Facebook has recently put words into my mouth. And this is what according to Facebook is my personal quote:
I would like to believe that these powerful words and intelligent thought really came from me. Thanks heaps Facebook for such an amazing job! Hahaha!
Bur seriously, if I’m to relay a personal quote on Facebook or in any other social media format, it would be…
‘Di nga? Mamatey?
wrabel (photo taken from his fb page)
Hey! Look and listen to who I discovered! His name is Wrabel. I don’t know if he’s an indie or a mainstream artist. And I have yet to look and listen into his body of work. But one thing is for sure… I love his single entitled “11 Blocks”
I peeped into Wrabel’s Facebook and found this poignant and soulful expression on his page…
tonite i quite literally set the past on fire.
ready to move on.
ready for change.
ready for new.
ready to leave for this tour and ready to share these songs and these stories and my head and my heart with whoever will listen.
hehe this is a bit dramatic.
but sometimes it just has to be
Listen to 11 Blocks before everybody is singing it and before this song blows out of proportion. I really like this and I hope you do too…
May potenshal… Super nays ‘di ba?
I have one complaint about the recent adventure I had with some friends. It’s about the place where we had a short weekend holiday. It’s about Luljetta’s Hanging Garden! My complaint is about my camera’s inability to capture the beauty and serenity of the place.
fun time with mj, jb and willie
swimming by the mountain cliff
Knowing that it’s near Manila I set my standards low for Luljetta’s Hanging Garden. But as soon as we arrived, this darling of a place simply became a big surprise. The peaceful mountain environment and the invigorating fresh air were some of the things visitors can savor about.
I never knew that such a quiet gem exists just one and a half hour away from crazy Metro Manila. Here’s one fun video which I guess failed to capture the unhurried, gracious and breathtaking beauty of Luljeta’s Hanging Garden.
Luljetta’s Hanging Gardens is a mountain resort located at Loreland Farm Resort in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City.
Akalain mo? May ganun pala sa Antipolo?
Breakfast is the most important meal in my universe. I basically would not function well if I happen to skip breakfast. That is why every time I got to encounter a great breakfast experience I will definitely have to write about it.
If Marikina City got Rustic Mornings and Alaminos City boasts about Celia’s Café, Antipolo can definitely rave about their Eggs For Breakfast. This tiny all-day breakfast joint at the tail-end of the Sierra Madre mountain range is definitely huge in terms of serving pleasant breakfast dishes! Though it’s quite difficult to locate if you wish to snub the benefits of using Waze or Google Maps, this hidden gem in Antipolo is indeed worth a visit.
groupie of the breakfast gang!
it was worth the visit…
My friends settled for the classic Filipino breakfast items, that is, Beef Tapa and Longganisa dishes served with rice and eggs while I opted for the American classic Buttermilk Pancakes with Eggs and Bacon. And judging from my order, I knew that this café is a good café. It is because I exactly got what I ordered. I just wanted fluffy pancakes with bacon and eggs and I got fluffy pancakes with bacon and eggs.
buttermilk pancakes with bacon and eggs
has fun with one pan breakfast
As if like testing and challenging if this café is indeed a good café, I decided to order another set of breakfast dish. For my second round of breakfast, I ordered for the fancier, heavier and seem to be a popular dish of the joint which everyone seem to be ordering. Eggs for Breakfast’s version of the classic full English breakfast which they call One Pan Breakfast!
One Pan Breakfast further verified our delight and enjoyment of the place. Though everyone are already full after finishing their respective orders, we were still able to finish the One Pan Breakfast in a breeze as soon as it was served on our table! Yum yum!
nice one…
Eggs For Breakfast isn’t the most spacious and comfortable café to laze but the quirky interiors, the delightful ambiance, the pretty alright service and of course the tasty breakfast dishes were indeed worthy of a visit. I am just glad to know that a cozy and delightful breakfast joint does exist in that part of beautiful Philippines. I will definitely visit again!
Itlog para almusal…
It’s already midday Tuesday in Manila before night time falls in California. Does this means that we in Manila needs to be more patient and takes more time to wait before we could watch the next dance routine of JT and Robert?
a magical tandem
this cute boy is a great storyteller
That’s exactly what I thought when I patiently waited for the airing of SYTYCD: The Next Generation season after they were gone for 2 weeks to give way to the airing of the Summer Olympics. And when I saw the phenomenal Mr. Jobangles routine, my impatience just suddenly vanished. It was worth the wait!
JT and Robert on the dance floor are simply magical! They’re the best thing I’ve ever seen on SYTYCD! Their partnership is something so joyous. Their routines week after week speaks volumes! Their routines are no longer about the technicality of their dance moves. It’s no longer about their having good lines and flexibility. It’s already about awesome and touching storytelling in which happy chemicals are emitted by the people who sees their dance performances.
Now watch and be touched…
Ninakaw ng dalawang ‘to ang puso ko.
If you were reading a book and midway you realized it is about your life, would you finish the book or stop? Why?
Paki sagot…
One observation that I realized while playing Pokemon Go is that there are two categories of players. One category are those who are simply lucky while the second category are those players who needs lots of perseverance so as to level up in the game.
