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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
blind date at 35,000 feet
Flying alone is like going on a blind date. You’ll never know kung sino ang makakatabi mo until nandon ka na sa seat mo. Whether you’re in business class or economy, there’s no guarantee na matino ang makakatabi mo sa flight.
And in a 9-hour flight from Saudi to Pinas (that’s when you’re flying direct), I always pray na sana yong makatabi ko ay hindi seatmate from hell. Sa haba ng byahe at sa liit ng space na pagsasaluhan nyo, you might as well wish upon your guardian angel na bigyan ka ng matinong katabi.
Sa dami na ng flights na sinakyan ko, I’ve had a few memorable seatmates. Kwento ko sa inyo ang ilan:
Si Manong Tomador. It was on a Gulf Air flight from Dhahran to Manila (lumang panahon na). Pag-take off namin ng Manama, ang katabi ko, lumaklak na agad. Halos ibigay na nga ng stewardess yong bote ng alak sa kanya. Ang nakakatawa pa, hiningi pa yong baso ko. Na-curious lang kasi ako sa lasa ng Margarita so I asked for one. Eh tinikman ko lang kaya nandon lang sa harap ko, hindi nabawasan. Aba ang seatmate ko from hell, hiningi talaga yong baso. Naku by all means, sige tunggain mo! Ayun, bumaba kami ng NAIA, nakita ko gumugulong sa tube. Hindi na kasi nakahintay makauwi sa kanila bago magpaka-senglot!. Hmmpppp.
Spikes of Tykes. Eto little boy naman na kasabay ko from Manila to Dammam on a Saudia flight. Siguro mga 7 or 8 years old ang bata. Half-breed kasi nanay pinay, arabo ang tatay (as I later learned don sa kasamang yaya). Ang kuleeeeetttt ng bagets! Parang kiti-kiti, hindi matahimik sa isang pwesto. Hindi ako nakatulog ng maayos coz he was always banging on something, jumping up and down his seat, singing some arabic songs na malay ko ba kung ano and chatting with his yaya on a loud, almost shouting tone. Grrr….. gusto ko nang sakalin ang kutong-lupa!
Hmmmbahooo! Buti na lang this was on an Emirates flight from Dubai to Dammam kaya halos 1-hour lang. But this guy (black sya kaya I assumed na african), iba talaga ang amoy. Hindi talaga kinaya ng ilong ko. Ang masakit pa, nagtanggal pa sya ng sapatos! Yaiiikkkss! Kaya ang ginawa ko, pinaloob ko yong refreshing towel (yong binibigay ng airline) sa panyo ko to improvise a breathing mask. Susme, survival ang pinag-uusapan dito no!
Si Manang Naman! On an Ettihad flight from Dubai to Manila, may nakatabi akong Indo na manang. Aba ang hitad, ayaw akong tigilan. Chika ng chika eh hirap naman mag-ingles. At sa tingin ko nagpi-flirt pa ang matanda! Sus ginoo! Nong hindi ko na pinansin, aba lum
ipat ng upuan. Naka-kita ng kababayan nya. Eh si manong mukhang game. Kaya nong nagpatay na ng cabin lights, narinig ko naghahagikgikan ang dalawa! Easy naman ni manong, bumigay agad kay manang! Hihihihi!
Kabayan, dahan-dahan. This was on a Cathay Pacific flight from Dharan to Manila (again, going back to the olden days). Ang katabi kong si kabayan hindi ko makalimutan. Marami kasi syang bag (3 yata) which blocked the pathway and stopped the flow of boarding. Dumaan ang mataray na stewardess na Pinay pa mandin (France ang pangalan, tandang-tanda ko ang nameplate ng bruha). Nag-linya ba naman ng ‘hay naku ang mga pinoy talaga ang dami-daming bitbit’ referring to the kabayan na abalang nagtataas ng mga bags nya sa overhead compartment. Eh tipong barumbado si kabayan, malaking lalaki pa mandin kaya ang laki ng boses. Sumagot “#@#$@ ito ah, parang hindi ka Pilipino ah”! Ang ending, hinding-hindi na bumalik sa section namin si France. Nakita ko don sa sunod na cabin nag-serve!
