Friday, January 26, 2007

a tsunami of laughs

...because everybody could use a laugh.

and i got the idea of using the word tsunami from dwrt 99.5 hit fm from back there. its the radio station i listen too in the office, only because its the clearest one i could get. anyway, they just underwent a station reformat, so no, they're no longer the magic 89.9 copycat with british/aussie acents. and they have this morning radio show which tries to be what the morning zoo crew was before they got busted by the mtrcb... and they're not that bold and daring yet. but that may change, if king dj logan's infectious laughter rubs off on them somehow. anyway, i think its that time of the year back in the philippines where listeners vote for their fave radio stations. so hit fm has been running shameless commercials, which might make you think they're still trying to be magic, by spoofing other radio programs. i love their spoof of monster's chico & delamar(?? did i get her name right?), those two are just laughin on air whenever i tune into their show, its like their living in this so, so perfect world where everyone wears pink. they also spoofed dr. love's wave, though its not as good as their other spoof. hehe.

anyway, may the following videos bring much joy to you.

..and a musical comedian, great!


you are just going to love this, watch the shades!


and an even earlier music video from my "idol".

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

another episode??

it was about this time last night when we got a call from my aunt in the hospital. my grandma was rushed to the hospital, again. the second time in less than a month.

she's stable now, but twice within two weeks is not good. my aunt back home is flying in this friday, a month earlier than planned.

well, your prayers will be geatly appreciated, thanks. c",)

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

bituing walang ningning

may mga bituing walang ningning.
andun lamang sila,
sa kalawakan.
nananahimik, hindi umiimik.
hindi nagpaparamdam,
ngunit nagmamatiyag.

sila'y mga bituing walang ningning,
nagtatago sa likod ng liwanag ng iba.
nagpupumilit na mangitim sa kadiliman.
at ayaw magpapansin, ayaw magpakita,
ayaw, magningning.

may mga bituing walang ningning,
na nanood lamang.
hindi nakikibahagi, hindi nakikiisa,
hindi nagbibigay init.
sila'y malamig, at walang pakialam.

pero minsan may mga dumarating,
at sa kanilang pagdating,
ang mga bituing walang ningning
ay biglang naguumapaw ng liwanag,
sobra-sobrang ningning,
na sobra-sobrang init,
at sobra-sobrang kislap.

at ang mga bituing ito,
na minsa'y walang ningning,
ngayo'y nag-uumapaw,
at nagsasaya,
at nagungungutitap,
at higit sa lahat,
nagniningning,
doon sa kalawakan na puno ng mga bituin.







sorry, had to get this out, wouldn't let me rest...

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maybe life is a month too long

its been almost a month since my last post.

that was deliberate.

i wanted to see how much things, how different today is, how much life has progressed: after a month's time. of course its not a good idea to do it within the interval where christmas and new year and my birthday is all in, but what the heck, if you leave those out, its still surprising, what you're left with.

the biggest surprise which eclipsed everything else in that one month period happened one early january 5 friday morning. my grandma called was calling out my bro from her bathroom. i heard her call but when i heard my bro getting up from bed, i went back to a semi-sleeping state. when i finally got up, a fire truck had just pulled over our driveway. my grandma suffered a blood clot in her brain. it wasnt a stroke, although another 20 minutes of not being attended to would have turned that clot into a stroke. she was rushed to the mayo clinic hospital(i had to include the name, i thank them for their splendid service... and don't you guys think that the name is a bit contradictory? clinic then hospital? lol. kinda cute though) and stayed there for the weekend. so she's fine now but she lost her confidence in herself. she doesn't want to be left alone, which is understandable of course. we're not complaining but i'd like her to be less afraid and a little more confident of herself. in due time sure she'll gain it back. she's a resilient one, and i'm proud of her.

over the holidays, me and my bro found ourselves reigniting one of our oldest passions in our relatively young life. remote control cars. we both gave each other one last christmas. both tamiya's. and no, tamiya isn't that small thing which you put in circuits that can't turn on its own but rather have this spinner-like things at the edges to make it turn. please, tamiya wasn't originally known for that. in simple terms, tamiya is like the honda of rc's. they make great rc's and they're known for it. well, we got each other the lowest type of rc they offer, the qd or quick drives. they're like toys really, they're not customizable and you can't do much with them aside from making the dog go nuts. oh and rc's are not toys. to say so is like saying the mona lisa is a photograph. so my bro wasn't satisfied with the performance of the qd's so he got another one, a real rc. the one he got is from traxxas, the american counterpart of tamiya. its beautiful. it tops out at 35mph(about 55kmh). its fast, and it loves rolling over my rc. T_T mind you at that speed, its definitely not for kids. in fact, some rc's could go as fast as 70mph(or about 110kmh). so yeah, you could theoretically take it to the free way with you under its own power and control it from your car.

last new year officially marked my 2nd year since i awoke the wonderful world of healthy living. it was on new year's two years ago when i started my very first diet... the no rice diet. i did it for about a month and a half, and after that, its been a whatever goes home-concocted diet scheme. frap diet anyone? lol. i'll probably write about it sometime. so yeah, happy second anniversary to me!

as for "me". i've been and i still am in an emotional roller coaster. "i" and "emotional" shouldn't be used in the same sentence. heh. right now, i "centered" my life on my work. cause thats all i have here, apart from family. so when a day in work doesn't go too well, i'm a wreck, if all goes well, i'm happy. i guess this is the hardest part in moving, how do you re-establish your life?

yes, 2006 was a particularly tough year for everyone. it was a year of change, massive changes at that, and a year of looking for hope. 2007 is gonna be a year of more changes, changes for hope. and its gonna be good.

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