JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

2pm - It was a normal Friday afternoon at work. I was downloading lots of movies and dramas while I was doing what I was suppose to do. I was so excited to go home that day cos we don't have work the following day. I was thinking about it the whole week so I was literally counting every minute till 6pm. I am thrilled and happy that hour but not until I saw the tweets of people especially GMA NEWS' regarding the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. I panicked when they announced that because of what happened, a tsunami can also hit the east part of the Philippines between 5-7pm. I got scared because it isn't impossible. I told my office mates about the tragedy but they were just laughing at me though the news wasn't really a laughing matter. 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami weren't that funny to me. I suddenly got worried for the 19 provinces here in the Philippines and the other countries that could possibly be destroyed by giant waves coming from the Pacific ocean, and for the Japanese people who were traumatized and damaged by the inevitable powers of nature.

These are some of the pictures I saw over the Internet that showed the aftermath of the earthquake and the tsunami. Very heartbreaking.










I experienced first hand how traumatic it is to be flooded when the storm Ondoy hit Metro Manila on 2009. We weren't severely damaged as compared to other citizens that completely lost their homes, everything they owned, and worst - their families. But Ondoy taught me how to be aware of the little things that could prevent another tragedy like throwing garbage properly and conserving water and electricity. But this tragic event that happened to Japan taught me another thing - we are no match with the environment. We are totally KO. So what do we do? We should act responsibly and take it seriously. Maybe our country will be next (knock on wood) so we should be ready and start acting humans. As in concerned humans. I still want my future kids to see how great this world is though I am not sure if I still want kids in the first place after everything that happened. We only have one planet so we might as well love it.

I believe Japan could bounce back after this knowing their capabilities and talent. Let's all pray for Japan and hope nothing like this will happen again.

Photos courtesy of : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=171594959557868&id=100001220943544&aid=60613

2010

It's kind of late to answer these but what the heck. I want to answer!

From Cha's Blog

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?

Buy expensive things that I cannot afford.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

No. I think resolutions are made to be broken by the half of the year :)

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No, but alot of people I know gave birth last year like my blockmate Rose :) and some other people...

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No, thank God.

5. What countries did you visit?

Nope.

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?

Money hahah

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory and why?

I do not remember the exact date but it was December. It was the first time I finally let of go of something I should have let go for a long time.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

I became a teacher last year so my biggest achievement as when Jirald, learned how to read from me.

9. What was your biggest failure?

I think it was disappointing my parents because I chose to teach.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nothing serious. Just a strained back.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My laptop

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

My family likes to celebrate every little thing but the best was Dad's post birthday dinner. A lot had happened on his birthday but we managed to still have fun weeks after.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Myself

14. Where did most of your money go?

Credit card bills.

15. What did you really, really, really get excited about?

Traveling and dinner with friends.

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Four Seaason of Loneliness
This Boy

17. Compared to this time last year are you:

Happier? Yes, I guess

Thinner? Definitely no!

Richer? Still broke

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Exercising and socializing.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Sleeping and hanging out in my bed :)

20. How did you spend Christmas?

Attended mass, took pictures, and ate with the family. We actually slept early that night.

21. How will you be spending new years?

No firecrackers, just effin great music :)

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?

No. I fell out of love.

23. How many one-night stands?

None. I wish I had haha

24. What was your favorite TV program?

I watched a lot of Korean dramas at the latter part of the year. Vampire Diaries, Lost, OTH, How I Met Your Mother..

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

No.

26. What was the best book you read?
Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know by Sonia Sones.

27. What was your biggest musical discovery?

Linkin Park and Cold Play. Haha I don't listen to them before but I do now.

28. What did you want and you got?

My laptop. That's all hahah

29. What did you want and not get?

Driver's License and a car

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Boy A and The Social Network.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old did you turn?

I turned 21 last year. I just bought cake and Ice cream. Nothing big.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

I guess knowing that I had a wonderful friends and family.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?

Still the same. Sneakers, jeans, and shirt,

34. What kept you sane?

Family and friends

35. Which celebrity did you fancy the most?

Andrew Garfield.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Everyone is talking about RH Bill last year.

37. Who did you miss?

College and my hang-up love for that person.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

My former Co-teachers and Boss.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:

Sometimes all you need to do is give something up to make room for something better.

40. Quote or Song Lyric that sums up your year:

"I'm still here,
But it hasn't been easy,
I'm sure that you had your reasons,
I'm scared for this emotion,
For years I've been holding it down,
And I,
Love to forgive and forget,
So I,
Try to put all this behind us,
Just,
Know that my arms are wide open,
The older I get, the more that I know.
Well it's time to let this go."

