Thank heavens for other people's creativity! Through blogrollin' I've come across Flickr Beta, it's like webshots only more creative and I think more user-friendly. You see the pictures on the right side, their animated! galing no hehe. I should be snoring right now (except that i don't snore, how do i know? I'm that good hehe) but no, here I am tinkering with my blog. Can't wait for tomorrow, it'll be another hyperactive day at the office and the super boring reporting class (where you learn to hate other people for saying bad comments 'bout your report, heck im not really open minded with criticisms) come 6 pm.
Tomorrow is another day....gotta sleep na.
One thing I've discovered today: my cousin has a boyfriend na, according to another wonderful creation of the 21st century, Friendster. Before that, I've discovered that the younger sister of my ex-bf is already "in a relationship", and before that my sister (which was rubbed in by no less than the greatest chismoso of all time, Boy Abunda beware!, my hny.)
me: Bakit parang lahat ng mga bata ngayon me mga boyfriend na? (feeling ko matanda na ako sa edad na 23)
hny: bun, ikaw nga 13 years old lang....whapak! *end of story*
Thom: Design Doctor
Yay! I'm a new convert! Where the hell have I been all these times? Matagal na ring pina-plug sakin ng ofismate ko ang show na 'to, but i really don't have time for it, besides maraming kaagaw sa tv. But today is my lucky day i guess, through channel surfing I've found this super cool and funny show which features the fashion adventure of five guys, uh, gals who are soo metrosexual, darn I'd look like a rag beside them!
Sobra ang fascination ko sa mga bakla. Yan daw ang politically correct term sa kanila. Correct me if I'm wrong. Everytime na may makakasabay ako sa jeepney or kahit saan, hindi ko mapigilan na mag-stare (bad!) at mag-eavesdrop sa usapan nila. Feeling ko kasi sila yung pinakamalaya sa society na to, pwede silang mag-cross over hehe most of the time hindi sila saklaw ng norms ng society kaya nga deviant ang label ng iba sa kanila. Naisip ko lang kasi parang lagi silang masaya, maingay, totoo sa sarili, queber sa ibang tao. Parang minsan tuloy gusto kong subukang maging bading. One time lang hny ;)
Lalo pa ngayon, napanood ko nga yung Queer Eye for the Straight Guy na show sa ETC. Haay parang nung nagsabog ang Diyos ng creativity sa mundo nasalo nila lahat! Ang mga hitad malandi pa sakin haha Yun ngang isa na medyo asian looking, tingin ko cutie, tumatalsik din ang kamay! Let's see sa Filipino society kung sino ang mga kilalang bading: Fanny Serrano (make-up artist), Inno Sotto (designer), Piolo Pascual (actor), John Osmeña (senator) ayyy!!! Wag na nga baka makasuhan pa ako ng libel :D ( kacheapan ba? una kong naisip si tita fanny!)
Finally, we've watched Steven Spielberg's latest offering The Terminal and I wasn't disappointed, in fact, we really had fun despite the freezing cold atmosphere. Twas a heart-warming light-hearted comedy. No heavy stuff there, Tom Hanks was really effective in his role as Viktor Navorski, a man who cannot go back to his home in Eastern Europe because of a sudden war, stranded in the airport, he tries do live a "normal" life with the characters he eventually befriended and fell in love with...basta, i won't spoil the fun here. Watch it! watch it! watch it!!
Im blogging instead of doing a paper due on monday.. hay the mañana queen!
Another reason for excitement, I've discovered how to do streaming pics haah! :D
Food. Whatelse?
I've been craving for comfort food for the last week or so despite our pigging out at Mr. Kebab last Tuesday where we've ordered two shawarma sandwiches and a sizzling lamb chop and a refreshing glass of watermelon shake (Goodness! I am such a shawarma and lamb fan, and the garlic sauce!!). I am so depressed because of my inability to will myself to concentrate on the tasks at hand, I have so many pending things to accomplish this weekend, and I really don't know where to start. I've discovered that during such depressed states, I crave for sweets and salty, MSG-laden junk food. I had tortillos for breakfast and a bunny-shaped white chocolate for dinner. Last night I also downed a biggie sized Cloud Nine. With this kind of lifestyle, I think I have to add several inches to my height or lose 5-8 pounds of excess body weight for me to be called healthy and fit.
