Every one of us, consciously or unconsciously, affects the
objects and people around us, including ourselves, on a continual basis. Think
about the expression 'laughter is contagious.' Well, sure it is! How do you feel when you
are around happy, laughing people? Usually, you cant help but feel good
yourself right?. All emotions are energy and energy passes from one body to another;
from one object to another; matter to matter. Laughter is contagious!
You clear your house of negative energies and replace them
with positive ones. Laugh once in a while. Promise. It'll help. :)
For my younger bro.. all the love!
la salle greenhills seeing this video really moved me into tears..
a FIRST in la salle greenhills history.. bash the traditions and hold on to the present. This is how SOLIDLY BONDED our batch was. walang naiiwan. walang nauuna. walang sikat. walang valedictorian. walang bobo. walang loser.. lahat MAGKAKAPATID.
how I miss high school, grade school and my alma mater. I learned from the best teachers and peers. Our crude teases such as 'boy tamod', 'soree-ah!', 'amoy pasig', 'gazebo'(haha!), 'chicks with dicks', 'ankel facker', etc.
I miss the canteen sisig, MS. GORAYEB, debting with the batch porn supplier, yosi 'bonding' sa brother's house, playing multiplayer minesweeper during computer class, MR. NOJI (dopest dancer on the dancefloor), the dance club, judo and track team, last day school pranks, trips to girls' schools, my class sections [gr. 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5b, 6b, 7a, hs 1j, 2a, 3b, 4a and 4d), everybody....
I guess boys would always be boys no matter how immature and childish we may have been. But hey, we had fun ;) others would classify us as 'conyo', 'manyak', or 'mga babaero'... haha. nah.. we're just a bunch of growing kids who were venturing to discover new things. I guess now that we're out of that 'stage' as to I may say, We're now beggining to be more responsible and mature for our age.
It has been a year since we left the halls of la salle... STILL can't wait for 29 more years for a reunion.
Cut me and I will always bleed GREEN. "We'll fight to keep your glory bright, and never shall we fail, Hail to thee our ALMA MATER, HAIL! HAIL! HAIL!" High school was the best. Lasalista ata to' :p
shoutout to UST acutuarial science majors batch 2011... you guys freakin killin' it, congrats for making through first year..best of luck in your sophomore year!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Miss World Philippines Janina San Miguel
Though we may find it amusing or aggravating, let us not judge her.
Just my two cents...I personally think brain does really matter in this kind of competition but if you can admit that you are not confident enough to speak english then speak in your own dialect, I think it will look more dignified and not at all embarassing to answer an english question with your own native tongue because a lot of contestants that are in the major beauty pageants do so. Miss Japan Riyo Mori won last year's Miss Universe pagaent without speaking a single yankee word. Well, She should have just spoken in Tagalog. It was allowed anyway. Her biggest mistake was that she spoke in English and thinks that she can pull it off. The host already said that it was okay if she spoke in Tagalog yet she continued speaking in English (Which I think she wasn't really good at).
I was browsing through some pinoy blogs about her controversial win. I wasn't really surprised about how our own 'kababayans' (fellow countrymen) would ridicule her. Filthy comments like 'pokpok' (prostitute), 'tangina mo! bobo mo!' (fuck you! you're stupid!)..was recurring. This is the byproduct of the Philippines' judgmental and stereotypical approach to English. I was skimming through the blogs and came across those in "texting" format and in the most disheveled grammatical syntax. I mean why do they have the nerve to express their disappointments on something they don't even know how to use appropriately? Janina could've easily resorted to Tagalog, yet one could feel her deep hesitation in her her fear of being "judged" if so. But then, that's a typical Filipino.
I feel really bad for her. I mean, I know back in the Philippines, everyone is laughing at her right now. Given that her English is not so good, but at least applaud her for having the "confidence" and the superb courage to face shame on national television. Don't hate her for not speaking English well because I know a lot of you may also be guilty of such. Me being a Filipino do become "barok" sometimes. I just hope that the method of teaching English in my beloved home country improves. This serves as a wake up call, I guess.
