Badong In The City

bagong bahay

2008-05-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

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Street Dance

2008-04-04T07:40:00.000-07:00

mga last week eh katatapos lang ng Americas Best Dance Crew at ang ultimate na nanalo eh iyung group na dominantly pinoy, jabbawockeez. Iyung 4 out of 5 ata sa group eh pinoy.

sa malamang lang dito sila na inspire magstreet dance nuong asa pinas pa sila

si benedict aquino nga pala yan sa mga di nakakakilala

BB Pilipinas take two

2008-03-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

heto pa!
(nilinta ko lang sa ibang website)

Host: Awhile ago I heard that during the final briefing of the candidates, a lot of the girls cried. Why's that?

Candidate #12 : Because we are so tired. But this part of tiring schedule, we made it. Here. And we are very proud that we made a good thing and we made you happy all. Thank you.

***

Judge: Who among the leaders of the world would you like to meet? And why?

Candidate #12: I would like to beat *pause* Gloria Macapagal Arroyo *pause* She is
our...she is our present president of peeh lipeens. But i think that I be' will made it if i'm the President of the Peehlipeens because I have the heart for the all ofthe filipinos and right now im as chair (?) woman i'm starting to...i'm starting to serve the public ..im starting to serve the people and im started from the youth.and i think years from now, I can make it to be a president of the Peehlipeens because right now at the age of 17 years old I serve many people especially the youth. Thank You.

***

Judge: Goood eveniing. Kindly name at least five things that make you smile.

Candidate #15: Five that can make me
smile. My family, my friends, my ateneo blockmates,my...my cousins, my...the gorgeous girls back here.. *still thinking* The hosts says "5"... That's all. That's already 5.

***

Host: What went through your mind when your number was announced awhile ago by Charlene?

Candidate #3: Of course I am super-
overwhelmed. I'm almost crying because i didn't expect this. Im very much thankful to the judges who make me in the cut.

Binibining Pilipinas

2008-03-09T20:38:00.000-07:00

di ko nakasama nanay ko manuod ng binibining pilipinas this year
pero salamat sa youtube, eh parang ginabi lang ako ng uwi
at tamang tamang dumating nuong q&a na (yan lang ang gusto ko part)

at ang hindi ko maintindihan, year in and year out eh kung bakit
di na lang kumuha ng interpreters iyung mga contestants
haaay

kung sumakit ang ulo nyo pakinggan, basahin nyo na lang

Viviene Tan: What role did your family play with you as a candidate to binibining pilipinas?
Candidate #15: Well my family's role for me is so important. Becos there was the...they was the one..whose..very...haha...oh im so sorry..uhmm my pamily..my family...oh my God..okay...

Host: pede tagalog (pabulong)

Candidate #15: im sow sorry. I told you that im so confident..eto ...uhmmm wait..hahaha..uhmm..sorry guys because this was really my perst pageant ever. because I'm only 17 years old and uhh...*laugh* I did not expect dat I came from..i came from one of the tof ten. Mmm. So...but I said dot.. my family es the most important persons in my life. Thank you.

Oi!

2008-02-29T04:50:00.000-08:00

maski nakakailang months na ko dito
di pa rin maalis alis ang mga
nakasanayan na

madalas mangyari

*Ring*

Badong: Good morning this is Antonio ...
SlangCallernumber1: Hi Antonio this is Elaine
Badong: oi!
Slangcallernumber1: What was that?
Badong: Oh .. Hi! ... uhmmm ... so how are ya?

pagwala kang magawa

2008-02-27T22:41:00.000-08:00

subukan mong hawakan ang siko mo habang nakaunat ang braso
sarap noh?

stealth banyo king

2008-02-27T21:14:00.001-08:00

heto maganda nyan
sa dati kong kumpanya sa pacific star
may inabutan akong nagkakamot ng tuhod sa trono
nahiya ata nuong bigla akong pumasok
kasi parang andaming nangyayari sa cubicle nya
napansin ko na lang na paangat iyung paa
siguro ayaw makilala iyung sapatos
yun lang
nagring iyung phone
di ako gumalaw para di maconcious
nakaapat na ring ata bago nya sinagot

banyo king

2008-02-27T21:03:00.002-08:00

pagnasa banyo ka ng mga lalake, madaling malaman
kung ano ginagawa ng mga asa cubicle depende
kung san nakaturo ang sapatos

pagkanakaturo ang sapatos sa pinto
at tiklop tiklop ang pantalon
alam mo nang hindi lang sya nagkakamot ng tuhod

maganda nuon pagkamay narinig kang umiri tapos
wala kang makitang paa

tawag duon eh sigurista

kasi umaasinta eh

wohooo!!!

