My Sherlock Timeline

About a week ago, BBC posted this Sherlock Season 4 trailer...

... and I'm pretty sure every Sherlock fan went "ASKjdnfakjsbfkbnasfnioASNOFOSAFISADKLmnvnadnfksadlfnasf OMFG LKASJFJKNSKJFNKJSNFKJ Sherlock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LKANDFKJLNAPW)ehfujadjfasfj MORIARTY?!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?! AKsjiudfhnadfiuaskfdsfahjsbffiooef!!!"

The catch is... it won't be shown until January 2017! And do you know when the last episode of Sherlock was? That cliffhanger episode? January 2014!!! By the time Season 4 is shown, Sherlock fans would have waited for three solid years. Saken okay lang. Sanay naman akong maghintay. #KelanganMayHugot

But I had to look back. Season 1 was shown in July 2010.  I just graduated from college back then and was taking advantage of the "Hey I need vacation before I start working" card. That time, I didn't even know that I didn't know how the real world goes. Ha. And there were times when I want to go back that state.

2012 was a year of many beginnings for me. When Season 2 was shown in January, I was about to start in my (already) second job and move back to Quezon City (the first job was in Pasay). I am very grateful for the things that I've learned from my first job (that ranges from operating a fax machine to speaking publicly) but the most apt would probably be: sometimes, people leave you (and you're going to be okay)... but sometimes, you're the one who leaves (and that's okay).

The end of Season 2 was epic, and we waited two years for that! January 2014. Tagal na nun! It was my fourth semester in grad school and I was a full-time student. I didn't have a job... but... wait for it... I had a lovelife. (Emphasis had. Tapos teka, nadinig niyo yun? Sound of my heart shattering. Chos!) I wasn't able to experience much in college, and grad school gave me a second chance to do that. I survived college mostly alone, but grad school proved that there are people who are more than willing to help you make your journey easier- sometimes you just have to ask (or not).

See how many crucial life events have happened to me all through-out those three Sherlock seasons?! Now I wonder, what would my January 2017 look like? I'm not really sure(lock). Hihi.

Review: The Coffee Project

I am not the kind of person who needs a coffee fix in the morning. I have never craved for coffee. I can survive a day without caffeine in my system. And yet, I often hang-out in coffee shops. My friends and I had reminisced for and created new memories in coffee shops. I finished several group projects in coffee shops. I wrote two papers about poverty while chugging on overpriced coffee drinks (ironic, I know).

Since I am no expert in identifying which has better coffee drinks, my consideration in choosing a coffee shop really largely depends on the ambiance of place. If you are like me, then I think you would like The Coffee Project.

The exterior of The Coffee Project in Quezon City is just right. You will probably have the same reaction as I had: Eto na 'yun? But wait for it, just one step inside and that reaction will be immediately be replaced with just one word: Wow! I was too afraid to take pictures because I was so sure that my crappy cellphone camera won't do it any justice. But honestly, I believe that the word Instagram-mable was coined perfectly for places like The Coffee Project.

The tables weren't too close with each other, giving us enough space to mind our own business and converse in decent loudness. I even saw some students reading their textbooks in the shop. It helps that there's free Wi-Fi and that laptops can be charged in the electric sockets located around the shop. The music loudness, the lighting, and the temperature inside are just right. 

There are lots of quotable quotes (and funny puns) about coffee all-around the place.

Do not expect too much from the food and drinks though. I had the Penne Carbonara and it wasn’t that great. I have yet to try the Sardine Pasta which from what I heard tastes very good. I ordered Ice-Blended Green Matcha during my first visit and it wasn’t available so I ended up getting Sea Caramel Frappe.  The presentation was satisfactory, but I was expecting it to be a little more caramel-y.

During my second visit, I again ordered Ice-Blended Green Matcha but it was still unavailable (like really, why). I however enjoyed the Iced Vietnamese drink. The Salted Caramel Cheesecake is the bomb! Quite pricey, but so worth the money!

The Coffee Project in Vista Place QC is just right across the ABS-CBN Audience Entrance. It was located at the Ground Floor, Wil Tower, Eugenio Lopez Drive (very near Tomas Morato). If you’re commuting, you may either take a short walk or ride a tricycle from the MRT Quezon Avenue station. The shop opens at 7 in the morning and closes at 11PM. I think they extend the hours during weekends to 1AM. And oh, by the way, the other branches are in Starmall Alabang, AllHome Imus, Vista Mall Sta. Rosa, Vista Mall Pampanga, and Vista Mall Balanga.

Because I'm Too Bummed Out to Write a Real Blog Post

1. What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before?

Travel alone! I was able to tour around Davao for a day... alone.

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

I did not make a list last year. I probably won't make a list for this year too. But... this really sounds like a good idea:

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes! My cousin-in-law and a friend from grad school.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Nope.

5. What countries did you visit?

None. :(

6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?

Free time.

7. What date from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Not really an exact date but I will always remember March 2015 because I had two heartbreaks that month.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Moving on from 1 of those two heartbreaks. Haha!

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not overcoming procrastination.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nothing serious. I had a small wound in my left foot when we tried cliff-diving in Guimaras. But it was worth it!

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My sister and I bought a TV and my downloaded 1080p movies were finally put into good use.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

All those people who did nice things to other people even if no one's around.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

All those people who did bad things to other people especially if no one's around.

14. Where did most of your money go?

FOOD! Food. And have I already mentioned food?

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

Paychecks! Huhuhu, #alipinngsalapi #sorrynotsorry

16. What song will always remind you of 2015?

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? happier

ii. thinner or fatter? thinner (yes maniwala ka, mas payat pa ako sa lagay na ito haha)

iii. richer or poorer? richer

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

Learning new skills and exercising! :P

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

Social media and overthinking.

20. How did you spend Christmas?

21. How will you be spending New Year’s?

Pretty much the same way we spent Christmas Eve. But with fireworks, ofcourse! Haha.

22. Did you fall in love in 2015?

I lost my faith in love (not really love, but relationships) in 2015.

23. How many one-night stands?

None.

24. What was your favorite TV program(s)?

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

Yes. Not because he's changed, but because he wasn't in my life yet this time last year. Also, I shouldn't really be hating him.

26. What was the best book you read?

I was surprised when I realized that I haven't finished any book this year. I started reading The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, The Girl on the Train, and Dark Places but I wasn't able to finish all of them.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Justin Bieber's Purpose album. The Biebs may be one of the biggest a**holes to ever exist, but his song are actually great. 

