Alam ko na kung paano i-pronounce ang pamagat ng J-Dorama na ito dahil na rin sa tulong ng mga Hapon kong kaibigan. Unang ipinakilala naman ang dramang ito ng aking mga kaibigan mula sa Kolehiyo ng Musika ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas na sina Ate Jing, Ate Michelle, at bagong si Ate Jen. Unang deskripsiyon pa lamang nila sa akin ay nagkaroon na ako ng interes dito. Pawang isang anime na live ang dramang ito. Isang drama ng isang nakakatuwang pagtitinginan nina Shinichi Chiaki, isang talentadong pianista na may talento sa pagbasa ng mga nota, at Migure Noda, isang talentadong pianista na walang galing sa pagbasa ng mga nota subalit mayroon naman sa tainga. Ang Nodame Cantabile, sa aking pagbasa, ay isang drama na may pinipiling manonood. Una sa listahan ang mga mahilig sa musika. Hindi maikakailang hindi lamang nakapagbibigay-aliw ang J-Dorama na ito ngunit nakapagbibigay rin ng matatalinong pag-aanalisa ng mga tanyag na musikero at kompositor ng Europa. Sa aking panonood ng unang apat na epsiodes pa lamang, may mga isyu na naipakita o nailahad ito. Dahil sa anime ang treatment ng drama, makikita ang mga nagliliparang tao sapamamagitan ng pananakit ng bawat isang karakter sa isa't isa. Sa pagbasa ng mga pemenista, hindi kanais-nais ang ipinakita dito. Bakas na bakas ang pagbibigay ng importansiya sa bidang lalaki, na si Chiakai, sapamamagitan ng patuloy na paghampas at pagbatok kay Nodame na nagreresulta sa paglipad naman nito. Patriyaryal na lipunan ang ating makikita dito. Hindi lamang ito. Hindi lamang sa Pilipinas at Korea makikita ang kolonyal na pag-iisip. Bakas na bakas dito ang pangarap na mag-aral ng bawat istudyante sa Europa upang doon ay mabigyan sila ng masmatalas na pagsasanay mula na rin sa mga pinasahan ng talento ng mga tanyag na musikero o kompositor sa mga bansang kinabibilangan ng kontinentong ito. Dahil na rin sa pagtira ni Chiaki sa Europa mula noong bata pa lamang siya hanggang sa bumalik siya ng Japan ay hindi niya naranasan ang iba pang kultural na bagay ng kaniyang pinagmulan na ipinakita sa matinding pagresponde niya sa kotatsu na itinahaw ni Nodame.  Mabilis ang paglago ng pagiging magkadikit ng mga pangunahing bida na makikita sa unang episode pa lamang. Hindi kabitin-bitin ang bawat eksena. Alam mong may patutunguhan ang bawat isa. Ito ang nagustuhan ko sa gawa ng mga Hapon. Karagdagan dito, may kahalagahan kanilang sinematograpiya. Ito ang elemento sa paggawa ng pelikula na hindi napabayaan ng mga Hapon sa kanilang paggawa. Ito ang nagbibigay dagdag ng damdamin sa bawat eksena na siyang inaabangan ng mga manonood. Nagkaroon rin ng mga malakihang conflict ang bawat episode. Nauna na dito ang dilema ni Chiaki, ang trauma sa pagsakay sa mga sasakyang panghimpapawid at pandagat na siyang dahilan ng hindi niya pagbalik sa Europa upang doon ay balikan niya ang kaniyang puting guro. Sumunod dito ang kaniyang pangarap na maging isang konduktor ng isang orkestra. Ninais niyang lumipat ng departamento mula sa piano papuntang conducting na siya namang hindi inaprubahan ng mga nakatataas sa paaralan, isa na dito ang nakatutuwang karakter ng matandang konduktor. Kung hindi siya makalilipat ng departamento, lilipat naman siya ng paaralan. At sa huli ay ipinakita ang pagsubok kay Chiaki upang humawak ng S-Oke na pawang mga underachievers "daw" ng kanilang paaralan ang mga miyembro. Hindi maikakaila ang malakas na katauhan ni Chiaka na nagpaandar ng mundo ni Nodame. Sa huling parte ng J-Dorama na ito inilahad ang anino ng nakaraan ng babaeng bida. Nabahiran ng masamang alaala ang pangkasalukuyang pamumuhay ni Nodame na musika rin ang siyang ugat. Hindi lamang si Chiaka ang may trauma, pati na rin si Nodame na mula naman sa kaniyang guro ng piano noong siya ay bata pa lamang. Ang Nodame sa nakaraan ay nanatili hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Sa dramang ito, mayroong dalawang Oke na nagtatagisan: ang A-Oke na hinawakan ng matandang pervert at ang S-Oke na hinawakan naman ni Chiaki. Ang matandang pervert na ito ay hindi natin maihihiwalay sa karakter naman ni Jiraiya ng Naruto. Pareho silang matandang pervert subalit may mga galing naman. Sa kalagitnaan