Only in da Pilipins

You’re a Pinoy if you had at least a score of 5 at the list below.

1. Repeating the word at every end of the conversation, texts, or even letters like; Oks oks, ok ok, bye bye, ingat ingat, see you see you!, thank you thank you!
2. You know at least one person that is named or nicknamed; Bong bong, Ding dong, Mary Ann, Mary Jane, Maria Christina, John Paul, Dudong, Boy, Baby, (Names that ends with Lyn) Maybelyn, Babylyn, Jackylyn, Emmalyn, Lynlyn, Jennelyn, John john, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Michelle Ann, Rachelle Ann, and Ann Ann.
3. There’s at least 1-3 Sari-Sari store in your neighborhood.
4. You may overhear someone buy a toothpaste at the sari-sari store; “Ate/Kuya, pabili nga ng Colgate, yung Closeup na red!”
5. You bought a small bottled soda at the store and have it poured in a small plastic bag with a straw for take outs.
6. Loves grilled street food like isaw (ng pork or chicken), pork barbeque, helmet (chicken head), adidas (chicken feet), bato bato, betamax (chicken blood), balunbalunan, pork skin, and pork ears.
7. We Pinoys really love street foods like Balut, Calamares, Turon, Fishballs, Squidballs, Kikiam, Kwek-Kwek, Tukneneng, Maruya, the famous “Dirty” Ice cream, Ice candy, Ice Scramble, Banana cue, Chicken Skin and TAHO!
8. We have 6 meals per day. Those are Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Merienda, Dinner and Midnight Snacks.
9. The famous pananakot of our elders when we were kids whenever we get injured during playtime like; “Hala! May lalabas na pari na pugot ang ulo dyan!” or “Nako! Lalabas yung tren dyan mamaya!”. Seriously, WHY???
10. “Sara mo yung pinto lalabas yung aircon!”
11. Those gigantic spoon and fork or the last supper portrait hanged at the dining area
12. The round dining table with a lazy susan at the middle.
13. A camwhore. Taking pictures here, there and everywhere!
14. Goes to the mall, eco parks or theme parks after church service or mass.
15. Smiles under pressure. Whether at work, daily struggles or a local answering a foreigner asking for directions (nosebleed!).
16. Knows TVJ!
17. There’s this area in the house just for the family’s pictures, albums and event souvenirs (wedding, baptismal, debut, etc..)
18. Music is never absent during occasions whether it’s the mobile sound system, videokes and even guitars.
19. The party is not complete without the Lechon or roasted chicken!
20. Family is family. Insult one of them and you will pay!

I know there’s more but this will do for the meantime. Hehe. Proud to be a Pinoy! =D

Happy new year!

Today marks my new year. And not bad for a start because I am not late for work! Yeepee! And the list doesn't end there. You see, this is one of the perks of having a planner or just a simple notebook to write down your plans and things you've got to do. The physical paper works for me rather than the ones we have in our smartphones. So, I told myself that from now on, all the notes I've written in my planner will be done. Even if not on the exact date, but at least it was completed.

First on my list is NOT to be late for work EVER. I know it’s hard but I will try. Yes I will try. Haha! Well yeah maybe there will be times that I’ll still be late but I will try to lessen it. I need to this due to the numerous times of tardiness in my DTR. And I hate it. That’s not me. I know I need to change but not on a negative aspect.

Next in line is health. I again, gained weight when I stopped training for MMA. So, I’ve contacted my friend John’s personal trainer and friend, Alex to help me out with circuit training. We’re supposed to start this week but because there were some unexpected expenses, I need to move it by next week. Then by March, I will go back to MMA training and work with Alex at the same time. And by June if Sir Henry (Coach and Founder of Hybrid YawYan Gym, Team Kobayashi) will still host the in house MMA tournament for his members, I will compete as we've discussed over the phone one time. So I really need to be fit ASAP. Just so you know, I already started to cut down and change my food intake. Less sugar, carbs and fats.  Again, HARD but I want to do this!

I mentioned “unexpected expenses” above and that brings me to my next change. Learn to budget. Prioritize the things you need first before luxuries. I am so not good at budgeting that’s why my wallet is always on critical level whenever the payday is near. Note to self, important stuff first before unnecessary stuff.