28. What did you want and get?

I wanted to finish my pre-print paper to be able to finally get my Master's degree. I did- with the help of a lot of people, particularly my adviser and my boss that time.

Also, I've always dreamed of a fast internet connection. We currently enjoy a decent internet connection.

29. What did you want and not get?

On the first half of the year, I badly wanted to get back together with someone. That someone doesn't love me anymore and didn't want the same... so I remembered wanting to have another relationship immediately. I didn't get that either.  

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

31. What did you do on your birthday?

I took a leave from work. Then I spent the day... working.

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

Kinder people.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?

First half of 2015: Jeans and shirts. 

Second half of 2015: Slacks and three-quarter sleeve polo.

So I guess... none, really.

34. What kept you sane?

Webcomics and Tumblr posts. Weird...

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Traffic. Akjdsnsjadfjhasbnfdkjasndfkjansdkfkndnfjdf!!!

37. Who did you miss?

Friends from QC. :)

38. Who was the best new person you met?

I never met many people this 2015. :(

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015:

A quote I read somewhere, "Follow your heart but bring your brain with you."

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Einstein: A Must-See Documentary

I have no interest in Physics, but I am aware of his vast contribution to the field and how it had changed our view of the universe. Einstein. The image of a genius. It has always made me wonder how the mind of people like him works. This documentary might not give all the answers about how his worked, but for me, it has given me a lot of insights and whoah moments. Actually regretting not taking many Psych cognate courses in college! Haha.

Overplayed is just a state of mind...

For a few weeks now, I have been playing ONLY One Direction's Little Things all day long. What is wrong with me? Hahaha. Yet I realized that this is not the first time this has happened. Uhmmm, *cough* You're Still the One (Lee DeWzye's version) *cough* and ofcourse, *cough* the mash-up of I Feel Pretty and Unpretty of Lea Michel and Dianna Agron *cough*. When you find a song really beautiful and captivating... I think "overplayed" is just a state of mind.

Little Things by One Direction

You're Still the One by Lee DeWyze

I Feel Pretty/Unpretty (Mash-up) by Lea Michele and Dianna Agron

Hello, World!

I survived my first sem in grad school!!! :D Now that I have a few days off, I'm trying to finish some unfinished blog entries. And oh! I've imported some of my old posts in Multiply! :)

"I don't even have a PLA" -Phoebe Buffay

Habang nanonood ng ASAP nung isang Linggo, pinalabas ang commercial ng PHILAM Life. May bago silang tagline... "Ikaw, may plano ka na ba?" habang sinasaliwan nang kanta ni Bamboo (Bamboo's back!) na may pamagat na "Basta may plano, kaya mo yan."

Nung medyo bata pa ako, akala ko napaka-simple ng buhay. So ang simple lang din ng plano ko. Maglalaro. Makikipag-kaibigan. Makikipag-away. Pupuntang Maynila para mag-aral ng kolehiyo (at magliliwaliw at magkakaroon ng night life at magiging maganda ang accent sa English). Magbo-boyfriend ng gwapo. Kahit ka-level lang ni Daniel Radcliffe. Magtatapos ng pag-aaral with honors (haha!). Magta-trabaho sa isa sa mga nagtataasang mga opisina sa Makati at magmumukhang disente. Magiging boss. Mag-aasawa ng naka-Amerikana. Magkaka-anak ng kambal. Pupunta sa iba't ibang bansa. Tatandang kasama ang irog (Naks! Lalim!). Tapos habang nasa balkonahe kami ng bahay, pinapanood namin ang aming mga apong nagtatampisaw sa ulan. *sigh* Mamamatay na may ngiti sa labi. Hehehe.

Pero hindi naman ganun kadali. Sa lahat ng plano ko, hindi mahalaga kung hindi ako sa Makati nakapagtrabaho. O kung hanggang ngayon di pa ako marunong mag-make-up at hindi pa mukhang kagalang-galang sa kasuotan sa araw-araw. Ang ikinasasama lang talaga ng loob ko... oh boyfriend na gwapo, nasan ka na? HAHAHA, charot lang.

What I am trying to say is... kahit nakaplano ka, at kahit gaano pa ka-specific (hindi kagaya ng plano kong napaka-vague) ang plano mo, hindi mo hawak ang plano nang ibang tao na maaaring makagulo ng plano mo. Walang nakakaalam kung anong mangyayari bukas. Tandaan, bilin ni Zenaida Seva:  Hindi hawak ng mga bituin ang ating mga kapalaran, gabay lamang sila.. meron tayong freewill. Gamitin natin ito.HAHAHAHA, kelangan may corny talagang part bawat paragraph.

Ganunpaman, masama din naman 'yung wala kang ka-plano-plano. Mahirap. Parang hindi mo alam kung anong patutunguhan mo. Ikaw pa rin may hawak ng magiging bukas mo-- 'yung future mo na summation ng lahat ng desisyon mo sa buhay.

Mangarap at planuhin kung paano ito makakamit. Kung hindi man agad makamit sa unang plano, magplano ng panibago. Peborit ko talagang quote 'yung, kapag hindi daw nagtagumpay ang plan a, may 25 letters pa sa alphabet. Ayos ano? ;P

Soulmates

I've just finished reading Perks of Being a Wallflower last week... which I consider as a very big achievement. I started reading the book way back in 2010 but I put the book down only after the first few pages. I know Charlie (protagonist) would understand. Come on, he once left Ian (from the book The Fountainhead) for a while because he was starting to get mad at him. Except that, I didn't get mad at Charlie. It's more like I was in a boring mood when I read the book, i.e. when everything seemed boring even if they weren't.

Or so I thought. Because I've tried picking it up for a few times, during my happy times, and got the same results: I've always stopped after the first few pages, chapters, or one time even after midway. Don't get me wrong, it is a good book. After finishing the book, I can say that it has a good narrative, well-developed characters, unique style, and ofcourse, a very thought-provoking plot. Just not my cup of tea, though.

This "cup of tea" issue made me think.  We all have our own set of preferences. Books. Movies. Television Show. Music. Sports. And I realized, maybe this same concept also applies to the people we meet and interact with. There are many psychological and sociological concepts that can be attributed  to forming relationships and how really it is different liking living things from non-living things haha.

