i fell in love with the lifehouse! :)

yeah! i was smitten by Jason wade, the vocalist of lifehouse and that happened as i watched the music video of "you and me" seriously.. usually kasi di ko masyadong pinagtutuunan ng pansin yung mga music videos, puro background music lang.. yun nga, nung nagse-senti ako, pinanood ko and that was it! siguro, it's also for the fact that the story of smallville itself makes me really kilig and at the same time, sad.. :( hayy.. anyways, yes i'm now a lifehouse fan. :) i first heard of them from chynna ortaleza again! gaLing.. so now, i'm busy downloading and learning their songs to sing.. hehe!

and i read from wikipedia that they're originally a Christian band.. wow! ang guwapo na, Christian pa! galing talaga.. :)

.. and incubus too! :)

i'm loving their songs! wonderful lyrics and wonderful band.. i heard brandon boyd, the vocalist (the one chynna kept on giggling about) is so sexy! haha. :) i love their "aqeous transmission" (very soothing), "drive", and "Love Hurts" (easy to sung to)

..plus coldplay! :)

i also love their lyrics beacuse it's very intelligently written and makes sense.. some says their songs has a Christian-touch.. and if that so, i will be very happy knowing how Christian songs affect me


i found out in wikipedia: "band has remained protective of how their music is used in the media, refusing its use for product endorsements. According to vocalist/pianist Martin, 'We wouldn't be able to live with ourselves if we sold the songs' meanings like that.' In the band's early years, Coldplay was also widely noted in the media for their claim to give 15% of the band's profits to charity." (di ba ang galing!)

pansin ko nagugustuhan ko mga alternative rock music ngayon. they're very appealing to me o dahil na din sa personalities ng mga band members? hehe.. they're very cute and full of idealism na hindi nila pinagpapalit sa kung anong material things.. galing!

update to my other love of my life :)

RICO bLanco is soo cool! i so love him more.. his album, "your universe" is said to have been included in the top 10 best selling album in 2008, plus his single YUGTO is NU Rock Awards Top 2 Best Song for 2008.. galing! i'm proud that i'm one of the first na tumangkilik sa single niyang yugto at ngayon naman, top favorite ko yung "your universe", "ayuz lang, at "antukin".. napanood ko yung interview niya sa rated k at grabe, kinilig talaga ako sa kanya. at eto pa pala, Vocalist of the Year pa siya sa NU Rock Awards.. oh di ba galing! kung sino man yung nag-doubt na hindi niya kakayanin mag-solo, kinain lahat ng sinabi nila.. i just wish him more success because he deserves it!

i love what he said in the interview,

- “ang success sa akin happiness eh, kung mahanap mo yun sa ginagawa mo, sa buhay mo, yun success para sa akin yun..”

- “meron talaga tayong dadaanang pagsubok eh.. kung tatanungin mo lang sarili mo kung gusto mo lang magpatuloy, o hindi, eh sa akin never naging option yung susuko ka na hindi pa sumusubok..”

Very well said!

Again, my respect and support for a brilliant artist like him will still be here.. :)

LUMIYAB KA, RICO at tayong lahat na Pilipino! :)

my mood for the week and updates:

- i'm quite happy kasi i'm in a transition again of finding comfort and happiness from someone and i don't know if this gonna be true or will last. i still can't make up my mind but we can't predict predict what will happen in the future so i'm handling this one Above, for guidance and assurance.. hirap eh!

- i read from meg magazine that LIBRANS daw are really hopeless romantic at heart and we're in constant search for someone to love.. hmm.. sort of true! wow.. :)

- birthday ni ma'm wilma ng gma7 :)

- malapit na reunion concert ng eraserheads! loving their songs too!

- pati birthday ni superbianca!! i'm sure i'm gonna greet her.. hindi ako mahilig mag-comment sa mga personal accounts pero kung ganun naman din ka-espesyal na araw i'm sure i'll do it for her. :)
- my professional life sucks! agghh!

