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2008-10-31T15:34:00.001+08:00

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Birthday In Tagaytay

2008-09-02T23:55:00.004+08:00

i celebrated my birthday in tagaytay last saturday. as what i have said to my brother: 30 at 30. lucky me! :) i am forever grateful that i come this far and i wish to continue my journey with full of life and love.

my bro and i had lunch in Buon Giorno italian restaurant. after that, we went around taking pictures and bought some nice stuffs. wish my parents were here to have family lunch there: it will someday. :)

thanks to the friends and relatives who greeted me and extending their warm wishes in my birthday. live life and live love.

taal volcano and islands inside a large lake

chilling

garden besides the restaurant

looking through the bright skies

looking back

listening to my new player

me and my bro

Night Out in Mall of Asia

2008-09-02T23:45:00.002+08:00

my bro and i went to mall of asia last friday night. unfortunately, we didn't reach the mall before sunset but anyway, there are good spots that we found at night. :)

my bro posing at starbucks

fountain at the back of the mall

me posing near the fountain

watching fountain show in sync with the classic swing music

my brother

nice fountain view

beautiful night lights

busy street at the back of the mall

Dinner In Advance

2008-09-02T23:38:00.003+08:00

hello peeps! it's been a while! hope you still keep checking my blogsite even though i was idle for several months. hehehe...

last weekend, i celebrated my birthday in tagaytay but before that i had dinner with my friends in my office together with my brother. i am thirty and i am grateful that i had this special day (30 on august 30, lucky!)

my pictures are still incomplete. will be back for more pics.

chinese dinner ar david's tea house

me and annie, celebrating birthday this august

Mark and Helen Wedding

2008-05-16T20:03:00.002+08:00

The wait is finally over. hehehe... My colleagues and friends, Mark and Helen, was finally taking vows in wedding last May 3 in Clark, Pampanga. The travel from Cavite was too long and exhausting but it was worth the trip going there. Best wishes and congratulations on your wedding: wishing all the best in life and love. :)

Photos taken from DinoLara blography

Mark and Helen

You may kiss the bride! :)

Crossroads

Newlywed pic

My pics :)

Road trip to Pampanga

Solo Pic

Me and my colleagues

Me, Helen, and Mark

Wasted! LOL

Solo pic at the reception

Revisit Tagaytay

2008-04-21T14:46:00.003+08:00

It was really hot Saturday morning so I decided to go Tagaytay to chill out, to roam around, and to have lunch there. While I was riding a bus going to Tagaytay, I realized that the temp dropped a bit and it was really a fine weather with cool breeze: like a high noon at spring. :) I took pics around, had lunch in an Italian restaurant, bought a Starbucks frap, and roamed around till 3pm. What a weekend. :)

riding in the bus to Tagaytay

nice pottery alongside Silang highway

garden plants alongside Silang highway.

Welcome to Tagaytay

garden plants for sale

design pots for sale

Tagaytay highway

big resthouse alongside Tagaytay highway

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

inside the church

colorful summer hats for sale

having lunch at Italian restaurant

nice view

Taal volcano

overlooking Taal volcano

alright, I'm hungry. hehehe...

fresh garden salad with grilled tuna and mango smoothie

my appetizer: bruschetta

hmmm... buona pasta! :)

Starbucks mugs for sale

aaahh... green tea frap. :)

Revisiting Mall Of Asia

2008-04-13T07:12:00.003+08:00

It's been a looong time that I haven't gone to the biggest mall of Asia lately. Last Saturday, I went to MOA (Mall of Asia) to find barong for my officemate's wedding day next month. I decided to take pictures while going there using my mobile phone.

Hot afternoon and busy traffic at Roxas Boulevard (Baclaran)

Shoemart (SM) Mall of Asia

People hanging out outside MOA.

Nice sunset at the back of MOA

Special event along the Manila bay. Still at the back of MOA.

Having dinner or coffee break while enjoying sunset

Movie theaters and stores at the back of MOA

Inside MOA

Ice skating rink

Happy Kreme doughnut counter

Car show

Still a lot of people hanging out in Starbucks

Mang Inasal. I miss eating chicken inasal. :)

Waiting my order. hehehe...

Pecho inasal (breast and wings on a stick) and pineapple juice

Carlos Pizza & Starbucks: Tagaytay

2008-04-08T11:30:00.002+08:00

I missed having lunch in Tagaytay so I called my colleagues to have lunch there. Actually, they are my team players in the Volleyball tournament so we had a little team building there. hehehe...

Getting order for lunch.

Group pic. Volleyball Team: Light Blue

Starbuck: having my frap after lunch

ADGT Outdoor Tournament

2008-03-29T21:05:00.002+08:00

The sun is up and the heat is on. It's time to play another round of ADGT Outdoor Tournament. I joined in the Men's Volleyball Tournament representing Light Blue Team (looks like I have same color with the volleyball court. LOL). Currently, my team got 1-1 standing and we have 5 more games to go. Wish me luck!

Light Blue Team

Group pic

ADGT/ADPI Christmas Party

2008-03-29T20:52:00.002+08:00

December 15.

Another ADGT/ADPI Christmas Party and this time was Retro Disco Party Theme (60's, 70's, 80's). I had hard time looking old stuffs in my closet... and in the end, I bought clothes in the mall. I wore dark grey striped polo and light grey checkered pants and topped with nice red sleeveless checkered sweater. It's time to party!

Getting started. :)

Me and Allan

Me and Jim

Enjoy the party, peeps!

Retro fever. :)

Solo Pic

Dekada 70

Ka-berks Christmas Party

2008-03-29T20:31:00.003+08:00

Hello peeps! I'm back and it's been a looong while. Sorry to keep you waiting. I realized that I have to record lots of things in my blog. Oh man, maybe I should be diligent this time. :)
I just wanted to post some pics during Ka-berks Christmas Party. Celebrating good times with my friends before we gonna in our provinces on Christmas weekend. We spent overnight in a nature resort, we were having fun, and shared good times till morning.

Just arrived in the resort

Playing charade or making a skit?

Me and Tintin

Let's do the Twist-er!

Having fun or needing help?

Me and Bing

I just love to sing. :)

Waiting for next song.

Solo pic

Trying to play twister

Farewell pic

Dual Meet With AMKOR

2007-12-18T21:52:00.000+08:00

December 8 marked the dual meet tournament with AMKOR. It was also the feast day in Dasmarinas, Cavite and also in my hometown in Victorias City. Unfortunately, we didn't get the overall champion but we reaped some of the category awards. Eloi and I won the Mixed Double B category and yes my first time winning in the dual-meet tournament. YAY! After the tournament, we celebrated the victory and had dinner in a nice Chinese restaurant. Hope we'll get the overall champion next year. Merry Christmas!

ADGT team in red-gray uniform

Nice.... racket.

Yahoo! I won! :)

Chilling time

Won Mixed Doubles B. :)

Celebrating good times. Had dinner in Chinese restaurant.

SEIPI Badminton Tournament 2007

2007-12-18T21:26:00.000+08:00

Darn! This would be my longest time that I haven't updated my blog. Sorry to keep you waiting. I'll be adding few posts tonight before I gonna vacation this Friday. Wow, there were many things happened so far: getting busy in my work, badminton tourney here and there, parties for the holiday and oh well, a lot of things that i need to write on here. hehehe...

November 24 marked the 3rd SEIPI badminton tournament. Of course, I was supporting all the way for our team and finally we got 1st runner-up in the overall. YAY! All the hardwork and constant practice had finally paid off... almost. hehehe... I would like to congratulate to my players who participated the tournament and I'm glad and happy in supporting all of you. Next year, we'll be aiming for the best. Keep it up!

ADGT Badminton Team. YAY!

me and my badminton colleagues

waiting for the results. :)

1st runner up! Woooot! Congratulations!

ADGT Badminton Tournament

2007-10-25T15:14:00.000+08:00

Darn... Guess I'm getting lazy blogging some posts in here. LOL... Nah, I just caught up on workloads but anyway like I always say "better be late than nothing."
I joined in the badminton tournament last month sponsored by the company. Well, it was pretty good even and I had lot of fun playing with my officemates and personnel that I know. Unfortunately, Joel and I got eliminated in the quarter-finals but the good thing, we blocked out the bracket A. Lots of tough players but it's good feeling that I played with them.

lining up to start the opening ceremony

pretty crowded. wish i was there but i took this pic. lol

chilling out. waiting for the next game.

me and joel. getting lots of action.

keep focus

group pic with the committee

Happy Birthday

2007-09-17T11:04:00.000+08:00

Yay! I celebrated my 29th birthday last August and I threw a nice dinner with my few friends (actually, I made 2 dinner and 1 lunch on my birthday. Argh! Oh well, it's good to be happy than thinking on how I spent with them. After all, they are priceless! hehehehe...). I am wishing for best in life and love and more exciting opportunities and blessings ahead. Thanks for your heart-warming greetings and smiles. This is the greatest personal holiday of my life.

Got table reservation and placing order

My birthday cakes in 4 flavors! Mmmm... (NOTE: Cakes are not bigger than they appear. lol)

Dinner time!

