101 Reasons to Climb 2

I got this from cruise's blog:

1) To be one with Nature.
2) To Get away from the noisy confusions of life.
3) To discover myself.
4) Know how far can I go.
5) Give myself a little break.
6) See the world from up above.
7) Be physically fit.
8) Enjoy the company of my fellow trekkers and mountaineers.
9) Experience Nature in a very intimate way.
10) Travel.
11) Learn how to be independent.
12) Learn how to survive in the wild.
13) Get-away from school/office works.
14) Achieve inner piece.
15) Realize that we are indeed dust in the wind.
16) Experience the power of nature without hurting ourselves.
17) Open my mind on what faith can do.
18) Free myself of worries.
19) To feel life with all its might.
20) Have another story to tell.
21) Be a better man.
22) Have more respect to Nature.
23) See the sunrise like I have never seen before.
24) And the sunset too!
25) See the sea of clouds.
26) And step on it!
27) Feel winter and extreme cold during summer.
28) Prove everything is possible if you got faith.
29) Feel that I am really part of the universe.
30) Improve my decision-making skills.
31) Be disciplined.
32) Save and conserve.
33) Survive, every once in a while.
34) I enjoy it!
35) Do something other than sleep, eat and work.
36) Make time a bit slower.
37) Learn the true meaning of friendship.
38) Be stronger.
39) Be on top of the world literally.
40) Coz I love to prepare my equipments.
41) Get me into something more productive.
42) Coz I want to.
43) Give myself a chance to grow-up.
44) Express my feelings.
45) Be free!
46) Be me!
47) Be mentally fit.
48) Conquer my fears.
49) Meet new friends.
50) Make my life more difficult to live.
51) Make the climbing population grow.
52) Be one of the best.
53) Feel the intensity of life.
54) Be able to adjust to different situation.
55) See what's in store for me.
56) Satisfy my hanger.
57) Cleanse my soul.
58) Hold my breath.
59) To live life at the edge.
60) I love challenges.
61) Have some real fun.
62) Refresh!
63) Live life the fullest.
64) Celebrate life!
65) Go beyond my limits.
66) Explore.
67) Remind myself how precious life is.
68) Be inspired.
69) Be one step closer to me.
70) Unleash my power.
71) Be a man of honor.
72) Go to majestic places.
73) Meet interesting people.
74) Know how it feels to be the King of the world.
75) Coz good guys do it.
76) Have some fresh air.
77) Breathe new life.
78) Reach the summit.
79) Experience the unexplainable feeling on top.
80) Prove that hard work is really the key to success.
81) Learn to navigate on unfamiliar places and terrain.
82) Relax, partially.
83) Feel the Greatness of GOD!
84) Sleep not comfortably but peacefully.
85) Keep my adrenalin pumping.
86) Keep my feet on the ground.
87) Beat the odds.
88) Be unselfish.
89) Listen to the whisper of the wind.
90) Build self-confidence.
91) Get closer to Nature.
92) " Get-out-of-this-world"
93) Strive!
94) Seek!
95) Find!
96) Practice my cooking skills.
97) Take pictures of beautiful sceneries.
98) Be different.
99) Perfect my "Walking Ethics".
100) Attain self-reliance.
101) See the stars a bit closer.

Why did I decide to re-post it here, when I could be able to come up with something of my own? Wala lang... I'm not in the mood to think. I am just in the mood to feel and share what I feel.

Matagal ko nang gustong i-repost to dito, actually, ndi ata ako nakapagpaalam kay cruise, pero sabi ko wala pa namang magandang purpose sa pagpost nito...

For those who don't know, I am part of a mountaineering org. I don't know if that makes me a mountaineer, but at the very least, I can say that lately, I have been climbing mountains. Bata pa lang ako, pangarap ko na umakyat ng bundok. In our highschool yearbook prophecy, I was made to be the "first woman to climb Mt. Everest". Hahaha, medyo far-fetch pero at least di ba? ndi na masamang nakaakyat na ko ng Mt. Ugu. hehehe.

My reason for joining the org was mainly because of what I stated above, gusto ko at pangarap ko. Yeah, there was this time that my loyalty and commitment to the cause was questioned because, I had second thoughts because of Panget. But honestly, he was just an added bonus (because of the conveniences he brings). Kaya kahit wala sya, nakakasama pa rin ako sa mga akyat and find myself enjoying every minute of it.

