Are they still Here, There, Everywhere?

I miss my friends...

Punctuations Here, There, Everywhere

Another personality test, this time from May and Marien.

You Are a Comma

You are open minded and extremely optimistic. You enjoy almost all facets of life. You can find the good in almost anything. You keep yourself busy with tons of friends, activities, and interests. You find it hard to turn down an opportunity, even if you are pressed for time. Your friends find you fascinating, charming, and easy to talk to. (But with so many competing interests, you friends do feel like you hardly have time for them.) You excel in: Inspiring people You get along best with: The Question Mark

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

Everytime

Jim and then Cholle took this quiz, so I might as well go with the flow. Haha.

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Your time of day has a split personality -- sometimes it's sweat-streaked and loud, and you're on the dance floor, getting your third wind, and shouting lyrics like you'll never run out of energy. You are the time of night that carves itself into your memory forever, because you'll never forget how much you love these people and this moment and this song. It's not always about unforgettable parties, though. Sometimes your late night (err… early morning) burst of energy happens when you're home alone. Those are the times when you say, "I flat out refuse to go to sleep until I finish reading this book, or typing this page, or reorganizing my entire closet." In either case, you are the time of night when it feels sort of forbidden to be awake, but you love accomplishing something special long after everyone else went to bed. And hey -- you can always catch up on sleep tomorrow, right?

10% of the people who took this quiz got the same evaluation.

2am is my usual bed time haha.

Swipe Here, There, Everywhere

I have been my sister’s CITIBANK Master Card supplement since 2005. So every time I use my card, I earn her points. Two weeks ago, my very own HSBC Mabuhay Miles Visa Card application got approved. I activated it right away and planned to use it to purchase Incubus concert tickets. Mabuhay Miles has a promo – for an accumulated initial spending of PhP5000.00, I will get a round trip ticket to anywhere in the Philippines (except Mindanao). And from now on, I will finally get the hard-earned points in exchange of my own expenditures. Haha.

Earlier this evening, I went out with my college friends, Carlo, Cholle, Fil, Ige, Neil&Daphne, Roma, Ron&Kelly, and Teejay. We met at CTBL Gateway; though, I opted to buy coffee from Starbucks because I have a hundred bucks worth of GC. Ige and I then went to the Ticketnet outlet just in front of the main entrance of Araneta Coliseum to purchase 7 concert tickets. I gave my new Visa card to the cashier and alas, the machine flashed “CARD ERROR”. I didn't know what to do because the total price I owe the lady is around PhP14000.00. Phone booths are nowhere in the vicinity and when I asked the guard about where phone booths are, I was directed to a far place. To make the long story short, I was lucky to make a call to my bank and the service agent assured me that my card is functioning well – she instructed me to go back to the ticketing outlet and ask the saleslady to swipe my card again, this time slowly and surely. Holding my breath while she was trying to make the transaction again, I was finally relieved when I saw two sheets of receipts coming out of the card reader – meaning, my card was accepted. What a way to make “binyag” of the first credit card under my name.

We then moved to Dencio’s to dine. We had 5 sizzling plates of sisig, 2 servings of krispy kangkong, a dozen and a half of baked tahong, 200g of blue marlin, a plate of asparagus in garlic, sizzling mushroom and krispy hipon. Wow! As always, I was tasked to collect each and everyone’s contribution to the bill. A bright idea popped out of my head – I could use my new credit card to pay our bill, then I just have to pay my credit card bills using the money I collected from my friends. In return, I get more mileage. Bwahaha. Imagine, I consumed PhP16351.00 in one day? How many miles have I converted with that spending? I just need to pay my bills before the month ends so it won’t incur any interest.

Anyway, the night ended there. We parted ways around 9pm and as we headed to Gateway’s parking lot, Ige and I realized that no one took pictures of our night out. But this morning, I visited Cholle’s multiply site and saw that she and Teejay had a couple of shots taken in front of CBTL. Haha. Sila lang ang may picture.

So there… I can’t wait for March 9 – Incubus will be coming to Manila for their Pacific Rim Concert Tour. But before that, the gang planned to attend Monday and/or Tuesday nights of UP Fair (Loverage 2 and Rockestra 2). See you guys there!

