We Love You Maria Venus Raj 22 Philippines

i've been a fan of Miss Universe since 1994 but grabe, these becky's are panalong-panalo with their reactions! hahaha. THE BEST! ramdam na ramdam ko ang kasiyahan nila and seriously, i wanna have becky's like them as my barkada. i think they're super cool and totoo. :) oh well, here's their video clip while they were watching MissU pageant in las vegas last aug. 24. it already has 2M+ hits in youtube! plus they were already featured on perezhilton.com and several other international news channels!





P.S. thank you again venus raj for making us proud! :)

Modern Family wins Emmy's!

The half-hour series, which was created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, is produced by Fox Television Studios. The mockumentary follows the families of Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill), his daughter Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), and his son Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) who live in Los Angeles. Claire is a homemaker mom married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell); they have three children. Jay is married to a much younger Colombian woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), and is helping her raise her pre-teen son, Manny. Mitchell and his partner Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) have adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily. The show premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009 to critical acclaim. (wikipedia.com)


i first heard about this show in twitter, local celebs kept saying good reviews about them so i said to myself why not give it a try? so i went on and started downloading its first five episodes and to my surprise, i wasn't dismayed at all! i was completely enjoying it! so i downloaded all episodes of their season 1. i actually just finished watching the whole season last night. it was hilarious! and when i woke up today, i learned that they won emmy's best comedy series!!! woohoooo! CONGRATS GUYS! you truly deserve it! can't wait for your season 2!!!! :)

Day Ten: One confession.

confession:

i'm learning not to sweat the small stuff. though i may fake it at times, it doesn't matter. the point is i'm trying. i know i can do it. this year has been about finding strength within myself - not looking to others for it.

Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now

1. . :-/ - lefty undecided smiley - i'm left-handed so this smiley is "lefty". haha. anyway, sometimes i just feel like my life is direction-less. i don't know. feels weird at times. maybe i'm already experiencing my quarter-life-crisis? maybe.

2. :-) - happy - because amidst all that is happening in my life right now, good or bad, bottomline is i'm still happy. i have more reasons to smile hence i'm keeping my positivity alive! i believe my best years are YET to COME.

Day Eight: Three turn ons.

1. He that loves God.

2. He that loves himself enough to always be the better version of himself.

3. He that loves without fear.

Yesterday was a tragedy, Today's a victory!

Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj, a 22-year old native of Bicol province, was named the fourth runner-up.

Raj, was visibly nervous by the question thrown at her by William Baldwin ("What is one big mistake you made in ur life and what did you do to make it right?") but was still able to respond with grace and poise, saying that she has never had any major problem so far because she was confident with her family and the love that she receives from them.

Still, being the 4th placer isn't that bad. Top 5 is still something! Hello? there were 83 of them! :)

After yesterday's bloody-hostage-taking incident, Venus' victory today lifted our spirits up in a major, major (already a trending topic in twitter. hahaha) way! She may not have answered the Q & A very well but the heck - she brought us back the PINOY PRIDE! :D We salute you! You make us proud!


It took one man to bring the country to shame. Let one woman bring back its flame. REDEMPTION!!!



I am and will always be PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO.

Day Seven: Four turn offs

1. Manwhore / Biatch

2. Pessimists

3. Doesn’t love Jesus with all his heart.

4. Doesn’t love me with Jesus’ heart.

Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)

The Five People.

1. Dad

2. Mom

3. Mac

4. Elton

5. III

Day Five: Six Things I Wish I've Never Done

1. I wish I could’ve been a smarter, more self-assured 13-year-old. THEN I wouldn’t have dated my ex. Not that I regret it so much but it was a completely unnecessary relationship and it brought out a very ugly side of me.

2. I wish I knew how to handle my finances better. When I had the means, I went too overboard. Impulsive buying here and there... everywhere! I was crazy and now I have nothing left for the rainy days. It doesn't feel any good.

3. I wish I took my summer classes seriously (elementary to highschool days) then I would've been a multi-talented person today. I had piano lessons, art, swimming, ballet.. and I took them all for granted. SIGH :S

4. I wish I didn't have to be so lax way back highschool days. I was an honor student 1st-2nd years of  HS then booom! don't know what happened. My parents were soooo proud of me then suddenly they started questioning me if why I wasn't in the honor roll anymore. felt so bad I failed them.

