let them shine

For the first time, I won't comment on this. I'll give the honor to all my FRIENDS. Baka kasi sabihin mo Bettina nag bubuhat ako ng sarili kong bangko alam niyo na mahirap magsalita kasi pangit na ako, insecure at pathetic pa. LOL

I'll let my friends do the talking this time :)

NOON AT NGAYON:

Ang mga pagbabago sa buhay ko...

Noong bata ako, buhay ko ang Family Computer. Andiyan na yung Ninja Turtles, Pacman, at siyempre yung Super Mario. Tapos nun, nagustuhan ko yung brick game kasi napakahandy niya, diba? Noong medyo nagdalaga ako, Dance Dance Revo (DDR) na ang trip ko. Ngayon blogging na ang kinaaliwan ko.

Noong bata ako tagu-taguan at habulan ang paborito kong laruin kasama ng mga pinsan, nung nagdadalaga na tennis at volleyball na ang nakahiligan ko. Ngayon, wala na akong interest sa kahit anong physical activities haha, pero sinusubukan kong mag gym kahit twice a week lang.

Noong bata ako, favorite kong panoorin ay Princess Sarah, Ang TV at Power Rangers. Oo alam ko, medyo jologs yun. Pero nung nagdalaga ako, lalong lumala, naaliw ako sa mga telenovela gaya ng Mula sa Puso at Ezperanza. Ngayon medyo nag improve at addict ako sa mga TV series gaya ng Heroes, Lost, Prison Break, Supernatural, CSI at NCIS.

Noong bata ako kailangan pa ako paluin para kumain lang ng almusal, tanghalian at hapunan. Noong nagdadalaga na ako, naging health and weight conscious ako. Ngayon kailangan na akong pigilan kumain haha!

Noong bata ako bihira ako makipag laro at makipag kaibigan sa mga lalake dahil usong uso noon at tuksuan na ( Girl Germs, and Boy Germs Lock). Nung nagdadalaga na ako, nag umpisa na ang pakikipag barkada ko sa opposite sex ngunit limited din dahil nag aaral ako sa Isang Catholic School na exclusive for girls. Ngayon, halos mga lalaki ang mga ka close ko na kaibigan dahil mas madali sila pakisamahan, walang mga drama.

Noong bata ako, kinocollect ko si Barbie at si Ken at ang kanilang mga gamit, andyan na ang bedroom set, kitchen set at pati kotse nila. Noong nagdalaga, naging stuffed toys na ang hilig ko, At ngayon, puro kalandian na ang kino collect ko gaya ng mga bags, damit, shoes at make up. (haha!)

Noong bata ako, napakahilig ko sa stationeries. Naalala ko gustung gusto ko pa yung may mabangong amoy at yung personalized kahit wala naman ako sinusulatan, basta iniipon ko lang sila. Ngayon, gusto ko ako na yung gumagawa ng susulatan ko. Naging creative, kumbaga. Pero pag tinamad, email at text ok na.

Noong bata ako, laging naka pencil case yung mga panulat ko, at dapat laging pink ang pencilcase ko. Meron pa akong mga mababangong pambura, at matching na pantasa. Nung medyo nagdalaga, nahilig ako sa iba't ibang kulay ng ball pens, lalo na ang mga gel pens. Kahit nga silver at gold pinatulan ko. Ngayon, wala na akong dalang panulat sa klase, laptop na ang lagi kong bitbit.

Noong bata ako, type writer ang ginagamit ko pag may project o report sa school. Nung medyo nagdadalaga naging uso na ang family computer. Ngayon, laptop na ang gamit ko.

Noong bata ako, telebabad queen ako (landline). Ngayon, cellphone na ang lagi kong dala dala.

Noong bata ako, snail mail ang uso. Noong nagdalaga, na-in ako sa mIRC at syempre sa email. Ngayon, iba na naman. Andiyan yung YM, MSN, yung friendster, facebook at syempre, yung blog.