ng drama, nabuwag rin ang S-Oke ni Chiaki subalit napalitan naman ng RS-Oke o ng The Rising Star Oke na pawang magagaling at nagmula pa sa iba't ibang kompetisyon at paaralan ng musika ang mga miyembro. Isa itong propesyunal na orchestra na kinabibilangan rin ng mga dating miyembro ng S-Oke. Ang iba namang galing sa S-Oke na hindi naimbita sa RS-Oke ay nagpursigi na maging miyembro ng A-Oke at ng iba pang orchestra upang mapataas ang abilidad upang sa gayon ay maging miyembro rin ng RS-Oke. Hindi naging maramot si Nodame na ibigay ang kalayaan sa trauma ni Chiaka. Kahit alam niyang magkakahiwalay sila dahil sa pagpapalayang ito ay ginawan naman niya ng paraan na siya ay makasama siya ni Chiaki sa Europa. At sa trauma naman ni Nodame, hindi na nasundan pa ang pagkatakot ng bidang babae dahil sa paggabay naman ni Chiaki. Para sa mga music lovers, para sa inyo ang NODAME CANTABILE...
Bago matapos ang semestre ko sa CAL, hindi ko pinalampas na hindi kunan ang imahe ng counter-part ni Oble... si Magdalena... 
Bisitahin niyo siya minsan...
| UP did not participate in the THES-QS university rankings | | Friday, October 17, 2008 | In the 2008 university rankings recently released by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the University of the Philippines rose from 398 in 2007 to 276 this year. Ateneo de Manila University rose from 401-500 to 254. De La Salle University was ranked 415th and the University of Santo Tomas was ranked 470th.
This is the third year that such a survey has been conducted and its results given prominence by local dailies. But according to UP Vice President for Public Affairs Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, UP has never agreed to participate in this survey. In fact, this year, President Emerlinda R. Roman did not even receive an invitation to be a part of it. Nor did she receive any questionnaire to answer.
What she did receive was an email message from QS Asia Regional Director (Asia Pacific), Mandy Mok, informing her that UP had “gone up in the rankings” for 2008. The email also contained an invitation to buy “an attractive package” from THES-QS. The “package price,” which includes a banner on topuniversities.com, a full page full color ad in Top Universities Guide 2009, and a booth at Top Universities Fair 2009, amounts to $48,930.
Since UP was not invited to participate and therefore had not provided any data, UP officials do not know where and how the figures were obtained on which the ranking was based, Hidalgo said.
“UP can hardly be expected to spend more than 2 million pesos on publicity for itself involving a survey conducted by an organization that refuses to divulge where it obtains its data,” she added.
In 2007, UP was invited to participate in the survey, but when THES-QS refused to explain where it obtained the data used to determine UP’s rank in the 2006 survey, university officials decided not to accept the invitation to be part of the 2007 survey. In 2006, UP was ranked No. 299, and Ateneo was ranked No. 500.
UP wrote THES-QS in July 2007, informing them of UP’s decision not to be a part of the survey; and again in September 2007, requesting the organization to respect UP’s decision. In response, research assistant Saad Shabir wrote back saying that if it did not receive the information it would be “forced to use last year’s data or some form of average.”
Surveys and rankings obviously have their usefulness. But, as the National University—status officially granted to it with its new Charter on its centennial year—UP feels that before it agrees to participate in such an exercise, it must carefully examine the indices by which it is to be evaluated. It also needs to be convinced about the reliability of the methodology used in the exercise.
The THES-QS ranking is supposedly meant to serve as “the definitive guide to universities around the world which truly excel.” In evaluating institutions it computes half of the index based on its reputation as perceived by academics (peer review 40%) and global employers (recruiter review 10%). Since it does not specify who are surveyed or what questions are asked, the methodology is problematic.
