What’s in a Name?
June 29, 2008
I had to renew my Drivers’ License yesterday. It will be expiring this weekend *hint hint*. Good thing my dad brought me to LTO Aguinaldo/Cubao where there are significantly less people, cars and fixers. I abhor bureaucracy and its inefficiency and a crowded office makes it worse. I passed time waiting for my turnS (with an S because you have to wait for your turn several times as you have to go through several windows for processing, verification, cashier, 2 pictures and signatures, drug test and medical examinations etc. etc.) watching the Lakers-Celtics game (Go Celtics!).
Happy Birthday Mom!
June 24, 2008
Yesterday was my mom’s 60th birthday. I got so worried about her when my sister sent a SMS message telling that she is ill. I called her up to greet her and to have a long chat with her. I think we chatted for about four minutes then she passed the cell phone to my father. My mom was still stuttering because of her medication. She sounded weak and helpless. I hope she gets well soon. Arghh…I still feel guilty that I left too soon. I am somewhat secured that she is being taken care of since my other sister just came home from London.
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Makoy is 26 yr old IT guy who loves to write, thrilled with movies as much as his favorite American food, fascinated with politics, current events and money matters, an entrepreneur in the making, and a certified Ortigas blogger.
Breaking up with your friends
June 22, 2008
Breaking up is always hard to do. Millions of books have been published and many songs have been written about how hard it really is to break up with someone.
How To Not Die Alone
June 18, 2008
Behold! Hereunder are ten tips to hook your Mr. Right. These are tried and tested and proven to give you the results you only dreamed about. Follow these tips and you would soon be walking hand in hand with the love of your life. (And may god have mercy on his soul.)
1. Create a Picture of the Guy of Your Dreams. 
What are the characteristics that define your quality guy? Do you prefer someone who’s got more brains than brawns, a Bill-Gates-type of guy who could be a loyal puppy and might actually make you rich someday? Or someone who has overflowing testosterone but is a little IQ-challenged, a poster-perfect hunk that you can parade around for ego points and who wouldn’t even question your motives? Read more…
Baby Names My Future Wife Will Probably Hate
May 29, 2008
Notice I used “probably” in the title instead of “surely”? Well that’s because there’s a slight chance that I’ll marry someone who will totally be OK with my brilliant ideas like pizza for breakfast everyday. Lots of crazy chicks running around these days.
A few days ago, a discussion was started on Twitter about baby names. I’d like to link to the relevant tweets, but I’m lazy. Yay me! Besides, you’d be lucky to read those tweets because Twitter’s being a douche these days. Anyway, that discussion reminded me of one baby name that I really loved ever since high school. “Scarlett”. I don’t know, there’s something about that name that evokes strength and femininity. But I stopped loving it when Scarlett Johansson became a prominent fixture in Hollywood. Just think about it. If I name my future daughter “Scarlett”, the first thing that will come to mind whenever I say her name is this:
That would be totally weird. So I’m thinking maybe it’s time I think of new baby names that I’ll try to give my future kids and will probably be rejected by my future wife who will totally be a pain in my future ass. Here’s what I came up with:
Moments with Daddy Photo Contest at Market Market
May 21, 2008
More info on the Moments with Daddy at Market! Market! Photo Contest at Shutter Box Philippines.
the show must go on
May 21, 2008
s’ya nga namang kay boring ng nitong nakaraang linggo. pakiramdam ko ay routine nalang yung bagay na…ano yun? ah.. buhay. oo buhay nga pala tawag dun.
at sa mga goons: kung hindi man kayo mamatay sa pagkakakuntento nyo sa perang ninakaw nyo, gaya ng lagi kong sinasabi sa mga bad-ass na kagaya nyo…
sana magkakanser kayo sa *****!
love,
dalaw kayo sakin, nanghihingi ako ng bangka. yes. boats it is.
