Nearsighted Blindness

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Rice Chronicles #1

Photo Credit: betterhealth.vic.gov.au

I'm on a journey towards losing weight. I used to say that I don't really care if the "daddy-tummy" is starting to develop. (no, I ain't a dad yet, I promised to keep the crib empty remember? hehe) Since I think that despite having one, I'd still get paid with what I do anyway. I don't use my flabs to think and write in the first place. And so, I continued with my day to day living without caring on the amount of food I eat (and my officemates would tell you that I've been eating a lot) But I realized very recently that the "daddy-tummy" development has to stop. And here I am, embarking on a road that I've taken before - I ain't gonna eat rice at least until our concert day on September 6.

Yesterday was my first day for the no-rice diet and I was successful! For breakfast, I ate Cream-O and coffee. For lunch, we ate at Chowking and I ate pancit bihon and siopao. And for dinner, I ate pancit canton and fried eggs. Yeah yeah, you'll tell me that what I ate aren't so healthy either. But then again, they're not carbs from rice so it's all good for me :p

Until when will I last? I don't know. The rice grains' pull is strong, but I'm the one with the brain. So I guess it's all up to me.

UP, up and away!

Watched Disney/Pixar's UP with my growth group last night.

And it's just awesome! Sans the effort to rationalize the amount of realism the film has - talking dogs and multi-colored cross-breed dodo bird and ostrich - the massive amount of scientific inconsistencies just makes the animated feature more fun and entertaining. Talking dogs? You get the picture.

Some scenes are tear-jerkers - at least to the awesome girl two seats away from me - and some have LOLs written all over it.

Carl, Ellie, Russell, Dug and Kevin prove that an adventure despite the inevitable danger along the way, is still an adventure worth taking. And in Carl's case, it was an adventure he had to do with a crossed heart.

As always, the Disney/Pixar partnership delivers an animated film that is not just for kids but for adults with juvenile hearts.

So far, all of the films that they have made that I've watched - Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E and Up (I have not watched both Toy Stories and A Bug's Life, I'm a loser that way) - I always get the same feeling after.

I'm not sure what it is, but others call it "heart-warming".

Rescue

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Let's see how this improves over the year :)

My Lakbayan grade is C!

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Two Parties and a Night

Sounds fun? Not really. Especially if the other party is actually not work.

While everybody else around you is gyrating to the thumping sounds of house and trance, your truly walked around with a pen and notebook in hand.

My job? To write down the names of every person that the photographer would take a picture of. Sounds fun? To some extent, yes it was. But at some point, I was aching to dance already. :)

The event was Big Fish's GodsKitchen Worldwide with DJ Sander Van Doorn and it was awesome. This is my second Big Fish event and i can't wait for the next.

Was never a fan of house music until I went to Big Fish's Innovation White party which I then wrote about for Spot.ph. And I am a fan since.

The second party was a walk away from Big Fish since it was also at a.Venue but this was at Attica Bar. It is RX 93.1's 90's party.

This time, I didn't have to walk around taking down people's names. I was just there, chillin' with Kat Cruz and Gabb Agapito. We soon left the party and settled to just sit and talk inside a.Venue.

Got home by 4am. And boy was I sleepy the day after.

Two parties in one night was fun. But heck, I'd give anything to catch the ZzZzZzZzZzs lost. :D

Sun Set No More

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Dada Docot's Sablay

In reference to the piece of clothing, UP students wear during the commencement exercises.

I remember when I wore mine not too long ago. I am not ashamed to say that it's probably one of my proudest moments. Not everyone are able to experience the privilege of studying in such a school. But wearing it also bears a huge responsibility.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

This is EPIC!

My Hesitant Feet

I'd kill for this one. I'm kidding.

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How to Break Up (Tales of Mere Existence)

This is really funny.

Lunch-hour Teenage Dad

Babies. They're some of the cutest living creatures on Earth. But taking care of one of them for a mere 15 minutes can drain the life out of a fat 21-year old.

I love my god-daughter Mika, but hey, try running around Landmark for 15 minutes straight, with no rest, while worrying that the kid hopefully does not get lost or bumps her head is somewhere, is probably the most exhausting activity I've had the past 21 years. That may be an exaggeration but I'm trying to make a point. :p

I looked like a teen-age dad (I know I'm 21 and I don't look nearly like a teenager but I'm still relatively young though) running after his baby girl.

So I pledge to keep the crib empty until I'm ready to run after a hyper kid again.