Her Q&A may be atrocious and making excuses for her only cheapens the efforts of the Binibinang Pilipinas as a whole, past and present, who actually gave a good account of themselves. Stupid as it may seems, I got to give it up to her. Janina San Miguel showed tremendous courage here. We may not all know why she got the throne but she got good chances to learn and to hone whatever she has. I begget she'll gain more knowledge, that's for sure. And mind you people, she was on stage, I suppose thats enough to wreck your nerves. Kindness is not for sale it is given freely..:)
Seriously. Very few can experience what Janina felt. And for her to laugh despite of all those pressure and laughter, I salute her and I really admired her poise. To all my fellow countrymen, English is not our native tongue, it's not her fault if she blew it but I know she learned a lot from that and she will do her best next time. Let's all root for her. That's what we are right? We Filipinos are known to always accept whatever we have. She's what we have, let's pray for her. Be not the judge but be the force behind her.
Proud bisaya from UK here, yo!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
the 'f' word..
Living amongst my oldtimers for the majority of my life has allowed my use of obscenities to blossom into pretty much every sentence I use. However for those years when I return home to get my bed sheets washed and dine on food that hasnt turned a bit too grey I have to curb my love for the swear so as not to tarnish my parents 1970s lifestyle.
Now I might be being a little unfair on my parents, theyre not blinkered to the modern world, they know that some words have become more socially acceptable than back in their day, but they still hold the mentality that if a film says 'fuck' too many times they will switch it off without giving it a second thought. I think the limit is 2.34 fucks and/or 5.76 shits every 30 minutes.
Its this idea that some swears are more acceptable to my parents than others that I find the most interesting. Im coming onto nineteen now and have only just started bringing in piss and shit into the family home (I know I could have phrased that better but that sentence sounds so good). But its still very much depends on the context; for example, I have found out that saying, 'Im going for a piss,' is deemed crude by my Mum, but saying, 'sorry mum I spilt some ketchup on the carpet last night, I was a bit pissed,' is seen as a bit cheeky but ultimately an acceptable use of the word piss. If you can see the logic there, please let me know.
Taking His name in vain is a bit of strange one as well. My Family, us catholic peeps have never been to a church service for well over two years - but if I ever mentioned the son of God just after stubbing my toe I be guaranteed a bullocks bashing.
As punishment goes, thats as bad as it ever got for me; my parents gave a lot of empty threats, but Ive learnt as I got older that little kids swearing is actually quite funny, and that although my parents couldnt openly condone it, they probably found it a bit funny. WELL, not as funny if it was my younger brother I heard swearing. Id probably punish him by forcing him to read the whole Genensis chapter aloud.
Whatever.. I've always believed that peeps who have the problem with the word 'fuck' has a serious maturity bypass.
in the UK, we say bullcrap as bullocks I saw this chick today with those pants that have a slogan across the bullocks. Im not really against them because now you have an excuse to be staring at a girls bullocks, but today I saw something that bothered me. She had these sweatpants on that said 'Pink' across the bullocks. Shouldnt that be on the front? And shouldnt 'Brown' be on the back? Let’s be fair here. We know where the pink is. Youre not fooling anyone.
:)
baths combi's As I was taking a bath today, I realized I was short for time so I brushed my teeth while I was on the shower. It really wasnt a good idea because I had to get up to get water to rinse out the toothpaste, but it’s the thought that counts.
There are so many activities that are restricted to the bathroom for either hygenic or logistic reasons. I figured out a few new ways to cut some time and combine activities in the bathroom. Try some of these for a unique experience.
Brushing your teeth while showering. Shaving while showering. (You probably need a shower mirror to do a decent job.) Shitting while shaving. (See above parentheses.) Tweezing your unibrow and refilling the toilet paper. (Once in a blue moon.) Shaving your legs while flossing. (Electric razors/clippers only. Seriously who bics their junk?) Combing your hair and pissing. (Degree of difficulty extreme.) Popping zits and taking a piss. (Degree of difficulty very hard) Taking out your contacts while trimming your moustache. (The sharper the scissors the better.)
