A close friend once told me through SMS that I was "…incapable of love". I was shocked to hear it. "Was it true?", I asked myself. What was that "love" she was talking about? Honestly, I couldn’t answer her back with a clear cut response or rebuttal. That bothered me. It was like a splash of ice-cold water thrown at my face. It was numbing.
Aurora Mendoza.
That was the name of the lady seated next to me on my trip from Ayala to SM Megamall. She was an old lady, with a characteristic smell (typical of old people-no offense meant but grrrr!!! the stench was offensive), jolly, vocal, in her mid 60s I would say, with thick glasses, gray and white hair, a powdered wrinkled face and tagmatized fingers(…dugo ilong niyo ano? hehe…sorry for that). It was was the closest I could get to describe her hands/fingers. For those with background in Biology, I guess you wouldn’t get too lost, would you? She speaks English with just the right twang. Loves American men (hmmm)…and to top it all, this lady possesses a very "lola" giggle every time she gets excited (scary!!!)
You wouldn’t believe her.
First…she’s SINGLE! Haha! Yeah, I know…to make matters even more complicated, she warned me that I should not be afraid of her for she isn’t the type who would gnarl/rooaaar (with matching facial and hand movements typical of those done in horror movies…get the picture?) just any guy. She said that everything has NO MALICE (oh brother!).
Second…She just saw 300. Yes. She did. Now, tell me…have you ever come across a "lola" who sees movies ALONE in the outskirts of Guadalupe and leaves the movie house at 7 in the evening? But let me tell you this, she was so impressed with the film she wonders if it’s doing well at the BOX OFFICE. She even wishes it’s number ONE. I was surprised she even cares about the box office!!!
Third…She has a very keen eye for details. She shares how her father, who was a former elementary and high school teacher, taught her how to be accurate and sharp. She confesses that she keeps a journal/diary where she keeps track of where she goes and how much she pays for every road trip.
Wow! WhattaLOLA!!!
You might wonder…why would Irvin blog about this WhattaLOLA!!!?
Wala nako maisip na iba i-blog e hehehe. Seriously, in spite of her unique charisma and appeal (can’t believe I just punched those words:\), she touched me tonight (stop whatever malicious mind/thoughts you have!!! you!!!). She was the moment i was waiting for.
In our brief conversation, she told me things that made my heart skip a different beat. She said that I was an accurate, neat (I guess she was referring to my face hahahaha!) and intelligent man. She feels that I am a perfectionist. She professes that my shoulders reflect a man of responsibility. She even advised me to go to the United States to pursue another career so I would receive better compensation. Furthermore, she believes that I would become a rich man. Above all, she was very grateful of me and considers me as a TREASURE for her tonight (awwww).
Strong words. I have to admit that I was really flattered (tama ba spelling?) with her perceptions. But you know what, more than the flattery, I guess it was her total personality that struck me. She was awesome. . A strong woman of words and actions. She knew how to express herself just enough for you to notice her but not too much to be annoyed. She was wonderful. I believe she was God’s angel sent to me today to remind me of certain things I might have taken for granted in this busy busy world…
We all have dreams and ambitions in this life. Sometimes, a hard fall consumes us and makes us forget who we really are, what we are capable of doing and what we were meant to do. Life’s like that. We stumble, we fall. But the most important thing is that we should be able to get up and continue to carry the torch. Along life’s marathon, a gulp of water and cheers from the crowd could provide the necessary nudge to keep us going…and to finish the task at hand. Carry on!
Cheers!!!
-tatang
wow!
It feels so good to be back in harness. I’ve been sick the past week mainly due to fatigue and a weakened immune system.
It’s already December…peak of banking transactions. It feels like there is a daily increase in the number of transactions we process and we’re only half-way. Stressful as it is, we have to cope with every situation we’re thrown into. At work, stress and fatigue are always factors.
I’ve been very busy for the past few weeks- getting together with old friends, going out-of-town for practices, working overtime 5 days a week, sleeping for an average of four hours a day (arrgh!) and attending/singing for a friend’s wedding in the midst of a typhoon(whew! this one nailed it!) and last Friday’s Branch Christmas Party all took it toll on my well-oiled body!;p
The end result…a worsening cough (it’s awful! i cough like a horse!) and absence from work (just a day), team-building for central GMMA officers and vivien’s wedding (sorry guys:( …). I was also scheduled to go to divisoria earlier today to buy Christmas gifts but my condition prevented me from doing so.
