dec 15: maganda pa rin

pagkalabas ko ng eroplano sa pang-daigdigang paliparan ng los angeles (tama ba? hala, mag-tagalog ka pa emman), otherwise known as los angeles international airport, aba umikot ang aking mundo. para akong lasing na rumarampa palabas ng aeroplane. sa isip ko, eto na ba ang jet lag? di ko kasi alam kung ano talaga ang jet lag. kalasingan lang pala? :p

napatingin ako sa isang glass door. laking gulat ko! ang ganda ko pa rin! :D talaga naman talaga! kahit saang lupalop ng daigdig. kahit anong oras. kahit anong kondisyon. ang kagandahan ni emman walang kakupas-kupas, parang papayang hindi naaagnas! wehehehe.

pero ha, nalusyang ako sa trip na yun. akala ko kasi maluwag ang mga upuan ng eroplano. eh kasi naman 12 hours kaya ung byahe so medyo high ang expectations ko. hay naku, tulad lang ng regular na airplane seats and spaces. imagine? good thing na lang at bakante ung gitnang upuan at may napatungan ako ng aking mga faa. in fairness, masarap ang fagkain. subalit, nakakainis ang nasa likod kong mag-ina kasi mega tantrums ang anak maya maya. parang baka kung umiyak at parang lindol kung sumipa ng upuan ko. hindi ako nag-reklamo kasi bata nga naman at napaka-uncomfortable nung upuan.

nung nasa immigration na ako, mega ang aking kaba. syempre baka i-deport nila ako. baka bawal ang exotic and erotic beauties. baka ayaw magkaron ng gulo sa bansa nila. mahirap pa naman magkagulo ang mga amerikanong lalaki. mga aggressive. lalo na yung mga guapo! :p anyways, dun ko napatunayan ang aking androgenous beauty. kasi habang nakapila kami ng 48 years (equivalent to 1 hour human time), mainit so hinubad ko ang aking jacket at naka-sleeveless na lang. may dalawang babaeng mexicana (feel ko), na tingin nang tingin. at nagbubulungan. ang nakuha ko lang ay "hombre"... di ba lalaki yan? so bale, nag-gue-guess sila actually kung anong kasarian ko! hay naku, 0.5 points lang maibibigay ko kasi half lang ang tama nila. of course, i'm half-man half-goddess! :p

come interview time with immigration officer, simple questions. what are you doing here? how long are you going to stay? how many times have you been here before? after that, you can go na ang sinabi. huwow! praise heavens! ;)

ang next na challenge ay paghahanap ng aking bag. gosh! iba ang kinuha ko na kamukha nung bag nina sue. grabeh mega bigat pa naman. na-mroblema na ko kung pano ko ibalik. di ko na sya carry. siguro within 5 minutes na naibaba ko, nagmagandang loob ang isang pinoy (although nag english sya) na ilagay ung bag kasi malamang hinahanap na daw. ows? style! nagandahan ka lang sa kin eh! hehehe

at nung nahanap ko na, hay pila na naman sa customs bago lumabas. may interview portion din. are you bringing any meat, poultry or fish? no, sir. i come in fish, este, in peace only. how about seeds and plants? the seeds have been planted already in my stomach sir a few nights ago! don't worry, it will only grow babies. how much money did u bring? secret! :p

pagkalabas ko, wumawagayway ang aking ina, ama, at mga kapatid. at no sue, walang mega drama. ngiti lang. siguro glint of a tear or two. ;)

then off we go. aba, ang sasakyan bago at maganda. kakabili lang nung dec 19 in preparation for my arrival. gosh! puede ko bang iuwi yan? :p

nag-dinner kami sa denny's which is just behind nung tinitirhan ng pamilya ko. first time nila dun kahit nasa likod lang ng bakuran nila. ang damages? 80USD including 15% tip. ang laki noh? for meals na pang-breakfast ang dating (bread, toast, hash browns, etc).

hay nung home sweet home na, syempre labasan ng pasalubong, tingin tingin sa paligid (sobrang okay), at ang ref punong puno ng pagkaing dito ko lang yata makikita sa 'tate. yun ung okay for me. ang food. pero sa drive drive at gala gala namin, nothing really special. just very wide roads. wala pa kong super guapong nakita.

mega ang aking tulog. di ko maintindihan ang oras. nalilito ang aking katawan! :p

sikat

tau-tauhan: big boss, mystery girl, kaibigan ni mystery girl, officemate.

boss to mystery girl: how do you know each other? (referring to the kaibigan of mystery girl) did you work together in cebu?

mystery girl: ah, no. but we come from the same school. we just met here at our company.

boss: ahhh...

sa kabilang bahagi ng mundo.

officemate to kaibigan ni mystery girl: oh, so you went to the same school?

kaibigan ni mystery girl: yes.

officemate: is she famous there? (more of like a rhetorical question)

- abangan ang susunod na kabanata -

career change?

i had a brief chat with someone whom i encounter almost on a daily basis:

she: are you in advertising?
moi: nope. why?
she: oh. well, you look like you are.
moi: ah. hehehe.

gosh! my look is so advertising! hmmmm.... napapaisip tuloy ako! :p

gay news

November 21, 2007

archbishop tutu criticises churches’ 'gay obsession’

By News Editor

Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has criticised his own church - in a BBC radio programme to be aired next Tuesday - for being "obsessed" with homosexuality at a time when the world is beset with other pressing problems such as poverty, HIV and conflict.

