for those who want to help ondoy victims

thanks to tinabebe for this post. i am also reposting this for people who want to help.


LOCATION BREAKDOWN FOR VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF TYPHOON ONDOY.

QUEZON CITY.

- go to ateneo de manila university, katipunan avenue, and proceed to the college covered courts to volunteer. shifts are in three hour cycles. you can go as early as 6AM but it goes on the whole day.

- please bring packed/cooked food to 12 Denmark, Loyola Grand Villas, QC, and help @patriciahizon whose group was the only one helping the victims in tumana today.

- TULONG BAYAN, to volunteer, just go to Balay Expo Center in Cubao, Edsa cor McArthur, 8AM onwards. contact (02) 9137122 and look for Mary, May or Cam

- donations accepted in MIRIAM COLLEGE insa office.

- donations also accepted in UP DILIMAN student council office at vinzons hall.

- for the GMA Kapuso Foundation, you can drop your donations at Samar St. cor GMA Network drive, QC. Behind GMA complex. Beside Malayan Bank. Tel # 9284299, 9289351, 9827777.

- for those who want to volunteer for sagip kapamilya: call 4132667/4160387, or go to #13 examiner st., west triangle, QC

- the other address for sagip kapamilya is sct. bayoran corner tomas morato. look for Girlie Aragon or Jet at 0916-7227806 or 0929-5348176

- this is the REAL SAGIP KAPAMILYA ACCOUNT for your donations: banco de oro #56 300 20111 under abs-cbn foundation. to all those spreading fake accounts, please naman..



MANILA:

- DLSU along taft avenue will be accepting any and all kinds of donations starting 830AM.

- csb alumni also accepting donations at 9/f dls-csb school of design and arts building, along pablo ocampo street, vito cruz.

- UST is also accepting your donations, proceed to the Tan Yan Kee Student Center.

- donations can be dropped off at victory church in malate, call 5221212 or visit the victory website.



PASIG:

- MEGATENT, Meralco Ave, Ortigas beside Renaissance: need more volunteers and donations! Very big space! Open 24 hrs til Friday!

- according to @margaga, poveda school (beside galleria) opens 9AM tomorrow and is open to all volunteers and any kind of donations.

- according to @angel21kawaii, CFC Center in Ortigas is receiving donations in cash or in kind. Call (02)7270682-87 or 09195359036.

- donations can be dropped off at victory church in ortigas, contact 6311212 or visit the victory website.




MANDALUYONG:

- GAWAD KALINGA is accepting volunteers and donations, base is RFM gym in pioneer. Contact Raul Dizon 09178888109 and Felice Caringal 09178888304. for other GK sites you can help out, check out this blog.



MAKATI:

- White Space in Pasong Tamo ext. / Chino Roces is in need of volunteers to pack goods

- you can drop of your donations at Assumption College, San Lorenzo Village, Makati

- you can drop off your donations at the following stores in rockwell powerplant mall: aranaz, luca, greyone social.



TAGUIG or FORT area:

- donations can be dropped off at victory church in the fort, you can call 8171212 or visit the victory website.

- you can drop off your donations in embassy superclub in the fort.



PASAY:

- @elizabacud shares that Manila Doctors College will also be accepting donations. Bring anything that can help at Speech Lab., Macapagal Blvd, PasayCity



SAN JUAN:

- La Salle Greenhills, Xavier School, and ICA (right beside Xavier) are also accepting donations. Xavier will be accepting goods till 12midnight.



FAIRVIEW area:

- Help needed in Fairview and Novaliches. Please send clothes, food, water, meds & blankets to the Divine Savior Parish in North Fairview.