Mmmmm... I'm a celebrant here!

me and Bims

August birthday celebrants

Keep off!!! LOL

Aaaawwww.... sweet!

Yay!!! It's my birthday!!!

Phew! Wish I were younger than today. hehehe... :)

My pic 2007

My Best Friend Kuya :)

2007-09-14T22:11:00.001+08:00

My bro arrived a week before my birthday. Well, he got bored in the province so I believe he wanted to go out and to attend my birthday. Awwww, sweet. :)

He brought his cam and we had shots at the biggest mall in Manila. Peace, bro!

Getting puzzled

Watching cultural presentation

Searching someone?!? LOL

Soul searching also! LOL

Closing up

Call of nature.... hehehe... He's just kidding.

RFNet

2007-09-14T21:38:00.000+08:00

Hello. It's been a while... again. Darn, I can smell the sweet scent of December. Hahahaha... Anyway, I would like to blog the remaining events in my life. :)

These are my officemates where I work in. Hard core guys both work and out. Hehehe...

Always smiling on my pics. Nothing unusual. LOL.

My officemates

ADGT Open House

2007-08-28T14:51:00.000+08:00

Another late blog of mine. Argh! Wish I am more diligent on making blogs this time. :) Anyway, it's better be late than nothing as what I always say. It was ADGT Open House last May and it was a good opportunity to bring family, relatives, or friends to see what's inside in my workplace. It was a great week and I wish that my parents or brother were here during the event.

Roaming inside the exhibit

Taking pics on the slides

Getting close

Me and my officemates

Rose's Wedding

2007-07-26T21:25:00.000+08:00

it's really been a long while i haven't made any blog posts. Good thing I have broadband in my apartment but still I got busy on some things though. It's very nice that I'm back to make blogs here so I got some events that I need to put it here.

Last April marked the grand wedding on one of my loveliest friend of mine. I was really glad that she made it so far to her loving husband and it was an honor to play them in their church wedding and reception. Congratulations to both you and may you have good fortune and love in your married life. :)

Caleruega chapel.

Lovely hillside at the side of chapel.

Rose in her beautiful wedding dress. Not to mention her all-time favorite flower. :)

Church wedding

me and my keyboards.

Getting focused on the ceremony. Of course, I wanted my friend's wedding to be wonderful.

Reception

What an odd group

Hooray!!!

Congratulations, Rose and Ricky

Welcome home, Elanie and Rey

2007-05-04T13:43:00.000+08:00

Another late post that I got. Sorry, I got preoccupied with work stuff and all. Just what I 've said, it's better be late than never.

Elanie and Rey went home last March and it's good that my friends and I met here in Cavite before they went back abroad. I got surprised with Elanie because she lost weight. I know that she misses Filipino food, people, things that were here. Haay... wish I could have a month vacation just like them.

Rey and Elanie

Dinner at Dencio's Tagaytay

We miss you!

Ilonggo Party 2007

2007-04-03T16:22:00.000+08:00

Oops! I guess I haven't updated my blog so far. Hehehehe... Sorry I caught up some projects in my work.

Last March 1o marked another year for Ilonggo Party at Vic's mansion (hehehehe...). This year, we got numerous attendees than last year and we got nice shirts for this celebration. I gonna miss Vic coz he made his last term in the company. Wish we can still hold our annual party in his house. hehehehe... Have a great day!

Getting together with newbies. Welcome!

Afternoon lunch at the garden.

Mmmm. One Of my favorite part, chilling out in the pool.

Group pics near the pool

Karaoke fun time. Still the best time at the party!

Dinner time!

Technical Symposium 2007

2007-02-20T11:39:00.000+08:00

Another round for the Technical Symposium which held at Sofitel Hotel (formerly Westin) last February 16. I was a part of the committee to make this event a great success. I'll be sending a tough technical paper "fingers crossed" hopefully next year. Congratulations for wonderful success!

wearing in formal attire. nice!

my solo pic

taking pics during lunch break

group pics with my colleagues

fine restaurant

Sofitel building

nice pool. wish i could take a break there.

joing with dance group

good luck, girls!

having a cocktail party after the symposium.

Friday Night at Dencio's

2007-01-26T16:07:00.000+08:00

Nothing special occasion about this Friday night. Just a few good times with friends. ;)

ADGT Bowling Tournament

2007-01-22T11:43:00.000+08:00

This is one of my favorite events in my company life: ADGT Bowling Tournament. It was not only free-to-play event but also it was fun-filled excitement. I already joined the tournament way years back but this time our group were already raised to 6th place from the previous 7th place last year. It was pretty good achievement but I'm pretty sure that I gonna need to push myself in scoring above the average next time. At least, I am pretty consistent with my average 120. Have a great day!!!

Our team "Let's Have Turkey" falls in 6/24 place. Pretty good!

Players got in to the semi-finals. I'm glad we made it!

Me in the bowling game.

SEX (Sinangag EXpress) and 19-East

2007-01-19T10:15:00.000+08:00

Yep, you heard it right. My officemate was inviting to have dinner at SEX (it's Sinangag EXpress) and to watch Hale (local band artist) at 19-East. Also, we had sidetrips in ADPI and one of the nice places in Makati. It was truly one of the best times with my friends. Hope we could have some more trips next time. Cheers!

having "plant" with Alain's new office. Well, it's pretty typical for a lab. hehehehe...

buying donuts for dinner

sidetrip in the beautiful spots in Makati.

serendra: a famous place for fine dining and cafes in makati.

dinner at SEX. hehehehe....

having pic with the drummer of Hale band

me and Helen

enjoy the night, girls!

spot the difference.. nyahahahaha....

oh no!!! somebody's sleeping!

one down, guys!!!! who's next?!? :)

hale band.

are you having a great time, ka-berks?

Pyro Olympics 2007

2007-01-10T11:55:00.000+08:00

My officemate sent us an Email inviting us to watch the fireworks display competition at the SM Mall Of Asia last Friday. I was doubting whether I gonna be there or not but in the end I joined with my friends to watch the night event. When we got there, there were lots of people squirming around, looking for a good spot, and cueing to get inside the general view. There's no doubt that this event would be fun and exciting event so that's why my cameraphone is very useful to capture the display. Happy New Year!

we were gathering in the mall before we got inside the general view.

Sitting along the baywalk (good place in viewing fireworks display).

me and joan. good thing she can watch the pyro-olympics before her offshore project.

group pics, waiting for the competition to start.

joan and may. please don't get mad with me, nothing's personal. hehehehee...

group pic after the first display (australia). waiting for the second display.

joan and rose.

hi, joooo....

denok and cris.

denok and may. s_s__ and g_n_. care for a vowel? hehehehee...

way too cool!!!

breath-taking. i really love seeing this successive display.

Christmas Vacation

2007-01-08T14:22:00.000+08:00

Yes!!! The wait is finally over!!! I still remember that I bought my plane tickets for Christmas vacation and it was only 3200 pesos round trip. Yay! hehehehe... I usually go home during Christmas and New Year but this time, my parents weren't around because they just migrated in the US last July. It's kinda awkward but my parents were fine and they called much in our home during my vacation. I really miss them.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! A new life, a new hope is waiting for the new year. And thank you also for your continuous visit in my blogsite. I realized it is already my 2nd year anniversary! Yey! Wish me best and I'm sure I gonna continue blogging here. Till next time!

Benz, JR, and me in my friend's house. Long time no see, guys!!!

Group pic. Hey! How about me?!? :)

I really missed the YFC Youth Camp. I was a active member in YFC when I was in high school and college. Good thing, they launched during my vacation. Good work, kaberks! ;)

Group pics together with previous YFC members and good 'ol friends.

me and RR. Just arrived for Christmas vacation.

me and Arch. Good luck for the soccer tourney, bro!

me and Sheena. My star-studded friend. hehehehe... Just kidding!

me and Jay-R. another star-studded boy-next-door. hahahaha... :)

Group pic. I gonna miss you, berks!

Taken during the Youth Camp activity. I really miss the good 'ol times.

My borther Joevir, my cousins Joan and Lorena, and me

Kaberks Christmas Party

2007-01-05T14:57:00.000+08:00

Another small Christmas dinner party with my friends at the seafood restaurant. Merry Christmas!

look who's here.... hehehehehe....

got surprised to her exchanged gift

group hug

thanks, buddy. it's really nice.

me, apol, and denok

group pic

close-up group pic

Product Engineering Christmas Party

2007-01-04T15:48:00.000+08:00

I attended Christmas party from Product Engineering group "they invited me to their party and well, I wouldn't refuse. :)" last December 15. I was in that group before so it was an honor that I had great time with the new product engineers on this occasion. It's a overnight pool party in Laguna and well nothing's better in a pool party like this. hehehehe...

waiting outside the office for their car assignments.

just arrived. getting ready to party!!!

dinner is served!

funtime in the videoke.

me and my friends in a 'candid' shots. hehehehe...

circle formation

having fun in the pool

get ready to plunge!