In an earlier statement released in August this year, and carried by several national dailies, UP said: “Even peers require standardized input data to review. But according to the International Ranking Systems for Universities and Institutions: A Critical Appraisal, published by BioMed Central, the Times simply asks 190,000 ‘experts’ to list what they regard as the top 30 universities in their field of expertise without providing input data on any performance indicators (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/5/30). Moreover, the survey response rate among selected experts was found to be below 1%. In other words, on the basis of possible selection biases alone, the validity of the measurement is shaky.” (See Panao, “Only Two RP Universities Made It…” UP Newsletter, August 2007, p. 5.)
According to the statement, the other half of the index is based on such indicators as student-to faculty ratio, the number of foreign faculty and foreign students in the university, and the number of citations in internationally accredited publications. “Data for these indicators depend on the information that participating institutions submit. An institution’s index may be easily distorted if it fails to submit data for the pertinent indicators, or if it chooses not to participate.” http://www.up.edu.ph/features.php?i=94
Into The Twilight Living it Up’s Halloween Party at Embassy Super Club Vamps, vixens and villains – October 31, 2008 is your night to live it up at the Embassy Super Club! This year’s spookiest party gets glam, as your guide to stylish living, QTV’s “Living It Up!” invites you to step “Into the Twilight”! Inspired by the popularity of the “Twilight” hit novels by Stephanie Meyer, prepare to be transported into the seductive world of vampires. The Embassy Super Club transforms into an opulent vampire’s den filled with decadent frightful fun on Halloween eve! As you step “Into the Twilight”, get ready to be hypnotized by the sexy vampires at the gate! Dare to have your photo taken with them before stepping into their deviously delicious world! Will their images appear in your cameras? That remains to be seen. The vampire’s den at the Embassy Super Club is open to those who are stylishly shocking and glamorously grotesque! Those who are faint of heart when it comes to fashion would do well to stay at home and miss this frightfully fantastic Halloween party! But for the brazen and bold, a night of luxurious tricks and treats await. What’s in store for the lucky guests? If you’re thirsty for some wicked partying, then mesmerize the crowd with your most stylish, spookiest Halloween costume! Ten finalists will be selected by “Living it Up”’s hosts, with the top four selected as the night deepens. Three runners-up will be selected and one grand winner stands to win freakishly fabulous prizes from “Living it Up”! Want to taste the twilight? Viewers can email livingitup@gmanetwork.com to score invites to this exclusive Halloween party. Attach a photo of yourself, and tantalize us with tales of what your Halloween costume for “Into the Twilight” will be and why you should be invited to the celebration! Once invited, there’s no turning back from the twilight! You must step in, enter, and give in to your most lavish Halloween fantasies! The fun begins when the clock strikes nine in the evening, at the Embassy Super Club. Prepare to be put under the vampires’ spell, especially when it commands you to start living it up!
Vamps, vixens and villains – October 31, 2008 is your night to live it up at the Embassy Super Club! This year’s spookiest party gets glam, as your guide to stylish living, QTV’s “Living It Up!” invites you to step “Into the Twilight”! Inspired by the popularity of the “Twilight” hit novels by Stephanie Meyer, prepare to be transported into the seductive world of vampires. The Embassy Super Club transforms into an opulent vampire’s den filled with decadent frightful fun on Halloween eve! As you step “Into the Twilight”, get ready to be hypnotized by the sexy vampires at the gate! Dare to have your photo taken with them before stepping into their deviously delicious world! Will their images appear in your cameras? That remains to be seen. The vampire’s den at the Embassy Super Club is open to those who are stylishly shocking and glamorously grotesque! Those who are faint of heart when it comes to fashion would do well to stay at home and miss this frightfully fantastic Halloween party! But for the brazen and bold, a night of luxurious tricks and treats await. What’s in store for the lucky guests? If you’re thirsty for some wicked partying, then mesmerize the crowd with your most stylish, spookiest Halloween costume! Ten finalists will be selected by “Living it Up”’s hosts, with the top four selected as the night deepens. Three runners-up will be selected and one grand winner stands to win freakishly fabulous prizes from “Living it Up”! Want to taste the twilight? Viewers can email livingitup@gmanetwork.com to score invites to this exclusive Halloween party. Attach a photo of yourself, and tantalize us with tales of what your Halloween costume for “Into the Twilight” will be and why you should be invited to the celebration! Once invited, there’s no turning back from the twilight! You must step in, enter, and give in to your most lavish Halloween fantasies! The fun begins when the clock strikes nine in the evening, at the Embassy Super Club. Prepare to be put under the vampires’ spell, especially when it commands you to start living it up!
