<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825</id><updated>2012-02-15T22:49:17.207-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Life, Death, and a New Perspective</title><subtitle type='html'>Stupidity Lives.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>295</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-1751762542441226511</id><published>2011-10-21T22:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-21T22:40:53.615-07:00</updated><title type='text'>He Said, She Said</title><content type='html'>Drastic times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Namatay ang ilan sa ating mga kasundaluhan, sa Basilan nung&lt;br /&gt;kamakailan lang. Hindi ko sigurado kung 17 ba o 19 yung namatay,&lt;br /&gt;pero kahit na alin man dun sa dalawang bilang, di makakailang&lt;br /&gt;masyadong madaming namatay at napatay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakaloko lang isipin na magagawa ito ng isang tao sa kapwa tao.&lt;br /&gt;Lalo pa't parehas na pinoy, na ang tanging kadahilanan ay ang&lt;br /&gt;pagtatalo sa teritoryo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang problema ay sinasabing nagmula sa pagpunta ng mga sundalo&lt;br /&gt;sa teritoryo ng mga MILF. At kahit na may ceasefire na nakaamba,&lt;br /&gt;hindi nito kayang pigilan ang pagputok ng mga baril ng mga MILF.&lt;br /&gt;At tagumpay sila! (Tagumpay nga ba?) Maraming namatay, maraming&lt;br /&gt;nasugatan, maraming naulilang mga anak, at nabiyudang mga asawa.&lt;br /&gt;Tagumpay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakaka-tanga lang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MILF - hindi namin kasamahan ang mga yan. Splinter groups, mga&lt;br /&gt;grupong di namin hawak at hindi under ng command namin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ako - paano mo ba malalaman kung sino ang dapat labanan? Nakauniporme&lt;br /&gt;ba ang mga MILF sa Mindanao? May malaki bang MILF na nakalagay sa&lt;br /&gt;T-shirt nila? Paano na lang malalaman ng mga sundalo ang dapat labanan,&lt;br /&gt;dapat hindi labanan, at dapat gilitan ng leeg?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabi ng marami, dapat daw all-out war na. Kung puso at damdamin ang&lt;br /&gt;susundin, dapat talagang gerahin na ang mga walang hiya. Dapat pugutan&lt;br /&gt;din ng ulo, dapat ding paputukan ng walang awa. Ayon pa nga sa nakaligtas&lt;br /&gt;sa ambush sa Basilan, pinagtataga pa nga daw ang ibang kasamahan nyang&lt;br /&gt;sundalo hanggang mamatay. peace talks? O gaguhan lang?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabi naman ng Presidente, dapat daw ipagpatuloy ang peace talks. Duwag?&lt;br /&gt;Walang malasakit? Isang bansang nagmamakaawa sa mga MILF? Yan&lt;br /&gt;ang mga komento ng ilan. Totoong nakakadismayang isipin, totoong nakakainis&lt;br /&gt;pakinggan, pero may pinanggalingan naman, o meron nga ba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;17 ang namatay. buong MILF ang pananagutin.&lt;br /&gt;All out war na, gera na, wala ng urungan.&lt;br /&gt;Ilan pa kaya ang susunod sa kanila?&lt;br /&gt;20, 30, 40, 50 na mga sundalo?&lt;br /&gt;10, 20, 30, 40, 50 na mga MILF?&lt;br /&gt;30, 40, 50 o higit pang mga sibilyan?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tanong: Magpapakababa ba tayo, na ilalagay natin ang sarili natin sa hanay&lt;br /&gt;ng mga hayop na "splinter" na mga MILF? Itataya ba natin ang buhay ng&lt;br /&gt;iba pang mga ama, asawa, anak at kapatid sa ibang tao?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said, She said.&lt;br /&gt;Matatapang magsalita, matatapang magsisigaw,&lt;br /&gt;Kung tayo kaya mismo ang ilalagay sa sapatos ng ibang tao,&lt;br /&gt;Ganoon kaya kadali ang desisyon natin?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung ikaw ang Presidente, ilalagay mo ba sa mas delikadong sitwasyon&lt;br /&gt;at siguradong panganib ang mga sundalo mo? Maaatim mo bang&lt;br /&gt;malaman na mamatay ang mga kapatid, (oo kapatid) mong MILF&lt;br /&gt;at magbubunyi ka sa pagkawala nila?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung ikaw ang Sundalo, nanaiisin mo bang sumugod lang ng sumugod&lt;br /&gt;base sa damdamin na iyong nararamdaman? Kakayanin mo bang&lt;br /&gt;makipag-laro kay kamatayan sa pag-pasok sa gera? Kaya mo bang&lt;br /&gt;sabihin na baka bukas, makalwa, o mamaya, magpaalam ka na sa&lt;br /&gt;asawa, anak, nanay, tatay, ate, kuya, at mga kaibigan mo?&lt;br /&gt;Kakayanin mo ba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero kung tutuusin, 7 na naman ang namatay sa ambush isang araw&lt;br /&gt;matapos ang nasabing ambush sa itaas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ano na nga ba ang tamang pairalin? Damdamin, kaisipan o kunsensya?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-1751762542441226511?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/1751762542441226511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/10/he-said-she-said.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1751762542441226511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1751762542441226511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/10/he-said-she-said.html' title='He Said, She Said'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4871822819414460322</id><published>2011-10-20T08:32:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-20T08:44:40.526-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Stranger than Dumb</title><content type='html'>Sometimes, (o kung sa tagalog, minsan) napaka-bobo ng mga tao.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Binigyan tayo ni Lord ng isang sobrang laking &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;advantage&lt;/span&gt; sa mga&lt;br /&gt;hayop, at yun ay ang kalayaan nating mag-pasya at magdesisyon&lt;br /&gt;base sa katalinuhan na binigay sa ating mga tao.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero minsan mas okay pa ang hayop satin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offended ka ba? Paano ba namang hindi ko masasabi yan, e base&lt;br /&gt;sa mga huling maiinit at nagbabagang balita, may mga tao na nag&lt;br /&gt;papaka-hayop. Asal hayop, utak hayop, kilos hayop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isang babaeng kolehiyala ang hinoldap, kinidnap, ni-rape at pinatay&lt;br /&gt;ng dalawang hayop. Yung isa marunong magdrive ng tricycle, yung&lt;br /&gt;isa naman marunong bumitbit ng tao. Ganun pa man, parehas lang&lt;br /&gt;silang hayop, dahil sa mga nasabing kadahilanan sa taas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bakit nga ba ganito ang nangyayari sa atin ngayon? Kung tratuhin&lt;br /&gt;natin ang kapwa tao parang hayop. Hindi ko sinasabing rapist, killer,&lt;br /&gt;holdaper at kidnapper tayo, pero kung mag-isip tayo sa kapwa, kung&lt;br /&gt;mag-tsismis, kung mang-backstab, hayop na hayop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At di nakatulong ang paghithit ng droga. Siguro nung kinuha nung&lt;br /&gt;dalawang hayop si Given Grace (may you rest in peace) siguro me&lt;br /&gt;sa demonyo yung mukha nila, handang handa sa rape at sex, at&lt;br /&gt;walang kinatatakutan at handang pumatay. Nasa langit sila, lutang,&lt;br /&gt;kaya lahat. Walang sasantuhin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero nung nahuli na, kala mo mga kawawang bata na hindi&lt;br /&gt;pinapakain at walang kamuwang muwang sa mundo. Kahit na&lt;br /&gt;nakatago sa tiwalya ang mukha nung isang gago na nagsabing,&lt;br /&gt;"Ako lang yung pumatay pero di ako yung nang-rape.", kitang&lt;br /&gt;kita padin ang takot sa mukha niya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Natakot ba siya nung naisip niyang patayin yung kawawang dalaga?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kahit na sobrang astig ang pag-kakagawa satin ni Lord,&lt;br /&gt;Gagawa at gagawa padin ang tao ng paraan para maibaba at mabastos&lt;br /&gt;ang sarili niya. Sana naman maisip ng mga druggers ang pupuntahan nila.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabi ko nga,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IT TEMPORARILY TAKES YOU TO HEAVEN,&lt;br /&gt;THEN MAKES YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be safe. Be intelligent. Be human.&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4871822819414460322?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4871822819414460322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4871822819414460322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4871822819414460322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html' title='Stranger than Dumb'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-7840010175368269028</id><published>2011-07-12T04:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-12T04:52:54.380-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Try it Out!</title><content type='html'>Pano mo malalaman kung hindi mo susubukan?&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi naman siguro masama na sumubok ng mga bagay bagay,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sabi nga ng iba, it's a way to feed your curiosity. Pero hanggang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;san ba dapat ang pagsubok, pagtry o pagiging curious?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sabi mo dapat kong i-try ang pag-inom. Nakakatawa lang isipin&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;at aminado ako na hindi talaga ako umiinom. Dun sa definition ng&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pag-inom ng iba ha. Di pa ako nakakapunta sa bar, di pa nakakapag&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;SMB, Gin, at kahit na ano mang nakakalasing na alak.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero kahit na ganun, alam kong may mga mabubuti rin namang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nagagawa ang pag-inom. Ang sabi sakin, mas masaya daw ang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kwentuhan at samahan pag nagiinuman. Mas nagiging freeflowing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kung baga. May ibang something na hindi ko mapaliwanag, pero&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pag nagiinuman ang mga magkakaibigan, para talagang lagi silang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;masaya. Pwede ring maging facet ng sama ng loob. Pero dahil&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;dun kaya ayaw ko din. Baka kasi masanay, inom na lang lagi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ang sagot.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero ang drugs? May nagsabi samin na panu daw namin malalaman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kung yung katabi namin naka-droga, kung di namin alam ang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;amoy ng drogang ginamit o ginagamit niya? Dapat daw alam namin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;parang sinasabi narin niya na i-try namin kahit once lang.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Buti sana kung may mabuting madudulot ang droga, e kahit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;siguro matinong masayang usapan di makukuha ng pagdrodroga.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Weak ang mga nagdrodroga, at paninindigan ko yun. Magalit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na ang magagalit, pero hindi sapat ang kahit na anong dahilan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;para pumasok ka sa isang daigdig na lumulutang ka.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mahina ang taong tumatakbo sa problema. Ayos lang na paminsan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;minsan tumigil, umiyak at umaming mahina ka. Pero ang pagbaling&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sa droga ang pinaka-weak na solusyon na pwede mong gawin.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Langit, lumulutang, mga anghel sa iyong harapan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paglipas naman ng oras, tiyak na may maapektuhan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pwede pang mahantong sa kamatayan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kaya wag nating idahilan na kailangang subukan para malaman.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil ang matatalino, inaaral muna bago subukan. Para malaman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na bago pa matamaan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bakit tagalog nga ba ito? Haha. Whatever.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7840010175368269028?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7840010175368269028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/07/try-it-out.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7840010175368269028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7840010175368269028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/07/try-it-out.html' title='Try it Out!'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-681031032455607235</id><published>2011-04-06T03:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-06T03:24:46.344-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Smile</title><content type='html'>Sa lahat ng mga bagay sa mundo,&lt;div&gt;Kakaunti lang ang nanaisin ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kapayapaan at pagkakaayos,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagtotoothbrush at paghihilamos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Magkaron ng mga mabubuting kaibigan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Isang pamilyang nag-iibigan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga araw na merong natulungan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga gabing tumulong sa luhaan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagsakay sa jeep at inabot ang bayad,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tulungan ang matandang tatawid sa daan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Magbigay sa mga batang katabi niya,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil alam mong kailangan ka nila&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang alagaan ka't mahalin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi ka lokohin't respetuhin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit na sabihin ng kapitbahay na tsimosa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ngitian padin sila't ika'y tumawa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Walang perpektong bagay sa mundo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero kung sisimulan natin, ikaw, ako,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit papano'y magagawa mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Isang ngiting mula sa isang tao,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Isang pangyayaring perpekto.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-681031032455607235?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/681031032455607235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/04/smile.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/681031032455607235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/681031032455607235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/04/smile.html' title='Smile'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-352052131487642701</id><published>2011-04-01T03:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-01T04:03:21.940-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Flimsy Stupidity Unfair/necessary</title><content type='html'>Thinking of you makes me feel so cold&lt;div&gt;Galing sa kanta yan pero totoo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nakakainis isipin na ipapasa mo sa iba,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yung fact na hindi mo talaga kaya,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa tingin ko lahat naman lalagpas,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil simple nga lang yan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi kailangan pag-isipan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sobrang dali, easy-easy lang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero bakit merong nahihirapan?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bakit madaming nagnanais lumiban?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit na hindi makita ang yong' kagandahan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ok lang pagka't wala rin namang maintindihan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At pagdating sa huli,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pipiliin mong manirang puri,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maninira at sasabihin pa sa iba,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na walang karapatan ang kanyang ina&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit na sabihin mong tama ka,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi parin sapat ang pagpasa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat sa huli hindi parin maunawaan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang mga lesson na natabunan na ng nakaraan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please, I beg you, don't make us practice,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Because we aren't at ease,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Were students wanting to learn something,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Not be haters that hate everything - about you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div 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Unfair/necessary'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-527944389659724331</id><published>2011-03-31T07:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-31T08:06:04.110-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jeepney Hate Story</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;To all the Jeepneys I rode before:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Depende sa sitwasyon,&lt;div&gt;At kung saan ka paparoon,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang hatol mo sa mga drayber na to,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat dala nila'y ginhawa't sakit ng ulo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lilipat ng lane, babalik ulit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Titigil nalang bigla sa gitna&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wala kang magagawa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit businahan mo't sigawan ng walang hiya!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pag nasa loob nama'y magrereklamo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang tagal isauli yung sukli mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minsan pa nga ay di sakto,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kulang = ika'y mapapamura, sobra = bahala ka!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero naisip mo ba ang hirap?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pag sinabi ng pasaherong ang layo na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil pinipilit ni manong na gumilid,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat may nagsisisigaw na ng para?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Naisip mo ba na kailangan din niya?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Makakuha ng pasahero para kumita?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil nasa gilid ang mga tao,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kailangan din niyang lapitan ang mga to'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nagmamadaling parang mga racecar?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kailangan yan, sayang ang kita,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;May babayaran pang boundary yan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Papakainin pa ang pamilyang naiwan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kaya bago ka manghusga at tumawa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat hindi marunong magsukli ang mama,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maging sensitibo ka sa mga ibubulahaw mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi biro ang buhay ng pagmamaneho&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-527944389659724331?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/527944389659724331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/jeepney-hate-story.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/527944389659724331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/527944389659724331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/jeepney-hate-story.html' title='Jeepney Hate Story'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-1059625360209365458</id><published>2011-03-23T02:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-23T02:45:42.370-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kasagsagan ng Panaginip</title><content type='html'>As usual, nakaupo sa upuan (malamang) na may table&lt;br /&gt;sa canteen, kasama yung kaibigan (ko ata) na lagi kong&lt;br /&gt;kasama pag recess. Si Jeds, isang payat, matangkad at&lt;br /&gt;emong tao. Tama na yun para sa introduction sa kanya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Habang nilalaro ko yung toyo at Mountain Dew na&lt;br /&gt;pinaghalo ko nung tinamad na kong kainin yung siomai,&lt;br /&gt;Nakita ko na ang kumukumpleto sa araw ko. Si T***,&lt;br /&gt;yung tiga dun sa kabilang klase na sobrang lupet.&lt;br /&gt;Hubog, kutis at ugali, lahat na talaga! Hindi ko nga&lt;br /&gt;alam kung bakit wala pang BF yun e.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero kung magkakaron man, (at alam kong magkakaron talaga)&lt;br /&gt;ay, shoot! Sobrang swerte nun! Kahit siguro hindi na siya&lt;br /&gt;humingi ng baon sa magulang niya ng isang taon okay lang,&lt;br /&gt;Kung hanep sa superduper astig naman ng GF mo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero eto na ang climax ng araw na to, madalas kasing nasa&lt;br /&gt;Lib lang si T*** pag lunch. Nag-aaral. Grabe talaga, nakalimutan&lt;br /&gt;ko bang sabihin na matalino din sya? Crap talaga! Lalo kong&lt;br /&gt;naappreciate ang galing ni God. Galing niyang magcreate!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;T***: May nakaupo ba dito?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: Huh?! (Lumingon sa kaliwa, nasan na yung mokong?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;T: Hello? May nakaupo ba? Pwedeng makiupo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: (Puputok na ang puso sa sobrang saya) Ah, Eh, Oo, ok lang!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;T: Salamat ha! Matagal nadin kasi kitang nakikitang walang kasama,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;baka lang pwede kitang maging kaibigan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: (ANG BILIS NAMAN NETO!) Ah, ganon ba? Ahaha. napansin mo pala.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;T: Kaya nga e, uy may dumi ka pala sa pisngi mo, (pupunsan niya na)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: (OMG! OMG! OMG!) Ah, eh ako na!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Kinuha ko yung panyo ko sa bulsa pero natabig ko yung plato ko,&lt;br /&gt;tumapon yung toyo na may Mountain Dew sa polo ko)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jeds: Hahahaha. Ang engot mo pre! Natutulog habang kumakain? Classic!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: Tangi ka! Hindi mo man lang ako ginising! Shet, mantsa to!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jeds: Hahahaha. Naglalaway ka pa nga e. Anu ba napanaginipan mo? Porn?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: Utak ipis kang engot ka! Wala kang alam kundi porn!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jeds: Hahahahaha. Sige bahala ka na jan, magsisimula na klase! (Umalis)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JP: Hai.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sana naging totoo nalang yun. Kahit na siguro bagsak ako sa Algeb,&lt;br /&gt;History, English at Drawing ok lang. Kahit na anu pang negatibo ang&lt;br /&gt;mangyari, ok lang talaga. As in, kahit na madapa ako ng limang beses&lt;br /&gt;sa isang araw ok lang! HAI!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Dumaan bigla si T***, tinignan ako at napatawa bigla)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LORD SULIT PADIN ANG LAHAT NG TO!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isang malaking patunay na Recess ang pinakadabest sa lahat ng&lt;br /&gt;subject!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mamaya ulet! :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-1059625360209365458?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/1059625360209365458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/kasagsagan-ng-panaginip.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1059625360209365458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1059625360209365458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/kasagsagan-ng-panaginip.html' title='Kasagsagan ng Panaginip'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-6911883180919996948</id><published>2011-03-22T02:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-22T02:45:42.516-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Recess Poem</title><content type='html'>When the clock says 9:20,&lt;br /&gt;Never ever na mapakali,&lt;br /&gt;Ang bawat minutong lumipas,&lt;br /&gt;Pinaghihinayangang wagas,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're coming out,&lt;br /&gt;Freedom at last!&lt;br /&gt;Freedom to swear and shout,&lt;br /&gt;Running around and about,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At makakasalubong na,&lt;br /&gt;Ang sandamakmak na di kakilala,&lt;br /&gt;Unahan sa mahabang pila,&lt;br /&gt;Sisingit para makakain na.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero palusot lang syempre lahat yan,&lt;br /&gt;Kasi never ever kumpleto ang recess,&lt;br /&gt;Pag hindi nakasimoy sa yo,&lt;br /&gt;Hindi kumpleto ang araw ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the day ends,&lt;br /&gt;There's always that recess I'll remember,&lt;br /&gt;Seeing you smile and eat,&lt;br /&gt;Is more than all the shit i'll ever need!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JuanPeds.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-6911883180919996948?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/6911883180919996948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/recess-poem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6911883180919996948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6911883180919996948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/recess-poem.html' title='Recess Poem'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5104850310658213845</id><published>2011-03-19T18:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-19T18:28:29.490-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ang Matalinong Dapangs</title><content type='html'>Kadalasan pumapasok ako sa school. Syempre wala ka namang choice kasi&lt;div&gt;yun lang talaga ang pwede mong puntahan. Buti nalang may baon, isang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;bagay na nagbibigay inspirasyon sakin pumasok. Boring kasi talaga, at&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sasabihin nilang 20% lang ang matututunan ko dito? Sayang ang ilang taon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero ang mas nakakainis sa pagpasok sa school e yung mga taong epal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;May mga papansin, mga tahimik at talagang nakakainis. Mga taong maporma&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na mahangin na pakiramdam lahat ng tao tinitingala sila. Mga lalaking walang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;alam kundi mag-hilamos sa washroom, magpowder sa classroom, at matulog&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sa lesson. Mga epal talaga.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At ang pinaka-ayoko, yung pinagtritripan ako. Mga sira ulo, nakaupo ako&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ng maayos tapos bigla ba naman akong tutusukin ng COCC pin sa pwet?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Takte talaga, mga walang magawa, walang kwenta, walang sense na mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;tao. Gusto mong i-keep yung low profile mo na personality pero kukulitin&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ka padin. Takte talaga.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Katulad ngayon, heto na naman akong nagsusulat ng kung ano habang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nagkaklase. Anong subject na ba? Pangatlo na ata. Mag-rerecess na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;something to look forward to ulit. Algebra pala kami ngayon, booooring&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;talaga to sh*t.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Decillo!"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Yes Sir?"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Please go to the board and solve the equation."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Shet naman o. Di ko napansin na may sinosolve pala na equation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Uhm, ano po ulit Sir?"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Please go to the board Mr. Decillo, kanina ka pa sulat ng sulat dyan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sa notebook mo, share mo naman ang solutions mo."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Hindi ko po ma-solve sir e." (Takte ba't ba ang swerte ko!)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Buong classroom: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Mr. Decillo, i-tratranspose mo nalang yung variables at ididivide!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ginawa na ni Mr. Tadonggo yung unang process, hindi ka talaga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nakikinig. Umupo ka na, please pay attention next time."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"!@#$ kayong lahat. Mga epal na papansin."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Oi, JuanPeds! Simpleng simple lang nung pinapagawa! Hahaha!"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Ulol ka Tado-nngo!"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Palibhasa crush ng bayan, feeling magaling. Madali lang naman pala&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;yung equation, na blanko lang ako sa gulat. Takte talaga. Nakakainis.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;May maipagyayabang na naman tong dapangs na to. Hay, sana&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;matapos na to. Gusto ko nang tumakas kahit man lang 20 minutes,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;at makita si "toot". (Ngiti).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Baon at "toot", mga bagay na nagpapasaya sa mga bwisit na araw ko.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ayan na nagbell na, sige mamaya nalang ulit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5104850310658213845?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5104850310658213845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/ang-matalinong-dapangs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5104850310658213845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5104850310658213845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/ang-matalinong-dapangs.html' title='Ang Matalinong Dapangs'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-6589059305741729217</id><published>2011-03-16T02:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-16T02:19:23.324-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Morning, Sunshine!</title><content type='html'>Ringing of alarm clock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Anung oras na ba??" (Yawning)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabi nung alarm clock ay 6:33 am na, halos 10 minutes&lt;br /&gt;nang nag-riring yung alarm. Madalas nangyayari to,&lt;br /&gt;minsan pa nga nagigising nalang ako ng hindi ko&lt;br /&gt;namamalayan na na-off ko yung alarm clock ko ng&lt;br /&gt;half-awake, half-asleep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The usuals, babangon ako, makikita ko na medyo&lt;br /&gt;may araw na, iinom ng tubig, at hihiga lang sa kama&lt;br /&gt;ulit. Hihiga. Maalala ang mga dapat gawin. Makakalimot.&lt;br /&gt;At ayan na, hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na naman&lt;br /&gt;ako.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pagtingin ko sa orasan 8:30 na. Lumipas ang oras na&lt;br /&gt;wala akong ginawang matino. Masarap matulog e, bakit ba?&lt;br /&gt;Pero paulit ulit nalang. Hindi ko alam kung may sense pa&lt;br /&gt;tong routine na to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Madalas walang pagkain sa dorm. Aalis pa ko para kumain.&lt;br /&gt;Pero tinatamad ako ngayon. Parang may mga kamay yung&lt;br /&gt;kama ko na kinakalawang na. Bigla nalang parang bala ng&lt;br /&gt;baril, may kumagat sa leeg ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"SHET! Takte kang langgam ka! Eto ka!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At nakita ko ang lakas ko, ang balanse ng lakas sa mundo,&lt;br /&gt;na mas malakas ang tao keysa langgam, at golden rule sa&lt;br /&gt;isang langgam: "Kung iisa ka lang, magtago ka na. Maraming&lt;br /&gt;mga taong walang magawa ang gustong patayin ka. Mag-ingat!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bakit ba napakawalang kwenta ng sitwasyon?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bakit ba walang nangyayari saking matino?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pakinashoot talaga. Ang hirap ng ganito. Magiging tambay&lt;br /&gt;nalang ba ako sa hinaharap? Feeling ko wala nang kasense&lt;br /&gt;sense ang bukas, ngayon, o kahit yung sa isang araw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aasa na naman ako sa mga assignment na hindi ko naman&lt;br /&gt;ginagawa talaga, at mga project na hindi ko naman gusto gawin.&lt;br /&gt;I'm stuck, and I've got nowhere to go but forward. WOO!&lt;br /&gt;English yun pre. Ano ba. Pinoy ka diba!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At sa huli, hindi ko nanaman alam na lumipas na ang oras,&lt;br /&gt;at madami na kong nakain na quake biscuits at kung ano&lt;br /&gt;mang nasa bag ko. Malapit na mag-11:34 and 15 seconds,&lt;br /&gt;kailangan ko nang kumilos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11 ang klase ko, pero eto padin ako, nakahiga. Kinakausap&lt;br /&gt;ang mga langaw, daga at ipis na hindi ko naman talaga nakikita.&lt;br /&gt;Mga demonyong nagpapaganda sa walang kwentang buhay na to.&lt;br /&gt;Buti nalang kamo at may mga kasama ako, kasi kung wala, siguro,&lt;br /&gt;walang wala talaga ako.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Minsan naisip ko, kung mamamatay din naman ako, bakit ko pa&lt;br /&gt;kailangang maghanap ng rason para bumangon kinabukasan?&lt;br /&gt;Paulit ulit lang din naman, walang nangyayari, walang pagbabago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At matatapos din ang umagang to, dahil mag aalas dose na,&lt;br /&gt;at kailangan ko nang umalis dahil ayokong ma-FA sa klase,&lt;br /&gt;kahit na alam kong babagsak din naman ako. Bahala na,&lt;br /&gt;Takteng mga subject yan, pinilit lang naman ako e.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ikaw nalang kaya ang mag-aral neto?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sige. Paalam muna.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-6589059305741729217?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/6589059305741729217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/morning-sunshine.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6589059305741729217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6589059305741729217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/morning-sunshine.html' title='Morning, Sunshine!'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8134734087130027683</id><published>2011-03-07T17:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-11T23:53:10.704-08:00</updated><title type='text'>That FB Comment</title><content type='html'>I always knew that words could hurt,&lt;br /&gt;Cause problems and even pain, but I never&lt;br /&gt;knew FB comments (still words) could pose&lt;br /&gt;a really big problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a normal evening, 11 pm or so, I was taking&lt;br /&gt;a stroll in Facebook, looking for something,&lt;br /&gt;searching for nothing. The usual stuff. Checking&lt;br /&gt;out friends' pages, pictures and posts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I make some posts, comment and the like.&lt;br /&gt;Chit-chat if I had (or you had) time, and&lt;br /&gt;yeah, do the FB stuff. But I did one fatal&lt;br /&gt;mistake. In the eyes of one, I violated the&lt;br /&gt;divine law of commenting on pictures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't get it. Sometimes I do. But I really don't.&lt;br /&gt;Being protective is one thing. Being jealous is&lt;br /&gt;another thing. But being paranoid? I think&lt;br /&gt;that's too far off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We do mean what we say. I mean, yes, I mean&lt;br /&gt;it sometimes. But sometimes we just get caught&lt;br /&gt;up on a situation, and suddenly go for words&lt;br /&gt;that we didn't really mean to say. But the fact&lt;br /&gt;is I really meant what I said, just understood&lt;br /&gt;it the wrong way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's just sad that people get awfully and greatly&lt;br /&gt;pissed / hurt / sad due to some facebook comments.&lt;br /&gt;Really, I mean its really (how many really's can I say?)&lt;br /&gt;weird. But of course, as I've said before, words can&lt;br /&gt;hurt and affect other people sometimes greater than&lt;br /&gt;imagined.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes, a little too much is too much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So dapat tahimik nalang ako, baka may mag-misinterpret&lt;br /&gt;pa ng mga sasabihin ko sa future. Kaya ayokong masyadong&lt;br /&gt;mag-ingay e.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Woot. Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8134734087130027683?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8134734087130027683/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/that-fb-comment.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8134734087130027683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8134734087130027683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/03/that-fb-comment.html' title='That FB Comment'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3512817375809480454</id><published>2011-02-28T05:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-28T05:56:32.864-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Fock</title><content type='html'>There is an on-going problem in Libya, I really don't know what,&lt;div&gt;but I hear there's some lunatic leader there acting like shit and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;killing off hundreds of people under his whim.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;No disrespect intended, leader sir, but fock you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are thousands of Filipinos, no, there are thousands and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;thousands of people there, in Libya, dying, losing their homes,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and being treated like animals.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And what do we do here?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Play fucking politics.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I turned on the news, and the topic's about Libya and DFA.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;DFA being incompetent, slow, weak. The government being&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;slow, planless, budgetless, incompetent. There was a senator&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;on air, slamming on and on the current government, the DFA,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it's secretary, the government, their plans, the government,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the President, the funds, the this, the that.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What HAVE YOU FUCKING DONE yourself?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Shit on you. All you do is blame others. All you do is criticize&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;all the moves. All you do is find a black spot on the white area,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;point it over a thousand times and prove to all, on live TV,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that the government is a fucking failure. By the way, you're&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;part of that fucking failure.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's really sad that these things go happen. In the midst of crisis,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the midst of problems, we still find something bad on our fellow&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;men. Politicians still play politics on the midst of danger and crisis.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of People Power?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Noynoy blames Marcos.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Imelda blames Cory.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;People blame Cris.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I mean, what the fock?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Where's the spirit of unity?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Is this what Ninoy died for? Stupid politicians making stupid appearances&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and making stupid comments about a government he is part of?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Damn.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How can these people go this low?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For once, FOR ONCE and again,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;FOR ONCE,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Unite! We need you guys to help our fellowmen in Libya.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We need you guys to fix the problem on our country.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We need you guys to start lead in lifting up our country.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We need you to stop acting like kids and work, like professionals,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;properly without banging heads with your "enemies".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Administration or Opposition, please work as one.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Because Philippine Politics, as I type, is being more of a joke.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And it's not funny.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3512817375809480454?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3512817375809480454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/fock.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3512817375809480454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3512817375809480454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/fock.html' title='The Fock'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2878333928083711974</id><published>2011-02-26T19:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T20:06:35.004-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Q-Burst</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JgSTZfKJpg/TWnNrpyD1qI/AAAAAAAAAHs/JKBBST5ZsUw/s1600/HOHOLOGO%2Bcopy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JgSTZfKJpg/TWnNrpyD1qI/AAAAAAAAAHs/JKBBST5ZsUw/s320/HOHOLOGO%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578215763308959394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;It's a carbonated drink made from "real" cucumber,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;dalandan and watermelon extract.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;The carbonation is mild so that you won't get those&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;stomach jitters when drinking.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;It helps regulate body temperature and maintain body&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;fluids. Add up the Vitamin B and C, and you'll get one&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;new, refreshing and bursting taste in your mouth.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All I gotta say is:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. Every failure is worth it.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We never really knew what we wanted before. We were going&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;for a one-time big-time solution /product for the project. We&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;went for VeggieAce, but it was too easy. We then went for&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;VeggeTablets, but of course, it wasn't that convenient.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We never knew that Fibers wouldn't dissolve in water. Vitamin A&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;wouldn't either. Vitamin B and C are the reliable juice vitamins. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Taurine, Thiamine, and all those -ines. We never knew. But now&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;we know, because all those failures made us better.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And I don't consider them failures. I consider them steps.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;2. There is no I in team.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's fun being with / working with friends. I got to know these two&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;people better, through the ups, downs, jumpshots, juice extracting,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;filter papering, thermometer breaking, pasteurizing, poster making,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;late night crammings and late day preparing. There were good and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;bad moments, but in the end, I'm proud to say that our group &lt;b&gt;NEVER&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ever gave up. WE never fought. WE never gave up on each other.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;WE never said bad things, never put the blame on anyone, WE took&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;everything as a unit, as a group.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We couldn't have made it if one stopped working. We couldn't have&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;did it if we didn't work as a whole. And that's what's special about&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;these people. There is trust, responsibility, and respect in between.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Nag-aaway lang kami pag pinagtutulungan namin si Zle' at &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;pag nagkakaron ng diskusyon at mga misunderstanding.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pero at the end of the day, we we're always on the same page,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;We never gave up and we gave it all we got.