Whew! I missed a lot this weekend. I was bedridden since friday night after that much exhausting yet fun-filled branch Christmas party. Ang boring! nakahiga ka lang sa kama…nakatulala…walang makausap (nagpunta ng alabang ang rum8 ko to attend to a sis’ wedding)…sigh. But getting ill this weekend gave me the opportunity to see Dragon Ball GT DVD which I purchased last week.
Ehem, ako po ay isang Dragon Ball addict! Hehe, i remember during my childhood days i would always reserve my sunday afternoon to see Dragon Ball Z. Sa channel 9 pa siya nun. 530pm (if my memory serves me right hehe). Sobrang paborito ko yung time na naglaban sila nila Vegeta at Nappa tapos namatay siya…tapos he went to the snake road…trained with King Kai…was revived using the Dragon Balls…fought back and went on to defeat Nappa and Vegeta. Galing diba! Typical classic! Underdog loses…trains hard…and in the end wins it all!
Siyempre hindi mawawala yung time na feeling ko ako si Son Goku! (hehe, idol ko to!) Ginagaya ko nga yung mga style niya e…humor…at lahat-lahat ng tungkol sa kaniya hehe (pati buhok haha! basta bagong gising ako!). Ang saya! Yun nga lang, dahil every sunday lang siya at isang episode lang every week…ang tagal-tagal bago matapos ng isang saga. Nakakainis na nga minsan e.
Buti na lang…may technology…please welcome D-V-Ds:).
Hehe, frustrated ako nun dahil hindi ko napanood ng buo ang cell saga, Majin Boo saga (sa GMA7 na ata naipalabas ito) at ang Dragon Ball GT. Kaya naman tuwang-tuwa ako nang mabili ko ung DVD copy ng compressed episodes ng tatlong ito! wooohooo!!! At dahil may sakit ako ng buong weekend…buong weekend din ako nanood!
Lupit ng Dragon Ball…Lupit ni Goku…Lupit ng mga Saiyans…Lupit ng din ng ubo ko hehehe.
This urged me to make a post dito sa i-blogs.
You have to admire Son Goku. Son Goku is revered as the Greatest Warrior in the universe. I tried to identify some of his qualities to see why he fits this title.
1. The first Saiyan to achieve Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan II and Super Saiyan III status! Quite a feat!
2. He is the only Saiyan who naturally achieved Super Saiyan IV status. (Vegeta did become Super Saiyan IV after Bulma bombarded him with artificial waves similar to those emitted by the moon)
3. Has the widest variety of fighting techniques under his belt not to mention the Spirit Ball, Dragon punch and the all-powerful Kamehameha wave!
4. A powerful motivator.
5. Always sees hope in every situation. For Goku, there is always a way through things…it’s this attitude that separates him above the rest.
6. A pure heart and a great sense of humor…yet he knows when to take things seriously.
7. Most importantly…he has a HUGE appetite! And I definitely mean HUGE!
I know..the last characteristic doesn’t have anything to do with him being the greatest warrior in the universe but it sure is one of his trademarks!
I just figured that I would love to be like him. Sans all the powerful energy blasts and hand-to-hand combat skills, Goku is the person i would like to emulate and become in the future.
It’ll be a long road ahead, not to mention a tough one. With all the distractions this world offers, it’s hard to maintain a pure heart and an attitude like his. If it’s any consolation, i believe I already have a lock on one characteristic- that of a huge appetite! haha!!!
I do not know what lies ahead and what i will face in the future. I guess at this point, it would be more important to know what you want to be and where you want to go.
Things happen for a reason.
Some questions hound us for eternity and gets the better of us. As human beings, we instinctively desire success, happiness, contentment, love, sex, adventure, excitement and comfort to name a few. Part of this desire is the will to achieve it at a certain point in time. In short, we have PLANS.
Funny, but life seems to always play a joke on us. It’s like when you finally had what you so willfully desired only to realize that you have no use for it anymore (get the picture?). On other occasions, what you thought at first to be your ultimate desire turns out to be an utterly useless and insignificant part of your history.
It is rather clear that we desire things that we do not have at the moment. I, for instance, have so many desires I want fulfilled. I want to own a car, a smooth skin(yes, i know), a six-pack abs(i think this one would remain on this list for a long time, agree?), a brand new cellphone(please give me this one!!! haha!) and a digital camera. All because I have pictured myself as somebody else in the future. Someone who is in control of his own destiny. Someone who knows what he wants and (this is the hard part…) gets what he wants.