Bless you Father. Eto naman on a Singapore Airlines flight from Manila to Dhahran (tagal na rin nito) via Singapore. May nakatabi akong Pari. Papunta daw sya ng kanilang diocese sa Singapore. Hindi ko malimutan si Father kasi very intellectual and philosophical yong conversation namin. He asked me things like ‘Bakit ka nag-aabroad?’ ‘Paano na ang Pilipinas kung ang mga katulad ninyong may alam ay umaalis ng bansa?’ And this was even before the term ‘brain drain’ became known sa atin sa Pinas.
Ikaw, any memorable seat mates you’ve met on your flights so far?
And in a 9-hour flight from Saudi to Pinas (that’s when you’re flying direct), I always pray na sana yong makatabi ko ay hindi seatmate from hell. Sa haba ng byahe at sa liit ng space na pagsasaluhan nyo, you might as well wish upon your guardian angel na bigyan ka ng matinong katabi.
Sa dami na ng flights na sinakyan ko, I’ve had a few memorable seatmates. Kwento ko sa inyo ang ilan:
Si Manong Tomador. It was on a Gulf Air flight from Dhahran to Manila (lumang panahon na). Pag-take off namin ng Manama, ang katabi ko, lumaklak na agad. Halos ibigay na nga ng stewardess yong bote ng alak sa kanya. Ang nakakatawa pa, hiningi pa yong baso ko. Na-curious lang kasi ako sa lasa ng Margarita so I asked for one. Eh tinikman ko lang kaya nandon lang sa harap ko, hindi nabawasan. Aba ang seatmate ko from hell, hiningi talaga yong baso. Naku by all means, sige tunggain mo! Ayun, bumaba kami ng NAIA, nakita ko gumugulong sa tube. Hindi na kasi nakahintay makauwi sa kanila bago magpaka-senglot!. Hmmpppp.
Spikes of Tykes. Eto little boy naman na kasabay ko from Manila to Dammam on a Saudia flight. Siguro mga 7 or 8 years old ang bata. Half-breed kasi nanay pinay, arabo ang tatay (as I later learned don sa kasamang yaya). Ang kuleeeeetttt ng bagets! Parang kiti-kiti, hindi matahimik sa isang pwesto. Hindi ako nakatulog ng maayos coz he was always banging on something, jumping up and down his seat, singing some arabic songs na malay ko ba kung ano and chatting with his yaya on a loud, almost shouting tone. Grrr….. gusto ko nang sakalin ang kutong-lupa!
Hmmmbahooo! Buti na lang this was on an Emirates flight from Dubai to Dammam kaya halos 1-hour lang. But this guy (black sya kaya I assumed na african), iba talaga ang amoy. Hindi talaga kinaya ng ilong ko. Ang masakit pa, nagtanggal pa sya ng sapatos! Yaiiikkkss! Kaya ang ginawa ko, pinaloob ko yong refreshing towel (yong binibigay ng airline) sa panyo ko to improvise a breathing mask. Susme, survival ang pinag-uusapan dito no!