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. Have Faith&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All those last minute crammings, I'm sure someone divine made&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it work out. We ran out of carbonation shots during the morning&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of the Expo. The extracts were spoiled during the last minutes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of the day. Thermometer broken during the crucial moments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The formulation of carbonation failed during the final testing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Failure ng Nitz sa packaging. Didn't expect the judges to be &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;there on the first day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So many concerns, so many problems.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But we believed, we had faith that it could be done.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We could have just gave up, but as I always pray, Lord, your will&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;be done. We're just gonna give our best, our all, and its your call.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And the result, we've made it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The packaging was a blessing in disguise. It looked really unique.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The carbonation worked. The previous sample were carbonated still&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;after 2 days.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The judges liked our first batch of products.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The carbonation shots made it, with Zle making it early for the Expo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The preparations for the Expo made it, with Da and Zle leading the way.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;4. It was all worth it.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The tears - almost - after the scolding/failure/stupid comments we got&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;from Mam Philip. Every drop of extract from the filter paper equals the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;time I got to spend with my mates, my friends. We got to laugh, worry,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and spend time together. Which lead to a formation of a strong bond,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na sa totoo lang, hindi mo mararanasan kung hindi ka dumaan sa mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pagsubok at hirap.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;5. Ang galing ng LAHAT!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Everyone won during the Expo. Ang galing ng mga ideas nating lahat,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;From all the food, beverages and other products, really nakita yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kagalingan natin, bilang mga ChE peeps at mga innovators. We really&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;are great. I'm sure, 10 years from now, we can look at this Expo as&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;our 1st step, to the greater things that are yet to come.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;CONGRATS sa LAHAT!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;At thank you sa REBISCO! HEHEHE.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;We managed to get the 3rd Place on Rebisco's Choice!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;YEAH! Q-BURST FTW!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2878333928083711974?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2878333928083711974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/q-burst.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2878333928083711974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2878333928083711974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/q-burst.html' title='Q-Burst'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JgSTZfKJpg/TWnNrpyD1qI/AAAAAAAAAHs/JKBBST5ZsUw/s72-c/HOHOLOGO%2Bcopy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2819232238324763094</id><published>2011-02-17T02:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-17T02:25:58.747-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Isapuso ang Sinasabi</title><content type='html'>Sabi nga ng Prof namin noong isang araw,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi nadadaan sa pagsigaw, sa mga cheers at sa mga&lt;br /&gt;kung ano-anong gimmick yan. Dapat may plano ka. Dapat&lt;br /&gt;may gusto kang mangyari. At hindi lang gustong mangyari,&lt;br /&gt;dapat importante, makabuluhan at naayon sa panahon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagulat lang din ako sa sinabi niya samin, na dati raw&lt;br /&gt;yung ChES, yung org naming mga ChE Majors, ay nakapagplano&lt;br /&gt;ng Forum tungkol sa Hunger dito sa Pilipinas. At hindi lang&lt;br /&gt;mga prof ang mga panelists, iba iba!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nandun ang Deans mula sa iba't ibang colleges, ang mga high&lt;br /&gt;ranking officials sa University, ilang mga kongresista, senador,&lt;br /&gt;pati na ang Vice Pres at ang Pres, pati mga foreign delegates,&lt;br /&gt;members of the US Congress and etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko lang akalaing kayang gawin ng "studyante" ang ganoong&lt;br /&gt;gawain. Hindi naman sa minamaliit ko ang kakayahan nating / naming&lt;br /&gt;mga mag-aaral, pero kakaiba kasi na magagawa yun o masisimulan&lt;br /&gt;yun ng isang school org.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung ngayon kasi, seriously, hindi ko maramdaman ang Org namin.&lt;br /&gt;Sabi nga rin ni Mam, nagbago na daw talaga ang panahon, na iba&lt;br /&gt;na ang focus ng kabataan. Hindi tulad dati na kick-ass, hindi sa&lt;br /&gt;pakikipagaway kundi sa pag-aaral. Parang ako, tamad, tamad at&lt;br /&gt;tamad. Hindi na aware sa mga nangyayari sa bansa, hindi na ganito,&lt;br /&gt;hindi na ganiyan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakarindi? Oo. Pero totoo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ngayon maririnig ko nalang yung mga Org kapag may eleksyon.&lt;br /&gt;Mangangako ng ganito, ng ganian. Mababangong salita, na hindi&lt;br /&gt;naman maramdaman. No offense sa mga nakaupo, alam kong gina-&lt;br /&gt;gawa niyo ang best ninyo, pero talagang di ko lang maramdaman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dumaan ang ChES week na parang hangin. Dumampi lang sa mukha&lt;br /&gt;ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro kailangan lang ng drive pa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At kailangang isapuso ang mga sinasabi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kasi totoong mahirap mag-aral at mamuno ng sabay, pero wala tayong&lt;br /&gt;magagawa, kasi pumasok kayo sa ganiyang pamumuhay, at ang aasahan&lt;br /&gt;namin mula sa inyo ay 100% palagi. Dahil alam namin na alam niyo&lt;br /&gt;na mahirap pero dahil gusto niyo ng pagbabago at kaunlaran (wow) kaya&lt;br /&gt;kayo tumakbo. Sana lang mapanindigan niyo yung mga sinasabi niyo,&lt;br /&gt;at sana maramdaman namin (at ako narin) yung existence ng org natin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro hindi lang ako pala-attend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero whatever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang mga leaders ba o followers ang problema?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TSSSSalamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2819232238324763094?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2819232238324763094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/isapuso-ang-sinasabi.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2819232238324763094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2819232238324763094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/isapuso-ang-sinasabi.html' title='Isapuso ang Sinasabi'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8114409645991901740</id><published>2011-02-17T02:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-17T02:13:28.747-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Rolling Down</title><content type='html'>Mahirap maging mabait!&lt;br /&gt;At lalong mas mahirap magpakabuti.&lt;br /&gt;Ang paggawa ng mali'y parang paglakad,&lt;br /&gt;Nagagawa kahit hindi mo hangad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pipiliin mo ang pagiging modelo,&lt;br /&gt;Isa kang kumikinang na repleksyon ng tao,&lt;br /&gt;Pero minsa'y may nakakakita sayo,&lt;br /&gt;Nakamaskara't hindi nagpapakatotoo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kasalana'y di maiiwasan,&lt;br /&gt;Kailangan talagang paghirapan,&lt;br /&gt;Ang gawain, pag-iisip at desisyon,&lt;br /&gt;Hindi lang basta magpapadala sa emosyon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap talagang maging perpekto,&lt;br /&gt;Isang salamin ni Bro, JesuKristo,&lt;br /&gt;Pero mas mahirap piliting maging anino,&lt;br /&gt;Nawawala kapag nailawan ng ginto&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pagmamahal ay minsan mapanlinlang,&lt;br /&gt;Kahit mga matitino ay nahihibang,&lt;br /&gt;Ang pagiging banal ay natatakpan,&lt;br /&gt;Ng mga inililihim mong kalokohan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At sa katapusan, ang pumuna'y masama,&lt;br /&gt;Tumitira sa likod ng walang bola,&lt;br /&gt;Hindi masabi ng harapan,&lt;br /&gt;Isang masamang kaibigan.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8114409645991901740?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8114409645991901740/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/rolling-down.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8114409645991901740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8114409645991901740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/rolling-down.html' title='Rolling Down'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3755340585462810879</id><published>2011-02-15T02:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-15T02:45:44.738-08:00</updated><title type='text'>That Awkward Feeling</title><content type='html'>It really is a haunting feeling!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So well, sige, napakasimple lang naman ng problema ko kanina,&lt;br /&gt;On the way up to 5th Floor ng Lib, sumakay ako (nasasakyan ba?)&lt;br /&gt;ng Elevator. (Seems simple enough) Pero ang weird sa feeling kasi&lt;br /&gt;ako lang mag-isa. Alam ko, sige na, mababaw, corny, wala kang&lt;br /&gt;mapost na mas makabuluhan, wala kang kwenta, jut-jut-jut-splash!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever guys!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang weird lang talaga. And to think na galing ako ng 2nd floor, bumaba&lt;br /&gt;pa ng 1st floor, walang sumakay, then umakyat ako magisa, nakakatakot&lt;br /&gt;talaga! Kita mo yung reflection mo sa pintuan. Naghihintay ka kung titigil&lt;br /&gt;ba o hindi. Yung feeling na hinihila ka pababa kasi paakyat yung elevator.&lt;br /&gt;TSSSS! Chills. At nagflaflashback pa sa isip ko (na hindi cooperative) yung&lt;br /&gt;mga movies, stories, HAUNTED na alaala about sa elevators.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung tumigil siguro yun sa isang floor at walang taong naghihintay&lt;br /&gt;o sasakay, lalo na kong mababaliw sa kaba / takot/ kaduwagan.&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatuwa lang din na mapaglaro ang isip. At nakakainis kasi&lt;br /&gt;masyado akong magaling magisip ng mga nakakatakot na bagay,&lt;br /&gt;hindi na nakakatuwa yung iba.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anywaaaays. Ayun lang yun. Siguro takot lang talaga ang tao&lt;br /&gt;ng magsara ang isang pinto. Lumakad ka ng mag-isa. Hindi&lt;br /&gt;mo alam kung may kasama ka. Hindi mo alam kung may aakbay&lt;br /&gt;ba sa likod mo, magiiba ang reflection mo, may lulutang na kaluluwa&lt;br /&gt;at sasabihin sayong "wag kang magalala, may kasama ka". Pero seriously, NAKAKAKAKAKATAKOT talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero seriously, as in seriously, takot lang talaga siguro ako mag-isa.&lt;br /&gt;Wala akong assurance sa mga pwedeng mangyari. Hindi kasi ako yung&lt;br /&gt;taong kayang kumilos ng ako lang. Kadalasan, naghahanap ako ng kasama.&lt;br /&gt;Sa mga nakakakilala sakin, pansin niyo naman na mahiyain ako sa una. Hindi ako makakapagtanong ng directions, kaya pag naliligaw na, yung kasama ko&lt;br /&gt;ang aasahan ko. Kung ako lang, e lagot na talaga. Pala-asa ba. Madalas sa&lt;br /&gt;madalas, at hanggat maari, hihingi ako ng tulong sayo, at hindi ko iniisip kung&lt;br /&gt;kaya ko mag-isa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A nonsense elevator ride turned post.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hahahahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro tigang na talaga akong magpost kaya ganito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At ayoko ring tumigil kasi baka may kumalabit sa likod ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sasabihing....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kuyaa....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tamaaa naaaa yaaan....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alas Otso na!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Magsasara na ang Library! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa! :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3755340585462810879?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3755340585462810879/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/that-awkward-feeling.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3755340585462810879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3755340585462810879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/that-awkward-feeling.html' title='That Awkward Feeling'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-9071719623829080781</id><published>2011-02-07T07:53:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-07T08:01:45.692-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Advantage: Knowledge</title><content type='html'>Kung tatanungin kita,&lt;div&gt;At seryoso talaga to ha,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anong mas gusto mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yung peke o totoo?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Gusto mo bang sumama?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O gusto mo bang mag-DotA?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minsan lang ang eroplano,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wag ka nang KJ pare ko&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga grado 20% lang naman,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kaya okay lang na tamarin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2.5 ay 1.75 plus 0.75,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Parehas lang, ganoon din&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yaong madaling abutin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ayus lang naman makamtan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Siguro mas maganda lang din,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kung taasan mo ang nais abutin&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi lang laging pis of keyk,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dapat hindi pa-easy-easy,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kasi kahit matalino ka pa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marami pang matututunan diba?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We're in school to study,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So don't call us eew and yucky,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cause in the end, we're doing what's right,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Diligent people shedding us some light&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you for Reading!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-9071719623829080781?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/9071719623829080781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/advantage-knowledge.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/9071719623829080781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/9071719623829080781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/advantage-knowledge.html' title='Advantage: Knowledge'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4579237096592831246</id><published>2011-02-05T09:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-07T07:39:18.216-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Funny Stuff!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A1k05HmeRx4/TVASFpKhN9I/AAAAAAAAAHk/Z7fuDpxXcAU/s1600/funny.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A1k05HmeRx4/TVASFpKhN9I/AAAAAAAAAHk/Z7fuDpxXcAU/s320/funny.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570972627215923154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Am not part of the Twilight Fanbase&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;And has nothing against the Twilight Saga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;But this is really funny.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hahaha.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4579237096592831246?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4579237096592831246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/funny-stuff.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4579237096592831246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4579237096592831246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/02/funny-stuff.html' title='Funny Stuff!'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A1k05HmeRx4/TVASFpKhN9I/AAAAAAAAAHk/Z7fuDpxXcAU/s72-c/funny.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-7488261985934156417</id><published>2011-01-29T06:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-29T06:50:48.704-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Twisted Mind</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;What do you see?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you see a beautiful lady, on her knees, begging you to stay?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Are you that pathetic?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Did you ever think what would, or could, have happened then?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maybe you didn't notice,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But you're not the only one man enough to break one's own.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Seeing what you did,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Would you not rethink what, or how, you did your bullcrap?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What do you feel?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;No remorse whatsoever, picking another one that sudden?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Respect and love really are rare,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For that one soul thought she was yours, you were hers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Those moments you shared, spent?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All those gone in the blink; gone with the wind,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sometimes pleasure isn't really desirable, or is it?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What do you think?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That all the people involved, hoping and praying, are okay?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With what you've done, you should be disgusted.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Playing with a soul who trusted you,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pulling the strings when you wanted to.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Man, sometimes I think it sucks to be you,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You let er' go without waving goodbye,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cruel games your mind knows - play fair, don't blame.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What now?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sometimes, I want to say I'm not yer friend.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I know this musn't end with those stupid things.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I just hope you'd learn soon somehow.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cause the thing you lost isn't measurable.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A beating tattered heart breathing undesirable beats,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Shit, toil, it bleeds as your laughter succeeds,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Just stop pretending nothing happened,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Respect is the last thing you should resort yourself in.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Why?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why, I ask you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why, make such vain promises?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why, must you act like a childish sissy?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why, did you break her like that, so easily?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why, my "Friend"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;I don't even know you anymore.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7488261985934156417?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7488261985934156417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/twisted-mind.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7488261985934156417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7488261985934156417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/twisted-mind.html' title='A Twisted Mind'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5935519967475714232</id><published>2011-01-22T07:07:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-22T07:16:26.458-08:00</updated><title type='text'>When is Wrong Right?</title><content type='html'>I'm finding the protocols in this country really crappy.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When you're caught red handed, smoking freaking pot,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;devouring shabu or any other God-knows-what drug,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;you should be given proper punishment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then what the hell are people doing? Policemen caught&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;drugging themselves, in an establishment, caught on tape,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and you still have to think what to do with these people?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I mean, POLICEMEN. Pulis! Yung mga nanghuhuli ng&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;masasamang tao. Yung mga dapat ehemplo ng tama,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kabutihan at kaayusan. Nagdrudrugs! POTEK talaga.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tapos pag nahuli, kala mo mga santo. Magmamakaawa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Siguro kung hindi sila nahuli ganoon padin sila.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What if Senador ang mahuli? Kung Congressman nga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;napatunayan na, hindi padin alam kung tatanggalin sa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kongreso e pano pa kaya pag Senador. Bat ba kailangan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;may special treatment ang mga taong to. Kung yung mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;magnanakaw ng Cellphone sa kalye bugbog sarado ng&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga nanakawan kapag nahuli sa may baranggay, pano&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pa yung mga garapalang magnakaw?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;30% ng sweldo napupunta sa kanila. Ilan ang nacocorrupt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;dun? Alam mong meron. Sabi nga nila nanay, kung may&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nakikita silang pagbabago, walang problema. Pero hindi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;e. Nakaw. Nakaw talaga.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And the problem is they get away with it. They don't get&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;reprimanded. I know I'm not good at English but, in a&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sentence, It's not FAIR. It's INSULTING. It's CRAP.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why's Right and Wrong the same when people involved&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;are Rich? Powerful? Great? O YES. GREAT.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Siguro tama lang talaga na gumawa ng mali.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O mali lang din na gumawa ng tama.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Shocks talaga. Nakakainis na sistema.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tumakbo kaya ako na pulitiko?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tsss.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5935519967475714232?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5935519967475714232/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/when-is-wrong-right.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5935519967475714232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5935519967475714232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/when-is-wrong-right.html' title='When is Wrong Right?'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4896666382483739634</id><published>2011-01-21T20:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-21T20:07:00.173-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The New Book in the Lib</title><content type='html'>Nakakakakakakainis!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ako makapagnet ng maayos sa Lib, hindi ko alam kung bakit.&lt;br /&gt;Kahit simpleng Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Mail, YahooGroups,&lt;br /&gt;ang bagal sobra!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buti sana kung may mga applications or mga flash programs&lt;br /&gt;or kung ano ano pang kalokohan yung mga site na binubuksan&lt;br /&gt;ko, e wala naman, talagang mga paragraphs, sentences at&lt;br /&gt;words lang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dahil kaya yun sa bagong libro sa Library?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pag ba yung buong Lib, naka-OL ang mga Facebook sa bawat&lt;br /&gt;computer, babagal ang internet? Pansin ko lang kasi sa mga&lt;br /&gt;nakikita kong nag-iinternet dito open ang FB nila sa mga tabs.&lt;br /&gt;Ok na sana na pwedeng mag-FB e, ang problema lang ang&lt;br /&gt;bagal talaga sobra.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero since FaceBOOK siya, siguro counted padin siyang BOOK.&lt;br /&gt;Kaya nararapat lang na pwedeng mag FB sa Lib. Hahaha. Ang&lt;br /&gt;weird. Parang computer shop lang yung library kasi may mga&lt;br /&gt;pagkakataon na halos lahat naka-FB.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At buti naman tatanggalin na nila ang pag-FFB sa UST sa Jan.31.&lt;br /&gt;At least babalik na sa dati ang speed ng internet (nag-aassume&lt;br /&gt;ako na dahil lang sa FB kaya mabagal) at makakapagbasa na ko&lt;br /&gt;ng mga gusto kong basahin ng matiwasay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For now, FaceBOOK is in the UST Library.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ANG BAGAL NG NET!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WOOT WOOT.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4896666382483739634?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4896666382483739634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-book-in-lib.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4896666382483739634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4896666382483739634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-book-in-lib.html' title='The New Book in the Lib'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-591527861112179109</id><published>2011-01-20T21:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-20T21:13:54.856-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Braveheart</title><content type='html'>You can say my name,&lt;br /&gt;You can shout without shame,&lt;br /&gt;You can spin and twirl,&lt;br /&gt;You can straighten or curl,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can swear and smoke,&lt;br /&gt;You can spend and be broke,&lt;br /&gt;You can save and share,&lt;br /&gt;You can stop and stare,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can punch me in the face,&lt;br /&gt;You can insult another's race,&lt;br /&gt;You can rant all you want,&lt;br /&gt;You can work like an ant,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can lie down and say,&lt;br /&gt;"You can do anything you want"&lt;br /&gt;You can stop thinking why,&lt;br /&gt;That last part didn't rhyme,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can blame all of them,&lt;br /&gt;You can insult and backstab,&lt;br /&gt;You can be a brilliant gem,&lt;br /&gt;You can also be a brilliant snob&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can do all those stuff,&lt;br /&gt;You can do anything you wish,&lt;br /&gt;But do remember not to forget,&lt;br /&gt;Freedom's not for the foolish&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-591527861112179109?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/591527861112179109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/braveheart.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/591527861112179109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/591527861112179109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/braveheart.html' title='Braveheart'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-670977834547203686</id><published>2011-01-19T00:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-19T01:01:49.998-08:00</updated><title type='text'>When's It It?</title><content type='html'>I've been the one to believe that, in the process of getting&lt;br /&gt;into a &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;serious&lt;/span&gt; relationship, one must be really &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;serious.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakaka-"bother" lang yung mga taong pumapasok sa relationship&lt;br /&gt;ng wala lang. Sige, sabihin na nating di maiiwasan ang mga break-ups&lt;br /&gt;at hiwalayan, pero siguro acceptable sya kung &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;serious&lt;/span&gt; yung rason.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko kasi maisip (or magets) yung pagsasabi ng "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I love you&lt;/span&gt;" or&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Mahal kita&lt;/span&gt;" kung hindi mo naman talaga mean, or kung hindi mo rin&lt;br /&gt;paninindigan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May mga taong nagsasabing di na kita &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;kayang&lt;/span&gt; mahalin. Meron namang&lt;br /&gt;mga &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;bumibitiw&lt;/span&gt; nalang bigla dahil nagsasawa. Meron namang mga &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;umaalis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ng walang paalam. At meron din namang mga&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; sabay-sabay&lt;/span&gt; magmahal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hay, may kaibigan nga ako dati, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;na-love at first sight&lt;/span&gt; sa kasama din naming&lt;br /&gt;babae (sa isang group). Tinanong niya ko kung &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;tutuloy&lt;/span&gt; ba niya. Kasi meron&lt;br /&gt;na siyang GF, pero parang &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;wala na daw&lt;/span&gt; yung feeling. Sabi ko baka naman&lt;br /&gt;ngayon lang yan, bat di ka muna maghintay. E ayun, nag&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;-GO &lt;/span&gt;siya sa bago,&lt;br /&gt;while with the luma, edi wala ding napala.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Masyado lang siguro tayong &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;mapusok&lt;/span&gt; sa mga panahon ngayon. Gusto natin&lt;br /&gt;fire lang nang fire, basta't may &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;spark, or may something&lt;/span&gt;, go lang, banat.&lt;br /&gt;Yung tipo bang ningas kugon na &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;pakiramdam&lt;/span&gt; lang. Ang problema sa ningas&lt;br /&gt;kugon, mabilis din namang &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;mawala&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya tuloy may mga &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;unwanted&lt;/span&gt; pregnancies. Kaya may mga &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bills&lt;/span&gt; na gustong&lt;br /&gt;pagaanin ang dinadala nating emosyon. Mga &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;abortion&lt;/span&gt; para sa mga walang&lt;br /&gt;konsensya. Mga reasons ng mga taong ang nakikita lang ay yung &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;ngayon&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Puro kasi tayo &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;ngayon&lt;/span&gt;. Hindi natin naiisip yung &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;bukas&lt;/span&gt;, at sa isang &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;araw&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pa, at yung susunod na &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;taon&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko naman sinasabi na ganoon na &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;totally&lt;/span&gt;, pero para bang sobrang&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;mainipin&lt;/span&gt; na tayo, diba? &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Instant&lt;/span&gt;. Hindi makapaghintay. At pati ako kasama&lt;br /&gt;dun.  Hindi ako nakapaghintay. Sige sabihin nating &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;minsan&lt;/span&gt; nagsawa din ako.&lt;br /&gt;Pero &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;gagawa ka ng paraan&lt;/span&gt; para di magsawa. Hindi ka &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;bibitiw&lt;/span&gt;. Gagawan&lt;br /&gt;mo ng &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;paraan&lt;/span&gt;. Pero kung di na maiiwasan, edi sige na &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;let go&lt;/span&gt; it na.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parang napakalaking &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;lamat&lt;/span&gt; lang kung titignan ng mabuti. Magiging &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;kalahati&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ka ng isang tao panandalian, tapos&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; mawawala&lt;/span&gt; din. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Mawawala din&lt;/span&gt;. Hindi ko&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;maisip&lt;/span&gt; na mawawala din siya. Kasi ma&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;sakit,&lt;/span&gt; ma&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;hirap&lt;/span&gt; at &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;hindi dapat&lt;/span&gt; ganon.&lt;br /&gt;Siguro &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;di lang ako gwapo&lt;/span&gt;, kaya stick to one &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;ako&lt;/span&gt;. Ha&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;ha&lt;/span&gt;ha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sana lang wag muna kayong pumasok sa relasyon kung &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;ramdam&lt;/span&gt; niyo lang&lt;br /&gt;ngayon. Siguro last year ko na as a teenager kaya ako ganito na &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;magisip&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Pero &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;masakit&lt;/span&gt; lang din, at kung &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;laging &lt;/span&gt;masakit, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;mamamanhid&lt;/span&gt; ka. At kapag&lt;br /&gt;namanhid ka, hindi mo na alam kung &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;alin ang alin&lt;/span&gt; at &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;sino ang sino&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hinay hinay lang, madami tayong &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;matututunan along the way&lt;/span&gt;, at kung yung&lt;br /&gt;hawak mong kamay ngayon ay hindi mo kayang &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;panindigan&lt;/span&gt; sa mga susunod&lt;br /&gt;na taon, magisip isip ka pre'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya mo bang makitang &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;umiiyak&lt;/span&gt; yan?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya mo bang &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;iwanan&lt;/span&gt; yan?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya mo bang &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;kalimutan&lt;/span&gt; yan?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya mo bang sabihing, "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Hindi na e, sorry&lt;/span&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Kaya mo ba?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; OO &lt;/span&gt;at &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;OK&lt;/span&gt; lang sayo lahat yan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;FIRE PRE! :P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Salamat mga SER :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-670977834547203686?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/670977834547203686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/whens-it-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/670977834547203686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/670977834547203686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/whens-it-it.html' title='When&apos;s It It?'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8544874964281411055</id><published>2011-01-17T23:38:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-17T23:40:31.517-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cbox</title><content type='html'>Dahil madaming naglalagay ng kung ano-anong mga message&lt;br /&gt;sa Cbox, ayan tinanggal ko na. Wala nalang munang comment,&lt;br /&gt;nafloflood kasi ng mga kung sino sinong "link".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katatapos lang ng exam. Two more heabigats to go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stoich at Thermo pls makisama kayo sa Unit Ops.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap pero kayang sagutan! :P&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero ang problema naman ngayon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAMAD!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O_o&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pasensya na sa abala.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bye-bye Sexy Julie :P&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8544874964281411055?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8544874964281411055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/cbox.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8544874964281411055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8544874964281411055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/cbox.html' title='Cbox'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4921319417885445335</id><published>2011-01-02T18:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-02T18:47:04.779-08:00</updated><title type='text'>BR</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"&gt;“Only the Real Matters” by Francis J. Kong is a very interesting book, filled with simple yet extraordinary stories ranging from everyday experiences to life changing feats. It is one of the best books I have read, because it is not that hard to read, it’s like just breezing through the pages, you start reading, go on, and unknowingly, you’re about to finish the entire book. It has that writing style that hooks up with the reader, no dull sentences or paragraphs, with the story telling type of narration. But what’s special with this book is the central message it conveys: that in everything we do, may it be business transactions, company decisions or just everyday experiences, we must put the Lord Jesus Christ above anything else. In every story (short story I might add), the author includes tidbits of wisdom and knowledge that he has learned through his experiences, and a bible verse that would strengthen the point. To further extrapolate, the book tells its readers what the real thing is. From what are real treasures, who are the real heroes, what is the real work, what is the real worth of things, and to how to live a real life. These are taught using different short stories, “real stories”, of ordinary and famous people. It shows the good and the bad, the real and the not real, on each story the book has. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"&gt;On a business perspective, it focuses on what today’s businessmen and businesswomen lack; that of being fair, real and Christ-centered. It focuses on what these men and women forget, on the wrong goals and things they focus their lives on. The book explains the differences between the right and the wrong, based on showing what happened when one succumbs to the wrong wants or needs. For example, it says that people or customers are not things to be deceived or manipulated, but are essential part of the business and must be given the proper respect. More are taught (or shared) in the book, and I give that to you for you to further understand.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"&gt;Finally, it gives the readers a perspective that they also overlook, that we are all under the power and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. The book tells that, only in God can we find true happiness, only in Him can we find true success. The book also extends its teaching by letting the readers learn about the Good book, or the Bible. It also stresses the importance of prayer and commitment not only on the readers’ business transactions, but also in their daily lives.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"&gt;“Only the Real Matters” really is one of a kind, a book that talks about not only about our businesses, but also our business with our God. It’s a good book for people from all walks of life, not only for people into business, but also for people from everyday walks of life, may it be a student or an employee. It is a must read, especially now, when people tend to forget what they really want or what they want to accomplish in life.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"&gt;181 pages dedicated to US who don’t know what REALLY MATTERS.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4921319417885445335?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4921319417885445335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/br.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4921319417885445335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4921319417885445335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/br.html' title='BR'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5964669942066068368</id><published>2011-01-02T18:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-02T18:43:34.346-08:00</updated><title type='text'>VS</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;What are the ten things you enjoy most doing?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Writing about anything&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Spending time with family&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Having fun with friends&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Watching movies&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Helping out a person in need&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. Being able to youth lead&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. Learning something new&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. Playing with and using the computer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9. Solving problems!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10. Having a personal relationship w/ God&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What are three things you must do everyday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;to feel fulfilled in your work?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Solving a problem&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Do work (or accomplish something) with friends&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Have a relaxing time afterwards&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What are your six most important values?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Integrity&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Responsibility&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Respect&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Honesty&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Teamwork&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. Excellence&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;If you never had to work another day in your life, how&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;would you spend your time instead of working?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;- Honestly, I'd spend every day of my life with my family&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and my friends. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When your life is ending, what will you regret not doing,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;seeing, or achieving?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;On Doing:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I would certainly love to write a book, to work and be a chemical&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;engineer, to not teach my son/daughter important values, to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;have not returned to my parents what they deserve, to have&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a certain lasting thought or legacy people would say, when&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;they remember me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;On Seeing:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Graduation of kids? Seeing my kids grow up, my parents having&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a secured life, my friends after graduation, my teachers and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;professors, maybe someday or sometime in the future.