the time when you're thankful you've got a bf...

is when he gives you chocolates. ferreros specifically. lots and lots of them.



i was given 156 pieces in one week! ha! they just wouldn't run out!



and i love cadbury fruit and nut, too! read that b? fruit and nut! *wink*wink

the wing lok documentaries

i dug out these videos in my computer. ok, if i were to dictate on what i really wanted to become, i would become a travel show host. i think i'll do well in dealing with the pressure of having to do a presentation of a place and smile my way through the camera. i think it's a talent having to do an impromptu presentation of, let's say a pen, and have it filmed nicely. maybe it's the reason why i keep on going out with wanna-be directors. my first acting debut was with my ex's broad comm project. i reenacted claudine barreto's scene in buttercup. i think i did well except for the life-saver like lump on my tummy area. now my bf is a wanna be director, and he has promised to make me a 'star'. haha! i get fascinated about talking to them about their dreams. it's so simple, yet so grand. i want to play a part in films or shows that could change people's lives the way beaches or beakman's world changed mine.

anyway, enough of the brouhaha. i am sharing a video taken by my sister when they came over christmas of 2006. yes, that's ages ago. i was way slimmer then. my hair wasn't a mess. i've got less blemishes. bright side: i think i looked good infront of the camera, especially when smiling (modesty aside). though now im fatter, darker and ive got the messiest hair in my life. and darn it, i look so awful side view! you could see my five layered chin! and it's more awful now! good thing i still found a boyfriend! if not, i'd be lamenting my solitary days in hk!

we were filming parts of my flat. though i guarantee that it's so much better now. the space is still the same but i rearranged the furniture and i removed the obsolete jurassic equipment.

comedy kung comedy! haha!


la primera parte


obviamente la segunda

12th international hot air balloon festival

they have been doing this for years now and it's only less than an hour drive from my home, but this will be the first time that i actually went to the much coveted international hot air balloon festival in clark. armed with my dslr, i tagged along my sister and anjelica. we went during the last day with so much anticipation. i was imagining balloons for hire and i brought a few grands because i really wanted to try riding one. my sister and i even went to the salon to get a hair cut. we really wanted to look our best on what could be the most exciting day of 20 year living in the dustly land of pampanga.





we went there two hours before closing. i paid one hundred bucks for each of us. i was expecting that the last few hours will be the best part of the event. they should end it with a bang, shouldn't they? we were tipped by the gay hairdresser that sometimes the balloons wouldn't fly due to bad weather conditions. the weather during that day was perfect. everything should fall into place. the venue was jampacked when we went there. you could see the excitement from everybody. the emcee kept on saying that this will be the biggest festival of such kind to date. there were around 23 balloons in tow. to be seeing the colours from those gigantic fabrics in a blue sky background is really an overwhelming feeling.

the tagline is something like: a weekend of everything that flies. so there were even lots and lots of kites for people who cannot afford hot air balloons. and of course, it wouldn't be a sky event without a sky jumper.





the event is supposed to end at half past six in the evening but it's been five forty five and yet the balloons are still attached to the ground! they only kept on fueling them up with flames only to stay on the grassy soil. what is happening? it's certainly not what we paid for! we are expecting the balloons to go off the ground and make our childhood dreams come true! hot air balloons in the sky are equivalent to rainbows, or to meteor showers, only much more possible. that's what you paid for anyway! the emcee bid goodbye and they fanned the flames and folded the balloons, only to leave everybody in dire disappointment. i will never go to that festival again. i should start a boycott the hot air balloon festival movement. it's a complete waste of money! they shouldn't let people in if they wouldn't make an effort to create a spectacle. they should have indicated in the ticket booth that the balloons will not fly so people could decide if they still wanted to get ripped off. i was so pissed!

here are some photos:






the worst part? we had to walk the entire clark avenue on our way home! i wouldn't mind doing that if we had a good time. but to be disappointed and to feel like pricking all those bloody balloons, every step is a pain. and i've got a little kid to take care of! it's such a very big bummer!

the best part? seeing ramon bautista live! i am starting to become a certified fanatic these days. i approached him and i acted like a charming groupie trying to make a sensible conversation. i tried to talk about the UP centennial celebrations and he's kind enough to give in to another trying to be intellectual stranger. my poise got ruined when my sister and anjelica came and i happily claimed, "bena, si ramon bautista!" i got loka! so did my sister! his segment in gameplan used to be the highlight of our lazy sundays!