South Africa's retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu has criticised the Anglican Church and its leadership for being "obsessed" with homosexuality. He told the BBC’s Radio 4 in an interview last week he was ashamed of the church for its attitude toward homosexuals. The 40-minute radio programme, to be aired next Tuesday, will focus on the conflict over homosexuality in the worldwide Anglican Church. One of South Africa’s most outspoken critics of apartheid and winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace prize, retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu He said that the Anglican Church had appeared "extraordinarily homophobic" during the debate over whether Gene Robinson - an openly gay priest - should be allowed to be the Bishop of New Hampshire. One of South Africa’s most outspoken critics of apartheid and winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace prize, the 76-year-old said God "must be weeping" at seeing that the Church had such misplaced priorities. He further criticised the present Archbishop of Canterbury for not demonstrating the attributes of a "welcoming God." "Our world is facing problems - poverty, HIV and AIDS - a devastating pandemic, and conflict. God must be weeping looking at some of the atrocities that we commit against one another. In the face of all of that, our Church, especially the Anglican Church, at this time is almost obsessed with questions of human sexuality." "If we are going to not welcome or invite people because of sexual orientation, yes. If God as they say is homophobic I wouldn't worship that God." Reiterating what he had previously expressed, the Archbishop admonished religious conservatives who say that homosexuality is a choice that gay people make: "It is a perversion if you say to me that a person chooses to be homosexual. You must be crazy to choose a way of life that exposes you to a kind of hatred. It's like saying you choose to be black in a race infected society."

kayrami...

hay naku!

there's friendster. there's myspace. there's multiply. there's tagged. there's sms.ac. may facepic. may wayn. may guyslink. ngayon may facebook. at may odesk na naman!

hay naku! ang dami! naloka na ko sa mga network sites na yan! ayoko nang gumawa ng profiles. nauubos yung oras ko!

ayang facebook na yan. accept lang ako nang accept kasi parang ang daming naloka maglaro ng kung anik-anik!

hay, gawa na lang ako ng emmster! tingnan ko if mag-grow yung network ko! :p

tama na muna ang mga sites na ganyan... kailangang mag-concentrate sa ibang activities. kailangang panindigan ko ang aking pagiging presidente! ahem! :p

kung ano man yan. akin akin na lang! :p

mahirap pala maging pinuno. lalo na pag ang pinagpre-preparean eh para sa 900 na katao sa singapore! ssshhhh!

puede na nga ako gumawa ng emmster. kayrami na din pala akong puede ipa-subscribe! :p

ostracism

do you call it ostracism when you stop inviting someone to gatherings which he was almost always present in just so you can give yourself the chance to heal and move on?

i don't think so especially if other people in your group have the liberty of inviting that someone.

just a thought to ponder coz that's how a friend penned a situation, long over, i described to him.

anyhow, despite having at least one hurting in the past because of that, i think everyone's happy now. that's the most important thing. :)

at the top

pag unti unti ka nang umaangat at na-expose sa maraming corporate angles (whatever that is), you'll encounter a myriad of personalities. the worst thing? well, the worst ones of course!

at ngayong araw, i met an asshole! they do exist pala! promise!

sabi nga nila, it's lonely at the top. no wonder he's like how he is.

hate and love

it's bad how you're kept awake by you're hatred of some people's remarks done in a distasteful tone of voice characterized by superiority complex! just a fraction of hearing that kind of assuming and superiorly tone brings back all the bad events that happened during the day! ugh! enough of that please! i don't want to talk to the likes of you!

good thing there's youtube to keep me company at this unholy hour. it's keeping me from banging my desk. and it's allowed me to relive my love for this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06L1gV1tLy4

i tag you!

di ba tag kay hikap hikap man? :p

ganahan man tingali pahikap si dongky, so manghikap na lang ko!

una ka dong! wahahaha

i tag dongky!

i tag madonna salome diez!

i tag mrs klit!

i tag mrs lily!

i tag nolanie!

i tag madam rizza!

i tag mr camus!

i tag ms lendu!

i tag all of you na lang uy!

ngeh! kadaghang babay sa lista!

ang kanang babay wala nako gihikap ha... tuklod na lang! wehehehe

tagged!

good thing di tagged me! i remembered i have a blog! LOL! :p now, it's awakened from its hiatus. so here goes mine di! thanks for tagging moi! mwah! ;)

Instructions: Each player starts with 7 random habits/facts about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

Seven facts about me: the only daughter in a children of four, jane of all trades mistress of none, supermodel wannabe, dreamer, wanderer, wonderer, deluded goddess

A - Age: 29
B - Band Listening To Right Now: Caedmon's Call
C - Career: Software Engineer
D - Drink or Smoke: long island iced tea, i hate smoking
E - Easiest Friends To Talk To: they know who they are ;)
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: both
H - Have a Boyfriend : :)
I - In love: :)
J- Junk Food You Like: lay's sour cream and onion
K - Kids: if i get pregnant
L - Longest Ride Ever: boat from cebu to manila
N - Names For Your Future Kids: emms junior
O - One Wish You Have Now: have a taste of....
P - Phobias: high places with very low ledges waaahhhh
Q - Favorite Quote: what doesn't kill you will make you stronger
R - Reasons To Smile: THE trip!
S - Sleeping Time: 1am
T - Time You Woke Up: 8:20am
U - Unknown Fact About You: i'm shy
V - Vegetable You Hate: i don't quite like okra but i still eat it ;)
W - Worst Habit: tardy
X - X-rays You’ve Had: chest
Y - Yummy Foods: i forgot their names! :p
Z - Zodiac Sign: capricorn/snake