Live the fourth

Hi....Puwede ka bang istorbohin? Puwede bang makaamot ng isang sandali man lang sa panahong ginugugol mo sa mundo? Sorry ha? Alam ko kasing busy ka. There's so much todo and to be preoccupied within the world. Alam ko yan.

But I've been longing to let you know something. Alam mo, you're so precious to me. Walang halong bola 'to. Mahal kita. Kaya nga pinilit kong mabuhay sa lupa ng tulad mo. Para habulin ka. Kaya nga lang minsan,napakabilis ng lakad mo. Hindi kita masabayan. Hindi kita mahabol.

Pag katabi kita, KSPng-KSP ako.... Kulang sa pansin.Gustong-gusto kitang masarili. Hindi kita mahabol kasi masakit at makirot pa ang mga paa ko. May mga butas pa kasi. May mga sugat. Ibig kitang haplusin pero nahihiya ako. Duguan ang mga palad ko. Pero kung hindi ka maselan tanggapin mo sana ang mga palad ko. Ibig kitang mahawakan. Ibig kong maglakad sa tabi mo.

I don't want to walk behind you . Hindi ko kaya ang pacing mo. I don't want to walk in front of you, tinatakbuhan mo ako. I want to walk with you.

I want you to be my friend. Ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit may mga sugat ako. Ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit naghirap at namatay ako. But please don't get me wrong. Hindi kita sinusumbatan. After all you deserve this love. And I deserve this fate. Basta para sa iyo okey lang. Mahal kita kaibigan. I'm always most willing to be of help. You want a shoulder to cry on? Narito humimlay ka sa balikat ko. Nakahanda akong makinig sa litanya ng mga problema mo. Hindi ako mabo-bore. Makikinig ako. I'll be most willing to listen to you. I'm your friend and I'll forever be.

You've been away from me. You hardly remember me. How I longed to listen to you. But you seldom spend time with me. I feel so lonely when I have to wait in vain for your words. Buti pa pag may problema ka, naaalala mo ako.Pero pag wala na, wala na rin ako sa iyo. Pero okey lang. At least nakakaalala ka pa.

Would it be so selfish of me if I would ask you to remain in me? I can offer you a lasting relationship. Isang pakikipagkaibigang hindi saklaw ng panahon at pagkakataon. I'll be a loyal committed partner. Maaring takbuhan ka ng mga kaibigan mong inaakala mong tapat sa iyo habang buhay. Tatalikdan ka rin ng taong napipisil mong mahalin. Ako na iyong kaibigan ay laging handa na tumanggap sa iyo.

Have you forgotten that I have died for you? If I need a thousand more deaths, I'll be most willing to offer my life if only to make you feel that I LOVE YOU. Isa lang naman ang hinihiling ko sa iyo. Konting pagtingin lang. Yan, I sounded like KSP na naman. Pero anong magagawa ko? Talagang MAHAL KITA!

Can we be partners for life? And I assure you, you'll never be lonely, you'll never be alone. I'll never get tired of saying I LOVE YOU. And I mean it. Hindi pa ba sapat na pruweba ang magagawa ko para sa iyo? Will you spend some time now thinking of me? I have died for you, will you live for me?

JESS
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Hi

HT kahapon. Asa trabaho ko. Hanggang mga alas otso ng gabi. Hindi pa kita nabibisita. Naalala ko pa nung una kong namulat sa kahulugan ng araw na yun. Naalala ko rin nung una kitang makasama sa Disco. Batch 27 pa yun. Una kitang sinagot. :) Ang tanda ko na pala noh? Parang ang tagal na nun. Minsan naman, ang pakiramdam ko, parang kahapon lang yung mga araw na yun.

Sorry ha alam kong matagal na kitang hindi nabibisita. Matagal na rin akong hindi bumalik sa Disco. Alam mo naman, bihira na ko umuwi. Minsan, gusto kong bumalik para mabahagi ko rin sa ibang mas nakababata sa kin kung pano kita nakilala. Kaya lang...hay, puro kaya lang.
Ang dami kong palusot, noh? Ang daming dapat gawin. Ang dami kong dapat asikasuhin. Pero alam mo naman siguro na sa mga huling sandali bago ko matulog sa gabi, ikaw ang iniisip ko. At sa umaga, pagnamulat ako, kahit gaano ko kasungit, naiisip ko na binigyan mo na naman ako ng isang pang araw.