Public bathrooms a plus.
Engrish Im a firm believer that when you write something and there are two identical words next to each other, that its grammatically fucked up and you need to rewrite it. Like when you write
'We did make the choice to kind of hurt compatibility, and customers have let us know that that was very painful.' - Steve Ballmer
In the sentence you have 'that that' in it. I think it really should be replaced with 'that it'. It just looks and sounds better.
I do have an exception to this. Only when the following happens.
You are trying to a homosexual to pick up a bundle of sticks (Get that faggot, faggot.)
While it is even more improper to have the same word 3 times in a row, I also have an exception to that.
Youre a male cat speaking to another very weak male cat and you want to tell him you are looking to find some cat vagina (Im going to get some pussy pussy, pussy.)
I havent come across the situation where a word has shown 4 times in a row, but I still am using drugs so that could happen.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
la salle greenhills seeing this video really moved me into tears..
a FIRST in la salle greenhills history.. bash the traditions and hold on to the present. This is how SOLIDLY BONDED our batch was. walang naiiwan. walang nauuna. walang sikat. walang valedictorian. walang bobo. walang loser.. lahat MAGKAKAPATID.
how I miss high school, grade school and my alma mater. I learned from the best teachers and peers. Our crude teases such as 'boy tamod', 'soree-ah!', 'amoy pasig', 'gazebo'(haha!), 'chicks with dicks', 'ankel facker', etc.
I miss the canteen sisig, MS. GORAYEB, debting with the batch porn supplier, yosi 'bonding' sa brother's house, playing multiplayer minesweeper during computer class, MR. NOJI (dopest dancer on the dancefloor), the dance club, judo and track team, last day school pranks, trips to girls' schools, my class sections [gr. 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5b, 6b, 7a, hs 1j, 2a, 3b, 4a and 4d), everybody....
I guess boys would always be boys no matter how immature and childish we may have been. But hey, we had fun ;) others would classify us as 'conyo', 'manyak', or 'mga babaero'... haha. nah.. we're just a bunch of growing kids who were venturing to discover new things. I guess now that we're out of that 'stage' as to I may say, We're now beggining to be more responsible and mature for our age.
It has been a year since we left the halls of la salle... STILL can't wait for 29 more years for a reunion.
Cut me and I will always bleed GREEN. "We'll fight to keep your glory bright, and never shall we fail, Hail to thee our ALMA MATER, HAIL! HAIL! HAIL!" High school was the best. Lasalista ata to' :p
shoutout to UST acutuarial science majors batch 2011... you guys freakin killin' it, congrats for making through first year..best of luck in your sophomore year!
c
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Miss World Philippines Janina San Miguel
Though we may find it amusing or aggravating, let us not judge her.
Just my two cents...I personally think brain does really matter in this kind of competition but if you can admit that you are not confident enough to speak english then speak in your own dialect, I think it will look more dignified and not at all embarassing to answer an english question with your own native tongue because a lot of contestants that are in the major beauty pageants do so. Miss Japan Riyo Mori won last year's Miss Universe pagaent without speaking a single yankee word. Well, She should have just spoken in Tagalog. It was allowed anyway. Her biggest mistake was that she spoke in English and thinks that she can pull it off. The host already said that it was okay if she spoke in Tagalog yet she continued speaking in English (Which I think she wasn't really good at).
I was browsing through some pinoy blogs about her controversial win. I wasn't really surprised about how our own 'kababayans' (fellow countrymen) would ridicule her. Filthy comments like 'pokpok' (prostitute), 'tangina mo! bobo mo!' (fuck you! you're stupid!)..was recurring. This is the byproduct of the Philippines' judgmental and stereotypical approach to English. I was skimming through the blogs and came across those in "texting" format and in the most disheveled grammatical syntax. I mean why do they have the nerve to express their disappointments on something they don't even know how to use appropriately? Janina could've easily resorted to Tagalog, yet one could feel her deep hesitation in her her fear of being "judged" if so. But then, that's a typical Filipino.