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;On Achieving:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The thought of seeing my family successful is more than enough&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of an achievement for me. To establish a family with a fun and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;light environment, with openness and respect within it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;More than what I can be, I think it's more important on what&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;my family would be.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Strengths:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Sense of humor?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Good follower&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Good listener&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Loves challenges&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Respectful&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. Can be trusted&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. Values friendship&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. Can't stand to have enemies&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Weaknesses:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Hot-tempered&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Gossipy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Not a good talker&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Not persistent&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Lazy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. Doesn't schedule&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. Tends to keep myself in a small circle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. Not very open to new people&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;VS:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I wake up from bed, seeing my wife has already woke up,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I eat breakfast with my family, we're having a fun time talking&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and exchanging stories from the past days. I read messages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;from my friends, having met them just a few days ago.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I live in the countryside, with &lt;i&gt;kapitbahays&lt;/i&gt; as friends and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;not acquaintances.  My family's well off, not that rich,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but just enough for us. I have a good circle of friends,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maybe eight to fifteen families which are family friends.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have written a book, though not a bestseller, it's okay.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I work as a chemical engineer in a firm, having a good&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and decent pay. I have a good relationship with the people&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I work with, oftentimes having fellowship outings with&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;them. I have earned respect among my workmates,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and have not caused disorder by being dishonest and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;disrespectful. I keep a schedule of my activities so that&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;my work doesn't interfere with my time with my family&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and my time for God.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am a leader of our Christian organization. I lead prayer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;meetings and organize chapter and cluster assemblies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I share openly my experiences to others as well as listen&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to them for theirs. I go to Church every Sunday, with&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;my whole family. I make it sure to provide this day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to spend time with the Lord and with the family.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5964669942066068368?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5964669942066068368/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/vs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5964669942066068368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5964669942066068368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/vs.html' title='VS'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3302302770015308264</id><published>2011-01-02T03:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-02T07:00:56.709-08:00</updated><title type='text'>MS</title><content type='html'>I, as a Filipino and a Catholic Christian, am and will&lt;div&gt;continue to work and strive hard to attain success&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;through living a life of honesty, loyalty, and integrity,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;by helping others, faithfully performing my work,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and facing life's everyday challenges with faith and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;trust in our great Lord.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I shall commit myself in the task of presenting the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lord to other people through my actions, works and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;endeavors, by putting him in the middle of all my&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;undertakings, may it be in my work, my family and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;even in my simple daily journeys.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will, to the best of my ability, strive to be a good citizen&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and person, abiding in the rules set by the state and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;obeying the words of the Lord.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3302302770015308264?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3302302770015308264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/ms.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3302302770015308264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3302302770015308264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2011/01/ms.html' title='MS'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-975935191756949323</id><published>2010-12-31T07:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-31T07:48:58.920-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2011!</title><content type='html'>Initials!&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To J, for always being there, for the care, love and support!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To M,M,E, and S, for being great friends for the past years!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To D, P, B, W, G, C, and R, major people and also great friends!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To J, bestprend padin kahit na once a month lang magkita!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And especially to,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y and Z&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;for all and everything in between! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To JC, for always guiding, protecting and being there for&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;me during the good and bad, the soft and the hard, through&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;everything I've been through. It's all about you!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To everyone, thanks for the nice 2010! All those moments spent,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;chitchats and conversations exchanged, laughs and sighs, what else?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hugs and kisses? Hohoho. Overnights, Birthday celebs, quiz reviews,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kulitan, asaran, pikunan, lahat lahat na!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa lahat lahat guys! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga inis sakin, SORRY na! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;PEACE! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;HAPPY NEW YEAR!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;HELLO 1/1/11!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-975935191756949323?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/975935191756949323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/975935191756949323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/975935191756949323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/2011.html' title='2011!'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-9104104032844678440</id><published>2010-12-26T07:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-27T03:45:03.993-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Our Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Dati, para sakin ang weird kasi bakit may mga day?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;At nakakaingget pa kasi lahat meron, maliban saken!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Father's Day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mother's Day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Grandparent's Day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Groundhog Day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Thanksgiving Day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Christmas Day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Lahat nalang may Day, lahat may araw, pero ako wala?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Masyadong makitid lang talaga siguro ang mga bata,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Kasi naghahanap sila ng mga bagay na meron na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Naghahanap ng mga laruan na mas maganda,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Pero hindi napapansin ang  mga nandyan na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Kasi pag bago, mas masaya't maganda,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Tatanggi ka pa ba? Totoo diba?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Pero malalaman lang na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Pag matanda ka na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Ayan na.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Maiisip mo na&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Nandyan na lahat pala,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Wala ka nang kailangan hingin pa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Wala ka nang dapat hanap-hanapin pa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Dahil ang mga nabigay sayo'y sapat at sobra pa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Na sobrang dami pala ng nasayo, di mo naman nakikita,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Dahil tingin ka nang tingin sa bago at mga bagay na naiiba,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Di mo napansin na napakaswerte mo pala.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Kasi "Everyday" is your day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Di mo na kailangan pa ng araw na may tatak.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Dahil nung dumating ka,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Wala nang ibang araw na hindi ikaw ang mahalaga,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Inaalala, minamahal, inaalagaan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Kaya talaga napakaswerte mo kaibigan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Kasi it's our Day, everyday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;From our loving Parents, all the way.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-9104104032844678440?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/9104104032844678440/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/our-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/9104104032844678440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/9104104032844678440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/our-day.html' title='Our Day'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-6757279382108509313</id><published>2010-12-26T07:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-26T07:16:56.508-08:00</updated><title type='text'>32 Million</title><content type='html'>Kanina lang nanuod kami ng Enteng Kabisote.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Okay, first of all, hindi ko talaga balak manuod nung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;movie na yun, talagang gusto lang ng tatay ko at pabor&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;naman ang kapatid ko, kaya nanuod nadin kaming&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;family.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Secondly, hindi naman din labag sa kalooban ko yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;panonood, talagang wala lang sa mga plano ko yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;panunuod ng movie na yun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Okay.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyways, para sa akin, hindi siya ganoon kaganda,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pero hindi rin ganoon kapanget. In terms of local movies,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ok naman siya. Ganoon padin, mga copy paste na scenes,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga magic na colors na effects sa screen, may mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;commercials ng mga produktong ineendorse ng mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;artista. Typical Pinoy movie / film.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang special lang talaga is yung magkasama si Vic Sotto&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;at si Sen. Bong Revilla Jr. May twist ng comedy with Vic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and seriousness with Bong, pero comedic padin yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga scenes pag magkasama sila. Parang si Vic yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nagdadala, pero smooth ang flow ng scenes, kaya ok naman.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funny siya sa simula, pero parang nagiging dull o corny&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na as the movie goes on. For me, nasa simulang part yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga sobrang entertaining, at yung mga latter part and jokes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;di na gaanong nakakabuhay. Mahirap din kasing tumawa na&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kapag may narinig ka nang nakakatawa, at medyo trying&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hard na ang mga artista magpatawa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Napakaweird lang talaga kasi pati yung mga endorsed products&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ng mga artista nandun padin sa movies nila. Malaki siguro ang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;bayad o sponsorship nila, kaya kailangan talaga sila sa movie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero bakit naman kaya sa foreign films, hindi naman obvious na&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;advertisement? Tipong dadaan lang sa screen yung Pepsi, or Coke,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;o kung ano man, and then tapos na?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi yung puro Da One, or Dahon?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyways, blockbuster king plus blockbuster king, then syempre,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;blockbuster success ang kalalabasan. Tapos may Part 2 pa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Enjoy para sa mga bata.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ok naman sakin.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 out of 10&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-6757279382108509313?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/6757279382108509313/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/32-million.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6757279382108509313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6757279382108509313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/32-million.html' title='32 Million'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3289142352723086094</id><published>2010-12-24T07:43:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T07:47:14.806-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Merry Christ-mas</title><content type='html'>Maligayang Pasko sa inyong lahat!&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And Happy Birthday Bro! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God bless your family, friends and loved-ones!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Magkabati-bati na sana ang mga may away,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Magkaayos-ayos na ang mga may problema,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At maging masaya nawa ang lahat!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At syempre...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga ninong at ninang na dyan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;WAG KAYONG MAGTAGO! :P&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Merry Christmas Everyone! :))&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3289142352723086094?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3289142352723086094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christ-mas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3289142352723086094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3289142352723086094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christ-mas.html' title='Merry Christ-mas'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-978146961057253854</id><published>2010-12-20T17:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-20T18:02:28.995-08:00</updated><title type='text'>8th Book</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;"Wag mong babasahin ang hindi mo naiintindihan."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Mama Susan wag kang magpapakita,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kasi alam ko namang mabait ka,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi lang malinaw kung bakit,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Iisa nalang ang iyong mata&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Galo kung nabubuhay ka pa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Alam kong mahirap pero kaya,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wag kang mag-aalala kaibigan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang mga dasal nami'y nariyan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kung susubukin mong basahin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang librong sa likura'y may nakasilip,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Payo ko sayo'y wag magsama ng kaibigan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil tiyak sa huli'y ikay kikilabutan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Masasabi ko lang kay idolong Bob,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang galing mo talaga magsulat!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit ano pang genre ang gawin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tiyak at siguradong tatangkilikin!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Patunay na ika'y magaling,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga fans mo'y naprapraning,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kung ito ba'y kathang isip o totoo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At kung nakuha ba nila si Galo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-978146961057253854?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/978146961057253854/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/8th-book.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/978146961057253854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/978146961057253854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/8th-book.html' title='8th Book'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5748216456514916635</id><published>2010-12-09T19:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T19:49:29.437-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Stopping Ranting</title><content type='html'>Lately I've pursued a somewhat unhealthy dose of weekly,&lt;br /&gt;if not daily, ranting. I know it's not good, and I know it&lt;br /&gt;doesn't solve anything, but well, it makes me feel better&lt;br /&gt;after a bad event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize that I'm not solving anything by writing here somewhat&lt;br /&gt;insulting words towards an anonymous person. He won't change&lt;br /&gt;because I know he doesn't read my blog, or doesn't really know&lt;br /&gt;me in person. I'm just wasting my time trying to shout when&lt;br /&gt;no one really hears me. Right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe I'm just playing pretend, pretending my blog to be known&lt;br /&gt;by people so that somehow someway, it may reach that person&lt;br /&gt;I'm posting about. But I know it's futile, so I'll stop it. It's a blog&lt;br /&gt;about me learning things about life, not about what I despise&lt;br /&gt;most in my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think I'm getting away from that, what my purpose here is.&lt;br /&gt;I get too caught up on the things that have happened, and forgot&lt;br /&gt;assessing things and looking onto them on what I've learned.&lt;br /&gt;Too much focus on things that I couldn't control, maybe that's&lt;br /&gt;what I need to distance myself from.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because also, it's not good for reading. You make people confused,&lt;br /&gt;not entertained and somewhat bored. Imagine someone talking&lt;br /&gt;sentences and paragraphs about someone he despises or hates.&lt;br /&gt;Really awkward, really not good, and really not a conversation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A one way sputtering of hates. Maybe not that bad, but if everyday&lt;br /&gt;he's just into that kind of stuff, it gets way overboard and boring,&lt;br /&gt;and you kinda want to stop talking back. So I'll stop, for better&lt;br /&gt;of everyone, and myself included.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I'm not that person who wants to get in your face. I'm can't&lt;br /&gt;tolerate a day of hates directed towards me. It makes me feel uneasy&lt;br /&gt;and really uncomfortable. How many "really"s can I insert in my&lt;br /&gt;sentences? I don't know. I REALLY don't know. But seriously, I don't&lt;br /&gt;want enemies, or even people having difficulty being with me, so&lt;br /&gt;I'll stop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't do to others, what others do want to do with what the heck?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;"Wag mong gawin sa iba yung kung ayaw mong gawin nila yun sayo."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Plain and Simple.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a moment I thought of someone writing about me, writing about&lt;br /&gt;how bad am I in choosing the right words, for how insensitive I am&lt;br /&gt;when telling jokes, or on how bad a liar I am in the past, or anything&lt;br /&gt;bad about me. It's not a good feeling I admit, so I'll stop and be good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And be more of a writer than a hater.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace on earth!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But people please! Don't be insensitive too and look at yourselves!&lt;br /&gt;People won't write or post rants if your attitudes right! C'mon!&lt;br /&gt;Let's be all grown-ups and stop acting childish.&lt;br /&gt;We're young adults anyway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for Caring / Reading. At least. :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5748216456514916635?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5748216456514916635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/stopping-ranting.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5748216456514916635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5748216456514916635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/stopping-ranting.html' title='Stopping Ranting'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-1536642469104287380</id><published>2010-12-09T02:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T02:29:55.026-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Stand Outs</title><content type='html'>How What Where Why When.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. How can you say that you are right and I am not?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. What makes you think your better?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Where did you get that kind of attitude?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Why can't you notice that were pissed?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. When are you going to say, Okay, it's my fault?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-1536642469104287380?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/1536642469104287380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/stand-outs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1536642469104287380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1536642469104287380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/stand-outs.html' title='Stand 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parang bangkay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Masukal at madaming mga patibong,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ingatan ang iyong bawat hakbang,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat kung ika'y di maingat sa pagsulong,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Baka mapangiwanan ka't maharang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kaya't kung gusto mong subukin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Palaging tandaan at huwag lilimutin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na panatilihing matibay ang unang samahan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Umunlad ka't wag kailanman tapakan!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lumakad ka, kaibigan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wag na wag kang magpapaharang,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wag na wag kang magpapatalo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat sa huli,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tagumpay ang naghihintay sayo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7923717849980574734?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7923717849980574734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/bilog-na-mahiwaga.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7923717849980574734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7923717849980574734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/bilog-na-mahiwaga.html' title='Bilog na Mahiwaga'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3657565896869044520</id><published>2010-12-05T17:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-05T18:10:52.587-08:00</updated><title type='text'>More than I Hoped For</title><content type='html'>We kneel, we ask, we pray&lt;div&gt;We tell him all we wanna say,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We wait and wait some more,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For that day will come for sure&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We hope, we wait and endure,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That it isn't really something "sure"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But yet we wait and wait some more,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For that day may still come for sure&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But days and weeks and months pass by,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Your hopes and faith then run dry,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That the wait isn't worth some more,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For that day won't come for sure&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But you didn't realize it always came,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For maybe it's not exactly the same,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But what you've asked is less than what,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The days, weeks and months you've had&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We ask and hope for what we seek,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He's like, yes or no, or sometime next week,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But what came is surely more,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Than what we've asked or ever hoped for,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3657565896869044520?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3657565896869044520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-than-i-hoped-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3657565896869044520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3657565896869044520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-than-i-hoped-for.html' title='More than I Hoped For'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-6057357724865360100</id><published>2010-12-04T06:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-04T07:20:36.104-08:00</updated><title type='text'>100 Truths</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;What was your:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Last Beverage: Real Leaf Iced Tea - Lychee Flavor&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Last Phone Call: Jerissa Esguerra&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Last Text message: Jerissa Esguerra&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Last Song I listened to: U &amp;amp; I by Aki Toyosaki&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Last time I cried: Yesterday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Have I:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. Dated someone twice: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. Been cheated on: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. Kissed someone and regretted it: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9. Lost someone special: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10. Been depressed: Of course&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11. Been drunk and threw up: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;List 3 Favorite Colors:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;12. Black&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;13. White&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;14. Red&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This Year Have I:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;15. Made a new friend: Lots&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;16. Fallen out of Love: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;17. Laughed until I cried: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;18. Met someone who changed me: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;19. Found out who my true friends are: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;20. Found out someone was talking about you: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;21: Kissed anyone on my Facebook friends list: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;General&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;22. How many people in your friends list do you know in real life: 90++%&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;23. Do you have any pets: If the mouse in our room counts, yes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;24. What did you do for your last birthday: Spent time with friends&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;25. What time did you wake up today: 7:00 am exactly&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;26. What were you doing at midnight last night: Reading Mockingjay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;27. Name something you cannot wait for: Breakfast?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;28. Last time you saw your mother: Just minutes ago&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;29. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: To remove all my past lies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;30. What are you listening to right now: The sound of the electric fan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;31. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: I think I have, but were just acquaintances&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;32. What's getting on your nerves right now: The &lt;a href="http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/deluminator.html"&gt;Deluminator&lt;/a&gt; LOL&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;33. Most visited webpage: My blog and Facebook&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;34. Nicknames: Jops, Jopo, Ciolo or whatever they call me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;35. Relationship status: Engaged? Haha. In a relationship.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;36. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;37. He or she: He&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;38. Elementary: La Consolacion College&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;39: High School: Same as above&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;40. College: UST&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;41. Hair color: balding black&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;42. Long or short: Short&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;43. Height: 5'6 and 1/2''&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;44. Do you have a crush on someone: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;45. What do you like about yourself: Being funny?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;46. Piercings: None&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;47. Tattoos: None, just cellulose&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;48. Righty or Lefty: Righty&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;49. First Surgery: Does getting circumcision count? Just joking.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;50. First Piercing: None&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;51. First Bestfriend: Nikko Legacion&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;52. First Sport you joined: Basketball&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;53. Bestfriend: Jerome Delos Santos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Right NOW:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;54. Eating: Nothing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;55. Drinking: Water&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;56. I'm about to: Throw up? Seriously this throat of mine is killing me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;57. Waiting for: The torrents to finish&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;58. Want kids: Yes, hopefully 3.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;59. Get Married: Yes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;60. Career: Chemical Engineer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Which is better:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;61. Lips or eyes = eyes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;62. Hugs or kisses = Hugs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;63. Shorter or taller = shorter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;64. Older or younger = older?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;65. Romantic or spontaneous = the latter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;66. Nice stomach or nice arm = like, what the heck?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;67. Sensitive or Loud = Sensitive and Loud. :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;68. Hook-up or Relationship: Relationship.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;69. Trouble-maker or hesitant: Hesitant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Have you ever:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;70. Kissed a stranger: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;71. Drank hard liquor: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;72. Lost glasses/contacts: If sunglasses count, then yes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;73. Kissed on first date: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;74. Broken someone's heart: Hopefully not.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;75. Had your own heart broken: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;76. Cried when someone died: Yes, who wouldn't?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;77. Fallen for a friends: Yes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you believe in:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;78. Yourself: Not 100%&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;79. Miracles: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;80. Love at first sight: Corny pero Yes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;81. Heaven: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;82. Santa Claus: YES!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;83. Kiss on the 1st date: Not really&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;84. Angels: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Answer truthfully:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;85. Had more than one GF: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;86. Is there one person you want to be right now?: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;87. Did you sing today: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;88. Ever cheated on somebody: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;89. If you could go back in time, how far would you go and why?: The time I made my worst lie. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; To fix it of course.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;90. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be: Jan. 17&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;91. Are you afraid of falling in love: No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;92. Do you believe that someone actually read through all of this?: HOPEFULLY!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;93. Do you believe that you passed your Stoich quiz?: Now, now, I really HOPE so!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;94. Is the Deluminator pretty: NO DOUBT!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;95. What do you think about when you daydream: A lot of stuff. Mostly about the moments in the past.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;96. If you were given a chance to pick a district on Panem, where would you go: 12! To see Katniss!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;97. Why are you putting on make-believe questions?: Because it's not 100 yet!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;98. So it's okay for you to waste everyone's precious time?!: Well, I think they care.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;99. So that's what you think?!: Uhm, yes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;100. Final remarks?: Thanks for reading! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-6057357724865360100?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/6057357724865360100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/100-truths.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6057357724865360100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6057357724865360100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/100-truths.html' title='100 Truths'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-6498700270590098611</id><published>2010-12-04T06:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-04T06:31:22.061-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Deluminator</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;"A &lt;b&gt;Deluminator&lt;/b&gt; is a device invented by Dumbledore that looks like a standard &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter" title="Lighter" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "&gt;cigarette lighter&lt;/a&gt;. It is used to remove or absorb and later return the light from a light source to provide secrecy to the user."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "&gt;Why a deluminator?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "&gt;Because suddenly he/she turns all the lights off.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;We were searching for the correct way, wading along the darkness,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;his inability to convey the proper way costing us days of dismay,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;While he/she was there, in front, trying her best to explain, or read.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;We were holding on for those lights, which she provided, which are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;also not enough, since proper explanation trumps the cold paper,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;even if it's filled with the information, according to him, that&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;is enough for our needs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;We ask him to shed some light. What does he say? That one&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;dim light is enough. That he and them survived their time, without&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;the luxury of the finely constructed and informative handouts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;He goes on telling us that, we're not even trying.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;That we should try and find more lights to lead our way. On our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;own. He's saying that he's going to try give us more examples,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;more exercises to expound on the topics at hand. Yet the samples&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;didn't arrive, but the exercises did. And most of us, of course,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;didn't know what to do or even what to write.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Then coming up that we aren't trying? I think it reflects to both&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;parties. How come we understand other people when they're in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;front? How come complex ideas become simpler and within our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;wavelength when presented by other people?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Then telling us that him being good is a bad thing. That we're&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;abusing his goodness. Well, sorry man, I don't think you understand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;For my part, I'm not that good. I need to see how things work,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;I need to see how they work. And you should make them work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Instead, you stand up and tell in front of us all the nonsense we need.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;That you made it without our resources. That it's supposed to be easy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;That harder things and topics are to come. How much light can you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;put out? Discouragement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Isn't it what you signed up for? To provide lights for us to understand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;and follow and learn the things that are assigned to you? You aren't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;doing us much good by reading and telling us that you should know&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;that and that these things are much easier than other problems we&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;encounter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Disappointment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;And you tell us to strive harder. Yes we will.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;We were just hoping that we could get some kind of help,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;An ah, uhm, maybe we could get "your" help?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;I just hope you put back the lights you took out. And I'm saying this,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;I'm not going to fail. Not even going to go out with an average mark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;I'll do the best I can for me to achieve good in this one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Even without the lights.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;I'm hoping you'd put them back on, though. (The sooner the better)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;With Love,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" &gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Hope to not get into trouble. :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-6498700270590098611?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/6498700270590098611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/deluminator.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6498700270590098611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6498700270590098611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/12/deluminator.html' title='The Deluminator'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2604389513174495141</id><published>2010-11-30T01:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-30T01:20:28.666-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pahabol!</title><content type='html'>Woo! Na-excite ako bigla kasi nagsearch ako sa Google ng&lt;br /&gt;mga pangalan ng prof ko, and then ayan na, tuloy tuloy ko&lt;br /&gt;na silang hinanap! Pati nga yung ibang mga sites, kasama&lt;br /&gt;na yung multiply tapos nakita ko yung wedding pictures&lt;br /&gt;nila Mam Encarnado! Haha. Ang cute cute cute nilang lahat dun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nandun si Mam Duran, Mam Alava, Mam Pestano atbp!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na-excite tuloy ako bigla! Hehehe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sharing lang! Kumulo bigla yung dugo ko e! Hehehe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Magsusulat lang ako ng 5 Profs na gusto kong isulat!