ang mouse trap. bow.

ang kwento ng mouse trap ay una kong narinig kay ate ace nung nag-uumpisa pa lamang kami sa csg. ito rin ang kwento na madalas kong ibahagi sa mga participants namin tuwing nagpapaLTS (leadership training) kami.
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there was a mouse who lives in a farmhouse. one night, he was so worried because the master set a mouse trap. he then went out to ask for help.

he first went to the chicken coop.

mouse: mr. chicken, mr. chicken, please help me. there's a mouse trap in the house. i might get killed tonight if you won't help me.
chicken: im sorry mouse. i cant help you. i dont care about the mouse trap. i have my own coop. and i have to think of how to woo the hen instead. ask others to help you.

poor mouse went to the pig pen..

mouse: mrs. pig, mrs. pig, please help me. there's a mouse trap in the house. i might get killed tonight if you won't help me.
pig: im sorry mouse. i can't help you. i dont care about the mouse trap. i have my own pen. and i have to think of my piglets instead. ask others to help you.

without losing hope, he then went to the cow house..

mouse: mr. cow, mr. cow, please help me. there's a mouse trap in the house. i might get killed tonight if you won't help me.
cow: im sorry mouse. i can't help you. i dont care about the mouse trap. i have my own house. and im too big to get in the house. ask others to help you.

but the mouse don't have "others" to help him. so he resigned and went back to the farmhouse.

in the middle of the night, the chicken, the pig and the cow heard a loud "PAK!". they thought the mouse was caught. Mrs. Farmer, expecting that it was the mouse, went to see the mouse trap. but what she saw instead was a fierce snake who was trapped and bit her in an instant. Mrs. Farmer lay unconscious on the floor as the venom takes its course. the master, seeing his wife, immediately killed the snake and brought her to a witch doctor.

the witch doctor told them that the venom is weak and all they have to do is put chicken's blood on the wound as an antidote. the master, without hesitating, went to the chicken coop and killed mr. chicken. he followed the witch doctor's instruction but to no avail.

after a day, mrs. farmer's condition was getting worse. the master then decided to bring her to a clinic downtown. but since the harvest is still in a few months, the master don't have enough money to pay the doctor and buy her meds. so he slaughtered mrs. pig and sold its meat and the piglets.

days has passed but mrs. farmer is not reacting to her meds. after few days of confinement, mrs. farmer died. the doctor said if she was brought to the hospital earlier, she could have been saved.

the villagers upon knowing that the kind mrs. farmer died, rushed to the farmhouse. there were many people mourning with the master. without a single penny on his pocket to cover the expenses for the burial and for the wake, the master slaughtered mr. cow, sold some meat and used what was left to serve for the visitors.

at the end of the week, the mouse was the only one standing alive... and of course, the lonely master.

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bottomline: everyone is connected with each other. there's a unique bond that connects you and me and everybody else. we may not even realize that this bond exist. but everything you do, affects me in anyway. the moment you throw a trash on the street, in any minute, there'll be someone who would either step on it and slip or will get it and recycle it instead. another concrete example is us. i may not know you personally, but in anyway, once you read this post, i would stir a reaction on you. you may react to this post positively or negatively. in the same way that i do when i read your posts. yea. the world is made up of billions and billions of people, but each of us has an impact to one another. perhaps, this is one unique quality of being human. *wink*

tag uli! waha!

kala ko ligtas na ako nito. ahehe. lahat na ata kayo gumawa nito. anyway, salamat aisa sa pagdala nito sa aking chocolate palace. hehe. at dahil malakas ka sakin, heto na.. this is iT! im the IT! hehe.

1. List the names that you are called by and name the people who calls you by these name.
2. Tag other people to do the same thing, paste the link of your entry on their guess book.

pano ba yan. madami akong names e. lol. sige, lets start..

jhosel. my first name. yan ang tawag sakin ng lahat. minsan na mi-mispronounce yan ng iba. i.e. dyusel, dyosil, dyusil. lol. pano ba tamang pronounciation? its JOE-SEL. lol. haha. etymology: josephine + arnel = JHOSEL. lol. kung naging lalaki daw ako jhonel dapat ang pangalan ko. ahaha.

naning/ning/aning. tawag sakin ng mga relatives ko. kahit ng bestfriend ko since elementary. ang first daw na tumawag sakin nito e yung kapitbahay namin na 1 or 2 y/o palang nung ipinanganak ako. di daw kasi masabi yung jhosel kaya nag babble at gumawa ng sariling name pantawag sakin. so yun. after 22 years yun parin tawag sakin.