Those I consider fortunate are the ones whose place of stay are within the range of a Pokemon Stop or Pokemon Gym. While those who has to struggle by walking or driving around to locate a Pokemon stop or gym are the ones who were not blessed enough by the heavens of Pokemon gods. It can therefore be deduced that playing Pokemon Go is simply like L.I.F.E.
Some were sanctified with the divine providence and need not endure the labors and struggles of life. These are the same as the Pokemon Go players who seem bored with the game for it posts very simple challenges because Pokemon Stop or Pokemon Go ranges are placed right above their roof.
slowly but surely
wow! that was a long walk
On the other hand, others needs to battle it out with life’s circumstances so as to achieve fortune, prosperity or even simple joys that life has to offer. These as the same Pokemon Go players who needs endurance to walk around and be exposed to various environmental elements so as to locate a Pokeon Stop or Pokemon Gym. And I guess, these are the same players who cherish every Pokemon characters that they find so as to add up to their Pokedex.
It’s unfortunate though that in both domain – that is the Pokemon world and the real world – I am ill-fated to fall in the second category. I live in a place where I have to walk far so as to reach a Pokemon Stop or a Pokemon Gym. And I am part of the world’s population who has to scuffle, battle and tussle with life’s circumstances so as to achieve what I need to achieve.
This makes me realize that in the category that I belong, playing Pokemon Go is difficult but finding a Pokemon and levelling up in the game is definitely sweeter. And just like in my real world and in the true game of life, my achieving and winning if compared to those who were born richer and wealthier is definitely sweeter!
Hay buhay!
I have always believed that a superb art no matter what medium it is should be something that emits emotion subject to the sensors’ perception. It should be an art that is open to the subjective interpretation by the people who experiences it.
This precept is especially true of the Filipino film entitled Tuos, an official entry in the 2016 Cinemalaya Film Festival presently running at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The conduct of the story as well as the moods of each of the characters in the film are all subject to the interpretation by the viewers.
cultural!!!
exotica!
Directed by Derick Cabrido, I consider Tuos as one of the most exotic Filipino film from among the Filipino films that I have seen. Though the movie has the tendency to get quite dragging, some of the rich colors of the Filipino customs and culture were shrewdly presented.
And aside from the impeccable acting of the legendary Filipino actress, Nora Aunor who plays Pina-Ilog in the movie, what particularly impressed me by Tuos were the additional layers of art that were fittingly mixed in the story. The landscape presented in a modern visual art and the haunting old folklore of a song mixed together during the animation portion of the movie were pure brilliance. These layers of art added up to the already rich texture of the movie.
When the movie ended and was already rolling its credits, I was left s mystified, stunned and thinking. With my limited cerebral capacity, I tried interpreting the scenes and the narratives that were presented. And there’s one last thing that I realized about Tuos, that it is indeed one exotic and powerful movie that only the smart and brainy human beings would be able to appreciate.
Sori na lang sa mga bobo, pang matalino lang ang pelikulang ito.
It is official! I am part of the world’s population who has been bitten by the Pokemon Go bug. And my avatar is aptly called Nengkoy (of course!).
It’s my third day of playing this massively popular game. And at this early point in time, I can already identify three major benefits of playing Pokemon Go.
stylish pokemon go avatar… appropriately named NENGKOY
First, playing Pokemon Go entails lots and lots of walking. Thus, I will be consuming lots and lots of unwanted body fats and calories so as to search around for those lots and lots of elusive monster Pokemons. As a matter of fact, according to my Samsung S Health isometric app, I was able to achieve my walking goals on the first 2 days of my joining and playing this game.
a PIDGEY found inside my unit trying to fit my Marc Jacobs slippers…
Second, playing Pokemon Go requires the use of mobile phone’s Global Positioning System (GPS) as well as the aptitude in reading maps. Aside from, being able to appreciate the architectural, historical or cultural value and significance of sites chosen as PokeStop, my poor navigational skills will have no choice but to improve and be sharpened so as to search for those hard-to-pin-down Pokemons.
Lastly, it’s fun! This I guess need not be explained. Pokemon Go will not be explosively popular worldwide if it ain’t fun at all!
Magtago na kayo! Let da geym begin…
Being emotionally moved and warmheartedly touched is a handsome feeling. It is one way for people to realize how beautiful it is to live.
There has been uncountable number of times that I have been moved by a song, stirred by a movie, melted by a speech, enthused by a book or touched by a video clip. But never can I remember that I have been so emotive about a dance routine.
This is until I saw J.T. (the cutest dancer ever) and the equally cute Robert strutted their jazzy moves in So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation. These couple are the most graceful male dancers I have ever seen on TV and on Youtube. The emotions that both exudes are so uncommon. Their movements seem to possess poetic words that would directly hit your intense passion and deep sensation.
J.T. Church in particular was such a joy to watch! He’s seems like a genius poet on the dance floor. This little young man can rock the wits out of every viewer with his dance moves! I’m a fan!
jt church and robert roldan… (photo captured from the former’s instagram post)
I don’t watch or follow this year’s SYTYCD series, but the dance routine J.T. and Robert in this video, which came as a surprise recommendation by Youtube in my laptop, can already be adjudged as the best performance of the season.
Grabe ang swabe!
Nengkoy 