- i will post my pics later this month or next month.. the memories for this month of love! love it all! :)

yun lang! happy blogging everyone! :)

wish lists..

kelan kaya dadating yung time na mabibili ko lahat ng gustuhin ko, na yung perang gagamitin ko ay galing sa pinaghirapan ko? these are just some of my simple (?) wish lists.. as we grow up nga talaga, mas marami tayong nari-realize sa mga sarili natin.. for example ako, hindi ko alam na meron din pala akong vain mentality pero ok lang naman to di ba? kasi dahil sa mga ito, mas pagbubutihan ko ang trabaho ko, mag-iipon ako, magsi-set ako ng priorities para matupad lahat ng pangarap ko.. these are still dreams for me pero alam ko darating ang araw na matutupad itong mga ito, with the help of our deaR LoRd siyempre! isa pa sa na-realize ko sa sarili ko na techie-savvy na rin pala ako kahit papano :) at may matindi akong interes sa still life, at sa art of photography.. alam kong marami pa akong madidiskubre sa sarili ko pero in the mean time, i will enjoy learning new things everyday, enrich my knowledge and skills and grab the best of everything life has to offer! :)

may we find the desire of our hearts not just today but all the days of our lives and have joy doing and fulfilling it.. always find the reason to smile today!

GoD bLess all! :)

is this really is it?..

argh.. parang i can't believe it.. my day will end just like this! yes, i have to face it, feb. 14 is a curse! OMG.. why?! i celebrate my valentines here inside our miserable (?) office.. i celebrate it with me, myself, and i.. i don't want to pity myself! shut up.. although i appreciate the efforts of my friends who came to my office to fetch me and bring me to their respective dates.. but, is that a right thing to do? they will just add misery to my already ,iserable life. :( i'm sorry for being just like this, i just can't help it lang.. i'm frustrated, depressed.. hayy! the only person who i expect to greet me even through text didn't even bother to say hi. sheesh! if he really meant what he was always saying, why isn't he doing any move?! it's too irritating.. ahhh! i wanna succumb my self to dreams of child-like wonders. there, i know nothing at all.. i'm free, i'm flying. whatever i say!

list of things i just have to do sans this overtime!

- treat myself to a fine dine. as in!

- watch pokwang in coliseum!!

- have a good night life

- endless talks with the girls

- plan our tomorrow outing

.. but now, as i reflect on what's happening every valentines day of my life, i realized parang hindi ipinapahintulot ni LoRd na masyado akong masaya sa lovelife.. why? maybe because He wanted to tell me na first and foremost, He's my onLy LoveR whom will really take good care of me, whom will save to any destructions on my life.. whom will never allow anything bad to happen to me but when He does, it's for a purpose, to teach me how to become a stronger and better person.. gosh, why did i wrote that? again, maybe the Holy Spirit is talking to me that even though no one remembered to greet me, i have naman the best LoveR, Rock, Foundation, in the whole wide heaven and earth!

Thank You, LoRd for loving me whole time :)

the frustrations, it's natural and normal to a teen-ager like me who likes being pampered and loved din naman but never dare admit it to others.. hahayy!!

whatever, still have a happy valentines to all!

life is sweeter when you're in love..

but can you handle the pain?.

“We cannot live unaffected by love. We are most alive when we find it, most devastated when we lose it, most empty when we give up on it, most inhumane when we betray it and most passionate when we pursue it.”

ok, it's february. and so what?! Why the senti entrance and entry? Hmm.. Every february, i can't help myself but be senti because as we can notice, the air speaks so much of love! .. and that's what my post is all about. I'm not saying i am expert on this but i just wanna share my knowledge, experiences, and observations on this super complicated word yet in fact the most basic thing why we continue to live..

1. My points/takes on my own lovelife. :)
My lovelife nowadays is so dull. Period. (That's why valentines day is so depressing for me. haha!) ok, but once it was so damn coroLful.. este coLorfuL pala! When we're in love, (as in we :p) we see the world in a very different perspective. There's always magic, heavenly feelings, and yes, love is there! High school loving moments will always be, not naman the best, but most memorable because there are a lot of firsts, right? Maybe it's your first experience of dating, of being in a relationship, this maybe your most awkward, funniest yet cutest that can ever happen to your highschool life..

2. My Confusions About this 4-letter-word..
case a: For girls, may ilan na may mga boyfriend na pero nagpapaligaw pa din.. I don't get it kasi kung ako ang tatanungin, I'd rather think of ways on how to strengthen the relationship rather to entertain any suitors kasi ano bang purpose ng panliligaw, di ba para sagutin ka ng manliligaw mo? Paano mangyayari yun kung in a relationship yung taong nililigawan mo? Tapos for girls, ego trip ba yun o talagang feeling long hair lang talaga sila pag maraming nanliligaw sa kanila. Kung ayaw talagang magpaligaw maraming paraan ang you can easily tell straight to their faces that you don't like it to be pursued.

