Damn!

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Hi everyone! I haven't had time to blog. Only a few people know that my summer vacation just started! yeah! However, you know what? I haven't felt it. The next day after my last finals was the first day of my new job and it's really stressfull! Grabe... sakit ng katawan ko man! It's worth it naman cuz almost double ang nakukuha ko hourly... I now work at the airport.. it's a decent job.. I am a pusher.. not drugs you dumdum hehe.. wheelchairs.. and I get S11.96 per ** not including tips.. my first day I got $40 just in tips.. o dba bongga? I just have to save my money in order for me to accomplish my goals hehe... a pre-owned car, Europe, and a new watch would be on top of my lists... by the way its easy to push wheelchairs the hard thing is you have to get their luggages too.. you have to carry it kaya mejo sakit ng katawan ko.. and sometimes you have to push two wheelchairs cuz kulang sa manpower.. there are people kaya na akala mo bakal yung laman nung mga malleta.. mahirap... pero masaya rin ako kasi, dahil, for the reason that, because, since, while... ganito yun.. how can I explain... read on.. hehe...

(pasensya na.. i just made this 2 hours lang.. bilis nga e.. kaya didn't have time to change some words.. so bear with me..)

May 29, 2004

Intro…

I am now waiting for my ride, sitting here with my head resting on my hands.

From here, I can see where I met you, in front of the break room.

At my back is where we hang out and smoke just to kill time.

On my left, is the bookstore where you bought coffee as we read magazines and swap funny stories with each other…

Look at my right and you will see the a-side, the place where you taught me everything, the right and a bunch of wrong things you told me that I shouldn’t do. (hehe).

Then all of a sudden out of nowhere, poetry came in search of me.
The words came out from nowhere,
my feelings tapped me on my shoulder,
and I found it hard to breathe.

I think my heart skipped a beat.

Fuck….


>>>I think I am falling for you.



So many months have passed ever since I felt this.
This craving, this never-ending hunger to write again.
I know I promised myself to stop and throw my pen away.

However, you gave infinite reasons to write again.

I have to be honest,
A revelation ran through my head last night,
thoughts of you shipped in profusely
inside my confused brain,

Finally…
I think I have found my
inspiration.







To the Woman I Just Met.

Today is just the third day.

Maybe I have met you before.
I just don’t know
when,
where,
or how.
This cannot be ”just a coincidence”.

My head is still overflowing with countless memories of you,
so fresh, so clear,
and with so many vivid pictures of us stuck inside my head;

3
days
ago…

All I knew was,
I never wanted to close my eyes
when I first laid my eyes on you.

I offered my hand and you gave yours.
At that moment, I knew there was something about you.
Something unusual

I knew it was not right.

But, I just ignored it and continued to live my life silently.
but at the end of the day,
before I let my body doze off and sleep,
thoughts of you flooded my head.
and I found it hard to get sleep.

This can’t be happening.
I know it’s too early…

I feel so stupid to write this poem to you.
But how can I stop this urge?


In which even if I close my eyes
your angelic face emerges beneath the damp shadows of my life.

My soul has so many battlefield scars.
The way my life has now become,
it made me feel so
helpless,
frightened,
and dead.

I wanted to put an end on my existence before;
however, I knew there will come a moment in my life wherein
my spiritual life will provide me experiences

that are worth living for.



For me,
these would be these three days.



You claim yourself to be
naughty,
a rebel,
really wicked,
super crazy,
and a bad-ass chick,
but every time I look at your eyes...

I know….

you have a good soul
.
.
.
Today is just the third day.

Can you just imagine what will happen tomorrow?

30 cans of beer. troy crybaby. factory outlets.

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Friday.

I bought 30 cans of miller light. Put 28 of em in my backpack and 2 cans in my left pocket (nde na kasya e!). I rode three buses. Finally, arrived at bayi's house....

Drinking Time Started: 5pm

30 cans from me + 12 cans from bayi's house = 42 cans of beer.