2008-02-27T21:03:00.001-08:00

malinis na ulit ang blog
game game game

eh di pano

2008-02-07T21:49:00.000-08:00

heto na ulit, nagbabalik na muli
naging busy nuong nagkatrabaho eh
tamang tama, iyung huli kong post eh bago ko
magkaroon ng trabaho
iyung una ko namang post eh bago ko
mawalan ng trabaho
hehehe

endo na susunod na linggo
iyung apat na linggo eh nuong august eh
pinahaba hanggang katapusan ng jan
tapos dinagdagan pa ng 2 pang linggo

Ang entrance exam, bow

2007-08-27T18:47:00.000-07:00

heto heto
pramis
heto totoong totoo to, hindi lang sya forward
nuong unang panahon, nuong asa content provider pa kami
sa mga telco eh aggresive na naghahanap kami ng writer
syempre part of the filtering process was to give
them an exam to test their communication skills

heto iyung mga sagot nya

seryoso sya habang sinasagutan yan ah, at parang nagbubutil na iyung pawis
niscan ni meng iyung sagot at nisend sakin
sayang ala na iyung part a & b

First day byahe

2007-08-27T18:44:00.000-07:00

first day ko sa work ngayon (finally)
got myself an ok job, not a dream job,
but something to nourish finances from (outside of the raket)

naalala ko tuloy nuong asa pinas pa ko
pagpumapasok ang routa eh

tricycle
bus
tren (mrt)
jeep

travel time: one hour and a half

ngayon andito na sa canada

lakad
bus
tren (ttc)
lakad

travel time: one hour and a half

ganuon din

OT: Ano rin

2007-08-26T18:23:00.000-07:00

I Second Emotion...! PART 2

I thought Jay's ex-girlfriend was really out of our lives. But heaven only
goes that I was wrong. Kakakasal pa lang namin nun when Jay received a
uninamous text. "Meet me at the clinic." I had a stinking feeling in my
butt. I told him not to go. It might in danger him. Pero sabi niya, ok lang
daw because life is what we make. Tumahimik lang ako. Sabi niya, "Penny for
you talks." But I didn't know what to say.

Beggars can't be losers. Isa pa, worried talaga ako na baka yung girl yun.
Jay said, "Can't got your tongue?" I tried to smile at him. Kahit di ako
nagsalita, actions speak louder than works, di ba?

Be that as is may, umalis pa rin siya. I was out of the loophole.

After a few hours, I called him on his cellphone. But my calls fell on
Jeff's ears. Lalo akong nag-worry kasi I didn't even know Jeff. Sabi na nga
ba di na dapat umalis si Jay. That's what I'm talking about it.

So I tried calling some friends who will help me find Jay. That's what
friends are for naman di ba? But I just faced a blank mall. I had to do this
alone. Nag-taxi na lang ako. Pero ang mahal na pala ng plug down rate.

When I got to the clinic, the security was really buffed up. Di basta-basta
makakapasok. So I said, "I beg your cordon. I'm patient.

It's my favorite virtue nga e." Nagduda yata yung isang guard.

Hinawakan ako sa arm. The nerd! I shouted, "Don't touch me not!" Buti na
lang the other guards were nice and said, "Come on, let's join us."

When I went inside, parang I've been there, done there. Nung walang
nakatingin, nag-explore ako. Nakarating ako sa top floor and I had a bird's
IQ of the clinic. I could not explain it but I was drawn to a room on the
floor. Siguro Divine Intermission na yun.

Parang may narinig akong umuungol. I was thorn. Di ko alam kung aalis ba ako
o papasukin ko. It made me stick in the stomach to think that Jay and his
ex-girlfriend were there. I tried to tell myself to slower my expectations.
But to tell with it! I had to strike while the iron is not. I had to hear
the truth from the corpse's mouth. I barraged in. O my gas! Si Jay,
naka-strap sa operating table, parang genie pig sa isang nakakatakot na
experiment. He was on the cutting edge. He was bleeding. At ang doctor na
nagpapahirap sa kanya, ang ex-girlfriend niya at ang bago nitong boyfriend,
ang nurse na si Walter. Doon ko napatunayang blood is thicker than Walter.

Guess watch? Di ko alam kung paano ko nagawa pero I was able to search and
rescue Jay. Siguro adrenaline brush na yun.

Now, he's recovering. Nag-sorry siya na hindi siya nakinig sa akin. I know
it's a better pill to swallow your pride so it's forgive and forget me not.
All swell that end swell. I know we should kiss and put on makeup.