5. I wish I believed in myself more when I was younger. If I was rooted in self-confidence, then it wouldn’t be so easy for things to make me question my self-worth.. which happens a lot these days.

6. I wish I had known God as well as I do now because it would’ve changed everything.

Day Four: Seven Things That Cross My Mind A Lot

In no particular order...

1. I have a job but my career is stagnant.

2. Future. What's in store for me???

3. Family. Are we going to be okay? My dad? Mom? Brothers? Other relatives?

4. Third and I -- ''us''. together for-e-vah! hahaha :) stronger than ever.

5. Food. I'm not kidding. haha. just by the mere thought of it makes me excited and happy.

6. Where to get money and where to go next.

7. When will I ever learn to DRIVE



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Day Three: Eight ways to Win My Heart

1. Verbal Chemistry. if we have compatible humor, wit, (ir)rational debates, comfortable silences and conversations that can go on and on 'til wee hours in the morning, then you have me. I'm yours.

2. Be faithful in "the small things". honesty is the best policy. be punctual. ask me questions about my life. walk on the right side of the street. open doors. offer to pick me up and drop me home. make me laugh. hold my hand when I'm scared. feed me. smile at me.

3. Surprise me. I'm a real sucker for random, cute, simple stuff. it doesn't have to be extravagant. you can sing me a song or maybe cook my favorite dish - or yours... then let me taste it. or you can simply write me notes/letters. post-it's will do. haha. but seriously, they're still the sweetest thing on earth. told ya, I'm easy to please.

4. Take me somewhere FUN. be it in a theme park, carnival, beach, joyride or whatsoever.. I don't mind. I love adventures.

5. Tell me I look beautiful even (and especially) on days that I don't. I'd love to hear your compliment.

6. Family ties. being close to your family is like 10,000 pogi points for me. it shows how who and what you'll become when you'll have your own someday.

7. Talk to me about God. pray for me. pray with me. be open to me about your heart.

8. Make me believe my worth. Always... - never have me question it.

And now, a young man responds

Apparently, the letter struck a chord among the young and old.


Two nights after the letter was published, I received this in my personal mail—an anonymous response to my letter. I want to share it with you all—a letter written by a man any girl would love to fall in love with someday.

--an excerpt from the author


Dear You,

I will admit that it came as a surprise to me when you decided to write a letter such as this. I always thought you were the type to keep things to yourself—one of the many things that keep us apart until now.

There is a part of every boy's heart that dreams of his princess. However, no matter what the age, this princess does not change.

Nineteen years into this life, and although your unwillingness to give your heart away is what troubles you, what troubles me is how willing I am each and every time to give my complete heart and yet there is no one to receive anything of me.

Try as I might to give my heart to someone I had imagined was perfect, and I end up putting the pieces back together, mustering the courage to make it seems like nothing is wrong and nothing has been lost, when in fact,everything in my life at that point feels otherwise.

Although I have only known you for a few years, I am as confident as a man in love can be, that you are the perfect girl I have been thinking of ever since. Nineteen years into this life, and we are both still apparently waiting... for someone to be swept off her feet, and for someone to sweep you off yours. And yet, here we are closer to each other than you would expect.

I am sorry I took this long. But, I hope you know, it has not been entirely easy, trying to whisk you off to my palace on horseback. I am not alone in this pursuit of your love and I have no palace to show you in comparison to the many other men who will try to win your heart. You have not been entirely cooperative as well, but I do not blame you for this. In fact, it's just one of the many quirks that sets you apart from other girls out there.

You will be disappointed to know that it has not been such a fairytale - meeting me, and for this I will be eternally sorry. I hope you know guys spend more than enough time trying to come up with the perfect introduction,what with sweaty palms and a shaky voice.

As to the extreme disappointment I may cause you, I also hope you know that you are still as perfect in my eyes as always. I may not have begun it as a fairytale for us, but I will go through leaps and bounds to make you feel like the princess that you are.

Your eccentricities are what I love about you. Even during your occasional mood swings, it is the most endearing thing to see you shift gears. Although I must admit,sometimes it can be quite confusing; keeping me on my toes, it just makes me want to be with you even more. I want to be the man you stand beside at your best and your worst—because either way, you are still too beautiful, and I would be nothing less than the luckiest guy in town if you were just as happy as I was, standing beside you.