Victory Party for the Badminton Team

2007-01-04T15:38:00.000+08:00

it wasn't actually a victory party, it was just a dinner to celebrate players who reached and won in the SEIPI badminton finals. Congratulations! Hope we can better next year!!!

having dinner with teammates

me together with the teammates and sponsors

group pic

candid shot before going home

Company Christmas Party

2006-12-28T02:06:00.000+08:00

We had our company Christmas party last December and this year, the theme is hawaiian or luau party. Good thing we got a wider venue for the party and it was good that all employees were enjoying the night together (well, i too had enjoyed the party). Merry christmas!

preparing my get-up for the party. cool! :)

taking pics with my officemates

joining with my officemates. pretty colorful, isn't it?

cool rock band number before the program. well, those are my officemates too!

having a small game during the program

hehehehehe... show what you've got!

our celebrity host. more sexier in personal. hehehehe...

our dance troop for the contest. good luck guys!

doing good!

o well! that's even better!

group pic

dance party after the program

Brothers

2006-12-14T13:58:00.000+08:00

SEIPI Badminton Tournament

2006-12-09T13:39:00.000+08:00

yep. one year has passed and 2nd badminton tournament opened last November 25. It's another exciting wherein our representive from our company were aiming to win the championship. still i didn't get in the drafts but well, i'm still proud that i belong to this badminton team. it was a very long and tiring event that 28 companies were competing each other for the finals. in the end, we grabbed the gold in the mixed doubles B division and a bronze in the men's doubles A division. :) congratulations to the winners! here are the pics that we got during the tournament. by the way, i designed the uniform. ;)

our delegates to compete in the badminton tournament

group pics

trophies for the overall championship

trying to grab the gold trophy. hehehehe... naughty!

ramil and dex: runner-up for men's doubles A division
emma and jonathan: champion for mixed doubles B division
congratulations!

More pics!

2006-11-24T13:13:00.000+08:00

More pics taken from my new mobile phone. Have a great day!

taking pics after lunch break

hmm, i wonder what's there in his mobile phone.

trying to mock something

group pics from my officemates

that's me! :)

smile!

another group pics

My New Mobile Phone

2006-11-21T13:14:00.000+08:00

I just bought my new mobile phone last Thursday. It's Soney Ericsson K800I and it's a new 3.2 Megapixel camera phone. Well, good thing I replaced my previous and this would be my Christmas treat for myself. Finally, I can take pictures anywhere and I can post them to my blogsite. Here are the pics for my mobile phone (Taken from Sony Ericsson website):

Here are some shots that I got so far:

my brother making funny faces in the restaurant.

My brother and I were have dinner in the restaurant.

Smilie icon! hehehehe... that's my officemate.

sipping warm chocolate with my friends after lunch

bowling practice last Saturday. Still learning on how to make a curve bowl.

nice shot! hehehehe...

my brother again in a pizza restaurant waiting for our snacks.

SM Mall of Asia

ice skating rink inside the mall. Pretty nice!

SM Mall of Asia at night.

lights and sounds around the mall

huge Christmas tree! Merry Christmas!!!

Octoberfest

2006-11-08T09:15:00.000+08:00

Okay, I believe this is a late post but as I always say: "It's better be late than nothing!". hehehehehe... My officemates and I had a night party at Ponggo and this event celebrated for various occasions:

a. October birthday celebrants
b. Welcome party to those came back from offshore training
c. Despedida party to one our beloved officemate "hehehehe"
d. Despedida party to those who will be leaving for offshore training

Well, everybody was enjoying the night: great food, nice music, and wonderful friends. Hope we can do this again some other time. Have a great day!

Badminton Tournament

2006-10-06T14:03:00.000+08:00

Oops! I know that it is late to post about the badminton tournament but i have to post it anyway. The badminton tournament was held in Racquettaz last September 16 and 23 "and good thing that it was done before the big typhoon last September 28. that was real scary by the way..." The tournament was sponsored by the company open for all employees. It was fun and exciting tournament especially in the finals on the second day. Dexter and I got in the finals and we were keeping our hopes up to win the tournament but we only got 2nd place in Advanced Men's Doubles category. O man.... Anyway, it was a real good match and everybody got excited on the finals. Next stop, the SEIPI badminton tournament this coming November: this would be harder than hell, I guess. hehehehe...

opening ceremony of the badminton tournament

me and my colleagues

hehehe... attempting to change the game results... kidding!

group pics, taking a break

me and Dexter

taking a shot before the championship game

group pics with other players

Studio pics

2006-09-19T14:59:00.000+08:00

Maybe you remembered that my friends and I went to the studio for picture taking during my birthday. Well, here they are.

original layout

revised layout for my laptop wallpaper

September Vacation: My Last Day

2006-09-15T10:52:00.000+08:00

My vacation last week was 8 days but it seems to me that it was short. I'll be missing the food and stuffs in my hometown but soon I'll be back in December. I got some pics before I left my house. Till next time!

September Vacation: Bacolod City

2006-09-14T16:21:00.000+08:00

I was wandering some places in Bacolod and here are the pics that I got the whole day. Bacolod City is small but progressive city in Negros Occidental. It's less an hour drive from my hometown and unfortunately I couldn't go to some beautiful spots since my friends were on work or at school.

Bacolod City Downtown Plaza

An old church near the downtown plaza

Famous mall in Bacolod: Robinson's Place

Quite busy in the streets of Bacolod. Just look on the colorful jeepneys.

Lot of jeepneys in the streets.

This one got my attention. Hmmm, I wish I could get a ride on this one. hehehehe...

another famous church near the Silay City plaza.

September Vacation: Good Morning, La Salle!

2006-09-13T17:17:00.000+08:00

Just in case, you wonder why I put a weird title above. This is what I usually hear on the speakers around the campus everytime they have anouncements during my college years. I got back to my university in Bacolod to visit the faculty and the dean in the College of Engineering. Unfortunately, most of them were not around because it was U-week celebration. Lucky for me, I met Tanya and Enrique in that day and we had a coffee talk in our college life. Anyway, I got some pics while I was hanging around the campus with my friends.

A garden park beside the university chapel. I wonder why they have bridges since they don't have small river in that place. hehehehe

Portraits of la sallian brothers. This one is near the office of College of Engineering.

Another garden park at the university college building. Lots of trees and cottages around and a place to loiter and chat with friends.

I got this near the main entrance gate.

I was really impressed with the wall paintings of University Courtyard which is located at the front of the university.

Yep, that's the University Courtyard. Lots of coffee shops, novelty shops, internet cafes, and such. A very nice place.

Me and Tanya inside "Kuppa Coffee" shop.

Enrique and Tanya. College sweethearts, eh?

September Vacation: My Hometown

2006-09-12T13:57:00.000+08:00

Victorias City, Negros Occidental - That's my hometown that I grew up for over 20 years. I grew up with both good things and bad things in life: well, good things that I cherished and bad things that I learned... but the point is all are part of me in my life and that's why I grew up with those. During my vacation, my parents were not there already since they migrated to US last July. Still my home wasn't empty since my cousins were there taking care our stuffs. Even though they weren't here, I gonna find my time to go back at least once a year.

After a short rest in the weekends, I finally got outside to roam around in my place (church, school, factory,...), took some pics, and talked to people I knew.

Our nearby church (Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church). The construction is still not finished but little by little it would be completed soon.

Recreation plaza. It's just a 2-minute walk from my home and this is commonly used for morning exercises, basketball game, and stage events.

Our old church (St. Joseph The Worker Parish Church). It is a famous church in our place due to large paintings around the altar. This is quite far from my home but I played Mass songs in Sunday morning.

Inside the St. Joseph The Worker Parish Church. Some people called it "Church of the Angry Christ." Just look the center painting and you will notice the facial expression. Hehehehe...

A close view of the altar. There are more paintings on the ceiling.

The sundial at the side of the St. Joseph The Worker Parish Church. Nothing grand about this but this is the first thing in my life that makes my mind wonder. You know what time I got this picture. :)

The sugar milling site of our hometown. There were a lot of rail tracks before... but now it's a rough mud road going to the site.

My school when I was in high school (Don Bosco Technical Institute). A private school with lots of green and field. This is the Magone soccer field: it is near the main entrance.

This one is Savio soccer field: located in the heart of school. I really miss playing soccer since it is a famous sport in our school. Good thing that some elementary students were playing soccer while I took the shot.

Seeing this pic brings back my Bosconian memories. Some kids played soccer bare-footed, others still in school uniform, and the rest anything goes.

The statue of St. John Bosco and St. Dominic Savio

Administrative building. Also, there are classrooms for high school at the sides.

Covered gym for indoor games and main school activities.

The machine shop, one of the technical shops in our school (others are electronics, carpentry, and computer). This is where I learned to make metalworks and to use files, drill press, calipers, grinder, micrometer, and other mechanical tools.

The Magone field. Wish I can play one more time here. :)

September Vacation: Benz's birthday

2006-09-11T16:06:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday, Benz. Finally, I was there in your birthday for the past 6 years! Hehehehe... Wishing you all the best in life and love. Happy Birthday!!!

my great buddy: Benz

Best wishes, Benz!

