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2010-02-02T13:29:00.000-08:00

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I will no longer update my blogspot that much because I prefer tumblr more.

I'm having so much fun with it, especially now that I'm getting bored with facebook.

My tumblr, is less talk more inspiration.

Internship application

2009-11-23T12:08:00.000-08:00

Hmmm.... It's 4:53 AM, anytime now my dad is going to get out of his room and will still see me using the computer; I'm anticipating that he will again give me a slight lecture on why I stay up too late on the net and like all the other days when he does this, I usually just try to make it pass through my other ear. I'm such a disobedient daughter but even though I know my dad still loves me! =)

While I was browsing through the facebook profile of one of my favorite writer/producer, Pat Evangelista, I saw her post a status message that spark an interest in me. They're opening for internship for the 5th season of Storyline. Hmmmm.... interesting (flash bulb on!) According to Pat, they're not really going to check if your academically excellent, they want someone with passion.
Good thing she's still accepting applicants, I'm about to send in my application now, so wish me luck!

Back to school

2009-11-09T03:20:00.000-08:00

I'm back in school, after not being in school for ummm almost 6 weeks? I didn't miss the place but I do miss some cool people like my dean and those who hang out at the registrar's office. They all want me back in school, I never get to miss a login in facebook that I don't get a chat or an offline message from them. This semester looks bright, only two subjects, Photography and Mass communication II, all late afternoon subjects. I decided not to take advance subjects this semester, never again to subjects where I'm the sole student. The best part of going back to school to fix my schedule this coming semester? Hearing about how Sunstar's Mayette Tabada liked my blog! I was so psyched upon hearing this news cause I remember how my old STC Classmates would shiver in terror upon submitting a report, thesis and whatnot for her class - in short she was a terror slash perfectionist slash hard to please kind of professor. I wish I would have a chance to be under her, to experience such taunting (god I'm such a masochist) but not as excited as if I'll get a chance to meet my favorite local writer Melanie T. Lim of Sunstar.

School miscellaneous fees are more expensive than my subject fees. rawr. oh oh and my brother had his first driving lessons today. As of the moment, we chatting about how scared he was driving on the highway. My dad is giving him the car, something he deserves for being a better sibling but according to him he isn't good, he's just passive. haha I didn't know he knew what passive meant. lol. I think my brother is a genius, really good in analytical stuff only he's got really short attention span so he can't go through all the classroom hours.

I have to go, I'm meeting Yenyen by 8 and it's past 8 already. bohooo. Bacon Deli here I come!!! Yum Yum Yum

Update three

2009-11-08T03:29:00.000-08:00

Omar

benson

Edited new set of pictures, profile pictures of friends that I find interesting.
School starts tomorrow. Phbt. Went online for almost 9 hours. I am such an addict. I should go to rehab or something. I was pissed at someone today, she just knows how to get into my nerves. Lately, I have been really patient with issues trying to be the better person by choosing to keep quiet and not to defend myself aggressively like I used to but sometimes I feel like my silence has been taken advantaged. Strike three and thats it for this lady! Good thing my friend Di was there to make me feel better. I had to say the F word 5 times over our short text exchange.

To kick away bad vibes, I listened to ear bursting trance/house/electronic music, I felt like dancing and getting high from dancing laser lights. I love watching laser lights whenever I'm in a club, puts me in a trance.

Discovered this really nice song from ral's sister rizza - signature lies. I love love love the lyrics!
Check out Riz's youtube channel here.

You put me through hell
While I was under your spell
But I still beg to differ
You made me believe that
Everything we had
Would have a
Life time guarantee
With your signature lies
Every night my soul dies
Just a little
Just a little
But I put up with all your shit,
All of it,
All that you put me through
Just to be with you
Just to be with you

P.S. Complete album of my recent edits (if your interested to watch) can be found here

more more more!

2009-11-07T13:27:00.000-08:00

Original photos from Rhea Tiu.
I just found out today that Lezzy (Rhea) and I aren't friends yet in facebook. Bohoo. I miss her soo much, together with the other lesbiana of TCO batch 08. When they left, I decided to leave STC as well. I think the second batch is much much better. watchathink? hmmmm.

I bailed for bern's send off party. I'm soo sorry me!!! =( My lower back hurts really bad and I feel so restless and lazy. (as if it's a new thing haha). While waiting for my turn to use the PC, I did some stretching and Pilates. I feel much better now even if I haven't taken a pain killer pill since this morning.

I'm quite addicted to the new season of Pinoy Big Brother. I got all teary-eyed when the Filipino housemate in Finland had to say goodbye to the Finis housemates. Sucker punch me. Oh, oh out of boredom, I am now addicted to friends for sale. This application in facebook where you get to buy and sell your friends. It is weird but it feels good that I own *toot*, I bought him off from his bunny. lmao. You wouldn't know what I'm talking about unless if your my personal friend.

OK that's it. 6am. I'm off to do some other things on the net.
xoxo

Trying some Dave

2009-11-06T17:44:00.000-08:00

cousin bebong

Rv Cotiangco, photo by him.

Eric Canama V1, photo by him.

Eric Canama V2, photo by him.

Rv Cotiangco,Photo by him.

So, I was bored and decided to download and install photoshop in the new computer. Searched for David Hill Techniques and tried it myself. So far so good. Watchathink? If you want the link to the tutorial just click HERE. I've seen and tried some of the trials, the one I linked is the easiest and has a better final outcome. Just make sure you get a picture that has good resolution and lighting. Oh oh and if you guys don't know who Dave Hill is, click here. Thanks by the way to Bofel for paving the way for me to search for the David Hill technique. lol. These are a few pictures that I did over the span of an hour and a half, I'm too tired now and my back still aches. I'm popping a pill to kill this lower back pain!

I thought I was hallucinating about 45 minutes ago when I felt that the ground was shaking, good thing other online facebook friends confirmed that there was indeed an earthquake. Whew!

I'm attending this surprise send off party for a kindergarden friend later, guess I would be home early today. I miss chloe (chloe is my bed), it's gonna be a good night sleep for me again.

Oh and I have to go back to school on monday, sembreak is oooovvvvvveeeerrrrr. My school professors loves me, only if I can tell how much string they pulled just so I can still pass the last semester. hahahhahaa

Shameless Advertising: Alejandro's Disco Saturday Grind

2009-11-05T21:01:00.000-08:00

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p.s.Tonight (Nov 6, FRIDAY), it's acoustic virtuoso Carl Ferrer live onstage. Feel free to sing along with him. He provides the music while you provide the lyrics!

BLOOD, A Halloween Costume Party

2009-10-29T03:08:00.001-07:00

Hey Cebu!

Get ready with your costumes! Only two more days to go!

DJ Jay on the mix with your favorite dance tunes starting at 9pm!

Prizes for the first thirty (30) guests in costume! Plus special prizes for the top three (3) best in costume! Awarding at midnight!

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Alejandro's is located along Don Jose Avila St., Capitol Site, Cebu City. It is at the back of Cebu Doctors' Hospital and near Cebu Vacation Hotel.

Call 253 7921 for more details, take out and delivery. Look for Jackie.

Stateless: Bloodstream

2009-10-25T07:55:00.000-07:00

Wake up look me in the eyes again
I need to feel your hand upon my face
Words can relay nice
They can cut you open
And the silence surrounds you
and hunts you
I think I might’ve inhale you
I could feel you behind my eyes
You gotten into my bloodstream
I could feel you floating in me
Words can relay nice
They can cut you open
And the silence surrounds you
and hunts you
I think I might’ve inhale you
I could feel you behind my eyes
You gotten into my bloodstream
I could feel you floating in me

The spaces in between
Two minds and all the places they have been
The spaces in between
I tried to put my finger on it
I tried to put my finger on it
I think I might’ve inhale you
I could feel you behind my eyes
You gotten into my bloodstream
I could feel you floating in me
I think I might’ve inhale you
I could feel you behind my eyes
You gotten into my bloodstream
I could feel you floating in me

Bloodstream - Stateless.

It's 5:00 am and I'm waiting for your reply

2009-10-17T04:57:00.000-07:00

I feel like my head is going to burst from all the tug of war thoughts that come in and out of my head.
I listen to my friends, for a minute or two, I follow what they think is best for me and then you come, you flash that smile and for a second, I forget everything else that I told myself I should do.

