mahirap bang sagutin ang mga tanong sa Beauty Pageants?

naging ringtone ng bayan din ang tawa niya! haha

who could forget the infamous answer of then Binibining Pilipinas World 2008 winner Janina San Miguel to the question, "what role did your family play to you as candidate to Binibining Pilinas?" the video remains to be one of my guilty pleasures and although it is cringe worthy, walang panahong hindi ako napatawa nito. Simple lang ang tanong kung tutuusin kung kaya madami ang nagtaka kung bakit hindi niya nasagot ito ng tama. was it nerves? or was the noice too much for her to think clearly? ewan...

My friends and I attended a modeling pageant called Mr. and Ms. Fashionista to support this guy who is an ex of a friend(long story... but they could be back together as of this writing). Anyway, he showed strength at the start of the pageant but his lack of experience showed in the succeeding rounds. Needless to say, he didn't make it. watching the pageant made me realize that events like these aren't only showcase of beauty and brains, but also... ewan. basta nakakatawa! bwahaha. lahat seryoso sa pagpalakpak pero kami ng mga kaibigan ko, tawa ng tawa. may mga contestants na mukhang busog, may mga mukhang bagong hasa ang baba, may nagmamadali kasi baka hinihintay ng taxi, at may contestant na parang bold star kasi lahat, mula creative, sportswear, casual, at swimwear ay naka trunks lang... siguro kung may trunks na pang-formal baka may pulmunya na yun. bwahaha. pero walang tatalo sa question and answer portion. madaming magaganda at pogi pero pumalya dahil dito at ang the best talaga ay ito:

Q: what would you rather have? beauty or talent?
A: talent!
Q: good answer. why?
A: uhm... YES!
(ano daw? bwahaha)

pero siempre, nakakatawa din ang mga hosts!

host1: let's give them a big HANDS!
h1: a big THANK to our sponsors...
(i swear, consistent siya! bwahaha. )
host2: tatagalugin ko ang tanong... if you were given a chance(haha. tatagalugin daw?)

ok.. so ano ang point ng kwento? wala naman. nakakatawa lang talaga. hehe. seriously... if we think about it, madali lang naman ang mga tinatanong sa mga pageants. minsan, natatanong din natin ang mga yun sa ating mga sarili... but then again, aren't the easiest questions the hardest to answer? naalala ko dati, natanong ako ng, "are you happy?" hindi ko nasagot. ang hirap. kaya i suggest na imbes na "what is your purpose in life?" ang tanong, mas maganda siguro kung "what is the capital of the Philippines?" nalang ang tanong para pag sinagot ka ng "ang capital po ng Philippines ay letter P!" legal na ang batuhin siya ng kamatis!

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Christmas: EAT, PRAY, LOVE

Eat
Bandang alas-sais ng gabi nang magsimulang maghanda para sa noche buena ang pamilya... and by that i mean my mom and sister taking care of everything while I do the almost impossible task of waiting for Noche Buena. hehe. after what seemed like eternity, siyempre nilantakan ko rin ang putahe na nakuha ni mama sa internet, and it was nothing short of heaven. ang SARAAAAP. too bad it was time to get ready for church, hindi ko tuloy naubos... este nalasap mabuti ang pagkain. hehe

Pray
as expected, jampacked ang simbahan sa bisperas ng pasko. it feels nice, to be able to say thanks for all the blessings, trials that have made us who we are and to be able to see that there are a lot of things to be thankful for and to look forward to in the years to come. kahit siksikan, ayos pa rin... all for the spirit of Christmas.

Love
pagkatapos ng mass, may 10-minute display pa ng fireworks sa plaza. to say that it was mesmerizing is an understatement. it was magical... made even more special by the people you are seeing it with. all those ooohs and ahhhs were such delight. pag-uwi ng bahay, kainan na ng masarap na handa. it's funny how when i was a kid, i always thought that what made each christmas feast happy was the food we eat... when all that really matters are the people we eat it with. o di ba? mature na talaga ang mokong. hehe.

this day was perfect... too bad i don't have pictures. although i'm not sorry at all. I'd rather have this wonderful memory in my heart than in my camera.