September Vacation: Home Sweet Home

2006-09-11T15:44:00.000+08:00

I went to my hometown (Victorias City, Negros Occidental) last Sep. 2 for a long week vacation. It's been more than 8 months and I truly miss my home: the food, the place, the fields, my house, my neighbors, my room, bed, hehehehe.... most things that I cherished most. Good thing that I got the flight promo from one of the famous airlines that they offered one-peso fare last March. I got a round ticket for the long week vacation. Kindly watch out on the upcoming posts about my vacation there.

I really miss seeing the sugarcane fields. It really soothes my mind seeing the greens.

Before I enter the hometown, I gonna pass this long river (Malogo River) which remembers me in my college years. The bridge has small humps between the slabs which I usually wake up from my nap everytime I ride in a bus back home from Bacolod.

My home sweet home. Kinda old but it has a lot of good memories. hehehehe...

My cousins (Lorena and Joan) and our house pets (Bogchee, Smooge, and Diana)

My favorite pasttime! Hehehehehehehehehe....

Badminton Night

2006-09-11T14:04:00.000+08:00

It was Friday night (Sep. 1) and we had a badminton night for the forthcoming tournament on Sep. 16. I still need to catch up with other good players so I can get better level in the tournament. Nothing special in this night but I got some pics to see what was going on. :)

waiting for their next play

me and glenda

me and glenda

my officemates

me, glenda, and louie

Happy Birthday!

2006-08-31T14:40:00.000+08:00

Yea, you guess it right. Yesterday was my birthday and I am now turning to 28. Well, we got old once each year but for me, I keep myself young through my whole life. Hehehe... I would like to thank to all that have been part of my life: I really cherished all the moments each day, learning to appreciate life and love more, and giving me each day a chance to live a happy life. I know it's not a typical me saying this. "smile" Anyway, here are the pics during my birthday. Have a great day ahead!!!

small dinner at Pizza Hut

a nice special treat from my friends: my birthday cake!

Helen, Annie, Clemz, and She

Chai, Tin, Mhay, and Cris

Apol, Lordgen, me, Joevir, and Dex

waiting for the last full show outside the movie theater

kinda boring waiting outside. guess we need to have some wacky stuffs like this. :)

aaawwww, cute!

don't mess with the bears!

... and here's what you've got!!! nyahahahaha... just kidding!

Badminton Training Camp

2006-08-30T15:34:00.000+08:00

After I completed the "train the trainers" badminton course, we conducted a badminton training camp to all badminton aspirants working in the same company. We made a 3-week sessions for basic badminton course. It's my first time conducting this kind of training but it's real fun especially my colleagues in the office will be your students in this training camp. here are the pics that happened during this event.

stretching exercises before the actual training course

demonstration on how to handle a forehand and backhand grip

one of the exercises in executing proper movement when hitting the shuttlecock on the sides of the court

some questions were raised and clarified from the students

one of the exercises for proper side movements

Moving

2006-08-20T17:05:00.000+08:00

Yep. I moved to my new cubicle since our department had made another cubicle assignments. I really miss my cubemates and my ol' cubicle. My new cubicle is near the lab and it's far from the test engineering main office entrance. Here are the pics for my new cubicle and my new cubemates.

This is my new cubicle. Looks neat. hehehehe...

Me and my new cube.

My new cubemates (Francis, Wayne, me, and Rusthie)

Badminton

2006-07-26T14:19:00.000+08:00

Wow! It's been a while that I haven't updated my blog. Sorry if I keep you waiting for my latest post.

I've been busy for the whole month of July because I had some projects to finish in the end of this month. Well, not only that: I signed up for badminton training sessions. I got 10 tiring sessions and finally I finished the course yesterday. It's a good thing to me because I got a lot of improvements with my basic skills. Probably, I can join some of the tournaments here. hehehehe... But before that, I need to level up with some of the great players that I know here. Here are some pics that we got during sessions. Have a great day!

candid shots with my colleagues.

this one was taken last night. still got excited everytime we had a photo shoot.

i'm not sure if i gonna consider this as candid shot. alright, another celebrity batch for the upcoming TV series: "smash hit" hehehehe...

sorry. lots of movements in here.... and that includes the one who holds the camera. hehehehehe....

batch pic

this was taken during our first session.

well, that's me. hehehehehe...

ongoing practice. on this pic, we were making simulations on proper positioning and switching.

Pics, Pics, and Pics...

2006-06-14T11:05:00.000+08:00

My brother just arrived in my apartment last Saturday and he brought some goodies and other stuffs. I noticed that he brought some old pics from our home. Well, I was surprised when I saw myself in the pic more than 10 years ago. Hehehehe... Anyway, I placed my old pics in this blog and just compare my recent pics after that. Have a great day!!!

That was me (center at the back) when I was 10 years old. My brother's on the left and my cousin's on the right. My parents are on the front.

My family pic when my brother graduated in high school. Well, you know where I am. hehehehe...

My recent pic.

Just doing my bench test experiment.

Checking whether the bench circuit's working or not.

Me and my officemates.

My New Pics

2006-06-06T10:34:00.000+08:00

Here's my 2 new photos that I got in the studio. What's the occasion?!? Nah! I tried this one studio store whether they got good pics or not. For me, it's the best! Have a great day!!!

my casual shot

my formal shot

Videoke Dinner at Clemz? :)

2006-05-19T14:40:00.000+08:00

Nothing grand about this occasion but it was worth a trip. hehehe... We visited at Clemz's house and... ehem! I couldn't help singing at videoke. Have a great day!

having dinner

welcome home, meng!

uuyy, sweet!

am i okay to shift career? hahahaha...

i want to be a next pop superstar! nyahahahahaha....

just carry on. hehehehe...

Summer Outing 2006

2006-05-17T14:25:00.000+08:00

I dunno if this event can call as a "summer" outing but we had a strong typhoon last Saturday (May 13): how unfortunate... tsk, tsk, tsk... The original plan is having a beach party at the Quezon province: but... the resort was in total mess. And with that, we decided to make a back-up plan and we ended up to have a party in hot springs resort in Laguna province. Even though it was a gloomy weather, nothing beats the fun we had at the resort.

Arrived in Splash Mountain resort in Laguna province

naaahh!!! Just kidding around!

me and bims

o god! they're just jealous! hahahahaha....

me, joan, and chai.

having fun at the pool

guess who's the winner?

planning to make a pyramid formation

we made it!

group pic

another group pic

night fun to those who stayed for overnight

red vs. black

morning pose at Jollibee mascot before getting breakfast in the following morning

ADGT/ADPI Service Awards 2006

2006-05-16T14:04:00.000+08:00

I know that my blog is kind of late and sorry for that. May 5 marks the Service Awards celebration for both ADGT and ADPI at the Bellevue Hotel in Alabang, Metro Manila. I am also the awardee for the 5-year service award and I am still grateful that I really made in years in my company. Well, as you could see here are the "best" of my pics that I got. hehehehe...

ehem, that's me. :)

ehem, one of my fans hugged me. yikes!

members of "Tropang Cute"

umm, sorry for the one who took the shot. He's jealous, I guess. hahahaha...

believe me, we're still friends since grade school, high school, college, and in the office! hahahaha...

my "fanclub". hehehehe....

ehem, that's my Big Boss. SMILE!

Summer Outing at Tita Mila's Home

2006-05-03T09:40:00.000+08:00

I invited my officemates to have a nice dip in my Tita Mila's pool at Las Pinas. It was a small private pool at the backyard. Not to mention a very delicious seafood lunch and videoke session with merienda in the afternoon. Yum! The best things in life are free: well, it is really true actually. Hahahaha... Till then.

Group pic

Taking a first dip

Taking a nice bubbly water spa

Uuuyy, sweet! hehehehe...

Videoke King

Videoke Queen

Ilonggo Summer Outing at Vic's House

2006-05-02T16:53:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday (April 29), we had an Ilonggo Summer Outing at Vic's house in Binan. It was whole-day barbeque party, swimming in the pool plus a nice tour in his humble home. It was truly great and hope that there would have another party at Vic's house. Have a great day!

I really got surprised when I saw this huge house. It's totally different than before when I got here last 2001.

Taking a quick shot at the entrance.

Group shot prior home tour. :)

Another group pic in the frontyard.

Swimming pool! :)

Taking a nice dip in a jacuzzi.

Nice, nice... hehehehe...

Still me, taking my best pic.

Group pic in the pool.

Last pic before we got home late at night.

Gift Item For The ADGT Service Awards

2006-04-27T11:09:00.000+08:00

I just received an Email this morning and guess what I got... my gift item for the Service Awards. The items were already distributed instead of giving them on the May 5th. My gift item is a Fossil Casual Silver Watch. Isn't it nice? hehehehe... I just wanted to wear it now but I need to adjust the strap.

Germaine's Despedida at Yellow Cab Tagaytay

2006-04-05T20:40:00.000+08:00

We had a lunch out in Yellow Cab Tagaytay, celebrating Germaine's last days in Analog. He's my officemate, buddy and friend in the office and surely we miss him a lot. Here are the pics to see the event in Tagaytay. Take care always, Ger and wish for better opportunities ahead.

