Missing

I miss...

.. mangga't bagoong.
.. the tilaoks of the manoks every morning.
.. the ingay of the kuligligs at night.
.. channel 7 and channel 5.
.. pandesal.
.. patis Tanza.
.. isaw.
.. lugaw, tokwa't baboy.
.. riding jeepneys and shouting "Para!" to the driver.
.. my Mamang's homemade meals..

I miss my Papang, Mamang, Ate Eden, Kuya Eric, Neneng and Tini.. :(
I'm missing home... :(

Random thoughts

Wala lang magawa. :)

• I was intrigued by the posts that I read in FB this week having the "AMALAYER" thing on almost everyone's stat messages. Hah! Made me realized I'm way behind in terms of what's happening around me. 
• Action movies are NOT my thing - I watched Skyfall last night with my housemates and Taken 2 a few weeks back. Ahhh... I feel that I am torturing myself - I cannot breathe properly. I am still palpitating even the movie was over. And worst, I feel nauseous. I liked watching horror movies more!
• I had coffee this morning at a popular coffee shop. In their menu, there's something posted saying that vegetarianism is suitable for blood A type people. And type A people should eat more vegetables, carbohyrates and little meat. My reaction to this?? Whaaatttt? Little meat? Nooooo... 
• I love eating meat. I feel like I'm a dinosaur at my past life! A carnivorous dino in this case! 
• Weddings always makes me feel happy and weepy at the same time! I was browsing through FB and saw this post from Jason Magbanua's page - "ikaw ang leche plan at ube sa aking halo-halo, ang itlog sa aking tapsi at ang white sauce sa aking shawarma" together with a wonderful video of a simple but happy beach wedding in Bohol. Sweet!
• I am not the girly girl type. Tama! Wala akong hilig sa mga kung anik-anik na kakikayan. Napapanisan ako ng lipstick at lipgloss. Nangangati ang mukha ko sa make-up. Hindi ako masyadong conscious kung anong itsura ko at kung nasa porma pa ba ang kilay ko. Skirt or pants? Pants! Dress or t-shirts? Ah, t-shirts! Blazer or jacket? Hmmnn.. Jacket! Doll shoes or rubber shoes? Rubber shoes! Kailangan ko bang magbago? Haaay... Huwag kayong ganyan.. In fairness sa akin, tinry ko naman.. kaya lang.. hindi ako nagtatagumpay.. hahahahhaha!! Nabubulok ang mga dress ko at heels dito sa bahay! Ang tingin ko lang na talagang indication na girlalu aketch eh ang pagkahilig ko sa bag at sa mga boys! Hahahahaha! :)
• Wish ko lang kasingganda ng boses ni Adele ang boses ko para maka-100 ako sa videoke! 
• Bakit ba ang tamad ko? 
• Mahal ko talaga si Ser Chief! Sorry na Maya! Hahahahahah! 
• Johnny Depp forever! 
• Tulog sa maulang araw? Priceless!
• Lumalaki na ang mga inaanak ko... Sana kapag kinasal ako, pwede pa silang maging ring bearers at flower girls! (Lord, pakidalian po sana ang pagbigay ng prince charming ko! :))
• Hindi ako techie. Period.
• Ang sarap ng crinkles.
• Wish ko lang magaling akong magluto. 

MIA

Yup. MIA. That's me! When did I last posted an entry here? When was the last time the "writer's streak" kicked in? Well, it seems, it's not just me who's missing a whole lotta of blogging lately. Most of my favorite bloggers are taking their leaves of absences as well. Well, huh! That's no reason for me to forgot this! Yeah, maybe I'm a bit busy now - crazy busy that it! And a little bit lazy..... Okay okay.. maybe more than a little bit of lazy..  I'm doing more of FB, Instagramming and bonding with my Kindle lately. Yes! I'm guilty!

Guilty as is, I still can't find any valuable topic to write about - - - - -. I still have my snapshots of Batman that I haven't arranged yet. I have a couple of pending articles that I can't finish. Suddenly, I felt too raw and felt that I utterly lost my sense of writing. I feel that work is draining too much of my energy and my workdays are normally filled with exhausting hours answering emails and updating spreadsheets and answering critical issues involving deliveries to customers. With this, my weekends are normally spent sleeping and doing grocery shopping. I go and meet friends.... sometimes.. (if I feel like it. ;)) and have lunch, dinner or coffee with them. I am not the sporty time so sporty stuffs for me. :)

Okay... I can't write further.. My thoughts are incoherrent and it looks like I'm ranting and complaining.. Maybe, I'll post some pictures instead..

This is me and the man who turned me down... hahahaha... No just kidding! He's Herbie! My cool and beautiful (he's going to love this! :)) friend from college. We had coffee a few days after he came back from his HK vacation. The "sosyal" chocolate (La Maison Du Chocolat) is his pasalubong to me. :)

Lot of sleepless nights lately... I was advised to drink hot milk! I didn't know though if it worked or I was just too tired and stressed out (after several days with too little sleep) that I ended snoring (I think I snore!) a few minutes after sipping it.

I'm turning into a noodle maniac!

Burger Gangnam Style! Testing out a sandwich at Kraze Burgers in Marina Bay Sands.



 "Sing us a song your a piano BAT-man! Sing us a song tonight!" - this is Batman's pic together with the grand piano that I have assembled.

Answered prayers - God's answering my long time prayers! Thank you Lord! Thank you Mama Mary! Thank you Tata Osteng! :)

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My Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy

I love Queen songs... and I love Jason Mraz.. Put them together, Man! It's a blast! Love! Love! Love!

