I will no longer blog here. I've had this blog for the longest time. I need a change.

My new blog is at: http://songsonshuffle.blogspot.com

It was a good four years, LJ. =)

VILLAGE VOGUE PROUDLY ANNOUNCES A MODELING, ACTING, AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR 3 years old and above.

MAKE YOUR LIFE WORTHWHILE THIS SUMMER

THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
- Artistic Drama Workshop (Includes stage, TV, commercial and film acting, hosting, personality enhancement and modeling)
- Speech and Personality Development

Workshop Fee: PHP 5,500 for 15 sessions

Mode of Payment:
Initial Payment of 1,750.00 upon registration
Every session: P250.00

Registration starts: March 9, 2009
Classes start on: April 13, 2009

FOR INQUIRIES, CALL:
414-0961/ 633-4560
0916-3843879 / 0917-5004560
10 West Capitol Drive, Barangay Kapitolyo, Pasig City

Re-post from Facebook:

OA!!! THIS IS LOOONG. TAGGED BY: NEI, LIEZA, SAM, SHARA, ANGEL, TIM, TRISH, AND WENG!


Once you've been tagged, write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.
If I tagged you, it is because I want to know more about you.

To do this, go to "notes" under tabs on you profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type 25 random things, tag 25 people in right corner of app then click publish.



1. I don’t eat disgusting-looking food. For example: tahong (because they look like cockroaches) or dinuguan (because it looks like mud)

2. I don’t have a birthday this year. Again. The next one’s on February 29, 2012.

3. My Korean students cannot believe that I’m Filipino. They think I’m Japanese. In fact, one of my male students kept staring wide-eyed at my legs and he said in disbelief, “You’re white!” What the hell does that mean?!

4. I’m a misunderstood and underestimated person. Only a privileged few ever really see that I can be sagacious and sensible when I’m in the mood, and that I’m not always just fun and games.

5. This happened years ago, but this is still worth mentioning. Jay Manalo wanted to go out with me. Wahaha! He kept texting me late at night saying, “Coffee tayo” and when I said, “Ano ka ba, may asawa ka na!” he said, “Bakit? Bawal na ba makipag-friend ang may wife? Tsaka malay mo, hindi na masaya ang pagsasama. He he he.” Manwhore.

6. Even after performing a million times, I still get stage fright.

7. When I was a child, I was TERRIFIED of the sound of church bells. We lived near the church and every time I heard the bells tolling, I would hide under the table, cover my ears, scream, and shake Emily Rose-style. At one point, my mom thought I was possessed by a demon.

8. I eat every three hours because I get bored easily.

9. I’d like to be a voice talent. I think I can nail it. I can be a baby, a lola (with the matching expressions like “aru!”), a slut (I’m just talking about the voice here!), or a Brit (or Britney, pwede rin). In fact, I used to be able to imitate the voices of all the Meteor Garden characters.

10. My sometimes bad hearing is the reason why my “inner jologs” comes out. Like when Ingkay said, “Meet tayo sa SICILIAN Express” and I said, “Sige. Saan ba yung SINIGANG Express?” and when she said “Nung birthday ko, nag CASINO ako,” to which I responded, “Wow, sarap! TOCINO!” Napghahalataan! Wahaha!

11. I have a LOOOT of nicknames coined by a lot of people: Nadine (Scott Moffatt. Long story), Dindin (my childhood name), Takawtina (c/o Dale), Bogart (c/o Bundi), Honeypot (c/o Marichit), Wildchild (c/o Tot), Susan (c/o Jim), Poohkies (c/o Jim. Bwiset ka!), Binibining Alas Kwatro (c/o Jim again. Nakakarami ka na ah!), Pukelya (c/o Ellen), Britney (c/o the freshmen batch 2005? 2006?), etc. Whew!

12. I know this is so OFW, but I really, really dream of working in another country and living there by myself, even for a while. I believe that one will never truly attain independence until he experiences being a fish out of water. And what could be more “out of your comfort zone” than being in an unfamiliar territory?

13. I’m really anal about grammar and spelling. I stress about the smallest details like knowing the difference between “filling up,” “filling in,” and “filling out.” It’s a gift, I think. An annoying one.

14. I used to annotate my books (not textbooks ha, as in my novels!) because I love beautiful quotations, and then Daene pointed out that that was too geeky of me, and I realized I wanted to preserve my books, so I stopped adding footnotes. However, I could not help it, so now I just have a notebook where I write down all the quotes. Does that make me less geeky?