A Night To Remember

What's a better way to celebrate my birthday (and my ECE Board Exam success which is 5 months overdue already) than to celebrate with my family, relatives, friends, classmates and officemates?

Last night, around 50 individuals who are all close to me gathered in my house to dine, drink, sing the night out, nine days after my real birth date last September 6. From my nuclear and extended family (including my 1-month old nephew Sebastian, son of my Ate Che) to my HP clique (Ria, MarkO and sister Mindy, Warren&Kath, Primo&Odz, AJ, and Kat) to my UP colleagues (Carlo, Liz --> thanks for the hopia Liz, my mom liked it, and Jeff --> thanks for the cake Jeff and Tin) to my high school gang (Jam, Zasha, Gale, Adrian, JC, and bestfriend Arolf) to my cousins and nephews/nieces (Almond&Karen, Beth, Boknoy, Elda, Rica, Kiko, and Ate Leah) to my tropa at home (Motel, Jep, Chester, Loist, Tarapo, Maki, Odong, Kuya Gie, JR, Mhe, Kulot, Emem, Chinnie --> thanks for all the help, and Apple) were there to make that moment a night to remember.

Videoke was the "main event" of the party, and I think everyone has got the chance to sing at least once. There were lots of booze and food, I hope everyone has satiated their taste buds and thirsty throat. I apologize if ever anyone experienced some inconveniences, especially, searching for my place here in Taguig. Next year, I promise a better party and a larger venue for a larger group of friends.

I wish, those who were present last night will still be there on my 24th birthday next year, and those who were not, will be there as well.

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"Mahirap magkaroon ng maraming kaibigan, ngunit walang anumang makatutumbas sa sarap ng pagkakaroon nito." Naks. :)

Tagged Again

I've been tagged (by JACK!!!), so i guess I have to share 7 habits or facts about myself... Well, actually, since there are so many work loads to accomplish in the office (OWWS?!), I just reposted two old blogspot entries (to satiate JACK haha)- one that reveals ten things most people didn't know about me... until I published the said post, and another that states six random facts about me. Haha.

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Ten Things You Didn't Know About Niño

10. He was supposed to be given the name Richmond, so as to keep the consistency between his name and the names of his siblings which both start with R -> Rafael III and Rochelle. In a lucky turn of events, his Sto.-Niño-devotee-parents christened him with the name of the Child Jesus, instead.

9. This boy carries a very holy name: Niño De Jesus Eustaquio. It is very obvious that the first and middle names are namesakes of our Saviour; what you might not know is that Eustaquio is also a name of a saint -> San Eustaquio or St. Eustace, a legendary warrior of the 2nd century Roman Empire.

8. The first ever school fight in which he was involved was (shamefully speaking) with his girl classmate back in the 2nd grade. This caused him the top academic awards, having good manners and right conduct as one of the criteria for choosing the top student. He later realized that the girl he quarreled with then is now a beautiful lady. (Style pala yun... Haha.)

7. In 2001, senior high school student Niño wrote his autobiography entitled "Of Falling Down and Getting Up". Half of its contents are composed of pure visual aids -> photographs, in short.

6. Back in 1984, Niño is an unplanned (but not unwanted -> those are two different things!!!) child of a 40-year old tricycle driver and a 36-year old housewife. His brother and sister are 11 and 9 years older than he is, respectively.

5. He doesn't eat chicken... Sounds weird? It is more of a personal choice and preference rather than a matter of allergies and pet peeves.

4. He is a self-confessed person with memory gap and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Much have been said...

3. He has once filed a legal case against two individuals, a 20-something family man and a minor guy. He sued them for slight physical injuries within the halls of Pasig Regional Trial Court. The case was eventually settled through the mediation of the fiscal/prosecutor lawyer.

2. This hottie is indeed a hottie! He won 1st Runner-up (and 3rd Best in Talent) in a "campus hunk" competition at his alma mater La Immaculada Concepcion School -> 1999 (3rd year high school). Do I hear girls screaming???