You see, each one of us has our own dreams and plans (knock yourself out if you don’t have one!) and we all exert a certain amount of effort to fulfill them. Some we get effortlessly. Others painstakingly. Notwithstanding the intensity of our desire, we get outrageously happy and blissful once we get them yet terribly disappointed when we don’t. This is when we start to ask questions of why’s and how’s.
Oftentimes, we point our fingers and find the fault in other people for our own misery. Worse, we blame God for whatever state of disaster we are in. Makes sense. We love ourself. We all believe that we deserve to be happy, successful, and be perfect in the eyes of other people. Well, why not? We pray all the time. We observe our religious obligations. We help other people and do good deeds everyday. Having been such a faithful son to the Father, there is no way for Him not to grant my desires, my wants and my dreams. Right?
Unfortunately, life doesnt’ work out that way. We may be kindest and most religious person in the world (I don’t have anything against these type of people…I’m just trying to drive at a point) but it is never a guarantee that you will be free from disappointments and broken dreams. Why? Keyword- MY.
There is a reason for everything. Plans get busted. Dreams broken. These are all part of the GREATER SCHEME OF THINGS (kanta ko to sa Soulful Desire/Alay Muskia XIX! waaaaa!). A scheme that the Supreme Being has so designed for each one of us. Sounds too divine for you? It’s a matter of faith.
We all get hurt by the failures and mistakes that we commit.What’s beautiful about life is that you are always given the chance to make up for them.You can always pick yourself up and stand up as a stronger and better person.
Cheers!
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Nakakatuwa ang friendster. Pwedeng "mag-blog".
Dati ang "blog" ay tunog lang na maririnig mo kapag may nauntog o kaya nahulog sa kama. Pwede rin sa ibang nakakatawa pero nakakamatay at nakakahilong tunog hehehe (alam mo na yun). Pag malakas at sunod-sunod ang untog o hulog, "blagadag!" naman ang tunog. Ngayon, ganito na ang "blog". Pwedeng magbahagi ng mga naiisip mo tungkol sa kahit na ano. Pwedeng malalim. Pwedeng mababaw. Nakakatawa. Walang kwenta. Ikaw ang bahala.
"Blog" na!
I am selfish.
I want to look my best in front of everyone…even if it may be at the expense of another person
I want to experience all the best life can offer…never mind if my friends and relatives suffer
I want to be admired by other people especially by my colleagues and friends…the spotlight is mine!
I am the best person to look for when you need advice…I have a golden tongue!
I am good at almost everything…I am perfect!
I am the author of all the best laid plans in the history of mankind.
I am a leader…a talent…a speaker…charismatic…irresistible!
That’s who i am…
I am selfish.
***This is another dream come true…(ah-b, -1 nako sa things to do before i die ;p).
i keep seeing friends post their blogs from time to time and i simply did not care enough to read them, not unless i’m interested with the person (bad!). I thought blogs were such a waste of time. Somehow, i convinced myself to create my own…why? to start communicating…to open myself up once again…and let out the juices that are rotting in my brain…
For those of you who don’t know anything about me, here’s a little teaser… Madaldal akong tao. I love to talk. Mayabang ako. Gwapo. Matalino. Matakaw. Tamad. Matakaw. Mahilig kumanta. Masayahin. Mayaman. Madrama. Matakaw. Matampuhin. Mataas ang pride. Matakaw. Magastos. Mahilig lumabas. Makinis. Well-built at mabait.
Yan si Irvin. Actually madami akong pangalan. Irvin (eto yung totoo), Irvine(tawag nila sa akin sa UPLB-YFC), Sir I(tawag ng mga kasama ko sa opisina), Erwin/Ervin(tawag sakin ng sales manager namin sa branch at ng marami pang ibang cliente), Erbin(tawag sakin ng mga kamag-anak ko at ng mga kabarkada ko noon sa City Sub), Banog(tawag sakin ng mga pinsan ko), Ageng(tawag sakin ng kapatid ko nung bata pa siya), Erbino( tawag saking ng mga tito at tita ko pag galit na sila sa akin hehe), Irvinoid(tawag sakin ng mga PACSmates ko…minsan Panget ang tawag nila sa akin), ‘ney(tawag sakin ng ex ko, yihee), Zubuli(tawag sakin ng roomate ko ngayon sa Makati) at marami pang iba!
Hehe, para dun sa mga nakakakilala sakin, alam niyo kung alin dun ang totoo at alin dun ang hanggang pangarap na lang. hehe.
Sa totoo lang, excited nako sa mga maiipost ko dito sa i-Blogs. Be assured that you’ll be hearing a lot from me. Hehe. Life is too exciting and beautiful to be put to waste. So, till then my friends…cheers!