But for the sake of this short blog post, let's make it this simple: Just like how we can't like every book, every movie, every TV show, every song, or every sport... not everyone we meet has this certain "click", or as my friend calls it, "spark". Not everyone we meet leaves us with this unexplainable connection. Some people come and go, and we don't care. Yet there are some people that we want to put in a safe lock and keep forever. These people may not even matter to other people, yet to us, our world won't be just as bright without them.

Be thankful if you found yours. :)

I've Met an Angel!

I've started this blog a few weeks ago and since then, I've been thinking of a topic to write about in my first post. I could've written a simple, "I'm blogging again, bitches! Muahahahaha." Then I could've proceeded with a very long narrative about my short-lived experience as a "feeling" blogger and how I suddenly just stopped blogging and how I attempted to blog again for a bunch of times but failed 90% of the time and how this blog has a large probability of being included in that statistics. Except that it'd bore you big time.

I really want to start off with a feel-good entry. You know, just to set the mood for the future posts. I really want this blog to be a happy blog. I want this to be one of the places you visit when you're feeling down and you want to be inspired and be happy and get a cyberhug from me and then your mood would instantly be better. Hehehe, wishful thinking (see blog description).

But since the past few days has been, well, not so kind towards me, I've had nothing to share. If I was forced to write those days, this would be filled with rants about how life is so unfair and cruel. It was that bad. Although I have a few moments to be thankful for, the real FEEL-GOOD moment happened last night and I really just felt the need to share this.

I got locked-out of our building last night.

I had dinner with my friends in a far, faraway land and got back late at our neighborhood. I went to our gates and being a fan of signage, I first checked if there were new announcements and what I read next made my eyes widen. There was a notice. The building's management has finally decided to change the locks (it has been semi-broken since God knows when). I wasn't informed. Why wasn't I informed? When was that notice posted?!

Still not believing my luck, I tried to open the lock of the gate with the old key... and *insert drum rolls here* it didn't open! When I inspected it, it was indeed a new lock... all new and shiny. I panicked.

The first logical action should have been to call one of my housemates to come and get me (the gate can be opened from the inside). But my relationship with them was purely "Hi-Hello" and nods and smiles so I didn't have any of their numbers stored in my phone. Second option: Go to my landlady's house which was some blocks away. But it's already really late and what if she's not informed about the new lock too?! Third option: Spend the night at McDonald's. Who wants to stay at McDonald's alone?!

There's a fourth option: Wait and pray to the deity that one of the tenants of the other units also had a good time with his/her friends and had to get back home as late as me. :P

I looked around. No one's coming. If only few people roam around our area during the day... imagine the number of people at night. Almost none. Therefore, goodbye option 4. I was starting to lose my hope. I went for a modification of option 2-- I planned to call my landlady.

I was about to dial her number when I saw him approaching. He was looking back at me. For a moment, I thought he was just passing by our street... but *insert drum rolls here*... he stopped infront of our gate and I saw him produced a key from his pockets. I couldn't even remember who between us asked, "Dito ka?" If it was me, that was stupid of me to ask. If it was him, ermmm, did he think I was a thief or something? Haha. But surely, it was him who said, "Pinalitan na kasi 'yung lock, kunin mo nalang bukas sa Unit 1132 'yung susi."

Never have I imagined that the sound of the lock unlocking and the sound of the gate opening would make me smile. I entered and surely, the tone of my "Kuyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" reflected how happy I was.

I don't know about you, but I believe in angels. In my belief though, they don't always have their wings with them, or their halo. Many times, angels are human beings whom in their simple actions helped us big time, who made our lives better, and unknowingly to them, saved us. Parang si kuya. :)

How about you? Have you ever met an angel?

WANTED: EXPLANATIONS OF THE TWISTS

I've finished reading Wanted last night. It's the last in the series of eight books of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars. I think it only took me less than two weeks to finish the series, because the books can actually be categorized as easy-reads. It was kinda chiclit-ish, with mystery as its central theme. I won't go around telling the plot again, because I've already said it when I reviewed the fourth book Unbelievable that can be found here.

So okay, since the first four books of the series tells about A, and the fourth book reveals who A was, the other half of the Pretty Little Liars series focus on solving the mystery on who killed Ali. Plus, a new A appeared. So, as usual, it was a page-turner.

There were many unexpected twists too. And when I say many, I really mean it. Haha. Halfway reading the series, I've read a review that unfortunately contains a spoiler. I felt like I'm going to die, because it won't be exciting anymore. But really, that twist was only one of the many. After reading all, I was mindfucked, because the initial twist was again twisted. Twist within twist. How cool is that?

The twists were really great. I didn't expect it. Even the littlest idea of some twist didn't occur to my mind. And that is again my problem with the series.

The twists were surprising, such that it seems impossible. Not that it can't happen in real life, but in a way that when you read the series, the facts relating to the twists were loosely given. Some facts just don't go along with others. Plus, there were a huge blackhole. I mean, I'm looking for more explanations. How did A do all that? Things like that.

Like what I've said in my previous entry, I still recommend you to read the series because the characters are interesting. Plus, it is really a huge page-turner because of the twists. :)

Unbelievable is... unbelievable

Because I've been a bum for four months already, I'm running out of things to do. Thanks to my Tumblr dashboard, I happen to be informed about a TV show that had just finished showing in US called Pretty Little Liars. I got interested, the title is catchy, right? My internet connection at home is so slow, such that to finish downloading 10 episodes of Pretty Little Liars (each ep is almost 350MB) takes years. HAHAHA, just kidding. So... I decided to read the books first.

At first, I thought I wasn't going to finish reading even the first book, I just finished re-reading the Harry Potter series that time and I'm still in a harrypotter-is-the-best-bookseries-intheworld mood. But Pretty Little Liars got me. I was hooked by the book. It's a mystery novel, and I love solving mysteries.

The author, Sara Shepard, trully made it to the point that the readers will buy the next book, because the mystery wasn't resolved in the first book. I quickly read the second book Flawless, and the third book Perfect, each page increasing urge to get the next book so I'll know the ending. Interesting as it was, I paused after the third book and watched the TV episodes. The TV episodes weren't a copy of what's in the book, but I enjoyed watching the series because it's equally mysterious.

The plot is simple, there are five friends, one dies. Then the remaining four receives threatening messages after four years. These messages contain their deepest secrets. The sender is only known as A. And yeah, the book slightly revolves on them questioning who A was and resolving the issues that A brought.

