Fil-Am on Top Ten Reasons by David Letterman
*just got it from a blog i passed by. thanks to mybloglog's jbinx (http://jbinx.blogspot.com/) which i believe he also got from another blog. hehe. here it is:
Don't know if you have watched David Letterman's Show when he used Filipino-American for his top ten reasons, but this certainly show we are an emerging group in this diversed society to be featured in Dave's famous TV show..
Top 10 Reasons Why There Couldn't Be a Filipino-American US President, By David Letterman
10. The White House is not big enough for in-laws and extended relatives.
9. There are not enough parking spaces at the White House for 2 Honda Civics, 2 Toyota Land Cruisers, 3 Toyota Corollas, a Mercedes Benz, a BMW , and an MPV (My Pinoy Van).
8. Dignitaries generally are intimidated by eating with their fingers at State dinners.
7. There are too many dining rooms in the White House - where will they put the picture of the Last Supper?
6. The White House walls are not big enough to hold a pair of giant wooden spoon and fork
5. Secret Service staff won't respond to "psst... psst" or 'hoy?.hoy?hoy?'
4. Secret Service staff will not be comfortable driving the presidential car with a Holy Rosary hanging on the rear view mirror, or the statue of the Santo Nino on the dashboard.
3. No budget allocation to purchase a Karaoke music-machine for every room in the White House.
2. State dinners do not allow "Take Home".
AND THE NUMBER 1 REASON WHY THERE COULDN'T BE A FILIPINO-AMERICAN U.S.
PRESIDENT IS...
1. Air Force One does not allow overweight Balikbayan boxes!
UAAP Cheerdance '07
Hey congratulations UP Pep Squad and all the iskolar ng bayan for winning this year's cheerdance championship. hehe. well deserved. naexcite ako nung napanuod ko yung routines nila. you rock tis year. haha let's see next year. haha. anyways to my beloved thomasians kahit na alumni na ko i still am and always be a proud Thomasian! haha. UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe fan forever. Congrats for being the first placer. yeah. pero honestly i also love what FEU and UE did! wuhoo that was a very good performance by ALL universities in UAAP!
Anyways so much for collegiate thingies. I feel like my weekend's not complete. why? cause i didn't get enough rest. I didn't even got into our sectorcon a while ago and I haven't read a book I bought for almost a month. I believe every archi student knows The Fountainhead by AR. I started reading it and find it pretty interesting not only for arki people but for people who strongly believe and stand in their ideals. I can't comment more on the story since I haven't finished it. hehe. 
WANTED: YOU
i need you. i may not know you but i am really excited to meet you. i am needing you just right now. when the cold breeze goes through my window and slips my face in a rush. when nothing is against my side pulling a hand for a hold. i need you cause i have never been in love. i need you cause i feel that i can't wait for a hug. i need you because i felt so incomplete. i need you because i want to experience the thrill of falling and being stupid again. i need you because i want to feel the flow of blood rushing in my vein getting to my heart and making it beat faster.
i simply want that love. and just walk even for miles away knowing that you're in my heart wherever i go. i need you because i want to share my stories with you. i need you because i want to hear an opinion on every stories i have to tell. i need you because i want you to be my bestfriend. i need you because i want to tell you that i like everything that you are. i need you because you're making me feel natural and genuine. i want you to listen to every pain in my heart and just let it move away by your embrace. and i will also listen to your stories just because i know that's where i can touch your heart. i need you because as of this moment i want you to say you love me. people may see this as a desperate act of expressing myself. but i honestly want to be loved by you. the fact that i am alone in my room or even in the house doesn't bother anymore because i know that someone sharing the same sky with me loves me and wants to be with my side. i want to share my happiness with you even if this whole damn place gives me reasons to die because you will me give me just more reasons to live.
i may not know you yet. but now i feel that i am needing you.
jcsm090907
nasaan na'ko?
minsan kelangan mo mag-isa pero hindi madalas kasi autistic ka na non. ako malapit na maging ganon pero buti na lang marunong pa rin akong makisabay sa ikot ng mundo. haha anhirap kapag napag-iiwanan ka na.
balik tayo sa pag-iisa. kapag umuuwi ako galing trabaho (kapag binabanggit ko to, feeling ko antanda ko na, people beinte anyos pa lang ako! haha) ayun na nga, malayo pa ang binabiyahe ko para makauwi sa aking tahanan. maglalakad ako mula opisina, sasakay ng tren, sasakay ng jeep, maghihntay ng fx, at kapag nakarating na ng san mateo magta-tricycle hanggang sa labas ng gate. malamang alangan naman papasukin ko pa sa loob. haha. ayun at madalas ako lang mag-isa kapagkalabasan na. dahil diyan maraming pumapasok sa isisp ko. marami akong napagninilay nilayan. isa na diyan ang pag-iisip kung ano ba talaga gusto ko gawin sa buhay ko? at dahil sa kakaisip nagkasakit ako ng isang linggo at di nakapasok ng isang araw at nakapaghalf day ng dalawang araw. haha. ganon kahina sikmura ko. marahil dala ng pinaghalo halong kamandag ng pressure, sipon, at loneliness. gusto ko na nga hanapin si happiness?! sanba talaga siya matatagpuan?
at dahil sa isang araw nga akong nakahilata sa kama at sumisinga ng sipon, sa wakas at nalista ko na rin ang mga bagay na gusto kong gawin at kahit papaano nakatulong naman siya sa aking pag-sigla. at kung bakit ko nga ba ginagawa ang mga bagay na ginagawa ko ngayon. haha. tulad na lang ngayon. dahil nga etong bulok na computer na to ang aking partner in crime, eh dito ko na rin nilalabas lahat ng gustong i-utot ng aking dila na sa sobrang baho eh ayoko ng maamoy ng iba mula pa sa aking bunganga. haha.