Isa lang naman ang puno't dulo ng lahat ng katiwalian ng mga nangyari sa pelikulang ito, ang teknolohiya. Ang teknolohiyang tao ang may gawa. Nais i-reformat ng isang makinang gawang tao ang sistema ng contemporary society. Saan ba ito dapat magsimula? Sa gobyerno. Plantsado ang lahat ng bagay na gawa ng computer generated machine na ito. Lahat ng bagay na produkto ng teknolohiya ay hawak niya. Isang pelikula na pinagbibidahan nina Shia LaBeouf at Michelle Monaghan ang isang nakapagpa-isip sa akin, "paano nga kung kontrolin tayo ng teknolohiya? Paano kung hawakan niya ang buhay ng bawat tao?" Napanood ko siya dahil birthday ko. Oct.01, 2008 sa SM Centerpoint. Doon, nakipagkita ako sa dalawa ko pang kaibigan na sina Norman at Alex. Sa cinema one na hindi ko kinaya ang presyo... P151 na pala siya at hindi pa maaaring gamitin ang SM advantage card. Ipinakita sa pelikulang ito ang buhay ng mga taong walang kamalay-malay sa kasamaang maidudulot ng teknolohiya sa kanila. Gawang America ito.Sa konteksto ng pelikulang ito, ang makinang nag-iisip na ito ay nabigyan ng input na may mga pangyayari sa kanilang bansa na hindi kanais-nais. Ang resulta, naging radikal ang makina. Nag-iisip ngunit walang puso. Natapos ang pelikula subalit hindi ipinakita na kailanman ay hindi magkakaroon ng puso ang mga makina na gawang tao. Sa kabila ng mga pinagdaanan ng dalawang bida, sa huli, sila ay may magandang kahahantungan. Walang babae sa buhay si bidang lalaki at may asawa ngunit hiwalay naman sa asawa si bidang babae sa kabila ng pagkakaroon ng isang anak na naging malapit naman sa puso ng bidang lalaki na ipinakita sa katapusan ng pelikula.
Ooopppsss...
Sorry guys... This info isn't all about a call center... I just made my first international call this afternoon. What country? Well, that is obvious... South Korea.... in Busan...
Now... why?
I was just curious if calling the companies in South Korea will make my application faster. I tried to call Su of an English Agency or something... I don't know if she is a recruiter but she can speak English it's just that it is so obvious that she is a Korean. They call it Konglish...
I just found out that whatever information they put in their posted messages for job hiring, that is final. In their job postings, it is said that an English Teachers that they will be hiring must be Native English Speakers. Bilang isang Pinoy, iisipin mo pa rin na subukan... baka kase magwork. So that's what I thought. I called and I was just told that they are not accepting Filipinos. Shame on me... Trying hard... I just thought that there is no harm in trying. And I even checked my balance in my prepaid smart cellphone. And what the????!!!! It didn't change! Hmmmmm.... I'm hoping to try it again.... to call companies in Korea.... Kailangang mangulit para maging makulit rin ang pagdating ng pera... ahahahaha!
so after a month of waiting, i have now the products...   unbelievable? yes...