The hell?! I am Chairman Kaga?! He's not even an iron chef! I don't even know him. He looks like a granny with those frills and the make up! Hu Hu
I feel soo cheated. I really make good Pillsburry pancakes, you know.
I think I'll have some of that Yellowcab 18-inch pizza, please. *sob*
My hny is really one talented guy. He can draw very good caricatures of.....ourselves! Hey, there's no law which prohibits patronizing your luv ryt? Yey! See how vain and narcissistic we both are. One thing i've learned (from dô, hu els) is that there is no other person who would love you more than yourself. So please guys, love yourself ^-^ (This kind of smiley we got from our Asian friends). Gamsa hamnida!
Iskolar ng Bayan Sell-out Wear
*On Dô: Lee PipesCorduroy pants/Lee Collared shirt/ Vans Shoes
Iskolar ng Bayan Sell-out Wear
*On Tin: Herbench denim pants/ Guess? top/ Landi & Nutti boots
Evolution of the art or better yet, wanna see how deadpan spent his lunch break at a government office?...click here: Deadpan
Time for mushiness before I sleep. One of our favorite songs by Don Mclean, Im posting the lyrics here.
And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them I don’t know.
I guess they understand
How lonely life has been.
But life began again
The day you took my hand.
And, yes, I know how lonely life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening get me downNow that you’re around me.
And you love me, too.
Your thoughts are just for me;
You set my spirit free.I’m happy that you do.
The book of life is brief
And once a page is read,
All but love is dead.That is my belief.
And, yes, I know how loveless life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening bring me down
Now that you’re around me.
And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them.....I don’t know.
For my best friend who have loved me with all the love he can give..
For the person who have understood my idiosyncracies ..
For the man who have cried with me, laughed with me, shared his time unselfishly ..
For the mentor who have always stood behind me, cheered me up in my darkest hours ..
Thank you so much hny for everything.
I would like to share this interesting article on flirting, considered as a basic instinct of an individual to the opposite sex. According to the article, it even prevents extinction of the human species.
In our culture, the mere mention of the word would elicit raised eyebrows from the conservative manangs. The Filipino term for a flirt is malandi or kiri and if you are labelled such, you are dead meat. I'm not totally liberated either (to the point of whoring :D), i'm just trying to maintain an open mind with such things. After all, it's human nature, like sex. You just have to be mature and responsible enough not to mess around.
SIRC Guide to Flirting
What Social Science can tell you about flirting and how to do it
Why do we flirt?
Flirting is a basic instinct, part of human nature. This is not surprising: if we did not initiate contact and express interest in members of the opposite sex, we would not progress to reproduction, and the human species would become extinct.
According to some evolutionary psychologists, flirting may even be the foundation of civilisation as we know it. They argue that the large human brain - our superior intelligence, complex language, everything that distinguishes us from animals - is the equivalent of the peacock's tail: a courtship device evolved to attract and retain sexual partners. Our achievements in everything from art to rocket science may be merely a side-effect of the essential ability to charm.
If flirting is instinctive, why do we need this Guide?
Like every other human activity, flirting is governed by a complex set of unwritten laws of etiquette. These rules dictate where, when, with whom and in what manner we flirt. We generally obey these unofficial laws instinctively, without being conscious of doing so.
We only become aware of the rules when someone commits a breach of this etiquette - by flirting with the wrong person, perhaps, or at an inappropriate time or place. Chatting up a widow at her husband's funeral, for example, would at the very least incur disapproval, if not serious distress or anger.
This is a very obvious example, but the more complex and subtle aspects of flirting etiquette can be confusing - and most of us have made a few embarrassing mistakes. Research shows that men find it particularly difficult to interpret the more subtle cues in women's body-language, and tend to mistake friendliness for sexual interest.
Another problem is that in some rather Puritanical cultures, such as Britain and North America, flirting has acquired a bad name. Some of us have become so worried about causing offence or sending the wrong signals that we are in danger of losing our natural talent for playful, harmless flirtation.