case b: For boys naman, why some of them are so flirty? Kahit may girlfriend na pag nalaman nilang may crush si ganito, ganyan sa kanila nililigawan din agad and worse, pag may ibang girls tapos wala yung mga girlfriends nila nagpapa-charming naman! Konti na lang talaga ang mga faithful ngayon kaya swerte na lang talaga pag loyal o faithful ang boyfriend mo sa 'yo..

case c: Isa sa mga weird din for me, sa showbiz ha, i'm sure marami rin sa inyo ang nagtataka kasi bakit yung iba hindi pa nila inaamin na steady na sila ng isang tao kahit na nga halata na sa mga ikinikilos nila. Bakit kailangang itago, kailangan pang sabihin na 'exclusively dating, going there' chuva eh lagi naman silang nakikitang magkasama! Ang complicated nga!

case d: Pag dumating na sa point ng breaking up ang isang relationship, ang isang scape goat ng mga boys or even girls ay maghanap ng kapalit agad-agad at para sa akin, hindi naman ata tama yun. It's unfair to both you and the person na ginamit mo to get over the pain.. It's ok lang naman na you succumb your self to pain because we are humans and pain is inevitable so siguro ang magagawa na lang natin ay mag-adjust sa bawat situations. Naalala ko nga yung linya ni John Lloyd sa "one more chance" movie..

"bash, hindi mo ba alam ang tinatawag na three month grace period? lahat ng taong na-in love at nakipag-break ay alam yun, maghihintay ka muna.. tatlong buwan! "
i will cite my experience as an example.. ako, naghintay din ako ng three months ha? di ako guilty diyan.. :)

3. My Friend's Cases
• This friend a and c, as in nati-take mag-two time! Gosh.. Isn't it disgusting?! Siguro ito na yung sinasabi nilang esteem booster but i don't really agree with it. It's soo inhumane.. yeah, correct term kasi nga i strongly believe in the golden rule so what if sa kanila naman gawin yun, di ba painful naman? Tapos yun din ang igaganti so parang ang mangyayari paulit-ulit na lang. So dizzying!

• Friend b naman, walang kadala-dala sa mga panloloko ng lalake.. Pinapatos kahit sino na lang. Not being hypocrite naman no pero parang i can't stoop down to their level kasi maayos na babae naman ako, pinag-aral at pinalaki ng maayos tapos magbu-boyfriend lang ako ng so-so? Wag naman.. I'm sorry if may na-offend ako pero I'm just stating what's on my mind at yung paniniwala ko. Peace out! :)

• Friend d, nagbu-boyfriend pero hindi naman nakikipag-date o nakikipagkita sa boyfriend niya! Weirdness nga naman.. For me, nag-boyfriend ka pa tapos di mo naman ginagawa yung obligasyon mo bilang isang girlfriend. Parang useless din di ba! tsk.. tsk

• My friend c naman ang kabaligtaran ni friend d kasi halos oras-oras ata silang magkasama ng boyfriend niya and yet walang kasawaan sa pagmumukha ng isa't isa! Pwede naman sigurong every other night sila magkita di ba? Naiisip ko, ano naman kaya ang pinag-uusapan nila at kung umasta sila eh dekada na ang nakalipas ng magkita sila. Hayy!

• Friend e, nakipag-break sa kanya yung boyfriend niya tapos she tried and worked so hard para magkabalikan sila, did everything para mapansin nito.. to the point na siya na ang nanliligaw sa lalake, tinetext niya and everything pero in the end nairita na rin sa kakulitan niya yung 'ex' na kahit sobrang bait at iniintindi pa rin siya pero hindi niya na talaga kayang i-workout eh kaya kung anu-ano na nasasabi para lumayo na itong friend E ko. Actually it lasted for almost a year! Saksi ako sa lahat ng heartaches nito friend ko pero for my opinion kung ayaw na sa akin ng guy, fine.. Mag-iiyak ako but when i say i will move on, wala nang balikan talaga, after what he did to me?! Dapat naman talaga ganun di ba?