Ang dami kong problema ngayon. Pati problema ng ibang tao, nagiging problema ko na rin. Sabi ko nga sa asawa ko minsan, pagod na kong maglider-lideran. Minsan gusto ko na lang lumutang. Alam mo yung pag nagbaback float ka sa isang malaking malaking swimming pool. Tapos ramdam mo ang init ng araw sa mukha mo. Gusto ko ganon na lang. Pero tuloy ang laban. At sa mga panahong akala ko hindi ko na kaya, pag naiiyak na lang ako, naiisip kita. Alam mo ba yun? Iniisip ko na lang na hindi mo naman ako papabayaan eh.

At never mo kong binigo. Hindi mo ko pinabayaan. Sa mga panahong akala ko lubog na ko sa problema at wala nang solusyon, bigla mo kong bibigyan ng isang himala. Meron pala talagang himala noh. Maraming salamat sa mga himalang patuloy mong binigay mo sa kin.

Marami nang nagbago. Mga iba kong kaibigan, nawala na. Pero meron ding mga bago. Meron ding hindi nawala. At isa ka dun. Kahit kailan alam kong andiyan ka lang. Nagtatyaga sa 'kin.

Salamat. Salamat sa lahat. Basta Ikaw, Mahal na Mahal Kita.

MICHELLE

The FIRST Lechon Stall in Singapore (plus isaw, adidas, etc)

Got this e-mail today. Will try it out next week, and I'll let you know kung masarap ba sha anot (singlish hehe). I am so craving for lechon everything--baboy, liempo, bbq, pati gulay gusto ko lechonin hehehe. Can't wait!

Here's me, auditioning for Mang Kiko's Lechon mascot: Bagay ba?

Mang Kiko's Lechon - Singapore

The first LECHON stall in Singapore that offers a wide variety of Lechon - Baboy, Manok, Liempo, BBQ and more.

Business will start on 13 April ’09 (Monday)

Address : Stall 27, 18 Raffles Quay, Lau Pa Sat Festival Market
Store Hours : 10:am – 10pm Daily (Mon - Sun)

M E N U

Roasted Pig (Lechon Baboy)
Roasted Chicken (Lechon Manok)
Roasted Pork Belly (Lechon Liempo)
Pork Barbecue (on a stick)
Chicken Barbecue (on a stick)
Grilled Squid (Pusit)
Grilled Fish (Bangus/Tilapia)
Grilled Eggplant (Talong)

At pag Biyernes at Sabado, mag Fiesta tayo sa mga street food na nami-miss nyo. Tulad ng isaw, adidas, atay, baticulon (gizzard), corazon (chicken heart) at helmet (chicken head).


Contact : kiko_tikoy@yahoo. com / (+65)97436545

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In case you're not familiar with the area, you may try to go by my preferred route to Lau Pa Sat:

To go to Lau Pa Sat (and taste not only Mang Kiko's Lechon but also Jolly V and also other Pinoy food stalls), take the MRT (EW or NS line) then get off at Raffles station. Then walk towards Robinson Road. If you hate walking a long distance (like me hehe), the best way is to take Exit I then walk towards Cross Street.

Loves it!

Just Dance with an edge!

Relationships are imperfect

I am not a big fan of local ads, but there are two TVCs that has touched my heart. Both TVCs were done by an award winning local film maker.

First is this TVC touched me because I am married to a man who is a LOOUUDD snorer. And although it irritates me to no end, I must admit, it is and will always be music to my ears. Watch:

This one reminds me of my dad who is probably the most selfless human being on the planet. Unfortunately, he is also the no. 1 alaskador. And even at 29 years old, I still get pikon with him and would walk out on him (with matching tears) whenever he teases me about stuff. No "sad stories" tonight, though. Just watch:

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The story behind the two TVCs:

RELATIONSHIPS are imperfect and a $1.25 million ad campaign by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), starting on Sunday, aims to convey that.

It broaches a taboo theme - a funeral, where a widow talks about her late husband's flaws and what it means to her. It also features an inter-racial relationship.

The inspiration for the ad, produced by advertising veteran and award-winning film director Yasmin Ahmad, 51, comes from her relationship with her husband. The imperfection she likes about her husband: his crooked teeth.

The ad is a move to get singles here to go beyond waiting for the perfect partner, a finding from a 2006 survey.

Said MCYS director of communications and international relations Richard Tan on Friday: 'The strength of family and family bonding is important but if you don't have family, you can't talk about strength of family and family bonding.

'And where do we get family from? We got to get young people to get married.'

He added: 'More importantly, it's to tell people that in any relationship, there will always be flaws, there will always be imperfections but you can build on a relationship without this imperfection affecting it.'

