more bataan pics

here are more pics from our bataan trip with the gang. Hope you guys like it! :)


L-R: Pooh, Jaypee, Des, Liz, yours truly (Rodel) and Zach


The drunken master meets the Diva of Palanan


The Guy and Pip revival -- Jackie and Popo

trip

Ewan ko ba kung ano ang pumasok sa utak ko at ito pa ang naisip ko isulat, pero diba it’s good to reminisce about the good old days talaga. I remember, madalas kami mag trip nila Jackie, Pooh, Nigel, Andrei, Shirly and Anton (in the next few months we were joined by Des, Luwi, Nikki, Cherry, TJ and Ferdz). This was during the time na hindi pa uso ang cellphone pero kami ni Jack and Pooh naka cell na. Islacom pa ang uso non and instead of SMS, we had built-in pagers sa phone. Lahat kami sa barkada love to eat. Pag lunch, we would go to our favorite Chinese resto, Han Pao along Banawe. Later on, may theme na ang lunch namin… we would go out in search of the best lugao, dimsum, halo-halo etc. At syempre, di nawawala ang inuman (after all, mga nasa edad na kami no’n). We had a favorite watering hole called “Saella” and during our breaks, we would go to Saella to drink and sing (I think that was the first time I saw a videoke machine hehehe). Most of the time we would


picture taken during the barkada xmas party (dec. 22 2005)

attend our last class “tipsy” (o di ba, hindi drunk). Pag walang pang-Saella, we would make do with Jojo’s pushcart (yung tindero ng softdrinks at yosi sa harap ng Angelicum). We would buy Tanduay at iinom kami ng patago (madalas tanghaling tapat kami kung uminom). As the years progressed, nagbago ang trip ng tropa… balik sa pagkain… di na masyadong malakas uminom (ows!). Naalala ko pa nga, minsan may pinag-awayan pang isang lalaki si Cherry and Nikki that ended in a cat fight outside the Biak-na-Bato gate. Maraming issues na dumaan, pero andito pa rin kami. Marami na ring nadagdag sa barkada, at may mga nawala rin sa sirkulasyon, pero may mga pagkakataong nabubuo rin kami, though not as often as we would have wanted. We still go out, we still travel out-of-town, and we still meet regularly. So pwede talagang sabihin na what is constant sa Lahat ng pangyayari is the barkada. Until now, kami kami pa rin ang nagkikita, nagkwekwentuhan, nag aasaran, nag tatampuhan, gumugimik at kung ano-ano pa. Yan ang tunay na trip namin, ang isa’t isa… And if, as the saying goes, we are judged by the friends we keep, then I can say with pride that I am a very lucky guy.

cutie piggies!

wala lang. di ba kayo natutuwa sa aking dancing piggies??? aren't they adorable??? :) They were given to my sister by our former neighbor Joy and pinarami ko sila... :) hehehehehe wala lang... aliw!

all i can offer

There comes a point in someone’s life when he feels completely and utterly helpless-- the feeling that your hands are tied and cannot do anything to help a friend. You know who you are and I really feel for you. I can understand how painful it must be but I think only you can say how much it actually truly hurts. I know the feeling when you think about a problem and your heart feels like it is being squeezed of all its life and all you can do is accept it. You find it hard to breathe, and you feel like you're going to die. I know that feeling for i have been through that, too. Honestly, it pains me to see you in pain, and it hurts me to see and hear you cry, but I will never shy away from my responsibility of being there for you when you need someone to listen or when you need someone to cry with. I have nothing to offer you, my friend, except a guarantee that I will always be by your side, always ready to hold your hand and give you my shoulder to cry on. I will be there when evening comes and loneliness sets in. I will be there when you want to shout out loud, or when you just want to stare silently into the void. I will be there when you feel like talking or if you need someone to just listen. I will be there with you long after you heal, and I will be there even after you’ve been given the peace you so richly deserve. I will gladly take your place and carry your burden if only to see you truly happy. This is all I can offer you, my friend. I hope that is enough.

mahal kita

pssssst!