1. With his outspoken personality and spontaneous humor, the tip of the iceberg is just what you see from the outside. Come and explore his inside mysteries that are yet to be discovered -> know him more by frequently visiting this blog.

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Tagged

Once tagged by this entry, write a blog entry of some kind with six random facts about yourself. In the end of it, pick six of your friends and tag them! (No tag backs). This explanation must be included, of course.

So here it goes:

1. At any circumstance, I can manage to sleep or take a short nap (even when riding a jeepney, when bombarded by loud noise, when the lights are ON, under extreme heat or during a "standing-room-only" scenario inside the MRT). I can be described by the phrase "masandal tulog".

2. Ironically, I can stay awake for around 48 hours straight.

3. I am an E-AJI addict. (EDITED: I was. I am no longer now. Health reasons. 140/90 is not a safe blood pressure.)

4. I have recently doubled my appetite as compared to what I had a couple of years ago. I currently weigh 145 lbs (...and counting). (EDITED: I am currently at 155 lbs. -> even though I frequently visit the gym now.)

5. I love taking a bath.

6. I sing whenever I am in the bathroom (except in EEE). (EDITED: EEE is my college department building in UP where we "lived" during our thesis days.)

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Visit my multiply entry to see who I tagged.

The Week(NEVER)ends

Thursday:

HP Global Delivery Philippines Center held its quarterly Coffee Talk at the Makati Sports Club last May 24. I got to see my friends who are also working at HP like CL, Marien, Mhyko, Tupe, and others. Also, as a new hire at HP, I am required to join my fellow newbies in a dance presentation/competition where we showcased our hidden talents (or the lack of those).

After the said conference, our team in HP, Logistics and Warehouse Solutions (or Physical Distribution and Advanced Business Applications Programming) had a dinner at Dads/Saisaki/Kamayan in Glorietta. Again, as a new-hire, I experienced being on the hot seat as the "old" ones barged us with questions regarding our personal lives. Haha.

Friday:

One whole day of programming examination in SAP-ABAP.

Saturday:

I went to the office on a Saturday morning to have another practice for the dance the new hires will have to present on the SAP-ADSI Offsite at the Grande Island Resort in Subic, Zambales on the first two days of June. At 3:00pm, I readied myself to yet another weekend happening with my college friends.

Glenn arrived from Canada more than a week ago; to welcome his presence, May and Liz organized a Tagaytay Highlands getaway for the whole Barkadahan. Because of tight budget and busy schedules of most of the 01's, only eight of us showed up. Arpee, Glenn, Marien, and May met at the EEE Building and then went on the road to fetch me at Ortigas and Norman at Ayala (Jim was with Norman but he chose not to join us because of a last minute text message from one of his siblings). Danes and Liz came together to Tagaytay Rotonda where we met them a few minutes past midnight.

We bowled and attempted to swim at the Tagaytay Sports Club, dined and enjoyed (did we?) the live band at Cafe Lupe, had a road trip around the Cavite with Glenn's Land Cruiser's roof open, and then played and chatted and ate and slept all night long at Glenn's pad at Belle View.

Sunday:

As Arpee, Glenn, May, and Marien headed to attend a mass and have an early breakfast, I, Danes, Liz, and Norman indulged into the luxury of staying at Glenn's very comfy place. Preparing for a trip home, we decided to stop over the Hillside Tower where we munched a couple of french fries platters and took several pictures with the picturesque scenery behind us. We passed by Sta. Rosa for a late lunch and then headed straight home at around 4:00pm.

My two cute pamangkins (a niece - Teriz, and a nephew - Wacky) welcomed me home with tight hugs and kisses. They are having a vacation at our house until Teriz's schooling starts in June.

Monday:

Another work week starts... and will never end either.

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To see the Tagaytay images, visit Glenn's MULTIPLY account.

chocobutternut! :D

That was Elma's text to me last night at exactly 11:40pm. She promised that if ever she would make sagot Argel, I will be the first one to know through a text message of Argel's favorite donut variant.

So I guess that's it, every 8th of each month, we can now greet them "Happy Nth Months-arry". Let's all pray for their new found love. Sana manlibre sila. Haha.