The ad garnered positive reactions at a preview screening for media and invited bloggers on Friday. Said paper designer and blogger Aida Haron, 45, of the ad: 'It's not rah-rah. It's more realistic. It features tragedy, sadness, humour and uplifting feelings.'

To reach out to the internet generation, the ad will also go on Youtube. The English version of an earlier MCYS family commercial about the relationship of a young woman and her father, by the same director, has garnered about 26,000 hits on the video sharing site.

It also won the recent MediaCorp's Viewers' Choice 2008 award in the local category.

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Oh yes, they actually have a campaign, a $1.25M campaign at that, to encourage people to get married and have kids.

Thanks Shaf for sharing the links, and I do hope you get married soon. Puh-lease.

Toomba Toomba

It's still there.

Same place. Same balcony. Same house.

Kaka-miss.

"A nation of public servants"

You've probably heard/read by now about Chip Tsao's infamous article "The War at Home". Here's an excerpt (I don't know how to enlarge hehe):

I want to give my ten cents about the issue, but I'd rather read about instead. Here are the list of my favorite reads about it:

A copy of the article here: http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/infochat/post.htm?id=63009834&scid=hm_bl

Ms Veneracion's column in Manila Standard and her blog:

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=connieVeneracion_mar31_2009

The Professional Heckler's heckling

http://professionalheckler.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/sensya-na-tsao-lang/

I love The P-Heckler (naks parang P-Diddy), he is so funny and sarcastic. One of his posts goes:

The Professional Heckler believes that blasting China or its people just because one Chinese columnist bullied his Filipina helper and lambasted the Philippines is not the right thing to do since it won’t resolve any issue. Doing so would make us no less different from him. Huwag maging Chip! But yes, I join millions of Filipinos worldwide in condemning the bigotry of this Mr. Tsao.

The latest: Asia City Publishing Group, publisher of the HK Magazine’s print and online editions, where Chip Tsao’s article “The War at Home” was printed has apologized.

But the writer has not. So to you Mr. Chip Tsao a.k.a. To Kit: “Leche ka! Hindi mo kami nakikilala? Punyeta ka! Hindi kami si Boyet Fajardo! Kami ay mga Pilipino! A tapang na tao and we want you fired!”

More here: http://professionalheckler.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/ang-chip-mo/

The apology here http://www.gmanews.tv/story/154832/HK-Mag-Sorry-for-maid-country-remark-on-RP

This is not the first time that Tsao has put Filipinos and the Philippines on a bad light. Late last year, amidst the controversy of "contaminated milk" from China, he wrote an article at dinamay na naman nya ang Pinas. Read this http://hk-magazine.com/feature/politically-incorrect-chip-tsao-vintage-year

Tell me what you think. 2000-word essay on my desk tomorrow, on or before 5pm. Class dismissed! Hahaha.

$348

The first quarter of the year is about to end. It's time to re-evaluate what the hell happened in the past three months. What have I accomplished? What have I done the past three months? What new problems have come up. Ooohh serious much?

As hubby and I were talking about "restructuring" our budget (read: magtipid), we computed all our expenses again. As in all our expenses. I listed down all my expenses, including my facial treatment. But I forgot to include our yosi budget. So I was like......let's see, we buy a pack a day, and we are able to share it between us...so that's $11.60 a day times 30 days in a month. So that's $348...this doesn't even include those times that we get to puff extra because we're out or having some drinks (or just too stressed).

Wait. What???? $348?

$348???

Holy guacamole! That's enough to cover a maid's monthly levy. And we kept thinking that the levy is such a burden in the pocket, when we can actually just quit smoking and use the money to fork out the levy for our (future) kids' yaya...

Not only that.

$348 is also enough money to cover two months' worth of facial treatments and eyebrow waxing...

$348 is enough money to buy around 6 pairs of shoes at Charles and Keith...

$348 is enough dough to cover airfare tickets to Manila.

$348 is enough to cover our PUB bills (and maybe even our internet and cable bills)

$348 would be enough to buy a new handphone, or a branded wallet or purse.

I want to feel worse... so let me see... since we've lived in Singapore for about four years and three moths...that's fifty one months in total...and let's say, for uniformity's sake, we just use the current retail price of a pack, which is $11.60...then that means, we have spent an estimated amount $17,748 on freakin' cigarettes alone.

$17,748! That's about Php530,000 !!!

Am I correct anot?

Parang gusto ko biglang mag quit.

Teka nga, napayosi ako sa pagcocompute ko. Hehehe.

Shet.

I promise to cut down. Seriously.