SOUTH (alabang, las pinas, paranaque):

- drop donations or volunteer at DE LA SALLE ZOBEL. Contact Ms. Angie Brazan at the Social Action Office 0917-8597602

- you can drop donations at the ATC concierge, call 8422782 or 7721860

- san beda alabang in alabang hills village is also accepting donations

- you can help pack donations 10AM at st. james church, ayala alabang village

- you may volunteer at Red Cross Alabang - ATC along Zapote Road fronting National Bookstore call 8097131 for info

- CFC center in Las Pinas City is accepting donations. it is near Verdant and in front of the construction of SM Center Las Pinas. Contact 09174493154 / 8460809

- There are two new drop-off points for relief goods. Recipients will be various areas, including flooded Parañaque & Muntinlupa areas. You can get in touch with Jeff Tagle (09178875824) and Katrina Villareal (09175298332) respectively for details.



BAGUIO:

- donations can be dropped off at the ABSCBN Baguio Office

- donations are also accepted at the Baguio Convention Center Executive Room from 10am til 4pm starting tomorrow til Friday. Volunteers are urged to come.

- Organizing a soup kitchen. Baguio donating vegetables to arrive via Victory Liner. Contact Dave at 09178396179.



BULACAN:

- RedCross bulacan accepts donations. It is located in Malolos Bulacan, near bulacan capitol :)



CAGAYAN:

- send your donations to the kkp office in xavier university, ATENEO DE CAGAYAN.



CAVITE:

- DLSU-Dasmarinas is also accepting donations, pls proceed to the 2nd floor of SBC Building



BATANGAS:

- DE LA SALLE LIPA is now accepting your donations, drop off point is at the college lobby.



CEBU:

- details on how you can donate are on noelle's blog or the living for a cause blog.



BACOLOD:

- For your donations, drop off center is at the Coliseum in the University of St. La Salle. 435-3857

- CAFE BREIZH wil be a drop off center for donations. text 09193651101 for details.



DAVAO:

- ATENEO DE DAVAO is accepting in kind donations for ondoy. drop off at the samahan office in jacinto campus.

- BANTAY BATA 163 davao located at matina,davao city is also a drop off point for any in-kind donations.



ZAMBOANGA:

- ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA is accepting donations. You may bring them to the SACSI office. Look for Alma Curesma, 991-0871, loc 2224 or 2225.



for PETS in need of aid:

- @kimmydeleon is announcing that PARC is open for animals. Click this site for info of PAWS for helping from the flood. for the official website of paws, click here



for those in SINGAPORE:

- dropoff for relief goods is @ airfreight lucky plaza #03-09. can call 62351011, they are open up to 7pm.

- pinoys are mobilizing and gathering donations, visit this forum for more details.



for those in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA:

- you can deliver relief goods to 303/5 Stromboli Strait, Homebush Bay 2127. you can also contact through twitter at @allorange if you want to arrange for a pick up in the city



for those in CANADA:

- TORONTO - pinoys are spearheading efforts to help, visit this website for details.

- WINNIPEG - the Philippine Community Centre of Manitoba here in Winnipeg Canada started to raise money for the victims today



for those based in BELGIUM:

- from @SayChiz, they can contact Shiera Catalan at +32485... if they want to donate goods for typhoon relief



for anyone in the UNITED STATES:

- you can call the ABS-CBN US Helpline at 1-800-5272820 to know how you can help

- also, you can donate through the kapuso foundation site: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.kapusofoundation.com/

- with your credit card, donate via the the abs-cbn foundation: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.abs-cbnfoundation.com/donate.php

- CALIFORNIA - Island Pacific Supermarket is gathering donations to be shipped to the Philippines



for anyone else ABROAD who wants to help:

- you can donate through the paypal account link on this site: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.txtpower.org/2009/09/philippines-help-typhoon-victims-in-luzon-philippines/

- the official website of the PHILIPPINE RED CROSS has a complete listing of how you can donate to them: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx

- the ayala foundation is also accepting your donations through their website: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;https://www.myayala.com/ondoy/Default.asp

- you can donate through the kapuso foundation site: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.kapusofoundation.com/

- you can use your credit card to donate via the the abs-cbn foundation: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.abs-cbnfoundation.com/donate.php

- donate rice through the UN's World Food Programme through their official website: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;https://www.wfp.org/donate/ondoy



OTHER FORMS OF HELP FOR YOU:

NEED TO SEND YOUR DONATIONS? Mail & More, FedEx & Air21 outlets are now accepting donations. For locations please call 8794789 or log to their official website: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.mailandmore.com.ph

PAL IS OFFERING FREE AIRLIFT FOR DONATIONS. for details, click on the pal website: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;www.philippineairlines.com/news/free_pal_airlift_of_donations_for_ondoy_victims.jsp

TO REPORT MISSING LOVED ONES OR AREAS IN NEED OF HELP: call the SAGIP KAPAMILYA HOTLINES at 4110011, 4110012, 4110013.