Ang ex-girlfriend naman niya at si Walter, nakakulong na. Detention is
really better than cure. So the moral of the lesson is: if symptoms persist,
insult your doctor

Sale sa Square One

2007-08-26T18:15:00.000-07:00

nagpunta kami sa square yesterday
ang square one kung titignan mo sa labas eh magkahalong
alabang town center at sm north
sa loob naman eh para kang asa glorietta dahil sa design at lighting
pero kung tatanuning mo ang mga pinoy dito eh para na rin syang megamol
kasi ang daming pinoy na palaboy laboy sa mall
pati karamihan ng mga nagtatrabaho duon eh pinoy
pati iyung mga maintenance ng mall eh pinoy din
tapos karamihan ng makikita mo eh isang grupo o isang pamilya

eh naintriga kami sa isang sale dahil 80% off iyung isang t-shirt
10 dollars na lang (sale na yan ah, sa tutubs eh marami rami ng mabibili sa 400)
nagpunta na ko sa counter para magbayad

clerknakamukhanimariahcarrey: there's a last sale on this today
badong: oh really? when? (langya bababa pa ng 80%)
clerknakamukhanimariahcarrey: oh this shirt is on last sale
badong: wow, so how much would it cost now?
clerknakamukhanimariahcarrey: it's last sale meaning you cannot return or exchange it after this
badong: aahh

First Mass

2007-08-26T18:10:00.001-07:00

may nadiscover kaming simbahan dito na malapit sa pinaglipatan
halos parang mula pacific star hanggang mcdo lang ang layo
small church
nagpunta kaming magina duon sa chapel for our first mass

pagdating duon sa part na magsasabi na ng special wishes
bigla na lang nagsalita iyung first person duon sa front
sinabi out loud iyung special intentions nya
sumunod iyung katabi
pati iyung katabi

nahiya ako bigla dahil puros pang world peace ata iyung sa kanila eh pang sarili at pamilya lang ang sa akin

mabuti na lang eh nahinto sa panglimang tao
sa top 5 lang ata iyung public wish

pagdating naman sa communion eh bigla na akong tumayo
baka maunahan sa pila
sabay nuong halfway na ko sa pew eh narealize na ako lang nakatayo
yun pala eh per row ang pagpunta sa pila. nasanay kasi sa mga simbahan dyan sa pinas eh

nuong matapos iyung mass eh narealize kong may tatlong klase rin pala ng parokyano dito, hindi lang sa pinas

iyung umaalis sa communion
iyung umaalis pagkatapos ng huling "amen"
at iyung umaalis pagkatapos ng huling kanta

sumakabilang bahay

2007-08-26T18:02:00.000-07:00

oo nga, sabi ko nga eh. medyo matagal tagal na namang hindi nakapagpost.
naging busy kasi sa paglilipat
nakalipat na kami sa bagong tahanan
kaya medyo madugo ang paglilipat
mainam din pala na asa ibang bansa ka
friends/relatives pitch in their old/used stuff
that can be useful to you
like sa amin
may mga nagbigay ng
- waterbed
- microwave
- baso set
- pinggan set
- at kung anu-anong anik anik pa

inaantay nga namin kung may magbibigay sa amin ng malaking
kahoy na kutsara na ididikit sa dingding o kaya eh malaking picture
o rug ng mga ibat ibang asong nagbibilyar

OT: Ano Raw?

2007-08-09T23:59:00.001-07:00

di ko to sinulat
finorward lang sakin
pero halos kalyuhin ang ngangala
ko sa kakatawa at the same time sabay
macoconscious ka rin na baka ginagamit mo
irregardless, it's not my problem anymore
it's her problem anymore
basa lang

***

We' ve been friends for a long time ago. We come from the same alma mother. Actually, our paths crossed one time on another. But it's only now that I gave him a second look. I realized that beauty is in the eyes. The pulpbits of my heart went fast, really fast. Cute pala siya. And then, he came over with me. He said, "I hope you don't mine. Can I get your number?" Nag-worry ako. What if he doesn't give it back? He explained naman na it's so we could keep intact daw. Sabi ko, connect me if i'm wrong but are you asking me ouch? Nabigla siya. Sagot niya, The! Aba! Parang siya pa ang galit! Persona ingrata!!! Ang kapal niya! I cried buckles of tears.

Na-guilty yata siya. Sabi niya, isipin mo na lang na this is a blessing in the sky. Irregardless daw of his feelings, we'll go ouch na rin. Now, we're so in love. Mute and epidemic na ang past. Thanks God we swallowed our fried. Kasi, I'm 33 na and I'm running our time. After 2 weeks, he plopped the question. "Will you marriage me?" I'm in a state of shocked. Kasi mantakin mo, when it rains, it's four! This is true good to be true. So siyempre, I said yes. Love is a many splendor.

Pero nung inaayos ko na ang aming kasal, everything swell to pieces. Nag-di-dinner kami noon nang biglang sa harap ng aming table, may babaeng humirit ng, "Well, well, well. Look do we have here." What the fuss! The nerd ng babaeng yon! She said they were still on. So I told her, whatever is that, cut me some slacks! I didn't want this to get our hand kaya I had to sip it in the bud. She accused me of steeling her boyfriend. Ats if! I don't want to portrait the role of the other woman. Gosh, tell me to the marines! I told her, "please, mine you own business!" Who would believe her anyway?

