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Meditations

2008-03-18T07:43:43Z

THE GODS

"I was shown clearly

and often

what it would be like

to live

as nature requires.

The gods did all they could --

through their gifts,

their help,

their inspiration --

to ensure that I could live

as nature demands.

And if I've failed..

it's no one's fault

but mine.

Because I didn't pay attention

to what they told me --

to what they taught me,

practically,

step by step."

Marcus Aurelius

all the world's a stage

2008-03-18T07:39:35Z

she can.

she can't.

not here.

nor there.

voice uncommitted.

mind is blocked.

doesn't know what to expect.

pretty anxious.

but there's faith.

spinning aimless.

then she's found.

breathing.

excited.

nervous.

drained and filled again.

she hides you inside.

pumps her blood alive.

prepared.

but scared.

laughing.

battling.

plunging.

in love.

in search.

for something

to stop her

from

fearing

FEELING.

Tales of the M-Clan

2008-03-18T07:31:35Z

Eto na... the trademark drinks dedicated to the forever loves of my life

***AVEJADE (shots)

2 parts VODKA

1 part LIME LIQUEUR

1 part CALAMANSI NECTAR

1/2 Alizee Cranberry

SHAKE IT UP!

***INCREDIBLE HULK (for da boyzzzz... esp. kuya MIKE!)

3 1/2 PARTS, 1 INGREDIENT

2 parts WHISKY and

1 1/2 parts BUCKS FIZZ

STIR with

2 teaspoons sugar

***KOKORS!!! (shots)

3 PARTS, 2 INGREDIENTS

-- Muddle GINGER & SUGAR

2 parts VODKA

1/2 LIME LIQUEUR

1/2 APPLE JUICE

1 part BUCKS FIZZ

SHAKE IT UP!

*** BUCKS FIZZ RECIPE

6 Parts

4 parts CHAMPAGNE

and

2 parts ORANGE JUICE

with

1 tsp GRENADINE SYRUP

serve in a frosted wine glass or use as part of KOKORS and INCREDIBLE HULK***

***MI COSMOMANSI

4 PARTS, 1 INGREDIENT

2 parts VODKA

1 part TRIPLE SEC

1/4 part LIME LIQUEUR

1/2 part CALAMANSI NECTAR

SPLASH CRANBERRY JUICE

SHAKE IT UP!

THINGS TO TRY

panahon nanaman ng pag-ibig... :p

***FLIRTINI

5 easy PARTS

3 easy STEPS

STEPS:

IN SHAKER, MUDDLE : 2 pieces FRESH PINEAPPLES

1/2 oz COINTREAU (orange liqueur)

IN SHAKER, ADD : 1/2 part VODKA

1 part PINEAPPLE JUICE

THEN STRAIN : into a chilled, frosted cocktail glass and top with

3 parts CHAMPAGNE!!! :)

Top with cherry & voila le flirtini!

Wehhehehe ...... So! You've just been Kahlua Mooned. (:

18 Mar 2008

2008-03-18T07:28:33Z

oye hello people!

how's life? sorry been outa reach for a while, i'm still on earth tho & life has taken me places literally just lettin the musique play..

.............. a weekend bachelorette party in the Mediterranean Sea

.............. a weekend do-it-yourself wedding in Toulouse, south of France

.............. school + trips for Fashion class :

fashion houses Chanel, Hermes, Lanvin, Roger Vivier, Chloe + Mus�e Galiera (Fashion Show exhibit) + Louvre (Balenciaga exhibit)

.............. an in-class presentation on the 100% Brazilian, 100% organic shoe VEJA ! wanna see? check out www.veja.fr

- click COLLECTION then VOLLEY damn nature-luvin Amazon forest-born kicks are hottttt.

took some fotos post them soon. i like to share :p wish you all plentya love n wicked wonderlands ~

xx, ave.

kung ika'y litong-lito...

2008-03-18T07:20:48Z

Moses: Everything is law

Jesus: Everything is love

Marx: Everything is money

Freud: Everything is sex

Einstein: Everything is relative

provincial life!

2008-03-18T07:17:47Z

helloooo!

wow... galing lang ako ngayon sa paborito kong palengke, ang "Rue Cler" sa 7eme arrondissement... bought tons and tons of green veggies, mushrooms, yum fruits, kung anu-ano! saya ;-p para nakong probinsiyana. yipeeee....hehe! so eto, had to post it here kasi naman guys na-senti ako bigla!

#1 dahil na-realize ko na, di katulad dito, hindi ako makapamalengke ng maayos (at ng mag-isa) sa pilipinas... wag nyo nang tanungin kung bakit pero fact po yun. hehehe! ALTHOUGH ok naman dahil........

#2 naalala ko ang mga excursion naming magpipinsan, favorite naming puntahan yung mga palengke sa BAGUIO at TAGAYTAY, dahil sa lolo't lola ko. :-) sila kasi ang mga unang nag-turo sa aming mga apo na magluto! :-p

so eto... (just in case hindi niyo pa nakita ang statement ko, ulitin ko lang...) nagse-senti po ako. hahaha.... love yah po Mita & Tatay!

ano bang magagandang recipes jan guys?

anong trip niyong i-handang pang pika-pika?

xx

Today I learned...

2008-03-18T07:08:44Z

The MARINE DIVERSITY

of the Philippine Sea

is GREATER

than that of the Australian Great Barrier Reef+ Honolulu Reef combined.

WOW. Who would have known?

What an asset talaga.

Sana ma-appreciate natin ang ating karagatan para maalagaan at mapakinabangan natin ng mabuti ito.