subic escapade

my bff's got a car for three years and we've been planning on going to a joy ride for ages. our first ever out of town get away: SUBIC!!!

with our kia pride, we were set to conquer the land of the rude food grabbing monkeys. ive been there lots of times before but it's so much fun doing it with your two closest friends. unfortunately we weren't rich enough so we only settled for a kfc bucket meal eaten inside the car. we also didn't have money to rent a hotel so we only settled for a tent beside the beach.

but it was really fun. i look forward to doing it again. highlights of the trip: going over to the mansion of heidi's crush and take photos ala one more chance, sex talks, pier one night out, and the biggest taco plate in the world lunch.

and lots and lots of pictures. emmy and heids kept saying that they aren't model materials. some pictures turned out well. they're really pretty, methinks. and yeah, it helps that i am a good photographer, too. haha!

luksong baboy


los modelos en la playa





i am so addicted to jump shots these days. these are the times that im thankful i have a dancer bff

my second homecoming

my second homecoming was filled with lots of appointment with friends. i was only home for a few hours! it's so fun. there are still some people that i would like to see but i didn't have time anymore so maybe i'll visit them next time.



these are my high school friends. we've been friends for 10 years now. from our dugyutin rebellious innocent teenage years, i think we have blossomed into the best ladies that we could be. i guess they would agree with me that our friendship started with menchu's black forest cake. she used to bring this insanely sinful cake and we would drool all over the place just to get a piece of that food for the gods. i think it's drugged. then on our third year, we made a collaboration on a research paper about fortune telling/astrology. it should be one of the highlights of my puberty stage. it was so endearing to hear the fortune teller's prediction on me. she said that i will be able to travel the world (which i think is happening now) and that i would marry my boss. i being a slutty secretary comes to mind. haha! life was so simple back then. we only had to worry about lying to our parents about going over to emmy's or cindy's place to review or do projects when we would just watch porn or prank call some of our classmates. haha! we even coined a group back then - thickerz! coined by yours truly! see? i was a true blooded jologs afterall! we went on our separate ways in college but we still managed to check up on each other once in a while. we would sometimes bring each other's SO and grill each other about intimate moments. or just plain eating. we're very good stomack fulfillers.

now we are talking about what ladies our age talk about - responsibilities, career path, future. it's amazing how we managed to pull every thing through despite all the constant predicaments. we've got our own respective friendly circles, but we all know that we'll still be there for each other no matter what.

some of our pics. we were trying to achieve a one tree hill look but we obviously failed. we were trying to have our hands subconsiously connected but it's so hard! so there, any thing goes!


chu and her orgasmic look


happy after all these years


serious look


my favourite wacky shot


i think this is a cute shot

have you ever seen...

a pair of boobies that are obviously fake?

i saw a lady last night who's got huuuge boobs at the gym last night.

i got loka! they're so big that one boob is even bigger than her head! we've got the same body frame and she's got those unmoving heavy mountains! it's like she's pregnant and her torso is turned up side down. can you imagine her breathing and struggling to carry them every second?

and no, they're not attractive at all.

im not bitter. im fine with my raisins. hooray flatties!

b & b

syet. mahal ko talaga sya.

para syang ferrero. precious at di nakakasawa.
para syang washing machine. thankful ako na nageexist.
para syang photography. something so fun, yet so serious.

hayhay...

what a blessing in disguise!

tignan mo nga naman, buti pala't nadeny ako ng US visa. kung hindi, kailangan ko magpunta sa Chicago Fair ng Mar 14-20. pag nagkataon, hindi ako makakapunta sa maroon v concert sa Mar 19. waaahhh! buti na lang! mas gugustuhin kong matalsikan ng laway ni adam levine kesa makipagplastikan sa mga kano!

sobrang excited ako sa concert, hindi ako makaihi ng maayos! gusto ko na marinig ang won't go home without you at she will be loved! live!

acronym for the day

c is my malaysian-chinese colleague.

c: can you check the other computer and see if i can use it instead?
b: i don't think you can use it. it's in chinese. you have to let the computer guy change it. why don't you leave it as it is?
c: they have to change it anyway. they hired somebody who cannot understand chinese.
b: ah really? what's the nationality?
c: abc.
b: what?
c: abc.
b: where the hell are abc's from?
c: abc = american born chinese.
b: oh.