Dahil it's not my problem anymore but her problem anymore, tumigil na rin siya ng panggugulo. Everything is coming up daisies. I'm so happy. Even my boyfriend said liketwice. He's so supportive. Sabi niya, "Look at is this way. She's our of our lives."

Kaya advise ko sa inyo - take the risk. You can never can tell. Just burn the bridge when you get there. Life is shorts. If you make a mistake, we'll just pray for the internal and external repose of your soul. I second emotion.

Done Working

2007-08-09T23:15:00.000-07:00

may nakainan kami kaninang diner
thematic sya actually at nakakaaliw kasi it's
a classic 50's diner
lahat ng decor, kanta, pati may ari eh 50's
medyo patapos na kami sa pagkain ng biglang lumapit ang waitress

waitressnakamukhanimegryan: hi, how'd you find the food?
badong: the food is great! delicious!
waitressnakamukhanimegryan: are you done working here?
badong: oh yes, though it's only part time
waitressnakamukhanimegryan: napangiti
badong: (kras pa ata ako nito o baka may tinga lang ako)
waitressnakamukhanimegryan: great, so are you done working with your food so i can clean up the table?
badong: aahhhh ... yes please. (sabay ngiti)

Check Point

2007-08-09T23:06:00.000-07:00

worked late again last night at sinamahan ako ni misis
habang nagaayos ng pc
on our way home riding a taxi eh bumulaga sa amin
ang may bahagyang haba ng pila ng sasakyan dahil sa checkpoint
it's not that bad actually, para lang syang pila ng
taxi sa landmark pero hassle traffic na sa standards dito.
when it was our turn to be checked eh binababa ng taxi driver ang bintana
at sumilip naman ang police sa bintana

parak: how're you doing my friend?
manongdriver: oh, we're good
badong: good, good
parak: well it's just a routine check, no biggy
manongdriver: ok
badong: no problem
police: where're you guys headed to?
badong: sandalwood
police: ...
police: ok, you can go through and head on to your way now and drive safely
manongdriver: thank you officer
badong: thanks
misis: wag ka sagot ng sagot, iyung driver lang iyung kausap. tahimik lang mga pasahero usually
badong: oh

Bonding

2007-08-08T22:08:00.000-07:00

nasanay na ko during my consulting days (naks)
na pagkatinanong ka if you're willing to be in a company bond
eh ibig sabihin eh meron kang minimum stay sa company or else
you'd have to pay. This goes true with some companies that i would've
worked for but had to turn it down because of the bond thing. Companies
like accenture, gma artist center at star circle (kahit kailan
magulo talaga ang mundo ng showbiz)

with accenture i think they make you pay more than 100k php
if you are not able to fulfill the tenure.

i always get asked by different headhunters here, whether it be
during the interviews or while filling up forms, whether
i am bondable or not.

syempre, to give myself flexibility eh i normally say no.
isipin mo if it's more than 100k in the philippines what more dito
baka maipit din kasi sa iisang company

during one of the interviews i had this afternoon
gave out a big look of suprise when i told her
that i am not bondable.

turns out, what they mean by bondable is that
i haven't had any criminal records and bond that
she was referring was that of a felony bond that any
person without a police record is entitled to.

so ....
kaya siguro ala pang dumarating na job offer sakin.
paksyet

ma-masa-masang mamasan

2007-08-05T22:38:00.000-07:00

part of the really hot weather are the skimpy clothes
that a lot of people wear here
kung sa atin eh pagkatumungtung ng 30 iyung temp
eh hirap na tayong maglongsleeves iyung mga
canadians naman dito pagkatumungtong ng 30 eh
puros spag strap ang fekher shorts na ang makikita mo
ehhhhhhh bawal tumingin
atttttt bawal tumitig
pero dyosko pagkamagikot ikot ka at
aksidenteng mapatingin sa mga nakaupo sa pavement
magugulat ka na lang sa makikita mong singkit na smiley,
nakingiting mitra o kaya eh bandera ng hapon

nung minsan nga habang asa bus eh bigla na lang may sumakay
nigerian by the way she speaks
eh nagtutulog tulog ako pagasa bus para iwas titigan
hayun, ng mamulat ako duon sa paparating sa akin eh
halos mauntog ako sa sinasandalan ko sa lula
halos di kinaya ng sun-dress ni mamasan ang kanyang dalawang alaga
eh nagtatatakbo kaya't pinagpapawisan
ehka nga sa maynila eh sabon na lang
ang kulang pwede na maghilamos
daglian akong umalis sa pagkakalula dahil
nakakalula pa duon ang asa likod, si mister na parang aparador
na bagong barnis