My fellow officemates

Pizza lunch at Yellow Cab Tagaytay

Choose your pick! hehehehe...

A little visit in Picnic Grove

Sight-seeing over Taal Volcano

Wedding Day For Arvin And Annie

2006-03-27T10:00:00.000+08:00

March 18 marks the day for the wedding of Arvin and Annie. It's a simple and traditional wedding in their hometown, Lucban. The place is 4-hour drive from Dasmarinas and it was pretty long drive even I myself slept the whole trip. Lucban is a simple town with famous old church, small roads, pancit, and longganiza. The place is nice and the weather is really cozy especially at night.
Annie is my colleague and friend in Analog. She is kind yet witty at all times and loves to play badminton. Congrats, Annie and have a fruitful and wonderful married life with Arvin. :)

Taking a informal pose outside the Lucban church.

Having a musical play during the wedding.

Waiting outside the dinner reception hall.

Group pic after the dinner

Another group pic

ADGT Outdoor Tournament

2006-03-06T13:52:00.000+08:00

Last February 22 started the opening ceremony for Outdoor Tournament in ADGT. Still, I am joing the volleyball team but this time I was assigned in a different team: the problem is that all members are amateurs but very talented. Here are some pics during the event.

ADGT Test Engineering Teams (Green and Maroon)

Smile! Yiii!!!

My personal pic

* I changed my photo archive to PhotoBucket website. As you could see, all pics are more clear than the previous photos.
* Take time to take poll or to view my Johari window (there's a link at the right side of this blog).

Recollection: Pics from Negros Province

2006-02-20T15:43:00.001+08:00

Last Sunday morning, I browsed my archived pics from CDs just to kill time and to reminisce the good 'ol days. Hehehehe... As I looked the pics, I felt blessed that I still cherished the good times with my parents, my brother, the places, and of course my "super" friends. Here are some of my pics that I got my attention:

This is the sundial at the side of the our old parish church in VICMICO (Victorias Milling Company). This brings me back memories when I was bringing Dad's lunch in the office during summer break(as far as I recall I was in elementary). I was really amazed and I really stared a lot to see how it really works.

This is the old parish church in VICMICO. It is called St. Joseph The Worker Parish Church. It is also called the "Church of the Angry Christ". I really impressed with the detailed paintings at the back of the altar and also the ceiling. This is where I went and played my keyboards during Sunday Mass.

The lily pond near the old parish church. This is where I sometimes played in the afternoon break. My friends and I played "Shapes" here. One friend would turn his/her back thinking of a shape (the six seats have different shapes) while the rest of us will be choosing and standing on the seats that we wanted. Once the friend turned around and called a particular shape, the one standing on that shape will be his/her turn in calling shapes. I remembered that I nearly fell on the pond because I was got very excited when playing this game.

These are my Mom and my Dad. My Mom is very kind, friendly, cheerful, God-fearing, generous, and very sociable. If anybody would say that his/her Mom is the most beautiful woman of the world, well I would say a hundred times for that. Hehehehe... She encourages me a lot, gives advices, talks a lot to her friends, she helps in times of need, and she cares a lot. Not to mention that she loves to sing, to dance, to eat sweets "no more sweets, Mom! Promise me that! hehehehe...", to listen music and to watch night shows. I got most of my personalities from my Mom but not her looks (at least I got her heart). My Dad is very strict, hardworking, simple, patient, God-fearing and most of the time serious. He also loves to sing, to teach in school, to give advices in life, and to develop garden in our frontyard. I remembered that time that I barely played outside in the afternoon during summer break because he gave me some advanced topics to solve in my room (imagine that he wrote all the math problems on the wall inside my room just solve them all by myself). Even though we had tough times during my school years, he is a very good disciplinarian and I am very grateful with that (besides I got his brains).

This is the sugar mill site of VICMICO. I usually passed here when I went to school during elementary and high school. Right now, the train carts and the tracks are no longer in use: they use trucks in delivering sugarcanes to the mill site.

This is the school that I studied during elementary and high school (Don Bosco Technical Institute - Victorias). I truly missed the soccer field, the classrooms, the acacia trees, the green ambiance around campus, and of course the teachers, the priests, and my classmates as well. The chapel below is where I played school organ during school Mass: the place is small but serene and it has a nice small garden at the right. In this school, they offered technical courses like carpentry, machinery, electronics, and computer. Also, I remembered that we did regular classroom cleaning after class and also the outdoor cleaning in the morning (scrubbing the floor, wiping the dust, brooming the dirt, picking up dead leaves, cleaning the school canals, pulling out weeds, etc.). They are heavy regular tasks: no exceptions from the students! hehehehe...

During the summer break in college, I usually joined in conducting youth camps in YFC (Youth For Christ) to most places in Negros province. As far as I recall, I already knew most places in northern Negros and some in the southern Negros: probably more than 20 places (cities, towns, and haciendas) that I got in the entire camps. For me, it was great experience in my college especially going other places, meeting new friends, doing missionary work to youths, midnight fellowship with bonfire, jamming along with songs, and doing simple but unordinary things that I usually don't do (like living in rural areas, getting bath using deep well, cooking meals using firewood, sleeping under the tree, crossing other haciendas in a muddy road, etc.)

This is our small room with my brother (right). Just simple but cozy room: I usually slept early at night in my home because the cool breeze can pass through freely in my room and it really gave me a nice long sleep. I remembered one time during summer break that I could barely get out in my room in the afternoon since my father was leaving plenty of assignments wrote on the wall and I should solve all the problems before I went to sleep: otherwise, I will be receiving a discounted allowances in the forthcoming schoolyear. Very strict but I gratefully thanked my father that I got advanced lessons from him. Aside from that, I usually invite my friends to play video games in my room or to jam some songs with my keyboard.

Jay-R, Joezon, Mark, Bensan, and Mike. My closest friends/buddies in my homeplace. I usually meet them whenever I get home in our province for a vacation. Also, we usually getting out for a day and having a great time in places we wanted to spend with (cracking jokes, sharing experiences, etc.)

They are other things that I also missed in my province but it's too long if I post them in this blog. If I had time to get some pics in there, I gonna post them next time. Till then!

Technical Symposium

2006-02-14T09:53:00.000+08:00

February 10 marks the day for the ADI Technical Symposium at Bellevue Hotel, Alabang. There were plenty of delegates and some invited guests who attended this ocassion. It's hard working as a committee for the said event especially I was handling two roles. It's a worth experience though and of course I enjoyed much in there.

My colleagues attending the Technical Symposium

Having pictures together with our dean and ECE Dept. head in college

performing Carinosa dance

performing La Jota dance

Filipiniana dancers and me as choreographer (actually they are my colleagues)

10 Random Things About Me

2006-02-13T14:37:00.000+08:00

I was tagged by Rose in giving 10 random things about me. Since it would be in random, it doesn't mean they are my top 10's, hehehehe.... Shall I begin?

1. I really don't like scary movies. I tend to cover my eyes especially on the shocking and terrifying scenes. I always skip blank TV channels and turn the lights on while watching at night. I fear that Samara would suddenly appear in the TV screen and get out from the tube if I let the TV on with blank channel (I don't have yet a DVD copy of "The Ring"). Hehehehe...

2. I play keyboards at night to some reasons. I play when I feel I couldn't sleep. I play so I can ease my tension from whole day's activity. I play whenever I got into good or bad mood (most of the time, I play when I have in good mood). I play when I heard new songs from my MP3's or from the radio. And sometimes, I play when I wanted to record it in my laptop as MP3's.

3. I usually sleep at around 10PM-12AM and I automatically wake up at 6AM. I really push myself not to sleep in the afternoon so I wouldn't find a hard time sleeping at night.

4. Aside from badminton as my favorite game, I also play volleyball and bowling.

5. I am watching Naruto episodes and also reading Naruto translated manga. But before Naruto, I also love to watch Rurouni Kenshin episodes.

6. I only drink red or white wine in cocktails. No beer, no hard liquor, no softdrink, and no smoke.

7. Also, I like going at theme parks so I can shout out loud in all rides.

8. How I wish if I could have a party where everybody can enjoy and laugh in throwing cream pies with each other. Also, how I wish that I could meet Cameron Diaz and celebrate our birthday together. She's one of my idols that has the same birthday with me. hehehehe.

9. I love in caring dogs and cats in my province. I kinda miss Smooge (white Japanese spitz), Alexa (black labrador retriever from my neighbor), and Assunta (grey cat, I dunno what kind of breed she is). Last Sunday, I played Charlie from my Tita's home in Las Pinas (white Chinese shih tzu) and he was adorable: not to mention that he sticked to me wherever I go inside Tita's house and he was doing weird pumps in my legs. hehehehe...

10. I have a scar in my right eyebrow and I got it when I had a barber's cut.

I gonna tag Clemz and Rhea for their 10 random things. Well, thanks for reading my blog and a wonderful day ahead.

Red Shirts

2006-02-13T10:20:00.000+08:00

Five of us were caught wearing red shirts at the same day. I know that Valentines will be coming this month but we didn't mean that we got excited early for this occasion. I do not have plans this Valentines: I dunno if somebody would invite me that day and that would be a real surprise.