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;1. Mam Pestano&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Woot! Si Mam Pestano ang una kong prof na narinigan kong magsabi&lt;br /&gt;ng bawal ang biological breaks sa subject niya! Bawal ding malate,&lt;br /&gt;at bawal lumabas kapag nagsisimula na siya! Naalala ko pa nung&lt;br /&gt;unang meeting namin sa kanya, Mechanics pa yun, na wala talagang&lt;br /&gt;nagsasalita! As in! Sobrang tahimik ng room habang tinatawag niya&lt;br /&gt;kami isa-isa para pirmahan ang mga reg forms namin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero nung dumaan na yung mga araw, linggo at buwan, ok naman!&lt;br /&gt;Isa siya sa mga prof na gusto ko, lalo na sa pagchecheck niya ng quizzes!&lt;br /&gt;Basta magawa mo yung way para masolve yung problem, kahit na iba&lt;br /&gt;pa sa turo niya, ok lang. Basta ipapaliwanag mo lang kung bakit ganoon&lt;br /&gt;at bakit ganian. Dati ang tingin ko sa kanya boring magturo, pero noong&lt;br /&gt;nagtagal nakuha ko din yung style niya! Isa sya mga rason kung bakit&lt;br /&gt;gustong gusto ko dati yung Mechanics at Strength of Materials!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sana maging ok din kami ngayon sa Unit Operations!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;2. Mam Duran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Woot! Si Mam Berna! Kung ako talaga yung tatanungin, ayaw ko sa&lt;br /&gt;pagtuturo niya. Last SEM yun! Pero ngayon ok na! Hindi ko napansin&lt;br /&gt;kung gaano siya kaeffort last sem na ipaintindi samin yung Stoich 1&lt;br /&gt;sa pinakamadaling paraan. Kasama na sa mga methods niya ang&lt;br /&gt;pagtatanong samin ng paulit ulit, pagsasabi at pagmemention sa mga&lt;br /&gt;important points ng paulit ulit, at sa pagreremind niya sa amin ng&lt;br /&gt;paulit ulit ulit ulit!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayaw ko nun dati, para kasing lagi kaming pinupuna, laging pinapansin.&lt;br /&gt;Pero ngayon ko lang narealize na ok pala talaga siyang prof! Nakakatuwa&lt;br /&gt;si Mam minsan, kasi pag may mali siya, para siyang naliligaw sa whiteboard&lt;br /&gt;para hanapin yung mali. Minsan pa nga tatlong beses na ata naming sinabi&lt;br /&gt;na 1.114 lalagay padin ni mam 1.144. At tatawa nalang siya to acknowledge&lt;br /&gt;her mistake. Pero wag mong babalewalain si Mam! Fierce siya magturo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lalo na ngayon na parang passion talaga niya ang Stoich 2, na minsan&lt;br /&gt;naka-tiger look pa si Mam habang pinapaliwanag samin ang mga lessons&lt;br /&gt;tungkol sa Theo Oxygen at sa mga Net Hydrogen! Combustion! Material&lt;br /&gt;Balance! Wooo! Sana lang ituro ulit ni Mam yung Dew point at gases and&lt;br /&gt;vapors kasi absent ako nun! Woooot!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;3. Mam Marcelo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Si Mam Marcelo yung prof na pag pasok sa classroom namin, laging parang&lt;br /&gt;mainit yung ulo. Laging ganoon last sem, na darating siya for Thermo 1 na&lt;br /&gt;parang galit, tahimik at naiirita. Yun pala galing siya sa ibang bldg kaya&lt;br /&gt;pagod yung look niya. Add up mo pa yung init sa paglalakad, talagang&lt;br /&gt;hassle nga naman. Takot ako kay Mam dati, dahil narin siguro parang&lt;br /&gt;laging seryoso yung mood niya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mali ang 1st impression ko sa kanya! Noong naging comfortable na ang&lt;br /&gt;lahat, pati narin siya, smooth sailing na kami sa klase niya! Madalas pa&lt;br /&gt;nga na challenged ako after class kasi si Mam Philip, laging nagkwekwento&lt;br /&gt;about sa mga past successful Chemical Engineers. Na hindi naman daw&lt;br /&gt;ganoon dati, na may dating at magaling ang ChE "dati".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero hindi siya in a way para idiscourage kaming mga students niya!&lt;br /&gt;Madalas niyang sinasabi na kaya naman daw namin, kung talagang&lt;br /&gt;gagalingan lang namin. Laging may mga lesson sa lessons niya!&lt;br /&gt;Maiinspire ka, matututo ka, mag-eenjoy ka, at makikinig ka talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siya yung prof na okay lang kahit na 3 hours siya magturo, kasi hindi&lt;br /&gt;siya boring. Hindi siya puro acads, nagkwekwento siya minsan about&lt;br /&gt;sa sports, gadgets, trends, ChE people and possible future jobs namin.&lt;br /&gt;Na kung narating na nung mga previous batches na nahawakan niya,&lt;br /&gt;bakit naman kami hindi? Lagi siyang may iniimpart na lesson sa bawat&lt;br /&gt;isa, o kung hindi man, sa akin. Talagang sobrang galing ni Mam talaga!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At ngayon, siya naman ang Prof namin sa Thermo 2 at sa IP Lab!&lt;br /&gt;Nastrike na kami ni Mam sa pag-critique niya sa proposal namin&lt;br /&gt;na tomato cupcake, pero ok lang! Cool padin si Mam at isa sa&lt;br /&gt;mga pinaka-nirerespeto kong tao!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At pati narin syempre lahat (halos) (haha) ng mga naging Prof ko!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wooops! Tama na to! Natabunan tuloy yung previous post ko!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hehehehe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatuwa lang talaga sila!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2604389513174495141?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2604389513174495141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/pahabol.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2604389513174495141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2604389513174495141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/pahabol.html' title='Pahabol!'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-7131465000953483323</id><published>2010-11-30T00:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-30T00:32:31.354-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pretty?</title><content type='html'>Nakakainis lang kapag gusto mong matuto, pero sobrang&lt;br /&gt;hindi mo maintindihan ang hinahain sayo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Woops. Blog ko po ito, siguro naman okay lang na magsabi&lt;br /&gt;ako ng mga gusto kong sabihin, wala naman akong sasabihing&lt;br /&gt;masama, sasabihin ko lang kung ano yung nararamdaman ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayan. Kasi naman, kahit sa iba niyo pa tanungin, talagang wala&lt;br /&gt;kaming naiintindihan. May mga powerpoint presentations nga,&lt;br /&gt;e dinadaanan lang yung mga slides. Siguro kasalanan din naman,&lt;br /&gt;(at ako narin) dahil hindi kami nagtatanong. Pero sa sobrang&lt;br /&gt;bilis kasi ng mga pangyayari, ayun, dumaan nalang at tapos na&lt;br /&gt;sa dalawang slide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro nag-eexpect din siya samin na maiintindihan na agad namin&lt;br /&gt;yung sinasabi niya. Maiintindihan siguro namin kung ipapaliwanag&lt;br /&gt;niya ng maayos. Hindi rin naman kasi makatarungan na magbigay&lt;br /&gt;siya ng quiz sa mga susunod na araw, o magpagawa ng mga seatwork&lt;br /&gt;at assignment na hindi talaga masasagutan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hinihiling ko lang din siguro yung magbigay siya ng mga example,&lt;br /&gt;yung magpakita ng ilang mga method kung pano ginagawa yung&lt;br /&gt;gusto niyang ipagawa. Yun din kasi ang ayaw ko sa mga powerpoint&lt;br /&gt;e, nawawala na sa ibang mga prof yung pagsusulat sa whiteboard&lt;br /&gt;(o blackboard). Ok lang siguro dun sa mga sanay na, na kahit walang&lt;br /&gt;sulat, kahit walang marker chalk na hawak, naiintindihan ng mga&lt;br /&gt;students niya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko naman sinasabing hindi siya magaling, siguro dahil bago&lt;br /&gt;lang siya sa pagtuturo kaya hindi pa siya ganoon kasanay. Pero sana&lt;br /&gt;lang na hindi kami yung ma-dehado, kasi mahirap nadin ngayon.&lt;br /&gt;Na lahat ng subjects namin may meaning na, lahat significant na&lt;br /&gt;para sa mga gagawin namin sa hinaharap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interesting ang subject na tinuturo niya. At interesting din naman siya.&lt;br /&gt;Siguro minsan dapat lang talaga na maging organized at structured ang&lt;br /&gt;pagtuturo niya. May steps, may examples, may mga boardwork. Alam ko&lt;br /&gt;na magaling siya, matalino, at oo, maganda. At lalong alam ko na hindi&lt;br /&gt;lang yun yung kaya niyang ibigay saming mga estudyante niya. Kaya sana,&lt;br /&gt;sana, at sana talaga, na maging maayos na ang lahat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I respect her, ako narin yung nagsasabi na siguro conceptual ang subject&lt;br /&gt;kaya mahirap mag-adjust. Na ang engineer hindi ganoon kagaling sa mga&lt;br /&gt;bagay na nabibilang sa tao. Na bago pa lang siya. Na madami pa siyang&lt;br /&gt;experience na dapat madanasan para maging isang magaling na guro.&lt;br /&gt;I'm just hoping na, magawa niya na yun within this sem. Too much to ask?&lt;br /&gt;Wala lang, kasi mahirap din sa part naming mga mag-aaral, kasi gusto&lt;br /&gt;talaga naming matuto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At sana din mag-post siya ng maaga sa Ygroups. Hehe. Mahirap din yung&lt;br /&gt;1 day before tska lang ilalagay yung mga lecture notes. Hingi ka po ng tulong&lt;br /&gt;kay Sir B., bakit naman siya nakakapaglagay sa ELeap ng sobrang daming&lt;br /&gt;mga files, at slides ng powerpoint? Peace po tayo. Hindi po ako naghahanap&lt;br /&gt;ng away. Solusyon lang po siguro talaga ang gusto ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At promise, maganda parin kayo talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully, everything goes well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh well,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7131465000953483323?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7131465000953483323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/pretty.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7131465000953483323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7131465000953483323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/pretty.html' title='Pretty?'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5145841242653660060</id><published>2010-11-22T00:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-22T00:49:15.928-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Beery Curious</title><content type='html'>November 18, 2010:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As I was playing NBA 2k11 on my laptop after a feast&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(advanced actually) for my birthday, I thought of something&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;really really weird. It's the thing I want to try out just out&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of curiosity, since birthday ko rin naman at hindi ko naman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;uulitin na sa susunod pang mga araw.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Naisip ko kasi yung sinabi nung teacher ko dati, na nagyoyosi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;daw siya pero once a year lang, tuwing birthdays lang. Naalala ko&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;yung sinabi niya sa klase namin: "Pwede kang mag-yosi pero&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;tuwing birthday mo lang dapat."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi ko makuha kung bakit yosi, at kung bakit sa birthday lang.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yun ba ang way para macelebrate ang birthday? Or birthday ba&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ang panakip butas sa pagyoyosi? Haha. Napakaweird ko magisip,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pero yun ang iniisip ko as I was playing with the laptop.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ayoko naman na subukang magyosi, kasi may sakit ako na hindi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na mawawala. Hika o asthma, at kalimitan yun ang sagot ko sa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga taong nagtatanong kung bakit di ako naninigarilyo (knowing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na smoke belcher ang tatay ko). Sinasabi ko nalang na ayoko pang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mamatay, na hindi kaya ng baga ko ang usok.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kaya ayun, hindi pwede yosi. Think of another nalang. Ano pa ba&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ang hindi ko ginagawa, na sa isang pagkakataon ko lang pwedeng&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;gawin, at nacucurious ako? Alak!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi ako umiinom (ng alak, para sa mga pilosopo) kaya wala&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;talaga akong idea kung ano ang lasa at pakiramdam ng malasing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Umiinom din naman ako ng ibang alcoholic drinks pero yung &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga wine lang, at once yung The Bar, at once din Gilbey's ata&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;yun. Yung wine, masarap pag malamig. Yung the Bar lasa at&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;amoy rubbing alcohol at yung Gilbey's mas malala sa rubbing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;alcohol.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Naka-isang baso lang ata ako ng The Bar at may halo pang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;softdrinks yun. Di ko kaya. Yung Gilbey's naman naglagay ako&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ng pagkarami-rami sa isang baso, pagkatikim ko, tumalembong&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na agad ang dila ko. No no no. Hindi kaya ang lasa at magsusuka&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ako kung lulunukin ko yun. Yung sa wine naman, makakailang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;wine glass ako nun! Masarap at di nakakalasing. :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So that gives me an idea! Makatikim kaya ng beer? Ano kaya&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ang lasa nun? Bakit kaya madaming tao ang pinipiling mag-enjoy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;at mag-celebrate na kasama ang malamig na beer? Matagal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na kong curious pero wala akong chance para makatikim nito,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kasi ayaw ni Nanay, okay lang kay Tatay, at kung ako ang &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;tatanungin, ayaw ko din.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Iniisip ko kasi na baka pag natikman ko hanap hanapin ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;o baka mapadalas ang pag-inom ko. Kaya dehins nalang try.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero ngayon, dahil birthday ko naman, gusto kong i-try.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hours have passed, naglalaro padin ako. Dumating si Sancho,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nag-internet kami for 4 hours and then ayun, kinabukasan na.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;May klase sa umaga, naglaro ulit ng laptop sa hapon at nagnet&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ulit nung gabi. Hindi na ko nakabili ng beer, dahil narin sa mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;negatives na lumulutang habang kinokonsider ko yung mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;magiging results. At in the end, wala, di ko rin na-try.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ano ba sa tingin niyo? Dapat bang matry ko na yun?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hahaha.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Siguro natatawa kayo, pero I admit na sige, pwedeng loser ako,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pero kasi, pag nakikita ko ang resulta ng pagkawala sa wisyo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;dahil sa alak, nakikita ko na talbog at na-ououtweigh ng cons&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ang pros.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lalo na kung nandun ka mismo sa tabi ng taong wala sa wisyo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Medyo nakakaawa yung state at nakakahiya din, kaya ayun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero tikim lang naman diba? Isang beses lang?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa. :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5145841242653660060?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5145841242653660060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/beery-curious.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5145841242653660060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5145841242653660060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/beery-curious.html' title='Beery Curious'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8531697983863282478</id><published>2010-11-16T04:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-16T05:18:22.319-08:00</updated><title type='text'>You've Got a Friend</title><content type='html'>When things don't go your way,&lt;div&gt;And the blue skies turn gray,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don't look to far away,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm always here to stay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I won't always have the money,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And won't make your dark skies sunny&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But one thing I can guarantee,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm gonna listen to every plea&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You can cry and shout it at me,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Listen to things important or tiny,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'll keep your secret within us,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Just within the people we trust&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One thing I want you to remember,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That I can't stand anyone's anger&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Only if it's directed to me,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'll make a way to say I'm sorry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Just be ready for some jeers,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But just to make things clear,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi ako yung taong nangiinis,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Joke lang yun madalas ha? Peace?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8531697983863282478?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8531697983863282478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/youve-got-friend.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8531697983863282478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8531697983863282478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/youve-got-friend.html' title='You&apos;ve Got a Friend'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2506067642568932714</id><published>2010-11-13T07:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-13T08:13:41.595-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holding On</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;To whom it may concern:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Hahawakan mo pa ba ang ayaw nang humawak sayo?&lt;div&gt;Pipilitin mo pa ba kahit na tapos na ang oras niyo?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Panghahawakan mo pa ba ang kahapon,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kung tapos na at lahat ay malalim na ibinaon?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mahirap din kasing kalimutan yung nagdaan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga oras na ikaw lang ang pinagmamasdan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga oras na kausap, kayakap at kasama ka&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi ganun ganun lang maisasawalang-bahala&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Makakalimutan mo ba yung mga tawa?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maiiwanan mo ba yung mga pagluha?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maiiwasan mo bang isipin na meron talaga?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maitatapon mo ba yun kahit lipas na?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit na may bago pang dumating&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hinding hindi ko parin masasabing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Malilimutan ko ang panahong maibabalik pa sana,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At maipapangakong hindi ka na muling iisipin pa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mahal na mahal kita.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8095704623323179488</id><published>2010-11-09T06:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-09T06:29:51.230-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Paalam Na</title><content type='html'>Sa sampung oras na tulog,&lt;div&gt;Sa mga paggising na parang sabog,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa hanggang umagang DotA,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga umagang lumagpas na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa libreng oras sa magdamag,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga curfew na nalabag,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga almusal na sobrang late&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga sobrang sayang date&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga pag-mamall ng biglaan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga librong aking pinasadahan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga lutong-bahay na 3 servings,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga worship and prayer meetings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa pagcheck ng Facebook notifications,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa pag-e-eNBA 2k11 association,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa paghahanap ng UFC vids at clips,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa pag-patay at pagdeny ng creeps&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa bahay na sobrang mamimiss ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga taong talagang mahal ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa mga kaibigang di mapapalitan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At sa oras na hindi ko mababalikan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paalam na muna, libreng oras,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tila kahapon lang, at ngayon bukas,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Babalik na muli sa normal na buhay,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kaya't sige na, ingat and bye-bye!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8095704623323179488?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8095704623323179488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/paalam-na.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8095704623323179488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8095704623323179488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/paalam-na.html' title='Paalam Na'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-470370189912405747</id><published>2010-11-07T16:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-07T17:13:14.936-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mixed</title><content type='html'>I wake up in the morning and take a piss&lt;div&gt;Then lie again in bed and sleep at peace&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then I look up in the clock, it reads 10 o'clock&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Time to check the ref if there still food stock&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I eat up and gobble up my breakfast meal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then YouTube some NBA highlight reels&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Play some video games like DotA&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;GG with some noobs and mostly Imba&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Doze off in the afternoon like a pig&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I lay down and do nothing worth so big&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And then I realized it's almost 5 pm,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's time to take a bath coz I smell like damn&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After singing songs while taking a bath,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I look up in the mirror, hell I'm fat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With that predicament in my mind,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'd think of ways to reduce and grind&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yet I always forget when its time for dinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cause I eat too much food, I won't get thinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then sit again in the computer up until 3,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;DotA all night is the thing for me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That's why I'm happy kasi malapit na pasukan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;May gagawin na kong merong katuturan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga bagong subject na aaralin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This time I'll try harder to redeem&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The past semesters blunders on some subs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And prove again that I'm not dumb&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And the best part of it is I'll see my friends&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And not to mention baon and stipends&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The sad part is I'll be missing my family&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And of course I'll be missing my honey&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mixed emotions ang resulta ng pasukan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat at ako inyong pinagpasensyahan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Smile lang lagi at tumawa! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-470370189912405747?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/470370189912405747/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/mixed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/470370189912405747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/470370189912405747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/mixed.html' title='Mixed'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8512762996957483544</id><published>2010-11-03T23:09:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-03T23:31:21.405-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Death Project</title><content type='html'>Naisip ko lang to nung nandun kami sa may sementeryo&lt;div&gt;last November 1. Naisip ko lang, kasi parang pwede naman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;siya maaccomplish at feasible naman. Para na rin sa mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kamag-anak, kaibigan at iba pang kakilala ng taong namayapa na.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Iniisip ko lang kung pwede bang gumawa ng program or software&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na pwedeng irepresent yung taong namayapa na. Example; pwede&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mong kausapin yung namatay na through chatting with him using&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the program or software. Syempre irerecord na yung mga gustong&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sabihin nung namatay, kunwari, kung ano ang sasabihin niya dun&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sa kaibigan niya after 1 year ng death niya, tulad ng pangangamusta&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sa family, sa work, or sa kahit na ano pang aspect ng buhay nung tao.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pwede rin magtanong yung friend dun sa friend niya na namayapa na,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;tungkol sa iba't ibang mga topics, na irerecord din nung tao nung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nabubuhay pa siya. Naisip ko lang din kasi, na may mga tanong na&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hindi masasagot, mga salitang di masasabi, at mga goodbyes na hindi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;maibibigay. At para din makakwentuhan mo yung tao kahit na wala&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na siya sa mundo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Naisip ko lang kasi na may site sa internet na pwede kang makipagusap&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sa computer program, at wide ang range ng mga pwede mong itanong,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;or yung pwede niyong pagusapan. Natututo yung program based sa mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sagot at tanong nung kachat niyang tao, at lumalawak ng lumalawak yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"intelligence" nung program sa bawat conversation na pinapasok niya.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Naisip ko lang, na pwede rin siguro tong i-apply sa tao, specifically sa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;taong namayapa na.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I proprogram yung mga ugali ng pagsagot ng tao, i-rerecord ang mga normal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na expressions, at yung iba pa. Syempre yung tao mismo ang maglalagay ng&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga sagot at mga tanong na gusto niyang itanong dun sa kakausap sa kanya.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kunwari, ako, na kung dadalaw sakin si ganito sa Nov.1 two thousand something,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;tatanungin ko kung kamusta na yung family niya, yung mga anak niya, atbp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After 30 years ng death, may nakaprogram na tanong na kamusta na yung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mga bata, kung nakapag-asawa na ba? Kung ok ba sila? Basta ganun yung idea.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Syempre, alam kong hindi ko maaccomplish ang ganitong program, Pero&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nakakatuwa lang din isipin yung possibilities. Syempre iba padin ang conversation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pag harap harapan, pero, at least magkakaron ng chance para makausap kahit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;wala na yung tao. At alam ko na meron pading gustong sabihin yung mga taong&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;namayapa na, na hindi nila nasabi dati nung nabubuhay pa sila. Far-fetched nga,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pero nakakatuwa lang isipin. At nakakatuwa din mag-isip.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At ilalagay ko tong program na to sa may tabi ng himlayan ko. Para naman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;makakwentuhan niyo ko kahit na wala na ko. Nakakatakot parin isipin, pero&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;totoo, lahat naman tayo walang takas dito, aalis din tayo sometime. Gusto ko&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;lang din na maging kakaiba ang experience ng tao sa pagbisita nila sa mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mahal nila sa buhay na wala na.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Napapansin ko din kasi na yung iba, parang wala lang, dadalaw lang dahil&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nov. 1, uupo, magdadasal kunwari, tapos magtitirik ng kandila, maglalaro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ng kandila, at aalis na. Yung tipo bang nawawala na yung essence nung taong&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;dinadalaw nila. Hmmm. Kunwari, yung lolo na hindi naman inabutan ng mga&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;apo. Talaga namang walang maaalala yung apo, kasi hindi na niya inabutan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;si lolo. E kung may way para magkausap sila, kahit man lang through&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;technology, edi mas ok. Kahit na hindi inabutan ni apo si Lolo, makakapagusap&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sila through chat. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lolo: Kamusta na ang gwapo kong apo???&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Apo: Ok lang po Lo, kamusta naman dyan?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lolo: A, okay lang, hohohoho.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pwede rin tong way ng communication kung may mga nalimutan kang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sabihin sa ibang tao. Kung unexpected yung pag-alis mo, at least may&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;recording ka or mga bilin sa mga mahal mo sa buhay. Hmmm. Masyado&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;na bang nakakakilabot? Kahit ako di rin sanay sa topic ng kamatayan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pero wala lang. November naman, time para alalahanin at i-celebrate&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ang buhay ng mga namayapa nating mahal sa buhay.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So panu ang format? May parang mini-computer o console sa tabi ng&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;graveyard mo, tapos may keyboard at screen na chatbox lang. Kung&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;picture kasi or video na gumagalaw, parang ang hirap kasi kailangan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mo pang i-shoot. Ok nadin kahit words lang, at least makakausap mo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;parin diba? Ayun, tapos nandun na nakarecord at nakasave sa memory&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nung console yung mga gustong sabihin at mga isasagot nung ka-chat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mo. Kaya kaya ito? Hmmmm. Kung hindi, edi ok, napaisip lang din ako.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyways, weird lang talaga ako mag-isip.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At namimiss ko nadin yung lolo ko at yung ninong ko na nag-bye-bye na.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rest in peace po, at alam kong masaya na kayo kung nasan man kayo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Love you po!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8512762996957483544?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8512762996957483544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/death-project.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8512762996957483544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8512762996957483544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/11/death-project.html' title='The Death Project'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4405113736884172028</id><published>2010-11-02T06:38:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-02T06:54:34.141-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Setting the Standard</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="400" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lajnSJZpI34?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lajnSJZpI34?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi sila sumisigaw,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi sila humihiyaw,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi sila umiiyak,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi sila humahalakhak.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yung musika nila ay ibang-iba&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yung tipo bang madadala ka,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na kahit bata man o matanda,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ay magugustuhan ang paksa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit paulit ulit pang tugtugin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit sablay, masarap kantahin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga kantang makakasakay ka,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga kantang mapapasabay ka&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minsan lang darating ang ganito,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sayang lang tapos na sila dito,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero yung iniwan nilang himig,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi mawawala sa 'king hilig&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Eraserheads, sobrang astig sila&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi magagaya ng anumang banda,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang dala nilang liriko at musika,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na ngayo'y nagsilbing sukatan ng iba&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;\m/ to Eraserheads!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div 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Standard'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5024311911392171602</id><published>2010-10-28T08:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-28T08:22:02.223-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Magkaibang Mundo</title><content type='html'>Kapag nakikita kita,&lt;div&gt;Obvious talagang ibang-iba,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nandun ka sa tuktok ng lahat,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At ako'y di karapat-dapat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ano nalang ang sasabihin nila?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ng mga kaibigan mo't kapamilya&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na papatol ka sa isang tulad ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mababa, iba at malayong malayo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga tanong na di kayang di isipin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pano pag nakuha mong ako'y sagutin&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bababa ka ba, matatanggap mo ba?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na ako'y simple lang, di naiiba?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At matatanggap mo bang ganito ako?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Di ko maibibigay ang kayamanan sa mundo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At di ako yung maipagmamalaki mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil di ako iba sa pangkaraniwang tao&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kaya dapat bang makuntento na ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa lugar ko, nakatingala, nakatingin sayo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na hindi ko na naising subukan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil alam kong wala ring patutunguhan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang paghabol ko sayo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil sampu ang lamang mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa kasalukuyang edad ko, 13&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bakit ka kasi 23! Sobrang bitin!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5024311911392171602?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5024311911392171602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/magkaibang-mundo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5024311911392171602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5024311911392171602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/magkaibang-mundo.html' title='Magkaibang Mundo'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2716282447518919216</id><published>2010-10-27T10:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-27T10:29:26.336-07:00</updated><title type='text'>MaGubat na Mundo</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Sa loob ng isang kagubatan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga hayop nagkalat at nagaawitan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ng mga salitang di maintindihan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tila ba nag-aasaran&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero panalo ang mga kwago,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nasa taas ng matataas na puno&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tinatawanan ang mga aso,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tumatahol na parang loko-loko&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga ibon! Lilipad-lipad sa tabi-tabi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lovebirds na magkasama, humuhuni&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi maiwan ang kapareha&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Parang bagang mag-asawa na&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;School of fishes na game palagi!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kwentuhan at tsismis ang bati,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Di mahihiwalay tong mga to,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit saan, kahit 'gang banyo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At panalo din ang mga kuto&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dahil dehins nila problema gutom&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sipsip lang ng sipsip sa aso,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Solve na ang everyday life mo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga langgam! Wag hihiwalay!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat pag-humiwalay,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mamamatay ka panigurado&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Malakas pag madami tayo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At meron namang mga lobo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga cool, astig at gwapo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nagbibisyo nalang sa tabe,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Para masabing, astig sila Pre!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At syempre may mga baboy,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na di na tinantanan ng mga asar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Di niyo ba alam sila'y nananaghoy?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa pagtawag niyo saking baboy?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mga giraffe na walastek!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Magaling sa labanan ng long-neck!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lasing na papasok sa gubat!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pag gera, ang hilig mangomsat!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At patuloy lang ang pagkanta,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Buhay sa gubat, magulo't masaya,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi matatakasan ng mga miyembro,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat bukas, babalik at babalik din kayo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2716282447518919216?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2716282447518919216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/magubat-na-mundo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2716282447518919216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2716282447518919216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/magubat-na-mundo.html' title='MaGubat na Mundo'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3672754177673246133</id><published>2010-10-27T09:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-27T10:11:23.717-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Busted</title><content type='html'>O, iniirog, lahat ay gagawin ko,&lt;div&gt;Lahat at kahit na ano,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ihahatid kita at susunduin,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At aabotin ko ang mga bituin&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Misyon ko'y mapangiti ka lagi,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na di sumimangot ang iyong mga labi,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sa tuwina'y papatawanin ka,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At papasayihin hanggang makakaya&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ipinapangako ko, ikaw ang iisa,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi na aasamin pang humanap ng iba,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pagkat ang tinitibok ng puso ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ay paulit ulit, laging ang ngalan mo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wag kang magalala, hindi ako magbabago,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Araw-araw ikaw lang ang mamahalin ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kahit na maputi na ang buhok ko,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hahagkan padin kita, sinta ko&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At hanggang sa huling hininga,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ikaw lang ang nanaising makasama,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ang lahat ng yaman sa mundo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ay bale wala kumpara sa iyo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Gagawin ko ba dapat ang thesis mo?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dapat bang libre ko ang pamasahe mo?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pati ba load! Wa! Di pa kasama ang regalo!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At haharapin ko pa ang parents mo!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ano ba itong papasukan ko!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;AYOKO NA! :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;BUSTED naman pala.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3672754177673246133?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3672754177673246133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/busted.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3672754177673246133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3672754177673246133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/busted.html' title='Busted'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-1675384941659424259</id><published>2010-10-27T09:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-27T09:52:45.082-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Justicia</title><content type='html'>Justice:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Poor people go to jail,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rich people watch TV in jail.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Poor people committing petty crimes are caught,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rich people committing obvious crimes aren't&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Example?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A snatcher is beat-up, sworn at, spit on and placed behind bars.