The lenten season revealed to be a memorable time for us as my Aunt Nene, who lives in Parañaque, gave birth to his second son on Holy Tuesday. It was a healthy, good-looking baby boy named Gil Paolo.
11 April 2012
GIL PAOLO BERNARDINO
Welcome to Earthland, Paolo!
The lenten season revealed to be a memorable time for us as my Aunt Nene, who lives in Parañaque, gave birth to his second son on Holy Tuesday. It was a healthy, good-looking baby boy named Gil Paolo.
The lenten season revealed to be a memorable time for us as my Aunt Nene, who lives in Parañaque, gave birth to his second son on Holy Tuesday. It was a healthy, good-looking baby boy named Gil Paolo.
FOR A WHILE I WAS BLUE(D)
Epistaxis. That was the only proper response to my two-day workshop that ate half of my two weekends in March. The topic was Financial Risk Management in Practice.
It was a ruthless14-hour discourse, which despite the difficulty of the topics, was very informative. Hence, it was worthwhile.
It was a ruthless14-hour discourse, which despite the difficulty of the topics, was very informative. Hence, it was worthwhile.
07 April 2012
RADIO 911
A few days back, I bought a new pair of headphones for my old mobile Sony Ericsson W395, and I was glad that I did since I am again able to listen to the radio. This was one the drawbacks of iPhone, it doesn't feature a radio tuner. And you know, radio can be a very good solace in times of great office stress. *grin*
So anyway, I was really glad to have again my morning and afternoon doses of my favorite radio station, Jam 88.3. Of course, it's the only station I tune in to, and the only one in the metro that actually has sensible jocks and radio shows.
I noticed there were a lot of changes...
So anyway, I was really glad to have again my morning and afternoon doses of my favorite radio station, Jam 88.3. Of course, it's the only station I tune in to, and the only one in the metro that actually has sensible jocks and radio shows.
I noticed there were a lot of changes...
06 April 2012
Kimchilandia Chronicles: DAY 1 (ANNEX) - SNOWBOARDING 101
Kimchilandia Chronicles – Chronological recounting of Lonewulf’s great Korean adventure.
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SNOWBOARDING 101 for LONEWULF, SHORTSTRIDE, and ARIGATO
Jisan Forest Ski Resort, Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea
10 March 2012
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| Lonewulf, Shortstride, and Arigato |
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| The Slopes |
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| Lovin' the cold |
To complement a previous entry about our Day 1 in Korea, I am posting these pictures of our snowboarding adventure in Jisan Forest Ski Resort. Please have a journey through the pictures below. By the way, note that it is our first time (ever) to try this sport so be easy on the "fallen" shots. :)
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| Happiness - We'll definitely come back next winter |
03 April 2012
Kimchilandia Chronicles: DAY 1 – ARRIVAL + SNOWBOARDING + MYEONGDONG DINNER
Kimchilandia Chronicles – Chronological recounting of Lonewulf’s great Korean adventure.
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Okay, so let me start by recalling our Day 1 activities.
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| Lonewulf, Shortstride*, and Arigato* |
For the next few entries, allow me to recount my experiences in South Korea. I’m doing this for three reasons: (1) I was extremely awed by the beauty of this country and its culture, thus my strong urge to write about it; (2) I want to provide as much tips and other info as I can to those who are also interested to visit Korea; and, (3) That weeklong vacation we spent overseas was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and looking at our pictures never fails to make me smile (or laugh at times). =)
Okay, so let me start by recalling our Day 1 activities.
PART I – ARRIVAL
Friday, 9th of March 2012. Straight from our respective offices, Shortstride, Arigato, and I dashed to our respective homes to get our respective baggage, and went straight to the airport, all giddy about the coming adventure. Four hours after take-off from Manila, with less sleep, we treaded on Korean turf for the first time in Incheon International Airport. YAY!
Friday, 9th of March 2012. Straight from our respective offices, Shortstride, Arigato, and I dashed to our respective homes to get our respective baggage, and went straight to the airport, all giddy about the coming adventure. Four hours after take-off from Manila, with less sleep, we treaded on Korean turf for the first time in Incheon International Airport. YAY!
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| cute toilet bowl for kids - airport washroom |
29 March 2012
THE WEDDING
Okay, so I’m in a bit of a panic now that I finally received this.
It’s the official wedding invitation from Dale John Satur and Malaya Manalang. Say whuuut? This is real now. I mean, I learned about this happy occasion was that more than a year ago(?), but now that the invite is in my hands, I felt like, yeah, this is really happening. And I’m not yet prepared.