On Friday, October 14, alis kami for Mt. Tapulao. Panget will not be joining us but I guess, I will still enjoy it (sana!) kahit mahirap.

Modern, Cool Nerd

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of:

Modern, Cool Nerd
52 % Nerd, 69% Geek, 21% Dork

Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!

The test tracked 3 variables How was I compared to other people my age and gender: I scored higher than 39% on nerdiness I scored higher than 93% on geekosity I scored higher than 27% on dork points

wala lng... share ko lng... nakuha ko lng sa blog ni Gail.

gusto mo ding malaman kung ano ka?
take ka din ng test: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test

Addicting Presence

sandali lng to:

Bakit kayang gawin ng iisang tao
ang mapasaya ka ng lubus-lubusan
at mapalungkot ka na parang hindi ka na sasaya?
... at bakit natin hinahayaang gawin sa tin un?

just a thought...

truth serum: tequila and strong ice

We, my officemates and I, decided to have an early "inuman". We started at around 5pm, and by 6pm we bought another bottle of tequila. Too bad, we can no longer afford another Cuervo so we just had the Hombre something.

sa room ng boss namin.

At around 7pm, I was still thinking straight and sensibly. I was even assisting a drunk officemate. I can't remember what time I started crying. Oo nga lasing na ako talaga, umiiyak na ako e. After the tequila, we had strong ice pa.

Dada and I have been talking over the phone, I can't remember from what time til what time. I can't remember the details of our talk. But, I know that I said things that I never intended to say out loud. After a while, we are better (I guess). I can still remember that we started to talk about normal things. Then, I fell asleep. He just told me the next day that he just waited for the battery of the phone be drained.

Matatagalan siguro bago ako magkalasing-lasing ulit ng ganito. Mag iipon na lng ulit ako nga mga sasabihin. hehehe. Kami ni Dada, okay pa rin even after that. He told me that he understands. =)

Rally... na naman

Today, we are celebrating the Declaration of the Martial Law anniversary and needless to say rallies is just everywhere.

Oh men, I was walking along Valero street this afternoon when, I saw this group of people from the different baranggays of Makati. Hala! me tumawag pa sa king kabatch ko nung highschool. She was so proud to say: Kasama ako sa rally e.

I don't get why do Filipinos do this to their country. Para tayong mga bata na pag ndi makuha ang gusto idadaan sa pag ngawa at pag iingay. Hala! sabagay, back in EDSA DOS, I was there. Dun kami ng mga officemates ko sa me railings sa may fly-over. Bangis! Galing ng view ko! Pero damn, kung ndi siguro ako inaalalayan ng mga officemates ko sa likod, unting tulakan, lagapak ako sa ibaba ng edsa. waaaah don't wanna die uglier than I am now.

Anyway, what was I doing there? Do I really want Erap's butt be kicked out of Malacanang? Do I really think that there will be a difference as to who will be our President? My answer? NO! I never really wanted Erap to step down, I never wanted GMA to be our President. I was there just for the sake of experience and to know what was all the fuss all about. Yeah mababaw talaga, looking back, I wish I already have a camera for that EDSA DOS was a good photo opp. hehehe.

My stand on all this is giving, whoever the President is, chance to do what he/she has to do and us, the common tao, cooperating in the best we can. Yan ang hirap sa ting mga Pinoy, nalilimutan nating parte tayo ng mas malaking bagay, that we all have to work in order to achieve a common goal: UMANGAT ANG ATING BAYANG MAHAL. Hirap sa tin, ineexpect natin na porke't sila ung nasa posisyon sila ung mga dapat kumilos.

I never liked GMA but she's already our president, let her do her job. Minsan, ndi ko nga alam kung maiinis ako sa kanya o magiging proud for standing her ground. Let's face it, if she resigns, who will be the next president? Tapos, when we get tired of that new president we will then again take it out on the streets. It will just a cycle and once again, we will be the laughingstock of the world.