Engineer by Title (title courtesy of Dyan)

I registered my name as one of the country's new Electronics and Communications Engineer yesterday morning. I am now officialy ECE # 39***. Don't worry, as soon as I have confirmed that there is no way another person can possibly use my license number to do illegal activities, I will disclose the last three digits right away. Haha. Anyway, I, myself, will not need to use my license in the near future.

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I just started working at Hewlett-Packard Asia-Pacific last April 16. I received my brand new HP laptop yesterday and so far, I am loving my "work", or the lack of it as of the moment. However, many warned me that once my responsibilities start coming in, there's no stopping them. So I am still enjoying my free days while they last. Haha.

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I attended the Batch 2007 Engineering after-party, a privilege I enjoyed for being part of Inhinyero 2007. That the event was a blast is an understatement. Free-flowing bar drinks, LEVI'S® fashion show and crazy (in a positive sense) people were the highlights of the night. That night was indeed one of the best events I have been part of.

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On June 1 and 2, the SAP-ADSI umbrella group of HP Ortigas will have an off-site event in Subic, Zambales (at the Grande Resort). I am now very excited and looking forward to that date. Subic will finally beat Clark Field, Pampanga as the northernmost place I have been to (so pathetic, ain't I?),

OWWS?

One Week and counting down...

Six more days to go before the board exam. Too many materials to read and study, too little time...

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Wondrin'?

I went to UP Church of the Holy Sacrifice with May and Carlo this evening for a Holy Week confession. When I told the priest (who I personally know because of Kaps) that my last confession was four years ago, he was shocked and awed! He also said that maybe I have mistaken of the fact that confessions must be done at least once in four years and not once a year. Haha. Anyway, I cannot tell much more than that or else, I would break the vow of secrecy, so let's just stop there.

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With Glenn's permission.

I'll be spending about three days and two nights at May's house so that we can study together and solve problems together. We also invited other co-reviewees so that we can share notes with each other and ask each other questions regarding the board exam topics. Tomorrow is a hectic day for review.

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Should be studying!!!

Hey Mister! You should be studying!

The Number 23... Nah, just "number".

300

I and my co-reviewees watched 300 last Sunday when Excel Review Center experienced power interruption and classes were cancelled. As I see it, the movie based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae Pass has storyline more or less faithful to historical facts and the movie The 300 Spartans except of course in the aspect of portraying the Persians and the addition of mythical beings. It has a similar cinematography and editing to that of Apocalypto, Passion of the Christ and Gladiator. Its stunts resemble those in Troy, or better. The special effects, though most of the time are unbelievable, are comparable to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The thrill of watching it matches the one I felt when I saw V for Vendetta for the first time. Overall, the movie is not just good but great as well and I sure will buy a copy of it when VCD/DVD versions are released.


13

Last Tuesday, my cousin Roma and her boyfriend Frederick migrated to the US for good. Our family accompanied her to the Centennial Terminal where they had their non-stop flight to Los Angeles's LAX. They are the second couple of home-friends I somehow lost in a matter of year. A pair of siblings, Israel and Almira, also left the country last September to pursue their studies and join their dad who is based in London for almost a decade. The farewells and goodbyes were tearful, all of them are part of a bigger barkada we have back home. We have a very tight extended family and parting indeed leaves us with sweet sorrow. We promised one another that someday, we will all be present in a clan reunion showcasing our individual successes and triumphs in life. On that very special day, we are all already BIG TIME people!


26

This number represents the number of days before the much anticipated April 2007 ECE Licensure Examination. All good souls out there, please pray for all the examinees.


X

I received a call from Globe last night regarding a scheduled exam I have to take tomorrow morning. The HR person sounded familiar on the phone. She told me that her name is REGH (pronounced as "rej"), which is also a familiar nickname to me. I sensed something I can't explain. A few moments after our conversation, my phone once again rang. Now, it was just a text message that read, "Musta? Regina 2. Rmbr? Bhay k b? Pd tau usap?" My intinct was right, the lady I was talking to a while ago was indeed my ex-girlfriend. What a moment!

Anyway, she's now married to a wealthy civil engineer from La Salle and they now have a baby girl named Rianne Carla.