28 March 2012
TO KIMCHILANDIA WE WENT
Just over a week ago, I embarked on my ‘first vacation abroad’, with two good friends of mine, to the home of electronics-giants Samsung and LG, automobile-giants KIA and Hyundai, and of course, Lotte. The Land of the Morning Calm... SOUTH KOREA, BABY! =) /*I do not count my HK trip last July as a vacation abroad, as that one’s business-related. Or so I call it.*/
So for a few days, I lived and breathed kimchi. Which is not entirely true as I do not really fancy eating vegetables (and fruits). But anyway, here is what I can tell you now... THE WHOLE TRIP WAS BLISS. It was like experiencing a good fraction of the best moments of my entire life within one week!
And because of that I will spend the next couple of weeks writing entries about our week-long trip. =) I hope the entries will give you a taste of Korea, if you haven’t been there (yet). Or give you tips and ideas in case you are planning to go there.
07 March 2012
EL CABEZA
March 2, 2012
Last Friday, the publisher of my favorite newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer died of heart attack at 77.
Having been in the news realm since he was 19, he had contributed a lot to our country, bringing us information, even amidst political boycotts organized against his newspaper. He had been known to have created impacts and has served as inspiration, not only to his colleagues, but also to other journalists, successful and aspiring alike. And as such, they call him one of the Pillars of Philippine Journalism.
Being a reader of PDI, I would like to devote an entry to Mr. Gani. As a child I have always loved reading. I read mythology books, atlases, encyclopedia, fiction, etc. But I never read the paper. I just didn’t like reading current events. I don’t know why – perhaps it was the ubiquity of depressing news. However, sometime in college, I discovered the glory of “knowing”. Or more specifically, knowing what’s going on in the country and in the world. Thanks to PDI who made me allot P20 weekly from my living allowance, to buy my Sunday paper.
Even now as I work, I have developed this habit of reading the paper every weekend, and even subscribing to daily newsletters through my office email. Thanks to the reader-friendly layout, and the wonderful writers and researchers of Inquirer. Thanks to Mr. Isagani Yambot.
May you rest in peace.
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| entertainment.inquirer.net |
Last Friday, the publisher of my favorite newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer died of heart attack at 77.
Having been in the news realm since he was 19, he had contributed a lot to our country, bringing us information, even amidst political boycotts organized against his newspaper. He had been known to have created impacts and has served as inspiration, not only to his colleagues, but also to other journalists, successful and aspiring alike. And as such, they call him one of the Pillars of Philippine Journalism.
Being a reader of PDI, I would like to devote an entry to Mr. Gani. As a child I have always loved reading. I read mythology books, atlases, encyclopedia, fiction, etc. But I never read the paper. I just didn’t like reading current events. I don’t know why – perhaps it was the ubiquity of depressing news. However, sometime in college, I discovered the glory of “knowing”. Or more specifically, knowing what’s going on in the country and in the world. Thanks to PDI who made me allot P20 weekly from my living allowance, to buy my Sunday paper.
Even now as I work, I have developed this habit of reading the paper every weekend, and even subscribing to daily newsletters through my office email. Thanks to the reader-friendly layout, and the wonderful writers and researchers of Inquirer. Thanks to Mr. Isagani Yambot.
May you rest in peace.
JUST SPREADING THE "WORD"
Are you a dance enthusiast? Or simply into watching stage acts?
Have nothing to do this Friday night?
I urge you, watch the latest installment of the Street Fuzion series, SF 12. Brought to you by the amazing dancers of UP Streetdance Club. I'm sure you'll have the funnest fun!
Read more below for the details, as posted in clickthecity.com.
29 February 2012
HOT OFF THE PRESS : ADMISSION TEST RESULTS
(via mobile)
The UP College of Business Administration GPAT (Graduate Program Admission Test) results just came in, and I made the first cut!
Yippie!!!
And I was part of those who skipped the interview process. More yay to that! Anyway, that leaves me halfway through to getting in the program (MS Finance in CBA). Now, I'll just have to wait for the schedule of the proficiency exams. Whew! I hope I'll make that cut as well.
For now, Imma celebrate! Yabah!
The UP College of Business Administration GPAT (Graduate Program Admission Test) results just came in, and I made the first cut!
Yippie!!!
And I was part of those who skipped the interview process. More yay to that! Anyway, that leaves me halfway through to getting in the program (MS Finance in CBA). Now, I'll just have to wait for the schedule of the proficiency exams. Whew! I hope I'll make that cut as well.
For now, Imma celebrate! Yabah!
28 February 2012
WE JUST GOT HEAVIER!
Not one, but TWO Anvil Awards!