• My case, o dahil wala lang akong boyfriend ngayon kaya nagiging cynical ako at nababaduyan sa kanila, o di lang sila marunong mag-balance ng love life nila na siyang confusion sa akin? which is which?! Or maybe someday if i already have my own love life eh maiintindihan ko na din sila.. at least by observing them eh may natututunan ako so that when the time comes that i am ready to give my heart away, i am armed with so many take down notes on how to solidify the union.. magiging marunong akong i-balance ang lahat. :)

.. anyway, so much for analyzing love, the big question is: this valentines season, am i happy?

i can proudly say i am! :) like what i said in my previous blog entry, i've so much love to give and so much to receive but i'm not rushing things.. there's no need kasi those things that made out of rushes, the result is unsatisfying or bitin.. right? i know dadating siya in the right place and in the right time in my life. :)

CHEESY LISTS..
my fave romantic fLicks, perfect for this valentine season! some of them nagpaluha and at the same time nagpaiyak sa akin! grabe talaga ang movies, when given the positive perspective, ang laki ng naitutulong sa atin when dealing with our love life, and even life in general..

• 50 first dates (adam sandler, drew barrymoore)
• what a girl wants (amanda bynes)
• a walk in the clouds (keannu reeves!)
• sassy girl, windstruck (korean movie)
• a very special love (john lloyd, sarah) masarap lang balik-balikan :)
• one more chance (john lloyd, bea) pati ito
• a walk to remember (mandy moore, shane west)

• the notebook

• twilight! :) (kristen stewart, robert pattinson)

• the girl next door

my favorite cheesy movie lines! :)

“alam mo bang hindi ko pinagsisisihan na pinaglaban ko ang pagmamahal ko sa iyo? kasi nalaman ko kung gaano kita kamahal..”
- angelica panganiban in "a love story"

" akala ko madali lang magpanggap na mahal ko siya yun pala mas mahirap magpanggap na hindi ko siya mahal.."
- marian rivera "my bestfriend's girlfriend"

"mahal mo ba ako? .. mahal mo ba siya? (cover popoy's eyes) .. para kung masaktan man ako, hindi mo makita.. mahal mo pa ba siya? (popoy nods) (trisha cries so hard) .. gusto mo na bang tapusin to?"
- maja salvador in "one more chance"

_ waah! pinaka-winner tong linya na to ni maja! nagustuhan ko tong pelikula dahil kay trisha, sobrang bukal ng luha ang nai-shed ko dahil kay trisha.. galing ni maja, perfect! :)

HAPPY VALENTINES ! :)

love is in the air.. and i don't care! hehe.

-banat ng mga single ladies!

share ko lang uli itong isa sa pinaka-paborito kong picture :) with the timely valentine message for everyone..

-Love, tintin

i love everything about korea! :)

i see LOVE.. ♥

.. whenever my tatay reminds my nanay about her medicine every single time

.. whenever my nanay prepares the clothes and the basic needs of my tatay everyday

.. when how my daddy takes care of evrything in the house when mommy is tired from her work

.. whenever my mommy naman submit herself to daddy to whatever situations they have and vice versa

.. whenever my brothers bring food to their wives in the get together meals of the family

.. whenever my sisters-in-law also submit to their respective husbands when my brothers got irritated

.. whenever when i got sick, how my sisters took care of me

.. whenever my pamangkin, keziah, gives way to her younger sister as well as cousins because she is the "pinaka-manang" among them

.. whenever all my pamangkins long for the touch of their mothers and being peaceful in their arms

.. whenever my cousins get alarmed when i don't feel well and i'm not in the mood for anything, it means they respect me for whatever mood i have at the moment

.. whenever my friend's boyfriends really take good care of them.. (sniffs!*) :p

.. whenever fans of every artista's fight for them and protect them from their detractors (i'm one of them?!) :)

.. whenever some street boys offer their back to their little siblings

.. whenever one passionately and joyously do what he/she loves most

.. whenever some couples peacefully and contentedly lie in each other's arms, doing nothing but feeling each other's hearts.. :) ( corny na ba? ) :)

.. whenever mothers gladly oblige to every "kapritso" their children asked

.. whenever fathers reluctantly agree to their daughters going on a date for fear of losing them

.. whenever the owner and their pets happily play with each other

... and lastly, i, not just see but feel as well, when Jesus died on the cross to save me from all my sins, took all the blame and the curse, just to spare from true destruction..

and for that i will always be thankful, words aren't enough..

.. see, there is more to love than just having certain someone special in your life. although, yes, being in love is such an inspiring thing for almost evryone but being single can be inspiring too! by noticing all these wonderful love and affection from all walks of life is one great inspiration. :)

Let's spread love not just for this month but the whole year through! because i know in my heart i've so much love to give and so much more also to receive

.. and because of that, I'm thankful anf happy enough. :)

Happy heart's month!

credit for these wonderful photos goes to amazing fLickr's who continue sharing their talent and time to capture such magnificent photos.. :)