So, to save the human race from extinction, and preserve the foundations of civilisation, Martini commissioned Kate Fox at the Social Issues Research Centre to review and analyse all the scientific research material on interaction between the sexes, and produce a definitive guide to the art and etiquette of enjoyable flirting.
Psychologists and social scientists have spent many years studying every detail of social intercourse between men and women. Until now, their fascinating findings have been buried in obscure academic journals and heavy tomes full of jargon and footnotes. This Guide is the first to reveal this important information to a popular audience, providing expert advice on where to flirt, who to flirt with and how to do it.
Where to flirt
Parties
Flirting is most socially acceptable at parties, celebrations and social occasions/functions. At some such events (e.g. Christmas/New Year parties) a degree of flirtatious behaviour is not only socially sanctioned, but almost expected.
Drinking-places
Flirting in drinking-places is, however, subject to more conditions and restrictions than at parties. In pubs, for example, the area around the bar counter is universally understood to be the 'public zone', where initiating conversation with a stranger is acceptable, whereas sitting at a table usually indicates a greater desire for privacy. Tables furthest from the bar counter are the most 'private' zones.
As a rule-of-thumb, the more food-oriented establishments or 'zones' tend to discourage flirting between strangers, while those dedicated to drinking or dancing offer more socially sanctioned flirting opportunities. Restaurants and food-oriented or 'private' zones within drinking-places are more conducive to flirting between established partners.
Learning-places
Schools, colleges, universities and other educational establishments are hot-beds of flirting. This is largely because they are full of young single people making their first attempts at mate selection.
Learning-places are also particularly conducive to flirting because the shared lifestyle and concerns of students, and the informal atmosphere, make it easy for them to initiate conversation with each other. Simply by being students, flirting partners automatically have a great deal in common, and do not need to struggle to find topics of mutual interest.
Workplace
At work, flirting is usually acceptable only in certain areas, with certain people and at specific times or occasions. There are no universal laws: each workplace or working environment has its own unwritten etiquette governing flirtatious behaviour.
In some companies, the coffee machine or cafeteria may be the unofficial 'designated flirting zones', other companies may frown on any flirting during office hours, or between managers and staff, while some may have a long-standing tradition of jokingly flirtatious morning greetings.
Careful observation of colleagues is the best way to discover the unspoken flirting etiquette of your own workplace - but make sure that you are guided by the behaviour of the most highly regarded individuals in the company, not the office 'clown', 'groper' or 'bimbo'.
Participant sports/hobbies
Almost any participant sport or hobby can involve flirting. The level of flirtatious behaviour, however, often tends to be inversely related to the standards achieved by participants and their enthusiasm for the activity.
Spectator events
Most sporting events and other spectator pastimes such as theatre or cinema are not particularly conducive to flirting, as social interaction is not the primary purpose of the occasion, and social contact may limited to a short interval or require 'missing the action'.
Whatthehell. I think I've lost a post. darn. i've allotted 30 minutes of my precious time raving about how great chapstick is compared to nivea lip care, i'm so sure i've saved it, dunno what happened. hay.
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I really enjoy the new song of Britney entitled Toxic. The reason why I'm making it the background music of my blog. So much for Red Hot Chilli Peppers (though I love their music, dont get me wrong). I know that liking this song is just a fad, real music lasts for decades I believe, but whenever I hear Britney's whining i'm thinking of whips and ripping off clothes....rrrrrr (nyaha!), it makes one feel glam and sexy :D
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So much to do, so little time. I have tons of paperwork waiting to be finished. I have to do my written report for my two classes; another one is a project of the Center which requires us to write an academic paper on poverty-alleviation programs of the government; then, a major project in one of our SURP subjects; hopefully, I could also contribute some insights on the EACOS newsletter but the deadline is on the 5th so, i really dunno if i'll be able to finish it by that time, heck, i haven't even started! I also wish I could go to Norway next year, that again entails a bit of writing. Waaaaah!!!!!!!!!! Am i really good in anything?
I think I should unwind a bit, just thinking about all these things makes my head ache. arggh.
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