One for the Libreng Sakay program where we gave 75,000 commuters free MRT rides on our 15th Anniversary. And another one for our unique financial literacy program (for kids!) in the form of an animated show on Cartoon Network. It's called "Cha-Ching!".
Can I just say that I'm so proud of this company I currently work for? Yay! Another milestone for Pru Life UK. By the way, if you've read this certain blog entry, you'd know that I took part in one of the award-winning initiatives. Kacha! *wide grin*
THE DEVIL FEEDS MY IMPULSIVENESS
I swore I just went there to check if they have the reviewer I was looking for. You see, I have this upcoming exam two weeks from now. I'm pretty confident I'll pass, however, my blocmate who's also taking the exam, said he'll get himself a reviewer just to make sure he won't fail. That got me nervous.
So this evening, after I left the office, I went straight to Fully-Booked in Boni High Street to get meself a good reviewer. After rummaging the shelves of the first, second, and third floors (ooh, there's a Starbucks AND White Hat stores inside the bookstore... Noice!), I was not able to find the reviewer. Then I asked this kind staff if such reviewer exists in the shop, and he led me obligingly to the correct shelf, leaving me shocked to discover that the reviewer costs way more than a thousand bucks!
"Oh no, this is not the right book. Too bad you don't have the reviewer here. *sigh* Maybe they have it in National Bookstore. Ktnxbye!"
I dashed downstairs until I reached the basement (oh, they have a basement!). And it is where I found this.
So this evening, after I left the office, I went straight to Fully-Booked in Boni High Street to get meself a good reviewer. After rummaging the shelves of the first, second, and third floors (ooh, there's a Starbucks AND White Hat stores inside the bookstore... Noice!), I was not able to find the reviewer. Then I asked this kind staff if such reviewer exists in the shop, and he led me obligingly to the correct shelf, leaving me shocked to discover that the reviewer costs way more than a thousand bucks!
"Oh no, this is not the right book. Too bad you don't have the reviewer here. *sigh* Maybe they have it in National Bookstore. Ktnxbye!"
I dashed downstairs until I reached the basement (oh, they have a basement!). And it is where I found this.
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| My secong Gaiman... bwahaha |
15 January 2012
CROSSED-OVER: NEW IN 2011 & 2012
For two reasons, I would like to post here my recent purchases & acquisitions:
(1) I reeeeeeeeeeeally love these items. And if I could, I would incessantly rave about 'em all day. But of course, I hafta work. And eat.
(2) I’m not really the materialistic type. I mean I am not so much into buying clothes, or accessories, or appliances. Ever since I started working, the only use I have for my dispensable income was to buy me food. FOOD! Different kinds – cheap, expensive, healthy, junk, sweet, spicy, Asian, Western, and so on. It was my only guilty pleasure then. Thus, month after month, the fate of my hard-earned salary would be just a big joyful burp!
Recently though, and with this I mean ‘in the past few months’, I started to buy tangible things. Ergo, those that I would not masticate or that would not perish after 24 hours.
To be honest, I am missing my eat-outs. But, having physical evidences of my hard-earned money which everyday reminds me of my hardwork, is not too bad, I realize.
So, ladies & gentlemen, without further ado, please allow me to present to you the fruits of my labor:
09 January 2012
I ENVY YOU, PHOEBE CAULFIELD
Today I did nothing but bum out. I woke up early, had my coffee, and read my Sunday paper. And then I changed my profile picture in Facebook and then I listed down the things I'll do:
- write 1 blog entry (something about recent purchases)
- wash office uniforms
- iron office uniform for tomorrow
- read 1 chapter of LOMA 305 reviewer
- finish The Catcher in the Rye
- upload Christmas pics (net shop)
- upload Christmas vids (net shop)
And then I put priority numbers...
- write 1 blog entry (something about recent purchases)
- wash office uniforms
- iron office uniform for tomorrow
- read 1 chapter of LOMA 305 reviewer
- finish The Catcher in the Rye
- upload Christmas pics (net shop)
- upload Christmas vids (net shop)
And then I put priority numbers...
06 January 2012
BEHIND LIES
I would just like to share with you these two videos of my latest performances. Both of which happened in the same event, Verve 3.
VERVE is a dance concert series being staged by the UPLB Street Jazz Dance Company (my college hiphop group). If you’re familiar with other school’s dance concerts, Verve can be likened to UP Manila Indayog’s SAYAW MANILA, UP Streetdance Club’s STREET FUZION, or LaSalle Street Dance Company’s DANZ DISH. I’m sure the Company of Ateneo Dancers also has one but I’m not sure what it’s called.
