July 2008 - January 2009 today is a gift. that is why it is called the present. April 2008 - July 2008 ike ike go! ore go go! ???? - April 2008 it ain't over 'till it's over... ???? - ???? my dump site
PUP Laboratory High School Proud of humble beginnings.
More than five decades ago, the dynamic administration of Philippine College of Commerce (no Polytechnic University of the Philippines) extended its arms and built a secondary school that shares it vision of producing graduates who are equipped with the knowledge and skills that are needed in the world of business.
The school was then called Philippine College of Commerce Laboratory High School (PCCLHS).
The need for a Laboratory High School was also deemed necessary to serve as a training station for the senior students of the Bachelor in Business Teacher Education or BBTE. PCCLHS formally opened in the school year 1955-1956 with a commercial curriculum, which offered additional subject such as Stockkeepping Display, General Business and Stenography.
PCCLHS started accepting enrollees in 1955 for sophomores and juniors. With barely 300 students, its first principal, Mrs. Apolinaria B. Seva, hand in hand with its first eight teachers strove to establish an educational institution that produces high school graduates who are fit to work in offices and business establishments.
After several years, the number of enrollees in PCCLHS greatly increased, thus; 18 new teachers were hired. Concurrent with the increasing number of students and faculty members, PCC was elevated to a university, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, through Presidential Decree 1341; the PCC Laboratory High School became the PUP Laboratory High School.
Over the years, curriculum revisions were done to keep abreast with the advanced technology. Aside from the general subject areas, exploratory courses such as Bookkeeping, Stenography, Entrepreneurship, Keyboarding, Information Technology, Business Mathematics, Business Communication Skills, and Office Procedures are included in the school's commercial prospectus, These subjects were distincly chosen for the PUPLHS students to have an early business and office training.
Now, on its 53rd year of operation, PUPLHS continues to strengthen its wings to soar to greater heights to achieve high quality education for the benefit of the Filipino youth!
runtime: 2 hrs. 10 min. starring: Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson release date: december 15th, 2006
short summary: Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.
when/where watched: last week in office. my verdict: i'd really want to watch this film for a long time, since most of my friends raved about it. after downloading it from the net, i can say that it is one of the best musical film that i have watched. most of the songs fit perfectly on the situations or emotions of the characters on the film. and with the powerhouse cast, what more can you ask for? my rating: 4.0 out of 5 favorite scene: the farewell performance of the dreams, and of course, the "and i am telling you (i'm not going)" scene. random movie fact: after watching the film, i've got LSS on the songs for a day or two. very disturbing.
runtime: 1 hr. 30 min. starring: Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Shepard, Isabella Rossellini release date: february 29, 2008
short summary: New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke--especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host Dr. Emma Lloyd. One day he is a happy, go-lucky guy looking forward to a life with his soon-to-be-bride. The next thing you know, his fiancee Sophia is seeking couples counseling on the radio from Dr. Lloyd. The no-nonsense, ever practical Dr. Lloyd questions Sophia's concept of romantic love and advises her to break their engagement, which she swiftly does. But when Patrick and his computer-savvy neighbor decide to give Dr. Lloyd a taste of her own medicine and "accidentally" join them in holy matrimony--something that doesn't go over too well with her fiancee--it isn't long before they learn that sometimes even an expert in love needs a second opinion...
when/where watched: last week in office. my verdict: i like the lesson the movie wants to partake, in love there are no rules, no right and wrong, when you feel it, even it opposed your "standards" it will still get you. my rating: 3.0 out of 5 favorite scene: when patrick called emma for counseling and they're arguing on the air. random movie fact: do you know what a ring ding is? watch the movie to know.
latest na live action drama na sinusubaybayan ko. nung una kong napanood 'yung trailer nito sa ABS-CBN medyo naaliw na ako dahil may pagkahawing sa "slam dunk" 'yung kwento. though di ko talaga napanood ng buo 'yung slam dunk at di rin ako mahilig sa basketball, tawa pa rin ako ng tawa sa mga hirit nila Yuan Da Ying (Show Luo) at Dong Fang Xiang (Jerry Yan). kaya ngayon, dina-download ko 'yung series sa torrent at hinahabol ka na 'yung kasalukyang pinapalabas sa ABS. galing ding magpatawa ni Show Luo sa series kaya rin siguro na-hook ako. hehehe.