Another observation, nobody whose working in Makati is joining the rallies. WHY? sabi nga sa news, dahil we are pissed with the consequences of the rallies. Ang hirap sumakay, trapik, ang kalat sa kalye, malapit sa mga hold-uppers at snatchers. Kung tutoo na wala nang naniniwala kay GMA, sasali ang mga working class ng Makati, kaso, pagdaan mo sa mga rally anong makikita mo? HAKOT! mga musmos na bata kasama ng mga magulang nila. Sorry pero sila na mga taong walang trabaho at ndi nakakaltasan ng pagkalaki laking tax na ibinabayad sa gobyerno (na napupunta lng sa mga bulsa ng mga corrupt na opisyales!). Sila ung makikita mong nagrarally. Parang alang sense minsan.

Ewan ko. nainis lng ako kanina kasi may rally na naman. Whether I made any sense or what, doesn't matter. :) sayang ayaw akong samahan ng officemates ko pumunta sa kanto ng Paseo at ng Ayala para makakuha ako ng pictures, sayang gandang photo opp pa naman. hehehe. :)

dada

dada, look I'm eating Black Forest Cake. Ayaw mo kasi akong ibili ng black chocolate eh =) I'm on my second slice na. :)

coward

Last night was horrible. It's partly my fault pero grabe ung malas ko kagabi, talagang they come in threes:

1. got stranded sa SLEX for more than an hour. - at around 1:30am, pauwi na ako buhat sa panunuod ng Brothers Grimm (nagpatila kasi ako ng ulan). ayun, trapik sa SLEX, wala pang Bicutan ndi na naandar, baha na ang SLEX, me mga tumirik ng mga sasakyan. at ayos na sana kung makakatulog ako ng maayos e, lintik ung katabi ko, tsk tsk ng tsk tsk as if naman me magagawa un at mapapalipad nya ung bus. So, nagcheck na lng ako ng cellphone.
   
2. baha sa bahay namin, hanggang beywang sa loob ng bahay, hanggang dibdib sa kalsada - yan ang text ng mommy ko. oh men, naisip ko ang mga W.I.T.C.H. magazine na collection, ung mga Charmed pocketbooks collection ko, ung mga COSMOPOLITAN at FHM magazines, alam ko meron pang mga ilang photoalbums dun ng mga pictures nung ala pa akong camera. Teka, ang canon s1 is ko asan ko ba iniwan? ndi na ako mapakali, text-text kmi ng nanay ko at ni rachelle, ng...
   
3. Message Sending Failed - oh men!!! ngayon pa naputol ang linya ko! bullshit!

Hindi ko alam anong dadatnan ko sa lugar namin. Hindi ko makontak ang nanay ko. Tuliro ako. Pagdating sa street namin, wala nang tricycle na makapasok, lumusong ako sa baha. hanggang beywang ko na lng ang tubig sa kalsada. Nakakatakot, pero buti na lng nagkailaw na kahit pano me ilaw sa mga poste. Ayoko nang mag isip, alam ko na kung ano na naman ang dadatnan ko sa loob.

Pagpasok ko ng bahay eto ang tumambad sa aking paningin:


yan ang aming sala, nakalutang na ang mga sofa set namin. In fairness nakasubside na ang tubig ng lagay na yan. at napadako ang aking mga mata sa king CHARMED COLLECTION:
PAKSHET! ang collection ko!!! ang album at mga magazines!!! potahshet, bakit kasi ndi mga nagwater safety tong mga to e! punyeta talaga. ndi ko na alam talaga. I wanna give myself a kick in the ass!!! kung nung umuwi na si Manny, umuwi na ako ndi sana inabot eto ng mga libro ko. kaso, mas ninais kong manuod ng Brothers Grimm sa G4! pero maganda ung movie ha. pero ewan ko. ndi ko na alam.

at ang kusina namin, since elevated sya kesa sa sala, dun itinambak ang TV, computer. pero ang Ref namin at washing machine, inabot ng tubig. hayyy lahat ng outlet nakalubog. bukod sa ilaw wala nang ibang de kuryente sa bahay.

E bkit ako nandito ngayon sa opisina at nagpopost?!?!?!

Ndi na dapat ako papasok kaso, nagsisimula na ang nanay kong manermon, at magalit sa mga nasayang na pera sa mga nasirang libro ko. Naiintindihan ko naman ang point nya, pero natutuliro na ako talaga.