The first three books make me suspect certain people as A. I was dying to know who A was. But I didn't expected that A will be revealed on the fourth book Unbelievable, which I finished reading last night.

I really thought that A will be revealed on the last book, or if not, on later parts of the series. But nevertheless, I was happy that I knew at last who A was. The feeling lasts for only a second because my immediate questions were: What? That's A? Why?

I know, I suspect that character as A, but I really can't believe that she's A. It's as if the author hasn't decided who A was until writing the fourth book. It's as if, the author picked from the characters, see who matched and voila: You're A!

I mean, it was somehow obvious, the facts match, but it wasn't explained how A did all those things. I guessed how A knew the secrets. The reason was acceptable, but I think her character's not introduced much as that.

Okay, the character is capable of being A, the character is really there when things happen, but there were no hints!

I've read other novels with surprise endings or characters, but when the secret was revealed, I'll realize something that makes me think that: Wow, yeah. That's why he acted this and that or something!!! You know, hints that don't tell you what the secret it, but hints that are there somewhere. Hints that might say: Hey, I was there. But you ignored me.

Anyway, I'll still read the remaining books of the series because there are still unknown mysteries. Plus, the characters are really interesting. Each is unique from others.

I Think I'm Not Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader

My cousin asked me what the 7 continents of Earth were. I said it was an easy homework and confidently recited these names: Asia, Europe, Africa, N. America, S. America, Antarctica & Arctica.

And he was like... "ARCTICA?! You sure? Isn't it just Arctic?"

I said, "Duh! I've read a trivia once that says all the continents have the same first and last letters... minus the South & North of America. So it has to be Arctica."

We checked it on the net and I was really dumbfounded.

There was no Arctica! It wasn't also Artic!

HOW IN GOD'S NAME I'VE FORGOTTEN ABOUT AUSTRALIA?! HAHAHAHA.

Primetime Politics

Although I am a student of the social sciences, people around me might have notice that I am not talking much about the coming 2010 elections. Why? First, I honestly think that much have been said about it, thereby losing my enthusiasm to talk about it. Second, I am lazy to talk about it because I feel like I have too much to say about it.

But here I am now. In a few minutes, you're about to read what my views about the coming elections are. Not views actually, but rants. Haha, just kidding. Okay, seriously now, not about my holistic view of it, but about the advertisements and campaigning strategies of the candidates for national positions. Let's start with the man with the billion-peso worth of ads.

I am sick of Manny Villar's "Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura..." song. Though I admit that I am singing it sometimes, it is only because people around me are singing it also. LSS much. Even my little cousins know how to sing it. I think it is the most notable ad of Manny Villar. The message is catchy, the melodies are easy to sing with, and ofcourse the lyrics itself is being flash when the ad is being shown. Eventhough his "Akala Mo" ad is somehow catchy also, nothing beats the "Basura" ad. But, "sige na Villar, ikaw na ang mahirap." So what? Sure what he is trying to say is "you need to be one to know one". But in reality, it is not applicable all the time. And hello, how much is his net worth again?

So let's then talk about Manny Villar's runningmate, Loren Legarda. I don't actually remember her ads, so I am not gonna talk about it. Instead, I'm gonna talk about her recent guesting on Wowowee. (She also visited Bahay ni Kuya/Pinoy Big Brother Double Up, though I didn't catch it.) Anyway, Loren celebrated her birthday on Wowowee by giving money and computer to some audiences and their school. What pissed me off was one of the statement she mentioned at the start of the show. After greeting some people, the hosts Mariel Rodriguez and Valerie Concepcion asked her to also greet the TFC subscriber. Then Loren said something like, "Oh, worldwide pala tayo?" And I was like, "Duh, you don't know?"

I am still waiting of the campaigning strategies of Edu Manzano, a rival of Loren Legarda on the Vice-Presidential seat. After the announcement last year that he will be the runningmate of Gibo Teodoro, not much is heard about him. Except the alleged break-up between him and his girlfriend, Pinky Webb. Gibo Teodoro's latest ad is the one with the airplane. If the sub-ideas of that ad will be studied, it will not pass my standard. Well, if the next President is the pilot, then the citizens are the passengers, contributing nothing to the take-off of the plane. Which is not appealing to me, because I believe every citizen has to do his/her part for the country to become successful.

Though I haven't seen any solo TV ad of Bayani Fernando, Dick Gordon made my cousin LSS to Silent Night.

Noynoy Aquino for me has not yet found the perfect ad for him that will make people go gaga over. His latest has his nephew Baby James Yam on the last scene saying "Noynoy". His runningmate Mar Roxas, on the other hand, has not been innovative on his ads. His pre-Noynoy-affairs ads feature the famous "padyak" ads. His latest ads today is back on his Mr.Palengke kinda thing.

Finally, Erap Estrada-Jejomar Binay tandem has not yet appeared together on the ads also. Well, I am looking forward on how their tandem will carry on the campaigning. It's because I just don't guess where their personalities/visions intersect.

At the end of the day, the ads are not the only deciding factor of a person to vote for a certain candidate. However, the ads do affect how people view the candidates.

PGMA's (Last?) SONA

Dahil naiinggit ako sa mga nag-blog na tungkol sa SONA 2009... hindi ako gagaya sa kanila! Kahit na nate-tempt akong dumada. Kahit na buong Monday afternoon ko ay SONA mode. Kahit na 3PM palang ay pinapanood ko na sa Channel 9 ang pre-SONA chorvs nila. Kahit na hindi ko inalis ang tingin ko kay Pangulong Arroyo sa loob ng humigit-kumulang isang oras. Kahit na ninamnam ko ang nawat salita. So sorry ka, wala kang makukuhang reaksiyon ko dito tungkol sa SONA 2009. Dahil... una, parang lahat naman ng gusto kong sabihin nasabi na ng iba. Baka maumay ka lang. At pangalawa... tinatamad lang talaga akong mag-type. BUSY ako! HAHAHA. Tapos sayang ang space! HAHAHA.