What is this feeling? take it away. Then I take my words back because when you are in that feeling, it's something that you just want to stay in for as long as it would last.. ohoh I have been nothing but a disappointment to myself. Now, I understand better the deeper meaning of taking one step forward yet it feels like taking two steps backward. Damn!

Then you try to take that step sideways and it pulls you back again like your all steel and he's magneto.

But what scares me even more? Is the more that I am with you, the more that I feel like I am no longer myself. That self that I've build years just so that no one like you could make me feel this way.

Disclaimer: This isn't an emo note, I'm not heartbroken or anything. I'm just listening to a song and got inspired to write this note. Although this one is close to the heart haha

When you called me heartless

2009-10-17T04:56:00.000-07:00

I guess i am in constant denial that I don't need love - the romantic kind of love.
Then one night, I found myself praying, how I wish God would give me that someone to make me feel the way that lovers feel during courtship... during their first month together... their first Christmas or holiday... the first fight... the first make up after a very short break up... the first kiss... the first time you wake up with your whole body wrapped around that person's arms... The first time you tell each other how happy your are that your together and how you would try to make it through every struggle...and all that..

Bittersweet cause it seems like it never ever comes, while others change from one relationship to another..
Maybe cause I might be looking for the wrong reason, at the wrong time, wrong place or I maybe looking at the wrong person.
If I'm looking for love, I know I wouldn't find it in someone who already loves another.

So I guess that made me realize that I can be on the right track now
Although it feels like my body has been crippled by this unknown feeling
some call it hope, expectation, hunch and some may even call it faith.
I call it momentarily happiness, an afternoon delight - the bliss drug
The kind of drug that keeps you soaring high and crushes your heart until you cant breath, your mind blows and you literally grow paranoia describing how you can feel butterflies in your stomach and hearing your heart break.

It's dangerous
You are dangerous and contagious
I am lost and wished that it was true - when you called me heartless.
Then I wouldn't be writing this note with you in mind.

disclaimer:Inspired by Heartless - The Fray cover. =) This is fictional, an illusion

Scratch Paper

2009-10-17T04:55:00.000-07:00

I know you've tried writing something down in a piece of paper, scratch or whatever..
and you tear it out of your spiral notebook or from the red sticky tape that holds the pad paper together..
you then crumple it till you feel like every font you've written becomes unreadable - then you throw it somewhere, some place that no one would ever notice what you have written in that piece of parchment.

In that paper, you wrote down your deepest thoughts and your inner most emotions. Doodle or letters, poetry or just random notes..but all written from the innermost recession of your brain and your heart combined.

Unconsciously you crush it with your hands, tear and shred that piece of paper away even if what you have blotted down was that one thing you wanted to let the whole world know and just shout out loud so it would no longer bother you from inside - yet your too scared to even utter those words.

This is exactly what I want to do, write down my secret and my dream, the brainchild of my expectations, hallucinations and imaginary... and crumple them pretending it doesn't and shouldn't exist. eventually throwing them away for anyone not to bother read.

But as I throw that paper away, a part of my soul and heart comes with it.
Like I feel myself left with tiny bits of leftover torn paper parts from the red sticky tape or that spiral wire of my notebook from where i tore the paper where i wrote those words that I couldn't tell the whole world of.

Brother gone MIA and Fiath's birthday AVP

2009-10-06T12:29:00.000-07:00

Last weekend would be one of my most unforgettable this year, why? Cause my brother went M.I.A - missing in action. I was in my celebratory mood because of Faith's 21st birthday but people at home were really worried about where my brother is. We spent days going around town to find people who knew people who knew my brother. Thing is with my brother, he has random friends, friends that we don't know so it was quite hard to look for him at a place where he was supposed to be at. At the day when we were suppose to check for funeral homes to see if someone with the description of my brother was bought in, he then showed up. I was at the beach that time, I just wanted to get away from all the worrying and the thinking about what the f*ck did my brother just disappeared and if he was okey. He is now okey and alive but grounded.

Here is my birthday gift for Faith. It was a struggle in burning this video in a CD, Thank God for YouTube.

Meeting The Explainer and taking about Challenges of New Media

2009-09-22T21:27:00.001-07:00

“Irene Sharie Francisco is going to be attending a talk and blog about whatever The Explainer will be explaining.” This is currently my Facebook status message before I left home, rushing to UP because again I woke up late from staying up online till 3am.

In celebration of Cebu Press Freedom, Mass Communication and Journalism students were invited in a symposium titled Reaching Out to Future Journalists: Challenges of New Media; this event was sponsored by Smart Communication and Sun Star. Invited guest speaker is Manuel "Manolo" L. Quezon III aka The Explainer; joined by Jesus B. Garcia Jr, Nini Cabero and Max Limpag of Sun.Star Publishing Inc. as panelists. Like all other journalists and media outlets, The explainer has also conquered and made a name in the world wide web through his blog and other social networking accounts aside from being a columnist and commentator.

This isn’t the first that I attended a talk that tackled about the role and challenges of new technology and the emerging new forms of media to present and future journalists, yet attending such forums always remind me of how important it is to effectively work hand in hand with technology while maintaining and practicing ethical journalism.

With the emergence of citizen journalism, it is the journalists’ role to provide integrity and serve as gatekeepers to make sure sources are checked and that the information served is reliable and truthful. Verifying the sources and eliminating which is fictitious is a skill that genuine journalists develop through time and experience; something that a blogger, no matter how well opinionated, educated or creative will probably never or seldom achieve.

The panel provided the history, the future and current issues surrounding this new form of media, particularly it's manifestation on the young and forthcoming journalists, in a nutshell. The Explainer, like what he always does in his show with the same title, showed and elaborated the topic through the use of pictures and was even kind enough to give out tips and tricks in so not to be tangled in the high speed and ever changing world wide web.

One of the highlights of the speakers was the power of the Internet and mobile technology to spread, manipulate, alter and create "reality"; thus becoming a double edge sword to those who rarely have time to verify what they read, hear or see online.

In accordance to the subject and theme, the event was not only graced by the men and women of media or students that were taking related disciplines of communication or journalism, but bloggers were also invited in the said event. Through the help of Smart Communication's newest wireless broadband technology, Smart Bro, these bloggers were asked to buzz the blogosphere about the ongoing activity held at the UP Cebu campus. After which were asked to show the audience their personal or public blog sites. I was one of those bloggers that were invited to write about the event and felt proud in showing off this humble online space of mine.

By the way, I was joined by my three other classmates in Mass communication and they all agreed that they were able to pick up several points on how to be an efficient and effective journalists, its importance compared to just throwing off their two cents worth without proper research or knowledge. Leemark even added " In connection to that, digital world doesn’t affect journalists. It opens the will of the non-journalist to express their views and feelings. Everyone can be a journalist indeed we must be everywhere." In here he agrees with one of the guest speakers that even though technology has made the work of media men easier and faster, technology doesn't create or build up the story nor the news; it's a mere vehicle to make the news reach a broader audience, it is still the journalists' brain that keeps people constantly interested, entertained and informed.

KISS. Keep it short and simple. Mr. Quezon's tip in order to keep the readers interested. So I'm ending it here. In total, it was another thought provoking and enriching symposium. I was never a fan of Mr. Quezon's ANC TV show, nor do I even stop and read his column in the daily but I was simply fascinated by how he was able to deliver such complex topic with simplicity - I was awed and starstucked at the same time. (He did smile and paid attention while I was presenting my blog to the audience, or maybe so I thought, I do wish though) LOL.

P.S.
I wish I had pictures to post with this entry but as of 5pm this afternoon, no pictures of the event proliferated online, I was so spaced out, I forgot to bring my camera. So here is a picture I grabbed from google. And if you do want to check Mr. Quezon's blog just click me!

TYVM!

week

2009-09-22T09:51:00.000-07:00

It was some week.
Like I was drugged or something close to that.
It was seven and a half days of nothing but tasting what it was like to be in the realm of
what they say was heaven, hell and whatever it was in the middle.
It was those nights that turned into early morning bliss, most of them I was intoxicated.
although until now I can still feel and hear my heart, like a strong beating of jumbo china drums.
There were nights when I couldn't sleep until breaking dawn and by the time I woke up,
I would turn on my TV, half asleep waiting for a song to play. That specific song that had a
cup of coffee, it's that song that reminded me of ...