sel/jho. sel nick ko nung elementary at highschool. jho nung college. later on nagkavariant yung jho.. nagiging jhose, jhos, jhosh, at josh. anyhow, mas kilala yung jho.

ms. sexytary/ms. jhosel. haha. yung ms. sexytary, tawag sakin ng mga co-csg ko.. lalo na pag mag papagawa ng letters at memo. lol. tapos yung ms. jhosel, tawag sakin ng president ng student org ng education dept. kahit mas matanda siya sakin. at kahit sinabihan ko na siyang idrop ang miss. lol. siguro, nagpapalakas yun. ahaha.

blueslasher. pangalan ko sa DOTA. lol. ilang buwan din akong naglaro ng DOTA. umeksena sa mga cafe kasama ang mga friends ko ding babae. pero nung naging busy, di na kami uli nakapaglaro. saka mejo uncomfortable din na kayo lang ang babae sa loob ng game shop. lol.

jcel. galing sa YM ko. jcel_blu18. tawag sakin ng mga kachat ko. at ni kuya rex at june franz (friends since hs)

jusiprutgum. haha. tawag sakin ng mga new-found-friends ko na walang magawa kundi mang-asar. lol.

jam. pangalan ko sa asianfanatics forum. haha. meron na kasi dung jocel. ayaw ko naman maconfuse sila kaya tsumamba ako ng name. lol.

laopo/jihui. laopo tawag sakin ng mga jaemmist friends ko. laopo sa chinese means wife. wala lang. trip lang namin ang tawagang laopo. jihui on the other hand is my chinese name. tho hindi ako chinese. at kung meron man tint ng chinese sa blood ko ay kakapiranggot na (great grandfather ko daw kasi sa mama's side ay chinese). lol. anyhow, i love anything chinese. lol.
ayan. tama na. okay na yan. ahehe. sige sige. ipapasa ko to kina marco (saka mo na kunin, baka mabinat ka. hehe.), kuya mike, at grace. kung sino pang gusto na di pa nakakagawa, kuha na lang. pero parang lahat ay nakagawa na. lol.

inkdrop: ash wednesday ngayon. bawal ang karne. baka makalimutan nio. lol.

salamat sis donna!

kasabay ng pagiging RN ko noong friday. meron pa akong isang award na natanggap. hehe. and TRIPLE AWARD na galing kay mareng donna. actually last saturday pa to. pero masyadong na-overwhelmed ang lola niyo sa mga nangyari this week-end kaya ngayon ko lang nagawa. pasensya sis donna. at THANK YOU. heto na.. tsantsararan..

Heto ang rules..
* Put the logo on your blog or post.
* Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
* Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
* Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
* Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

uhmm.. mejo di ko susundin yung rules a. kasi kung pambabae lang ito, di aabot ng ten ang girlalet sa blogroll ko. unless, merong bebeng gandanghari jan sa mga blog kuyas ko. lol. peace!

owtei.. and the awardees are..(drum roll on cue)

1. sis dhi. ~ yea. binigyan ka na ni sis donna, but gusto ko ding ibigay ito sayo. wee. salamat kasi ikaw ang first sis ko sa bloggywood. at nagkakasundo tayo. lalo na sa kakulitan. ahehe. aw. yung promise kong badingtionary, di ko pa nagagawa. pero i'll do it. wehee. salamat salamat sa lahat lahat. amishu sista! gogo sa studies. god bless..

2. vanvan. ~ akala ko nun, nung first time mong mapadpad dito lalaki ka. kasi nga vanvan. tapos when i visited you back. sistah pala. hehe. naaliw naman ako sa name mo. actually may boy-names din ako.. josh at jojo. pero long time na na walang tumatawag sakin nun. lol. aniwies, salamat din sa pagvisit visit dito. at pag tag sakin sa 25 rtam.. god bless din. best wishes sainyo ni banana mo. :D

3. aisa. ~yan. i admire her for being strong. sa complicated situation niya ngayon. nakakaya niyang harapin ito, gumawa ng decision and stand by it. kung ako ang nasa sitwasyon niya, i could have given up the friendship. pero xia pinaglaban pa din nia. and if its for the best. gogogo sis! all things would end up for the good. :)

4. lizeth. ~mare. good luck sa studies. sana magkatrabaho tayo sa future. i know you'll be a good nurse soon. and i super admire you. as a lady drummer. gusto ko ding matuto ng kahit anong musical instrument pero wala e. bobo ako pagdating jan. lol. aniwies, gogogo lang! keep your passion burning!