HOTLINES FOR MISSING PERSONS:
marikina - 09209389914
qc - 09216555262
pasig - 09189356318
cainta - 09175606241.

DATABASE OF ONDOY VICTIMS AND EVACUATION CENTERS: click on the ateneotaskforceondoy website: http://www.facebook.com/l/79824;ateneotaskforceondoy.misa.org.ph/

FOR CAR TOWING NEEDS: HONDA and NISSAN offer free towing! call 09228504452, 09224452242, and 09228997959.

DONATIONS ON WHEELS!! if you have donations to give but no means to transport, contact 09189791229, 09177974098, 09326991794. don't worry guys, this is not a scam! its by friends of @jiggycruz!

WANT TO OFFER YOUR MEDICAL SERVICES? please submit your name and contact details to Dr. V. Gisbert 0917-8922807 and Dr. J. Sinon at 0917-5261345

i finally did it!

it's been ages since i last cut my hair real short. i think it's more than 5 years already. it's also been so long i've been itching to snip my hair short again. for a new look, new aura, new everything... though i really want to change my look every now and then, my laziness to go to the salon leaves me to just a one length, straight long hair look for years. so i end up looking the same for years, a trim every now and then, till i finally get that time and chance for a trip to a good salon. by good salon, i mean that which can really provide totally satisfying services. well ya, there are way so many good salons around, but i really haven't found "the one" for me (naks! parang syota lang e no?). as they say in the vernacular, "yung hiyang sa'yo." i believe that you really have to find not just that salon, but also the right stylist for you. and i think i finally have found mine.

i read about abel pineda in niña sandejas' old blog. abel is niña's hairstylist, i guess for years now. he's the one responsible for niña's ever changing cool hairstyles. a satisfied customer, she made a facebook fan page for him and posted pictures of some of his creations. i've always admired niña's hairstyles and her total style as well. what can you expect from a great fashion stylist? but then again, when i saw the haircuts that abel did and are posted on his fan page, i had that strong feeling that he maybe is "the one" i am looking for. and indeed he is!


aside from niña, abel's clients include rockstars, djs, and the like. oh and another thing, abel won in a hairstyling competition in the country (that which brought him to london) and guess in what category? rebellious phase (the categories are named after the various phases of life). ahihihi! :)

after a long day at the salon last saturday, my friend and i deserved a reward since we didn't really have an appropriate lunch because we were at the salon from 12noon to 5pm. yes, 5hours! but it's truly worth it! :D

ice cream anyone?

pistachio ice cream and strawberry sorbet at gelatone, greenbelt3

we also had a veggie sandwich, but we weren't able to take a picture of it. we ate it as soon as it was served. hehe...

abel is with razzle dazzle salon in rada street, makati city. i wanted to post some pictures from his fan page but i don't know whom to credit. so just check out abel pineda's fan page at facebook.

before



and after

yes... abel does long hairs too, and even curls at that. ;)

"where good friends dine"

that's the tag line that the restaurant abe goes by. twas my second time dining at this famous resto and still it never failed my gustatory standards for good food. for someone who's really into filipino food, abe is the place for you. or if you want to rejuvenate your taste for good filipino food, try dining at abe and you will definitely look at our native dishes in a whole lotta different way.

knock out knuckles, kare-kare, binukadkad na pla-pla


chicharones

for a late birthday treat and celebration for me and my mom, my good friend brought us to abe, serendra. and since it was my mom's first time at serendra, twas a double treat for her! :) i am sharing pictures of the food we enjoyed. ya, only the food. we were too hungry already that we never bothered to take pictures of ourselves... which reminds me that the same case happened the first time i dined at abe. we were hungry, we didn't even have pictures of anything. haha! i guess that's what good food really does huh? i bet my highschool batchmate, who also loves abe, (not to mention specially the kare-kare!) would agree with me on that!

w/ green mango shake, tamarind shake, and watermelon shake for drinks ;)

he had the time of his life....