Si Manang Naman! On an Ettihad flight from Dubai to Manila, may nakatabi akong Indo na manang. Aba ang hitad, ayaw akong tigilan. Chika ng chika eh hirap naman mag-ingles. At sa tingin ko nagpi-flirt pa ang matanda! Sus ginoo! Nong hindi ko na pinansin, aba lum
ipat ng upuan. Naka-kita ng kababayan nya. Eh si manong mukhang game. Kaya nong nagpatay na ng cabin lights, narinig ko naghahagikgikan ang dalawa! Easy naman ni manong, bumigay agad kay manang! Hihihihi!Kabayan, dahan-dahan. This was on a Cathay Pacific flight from Dharan to Manila (again, going back to the olden days). Ang katabi kong si kabayan hindi ko makalimutan. Marami kasi syang bag (3 yata) which blocked the pathway and stopped the flow of boarding. Dumaan ang mataray na stewardess na Pinay pa mandin (France ang pangalan, tandang-tanda ko ang nameplate ng bruha). Nag-linya ba naman ng ‘hay naku ang mga pinoy talaga ang dami-daming bitbit’ referring to the kabayan na abalang nagtataas ng mga bags nya sa overhead compartment. Eh tipong barumbado si kabayan, malaking lalaki pa mandin kaya ang laki ng boses. Sumagot “#@#$@ ito ah, parang hindi ka Pilipino ah”! Ang ending, hinding-hindi na bumalik sa section namin si France. Nakita ko don sa sunod na cabin nag-serve!
Bless you Father. Eto naman on a Singapore Airlines flight from Manila to Dhahran (tagal na rin nito) via Singapore. May nakatabi akong Pari. Papunta daw sya ng kanilang diocese sa Singapore. Hindi ko malimutan si Father kasi very intellectual and philosophical yong conversation namin. He asked me things like ‘Bakit ka nag-aabroad?’ ‘Paano na ang Pilipinas kung ang mga katulad ninyong may alam ay umaalis ng bansa?’ And this was even before the term ‘brain drain’ became known sa atin sa Pinas.
Ikaw, any memorable seat mates you’ve met on your flights so far?
Saturday, March 28, 2009
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Friday, March 27, 2009
ngani mandin
During my vacation, my house was teeming with people at any given day. Mga kapatid at pamangkin na pag nagsama-sama ay maingay. Buti na lang hindi nagrereklamo ang mga kapitbahay. Siguro alam naman nilang nangyayari lang yon once in a while.
Ang nakakatuwa, I was reminded how colourful our language is. Dahil nga mga taga-M
indoro kami, natatawa na lang ako minsan pag sa mga usapan at kwentuhan namin ay may narinig akong isang word na matagal ko nang hindi naririnig. Matagal na kasi akong hindi umuuwi ng Mindoro.
Tagalog naman ang salita namin but since Mindoro is a cross-road between Luzon and the Visayas region, may pailan-ilang words kami that seem to have originated from the deep Southern region. Sa mga expression pa lang, matatawa ka na. Let me share some of them with you.
Baga – a word that is normally used when asking question. (example : ‘Ano bagang pangalan mo?’ is not asking for your bagang ng ipin but it simply means ‘Ano bang pangalan mo?’) I think it was a concoction of the ‘ba’ of the Manilenyos and the ‘ga’ of the Batangenyos. Pinagsama lang but serves the same purpose.
Ngani – an expression of assent. It may literally mean a whole range of affirmatives from ‘nga’, ‘Oo nga’ or ‘sya nga’ for the Manilenyos. (example: In Manila, you will say ‘Ay oo nga ano!’ but in Mindoro, you’ll likely hear ‘Ay ngani ano!’) It is more associated to a feeling of awe or or disbelief.
Ati ah or Ay ati ah – an expression of disgust. It’s the same if a socialite in Manila says ‘yuck’ or ‘eewwwww’ or ‘grossssss’.
Wala man. It’s the same as wala. Ewan ko kung bakit dinagdagan pa ng ‘man’. Siguro pang-emphasize din dahil natatandaan ko noon pag tinatanong ako at naiinis ako, ang sagot ko ay pabalang na ‘wala man’.
Mandin – I really cannot categorize it pero marami syang gamit. One, is to say yes like ngani. But if ngani is to ex
press awe or disbelief, mandin is something you use to affirm and emphasize at the same time. Pwedeng may kasamang inis kaya pag kinukulit ka, instead of saying Oo, say Mandin. Another use is pag nagku-kwento ka, you would normally say ‘Alam mo ba, si Raoul bumili ng bagong kotse?’ Sa amin sa Mindoro, you would likely hear it this way ‘Si Raoul mandin ay bumili ng bagong kotse.’ It seems to stress something on the narrative at hindi ganon katindi ang dating ng kwento kung walang mandin. It can also be used in combination with ngani to super-emphasize your agreement to something. You can say 'Ay ngani mandin' if you want to say 'Definitely'.