Watched the Game 1 laker-timberw game. we won! woohoo!!! O'neal dominated the game and Kobe was simply excellent! we drank. hangout. laughed. bonded. *i smoked a lot (bad). I met bayi's kabarkada, kidsh! (dang dunno how to spell it!)kwentuhan about basket. Actually i felt happy this friday night masaya kasama itong mga ito. oh w8 there was one thing i can never forget... punyeta it sent me laughing so loud, i almost fell off my seat.

it's so hard to explain... pero kami lang ni bayi makakarelate...

the name COACH PHIL COLLINS hahahaa!!! kidsh pucha lupit ng hirit mo pare... nilabas na ang "true colors" ika nga ni bayiman

neway, here are some pix

mean boys. kidsh, me, bayi


me, kidsh, bayi, bayi, *qt* ondeng (ey taken na yan! gf ni bayi),


angas pare.


halfway to the great wall.. hahaa!!! bayi pacute...

Drinking Session Ended: past 2am daw sabi ni tita paz.. mom ni bayi hehhe...

Saturday.

I came home at around 11:30am... weird thing was buti nalang walang hangover whoa!

Hirit si nix... "ano kuya tuloy ba tayo?" oo nga pala naisip ko sabi ko manonood kami ng movie hehe... hayun by 2pm went to *qt* cha's house. Sabay kami with them and *qt* daphne drove. Ang astig cuz 4 kami brother-sister (ako and nix) and sister-sister (cha and daph) hehe... wala lang walang pakelamanan!

bad thing was we came after 2pm that means, movie ticket= $9.75 hassle noh? syet kasi if before 2pm its $6.50 ata... punyeta mahal pero sa mga honest people sorry kayo sa amin this means we paid for a P500 ($10 X P50) movie marathon. haha.. bad!!! anyway i watched troy finally... shrek din... ay pati mean girls hahaha!!! bading!


Got something from my past pictures.. I knew this will be worth something when the right time comes hahaa!!! Well here you go... i know there's still troy fever in the air no matter what you say... introduce ko na sa inyo siya. His name is ACHILLES(tma ba spelling haha)-brad pitt’s character- hahaa.. neway, wlang pakelamanan blog ko ito e hehehe...

Anyway, serious na tayo sige... the film troy was worth my time. I liked the production and cinematography! Galing. Although I could see some similarities to "the gladiator", I still liked this one. I read that it was an LOTR wannabee… pero for me i don’t care kasi nde ko naman pinanood ang LOTR… nakakatulog ako everytime i watch LOTR… bored ako dun sorry nalang sa mga LOTR fans… ganun lang talga ako…

Napaiyak pa nga ako punyeta! you know teary eyed lang ako dun sa king of troy when he went to the tent of achilles... pero i broke out yung hinahanap ni achilles yung girl sa loob ng troy walls tapos biglang pinatay siya ni legolas..

i dunno... for me, i wasn't really touched by the scenes in the movie that was played by the characters.. kung hindi... dahil lang i could relate to how he has to run madly and search for one woman only to find out nde pala sila pwedeng magsama kasi nung nakita niya yung girl namatay siya.

warning: (wag niyong basahin ito if ayaw niyong mushy)
I felt like Achilles just running towards time… searching for this one woman, who for the first time in his life gave him peace amidst the chaos. The only time the conflicts, the pain and the burning inferno in his life were extinguished. It was at that time when my whole world seemed so much blissful because I told myself I found her.

Then I had to leave her, and there was no way I could see her in flesh because I left her to go here. It’s my fault. Now I lay dead inside Troy’s gates. I died silently. So silent that it made me angry. I was so mad and frustrated that my drinking and smoking habits became worse. I have to admit that my mind was always filled with suicidal fantasies… I just find refuge into listening to 2pac’s words and thoughts… because 2pac has been through a lot and he did not give up.… he somehow gives me courage to face anything, and say whatever I want to say because that is what I feel saying…
(okay… enough.. sorry i got carried away.. balik ako sa story)

anyway…

I broke out. I cried because I was so sick and tired of my relationships not working out. I just hate it. I declare myself.. a troy crybaby hahah!!! I therefore tell myself all the time.. na if ever i find someone ayoko munang serious… it’s so f*ck*ng hard to be in a relationship!