Wala naman talaga akong pakelam sa SONA dati. Una lang akong nagkumahog mapanood ang SONA ay noong 2006. Required kasi kaming manood at gumawa ng reaction paper para sa PolSc 11. Natatandaan ko, walang pasok noon. Kaya sabi ng propesor, wala kaming dahilan para hindi makapanood. Pero ako? Nasa mall ako nun. Kay sa totoong buhay, sa Internet ko lang pinanood ang SONA 2006. San ka pa? Na-pa-pause na, puwede pang i-rewind! Tapos may full-text pa na puwedeng i-download! HAHAHA.

Natago ko pa ang reaction papaer ko na ‘yun. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ko tinago. Siguro dahil memoranle siya dahil ‘yun ‘yung unang papel na kinailangan kong isumite para sa isang major subject? Siguro dahil nagandahan ako sa handwriting ko doon? (Remembrance para maipaalala ko sa sarili ko na puwede ring gumanda ang handwriting ko paminsan-minsan. HAHAHA.) Or masinop lang talaga akong bata. Kunwari pa-OC. Ganun. HAHAHA!

Itanong mo kung anong grade ko dun. 2.75. Oo, 2.75!! Wow, ang baba. Hindi naman ganun ka-pula ‘yung papel. Pero nahiya naman ako sa sarili ko nung binasa ko siya kani-kanina lang. Kung ngayon ko bibigyan ng grade ang sarili ko, 4.0 siguro ibibigay ko. Pero dahil mabait ako, 3.0 nalang para sa effort. Hehe.

Ambabaw ko! Walang kwenta. Tsk tsk. Sinulat ko ‘to?! Ganun pala ako dati? Hmmm. Hindi ko naman sinasabing napakalalim ko nang tao ngayon. Pero siguro maiintindihan mo kung sasabihin kong habang tumatanda pala tayo, mas naiintindihan natin ang ibang mga bagay. Pero hindi ko rin sinasabing matanda na ako. May ilan lang talagang mga pangyayari ang minsang mag-uudyok na sabihan mo ang sarili mo na mas nag-mature ka na kaysa dati.

Lessons Learned: Kailangang tumingin tayo beyond the flashed images. Kailangang pakinggan ang mga bulong kahit na andami nang sumisigaw. Kailangang pakiramdaman ng higit sa kung ano lang ang ipinaparamdam. Dahil hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon, katotohanan ang lalapit sa ‘yo. Minsan, ikaw ang kailangang humanap sa katotohanan. Tipong “Katotohanan, wer na u? D2 na me.” (Sorry, hindi talaga puwedeng walang corny part. HAHA!)

Gusto ko ba si Gloria? Hindi ko pa napagdedesisyunan. Hindi ako ANTI-Gloria, pero minsan galit ako sakanya. Hindi rin ako PRO-Gloria, pero minsan gusto ko siya. Balimbing mode? Siguro nga oo. Pero kesa naman pilitin ko ang sarili ko na lumugar sa isang panig na hindi ko naman lubusang nalalasap.

DEAR RIZAL

Dear Rizal,

Hindi mo ako kilala. Pero ikaw, kilala kita. Dati pa. Bata palang ako pinagmumudmuran na sa mukha ko kung sino ka. Kalabaw palang ang likod ng dating piso, namumukhaan na kita. Hindi ko inakalang ngayong semestreng ito, apat na araw sa isang linggo kitang makakasama. Pero wala akong 196 kahapon, at wala ulit bukas, kaya naman dalawang beses lang ngayong linggo. Ayos. Medyo nagsasawa na kasi ako sa iyo. Don't get me wrong. Napakakulay ng buhay mo para pag-aralan. Napaka-fascinating ng mundong ginalawan mo noon. Pero ewan, information overload ba ang tawag? Sa PI 100, binubusog ako ng bayograpiya ng buhay mo. Pati mga tsismis ukol sa 'yo. Pati mga cute na bagay tungkol sa 'yo. At sa 196 naman, ikaw ang kauna-unahang Filipino political thinker na dinis-cuss namin. Isama pa ang may kauntiang istorya ng Pilipinas sa panahon mo. Cool. Sikat ka talaga!

Kung nabuhay ka kaya sa panahong ngayon, iba siguro ang takbo ng buhay mo. Mag-memessage ka nalang siguro kay Blumentritt via Facebook. Hindi mo na kokopyahin sa sulat kamay ang history ni Morga, may photocopy na eh. Mas madali na ang pagpapakalat ng Noli at Fili via e-mail. At ang "Memorias de un Estudiante de Manila" mo, i-bblog mo nalang din kaya? Hindi mo na gagastusin ang halos lahat ng iyong allowance para sa mga libro dahil may internet at e-books na. Mai-rerecord mo rin nga siguro sa MP3 ang mga tugtugin ni Leonor sa piano, para feeling mo, lagi kayong magkasama.

Ngunit kung ngayon ka nga siguro nabuhay, wala na ang mga deskripyong hitik sa paglalarawan. Titipirin mo siguro ang mga letra sa mga texts mo sa mga kamag-anak mo. Wala ka na sigurong oras para manood ng mga palabas sa teatro dahil sa dami ng mas nakakaaliw na bagay na pupukaw sa atensiyon mo. Wala na ang mga larawang kathang-kamay mo habang nakasakay ka noon sa bapor na papuntang Europa. Naka-eroplano ka na siguro. Or kung magbabarko ka siguro, may digicam ka na, tapos edit-edit nalang sa Photoshop.

Hay Rizal. Ano bang pakiramdam ng hinahalukay ang buhay mo ng kung sinu-sino? Katulad ko, keber kitang intindihin dahil kailangan kita ngayong semestre para maipasa ang dalawang subjects ko. Pero after ng sem na ito, dig pa kaya kita? May kuwenta ka sa akin ngayon, pero sampu ng mga estudyante, magiging ano kayang papel mo sa amin matapos naming lumabas sa apat na sulok ng classroom?

Sige na, next time ulit. Madami pa akong bagay na dapat pag-isipan eh. Wala pa akong topic sa 199. AS IN WALA PA TALAGA! Tapos exam na namin sa Thursday. Kelangan ko pa magbasa sa 152. At sa 183. Tapos STS pa. HAYYY. Eto yata pinakamabigat kong sem. Buti ka pa, namamahinga na diyan.


Nagmamahal,

Rea

Bluer than Blue

Ano nga bang mga bagay sa mundo ang natural na kulay blue? May homework nung isang araw ang pinsan ko. Kelangan niyang mag-draw ng something na nagrerepresent sa given colors. I helped him, and I think we did well naman sa red, black, yellow, orange, brown, white, violet, etc. Pero pagdating sa color blue... Hmmm. Maliban sa karagatan at kalangitan na mahirap i-drawing, ano nga bang mga bagay pa ang kulay asul?