So far eto yong mga narinig ko ulit lately. But I’m telling you, there’s a whole lot more ng mga nakakatuwang lengwahe namin. I’ll share them with you as soon as I remember them.
Ang nakakatuwa, I was reminded how colourful our language is. Dahil nga mga taga-M
indoro kami, natatawa na lang ako minsan pag sa mga usapan at kwentuhan namin ay may narinig akong isang word na matagal ko nang hindi naririnig. Matagal na kasi akong hindi umuuwi ng Mindoro.Tagalog naman ang salita namin but since Mindoro is a cross-road between Luzon and the Visayas region, may pailan-ilang words kami that seem to have originated from the deep Southern region. Sa mga expression pa lang, matatawa ka na. Let me share some of them with you.
Baga – a word that is normally used when asking question. (example : ‘Ano bagang pangalan mo?’ is not asking for your bagang ng ipin but it simply means ‘Ano bang pangalan mo?’) I think it was a concoction of the ‘ba’ of the Manilenyos and the ‘ga’ of the Batangenyos. Pinagsama lang but serves the same purpose.
Ngani – an expression of assent. It may literally mean a whole range of affirmatives from ‘nga’, ‘Oo nga’ or ‘sya nga’ for the Manilenyos. (example: In Manila, you will say ‘Ay oo nga ano!’ but in Mindoro, you’ll likely hear ‘Ay ngani ano!’) It is more associated to a feeling of awe or or disbelief.
Ati ah or Ay ati ah – an expression of disgust. It’s the same if a socialite in Manila says ‘yuck’ or ‘eewwwww’ or ‘grossssss’.
Wala man. It’s the same as wala. Ewan ko kung bakit dinagdagan pa ng ‘man’. Siguro pang-emphasize din dahil natatandaan ko noon pag tinatanong ako at naiinis ako, ang sagot ko ay pabalang na ‘wala man’.
Mandin – I really cannot categorize it pero marami syang gamit. One, is to say yes like ngani. But if ngani is to ex
press awe or disbelief, mandin is something you use to affirm and emphasize at the same time. Pwedeng may kasamang inis kaya pag kinukulit ka, instead of saying Oo, say Mandin. Another use is pag nagku-kwento ka, you would normally say ‘Alam mo ba, si Raoul bumili ng bagong kotse?’ Sa amin sa Mindoro, you would likely hear it this way ‘Si Raoul mandin ay bumili ng bagong kotse.’ It seems to stress something on the narrative at hindi ganon katindi ang dating ng kwento kung walang mandin. It can also be used in combination with ngani to super-emphasize your agreement to something. You can say 'Ay ngani mandin' if you want to say 'Definitely'.So far eto yong mga narinig ko ulit lately. But I’m telling you, there’s a whole lot more ng mga nakakatuwang lengwahe namin. I’ll share them with you as soon as I remember them.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
In Her Closet: Miu Miu
And keepin' up with electric vibes,
here comes Dina (Verojun),
making this SJP outfit work
with a shocking red Miu Miu bag.
The girl with beautiful golden locks
also makes gorgeous graphics!
Check them out at her blog ;)
Until next week dolls!