You are and will always be my best friend, even if one day I end up finding no more shirts because you have borrowed them all. And when you return them I end up not wearing them, still, because the scent is there to remind me of you even when you are not around. You are my best friend because you look out for me, after a stressful day, or after we lose a game of basketball. Even during times when you refuse to speak to anyone, me included—you are still my best friend.

You will be the girl I try so hard to cook for, and despite my best efforts I know I will fail, but I will love how you will try to taste my concoctions,even when the taste might make you cringe. You will be the girl whose mom I will try so hard to impress, and then you will fix my collar in hopes that I am ready to meet your parents. Adventure after adventure,you will be the girl I will see the world with, complete with the local cuisine taste and souvenir shots.

You are the girl I will smile to even in the worst of times. Even when the day feels like s__t, I know that when I see you that my world cannot be so bad if you are beside me. You are the girl whose smile I will wake up to, even when some mornings might find me with a slight case of morning breath. I cannot wait to love you.

Fingers crossed and palms held together, I hope one day you will find me worthy of your heart. In the meantime, know that I am out here somewhere, waiting for you, hoping that you will be mine.



Loving you forever and a day,

Me

A girl's letter to the man she will love someday

Read this on Inquirer and I just want to share it to everyone. :)

(This letter was written by the columnist's daughter).



Dear You,

I will admit that sometimes I really do wonder if you exist.

There is a part of every little girl's heart that envisions her prince charming. At age three, it is usually of a man who can save her from the wrath of an evil stepmother, wake her from eternal slumber or give her that true love's kiss.

In elementary school, he becomes the boy with the least cooties, the one who's willing to cross the playground to share his Oreos even if it makes him a target for the week of all the other boys.

Come high school, it's that boy you stand with at prom, who your father stared down at the door, who provided you with an experience complete with photos you will cringe at a decade later, a corsage that yellows in the refrigerator, and a faded memory of a night that seemed almost too magical to be real.

Nineteen years into this life, however, and still unwilling to give my heart away, I am still that same little girl who hopes for her prince charming. And although I wonder why it has taken you this long to sweep me off my feet and whisk me off to your palace on horseback, I know that it is probably because meeting you will be better than any fairytale I could've read as a kid.

A couple of heartbreaks and a few years wiser though, I will admit that there are times when I question your existence. Because I have yet to meet the guy who makes me hear songs like "All My Life" or "A Whole New World" in my head when I see him does not mean I don't hope that it'll ever happen.

I may already know you or may still meet you someday—something I leave completely up to God because I'm pretty sure our story will be epic.

However,I can't promise you that I'd make the world's most perfect princess. In fact I'll probably keep you on your toes and amuse you with my eccentricities—there are a lot of them. I'll probably steal a bunch of your T-shirts and turn them into shirt dresses, or drive you slightly mad with my obsessive compulsivity and my need to fix your collar constantly.

I can promise to be your best friend however—that person you can rant to after a rough day, the hand you can hold when you get sad, or the person you can text when situations get awkward.

I'll probably mess up your hair sometimes and hug you for too long, but that'll only be because I absolutely adore you. I'll bury my head in your shoulder during scary movies and make you feel like superman when you kill those flying cockroaches that really shouldn't exist. I'll cook your favorite food on your birthday and try my best to make friends with your mom.

I'll respect your nights-out with the boys and make you seem like the perfect guy to my barkada. I'll watch basketball or soccer games with you, and not complain when you cheer too loudly at the TV set.

I'll know the difference between giving you space and being constantly there for you—even if it means sitting and playing video games with you or taking hot chocolate runs when it rains.

I'll listen to your music and we'll go on epic adventures together—seeing the world, taking awesome pictures, eating awesome food, and never running out of things to tell each other along the way.

I won't be waiting for you to sweep me off my feet and take me on a magic carpet ride, because I know I won't need anything like that to fall for you—I will love you for you.

You will be that someone to make goofy faces with in pictures, to lace fingers with when I'm lonely, and to take long walks under the stars with on the beach.

You'll be the guy who takes me the way I am—and will laugh as I burst into Disney song or pick out pink wallpaper.