Temperature

2007-08-04T22:48:00.000-07:00

medyo mainit na naman ngayon
mga 35-40 degrees celsius pero it feels like 45 daw
iba ang sukat ng weather and temp dito di tulad sa pinas
sa pinas kasi ang mga weather natin eh
mainit, sobrang init at panahon para suotin ang pangpormang jacket
madalas nga eh paglabas mo sa banyo pagktapos maligo eh pinagpapawisan ka na
o kaya eh tumambay ka sa may shoemart sa may shoe section tapos umupo ka lang duon
maya maya para ka ng makakaamoy ng bagong lutong saba

dito medyo complex ang weather forecasting
may weather, may temp, may wind chill at may humidity
kulang na lang eh iyung mga naririnig mo sa radio
na traffic forecast
"trefik in or-tee-gus is bumber-to-bumber ekross whole yohw vahr gas"

Wowow

2007-08-04T22:38:00.000-07:00

if you've had your cable for a really long time now then you well know what this channel mean. sa channel 49 ata iyun or 56. pagpatak ng alas dose hanggang 3am eh may chamba ka ng bhold (ganyan magpronounce ang mga uncle ko).
alang oras eh, minsan sakto 12 minsan mga 1am na. siguro depende sa shift ng operator.
pati iyung mga movies eh pinapalabas rin nila, yun nga lang eh uncut di tulad ng sa hbo na andaming putol. pagkaminamalas ka naman eh dubbed in japanese iyung makikita mo.
nuong medyo namomonitor na sila eh nagiging blurry pagdating duon sa mga revealing scenes hanggang sa tuluyan na nga silang di na nagpapakita ng ganuong "genre" of movies. huli ko atang nakita sa wowow eh iyung pinay na nagwowork sa japan na nagiikot ikot.

ngayong nandito na, syempre wala ng wowow. pero just an hour ago eh laking gulat ko sa bumulaga sakin sa tv.

as a background, channel 1 ang default channel ng cable operator. lalabas duon eh tv guide tuwing binubuksan mo. naalimpungatan ako at umakyat, nag ice cream, nagbukas ng tv.

"click"
isang couple na nagbabanatan ang bumulaga sakin. as in kakaiba.
parang iyung mga pinapanuod mo nuong bata ka pagwala ang magulang tapos magpapanic ka
pagkapaparating na iytung erpats mo tapos maiiwanan mo pa palang nakapasok sa betamax
iyung tape tapos mahuhuli ka ng erpat mo (keith, kilala mo to?)

sa sobrang gulat ko eh naghanap hanap pa ko ng ibang channels.
hayun, mga 3 channels pa na mas malaswa pa duon.
may isang channel pa eh ang pangalan eh "bedtime stories"
di pala pambata kundi pano gumawa ng bata

Midnight taxi

2007-08-02T19:43:00.000-07:00

since most of the raket work end up way late in the evening (or morning)
and the buses end their route at about 11 or 12 minamabuti na rin ng tita ko na ipagtaxi na lang ako after i fix the pc's.

even though i'm here di pa rin nawawala sa akin ang mga nacquire kong instincts sa manila pagsumasakay ng taxi. ayun ay ang di pagtulog habang bumabyahe. you see, sa manila kasi eh uso ang mga taxi na kung tawagin eh batingting. kung di r&e family, mge or xavier ang taxi na sinasakyan mo eh mabuting tignan ang metro kasi kung nalingap ka eh mas mabilis pa sa nagpapasayang rabbit ang metro mo. turo na rin yan sakin ng mga nasakyan kong taxi sa pinas. at syempre wag daw sasakyan si wallis kasi sila ang pinakatalamak sa ganyang kalokohan.

going back sa mga taxi dito eh madalas nakikipagkwentuhan na lang ako sa mga driver para naman maaliw at syempre para magpalipas ng antok.

masaya naman so far ang mga nadadatnan naming usapan and for some reasons eh puro's mga tiga india ang inaabutan kong drivers kaya medyo marami na rin akong natutunan sa mga cultures nila.

natatawa ako tuwing natatanong ako ng:

driver1: so how are you my friend?
madalas ko rin kasing marinig yan sa manila kaso sa tagalog nga lang
mgaindiansdyan: kamusta kaibigan?

syempre may mga naambag ambag din ako paminsan minsan sa kwentuhan pero madalas eh nagiimbento na lang ako ng mga kwento para lang masaya usapan namin

badong: oh, there's a lot of indian businessman in the philippines and they are really good with money. you see they have this very lucrative trade that you know ... trades money.
driver: much like the stocks?
badong: this is different. more lucrative, you see a lot of the people don't get approved by banks when they ask for loans and so they go to indians. indians then lend them money and allow these borrowers to pay them in installment. (5-6)
driver: wow,they have a lot of clients them
badong: yeah they do
driver: even here they have that
badong: really?
driver: yeah, they even go to us sometimes
badong: do they give special discounts to indians like you?
driver: oh no, i'm pakistani
badong: ...