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hotnothot 6 - tantrums and tirades
the tantrums of a 'queen'
boyet fajardo is the new youtube sensation. not in the likes of charice pempengco or arnel pineda na hahangaan mo. instead, dapat syang ihulog ng patiwarik from the tuktok of the duty free building. siguradong sandamakmak na ang blogs, on-line forums, magazine articles at tv shows na nakisawsaw sa isyu nya. so bakit hindi naman ako makikisawsaw. if only to add one more to the statistics na magsasabi sa kanyang 'boyet fajardo, you suck big time!'.
boyet fajardo is the new youtube sensation. not in the likes of charice pempengco or arnel pineda na hahangaan mo. instead, dapat syang ihulog ng patiwarik from the tuktok of the duty free building. siguradong sandamakmak na ang blogs, on-line forums, magazine articles at tv shows na nakisawsaw sa isyu nya. so bakit hindi naman ako makikisawsaw. if only to add one more to the statistics na magsasabi sa kanyang 'boyet fajardo, you suck big time!'.
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unfortunately, walang audio yong security clip na naka-post sa youtube and all the other clips are lifted from tv reports. mas maganda sanang marinig yong actual na mga dialog nitong boyet na ito and see how severe the indignation he inflicted on the two duty free staff was.
for you to throw tantrums sa isang pobreng cashier ng isang tindahan, there must be something wrong with what's inside that bald skull of yours. i'm sure you have this bloated ego which made you think na ikaw ay isang hari (or isang kalbong reyna, whatever) na dapat igalang at pagsilbihan ng mga aliping nakabahag ang buntot. only because you are a 'fashion designer'! DUH!
honestly i've never heard of that freakin name until now. aba ano bang malay ko sa mga brand daw ng damit na dini-design mo at binebenta sa sm at robinson. which only shows na hindi ka sikat like what you believed. so why not rustans? kasi hindi ka rin sosyal. which means, kaming masa ang market mo. and you just berated one of us. kaya dapat ngayon pa lang, mag-aral ka nang kumain ng tuyo at bagoong. dahil hindi na kami bibili ng kahit anong gawa mo (not that i remember buying any of your brands).
besides, ke sikat ka o hindi, just asking 'hindi nyo ba ako kilala' is pathetic. obviously hindi ka kilala that's why the joke's on you if you start throwing that weight around. and maybe in your night life mahilig kang magpaluhod but that is entirely different from what you did to marvin. whatever the reason, making him kneel before you is downright ruthless. hindi mo lang kinawawa yong tao. tinanggalan mo pa sya ng dignidad only because he is earning hourly wages and you're not.
and your apology? darn, an iguana looks more sincere than you do. maangas ka pa rin and the word sorry just sounded even worse coming from that filthy mouth of yours.
i wish the union will never back off with their lawsuit. at sana the human rights commission enforce it's full force sa iyo. para matuto ka ng tamang leksyon pati na ang mga katulad mong nagkapera lang ng kaunti ay kaya ng bilhin ang mga pobreng mahihirap.
the tirades of a squatter
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buti na lang mas mainit ang isyu about boyet kaya hindi masyadong na-sentro kay bayani ang focus ng mga tao. nevertheless umaani pa rin ng batikos or simpatya si bayani, depende sa kung anong report ang binabasa or pinapanood mo.
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sabi sa report, provoked lang sya kaya sya nakapag-salita ng ganoon. yong ang problema with a youtube clip. it's not a film that tells a whole story. it only shows the part na gustong ipakita nong nag-post.
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after mapanood ko yong clip, tingin ko at fault si bayani dahil lasing sya like what he kept on saying don sa clip. at ke provoked sya o hindi, masyadong obvious na sya ang naghahari don sa eksena and his protagonists are just playing it cool. kung sa iba yon, pinagtulungan na syang bugbugin or barilin kaya para tumahimik sya sa kakadaldal nya at kakamura.
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masyado kasing 'rough and raw' ang mga pinag-sasabi ni bayani. kaya ganon ang nilagay na title sa video posting. although hindi ako agree doon coz we've seen well-heeled, supposedly 'cultured' na mga tao na mas grabe pang mag-mura at manglait ng tao kapag galit.