Buti nalang shrek after... as opposed to troy... hehe at least light naman hehehe... lahat nung mga tears ko nabawi ko sa kakatawa... i loved this movie kasi im a kid at heart... mukha lang akong maangas pero mababaw talga ako.. at pag kid humor... i can somehow relate cuz im child like... and i love kids... heheh

So kelangan namin ng 15 minute break after kasi mejo sakit na ng ulo namin noh pls lang! nood kaming mean girls... i did not hesitate to go with them kasi lindsay lohan is some kinda hot ah.. hehe.. kahit 17 years old siya... bombshell ito... at when i watched parent trap before i knew this girl will make it big cuz she's hella qt! kumabaga level 9 in a scale of 1-10... syet... maganda yung movie... basta tinatamad na ako magsulat haha... basta watch it.. ay by the way yung girl sa hot chick andito rin yung blonde sa gitna.. ang ganda nun pucha! (ondeng siya nga yung sa hot chick... maniwala ka sa akin) wala lang... :)


mean girls and mean boys hahaha!!!


sunday.

we went to fairfield to bring estefani and tita maye to tita maye's lola. after that we went to vacaville... went shopping there mga 15-20 minute drive from fairfield puro factory outlets kasi e.. bought two nike shirts for 4cents in exchange for an oversized shirt that was given to me last christmas... o dba good deal hehe... i bought rin pala the gap black jacket that i had my eye on for a year now... I got a $10 discount din hehe... kaya binili ko mwahaha.. ayoko bumili ng walang discount e! manghihinayang ako sobra.. oh well.. that's my tiring weekend...

oh wait did i mention that this is my finals week... nde ata... hahah... nde i studied naman e... sunday night late na ako natulog kasi i had two finals magkasunod 8am nagsimula... i missed my econ finals today pwede namn kasi tom night e... i did not feel good kahapon.. nagtrabahao pako til 11pm.. sama ng ubo ko .... cge na have to rest pa and read my econ notes heheh.. ingat lang peepz... thanks for your time… hehe…

LAtest Chismis sa Family namin... just came in

Congrats Auntie Dulzzi for finally introducing your Italian boyfriend for two years sa family.. kahit wala kami jan in spirit anjan kami... sama ako sa Italy pag pinakilala ang family niya hahahaha!!

Congrats Auntie Loo for your babies.. and I just heard from my dad.. ultra sound daw.. twins ang babies yehey... dami na kaming babies dto yehey!!!

Congrats Tita Maye... buntis siya kaya andito siya e.. congrats lang..

three baby cousins on the way im so happy... heehee.. auntie dulzzi kelan ka? hehe.. cge na baboosh!!!

Pinay Wins Big In London

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Subject: PINAY WINS BIG IN LONDON
> Pinay wins it big in London
> By Alfred Yuson
>FROM: The Philippine Star 05/16/2004
>
> Patricia Evangelista, a 19-year-old, Mass
> Communications
> sophomore of University of the Philippines
> (UP)-Diliman, did the country
> proud Friday night by besting 59 other student
> contestants from 37
> countries in the 2004 International Public Speaking
> competition
> conducted by the English Speaking Union (ESU) in
> London.
>
> She triumphed over a field of exactly 60
> speakers from all over
> the English-speaking world, including the United
> States, United Kingdom
> and Australia, reported Maranan.
>
> The board of judges' decision was unanimous,
> according to contest
> chairman Brian Hanharan of the British Broadcasting
> Corp. (BBC).
>
> PATRICIA'S SHORT SPEECH WORTH READING....
>
>
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BLONDE AND BLUE EYES


When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white.

I thought -- if I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I'd wake up on Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles across my nose!

