go to work but my TL said otherwise. So again, another VL for me. Such a long vacation I never want to get used to this. :D

Met JC at Trinoma at 7pm, picked up the cake at Conti's with Mitch and JC. Was blindfolded for a while (so embarassing!) but pleaded for it to be removed haha. Went to Makati, at Greenbelt. Spicy Fingers to be exact. That's when I realized we're probably watch the same thing that Mitch and Ed watch some time ago: Comic Cartel. I LOVE IT. Kakaiba naman for this year. The comedians were so funny especially Tim Tayag and Mike Unson and that skinny Chinese guy whose name I forgot (sorry!).

Thanks a lot to everyone who came (parang andami no): Mitch, Kuya Leb, Kimi and of course, ang promotor, JC. At sa lahat din ng bumati through SMS, Facebook, Multiply and Gmail. xoxo

Flew solo again. Goodbye Mt. Mayon (though it was hidden behind thick clouds!)

Gorgeous cousins, Mitch and Kuya Leb.

Mga Cheesy! :D

Kimimay and Maryelogs

Goshdarnit. I'm. 25. So. Old. Yet. So. Young.