You'll be that someone I envision a future with—us filling out visa forms as we travel the universe, picking out our first dog together and arguing about what to name it, or being snap-happy stage parents in our preschooler's annual mini-plays. And I keep hoping that maybe someday when we find each other, you will become that someone whose smile I wake up to in the morning and the last one I speak to every night.

So to the man I know does exist, and who will help me maybe make sense of the world someday, this man I can't wait to love. Please know that I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. But for now, I wait.Fingers crossed and palms held together, I hope that you're out there somewhere, waiting for me, too.



With the hope I will be yours for always,

Me

Day Two: Nine Things About Me

9 I's...

1. I turned 23 last June 4. I don't know why but I'm kinda excited to be 25 already. Maybe I'm looking forward for my mid-quarter-life-crisis? Kidding.

2. I have a 1/8 (or 1/16?) Chinese blood. My nursery days were formed at a Chinese school but I can't fluently speak the language and I can only count number's 1-10 in Chinese. Oh, I also love their food. So there goes my Chinese blood.

3. I cannot whistle. LAME.

4. ..but I'm proud to say that I can snap my fingers. BOTH hands. Yes, you read it right. It took me a lot of patience and practice to do that. I was in the mall when I finally did it.

5. I have a driver's license (which I haven't renewed yet for the time being. it expired 2 months ago) but I can't drive confidently nor perfectly. :)

6. I have a very boisterous laugh. Those who know me well can attest to this.

7. I can be really, really moody. You'll be surprised at one point I'm very happy then suddenly ill-tempered the next. I'm not a bipolar though, so don't get frightened.

8. I'm a very shallow person. Easy-to-please, and at times gullible too.

9. I'm a hopeless romantic. Seriously.

Day One: Ten things I wanna say...

To Ten Different People:

1. Please don't make us stay for another OT. We've been doing it for almost 3 days already. We're so tired and all we want is just to be stress-free. Is that too much? We know we deserve it.

2. Make up your minds, will ya??? Don't make these files keep swinging back and forth. It's hard to generate files, in case you didn't know. There are still other things we have to accomplish.

3. Wake me up for tonight's event.

4. Why is our salary for this month kinda has A LOT of deductions? What went wrong? We need our payslips ASAP! and explain please!

5. Watch me discipline myself. HELLO DIET! ...seriously.

6. Where'd you buy that book of yours? I envy you. I want to have that too. Please let me know where - so kindly answer my comment in your blog. :)

7.Let's go out and make chikahan soon. I miss you. I miss our kwento's.

8. Iiyak mo lang yan. Masakit kung sa masakit, mahirap kung sa mahirap pero it'll make you a better person eventually. You just can't realize it YET. May rason kung bakit nangyari sa iyo 'yan. Balang araw malalaman mo din kung bakit kinailangan mong pagdaanan ang sakit na 'yan. Trust me, I've been there.

9. Oh, YOU. Maybe you're still sleeping at this time but I hope and pray you'll get well soon. There's nothing much to say but still, I just want to let you know that I'm still scared. You get what I mean, don't you? But it is in this fear that I am learning to trust. It doesn't feel beautiful but I know that it is.

10. How are you? I've been longing to talk to you but I don't know where nor how to start. Though we are somewhat hard-up in expressing our affection towards each other, let it be known that I will always care, love and thank you -- for everything you've done for us. I will get in touch with you soon. Pinky swear.

A 10-day blog entry.

I got this in tumblr and I think it's gonna be fun! so we'll see. :)


Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession.

Coming soooon!

I've been contemplating for quite sometime now regarding this one - if I should push through with it or not. But it'll be fun and a great, great challenge for me so yes, I'll make it happen. WATCH OUT! :)

My Project 365 (or 100): coming soon.

The Golden Spoon

I'm a certified die-hard red mango fanatic but I've been reading quite several good reviews regarding this yogurt so when I had the chance to try it, I grabbed it! Forgive me but I think I just forgot the name of what I ordered. haha FML. but as you can see, it has almonds and this certain variety was kinda sweet.

then I also found the gold spoon KYOOOOT! I wonder where they order them. it's gonna be great for parties! :) however if you ask me, red mango or this? i'd still choose the former. red mango has mochi balls for heaven's sake!!!! they're my fave! hahahaha.

doodles..doodles.