Analog / Onsemi Dual Meet

2006-01-06T15:58:00.000+08:00

December 18 marks the day where two semicon companies would meet for a badminton match. It was a friendly badminton game just to aspire both teams to be the best for the next SEIPI badminton games. Unfortunately, this was also the day that I got sprain in my right knee. Although, it hurt a lot on the succeeding days but it was great and fun experience as a badminton enthusiast. Teehee... Right now, I go under physical rehab so I could get back in badminton probably by February. Wish me more luck. :)

Obviously, we didn't have uniforms yet. Someday, we will.

Group pic after the game.

Small dinner after the game at SM Dasmarinas (click the picture for a larger size)

First year blog anniversary

2006-01-05T15:38:00.000+08:00

I know that it is very late but I already have one year blogging here. Yey! To those who visit my blogsite, thank you very much! Hope you could have also a personal blogsite so I can keep in it you also. I would like to thank my friend Jolana and Rene for introducing me in this blog website. Also, I already influenced some of my friends in doing their personal blogsite which I believe they enjoyed it also.
2006 is another year, another life, but the same blogsite. hahahahaha... Hope you could keep watching my blog because this is the means that I could share my life with you. I know that there are many things happened in my past life but not all of them blogged in this site. If I were going to do it regurlarly, I might lose my job! hahahahaha. JOKE! No worries, I always update this blog at least once a month. Once again, thank you so much!

Aios!
Jodge

2005 pic

2006-01-05T15:27:00.000+08:00

I got myself a nice studio pic last December 29 for 2005 personal pic. I have a habit collecting personal studio pics since 1999. While I was observing my recent pic, the recent pic got a little bit the same with one of the previous studio pics (or probaby not coz I am getting matured hehehehe). Please post me a comment if you guess what year on this old pic. hehehehe...

My recent pic (2005)

My old pic

Kaberks Christmas Party

2006-01-04T08:48:00.000+08:00

We had Christmas Party with my closest friends in Hidden Vega Resort (located at Manggahan, General Trias, Cavite). Having time with my friends at Chrsitmas party is such a great moment: getting fun at the pool, singing out loud in videoke, parlor games, another wacky awards, food trip, and chat till morning. (Belated) Merry Christmas! "It's already late but it's better than nothing." :)

Jen and I prepared dinner for the party. Yum!

Group pics.

Apple-eating contest. Tempting! hehehehe...

Santa making contest.

"The Man... The Legend". Just look where the arrows point. Teehee... It was my gift to Leo in our Kris-Kringle.

2005 ADGT-ADPI Christmas Party

2005-12-19T11:13:00.000+08:00

Yes! The wait is finally over: it's ADGT-ADPI Christmas and it's held in The Analog Court (just beside the ADGT buiding. The main theme for this party is about dressing up denims. I normally didn't dress up like a big-time celebrity: I wore my favorite jeans and simple white shirt. The program is great with cool prizes, singing contest, wholesome celebrity host, and of course dance showdown with the best band. Even though it rained during the party but this moment is considered as best days in December.

Myk, Tan, me, Derik, and Dex. We were looking for dining tables for the Big Night.

ADI Chorale Group - we sang three songs in the night's programme: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Buhay Ng Buhay Ko", and "Bells Of Carol". I was standing near 3rd mic from the left wearing green shirt. :)

Our bet in our department in the singing contest: Derik and Lai. They were interviewed by celebrity host: Tuesday and James. Unfortunately, they didn't win the contest but for me, they were the best.

Me and my keyboards. I was playing the song "Forever" by Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez and besides, this was the contest music piece by Derik and Lai.

Myk and Tuesday? Hmmm... Is this another "issue"? hehehe... Getting pics with the celebrities will be funny experience... or rather a "rare" opportunity. :)

While others are enjoying getting pics with the celebs, well me? I enjoyed eating my dinner buffet. Hmm, hmm, good! :)

After the night's programme, here comes the dance party with the Pure Esteem band. Groovy music and well-versed performers are the best!!!!!!

See the crowd? I could bare move because of the crowd. hehehehe... Joke! I just rushed in so I can be in the picture.

Still during the dance party, taking pics. Me? Just enjoying dancing at the background.

Having a break after dance party. Whew! My shirt got all wet!

We left the party and went to Tagaytay to have a Starbuck break.

Starbucks at Tagaytay. To be honest, it was cold out there sipping in a warm coffee. Me? It's worse, I sipped with a cold frap! hahahahaha....

Final shot before we went home.

GV Outreach

2005-12-04T15:23:00.000+08:00

Novmeber 27, 2005 - Global Visionaries had made an wonderful outreach in one of the orphanage in Tagaytay (Little Angels Orphanage). I was the project manager for this event and being as project manager, it is very hard to handle groups especially they were far from their locations and also the toddlers are very hyperactive and need much attention. But the project really paid off our hardships since it gives me a positive stress after the activity. I really missed giving care to these kids since I'd been there last July 2004. Well, it's a great feeling and it brings my heart out in caring these kids.

1st SEIPI Badminton Tournament

2005-11-16T16:09:00.000+08:00

November 12 - marks the day of the 1st SEIPI Badminton tournament at the Olivares Gymnasium in Sucat, Paranaque. It also marks the birthday of my Mom as well, hehehehe... It was a double special day for me. Eventhough I didn't join in the tournament, I wanted to help my colleagues for their moral support: not to mention carrying their bags, rackets, packed lunch, gallons of water, etc. And of course, I just wanted to scout some other players who are very smart in playing badminton (probably, I will be preparing for the next year's tournament as well).

Our player for Men's Single

Our player for Women's Single

Our players for Double team: upper left Women's, upper right Men's
lower Mixed's

Group pics 1

Group pics 2

Group pic 3

"In case you don't know, I have different shirts and shorts on each group pic. The gymnasium was so hot that I couldn't bear the heat and my sweat. Whew! All of my spares were used in the entire tournament."

Badminton Night: My Evening Activity

2005-11-11T15:46:00.000+08:00

Last night, I had badminton practice with my officemates in preparation of SEIPI Badminton Tournament tomorrow at Olivares Gym, Sucat, Paranaque. The truth is I am not joining the tournament but I will be giving support to my colleagues to win this event. Besides, I haven't played badminton for a while so I got some real exercise with them. :)

Donald and Ricky

2005-11-10T10:43:00.000+08:00

I met Donald and Ricky last Saturday (October 29) in SM Megamall. We had lunch in a Japanese restaurant, afterwards we played bowling "yes! finally i got a highest score: 153!" and sang out loud in a KTV room. I knew Donald in the FFF and Ricky is Donald's friend and housemate. I had great time with them and hope they had also. Till next time... :)

Ricky and Donald

It's Crazy Tuesday Night

2005-10-28T13:55:00.000+08:00

October 26, 2005 marked the day wherein the 3 October birthday celebrants + the arrival of our officemate from Limerick were joined forces in throwing up the party at The Water Village in Bacoor. We got the VIP KTV room and I got surprised it was a fully-carpeted, fully-aircon, and large space for 20 persons.

Once we got the room, all of us couldn't wait to pose anywhere in every photo shoot. This one came from main lounge.

this one got from the dining area

Another pic got where most of us were lying on the carpeted floor.

Even the bathroom, we got pictures in there. tsk, tsk, tsk!

Me and my friends

Me and my friends... again. Well, we couldn't stop it.

somebody's starting to dance...

our favorite videoke singer.

others were enjoying dining in the terrace.

somebody's sleeping at the party and here's what he got! hahahaha....

October Birthday Celebrants

2005-10-24T16:11:00.000+08:00

Wow! I got many friends who are celebrating their birthday this October. Instead of doing single posts each celebrant, I'll make it as one-shot post.

Jenny O. - October 6 - When she smiles, her chinita eyes would smile a lot. hehehehe...
Michael Y. - October 10 - My best friend in Victorias, gonna miss you bro! we'll see each other this Christmas.
Joan G. - October 15 - Huggable, kissable, and lovable: like gom semari! "guess?" hahahaha...
Clemence A. - October 17 - I still remember your old pic! can I have a copy for that for remembrance? hehehehehe....
Paz V. - October 12 - How are you na, sis? Wishing you the best this year and onwards.
Angel G - October 14 - One of my rivals and friends in college. Loves Sarah M. and I completed his album collection. hehehehe.... you're always welcome, parts!
Radz S. - October 14 - best buddy and best "body" in YFC. Very dependable and mascot in our group. Cheers, bro!
Eduardo V. - October 15 - best keyboard player during college times. Hope you have some plenty of gigs right now. Well me? Just a few.
Bryan G. - October 15 - I'm just curious where he is right now. Nah! just be cool in your offshore project and don't EVER forget my pasalubong! hahahaha....
Ryan T. - October 17 - my friend in Pampanga, loves to play darts and PC games. Kinda miss also the tarts. hehehehe... Sorry bro, I almost missed your birthday. Well, it's better be late than never. :)
Lorraine J. - October 21 - Cute and pretty officemate, huh? Smile sis! :):):) Thanks for your pic! Yiii!
Dennis F. - October 21 - I never forget his old picture in his cube. He was more cute than he is now. hehehehe.... Peace bro and thanks for the ice cream treat. :)
Emzski L. - October 26 - Yo! Here come one big momma in the house! Yo! hehehehe... All I can say is stay cool and have a great day ahead! So, where's your blowout? :):):)

If there is somebody that I forget to mention kindy post me your VIOLENT reactions and I gonna post your birthday right away. hahahahaha... Kidding!