It was some week.
I always thought that you were good looking.
I specifically liked the smile, the best was the one you flashed when I first noticed your existence.
Then it was in that cool thursday afternoon, among a swarm of estranged and strangers
when I first noticed how really a looker you are.
It was also on the same day when I realized Alanis Morisette's lyric " I met the man of my dreams
and meeting his beautiful wife. Well isn't it Ironic?" can be real and mortalize.

It was some week.
So, there maybe things that you would feel, sense and figure out that you might not really fully understand, unless
I say it directly.
I was never good in hiding my feelings from anybody but I was better with hiding the truth behind those feelings from
everyone.

It was some week.
I was struggling. Once again, I placed my heart in my sleeves, which I shouldn't have done in the first place.
It was unconscious. I was drugged or so I thought I was or wished I was; by that laugh, by that look, by that feeling of temporary madness.
Which I'm pretty sure for you was nothing but just temporary and nothing close to that kind of madness I am talking about.

But it was some week.
It was that week when I felt like I was never gonna be the same person that I was that monday; it was tuesday by the way
when I finally got the chance to mingle with that person who I, at one point, embarrassed myself by anonymously sms-ing out of the blue.

It was some week
When you called me names, although some hurt, I knew or maybe I hoped that you never really meant them.
I could never call you names and even if you say I did, it wasn't real nor did you deserve it.
It was on that same week when I was working on something that was extremely important to me.
There were no emails, no friend requests... then I sadly came upon the realization what was important to me was nothing
close to importance for you.

It was a good seven and a half
I was most of the time intoxicated and often times short of breath.
it was some week, indeed a good week.

Kimmydora, Thank yous and Silent Sanctuary

2009-09-08T01:38:00.000-07:00

Thank you.
For those who greeted me on facebook, multiply, friendster and through SMS. I had the simplest birthday this year - no parties, nothing extravagant but it felt soo much meaningful than last year. I did charity this year and prepared dinner with for my family. A few of my friends surprised me for my birthday and gave me a very lovely chocolate cake (that I appreciate soo much). I also had a on the spot spur of the moment bonding with my highschool barkada and a send off party at the same time for Pia. I met with my family for dinner at Parkmall and Tita Vicky gave me a box of KrispyKremes (oh how I just love their cookies and cream variant), my brother and my dad ate most of the donuts, I wasn't in my sweet-tooth mood that time. While waiting for dinner, I spent the afternoon with Swanie. We had Calda and did some karaoke. We sang Bohemian Rhapsody to our heart's content and tantan was in her Mariah Carey self. I just love spending time with Swanie!

I was looking forward to watch kimmydora with Dianne but she had to cancel on the last minute to attend to some errands and with her studies. I'm drinking with Faith in awhile.

I don't really know what to blog, it was a long weekend and my head ached cause I was just lying in bed the whole two days watching repeats of The Apprentice Season 1 and the usual staples on TV. Last friday, I went home though at 6am, Pia was drunk, thats a first! =)

I am loving the new Silent Sanctuary Video - I am in love with the story rather than the music but what the heck, makes me wanna vote for it to stay on MYX for the next few weeks, last I checked its at number 6... I came to like Hale's Bahay Kubo too.

The birthday eve

2009-08-31T05:31:00.000-07:00

Hours from now I'll be turning twenty and three - I'm hoping this year would be better than the last few "stressful" yet life enriching years. I'm doing charity this year instead of the usual going out and drinking spree with friends. I'm doing charity and family.

Tonight, I'm meeting with Faith and Steph... To salubong my day and for Steph's sound off - will this be her last send off? It's bittersweet, I know she doesn't want to leave but we have to do what we have to do.

It's midterms tomorrow, I'm not even sure if I'll attend to my stat class, I haven't been going to class for almost a month now... I'm leaning towards dropping from the subject. Urgh. Promise, my last. Well... that is if my English hasn't dropped my yet. Oppss.

So I'm curious, what gonna be my college barkada's plan for my birthday surprise? We started doing it this year and this is gonna stay as a tradition (I hope so). I'm not a fan of surprises but the thought of them planning is something for me is so heartwarming. I can't wait to see em again, it's always fun whenever they are around. I miss riva more, we have been texting these past few days and review has been tough for her, I hope she pulls through.

I miss swanie. I miss my highschool barkada - the heartbreakers. I hope to see them before Pia leaves for Bataan again.

To those who have been texting me last week, guys sorry if I didn't reply to your text messages, my phones got busted and I couldn't read the text messages sent to me last week. I'm okey now, thanks to swanie for lending me her extra phone. See, this is the reason why I'm not buying or do I own, expensive phones, they break easily and having them fixed can be pricey! The phone expensive phone that I want is a sidekick, too bad they don't offer sidekick here.

I'm on my way to Alejandro's tonight, I'm dropping off the books that I promised to donate for their anniversary charity work this year, before I head over at Faith's place. I'm doing it on the 11th hour, it's so typical me. haha

Have to leave. Toodles!

A little update

2009-08-25T07:31:00.000-07:00

OUTDATED.
So I am obliged to update this little blog of mine. I'm listening to daydream cycle, this local group doing triphop, the last time I checked they were all men in the band, now they have a girl on vox. Vox, by the way, is vocals shortened, I got this from browsing the site of my as-of-the-moment man candy. I wish I could show you his picture but I can't cause I certainly don't want to cause more brouhahas but seriously he is HOTT there are only three things that bothers me about him... he is shorter than me, he is quite of a suplado and that he is into the reggae/rasta thing.

Drown me with goddam painkillers!!! I'm nursing a very bad toothache and I hope this goes away with resulting me to visit my dentist. But I do need some cleaning...

I'm cleaning my room right before I hit the sack, I realized that I need to change some sheets and sweep my floor cause I'm starting to see ants crawling around my bed. Urgh..

One more week to go and It's gonna be my twenty third birthday. I don't have plans, maybe I'm treating my friends out to dinner but I seriously want a vacation somewhere far without having to go back to the city. I missed school yesterday and today, I don't feel like going to school. Good luck for my midterms.

Which reminds me, I have to ask my tita moolah to buy me new rubber shoes. I can't wait, it's volleyball season once again!

My friend Dianne is back at the gym and she's forcing me to join her and even volunteered to pay for the first month but I feel like I'm not ready yet nor disciplined enough to go back to the gym. We placed a wager on who gets to loose more in a month, if I win, she lessens her smoking if she wins, I'd have to continue going to the gym. I haven't decided yet if I'd go through the bet.

I'm currently loving Lady Gaga's songs, Beautiful Dirty Rich, The Fame and Paparazzi. I feel that the song Paparazzi resembles how I pursue the guys that I like. "Promise I'll be kind, but I won't stop until the boy is mine." "I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until your mine, Papa Paparazzi" I'm sure my friends would agree! hehe

If I had an alter ego, I would be Lady Gaga.

I had fun over the weekend Acquainted with new friends, the Amparito Schoolars of USJR and working with the school's arts and cultural director, Mrs. Mila Espina. I've seen Mrs. Espina on the newspaper but I didn't realize how creative, inspiring and influential she is in the local media scene. We had to do a last minute change of performance for the CAMMA awards last Sunday since there was slight mis-communication between the choreographer and the school administration. It was one of the craziest 3 days of my life in Benedicto but it was a lot of fun, the learning and the experience that I got from activity was enriching. I wish I had the chance to remember their names, they were all calling me Ms. Irene, as if I was a teacher and they asked me to transfer to USJR but I guess I'll have to stay at Benedicto till I figure out the importance of getting my butt in every class. The CAMMA student-director was a cutie but I forgot his name. Lmao.

Over the weekend, we celebrated Sai's surprise birthday party at MB's Tavern. The dinner was so-so, I had a lot of fun when we stayed at Em's place before going home. I'm the next birthday celebrant in line, wonder what kind of surprise will they prepare for me? haha.