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A plunderer is praised, protected and even called honorable.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;She admits she has committed something illegal,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yet, with her wits and intelligence, she told us she's sorry.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The tape that recorded all the talk,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;She used to cover up her fault. Nice moves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Often too, the higher ups promise to solve crimes within a&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;period of time. Funny thing about this is, they set limits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to those crimes committed on the "popular" people!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As if a celeb/pop's life and a commoner's life are weighed&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;differently. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;More funny is that, most deadlines set by the higher ups&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;are not met, and are usually, and most often, forgotten.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A scandal is blown-up, even brought up to the Senate.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Gosh! How powerful media is! It can even twist minds,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;involve them in places they aren't supposed to be in.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We Filipinos really like the limelight, right?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One more thing!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A bombing suspect has been caught, or has surfaced!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Confirmed by the witnesses and by the sketches!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yet, this brother from their brotherhood laughs at us!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Laughs? Is it really that funny?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Injuring and affecting so many lives?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sometimes we choose to laugh at the wrong things.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Because! We don't see the bigger picture.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mocking those people that are crying by your laughing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I just don't believe in justice here.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Without money, you can't reach for an attorney.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The good ones are endangered.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The good "bad" ones are too pricey.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, jail is the place for you, sonny.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don't know where I'm going with this one.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm just pissed off by the everyday news I hear.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Same old story, same old headlines.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;No justice, no justice, no justice for the meek.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God knows who you are.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God knows when you did it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God knows what you did.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;God knows where you are.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And God has a plan for you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-1675384941659424259?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/1675384941659424259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/justicia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1675384941659424259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1675384941659424259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/justicia.html' title='Justicia'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2631960980579459459</id><published>2010-10-25T08:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-25T09:11:05.729-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Two</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;object width="450" height="385"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AW3RspM7v9M?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Sweet.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2631960980579459459?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2631960980579459459/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/two.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2631960980579459459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2631960980579459459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/two.html' title='Two'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4473275911979240859</id><published>2010-10-24T11:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-24T11:40:46.709-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Eks en Ow (Part 2)</title><content type='html'>X: Ibang iba na sila ngayon no?&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Epekto siguro ng klima dun. O di kaya ng culture.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Sus! Nagfeefeeling lang din yung mga yun. Nakatakas lang dito e.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Haha. Pinoy e! Mayabang, nakaangat, iba na. Siguro ganun nga.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Ano kayang pinagkaiba pag nasa labas ka na no? Iba kaya talaga?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Siguro iba, pero parang hindi din naman, pero ewan ko.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Hahahaha. Di pa nga tayo nakakasakay ng eroplano e!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Hahaha! Tama! Kahit domestic flight wala, panu pa natin maiimagine yung labas?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X and O: Hahahahahaha.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Culture. Doon kasi mas open. Mas liberal. Mas asenso. Mas maganda?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Yun din ang problema! Dahil maganda, tumatakas nalang yung iba!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Masisisi mo ba sila? E kung mas madali umasenso dun e? Kung ikaw yun?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Ako? Siguro ok lang sakin na di ako umalis dito. Mas kailangan tayo dito e.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Kailangan? Kung siguro pinapakita lang ng mga "malalakas" na kailangan tayo, edi ok.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Hindi din. Nasasayo narin yun. Kung ano macocontribute mo, edi sige, go.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: At kung wala namang makikinig sayo? Para kang langgam na sumigaw.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: At least sumigaw! Kesa naman langgam na tumakas diba? Nanirahan sa mga ipis?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Mas okay na manirahan sa ipis kung makakasakay ka naman sa likod nila! Lilipad ka!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Palibhasa utak ipis ka! Hahahaha. Sasakay sa ipis! Kadiri ka t*nga! Hahaha.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Ewan ko sayo g*go! At least ako aasenso, ikaw hindi! Hahaha.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Di lang utak ipis, utak pulitiko pa! Hahahahaha.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X and O: (Laklak-laklak-laklak... BURP!)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Iba lang kasi sila dati. Nakakainggit lang tuloy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: Aasenso din tayo! Basta baguhin mo yung utak mong ipis!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Potek yabang mo e! (Binato ng baso si O)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;O: HAHAHAHA! Pikon ang wala! Hahahahaha. Guilty ka g*go!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;X: Whatever peanut butter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;End of Another Day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4473275911979240859?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4473275911979240859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/eks-en-ow-part-2.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4473275911979240859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4473275911979240859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/eks-en-ow-part-2.html' title='Eks en Ow (Part 2)'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5315399913295208304</id><published>2010-10-22T10:52:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-22T11:20:29.535-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Eks en Ow</title><content type='html'>O: Napansin mo ba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Oo, minsan nga sumosobra na e.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: E kasi naman, di nila napapansin yun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Feeling ko naman alam nila, siguro di lang din nila naiisip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Di naiisip? Talaga? Kulang na lang ata sabihin mo na e.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Wala tayong magagawa, ganun talaga, siguro magegets din nila yun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Anu pa nga ba. Commoners will always be common.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Not if we don't let this happen again! Baduy pag sumuko ka!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Oo, syempre, as if susuko ako. Inaamin ko lang din na may di ako kaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Pero kung mag-eeffort naman siguro tayo, magiging ok din, diba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Effort? Hahaha. Sige, baka nga kulang lang ako sa effort - at dasal din.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Hahaha. (Inom ng Pop Cola) Mahirap lang din pag di ka napapansin, (burp)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Mas ok nga yun, low profile lang ba. At least safe ka. Dun sa gitna, mediocrity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Mediocrity! Ulol! Hahaha. English english ka pa! Uminom ka na lang!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Hahahaha! F*ck you! Seryoso ako! (Inom ng Pop Cola)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Basta try nalang ulit natin next time!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Try na naman, hahaha. Anu ba mapapala mu dun? Aasenso ka pag nandun ka?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Title padin yun no! At least masasabi mong may narating ka kahit papano.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: At makakain mo ba yung title na yun?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: E wala ka kasing ibang alam kundi kumain e! Kaya ang taba mo! Hahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: Totoo naman kasi! Makakain ko ba yun? Pag tapos na ba may magiiba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Iba rin kasi yung may goal ka na sinet, tapos narating mo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: O sige, magseset ako ng goal! Dapat makapagdota ako ng 3 oras sa isang araw!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Sige fire! Kung yan lang kaya ng utak mo e. Hahahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: At lis! Madali lang mareach at realistic pa, di tulad mo! Feelingero! Hahahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: ULOY! P*KYU! Hahahahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Katahimikan)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O: (Sandal sa may tindahan) Baka naman pag naging ganun ka na... makalimot...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X: Asa ka naman! Tulungan padin! DotA padin! Tambay padin! At Pop Cola padin!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;X and O: HAHAHAHAHA.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5315399913295208304?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5315399913295208304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/eks-en-ow.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5315399913295208304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5315399913295208304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/eks-en-ow.html' title='Eks en Ow'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-9038058790278127919</id><published>2010-10-21T22:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-21T22:24:11.747-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thinking of Others</title><content type='html'>Minsan, nakakalimutan natin na,&lt;div&gt;Hindi lang tayo nag-iisa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nandyan, sa paligid, may kasama,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hindi lang tayo nag-iisa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Madalas kasi, nakakalimot tayo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lalo na sa panahong ginto,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sobrang saya o lungkot sa sarili,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Di inisip ang damdamin ng katabi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Di masama magsaya,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Di masama malungkot,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero mag-isip din bago mag-imbot,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kasi nasasaktan din ang iba&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Matuto tayong makibagay,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dapat tayo nga ang nagbibigay,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ng tulong sa mga dapat tulungan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Para lahat magkaron ng kaginhawaan,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tignan mo ang sarili mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Di bat mas masaya pag kumpleto?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na nandyan ang mga kasama mo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Na di lang ikaw yung nasa taas ng plateau&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Success is sweeter when you have friends&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and loved-ones to share it with!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Basking glory for yourself, well, is like&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;eating pasta without sauce!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Haha. Godbless everyone! :D&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-9038058790278127919?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/9038058790278127919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/thinking-of-others.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/9038058790278127919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/9038058790278127919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/thinking-of-others.html' title='Thinking of Others'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-77446133207530861</id><published>2010-10-21T06:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-21T07:27:57.376-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Dig</title><content type='html'>After some years of surveying, analysis and studying,&lt;br /&gt;we pursue to search and obtain the fruits of our preparation;&lt;br /&gt;The supposedly end of the start of our path as young adults.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once there was a time we were searching, looking for that right&lt;br /&gt;place, the soil in which we would start to dig. Some considered&lt;br /&gt;the province, some considered the city, some even considered&lt;br /&gt;not to try to dig anymore. We were given the starting tools, the&lt;br /&gt;primary understanding on how to set up and prepare for the dig.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It depended on us how fast we could scrap off the dirt and soil.&lt;br /&gt;Some people tend to forget the reason for digging, and so they&lt;br /&gt;oftentimes didn't dig with enough effort. That's usually the&lt;br /&gt;difference, others started digging out with their hearts out and&lt;br /&gt;others, well, slacked off and dozed off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And some gave up. After some time, maybe a year, they gave&lt;br /&gt;up. Already. As if the treasure was something of less value. All&lt;br /&gt;the tools that were given were laid to waste, and finding something&lt;br /&gt;else more important, maybe for them, to do. Mistakes, they happen,&lt;br /&gt;but at this point, I think this treasure proves to be too important&lt;br /&gt;than anything else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet, most persevered. Even though shovel-handles were broken,&lt;br /&gt;Picks are damaged, blisters form, and sickness comes by, there&lt;br /&gt;were people that didn't stop. That didn't let anything else stop&lt;br /&gt;them from reaching the treasure. These are the people I admire.&lt;br /&gt;Even though roadblocks surface, even though they fall, they endure.&lt;br /&gt;They stand up, they do it again, and they never stop. Great people,&lt;br /&gt;those who stand up, not crawl, everytime they fall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then there are some things we encounter during the dig. Sometimes&lt;br /&gt;we spot a gold bar, and we fussy ourselves over it. Yes, it is also treasure,&lt;br /&gt;but the worth is less, and I mean much less than "the Treasure".&lt;br /&gt;That's one of the predicaments in digging, finding something important&lt;br /&gt;and valuable but less important than the yearned treasure. These,&lt;br /&gt;nuissances, are the fool's gold that, well, blind us, make us forget,&lt;br /&gt;and make us stop digging, stop reaching for the true goal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course! Could you not think of getting people to help? Surely, I&lt;br /&gt;reckon, that there are people who are interested in the same treasure&lt;br /&gt;as you! And that makes digging a lot less harder, yes hard still, but&lt;br /&gt;lesser compared to digging up all by yourself. This too is a complex&lt;br /&gt;part of the dig, for some people you'd meet would just pretend to&lt;br /&gt;help, but in truth, bring you down. The success of companionship&lt;br /&gt;would depend to you, for sure you would know if someone is really&lt;br /&gt;of help, or if he/she just wants to bring you down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They could be weighed out or sorted, once catastrophe strikes.&lt;br /&gt;When you've reached a point of stopping, or when you've fallen&lt;br /&gt;so hard you don't want to stand up again, or when you've felt&lt;br /&gt;you've had enough, that you wanted to wander off and stop digging,&lt;br /&gt;And they encourage you to do so, then, they're not true. Those&lt;br /&gt;who keeps you going, those who keeps you moving forward,&lt;br /&gt;Those are the true ones, which are perfect companions during&lt;br /&gt;the digging.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As of now, I'm still digging. Still reaching for that treasure.&lt;br /&gt;There came a time when I began to doubt if I'm digging at&lt;br /&gt;the right place. Or if I'm digging for the right treasure.&lt;br /&gt;But people came and showed me that what I chose was correct.&lt;br /&gt;That it was not a mistake for picking out this place and goal.&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes I was great, oftentimes I stumble. But from what&lt;br /&gt;I've learned, the harder you've tried, the sweeter the prize.&lt;br /&gt;So continue on!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nothing more precious lies beyond the treasure.&lt;br /&gt;The doors of the world would open, once we obtained this.&lt;br /&gt;We just must continue on, never stop digging until we&lt;br /&gt;obtain it, that piece of paper, that proof of knowledge,&lt;br /&gt;that would be the key to those locked doors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The doors that would lead us to the real world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, let's go on!&lt;br /&gt;Dig ON guys!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;^_^&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-77446133207530861?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/77446133207530861/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/dig.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/77446133207530861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/77446133207530861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/dig.html' title='The Dig'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-733285811150606586</id><published>2010-10-17T18:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-17T18:28:57.486-07:00</updated><title type='text'>RkBnd</title><content type='html'>Standing on a dimly lit room,&lt;br /&gt;Red, green, yellow and blue zoom&lt;br /&gt;Standing firm, ready to go,&lt;br /&gt;Watching someone do a solo,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Someone starts the banging,&lt;br /&gt;Low tones from the bass strumming,&lt;br /&gt;High and low, the vocals sing,&lt;br /&gt;Enjoying the moment, the feeling&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Focusing hard on the zooming colors,&lt;br /&gt;Anxiously I wait, pressing the buttons,&lt;br /&gt;Fingers slide, my hand starts strumming,&lt;br /&gt;As everyone sings, rocking and shouting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though we didn't do it perfect,&lt;br /&gt;And sometimes we sound like a wreck,&lt;br /&gt;When the music starts to play,&lt;br /&gt;We're rocking it out! Even all day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;At vocals: Myk and Eunice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;At bass: Sancho&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;At guitars: Jopo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;At drums: Melvin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;ROCKBAND ULET NEXT TIME! :D&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-733285811150606586?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/733285811150606586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/rkbnd.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/733285811150606586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/733285811150606586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/rkbnd.html' title='RkBnd'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8418316691953387120</id><published>2010-10-03T08:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-03T09:11:12.132-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Come Back Down, Please?</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I don't remember it vividly.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before, days pass by in a very simple, repetitive routine.&lt;br /&gt;I wake up in the morning, eat breakfast, watch tv, play with&lt;br /&gt;my toys, have lunch, takes the afternoon "forced" nap by my&lt;br /&gt;Lola, wake up, play some more, take a bath, eat dinner and sleep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was simple. It was fun. I didn't think it was boring,&lt;br /&gt;except for the afternoon naps that I really don't want to take.&lt;br /&gt;Even though everyday seems the same, it still felt different.&lt;br /&gt;Each playtime felt different, as each made-up scenario felt&lt;br /&gt;something else. I remember playing by myself, the toys&lt;br /&gt;speaking through me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toy 1: Babarilin kita! Bang bang bang!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toy 2: Ahrghhhh.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Me: Tan-tan-tan-tan, boom! brrrrrrrt!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really don't remember the lines, I just remember speaking&lt;br /&gt;to myself, sometimes talking aloud, sometimes in my mind.&lt;br /&gt;Those were days that were fun. Yet simple.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was a time before that I had a new toy to play with.&lt;br /&gt;I think we went to a birthday party the day before and someone&lt;br /&gt;got me or gave me that white floating thing that was tied to my&lt;br /&gt;finger so that it won't float away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So that morning, I played with it. It was tied with a toy, so&lt;br /&gt;imagine the plot and scenario that I prepared during that time.&lt;br /&gt;To a kid, that was something new. Dropping a toy and it slowly&lt;br /&gt;falls down? It's amazing. The scenarios are endless, imagination&lt;br /&gt;of plots boundless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I played with it. I tied it to one platform toy, it has ridges and&lt;br /&gt;weird edges so you could tie it with a knot. Played with it inside&lt;br /&gt;the house. Played with it outside the house. That's when the fun&lt;br /&gt;stopped. As I let the platform toy drop, the knot undid, and, well,&lt;br /&gt;It fly away. I remember looking at it as it flew. I also remembered&lt;br /&gt;my eyes were starting to become teary during that moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I ran inside the house to ask for help. Sadly, there was no one home.&lt;br /&gt;I don't remember where the people went, but there was really no&lt;br /&gt;one home at that moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tears dropping in my cheeks, with matching snot in my nose, I ran&lt;br /&gt;to the bedroom. There was a picture of Jesus Christ on our wall,&lt;br /&gt;and I think I saw that picture after crying aloud while hugging a&lt;br /&gt;pillow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Nanay (cry) , Papa Jesus (cry) , pabalikin niyo po siya."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I cried hard. Thoughts of my new toy leaving was in my mind.&lt;br /&gt;That memory didn't help, as I cried more as I remember the&lt;br /&gt;moment. It was flying away. I was just holding onto it. We were&lt;br /&gt;having fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Dapat di nalang pala ako lumabas."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Funny how things work so simple before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A1k05HmeRx4/TKiqdqO2PYI/AAAAAAAAAHU/Gv92hOZxupk/s1600/stock-photo-white-balloon-38871211.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523852369499405698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A1k05HmeRx4/TKiqdqO2PYI/AAAAAAAAAHU/Gv92hOZxupk/s320/stock-photo-white-balloon-38871211.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bye, Mr. White Balloon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Thanks for Reading! :D &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8418316691953387120?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8418316691953387120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/come-back-down-please.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8418316691953387120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8418316691953387120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/come-back-down-please.html' title='Come Back Down, Please?'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A1k05HmeRx4/TKiqdqO2PYI/AAAAAAAAAHU/Gv92hOZxupk/s72-c/stock-photo-white-balloon-38871211.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-810582417049819483</id><published>2010-10-01T19:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T20:17:58.095-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The O</title><content type='html'>Its October guys, ang bilis talaga ng oras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feeling ko andami kong natutunan this semester, and it is really&lt;br /&gt;really, as in really different from the others. Maybe because we&lt;br /&gt;were now introduced to the 'real world' of chemical engineering.&lt;br /&gt;Hindi na puro tungkol sa generalities of chemistry. Na akala ko&lt;br /&gt;yun na yung chemical engineering. The same reason I was thinking&lt;br /&gt;twice last year about this path that I chose to pursue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero ngayon, I take all that back. I like what I'm doing, from calculating&lt;br /&gt;Thermodynamic-Chemical-Stoichiometric-Chemical Processes and all&lt;br /&gt;that is in between. I like the chemistry that is in motion. Not those&lt;br /&gt;which are boxed and trapped in some chemical reactions only. Ano daw?!&lt;br /&gt;Haha, in short, mas maganda na ngayon kasi nakikita ko na yung&lt;br /&gt;paggalaw ng chemistry, yung applications niya sa industry na magiging&lt;br /&gt;(still hopefully) center ng career ko in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was a lot of growing up this sem. Mga oras na kailangang magisip,&lt;br /&gt;mga oras na hindi pwedeng pa-petiks-petiks, hindi na pwedeng patamad&lt;br /&gt;tamad. Minsan nga nagugulat nalang ako na 3 or 4 days pa yung quiz,&lt;br /&gt;nagaaral na ko. No reklamo. Nakakatuwa din naman kasi yung inaaral,&lt;br /&gt;sige, sa una syempre hindi, pero pag nakita mo na yung essence, at&lt;br /&gt;kung paano mo siya magagamit in real life, masaya na mag-aral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kahit na sabihin mong Envi Engg lang yan, madami paring mga processes&lt;br /&gt;na natutunan ako dahil dun. Mga wastewater treatment na sa una boring&lt;br /&gt;pakinggan, mga carbon footprint, greenhouse gases atbp. Mga bagay na&lt;br /&gt;nung una akala ko for nature lovers only, ngayon, its really a task for&lt;br /&gt;chemical engineers din.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May mga realization padin, na hindi ko talaga kaya kung wala akong gagawin.&lt;br /&gt;Paulit ulit kong sinabi, pero sobrang natutunan ko yun this sem. Nahabol ko&lt;br /&gt;yung mga grades na kailangan habulin, at dumarating na agad yung sense&lt;br /&gt;of urgency, hindi na kailangan na abutin ka pa ng 2 o 3 quizzes para umusad.&lt;br /&gt;In some way, alam kong may growth. Na sa pagprepresent ng mga presentations (duh), pagharap sa tao, pagtry mag-lead ng iba, may mga&lt;br /&gt;natutunan ako dun. It made me more (but not more - more) mature.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero syempre isip bata padin ako.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang weird lang din kasi it all happened so fast. Parang I was just pondering&lt;br /&gt;if I can make it again, survive another sem again, then now its judgment&lt;br /&gt;time na naman. Judgment kung may natutunan ba ko, kung kulang, kung&lt;br /&gt;sapat, at kung tama. At ngayon, tama na ang spelling ko ng judgment. Kasi&lt;br /&gt;dati judgement, e hindi ko alam. Para kasing ang panget ng judg compared&lt;br /&gt;sa judge. Anyways, ayun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dahil sabi ko nga hindi naman ako more-more mature, may flaws padin.&lt;br /&gt;Tulad ngayon, may quiz kami sa CPI mamaya, hindi na ako nagrereview.&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko alam, hindi ko lang din siguro feel, at nakapagreview na ko ng&lt;br /&gt;isang pasada kahapon, kaya ok na ako ngaun. Sana lang talaga may&lt;br /&gt;masagot ako mamaya. Add to the fact nalang din siguro na 2.30 am ako&lt;br /&gt;nagising kanina, ayaw pa ng utak ko ng new information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now the future is not so bleak. May mga fog na nawala, may mga sights&lt;br /&gt;at scenery na natanaw. It's not that clear parin, pero, at least ngayon may&lt;br /&gt;nakikita na kong mga bagong tanawin sa path ko. Kung magtutuloy-tuloy&lt;br /&gt;ba to, hindi ko alam. Pero sana magtuloy tuloy na. Bring it! The terror&lt;br /&gt;teachers? The bigtime subjects? I need those. I need to grow more, I&lt;br /&gt;need to learn more and I need to be prepared more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not thinking of redoing this whole thing again on a different route.&lt;br /&gt;I'm going to summon all my energy to keep myself in this path, and&lt;br /&gt;not a hindrance, nuissance or roadblock would stop me from reaching&lt;br /&gt;and clearing that unclearness. Well, syempre, kalokohan lang yan,&lt;br /&gt;masyadong nagiging seryoso, bawi muna, ayan, hinga... Haaaaaah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapos taas ang kamay, unat-unat... Haaaaaaah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breathe in, breathe out.... Hmmmmmmm, Haaaaaah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay ka na? Isa pa, hikab naman... Yaaaaaaaawn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay na?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay na?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay na?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The O!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;B-Happy-Bday to my bro!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Cue: Wake me up when September ends! :D&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-810582417049819483?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/810582417049819483/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/o.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/810582417049819483'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/810582417049819483'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/10/o.html' title='The O'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8728854876108781068</id><published>2010-09-29T04:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-29T04:28:16.150-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bang Bang Bang</title><content type='html'>Binagsak ka ng spaceship,&lt;br /&gt;Dahil wala nang ibang maisip,&lt;br /&gt;Sa isang island na madaming tao,&lt;br /&gt;Na nakatingin lahat sayo ang ulo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tila lahat sa paligid kulay yellow,&lt;br /&gt;Halo halo minsan, parang rainbow,&lt;br /&gt;At kahit try mong pumikit,&lt;br /&gt;Maliwanag padin, masakit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edi kala mo kaya mo ng solo,&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap kaya pag walang katoto,&lt;br /&gt;So lucky you padin, may kasangga ka na,&lt;br /&gt;Hindi na nakakasilaw ang ilaw sa mata&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi pwedeng bang bang bang,&lt;br /&gt;Dapat dahan dahan lang,&lt;br /&gt;Sugod ng sugod, excited ka?&lt;br /&gt;Madapa ka sige, masugatan ka&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang paa ginagamit panglakad,&lt;br /&gt;Kaya nga walang pakpak na ilaladlad,&lt;br /&gt;Kasi step by step yan,&lt;br /&gt;Kaya easy lang sa paglaban&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll reach the summit,&lt;br /&gt;Just trust and believe in it,&lt;br /&gt;We'll make it out alive,&lt;br /&gt;Though scathed, we'll survive&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8728854876108781068?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8728854876108781068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/bang-bang-bang.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8728854876108781068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8728854876108781068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/bang-bang-bang.html' title='Bang Bang Bang'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4551532355367304470</id><published>2010-09-27T03:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-29T00:55:12.611-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cheap Talk</title><content type='html'>Warning: Hindi maganda ang mga susunod na mababasa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Pare, tang-ina! Ang ganda nun o! Kilala mo ba yun?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Oo nga tang-ina brad, tignan mo pa nga yung ibang pics!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Tang-ina brad! Ang hirap nung exam! Tang-inang mga tanong yun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Oi gago! Tang-ina dota tayo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Tang-ina nyong lahaaaat! Mga bobo, inutil, weak! Booobooo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Pare, tang-inis, nakakaloko lang kasi e, tang-ina talaga nun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Kung kayo ay nababastusan na sa mga nababasa, naasiwa o&lt;br /&gt;hindi na makayanan, sige na tama na, ayoko nadin kasi ang&lt;br /&gt;hirap magsulat ng mga ganiyang mga sentences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Bakit ba ganyan magsalita ang karamihan? Bakit ba nagiging&lt;br /&gt;expression na ngayon ng mga tao, lalung lalo na ng mga kabataan,&lt;br /&gt;ang mga mura?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Madalas ganiyan ang naririnig ko, yung iba sige exaggerated na,&lt;br /&gt;pero totoong nangyayari at naririnig ko yung ganiyang usapan.&lt;br /&gt;Kakakita palang sa kasama, sigaw na agad ng mura, pambungad&lt;br /&gt;at tila sign ng pagbati. Maglalagay ng emphasis sa mga sinasabi,&lt;br /&gt;lalagyan ng mura in between words. Magjojoke, tapos corny, sisigawan&lt;br /&gt;ka at sasabihan ng T.I mo, ang corny mo GG!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ambaho lang kasi pakinggan. Ako, napapamura din naman ako,&lt;br /&gt;pero minsan lang. Hindi ako nagmamalinis pero nagagawa ko lang&lt;br /&gt;yun kapag sobrang galit na ako. Tila panglabas lang ng sama ng&lt;br /&gt;loob. Pag nawala na, ok na, hindi na. Pero talagang iniiwasan kong&lt;br /&gt;magsalita o magsabi ng mga mura kasi parang ang baho tignan,&lt;br /&gt;hindi disente at sige, asal kalye narin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sa bahay, si Tatay madalas magmura. Kasi madalas din siyang galit.&lt;br /&gt;Pero dati yun, noong unang panahon pa. Ngayon mas balanced na&lt;br /&gt;yung nature niya, at pag galit lang siya napapasabi ng mga mura.&lt;br /&gt;Dati tuloy tuloy, pag galit, ay naku, lagot ka talaga. Para kang bawang&lt;br /&gt;na dinidikdik ng sobra sobra, after niya masabi lahat, durog na durog&lt;br /&gt;ka na. Pero nasasabi niya yun dahil galit siya, at hindi na naman siya&lt;br /&gt;madalas nagagalit ngayon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kahit yung GF ko, ayaw kong nagmumura. Ang panget lang ng dating&lt;br /&gt;sakin ng mga babaeng sobrang gumamit ng mga mura. Madalas pa&lt;br /&gt;yung mga may hitsura yung ganun, kaya nakakaturn off lang. Maganda&lt;br /&gt;nga, ang baho naman ng bibig, ay, wala din. Nandun kami sa may resort&lt;br /&gt;nun sa Ilocos, edi ayun, may nakatabi kaming babae, dalawang babae&lt;br /&gt;sa may parang tambayan area, maputi, sige sexy at maganda, kaso nga lang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;G1: Blah-blah-blah, PI talagang TI! Hahaha, si ano... blah-PI-blah-TI-blah-PI&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;G2: Blah-blah-blah...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;G1: PI! Talaga?! blah-blah-blah, hahahaha! PI-shit-TI! blah-blah-blah!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sige hindi ko na talaga mismo maalala yung pinaguusapan nila, pero&lt;br /&gt;ang naalala ko in between words or in every sentence na sasabihin&lt;br /&gt;niya, may mura. Kasama ko yung lola ko nun, na cool at hindi matanda&lt;br /&gt;magisip, sabi sakin, kailangan daw maglinis ng bibig nung babae, at&lt;br /&gt;sayang, maganda pa naman. Tama! Sayang talaga!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko lang talaga magets kung bakit ganoon. Parang pag naglagay&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;ka ng mura sa sentence mo, mas astig, may emphasis, magkakaron ng&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;more meaning at magkakaron ng something. At yun yung gusto kong malaman,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;kung ano ba ang something na yun, para magets ko kung bakit nagmumura&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ang mga taong hindi galit, na nagmumura lang sila dahil feel nila magmura.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So spread the word, ask people why, and tell me the reason for talking&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;cheap. Hahaha. Kung nagmumura din kayo for fun lang, share niyo naman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sakin kung bakit pa kailangan magmura. Ok?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Peace everyone!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4551532355367304470?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4551532355367304470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/cheap-talk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4551532355367304470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4551532355367304470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/cheap-talk.html' title='Cheap Talk'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4679316192922042899</id><published>2010-09-24T20:24:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-24T20:26:32.049-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Algebraic Malfunction</title><content type='html'>See this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a = b&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a^2 = ab&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a^2 - b^2 = a^2 - ab&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(a - b)(a + b) = a(a - b)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a + b = a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a + a = a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2a = a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 = 1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WTH?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4679316192922042899?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4679316192922042899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/algebraic-malfunction.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4679316192922042899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4679316192922042899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/algebraic-malfunction.html' title='Algebraic Malfunction'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2759111577700746783</id><published>2010-09-23T04:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-24T00:38:39.618-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog-rate-hing</title><content type='html'>I love reading articles and blogs as much as I like to write,&lt;br /&gt;kasi dun ko nakikita yung mga bagay na hindi mo makikita sa tao,&lt;br /&gt;looking on his or her physical appearance. Hindi ko akalain na&lt;br /&gt;si ganito ay ganian pala mag-isip, o kaya naman si ano, na nung&lt;br /&gt;una akala mo walang masasabing kahit na ano tungkol sa mundo,&lt;br /&gt;ay meron palang ocean deep view dito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kahit na sabihin ng iba na random thoughts lang ang mga nasa&lt;br /&gt;posts nila, yung way ng pagkakasulat or pagkakadeliver or pagkaka-&lt;br /&gt;organize nila ng idea ang nagdedescribe sa kanila. Hindi naman&lt;br /&gt;sa isang article lang makikita ang buong pagkatao ng isang writer,&lt;br /&gt;kaya dapat basahin mo pa yung iba, para bit by bit para makita mo&lt;br /&gt;yung kabuuan niya. Hindi ata maganda yung pagkakasulat ko nun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Konti lang ang mga blogs na nababasa ko, yung bloggers' cicle ko&lt;br /&gt;lang dyan sa may lower right portion ng blog ko ang madalas kong&lt;br /&gt;chinicheck for updates. Minsan napapaclick lang ako sa mga bloglinks&lt;br /&gt;na nandun sa links nila, sumisilip, pero hindi madalas. Hindi rin ako&lt;br /&gt;well versed pagdating sa blogging, hindi ko nga alam kung may style&lt;br /&gt;ba ako o sabog sabog lang talaga ako magsulat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reflection siguro na sabog sabog din ako magisip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero anyways, malayo yung introduction ko sa gusto kong puntuhin.&lt;br /&gt;Meron kasi akong Sports blog na sinusubaybayan (hindi baduy ang&lt;br /&gt;tagalog!) at natutuwa lang ako kasi these past few days, mas tinitignan&lt;br /&gt;ko yung comments section (ng mga nakabasa) kesa dun sa blogpost&lt;br /&gt;mismo. Madami kasing naasar dun sa blogger na yun, kasi daw di&lt;br /&gt;sya professional magsulat, na may mga players na biased sya, na&lt;br /&gt;hindi well organized ang thoughts niya, na ganito na ganiyan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At dahil sa inis ng mga readers niya, may isang reader ang naglakas&lt;br /&gt;ng loob na bumuo ng group or bandwagon para sunugin siya. Haha.&lt;br /&gt;Google direct translate! Sunugin = Fire. Gusto nilang I-fire ng Yahoo&lt;br /&gt;Sports ang blogger na ito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pano ka makakasali sa bandwagon? Just simple type FIRE K**** D****&lt;br /&gt;at included ka na sa grupo nila. Nakakatawa kasi trying hard yung nag&lt;br /&gt;start ng group, madalas meron siyang updates kung ilan na ang mga&lt;br /&gt;kasama sa group nila, at dapat daw maghanda pa ang lahat dahil&lt;br /&gt;dadami lang ng dadami ang mga taong gustong sunugin si blogger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang mas nakakatawa pa dito, e yung no.1 hater ni blogger ay laging&lt;br /&gt;nasa comments ng mga latest article posts ni blogger. Lalagay lang&lt;br /&gt;niya na panget yung pagkakasulat, na as usual mali, na as usual ganito,&lt;br /&gt;na ganian at ganoon. Hindi ko lang talaga maiwasang matawa sa kanya&lt;br /&gt;dahil, on the first place, kung ayaw mo nung blog, edi wag mong basahin!&lt;br /&gt;E nagmumukha tuloy na siya yung no.1 fan ni blogger kasi hindi siya&lt;br /&gt;nawawala sa comments part ng posts niya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weird diba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero dun ako natutuwa at nawiwili sa online blogging. Kasi mapatawa,&lt;br /&gt;mapaiyak, mainis, mapa-badtrip, mapa-mura o mapa-comment mo lang&lt;br /&gt;ang reader mo, ayos na. Dun ko nakikita yung impact ng post, dun ko&lt;br /&gt;malalaman kung ayon ba sila sa iniisip ko o hindi. May clash ng thoughts,&lt;br /&gt;may process of thinking, at may movement ng emotion. Mga bagay na&lt;br /&gt;nagdridrive sa reader (para sakin) na gumawa pa, na magpost pa, na&lt;br /&gt;magshare pa ng thoughts, emotions at ideas niya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So kung ako yung magrarate ng isang blogpost, dun siguro ako titingin&lt;br /&gt;sa comments section. Sige babasahin ko yung content nung blogpost&lt;br /&gt;mismo, pero 50% lang yun. The other half is for the readers, for those&lt;br /&gt;thoughts, ideas and emotions that may coincide or conflict that of the&lt;br /&gt;blogger or writer of the piece. Kasi kasi kasi, as I always say, (para sakin&lt;br /&gt;ulit) Kaya ka nagsusulat kasi may kausap ka. Kasi may mambabasa ka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ka naman makikipagusap sa salamin diba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So paano mo malalaman kung may sense yung sinabi mo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edi itanong mo sa kausap mo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2759111577700746783?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2759111577700746783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-rate-hing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2759111577700746783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2759111577700746783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-rate-hing.html' title='Blog-rate-hing'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2776555610192892378</id><published>2010-09-21T02:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T02:54:07.149-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Unfit to Lead</title><content type='html'>I am lazy,&lt;br /&gt;As every leader should be,&lt;br /&gt;I am passive,&lt;br /&gt;I'm truly ready to achieve&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a listener,&lt;br /&gt;Ready to inspire people and share,&lt;br /&gt;I am professional,&lt;br /&gt;I easily get too emotional&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't lack confidence,&lt;br /&gt;Rarely do I stand up and recite,&lt;br /&gt;I grab every opportunity,&lt;br /&gt;That's why I elude the spotlight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am ready to stand up,&lt;br /&gt;Tomorrow is better than today,&lt;br /&gt;I admit that I am ready to lead,&lt;br /&gt;At least sometime, but not today&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2776555610192892378?