I left the house. Too coward to face my lost treasures. Too coward to face the anger of my mom. Too coward to deal with the fact: Nothing is really permanent in this world. Mapa-tao, mapa-ariarian you have to learn to let go.

suggestions

A. MUSIC

here is a list of pick-me-up tunes and happy (full of angst) songs:

1. Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
2. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
   
3. My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
4. Complicated - Avril Lavigne
   
5. Magical Feeling - M.Y.M.P.
6. Ever the Same - Rob Thomas
7. Lonely No More - Rob Thomas
8. Halaga - Parokya ni Edgar
9. Just a Smile - Barbie Almabis
10. Goodnyt - Barbie's Cradle
11. Pangarap - Barbie Almabis
12. Good Day - Barbie Almabis
13. Elevation - U2
14. Get Right - J. Lo.
15. I'm Real - J. Lo.
16. All I Have - J. Lo.
17. Hand in My Pocket - Alanis Morissette
18. Ironic - Alanis Morissette
19. Oughtta Know - Alanis Morissette
20. Ever After - Bonnie Bailey
21. My Sacrifice - Creed
22. Masaya - Bamboo

actually, dami pa, depende naman yan sa type ng music mo na alam mong makakadrown sa lungkot mo at makakasagip sa yo. Who knows ang makakapagpatawa pala sa yo ay ung "otso otso", "spaghetti" at "totoy bibo". :) Basta sa kin yan ang laman ng mp3 player ko ngayon.

B. BOOKS

I have new books, dumating na si rache! yey!

1. The Queen's Curse (Charmed)
   
2. Mystic Knoll (Charmed)
   
3. The Warren Witches (Charmed)
   
4. W.I.T.C.H. Graphic Novel

yan pasalubong nya sa kin. Grabe, heaven na naman ako, kumpleto ko ung Charmed pocketbooks ngayon, updated na sya. yipee.

I am currently reading, The Chronicles of Narnia.

C. FOOD

Try nyo ung Bollywood sa Greenbelt 3, Indian food sya, masarap. kakaiba sya sa dila. hehehe. Kung nagpPMS kayo at ayaw nyo sa maingay iwasan nyong pumunta ng may natugtog na banda nila. makukulili mga tenga nyo. hehehe.

Starbucks, yummy the best talaga!

D. PHOTOGRAPHY/ ARTISTIC OUTLETS

Try visiting the nearest park, bring a camera. Different angles, different poses, different subjects. Who knows you might finally start looking at life in a different perspective.

Dance! pag natulog na ang mga tao sa bahay namin, around 12:30-1:00am, papatugtugin ko paulit ulit ung Ever After ni Bonnie Bailey, and I'll dance like crazy. para ko na din syang exercise. masarap ung feeling.

E. MAINTAIN a BLOG - BLOGHOPPING

Masarap magbasa ng blog ng ibang tao, kasi madami kang matututunan. May ibang nakakainspire. May ibang nakakatawa.

Nakakaadik mag maintain ng blog. I have a friend na humingi ng tulong para sa template nya, at grabe, challenge sya sa kin. Ndi naman kasi ako programmer, kinakapa kapa ko lng. Matindi, nakakalimutan ko ang oras dahil sa pag aayos ng blog.

F. STAY WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVES YOU

Labas ka alone. Nuod sine alone. Tambay powerbooks alone. Visit the chapel alone. shop alone.

... why alone? dahil sa mundong ito, maliban sa dios, sarili mo lng ang siguradong nagmamahal sa yo!

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Ayan lng po ang aking suggestions at payo. Damn! payo na naman ako! suggest na naman ako! ndi ko naman nasusunod! bakit ba kahirap sundin ang sariling mga payo!

....Pero in fairness, these six items work for me!!!

hindi makuntento

I am trying here to improve my site. but can't seem to find the correct inspiration.

Parang ang jologs na ng blog ko ngayon. :( parang gusto ko na lng syang ibalik sa dati nyang kalagayan, puting background, malinis.

Ewan ko ba, naaadik na ako sa pag update ng blog, gumawa na naman nga ako ng bago, photoblog naman. http://my2ndbreathoflife.blogspot.com
bookmark nyo utang na loob, pano kasi ang haba ng url. wala kasi akong maisip na hindi pa taken.

wala lang, gusto ko lang iadvertise ung bago kong blog.