15. Here’s the real reason why I became a Christian: it was because I thought I was living the life (parties, boys, etc.) then I realized that “pleasure” does not exactly mean “happiness.” In short, I asked, “Is this all there is?” Then I found God. Or He found me.

16. Summer na! Eh ano ngayon? I’m not a beach person. I will only swim in the beach if it’s already past 4:00 because I don’t want to get dark. (Hence, the nickname “Binibining Alas Kwatro.” See #11)

17. Since I became single in ’05, I made sure that my Valentine’s Day would still rock, so they were always themed (except for last year because I made other plans). I’ve tried “New York Style,” where I forced myself to cry over a sad movie (Wicker Park) with Chinese takeout and ice cream, and “Rebellious,” where I went to an artsy party alone, not knowing anyone, then getting drunk by myself in a bar in Makati.

18. I’m hoping my Valentine’s Day this year wouldn’t have to be themed because I’d be spending it with the guy I’m super smitten with. I’m very, very happy with this guy.

19. I check out girls sometimes. Those topless girls in the sauna in Fitness First have no idea...

20. I am currently looking for more sidelines... singing, writing, hosting, whatever! If anyone needs a raketera, I’m just here!

21. I don’t smoke and I don’t drink much. I don’t have to. I already act as if I’m stoned, anyway. Besides, I got traumatized after I puked all over the floor of Royal Subic.

22. When I was still a student, I made money out of being a “ghost writer” for my classmates. They would pay me as much as P500 to do their papers! I brought Recto to St. Paul!

23. Heartbroken people seem to be drawn to me. For the past two months, random people have been contacting me, asking me out for coffee or dinner because they needed to vent their woes. Do I look like an expert on the topic?! Oh well, I’m not complaining. I get free coffee and dinner for my, er, services.

24. I love babies and little kids.

25. Confessions of a shopaholic: I love dressing up, so I love shopping... but only in bazaars, thrift stores, and stores on sale. Gotta be practical! Besides, why buy a P700 dress from Mango when you can get one that looks EXACTLY the same for P300?

Studying and learning are two very different things. Learning is discovering, unfolding, expanding your knowledge. In short, learning is fun. But studying?! Ack! Noooo! It is SO not my favorite thing to do. When I was taking up my first semester certification courses in UP, I did not complete my requirements without tears. The first half of that semester, I was still slaving off in advertising and sometimes did not get to go home until 10:00 PM or later, and the other half of it, I was with my new company, teaching English from 1:00 to 9:00 PM. That means I had very little time – and energy – to study and write 40-page papers after work. I expected the worst and thought, “I’m not going to make it...” P13,000 down the drain, I thought. That sucks, considering I worked hard for that money.

So I had the shock of my life when I saw my final grades: 1.25 and 1.00 for Psychology of Reading and Second Language Teaching, respectively!!! I blinked about 10 times just to check if my eyes were not deceiving me.

A day before that, I e-mailed the UP Open University Registrar’s Office to ask for a copy of my grades. So they finally sent it to me:

( Read more... )

How do I top last year's year-ender journal entry? By adding drama... lots of it. My 2008 had a very rocky and painful start: a tormenting heartbreak, depression, job woes, major breakouts... you get the picture. But as time passed by, everything started falling into place, and my year felt like it was finally making sense.

So as usual, I would like to look back on the most memorable events and persons that made 2008 great!

TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS:

1. My 6th/ 24th birthday - The open bar and being with my dearest friends made my once-every-after-4-years birthday a blast! Despite the ongoing rally in Makati at that time, my "crew" (haha!) still came in full party spirits, with a few (cough! *Rissee* cough!) really downing every drink in sight. Haha! So thank you to EVERYONE who came (You know who you are). Thank you so, so, so much to the wonderful Rene Sebana of Il Ponticello (or should I say "Ponti, pare!!!"?)for the free party. I didn't pay a cent! I will never forget it. :) Thank you also to Xavier Pales for being my photographer for that night.



Invitation c/o Anna Garcia, vector by Nox Donesa. Yihee, team effort!


Bottoms Up!




Celebrating with my Package Deal plus Rachel (4th from left) who travelled all the way from Laguna and Lala (5th from left) who... is doing a very dirty pose. Or maybe she's just craving for a banana.

( Read more... )