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2776555610192892378/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/unfit-to-lead.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2776555610192892378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2776555610192892378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/unfit-to-lead.html' title='Unfit to Lead'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2983260229508726981</id><published>2010-09-17T08:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-17T09:11:39.992-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Quick Fix</title><content type='html'>Sometimes getting used to,&lt;br /&gt;Isn't the best thing to do,&lt;br /&gt;Trying to act all cool and stuff,&lt;br /&gt;When you're trying not to bluff&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still, never, never let go,&lt;br /&gt;Don't give in to the crazy ego,&lt;br /&gt;Find a way, find it and stay,&lt;br /&gt;Don't give up and leave away&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A meeting set to explain,&lt;br /&gt;To tell whether it's sun or rain,&lt;br /&gt;But still it feels neutral,&lt;br /&gt;Though too it's still natural&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wait, this'll come and fade,&lt;br /&gt;Beat by beat, keep faith,&lt;br /&gt;A day it has been!&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully, forever's still in&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A quick fix,&lt;br /&gt;A small rig,&lt;br /&gt;To a profound and complicated thing.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2983260229508726981?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2983260229508726981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/quick-fix.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2983260229508726981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2983260229508726981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/quick-fix.html' title='A Quick Fix'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5553995825752788917</id><published>2010-09-13T00:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-13T00:52:49.213-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Money Talk</title><content type='html'>Mahalaga ba ang pera? Oo naman, mahalaga talaga!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Panu ka ba:&lt;br /&gt;Makakakain, makakainom, makakapagbihis, makakagala&lt;br /&gt;makakapag-aral, makakanuod ng tv, makakapag-internet,&lt;br /&gt;makakapagpamilya, makakapagkotse, makakapag-ganito,&lt;br /&gt;ganyan at ganoon kung wala kang pera?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero nakakainis lang kapag yun ang nagiging dahilan&lt;br /&gt;kung bakit nagkakaron ng hidwaan, misunderstanding at&lt;br /&gt;away ng mga tao. Nakakainis lang talaga lalo na kapag ikaw&lt;br /&gt;ang nasa wrong end nito, at ieexplain ko kung bakit ganun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap mamuhay sa dorm, or kahit na saan basta malayo sa&lt;br /&gt;bahay mo. Kasi pag nandun ka, ang libre lang ay matulog. Lahat&lt;br /&gt;ng ibang gusto mong gawin, dapat mong rentahan, bilhin o&lt;br /&gt;bayaran. Mahirap naman na wala kang gagawin, kasi nakakabagot&lt;br /&gt;at nakakatamad, at i add mo pa na wala ka sa bahay, edi gusto&lt;br /&gt;mong gawin yung mga normal na ginagawa mo sa bahay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So either lumabas ka, maggala, mag-comp shop, kumain o kung ano&lt;br /&gt;man. Nasabi ko narin dati, na isa ang pagkain sa mga main gastos&lt;br /&gt;mo. Walang unlimited, at yung kanin na nauubos ko na isang kaldero&lt;br /&gt;sa bahay, pag nasa Manila ako, isa't kalahati lang dapat. Magastos!&lt;br /&gt;Pero hindi rin namang pwedeng magtipid, kasi sakit naman ang&lt;br /&gt;magiging epekto. Kaya wala talaga, gastos ang kasagutan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang pagiinternet, syempre pag nasa bahay normal sakin ang mga 3&lt;br /&gt;to 4 hours. Sa isang araw yan a? Kaya naman kapag nasa dorm ako&lt;br /&gt;kating kati akong magcomputer. Hindi ko alam, siguro yun lang talaga&lt;br /&gt;ang pinakalibangan ko. Ang problema lang dun, syempre every hour&lt;br /&gt;costs something. At dahil dun, nadadagdagan lalo ang gastos, para&lt;br /&gt;maibsan ang kabugnutan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May mga iba pang gastos, tulad ng mga gala, lakad at get together.&lt;br /&gt;Mga araw na ginugugol mo kasama ang mga kaibigan, para mag-mall,&lt;br /&gt;manuod ng sine, mag arcade, at kung ano ano pang mga bagay na&lt;br /&gt;pwede niyong gawin magkasama. Hindi naman major gastos to, major major,&lt;br /&gt;haha, pero syempre, saan ka pa ba hihingi, kung sakto lang ang baon&lt;br /&gt;mo, edi syempre sa magulang din. Gastos ulit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At marami pang iba. Kaya nga nakakainis at nakakalungkot sa kalooban&lt;br /&gt;pag naiisip ko na isa akong walking piggy bank. Hindi dahil sa mataba&lt;br /&gt;ako or anything, pero dahil para akong alkansya na tuloy tuloy lang ang&lt;br /&gt;paglagay ng pera. Nakakahiya, kasi wala pa akong magawa para maibalik&lt;br /&gt;yung mga ipinupundar nila. At nakakainis kasi hirap ako ngayon na ipakita&lt;br /&gt;na ginagawa ko ang lahat para makabawi sa kanila. Woot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakainis lang, nakakalungkot at nakakabugnot, kasi last time, bago ako&lt;br /&gt;umalis ng bahay, nagkaron sila ng misunderstanding. Hinihingi ko yung baon&lt;br /&gt;for the week, tapos wala daw sa kanila ang may budget. Woot. Nakakuha si&lt;br /&gt;Tatay ng P1,000, ang sabi naman ni Nay kulang daw. May lakad kasi kami&lt;br /&gt;nung Sunday kaya magkukulang nga. So ayun. May mga usapan, bulungan&lt;br /&gt;at mga nakakalungkot sa loob na realization. Add the fact na nawala yung ID&lt;br /&gt;ko, e dagdag gastos na naman. Sorry talaga, di ko talaga gustong mawala yun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang point lang, naiinis ako kasi masyadong nakafocus ang buhay KO sa pera&lt;br /&gt;ngayon. Lahat nalang ng bagay na tungkol sakin pera. Aalis ako ng bahay,&lt;br /&gt;sa pera na ko agad nakasalalay. At lahat ng oras, araw at mga minuto ko&lt;br /&gt;sa Manila, dapat kong paglaanan ng pera. I hate this. Gusto ko na dumating&lt;br /&gt;yung araw na di na ko mamomroblema, na hindi na ang pera ang problema&lt;br /&gt;ko, ako na ang lalapitan nito. A far cry from what I am right now, but I'm&lt;br /&gt;gonna try really hard for this to happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi dapat pera ang dahilan ng pagkalungkot, pagkagutom, pagiyak,&lt;br /&gt;paghihirap at pagkamatay ng mga tao. Hindi syempre lahat matutulungan,&lt;br /&gt;pero I'd make it a point not to forget those people who are really in need&lt;br /&gt;of funds, at I'd do my part to help contribute to that someday. It's one promise&lt;br /&gt;I'm gonna really try to keep. Kasi mahirap na makita mo sa magulang mo&lt;br /&gt;na nahihirapan sila dahil sa mga gastos, sa mga gastos mo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Emotional? Serious?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap lang din itago yung ganoong feeling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kahit na ilang araw na ang mga nakaraan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5553995825752788917?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5553995825752788917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/money-talk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5553995825752788917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5553995825752788917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/money-talk.html' title='Money Talk'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-1652810190341824807</id><published>2010-09-07T18:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-07T18:40:31.043-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's a Dress Thing</title><content type='html'>Kahapon, naisip ko lang na i-try isuot yung long sleeves ko pauwi,&lt;br /&gt;tignan ko lang kung ano mangyayari (kung may weird ba) at ano yung&lt;br /&gt;magiging reaction ng mga taong makakakita sakin. Nakakatuwa lang&lt;br /&gt;na iba ang treatment sayo ng tao kapag medyo mukang formal ang suot mo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comments ng mga tao:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sa dorm:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- May party kang pupuntahan?&lt;br /&gt;- Mag-gragraduation pic ka?&lt;br /&gt;- Ikakahon ka na ba? (Joke lang)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sa tricycle:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Ay Sir, san po tayo?&lt;br /&gt;-Dito na ba boss?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sa LRT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Sir, pacheck lang po ng bag niyo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sa bus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Ay wala pa po kayong ticket Sir?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sa bilihan ng mani:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Ano po ang sa inyo Sir?&lt;br /&gt;-Salamat po Sir!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sa bahay:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Sinong "mama" yung dumating?&lt;br /&gt;-A! Si kuya lang pala. Haha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ewan ko ba kung nawawalan na talaga ako ng sense magblog, pero&lt;br /&gt;napansin ko lang talaga na malaki ang epekto ng pananamit sa&lt;br /&gt;pagtrato sayo ng ibang tao. Pag nakasando ka, instant tambay ka&lt;br /&gt;na. Pag naka cap na malaki, jejemon. Kapag ang babae naka-miniskirt,&lt;br /&gt;microskirt, o nanoskirt, mukhang flirt na at liberated. Kapag naman&lt;br /&gt;naka-polo o parang nakabarong, kurakot ka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaki ang epekto ng pananamit sa pagtingin ng tao. Kaya lubos akong&lt;br /&gt;nalulungkot kasi wala akong fashion sense o "tingin" o "style". Kaya na&lt;br /&gt;lang kapag may mga dapat puntahan na outing, party o something like&lt;br /&gt;that, out ako sa pananamit. Yung iba mga bago pa ang suot, yung iba&lt;br /&gt;naman magaling talaga magdala, at ako naman, maong at t-shirt lang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro kasi simple lang akong tao. Hindi ko rin alam ang magiging itsura&lt;br /&gt;ko kung bibihisan ako ng maayos. Pero nakakakakakakakaka-inggit lang&lt;br /&gt;din yung iba na magaling magdala. Na kahit anung suotin nila, fit at sakto&lt;br /&gt;lang. Kasi kapag ako nagsuot, fit lang. Fit na fit. Hapit na hapit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Haha. Nagshare ako ng isa sa mga frustrations ko. Para maiba naman.&lt;br /&gt;Naalala ko tuloy dati noong unang panahon pa, may pinuntahan akong&lt;br /&gt;lakad, ang suot ko slacks tapos naka rubbershoes! HAHAHAHA! OMG,&lt;br /&gt;I don't want to remember those days! Buti nalang walang picture, kundi&lt;br /&gt;susunugin ko talaga yun. Hahahahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try ko kaya magsuot ng Jejecap?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At magsuot ng bling, jersey at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Haha, wag nalang pala.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa . (ng post na walang kwenta! n_n)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-1652810190341824807?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/1652810190341824807/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-dress-thing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1652810190341824807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1652810190341824807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-dress-thing.html' title='It&apos;s a Dress Thing'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5989744249656625591</id><published>2010-09-03T20:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-04T07:20:38.390-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fuwa Fuwa Time</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="385" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B8D6PcDnI88?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B8D6PcDnI88?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never have I watched an Anime so carefree, so easy&lt;br /&gt;and so cute! Galing talaga. Kahit wala masyadong mga&lt;br /&gt;conflicts, problema at main plot, ang ganda padin!&lt;br /&gt;Sabi nga ni MSGIII, kahit na ilang beses mo pa ulit-ulitin,&lt;br /&gt;hindi ka magsasawa at hindi ka rin titigil sa pagtawa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll post their Song "Fuwa Fuwa Time" later!&lt;br /&gt;The library wouldn't accomodate YouTube so I'll just post&lt;br /&gt;it later at my house!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watch it guys! Maganda talaga yung Anime!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;K-ON! &amp;amp; K-ON!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5989744249656625591?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5989744249656625591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/fuwa-fuwa-time.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5989744249656625591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5989744249656625591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/fuwa-fuwa-time.html' title='Fuwa Fuwa Time'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-1332598621948414519</id><published>2010-09-03T02:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-03T03:32:46.148-07:00</updated><title type='text'>All Smiles</title><content type='html'>Pano mo ba malalaman na walang problema ang isang tao?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro yung iba masasabing madaming ibang tao na peke ang&lt;br /&gt;ngiti, na madaming bagay na nakatago sa likod nito, na kahit&lt;br /&gt;naka - smile ang isang tao hindi nangangahulugang wala siyang&lt;br /&gt;prob, or hindi mahirap ang pinagdadaanan niya. Pero in general,&lt;br /&gt;iba talaga ang pakiramdam pag nakikita mong nakangiti ang isang&lt;br /&gt;tao.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malabo ba ang intro?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Napansin ko lang din kasi, kanina, yung jeep na nasakyan ko dumaan&lt;br /&gt;sa parte ng Maynila na urban, madumi, magulo, at sige, mahirap.&lt;br /&gt;Pero iba ang aura na nakita at naramdaman ko dun sa lugar na yun.&lt;br /&gt;Tipo bang hindi mo ramdam yung hirap na obvious naman sa lugar.&lt;br /&gt;Kasi sa mga tao, matanda man o bata, nasa bahay o nasa labas, kita&lt;br /&gt;mo ang ngiti sa kanila. Hindi mo makikita na may nakasimangot,&lt;br /&gt;lahat sila nakatawa, nagkwekwentuhan, habang yung mga bata e&lt;br /&gt;naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro nga, pag simple lang ang buhay mo, simple lang din ang&lt;br /&gt;magiging source ng kasiyahan mo. Yung isa pa ngang tatay dun,&lt;br /&gt;nakita ko na nakikipaglaro at nakikipagtawanan sa karga karga niyang&lt;br /&gt;anak. Nakakatuwa, iba yung pakiramdam sa loob, basta, alam niyo na&lt;br /&gt;naman siguro yun diba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi siguro nila pinoproblema kung anong sapatos, pabango, damit,&lt;br /&gt;alahas, cellphone, laptop, at kung ano ano pang abubot ang kanilang&lt;br /&gt;gagamitin. Hindi na siguro magiging problema ang gagastusan, starbucks,&lt;br /&gt;restaurants at malls ang pupuntahan. Hindi na kailangan ng mga pa-facial,&lt;br /&gt;pa-spa, treatments at kung ano ano pang pamparelax daw. Hindi rin&lt;br /&gt;problema kung PSP ba, PS3, Xbox360 o PC ang uunahing gamitin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mali ba ako? Para lang kasing masyadong malawak na ang source ng&lt;br /&gt;kasiyahan ng mga tao, kaya lalong nahihirapan makamit ang kasiyahan.&lt;br /&gt;Masyado tayong binubuhusan ng mga bagay na magbibigay daw ng&lt;br /&gt;enjoyment, fulfillment at happiness sa buhay, na nakakalimutan na natin&lt;br /&gt;ang mga bagay na tunay na nagbibigay ng tunay na happiness.&lt;br /&gt;Iba padin ang saya nung makita ko yung bata at yung tatay niya, mas&lt;br /&gt;masaya siya kesa dun sa araw na nagkaron ako ng laptop. (Ajooo!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero seriously, there are some things that are worth more than what&lt;br /&gt;the materialistic things presented to us. Siguro kasalanan ng mga inventors.&lt;br /&gt;Mga scientists? Mga innovation people? Hindi natin sila pwedeng sisihin.&lt;br /&gt;They did it to help alleviate difficulties or make life easier. Ang salarin siguro&lt;br /&gt;ay ang mga taong nagprepresent nito satin, na ang mindset na ngayon ay,&lt;br /&gt;I need this stuff, I can't live a day without my (something), or I can't survive&lt;br /&gt;a day without using my (something). Material things aren't bad, we should&lt;br /&gt;just (maybe) remember, look back, and focus on the simple life, the simple&lt;br /&gt;things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At bakit nga ba nawala na yung Simple Life na milk tea?! May nakakaalam ba?&lt;br /&gt;I can't survive a day without that DRINK!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero it's been months since I last had that, so mali talaga ang mga ganoong&lt;br /&gt;statement. Pero seriously, alam niyo ba kung bakit nawala yung simple life?&lt;br /&gt;Post niyo sa Cbox ko okay?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just remember to smile and don't make things too complicated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-1332598621948414519?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/1332598621948414519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/all-smiles.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1332598621948414519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1332598621948414519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/09/all-smiles.html' title='All Smiles'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-7322101148621121731</id><published>2010-08-27T04:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-30T07:20:28.038-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Whatta Day!</title><content type='html'>Nagsimula sa paggising, tapos pagligo, tapos kumain,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;then nagpaprint ng letter na papipirmahan sa mga prof,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;na gagamiting request para makapagconduct kami ng&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;interview sa dalawang government agencies. Edi ayun,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it all started so well, at bumili pa ko ng payong dahil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;umuulan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, pagkabili ko, biglang humina, tumila at nawala&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ang ulan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naglakad na ko papuntang Engineering Bldg, hinanap si&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sir Benja (Prof. Alamis: Benjah) sa faculty room. Wala siya&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dun, mga 9:30 palang naman, kaya ok lang. Nakita ko siya&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sa room 110, may klase pa. So hinintay ko ang 10, at mga&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ilang minuto pa ang nakalipas, nakapagpapirma na ako&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sa kanya. &lt;strong&gt;1st Pirma ni Sir Benja.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapos ayun, dumating nadin si Noel after ilang mga minuto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pumunta na kami ng Greenhouse ulit at hinanap naman si&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ma'am Quinto. Wala daw siya dun. May assurance naman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ang mga prof sa loob na darating daw siya, so we waited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Until sinabi ko kay Noel na magtanong sa mga kakilala niya&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kung may number sila ni Mam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Si Ven ang alam kong meron, kaya siya ang tinext namin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dun namin nalaman na may sakit pala si mam, natrankaso.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya dahil dun, hindi na siya makakapunta sa Engg. At dahil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;din dun, nagkaproblema kami kasi walang pipirma nung&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;letter namin na gagamitin nga namin this day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: Ngayon ding araw na to namin ipapasa yung letter sa Gov't Agencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So ayun, pumunta kami kay Sir Benja para manghingi ng tulong,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at hindi naman niya kami binigo. Sabi niya kay Mam Alava (1-9: Mamalava)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;daw kami magpunta. At yun din ang sabi ni Mam Quinto thru text thru Ven&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kay Noel. Magulo? Gets mo na yan. So hinanap namin si Mam Alava.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E itong si Noel, nakashorts at nakatsinelas, pinagalitan ni Manong Guard,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sabi wag daw palakad lakad dahil magagalit si Dean. So?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ako nalang ang naghanap kay Mam Alava. Umuwi muna si Noel para&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;magpalit ng damit. Ayun! Pumunta ako ng balance room, wala. Then&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pumunta at sumilip sa mga classroom sa 2nd floor. Wala din. Umakyat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sa 3rd floor. At sa wakas nakita ko rin si Mam! Sa may room 301 ata&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yun. Saktong sakto na may technician na nagaaus ng ilaw, nasa labas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yung mga students niya. So I approached her and told her my objective.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mali ito, yan ang problema kasi sa mga ChE e, hindi nagpapaedit ng&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mga ganito. Sabay marka sa papel na official na dapat. May mga ginuhitan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;na words, dalawa lang naman, pero may guhit padin. At sabay pirma sa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;taas ng pangalan ni Mam Quinto. Tinanong ko kung uulitin ko ba, sabi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;naman ni Mam di na daw. Pero may sulat na, kaya no can do, ulit ulit yun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1st pirma ni Mam Alava.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero bago umulit, kumain muna ako. Hinintay ko si Noel na dumating&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;para samahan niya ko kay Dean magpapirma. Ayun. Mga 1 pa siya dumating,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kaya kumain na muna ako at nagpaprint ng bagong letter. Dalawa na yung&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pinaprint ko, kasi dalawang agency yung papasahan namin. Ayun Ayun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So dahil bagong print, wala ulit ang pirma ni Sir Benja. Pumunta ako sa Lab 4B&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at nakita ko si Sir Benja dun. Nagpapirma ulit ako, sa dalawang papel naman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ngayon. &lt;strong&gt;2nd at 3rd na pirma ni Sir Benja. &lt;/strong&gt;Nakita ko dun si EJ, at hinahanap&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;din niya si Mam Alava. Magpapapirma din kasi sila regarding naman ang ENE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;concerns nila. So ayun. Hinanap namin ulit si Mam Alava. 1st-2nd-3rd-4th floor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wala. Baba ulit sa greenhouse, wala. Kasama na namin si Noel nito. Yun pala&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nasa balance room lang si Mam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kausap niya si Mam Glaiza dun, hinintay naming matapos, at sabay sugod at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nagpapirma kay Mam Alava. Yung amin pinirmahan na niya, kaso yung kay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EJ hindi. May mali daw kasi at mali daw na maglagay ng contact numbers mo,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dapat daw ikaw ang manghihingi ng contact numbers. So ayun, ok na ko, si EJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;magedit pa ulit ng kanya. &lt;strong&gt;2nd at 3rd pirma ni Mam Alava.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pumunta naman kami ni Noel sa Dean's kaso sabi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wala daw si Dean, baka 3 pm pa or 4 pm makabalik. So alis muna kami.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagpunta ako sa Lib ng mga 2 pm para magpalipas ng oras. Naginternet muna&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ako saglit (1 hr) at bumalik na muli sa Engg. Nakita ko naman nun si Chaenne at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;si EJ ulit, sabay kaming pumunta sa Dean's Office at naghintay. May napansin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;akong iba sa letterhead namin sa letterhead nila EJ, pero ok lang naman siguro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yun. So naghintay kami, naghintay at naghintay pa. Tapos tinanong na kami ni&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ate sa Dean's office kung ano daw ang pakay namin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabi namin hinintay namin si Dean para magpapirma, sabi naman ni Ate alam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ba daw namin na nasa meeting si Dean. Hindi namin alam syempre, kaya naghintay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nalang ulit kami. After some moments, nagsuggest si Ate ng Best Suggestion (para sakin)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;of the Day. Kay Asst. Dean nalang daw kami magpapirma. Oo nga naman! Kung si Mam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quinto wala, may pumirma, si Dean pa kaya? So nandun si Asst. Dean, at sa kanya kami&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nagpapirma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sila EJ muna, ok, may konting mga tanong si Asst Dean sa kanila. Nasagot naman ng&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;maayos at pinirmahan din. Nung ako na, ganun din, may mga tanong about kung para&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;san daw yung letter, atbp. Pinirmahan niya na yung unang letter. (Deep inside: YEAHS!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pipirmahan niya na dapat yung pangalawa nang may mapansin siya. (Deep inside: NOOOO!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tinanong niya kung bakit ganun daw yung letterhead namin. Sabi ko: (speechless) Tapos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tinanong niya yung isa pang Sir dun sa loob ng office, sabi nga mali daw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pag sa labas daw ng school makikipagcoordinate, may fixed format tayo sa letterhead. Pero&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kung internal lang naman ang issue, pwede raw iyon. E external ang issue, kaya bawal. So&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you guys know what's next. (Deep inside: SH**********************T!) Binigyan ako ni&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dean ng dalawang blankong papel na may tamang letterhead at sabi isulat ko daw ulit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ako naman, walang magagawa, sumunod nalang. Against the wind, I'm on my own again. Huhu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagpaprint ulit ako sa iBuhay, at nagpapirma kay Mam Alava. Nandun kasi siya sa may&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;greenhouse kaya mabilis ko na napapirma. &lt;strong&gt;4th at 5th na pirma ni Mam Alava.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang naging problema naman, wala si Sir Benja sa Lab 4B. No. Hinanap ko siya sa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;may 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, wala, wala, wala. I'm starting to lose hope, pero&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;carry on lang ako, go go go lang at umaasa padin na matatapos ko to within the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, bumalik ako sa may 4B, silip at keren! Nandun si Sir Benja, so sugod ako sa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kanya at nagpapirma ulit. Pinaliwanag na mali ang letterhead at nagsori din siya sakin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kasi di raw niya napansin na ganoon yung letterhead. Ok Sir, nagthank you ako at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;umalis papunta kay Asst. Dean.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nandun si Asst. Dean sa Machine Shop, kung saan ang mga bakal ay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pinagdidikit-dikit, pinuputol, winewelding at kung anu anu pa. Amoy bakal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sa loob, at tuloy tuloy ang ingay ng mga makina sa paligid. Wala lang, nag share&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;lang ako, bawal?! Haha. Ayun. Si Asst Dean nandun sa may welding room,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;medyo napatagal siya kasi nagtuturo pa siya dun. Mga ilang minuto rin akong&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nakatambay dun, silip sa ginagawa ng mga ME students. So after nga nun,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nagpapirma ako. Whew! Ok na, mabait naman si Sir Balog, minsan lang talaga&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nakakaintimidate yung aura niya. Ayan na! Tapos na ang pakay ko sa Eng'g!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After 1/2 a day of running around España, Roque Ruano and the Library.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagjeep kasama si Solo papuntang Quiapo. Check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagtanong tanong sa mga pulis at sa driver ng jeep kung panu pumunta DENR. Check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naghanap ng pwedeng sakyan papuntang Roxas Blvd. Check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lumagpas ang halos sampung taxi bago ako nakakuha ng sakin. Check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traffic sa Quiapo, Lawton at Roxas Blvd. Check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PhP 70.00 na pamasahe sa Taxi. Check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5:05, dumating ako sa DENR Bldg. sa may Roxas Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heto na, heto na ang katapusan, ang pagkabuo ng isang napakasaya at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;challenging na araw. Magiging fruitful na ang lahat ng mga pinaghirapan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at pinagpaguran ko, heto na, ~this is the MOMENT!~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jopo: (^_^) Manong dito ho ba itong address na ito? (Pinakita ang letter)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guard 1: Ay oo, dito yan, kaso sarado na ata yung office, alas singko na.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jopo:(^_') Hindi na ho ba talaga pwedeng i-habol?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guard 1: Sige sige, subukan mo, tanungin mo si (Guard 2).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jopo:(^_^) Salamat po!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jopo:(^_^) Manong san ko ho ba pwedeng ipasa tong letter po?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guard 2: Bat ngayon ka pa magpapasa? Sarado na, kung kelan kasi pasara&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tsaka magpapasa.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jopo:('_') Hindi na ho ba talaga pwede magpasa?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guard 2: Hindi na, balik ka nalang sa Martes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jopo:(T_') Ah, ganun po ba... Salamat nalang po...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guard 1: (Nakatingin sakin)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jopo:(T.T) (Manong, I failed)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guard 1: (Sorry kid)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cue: Against the wind... I'm on my own again...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;major - FAIL!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salamat sa Pakikiramay.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7322101148621121731?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7322101148621121731/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/whatta-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7322101148621121731'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7322101148621121731'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/whatta-day.html' title='Whatta Day!'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2858651923009312046</id><published>2010-08-26T02:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-26T02:47:48.704-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Full Circle</title><content type='html'>At nakabawi din ako sa Numerical Methods. Hehe.&lt;br /&gt;After getting an 18 point equivalent for the 1st Quiz,&lt;br /&gt;nakabawi na ako sa Prelims at Quiz 2 to reach an&lt;br /&gt;average of 49.58. At dahil 50 ang passing sa Nume,&lt;br /&gt;balik na ulit ako sa simula!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Masaya lang din kasi sobrang panget ng feeling nung&lt;br /&gt;nakuha ko yung results ng 1st quiz na yun. Para bang&lt;br /&gt;sobrang wala akong alam, at sobrang di dapat ako 4th&lt;br /&gt;year, based sa motivation at focus ko sa studies. Meron&lt;br /&gt;ding mga stupid mistakes sa Quiz 2 at sa Prelims, pero&lt;br /&gt;I'm happy to be somewhat back on track after a rough&lt;br /&gt;start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Para sa lahat naman siguro, na kailangan lang talaga&lt;br /&gt;nating mag-exert extra extra effort para magkaron ng&lt;br /&gt;major major na mga improvements. Mahirap na ang&lt;br /&gt;maging kampante, kasi magiging kampante rin ang&lt;br /&gt;mga grades mo. Ok pa naman ang mga prelims ko,&lt;br /&gt;sa mga nabalik na papers, pasado pa naman. Kaya super&lt;br /&gt;thankful talaga ako kay Lord at sa effort na nagkaron ako&lt;br /&gt;kahit konti nung week na yun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sana lang din yung mga ibang subject ok din, sana mabawi&lt;br /&gt;ko yung Thermo na yun, at yung CPI na yun, at yung Stoich&lt;br /&gt;na yun. Sana talaga. Sana magpatuloy ang dating ng mga&lt;br /&gt;positive news sa mga susunod pa na araw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap lang din maghabol, pero masaya ang feeling na&lt;br /&gt;may pinangako ka tas nagawa mo at nabawi mo yung inaasam&lt;br /&gt;asam mo na grade! Hahahaha. Sana lang talaga hindi ako&lt;br /&gt;maka 5.0 or 3.0 sa kahit na anung subject. Please Lord give&lt;br /&gt;me enough strength and motivation to continue what has&lt;br /&gt;started the past two weeks. Thank you Lord! ^_^&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bakit Full Circle? Kasi hindi na ko tagilid sa Nume! Hehehe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2858651923009312046?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2858651923009312046/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/full-circle.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2858651923009312046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2858651923009312046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/full-circle.html' title='Full Circle'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8925243196483324991</id><published>2010-08-25T03:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-25T04:11:39.893-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pioneer</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;According to Merriam - Webster Online:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="sblk"&gt;&lt;div class="scnt"&gt;1&lt;span class="ssens"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="sblk"&gt;&lt;div class="scnt"&gt;2&lt;span class="ssens"&gt;&lt;em class="sn"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ssens"&gt;&lt;span class="break"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em class="sn"&gt;b&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; one of the first to settle in a territory &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="sblk"&gt;&lt;div class="scnt"&gt;3&lt;span class="ssens"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; a plant or animal capable of establishing itself in a bare, barren, or open area and initiating an ecological cycle&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;According to Wiktionary.org:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ol style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;li&gt;One who goes &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/before" title="before"&gt;before&lt;/a&gt;, as into the &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wilderness" title="wilderness"&gt;wilderness&lt;/a&gt;, preparing the &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/way" title="way"&gt;way&lt;/a&gt; for others to &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/follow" title="follow"&gt;follow.&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="ib-brac"&gt;&lt;span class="qualifier-brac"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ib-content"&gt;&lt;span class="qualifier-content"&gt;&lt;span class="ib-comma"&gt;&lt;span class="qualifier-comma"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ib-brac"&gt;&lt;span class="qualifier-brac"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;A &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/soldier" title="soldier"&gt;soldier&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/detail" title="detail"&gt;detailed&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/employ" title="employ"&gt;employed&lt;/a&gt; to form &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/roads" title="roads"&gt;roads&lt;/a&gt;, dig &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trenches" title="trenches"&gt;trenches&lt;/a&gt;, and make &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bridges" title="bridges"&gt;bridges&lt;/a&gt;, as an &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/army" title="army"&gt;army&lt;/a&gt; advances.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A child of 10–16 years in the former &lt;a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union"&gt;Soviet Union&lt;/a&gt;, in the second of the three stages in becoming a member of the Communist Party.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Sabi ko naman:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatawa lang kapag ganun. Wala ka pang nasisimulan ang saya mo na.&lt;br /&gt;Feeling mo bright yung idea, at feeling mo may something na agad. Muka&lt;br /&gt;namang maganda ang overview, something helpful naman. Thankful lang&lt;br /&gt;kasi ok lang sa kanila yung gusto ko. Sana maging masaya, sana maging&lt;br /&gt;fruitful talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So hopefully all goes well. At least one burden became somewhat a challenge,&lt;br /&gt;and I'm hoping that this challenge would become a fun task to do and face.&lt;br /&gt;Goodluck to all who are involved. Goodluck to the upcoming days, weeks and&lt;br /&gt;months. Walang away away a? Peace on earth. Furthermore, I'm sorry I'm&lt;br /&gt;blogging weird. As in weirdness to the maximum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;All smiles. Hopefully we could pursue and finish this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;^_^&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa kahit Weird.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ssens"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8925243196483324991?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8925243196483324991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/pioneer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8925243196483324991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8925243196483324991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/pioneer.html' title='Pioneer'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2649326597018680777</id><published>2010-08-24T03:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-24T03:39:26.578-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Blame Game</title><content type='html'>So sino nga ba ang dapat sisihin?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang mga bystander at mga usisero na nasa paligid na maaring&lt;br /&gt;naging dahilan ng kahirapan sa pagresolba ng problema? Maari&lt;br /&gt;bang sila ang naging dahilan kung bakit naging lax ang pagtulong&lt;br /&gt;at pagpunta ng mga dapat tumulong sa sitwasyon?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang media ba na nagpalaki at nagdulot ng pagkakasabit sabit sa&lt;br /&gt;sitwasyon? Na base sa mga napagusapan namin kanina ay walang&lt;br /&gt;takot na brinodcast na may mga sniper at may plano ang pulis&lt;br /&gt;na naririnig (daw) ng salarin sa loob ng bus? Ang 12 hour special&lt;br /&gt;ba ang dahilan kung bakit lumala ang sitwasyon?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang P.Noy ba ang may kasalanan? Wala ba siyang ginawa at hindi&lt;br /&gt;nakielam sa pagnegotiate sa sitwasyon? Nakulangan ba siya sa&lt;br /&gt;pakikielam at dahil sa kakulangan ba na ito ay dapat siyang sisihin,&lt;br /&gt;ituro at sabihing ito ay isang malaking dagok sa kanyang resume&lt;br /&gt;as a new president?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang mga pulis ba, na tipong hindi nagmamadali at dahan dahan sa&lt;br /&gt;pagresolba ng sitwasyon? Sila ba ang dapat sisihin dahil sa kakulangan&lt;br /&gt;nila sa pagplano at paghandle ng sitwasyon? Na nagmuka silang mga&lt;br /&gt;ewan sa pagbasag ng salamin, pagbato ng tear gas at pag-slow-mo&lt;br /&gt;walk palapit sa bus? Sila ba na nakaantabay lang sa labas ng bus,&lt;br /&gt;nanghuli ng kamag-anak ng salarin at nagpaputok na nagresulta&lt;br /&gt;sa pagkamatay?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang hostage ba na nanlaban ang dapat sisihin? Na dahil gusto niyang&lt;br /&gt;manligtas at makalabas sa sitwasyon na iyon, ay nanlaban siya sa loob&lt;br /&gt;ng bus at nagresulta (hindi sigurado) sa pagkamatay niya at ng iba&lt;br /&gt;pa niyang kasama? Siya ba na ang nais na gawin ay mabuhay, tumulong&lt;br /&gt;at makatakas ang dapat sisihin? Ang mga dayuhan ba ang ating sisisihin?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sino sa tingin mo ang dapat sisihin?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O siguro pwede rin nating sisihin ang bulok na sistema ng hustisya dito&lt;br /&gt;sa atin, na ang mga mahihirap at mga walang sala ang nasa likod ng mga&lt;br /&gt;rehas, at ang mga talamak at garapal at harap harapang panloloko ng mga&lt;br /&gt;mayayaman at mga may kapangyarihan ay malayang nakakalabas,&lt;br /&gt;nakakapag-piyansa at nakakakuha ng mga taong kayang baluktutin ang&lt;br /&gt;hustisya para umayon sa kanila.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi lang siguro natin pwedeng isisi ang mga pangyayari sa iisang tao&lt;br /&gt;dahil merong mas malalim na ugat ang lahat ng ito. Kung totoo man ang&lt;br /&gt;sinasabi ng salarin, na wala siyang kasalanan, ay talagang malalim at&lt;br /&gt;kailangan pang hukayin ang mga kalokohan at kabulokan ng sistema&lt;br /&gt;para malaman ang tunay na may sala. Dahil sa totoo lang, hindi lang&lt;br /&gt;turismo ng Pilipinas ang apektado dito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siyam na pamilya, mga asawa, mga anak, mga kamaganak at mga&lt;br /&gt;nagmamahal ang nawalan. Hindi ito laughing matter. Hindi ito pwedeng&lt;br /&gt;dumaan lang at makalimutan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siyam na buhay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sino ang dapat sisihin?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2649326597018680777?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2649326597018680777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/blame-game.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2649326597018680777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2649326597018680777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/blame-game.html' title='The Blame Game'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3274107993784543798</id><published>2010-08-22T23:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-23T00:11:05.114-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mga Rason Ko: Pag-Inom</title><content type='html'>10 Reasons kung bakit hindi umiinom si Jopo ng alak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Walang budget para dito. Ang mahal kaya! (Kuripot lang talaga.)&lt;br /&gt;2. Hindi masarap ang alak kahit na anong sabihin mo. (Sige, prove me wrong.)&lt;br /&gt;3. Walang friends at peers na nagyayaya. (Good for me)&lt;br /&gt;4. Sasakit lang ang ulo ko pagkatapos uminom. (Untested)&lt;br /&gt;5. Hindi mareresolba ng alak ang problema ko sa Thermo. (Maisingit lang.)&lt;br /&gt;6. Magiging matapang ka daw pag nakainom. (Ayoko mabugbog / duwag)&lt;br /&gt;7. Walang makakabuhat sakin pag nalasing ako. (Tama tama...)&lt;br /&gt;8. Hindi ito makadudulot ng mabuti sa aking bilog na katawan. (Well...)&lt;br /&gt;9. Dahil mas masarap parin ang Softdrinks kesa dito. (Arguable)&lt;br /&gt;10. At, mataba na ako. Tama na ang ganitong tiyan. :D (Fact)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3274107993784543798?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3274107993784543798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/mga-rason-ko-pag-inom.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3274107993784543798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3274107993784543798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/mga-rason-ko-pag-inom.html' title='Mga Rason Ko: Pag-Inom'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4143675204197200385</id><published>2010-08-19T02:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-19T03:09:27.551-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Words</title><content type='html'>Pano nga kaya nabubuo ang mga salita?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sino kaya ang unang nagsabi ng:&lt;br /&gt;"Sino kaya ang unang nagsabi ng?"&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatuwa kasing isipin at pagisipan ang mga&lt;br /&gt;pinagmulan ng salita.