Thursday, December 30, 2004
i've been watching the cable news network (cnn) the past couple of days and i really feel devastated for those who were affected by last sunday's horrific earthquake and tsunami in southern and southeast asia... as of this writing, the death toll has risen well over 120,000 and half of them were from indonesia... other countries that were mainly affected by the disaster aside from indonesia are india, thailand, and sri lanka...
my deepest sympathies go out to all the families and loved ones of the people who were lost on this tragic day... may their souls rest in eternal peace.
Sunday, December 26, 2004
it's sad to hear former NFL great Reggie White has passed away this Sunday. he was 43 years old. he's one of the best, if not the best defensive lineman in NFL history. a great football player, he is a better man off the field. he once had the NFL record for most career sacks while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and Carolina Panthers in his entire career.
R.I.P. Reggie White (1961-2004)
Saturday, December 25, 2004
merry christmas everyone!!!
Monday, December 20, 2004
wow! it's been a week since i last posted here... well, just got my nike yellow 'live strong' band that i bought from eBay... looks cool... hehehe!also got 2 xmas cards from janice (fellow pexer) and marizze (college schoolmate)...
damn my body is aching this past week... from my left shoulder to my lower back... i've been working so hard that i forget about taking care of my body... i should start thinking about my health... by the way, it's frickin' cold here in MD, with a temperature of 20°C... it even snowed here sunday night... i guess winter's officially here...
anyways, take care y'all! happy holidays!
Monday, December 13, 2004
happy 24th birthday to me!!! woohoo!!!
got a birthday card from abby... a funny but sweet one... also got one from fides a few days ago... i really appreciate what both of you did... it really means a lot to me, and i won't forget that... thanks! :)
by the way, i was checking my hair, and i think i won't cut it for now... i'll let it grow for a few more weeks... hehehe!
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on a sad note, philippine cinema's "Da King" Fernando Poe Jr. passed away at St. Luke's Hospital after suffering a stroke... you will be sadly missed... my thoughts and prayers go to his family...
Saturday, December 11, 2004
tomorrow (sunday), i'll be celebrating my 24th birthday... geez! all of a sudden i feel too old... hehehe! actually, my birthday is on the 13th (monday), but since i've got work, i'll be celebrating it on a weekend... i invited some of my cousins and my relatives for dinner... i guess we'll be having spaghetti and fried chicken... oh well, happy birthday to me! hehehe!
to all those who've greeted me in pex and friendster, thanks! by the way, i got a birthday card earlier today from fides... i was so happy and that really made my day... thanks fides!
by the way, if you could catch the tonight show with jay leno, my friend
sonya thomas, also known as the black widow and a huge celebrity in those eating contests, will be guesting on tuesday night. she told me that john travolta and celine dion would also guest on the show, so i asked for their autographs. hehehe! i just wish she had guested on the late show with dave letterman though, because i'm more of a dave fan than a leno fan... oh well...
yesterday, while i was on my break, one of my former co-workers dropped by the store to say hi... she noticed that i somewhat put highlights on my hair... she added that i look hot with the highlights in my hair... what the?! that was like the 1st time someone said that about my hair... anyways, i don't know what to do with my hair... it's been 4 months since i had my last haircut, and i don't know if i should get it cornrowed, or let it grow, or shave it bald... sometimes, it looks like a mullet for god's sake!
man, this toothache's been killing me all day... just took a pain reliever and hope that it would somewhat lessen the pain because i'm having a hard time eating today...
anyways, take care everyone! have a great week!
Sunday, December 05, 2004
me and my family went to out uncle's house earlier tonight... during the first 30 minutes, it was cool because i was watching the giants-redskins football game... not only i was watching the game, but i was watching it in spectacular high-definition television... sweet!
anyways, i watched from the start of the 4th quarter until the end of the game, and the redskins just pummelled that rookie primadonna eli manning and the giants, 31-7... woohoo! go skins! yeah! unfortunately, they still suck, having a 4-8 win-loss record, which is last in the nfc east... bummer!
anyways, after watching the game, my uncle decided to watch a dvd that he had purchased while he was in the philippines... they watch a live concert of englebert humperdinck... bloody hell! only songs that reminds me of this guy is quando, quando, quando and nothing more than that... and hell no would i want to watch that guy... tom jones would just pummel his humperdincky ass...
