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Saturday, May 24, 2003

dear mylab,

happy 12th anniversary sa iyo, sa iyo, at higit sa lahat, sa iyo.

kung ako'y tumanda at makalbo nang tuluyan,
maraming taon sa hinaharap,
padadalhan mo pa rin kaya ako ng valentayms card?
maaalala mo pa rin ba ang bertdey ko?
lalasingin mo pa rin ba ako?


tinagalog ko lang yung unang stanza ng "when i'm 64". hehehe... gusto ko kasing tumanda tayong magkasama. labindalawang taon pa ulit. tingin ko kasi eh wala pa tayo sa kalahati ng ating paglalakbay. marami pa tayong gagawin, marami pang pupuntahan. ang tagal na nating magkasama ano? gusto ko mas matagal pa.

work hard, play hard

kahapon, medyo maaksyon ang araw ko. nag host kami ng conference sa seoul na buong araw. marami kaming bisita, mahigit 200 tao ang pumunta. in typical korean fashion na work hard, play hard: kainan at inuman after the long day. kumuha kami ng isang kuwarto sa isang restaurant at doon ginanap ang post conference party. siyempre, hindi mawawala sa isang korean dinner ang kanilang national drink na soju.

tradition din sa kanila ang iabot sa iyo ang kanilang sariling baso, pupunuin ito ng soju, expecting na ito'y iinumin mo ng bottoms-up. pagkaubos ng alak, kailangan itaob mo ang baso sa itaas nang iyong ulo as a sign na ubos nang laman. afterwards, igaganti mo naman ito sa kanila. tuwang tuwa ang mga koreano sa mga foreigners kaya ang grupong apat na intsik at isang pinoy ay pinagkatuwaan ng husto sa pamamagitan ng walang patid na toast. mapapansin mo na lang, palakas nang palakas ang boses ng mga tao, nagsasayaw na kahit walang tugtog, marami nang mga impromptu speeches... ipekto lahat ng alcohol.

after the drinking spree at dinner ay ang main event. tradition din ito sa kanila: ang pumunta sa isang bar for yet more drinks. beer naman ang iniinom sa bar at non-stop tagayan pa rin. by this time marami nang casualty, isang lampshade na basag dahil may nag-attemp na itoast ang bumbilia, isang partition na sira dahil may umupo sa silyang walang sandalan, isang sofa na bali ang paa dahil isang napaupo nang bigla, dalawang intsik na tulog, dalawang intsik na makulit, isang pinoy na gising na gising pa rin, at sangkatutak na koreanong enjoy na enjoy.

natapos kami ng mga 11 ng gabi. what a sight to behold: dalawampung lasing na naglalakad sa kalye ng seoul, korea. di ko alam kung anong mga hitsura namin pero mukhang normal na occurence lamang ito sa mga koreano at di kami pinapansin ng mga nakakasalubong namin. after korea, i plan to donate my liver to science.

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

ang init ngayon - tangnenek. gusto kong magmura ng malakas... PUUUUUUTOOOOOONG INAMOY! bwisit,bwisit, bwisit... uupo ka lang sa harap ng pc, tutulo pang pawis mo. tangnang yan, pati buhok ko, basa sa pawis. take note - gabi ngayon. GABI! wala man lang hangin? bwisit, bwisit, bwisit.

kung may pera lang ako, aarkila akong sangmilyong tao para itulak tong islang ito papuntang antartica. makatulog na nga...

Monday, May 19, 2003

isang araw na lang, nagkandalecheleche pa.... kwenkwenkweng

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Singapore reported its first SARS case in 19 days on Sunday, missing by a day the World Health Organization's target for being taken off a list of regions hit by the virus and crushing hopes the ordeal was over.


(from Cambridge International Dictionary of English)

serendipity
noun [U]
FORMAL
the lucky tendency to find interesting or valuable things just by chance
The actress Lana Turner, it is said, was discovered by serendipity at Schwab's Hollywood drug store.

serendipitous
adjective
FORMAL
Reading should be an adventure, a personal experience full of serendipitous surprises.

Thursday, May 15, 2003


SARS KUPAL, este SARS TOTAL


Sunday, May 11, 2003

BALITANG NAKAKAINIS...A lifestyle check of 25 officials at various levels of the Bureau of Internal Revenue who earn only a modest income yields a wealth of information on grand houses, expensive vehicles, and shares in businesses and companies. One BIR regional director, for example, lives in a big house in posh Ayala Alabang, yet he earns less than P300,000 a year. Parked in his garage on the day PCIJ visited were a Ford Expedition, a Toyota Land Cruiser and a brand new BMW. A Revenue District Officer whose annual salary is P270,000 has two weekend houses in Calamba and lives during the week in a Greenhills condominium.

kung gusto nyong mainis, basahin nyo ito: BIR Officials Amass Unexplained Wealth... Tanginanginanginangyan!!!!papakahirap kami rito sa ibang bansa, tapos kayo, nasa Ayala Alabang dahil sa pagnanakaw. PUNTANGINA NYO!!!


PUTANGINA, PUTANGINA, PUNTANGINA NYO!!!


Tuesday, May 06, 2003

SARS in Singapore


Total Number of Cases: 204
Discharged: 149
Hospitalised: 28
Intensive Care: 13
Deaths: 26
Suspected: 12
Under home quarantine: 952

Last update: Monday, May 5
Source: Ministry of Health


today i signed my tax forms. i am paying my taxes in singapore for the first time since i arrived. ok lang - simple lang naman. nilagay ko lang yung kita ko sa isang form, pirma, lagay sa sobre at padala by mail. ganda rito sa singapore, pwedeng hulugan ang tax. you can pay in 12 monthly interest free installments.

paying your taxes, bwakanginangyan, is one of the sure fire ways to make you feel that you belong to a country.



How to tell if you're a primitive Jolog (i.e. 35 years and above)? If 3 out of 5 medyo natawa ka dito...

1. The record shows I took the blows - And did it... reyes.
2. It was you, isn't it? Briones.
3. Johnny Baby, what are you taking me for? Granted?
4. Oh my God, Sales the Lady!
5. What are you trying to exit? (Buknoy's Translation: "Anong gusto mong palabasin")

medyo lang.

Monday, May 05, 2003

Name: BROWN RANDY L and BROWN ESTER

Address: 4812 CARRINGTON CIR
SARASOTA FL 34243

Mailing Address: 2722 CREEK CROSSING DR
MC KINNEY TX 75070

Phone Number: (972) 548-1148


Sunday, May 04, 2003

daming bagong sars news ngayon sa dyaryo...

1. the virus can survive 24 hrs on a plastic surface at room temperature

2. it can survive after subjecting it to a common detergent - so di pwede ang ordinaryong washing ng kamay? hmmm....

3. the virus died at 37 deg C and above, but can remain indefinitely alive below freezing. It can thrive during winter!

4. the virus survived for 3 hrs in the stool of a 6 month old baby, 6 hrs for an adult at up to 4 days in the stool of somebody who has LBM

hmm... much deadlier that previously announced.


Thursday, May 01, 2003

Filipino worker dies of SARS in Singapore

BWAKANGINANGYAN...sana iba na lang ang namatay.