-->> ako na lang ba ang di nakakaalam nito? ang mga intsik talaga! may pangtapat sa mga pangtrip na acronyms natin! tulad ng ITALY! or JAPAN! or ang ultimate na PHILIPPINES!

b

boyfriend
best bud
'big girls don't cry' fellow singer
babad sa telepono mate
bitbitero ng gamit
brainiac when it comes to computer
blessing

heart's day

i used to hate valentine's day. it really is a cheesy event romanticized by greeting card and motel companies. i hated it when i went to malls and i saw gazillions of couples holding hands. you would not see them do that on normal days. it's hardcore hypocrisy. or maybe i was just bitter. haha!

but the curse stopped this year! i got a date! woot! woot! no, we didn't go to a fancy restaurant. no flowers. although he gave me lots of ferrero the night before. it's more of a CNY gift than a valentine's.

i cooked for him. as in i really brought a sauce pot and i went to the wet market to buy everything. this is the first time im doing it to surprise somebody. oh yes, i don't cook. i eat out. it's really a bother having to buy groceries, think of the menu for the week and wash the dishes. and don't forget settling for a mediocre meal! but darn it, i really wanted to surprise him so i struggled to fry that bloody fish and cook sinigang. good thing he liked them, or at least he was really good at pretending that he did. and yes, ako pa ang naghugas ng plato after! and i think i liked the whole thing.

ginayuma talaga ako nun. haha!

sarah. as in sarah geronimo.

guys, courtesy of pinoyhongkong peeps, i was given the privilege of meeting sarah geronimo. as in fan nya ako, ano man ang sabihin ng iba! nanood pa ko ng concert nya sa araneta dati. tapos ung UP grad pic ko ginagaya ko ung photo nya sa first album nya. pinipilit ng friend ko na si leah salonga daw ang kamukha, pero hinde! si sarah talaga un! haha!

i was designated to be the sort-of-official photographer. armed with backstage pass and a privileged treatment from all organizers, i was all set to cover the event. this is kuya jong, the director of the event. he's the owner of VIP Productions. i owe to him this experience.


the program started with an opening dance number by the VIP dancers. and yes, they're dancing the 2007 craze papaya.


this is enzo fesalbon, the most talented and confident singer five year old kid you'll ever meet. saan ka makakakita ng five year old na kumakanta ng isang queen song? and take note, talagang all out ang stage presence ng batang ito! talagang hinihikayat pa ang audience na makipalakpak sa kanya! at ginawa naman ng audience.

this is his video, courtesy of his father. di man halatang stage father!


and this is angela monsod, a daughter of one of the organizers. isa pang magaling ang batang ito.


then the hosts of the events were introduced. kuya mike and tita kerry. they're famous radio personalities here in hk:


these are the ladies from laguna achievers welfare assoc. despite their curvy bodies, these ladies really know how to strut their stuff.


and these ladies will leave you in awe. ke gagaling kumanta! they both won a singing contest for ofw's here in hk. given proper exposure, these ladies can really conquer the world!


at syempre mawawala ba ang pics with the phk mates? together with the fesalbon family and tin.


with leo, and his swimmer get-up.


i have a lot of pics of sarah and her front acts from pinas. i need to ask dave's permission first. when the actual program started, i was so engrossed that dave had to take my camera and do my work. i was that starstruck. his photos are really nice. he may be using my camera but i need to at least get his permission before posting them here. ill add more pictures next time.

at para sa mga hindi naniniwala na nagkalapit kame ni sarah, eto ang prueba. pasaway lang ang camera, mali ang settings. and take note, naka 3-4 inch high heels sya kaya mukha akong little sister nya.

first studio photo shoot

dave has been bugging me about our first studio shoot ever. he said he was able to convince some of his friends to pose for him - as in photo op consisted of models with make up, dressing up, studio lights, the works! i confirmed right away but i had to back out the last minute because i had another urgent matter to cover. good thing the shoot lasted long enough for me to come an hour before they wrap up and take a few photos.

these girls are still in their teenage years but they are very lady like already. kids these days. buti pa sila marunong magmake up. buti pa sila well polished ang nails.

the girls' individual pics:





now the three of them:




what do you think? i think they're ok. but still a loooot of room for improvement.

hibernation

im home. vacationing. ang sarap ng araw! will update more when i come back!

which friend am i?

got the link from my friend.

Which Friends Character Are You?
	You are Phoebe. You're the weird kid with odd habits. Most people don't know it, but you're kinky in bed. Your childhood memories aren't your best, but why do you care? There's plenty of time to make up for your lost childhood now that you're an adult.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

so true. phoebe all the way.