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maraming theories na naturo na satin nung Filipino&lt;br /&gt;Class natin, pero hindi naman kapanipaniwala ang&lt;br /&gt;lahat. Kunwari, "Echusero", "Damn", "ROFL", "Tilapia"&lt;br /&gt;at "Kambing". Pwede mo ring isingit ang "Ajejejeje" dito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pano ka makakapagformulate ng mga ganyang salita&lt;br /&gt;mula sa wala? Siguro inabot ang tao ng ilang daan o&lt;br /&gt;libong taon para magkaron ng isang common language,&lt;br /&gt;o isang wika sa isang komunidad. Sumikat ang kwentong&lt;br /&gt;Bababa:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Manong Driver&lt;/span&gt;: Babababa?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pasahero&lt;/span&gt;: Bababa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Manong Driver:&lt;/span&gt; Ok, baba.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Peseherong Kano&lt;/span&gt;: ?????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weird pero pwede, na sa isang syllable lang ay magkakaintindihan&lt;br /&gt;ang mga tao. Napakagaling lang din na halos lahat ng bagay ay&lt;br /&gt;nabigyan natin ng pangalan. O siguro pinanganak lang ako sa&lt;br /&gt;siglong may pangalan na ang lahat, pero napakagaling padin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap naman siguro kung walang wika at puro nalang tayo&lt;br /&gt;turo, kung ano ang gusto natin at kung ano ang nais nating&lt;br /&gt;ipahiwatig. Pero maganda parin naman pakinggan kasi lahat&lt;br /&gt;ng tao ay magtuturuan nalang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Jopo: &lt;/span&gt;Nakapila sa Fastfood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Clerk: &lt;/span&gt;Turo sa Fries, Turo sa Burger, Turo sa Pasta, Turo sa ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Jopo: &lt;/span&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Clerk: &lt;/span&gt;Turo kay Jopo na may facial expression na patanong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Jopo: &lt;/span&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Clerk: &lt;/span&gt;Nakaturo parin na may facial expression na naiinip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Jopo: &lt;/span&gt;Hmmmmm...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Clerk: &lt;/span&gt;Nakaturo parin na may facial expression na nagagalit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Jopo: &lt;/span&gt;Lumabas nalang ng Fastfood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Clerk: &lt;/span&gt;Nakaturo na ang middle finger kay Jopo habang sumisigaw ng:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Clerk: AHERGASVVRHEASFEQASSFAHEWRASFHJOOOUUJIIIYOO!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Kaya mahirap talaga kung walang wika. Mahirap magkaintindihan,&lt;br /&gt;at talagang magiging hassle kapag bibili ka ng pagkain sa fastfood.&lt;br /&gt;Lalo na kapag undecisive ang umoorder, dapat taasan ang sahod ng&lt;br /&gt;mga clerk dahil dapat din mahaba ang kanilang pasensya. At syempre,&lt;br /&gt;madalas ding magagamit ang middle finger dahil instant itong pagsasabi&lt;br /&gt;na talaga namang mahal na mahal mo ang isang tao at natutuwa ka&lt;br /&gt;sa ginagawa niya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatuwa rin na nageevolve ang salita. Hindi ito patay, tulad natin,&lt;br /&gt;nagbabago at umaayon din ito sa panahon. Tulad nalang ngayon, na&lt;br /&gt;meron ng mga lengwahe na &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;G-Words, Jejemon, Bebemon at Bekimon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Mga mon na naglipana at naglitawan nalang bigla sa mga tabloids,&lt;br /&gt;airwaves at telebisyon. Mga salitang umaangkop sa bawat sitwasyon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;GF: &lt;/span&gt;Goodnight na hon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;BF: &lt;/span&gt;Gudnyt d1n! W46 k@ nh@ pH0n6 m46puy4t Hha? Sw33t Dr34mzzz!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;GF: &lt;/span&gt;Igakagaw digin pogo. Wagag kaganagang magagpuguyagat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;BF: &lt;/span&gt;Owkheiz ph0wz... Mizz u nah... MwUahUghZ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Naangkop sa sitwasyon at panahon.&lt;br /&gt;Talagang nakakatuwa ang mga salita no?&lt;br /&gt;Kasi kung walang salita, pano ko masasabi ang mga to sayo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya laging isipin at magingat sa mga salitang binibitiwan,&lt;br /&gt;dahil, isa sa mga pinakamalakas na sandata o weapon itong&lt;br /&gt;salitang ito. Maari itong makabuo at makasira. Maari din itong&lt;br /&gt;maging simula ng isang mahabang pagkakaibigan o pagtatapos&lt;br /&gt;ng isang pagsasama. Wag itong iismolin, dahil sa isang maling&lt;br /&gt;salita lang na sabihin mo, pwede kang makasakit o makapatay&lt;br /&gt;ng isang tao. (Weeeeeeh?!) Seryoso. (WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ay kayo na nga ang bahala.&lt;br /&gt;(Joke lang naman DIBA?!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayan na nga ang sinasabi ko e.&lt;br /&gt;(Sorry na NGA DIBA!!!!!!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;br /&gt;(OI! TAMPURURUT!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4143675204197200385?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4143675204197200385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/words.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4143675204197200385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4143675204197200385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/words.html' title='Words'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8480268106693759021</id><published>2010-08-18T02:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-18T02:47:37.182-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Dotaless Days</title><content type='html'>Masaya mag-Dota.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Totoo yan! Walang kokontra, haha. Pero seriously, masaya&lt;br /&gt;talaga sya. Ibabalik ko ang argument ko na, sa P15 o P20,&lt;br /&gt;ano ang magagawa niyo ng mga kaibigan mo ng isang oras&lt;br /&gt;na pwede kayong magbonding, magenjoy at magliwaliw?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sige na, biased na, pero iba din ang feeling pag nagkakaron&lt;br /&gt;na ng mga trash talk, mga sigawan at mga biruan. Lalo na&lt;br /&gt;kapag yumayanig yung buong internet shop dahil nagsisigawan&lt;br /&gt;kayo lahat, talaga naman, iba at sobrang nakakatuwa yung&lt;br /&gt;feeling sa mga ganoong eksena.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya nakakainis at nakakatigang din kapag di ako nakakalaro&lt;br /&gt;neto. Hindi na ako ganoon kaadik tulad nung dati, na halos&lt;br /&gt;araw araw ata at gabi gabi ay naglalaro ako. Ngayon, minsan&lt;br /&gt;nalang, pag nasa bahay, o kapag merong nagyayaya na mga&lt;br /&gt;kaibigan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wala masyado, o kung meron man, ay kakaunti lang ang nagdodota&lt;br /&gt;sa section ko ngayon, kaya in turn, syempre, wala ako masyadong&lt;br /&gt;nakakausap or nakakalaro (ever since) sa mga kaklase ko. Nag-&lt;br /&gt;kakaron lang ako ng chance kapag nagyayaya yung isa kong&lt;br /&gt;kaibigan sa ME, dahil halos lahat ata sa kanilang section ay&lt;br /&gt;marunong at naglalaro.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakasali ako minsan, nung una nahihiya pero nung nagtagal&lt;br /&gt;naging ok nadin. Nakikisigaw narin, nakikiasar at nakikisali.&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy din kasi dun nga yung mga nag-eearthquake halos ang&lt;br /&gt;second floor ng shop pag merong naka-"Rampage". Jargon?&lt;br /&gt;Haha. Basta yun na yun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E ang problema ngayon, e lagi silang puno! Yung wala ng space,&lt;br /&gt;dahil sa maximum na 12 players per game, ang mga nakapila o&lt;br /&gt;mga manlalaro ay 14 to 15, at hindi pa ko kasama dun. Hai!&lt;br /&gt;E nakakatamad kaya, ewan ko ba, hindi naman big deal pero&lt;br /&gt;nakakatamad padin pag ikaw lang magisa sa bahay ng hapon&lt;br /&gt;at wala namang kelangang aralin at sagutan at wala kang magawa&lt;br /&gt;at nakakainis kasi umaasa ka na makakalaro ka at may magyayaya&lt;br /&gt;pero wala naman at kadalasan aabot na ng gabi e wala na kong&lt;br /&gt;nagawa at ayun. Sawi. Haha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatigang lang sa bahay.&lt;br /&gt;At nakakatamad lang kapag nasa bahay.&lt;br /&gt;Nakakalungkot lang pag wala ka kasama.&lt;br /&gt;Paulit ulit? NakakakakakakakakakakakaTAMAD kasi!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So Dota na. Sana meron na mamaya!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;br /&gt;At pasensya sa oras na nasayang.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8480268106693759021?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8480268106693759021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/dotaless-days.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8480268106693759021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8480268106693759021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/dotaless-days.html' title='The Dotaless Days'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2120024783827089475</id><published>2010-08-17T02:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-18T02:36:11.882-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Klima at Utak</title><content type='html'>This is one issue most people overlook.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eto ay base sa mga nabasa kong mga articles at pages&lt;br /&gt;sa internet regarding sa epekto ng pagbabago ng klima&lt;br /&gt;sa pag-iisip at mental capacity ng mga tao.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tama naman, kasi kadalasan nga na ang nakikita lang&lt;br /&gt;nating mga epekto ay sa ekonomiya, i.e mga bahay at mga&lt;br /&gt;kagamitan na lubog sa baha, mga struktura na nasunog,&lt;br /&gt;mga assets na nagkakahalaga ng ganito, ganian, at ganoon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero meron ding epekto ang klima sa pag-iisip ng tao, at&lt;br /&gt;napakalala pala nito. Pinaka delikado yun sa mga taong&lt;br /&gt;meron nang mental disorder o sakit bago pa mangyari&lt;br /&gt;ang "disaster" kung tawagin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maamplify daw ng mga sakuna ang mga sakit nila, at kahit&lt;br /&gt;na ang simpleng (o grabe na nga kung tutuusin) pagtaas&lt;br /&gt;ng temperatura ay pwede nang maging sanhi ng stress,&lt;br /&gt;at in turn daw pwede pa tong maglead para magcommit&lt;br /&gt;ang tao ng suicide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero hindi lang din daw ang mga taong may sakit na ang&lt;br /&gt;naapektuhan nito, pati narin ang mga wala. Ito raw ay&lt;br /&gt;madalas na nangyayari kung first time mong maranasan&lt;br /&gt;ang sakuna. Magkakaron ka raw ng trauma, o takot, or&lt;br /&gt;something tungkol sa experience mo na kakatakutan mo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At kahit tapos na ang disaster, e dun mo parin isisisi ang&lt;br /&gt;mga nangyayari sa paligid mo na negatibo. Nakakatakot&lt;br /&gt;at nakakalungkot lang, kasi sa New Orleans daw (Hurricane&lt;br /&gt;Katrina hit) ay mas tumaas ang death rate. At ito raw ay&lt;br /&gt;sanhi ng mga mental effects at stress (anxiety, fear atbp)&lt;br /&gt;na nakuha ng mga tao after ng bagyo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatakot kung titignan, pero, dahil hindi naman accurate&lt;br /&gt;o masasabing ang data ay maihahambing sa lahat, kaya hindi&lt;br /&gt;naman siguradong ganoon nga ang mangyayari. Tulad din dito&lt;br /&gt;sa atin, lalo na pag sa UST, e halos buwan buwan mong haharapin&lt;br /&gt;ang baha, ulan at bagyo, e masasanay ka narin. Merong strain&lt;br /&gt;at stress, pero pag nasanay ka na, magiging minimal narin ang&lt;br /&gt;epekto nito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero nakakatakot lang din dahil kung may malaking sakunang&lt;br /&gt;maganap, hindi ko masasabing di ako maapektuhan. Nasanay&lt;br /&gt;na tayo sa mga balita ng mga pagkamatay ng mga tao, pero&lt;br /&gt;iba parin ang dating at pakiramdam kapag ikaw na mismo ang&lt;br /&gt;naapektuhan. Sana naman walang mangyaring masama, pero&lt;br /&gt;yun ang kadalasang nagiging simula ng sakit na mental.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ingat nalang sa lahat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bumabawi na ang kalikasan sa atin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2120024783827089475?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2120024783827089475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/klima-at-utak.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2120024783827089475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2120024783827089475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/klima-at-utak.html' title='Klima at Utak'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8631600624351880337</id><published>2010-08-16T00:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-16T00:30:06.317-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking Back</title><content type='html'>Hindi ko akalaing ang dami ko narin palang nasabi&lt;br /&gt;na kung ano anong mga bagay bagay. Nakakatawang&lt;br /&gt;isipin na ganoon pala talaga ako magisip. Sabog,&lt;br /&gt;magulo, kung ano ang maisip yun na ang isusulat, at&lt;br /&gt;minsan nga may pagkaweirdo pa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Binasa ko kasi yung mga previous posts ko, yung mga&lt;br /&gt;tipong 2 years ago na. Nakakatuwa at nakakatawa, meron&lt;br /&gt;nga siguro akong (konting-konti lang naman) sense of&lt;br /&gt;humor, o kung wala man, siguro talagang corny lang akong&lt;br /&gt;tao. At dahil mababait kayo, sinasakyan niyo lang ako.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagbabago pala talaga ang tao. Nakita ko din yun sa mga&lt;br /&gt;sinulat ko. Dati, puro nalang mga nakakatuwang bagay,&lt;br /&gt;nakakatawang mga kwento at trying hard na mga jokes.&lt;br /&gt;Jolly na mga post. Parang Jollibee lang. Haha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapos nung kalagitnaan na, mga tula naman. Mga nag-&lt;br /&gt;rereflect ng state ko, kung galit ba ko, natutuwa, kinikilig,&lt;br /&gt;naiinis o kung ano pa mang emosyon yan. May mga&lt;br /&gt;trying hard din, at may mga maganda naman kahit na&lt;br /&gt;papano.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, nagkaron ng mga realization posts. Mga pangaral&lt;br /&gt;daw kunwari. Mga about sa buhay, mga natutunan ko at&lt;br /&gt;mga gusto ko pang malaman. Naging medyo seryoso na&lt;br /&gt;ang tono ng ibang mga posts, di ko alam kung bakit, pero&lt;br /&gt;tama nga na nagbabago din ang tao. Parang ako.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapos naging focused naman sa mga studies. Mga frustrations.&lt;br /&gt;Mga expectations. Mga dreams. Mga gustong mangyari at mga&lt;br /&gt;babaguhin para maging mas better na estudyante. May mga&lt;br /&gt;natupad, meron ding hindi. Ayan ang mahirap sa pagsusulat,&lt;br /&gt;nababasa mo kaya di mo mapagkakailang sinabi mo yun.&lt;br /&gt;Makikita mo ang ebidensya ng di mo pagtupad sa pangako mo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapos naging emo, naging english, naging masyadong seryoso.&lt;br /&gt;Siguro napansin ninyo na hindi na rin masyadong entertaining,&lt;br /&gt;at napansin ko din yun. Yun ata yung una kong paglookback,&lt;br /&gt;pag pagpansin, na merong mali sa pagsulat ko, na hindi na&lt;br /&gt;nakakatuwa at nakakalibang para sa akin at sa inyo narin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagkaron ng mahabang break. Nawalan ng drive mag-post.&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko alam kung bakit, siguro natatakot lang din ako nun.&lt;br /&gt;Na parang paulit ulit nalang ang nakasulat, trying hard na&lt;br /&gt;maging maganda sa panlasa ng iba, at minsan, tila nang-gagaya&lt;br /&gt;na ng trip ng iba. Kaya ayun, long moment of silence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Looking back, may sense din naman pala ako kausap.&lt;br /&gt;Pero hindi rin, kasi madami sa mga sinulat ko na binasa ko&lt;br /&gt;ulit, wala talagang sense. Nirereflect lang ng blog na to&lt;br /&gt;kung ano at sino ba talaga ako. Nagbabago, magulo, pakielamero&lt;br /&gt;at walang sense kausap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At yung mga sinabi ko pa sa iba't ibang mga post.&lt;br /&gt;Yun ako.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatuwa lang basahin ang sarili mong pagkatao,&lt;br /&gt;Na parang nakikipagusap ka lang sa sarili mo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At yan ang patunay na baliw talaga ako.&lt;br /&gt;Salamat din sa pagsakay sa kabaliwan ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheesy. Hehehe. Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8631600624351880337?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8631600624351880337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/looking-back.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8631600624351880337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8631600624351880337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/looking-back.html' title='Looking Back'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4906229811009747464</id><published>2010-08-14T11:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-14T12:05:12.055-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Long Wait</title><content type='html'>After a week of aral, puyat at pag-alala sa mga sinabi ni Sir Aki&lt;br /&gt;at ng iba pa, eto ako ngayon, naghihintay sa mga resulta ng (sige)&lt;br /&gt;pinaghirapang mga Prelim tests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko alam, pero maganda ang pakiramdam ko sa mga tests.&lt;br /&gt;Yung tipong alam mo na alam mo yung sinusulat mo. Sana lang&lt;br /&gt;talaga maging totoo ang kutob ko at wala namang lumagapak sa&lt;br /&gt;mga subject ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naisip ko lang din na pag huli na pala, nakakatamad na. Hindi na&lt;br /&gt;ako ganadong mag-aral para sa Thermo Quiz 2 na nahuli sa sched.&lt;br /&gt;Mali ang mindset pero kasi madami nang mga weights ang nalift&lt;br /&gt;at dahil kakaunti nalang ang natira, binalewala nalang ng isip ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayoko nang ganun, kasi out of all the tests, yun ang siguradong&lt;br /&gt;babagsak ako. Kasi out of four problems, zero ang alam at sure&lt;br /&gt;kong nasagutan. Nagdoodle ako ng mga numbers na may mga&lt;br /&gt;units at mga equations na hindi naman talaga magagamit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nahihiya tuloy ako kay Mam Marcelo. I would exert extra effort&lt;br /&gt;para magaral at maiperfect (sana) ang mga natitira pang mga exam&lt;br /&gt;at lalung lalo na ang Prelims na darating na soon. I shall return!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At narerealize ko nadin kung ano ang mga haharapin ko sa future.&lt;br /&gt;Sobrang late bloomer siguro pero at least ngayon nakikita ko na&lt;br /&gt;based sa mga nakakaharap na subjects at applications ang patutunguhan&lt;br /&gt;ko (sana - ulit) sa future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At isa pa sa mga narealize ko. Na kahit san ka pa naroroon, hindi parin&lt;br /&gt;maipagpapalit ang pagstay at pagtigil mo sa tahanan mo. Bahay. Iba&lt;br /&gt;talaga. Home sweet home talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3:03 AM na pero di pa ko natutulog. Siguro kasi bukas aalis na ulit ako,&lt;br /&gt;balik UST after 24 hours ng pagstay sa bahay. Another Prelim period done.&lt;br /&gt;Inching closer and closer to the seemingly far and distant finish line.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walang sense na post.&lt;br /&gt;Galing sa walang sense na tao.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you soon guys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TY.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4906229811009747464?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4906229811009747464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/long-wait.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4906229811009747464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4906229811009747464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/long-wait.html' title='The Long Wait'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8929613635081299408</id><published>2010-08-05T03:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-05T03:25:56.810-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Uteng na Loob</title><content type='html'>Last year daw, ikaw ang future,&lt;br /&gt;Sabi rin nila, ikaw na yung star,&lt;br /&gt;May Rookie of the Year ka, sure!&lt;br /&gt;Pero ka patalo ngayon? Asar!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ikot ang bola, ikot ang bola,&lt;br /&gt;Nung napasa sayo, tigil na!&lt;br /&gt;Dribble, dribble, at dribble pa!&lt;br /&gt;Toot! Shot Clock violation na!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapos naman, magdridrive daw,&lt;br /&gt;Magpapasabit at bibitin, AW!&lt;br /&gt;Titingin sa Ref at hihingi ng call,&lt;br /&gt;Ref: Good yun good! All ball!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Closing seconds, moment mo na,&lt;br /&gt;He drives to the cup and - loses the ball!&lt;br /&gt;Mga nanunuod sa Eng'g: Tengina!&lt;br /&gt;Panalo na dapat, overtime pa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So don't walk around like, "your d' man"&lt;br /&gt;2 pts and 6 pts performances?&lt;br /&gt;And you still considered the team's ace?&lt;br /&gt;There's no I in TEAM. Tandaan yan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go USTe.Ng wag ka Patalo!&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace on earth guys! :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8929613635081299408?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8929613635081299408/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/uteng-na-loob.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8929613635081299408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8929613635081299408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/uteng-na-loob.html' title='Uteng na Loob'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-6652967150811548012</id><published>2010-08-01T22:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-01T22:59:52.439-07:00</updated><title type='text'>El Ar Tee</title><content type='html'>May mga bata, matanda, estudyante at lola&lt;br /&gt;Mga bitbit na bagahe na nakabalandra,&lt;br /&gt;Bebs na nagpupumilit na humawak sa handrail,&lt;br /&gt;Dehins pinaupo ni manong na naka-ponytail&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siksikan sa umaga, tanghali at gabi,&lt;br /&gt;Walang pinipiling oras, ganito palagi,&lt;br /&gt;Simula Tayuman gang' Gil Puyat,&lt;br /&gt;Amo'y ng katabi mo'y langhap na langhap&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pag-akyat mo palang, mga bata'y sasalubong&lt;br /&gt;Mga marungis, walang bihis, humihingi ng tulong&lt;br /&gt;Minsan pa'y may mga sanggol na nakahilata,&lt;br /&gt;Nilalagpasan lang at isinasawalang bahala&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mga gwardyang animo'y seryosong seryoso,&lt;br /&gt;Gagawin lang naman ay tatapikin ang likod mo,&lt;br /&gt;Bubuksan mo ang zipper para ipakita,&lt;br /&gt;Kunwari'y chechekin, di naman talaga&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tuloy - tuloy ang pagandar ni El Ar Tee,&lt;br /&gt;Maliban nalang kung walang kuryentee,&lt;br /&gt;At si manong driver na effort sa pagsasabi,&lt;br /&gt;Ng next station at ingatan ang gamit palagi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kahit na gaano pa kabigat ang dala,&lt;br /&gt;Pag ang Bambang station nakita na,&lt;br /&gt;Ah, sobrang saya at tuwa ang aking nadarama,&lt;br /&gt;Naamoy ko na ang bahay ko, ako'y uuwi na&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-6652967150811548012?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/6652967150811548012/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/el-ar-tee.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6652967150811548012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6652967150811548012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/08/el-ar-tee.html' title='El Ar Tee'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-473456419107694823</id><published>2010-07-25T21:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-25T22:11:56.086-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Value</title><content type='html'>Q: What do you value the most?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Hindi ko masasagot yan nang isa lang, laging&lt;br /&gt;tatlo or apat ang sagot sa ganyan. If arranged&lt;br /&gt;according to importance, it would go something&lt;br /&gt;like this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. God&lt;br /&gt;2. Family&lt;br /&gt;3. Friends&lt;br /&gt;4. Education&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Friends &gt; Education?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Para sakin kasi, basta may kaibigan ka, wala ka&lt;br /&gt;nang dapat problemahin pa. I mean, true friends&lt;br /&gt;come even in the most dreadful situations, at hindi&lt;br /&gt;ka nila iiwan (based lang sa paniniwala ko) kahit&lt;br /&gt;na anong mangyari. These true friends can be also&lt;br /&gt;called my second family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: So, education isn't that important?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: I have never said that education isn't important.&lt;br /&gt;It's in my list nga diba? Hehe. It's important for me&lt;br /&gt;in a sense that I've learned something, something&lt;br /&gt;fruitful along the way. 2 years nalang at matatapos&lt;br /&gt;na ang educational journey ko, and I'm happy because&lt;br /&gt;I've learned much from these days. Knowledge, maturity&lt;br /&gt;and experience to name a few.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But not all things are learned at school. For instance,&lt;br /&gt;a friend or loved one can teach you trust and love.&lt;br /&gt;These things cannot be taught through books or&lt;br /&gt;professors, these things come from experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: 1 sec = 4 born = 1 died. Your thoughts?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: It's pretty awkward talking about things we normally&lt;br /&gt;would not talk about, especially when the conversation&lt;br /&gt;involves the word "death". But it's true. It's a harsh reality&lt;br /&gt;we tend to neglect, forget or even reject. As you read this&lt;br /&gt;post right now, a number of people died, in some place&lt;br /&gt;somewhere. Sometimes we tend to believe that we would&lt;br /&gt;live out 200 years or so, based from how we live, act and&lt;br /&gt;do things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The purpose isn't there; It comes oftentime too late. When&lt;br /&gt;times get serious, when the going get's tough, when we're&lt;br /&gt;on the brink of letting go, that's when we learn and understand&lt;br /&gt;what life really is. It's not that I've found my purpose in life,&lt;br /&gt;but seeing other people live in a world of fantasy of vices,&lt;br /&gt;living-the-good-life and sex, makes me really, really sad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We oftentimes look at it as a once-in-a-lifetime chance.&lt;br /&gt;We won't live long so do whatever you want. Who would be&lt;br /&gt;affected by our actions? Do I care? This is MY life. This is&lt;br /&gt;all about me. This is never going to be theirs, for it's mine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sooner we realize what we're living for, the better.&lt;br /&gt;This is not about how much money and riches we got,&lt;br /&gt;Not how many vices you have, not how many girls or boys&lt;br /&gt;you "hooked-up" with. It's about something else. These&lt;br /&gt;things make us feel all filled up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But as always, in the end, all would just fade and go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Emptiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So value it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Yabang.&lt;br /&gt;A: "Charot" lang yan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-473456419107694823?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/473456419107694823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/value.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/473456419107694823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/473456419107694823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/value.html' title='Value'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8609816073935088927</id><published>2010-07-20T03:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-20T04:00:23.561-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tainted Image</title><content type='html'>Q: Ano ang tingin mo sa high school?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Para sa iba, (or sa karamihan nga kung tutuusin) ito ang&lt;br /&gt;pinaka-enjoy na part ng pag-aaral. Mga times na nagbabago&lt;br /&gt;na ang katawan mo, ang pag-uugali mo, ang hilig mo, ang&lt;br /&gt;halos lahat lahat sayo. Ito yung time na nag-eexplore ka,&lt;br /&gt;na nagsisimula nang mag-unfold ang mga plano mo sa buhay.&lt;br /&gt;Pahapyaw ito sa mga mangyayari sayo, makakakilala ng mga&lt;br /&gt;kaibigan, gagawa ng mga kalokohan, matututong mag-bisyo,&lt;br /&gt;matututong umiwas sa bisyo, matututuhan ang independence&lt;br /&gt;(pero not totally). Enjoy. Araw-araw. Simpleng buhay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Problema? Pwedeng takasan. Assignment? Pwedeng mangopya.&lt;br /&gt;Bagsak na mga test? May remedial classes. Problema sa lovelife?&lt;br /&gt;Wala pa masyado. Chemistry, Physics at Algebra? Boring?&lt;br /&gt;Paulit-ulit. Masaya. Routinary pero enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Bakit sa UST?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Kasi hindi ako pumasa sa UP. Ang problema ko pa nga nun,&lt;br /&gt;pano pag wala akong pinasahan na school? O hindee. Bahay nalang&lt;br /&gt;ba ko? Tambay nalang? Hindeeee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero noong unang punta ko sa UST, iba na talaga ang pakiramdam ko.&lt;br /&gt;Nasabi ko pa nga sa Nanay ko nun, "Nay, dito ako mag-aaral." Iba yung&lt;br /&gt;dating ng mga lumang bldg, malaking campus at mga jovial na itsura&lt;br /&gt;ng mga "college students". Nakakatawa lang, dati kasi pag sinabing&lt;br /&gt;College ka na, matanda ka na. Gurang. Di na dapat naglalaro. Seryoso&lt;br /&gt;na. Pero ngayon, natatawa nalang ako. Isip bata parin, tumanda lang&lt;br /&gt;nang konti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayun, pumasa, at dahil mahilig sa Chem noong HS, naghanap ng Chem&lt;br /&gt;na course. BS Chemistry? Hmmm. Ay teka! BS Chemical Engineering?!&lt;br /&gt;Astig, chem na, may engineering pa! Kewl. Go go go! :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Masaya ka ba sa napili mong landas? (siyete! ang lalim!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Masaya na hindi totally masaya. Napagtanto (siyete!) ko na masyado&lt;br /&gt;akong happy-go-lucky noon. Masyadong fixated at dependent sa parents.&lt;br /&gt;Masyadong go with the flow. Wala fixed plan. Bira lang ng bira. Kaya ayan,&lt;br /&gt;medyo feeling ligaw nung una. Noong una lang naman. Nagconsider pa&lt;br /&gt;nga ako na magshift, pero naisip ko din na sayang naman. Sayang pera,&lt;br /&gt;sayang oras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nasabi ko nalang na tatapusin ko tong pinasok ko. One way of proving&lt;br /&gt;na kahit hindi ganoon kasaya, kakayanin ko. I'm better than this. Pwede&lt;br /&gt;pang maremedyohan. So go go go lang. At thankfully, as time passed by&lt;br /&gt;natutunan ko nading mahalin ang Chemical &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Engineering&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Hindi lang&lt;br /&gt;ang Chemistry, pati na ang engineering na kasama nito. Ako ang humiling&lt;br /&gt;nun, kaya ako din ang tatapos nun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: After almost 4 years in UST, ano na ang nagbago sa tingin mo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Well, seriously, sobrang taas ng expectations ko dati. Syempre,&lt;br /&gt;freshman ka, tapos UST. Cool. UST. Isa pa. Cool talaga. Iisipin mo&lt;br /&gt;na dahil may mga di nakapasa sa UST your something else. At pasok&lt;br /&gt;ka pa sa Quota. At sa dalawang courses pa. San ka pa? Astig talaga.&lt;br /&gt;May certain feeling ng kaba at excitement sa puso ko nung first day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heto na, a brand new start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After 4 years, heto. I've realized na tama ang sinasabi ng mga UP na&lt;br /&gt;kakilala ko. Ang UST, maalaga sa mga students. High school setting&lt;br /&gt;ang mga classroom. Nothing extraordinarily different sa High school.&lt;br /&gt;I'm saying this from an engineering students view, so kung hindi ka&lt;br /&gt;Eng'g, e wag ka nalang magreklamo. Eto ang nakikita ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mga teachers / professors na ok naman magturo. May mga terror daw&lt;br /&gt;na mabait, at meron namang mga mukhang mabait pero terror sa grade.&lt;br /&gt;Parang nung high school lang, nagname change lang sa Teacher to Prof.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Facilities? Ahm, eto, nung HS kasi, walang aircon sa school namin. Ayun&lt;br /&gt;ang isang pagbabago. Hahaha. Hindi ba related? E ayun e, bago yun sakin.&lt;br /&gt;Mga silya? May vandal padin, parang highschool lang. CR? Ganoon din.&lt;br /&gt;Uniform? Ayan. Navy blue yung pants namin dati, ngayon black na. Ang&lt;br /&gt;polo, de butones, ngayon, parang Polo shirt na. Pero everything else?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wala masyadong pagbabago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the heart, hindi ganoon ka high end ang mga facilities. Buti nga&lt;br /&gt;ngayon nag-uupgrade na sila kahit pano. Siguro dahil 400 years na.&lt;br /&gt;Yung lab, ok naman. Yung Phy Chem lab, half lang ng students ang&lt;br /&gt;kayang i-accomodate. Yung drawing room namin dati, may mga bako&lt;br /&gt;bako yung sides, di pantay ang lines kahit naka T-square.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Strikto din!&lt;br /&gt;Bawal ang nakatuck out na undershirt. Bawal di suotin ang ID. Bawal&lt;br /&gt;ang di nakauniform. Bawal pumasok ang nakatsinelas sa bldg. Bawal&lt;br /&gt;ang parents sa loob ng building. Bawal ang parents sa enrolment area.&lt;br /&gt;Bawal ang PDA (:p hindi naman Thomasian GF ko kea ok lang) Madaming&lt;br /&gt;bawal, hindi free na parang iniisip ko nung HS. Kasi dati pag Kolehiyo na,&lt;br /&gt;Free ka na! Di rin pala.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At well, ngayon may mga kakilala akong sa lab lang ang room. Sa LAB.&lt;br /&gt;5 times a week. At may kasabay pa sila dung nageexperiment a. Talagang&lt;br /&gt;good for learning nga. Magrereklamo ka, sasabihing magtiis ka nalang.&lt;br /&gt;Ok sige, magtiis nalang. Aircon sa room dalawa, yung isa reverse ang function.&lt;br /&gt;Heater + Aircon = Zero. Wala din. OHP? Decorations. Well, not all is bad naman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: What have you learned the past four years?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Madami, sa academics naman, ok naman yung mga prof. Iba't ibang mga&lt;br /&gt;bagong subjects. Pero ayokong magfocus sa acads. Madami akong nakilalang&lt;br /&gt;mga tao, mga kaibigan, mga kaaway kunwari, mga kaibigan daw ata. Natuto&lt;br /&gt;akong maging mas open sa ibang tao. Natuto akong dapat maging humble.&lt;br /&gt;The Thomasian Way. Sabi nila, pag madaldal ang isang bagong graduate na&lt;br /&gt;bago lang sa work, UP, DLSU o ADMU yan. Pag tahimik at sunod lang sa&lt;br /&gt;utos, UST yan. Be humble. Isa yun sa natutunan ko dito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi rin picture perfect ang isang classroom palagi. Hindi lahat kayo&lt;br /&gt;magkakasundo, hindi lahat makakausap mo, hindi lahat magiging kaibigan&lt;br /&gt;mo. Sobrang special siguro ng classroom kung lahat kayo bonded, friends&lt;br /&gt;at magkakausap. Hindi rin lahat madali. Ipaparamdam sayo na kung ano&lt;br /&gt;ka nung HS, wag mong dalhin sa College. Kung Valed ka o Salute,pero di&lt;br /&gt;ka naman nag-ayos at nagaral, wala din. Pantay-pantay kayong lahat.&lt;br /&gt;Starting line ulit, panibagong karera, panibagong racetrack.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not difficult, it's not easy either. It's very difficult. Lalo na kung wala&lt;br /&gt;kang effort sa pag-aaral? Maliban nalang siguro kung genius ka at isang&lt;br /&gt;pasada lang ng prof mo ay kaya mo na. I salute you kung ganun. Idol ka!&lt;br /&gt;At mahirap din pala na wala kang kasama. Noong una akala ko tatagal&lt;br /&gt;ako ng wala akong kaibigan. Pero yun pala ang pinakamaling pagiisip,&lt;br /&gt;na tumagal at harapin mo ang challenges na wala kang kasama.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dito ko rin nakilala ang mga kaibigan na makakausap, masasabihan&lt;br /&gt;at mapagkakatiwalaan mo ng mga bagay-bagay. Nagkaron ako nang&lt;br /&gt;isang circle ng friends, at ngayon ng mga bagong friends na sobrang&lt;br /&gt;thankful ako na nandyan sila. (Cheesy) Pero thankful ako sa lahat ng&lt;br /&gt;mga nakilala ko, kung sa pangalan man o nakausap ko din. Masaya na&lt;br /&gt;madami kang kasama, kakilala at kaibigan. Totoo yun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Hindi pa ba tapos?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A: Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8609816073935088927?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8609816073935088927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/tainted-image.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8609816073935088927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8609816073935088927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/tainted-image.html' title='Tainted Image'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-1503967887907467024</id><published>2010-07-07T02:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-07T02:44:37.332-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Anti-Social</title><content type='html'>Imagine na nasa isang grupo ka, nag-uusap usap kayo,&lt;br /&gt;then suddenly, may tatawag sa cellphone ng isa sa inyo,&lt;br /&gt;tapos since naka unlimited calls yung tumawag, matagal&lt;br /&gt;silang mag-uusap. Out of the picture na agad ang isa sa&lt;br /&gt;inyo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apat nalang kayo, nagyaya naman yung isa na maglaro ng&lt;br /&gt;PSP. Since dalawa sa inyo may PSP, pwede silang magconnect&lt;br /&gt;at maglarong dalawa. At unexpectedly, meron silang common&lt;br /&gt;game na pang 2 players na coop! So tanggal na ulit yung dalawa,&lt;br /&gt;Dalawa nalang kayong natitira.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since nag-usap na kayong dalawang natira ng sobrang tagal,&lt;br /&gt;ng iba't ibang mga topics at ng kung anu-anong mga bagay,&lt;br /&gt;nagsawa ka nadin. Since may laptop ka, at may WiFi connection&lt;br /&gt;sa tambayan niyo, nagpasya ka nalang na mag-internet, at magblog,&lt;br /&gt;at mag-surf. Naiwan mo nadin yung isa mo pang kasama.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cellphone, PSP, gadgets, laptops, iPods, or whatever. Nakakasira lang&lt;br /&gt;talaga sila ng group, in terms of spending quality time together. Kung&lt;br /&gt;ang definition mo ng quality time ay mag DoTA or mag PSP, satisfied ka.&lt;br /&gt;Pero kasi para sakin, at para sakin lang a, mas maganda padin ang old&lt;br /&gt;fashioned talks and arguments mo with friends. Open up ng isang topic,&lt;br /&gt;expand, tapos mag-branch out na yun at magtutuloy tuloy, nang hindi&lt;br /&gt;namamalayan ang oras. Yun ang bonding para sakin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or sharing of experiences, or board games, or card games. Anything&lt;br /&gt;not including gadgets. Kasi ngayon pag may gadget ka, pwede na.&lt;br /&gt;Tatagal ka nang may katext, may kausap, may music, may games, may&lt;br /&gt;mga kung anu-anong bagay na kayang magbigay ng entertainment&lt;br /&gt;sayo kahit na magisa ka lang. Nangyari na ba sayo na magkakasama&lt;br /&gt;kayo ng mga kaibigan mo tapos lahat kayo may mga sari sariling katext?&lt;br /&gt;Kung oo, diba parang what's the point of getting together? Kung hindi,&lt;br /&gt;edi ok!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro para sakin ngayon, ang mga gadgets ay for anti-emo purposes&lt;br /&gt;nalang. Kung wala kang magawa, at nagiisa ka, ayun! Go go go sa&lt;br /&gt;Soundtrip at sa gametrip! Tanggal boredom, tanggal lumbay at kahit&lt;br /&gt;na malayo ang katext mo, go lang sa chika at usapan. Ayun ang advantage&lt;br /&gt;niya. Pero kung sama sama kayo, at may sari sariling mundo, buti pang&lt;br /&gt;wag nalang kayo magsama sama. Joke, pero, what's the point diba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayun din ang isa pang epekto nung mga gadgets na yan. Dinadala ka&lt;br /&gt;sa isang mundo na ikaw lang at yung gadget mo ang magkasama. Everything&lt;br /&gt;in the outside world "wa pake ako seyo" or "kentyusi eym besi?". At dahil&lt;br /&gt;dun, nawala na ang isang oras o higit pang masasayang kwentuhan at&lt;br /&gt;tawanan, (inuman? Di kasi ako umiinom) bonding at kulitan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sayang lang talaga ang old fashioned talks. Kasi natatabunan na sila ngayon&lt;br /&gt;ng mga gadgets na sobrang hinihigop hindi lang ang oras mo, kundi pati ang&lt;br /&gt;pagiging productive mo sa mga tropa mo at sa buhay mo nadin.&lt;br /&gt;(Gumaganon? Haha.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero ewan ko lang a, nakakalungkot kasi pag hindi bonded ang isang grupo.&lt;br /&gt;At ang masaya pa dun ay wala namang gadget, tao lang talaga. Anti-Social?&lt;br /&gt;Sana maging bonded at close narin kami. Mahirap ang 2 years na ganito, diba?&lt;br /&gt;(Maintindihan niyo kaya?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayun lang,&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aral pa ng Numerical Methods ni Sir Viloria.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-1503967887907467024?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/1503967887907467024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/anti-social.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1503967887907467024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/1503967887907467024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/anti-social.html' title='Anti-Social'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3165001641509900561</id><published>2010-07-02T08:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-02T08:41:57.924-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Elegy</title><content type='html'>Optimism, it all started well,&lt;br /&gt;Hopeful and willing, I'm ready&lt;br /&gt;To face everything and all,&lt;br /&gt;To endure, to accept, to fall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The hurt seems ok,&lt;br /&gt;Feelings come and go anyway,&lt;br /&gt;Shooting for the stars I came,&lt;br /&gt;A dream to big for someone lame&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So stars, never did I reach&lt;br /&gt;Or even so, the night I weep&lt;br /&gt;For such simple things others laugh,&lt;br /&gt;Yet here I am, sober in sleep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Too good to be true,&lt;br /&gt;Too cold to be blue,&lt;br /&gt;As I face another cold blissful night,&lt;br /&gt;Sarcasm in dreams of sad delight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tomorrow comes, tomorrow goes,&lt;br /&gt;Nothing stops, they'll always flow,&lt;br /&gt;You're just a speck in a wild canvas,&lt;br /&gt;Nothing you came back, at last&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sleep well my old friend,&lt;br /&gt;Cherry red clouds, heaven sent&lt;br /&gt;See you soon, see you soon,&lt;br /&gt;I close my eyes, darkness looms&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3165001641509900561?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3165001641509900561/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-elegy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3165001641509900561'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3165001641509900561'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-elegy.html' title='My Elegy'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-7567369103159751383</id><published>2010-07-01T22:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-01T22:34:21.704-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Point Blank</title><content type='html'>Are you ready?&lt;br /&gt;You don't have to worry,&lt;br /&gt;It's been told by the TV,&lt;br /&gt;We'll survive this party&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's just for fun and tonight,&lt;br /&gt;We'll eventually lose sight,&lt;br /&gt;Let there be no light,&lt;br /&gt;It's the time of our lives&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drowsy, weird and ecstatic,&lt;br /&gt;Don't know what word to pick,&lt;br /&gt;Overwhelming, satisfying,&lt;br /&gt;Holding on, just like dreaming&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After days of silence,&lt;br /&gt;A realization was made,&lt;br /&gt;It was good and hence,&lt;br /&gt;12% really made sense&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think over again and again,&lt;br /&gt;Never trust everything,&lt;br /&gt;Or surely it sometime then,&lt;br /&gt;Born a victim of future suffering&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7567369103159751383?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7567369103159751383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/point-blank.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7567369103159751383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7567369103159751383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/07/point-blank.html' title='Point Blank'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4456119678685607819</id><published>2010-06-24T20:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-24T21:22:01.895-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Story Ends</title><content type='html'>It's rare that a movie for "kids" is flocked by and watched&lt;br /&gt;by teens and adults, outnumbering the children in theaters&lt;br /&gt;like the one where we've watched this movie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Toy "Story" is over, and the ending could'nt have been perfect.&lt;br /&gt;After Toy Story 2 (maybe) the story writers could not find a way to&lt;br /&gt;find a continuation or the next part of the story, so they let the viewers&lt;br /&gt;have a break, kinda forget or think that 2 was the final chapter for Woody&lt;br /&gt;and the gang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So years passed, we've grown up (tayo kasi yung original "viewers" nila),&lt;br /&gt;and they came back! The plastic and cotton stuffed toys are back, and well,&lt;br /&gt;I won't say anything kasi ayokong maging spoiler. Just expect the same&lt;br /&gt;old comedy, with improved visual effects, and some real drama. Naaiyak&lt;br /&gt;na ako kaso pinigilan ko kasi nahihiya ako sa nasa tabi ko, hehe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But all of us know that Andy grew up, and that's the main story. Andy's&lt;br /&gt;moving to College and everything else follows. Nakakainis lang nung&lt;br /&gt;nanuod kami, may tao sa likod namin na nagkwekwento na ng mga&lt;br /&gt;susunod na mangyayari. Spoiler at bummer! Note to all: Kung alam&lt;br /&gt;niyo na yung movie, at manunuod kayo ulit, wag na lang kayong&lt;br /&gt;maingay, okay?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basta, three thumbs up ang movie na to!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"To Infinity, and beyond - señorita!