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Si tin, bumili ng MP3 player kagabi. dios ko ang kulit na naman namin kagabi. Ewan ko ba basta yung trio namin nina Manny ang magkakasama parang naiiba ang mga bagay sa paligid. Tulad kagabi, nabigyan namin ng bagong kahulugan ang PMS. Usually pag me PMS masungit di ba, irritable? kagabi hindi na ganun, PMS equals Laughing Trip! kukulit namin. un lng.

he needed that slap

I don't know want to share details, cause I don't feel like sharing hehehe, just to give you a glimpse.

here goes nothing...

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last saturday, we went to Balayan, Batangas to celebrate the first birthday of OCMI-Batch 9's goddaughther, Py.

Penelope Ann Macalalad at one.

We spent the night at Kula'z. It was hilarious and memorable.

We passed by Master's house to have lunch/meryenda.

Master and Ms Tnna's ceiling in their Balayan house

We went to Caluerga yesterday on our way home.

The church in Caluerga.
May Wedding kaya dami tao.

Then, we had meryenda/early dinner at Yellow Cab, Tagaytay.

Treat ni Panget. NY Classic na 18".

View from Yellow Cab.
Nagrequest ang Coke ng pic e. hehehe (joke!)

Mag-ama sa Yellow Cab.
hindi ko po sila kilala, natuwa lng ako sa knila.

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Galing ni Manny Pacquiao, Mabuhay ka!

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Chex, sensya na po nadamay ka. and thank you
for giving me the chance to do that to him...
He really needed that slap.

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You made me believe in love and not the perfect kind
A real messy beautiful twisted sunshine...
nyabyu, panget!

topak... toyo... kapraningan (ako at ang aking Nokia 6600)

pagka may camera ang cellphone mo, you can take pictures na matino...

Fountain in front of Ayala Museum.
(Habang kinukulit namin ni Manny si Tin)

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Me and Jolly at Tin's house

Si Jolly

Manny and Jolly at Tin's house

or mga pictures na halatang halatang wala lang magawa ang me-ari...

Lahat pinapatulan na kunan ng pics

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Pati mga kaibigan idinadamay sa kalokohan...

salamat sa pagsakay sa trip ko kahit alam kong baka mapatay nila ako.
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At syempre ang mga self-portait hahaha...
oh god... make the rain stop... i'm so tired and...
beautiful

samu't sari

Sari sari ang nasa utak ko... dami kong gustong ipost, pero ndi ko alam kung pano at kung alin sa knila. Kung kaya ko, sige lahat ipost ko hehehe. :)

twelve years ago...

It seems lately, I have this frequent visits to that time where everything was so simple, so true. Eto yung chapter ng buhay ko na masasabi kong nakaramdam ako kung pano mahalin... ng tutoo.


for the last ten years...

Last monday, nakausap ko ung highschool classmate ko sa ym, syempre the usual kumustahan. And I can't blame her if she told me proudly na manganganak sya ulit next month (her 2nd baby). And as expected natanong ako "kaw kelan?". Sagot ko, "pag sawa na ako". I told Chame about it, and she told me, na un daw ang inaabangan ng mga karamihan ng mga batchmates namin nung Highschool...

Kung kelan ako mag-aasawa...
Kung kelan ako magkakaanak...

oh well, magkakaugat na siguro sila ndi pa din un mangyayari. hahaha. Nagkamali sila ng pagkakakilala sa kin. bwahahaha.

I'm not bitter nor am I desperate, cause I am happy where I am now. :)
Naniniwala ako na... In God's Beautiful Time...


Last Night...

Hinarass ko si Tin!!! Hinarass ni Manny si Jolly!!!

oh Lord, anyway, ndi ung iniisip nyong hinarass as in... sobrang trinap ko lang sya para makapunta kmi ni Manny sa bahay nila. Absent kasi sya kahapon, at wala kaming magawa ni Manny, we went there... as usual, laughing trip. Ewan ko natahimik kami bigla nung ipalabas na nun Big Brother, I guess nagconcentrate lang kami sa panunuod. Sorry talaga Tin.


Kanina...

May client meeting ako, parang for the first time, I feel and sound intelligent. hahaha. ndi naman sa bobita ako (Paconian na tiga-PLM pa!) kaya lang, parang naniniwala sila sa sinasabi ko. hahaha. Masaya lang, kasi before and after tawa kmi ng tawa ni Ira.

free ?

I will be free...

in a year's time,

at most in a couple of years

the funny thing is...

I don't want it.