There's really nothing much that I want to ask for my birthday, only a DVD copy of old Vilma Santos' movies, especially the movies Alias Baby China and Burlesk Queen. I am a Sharonian and Vilmanian at heart. LoL.

I have so much to blog about but the pain is making me irritable plus the weather isn't helping at all.

Lets just catch up some other time.
Toodles.

By the way, happy birthday to Stephanie Tio and Sarah Macabantog. I love you girlfriends!

I wanna leave you guys with a music video of Drip's Song number 9. I heart em.

Shameless advertising: (M)Pulse Mobile Bar

2009-08-09T21:55:00.000-07:00

(M)PULSE Mobile bar. Hassle free party? go (M)PULSE! If you want to know more about (M)PULSE click on the banner on top! If you are so outdated on party terms (like me), a mobile bar is like a catering service, instead of food, they serve alcoholic drinks! Too bad for cebuanos, (M)Pulse operates in manila but one of the owners Cym is a cebuano! They offer open bar packages that are affordable and cocktails that have creative names.(like their famous Fudge You, Angel Kisses, Lycheetini and more) Some of the mix were made by Cym and soon will be introducing game shots (is that what you call em cym? hehe). If you don't know what "game shots" are, I think these are games that you play and drinking a shot is part of the consequence if you lose. So okey, I suck at this. haha Pictures and more info are available in the site. Make sure to book ahead of time as they are almost full on the weekends. Oh oh oh, plus I heard they have cute bartenders! They take care of the drinks, all you need to do is have some good and clean *wink* fun!

pictures are taken from the (M)Pulse website.

Photoblog: FAMES

2009-08-06T03:17:00.000-07:00

Fashion, Arts, Masscommunication and Education Society | FAMES

Photography & Editing | Armand Alforque
Make up | Susan Fortich
Clothes | Nikki Acriche of bullyshanty.multiply.com

Photos are for the Benedicto College FAMES organization's AVP for this year's college acquaintance party slash induction of officers. I'm done with the AVP, it took me 16 hours to create the audio-visual presentation; I hope all my efforts are worth it by making our department and the organization's members proud.

Thank you for my friends, Armand, Nikki and Susan for helping me out with the photoshoot. Thank you for those who showed up during the shoot and our college dean for your all our support.

Click HERE for more pictures.

RIP Cory Aquino and more random rants.

2009-08-01T07:53:00.000-07:00

I woke up with the sound of the door opening and the voice of my mom talking on her mobile phone as I followed her to her room to use the C.R., she told me the news that Corazon Aquino is dead. I thought it was a dream, I am always stunned with news about death, when I returned back to my bed I then took a moment of silence and prayed for her soul. A few minutes after, my dad called and asked me where my brother was, his phone cannot be reached and he didn't notify anyone that he wouldn't be sleeping at either my dad our the mabolo house. It was an odd morning today, slightly melancholic or I don't know....

2009 is the year when a lot of great people have passed away and I always told everyone that I hope Tita Cory wouldn't pass away this year, I still think that the people of the Philippines need her for moral and spiritual guidance especially in this phase that were going through (the upcoming elections, the birth of conass etc.). But I guess it was about time and with all the things that she has done for her countrymen and the inspiration she has given to many people around the world, I would say that she's one of the very few blessed individuals who has lived a life of righteousness to the fullest. Let her soul rest in peace.

It a Saturday and I'm home, trying to finish the papers for our application for accreditation. I missed the Sarah G and Up Dharma Down concert last night but it was alright, I didn't feel like going out after a hearty spur of the moment dinner with Pia at Don Juan. (By the way, I will be doing a Resto Rave about Don Juan whenever I have the time and my Mamma Maria pizza experience).

I'm quite frustrated cause I couldn't find the USB cable for my mobile phone to my computer. I think I lost or misplaced it somewhere with my coin purse that has my flash drive in it. I'm still not giving up, if my Tuesday I couldn't find it, I'll have to buy a new one.

Speaking off purchases, I did my groceries last friday as I have noticed that there were no food in the fridge. Doing the groceries is a love-hate thing. Why? Cause I just love going through the aisles and looking for what stuff to buy, trying to remember the essentials and stopping the urge to purchase those that I don't really need. I ended up buying 2 bags full of junk food and a bag of what I really need. The hate part? It's burning my money!!!! Urgh....

Yes, my friends stephanie will hate me once she sees all the junk food that I have stored in my room. Sometimes it can be too lazy to cook real food, so I end up just munching on junk.

It's august, I do remember telling myself to put on my GOAL SETTING CAP. I don't really want to check the weighing scale cause I'm afraid to see that I've actually gained the weight that I lost a few months ago. Then again, this time I will have to be serious in pursuing the promises that I told myself that I would do once August comes. So starting monday, no more unnecessary absences from school and no more slacking off. I need to be serious with this people!

Anyway, I have to leave now. I need some shut eye cause I have an appointment tomorrow with other CAMS member, I think were guesting on the local game show, Kapamilya Winner Ka. I seriously don't know what to expect for tomorrow if I'll be playing or just be watching others play but its gonna be something new for me.

Toodles everyone. TYVM.

Parting Shots:

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!

Mary Frye (1932)

Candy and Pizza

2009-07-29T22:13:00.000-07:00

Here is something artsy that I would like to share to you guys. It's the poem made by Candy, the lead role of the INDIE Australian Movie Candy, played by Abbie Cornish and the Late Heath Ledger. The plot revolved around an intense relationship that was often tested by addiction, sex, violence and love. I suggest to go ahead and download the movie.

I've noticed, hole in the wall pizza parlors have mushroomed around the city. I still have to try Venezia (in Banawa) and Mama Maria's (near asilo)... I've heard that these pizza places serve good pizza with lotsa toppings. Mama Maria tries to outdo Calda Pizza by serving pizzas up to 60 inches in diameter. HOOOLLLAAA,thats one huge pizza! When I checked out istorya.net, I then found out new pizza places that others would also recommend, like this pizza place that is near sacred heart for girls and a pizza parlor accross Goodyear Maguikay. I'm quite excited to do Resto Raves about these whole in the wall restaurants and see which places really do serve heavenly tasting pizzas. So if you guys know the owners of the pizza places that I've mentioned, ask them to send me some samples of their best sellers!

Quickie 2: Webcam Lovin'

2009-07-29T11:23:00.000-07:00

webcam whoring before saying goodnight an yes, I did get a haircut. hehe

It's 2:23 am, I'm checking out my online accounts that I still care about and blogging about how random but fun this day turned out to be. I just finished encoding our organization constitution and by-laws which I created last night. It was so weird that I had the energy to finish drafting our by-laws til 3 in the morning, it must be the 3 coke saktos that I drank for my late tuna and linatang na baboy dinner.

Visiting ate Joy joy and Gi-ai's baby girl shantelle.

I'm sleeping over at tio's tonight, I have a feeling that I won't show up on my 9AM STAT Class tomorrow. YIKES! I would absent for the entire week if that is the case. I promised myself of no more unnecessary absences starting August and I'm quite serious about it cause I seriously don't like to see another INC or Dropped or worse 5 in my TOR. The organization is taking a lot of my time lately, especially when I am solely responsible in building it from scratch and making it work and hopefully last for a the years to come. After visiting baby shantelle at the hospital, we were suppose to try the newest pizzeria to hit town. Mama Maria's Pizzeria was the name of the place, i think. They're currently offering affordable pizza and marketing their pizza place as the pizzeria that serves the largest pizza in the country. My latest craving is pizza, specifically the ETNA/BOLOGNESE/HAWAIIAN pizza of CALDA. I can prolly finish one family size by myself, as long as it is served hot. The mozzarella is so sumptuous and heavenly! But I heard Mama Maria is if not as good, better than Calda.... that I can only tell when I can get a grab of Mama Maria's Pizza. Anyone from the company who would like to send me one to test?! We ended up going home at tio's place cause her parents were preparing one of her few send-off dinner. It's always fun to have dinner with Steph's family, I wish I could be in the same loving family.

check out my ultra pink nailpolish from fabnails/nail bar. Finally, I had time to get some feet and hand lovin'

I seriously need to hit the sack. I'll blog more whenever I've got more time.

TOODLES. TYVM.