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it all boils down to what you have inside your heart and in your mind, hindi sa kung ano ang suot mo or kung saan ka nakatira. ang mura, panglalait ng kapwa at paghahamon/paghahari-harian comes from a mind with delusion of powers and a heart with disrespect towards other people. yun yon. and squatting on somebody else's land doesn't have anything to do with it.
isang tanong lang sa the fort: the clip played out for more than 8 minutes - where are your security forces all these time?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Hot Buys Spring 09
Topshop
Richard Nicoll
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Stella McCartney
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Monday, March 23, 2009
more vacation pics
it's been 3 days since i came back from vacation but i haven't written anything to post here. kaya pasensya na kayo, pagtyagaan nyo muna ang ilang pix namin starring mother dear. ang dami ko kasing pix nitong vacation na ito. let me share a few more of them with you.
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oh yes, she loves the scarf na uwi ko sa kanya kaya gamit nya yan everytime na papasyal kami. this one was taken in SM, suot nya ang sumbrerong binili ko sa Kultura. kung matalas ang mata nyo, you'll see na hindi pa tinatanggal ang tag price! hahahaa!
hmmm... ang hirap ipili ng pagkain ni mother ha. but she enjoyed the chicken here. the place is called Chinese Flavours (or something like that) located at ground floor of SM Sta Rosa. masarap ang food at very reasonable naman yong presyo.
oh yes, she loves the scarf na uwi ko sa kanya kaya gamit nya yan everytime na papasyal kami. this one was taken in SM, suot nya ang sumbrerong binili ko sa Kultura. kung matalas ang mata nyo, you'll see na hindi pa tinatanggal ang tag price! hahahaa!hmmm... ang hirap ipili ng pagkain ni mother ha. but she enjoyed the chicken here. the place is called Chinese Flavours (or something like that) located at ground floor of SM Sta Rosa. masarap ang food at very reasonable naman yong presyo.
tawa sya ng tawa kasi pinapa-pose ko eh bigla ba namang na-mewang ala-super model! sayang hindi ko na-capture yong pamemewang nya but i got the wide smile. i had this one enlarged and framed.
ayan, pinagyayabang ang dollar at riyal na bigay ko with the lapad she got from my ate emy who arrived from tokyo a few days before i left.
i'm sitting in fron row with my ate vangie, kuya bangus habang katabi ni mader (l-r) si ate emy, si kaka (manang elvira) and kuya omie (husband ni ate emy)
taken the night before i left. isa siguro ito sa mga very memorable bonding moment namin with our mother. nag-start yong kwentuhan over dinner where i found out a lot of things na hindi ko alam about my mom. like yong love story nila ng tatay ko which started noong kamamatay lang ng unang husband nya (the father of my step brods and sis)
another thing i discovered with my mom is that marunong pala syang mag-gitara! talo pa ako na kinalyo ang kamay nong teenager pa ako but never get to learn that darn thing! mahina na lang ang pulso nya kaya di nya mapisil ang strings but still she knows her chords!
and this was taken at 3:30am nong papunta na kami sa airport. mga puyat kasi walang tulog. ---
overall, it could be the most enjoyable vacation i ever had. wala akong naging gimik para sa sarili ko but i spent 3 weeks of quality time with my mom. pati na rin sa mga kapatid ko who, after a long time na hindi nagkasama-sama ay nagkaron ng instant reunion kahit hindi kumpleto.
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nothing can give us the joy of a strong, tightly bonded family. that's something na matagal ko ng hindi nararamdaman. and i'm glad i was reminded how good it feels to have that.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
With HDR and Photofiltre
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Give your pictures a vibrant look I used the HDR tool in combination with photofiltre studio, they are both downloads , but very friendly in use.Als je gisteren over de brug De Noord reed of liep , kon je dit spektakel levendig aanschouwen , daar lag op de Barge1 , van de Firma Wagenborg een onderbouw van een superjacht , het werd vakkundig en behoedzaam aan wal gereden , daarna kwam de opbouw aan de beurt en met behulp van Mammoet kranen tot een eenheid gesmeden
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