Just Visiting

2005-10-24T09:03:00.000+08:00

Last week, my cousin Larraine and I got 2 visits to my distant relatives. Last Saturday, I got a visit with Dimple and Korene at BF Homes, Paranaque. While we were there, they were playing tong-its, which I found out that it was there usual pasttime. Glad I joined with them in playing cards while chatting all day long. I kinda miss to play this card game actually.

Last Sunday, we went to Makati to see my cousin's cousin, Eric. We chatted a lot in the ice cream parlor and roamed around the Glorietta Mall. Thanks for the treat, bro.

Analogue Band

2005-10-17T13:16:00.000+08:00

I really missed in playing with the band and last Sunday, it was my happiest day for this October. Resty was playing bass guitar and 2nd vocals, Neil was of course getting heat with his drums, Marlon was playing good with his lead guitars, Mark was performing mostly on vocals + his acoustic guitar, and Joseph & Lei were singing as lead vocals. Wow, I really enjoyed on that fun day at ADPI. Here are the list of songs that we played in the morning:

Set A (Fresh Starters)
Crazy For You - Sponge Cola
High - The Speaks
Stay - Cueshe

Set B (Girl Power Picks)
Tell Me Where It Hurts - MYMP
Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin - Kitchie Nadal
On Same Ground - Kitchie Nadal

Set C (Smashing Hits)
You'll Be Safe Here - Rivermaya
The Day You Said Goodnight - Hale
Biglaan - 6 Cycle Mind
The Reason - Hoobastank

Set D (Grand Finale)
Noypi - Bamboo
Umaaraw Umuulan - Rivermaya
All I Need - Side A

Pica-pics?!? Why not?!?

"This would serve as our album cover... how I wish! hahahaha..."

"Saturday night practice till past midnight. I slept here after the practice. Imagine that!"

"The lead vocals are keeping silent for a while. SMILE!"

Our actual performance. I was getting sleepy but my play still rock!

Can we have a mascot in our band? hehehehe...

Picture Taking Sa Cubicle.... Again

2005-10-12T14:59:00.000+08:00

Here comes Bimbo and he's taking pictures with his new digicam. As usual, nobody would love to take pictures like celebrities. hehehehe....

I just wondered why these girls are getting closer to me...

Guess, I wouldn't know why he is getting closer to me... uh-uhhh!

My new solo pic

My officemates.

Jenzsky's Birthday Bash

2005-10-12T13:54:00.000+08:00

Our wish has finally granted! Jen had invited us to dinner in her apartment. Jenny celebrated her birthday last October 6. Thank you , Jen!

Happy birthday, Jen!

Smile! :)

Happy birthday, Mike

2005-10-10T13:43:00.000+08:00

Yup, it's monday and it's my special day for my best friend Mike who is celebrating his birthday today. Wow, I got many friends who are celebrating their birthdays nowadays.... :) wishing you the best in the upcoming days and more graces and oppotunities to come in your way. Gonna miss you, bro... Don't worry, I'll be there soon enough.

Happy Birthday Jen!

2005-10-06T11:28:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday Jenzski! Wishing you more blessings, good health, and wonderful things in life! We also wish for a birthday bash on your friends! hehehe.... Smile always, sis... with or without camera.

Global Visionaries: Grand EB

2005-09-26T15:41:00.000+08:00

Just after the wall climbing activity, i had to rush to Greenbelt to meet my friends at Filipino Friend Finder. Yup, it was a grand EB and totally we made fun at Star City, had dinner at Max's Restaurant Ermita and spent a all-night activity in Helbert's house in Antipolo. What an extraordinary exprience and that was my first time seeing them in person. :)

Meeting place: Coffee bean at Glorietta 3.
Me: Sorry guys, I'm late. :)

Having fun (or having scared) at Star City

Group pics before leaving at Star City

Dinner at Max's retaurant

Having pic with Menchu

Wall Climbing

2005-09-26T15:08:00.000+08:00

I had a first time in getting these kind of activity: wall climbing. Even though I have altophobia "fear of heights", o what a heck! I can do it! "that was because of peer pressure. hehehe.... thanks to my friends. i somewhat overcome it then." The venue was located near Camp Crame at Santolan/Annapolis MRT station. The site was Centro Atletico Gym: it has also 8 badminton courts just in case we tried to play badminton as well.

getting started for wall climbing sessions

argh! my fingers hurt! c'mon! i can do it!

getting sweat at first climb. more? yup!

group pic. whew! that was real fun!

taking shots outside the gym. we'll be back next week.

Happy Birthday Joevir!

2005-09-22T11:07:00.000+08:00

Well, time is really flying so fast! After my best friend's birthday, my brother is also celebrating his birthday at the 22nd. Happy birthday, manong! Best wishes and love you bro!

Happy Birthday Jay-R

2005-09-21T11:03:00.000+08:00

I would like to greet my best friend, Jay-R for he is celebrating his birthday today. Best wishes for you bro!

My Face Over The Years

2005-09-06T11:42:00.000+08:00

My friend Clemz, sent me a portrait that contains all the pictures of me. I got flattered when she describes me as lover (see pic below). Thanks, Clemz! I post your gift in my blog.

I also placed my pictures that I got in the studio every year (except 2005, I haven't got yet in the studio). As time goes by, my face got matured.... not maybe not. What do you think? "just post a comment about this".

The pic kinda small but the left is my pic from 1999 then increment each year to the right.

Birthday Party (Part 2)

2005-09-05T08:42:00.000+08:00

September 1, 2005: marks the day of another birthday nighout with my officemates in Robinsons Imus. Many were invited but plenty were responded and attended my celebration. I couldn't help but of course, I enjoyed a lot with them.

attendance to the birthday nightout

Top 10 Funniest Pics (in random order)!

Just imagine what happened to the photographer after he made this shot!

i got scared in getting these shots 'coz the owner might file a complaint to us. Good thing there were no people around at closing hour.

Another form in learning the basics of bowling. It's stress relieving!

Another funny sidetrip "and my favorite", gaya-gaya puto-maya!

This was taken after we played bowling. it's nice to play and to have fun at McDonalds: bata man o matanda!

"O! Pwede na ba ako maging artista?"
"........ayoko ko na mag-comment!"

{continuation from the above dialog}
".... Pwede! Multi-talented ka!"

"Maawa naman kayo, hindi pa 'yan kumakain ng ilang araw. huhuhuhu... Nanawagan ako sa mga pulis o sino ka man na hanapin siya. Parang awa niyo na. Huhuhuhu... Julius! Julius! JULIUS! Waaaahhhh!!!!"

Engineers are likely to solve any problems: even in billiards!

I was thinking if I could get a copy on this "Pinoy-nobela"....

-Don't forget to put comments on this post. Have a nice, smiley day!

Post-birthday fever

2005-09-01T16:39:00.000+08:00

My birthday had passed but I couldn't wear off my smile in the office. Well, it's a nicest thing in my life and very contagious to my colleagues. tee-hee!

my contagious smile!

it passes on to my best friend. Yiiii!!!!

and to another victim. Ahhh!

My Birthday

2005-08-31T15:51:00.000+08:00

Yes, it's my birthday in August 30. whew, another year had passed and I thank myself that I made this far. For me, every birthday has come with personal reflections: I think all the good things that I cherish most and the bad things that i deal and learn for the past year. While thinking that, I grow mature and strong and ready to take another step for another year.

Curious about my celebration? Well, it's not grand actually but i enjoyed singing with my friends and had dinner at Max. Pictures? Of course, I do not forget those!

I love making a fool of myself during videoke fun. Woo! Yeah! Alright! AAAAHHH!!!!!

Group pic inside the videoke hub.

Waiting for a turn inside the Max Restaurant.

A present for me?!?! Wow! I can see all my handsome faces in one portrait. Naks!

me and my elder brother. Curious why we don't look alike? We're not twins actually. hahahaha...

All my wish in life is to have great fortune for another year, great friends, plenty of success in my career, and healthy life. What's your wish for me?

Cube Mates

2005-08-25T15:03:00.000+08:00

finally, we got ourselves a group pic in our cubicle.

well, another friend of mine edited this pic and as I checked it out...

Human Torch - the red-headed hunk "sumbong kita sa Misis mo!"
The Thing - down to earth pal "anak ng lupa!"
Invisible Woman - now you see, now you don't "absent na naman!"
Mr. Fantastic - the genius guy "seryosong chickboy!"

well, just another little thing to remember. aios!

Are You A Very Good Kisser?