I feel really bad for her. I mean, I know back in the Philippines, everyone is laughing at her right now. Given that her English is not so good, but at least applaud her for having the "confidence" and the superb courage to face shame on national television. Don't hate her for not speaking English well because I know a lot of you may also be guilty of such. Me being a Filipino do become "barok" sometimes. I just hope that the method of teaching English in my beloved home country improves. This serves as a wake up call, I guess.
Her Q&A may be atrocious and making excuses for her only cheapens the efforts of the Binibinang Pilipinas as a whole, past and present, who actually gave a good account of themselves. Stupid as it may seems, I got to give it up to her. Janina San Miguel showed tremendous courage here. We may not all know why she got the throne but she got good chances to learn and to hone whatever she has. I begget she'll gain more knowledge, that's for sure. And mind you people, she was on stage, I suppose thats enough to wreck your nerves. Kindness is not for sale it is given freely..:)
Seriously. Very few can experience what Janina felt. And for her to laugh despite of all those pressure and laughter, I salute her and I really admired her poise. To all my fellow countrymen, English is not our native tongue, it's not her fault if she blew it but I know she learned a lot from that and she will do her best next time. Let's all root for her. That's what we are right? We Filipinos are known to always accept whatever we have. She's what we have, let's pray for her. Be not the judge but be the force behind her.
Proud bisaya from UK here, yo!
c
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
the 'f' word..
Living amongst my oldtimers for the majority of my life has allowed my use of obscenities to blossom into pretty much every sentence I use. However for those years when I return home to get my bed sheets washed and dine on food that hasnt turned a bit too grey I have to curb my love for the swear so as not to tarnish my parents 1970s lifestyle.
Now I might be being a little unfair on my parents, theyre not blinkered to the modern world, they know that some words have become more socially acceptable than back in their day, but they still hold the mentality that if a film says 'fuck' too many times they will switch it off without giving it a second thought. I think the limit is 2.34 fucks and/or 5.76 shits every 30 minutes.
Its this idea that some swears are more acceptable to my parents than others that I find the most interesting. Im coming onto nineteen now and have only just started bringing in piss and shit into the family home (I know I could have phrased that better but that sentence sounds so good). But its still very much depends on the context; for example, I have found out that saying, 'Im going for a piss,' is deemed crude by my Mum, but saying, 'sorry mum I spilt some ketchup on the carpet last night, I was a bit pissed,' is seen as a bit cheeky but ultimately an acceptable use of the word piss. If you can see the logic there, please let me know.
Taking His name in vain is a bit of strange one as well. My Family, us catholic peeps have never been to a church service for well over two years - but if I ever mentioned the son of God just after stubbing my toe I be guaranteed a bullocks bashing.
As punishment goes, thats as bad as it ever got for me; my parents gave a lot of empty threats, but Ive learnt as I got older that little kids swearing is actually quite funny, and that although my parents couldnt openly condone it, they probably found it a bit funny. WELL, not as funny if it was my younger brother I heard swearing. Id probably punish him by forcing him to read the whole Genensis chapter aloud.
Whatever.. I've always believed that peeps who have the problem with the word 'fuck' has a serious maturity bypass.
c
in the UK, we say bullcrap as bullocks I saw this chick today with those pants that have a slogan across the bullocks. Im not really against them because now you have an excuse to be staring at a girls bullocks, but today I saw something that bothered me. She had these sweatpants on that said 'Pink' across the bullocks. Shouldnt that be on the front? And shouldnt 'Brown' be on the back? Let’s be fair here. We know where the pink is. Youre not fooling anyone.