5. kuting. ~meow. i love your layout. promise! isang bonggang award para sayo.. another pamwelcome ko sayo sa bloggywood. hehe. god bless. keep on meow-ing. lol.


there. no pressure ah. you can get it whenever you want. i know you gals are busy too. so there. thanks for being a sister dito sa blogosphere! mwahugz! godbless y'all!♥

the giant is down!

"But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them lookin' down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

coz Jesus you are the voice of truth"

~thank you LORD for granting me this opportunity.. to be Your instrument in helping others.. thank you for my family, who had supported me all the way.. thank you for my friends who backed me up in this journey.. thank you for everybody who inspired me to keep on moving forward.

all this glory i humbly lift up to YOU.

~JHOSEL O. MENDRIQUE, R.N.

inkdrop: today has been a roller coaster ride for me emotionally. grabe yung kaba and anxiety ko kanina then all of a sudden na overwhelm ako with happiness. haiz. grabe. para akong baliw. umiiyak na tumatawa.lol. till now di pa din ako makapaniwala. haiz. pero gusto ko magpasalamat sa inyong lahat. sa mga well wishes nio even before pa. thanks na marami!!! xenxia. di muna aq makakagala sa page nio ngayon e. haiz. salamat uli.

buhay dyornalist.

this week, everybody in Naga City has been very busy [except for me, who hadn't left the house except kanina. lol] there's this national schools press conference, a week event, wherein all journalist of different elementary and secondary schools from different region gathered to compete in different journalism fields. ang dami tao downtown and ang daming souvenir shops na tinayo near the main host school. so there. dumaan si papa sa isang souvenir shop and asked for nspc t-shirts. natuwa naman ako, when he got home, he asked me to go with him. bibili daw xia ng shirt at he'll buy one for me daw too. so yun. as much as i want to slouch and stay with my pc e napilitan akong umayos ng sarili and go out of my lungga. ahaha. its a good thing na nakalabas ako ng bahay at nakakita ng ibang tao. kasi baka naman masanay ako sa sariling mundo, pano na lang pag nagtraining at nagwork na ako. lol. we went to that shop and bought shirts. sobrang daming stall along the campus area. all of a sudden i miss the press con experience. i miss this kind of activities.



i was also given the chance to join the press con twice, tho i wasnt able to reach the nationals, hanggang regionals lang ako e. [you have to win in the division first then regionals to reach the nationals] but it was a great experience. nung nakita ko kanina yung ibang delegates, i was so happy reminiscing my own feat. i miss yung excitement at kaba during the contests. and yung pag gala sa host city and seeing new places. haiz.

it was that time too that i wanted to be a journalist.

and kahit ngayon minsan naiisip ko gusto ko maging journalist. actually madami akong gusto. i wanted to be a doctor, dj, vj, lawyer [that was when i was reading sidney sheldon, john grisham and others na may court-room drama. ahehe. lol], call center agent [ahaha. muntik na sana, but i refused na magpatuloy, isang interview nalang sana. ahehe. ang kapal kong tumanggi sa opportunity. lol], chemist, astronaut [lol], news anchor or kahit news writer lang. yan. ang dami. pero siyempre ngayon i want to be a nurse. ahehe.

mahirap din kasi ang buhay journalist. kaya naman saludo ako sa mga journalist at news writers. tho nakakasad na may mga journalist who takes media for granted, pero i know hindi naman lahat. grabe. sobrang hirap kaya ang maggather ng facts and organize it tapos pressured ka pa sa time. when we were on 4th year hs naghost ang school namin ng regional Sci and Math contest. we were assigned then to cover that 3 day event and release a 6-page widespread newsletter every day bago mag dinner. so nag stay-in din kami sa school together with the delegates. it was fun, yes. but it was also hard. sacrifice and hard work ang kelangan. we were just ten sa team kaya talaga work work at work kami. tape recorder, pen and paper lang ang sandata namin para icover ang buong maghapon. tapos before 5pm dapat encoded na lahat ng articles pati layout para sa printing. [siyempre since newsletter lang. pina-riso nalang namin para mas mabilis kesa sa real printing] dun ko din first naexperience ang hindi matulog. as in straight akong nakaharap sa pc para tapusin lahat ng articles ko. grabe sakit sa ulo. kelangan kasi matapos kagad yun kasi last day na ng event. dapat mairelease na before lunch bago pa sila umuwi. so yun. nakatulog din naman pala ako pero 6am na ako nun natulog. ahehe. the whole night dilat na dilat ako. hay. ibang klase din ang buhay journalist. pagod, puyat at talagang disiplina sa sarili ang kelangan.