2005-08-24T11:00:00.000+08:00

my friend talked to us about in getting knowing whether you are a very good kisser or not. I didn't know where did she get the info but it is quite fun for first timers. All you need is the stalk of the cherry plum.

a. cut the stalk of the cherry plum and put it in your mouth.
b. objective: make a single knot inside your mouth.
c. do not open your mouth when doing a knot.
d. do not break the stalk when doing a knot.

if you can do a single knot inside your mouth, definitely you're a very good kisser. my friend did it several times though; while me? nah! i did it once out of 10 attempts. practice makes me permanent as I can say.

well that's all for now.

Office Break

2005-08-23T09:46:00.000+08:00

it was not really a "special" occasion but i do cherish simple things like chatting with my friends at lunch, doing fun stuffs in the cubicle, and taking pictures with my friends. hehehehe...

picture of me in my cubicle

my officemate is doing her software debug. maybe she's thinking if she could go inside the tube to fix those bugs. hehehehe... JOKE. We're just doing fun in the cube actually.

my friends in the other cubicle. Having discussions for a while.

ah! lunch time! we sit each other, share each other meals, and have great ice cream treat after that.

the beauties of test engineering. just smile but don't ask their numbers. hehehehehe...

another typical fight over a sheet of bubble pack. hay naku! naghaharutan na naman sa cube ko!

And the fight goes on.... tsk, tsk, tsk!

and ending up in sabotage on enemy's laptop! magka-cube pa naman sila! hehehehe... ingat na rin ako!

Tagged!

2005-07-21T13:43:00.000+08:00

Jolana has just tagged me in her blog to answer some questions below. Here I go;

What are the things you enjoy, even when no one around you wants to go out and play?
My usual past-time is playing PlayStation 2. Others are playing keyboard, watching DVD movies, and going around the mall.

What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level? Make a list, post it in your journal, and then tag 5 friends and ask them to post it in theirs.

1. Playing PlayStation2
2. Having a whole body massage
3. Listening my favorite music while lying on green grass under a nice tree shade
4. Playing soft music in my keyboards.
5. Surfing the net
6. A nice chat with friends

I tag Myk, Leslie, Rhea, Clemz, and Elanie to answer also the same questions. hehehe...

half year past, half year to come, a half-life experience

2005-07-16T13:09:00.000+08:00

guess we don't realize that we already passed the half year. time flies so fast, but I won't worry much coz the next life would be exciting. hope you would experience the same exciting experience than I will. can you guess? i can name it 5:

a. my birthday of course
b. Christmas
c. my best friends' birthdays
d. 13th month pay
e. will be going home 4 vacation twice

I dunno with the others but let them happen: it would be a great surprise in me. ciao!

Greetings to my friends!
Jane M. "jolly and sweet as always."- July 15
Rhea G. "cute chubby heart. get slim soon! AJA!" - July 15
Chris W. "a great buddy with guts! hope you could come back. hehehe..." - July 20
Helen P. "an timeless smile, a Smilie icon. her looks is somewhat younger than her age." - July 26
Elanie S. "beauty, brains, and a congenial heart but still carries a bigger stick! :)" - July 26

Busy at June

2005-06-30T11:30:00.000+08:00

hello folks! it's been more than a month that I haven't updated my blog yet. Well, busy, busy, busy with my work .... and also some extras. :) Here are some things that I did this June:

- a brand-new cell phone. My cell is Sony Ericsson K500I: I bought it last June 13. The reason was I was very frustrated with my old cell (too 5 years old already and I don't wana tell the model was!). My new cell is cute in size but versatile. Aside that it doesn't have BlueTooth and FM, it has features that conforms with my mobile needs. I was wishing to buy expensive cells but I guess I wouldn't appreciate much of some extra features besides I was getting a nice cell in an inexpensive price.

- all in a day's work. darn! ouch! ooooo! many releases by this quarter! i need to tackle them up!!

- another wedding celebration last june23. the wedding was fun and good: after all I got busy in arranging wedding songs and rehearsals during weekends (and even weekdays!), I was happy that I accomplished another project. cheers to newly wed! who's next?

- i got facial treatment this month. I observed that my pores are big and got plenty of whiteheads, blackheads, and blemishes. don't be overwhelmed when you see my shiny face: it's under medication.

all for now and got to go. Love ya!

ADGT Volleyball League: CHAMPION

2005-05-24T10:00:00.000+08:00

hooray! We won the Volleyball League last night. Throughout the league, we have no lose game points until the final championship game. The game last night was really tough because the opponent team had also good standing in the preliminary league. Only our group had given them one lose point to their standing. No matter how tough it is, at least it gives me a happy ending. Cheers! "Sorry, I couldn't give you treat right now, hehehehe..."

next year, i will do better than what I did this year. Better get ready!

Green Zap

2005-05-17T16:21:00.000+08:00

Hi folks!

There's a new site that can be used in buying through EBay, Yahoo Auctions, and other similar online auctions. It is similar with PayPal but it will be available in the Philippines by June 2005. It's free pre-registration but it would give incentives when referring to anybody. Click this link to add as your referral of mine. Thanks!

www.greenzap.com/jodge

Personal Review: Full House

2005-05-17T08:37:00.000+08:00

Full House was introduced in the Philippines by 2005 and it was one of my favorite Korean TV series that I watched after work. This was aired by GMA-7 network in the evening primetime but right to this date, it is now aired again in the late afternoon after the Evening news "24 oras".

I got a DVD copy for this and it is composed of 16 1-hour episodes. Actually, there is no English dubbed in DVD but it has an English subtitle option. Also, the video is clear and full screen and the audio is very good.

Cast:
The original screen names are different here in the Philippines. The original names are not common so they are changed into popular names.

Original - Changed to - Actor/Actress
Han Ji Eun - Jessie - Song Hye Kyo
Lee Young Jae - Justine - Jung Ji Hoon (Bi)
Kang Hae Won - Lorraine - Han Eun Jung
Yoo Min Hyuk - Luigi - Kim Sung Soo

Synopsis:
After return of Ji Eun from a wacky trip to China that her best friends paid for, she finds out that they did the plan to sell her beautiful house while she was away. She also finds that the new owner of the house is no other than Young Jae, the famous actor, whom she happened to meet on her trip. Some unlikely events bring Young Jae and Ji Eun into a marriage by contract, making them appear as couple to Young Jae's family and also to the public. In the terms of their contract, they will be married for 6 months while Ji Eun does all the housework. After 6 months, she will get the house back. During 6 months of their contract, Ji Eun shows an affection with Young Jae, but he loves his childhood friend, Hae Won. Young Jae’s friend, Min Hyuk, also shows an interest to Ji Eun. Many things happen to this funny duo that bring them closer together, but will they really become a real couple?

Pica-pics!
The original site is based in Korea: the texts are Korean but there are nice screenshots to view them. Enjoy!
http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/full/art/photo/photo.html

My Oatmeal Recipe

2005-05-09T09:57:00.000+08:00

Oatmeal is one of the best meal in reducing the cholesterol level and releasing the bad toxins in our digestive system. I usually eat a bowl of oatmeal once a day and it really gives me full of energy.

Common things on oatmeal are usually mixed with chocolate or milk like champorado or lugaw or baked to make oatmeal cookies or macaroons. But I have some twist in my oatmeal recipes and I would like to share them with you.

Oatmeal with Cream of Mushroom

1 cup oatmeal
4 cups water
1 pack cream of mushroom
1/2 cup mushroom, sliced
1/4 cup cooked bacon bits
salt to taste

Mix oatmeal, cream of mushroom, and water and then cook in 2-3 minutes or until cook. Once cooked, combine with the remaining ingredients and simmer for 1 minute.

Chicken Oatmeal Soup (Similar Version of Arroz Caldo)

1 cup oatmeal
4 cups water
1 chicken broth cube
1/2 cup cooked chicken strips
1 teaspoon fried garlic bits
1 tablespoon onion leaves, chopped
1 boiled egg
salt to taste

Mix oatmeal and water and cook for 2-3 minutes or until cook. Add chicken broth cube, chicken strips, and onion leaves and simmer for 1 minute. Top with boiled egg and garlic bits.

Bon appetit!

I am a Naruto Fan!

2005-05-09T09:28:00.000+08:00

Some of you won't believe that I just love Japanese anime cartoons. Well, I really love Japanese anime cartoons. My first fave anime series was Rurouni Kenshin, which is also called (Samurai X). It's a very good story of a wanderer (rurouni) with a black past of a assasin. It's a story of long reconciliation, getting a great turn of his life, and living up in protecting somebody. I watched all the episodes including the OVA episodes (Original Video Animation).

Right now, I also love the recent anime series (Naruto). A story of a young boy named Naruto who dreams to become a great Hokage (powerful ninja). His life with no parents and bitter loneliness can be rough to make a path of fulfilling his dream and not to include the curse (or probably a gift) inside him sealed by a previous Hokage which makes his life a little complicating. Well, that's enough for a synopsis but you can check the story on this website.

I got some test on what type of Naruto character I am with on this site. I'm glad that I got the main character and I believe Naruto and I have some similar traits.

Which Naruto Character Are You?
Test by naruto - kun.com

Have fun!