Quickie 1

2009-07-28T06:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry everyone if I'm not updating this blog of mine, school and procrastination attacks has been taking a lot of my time lately. It's almost August and I really wish I would be able to go through my plans of A) traveling to somewhere out of cebu B) hitting back to the gym of controlling my food intake C) stop canceling out on my morning *ehem* 9 am classes D) completely erasing someone's number E) save for the rainy days. Easy but tough.. we will see. I have to set out my goals again, I kinda forgot I had one after my "depression days" when I was not allowed to finish college in Manila.

This quick blog and checking my PEX account and I'm off to watch Adik Sa' yo. I am sooo craving for Calda's Etna/Hawaiian Pizza in family size. Should I get a delivery? Urgh.. so much for saving money for the rainy days.

I'm gonna do tons of Resto Raves - Moon Cafe Ayala and Pizza Roma Ayala.
Pictures from our Org photoshoot from last saturday.
Updates about random things.

CAMS AVP and Vblog and sunday quasi shopping

2009-07-19T04:21:00.000-07:00

I was suppose to get a pedicure while waiting for Stephanie's text for later but I decided to eat Mang Inasal, shop for red lipstick, the Penshoppe bella cologne and a new brush.Bella (in pink) smells like ESCADA - fruity and summerish.

Afterwards, I went straight to the an internet cafe to kill time, which is what I'm doing right now.
I went a bit emotional while doing the entry about tio; imagine me crying inside the cafe, I can be such a loser sometimes.

Earlier today, I made our AVP for the CAMS event this afternoon. I was really tired last night that I decided to skip the making of the AVP first thing in the morning. I used Cyberlink Power Director 7 and my ever dependable Windows Movie Maker in creating the AVP. The Power Director was a pretty good program but I was still struggling with how to create an AVP using the program cause it was more complex than the movie maker. I was late for almost an hour and a half for the meeting, I was cramming and rushing to finish the video. It was not a help that I left my skirt at our mabolo house. But I made it on time, just right before the guest speaker ended his inspirational speech. All in all it was good, I had to put a show to make our "presentation" a bit lively. School that attended had more than 10 delegates, we were only four, I wanted the presentation to have a recall, so the audience would know Benedicto College does exist.

We didn't finish the whole program since it was past five and we had other plans, here is a video of us leaving the USJR campus where the event was held.

I'm quite excited to be part of CAMS, my highschool batchmate and my college schoolmate were responsible in creating the group.

Stephanie Marie Tio

2009-07-19T04:04:00.000-07:00

Lets dance in style, lets dance for a while
Heaven can wait were only watching the skies
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst
Are you going to drop the bomb or not?

Let us die young or let us live forever
We dont have the power but we never say never
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
The musics for the sad men

Can you imagine when this race is won
Turn our golden faces into the sun
Praising our leaders were getting in tune
The musics played by the madmen

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever

Some are like water, some are like the heat
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Sooner or later they all will be gone
Why dont they stay young

Its so hard to get old without a cause
I dont want to perish like a fading horse
Youth is like diamonds in the sun
And dimonds are forever

So many adventures couldnt happen today
So many songs we forgot to play
So many dreams are swinging out of the blue
We let them come true

I hate goodbyes and I told you never to text me 2 days before you're leaving but you texted be and now I can't help but be emotional about you leaving. Two years is long, too long for someone who I've been with through the roughest time in my life. You were the first to visit me when I told you, I killed myself just the other night, you don't have any idea how that meant to me. I wish I could have been a better friend, I hope I was good enough love. So tonight, I'm putting my brave mask on, I hate to cry infront of you, I've cried infront of you countless times already, I want you to leave with a memory of me smiling. I love you forever tiobebs, I don't think things will ever be the same without you around.

P.S. Your so mean, I was suppose to be the one leaving not you.

Cause in your eyes I'd like to stay

2009-07-16T10:07:00.000-07:00

According to Facebook, it's his birthday today. Happy Birthday. Last year, I emailed him the lyrics of the song Million Miles away and yesterday without any apparent reason, I sang my hearts out to Katy Perry's Thinking of You at POD5. I found myself sad after a really happy night with Belle and Riva last night, the alcohol and nausea made it worse, I felt really awful but thank god I didn't cry. While watching Karen explaining how she really loves Ruben when she was bidding Ruben's family goodbye, I suddenly cried, cause I exactly know how it felt to really like someone and do almost everything for that person just so that he would notice you, to the point of embarrassing yourself and being labeled annoying, obsessed and a freaky stalker. I hope beyond what he thinks or what his friends think of me, he would give me that opportunity of knowing who I really am. Is this love? I don't know, what I only know is that I wouldn't want to go through what I've gone through to get your attention so I'm sticking to telling myself that I am in love with you because it would be easier that way then to go through it all over again with another person.

Comparisons are easily done
Once you've had a taste of perfection
Like an apple hanging from a tree
I picked the ripest one
I still got the seed

You said move on Where do I go
I guess second best
Is all I will know

Cause when I'm with him
I am thinking of you
Thinking of you
What you would do if
You were the one
Who was spending the night
Oh I wish that I Was looking into your eyes

You're like an Indian summer
In the middle of winter
Like a hard candy
With a surprise center
How do I get better
Once I've had the best
You said there's
Tons of fish in the water
So the waters I will test

He kissed my lips
I taste your mouth
He pulled me in
I was disgusted with myself

Cause when I'm with him
I am thinking of you
Thinking of you
What you would do if
You were the one
Who was spending the night
Oh I wish that I
Was looking into...

You're the best
And yes I do regret
How I could let myself
Let you go
Now the lesson's learned
I touched it I was burned
Oh I think you should know

Cause when I'm with him
I am thinking of you
Thinking of you
What you would do if
You were the one
Who was spending the night
Oh I wish that I
Was looking into your eyes
Looking into your eyes
Looking into your eyes
Oh won't you walk through
And bust in the door
And take me away
Oh no more mistakes

Cause in your eyes I'd like to stay...

Sixteen Partners and One Moon. | Resto Rave: Koppi Rotti & Pocherohan sa Mabolo

2009-07-16T09:06:00.000-07:00

Why I named this entry such? Only Me, Steph and Shane knows. *enter my devilish smile* After 10000 million years, the three of us sat down and exchanged (well it was mostly shane who did the sharing) stories and updates of our and other people's lives. Imagine 5 hours of just talking, laughing and recalling about what happened in the past that affected the present. We used to do this every weekend or every chance we get but never appreciated those moments, until one day we found ourselves just hanging out with different people, still exchanging stories but not with much thrill and emotions like how we do it. One person was missing but I couldn't thank the Lord that that time in my life was over and that were both out of our lives. I'm speaking for myself.
No alcohol and going home early was the agenda that day. Shane had work by 7 and I had to leave because I wanted to convince myself that I was a good student. It was payday for Shane so she did most of the paying.

Shane | Steph | Iryn

We met at Kopi Rotti at the Gallery in Mabolo. Koppi Rotti had a different kind of menu, although I've seen it featured several times on TV when I went to get myself a drink, I was seriously at lost of what to order. There were no blended fraps, just like what I usually order at any coffee place, so I decided to get their house blended lemon tea. It was so-so, I could taste the freshness of the lemon, it wasn't too sweet nor too sour, just right but It wasn't the drink that would really remember nor order next time. Shane had their coffee with jelly, she said that was their best seller and Steph, I think got their cold chocolate. Kopi Rotti's price is very reasonable, I was in shock that their drinks were below a hundred bucks; good for those people who want to chill over a cup of something but is in a budget. We met on the afternoon when the heat from noon started to cool down, it was a perfect time to relax and unwind.

Steph with her signature pose. Why the BIG SMILE my friend? LMAO.

A papparazzi shot of me.

Shane bellot and that signature smile. Nathan has the same smile too.

This was suppose to be a picture of us three but I was too lazy to move from where I was sitting.

At around 4 we left Koppi Rotti to have early dinner. Shane pointed us to this hole in the wall pochero place at the back of Sarossa Hotel. They serve mouth watering pochero and other viands during lunch but their pochero is staple in their menu. How much for a serving of hot pochero soup with succulent meat? ONLY 40 PESOS. Seriously?! Seriously!!!!! If available, they can provide you good Ginamos for free. They're open for lunch and dinner and close by 9:00 PM; if the pochero place were open during the wee hours in the morning, it could be a good place to head to after a night of inuman with friends.