The Traffic that was Worth It

As I've blogged earlier, some friends and I had an awesome roadtrip to Alabang last Wednesday. I texted Minneli that I think we should leave Ortigas really early since we might encounter SLEX traffic due to Pres. Aquino's burial. So we agreed to meet up by 7am at GCF. But we all know what happens if things are planned at such an ungodly hour. :) Regardless, we left GCF at 7:45am. Lo and behold, there was no traffic, so we arrived at Alabang really early. After the whole day rest, we headed for home.

And the traffic that we tried to avoid earlier that day, materialized that very afternoon. It was just really bad. It was moving but on such a turtle speed. Right after the Sucat exit was this:

And this went one til forever. The fence separating the express way and the service road was filled with supporters, by-standers and merely curious people, all waiting to see the arrival of Pres. Aquino's coffin. People even climbed roofs and billboards just to be able to catch a glimpse of the President before she was laid to rest at the Manila Memorial.

All these, to have a last look at the former President who was a vital instrument in restoring democracy for the Filipino people. And despite the traffic, no temper rose, because we all understood that what was going on was historic. What was before us was once in a lifetime. This was traffic that I didn't loathe to experience.

This was a President that the Filipino people loves because of her dedication. This was a President who fought despite threats for her life. This was a President who proved that "the Filipino is worth dying for." This was a President who had the people's interest at top most priority. No, she isn't perfect but she does deserve credit.

And in all honesty I ask, is the current President capable of such things? Would Mikee and Luli feel the same support the Filipino gave Noynoy and Kris, if it were them at the same circumstance.

I highly doubt that.

The first three photos are my shots using RJ's camera except the last photo which he shot. :)

Hangover at Alabang

L-R: Me, Minneli and Abi

Roadtrips are nothing short of awesome. And this one is not an exception. Since August 5 was announced as a holiday in commemoration of former Pres. Cory Aquino's burial, together with 5 other friends, armed with an X-Trail, board shorts and canned goods, we traversed the early morning from Ortigas to Alabang.

L-R: Abi, Jacq, Andrew, Minneli, RJ and Me

We left Ortigas really early (and that would be my fault, right Minneli? haha.) We arrived at Alabang really early too! Even if we missed our Alabang exit, who would have thought that the Filinvest exit was closed? And the rest of the day was spent on talking about a lot of things - alcohol, poverty, money and high school relationships among others (Don Robin had nothing to say about all of them haha), swimming, jumping in all means possible, eating corned beef and tuna (oh Abi's was special due to the presence of the tomato and onion combo), watching The Hangover, taking weird photos and driving through the Cory-supporting-people ridden SLEX. But that would be another blog entry.

L-R: Jacq, RJ, Minneli, Andrew and Me

This was a holiday well spent :)

Replenish

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The Hangover

Funny as hell hahaha although it's not your conventional humor that one would expect from films form the same genre. This one takes a little bit of IQ haha :p and watching it with sabaw friends - Andrew, Minelli, Abi, RJ and Jacq - during a rainy afternoon is just fun :)

Choose

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Longing for College

UP-Diliman is an incomparable experience.

1. Reserving seats errr tables at the CASAA :)

2. The half-hour before training when people start arriving.

3. Arriving at the lung-friendly atmosphere of UP compared to that of Katipunan or Philcoa.

4. Meeting people around the campus.

5. Walking from the gym to Technohub.

6. Taking exams without reviewing for them.

7. Performances! I miss them a lot!!!!

8. Roadtrips going to these performances (WOOT for getting lost on our way to Pasay!)

9. Selling concert tickets at AS Walk

10. Club showcase at the AS Lobby, me being the umalohokan

11. Random hang outs and overnights (Overnight at Hanna's for Sam's birthday still tops my list)

12. Whole-day-training-Sundays when everyone's just there.

13. Getting random texts that you have a performance the next day :)

14. Blue Team is love. Purple Team is dead tiring.

15. Collabo performances with other dance orgs - Pep, Filipiniana and DanceSport (UAAP, Pep Rally and Technohub)

16. Screaming my lungs off for the Compet team during Skechers.

17. Spending a whole afternoon with any Clubber in sight

18. Life in Maskom is just beyond awesome!

19. Chosen Ground and Street Fuzion. need i say more?

20. Cramming for papers due in an hour.

21. On the spot reporting in classes. And pulling it off!!

22. Simultaneous screaming and laughing at the Skywalk.

23. Failing exams yet getting good grades after is just sweet. (a field trip is every student's weapon)

24. Watching the sun rise at Sunken Garden.

25. Having decent conversations with people.

I can list more. :/

I miss college. I miss UP.