Noong bata ako, walkman, radyo at cassette ang uso. Tapos syempre kasama na yung blank tapes. Nung medyo nagdalaga, naging discman na. Ngayon, iPod na ang uso, may iPod nga ako pero hindi ko naman ginagamit kasi lagi naman ako on the go.

Noong bata ako, betamax pa ang hinihiram naming sa video stores. Nung medyo nagdalaga, naging VHS na. Ngayon, meron na syempreng VCD at DVD.

Noong bata ako, lagi akong nagsisimba tuwing linggo kasama ng buong pamilya, noong nagdadalaga na siguro mga twice a month nalang. Ngayon, sa mga espesyal na occassion nalang kami nakakapagsimba.

Good job. Nabasa mo na lahat.

So what's the point of this entry? Well, I just wanted to show that most of the time, it's only our mediums that change. When we grow older, ( Gee, I really feel old) we usually go a level higher in terms of our likes and dislikes, but our interests are basically the same.

Now I finally understand the line

"I HAVE CHANGED, BUT STILL THE SAME."

ballbreakers


Notice: This entry is going to be similar to my friend Trixielle's entry " What strikes my gear", therefore I give full credit for the idea and this is just my version.


As I was going reading Trixielle"s entry, I couldn't help but laugh and agree to most of the things she wrote, Trix idol kita, natatawa ako pag nag bi-bitch fit ka and para "maki uso", haha I wanted to come up of my own list that generally speaking, "breaks my balls". (No guys, I don't have balls lol, it's just a term Rhea and I tend to use to refer to things/people that annoy us.)

So here goes;

• The biggest thing that does my head in are CUSTOMERS. Yes Customers, as most of you know I work for Telstra, a telecom provider here in Australia. I mainly provision mobile and internet connections for consumers and business customers and everynow and then deal with mobile repairs and billing enquries. So when will customers realize and get it through their thick heads that I am a Sales Rep and not the person who is freaking in charge of their bills?! Everyday we get customers yelling at us, yes you read that right YELLING and abusing the crap out of us for recieving a very expensive bill. Does it look like I freaking generate those bills, and somehow magically decide that Person A must get a $600 phone bill because she/he has more income than Person B? AHH! get our of our store, and call the freaking Billing Department that is right on top of your bill!

• On top of that, Customers who come in looking to buy load for Optus, Vodafone or 3 at our Tesltra Shop. Enough said
  

• People who claim that they are "this" or "that", yet they are all talk. Seriously, get over yourself! No one cares if your mum drives a porsche or if your dad slept with Bill Clinton's wife, or if your hooking up with Prince Edward. They talk and talk and talk, that all their bullshit goes in one ear, and comes out the other.
  

• People who swear in each and every sentence that comes out of their filthy mouth. Come on! Who wants to hear this? "Omg bro fuck you, I'm fuckin over this shit bro, I hate uni bro, fucking sucks balls bro" Alright bro, can I slap you bro? LOL

• People who wear high heels, short skirts/dresses, with heaps of accessories and make up to University. Going clubbing are we cake face? Far out, how can you be bothered dolling up just for a 9am Bio Science Lecture?

• People who claim and say that they are "pretty" or "smart". Alright fair enough you are, but wouldn't it be better if these compliments came from other people, rather than yourself? We don't see celebrities like KC Conception for example saying " Omg I'm so pretty, kaya inggit ang mga ibang artista diyan kasi ang ganda ganda ko na, ang talino talino ko pa, oh! Kaya ang dami dami kong fans, gusto niyo ng autograph? and on top of that nanay ko ang Mega Star". Imagine a celebrity saying that? EWW.
  

• People who try so hard to speak/blog in English. Sorry guys, I know it may sound harsh, but come on it's more than okay to try to an extent though. Yes we've all heard the saying, "try and try until you suceed" or whatever chuvaness echos, pero siguro naman kung ganito ang pag construct mo ng sentence eh think twice na " I will prayed to God because he loved me unconditionally, and it's the only kind of unconditional love that I needed right now, and people took advantaged of it, I dont need a kind of love from a men, because I knew that HE is always there. I have stop thinking on what I have done wrong, and I am touch by all my friends who take care of me". Kung simple tenses and grammar lang hindi mo alam then that's okay, there's nothing wrong with admitting it, just don't be a "little miss know it all".
  