midnight tech

2007-08-02T19:38:00.000-07:00

hirap kumita ng pera
minsan naiisip ko na ngang
pasukin nalang ang magulong mundo ng showbiz
kaso umaatras na lang ako kasi di pa ako
handang tanggapin ang mga chismis na di totoo
kaya para may pang gastos at merong mapaglibangan
eh rumaraket na lang ako sa gabi
opppss. sa mga maduduming isip, hindi ako tubero sa gabi
at lalong hindi ako tambay sa circle dahil walang circle dito
di rin ako call center (maski may mga outbound calls dito kaming
natatanggap na galing pinas).
nagtetech support ako sa aking tita.
dito kasi eh usually up to 5 lang ang work.
tapos those who do auxiliary jobs for different
establishments will have to do it at night.
kaya sa gabi eh anduon ang mga cleaners,
maintenance people and tech support.
di naman talaga racket, in fact di naman ako nababayaran
paminsan minsan lang eh merong binibigay. pero ayus na rin.
chance to hone up my skills.
at matagal tagal na rin naman akong di nakakapagtech
kaya paminsan minsan eh may mga mabubuting mga kaibigan
namang nakakatulong tulad ni cirfu.

banyoquestion

2007-07-31T22:57:00.000-07:00

kung walang tissue walang sabon
at tapos ka ng magnumber 2
hand wash lang ang ginamit mo
magbabanlaw ka pa ba?

naisip lang

Sudden Comfort

2007-07-26T21:35:00.000-07:00

napagusapan namin ng mga pinsan ni misis
ang tungkol sa mga inumin.

maski pala wala pa sa legal age eh pwede silang magorder
ng usual bar concoction but without the alcohol. Dito
ang tawag nila eh virgin drinks.

kunwari
- virgin pinacolada
- virgin sex on the beach

kung asa pinas kaya eh meron ding virgin weng weng

tinanong ko naman ang isang pinsan kung ano ang hilig nyang inumin

pinsan: oh, i'm at legal age but i'm not into experimenting stuff. i just normally order sudden comfort
badong: oh, what's in it
pinsan: umm ... whiskey??
badong: oh
...
..
.
badong: OH! (southern comfort)

Travel Times

2007-07-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

one of the best things of being here is their efficient transport system.
all major establishments are accessible and all scheduled arrival and travel times are being followed.

an ETA for a bus will often always arrive at the designated time and if they happen to be running early they make stops to ensure that they arrive on time. People expect buses and trains to arrive on time and they plot their itinerary with what's posted in the transport terminals.

also, since on time lahat eh tuloy tuloy ang daloy ng sasakyan. Like for example a 45 minute travel time there in manila will get me from caloocan edsa (toyota balintawak sa gilid ng victoria motel sa may sa amin) south bound going into sm.

whereas, comparing the distance and speed of travel here to manila roads, the 45 minute travel time will get you from makati to the fort (kaso sa edsa-valenzuela-commonwealth-katipunan-antipolo-crossing-edsa-whiteplains ka dumaan)

see the difference?

siguro dahil na rin with how they treat commuting as a whole. dito kasi govt owned. so patas patas lahat ng byahe, tapos ticket system so swelduhan iyung mga driver. tapos wala pang conductor na kasama kasi pagsakay pa lang eh bayad ka na

sa atin dyan sa pinas kasi ang mga bus eh privately owned tapos commisioned based pa. did you know that drivers and kundoctors get a 15% commision from ticket sales? kaya naman pagkamay kumaway na pasahero maski nasa left shoulder sila eh pipiliting makuha iyung pasahero (sayang ang kita). tapos dagdag mo pa iyung libreng merienda sa mga sumasampa; libreng mane sa peanut vendor, tabloid sa magdadyaryo, tubig sa mineral water, kick back na pera sa mga holdaper at snatcher pati siguro sa mga sumasampang nagsesermon dati eh may libreng kaligtasan din sila.

Go Train Union Station, Toronto

Tanong Ulit

2007-07-24T18:12:00.000-07:00

mga sagot ulit kay keith

keith: pictures pa men! tangina, pansin ko sa bidyo laki ng pinayat mo ah.
badong: halata bang nagygym ako. abangan mo sa may bandang kanan mas maganda ang bagsak ng ilaw duon

keith: kasama nyo sa kwarto si gabrielle?
badong: oo, parang pagbaba mo kasi ng bahay isang malaking kwarto ang basement. kasama di namin iyung lolo at lola ni misis. para kaming tatlong generation na family picture dito kung matulog

keith: may crib sya or sama-sama kayo sa kama? (or hiwalay ka parang ako? hehe)
badong: may crib sya, pero palipat lipat sya kung matulog depende sa sipag. pero kung sobrang pagod kami galing sa byahe or sa kung anumang chores eh sa crib na muna, baka kasi sa sobrang pagod eh magulungan namin.

