I screamed a thousand OMGs....

I screamed a thousand OMGs while watching the movie "2012". The scenes were so real, scary, disturbing, and eye-opening. All these predictions about the apocalypse happening in two years could possibly happen. After experiencing Ondoy and Pepeng which were never really expected to happen, who knows what would happen if the natural movement of the universe goes awry every 640,000 years and 2012 happens to be the year when the earth gets to collide with this huge mass of "planet" or something so many times bigger than the earth. Who can say what's to happen? The movie really scared the shit out of me. LOL.

disappear!

When you text someone who does no know you and who does not respond to any single message of yours, it simply means it's time to scram, disappear, and STOP forcing that person to "reply". Huh! The person is not replying, don't you get it? This person is an imposter who claims to be a classmate when the fact is. this imposter belonged to another section and another batch, so why? It is so annoying to be receiving texts and messages that sound like "we're close". Nabuang na ning amawa ni. Sorry na lang because no one from my real classmates are attending the reunion because of this nutcase. Imagine calling everyone unethical because of not responding to his texts. Buang jud!

today's rant....

It was such a big mistake for us to follow the crowd in one of the food houses in Robinson's. Perhaps out of curiousity or what, we stupidly lined up supposedly to have lunch there much to our regret later. The queue was so long that it took me an hour to have my order taken. Since all the tables and seats were occupied, another darn hour of waiting took place. In the meantime, my stomach was starting to churn and I felt like I was starting to see everything in two's. After two hours since we got there, we were able to find a table where we finally got seated. Alas, the food did not seem to be coming yet, so I had to make follow-ups etc. but still no sign of our food coming, and that's another hour of waiting for our food! I was fuming! I stood up, returned our number, and got back my money. Wow, what a way to damage my day. Never, as in never, will I go back to that "inasal" food house ever again. Very poor service!

Robinson's opens in Dumaguete City

Call it timely, but the most-awaited opening of Robinson's in Dumaguete, happened two days before the city fiesta. Oh, you should have been there since the real mall opened on November 23 where everybody didn't mind the long queue just to be able to get inside. And no, this is not just because of the novelty but because the new shopping center has everything that everyone is looking for. It is a convenient place to shop while at the same time get to hang out there and meet your friends too. Nice, nice place. I think the other department stores in the city will have to seriously do something to make people still go to their establishments. Robinson's will surely capture all the Dumaguete shoppers' attention not only for now but for as long as it stands there. Hmmmm......Dumaguete is indeed growing.

solution to poo problem....

I finally found some solution to the dog poo problem I mentioned earlier. I made a huge poster using pentel pen warning people to "Watch Out! Dog Poo....!" with an arrow pointing to the dirt. I pasted the sign on a billboard which I positioned closely in front of the poo. This way, I thought, people will be warned and won't be stepping on it and spreading the poo everywhere including my place. Secondly, this should call the attention of the many workers at the nearby restaurant and also the attention of its customers. I was right. I left the area after putting up the sign and when I came back, the dog's poo had been removed or scooped or whatever. So that is all I have to do in case another one is deposited near my office. Make a huge warning sign to call everybody's attention to the shit. What is the owner thinking? That it is other people's obligation to clean up his dog's shit?

Grrrrr...the owner's dog poos everywhere......

It is so exasperating to see almost every morning a huge mound of dog poo near the office I am renting and the dog owner does not even bother to get rid of it. Grrrrr....so irresponsible and so careless. Anyway, the whole place is occupied by a few stores, there's a restaurant, a cellphone repair shop, and a row of DVD stores, and my tutorial and training place is just one of these rented places which have to deal with the dog's poo everyday. You see the owner lives in one of the units and in the evening, he sets the dog free to roam around the area and deposit its waste matter anywhere it pleases. Too bad for us the owner does not clean up his dog's poos, and neither do the stall occupants care to do the cleaning too. The restaurant, with its many workers, does not even care even if the dog dirt sits right next to its establishment.

shortchanged

These stores and restaurants just have ways of "stealing" from you by padding the bills or by giving you change that is not enough. Like this morning, my bill was only below a hundred (after I did the Math of course) and guess what? The lady cashier shortchanged me by a hundred pesos. She probably thought I wouldn't count the change, but I did. Instead of getting 920 for my one thousand, she only handed me 820, a hundred bucks short huh? After her attention was called, she was like, "Oh, so is it only 820?" and she handed me the hundred bucks. My distrust for these people just gets bigger everyday. I think they are used to doing this to a lot of trusting and innocent customers. Too bad.