:)
c
baths combi's As I was taking a bath today, I realized I was short for time so I brushed my teeth while I was on the shower. It really wasnt a good idea because I had to get up to get water to rinse out the toothpaste, but it’s the thought that counts.
There are so many activities that are restricted to the bathroom for either hygenic or logistic reasons. I figured out a few new ways to cut some time and combine activities in the bathroom. Try some of these for a unique experience.
Brushing your teeth while showering. Shaving while showering. (You probably need a shower mirror to do a decent job.) Shitting while shaving. (See above parentheses.) Tweezing your unibrow and refilling the toilet paper. (Once in a blue moon.) Shaving your legs while flossing. (Electric razors/clippers only. Seriously who bics their junk?) Combing your hair and pissing. (Degree of difficulty extreme.) Popping zits and taking a piss. (Degree of difficulty very hard) Taking out your contacts while trimming your moustache. (The sharper the scissors the better.)
Public bathrooms a plus.
c
Engrish Im a firm believer that when you write something and there are two identical words next to each other, that its grammatically fucked up and you need to rewrite it. Like when you write
'We did make the choice to kind of hurt compatibility, and customers have let us know that that was very painful.' - Steve Ballmer
In the sentence you have 'that that' in it. I think it really should be replaced with 'that it'. It just looks and sounds better.
I do have an exception to this. Only when the following happens.
You are trying to a homosexual to pick up a bundle of sticks (Get that faggot, faggot.)
While it is even more improper to have the same word 3 times in a row, I also have an exception to that.
Youre a male cat speaking to another very weak male cat and you want to tell him you are looking to find some cat vagina (Im going to get some pussy pussy, pussy.)
I havent come across the situation where a word has shown 4 times in a row, but I still am using drugs so that could happen.
c
"Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter"
-Friedrich Nietzche
it has been crazy five years full of cracky, non-sense and whimsical humor blogging.
what started out as a "for-profit" racket of a graduating elementary student (which he really
didn't need) turned out to be one of his hidden passions -- writing. truly, writing is the world's
most favorite metaphor, and sharing it, broadens the adventure to begin with. rudyard kipling once
qouted, "words are the most powerful drug used by mankind" if that was so, i am due for rehabiliatation
just to get over with the addiction. the pen is the tongue of the mind so let your mind speak, and write it
down; for words are so many things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces
that which makes thousands, perhaps millions.
theverybestofjessiemaria[dot]com, jesma's current and 4th blog, and possibly his last will be a hopefully
collection of his best hits since he started blogging in 2003. a frustrated novelist, he is currently studying
in Portsmouth, UK, struggling through his first year at University as a Eng'g Physics Nursing major. He
hopes to find some success in writing so as to soften the blow when telling his parents how much he is flunking
the course they would be funding for the next five years.
As a seasoned interweb dork, Jesma's diet consists mostly of a steady supply of energy drinks and
Cool Ranch Doritos. Because of this, Jesma must supplement his diet with a steady source of positive
feedback in order to survive. You can contribute to Jesma's continued existence by either leaving a
comment or by sending him an email at rossiyskaya_federatsiya@yahoo.com
an essay to the ateneo de manila's admissions personal essay requirement. the question was:
Are there any siginificant accomplishments you have realized, that helped defined you as a person?
-- I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train
stations on my free time, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic
slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently.
Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone
playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook 30-minute brownies in
20 minutes.
I am an expert in snakes n' ladders, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. Using only a hoe and a large glass
of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon basin from a horde of ferocious
army ants. I play bluegrass cello. I was scouted by the Mets. I am the subject of numerous documentaries.
When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays,
after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend
passes. Last summer I toured around the whole world traveling with centrifugal force demonstration. My
deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise lost, Moby Dick,
and The Odeyssey in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the
exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA.
I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated
with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate
in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life, but forgot to write it down. I have made
extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven.
I breed prize-winning dandelions. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka,
and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played with Cirque du Soleil, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken
with Elvis.