"i had the time of my life.... and i've never felt like this before. yes i swear it's the truth, and i owe it all to you...."

i never fail to remember you when i hear that song and the way you swayed with it...
R.I.P. Patrick Swayze

conspiracy spetember 2009 gig sked

1 (Tue) - Writers Night (KM 64) 7-9pm/ Lei Raymundo
2 (W) - Noel Cabangon
3 (Thu) - Surprise: A Benefit Show (Part 1)
4 (Fri) - Baguio Centennial Celebration featuring Jun Utleg
5 (Sat) - Layag / Abby Asistio
6 (Sun) - Gospel jam (5-8pm)
7 (M) - 3P
8 (Tue) - Writers Night (AlitaptapStorytellers Phil.) 7-9pm/Popong Landero
9 (W) - Noel Cabangon
10 (Thu) - Surprise: A Benefit Show (Part 2)
11 (F) - RJ Jmnz
12 (Sat) - Cynthia Alexander
13 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
14 (M) - Mars and Camille Acoustic Duo
15 (Tue) - Writers Night (Lirahan) 7-9pm/Ray Olaguer
16 (W) - Noel Cabangon
17 (Th)- Toto Sorioso
18 (F)- Brazilian Night: Bossa Nova & Samba Music feat. Guarana
19 (Sat) White Ink Night: Gabi ni Ungaz
20 (Sun)- Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
21 (M)- Songwriters Night
22 (Tue) Writers Night (CDC sa Conspi) / VintageBand
23 (W)- Noel Cabangon
24 (Th)- Miguel Escueta
25 (F)- Cynthia Alexander
26 (Sat) - Comedy Night: Mike Unson: The BER-show with Stanley Chi, Uli Oposa & Derf Hebrado
27 (Sun)- Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
28 (M)- Diyosa
29 (Tue)- Writers Night (Bigkas Pilipinas & JKris Abaya) 7pm-9pm/Salinawit ni Pete feat. Pete Lacaba and Friends
30 (W)- Noel Cabangon

Conspiracy Garden Cafe
"...where real people, like you and i, converge and co-inspire..."
#59 Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City
for inquiries/reservations: 9206517
conspiracy_garden_cafe@yahoo.com

birthday awards for me...

thanks bff for these awards...

my mommy

i think i never blogged about my mom. i don't know why though. i've even blogged 'bout my tita more than her. anyhow, now is the time, i guess...

i remember, i grew up going out with my mom every weekends. we usually go to the mall. but as time went by, our weekend dates became less and less. it was because of quite a few reasons. one, for example, is that i grew up and going to the mall is not that much of an excitement anymore for a teener exploding with curiosity and wanting to conquer the world and experience everything she can. i had other things going around in my life. and as i was growing up, there were things i prioritized more, which i later realized were just trivial things.

although i know that i should've always put more importance to my mom and my time with her, i also don't think i would've come to realize that fact if i did not go through some things in my life. i am also lucky enough to have a mom who is patient and kind. she is the kindest, in fact. and although she didn't fall short of reminders, advices, guidance, and all, she was never a nag or dictated me on what i should do. she just let me be and well... just let me grow up and learn things on my own.

lately, even how much mom and i want to go out as often as we used to, we just suffice ourselves with once in a while dates and bonding moments. before my mom had her 3 major operations, she wasn't able to stand long walks anymore. and even after she had those operations, she still finds it hard to walk since her hip bones are already artificial. and to add to that, she was also diagnosed with asthma and enlargement of the heart a few years ago. and i guess, of course, she is older now. she needs and wants to rest at times, specially when she was still working.