Okay, that's it!

Nth Time

Before anything else, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to all!!!

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I'll be having my 5th interview at HP Ayala tomorrow morning. Apart from the four previous interviews I had at Robinson's Summit Center, I also had one at San Miguel Properties Center in Ortigas.

I hope, now that I am out of Trend Micro, I will finally land an acceptable position (and compensation) in Hewlett-Packard. Wish me luck guys!

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Saying that last night's LOVERAGE Rock Concert (UP Fair's Tuesday show) was a blast is an understatement. It was my org's first UP Fair stint and we kicked asses!!! (Especially those of the other orgs... Haha!) Bamboo was the main and exclusive performer of the night and other notable bands such as Calla Lily, Sugarfree, Itchyworms, etc. literally and figuratively made some noise.

More about this on my next post. 'Til then...

More Pics from Dyan's and Jeff's Special Day

Eragon daw haha.

The late Liz Sagucio. Haha.

Philippines' Next Top Model

Go sip it!

Norman's version of RR's smile.

The coolest peeps.

To the Barkadahan members, visit our Yahoo!Group for more photographs.

An Unweak Week

(an-an-wik-wik)

The current week is definitely one good week to start the year.

January 13 14 and 15

It was Dyan's birthday last Saturday while it is Jeff's today. What a great idea to jointly celebrate their special day with us in the Barkadahan. Clarwin, Jeff, May and I all skipped our last review session yesterday to meet other "01 and beyond" friends at SM Megamall. Carlo also cut the third class but went to his girlfriend's radio stint at Campus Radio. He told us that they would just go straight to the meeting place after Karlene's shift. The four of us arrived way ahead of everyone so CL suggested that we watch a ballet performance in a program staged at one of the mall's atria - anything just to kill time, although CL and May confessed that they are indeed ballet aficionados.

Around 6pm, one by one, Dyan, Elma, Winston, and Bevan (in chronological order of appearance - haha) started to arrive. I remember the moment we stayed at Seattle's Best^® Megastrip while waiting for them - how one of the shop's crew stared at us noticing we hadn't ordered anything from them. That was when Dyan came and bought the lone proof that we were indeed valuable customers - a LARGE Brownie Javakula^®.

We decided to dine at Sbarro^® as, again, one by one, Norman, Ivan, Carlo & Karlene arrived. Jeff over-estimated our appetite and purchasing skills -> in short - kapal ng mukha pag may nalilibre - joke :), that he commented, "Hindi man lang ako pinagpawisan sa mga orders ninyo!". I noticed Dyan was quiet regarding Jeff's remarks, especially when almost everyone started to ask for additional items. (Haha, peace Dy!). Seriously, I know, no money can match the feelings we had everytime the Barkadahans are together. I know that because after texting Dyan with a thank-you-note, she quickly replied this: "Okay lang yun, LOVE ko naman kayo eh!". Isn't that music to our ears?

CL and May went home early... And as usual, after a choir obligation, Liz, the queen of Barkadahan Gimiks, arrived late... and tired. Few minutes before 10pm, the establishments around us including Sbarro^® were already starting to prepare for closing. We then all agreed to let Liz eat her dinner at St. Francis Square where fastfoods operate 24/7. However, we ended up in Jollibee where closing time is at around 1030pm. In a very stannge chance, Liz ate fast - with less talk on the side. She finished quickly... but sadly, so did our get-together. We parted ways few minutes past 1030pm.

It was a happy day for the happy celebrants and happy friends. Haha!

Here are some of the pictures Norman captured with his digital camera.

The place to be.

Notice the two yellow arm bands? They are from that cute lady in pink stripes.

Hahahaha.

ton, onin, panorms, may, cl, bevie

The two on the far right are our birthday boy and girl.

jeff, elms, ton, onin
Jeff: "No sweat"; Dyan: "I'm sweet"

may, cl, dy, jeff, elms, ton, onin

Notice the empty plates? That's how big are appetites are.

Who's that lady beside me?

Three isn't a crowd, especially with that nice background logo.

Ganda man sa Miga! Ibang-iba sa porbinsya!

The couple in front of me is the Carlo&Kyle duo.