first day pa naman ng pasok ko for the week, bad news agad ang sumalubong sa akin. though i'm expecting that this will happen, it still hit me hard, or all of us for that matter. three years i've been working in alorica (and being my first job), parang napakahirap sa akin na it will end this way. at ngayon pa na uso ang recession/lay off.
i hope na may mas magandang plano Siya sa akin after ng pagsubok na 'to.
starring: Sarah Geronimo, John Lloyd Cruz, Rayver Cruz, Dante Rivero, Rowell Santiago, Bing Pimentel release date: February 25, 2009
short summary: It’s been 6 months since Laida Magtalas (Sarah Geronimo) won the heart of her prince charming Miggy Montenegro (John Lloyd Cruz) and it has been nothing but roses—she got promoted, Flippage is now in the same building where Miggy works and best of all, her hair looks better. To Laida, nothing can break her perfect world.
Meanwhile, Miggy also feels like he’s on top of the world. He is finally okay with his family and for the first time, he’s in a relationship that has meaning. He is slowly proving to everyone that he is indeed a work in progress.
But things are quickly proven not quite what they seem. Miggy gets promoted but is assigned in Laguna. Laida, on the otherhand, is being offered a job in Canada. With their careers leading Laida and Miggy to different paths, their relationship suffers from the pressures of being apart. Will Laida and Miggy be able to keep their happily ever after? Or will they realize, a little too late, that living the dream is actually harder than attaining it?
when/where watched: yesterday sa SM megamall my verdict: galing nila sarah and john lloyd sa movie na 'to, para talaga silang in-love sa isa't isa. galing din ng mga supporting cast, though kahit na hindi ganon kabigat ng plot, na-execute naman nila ang pagiging "feel good" movie. my rating: 4.0 out of 5 favorite scene: 'yung breakdance scene, "breakdance 'to bebe ko, mag-be-breakdance ako hangga't break tayo!" random movie fact: gusto ko 'tong mga linyang 'to sa pelikula:
"gusto kong maging V, para laging right beside U" - laida
"baka naman ikaw si A, kasi you're not meant to B" - manang vida
"ikaw ata si Y e, kasi parating na 'yung X" - vincent/john rae
"baka naman hinihintay pa niya si M, at hindi ikaw 'yun makoy!" - vincent
hays, nakatapos din ng isang season ng AR (kelangan ko pang i-download sa torrent para mapanood ko ng sunod sunod hehehehe). this season medyo predictable na 'yung mga nangyayari. pero enjoy ako sa mga lugar na pinuntahan nila.
fave team:toni & dallas - gusto ko 'yung teamwork nila, di sila ganong nagmamadali pero nakakahabol sila sa race. siguro dahil sa mag-ina sila kaya medyo solid na rin ang team nila.
fave task: 'yung marching task na detour nila sa leg 9. hehehe, aliw ako kay andrew, parang ako lang dati nung CAT (sabay kaliwang kamay at kaliwang paa hehehehe)
fave leg/country: leg 3, sa bolivia. an taas pala nung lugar na 'yun, aliw ako sa mga teams kasi hirap silang huminga dahil sa altitude. ang lalakas din ng baga ng mga nakatira dun.
(Saint) Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the West, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The day was originally a pagan festival that was renamed after two Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
runtime: 1 hr. 43 min. starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, Lizzy Caplan release date: September 19th, 2008
short summary: Smart, beautiful and headstrong, Alexis is the girl of Dustin's dreams. But after only five weeks of dating, the love-struck Dustin is coming on so strong that Alexis is forced to slow things down--permanently. Devastated and desperate to get her back, Dustin turns to his best friend, Tank, the rebound specialist. A master at seducing--and offending--women, Tank gets hired by freshly dumped guys to take their ex-girlfriends out on the worst date of their lives--an experience so horrible it sends them running gratefully back to their beaus. But when Tank works his magic on Alexis, he ends up meeting the challenge of a lifetime. Alexis is the first girl who knows how to call his bluff, and Tank soon finds himself torn between his loyalty to Dustin and a strange new attraction to his best friend's girl.