Pochero is L-O-V-E

Another paparazzi shot of me and steph; Steph looking at me while I'm enjoying eating their left over pochero meat.

We strolled around Ayala, Shane got Gelatissimo and by 7:30 we all said our goodbyes and separated ways.

Brain freeze?

It been awhile since I had a picture with her.

Thank you bellot for the treat, for introducing me to the pochero place and for the pictures.

Photoblog: Extravaganza Red!

2009-07-13T20:16:00.000-07:00

Check out my photo blog from Riva's surprise birthday get together last Saturday.

Pick up point: Starmart Banilad. Call time was at 3:00pm but due to heavy downpour and the filipino time, we were about an hour late to pick the birthday girl up.

Meanwhile, Kring-kring and Bibi were at City Garden Coffee setting up the place. Photo: Bolognese-Calda Pizza (Super size), Coke/Zero, sprite and Goldilocks Chocolate roll cake.
Leading the birthday girl towards the surprise. She didn't have any idea where were at and that I was there.

The posse posed for the camera. (Thanks to the boys for being such lovely cameramen)
On the third picture, we were suppose to do a headache pose but look at what emem did. Blahhhh... haha

The girls having fun taking photos of themselves; I on the other hand was complaining of mosquito bites while slowly eating the mallows out of the cake. hehe

What was expected to end early turned out to be a night out till 11:00 pm. We had random conversations from memories from college, facebook updates to how-well-do-you-know-your-boyfriend Q&A portions.Clark and Mercy

Bebe and Kring-kring

Andrew and Riva

Dan and EmemOh sai bakit ka nakasimangot? Miss mo na ba si Jaycee mo?

There were side trips like our my photo drama with elena that I would title: Baby Angel slash Angas and Cruella deville. Which turned out to be a make up 101 demo from whatever I learned from different Youtube make up tutorial videos.

We all decided to stop by Silogan ni Gian to fill out stomachs before heading home.
It was a good and fun day, chilling and exchanging laughs with my college friends. I really miss hanging out with them during breaks. Even if those 2 years of nursing life was unsatisfactory, these were the people who made it really memorable. I heart you friends.
Wish that banban was around to join us. We miss you banban.

Mama I: Sorry boys I'm taken.

I need to de-stress!

2009-07-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

I need to destress. I'm meeting tantan in awhile since her badminton appointment got canceled. Today was stressful, when I woke up my dad was all over the place bitching; the document that I was doing for my COMPED exercise got lost because in the middle of saving the file, the computer froze, I raised my voice at our org president because she wasn't doing much in her responsibilities for the org, attendance of org activities are not improving, the org GT had to be moved because some people gave their dance troupe responsibilities more importance than org activities (which shouldn't be the case). Urgh, I feel so frustrated, good thing my cool HUM012 teacher was very understanding and patient to listen to my rants. He canceled our meeting and instead told me to prepare a mastery test on Wednesday before our pre-lims on friday.

It's P's birthday today. Happy birthday P, i miss you a lot.
Great back track that P posted on his facebook.

Quasi shopping + food spree day.

2009-07-12T04:11:00.000-07:00

Spent half of the day with friends at City Garden Coffee. Yes, I wasn't able to attend the bloggers meet at the waterfront because I decided to chill and celebrate Riva's birthday with college friends. Elena even said that the surprise birthday get-togethers should become a regular thing; if it weren't for Lena the surprise get together wouldn't materialize. We got a gigantic bolognese-calda pizza and chocolate chiffon cake for Riva that we all shared over chit-chats and random Q&A's with those who had their partners that night. We ended up at Silogan ni Gian across USCTC. It was a good night, no booze but loads of fun. Tooo bad banban wasn't able to join us for some reason. If I had time, I could have dropped by Ayala to meet Steph and Karess but I was short for time, my Tita Gel was already looking for me at the Marriott. When I arrived at the executive suite, they welcomed me with a huge Roma Mia Chef's platter pizza. I had cheese and anchovies - eating the anchovies pizza made my kidney scream for help as it was REALLY REALLY salty. Slept at around 3am after a whole night of taking about how jologs my mom had become with my cousin cybil and my tita. Ohhh... I met my cousin Ragelle who really looks like me when I was her age and how she and my other cousin Jett also looked alike. I'm excited to meet her older sister Realise, who said "Omg Mom, I think I'm starting to become a shopaholic" and "I wanna be a Hollywood actress but I hate paparazzi, I want my privacy intact" at 8!

My brother

Eating my Cheese pizza

After mass at Sacred Heart Parish (the priest who did the 11 am mass delivered a good homily about gratitude and family), we went straight to SM because my tita wanted steam rice and wanted to buy shoes to use for tonight's party with her in-laws. OMG. I've never eaten that much dimsum my whole life! 4 plain siomai, 4 steam rice, fried rice, 3 crab pincher, 2 fried shrimp balls, empress siomai, 2 quail egg and 2 mushroom siomai. Bahhhh.... My pointed patent kitten-low school shoes (oppps but I still don't have my uniform ready)

Then we went to look for Tita's sandals and our school shoes. I had fun and in the coming days I'm sure there is more to come.

P.S.
Sorry for the pictures that are not well lighted, these pictures are taken from my camphone.
Pictures from Riva's birthday to follow.

Rants at 10:51

2009-07-10T19:41:00.000-07:00

I miss my bed and the comfortable location of our mabolo house. I had to do a little move to our mandaue house since some things needed to be fixed, so the electricity needs to be shut down temporarily. God, i hate the thin mattress and how my back hurts every time I wake up in the morning. BOHOOO.

I think I need to buy new shoes, I'm so tempted to buy the kind of shoes that I don't need instead of shoes that I can use for school. Should I get flat or kitten-low kind? I was even thinking of getting crocs ballerina flats for school shoes but I don't think they sell that anymore. Last Thursday, I was denied entry by the guard because I was wearing slippers. Bahhhhh...

Speaking of school, my phone was full of missed call entries and text messages coming from my MC111 professor and my classmate. I was already told that there would be a make up class for our tuesday MC111 schedule but it was tentative, they were going to send out a text message by friday to confirm if we the make up class will push through today; apparently I didn't receive any text messages. I'm irked. Were only 4 in class and no one bothers to text everyone if there will be classes or not. Urghhh. I just received a message from my professor, apologizing that she wasn't able to inform us ahead regarding the classes.

Ahh.. so much to do today. There's the seminar, meeting my relatives from Hawaii and the girls get together.

I just seriously need my bed, my comfort place.

Resto Rave : BubbleBee Cafe

2009-07-10T03:27:00.000-07:00

I've heard the name somewhere before but ever since I went on going out hiatus, I didn't bother telling my friends that we'd try out the place. Last Saturday, due to the insistent invitation of my friend Riva that we'd all go out with my college friends, I finally got to check out the place which had great ambiance reviews. The place did not disappoint me; the ambiance was cozy and interesting. At the parking place, you'd notice right away the running water on the glass walls of the second floor and the interesting circle shaped lights forming into a chandelier-like roof decoration at the al-fresco portion of the cafe. Bubble bee's first floor : Counter

Order Numbers & Bubble bee card: Free on your 12th drink (in bubblebee size)

Irene, Mercy, Erieech, Riva, Elena and Kring-kring.

The first floor is surrounded by white walls and white furniture with the blue lighting giving the whole room an oomph. The first floor is good for those who wants to eat and spend a quiet time at the cafe. The first floor is where you can find the counter where you will have to line up, order and pay straight up for your drink/food. The bubblebee cafe, by the way, is a self-serving style cafe but they do have 1 or 2 personnel who can assist you with your needs or help serve your orders.

On the way to the second floor with Kringkring

The native inspired second floor:Kring, Lena, Riva, Erieech, Irene and Mercy

Although it was raining that night, those windows were not wet because of rain, the walls were integrated with flowing water. (for fung-shui perhaps?)

Riva and one of the few lovely chairs on the second floor. This specifically is much loved by most of the girls. Cheers to Riva, its her birthday today!