Merry Christmas you guys... from my family to yours , ' )

quickpost: thoughts?

enough of the emo posts for now...
it's time for the annual Subol Christmas Caroling event. sa wakas.. mababayaran na rin nila ang utang nila sa akin! bwahaha.

by the way... what do you think of franchising foodcarts? i want to invest the little money that I have para naman yumaman. hehe. thoughts?

to all the bloggers all over the world... Advance merry christmas to you ALL.

batang inagawan ng candy...

i just got back from my dentist's office. do you remember how some people calls news reporters the "boogeyman with a teleprompter?" well, my dentist is the boogeyman with perfectly white teeth. ayoko ng bumalik dun. para akong nagbabayad ng tao para saktan ako.. kung yun rin lang ang gusto ko, ate ko na ang lalapitan ko! free na, unlimited pa! bwahaha.

speaking of pain... i talked to one of my Kuyas. i felt bad kasi ang tagal na naming di nag-usap tapos masamang bagay pa yung mga nasabi ko sa kanya. andami ko na kasing hinanakit sa kanya... akala ko simpleng tampo lang, hindi pala.

ok... backstory muna para klaro ang istorya... anyone who is close to me knows that my biggest frustration is not having a kuya. naiinggit talaga ako kapag nakakakita ng mga kuyang inaalagaan yung mga kapatid nila, o kahit mga nagaaway nga eh kinaiinggitan ko pa rin. Yung una ko pang iniyakan na eksena sa tv ay yung eksena ni John Lloyd at Diether sa swimming pool. nakakuha ng award nun si john Lloyd pero hindi naappreciate ng parents niya kaya tinapon niya sa pool. si Diet naman na kuya niya, nilangoy yung pool para kunin yung medal tapos sabi niya, "sa akin importante to!" tapos, flashback ng mga eksena nila nung mga bata pa sila. p*kening. iniyakan ko talaga to. sobra akong nainggit.


camera-whore si kuya. nahawa tuloy ako...

Anyway, ayun nga, sobra talaga akong naghanap ng kuya kaya ng makilala ko si Kuya, sobra ko talagang pinahalagahan yung pagkakaibigan namin. Sobrang naging malapit kami to the point na nakikitulog na ako sa kwarto nila para lang mangistorbo at manuod ng mga pelikula. hehe. He was the one who tried to talk me out of joining a fraternity and that intervention was one of the reasons why i tried to back out(this is another story). we've been through a lot kaya it was hard for me nung malapit na ang graduation ni Kuya. we promised to keep in touch pero wala pang isang taon, nakalimot na siya. I remember nung graduation week niya, we were suppose to meet kaso busy siya sa ibang friends niya kaya sabi ko sa graduation ko na lang siya ico-congratulate. dumating yung graduation niya, nagpaiwan pa ako kasi last day ata ng summer classes para lang i-congratulate siya kaso natapos na ang ceremony hindi siya nagtext at nagpakita. habang sakay ako ng van pabalik sa amin, umiiyak ako na parang batang inagawan ng candy... parang t*nga lang.


pag ngumiti, kita ang gilagid!

fast-forward to present day, nag-message siya sa fb. hayun, nangangamusta. i told him everything... my frustrations and disappointments sa kanya. sabi ko na buong buhay ko, parati nalang akong iniiwan ng mga taong malapit sa akin... and each time, it gets a bit more painful than the last time at iyon din ang ginawa niya. at the end of our conversation, sabi niya speechless na siya... sabi ko, "it's ok. you've been speechless since your graduation." ewan ko ba... I should be immuned by now pero hindi ako matauhan. siguro tama rin yung isang kaibigan ko. i expect and give too much kaya parang parati akong lugi. when will I ever learn?
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On a lighter note, sa lahat ng nanalo sa PEBA, congratulations lalo na kay Xprosaic na nanalong most popular blog at kay pareng Jag na naka-vest at siyang tumanggap ng award ni xprosaic. hehe. Advance Merry Christmas to you all...

what's up?

hey, what's up? it has been over a month since my last post and the reason why i was out for so long was because i needed a break... i didn't want blogging to be an obligation for me because i wanted to keep it the way i have always known it, fun, inspired and unpretentious. And now, i am back and refreshed to continue what i love doing, blogging.

so... how have you been?