SUPER PHENOMENA

I will admit I listen to THREE korean songs. THREE. ONLY THREE. And I do because of Kim Hyun Joong (more populary known as Ji Hoo of Boys Over Flower). He is a member of a boy band in Korea but they aren't that hot these days compared to what I am going to talk about in this entry.

SUPER JUNIOR. According to what I have read about them, they are composed of ten guys who sing and dance. I thought S-Club seven was the most numbered pop group until I knew about these boys.





Apparently, they are SO popular here in the Philippines. Thank you to MYX for giving K-pop a segment on their channel. They recently had a major concert last Saturday (Feb 26) at Araneta. I believe this is their second time in the country. The first time was just a mall tour but it was a huge success. I guess that was the reason why they decided to hold a concert. True enough, the concert was a bigger success.

I pass by the Coliseum every working day of my life since January and I was quite stunned last Saturday to see a long line of girls outside. I don't know if they are falling in line for tickets or if they are just excited to be there early for their idols. One of my friends said that the line was like that since Friday. So, I wonder if they slept there. Idolatry much?

I am a bit curious about why girls go crazy about them so I watched one of their music videos. I wasn't contented to look at photos because I wouldn't understand the hype if I just look at still images. I thought that maybe they are good dancers or funny guys because usually those things get straight to female fans' hearts and I turned out to be correct. Their music video was good. I watched several music videos of korean groups and they have one thing in common: they are good dancers. But I think the main reason why girls are drooling over them is because they have swagger. I cannot remember the title of the music video that I watched. All I can remember was they are dancing in a studio and each members have a close-up shot with a panning light. That shot brought the masculinity in them though most Korean guys look queer because of how they dress plus they wear heavy make-up. and odd hairstyles. Overall, they are good performers. Maybe I could like them if I understand what they are singing. For the fans, language barrier don't matter as long as their eyes are satisfied.

Erratum: There are thirteen members in the group and their latest concert (feb 26, 2011) was their second here in the Philippines.

LOVELY CREATURES

Our baby, Bulanglang, gave birth for the first time to three beautiful puppies last week. We didn't expected that it will be this soon then we found out that dogs only get pregnant for two months. After that, they will give birth.

We had several dogs before that gave birth but I think this is the first time we cared this much. Bulanglang is very close to my mother. She treats her like she is her daughter. Bulanglang was my mom's companion during the time when she was a housewife (which she never experienced ever since she married my dad) late last year. Bulanglang gave birth at their room before the break of dawn. My brother said our mom went in their room screaming "Nanganak na si Bulang!". She was so excited to break the news to us in the morning. Now, we have three new addition to our family though I am not sure if we are gonna keep all of them. I am excited to go home every day to see them and I can't wait for them to walk and play with us just like Bulanglang did when she was little.


Meet Sabio (boy), Chieffy and Rikki (both girls). Ban named Rikki. I named Sabio and Chieffy after the two members of Azkals. It's a fit because they are all Askal puppies and Azkals are quite popular nowadays :)

I grew up with parents who love dogs so much. My dad is a real dog lover. I have never seen a person cared so much for an animal like he does. Every time he comes home at night or he calls when he's out-of-town, he will first ask if the dogs had eaten or if Ian bathe them already before asking how we are doing at home. Our dogs aren't labs or chow-chows. They are simply domesticated which we like to call as Aspin (formerly askal) but that is what make them special for me. They are ordinary but we love them for that. I wanna pass this love for dogs to my future kids (if I will have any) because I think if you know how to value a dog, you also know how to value a human being.

LIKE, OH MY GOD!

This doesn't happen a lot to me so I am making it a big deal. This is just a simple crap from my Twitter Homepage. You know what is happening there right? You see your tweets and the people you follow and it is up to you if you are gonna respond or ignore them. I was listening to Need You Now by Lady Antebellum while I am checking my Twitter account when I saw this.


Remember my past entry about the Azkal Goalee? That's him and he doesn't even speak tagalog! One of his team mate (and one of the most popular, I must say) started this thing about tweeting in tagalog and I think maybe he joined the trend. You see, they have Filipino blood but they were born and raised in England. Maybe they could understand a bit but they hardly speak the language. I just found it funny and cute when I saw it. I started thinking him actually saying it with his bloody sexy British accent. Hahaha!

It's 11:11 already and I should be sleeping by now 'cause I still have work tomorrow. Guess you know who's to blame :)