yung experience ko, sa campus palang yun. pano kaya kung sa real work na? ang hirap. magcocover ng mga balitang life-threatening sa part mo, pupunta kung saan saan tapos siyempre kelangan mo din imaintain ang integrity ng write-ups mo. haiz. aside from that you'll make sure na all things na galing sa ibang writer are properly quoted/credited or else plaigarism ang bagsak mo. it needs passion and dedication ika nga. kunsabagay, kung love mo talaga ang work mo walang pagod at hirap ang di susuungin.

kaya naman bow down ako sa mga credible na journalist na meron tayo. at mga journalist in the making.. KUDOS sa lahat ng nanalo sa NSPC!!! bukas uuwi na ang mga delegates. tahimik nanaman ang Naga.

Father's Love Letter

after visiting grace's page and seeing 'interview with God' for the nth time. (wee. i saw it first 2years ago and we always present that slideshow in our LTSs so i have watched it more than my fingers already. lol) i decided to post this vid too. not the interview with God anymore but the 'Father's Love Letter'. i dunno if you had watched it already. but then again, its good to see it over and over again. i saw this last year. and also shared it to highschoolers when we facilitated their recollection. its a video. no. a compilation of words from the bible, actually.. which was organized by this someone (he's name is on the credits) and was made into a letter. i was amazed of how the verse/words matched, and, hence, was called the "Father's Love Letter".

i hope it could touch your heart. lighten up the minds of those who are confused. (kung meron. ahehe. lol) and just strengthen your faith in Him. here it is..



and here's the verbatim..

My Child,

You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26

You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13

And brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented
by those who don't know me.
John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father.
Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5

I desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41

And I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4

And I'll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you.
Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me.
1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7

I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is…
Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you.
Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad
Almighty God

wee. there goes. you guys have a wonderful day!! god bless y'all!!♥

IYQYQR

happy valentines day! wehee. love is on the air. so for my feb14 post. i made this poem out of nothing. ahehe. i hope you like it..


IYQYQR



I like you...

I like the way you make me laugh..
I like how you dry the tears in my eyes..
I like how gentle you touch my hands..
I like the calmness of your voice when you speak..

I like you...

I like it when you stare as though there's no one but me..
I like how kind you are to me..
I like how you whisper sweet words in my ears..
I like how heavenly you make me feel..

I like you...

I like how you snore at night..
I like how you sing out of tune..
I like the imperfections you have..
I like the littlest things about you..

I like you...

I like you for who you are..
I like you because you are YOU..
certainly..
I like you like you are.


♥

at siyempre naman dahil vday ngayon.. libreng chocolates para sa lahat.. ahehe.






inkdrop: i had fun today. salamat ise, cye, matet, sam, angie and nico. i had really no plans of going out today. kaya salamat naman at naisipan niyong magcelebrate ng valentines sa house ko. ahahay. nothing beats real friendship. salamat sam sa chocolate cake at matet [at kay david] sa ferrero rocher. kay mama sa prinitong kamote at iced tea. lol. i really enjoyed the whole afternoon with you guys.. hay, i hope our friendship will last til forever. i love you laopos..

waha!

aww. nakarating na sa chocolate palace ko ang tag na inumpisahan ni LordCM. xie xie punky sa pag tag sakin. kaya eto na sigaw ko!!


wwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

malapit na ang result ng board!!!!!!

wwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

unexplainable kaba at anxiety na ang nafefeel ko....

wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!


ahahay. tsk. parang mas kinabahan ata ako after sumigaw ah. ahehe.

deep breathing muna ako..

hithit buga.. hithit buga.. ahaha. ayan kalmado na.



sige. dahil dyan e gusto ko rin ipasa ang sigaw kina tsantsararan..

manoy hidden, kuting, vanvan, aisa, at superG (na palagi kong sinisigawan everyday).. xiempre grumaduate na dito si kuya marco at si pogi dahil mas nauna na sila kesa sa tag. [salamat sa kanila at naisipan ng mga taong sumigaw] instructions: yung original na galing kay LordCM, sigaw para sa valentines, pero pwede rin namang sumigaw ng kahit anong gusto niyong isigaw. okies. ahehe. thanksmuch!!♥

just jhosel.