Somebody that I used to know

It was a song originally performed by Gotye, but I got curious on the song when it was performed by Elise and Phillip in AI.

Elise and Phillip's version in AI:

Gotye's version

Good Morning!

I had a tough week so I guess I deserve to be happy today! 

Good morning everyone! 

Pa pa ra pa pa... Love ko 'to! :)

You fill up my senses

If we're going to talk about some things that I can't live without, I'll tell you immediately that these would be my glasses (because I cannot function without them unless I'm in the shower), my Kindle, my derma-prescripted deo and my phone and office computer that has my music playlists. Yup, you read them right! No lipgloss. No blush. No eyeshadow. No mascara. Yep, that's me! I can definitely live without any cosmetic stuffs BUT I cannot exist without my "BASICS" - that will be food, books and MUSIC.

Music plays a big part in my life. I consider myself more of a melody-lover than the lyrics-lover kind. I got attracted to a song by the mere melody of it, the sound it carries, the rhythm it depicts. The lyrics part normally comes later. 

Here are some of the songs that I really love. 

Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton

Believe it or Not by Joey Scarbury


Piano Man by Billy Joel


Four Strong Wind by Neil Young


Operator by Jim Croce


Summer Breeze by Seals and Croft


Photographs and Memories by Jim Croce


I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song by Jim Croce


Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce


I Will Always Love You by Kenny Rogers and Bee Gees


Perhaps Love by John Denver

Cute animated video

I was browsing through some of the blogs that I'm following and it lead me to this cute animated video in Youtube. :)

Love Line by Andrew Deeds Walton

My Love By My Side

I watched a program in KBS channel a few weeks ago featuring singers performing the Immortal Songs of Kim Hyun Sik. And for some reason, I felt sad and I felt like crying as I watched Lim Jeong Hee's performance on her version of "My Love By My Side".




I was drawn by the melody of the song (which is logical since I can't understand the lyrics since it's in Korean). So I asked my good Korean friend/work counterpart DK oppa for some background on the song and of course if he is familiar with the song. And it was confirmed that it's a sad song. The original singer Kim Hyun Sik died last 1990 at a very young age of 32. The song "My Love By My Side" is a single on his last album that he created and was released after his death. My good friend found some English translations to the song,  but he said that he thinks that the translation cannot match the sadness and the emotions that was poured by the singer on the song.


Saying goodbye you went away, you took my dream away.
Should I get down on my knees now begging you to stay.
Why you had to go away, you didn’t let me know.
Won’t you please come back to me, I am waiting for you.
When you said goodbye to me, the world just turned its back.
Should I get down on my keens begging you to stay with me.
Why you had to go away, you didn’t let me know.
Everything is strange to me, Oh I am falling down.
You know the walls are closing in, this broken piece of my heart.
Won’t you hear me now and remember all my pain.
Oh you are my love, please come back to me.
You’re the only one for me, should I leave and let you go.
And when I was down, you turned your back on me.
Tell me how I should live, won’t you please come back to me. !!
Tell me how I should live, won’t you please come back to me. !!
Tell me how I should live, won’t you please come back to me. !!

I even searched for the lyrics.


My Love By My Side
Kim Hyun Sik


na-e　mo-dun　sa-rang-i
ddeo-na-ga-nun　na-ri
dang-si-ne　gu　oo-sum　dwi-e-seo
ham-ke　ha-nun-de


cheo-ri　eom-nun　yog-si-me
gu　ma-nun　mi-ryeo-ne
dang-si-ni　innun　geon
a-nin-ji　a-ni-get-ji-yo


si-ga-nun　meo-reo-ji-mu-ro　hyang-hae-ga-nun-de
yag-sog　haet-deon
gu-dae-ma-nun　ol　jool　mo-ru-go
ae-sseo　oo-sum　ji-u-myeo
do-ra-o-nun　gi-run
oe　gu-ri-do　nat-sseol-go　meol-gi-man　han-ji


jeo　yeo-rin　ga-ji　sa-i-ro
hon-ja-in　na-rul　nu-kil-ddae
i-reo-ke　a-pun
gu-dae　gi-eo-gi　nal-ka


nae-sa-rang　gu-dae　naegyeo-te　it-sseo-jwo
i　se-sang　ha-na　bboo-nin
o-jig　gu-dae-ma-ni
him-gyeo-oon　na-re
neo　ma-jeo　ddeo-na-myeon
bi-tul-geo-rin　nae-ga
an-gil　go-sun　eo-di-e


jeo　yeo-rin　ga-ji　sa-i-ro
hon-ja-in　na-rul　nu-kil-ddae
i-reo-ke　a-pun
gu-dae　gi-eo-gi　nal-ka


nae-sa-rang　gu-dae　naegyeo-te　it-sseo-jwo
i　se-sang　ha-na　bboo-nin
o-jig　gu-dae-ma-ni
him-gyeo-oon　na-re　neo　ma-jeo　ddeo-na-myeon
bi-tul-geo-rin　nae-ga
an-gil　go-sun　eo-di-e
bi-tul-geo-rin　nae-ga
an-gil　go-sun　eo-di-e
bi-tul-geo-rin　nae-ga
an-gil　go-sun　eo-di-e




Here is the original version. According to several articles, he was already having some difficulties in singing when he recorded this song. That's maybe you can hear the huskiness in his voice and it seems like he is in pain.



The man died but his music lives forever.

Robin checks in

I saw this posted on my FB friend's wall. And it got me laughing really hard... Hahahahahahha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Yes! Ang babaw ko ba? :) Mwahahahahahahha! Sorry na... Super natatawa talaga ako.. Nyehehehehehe! :)