BLUE. Kakatapos lang ng Independence Day Celebration ng Pilipinas nung isang araw. Naalala ko dati, kapag ganung season, kelangan naming gumawa ng Philippines flag. Required eh. Tapos dapat may stick pa. Dapat tama ang mga kulay at simbolo, dahil bawat isa daw ay may nirerepresenta. Natatawa pa nga ako kapag may mga kaklase akong napagbabaliktad ang kulay blue at red sa flags nila. At tatapusin ko na ang part na ito dahil parang nalito ako ng kauntian kung red nga ba ang nasa ibabaw o blue.

BLUE. May mga confirmed cases na daw ng A(H1N1) virus sa Ateneo. Nakakabahala. Lalo na't halos kapitbahay na ng Fighting Maroons ang Blue Eagles. Actually, dapat nung June 9 pa ang pasok namin, pero dahil nga daw sa A(H1N1), na-move sa June 16. Napanood ko din sa news na nilinis ang campus, at maging ang mga dormitories. Ngunit, nakakabahala pa din talaga. Siguro isa nang dahilan ng pagkabahala ko ay ang pagiging open ng campus, hindi madaling kontrolin ang mga nakakapasok at nakakalabas. So let's be prepared schoolmates. Ingat-ingat.

BLUE. Pasukan na sa Martes! At dahil diyan, here's a tip na nakuha ko sa likod nang NIPS na kulay blue. Ayon daw sa study, mas madali mong mare-recall ang mga notes mo kung nakasulat ito gamit sa color blue na ink. And, mas makaka-focus ka daw sa pag-aaral mo kung nasa paligid mo ay kulay blue, e.g., kung nasa kwarto ka na kulay blue ang pintura. May narinig ako dati na experiment ng Psych students about sa kung anong kulay ng highlighter ang best gamitin, and parang hindi naman yata kulay blue ang lumabas na result. Correct me if I'm wrong, hindi kasi ako sure sa details. Hehe.

BLUE. First time kong gumamit ng blue pens sa LAHAT ng notes ko nung summer. Parang wala namang masyadong pinagkaiba ang paggamit ng blue na tinta kumpara sa black na tinta. Maliban sa mas lumilitaw ang kulay ng sulat ko dahil karaniwang kulay black ang mga printed materials. At maliban sa mas maraming estudyante ang gumagamit ng kulay black, kaya kapag bigayan ng exam results (lalo na kung essay exam), alam mo na agad kung alin dun ang sa 'yo. Hahaha. Pero I don't know, eto na naman ako sa perception/notion ko na mas formal pa rin tingnan ang kulay black kesa sa kulay blue.

BLUE. Dahil birthday ng unang prinsesa ng Tribu na si Charm, pumunta ang ilang ka-Tribu sa kanyang first birthday celebration kanina. Maliban sa inuman, siyempre, may kantahan! Yihee. Isa sa mga kinanta ay ang Blue Jeans ng APO Hiking Society. Matagl ko na siyang napakinggan, pero kanina, bakit ba parang nagpipilit pumasok sa isip ko ang lines na: (Blue jeans) Sige, sige, sige kayod sa ’skwela at balang araw makikita n’yo (Blue jeans) Pagkatapos ng iyong paghihirap, ‘di ka rin makakahanap ng trabaho. Hmmm, bakit kaya ?_?
 
Matapos ang ilang lightyears na pag-iisip, na-realize ko na marami naman palang bagay sa mundo ang kulay blue. May mga taong kulay asul ang mata kahit hindi naka-contacts. Kahit nga mga pusa eh, ilan sa kanila kulay asul ang mata. May mga ibon na may haplos ng kulay asul ang balahibo. May mga isda at ilan pang hayop sa dagat ang may bakat ng kulay asul. May mga halaman na kulay asul. May mga taong may dugong bughaw. May mga blue baby. At may mga taong depressed minsan, kaya ang tawag sa kanila minsan ay blue. HAHAHA! See, blue is everywhere pala. We do not need Blue to find Clues. HAHAHA!

Tanong lang. Mababawasan kaya ang paghanga ng mga bata kay Barney ng mga bata kung maging kulay asul siya? Siguro oo. Sa parehong paraan na isusumpa ko siguro si Doraemon kung naging kulay purple siya.

Ano kayang issue ang magpapatlbog sa Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili scandal?

Nakakatawang mula sa pagka-LSS ko sa Runaway (na theme song ng Juday-Ryan wedding) ay nalipat ito sa... CARELESS WHISPER! Kung updated ka sa mga headlines ng mga balita, alam mo na 'yun kung bakit! Hahaha. Or kung hindi pa, okay, sasabihin ko sa 'yo. Ang Careless Whisper kasi ang background music ng isang video nina Hayden Kho at Katrina Halili na napanood ko sa YouTube.

Much has been said. Napakinggan na ang bawat panig. Kinilatis na ang mga taong involved. Nakisali ang mga gustong makisali. Nahango sa baul ang ibang issue na kaugnay sa Hayden-Katrina scandal. Nagkaroon ng mga bagong issue na related sa issue. Naging pungchline ng mga joke sa TV at sa isang normal na usap-usapan. Naging laman ng mga forwarded messages tulad nito:
 
Kapag nakasalubong mo si Katrina at nag-HI siya sa 'yo, sabihin mo, "HAY DEN!"

At eto pa:
 
Lesson from the circulating scandal today: Kapag nasa "KAT-RI-NA", tingnan muna kung may "HAYDEN" camera.

Dahil sa scandal nina Katrina at Dr. Hayden, naungkat ang ilang mga isyu katulad ng sex videos, improving technology sa pag-uupload ng mga videos, piniratang DVDs, at maging kung problema ba sa utak ang perversion. Hindi ko alam kung sakto ito sa eskandalo ngayon, ngunit mayroon palang teorya si Anthony Downs tungkol sa ISSUE-AWARENESS CYCLE, kung saan ang pagtrato ng public sa isang issue o problema ay dumadaan sa limang magkakasunod na stages, kung saan ang duration ng isang stage ay iba-iba. Una ko itong nakita sa isang required reading sa Politics of the Environment. At narito ang limang stages according to anthonydowns.com.
 