hmm. madaming mga post tungkol sa soul searching, self-worth at identity akong nababasa ngayon ah. pero di na ako makikisakay dun. matagal ko na kasing pinag-isipan kong bakit ako nabubuhay. haha. salamat sa philosophy teacher namin nung college. pinaggawa ba naman kami ng 5-page, long-sized, single-spaced "Why Do I Exist" paper?! so ayun, nagkapilipilipit ang utak ko sa kakaisip ng aking self-worth at identity. pero salamat naman kay sir at narealize ko na kahit parang isang kuto lang ako sa mundong ito, meron din naman pala akong 'worth' kahit papano. kagaya mo at nating lahat. anyway, tama na. wala namang koneksyon yun sa gusto kong ipost ngayon. ahehe.

eto ang gusto kong ipost. 25 random things [facts, trivias, truths] about me. bakit? wala lang. gusto ko lang ishare. masaya gumawa eh. ahehe. gawa ka rin kung gusto mo.

1. i love blue. i collect anything na color blue. shirts, bags, anything basta blue.

2. i like watching chinese, korean, japanese dramas/movies. pati na rin songs. right now im so into S.H.E. at Fei Lun Hai, taiwanese girl-group at boy band respectively. im even learning mandarin online paminsan minsan.

3. when i was a kid, gusto ko maging pediatrician. pero nung lumaki na ako at narealize na walang budget pam-medicine, nag nursing nalang ako. pareho din naman nasa hospital e. haha.

4. ang soft ng bones ko sa fingers. di ko kayang i-straight ang little finger ko. seryoso. kahit gano ko man itry kusa siyang nagbebend. ahaha. parang yung sa mga contortionist na kaya ibend ang hands ng hindi nababalian. kaya nung grade 6 nang maging girl scout leader ako. tumatawa yung mga nakakapansin pag nagsasalute ako. ang weird nga e. ahaha.

5. i was the associate editor sa school publication nung elementary at editor-in-chief nung highschool pero i failed the qualifying exam ng school pub nung college. [i took it when i was in 1st yr, and never tried again after. haha. bitter!]

6. i value friendship alot. as in. i treasure them ng sobra sobra. my bestfriends since elem are still in contact with me to date. the longest is 20 years. hehe. we were friends since we're 2.

7. i can eat 3-4 full rice in one meal. hehe. matakaw talaga ako. pero im watching my carbs now kasi lumalaki na. i was skinny eversince, but after graduation, from 46 kilos last march, ngayon im 51 na and still counting. haha.

8. 25 pesos a day lang ang baon ko nung college. minsan nga 20 lang. and that was from 2004-2008. ahehe. kasi naman super lapit ng bahay namin sa school. pero since love ako ng lahat, binibigyan ako ng lolo't lola or ng tita ko ng money-ing pambaon paminsan minsan. saka good girl naman ako, school at house lang ako. ahaha. tho lumalabas din minsan. haha.

9. pag gabing gabi na at wala pa ako sa bahay. magtetext si papa ng BUZZ. ibig sabihin, time ko na para umuwi, or else patay ako. hehe.

10. im the first grandchild to graduate college sa both father and mother side. kaya binigyan nila ako ng bonggang bonggang party.

11. mahilig ako mag gay talk. churva lang. trip-trip lang namin ng aking friends.

13. 3 times ako nag run for the student government nung college. i won and became the secretary sa third try. haha. yung previous kasi, ang lakas ng loob ko kalabanin yung mga way ahead sakin. haha. but giving up is not in my vocabulary. naks! haha.

14. i hate people who smoke.

15. i love kids. i often play with my cousins. ang saya kasi nilang kausap. they're so innocent kasi.

16. i dont know any sport nor play any musical instrument. mahilig lang ako manood at makinig.

17. im emotional. madali akong umiyak. makita lang kita umiyak, iiyak na din ako. pero madali din naman akong mapatawa. baliw in short. ahaha.

18. yung just jhosel. na-coin ko during our first day sa EPP. we have to think of an adjective na starts with the same letter as our first name. dati dati ang gamit ko jolly or juvenile. pero that time ang dami naming J. at naunahan ako. so bigla lang pumasok yung just. just as in fair. kaya just jhosel. pero later dito sa blog ginawa ko ang tag na just me and my crazy mind.

19. i got an 81 during college. disqualifying me to be a cum laude. may cut-off kasi sa school namin. kahit umabot yung GPA ko. dapat no grade below 83. iniyakan ko yun ng grabe because before that my lowest was 88. nawala lahat ng pinagpaguran ko. kaya naman my frustrations reflected sa grade ko the succeeding semester. tho di na ako uli nagka below 83. nabawasan yung drive ko to push myself harder.