when/where watched: last month sa office. my verdict: medyo vulgar 'yung mga jokes nila dito kaya di ko masyado na-enjoy. my rating: 2.0 out of 5 favorite scene: nung nalaman ni alexis na si tank pala 'yung the other guy. awts. random movie fact: sabi ni professor turner, "The truth will set you free but before it does; It's gonna piss you off!" true indeed.
one day, isang christmas season, may pa raffle sa company namin ng isang 21-inch colored TV. at nung nagbunutan na, e pangalan ko ang nabola. hehehehehe. sabi ng nanay ko maganda ang pasok ng bagong taon sa akin, kasi simula pa lang ng taon e may napanalunan ako. sana totoo nga.
share ko lang 'yung poem na ni-share sa akin ng aming SFC chapter head:
THE GREATEST ADVICE by Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life)
Don't date because you are desperate. Don't marry because you are miserable. Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior. Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don't associate with people you can't trust. Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend. Don't dictate because you are smarter. Don't demand because you are stronger.
Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better. Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder. Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals. Don't stagnate!
Don't regress. Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back. Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right. Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill. Find a new friend. Start a new career. Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.
To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless. To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy. To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy. Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions and be the best of what you can be. Simplify your life. Take away the clutter. Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons. Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.
Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family. Be true to yourself. Don't commit when you are not ready. Don't keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don't postpone it. Say those words. Don't let the moment pass. Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.
Write poetry. Love Deeply. Walk barefoot. Dance with wild abandon. Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you. You light up your life. You drive yourself to your destination. No one completes you - except YOU.
It isn't true that life does not get easier with age. It only gets more challenging. Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love. Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams. Don't lose faith in God. Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time.
Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give to ourselves.
i admit, nung una kong nakitang pinalabas 'tong series na 'to sa GMA-7, di ko nagustuhan (dahil siguro sa drawing/render ng mga characters), pero nung tinry kong panoorin 'yung mga first episodes a few weeks ago, na-hook agad ako! currently nasa episode 35 na ako (gah, almost 250++ episodes to go *faint*) on arlong arc. nga pala, the best 'yung second ending!
runtime: 1 hr. 21 min. starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn release date: November 22, 1995
short summary: Woody, a traditional pull-string talking cowboy, has long enjoyed a place of honor as the favorite among six-year-old Andy's menagerie of toys. Quick to calm their anxieties about being replaced by newer arrivals, Woody finds his own confidence shaken, and his status as top toy in jeopardy, upon the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, simply the coolest space action figure ever made. Woody plots to get rid of Buzz, but things backfire and he finds himself lost in the outside world with Buzz as his only companion. Joining forces to find their way home, the two rivals set out on an adventure that lands them in the clutches of Sid, a sadistic neighborhood kid who is notorious for dismembering and reassembling "mutant" toys in his bedroom. As "guests" of Sid and his dog, Scud, the two fugitive toys forge a genuine friendship and learn that only through mutual trust and respect do they have any chance of survival.
when/where watched: last month sa office. my verdict: whew, old school movie na nakita ko sa office (na di ko pa napapanood) oks naman, naaliw ako sa mga "mutated" toys nung kapitbahay nila. my rating: 3.0 out of 5 favorite scene: when buzz realized that he was only a toy. random movie fact: Originally the main character was going to be Tinny, the title character in Tin Toy (1988). He would have gotten lost during a family trip and joined up with a sarcastic ventriloquist dummy in a search for a home. Eventually, Tinny was replaced with a toy astronaut named Lunar Larry, which then became Buzz Lightyear. The dummy, meanwhile, was given the identity of a cowboy, eventually becoming Woody. source
runtime: 2 hrs. 3 min. starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, and Shia LaBeouf release date: May 22nd, 2008
short summary: In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull.
when/where watched: last month sa bahay. my verdict: di ko pa napapanood 'yung previous indiana jones movie kaya wala akong idea sa background, pero na-aliw na rin ako sa movie. galing ng special effects, kaya lang naging dragging na 'yung walang katapusang habulan nila with the russians. my rating: 3.0 out of 5 favorite scene: the scene where the are trying to figure out how to enter the city, using the obelisk. random movie fact: Mutt Williams was originally a nerdy kind of character, but George Lucas decided to make him Indiana's son and give him a rebellious character, reasoning that "he needs to be what Henry Jones Sr. thought of his son, and the curse returns to Indy in the form of his own son - he's everything a father can't stand!" source
runtime: 2 hrs. 47 min. starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond release date: December 25th, 2008
short summary: "I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be.