Promise! I get to laugh and cry watching Wowowee...

I know what you are saying about our local noontime shows, that they are nothing but trash or garbage. I don't quite agree. You can call me whatever you like, but I honestly enjoy watching Wowowee not only because of the dances and the hosts' outfits but also because of the human drama that happens each time in this reality game show that involves real people with real lives and who do not care to share their unique life stories. I get to laugh aloud and shed tears as I watch and listen to the stories of real people. Corny? Ikaw siguro ang corny. I really like everything about the show. It has all the ingredients of a winner. Keep 'em coming guys!

Pinoys Pinning their hopes on Pacquiao...

Poor Pacquiao. What did he do to deserve this? It's like his loss would tantamount to the defeat of the entire Filipino race. So win, he must. But what if he doesn't? Should we hang all our hopes for redemption on this single event? Poor we. Aren't we any good anywhere else? Can't any Pinoy please show us that we can also be good in other areas aside from boxing? How about in other sports like basketball, softball, gymnastics, swimming, etc.? Where do we stand in other fields? I think Pinoys should stop banking on one man for some honor. We have to work harder at improving our skills and talents in order to cope with global standards. So far, it's only in boxing that Pinoys have proven themselves strong. Otherwise, nah.

Manny vs. Cotto

I do not know if you have noticed the posters announcing the Manny Pacquiao-Cotto match but I have. I wonder why they have chosen that particular photo of Manny's opponent. Cotto looks so defeated there while Manny appears so fit and in fighting form. Just look at the face of Cotto in those posters. Why, he looks downright pathetic it makes one think if there's a real match in the scheduled fight. Anyway, I am not really a big fan of boxing but if boxing against a champion could make one earn a fortune, any boxer would welcome the match anytime. Win or lose, one still gets paid a huge sum. If I were a boxer, I'd probably be knocked down on the first round. The earlier the better.LOL

"Ang Laro Ng Buhay Ni Juan"

If you failed to watch the indie film "Ang Laro Ng Buhay Ni Juan", you better grab a copy of its DVD which is to be released this week. It is a very sensitive movie rendition of the squalid aspects of life and living. I do not want to go into details as this will rob you of the suspense and thrill of watching this film which, for some reason, has made me appreciate the things that I have now and my life as a whole. If you think and feel that you have the world on your shoulders, go and watch "Ang Laro Ng Buhay ni Juan" directed by Jay Alterejos. Another HUGE reason why you should grab a copy of its DVD is the fact that former Hari Ng Negros 2006 is starred there in his first movie ever. Hari ng Negros 2006 was also Mr. Executive of the province years before he won the hari crown. His portrayal of his character, although short-lived, was so credible that it is easy for anyone to see that the promise is all there.

don't miss to check the bill....

Again, twice this week when I asked for the total of the food we ate, we were given the wrong amount. It was always way too high from the real amount we had to pay. There's this restaurant, we're regulars there and I always assumed we were given the right bills. This week however, I just felt like I wanted to double-check the total, so I asked the woman in charge that I would like to see the tab. Lo, and behold! The amount she gave was ten pesos more than what we were supposed to pay. Ha,ha...this is an old trick that these restaurants seem to pull on trusting customers who just pay the amount without question. Never, never allow this to happen to you again. I wonder how many times and how many of us had been robbed blind by these seemingly "innocent" mistakes that they make? I have busted about a dozen of these people, some of them using adding machines, some of them adding manually, there is no difference. Many of them are notorious in padding bills which are by themselves already exorbitant. It is time for us consumers to be more vigilant and stop these unscrupulous acts.