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Please take the time out to read this post taken from blog entry "italian sculpture." Hope it inspires us to think about what we're doing to our environment. Thank you nophotoshop for voicing out your opinion!

had to reply!!

sana maisip natin lagi lahat na everything we do

affects our environment..

for example.. kahit unti-unting tulo ng oil, na galing lang sa sasakyan natin, can go to the drainage system, papunta sa ocean..

dito nga, me advisory na wag muna mag surf/swim kce taas na

ng level ng bacteria sa beach..

kakalungkot.

kaya din dami na strains ng viruses na lumalabas,

kce nagmu-mutate sa ganitong environment..

kawawa nga mga surfers, eh.. lagi nagkakasakit..

naisip ko lang pano sa boracay, sa pinas..

name-measure ba level dun?

kaya importante talaga wag

magtapon ng basura, kahit anong basura!

reuse, recycle.. let's keep pinas, and our world beautiful!!

emo!! =)

(heavy heart)

2008-03-18T07:02:32Z

Deleting text messages from the past.

Texts from a fight yesterday

Or from a love of two years

Or from the morning that brought bad news.

��*

I DELETED and

a huge burden disappeared.

I DELETED and my mind thinks it's

easier to forgive & forget.

Climate Change feat. da Cactus Kaberks

2008-03-18T06:59:57Z

#1: To expect the unexpected! Typical evidence ito na medyo wild na ang Climate Change sa mundo... Nakatulog ako kagabi na naka balot sa sweater. Pero pag-gising ko sa umaga, grabe sobra naman ang init! Naka tsinelas na ako bigla papuntang klase. Usually hindi pa ganito ka-init sa April.

Naisipan namin ng kaibigan kong mag-grocery at bigla kaming nakakita ng isang helerang Cactus sa tindahan. Ano ba yun?? Natawa ako at hindi ko talaga ine-expect makakita ng ganung klaseng halaman dito. Hehe :)

#2: "Cacti" is the plural word for "Cactus", and they grow in hot, dry places. Usually nahahanap ito sa Mexico and other Central American countries, the Middle East, India, North Africa and Australia. They have no leaves at all, and instead they have spikes to defend themselves from animals who might eat them. Their thick stems allow them to store water.

#3: Pag-dating ko sa klase, uhaw na uhaw ako sa init... naghanap ako ng maiinom sa mga vending machine, but lo and behold, ubos na ubos na pala ang mineral water namin, at wala na ring softdrinks o iced tea! At this point, inisip ko nalang na buti pa ang Cactus, hindi masyadong nauuhaw. :p

At naalala ko tuloy yung napanood ko sa CNN about the current effects of Climate Change.

I learned na may mga lawa na pala sa Mexico na bigla nalang natutuyo at nawawala! Nahihirapan nang makahanap ng pagkain ang ilan sa mga hayop na nabubuhay sa malalamig na parte ng mundo. Ilan dito ay ang Penguin at Polar Bear. :( Kumukonti na ang mga populasyon nito dahil sa pag-tunaw ng yelo- hindi na sila nakakahanap ng pagkain at nahihirapan na silang mamuhay. Pumapayat na rin ang mga mother Polar Bears ng as much as 121 lbs dahil sa kalalakad upang makahanap lang ng pagkain para sa kanilang mga anak!

Friends... hayop palang yun... pano kung sobra parin nating inaabuso ang kalikasan, at sumobra pa ang init sa mundo, at tao na ang nahihirapan? Mga lawa na ng Pilipinas ang tuluyan nang natutuyo? Mga isla na ng bansa natin ang nawawala sa karagatan? Diba nangyayari na nga? Yikes!

Ayan na ang Cactus kaberx ko, nakatambay sa may bintana! Hehehe! Naka webcam ako the other day to share this mini-discovery. =)

good afternoon

2008-03-18T06:51:32Z

I've been following the Vtech massacre story for the past 4 days, reading articles & watching videos from newsvine.com, yahoo news, nbc news, bbc news, and all the videos available on youtube. I'm in shock and don't know what to think or say. I feel an enormous rage whenever I hear the killer's voice in reading his statements included in the package he even managed to send to nbc between his shootings. Or to see a close-up of his face, his photos, and to hear, from a student reporter's video of the crime scene, the 27 horrifying consecutive gunshots he fired relentlessly. =( But I feel a deep sense of pity at the same time for the killer whose last words sounded more like an anxious cry for compassion and help, than just a mere feeling of hatred against 'the brats' and 'the snobs.' How awful. I wonder what he was going through, what things happened to him to feel so oppressed and humiliated by kids at his school, and my heart also, despite my anger, goes out to him. His actions have still, of course, outraged and burdened entire communities around the world.

Thank GoD for a sense of safety, which I, and other Filipinos whom I know (OFWs included), feel in this big city. Also for the sense of security in my small, private university. For surrounding us friends in college with dominantly decent people, not always entirely sane but sensible, anyhow. :) I've met some fantastic people who are supportive, generous, and humble regardless of differences in ethnicity, background, and even, levels of wealth. I want to thank those people I know, who come from these varying socities, for still being so grounded, and never letting anyone feel that they are so inferior and small.

I couldn't imagine it being easy for anyone to sit there, digesting all this footage + information that are immensely available online; To have images of sitting in class and watching your professor get shot to death.

It is about opening up to the reality of death, and comprehending the fact that death, in any form, is a part of life. I've always had a strong fear and defense mechanism against the ideas of isolation and permanent loss of another.

I lift up this fear to my GoD, and I pray that whomever reads this learns, too, to lift up any of their fears to their Lord and saviour.

Siguro lahat ng ito ay paalala lang na dapat lagi tayong nagpapasalamat kay GoD... To be thankful if we have our mental, emotional and physical health. :) To be thankful that, in our culture, we like to gather, we are affectionate and "family-oriented", we value companionship and never really feel so alone.

GoD bless those who are mourning a loss, and us who are here, very much ALiVE.