More than four centuries under western domination does that to you. I have sixteen cousins. In a couple of years, there will just be five of us left in the Philippines, the rest will have gone abroad in search of "greener pastures." It's not just an anomaly; it's a trend; the Filipino diaspora. Today, about eight million Filipinos are scattered around the world.

There are those who disapprove of Filipinos who choose to leave. I used to. Maybe this is a natural reaction of someone who was left behind, smiling for family pictures that get emptier with each succeeding year.

Desertion, I called it. My country is a land that has perpetually fought for the freedom to be itself. Our heroes offered their lives in the struggle against the Spanish, the Japanese, the Americans. To pack up and deny that identity is tantamount to spitting on that sacrifice.

Or is it? I don't think so, not anymore. True, there is no denying this phenomenon, aided by the fact that what was once the other side of the world is now a twelve-hour plane ride away. But this is a borderless world, where no individual can claim to be purely from where he is now. My mother is of Chinese descent, my father is a quarter Spanish, and I call myself a pure Filipino-a hybrid of sorts resulting from a combination of cultures.

Each square mile anywhere in the world is made up of people of different ethnicities, with national identities and individual personalities. Because of this, each square mile is already a microcosm of the world. In as much as this blessed spot that is England is the world, so is my neighbourhood back home.

Seen this way, the Filipino Diaspora, or any sort of dispersal of populations, is not as ominous as so many claim. It must be understood. I come from a Third World country, one that is still trying mightily to get back on its feet after many years of dictatorship. But we shall make it, given more time. Especially now, when we have thousands of eager young minds who graduate from college every year. They have skills. They need jobs. We cannot absorb them all.

A borderless world presents a bigger opportunity, yet one that is not so much abandonment but an extension of identity. Even as we take, we give back. We are the
40,000 skilled nurses who support the UK's National Health Service. We are the quarter-of-a-million seafarers manning most of the world's commercial ships. We are your software engineers in Ireland, your construction workers in the Middle East, your doctors and caregivers in North America, and, your musical artists in London's West End.

Nationalism isn't bound by time or place. People from other nations migrate to create new nations, yet still remain essentially who they are. British society is itself an example of a multi-cultural nation, a melting pot of races, religions, arts and cultures. We are, indeed, in a borderless world!

Leaving sometimes isn't a matter of choice. It's coming back that is. The Hobbits of the shire travelled all over Middle-Earth, but they chose to come home, richer in every sense of the word. We call people like these balikbayans or the 'returnees' -- those who followed their dream, yet choose to return and share their mature talents
and good fortune.

In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities come my way. But I will come home. A borderless world doesn't preclude the idea of a home. I'm a Filipino, and I'll always be one. It isn't about just geography; it isn't about boundaries. It's about giving back to the country that shaped me.

And that's going to be more important to me than seeing snow outside my windows on a bright Christmas morning.


Mabuhay and Thank you.
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Now, wasn't that breath-taking? Grabe... I could honestly relate to what she is saying... I have been here for 13 months and I still feel proud to be Filipino. In my mind, I value my roots no matter what. It is still the same place where I breathe from and live for.

NBA UPDATE
Shocking news:
The Detroit Pistons Whooped New Jersey Nets. In a game 7 this thursday night. 90-69
I thought New Jersey will win the series and face the Indiana Pacers.

But no.

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Sat Night
Pistons visits the Pacers


WESTERN FINALS

Fri Night
Lakers visits the Minnesota

Get ready for more drama. The NBA FINALS is weeks away! WOHOO!!!

Dodgeball



ready na ba kayo? Im dying to watch this.. I think eto yung mga no-brainer films na I am simply a slave for hahahaa.... wala lang... BEN STILLER=IDOL hahahaha...

(if ever i become a movie star gusto ko yung mga roles ni ben stiller wala lang... same with adam sandler din pala!...)

BART UPDATE:
BART UPDATE:

Got A New Haircut by the way...


o dba ang drama? i like it better this way, clean and I don't need to put gel. YEAH! ROCK On!