1. The pre-problem stage. Mayroong issue o problema na nag-e-exist ngunit hindi wala ito sa pansin ng madla. 

2. Alarmed discovery and euphoric enthusiasm. Magkakaron ng isang kagulat-gulat na pangyayari na yayanig sa mga tao at magiging dahilan ng mataas na awareness ng tao sa isang issue o problema.
 
3. Realizing the cost of significant progress. Mas lalong lalawig ang kaalaman ng tao ukol sa issue o problema, at magkakaroon ng awareness ang madla ukol sa halaga ng oras, pera, at effort para masolusyunan ang issue o problema.

4. Gradual decline of intense public interest. Unti-unting mawawala sa pang-araw-araw na buhay ng tao ang issue o problema. Una, dahil sa marerealize nila na wala naman silang magagawa para masolusyunan ang issue o problema, o ikawala, dahil na-bo-bore lang talaga sila.

5. The post-problem stage. At ang huli, mawawala na ng lubos ang awreness ng tao sa isang issue o problema dahil mapapalitan ito ng bagong issue.

Come to think of it, ano kayang issue ang magpapatalbog sa Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili scandal? ;)

The FiveTeen People You'll Meet in Batis (Kung andun ka nung May 1)

I quote Kadate, BUHAY PA NGA ANG TRIBU! =)

Mula nang grumaduate kami nung HS, nakaugalian na ng Tribung Chakanah (Special Science Class of LPNHS Batch 2006) na ipagpatuloy ang tradisyon ng pagkakaibigan, pag-tsismukan, pag-inuman, at pagkulitan. Kahit hindi na official, we still vote for officers, or Executive Commitee. (Na tinawag ding Maharlika nang Execomm Batch 2008.) And then, they HAVE TO oragnize three major assemblies-- one for summer, isa sa sem break, at isa kapag Christmas break.

Last weekend, ay pinasiyaan ang unang activity ng ExeComm Batch 2009. At siyempre, nakasama ako! Wooh. Mabuhay! Sobrang nag-enjoy ako. At siyempre, sila ang dahilan kung bakit:

1. Paulo- Si Paulo yata ang sobrang busy sa pang-aakit sa Tribu. Mapa-Friendster, o mapa-text man. Natutuwa ako kay Paulo, lalo na ng malaman niya na kaklase pala niya si Kadate nung kinder. Hehe. Isa si Paulo sa mga pinaka-kwela sa Tribu. Sobra.

2. Intung- Banda rito, banda roon. Dinaig ni Intung ang haba ng buhok ko. Wow. Hehehe. Idol ko 'yan. Maliban sa pagkanta at pagpinta, ang isang gustung-gusto ko kay Intung ay 'yun bang alam kong pinapakinggan niya ako. 'Yung kapag kausap ko siya, nararamdaman kong mula sa loob niya na interesado siya sa mga kwento ko.

3. Allan- Ang Math major. At ang adik sa usok. Hahaha. Peace. Ngayon ko lang nakita ulit si Allan. Pero kahit ganun na katagal mula nung huli kaming nagkita, alam kong sa likod nang mga usok, siya pa rin ang Allan na partner ko dati sa Math Investigatory contest.

4. Redentor- Tuwing may groupings, parang lagi ko nalang ka-group ko si Redentor. Hahaha. Kwela din to. At higit sa lahat, super support sa Tribu, kaya naman parang sobrang naging ka-close na rin siya ng mga Chakah. Naalala ko lang talaga nung may charades, at tinuro niya si Carl para sa word na "plastic".  Bwahahaha.

5. Hannah- si Munchkins. Yihee. Napakasarap yakapin ni Munchkins. HS palang, isa na yata siya sa pinakamaasikaso sa Tribu. Pero nung weekend, hindi yata nakayanan ang alak. Hehehe. Grabe naman kasi, sobrang kinabahan ako sa nangyari sakanya. Buti nalang okay na siya nung nag-umaga na.

6. Erik- si Pugi ay BF ni Munchkins. At kakailanganin natin ng mahaba-habang oras para talakayin ang love story nila. Kaya wag nalang ba. Hehe. Okay si Erik, as in sobrang okay. Tw thumbs-up for Erik.

7. Portia- si Fave ko. Ang seatmate ko sa napakaraming subject nung HS. Ngayon ko lang ulit nakita si Fave. At nakakatuwa na pakiramdam ko ay sobrang happy niya.

8. MJ- siguro nga ay isa si MJ sa dahilan ng kasiyahan ni Fave. Uyyy. BF ni Fave si MJ. Ang kababayan ni PacMan. Hehe.

9. Kevin- si Kinakapatid. Ang Bamboo ng Tribu. Pero tumataba na daw at nagkakalaman na sabi nila. Kaparehas ko pala ng routine si Kevin, alas-4 ng umaga ang tulog, at late na ng gising. Hehe. Ang nagpaypay kay Hannah nang sumama ang pakiramdam nito.

10. Ruben- si Krubz. Ang pinakamaaga nung Friday! Hahaha. Ang kasabay kong nag-halo-halo sa Emmy's. Ang batang masipag mag-GM. Oo man! Hahaha. Ang tanging taong nakaintindihan ko nang bitiwan niya ang "may kasamang isang waiter" na joke. At, ang ka-tribung ayaw malamukan at malamigan. Hahaha.

11. Carl- si Roommate. Hahahaha! Ang lalaking minsan nang natulog sa kwarto ko sa boarding house. Kung pipilitin akong maglista ng sampung pinaka-creative na tao sa buhay ko, kaunahan siya sa listahan ko. Si Carl yata ang kasama kong nangarap, isang araw bago kami grumaduate nung HS. (Haha, ewan ko kung natandaan pa niya 'yun.) Kahit schoolmates pa rin kami ngayon, hindi ko na rin naman siya nakakasalubong masyado. Kaya kelan kaya matutuloy ang bonggang-bonggang food trip namin?