When Love Waits
May 15, 2008
For Rosemien Gongob
Everyday and every night, I long for your presence near. Waking up everyday, hoping in seeing your smile. Day by day, in my every wake, and when I look and you are not there, I just close my eyes and fold my neck, and imagine that you’re right there beside me. Making me feel I am attached to you. I may look as though I am a strong man, but the thing that’s true is I am getting weaker everyday as I waited for your return.
SQUIRRELS IN PHIL. FOREST!
May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Amid the crisis, however, the CSC Forest represents bounty. Today, squirrels can be sighted in the forest including snakes and other wild animals. It represents an ideal environment beyond the four corners of a government edifice. It represents an environment of what our country should be.
We lost track of the trees we planted at the Department of Agriculture and NIA. It reminds us of the past, however, whenever we see flowers of rain trees blooms as rainy season approaches while we walk along the alley of the Office for Legal Affairs. We can only hope, however, that those trees are now as tall, as big and cared dearly, where squirrels can hide, live and play in peace, like in the Civil Service Commission’s Centennial Forest, presently under Acting Chair Cesar Buenaflor.
(Picture: Compliment of CSC Public Assistance and Information Office)
Dependence Day
May 2, 2008
for the past few days i was witnessing my wife’s persecutions
i know she is emotional
most women would be
and would get offended easily
but i confirmed with her that we as Christians exist in this world to evangelize
to be like Christ
to be salt and light of this world
and not to defend ourselves
because ourselves are gone
we have died to ourselves and live to God
the old has gone and the new has come
i see her nodding in agreement
but later on shed turn back to what she just vomitted
Untitled
May 1, 2008
“Make amends with this person you have hurt first before facing the Lord God!”
These words were vehemently thrown into my face this morning by someone who tells me she is a Christian. I was taken aback by her words. They were strong, commanding and filled with hatred for me.
Yes, I have hurt people in the past and though I tried to make amends, I was brushed off with hurtful and condemning words. So I resolved to stay in my own little world and shove it all behind, I tried not to look back because each time I would do so, I was being met with expletives, accusations and belittling. I was called names, names not even a dog would dare be called.
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RockStardom
April 24, 2008
I was seven.
Zombie by The Cranberries was the first song I ever learned to play with my kuyas’ guitar. The song’s chords were Em-C-G-F# cycles but I also learned its lead and bass parts. My sister taught me the mellow side of music and I grew up watching her play ballads from our piano. I miss the days when we play piano duets like Blue Moon or Chopsticks. I am so forever grateful for my sibs’ efforts. They have taught and inspired me well.
I was a fan of my brothers’ garage band. I can’t remember their band’s name but I sure enjoyed watching them practice at our apartment in Paranaque during weekends. Early 90’s was the glory days of the Metal and Grunge genres. Our very high tech (back then) sounds sytem almost always blare out tunes from bands like Metallica, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. We even got reported to the Baranggay by our neighbor for the noise.
No Mr. Right
April 20, 2008
When I was a little girl, I always tell myself that I should have my MR RIGHT by the age of 25.Everything has change when I started working, I’ ve experienced so many bad relationship to name the few:
In The Face of Adversity
April 19, 2008
I just have to write about this. Please indulge me.
Last night, while Warren was in the middle of a heated exchange with his elder brother, I sat by my husband’s side watching his facial expressions closely, each time I’d see his eyes flicker and dim, albeit only for split seconds, I’d prod him to tell me what had just transpired. I kept on prodding and did not give up, purposefully because I wanted my husband to immediately release the pain by sharing the impact with me. I wanted him to feel that I wanted to share the moment with him, no matter how ugly, because we are one flesh.
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War!
April 19, 2008
The last two days have been burdensome for Warren. He even blogged about it yesterday while he was feeling downtrodden. I stood beside him trying to give him comfort and assured him that he is doing the right thing, but for a man who looked up to his family as his lifeline for 29 years, my words of comfort – no matter how Scripture-based- are just not enough.