Msg for 76

Thanks for hanging out with me that meant a lot. Salamat rin sa kare kare, chicken curry at sa dabest mong pink gulaman lecheflan dessert (watchamacalit!). Swerte ng mapapangasawa mo man! Pustahan tataba yun cgurado hehe... Meron pa akong unfinished business with you. You know what I am talking about. Take it easy!

*76- codename walang pakelamanan!

Baptism of a new laker fan ....

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I have to be true to what I say and promise.
I made a deal with my cousins from L.A. you know the people I watched the game with at staples center. They were converting me to root for the Lakers... I told them that the only time I will EVER root for them is when the SACRAMENTO Kings will be eliminated at the playoffs (which i felt was never going to happen since the kings lineup is tough this year). It turns out I will be eating my words months after.

For people who don't know .. my team lost by 3 points 83-80 to the MINNESOTA Timberwolves. The players had three opportunities. Somehow the ball was not willing to get in the basket even if two three point open shots were taken by Chris Webber and Doug Christie plus one two point attempt by Brad Miller in the final seconds. I felt really bad after. I felt sorry for Webber though because when I watched the replay, he threw the ball with 2.2 seconds left in the game and the ball went in then rattled out. It's like watching those stupid filipino basketball movies in th past but only this one didn't go in.


Today I now declare myself a laker fan. "If you can beat em, join em."
This will be the first time I will be rooting for the rival team I have known, ever since I started cheering for SACRAMENTO. It was supposed to be a victorious night but tonight, make way for a laker fan (as Kuya Joey said) I am now baptized. LET's go lakers! Kobe rocks!

Celebrity Lookalikes ;p

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When I have nothing to do. Expect me to brand people who they look like. it's fun sobra.. haha!!! wala lang.. heto lang ang naalala ko e... marami ito e..

(1)
Usher Raymond Devin Brown (San Antonio Spurs)

(2)
Will Smith Robert Horry (LA Lakers)
and my good friend Vic (picture not available)

(3)
Eric Bana -Troy and Hulk Peja Stojakovic (Sacramento Kings)

lastly,

(4)
Jolina Vanessa Carlton
Jasmine Trias

Sino pa ba sa tingin niyo magkamukha? :)

So long, Friends!

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So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year, but


I'll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I'll be there for you
(Like I've been there before)
I'll be there for you
('Cause you're there for me too)



As I listened to the this song one last time... I realized that they won't be there for me next thursday after all :( ... the finale was breathtaking. All I can say is, "ang galing ng scriptwriter man!". Ang galing mangbitin! I don't wanna spoil it just watch it... so long, friends!

Happy Mother's Day!

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My Mommy Says I'm Special

Sunday was mother's day. We went to eat at this place in Pacifica. ORanGe ChIcKen is DABEST! Ganda my shirt noh? Nicole and I bought a much awaited deep fryer for my mom. Yey! This day is for you mom! Thanks for everything.. luv ya!


Estifineeee!!!

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my baby.

Recently:
I have been sleeping really late for ever since friends because I have been really
busy. This post is really delayed!

(1) Thursday night -Friends Finale- bagsak nako when they guested at jay leno...

(2) Friday night -I watched the dance presentation by three friends of mine from school for their p.e. class (good job irvin, *qt* daphne and darl!)nagfeefeeling akong bouncer because I volunteered to be an usher (para libre!). Take note sa labas kami shouting at people akala mo naman natatakot sila sa akin haha!!! pero yung kasama ko totoong bouncer mukha ngang football player nagmukha akong dwende hahaha!!! after that went clubbing with rose and shirley... I had opportunities to meet new people then.. but nahiya ako sa kanilang dalawa its so hard pagkasama mo mga babae and you go clubbing. people think gf ko either one of em oh well and the thing is pareho silang heartbroken just broke up so bastos naman dba? .. anyway, same with if a woman goes to a club with guys dba? how will you get guys then dba? am i making sense here? bayi kasi punyeta get your freakin i.d. na let's go clubbing! para akong tanga that night nagwawala ako while dancing i was so hyper i don't know why balik na ang mga makukulit kong dance moves- ;) alam ni mari yun! hahaha!! sa tapat ng bhay mo hahah!!!