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The 14th of January was also my parents' 34th Wedding Anniversary. Although the family just had a usual day, we cherished that 34 years our parents stood strong for my brother, my sister and me. They are still standing strong for us to ensure that we will not break and fall apart as siblings and as heads of our own family (ako na lang pala walang asawa haha).

Today is also my Aunt Virgie's birthday! Happy birthday Auntie!!!


January 16

Tomorrow is the deadline I set for myself to decide what career move to take for the next few years. Accenture has an offer, HP promised to give me one this week, NEC already deferred ny application for a few months due to lack of trainers, and TrendMicro assured me a slot last week. I think, I should give myself at least one more week. This is a life-changing decision so I better pick the best option. My fingers are crossed...


January 17 18 19 and 20

On the 17th, it will be my nephew's 3rd birthday. His name is Sameer F. Al-Bugami, a son of a Saudi Arabian Air Force pilot and my cousin who is a nurse in KSA. He has never been to KSA; my cousin arrived last Saturday from KSA to organize her son's party on the 20th. Tsibog na naman ito!

On the 18th, it's Jonat's birthday. He is one of my friends outside the "01 and beyond" batch.

On the 19th, it's my Kuya's 33rd birthday! He is the father of my very cute pamangkins Teriz and Wakki.

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Happy Birthday to all of you!!!

Sa Wakas

(Gagayahin ko na rin sina Elma at Fil...)

Sa wakas, makalipas ang mahigit isang buwan, nai-upload na rin ni Norman ang mga larawan ng barkada sa unang pagtatanghal ng pangkat ng manunugtog ni Ige kasama ang kanyang mga kamag-aral sa mataas na paaralan. Naganap ito noong ika-2 ng Nobyembre sa Cafe Lupe sa Guadalupe. Narito ang ilan sa mga nakunang litrato na kung saan ay kasama ako.






Para sa kalahatan ng mga nasabing larawan, dalawin na lamang ang ating pangkat sa Yahoo!: BARKADAHAN

Oo nga pala, naroon din kami nina Danes, Liz at May noong ika-23 ng Nobyembre, ang ikatlong pagpapakitang-gilas ng grupo nina Ige. Sayang nga lamang at hindi ko na kayang pumunta ngayong gabi doon dahil sa ako ay naghahanda para sa aking pagsasalita sa pagpupulong ng lahat ng mga inhinyero sa kuryente bukas (7th National Electrical, Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering) at sa dahilan din na kapos na ako sa kaperahan. > halakhak <

Pahuling-sulat (PS): O, ayan Fil, ngayon mo bigyang-kumento ang aking lathalain. Biro lang.

Addict

Aside from sleeping and being a pseudo-bum (which means I am really not a real BUM because - Hey, I am a full-time EXCEL reviewee!), here are the addictions I currently indulge with:
1. The Amazing Race 10, The Amazing Race Asia, Detective Conan, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Survivor: Cook Islands, Yu Yu Hakusho and many other cable TV shows.
2. Bananas, Chukee, e-aji, Hersheys, Hotdogs, Picnic, Tofi-Luk and many other pampataba.
3. Blogging, playing SIMS, YM and other computer-related activities.

I bet, you won't be surprised if one day, you'll see me in the reality show - The Biggest Loser. Haha. :)

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Happy Birthday to the following:
Nov. 2 - Tin, Tupe (November 2006 ECE Licensure Exam Second Placer)
Nov. 4 - Ige
Nov. 5 - Joe, Zasha
Nov. 7 - Jim
Nov. 11 - Ja
Nov. 13 - Ochie
Nov. 18 - Romarie
Nov. 21 - Regina
Nov. 22 - Arolf, Carlo, Ivy, Ralph
Nov. 23 - Charmaine
Nov. 24 - Ate, Fil, Larisse
Nov. 28 - Kelly, Kiko, Kring

Cafe Lupe 2

A second Cafe Lupe event for the Barkadahan was held last Thursday 16 November 2006. Again, we watched and listened to the music of Ige's band NICCO. It was actually NICCO's third gig at Guadalupe - we missed the second one. All of the attendees two weeks ago were also present that night minus Ivan and Norman; and aside from Bananie and Fed, this time, 01 and beyond's Elma, Ghe, Jeff and Teejay were there. Speaking of Elma, just visit her blog entry for details and photo/s.