so i decided to chill out in the living room.... when all of a sudden, my cousins were screaming coz they found a rat in their bedroom down the basement... even my male cousin shouted like a 6-year-old girl in front of his girlfriend... so, at first i don't want anything to do with the rat... but then my uncle offered me $50 if i could catch the rat... so, i agreed to look for that rat... unfortunately, we looked for about 45 minutes and we didn't find it... my cousin's still scared over the fact that there's a rat in their room, but my family had to go home during that time, so i had no choice... but they said they're gonna call me if they found another rat in their room... extra money for me! hehehe...
also, earlier this afternoon, my mom cooked fried porkchop... damn it was the first time in more than a month that i got to taste my mom's cooking again... i tell you, it was the best meal i've had in a while... gotta watch myself though... i might be gaining weight again... hehehe! i hope i could learn some tips from my mom and cook the same way as she does...
and for the umpteenth time, changed my background music... it's entitled zombie nation by kernkraft 400... i'm digging this song coz it's a sports anthem... they usually play it especially in the nba and nhl, and they also play it in the mlb and the nfl... speaking of the nhl, i'm missing it so bad... i hope they can still salvage a season out of it...
anyways, take care y'all... have a great week!
Saturday, December 04, 2004
just changed my background music... makes me reminisce my last year in college... can't wait to see my college colleagues and my friends in march... woohoo!
Friday, December 03, 2004
well, changed my layout for like the 2nd straight day... yesterday, i changed my template from the one from blogger to a dark FF8 theme... it looked too feminine, so i tweaked it a little bit earlier today, and made a FFX theme... still dark though, but looks much more better than the last one... hehehe!
also, just bumped into this site called Questria... if you're into the Final Fantasy series, especially in those mini-games (Triple Triad card game in FF8 & Quadmist card game in FF9), then you'll be able to understand this game... you just play cards and all that out of sheer boredom... problem is there's not much players yet... so if you're an FF fanatic, you should check it out if you have time...
my mom, grandma, and uncle just got back here yesterday from their one-month vacation in the philippines... i'm glad they got out of there just before typhoon "yoyong" came and just pummeled the whole luzon area... i hope all of my friends there are doing okay... hope nobody got hurt or anything...
anyways, have a great weekend everyone! take care!
Thursday, December 02, 2004
i missed work yesterday... again! i just hope chasity and the rest won't get mad at me... if i didn't misplaced by time card and id, then i should be working my ass off last night... oh well...
anyways, it's around 3:30 am while i'm making this post... i should be sleeping as of this time... actually, i went to sleep at around 1 am, but woke up at around 3 am, and i had a hard time going back to sleep... i've been thinking a lot lately... i guess i do need some "time off"... i didn't know i'd get tired and drained out of this... nakakapagod din pala ito... i know i messed up big time after what i did (or what i said in that matter)... at alam ko namang ako iyung masama...
i guess i really have no choice but to wait (and pray)... i tried and i did my best to patch things up... i did what i could... i already did my part... ngayon, hawak na nila sa mga kamay nila kung ano ba talaga ang plano nila... ganito pala ang pakiramdam... pag wala ka talagang nagagawa eh sobrang nasasaktan ka...
siguro kailangan ko na rin munang magpahinga... kailangan ko na munang dumistansya... kunsabagay, sabi nga nung iba, 'walang makakatulong sa iyo kundi ang sarili mo lamang'...
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
i was just reading one of my previous posts about my predictions who who will win the mlb playoffs and the world series... i can't believe i got every team right!
oh yeah, i know it's been more than a month late, but i just want to congratulate the boston red sox for winning this year's world series... i'm glad they finally reversed the curse, and the way they won against the new york yankees in the alcs, being down 0-3 in the series and 3 outs away from getting swept, they won 4 straight, including games 6 and 7 at the bronx... i almost broke to tears when that happened... and they just demolished the st. louis cardinals in the world series! schilling, pedro, manny, papi, and the rest of the idiots were just phenomenal... 86 years of waiting for a world series title, and they have done it! kudos to my boys in beantown!
oh, and they were actually named sports illustrated's 2004 sportsmen of the year...
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by the way, a telemarketer called earlier today... here's how it went:
Telemarketer: hello, this is ******* from the Washington Times, and I just want to ask if you'd like to try a free trial on a one-year subscription to the Washington Times. You won't have to pay for the first month. Would you like to try one?
Betong: Yes... *hangs up the phone*
i am so frickin' bad... hehehe!