(3) Saturday- My uncle louie and his family came from the Philippines (I was the designated driver for the weekend! hinatid ko sa oakland airport si uncle louie at ang preggy qt wife niya si tita maye. (by the way thanks nga pala sa friendster na shirt! haha jologs man!) ng 6:30am after friday night ah! before that hinatid ko pa dad ko ng 5am kya kinailangan ko talga uminom ng coffee! (uncle louie went to a wedding at l.a.) Iniwan nila si estefeni(daughter nila yun) sa amin.. hehe... cute cute niya hehehe!! love na love ko yung batang yan... kamukha ko kc nung baby ako e... cute yung nose at kulut kulut hehehe... hayun ano pa kc... i had to pick them up again sa oakland.. bad nga ako e... i beat my record sa freeway.. naka 95mph nako sa san mateo bridge.. gusto kong umabot sana ng 100mph takot nako e... kasi may aksidente kaming nadaanan... anyway sinundo ko ang magasawa nung gabi and went straight to auntie loo's house sa san bruno kasi may dinner... oh did i mention i have a new phone... what's nice is... hehe... binigay lang.. haha... that's a price-driven-buyer... haha... walang price... nde barter trade lang kasi i was the driver at computer consultant nila uncle louie haha!! kala mo namn computer genius ako hehe hindi.. magaling lang akong mangalikut pakelamero kc ako e!... o dba fair naman yung dba? i got ericsson t610 not bad... i was thinking of buying a 6600 or a P900 ... i don't really need it naman e... okay na ito at least may camera hehe.. ayan nga nagamit ko na! yey! gusto ko rin ng Cybershot kaso sayang pera ko... manghihinayang lang ako sa price nyak $490 fak!

(4) Sunday- Mother's day and I had to study for my tuesday test and work on my eng paper..

(5) Monday- I was so sleepy the whole day but I had to go to work after school without rest 3pm-11pm. o dba? astig!

(6) Tuesday, May 11, 2004- today... ha! I had a much deserved sleep at last! after doing a lot of things.. exams are two weeks away... summer is so near.. kaya summer classes here I come.. I was thinking of going back to P.I. this August... then again... I might see (you)* then leave ulit i figured out that I hate leaving again (you)*. maybe after 2 more years pwede na... move on bart geesh! your pathetic man!... oh by the way... I plan on delaying my usf transfer to next spring sem that is after christmas break. To save $20k hahaa!!! wala lang punyeta medyo mahal lang naman sa USF $800+ per unit... sira ulo yung mga catholic school dto.. mamumulubi kami huhuh.. sana magraduate na ako and makakuha ako ng maraming grant! oh well.. that's it for me! im done... have to email my teachers tc guys!

PEACE!

(you)*: you know who you are

Better dayz

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Keep your head up and try to keep the faith
And pray for better dayz

Better dayz, Better dayz
Heeyyy
Better dayz
Thinking bout better dayz
Better dayz, Better dayz, Better dayz
Heeyy
Better dayz
Got me thinking bout better dayz
-2pac

I am feeling better... scarred but still kicking... I guess yesterday was the peak of what I was feeling... Im ayt.. Listening to my 2pac cd's all day.. all afternoon... all night... (bayi pucha napaadik mo ako men!)

We are required to do a paper in ENG100 for the book, "Men are from Mars, and Women are from Venus". I disagree with the concept of Men only retreating to their caves when there's a problem, and women exclusively are like the waves.. I think men although not most of the time are like waves too... Im just saying this because as I observed myself.. I know I get emotional too.. and one time I am the happiest person in the world then the next day one bit of change can make me like the loneliest puppy. But I was just wondering do women have caves too? I think ladies have them too sometimes... what do you think ladies? speak up.. :)



Price-Driven-Buyer V.S. Quality-Driven-Buyer

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ROOTS Chapter 1

I was raised in a very very very(m not exaggerating) thrifty family. To be honest, I came from one of the prominent clans in Pampanga. Business was always our life. We live with the simplest things but if you base it on the businesses that we have back in P.I., you will assume that we are spoiled and filthy rich.