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4456119678685607819?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4456119678685607819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/story-ends.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4456119678685607819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4456119678685607819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/story-ends.html' title='The Story Ends'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-7838960839256981255</id><published>2010-06-20T07:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T07:59:40.325-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Unusual Day</title><content type='html'>The past few Sundays, nagkakalito-lito kami ng family namin.&lt;br /&gt;Nung unang Sunday (2 weeks ago) kinakabahan si Nanay, kasi&lt;br /&gt;Father's Day na daw, since wala kaming nabiling regalo for Tatay,&lt;br /&gt;nagpasya nalang siyang kumain kami sa labas, parang treat baga,&lt;br /&gt;pambawi sa Father's Day na nakalimutan. Kumain kami sa labas,&lt;br /&gt;nagmall, ayun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next Sunday (1 week ago) may kapitbahay kaming dumaan&lt;br /&gt;sa labas, nakita at binati si Tatay ko, Happy Father's Day daw.&lt;br /&gt;Kaya ayun, nagtaka si Tatay at pati nadin kami, kasi Father's Day&lt;br /&gt;na naman. Pinakinggan ko yung radyo, sinasabing madami ngang&lt;br /&gt;nagkakamali ngayon sa petsa ng Father's Day. Next week pa pala.&lt;br /&gt;Kahit nga yung mga katext ko nagkamali, bumati na agad one&lt;br /&gt;week in advance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tapos naman, this Sunday (Ang tamang araw) umalis sila Nanay at&lt;br /&gt;Tatay ng maaga. Mga 7 am siguro, e tulog pa kami, edi ayun, di namin&lt;br /&gt;nabati ng kapatid ko si Tatay. Nakauwi na sila ng mga 6 or 7 pm,&lt;br /&gt;dumaan yung buong araw na hindi namin siya nabati or anything.&lt;br /&gt;Nakakatawa lang kasi 2 weeks na namin siyang binabati, tapos nung&lt;br /&gt;araw mismo, wala ni ano. Ang weird no?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi talaga ako close sa Tatay ko. Bakit?&lt;br /&gt;1. Madaling magalit&lt;br /&gt;2. Madaling mainis&lt;br /&gt;3. Malakas mang-asar&lt;br /&gt;4. Madaling maasar&lt;br /&gt;5. Nagyoyosi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi talaga kami close, awkward sakin sobra (dati) na mag-open o&lt;br /&gt;maging sweet sa Tatay ko. Pero dumaan ang mga taon at natuto ko&lt;br /&gt;na ring sakyan ang trip niya. Iwasan ang mga ayaw niya, at gawin&lt;br /&gt;ang mga gusto niya. At natuto din akong mag-express sa kanya.&lt;br /&gt;Kaya ayun, hindi man perfect yung relationship namin, proud padin&lt;br /&gt;ako (pero sana di na siya magyosi) sa kanya. Without him, I would&lt;br /&gt;never be what I am today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Father's Day to your Dad!&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7838960839256981255?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7838960839256981255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/unusual-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7838960839256981255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7838960839256981255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/unusual-day.html' title='Unusual Day'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-581173384216550150</id><published>2010-06-19T21:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-19T21:23:14.662-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jejemon</title><content type='html'>Jejemon, a new term coined for people fond of using&lt;br /&gt;different symbols replacing letters for the purpose of&lt;br /&gt;expressing themselves in a better way or fashion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Narinig ko lang itong mga jejemon na ito ngayong&lt;br /&gt;bakasyon, nagulat nalang ako na ibinalita sila sa&lt;br /&gt;24 Oras, na pinaliwanag kung pano at kung ano&lt;br /&gt;ang ginagawa nila. Ayun nga, may mga porma daw&lt;br /&gt;na ganun, jejecaps, jejepants, jeje-ewan! Hindi naman&lt;br /&gt;yung porma yung pinakaconcern, yung type nila&lt;br /&gt;ng pagtetext or pagsusulat ang talagang weird!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko padin maintindihan kung bakit nila&lt;br /&gt;pinagpipilitang palitan ang mga letra ng iba&lt;br /&gt;pang characters. A = 4, E = 3, H = J, ilan&lt;br /&gt;lang yan sa mga characters na interchangeable&lt;br /&gt;kapag jejemon ang nagsusulat. Dati kasi yung&lt;br /&gt;up and down text language lang ang alam ko,&lt;br /&gt;YunG TiP0nG gAnIAn ba. Ok lang sakin yung ganun,&lt;br /&gt;wala naman silang naviviolate na grammar rule maliban&lt;br /&gt;sa pag caCAPS ng mga letrang di naman dapat CAPs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero yung sa Jejemon kasi iba. Dun talaga parang lahat&lt;br /&gt;ng grammar rules, kung hindi lahat, violated. Ang akala&lt;br /&gt;ko sa Math lang pwedeng maghalo ang letters at numbers,&lt;br /&gt;ayun pala pwede rin sa sentences. Ang problema lang ay&lt;br /&gt;ang hirap intindihin. "45T!6 T0 4j3j3j3j3j3..." Diba ang&lt;br /&gt;hirap basahin?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siguro gusto lang nila magkaroon ng sarili nilang code.&lt;br /&gt;I mean jeje to jeje code, na walang ibang makakaintindi kundi&lt;br /&gt;sila lang. Pero kasi, iba yung epekto sa mga nasa paligid nila.&lt;br /&gt;Pano kung makaimpluwensya sila ng iba pa? Pano kung&lt;br /&gt;dumami sila ng dumami? Baka mapalitan na ang Tagalog&lt;br /&gt;bilang common language natin. Haha. Joking lang yun,&lt;br /&gt;pero kasi kung ang mga bata masanay at matutong gumamit&lt;br /&gt;nitong language nila, ay talagang mahihirapan tayo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sa text language pa nga lang problemado na tayo sa&lt;br /&gt;spelling at sa grammar, panu pa pag nasanay at natuto&lt;br /&gt;na tayo ng jeje language. Ayokong isipin, pero talagang&lt;br /&gt;magiging napaka-weird natin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi naman ako Jejebuster (aka JejeKiller) pero ayaw&lt;br /&gt;ko lang talaga sa kanila. Kasi naappr3c!4t3 ko ang mga&lt;br /&gt;letters at ang kagandahan ng vocabulary at mga words.&lt;br /&gt;I treat them with utmost respect, I mean the words ha?&lt;br /&gt;Pero sige na nga, pati mga Jejemon nadin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basta napaka-weird lang nila.&lt;br /&gt;Peace to everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-581173384216550150?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/581173384216550150/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/jejemon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/581173384216550150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/581173384216550150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/jejemon.html' title='Jejemon'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-2174535002994826814</id><published>2010-06-19T09:32:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-19T09:42:01.707-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's Been a While</title><content type='html'>Anu ba, anu bang dapat kong sabihin?&lt;br /&gt;Sobrang tagal ng lay-off ko sa pagbloblog&lt;br /&gt;parang nakalimutan ko na kung pano magsulat.&lt;br /&gt;May mga time na magsusulat ako saglit, tapos&lt;br /&gt;buburahin lang lahat. Weird. Nakakatakot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Di ko alam, pero yun ang pinakaproblema ko.&lt;br /&gt;Natatakot ako magkamali. Natatakot ako na&lt;br /&gt;sa mga negative comments. Natatakot ako sa&lt;br /&gt;biglaang pagbabago. Kaya siguro, hirap din akong&lt;br /&gt;magsulat, kasi sa sobrang tagal, feeling ko 1st time&lt;br /&gt;ko lang ulit magsusulat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Masyado ko bang ginagawang big deal? Wala lang,&lt;br /&gt;passion ko kasi (dati at sana ngayon ulit) ang pagsusulat.&lt;br /&gt;Isang way para makapaglabas ng iniisip, nararamdaman,&lt;br /&gt;at nang kahit na ano lang na gustong sabihin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So ngayon, mag-aactive na ulit ako, mahirap din pala&lt;br /&gt;na lumilipad lang yung mga thoughts sa isip mo. Nakakahinayang&lt;br /&gt;pag nawala, kasi sobrang hirap na ibalik. The moment will last&lt;br /&gt;only until your awake, so when the morning comes, wala na&lt;br /&gt;ulit yun. So, I'll try to be back and speak up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year is really special. These past few days made me realize&lt;br /&gt;what the future holds for me, chemical processes, plant designs,&lt;br /&gt;process designs, quality control, waste management and all&lt;br /&gt;other things Chemical Engineering. The past semesters were&lt;br /&gt;about Chemistry, now it's time to be an engineer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try to think and act and be one.&lt;br /&gt;Yun ang goal ko this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's been a while,&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-2174535002994826814?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/2174535002994826814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-been-while.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2174535002994826814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/2174535002994826814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-been-while.html' title='It&apos;s Been a While'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4740016245516611897</id><published>2010-04-30T17:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-30T17:50:42.287-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Stagnant Summer</title><content type='html'>Weird na kapag may pasok, sobrang hinihiling ko na mag-bakasyon na.&lt;br /&gt;Ngayong bakasyon na, hinihiling ko naman magkaron na ng pasok.&lt;br /&gt;Weird talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ewan ko ba, pero parang pag nasa bahay walang magawang matino. Yung&lt;br /&gt;mga plano na matutong mag-drive, mag-Photoshop, at kung ano-ano pa,&lt;br /&gt;hindi natuloy. Hindi ko namamalayang dumadaan na lang yung oras,&lt;br /&gt;magugulat nalang akong natapos ang isang araw na wala akong naaccomplish&lt;br /&gt;na goal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayun, pagkagising, titingin sa Facebook, maglalaro ng PC games, tapos tanghali&lt;br /&gt;na pala. Matutulog ng mga 1 or 2 ng hapon, magigising ng 4 or 5. Ayun, titingin&lt;br /&gt;sa TV, tapos 7 na. Wala na. Tapos na ang araw ko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Masakit din pag bakasyon ay yung walang baon. Na ako, kahit na gusto kong&lt;br /&gt;lumabas, manuod ng sine o maggala-gala sa mall, e hindi pwede kasi walang&lt;br /&gt;pagkukunan ng budget. So wala talagang magawa. Nakakainis lang din kasi&lt;br /&gt;pare-parehas lang ang nangyayari everyday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully may magbago at mas ma-enjoy ku pa ang last month ng bakasyon&lt;br /&gt;na to. At least may mangyayaring kakaiba this time around. Kasi magkakaron&lt;br /&gt;ng eleksyon, na automated, so parang balik school lang kasi para ka lang&lt;br /&gt;mag-eevaluate ng prof, pinagkaiba lang this time is for President na ang&lt;br /&gt;evaluation mo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm saying nonsense stuff. Just like my nonsense summer. XD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joke lang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4740016245516611897?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4740016245516611897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/04/stagnant-summer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4740016245516611897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4740016245516611897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/04/stagnant-summer.html' title='Stagnant Summer'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-323517452794092563</id><published>2010-04-25T09:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-25T09:18:44.894-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Never I</title><content type='html'>I have never been good at expressing myself.&lt;br /&gt;Ask my friends if I talk about myself or about my life,&lt;br /&gt;they'll surely pause for a moment and then say,&lt;br /&gt;"Right! He's not making kwento about his life."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sorry for the awkward taglish sentence, But its true,&lt;br /&gt;Even though I can make people smile and laugh, even&lt;br /&gt;though I give 'good mature' advice after listening to my&lt;br /&gt;friends' problems or talking about some topic that's deep,&lt;br /&gt;I'm not the kind of person to open myself up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This isn't a problem before, but now, it's a different story.&lt;br /&gt;I'm one of the youth leaders at an organization, and were&lt;br /&gt;holding a camp. I'm like the Camp leader, the one who&lt;br /&gt;manages the service team, the one who talks to the camp&lt;br /&gt;participants, basically the one who everyone sees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm not good at expressing myself one to one to a person,&lt;br /&gt;now the situation calls for me to express myself to a crowd.&lt;br /&gt;Really, it is very hard. I don't know if practice would work,&lt;br /&gt;but I sure hope so. Because its the only thing I can do to&lt;br /&gt;surpass this challenge ahead of me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This also brings up the future me. Maybe 3 years from now&lt;br /&gt;I'll be working on some company, as an engineer. How hard&lt;br /&gt;could it be working shyly, silently and bashfully at one corner?&lt;br /&gt;Could I survive not speaking out? Even the interviews for the&lt;br /&gt;job sends chills to me. Something has to change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But its really hard speaking out.&lt;br /&gt;If only I could write what I want to say,&lt;br /&gt;and let them read, it would be much&lt;br /&gt;easier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proving talking is better than reading?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for Listen--err, Reading.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-323517452794092563?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/323517452794092563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/04/never-i.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/323517452794092563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/323517452794092563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/04/never-i.html' title='Never I'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-6327046082120477126</id><published>2010-03-20T11:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-20T11:47:40.727-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Keeping It Close</title><content type='html'>Ikaw, ako at lahat tayo,&lt;br /&gt;Nagkakamali at nagloloko,&lt;br /&gt;Sa salita, sa isip o gawa,&lt;br /&gt;Laging mayrong di natutuwa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can't please everyone,&lt;br /&gt;Kaya dapat lagi mong aasahan,&lt;br /&gt;Na sa lahat ng kilos at galaw mo,&lt;br /&gt;Laging mayroong di tatango,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya hangga't maari, cool lang tayo,&lt;br /&gt;Hayaan ang mga epal sa paligid mo,&lt;br /&gt;Na umaligid at gawin ang gusto,&lt;br /&gt;Laging maging pasensyoso&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dahil madalas sa minsan,&lt;br /&gt;Pag yan ay yaong pinatulan,&lt;br /&gt;Walang magaganap na kaayusan,&lt;br /&gt;Laging away na walang kabuluhan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-6327046082120477126?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/6327046082120477126/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/keeping-it-close.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6327046082120477126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/6327046082120477126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/keeping-it-close.html' title='Keeping It Close'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8336427402718702329</id><published>2010-03-14T23:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T23:27:02.024-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Too Much Love</title><content type='html'>Most of the times, watching a Pacquiao fight seems like riding&lt;br /&gt;a roller coaster, with twists and turns. It's also like watching a&lt;br /&gt;good movie, with just enough violence, blood and of course,&lt;br /&gt;knockouts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero lintek! Nung nilabanan niya si Joshua Clottey, para kang&lt;br /&gt;nanunuod ng nag-chechess! Sobrang boring, siguro kasi wala&lt;br /&gt;masyadong aksyon na naganap. Si Clottey ay punching bag,&lt;br /&gt;at si Pacquiao ang boxer. Para bang turtle na nagtatago lang&lt;br /&gt;sa kanyang shell si Clottey. Wala siyang opensa, walang balak&lt;br /&gt;lumaban, at sa pananaw ng madaming tao, pati ako, siya ay&lt;br /&gt;pumunta sa Dallas para makuha lang ang kanyang paycheck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na worth $ 2,000,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deserving? No. A waste of time. Hindi ko na nga pinanuod ang&lt;br /&gt;last 2 rounds, kasi boring talaga. Walang kwenta. Wala as in.&lt;br /&gt;Kaya nga raw hindi na pwede sa susunod na lumaban si Manny&lt;br /&gt;sa mga boxers na mas weak pa sa kanya. Kasi replay lang ng&lt;br /&gt;ganun ang mangyayari, one-sided cetain victory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At napansin ko din, walang drama! Walang aksyon! Kasi kahit&lt;br /&gt;naman yung ibang laban, kahit na walang bad blood na namumuo&lt;br /&gt;sa dalawang boxers, ay may hype padin. Yung tipong, papatumbahin&lt;br /&gt;ko siya! Na may storyline baga. Kasi, pag ininterview si Clottey,&lt;br /&gt;sasabihin niya he respects Pacquiao. Si Manny naman, he never&lt;br /&gt;underestimates Clottey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sa ring, every round nagkakaron sila ng Love pat. Sa simula ng&lt;br /&gt;round, mag touchgloves. After ng round, touch gloves ulit. For&lt;br /&gt;12 rounds, nagkaron sila ng 24 love pats. Sa MMA, nagkakaron&lt;br /&gt;sila ng ganun sa start lang. Show of respect. E dito kila Manny,&lt;br /&gt;para bang ayaw nilang maglaban. O ayaw lumaban ni Clottey.&lt;br /&gt;Boom-pak-pow! After nun "Oi tol, nice punch, apir naman jan!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weird talaga. Sobrang napakaweird. Too much love. Nasanay&lt;br /&gt;lang siguro ako sa mga laban ni Pacman na exciting, tulad nung&lt;br /&gt;kay Cotto, kaya ganito ako mag-react. Pero ang weird talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya nga, sana, hopefully, mangyari na ang dapat mangyari.&lt;br /&gt;Pac vs. May na! Wala nang kaartehan, wala ng mga weak stuff&lt;br /&gt;opponents. Sayang ang oras, magreretiro na si Pac next year,&lt;br /&gt;at kung hindi mangyayari ang dream match, sayang talaga. Sabi&lt;br /&gt;nga ng mga boxing experts, halos once in a lifetime lang ang&lt;br /&gt;ganoong matchup.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Magpablood test na ang dapat magpa-bloodtest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maghati ng pantay sa pera, wala nang lamangan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kung totoong para sa Fans ang mga Boxers, dapat lang&lt;br /&gt;matuloy na. Wala nang kaartehan at laban kung laban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nakakainis talaga, sayang ang 12 rounds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Interviewer: So did Manny's punches hurt you?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Clottey: No, it never did really do damage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Me: E BAT DI KA GUMANTI! o_0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8336427402718702329?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8336427402718702329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/too-much-love.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8336427402718702329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8336427402718702329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/too-much-love.html' title='Too Much Love'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-5874925590900219624</id><published>2010-03-13T10:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-13T10:24:48.181-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nocturnalism Strikes</title><content type='html'>Bakit ka nga naman matutulog? Bakit kung sa susunod na mga linggo&lt;br /&gt;ay wala ka nang pag-asang makakuha ng pahinga? At umaasa naman&lt;br /&gt;ako na sa pagtutok ko sa compu ng matagal ay magsisilbing pahinga&lt;br /&gt;sa aking isip, kahit na pagod na ang katawan ay pinipilit mag-enjoy sa&lt;br /&gt;oras na tulog ang lahat, na dapat nakahimbing na at payapang natutulog?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang sinasabi ko lang ay wala nang free time next week, kasi halos magkasing&lt;br /&gt;bigat lang ang Finals week at ang week before the Finals. Araw araw exam,&lt;br /&gt;may mga post lab na kailangang gawin, at mga gabing nakatutok sa pagbuklat&lt;br /&gt;ng libro't notebook, pag recall sa mga tinuro, sinabi at sinulat nila sa whiteboard&lt;br /&gt;kong utak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nag Fafacebook, nakatunganga, nakatingin sa mga updates ng mga tao.&lt;br /&gt;Nanunuod ng TV, UFC ang palabas, makikita mong masaya sila. Ang kasiyahan&lt;br /&gt;nila ay magsuntukan, magsipaan, at magbalian ng buto. Ako naman ay ang&lt;br /&gt;pagsolve ng mga chemical equations at mathematical formulas. Masaya pero&lt;br /&gt;pag sobra, nakakalasing rin. Nakakasuka na rin kung minsan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.19 na ng umaga. Amoy pintura ang bahay, gising ang utak, pagod ang katawan.&lt;br /&gt;Ano ba ang dapat gawin? Minsan weird ang tao, naghahanap ng refuge at&lt;br /&gt;pahinga sa mga bagay na nakakapagod naman talaga, at nakakasakit din.&lt;br /&gt;Bakit ba computer ang hinahanap ko? Bakit ba may mga taong naglalasing&lt;br /&gt;para magpalipas ng oras?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kasi dun sila nakakaramdam ng refuge, ng relaxation at ng something.&lt;br /&gt;Something na hindi ko ma-explain, kasi alam ko na pag nagttype ako tulad nito,&lt;br /&gt;narerelax ang utak ko. May something. Something na hindi ko mararamdaman&lt;br /&gt;kung di ako nagttype. Siguro, madalas tayong nagbabakasakali. Kaya tuloy&lt;br /&gt;nawawalan na ng sense ang sinasabi natin, kasi simple lang naman ang&lt;br /&gt;kailangang gawin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gudnyt or morning na ba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May internet na ulit sa bahay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Randomness in Nocturness...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TY and BYBY&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-5874925590900219624?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/5874925590900219624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/nocturnalism-strikes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5874925590900219624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/5874925590900219624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/nocturnalism-strikes.html' title='Nocturnalism Strikes'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-7618026101640648248</id><published>2010-03-10T02:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-10T02:50:13.561-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Forgotten One</title><content type='html'>Nakalimutan ko sa mga list of candidates si Bro!&lt;br /&gt;Si Brod. Eddie Villanueva!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isa siyang religious group leader, at isa yun sa mga&lt;br /&gt;rason sa tingin ko kung bakit hindi siya mananalo.&lt;br /&gt;There should always be a division, a border and a&lt;br /&gt;line between politics and religion, pwede silang&lt;br /&gt;magcomment sa isa't isa pero hindi pwedeng&lt;br /&gt;manghimasok ang isa sa ikalawa, dahil pag nagkaganon,&lt;br /&gt;siguradong magkakagulo lang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admire him for his courage to stand up, speak up and&lt;br /&gt;garner the inner force in him to run the race. Pero hindi&lt;br /&gt;talaga siya nararapat dun, sa tingin ko madami na&lt;br /&gt;siyang natutulungang tao sa ginagawa niya ngayon,&lt;br /&gt;kaya ipagpatuloy na lang niya yon. Sayang lang, hindi&lt;br /&gt;natin masasabi, pero baka magbago rin siya kung siya&lt;br /&gt;ang mananalo, politics bring out the demons in a person,&lt;br /&gt;citation needed yan, pero sayang lang, sayang lang talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero kung papipiliin ako kung si Erap o si Brod Eddie,&lt;br /&gt;si Brod Eddie nalang. Hindi ako weak, hindi ako nakakalimot,&lt;br /&gt;at hindi ako malilinlang. Weird talaga pag nanalo siya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Haha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give Love not War!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever! TY 4 reading!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-7618026101640648248?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/7618026101640648248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/forgotten-one.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7618026101640648248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/7618026101640648248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/forgotten-one.html' title='Forgotten One'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-4071749657783701007</id><published>2010-03-03T03:00:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-03T03:32:23.157-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Who's Going to Win?</title><content type='html'>In politics, nothing is certain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, if we do believe in the surveys that try to move us,&lt;br /&gt;to try to tell us that, why vote for a candidate having 3%&lt;br /&gt;on surveys? Or let's just vote for this guy for he owns the&lt;br /&gt;other candidates by his 30% performance, were losing the&lt;br /&gt;bigger picture and the real essence of elections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's never over until it's over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2000 correspondents won't cut it, for millions and millions&lt;br /&gt;of people are going to vote, and a certain person cannot&lt;br /&gt;represent a whole community. They're telling us the a&lt;br /&gt;squatter from a squatters area would vote for Mr.XXX,&lt;br /&gt;so that means all the people in there would vote for the&lt;br /&gt;said candidate. This I truly doubt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though they're poor, they have minds. Some might give&lt;br /&gt;in to the crap that candidates are trying to feed their minds,&lt;br /&gt;but they're also people, with minds and thoughts. They also&lt;br /&gt;have commonsense, they are just like everyone of us, and not&lt;br /&gt;one soul can represent the whole majority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breaking down the race for Power, everyone has a clear chance&lt;br /&gt;to reach the podium. Everyone has an equal chance of being&lt;br /&gt;chosen, anyone among them can win. But who's it going to be?&lt;br /&gt;Everyone is reaching out for the hands of the poor and the youth,&lt;br /&gt;and the possible outcome critically depends on these two sectors&lt;br /&gt;of the nation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's face it, Noynoy basks on the glory and the memory left to&lt;br /&gt;him by his parents. Any resume that says: Son of Cory Aquino,&lt;br /&gt;the person who overthrew Marcos, started the first blood-less&lt;br /&gt;revolution, and Ninoy Aquino, which everyone considers a hero,&lt;br /&gt;be not famous? He brings to the table a surname that needs to&lt;br /&gt;be respected, needs to be kept clean and without blemish. That's&lt;br /&gt;why most people believe in him, for I too believe that his surname&lt;br /&gt;would live up to it's worth. No more corruption and no more graft.&lt;br /&gt;But, as most people say, he hasn't done anything during his time&lt;br /&gt;as a senator. True, but that no to corruption factor raises his stock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manny Villar, as he said, a man who came from the slums, a man&lt;br /&gt;who achieved everything he did by hardwork, a man who can tell&lt;br /&gt;everyone that he made a name for himself. True. But did he achieve&lt;br /&gt;everything without doing something wrong? I doubt it. Why isn't&lt;br /&gt;he attending the hearings he's supposed to attend? Is it that he&lt;br /&gt;has something to hide? Everyone knows his jingles, his commercials,&lt;br /&gt;his songs. But that makes him more vunerable to criticism. He's&lt;br /&gt;willing to spend billions and billions for him to reach the top,&lt;br /&gt;and if he wins, would he be satisfied? Would he accept losing all&lt;br /&gt;that money without something in return? I hope so, for if he wins,&lt;br /&gt;he'll have to keep his word about taking away the poverty in our land.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Erap, Joseph Estrada. Who is he? Everyone knows. He's the ex-&lt;br /&gt;president of the country, was overthrown, was jailed, was pardoned,&lt;br /&gt;was this, was that. He says he's for the poor, and I truly believe that.&lt;br /&gt;But given all that has happened, given all that he has experienced,&lt;br /&gt;given the People Power and the impeachment, do we still trust this&lt;br /&gt;man? If he wins, I tell you, it proves that the Filipino people really&lt;br /&gt;forgets history. It forgets the past. It's somewhat fooling ourselves.&lt;br /&gt;We overthrew him some years ago, and now he's back. Giving the&lt;br /&gt;person another chance, ok. But considering all that's been said&lt;br /&gt;and done, I do hope he won't be the next one (again). Well, if he&lt;br /&gt;wins it, I hope he sticks to his word about being for the poor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dick Gordon, the other half of the transformers, a person who led&lt;br /&gt;the Red Cross, who has helped thousands of others people by&lt;br /&gt;not only providing them for the primary needs they need (duh)&lt;br /&gt;during calamities, but also gave other Filipinos opportunities&lt;br /&gt;and jobs while being in the DoT. Others say he's just doing his&lt;br /&gt;job, and they are right. He's doing his job to help, to give and&lt;br /&gt;to provide. At least there's one candidate doing his job. Compare&lt;br /&gt;it to the senators running for President and think, did they do&lt;br /&gt;their jobs? That senate's like a drama house, publicly pestering&lt;br /&gt;each other by words and actions that the people's votes doesn't&lt;br /&gt;deserve. Too bad he ran together with juggernauts. I believe in&lt;br /&gt;him, but the popularity just ain't that high. But if he wins, I'll&lt;br /&gt;still be happy for this is new blood, and changes can be expected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gilbert Teodoro. Yes, this man can speak. He truly is intelligent,&lt;br /&gt;smart and witty. He speaks about change, he tells people that&lt;br /&gt;he's different from the current president, he tells others indirectly&lt;br /&gt;that he's better, with due respect to PGMA. But his record kinda&lt;br /&gt;brings him down. Truly, he's good, if not better than other candidates.&lt;br /&gt;He's intelligent, the educational background tells that. But other&lt;br /&gt;than that, what has he done? He's been at the cabinet, but we&lt;br /&gt;haven't heard of him doing something out of the ordinary. That's&lt;br /&gt;what people search, something that's never been done, or something&lt;br /&gt;that's rarely done. The fact that he's an administration candidate&lt;br /&gt;rates him low, for the stench of the administration is really bad, that&lt;br /&gt;everything connected to it smells that bad too. But if he wins,&lt;br /&gt;I believe that we're going to improve, if he uses that intelligence&lt;br /&gt;for the good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who else did I miss?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jamby? I really don't know her. Maybe I'll do some research and learn&lt;br /&gt;what she's done and what she's planning to do if she wins. The bad&lt;br /&gt;thing is I'm affected by the surveys, and a tiny 1% chance means she'll&lt;br /&gt;likely never win, Of course, miracles do happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank You for Reading&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-4071749657783701007?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/4071749657783701007/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/whos-going-to-win.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4071749657783701007'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/4071749657783701007'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/03/whos-going-to-win.html' title='Who&apos;s Going to Win?'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-8983507869719505135</id><published>2010-02-26T21:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-26T21:49:11.570-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Paskuhan 08' Revisited</title><content type='html'>A year and some months have passed since the publication&lt;br /&gt;of this post, I've totally forgotten about it, neglected it and&lt;br /&gt;shelved it. Promises are made to be broken, well not always.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Itutuloy ko na at tatapusin ang kabanatang nakaligtaang&lt;br /&gt;gawin, para maka-relate kayo, basahin niyo nalang yung&lt;br /&gt;Paskuhan post ko, noong unang panahon pa. Hehe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;PART TWO. PASKUHAN 08'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;VII&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I. Departure from Wendy's&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Mag-uumaga na, naisipan ng magkakasama na umalis sa Wendy's&lt;br /&gt;dahil si MSGIII ay kailangan nang umalis, dahil nga meron pa syang&lt;br /&gt;aatendan na kasalan. Pumunta kami sa Antonio Street, perpendicular&lt;br /&gt;sa street ng Laon Laan at hinatid si Sancho sa dorm niya. Nagtanong&lt;br /&gt;ako kung pwedeng maki-CR, kasi nga masama na ang pakiramdam ng&lt;br /&gt;tiyan ko. Sa kasamaang palad, ay wala raw tubig, hindi ko alam kung&lt;br /&gt;may galit lang sakin si Sancho o wala talaga. Umalis na kami, naglakad-&lt;br /&gt;lakad sa mga streets na malapit sa Dapitan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nag-suggest ako na mag-computer shop nalang kami, pero dahil kasama&lt;br /&gt;namin si Jojo, ay sinabi ni Beben sakin na wag nalang daw, maghanap&lt;br /&gt;nalang ng matitigilan at matatambayan, tutal malapit na naman daw&lt;br /&gt;mag umaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;IX. Sa Tabi ng Jollibee sa Dapits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Napadpad kami sa may Jollibee sa may Dapitan, kung saan Beeda ang saya.&lt;br /&gt;Pero hindi siya naging masaya dahil sarado ang nasabing fastfood chain&lt;br /&gt;sa mga oras na yon, at dahil pagod na ata at antok kami, tumigil nalang&lt;br /&gt;kami sa may labas. Dito ko naramdaman ang feeling ng mga walang&lt;br /&gt;tirahan, naglalakad at natutulog sa kalsada. May mga kasama kaming&lt;br /&gt;nasa labas, walang tulugan, pero mukhang residents na talaga sila. Nakahiga,&lt;br /&gt;naglalakad, halatang nahihirapan. Habang kaming tatlo naman ay nakaupo&lt;br /&gt;sa may side rails ng kalsada, naghihintay ng oras na tila ba sobrang bagal&lt;br /&gt;kung gumalaw. Ang pakiramdam ng hopelessness, yun ang naramdaman&lt;br /&gt;ko nun. After sometime, may nakita si Jojo na mga kasama na sisimba&lt;br /&gt;para sa simbang gabi (o madaling araw) kaya umalis na siya, iniwan&lt;br /&gt;kami ni Melvin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tutal naman 5:00 am ang bukas ng LRT o 6 ata, nagpasya nalang kaming&lt;br /&gt;magsimba narin, kahit na hindi katoliko si Melvs, para lumipas ang ilang&lt;br /&gt;minuto sa paggawa ng isang makabuluhang bagay. Ang masama lang&lt;br /&gt;nito ay masakit parin ang tiyan ko, kaya mukhang napakabigat ng dinadala&lt;br /&gt;ko. Gusto na atang lumabas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;X. CR, Simbang Gabi at Pagtulog&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Naghanap kami ng CR ni Melvin, tumingin kung bukas na ba ang sa&lt;br /&gt;Carpark. Sabi ni manong guard na tinanungan namin ay sarado pa&lt;br /&gt;daw, at ang bukas lang ay yung nasa may tabi ng Gym, malapit sa&lt;br /&gt;UST Chapel. So pumunta kami doon, nagmamadali dahil baka kung&lt;br /&gt;anong mangyari sa akin. Nakakatakot maabutan kaya! Ayun, bukas&lt;br /&gt;nga, swerte sabi ko. Nagbukas ng isang cubicle, may jackpot. Di&lt;br /&gt;pwede doon. Nagbukas pa ulit ng isa, may jackpot padin. No can do.&lt;br /&gt;Binuksan ang huling cubicle, nakababa ang takip ng toilet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Binuksan ko at boom. Shit. As in shit talaga. Parang tatlong tao ang&lt;br /&gt;nagtulong tulong para punuin ang bowl na yun, at pati yung tiyan&lt;br /&gt;ko ay di kinaya, umurong ata lahat ng gustong lumabas. Naubo&lt;br /&gt;nalang ako at nagsabing kaya ko pa, subalit ang totoo lang naman&lt;br /&gt;ay wala talaga akong magagawa. Nakakasuka, yuck talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So nagstart na yung mass, nung una ay nakikicooperate pa ako.&lt;br /&gt;Si Melvin naman ay natutulog, dahil nga hindi naman sya Katoliko,&lt;br /&gt;pinagpahinga ko nalang muna, nakaupo siya sa may sidewalk sa&lt;br /&gt;harap ng chapel. Lumaon ang misa, at dinapuan nadin ako ng&lt;br /&gt;antok. Pag pinapaupo na kami ng pari ay minsan di ko na namamalayan&lt;br /&gt;na nakakatulog na ako, ng mga 3 o 5 minuto. Sorry Lord, di&lt;br /&gt;ko na talaga kaya e. Nakakaantok na talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At ang venue pala ng Misa ay sa Grandstand, share lang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;XI. Departure&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;At natapos din ang misa, mag 5.30 na ata nun, uuwi na kami sa wakas.&lt;br /&gt;Sumakay ako ng FX, si Melvin ay sumakay ng Jeep, ayokong matulog sa&lt;br /&gt;FX dahil baka manakawan ako. Pero hindi na talaga kaya, kaya napaiglip&lt;br /&gt;ako, pagising gising, at nakarating din sa Buendia, kung saan nandun ang&lt;br /&gt;mga terminal ng bus. Pagkasakay ko sa bus, hinintay ko munang singilin&lt;br /&gt;ako ng konduktor bago ako matulog. Pagkabayad ko ay diretso tulog na&lt;br /&gt;ko. Nagising nalang ako nung malapit na kami sa destinasyon, sa Binan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bumaba ako ng bus, sumakay ng Tricycle pauwi, kumain ng almusal saglit&lt;br /&gt;at nakipag-usap sa mga magulang ko. Nagkwento ng mga nangyari,&lt;br /&gt;tapos ay humiga sa kama. Mga 7 am plus na noon, nakatulog na ko ng&lt;br /&gt;diretso at nagising ng 2.30 pm. Ang sakit sa ulo at sa katawan, pero&lt;br /&gt;nagpapasalamat padin sa naiibang pangyayari at experience, na hatid&lt;br /&gt;sakin ng una kong Paskuhan. Talaga naman, First time ay memorable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE END.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa!&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-8983507869719505135?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/8983507869719505135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/02/paskuhan-08-revisited.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8983507869719505135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/8983507869719505135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/02/paskuhan-08-revisited.html' title='Paskuhan 08&apos; Revisited'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-589666335849223641</id><published>2010-02-25T01:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-25T02:44:17.306-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Campaigning Ruckus</title><content type='html'>Isang magandang araw po sa inyong lahat, nakaranas na po&lt;br /&gt;ba kayong maiwan sa mga activities dito sa ating organisasyon?&lt;br /&gt;Naranasan mo na bang pumasok sa school na hindi alam na&lt;br /&gt;may activity palang dapat salihan? Gusto mo bang maiwan&lt;br /&gt;nalang na hindi aware at impormado sa mga nangyayari sa&lt;br /&gt;paligid mo? Hindi diba?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya't nandito ako, tutulong sa iyo, hatid ang aking platapormang,&lt;br /&gt;(-state platform here-) ! Naranasan ko narin lahat ng naranasan niyo,&lt;br /&gt;kaya nga't nandito ako, hatid ang bukal sa loob na serbisyo, hindi&lt;br /&gt;na kayo muli maliligaw, hindi na muli mawawala, hindi na muli&lt;br /&gt;mapangiiwanan! Dahil sakin, lagi kayong impormado, laging niyong&lt;br /&gt;alam ang nangyayari sa organisasyon nating ito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mapa Globe, Smart, Sun, Talk and Text, TM o Red mobile ka pa,&lt;br /&gt;hindi ka palalagpasin ng mga informatext ko! Hindi ka na maiiwan,&lt;br /&gt;through weekly and daily texts straight to your phone, lagi ka nang&lt;br /&gt;magiging aware sa mga pangyayari sa paligid mo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would do my best to make everyone always informed, at kung di&lt;br /&gt;pa sapat ang texts ko sa inyo, meron pang ibang magtetext sa inyo!&lt;br /&gt;Sino? (Other members of the party: SINO?) Edi ang mga PRO ninyo!&lt;br /&gt;Gagawa ako ng group kung saan lahat ng PRO ay kasali! Oo kasali!&lt;br /&gt;Ibababa ko sa kanila ang mga impormasyon, para siguradong,&lt;br /&gt;makakarating sa inyo! Kaya sa double teaming namin, siguradong&lt;br /&gt;lahat tayo, impormado!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ako po muli si (-Enter candidate name here-), tumatakbo bilang PRO,&lt;br /&gt;under ng partidong (-Enter party name here-), (-Enter party motto here-),&lt;br /&gt;(-Enter candidate motto here).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dahil kay Jopo Ciolo, siguradong everyday at all the time kayong&lt;br /&gt;IMPORMADO!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salamat sa Pagbasa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na-LSS sa constant and constant na pangangampanya ng mga kandidato.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Burp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Itutuloy ko ang Paskuhan post ko! (4th Post ko!)&lt;br /&gt;Hindi na siya natapos, nakalimutan na ata, pero&lt;br /&gt;tatapusin ka na, for next post! Nakakatuwa palang&lt;br /&gt;basahin ang mga post mo noong unang panahon!&lt;br /&gt;Di mo aakalaing ikaw ang nagsulat! Haha!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bye!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-589666335849223641?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/589666335849223641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/02/campaigning-ruckus.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/589666335849223641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/589666335849223641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/02/campaigning-ruckus.html' title='Campaigning Ruckus'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896783038500766825.post-3538618513729522680</id><published>2010-02-18T00:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T01:02:24.124-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Weird Stuff</title><content type='html'>Lagi nalang, pag ayaw ko na, pag suko na ko,&lt;br /&gt;pag tanggap ko na na hindi mangyayari ang&lt;br /&gt;gusto kong mangyari, tsaka naman yun mang-&lt;br /&gt;yayari. Kung kelan tanggap ko na na hindi,&lt;br /&gt;tsaka naman darating yung moment na ok na.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naghanda ako para sa reporting ko sa PGC&lt;br /&gt;this week, kasi akala ko aabot na ko nung&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday pa lang. Hindi umabot ng Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;Nung Wednesday, yung reporter bago sakin&lt;br /&gt;ang last na nagreport. Ngayong Thursday&lt;br /&gt;naman, na ako na talaga ang next, nataon&lt;br /&gt;naman sa election ang PGC class namin.&lt;br /&gt;Isang linggong kabado. Kabado padin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naghanda sa quiz para sa SMAT. Sige, hindi&lt;br /&gt;naman gaanong naghanda, pero nung araw&lt;br /&gt;din ng quiz, may nagsabing bigla na napostpone&lt;br /&gt;daw yung quiz. Ok lang kasi di naman ako&lt;br /&gt;naghanda, pero sakto lang talaga. Hindi ko&lt;br /&gt;alam kung bakit ako kampante, pero sakto&lt;br /&gt;lang talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ang bilis ko mainis sa mga tao ngayon. Kahit&lt;br /&gt;na yung mga kaibigan ko, naiinis ako kagad.&lt;br /&gt;Di ko alam kung bakit, di ko rin alam kung&lt;br /&gt;anung dahilan. Basta. May mga oras na&lt;br /&gt;kahit na anong sabihin nila ay nalalagyan&lt;br /&gt;ko na kagad ng negative connotation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hindi ko alam. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako&lt;br /&gt;nagkakaron ng mga mood swings na weird.&lt;br /&gt;Minsan parang ang bilis uminit ng dugo ko,&lt;br /&gt;minsan naman ok lang na pagtrippan ako.&lt;br /&gt;Naiinis ako pag may namimilit sakin. Naiinis&lt;br /&gt;din ako pag may ibang taong nagkokontrol&lt;br /&gt;sakin. Naiinis ako. Nakakainis talaga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero di ko alam kung bakit. Weird. Alam&lt;br /&gt;mo ba na next week ay last week na ng&lt;br /&gt;Feb? At next-next week ay 1st week na ng&lt;br /&gt;March? At next-next-next week ay ang&lt;br /&gt;week before the Final Exams? At ang&lt;br /&gt;next-next-next-next week naman ay ang&lt;br /&gt;Final Exams Week? At next-next-next-next-next&lt;br /&gt;week ay bakasyon na? Alam mo ba na wala nang&lt;br /&gt;isang buwan ang klase? Ako alam ko, pero hindi&lt;br /&gt;ko maramdaman ang sense of urgency. NoOoO~!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero ganun paman, heto ang iiwan ko para sa inyo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dehado sa subjects, oo ako,&lt;br /&gt;Hindi lang isa, dalawa pa nga ito,&lt;br /&gt;Parang tatlo kasi lec at lab ang isa,&lt;br /&gt;Ang isa nama'y prof na laging nanggigisa,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wala naman kasing perfect,&lt;br /&gt;Mahirap lang talaga ang subject,&lt;br /&gt;Kaya kahit naghahanap ang prof ng pambawi,&lt;br /&gt;Nagsisilbi paring tinik sa mga studyanteng sawi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kaya patuloy akong umaasa, oo, umaasa,&lt;br /&gt;Na sana ako ay makalagpas, makapasa,&lt;br /&gt;Na walang sugat o 5.0ng nakuha,,&lt;br /&gt;Magpatuloy sa laban patungo sa diploma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ako'y nagpapaalam sa inyong lahat,&lt;br /&gt;Ng may pusong banayag at payapa,&lt;br /&gt;Dahil alam kong hindi man kayo natuwa,&lt;br /&gt;Ay aalis kayong may ngiti sa inyong mukha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paalam, Salamat, Mag-Ingat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nagmamahal,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1896783038500766825-3538618513729522680?l=othersideofjops.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/feeds/3538618513729522680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/02/weird-stuff.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3538618513729522680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1896783038500766825/posts/default/3538618513729522680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://othersideofjops.blogspot.com/2010/02/weird-stuff.html' title='Weird Stuff'/><author><name>Jopo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373164653541794634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