now, mommy is officially a retiree. although we still can't go gimiks and mallings very often, she has plenty of time for rest to gear up for our next escapade. i notice that mom is really excited nowadays to go out. she even agreed to an out of the country vacation, which wouldn't likely happen when i was still younger. she was a workaholic to the bone. as in! i even once told her that we could've gone to many places before, if she wasn't only too focused on work. but i guess mom had no choice then. she raised me singlehandedly.

since mom has also gone through so much in life, it's just about time for her to enjoy. she deserves all the best things in life. i hope i can give her more than what she has given me and i pray to God that He gives us longer time to be together here on earth. i don't want anything more than a great, if not the best life for my mom and the longest she can get.

happy birthday mommy! i am nothing without you... i love you so much.

mommy tasting the cheese fondue, me posing with the five cows boxes... hehe...

tuna sandwich and fish and chips (hindi kse kami mahilig sa isda e... ;p)

text on the balloons says "national banana split day," akalain mo... meron palang ganun???

hay buhay ng sugarfree

parang kailan lang nung ako’y nagsimula pa lang matutong
matuto tumayo, maglakad, sumabay, at lumangoy sa alon ng buhay, ng aking buhay

kay hirap din palang hanapin ang iyong sarili
sa isang mundong laging nagmamadali
sa kakahabol ay tuluyan nang napagod at napaupo
naisip ko nang sumuko

dahil nakita mo na akong sumablay, narinig mo na ang puso kong bumigay

hay buhay, hay buhay, hay buhay nga naman...

parang kailan lang nung ako’y huling umibig
at linamon, linason ng kilig

bawat pangako ng ligaya, sinalubong ng trahedya
ang habangbuhay, naging babay

parang kailan lang nung ako ay mag isa’t nakadapa na, walang wala na
ako’y natutong magdasal, manalig sa maykapal
at unti unti, sa aking sarili

pipilitin kong di na muling sumablay, o ang puso ko hindi na muling bumigay

ang mga titik ng kanta at larawan ng album ay mula sa: www.WeAreSugarfree.com

hay..... ang galing-galing talaga ng sugarfree. ngayon ko pa lang narinig ang kantang ito, kasabay na rin sa panonood ng kaakibat nitong mtv, pero grabe! hindi pa rin ako binigo ng sugarfree. lalo lang nadagdagan ang paghanga ko sa kanila, lalong-lalo na sa pagsulat ni ebe dancel ng titik ng awiting ito. isang simpleng-simpleng kanta na tumagos na naman sa akin, at syempre nagpaalala rin sa akin na gusto ko nga palang kumpletuhin ang kanilang mga albums. wala ka talagang itatapon sa kanilang mga kanta.

ang "hay buhay" ay ang current single mula sa bago nilang album na may pamagat na "mornings and airports." isang magandang titulo, sa aking palagay, na nababagay talaga sa mga katulad ng sugarfree na halos nabubuhay na yata mula sa mga paliparan hindi lang dito sa ating bansa, kungdi pati na rin sa buong mundo. o kung hindi man na gaya nilang bandista, may mga tao ring tila kaakibat na ang mga paliparan sa kanilang buhay, gaya ng mga taong madalas bumiyahe. may mga tao kasing nakakabit ang buhay sa bawat pagbiyahe... sa bawat paglipad... sa bawat paglapag... sa bawat pagdating... sa bawat pag-alis... at sa bawat paghihintay.

kaya't masasabi ring ang pagbiyahe ay hindi lamang tinutukoy ang literal nitong kahulagan na pagpunta o paglipad patungo sa kung saan-saang lugar. ito rin ay maaring maging simbolo ng byahe ng ating mga buhay.

naisip ko tuloy ang aking sariling biyahe... 'ika nga ng kanta:

"parang kailan lang nung ako ay mag isa’t nakadapa na, walang wala na
ako’y natutong magdasal, manalig sa maykapal
at unti unti, sa aking sarili"

lahat yata ng tao ay dumarating sa mga ganoong pagkakataon na halos nakalugmok na sa pagkakadapa, na halos walang-wala nang maibubuga, at ubos na ubos na. akalain man nating wala na tayong patutunguhan o wala nang kwenta ang ating buhay, isang tawag lang naman ang kailangan nating gawin, isang matinding pananalig... sabi nga nila, kapag walang-wala ka nang mapuntahan, iisa lang naman ang walang pag-iimbot na makikinig at tatanggap sa'yo. at kapag kumapit ka sa Kanya, walang imposible. isa itong importanteng hakbang na kailangan nating gawin upang umahon. kasunod na rin ng panunumbalik ng tiwala sa sarili ang paniniwala sa walang kapantay na pagmamahal ng Diyos.

oo nga, pinagdaanan ko palang lahat ng mga 'yon. at oo nga ulit, parang kailang nga lang... sino nga bang mag-aakalang nanggaling pala ako sa dilim at malalim na hukay na iyon? sino bang mag-aakalang nalunod rin ako sa pighati at pag-iisa? na minsan sa aking buhay ay walang-wala rin akong pag-asa? walang-walang patutunguhan?

sino bang mag-aakalang kakayanin kong bumangon pang muli?

at sino rin bang mag-aakalang mas magiging maayos pa ang buhay ko ngayon? sino ba ang mag-aakalang mas magiging masaya ako ngayon?

minsan nga raw ay masalimuot ang buhay. hindi natin alam kung bakit nagaganap ang mga bagay-bagay o kung saan ba talaga tayo dadalhin ng ating buhay. siguro kailangan lang talaga nating manampalataya... maniwalang meron nga tayong patutunguhan. sabi nga, may plano ang Diyos para sa ating lahat. siguro ay inihahanda lamang Niya tayo sa buhay na talagang nauukol para sa atin kaya kailangan nating pagdaanan ang hirap at sakit.

kaya ako... tuloy-tuloy lang ang buhay! maliban sa paniniwala at pagpapaubaya ko sa Diyos ng aking buhay, e syempre...

"pipilitin kong di na muling sumablay, o ang puso ko hindi na muling bumigay"

:)

;p

conspiracy august 2009 gig sked

1 (Sat) - Benefit Show

2 (Sun) - Gospel jam (5-8pm)
3 (M) - Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
4 (Tue) - Writers Night (KM 64) 7-9pm/Lynn Sherman and Egay Avenir
5 (W) - Noel Cabangon
6 (Thu) - Bigkas Pilipinas Open Jam
7 (Fri) - Joey Ayala
8 (Sat) - Swissy/ Shift
9 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
10 (M) - 3P
11 (Tue) - Writers Night (Alitaptap Storytellers Phil.) 7-9pm/Ray Olaguer
12 (W) - Noel Cabangon
13 (Th)- Brazilian Night: Bossa Nova & Samba Music feat. Guarana
14 (F)- RJ JMNZ
15 (Sat) Cynthia Alexander
16 (Sun)- Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
17 (M)- Songwriters Night
18 (Tue) Writers Night (Lirahan) 7-9pm/ Toto Sorioso
19 (W)- Noel Cabangon
20 (Th)- Bliss Café Baguio presents Dharma@Conspiracy
21 (F)- Tori Amos Birthday Tribute
22 (Sat) - Cynthia Alexander
23 (Sun)- Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
24 (M)- Mars Garcia with Michael Puyat
25 (Tue)- Writers Night (Bigkas Pilipinas & CDC) 7pm-9pm/William Elvin
26 (W)- Noel Cabangon
27 (Th)- Light it Up: Christian Musicians Night
28 (F)- Miguel Escueta
29 (Sat)- Comedy Night: Mike Unson -Single & 30STH with Stanley Chi, Uli Oposa, Derf Hebrado & LC de Leon
30 (Sun)- Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
31 (Mon)- Salinawit ni Pete feat. Pete Lacaba and Friends

Conspiracy Garden Cafe
"...where real people, like you and i, converge and co-inspire..."
#59 Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City
for inquiries/reservations: 9206517
conspiracy_garden_cafe@yahoo.com