Busy ka? Naku, mukha nga...Tagal na nating di nagkikita ah... Tagal mo na akong di dinadalaw...Alam mo miss na kita... O, sino yang nagtext sa iyo?... Buti pa sa kanya nakakapag-reply ka kaagad...Napansin ko na ang dami mong ginagawa talaga... Ang dami mo ring things-to-do diyan sa filofax mo ah! Mapangarap ka talaga noh?...Ang dami mong plano... Nakakatuwa naman na malaman yan. Kasama ba ako sa plano mo? Ano? Naku di ka agad makasagot... Sige okay lang alam ko naman kung ano talaga sagot mo..Nakita kita nung Friday, aga natapos ng trabajo mo. Alam mo ba, ang akala ko pupuntahan mo ako. Ooppss! Hindi pala! Gigimik pala kayo ng mga officemates mo. Late ka ng nakauwi ah? Naghintay ako sa'yo. Pagpasok mo sa kuwarto mo, di mo ako napansin... Haaay! Kawawa ka naman...Siguradong kinabukasan masakit ang ulo mo at tanghali ka na gigising... Ang dami mong lakad, naghihintay ako na tayo naman ang maging magkasama kaya lang sa dami ng schedules mo sa labas parang malabo talaga... O sige na, balik ka na sa work mo. May ginagawa ka pa yatang importante at magche-check ka pa ng iba mong e-mails. I might be eating too much of your time. Maging dahilan pa ako para masira ang plano mo sa araw na ito... Gusto ko lang sabihin sa'yo na nandito lang ako kapag kailangan mo ako...Paghindi ka na busy. Totoo yon! Walang biro!Ayaw mong maniwala? Ganon kita kamahal kasi! Ayaw mo pa ring maniwala? Remember this, kahi singit lang ako lagi sa buhay mo, kahit biglaan molang na natatawag ako dahil nagulat ka, nasaktan ka,nauntog ka o dahil part ang pangalan ko nungbinabasa mo sa text, YOU will be in my heart always... Trial after trial isipin mo kasama mo ako na lumalakad, hindi man sa buhangin, kasama mo pa rin ako... Sa lahat plano mo, kahit hindi mo ako kasama I would like you to know that I am the one perfecting it... Para mas maging masaya ka... Minsan tayo naman ang mag-usap ha? Minsan ako naman ang dalawin mo...Miss natalaga kita eh... Sa akin hindi ka singit lang...

nagmamahal,

JESUS

P.S.

Paki post uli ha para naman malaman ng iba kung gaano ako nanabik sa kanila... pero hindi kita pinipilit... at tsaka gusto ko lang sabihin sayo na MAHAL NA MAHAL KITA!!!"

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sa orihinal na gumawa nito, thanks! mejo binago ko lang ng kaunti ksi di na kmi estudyante. :)

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bataan trip

This weekend will forever be etched in my memory as one of the most unforgettable trips out of town with my friends. The fiesta in Hermosa, Bataan was, to say the least, amazing. We left manila at around 6 am of the 29th and stayed til after lunch of the 30th. The hospitality of our hosts (the family of Cong. Ronnie Zamora) was overflowing and so was the food. Their place is great, and so are the people who attended to our needs. Special thanks to Mrs. Zamora


sunset over bataan (photo from virtual tourist)

who showed us that filipino hospitality is alive and well in this part of luzon. The girls, of course, will never forget the trip for another reason which i will not state in this blog. This must be said of the people of hermosa: they know what having a fiesta is all about! alimasag, fish, chicken, pork, veggies, the works! Siempre, di nawala ang kantahan and the barkada got to sing to their heart's content. We stayed up til around 1 or 2 in the morning. the thing i really enjoyed most, of course, was spending quality time with my friends, which we no longer have the luxury of doing as often as we want to. Pooh was ever the songster, while the jackie was the official photographer. Popo supervised the cooking of food, des was the diva of the fiesta, and liz... well, liz proved to be real good company. Cowboy (or cowgirl) ituh. I am really looking forward to next year's fiesta in Hermosa!