bago ko makalimutan. happy birthday mama mary! mabuhay ang mga dakilang ina!
ayun na nga. minsan kelangan balikan mo rin sarili mo eh. ano ba talaga gusto mo mangyari? forever ka nalang bang tambay dito sa cyberworld. gusto mo bang makijam naman sa mga totoong tao sa labas. hehe.
kapag nakahanap ka ng oras sagutin tong tanong na ito medyo gagaan yung feeling mo kaso maiisip mo rin yung mga kalokohan taglay mo at mga responsibilidad na meron ka. okey na yun at least kahit papaano alam mo kalakasan at kahinaan ng puso't isipan mo. di ka naman robot para gawin ang kung ano lang ang nakatakda. haha parang fantasy. nakatakda talaga. siyempre merong mga pagsubok sa pag-abot ng iyong mga pangarap. maaring makaharap mo pa nag pinakamatinding kalaban ni shaider (ang pulis pangkalawakan) na si puma-ley-ar (ano ba spelling nito?) hehe.
at siyempre magkakaroon na rin kahit papaano ng direksiyon ang buhay mo 
kapag nga napag-isipan mo na ang purpose mo sa mundong ibabaw. haha. ewan ko lang ah. pero ako nakatulong talaga siya sa pagiging positive ko as of now (as of now kasi malay ko ba baka bukas mabadtrip na naman ako, haha ang moody) haha. malay mo ang purpose mo talaga ay umakyat ng mount everest aba eh ngayong pa lang eh magtraining ka na at try mo ng umakyat akyat ng matataas na lugar. umpisahan mo sa pag-akyat ng puno ng alatiris (aww na-miss ko tuloy nung bata ako pumipitas ako nito sa puno ng kapit bahay). haha.
kwento lang ako. ngayon sobrang di na ako inaabutan ng ermats ko ng allowance, at sobrang sakto lang sa pamasahe ko at pagkain mula umaga hanggang gabi yung allowance na nakukuha ko sa training. gustuhin ko man tumulong sa mga gastos sa bahay eh hindi talaga kaya. kung meron ba eh bakit ako magtiya-tiyaga sa 3310, bakit ako babiyahe kung pwede naman akong mag-apartment, bakit ako magsusuot ng paulit-ulit na sweater jacket at itim at malapit ng mawarak na itim na sapatos, at bakit ako magtiya-tiyaga mag-apprentice kung pwede naman akong magcall center. yun ay dahil may gusto akong maabot. at dahil doon ano mang hirap, siguro, kelangan ko lang talaga pagdaanan. sabi nila life starts at 40 (tama ba, haha naghuhula lang ata ko ng kasabihan) pero para sa'kin kahit kakalabas mo pa lang ng tiyan ng ina mo life is starting to do its thing on you. may ipaparanas na yan kahit ano pa mang edad meron ka. at yun learning experience yun, don't take it as something that just happened, it has its purpose. and whatever it is, only God knows. kaya mabuti pa kumapit ka lang sa Kaniya ng todo. tatagan ang pananampalataya at magtiwala. haii. anseryoso na.
sige na. have to go. tandaan, more energy mas happy. wala lang. haha.
God Bless!
may isa pa pala akong hindi natatgpuan sa buhay. kung sino man siya. magparamdam ka na. haha.
the week that was
updates:
it was a super exciting and scary week. i got pressured on deadlines. thank God i had very nice officemates in our design team. and because of the stress i got sick and until now i'm having a flu. hope to get my strength back tomorrow. my weekend rest. hehe.
there are lot of things running in my mind. i want to do things i can't even find time to do. i had responsibilities i can't manage. but as what my head always try to remind me - be positive and just do my best.
what i've learned? for this past events i had been reaffirmed how powerful prayer is and how He teaches me to let things go keeps my worries manageable.
on my previous entry i have posted about our relationship with ourselves. i am thinking that it's maybe this time i'll try to know who i really am inside and out. cause that's what keeps me not do what i wanted to do. maybe taking out bit of hesitations, pieces of fears and all the unnecessary stuff that's been trapped on the past.
being alone
Got this from my daily OM website. follow the link on my links.
July 18, 2007
Being Alone
A Relationship With Self
The most important relationship we have in our lives is with our selves. And even though we are the only ones who are present at every moment of our lives—from birth onward—this relationship can be the most difficult one to cultivate. This may be because society places such emphasis on the importance of being in a romantic partnership, even teaching us to set aside our own needs for the needs of another. Until we know ourselves, however, we cannot possibly choose the right relationship to support our mutual growth toward our highest potential. By allowing ourselves to be comfortable with being alone, we can become the people with whom we want to have a relationship.
Perhaps at no other time in history has it been possible for people to survive, and even thrive, while living alone. We can now support ourselves financially, socially, and emotionally without needing a spouse for survival in any of these realms. With this freedom, we can pursue our own interests and create fulfilling partnerships with friends, business partners, creative cohorts, and neighbors. Once we’ve satisfied our needs and created our support system, a mate then becomes someone with whom we can share the bounty of all we’ve created and the beauty we’ve discovered within ourselves.
As we move away from tradition and fall into more natural cycles of being in the world today, we may find that there are times where being alone nourishes us and other periods in which a partnership is best for our growth. We may need to learn to create spaces to be alone within relationships. When we can shift our expectations of our relationships with ourselves and others to opportunities for discovery, we open ourselves to forge new paths and encounter uncharted territory. Being willing to know and love ourselves, and to find what truly makes us feel deeply and strongly, gives us the advantage of being able to attract and choose the right people with whom to share ourselves, whether those relationships fall into recognizable roles or not. Choosing to enjoy being alone allows us to fully explore our most important relationship—the one with our true selves.