• And lastly, "mysterious commentors" commenting on our blogs. I was reading Trixielle's and Bianca's blogs, only to find that, like myself they have been getting stupid comments like " ampanget mo, chuva chuva ness". First of all, it's a waste of effort on your behalf, and secondly it only entertains us, when your whole intention is to only piss us off. Is this the only way you can show that you actually exist? Well I have news for you darling/s ( kung marami sila), we're not going to delete these comments because it doesn't embarass us at all, it all reflects on YOU. HAHA seriously, it makes me want to roll on the floor and laugh my head off, okay panget kami? Ok sinabi ba namin na Angelina Jolie material kami? Pero ok na rin, it just means that our blog is actually interesting enough for you to read. Next time, please put your name instead of using usernames like " yourugly", or "your fucked", don't hide behind that "pretty mask" and learn to grow some balls!

Ok I'm done bitching Haha, sorry if the entry seems unpleasant. If I don't vent, these thoughts are just going to be stuck in my head and will eventually drive me up the wall, so sabi nga nila Let it all out!

Philippines with the boyfriend and the extended family.


Hey guys, I know I was MIA again. Sorry, didn't get to paalam here. I was in the Philippines for 2 weeks and a bit last month. Spent Holy Week there with bebe and our families, specifically in Pampanga and Baguio. Haay how I miss the Philippines na.


Surprisingly I miss the traffic, the heat, horn ng mga jeeps and buses, mga batang naglalaro sa kalsada, mga tambay na umiinom sa kanto, SM Clark & Baguio, na mimiss ko yung pag pumapasok sa mall may manong guard na nag checheck ng bags, na mimiss ko botomless ice teas sa restaurants, Chowking's halo-halo, Jolibee's palabok, basta miss ko na lahat :(


Wish I could have stayed longer..

she's-not-white-so-she's-not-beautiful.

I have always wanted to blog about my opinion on skin-whitening products but never found the right timing. Just so you know, since this is the perfect time for you to hear my opinion, I AM AGAINST SKIN-WHITENING PRODUCTS. Any whitening product to be exact. The only reasonable excuse for me would be using it to whiten your wounds. That's it. But to actually believe your color would be lighter in just a few weeks seems like a crazy idea for me.

Why, you say?

Simple. I think it's very degrading. I believe Filipinos have a nice skin tone. A lot may not be born white but they exude a stunning color nonetheless. Is being white the only basis of beauty? Of course not. There are a lot of morenas who are very beautiful, living proofs that non-white skin color can still be attractive.

Remember the Biolink commercial? The one where the newborn baby turned out to be dark-colored? Remember the Dad's reaction? He looked disappointed right? Then he found out that the mom was just using Biolink whitenening product that's why she became fair-skinned. After that, his reaction was still unclear. He looked quite confused. I pity the baby. I think that's such a discriminating commercial. It's almost like saying that babies need to be white to be accepted by their own parents.

Gawd. I hate that she's-white-so-she's-beautiful mentality. Seriously, I think it's such an insulting and insensitive belief. By thinking that, you are also implying that she's-not-white-so-she's-not-beautiful.

It's so sad to know that society, who's supposed to bring out the best in you, can actually promote low self-esteem and wrong beliefs.

Our skin is like an apple. When the outermost layer is peeled, it becomes black and rotten after a while.

And believe it or not, this is what most skin-whitening products do to our skin. They slowly destroy it.

That's the sad thing about the people who promote these products. They encourage you to try it without researching about the possible long-term effects.

They take advantage of the fact that people are so in to exterior beauty nowadays that they don't care about what might happen after years of taking such products anymore.

It's frustrating to realize that often times, they tend to mislead you than to actually help you.

And all because of what? Fame and Money.