20. i love eating maaasims. hilaw na mangga. dalanghita, kalamansi - yea. i eat kalamansi. hehe. suka. ahaha.

21. i joined in a beauty contest nung 4 years old ako. i won 3rd runner up. til now nakatago pa yung trophy ko. ahehe.

22. i am sentimental. i keep things na memorable sa akin. kahit nga yung box ng chocolate cake na binigay sakin ng friends ko during my birthday, tinago ko. ahehe. i have what i call 'treasure box' dun ko tinatago lahat. letters, candy wrapper, tissue paper, coin, IDs, at kung anu-ano pang basura sa iba pero treasure sa akin.

23. i applied for Ayala Young Leader's Congress, i only got until the panel interviews with Ayala executives pero it was a memorable experience. ang ganda ng Ayala tower at ang gara ng hotel room na prinepare nila for us. at nakasabay namin sa elevator si JZA (jaime zobel de ayala). ang saya ko nun. feeling sosyal. ahaha.

24. i want to travel the world. be in places na sa tv at internet ko lang nakikita.

25. simpleng tao lang ako. puno ng pangarap na sana in time matupad. pagsisikapan ko. pero mahal ko ang sarili ko. siyempre naman. ahehe.


ayun. just me and my crazy mind..
:)


inkdrop: tinag pala ako nito ni vanvan, kea lang nauna na yung post ko. ahehe. pero anyway, di ko na ipapasa, almost the same naman ang blogroll list namin e. pero kung gusto nio gumawa, gogogo! its 25 random things about you. facts, trivias or anything na tunkol sainyo. okie. god bless!♥

TAGUBILIN AT HABILIN

grabe. starstrucked pa din ako til now. kagabi ko lang napansin. may bago palang comment sa post ko na "a must see". nagiisang comment lamang sa post na yun. at nanggaling pa kay Ka Pete! Pete Lacaba! ang saya saya ko na bumisita siya sa blog ko. isang honor eto sa akin. si Pete Lacaba, na isa sa mga hinahanggaan kong manunulat. isang mahusay na journalist, poet at screenwriter. isang taong puno ng idealismo at karunungan. grabe talaga. kaya ngayon sa post kong ito, gusto kong ibahagi ang isang tula niyang gustung gusto ko. at sana'y magustuhan niyo rin.

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TAGUBILIN AT HABILIN
Ni Jose F. Lacaba

Mabuhay ka, kaibigan!
Mabuhay ka!
Iyan ang una't huli kong
Tagubilin at habilin:
Mabuhay ka!

Sa edad kong ito, marami akong maibibigay na payo.
Mayaman ako sa payo.

Maghugas ka ng kamay bago kumain.
Maghugas ka ng kamay pagkatapos kumain.
Pero huwag kang maghuhugas ng kamay para lang makaiwas sa sisi.
Huwag kang maghuhugas ng kamay kung may inaapi
Na kaya mong tulungan.

Paupuin sa bus ang matatanda at ang mga may kalong na sanggol.
Magpasalamat sa nagmamagandang-loob.
Matuto sa karanasan ng matatanda
Pero huwag magpatali sa kaisipang makaluma.

Huwag piliting matulog kung ayaw kang dalawin ng antok.
Huwag pag-aksayahan ng panahon ang walang utang na loob.
Huwag makipagtalo sa bobo at baka ka mapagkamalang bobo.
Huwag bubulong-bulong sa mga panahong kailangang sumigaw.

Huwag kang manalig sa bulung-bulungan.
Huwag kang papatay-patay sa ilalim ng pabitin.
Huwag kang tutulog-tulog sa pansitan.

Umawit ka kung nag-iisa sa banyo.
Umawit ka sa piling ng barkada.
Umawit ka kung nalulungkot.
Umawit ka kung masaya.

Ingat lang.

Huwag kang aawit ng “My Way” sa videoke bar at baka ka mabaril.
Huwag kang magsindi ng sigarilyo sa gasolinahan.
Dahan-dahan sa matatarik na landas.
Dahan-dahan sa malulubak na daan.

Higit sa lahat, inuulit ko:

Mabuhay ka, kaibigan!
Mabuhay ka!
Iyan ang una't huli kong
Tagubilin at habilin:
Mabuhay ka!

Maraming bagay sa mundo na nakakadismaya.
Mabuhay ka.
Maraming problema ang mundo na wala na yatang lunas.
Mabuhay ka.