The second floor is quite interesting, the interiors is a mix of rich colors like fuchsia pink, purple, black etc. One part of the wall gives a native like feel, another adorned with circles highlighted with green lights and another wall painted with loud Indian red-violet color. The second floor was an interesting mix of interiors and styles, good for picture-taking backgrounds. A divider made out of black strings are used to separate the different parts of the second floor. The whole second floor shouts, ME! all throughout.The other parts of the second floor. The picture where kring is would be the part of the second floor which was more modern-contemporary in style. The group photo is also the much loved room on the second floor, the Japanese style with Indian-Moroccan feel was a sure hit!

I went on a Saturday and the next Monday after that. I had to go back with a friend to do a little chit-chat before she leaves for the big J in the next few weeks.

Drinks(Saturday):
Milky Taro for me and Erieech, Strawberry Slush for Riva, Mango Slush for Sai, Blueberry slush for Lena and uhhh wasn't able to notice mercy and kring-kring's order.
Food:Fries, Chili chicken, Calamares and a scoop of ice-cream.

Riva with her chili chicken and Elena with our drinks and the fries served in an interesting shaped plate.

Monday:
Milky Taro slush for me, Watermelon slush for kimmy and Strawberry slush for Steph.
Food: Chicken/Meat Mango Wrap with Salsa (though I think they had another name for it).

Steph with her strawberry slush in bubblebee size and kimmy with her watermelon slush in queenbee size.

Verdict?
I had to get the Milky Taro again but this time in slush cause the one I ordered last Saturday was in liquid form, I mean it didn't have the blended consistency that I was looking for. It tasted like Quickly's Taro Ice. If your the type who likes ube-ish and milk flavor in one, the Milky taro is a sure pick. With their fruit slushes they had fresh and the artificial flavored one - the artificial flavored ones tastes like the one that Zagu sells but I highly recommend getting the fresh ones cause it would feel more refreshing with every sip. Their drinks have two size variants : bubblebee and Queenbee. The prices range from Php 90 - 120.00. Cheap considering the beautiful ambiance (but if you do want the cheaper version, there is always Zagu in your favorite malls). Every drink includes Sago or pearls but you can always ask for it to be replaced by other variants such as nata de coco or jello.

Mango Chicken/Meat wrap with salsa - Php 120.00

Food:
Aside from snacks and appetizers, Bubblebee does serve main dishes like pasta, meat and chicken plus deserts. I haven't tried their main courses yet but looks like they also had interesting picks in their menu. The fries were so-so, they looked like KFC fries with a frenchies fries taste (the ready to cook fries you buy at the grocery stores). Their chili chicken was interesting, 6 cuts of mixed wings and drumstick chicken parts. The calamares, I've had better but cheaper ones. The mango chicken/meat wrap with salsa was interesting in the palate. It tasted like turon because of the sweet mango but contradicted with the salty-ness of the ground chicken&meat mix and the tangy taste of the salsa. I recommend that you taste the mango chicken/meat if your adventurous and experimental. The ice cream was good in the palate, I think it was homemade vanilla ice cream cause it wasn't too sweet, good to be added on top of your crepe. Price? Quite expensive. Especially for their main courses. Php 75 for a small serving of fries to as much as Php280 for a one meal.

Uno stacko with Sai | Karaoke time with the girls

The interesting part of the cafe is that they provide other means of entertainment aside from your usual chit-chats with friends. They have Uno Cards, playing cards and Uno Stacko for you to rent, Php 50 per hour and free if your receipt reaches 500 pesos. If your not too shy and confident enough for other people in the cafe to hear you sing, then you can avail of their karaoke for Php 200 per hour or get two hours free for orders worth Php 1000.

The staff?
FRIENDLY and warm. Their crew is always smiling and ready to assist you with your needs - especially if you need someone to take your pictures. When we went with my girlfriends last saturday, we were preparing for a birthday surprise for our friend lena and it was the owner herself who prepared and decorated with ice cream - she even lend us a candle from her birthday cake for my friend to blow (we had to return the candle after though).

All in all I'd rate my overall experience with the restaurant an 8 out of 10.

Downside?
The place is quite hard to find (some of my friends had fights with their boyfriends because they couldn't locate the cafe). Quickfix? The cafe is located in north reclamation area, near shell gas station, look for a building with a huge Bulldog KTV bar billboard and that is where bubblebee cafe is. If you don't have a private car, you need to go by taxi since there are no jeepneys that would pass by the place.

*This is my first resto rave but there will be more to come. I love to look for places where there is good food and good find.
ALWAYS TRUST A ~~FAT~~Phat LADY WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD. - irenefrancisco

Cebu: DigitalFilipino Club & Bloggers Networking Event on July 11

2009-07-10T00:32:00.000-07:00

My friend invited me to join this year's Cebu bloggers Networking event. I've been blogging since 2004 in multiply, when the same friend told me to move up to blogger so I can (at east) make money out of my blog. This is also a great way of meeting other professional bloggers and Cebuano serial bloggers, just like me. A great opportunity to learn from the Pros and improve your blog sites. For those who are interested, the said event is for FREE and welcome to everyone who has blog URLS. Instructions and details about the event follows:

Host: Cebu Bloggers Society
Type: Education - Workshop
Network: Global
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Teatro Casino, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino
Street:
1st Salinas Drive Lahug
City/Town:
Cebu, Philippines

The DigitalFilipino.com Club is organizing a fellowship/networking event where e-commerce industry players and bloggers can catch up and exchange updates. This will be on July 11, Saturday, 6 to 11 pm at the Teatro Casino, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, 1st Salinas Drive Lahug, Cebu City.

This event is sponsored by our club member PAGCOR.

* 6:00 - 7:00 Registration and Dinner
* 7:00 - 7:30 Guest introduction / plugs
Welcome Remarks
* 7:30 - 8:00 Updates by Janette
Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2009 Update
DigitalFilipino.com Club Updates (online workshop and other efforts)
DigitalFilipino Web Awards 2009
* 8:00 - 8:30 - PAGCOR Updates
* 8:30 - onwards - Raffle, Networking, Games

Bloggers are welcome to attend this event for free. Just reply to this post with your name and blog address. If you have a blogger friend to tag along, please mention their name too.

Guys, please visit the link below to register:
REGISTER

I haven't started making my school requirements yet, cause I decided to make this blog instead.

2009-07-07T09:58:00.000-07:00

I skipped classes today, I wasn't feeling well and by noon my mom woke me up to deliver a bad news. So because of that news I will have to stay at my dad's place probably till Friday. Staying at my dad's place has an advantage but since my brother's room doesn't have a bed yet, I will have to sleep on a a thin mattress that feels like I'm sleeping directly on the floor. Oh well.

I cooked our dinner today. On the menu as spicy chicken spareribs (if there is such). Instead of using pork spareribs cut, I used chicken and it was good. It's been awhile since I cooked a decent meal. My dad did not eat dinner here, so it was just me and my brother. Tomorrow, i might be cooking creamed mushroom beef.

I've got so much to do. I've been feeling really lazy. blahhh... I still have this report for my MC111 class that I haven't started yet because I couldn't borrow the book that I need from the library because I don't have my library card yet. On thursday would be the deadline for both a written and oral report about the first evolution of masscommunication - writing.

Then I still have to start on my Hum 012 assignment about spritual self plus the application essay that I promise I would do for a friend in exchange for cheetos. Uggghhhh, so much to do.

My Tita Geline will be arriving by friday, July 10, she and her family will be on vacation for 2 weeks here in Cebu from Hawaii. I'm finally gonna meet my two cousins, Ragelle and Realise (which I named). My tita wanted to expose them to the slum-kindish life that my tita grew up in. Big part of the whole vacation thing is for the kids to meet us and some of our relatives.

Next week will be pre-midterms week. I am slightly stressed out since I have a goal this semester to get grades that isn't below 2.0 and I've got that feeling that some of my teachers are expecting that I would give out a good scholastic performance.

I'm packed this weekend and I don't think I will be able to join the girls at their mountain view plan since I will be out the whole day for the Cebu Bloggers Meet (that I'm attending for the first time with Agnes) and prolly later that evening I will have to spend it with relatives. That mountain view plan will serve as a get together for Riva's birthday on the 10th. I promised that I wouldn't miss her party this year since I missed it last year (and declared war) . I don't know what's gonna happen over the weekend, I'll still try to make it to her get together.