When you were younger, I bet you've also tried doodling on a piece of paper, writing just anything under the sun. Well, I loved doing this whenever I'm in school getting bored with my teacher or the subject itself. It was fun, right? right! :)

So last Monday, 3rd and I were in CBTL and when he needed a break from his "review time", he drew me using  the back part of our receipt. Can you believe that? haha. well, he sorta did (I looked like a pig with a sabog na hair- literally!) and so I took revenge! I drew him too (with big cheeks but forgot his braces. HA!). then we played tic-tac-toe! He had this "strategy" and so he keeps on winning!

our versions of each other! haha. it's unfair.

ohhh man! hahaha

...........

...but you see,  at the end of the day, simple, random moments like these make me SMiLE bigtime. :) 

One weekend in Cebu!

The very first time  that I was in Cebu, I was about 4-5 years old. And now that I'm 23, I was fortunate enough to go back there with bf and some of our friends. We had no hotel reservations, itinerary or whatsoever. Only plane tickets! It was SUPER FUNNNNNN! :)

Here are the places we visited... take a peek.

Lapu-Lapu Shrine

Shangri-La Mactan - I wanna check in here too! *someday*

Alegre Guitars - I saw a guitar for left-handed people like me!!! but it was too expensive. oh well..

Plantation Bay - this place is amazing! I swear I'm gonna check in there someday! HA!

CnT Lechon - we went to their main branch and boi, it was jampacked with people who like us, wanted to try this

ever-famous lechon in Cebu. my queue number was 45 then this lady gave me #33 then came this another

lady who gave me #20!!! thank God for kind-hearted people! the universe conspired with us! hahaha! the long wait was worth it! 

The Philippine Taoist Temple 

Cebu's Provincial Museum

Kuya guard Nicomedes Ramsos and Rius - I just had to post this. :)

manong guard is not-just-your-ordinary-guard as what you may think. he's a historian!!! we were dumbfounded
when he started speaking in english and relating things about Cebu, IDOL!

Magellan's Cross - I just find it weird that that are candle vendors here asking you to buy from them 
so your requests or intentions will come true. and to do that, they would offer a "dance" to the cross. WEIRD.

Basilica de Sto. Nino

STK (Su-Tu-Kil) ta Bay! - very popular in Cebu. very homey ambiance. great food
at a reasonable price. 

The Edge Coaster - automatically tilts at 45 degrees for 5 secs! but the ride lasts for
about 3mins. AND ohmygahd, my knees were
literally trembling! I was shouting at the top of my lungs! hahaha! :) 

Skywalk Extreme - I thought this would be easier than the edge coaster but man, I was 
completely wrong! it was harder! I was about to back out.. to think I was already outside the ledge.
all I can say was, "HOOOOOOON!!!!" hahaha! I couldn't walk straight without holding his hand.
I thought I'm going to die! oh well, at least for once in my life I was able to conquer my greatest fear: acrophobia! :)

Ayala Mall - beautiful :)

Sunburst Fried Chicken - the best tasting fried chix!!! better than McDonald's 
or Jollibee's or Max's or KFC's. super crunchy, juicy and yummmy! I wish they'd 
open a branch here in Manila

Tabo-an Palengke - where danggit's and other dried sea products are sold!
kumakapit ang amoy! haha. you better shower after going here.

Mr. A's - good restaurant that is situated on a hill hence giving you a nice view of the
city (especially at night) while munching on their bestseller dishes.

Fort San Pedro - their version of Intramuros.

NO PROBLEM SUTUKIL - sounds funny? haha. but that's really the name of the
sutukila'n that we went to. fresh seafoods will always be <3!

...And that concludes our trip last July. :) 'til next!  

Remembering former Pres. Cory C. Aquino

Aug. 1, 2010 - Today marks the first death anniversary of our beloved former president. Exactly a year ago, I was one of the millions of people here and around the world who grieved and cried with the Aquino family. 

Thank you, Pres. Cory for the freedom and hope you gave us. I'm very sure that you are now at peace with our Almighty and that you're already reunited with your husband, Ninoy. You both must be feeling great and proud knowing that your only son Noynoy is now the country's 15th president. May you continue to guide him as he leads us. We know we are in good hands.

You will always be remembered Tita Cory... your legend lives on. LABAN!

P. S. apart from Princess Diana of Wales, you've been one of the few women whom I truly admired and looked up to.