Sa hirap ng panahon, sa harap ng kabiguan,
Kung minsan ay gusto mo nang mamatay.
Gusto mong maglaslas ng pulso kung sawi sa pag-ibig.
Gusto mong uminom ng lason kung wala nang makain.
Gusto mong magbigti kung napakabigat ng mga pasanin.
Gusto mong pasabugin ang bungo mo kung maraming gumugulo sa utak.

Huwag kang patatalo. Huwag kang susuko.

Narinig mo ang sinasabi ng awitin:
“Gising at magbangon sa pagkagupiling,
Sa pagkakatulog na lubhang mahimbing.”
Gumising ka kung hinaharana ka ng pag-ibig.
Bumangon ka kung nananawagan ang kapuspalad.

Ang sabi ng iba: “Ang matapang ay walang-takot lumaban.”
Ang sabi ko naman: Ang tunay na matapang ay lumalaban
Kahit natatakot.

Lumaban ka kung inginungodngod ang nguso mo sa putik.
Bumalikwas ka kung tinatapak-tapakan ka.
Buong-tapang mong ipaglaban ang iyong mga prinsipyo
Kahit hindi ka sigurado na agad-agad kang mananalo.

Mabuhay ka, kaibigan!
Mabuhay ka!
Iyan ang una't huli kong
Tagubilin at habilin:
Mabuhay ka!

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madami pa siyang gawa. i check nio ang blog ni Ka Pete. madami pa dun. ahahay. im super happy. salamat po Ka Pete!

laro tayo!

wehee. laro tayo. sige na.. ahehe. maganda to. pang-stimulate ng mind. tawag dito ay wordles. simple lang, kelangan nio lang hulaan kung ano gusto sabihin ng bawat number.

eto halimbawa:

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READ
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answer: read between the lines

ano game ka na? here goes..

1)
T
O
U
C
H

2)
INITIA_

3)
1. GLANCE
2.
3. GLANCE

4)
a.CU m.

5)
DO12''OR

6)
1 3 5 7 9 11
vs
YOU

7)
ALL world

8)
zero
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B.S., M.A.

9)
going
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waha. yan lang. hula ka na. tingnan natin ilan makukuha mo.. :)

The One That Got Away

am not feeling good and i cant make a good post either (dang this headache!) so this is a repost. i actually posted this already way back but i deleted it. so now, since the time is so apt, i want to share this again (but this time it wont get deleted. ahehe)

this was an article i heard from John in EPP... it speaks of a certain love scenario that many of us might have been into already.

here goes..
The One That Got Away
In your life, you'll make note of a lot of people.
Ones with whom you shared something special,
ones who will always mean something. There's
the one you first kissed, the one you first loved, the one you lost your virginity to, the one you put on a pedestal, the one you're with... and the one that got away.

Who is the one that got away? I guess it's that
person with who everything was great, everything was perfect, but the timing was just wrong. There was no fault in the person, there was no flaw in the chemistry, but the cards just didn't fall the right way, I suppose.

I believe in the fact that ending up with someone,
finding a longtime partner that is, does not lie
merely in the other person. I can actually argue
that an equal part, or maybe even the greater part,
has to do with the matter of timing. It has to do
with you being ready to settle down and commit to
someone in a way that goes beyond the little
niceties of giddy romance.

How often have you gone through it without even
realizing it? When you're not ready to commit in
that mature manner, it doesn't matter who you're
with, it just doesn't work. Small problems become
big unconsequentials become dealbreakers
simply because you're not ready and it shows. It's
not that you and the person you're with are no
good it's just that it's not yet right, and little things
become the flashpoint of that fact.

Then one day you're ready. You really are. And
when this happens you'll be
ready to settle down with someone. He or she
may not be the most perfect, they might not be the
brightest star of romance to ever have burned in
your life, but it'll work because you're ready. It'll
work because it's the right time and you'll make it
work. And it'll make sense, it really will.

So that day comes when you're finally making
sense of things, and you find
yourself to be a different person. Things are
different, your approach is different, you finally
understand who you are and what you want, and
you've become ready because the time has truly
arrived. And mind you, there's no telling when this
day will come. Hopefully you're single but you
could be in a long-term relationship, you could be
married with three kids, it doesn't matter. All you
know is that you've changed, and for some
reason, the one that got away, is the first person
you think about.

You'll think about them because you'll
wonder, "What if they were here today?" You'll
wonder, "What if we were together now, with me
as I am and not as I was?"

That's what the one that got away is. The
biggest "What if?" you'll have in
your life.