Once again, a Korean Film made my day. Fly Daddy Fly, that's the title. I have the DVD since 2007, I think. Kung hindi pa naconfine sa ospital ang tatay ko, hindi ko ito mapapanood. I'm currently typing this thing inside the room where my father is confined. Nasa probinsiya ako nito ah! Anong oras? It's almost 12AM. Sept.2 na. BER month na! At first, I thought the movie was all about gangsters. But I was wrong. Usually we'll see a teacher-student relationship is being built in a movie. The old man being the teacher and the young as the student. Pero baliktad dito. Si Lee Joon-Ki ng MY GIRL ang teacher at si Lee Moon-Sik bilang student. I can still remember what my teacher told us in writing. Baliktarin niyo ang sitwasyon. Sa ganoong pamamaraan, magkakaroon ng bagong flavor ang isang bagay, ang isang teleplay, ang isang pelikula.  I was entertained on how Mun-Sik became thin while the movie progresses. At first, you will see him as a weakling fat father. But you will question yourself in the middle part of the movie if the protagonist in the middle is still the same as in the first. The movie definitely has the subject of a father. Hindi lamang ipinakita ang pagiging ama ni Moon-Sik sa kaniyang sariling anak na si Dami subalit nakita rin ang kaniyang kahalagahan bilang isang ama kay Joon-Ki. At the climax, you will expect that Tae-Wook, the antagonist, and Moon-Sik will have a fair battle. Pagiging ama pa rin ang naging way ng pakikipaglaban ni Moon-Sik sa square. Hindi mo aasahan ang mga mediocre movements from the father while fighting Tae-Wook. The movie showed an unsual telling of story to the audience. Sa ibang pelikula ay makikita natin na bilang bida, makukuha niya ang diskurso ng pakikipaglaban sa gabay ng kaniyang guro. Ipapakita nila na magiging gamay ng bida ang bawat necessary movement na kailangan niyang malaman. Let's just put it this way, hindi kickboxer si Moon-Sik unlike the young Tae-Wook. He is just a salaryman as the movie keeps on telling the audience. He is just a normal father and family man that will strive to work hard to pay their house and other expenses. The movie showed the vulnerability of Moon-Sik in terms of his seriousness in his training. He is a father and a husband and he will try his best to protect his family, to be a good father. When he found out that he was just being used by the teenagers for bets, he really did become a cry baby while thinking that what he was doing is all for his daughter. Well, I think this is enough. I am already going to a deep critic of this film. For all of you who are curious to watch this film, please do. For you will be entertained and inspired.
 Work can be toxic and weekdays can be a drag but not for viewers who are tuned in to Living It Up! Weekday fun is here to stay as Living It Up dishes out the latest in fashion, dining, gadgets and more! The hippest places, hottest personalities and coolest events are packed for an all-out Wednesday night on Q channel 11. Fun, unique and interesting personalities —the awesome foursome of Raymond Gutierrez, Issa Litton, Tim Yap and Sam Oh— give life to each episode. And now with their music correspondent Greggy Santos the cast is the epitome of how it is to live it up! But Living It Up is not just about fun, we understand the yuppies’ dilemma… No time to check out the latest, clueless on what’s in, etc. That’s why the show has evolved to what it is today—your guide to stylish living! And because the show truly values its audience, the viewers have a direct line to Living It Up. Anyone can simply send their comments, anything on their mind. And aside from that the show encourages everyone to Live It Up and to further promote stylish living, for the letter sender of the week we giveaway the ultimate treat—a day at the salon or spa plus dinner with friends! More exciting things are yet to come! This July, as Living It Up celebrates it's 1st anniversary, all yuppies are invited to join Living It Up’s Headshot Clinic. Raymond, Tim, Issa, Sam and Greggy know that having a fabulous head shot to post on your social networking sites is the way to live it up online. And this is a special treat for all the ladies out there! On July 28, come in your hottest outfit, glam it up, join Living It Up’s Headshot Clinic “Go Glam” and have your portrait taken by ace photographer Niccolo Cosme and his team. Each portrait will be processed and sealed with Living It Up’s stamp of approval, and after a month participants will gather once more to party and receive their head shots. And the grand unveiling – 400 photos will be uploaded in online communities. Do you have what it takes to live it up at this headshot clinic? Simply answer the following questions: 1. How do you live it up? 2. What props will you bring for your Go Glam photo? 3. Why should you have a Go Glam photo? Send your answers along with your name, age, email address, social networking site ID, and photo to livingitup@gmanetwork.com Check out www.headshotclinic.com to get a look at the photos.