The answer is no. Chances are you have a more normal childhood than we had.

My mom makes sure that we don't feel spoiled. In fact, when I was a kid, I felt I was being ignored and unloved. It was so hard to understand why my best bud got new shoes, and my old shoes even if the "swelas" was popping out, is still on my feet and not in the trash can. My mom's motto was, "as long as it works, you don't need to buy new ones". This is the policy in the house... more of like when I grew up... the policy of my life.

We have been somehow disciplined to control our money, get the best deals and save the money left in the bank. If I think about it now, the training ground that I know of is getting P10-P20 a day when I was in grade school, and P30 a day my whole high school life. This ain't 1980's my friend, this was the 90's. In order to survive (kala mo pa naman mamatay kami ;p), my cousin kimo, my sister nicole, and I embarked on a journey. If Magellan explored our country to look for spices, we were out to fill our pockets with money. I felt our same business blood running through their veins. We even used Nicole as a tool. We used her povedan bus mates as our first clients.

The Product: Customized Hand-drawn Bookmarks.
Price: P2.50-P5.00
Result: Just a fad. The supply was run over by the demand. (in short wala ng need hahaa!)

We were young businessmen... businesskids i suppose. We were giving fair shares i think o inaabuso namin yung little sister ko mwahahaha.. i couldn't remember.. I think I was in the 4th grade or 5th grade ata nun.. and i was so so fat... haha! wala lang..

I just realized this now that we were the young apprentices of the Ocampo family. We were pushed to look for the better value for our money because if we didn't, nothing will be left for us to put inside our pockets. I remember before when my dad and mom would go to work and we were tasked to go to the supermarket, my mom would always say, "With this amount you should be able to buy everything on this list." Then she will say.. "You should also have change." That means, with a little amount of money, you should be able to squeeze everything for you to buy what's on the list and to top it all... she wants to have change. Ang galing! This was a good practice because this definitely made me sure and double check that what I was buying until now is either on a very very very good sale price or just getting a good deal.

Our family knows where to buy our products, and have established a great reputation throughout the 40+ years among our customers ever since it was opened. The Ocampo’s Olongapo was made through the sacrifices and hardships of my lolo and lola. The foundation of the store was literally made with blood and tears. Looking at it now, it is like a monument and milestone for us third generation. It kinda serves an inspiration for me. Standing proud and gallantly among the battles it has fought. It provides as a fortress and at the same time a home for all of us, especially sa mga “apo”. I used to accompany my lola and lolo to “divi”. A slang word we used by our family to signify divisoria. HAha… those were the days… We would fill my lola’s L300 with all of the products that we can sell… be it a tabo, little trash can, spoons and forks, etc. I was so small then and I was helping them… ang cute cute ko pa nun! (kaya nga narcissistic pagbigyan mo na ako! haha!!) This in turn made me always look for the better price. … you also have two choices if you wanna get it... it’s either you go to another place or wait…

My roots as a Price-Driven-Buyer runs deep… this may not be all of my crazy experiences as a kid… but this is just a number of experiences I can remember… give me time to reminisce… watch out for Chapter 2 heheh!!! I have to catch the bus! Peace!

Current Mood: Semi-Happy
Song: ONLY 2PAC CD’s on my cd player baby!



NGA PALA punyeta last episode na tom ng friends... 2 hour finale!!! syet GO ROSS and RACHEL!!! woohoo!!! nakakainis kinikilig ako i dont know what will happen!!! pro i know they will end up together! I just wanna know how...

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I feel so empty...






(it took me ten hours of sleep, a cup of coffee, and a cigarrete stick before I could write this)