If you're married, you'll just have to accept the fact
that the one that got
away, got away. Believe me, no matter how fairy
tale you think your marriage is, this can happen to
the best of us. But hopefully you're mature enough
to realize that you're already with the one you're
with and this is just another test of your
commitment, one which will just strengthen your
marriage when you get past it. Sure, you'll think
about him/her every so often, but it's alright. It's
never nice to live with a "might have been," but it
happens.

Maybe the one that got away is the one who's
already married. In which case it's the same thing.
You just have to accept and know that your
memories of that person will probably bring a nice
little smile to your lips in the future when you're old
and gray and reminiscing.

But if neither of that is the case, then it's different.
What do you do if it's
not yet too late?

Simple...find him, find her. Because the very
existence of a "one that got
away" means that you'll always wonder, what if
you got that one?

Ask him out to coffee, ask her out to a movie, it
doesn't matter if you've
dropped in from out of nowhere. You'd be
surprised, you just might be "the one that got
away" as well for the person who is your "the one
that got away."

You might drop in from out of nowhere and it won't
make a difference. If the
timing is finally right, it'll all just fall into place
somehow and you know, I'm thinking, it would be a
great feeling, in the end, to be able to say to
someone,

"Hey you, you're the one that ALMOST got away."

inkdrop:
i dunno. but the most important thing for me is love itself. there would be no problem when the right time comes and youre both still single and you're still in love. but what if that time comes - when you're finally ready - you already fall out of love? hay. love has many complexities, and that makes love beautiful.
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http://www.humnri.com/HumZ/Articles/Article.aspx?number=14945

february nanaman.

february nanaman. love month nanaman uli. gusto ko sana gumawa ng post tungkol sa love. kea lang pagkatapos ng ilang try, wala akong maitype. ewan ko. marahil nga konti pa lang ang alam ko tungkol sa love. at kung tungkol naman sa relationship eh mas lalong wala akong alam. nakakahiya mang aminin pero i only had a relationship once. at super tagal na nun. haha. di ko nga maalaala kung minahal ko talaga ang taong yun. pero anyhow, kahit wala akong lovelife. masaya pa din ako. ewan ko ba kung bakit matagal akong mahulog. malimit kasi akala ko in-love na ako pero at the end of the day i'll realize na infatuation lang pala. or siguro unconsciously pinipigilan ko sarili ko na magmahal. bakit? di ko din alam. siguro natatakot akong mahulog at masaktan. tulad ng mga nakikita ko sa aking mga kaibigan. ahahay. di naman ako tibo. ahaha. pero sabi ko nga, masaya ako. totoo. dahil kahit wala akong 'romantic love' punung-puno naman ako ng love mula sa aking mga kaibigan, pamilya at mula sa Kanya. at alam ko naman na darating na lang si Mr. Right sa tamang panahon. sabi nga ni mama sakin nung minsan, maaga pa, mag-enjoy muna daw ako. at tama. masaya nga ako ngayon. :)

anong ginagawa ko pag valentines day? lumalabas kami ng aking mga friends. girls night out ika nga. wala akong maalalang valentines day na malungkot. puro lang masaya. kwentuhan. boylet hunting. haha. kainan at walang sawang kwentuhan uli. marahil sila uli ang mga ka-date ko ngayong taon.


matet, angie, sam, jhosel, marian. -last year's valentines.
(not in the pic: ise, emcie, maie pero andun din sila)

kayo pano niyo isecelebrate ang valentines? romantic date ba sa mamahaling resto? o nagprepare kayo ng isang surprise gift? napag isip isip ko. di kailangan ang magarbong selebrasyon sa valentines day upang mapakita mo ang pagmamahal mo sa mga taong mahal mo. simpleng 'i love you' lang at quality time together. okay na. pwedeng kumain lang kayo at magkwentuhan, basta't sincere ang ipinapakita niyo sa isa't isa. ang importante ay yung feelings diba?

at teka. hindi rin lang pang lovers ang valentines day. ito din ang araw para ipakita natin ang ating love sa ating pamilya at kaibigan. dibat dapat lang suklian din natin ang kanilang pagmamahal para sa atin. simpleng 'i love you' sa ating mga magulang ay ma-aappreciate na nila. o di kaya'y ikaw muna ang gumawa ng gawaing bahay.

sa panahon ng pag-ibig, sana lahat tayo'y maging masaya. nawa'y maramdaman natin ang 'love' na hinahanap natin. maging 'romantic love' man ito o 'familial love, friendship love or agape'.



inkdrop: paxenxia na. di aq mkagawa ng maayos na post ngayon. napagod kasi ako sa family affair namin ngayon tho i enjoyed my time with them a lot.♥