4am na akong nakadating sa bahay namin mula pa sa Maynila. Nagmamadali akong umalis doon upang makapagpahinga ng katawan at boses. 10am ang kasal ng Thursday. Akalain ko bang 10am na nang ako'y muling magising at pati ang kapatid kong babae ay hinatak ko na rin sa pagtugtog. Dumating kami ng simbahan. Halos kakanta na ng opening song. Ayun... Madaling sabi.... habol na habol kami... pumipiyok pa ako nun. Malat. Kagigising. Ewan ko... Naipangako ko na kase nung isang gabi kay Madel na aattend ako ng kasal niya... at kakanta pa ako... ayun... Subalit ito ang highlight... Kumain lamang ako ng 2 saging sa bahay sa pag-aakalang makakakain ako ng malaki sa reception. Ayun... pagdating ko, namin ng buong choir... sobra... grabe... jam pack ang tao... wala ng table at upuan... ang init pa... E may pride ako... Kami na nga nagtrabaho tapos wala man lang kahit konting special treatment... shet! at eto pa... Bakit ang mga probinsiyano, hindi pumupunta ng simbahan? Diretso kainan na!? Kapal ng mukha no? Never akong ganun... nakikain lamang sa kasalan? hindi naman umattend ng misa.... hay! At so... may pride nga ako....since sobrang lapit ng bahay namin... umuwi ako... Ano ako? Nagmumukhang kawawa na pipila at maghihintay sa pagkain na naihain na? shet... Ipinagsaing ko ang ilang choir members na sumama sa akin sa pag-uwi. Nagluto ako ng itlog na may kamatis, corned beef, at pansit canton. Noong nakita kong kulang sa amin... binuksan ko na ang tuna. Masarap ang kain namin. Mainit na pagkain at nakatutok pa ang electric fan sa amin. Nasa sariling bahay. Malamig pa ang tubig. Pakasaya sila sa kasalan!
A Hana Kimi OST by Tank -
We should stop wasting our energy in doing endless things
I will use my gaze to directly whisper my secrets to you
You never show a different expression
You're always smiling when you turn around and effortlessly solve the puzzle that I send to you
If this still doesn't count as understanding each other
at least it shows that we're both smart enough where There's no need to ask why
There's no need to say anything
We get it
We understand
We have always been in love with each other
There's no need to worry
There's no need to be afraid
We're tired
We're asleep
We hold our hands and enter our dreams I just copied the translation of this song from the DVD I bought in Quiapo. The lines, I can say, are beautiful. Try to read it while listening to the song...
Kahit kaunti lang ang nakarating, sulit pa rin. Ngayon ko na lamang ulit nakita ang mga kaklase kong makukulit. Masaya ang gabing iyon kahit na umikot pa ako papuntang Quiapo going to West Avenue sa ruta ng Espana. Grabe... Baha to the max! Walang masakyan! Mainit! Umuulan! Ano na? Standing ovation pa ang mga pasahero! Wala kaseng mga sasakyang bumiyahe masyado noong araw na iyon. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Hindi naman strike nun eh. Ah basta... humalo ang amoy ng mga kapwa pasahero ng bus na iyon sa akin. Nakaitim pa naman ako. Kaya nga ba pagkarating ko bago sumapit ang Delta, pumara na ako dahil hindi ko na kayang tiisin ang paghihirap na nararamdaman ko noong panahong iyon. Malagkit. Mabaho. Maiinit. Saan ka pa? 
Nag-abang na lamang talaga ako ng taxi sa tabi at ipinilit pumunta ng Dad's. First time ko sa Dad's. Hindi ako nahihiya. Bakit? Eh sino ba naman ang pupunta ng eat all you can na P600 tumataginting ang babayaran mo!? Kaya naman pagkarating na pagkarating ko ay talaga namang inupakan ko na ang lahat ng nakahilera na mga pagkain. Pinilit kong isiksik lahat ng pagkain na nakuha ko. Sa aking pagkakatanda, naka 4 na plato ako... Hindi ko akalain na makakakain ako at halos isuka na ang pang-apat na plato. Hindi ko na kinaya. Itinigil ko. Buti na lamang at sa buong oras ng pagkain ay nakipagchismisan ako ng todohan upang matunaw kahit papaano ang aking mga kinain. Maya't maya ako kung pumila para sa pagkain. Bakit ba? Sino ba naman ang papansin sa 'yo dun? Lahat kayo iisa lang ang ipinunta, ang makakain ng malaki at sulitin ang binayaran. Ganun kasimple...
"VOYAGES: A Wonderful World of Music"
Madz Et Al Festival Series 2008
May 7 - 12, 2008 at Philamlife Auditorium, UN Avenue Manila For the Madz et al festival series of 2008, we performed the following: The Beatitudes - Traditional Russian Melody
Canto Negro - Xavier Montsalvatge
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Negro Spiritual It was the first day for the VOYAGES concert. Together with Manila Chamber Singers, some of the choirs performed for the audience some of the International Songs. Here is the flow of the performances: 1. Milk Children's Choir conducted by Oscar Pantaleon
2. Woodrose Chorale conducted by Lala Kliatchko
3. Napocor Chorale conducted by Anna Tabita Abeleda-Piquero
4. Coro Cantabile conducted by Sharon Abesamis
5. Manila Chamber Singers conducted by Jose Emmanuel Aquino "JEDA"
6. UE Chorale conducted by Anna Tabita Abeleda-Piquero Well, it was a tiring day for me especially i came from Paranaque for my raket. I didn't expect that I was able to arrive on time for the 10-minute sound check of our group. I was wearing my black pants and shoes already to lessen the hassle while with me was my coat i bought in SM for P1500 only, haha! On my way to MRT, was making calls for our shoots in LIVING IT UP. It was really pain in the ass doing three tasks on the day of our performance. But anyway, it was a success! I can say that once again, I was part of the Madz Et Al performance of 2008.