"please don't go" by barcelona

all those arrows you threw, you threw them away
you kept falling in love and then one day
when you fell, you fell towards me
when you crashed in the clouds, you found me

oh, please don't go...
i want you so
i can't let go
for i lose control

get these left handed lovers out of your way
they look hopeful but you, you should not stay
if you want me to break down and give you the keys
i can do that but i can't let you leave

oh, please don't go...
i want you so
i can't let go
for i lose control

this is my LSS of the moment. i saw a video of the 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world in chico garcia's blog and this was the background music. but i opted to post a different version of that video because i think the sound quality is better.

i don't remember if i ever heard this song before, but i was mesmerized hearing it while watching those sea creatures marvelously swimming their way around a tank, sadly though. they are supposed to be wandering free in the ocean, not encased in glass for our amusement. it made me realize that i should really learn how to dive. so, that will be in my "things to do before i die" list, which also reminded me that i should really make that list. not that am dying though, i just want to make the most out of this lifetime. i believe that there are certain things that we should experience even just once in our lives.

i tried to find an mtv of the song, but sadly i cant find one. there was a live version, but the sound isn't really as nice as the one used in that aquarium video. but to put a face on a great song, there's this video response of the band itself, barcelona, that i found.

i haven't heard the other songs of barcelona. i plan to buy their album soon to find out if their other songs are as good as this one or i hope even better. what makes this song good, for me, is that even if it's short and simple, it's also kinda deep and poetic. nice words coupled with a dramatic melody incite the necessary emotions. oo na, emo na nga kung emo... e basta gusto ko sya! ;p

and yet, another video. this time it's a collection of film clips with the same song as background.

o sha, magpaka-emo...

the preacher in blue jeans

if there's one preacher that i admire, it's the preacher in blue jeans, bo sanchez. his preaching is something that is just right. it isn't telling you what a bad person you are, but instead helps you to be a better one. bo is the kind that just shows you the way and guide you, not commands you to do things. no wonder, he is endeared by so many people now that his seminars and talks extend to even as far as the u. s.

i came to know about bo sanchez through reading the "kerygma" magazine when i was younger. my tita had a subscription then and she almost kinda coerced me to read it, telling me that i should read it so i can pick up some lessons and stuff. being religious, tita didn't just let me read religious/inspirational magazines or books, she also reprimands me when i miss sunday mass or encourage (almost to the point of commanding, actually) everybody to pray the rosary everyday, and that also means all the mysteries, all twenty of them. yes, twenty, and not fifteen. it was from my tita that i first found out about the additional mysteries. the new additional five mysteries are called luminous mysteries, alongside with the old ones, joyful, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries.

now, 'bout more than twenty years later, i didn't know i would still be reading, listening, and even watching bo sanchez. although i am not reading "kerygma" anymore, it is already available online if i want to. a friend even gifted me with one of bo's books on one of my birthdays. it was a nice read and i plan to read one of his books again.

and since i am a member of bo's fan page on facebook, this morning i found out about videos on this site called preacherinbluejeans.com. it's good to know that i can be able to watch his talks on the net already because i hardly catch them on tv. the first video i watched reminded me of one of the things why i like bo sanchez. men who really speak well are rare! am not just talking about making sense, but how how well you enunciate your spoken words. amen? amen!!!

(i couldn't put the video within this post as it destroys my blog's format. but i still want to share this nice video about one of bo sanchez's talks about "How to Develop a Postive Mindset." this video is the part about "How to Love Yourself.")

"all i need" by jack wagner

kissing you is not what i had planned
and now i'm not so sure just where i stand
i wasn't looking for true love
but now you're looking at me
you're the only one i can think of
you're the only one i see

all i need
is just a little more time
to be sure of what i feel
is it all in my mind
'cause it seems so hard to believe
that you're all i need

yes it's true we've all been hurt before
but it doesn't seem to matter anymore
it may be a chance we're taking
but it always comes to this
if this isn't love we're makin'
then i don't know what it is

all i need
is just a little more time
to be sure of what i feel
is it all in my mind
'cause it seems so hard to believe

no stars are out tonight
but we're shining our own light
and it never felt so right
'cause girl the way i'm feeling
it's easy to believe
that you're all i need

ahhhh
you're all i need
oooooh ahhhh


i just heard this song from our radio here in the office.  i know that the station
plays old and new songs, but i still kinda get surprised hearing old songs, specially
those that i always hear and sing to when i was younger.  while others may say that
this song is cheesy or corny, i actually find it nice.  i loved this song back then,
and i guess i still do.