He may be in pain but I am so proud of Warren because he continues to stand his ground even up to this minute, by God’s grace. He repeatedly declined the offer for him to be godfather to his nephew who is scheduled for baptism, under Catholic rites, in two weeks. We both thought that after making that clear to everyone, life will go on as usual. Well, we were wrong.
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Last part of a series: A doubtful heart
April 17, 2008
So, I did not snap my head out of my neck because it isn’t really the wisest thing to do given the circumstances, but there was huge relief and, of course, guilt.
I felt relieved because it felt good to finally see that I wasn’t actually facing a blank wall after all. You know, there really is a huge difference between being blind when you aren’t really blind and being truly blind and finally being able to see. In my case, I was the former.
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How to Teach a Hopelessly Stubborn Heart
April 14, 2008
for the past few days we havent been doing our devotions
rarely un utter of prayer a day
all our thoughts were about work
what to wear
what to eat
but nothing much about God
or our Christian life
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last sunday we skipped church
so tired because of the heat
too tired to stand up and commute to church
prayer meeting we also skipped
nightly prayers skipped
reading the bible skipped
quite time skipped
we worked hard
we deserved rest
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Second of a series: A doubtful heart
April 14, 2008
It took me a while to realize that what is “small and petty” in my eye is “big and bold” in the eye of the Lord. When I thought I was simply being a brat, stomping my feet and insisting on “logic and reason”, I was actually committing the one sin that God hated the most – idolatry.
Last night, while Warren and I realized upon assessment that we are just like any other couple who fight, he mentioned the importance of keeping Christ in the center of our marriage as our only hope, he explained to me that this is precisely the reason why we need to continue growing spiritually as Christians. Instead of me submitting to my husband at that moment and agreeing with what he said, I turned away and made my own “little scene”…
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Filthy Rags to God’s Grace
April 12, 2008
The other night, Warren was deeply immersed with reading the book of Luke (which he always does) when he suddenly bobbed his head from behind his Bible to share with me what he understood from the verse.
“To me, this means we as Christians are representatives of Christ, so wherever we go, whoever it is we are talking to, we should always remember that we are there to represent Christ, then there is really no need to tell them, “hey, I’d like to invite you to our church…”, instead, we can go right ahead and evangelize from there…”
I have forgotten what part in the book of Luke that is, but I remember coming by his side and reading it to see how I would understand what is written. I agree with my husband.
The following morning, we were walking around the community for morning exercise when he expressed his fear of not being able to share more openly with other people, of not being able to evangelize and of not being a zealous soldier of God.
I have always known my husband to be an introvert, in fact when we first met; I repeatedly had to ask him what was bothering him because there were moments during that day when he would just cave in, like something would wrap around him that not even I could get through. He would be staring from afar and be silent for minutes on end.
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Wiwannastarhavinahbeybeeh!
March 26, 2008
After the wedding, the honeymoon, the weekend dates and being constantly a twosome, Warren and I finally reached that point where we are already thinking about getting pregnant. Uh-huh, you read it right. PREGNANT. Wiwannastarhavinahbeybeeh! (spoken in a childlike manner for emphasis) Warren is not oblivious to the fact that I might not be able to give him a child. You see, I was with a man for eight years and not once did I get pregnant, so before our wedding I told Warren about the possibility of my being infertile. He would always display a very positive attitude towards this and there were times I would wish for myself to feel the same way.
of themes and family outings
March 20, 2008
i just feel like changing it, para naman fresh dahil nakakasawa na ang dark theme ko (c/o blogger layouts) so ito nalang naisipan ko. i googled blogger free themes at ito agad ang lumabas.
what happened recently?
our holy week family gathering was canceled. we were supposed to go to pangasinan and baguio, c/o of my brother but he set it supposedly on the 23rd. its a sunday and syempre hindi naman pwedeng isang araw lang kami dun.
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February 29, 2008
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