The pictures from last saturday are now complete! I've uploaded em at facebook and multiply. I use to hate uploading pictures at facebook since it would take really long to upload pictures (especially when your internet connection acts like a turtle) but I think they tweaked the uploading feature a little and so far uploading pictures has been smooth. I'm still uploading em at multiply though since thats where I keep all my pictures. If you want more pictures you can either click on my FACEBOOK or MULTIPLY . Thanks to kring-kring for uploading the pics.

My very first VBlog : Illuminaties at Bubblebee cafe

I spent my Monday night with tio and kimmy; Aiza was busy with her case presentation so she had to do a rain check. We chilled at bubblebee till some friends came and we left at around 10. I was being careless again by the time I arrived at home (happy that Adik Sa'yo still started) I discovered that I couldn't find my wallet! I had to go back to bubblebee and then decided to just head to mango to join some friends for another karaoke night. Wow, after almost two weeks of being sober I finally had my tanduay! I was with a friend and 2 of her guy friends (name withheld to prevent issues hehe). It was fun talking about relationship issues like cheating, trust and why boys would do this and that. Went home around 2am, slightly tipsy and happy.

For those who are interested in joining the Digital Filipino Club and Bloggers Networking Event on July 11 you can post your email below or shoot me one containing your full name and your blog URL, so I can send the details to my friend for registration. Registration, by the way, is for free since the event will be sponsored by PAGCOR. I have to ask Agnes where it will be held but most likely it would be at the Waterfront Casino Lahug, just like last year.

For those who have dreams of appearing on tv or working their charms on cam, RCTV- Cebu is looking for aspiring VJs. Interested applicants can send their biodata / updated resume to leqwear@gmail.com. Please attach your most recent and best photos too. The search is open for both male and female between ages 18 - 25. August 8, 2009 will be the deadline for submission.

Parting shots:

Say hello to this uber cute and feisty dress made by Mary Ty of VeryMary. I am in love with the dress, i just hope I had the figure to carry it.

Picture grabbed from simplytonette.multiply.com

Perfect partner? the Zara bandage stilettos that, until now, for me is to die for. I feel like it's haunting me cause I keep on seeing local celebrities wear the shoes; either this color or the pink one. Damn, my broad size 10 feet!

I think I've got the flu, birthday greetings and sunday ramblings.

2009-07-04T22:45:00.000-07:00

sniff sniff.
I think I've got the flu - not the swine flu, I hope.
After weeks of hibernating at home, I decided to go out with my college friends.
It was an all girls night out and until now I'm still not home.
Where am I at? Lena's place. I decided to sleep over since she wanted someone to accompany her while driving home.
Earlier that afternoon, pia did a quick stop over at my place before she meets up with doty and their other friend to go out. Pia has been going out a lot lately, which according to her was her way of coping with things.

It was a wet saturday, it was raining but we didn't feel sad and gloomy because we played UNO stacko, took pictures, sipped our drinks, ate, posed for the camera, sang and danced our hearts out at BubbleBee Cafe. (Pictures and Videos to follow) We dominated the place and ~~trashed~~ it a little leaving one curtain to slightly rip out from the wall. wooopppsss.

I'll blog about Bubblebee Cafe as soon as I get home.

My dad is again MIA, he goes to overnight trips without leaving my allowance for the week. I am slightly irritated.

Happy birthday to Elena Labella.

hello naba sa single life len? lmao.

Lately, I seem to find myself enjoying watching Sports shows like NBN Sports and Hardball. The boys of Hardball are hawwwttt!!!

FEU Lady Tamaraw's Rachel Anne Daquis will be featured on CHALK Magazine's July 09 issue, so all you RADDICTS/DAQUISTERZ or those who love and support Rachel Anne, please get a copy of Chalk Magazine for only Php95.00.

sneek peek of RAD's page in CHALK. Courtesy of Raddicts Online.

This week's happy pill is POOH-QIAO. From one of his first few guestings in the ULTRAMEGA NOON TIME SHOW WOWOWEE.

Part I

Part II P.S. My brother just ym-ed me, my dad went back home to just leave my allowance. How sweet, how thoughtful, how goldilocks.

Quickies

2009-07-03T01:34:00.000-07:00

look what I saw on the my brother's facebook. I had to repost this picture because it reminded me of my used to be thursday-friday group then became monday group and no urgghhh once a month group? Aizza, Kimmi, Stephanie and Ariel. I miss the girls - the exchange of love/boy dilemmas, the 3am disco escapades have now turned into before 12-midnight-we-should-go-home-because-I-have-things-to-do-pah days. Were all grown up but still ~~alcoholics~~ by heart. haha kidding.

Sh*t,I have to make this quick I promised Tio that I would leave by the time I logout my facebook. Urgghhh

Jacko's rehearsal video for his THIS IS IT tour has been released and boy even Jackson is estranged at 50 he is damn FIERCE!

Thats all for now. I really have to leave, I told my dad I have classes at 5. haha

toodles

I've been watching too much television.

2009-06-30T23:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Pill: Wowowee saleslady contestant does an "RR" (thanks to Natileigh for posting this vid in her multiply)

Hay-ho, Hay-ho everyone!
I have 15 mins to finish this blog post, I'm still in school waiting for the CAS -Education meeting. Today's agenda? Election of college officers. After, I'll go home and rest. I didn't attend my 9 am class cause I was consumed with procrastination. Phuzzz.

I think my cousins are coming over to help clean the house, I feel excited cause there would be another young soul in the house.

I've been really moody lately, it must be my hormones acting up. I get irritated right away with little things.

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I burnt the midnight candle last night watching the movie Knowing. My professor asked me to watch the movie and create a reaction paper based on the guide questions he gave me. I had to watch it after I watch all the prime time til the latest news and current affairs shows cause it would break my tv everyday cycle. The plot was interesting, it wasn't new but the ending made it different from all other movie that had "end of the world" plots. Humanities Prof. Illustrisimo made me rate the movie, I gave it an 8 out of 10 as the highest. I felt like the supporting roles didn't give much support to the lead role. Nicholas Cage's acting is superb but the movie could have been effective and much more appealing if the supporting actors did not act as if they were only doing support. I compared the acting of the actors to those who played characters in Man on Fire. Graphics and effects of the film Knowing was A+, it looked real, it amazed and scared the sh*t out of me.

Speaking of TV. I've been doing a lot of tube watching now a days, since I decided to go hiatus in going out. So far the afternoon drama Kambal sa Uma has tickled my interest, the revenge of the fallen plot has started to unveil and ohhh how we all love those kind of plots.

For those who are interested in the recent scandal to hit local Tinseltown, don't forget to watch PROBE TEAM PROFILES tonight. Cheche Lazaro gets an in depth interview with the infamous Dr. Hayden Kho Jr. When Probe team launched its new format, they interviewed Dr. Vicky Belo, I thought it was an insightful interview but like all other Filipinos who have a fascination of the rich and famous, I felt like the interview was bitin. Tonight, we will get to know about the rise and fall of the young, good looking doctor who thought that the world was his to conquer.

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Adik Sa'yo, the new romance-comedy series of GMA in prime time is also interesting. In fact, If I get bored with all the crying and dark drama from Tayong Dalawa, I quickly shift the tv to channel 7 to balance off the heavy plot of Tayong Dalawa. Jennica, daughter of veteran actress Jean Garcia is a charmer. She's funny and her team up with the serious Dennis Trillo is heartwarming to watch. The Jolina-Marvin is so-so, even during their younger GIMIK days, I wasn't really a fan of the love team.

Wow, I'm watching a lot of tv. haha
Oh it's 3:10pm, gotta bail loves.

PS.
Anyone who knows a remedy to blisters on my feet? I got em because of my high-heeled shoes that were quite small for me.

House warming

2009-06-30T02:02:00.000-07:00

UNDER THE KNIFE
Hello, welcome.
I'm new to this and still learning. I'm hoping that soon I will get a hang on how things are done around here. After almost 4 years in multiply, I'm moving on.
Sayonara, multiply! I've moved to a new permanent home.