listening a while ago to this song, i thought: this is for that one night i thought
i made a wrong move.  that night when i didn't think but followed how and what i feel.
i am just glad things happened the way they did and slowly fell into their rightful
places.

sometimes things happen in our lives unexpectedly, and all we have to do is just to
go wherever it may lead us...  stop rationalizing.  who knows?  it may be what is
really meant for us.

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buses and trains by bachelor girl

Hey Mom
Why didn't you tell me
Why didn't you teach me a thing or two
You just let me go
Out into the World
You never thought to share what you knew

So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kinda the same
I've sunk out at sea
Crashed my car, gone insane
And it felt so good
I want to do it again

Hey Mom
Why didn't you warn me
Coz about boys is something i should have known
They`re like chocolate cake
Like cigarettes
I know they're bad for me
But I just can't leave 'em alone

So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kinda the same
I've sunk out at sea
Crashed my car, gone insane
And it felt so good
I want to do it again

(AND I WALKED)UNDER A BUS
I GOT HIT BY A TRAIN
AND IT FEELT SO GOOD
AND I WANNA DO IT AGAIN
WANNA DO IT AGAIN
*HEY EY IEEY*
(WANNA DO IT)
Oh, felt so good

Hey Mom
Since we're talking
What was it like when you were young
Has the world changed
Or is it still the same
A man can kill and still be the sweetest love.

So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kinda the same
I've sunk out at sea
Crashed my car, gone insane
And it felt so good

So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kinda the same
I've sunk out at sea
Crashed my car, gone insane
And it felt so good
I want to do it again
I want to do it again

lyrics from: sing365.com

i love this song. it is one of the songs i wanted to sing when i still had a band but never was able to. when i hear it, i think about all that i have gone through in love. why is it that after a relationship comes to an end, we vow to ourselves not to go through all that again, only to find ourselves falling in love again? but it doesn't stop there 'cause we also find ourselves hurting all over again, then the relationship eventually comes to an end as well. such a cycle... but then again, it isn't really the falling in love that we don't want to go through again. who doesn't want the flowers in the air, everything's beautiful, all happy feeling? i guess, we all do. it's just the hurting, of course, that no one ever wants to go about again.

this song is different from all that blubber about loving and hurting. it actually says that after all she has gone through in love, she still wants to do it again. such a masochist huh? loving or being in love was even likened to being hit by a train or ran over by a bus. well maybe, it just didn't include that she wants to do it again and again because she doesn't want to stop loving so as to finally find the right person for her.

whatever the writer of this song really means, how many times do we really have to love? how many times do we have to hurt? how many times do we have to make those mistakes over and over again before we find the right one?

oh and when do we know it's the right one? oh well, but that's another story.

mom used to to tell me something like, when you love don't give too much nor too little, but just enough. that puzzled me because it's kinda hard to do. but i guess, as i grew older and more mature, it seems that it's not that hard anymore. i realized that it doesn't have to be taken literally. i interpret it now as just still keeping your head when it comes to love, being level-headed. with all the experiences, i somehow tend not to get too much overwhelmed nor clouded by love anymore. it's easier to think and use my head now that i know better, rather than before when i was just a mere neophyte. though i know that my mom couldn't really protect me from hurts and pains, i am just glad that she is around when i go through difficult times.

though we fall in love and have relationships with different kinds of people, somehow relationship "per se" remains the same. we all go through good, bad, happy, difficult times. we go through rough battles to make the relationship work. we hurdle all the challenges to stay together. we defy every contradiction or situation, conquer all our fears. and so, whoever it is we are with, even if the circumstances are different, it is still being in love.