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Reality show update: Our Filipino comrades fell one-by-one these past couple of weeks both in Survivor and The Amazing Race. Brad Virata was voted out of Survivor: Cook Islands and became the first member of the jury. Jenny Guzon-Bae was one of the two castaways eliminated yesterday (Manila time) and became the third member of the jury. Ernie and Jeena of The Amazing Race Asia missed the Fast Forward because of a stupid cab driver and fell from second to last place in Jakarta, Indonesia and became the first team to be eliminated. Aubrey and Jacqueline finished sixth and stayed in the game.

Cafe Lupe

Last night, the Barkadahan had another college gimik, this time at Cafe Lupe in EDSA-Guadalupe, Makati City. I, Carlo, Danes, Dyan, Fil, Ivan, Karlene, Liz and Norman listened to Ige and his bandmates' performance during their first of a series of scheduled gigs (Thursday nights at Cafe Lupe Guadalupe and Saturday nights at Cafe Lupe Tagaytay) at the said chain of bars. As usual, we spent money as if we are all highly-paid yuppies already - nevertheless, the event was indeed worth our time and money. Supporting a friend on his/her endeavor is priceless. Their performance was, however, plagued with too many technical problems brought about by the bar's faulty sound system. But, the group remained composed and finished the night on a high note - literally - inviting our resident sopranos, Fil and Liz on stage. The two sang a couple of songs like "Foolish Heart" and "So Slow" alongside the band's vocalist/guitarist Niccolo, whom the band was named after - NICCO. Norman managed to catch memorable shots with his digicam but is yet to upload them as of press time.

I wish you, Ige and company, a long-lasting success on your upcoming music career. I can't wait for the time when I hear fans screaming your names out loud and fighting to death just to have your autographs. Haha.

Lez, err, Liz, where and when is the next night-out? Calling all November celebrants, we are waiting for a happening!

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BARKADAHAN Breaking News:

Winston is currently confined at a local hospital in Baguio City/La Trinidad in Benguet. He was diagnosed with amoebiasis and high fever.

Get well, buddy!

Happy

Happy Ending

As I bid farewell to my very comfortable and enjoyable workplace (I'll definitely miss Logan, my ever reliable computer) in the UP Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (the best research lab in UP EEE), me and my labmates held our sem-ender last Saturday 28 October 2006 - a simple and short event yet a sweet and solemn one. Well, the "solemn" part is subjective.

Mam Gev, Sir Franz, Sir Jor-el, Mam Tess (from neighboring IML/Microlab) and Mam Dae plus Amiel, Danes, Fed, Geof, Ivy, Leo, Lyand, Mark, Micael, Pau, Tiyaw and I were all present during our Bowling/Billiards "tournament" at Xybrbowl Katipunan Ave./Aurora Blvd. Our dinner was also mouth-watering and came in an almost unlimited supply (spaghetti in white sauce, chicken barbecue and java rice with bottomless iced tea, fruit salad and cakes from Red Ribbon). Here are some of the moments stolen by Pau's digicam.






After the event, I, Danes, Ivy, Leo and Mark decided to spend the night at Amiel's house where we had a movie marathon and, as usual, food trip. We were able to watch Click, Just My Luck, Just Friends, Curious George, Scary Movie 4, Cassanova and Over the Hedge - seven movies straight!!!


Happy Birthday

Happy 22nd birthday to Liz (Oct20), Winston (Oct29), JFel (Oct30) and Emil (Oct31) and happy 23rd birthday to Almond (Oct31). Painom naman diyan!!! Haha.


Happy Halloween

Trick or treat!

Barkadahan 2

As promised, these are our "photographs and memories" last night (courtesy of Dyan). Haha.

Take note that these are just six of about twenty pictures Dyan and Elma took from their camera phones during our dinner and coffee talk. I posted only the pictures where I am included in. Visit Dyan's Multiply account for the complete set of pictures. Haha.