Last but definitely not the least, temper. I WILL try my best to keep it cool on things that flare me up. I really don’t like that part of me. That is not good and healthy. Breathing exercise is effective whenever I am starting to lose my temper. It helps clear out your lungs, increases energy and decreases tension. I included this on my list because I realized that being short tempered will not do you good. It will just ruin your day and others. So as much as possible, be calm, relaxed and assertive towards things or people. I read one time on a friend’s post on Facebook that it is not the people or the events happened on our day that ruins it, but us. It all depends on our reaction. It’s like a domino effect you know, if you started your day reacting on things negatively, then your day will turn out shitty. But, if you started it with being positive and assertive, then we’re all happy.

I know this is all hard at first but there’s nothing wrong if you’ll try. Because in the end, this is truly worth it. 

Numb

I feel so off today. Sad, distracted, aching. I feel like my life is falling apart. Maybe it’s too much for some but not to me. At some point, I wanted to go somewhere now where nobody can find me. So that I can bring back how it feels like to be me again. I feel so lost, cold and it’s like I was hit in the body by a thousand saps and now i'm numb. Can’t explain why. I just don’t want to feel what I’m feeling right now. I hate this. I know God will help me get through this feeling. Shoo negative vibes! :/

ctrl + alt +del

Delete. To remove, erase, or even cancel. If your computer is stuck on something and cannot move on or lagged, just press ctrl+alt+del to continue. Delete can be used in so many ways, deleting a file, a misspelled word, grammar error, typos. Anything. You can even delete the most important file in your computer if it is the cause of its lag or error. Is it really the solution? Can you still recover your important file? Maybe, if you want to. There are what ifs or is its on a computer problem, so I guess you should trouble shoot carefully first before proceeding with the deletion of that file. Actually, there are two (2) ways to delete, the temporary deletion (pressing just the delete button or selecting ‘Delete’ in your keyboard or menu options) which goes to your recycle bin on your Desktop or, the permanent deletion (pressing shift+del) by selecting this, that file will no longer be restored in your system. So if you’re stuck, are you going to temporarily delete it (which you can restore afterwards once problem has been resolved) or just permanently delete it completely for the rest of your computer’s life without looking for other possibilities to resolve a certain problem?

FU

Tax- is a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the government [...] a payment exacted by legislative authority." It "is not a voluntary payment or donation, but an enforced contribution, exacted pursuant to legislative authority" and is "any contribution imposed by government [...] whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallage, gabel, impost, duty, custom, excise, subsidy, aid, supply, or other name." (Source: Wikipedia)

I hate our government. I hate them for being greedy-selfish-lying sons of bitches. I hope you all burn in hell for what you are doing to us. I wish I can say how can I be so judgmental? I don’t know politics, I DON’T care about it. But no, I am deeply affected by this TAX bullcrap. Should this really be that high? I mean come on, support for government? For them to work hard and make our country better? BULL. LOAD OF BULLCRAP. Maybe I really don’t understand the works, it’s just seem so fucking unfair for the people. Make us proud and do your fucking job to make this country better and you won’t hear a single cuss from us. But for the meantime, fuck you.

I love...

I love it when you’re around me.

I love it when I make you smile.

I love our small conversations.

I love it when we argue and laugh about it afterwards.

I love how you appreciate things.

I love how you explain things to me I don’t know about.

I love waking up with you in mornings.

Watching you sleep.

Sharing my food.

Facing you while we eat.

Smiling at me.

Laughing at my corniest jokes.

When you’re getting drunk.

Sitting beside you.

Everything about you.

Forgive me if I love you too much.

I just love it.

Achoo!

Who loves coughs and colds? I don’t. Well, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) from friends might. Remember that episode when she caught a virus which made her voice sounded sexy (Maybe for her)? For me, or any normal being may not. I hate this. I hate my body for having a low immune system. Maybe I should blame myself for not taking the prescribed meds my doctor gave me to boost my immune system. BOO! My cold made me want to eat a Chicken Noodle Soup. A real one. Not instant, but real Chicken Noodle Soup. They say that it is a good remedy for coughs and colds and can be taken as a comfort food. Yum. That hot chicken broth with chicken chunks or pieces of chicken with noodles or rice, dumplings and veggies. YUUUUUUM. I haven’t tried one. But I want to. Maybe it’ll make me feel better. Just like the book Chicken Noodle Soup for the soul. After you read it, it’ll make you feel like you’re ten times lighter.

Ok, so I may be over reacting. I haven’t read it either. Well anyways, my point Is to get better, feel better. And I will be someone’s servant for a year (scratch that) for a month if anyone can make one now. As in, NOW.