12. Ianne- si Shongaerz. Akala ko hindi siya sasama. Ayan tuloy, hindi ko nadala si Whoopee, aka ___pee. Hahaha. Si Shonga ay matagal ko nang kaibigan. At si Whoopee ang saksi dito. Si Whoopee ay isang notebook na ka-kulay ni Barney. Nung 2nd year HS, kapag wala kaming magawa sa AP (na halos araw-araw), ay nagsusulatan kami. Tuwing binabasa ko si Whoopee, andami-dami kong naalala. Hayyy. Haha. Hindi ko man siya masyadong naka-bonding, napatunayan kong hanggang ngayon ay faborito pa rin niya ang kulay purple. Hahaha. I miss Ianne. =)

13. Karen- si Best ko. Kung nagbabasa ka na ng blogs ko dati pa, maaalala mong may entry ako na para sakanya. Pero kung hindi mo alam or hindi mo maalala, you can see it here. Hindi rin nga siguro ako mapipilitang sumama kung hindi ako inaya ni Best. at dahil sumama na nga ako dahil sakanya, nalaman ko tuloy na hindi na pala uso ang NBSB (No Boyfriend Since Birth) o ang NOBSB (No Official Boyfriend Since Birth). Alam mo kung ano na? NBSE. No Boyfriend Since Ex. Panalo! Hahaha. At salamat kay Best dahil kung wala ang phone niya, wala kaming mga pictures. Yehey!

14. Kamla- si KaDate ko. Ah ah, kung bakit ganun ang tawagan namin ay basahin mo nalang sa blog niya. Hehe. Si Kadate ang editor-in-chief ng college paper nila, ang The Footprints. At sobrang na-touch ako ng bigyan niya ako ng kopya nito. Awww. Kung idol ko si Kadate sa online world, na-realize ko this weekend na ang closeness namin ay beyond the cyberspace. Sobrang nag-enjoy ako sa mga pinag-uusapan namin. At higit sa lahat, aakalain ko bang parehas kami ng lebel ng humor? 'Yung about sa missed call at sa Korean student dati na naging classmate namin. Hahaha, ang galing talaga.

So obviously, ako 'yung pang fifteen. Yuhoo. =D Kaya ayan, sa mga ka-Tribung hindi sumama, MAINGGIT GA KAYO! Hahaha, joke lang. May next time pa naman eh. Sana. =)

Mr. Haggard

 haggard (adj)-- Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering [cited from WordWeb]

I don't remember kung kelan nagsimulang maging bahagi ng academic life ko ang salitang haggard. I don't remember kung kelan ko sinimulang sagutin ang tanong na "Kumusta ka na?" ng "Eto, haggard!"

Ikaw? Haggard mode ka? Lilipas din 'yan. Eh siya nga eh, araw-araw sa buhay niya, haggard siya. Meet Mr. Haggard. =)

YANU KA BIRO AY!

 Kung naintindihan mo ang ibig sabihin ng title ng entry na ito, ibig sabihin, kababayan kita! Sige lang, umalis ka na sa page na ito at lumipat sa ibang kapaki-pakinabang na mapupuntahan. Hahaha, JK.

Hindi ako aware na minsan pala, ang mga nagagamit kong salita ay hindi naiintindihan ng karamihan. Buong buhay ko, akala ko ay ang Tagalog ko ay pangkaraniwang Tagalog. Ngunit napatunayan ko na tama pala ang sinasabi ng prof ko sa Fil40 dati-- maging sa isang lenggwahe ay inherent din ang pagkakaiba-iba minsan. So for the sake ng mga taong lagi kong nakakasama at nakakasalamuha, narito ang ilang salitang madalas kong gamitin.

Adyo-Panaog-- Akyat-Baba
Arkila-- Sita
Awan ko-- Hindi ko alam (Parang "ewan ko" lang)
Babag-- Away
Balaasin-- Gamitan ng brush
Balentong/Blentong-- Tumbling (Tama ba ang spelling? Or tambling ba dapat?)
Bangbang-- Kanal
Banggirahan-- Lababo
Bangkukang-- Ipis
Barino-- Naaasar/Nagagalit
Binabanas-- Naiinitan (literal na init, as in 'yung sa temperature)
Dini-- Dito
Gaman naman-- Alangan naman (puwede ring substitute sa "di nga?")
Gamas-- Tabas
Ganari-- Ganito
Gayak-- Handa (e.g. maggagayak ng gamit means maghahanda ng gamit)
Gayatin-- Hiwain
Hagip-- Kuha
Hawong-- Mangkok
Ipatsi-- Idikit
Ipod-- Isod, Usog
Iskaparati-- Kabinet
Jablig-- (Ay jablig, 'di ko alam kung paano i-define, haha.)
Jaski-- Yanu?
Kalso-- Panlagay sa sasakyan para hindi siya umandar?
Kampit-- Kutsilyo
Kapiranggot-- Maliit, Kokonti
Kun-ay-- (Madaming puwedeng pag-gamitan, Puwedeng pang-halili sa halos lahat ng salitang nakalimutan) Parang 'ano'
Kuwitib-- Maliit na langgam na kulay orange ('yung masakit kumagat, haha)
Labon-- Boil
Lamog-- Hindi malinis sa katawan
Langis-- Mantika
Linang-- Baryo, Hindi bayan
Mabantot-- Mabaho
Madag-im-- Kapag malapit nang umulan ('yung kapag madilim na ang langit)
Maganit-- Hindi madulas
Misla-- Sahig
Naari-- Narito
Nagdadayag-- Naghuhugas ng pinggan
Nagkabog-- Nalaglag
Naglamay-- Nagpuyat para sa isang bagay
Nagpatupi-- Nagpagupit
Nakakaumay-- Nakakasawa
Napahi-- Nabura
Natalapid-- Natisod, Muntik mapadapa
Panis-- Sira/Hindi na dapat kainin (kapag sa pagkain), Luma na/Hindi na uso (kapag sinabihan ka ng "Panis na 'yan!")
Pasaka-- Pauwi ng linang
Pudpod-- Hindi matulis
Sala-- Mali, Mintis
Silong-- Baba (e.g. kapag nasa 2nd floor ka ng bahay, ang tawag sa 1st floor ay silong)
Sipay-- Baliw, Naguguha ng mga bata
Talapid -- Patid
Tikdi-- Tiptoe
Tukador-- Kabinet
Utita-- Makulit, Tanong nang tanong na pareho naman ang tinatanong
Uuli-- Lilibot, Papasyal, Maglalakad-lakad
Walanju-- (Ay walanju, 'di ko rin alam kung paano i-define, haha.)
Yakag-- Akit
Yapos-- Yakap


Note (Nov 01, 2012): This list won't be possible without the help of my sister and Multiply friends :)