keith: nagsimula ka na sa stage na "wake up - check baby to see if breathing - sleep for 30mins -wash, rinse, repeat"?
badong: oo men. che check mo din kung nag oo na

hehe.

papa and GM buena

2007-07-24T17:54:00.000-07:00

Titig sa canada

2007-07-22T23:02:00.000-07:00

it is with the same dilemma na umiiwas ng tumitig maski madalas
eh nasasabihan ako ni misis

lalo pa ngayon, eh lecheng summer yan
tapos ang mga babae sa downtown eh nagpapaikot ikot ng
nakasando lang at shorts
napakihrap tuloy tumingin at kailangan eh maglakad ng nakayuko
tulad na lang ng minsan na umikot ako dito sa may neighborhood

pagikot ng kanto eh may didilig ng halaman
medyo may kabataan pa ng bahagya (siguro mga 21)
tapos asa may harapan nila
tapos yuko pa ng yuko
tapos since nagdidilig eh nababasa
tapos sa labas eh may muscle car at may big bike
so malamang eh hindot na malaki ang mister o bf nuon
at syempre since asa baba ang nobya eh asa taas sya or malapit lang
at syempre since alam nyang nagdidilig ang gf eh listo yun
so malamang lang eh kung napatingin lang ako eh
tigok akong pinoy ako
tingin sa baba boy

Titig

2007-07-22T22:55:00.000-07:00

speaking of titig, madalas akong masabihang masama makatingin.
the main reason for that is i have astigmatism. hindi iyung aastig astig (paglasing ko lang ginagawa to) pero iyun bang sira sa mata. inborn.

it takes a couple of seconds before my eyes can see clearly, especially on a passing object. kaya pagkamay makakasalubong eh di ko na nahahalata na nakatitig na pala ako maski sinusubukan ko lang namang magfocus.

naalala ko iyung isang experience nuong medyo bata bata pa akos a wendys mcu
paakyat ako nuon ng hagdanan at napatingin sa kanan midway para hanapin iyung mga kasama ko.

so tingin pa rin habang nakalapag na sa itaas at papunta na sa mesa ng mga kasama.
bigla na lamang may lumapit na mama at kasama ang kanyang syuuutta

mamangsingkit: fareh, i saw you going up and you were staring at the legs of my gf
badong: huh?
mamangsingkit: nagmamaang maangan ka pa eh huling huli kang nangboboso
badong: kanino? sayo?
mamangsingkit: aba pu!*(@#&^$na mo pala eh, pilosopo ka pa, gusto mo duon tayo sa labas?!!!
badong: bakit anduon ba syota mo?!
mamangsingkit: aba gago ka pala talaga ano

mabuti na lang eh puro mga babae kasama ko nuon at medyo may edad na at naawat kami. kundi nagulpi ako, mukhang nagygym eh

mgakasama: binosohan mo ba iyung kasama nuon?
badong: hindi ah!, di ko sya type, parang nakita kona iyung kasama nya eh, 200 ata iyun

Cultural angas

2007-07-22T22:48:00.000-07:00

medyo mayroon talagang pagkakaiba on how people interact with each other dito
and dyan sa pinas. i've talked about how people greet each other when they happen to pass each other up.

a lot of the times, and this happens to younger people, mayroong certain angas front pagkamakakasalubong mo sila. maybe because it's a defensive stance on minority perception (or other people call this as reverse discrimination). Ayun bang sa sobrang cautios sa discrimination eh they don't realize that they are somehow isolating themselves and the unwillingness to reach out somehow discriminate other people from reaching out to them. the effect normally is that nakataas ang mga nuo at nagpapakitang astig sila. sa pinas, tawag dito eh mga kulang sa gulping mga kabataan. dito, semi-acceptable. siguro na rin dahil magagaling silang magingglis.

and another caveat when intersecting with other people eh is not to stare at them. no benchmark, pero i guess around 3 seconds is already staring. ilang beses na kong muntik mapahamak dito. like the other day nuong bumili ng frosters sa mac's eh napatinging sa makakasalubong ko (kasi kalbo), hayun, pagkalabas kalbo nga at ang laking puti. pucha kung naka fire na t-shirt iyun eh baka napasigaw pa ko ng bambam bigeleow.