when/where watched: last month sa office. my verdict: na-CURIOUS lang talaga ako sa movie na 'to kaya ko pinanood... gah, almost 3 hours ang movie pero oks lang... after watching this film, ma-re-realize mo ang mortality ng isang tao. my rating: 3.5 out of 5 favorite scene: nung namatay si benjamin habang hawak hawak ni daisy. random movie fact: gusto ko 'yung last scene ng movie. Along the way you bump into people who make a dent on your life. Some people get struck by lightning. Some are born to sit by a river. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim the English Channel. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people can dance.
runtime: 1 hr. 48 min. starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard release date: July 18th, 2008
short summary: Donna, an independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she's raised alone. For Sophie's wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends--practical and no-nonsense Rosie and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tonya--from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.
when/where watched: this week sa office. my verdict: so far eto ang pinaka-gusto kong musical movie na napanood ko. ang galing ng pagkakagawa ng movie and magaling ding kumanta 'yung mga cast. akma rin 'yung kanta ng ABBA sa takbo ng kwento. galing! my rating: 4.0 out of 5 favorite scene: no contest, 'yung scene na kinanta ni donna 'yung "the winner takes it all", ang ganda pa nung location nila, sobrang breathtaking. random movie fact: dahil sa success ng pelikula sa takilya, on the works na ang sequel ng movie.
runtime: 1 hr. 29 min. starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen release date: November 7th, 2008
short summary: Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all -- the vast plains of Africa itself -- where our zoo-raised crew encounters species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a "crack-a-lackin" great place...but is it better than their Central Park home?
when/where watched: this week sa office. my verdict: IMO, mas nakakatawa 'tong sequel, nagkaroon kasi sila ng interaction sa mga kauri nila, na nagpadagdag pa dun sa ka-kenkoyan nung apat. wala pa ring tatalo dun sa mga penguin at kay king julian. must see talaga lalo na kung gusto mong matawa. my rating: 4.0 out of 5 favorite scene: nung pa-bagsak na 'yung eroplano. hehehehe, tsaka 'yung meeting nung mga unggoy at nung mga penguin, may CBA pa e. dinaan na lang sa black mail, nyahahahaha random movie fact: sa mga tulad ko na umaasa na makakabalik na sila sa new york, meron pa daw 'tong third installment. 'yun nga lang sa 2011 pa ata ipapalabas.
nakalimutan ko na kung saang site ko nagawa 'tong mga avatars na 'to (try kong hanapin sa bookmarks ko sa office hehehehe) pero here it is...
'yan lang 'yung default face size kaya yan na lang ginamit ko (paki-expand na lang para mas maging kamukha ko LOL). medyo uber-cute version 'to dahil sa teary eyes at kitty smile... hmmm. kitty smile
ta-da! ngayon may kitty ears na rin! *meow*
this is my happy face. heh. kidding aside, this is my face most of the time pag nagwowork ako. serious mode talaga. lagyan mo na lang ng earphones para kumpleto (i listen to music when i work para walang umistorbo. heh)
pag medyo sleepy, eto ang itsura ko. hehehehe. kahit na di ako graveyard shift e pa-minsan minsan e inaantok din ako. napipinto na namang magpalit kami ng sched kaya baka mapadalas ang itsura kong ito. T_T
eversince nung bata ako, eto ang gusto kong look. 'yung medyo nerdy nerdy dahil sa glasses. dati nung high school ako bumili ako ng "fake" reading glasses sa mga nagbebenta sa bangketa (php 50 ata 'yun?) at tinry ko ang pagiging nerdy look... after ilang oras, nahihilo na ako kasi parang may grado ata 'yung glasses, hehehehe. sabi nila masama ang magsuot ng glasses kung di naman talaga malabo ang paningin mo kaya tinigil ko na rin. dun sa latest kong checkup sa mata, 20/20 pa rin ang vision ko kaya mukhang di na ako makakapag-glasses. hays.
one day, isang christmas season, may pa raffle sa company namin ng isang 21-inch colored TV. at nung nagbunutan na, e pangalan ko ang nabola. hehehehehe. sabi ng nanay ko maganda ang pasok ng bagong taon sa akin, kasi simula pa lang ng taon e may napanalunan ako. sana totoo nga. 