 Finally I finished Hana Kimi after lending it to Abe. She even finished the drama first than me! How shameful! I bought that DVD pa naman sa Quiapo thinking that i would be watching it without sleeping.
Based from a manga, definitely from Japan, Taiwan made an unexpected hit TV series starred by good actors of the generation. I knew this fact months ago before releasing the teasers of the Japanese version on GMA 7 and the Taiwanese version on ABS-CBN. Taiwan made the series first in 2006. When it became a hit, Japan followed in 2007. When these two versions were popularized, Philippine networks bought the rights from the two countries. If I am going to be asked which version is good, I would go for the Taiwan's. I told myself not to be affected by the dramas I watch. But then, Hana Kimi followed the footsteps of Xiangshin and Zhi Zou of It Started With A Kiss. I want to go to Taiwan! I changed my mind of going to South Korea. I want to see Rui Xi and Quan in person! Ayan na naman ako! Nangako na ako dati sa sarili ko eh. Ano ba? Kayong mga drama kayo ah! Shit kayo! Hmmmm... I think I am sick. And this sickness is uncurable. How I wish na makapunta ako sa Taiwan. Well, pano ba ako makakapunta dun e wala naman akong pera. I have lots of options actually that's why I took education and film after my undergrad studies. I have the option of being a teacher or a media practitioner after penetrating a foreign country. Yup! It's either Taiwan or South Korea lamang ang options ko. Options ko sila but that doesn't mean na limitado lamang ako sa two countries. I am now thinking of going to Taiwan to teach there. I have the gutts because I have a license already. Hmmm... Good thing that I have a classmate/friend who has a connection to some of the schools there. I guess I have to talk to Sister Susan regarding this feeling. She's a Dominican Sister by the way and already taught in Taiwan for years. It's just that she is in Italy right now and I have no idea when will she return here. Well, I guess i have to buzz her YM. When we were still in UST, I already asked her what are my chances of getting a job there. She said that it would be 95%! Not bad right? But, the thing here is that I will be recieving a salary that is just like here in the Philippines. Hmmm... That's the catch. But there is also another catch she said, the living expenses there is not high. A good motivation for me to start working my application and papers. Haha!
 I was just killing the time. I was about to sleep when I felt like turning my notebook on. I checked each drive for possible infected files of virus. I browsed each folder when I saw the pictures of me and my Korean students. I was in a mood of reminiscing each moment that I had with them. Well, they have different characteristics but they have one thing in common, they are violent. AHAHAHA! Just kidding.
The most stunning picture that night that I saw was Juho's. I can still remember how the hell did I get a picture of him. It was a sunny morning back then. I was browsing his notebooks when he insisted to lend him my phone. I said no and he kept on insisting and even thretened me that he's going to tell me to his parents about something. "So what? You don't even know what you're gonna tell your parents about me. Ahahaha!!!!" i said. Ok, to make him in the mood to study, I lent my phone. He saw the VGA camera in my phone and told me to turn it on. Ok. So I did it. And that was it, he took pictures of himself. And who will ever think that I am gonna keep them? Yes, I erased all of them. A year passed and I was teaching another student at that time already. I got myself to be fired by his mother because I wanted to. I just don't know what excuse will I make. Ok, to make it short, Richard, a student of mine, borrowed my phone. He browsed my folders of pictures and he just asked me why do I have a picture of Juho. And I said, "what the? I erased all of them already a year ago." Hmmmmm... Aba, sa loob-loobin ko, bakit may picture pa rin ako ng batang demonyo? Saka ko lang naalala, ako pala ang may gawa nun. Ahay! I remembered that one day, Juho asked me to take a picture of him in exchange of listening to me in our class. Ayan, hindi ko na binura. Namiss ko rin ang batang yun kahit ganun yun. Hay...
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