Canadian Taxi Talk

2007-07-18T21:23:00.000-07:00

kanina eh naiwanan ako ng bus by two minutes
paksyet na puyo yan di ko talaga alam kung pano isuklay ng tama buhok ko eh
papunta kasi ng turon-ow for an interview

napilitan tuloy magtaxi
pagsakay ng taxi, tanong nagtanong sa driver

englishdriver: where to lad?
badong: downtown brampton
englishdriver: ah, you taking the bus at downtown
badong: no, i got left awhile ago by two minutes

silence
after two minutes

englishdriver: you on your way to toronto?
badong: oh no, to union station only (stop sa toronto) and then i'll transfer ang go to etobicoke (para ala ng usapan)
englishdriver: work?
badong: no, meeting

englishdriver: well i can driver you to etobicoke for 65.00
badong: (hindot humirit) oh no, because i have to meet someone first in downtown before we go to etobicoke
englishdriver: i can wait for him after i drop you off so that it's faster for you
badong: (wow persistent) err.. we're having lunch first ... in ah ... downtown.
englishdriver: that's fine, i'ma eat my sandwich here too, be done once you're ready
yari
napahinto ko din sya eventually, closed answers were not as closed as i thought it was

usapang taxi

2007-07-18T21:10:00.000-07:00

sa pakikipagusap at pakikitanong ko nalaman na meron palang tatlong klase ng taxi base na rin sa mga kwento ng mga taxi driver

1. walang oras
2. diritso
3. hapset

walang oras eh iyung sila ang may ari ng sasakyan at kay misis lang sila bumaboundery (paminsan nagboboundery din sila sa may videokehan)

diritso - heto iyung mga 24 hours magmaneho, 5-5 usually ang byahe nito habang di pa lumalabas ang private na mga sasakyan

hapset naman eh iyung 12 hours lang ang byahe or less than 12 hours kung coding.

subukan nyong magtanong kung asa manila kayo at nasakay kayo sa taxi kung gusto nyong may naririnig sa taxi bukod sa am station.

kayo: (manong/pare/may nhong), hapset ba kayo o diritso?

tyak yon mula sa sinakyan nyo hanggang sa paguwi eh nagkukwento si manong. kung mahinto sya sa pagsasalita at nabitin kayo, sabihin nyo lang

kayo: naholdap na ba kayo o ano, o kaya eh ano ang pinakagrabe nyo ng nasakyan?

pagdi kayo kita eh pwede na kayong umidlip idlip sa hele ng kwento ng driver

kung gusto nyo namang maaliw, eh ishashare ko sa inyo ang isa kong social experiment, pero eh panglalake lang.

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natutunan ko itong social experiment ko nuong laseng na laseng na ko at kailangan kong magising kundi eh lalagpas ako sa bahay namin.

sabihin nyo lang sa nagmamaneho:

kayo: pare, may chicks ka ba dyan na pwede nating makuha?

ang parate, as in parating isasagot ng driver sa inyo

driver: ahh meron, kaso nasa kay misis ang cell ko
or
driver: naku, asa isang sim ko eh
or
driver: meron dati asa japan na

or any permutation of that type

kung gusto nyong maiba naman, tanong nyo naman kung san makakahanap ng lalake, tapos paki-post na lang ang sinagot ng taxi

sagutan

2007-07-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

nuong asa manila pa ako eh madalas akong makipagkwentuhan kung kanikanino
taxi driver, tindero ng pisbol, nagkakareton ng pares sa makati ave, magtataho
kung sino sino, pwera lang ata sa mga naging boss ko
marami kang matutunan sa mga taong ito at masayang makipagkwentuhan
sa mga kaibigan ko naman or kung maski sino kung di ko feel makipagusap
eh sumasagot na lang ako ng closed answer sa unang tanong, iyun bang pang ala ng follow up. usually sa atin minsan eh

tambay1: kumain ka na?
tambay2: oo eh, ikaw?
tambay1: ah, anong kinain mo
tambay2: manok

kung asa rockwell naman kayo
conio1: ju ate?
conio2: yah noh, i ate at the caf, you?
conio1: not yet eh, let's eat the shiken, you want?

hanggang sa non-stop na ang usapan
pagdi ko feel makipagusap

tambay1: kumain ka na?
badong: oo.
tambay1: aahh
badong: ...

eh di tapos ang usapan

Tiger Claw!

2007-07-18T18:55:00.000-07:00

Roooaaarrrr!!!

Frosters

2007-07-17T21:17:00.000-07:00

Had myself a big refreshment here.
sa pinas ang pinakamalaki ko na atang nainom eh iyung biggie ng wendy's
dito, medyo semi-normal na malaki itong inumin na to

presenting, frosters

malaki sya, maliit nga lang ang kuha sa picture, pero pramis malaki sya. siguro mga sintaas ng malaking jergens na lotion tapos sinlapad ng platito
at di lang yan, since gawa sa plastic ang baso mas matagal itong mapapakinabangan
at mas maraming gamit kaysa sa baso ng wendy's

akalain mo sa isang froster lang eh pwede ka ng magpalaki ng halaman
pwede mo ring butasan ang kabilang dulo sabay pasok ng kamay sabay sigaw ng captain barbel, kuha ka pa ng isa para magkabilaan sabay pamewang (wonderwomaaannn!!!)

pero ang ultimate na gamit nyan (sa mga tiga pacific star, makinig kayo) sa isang froster ng ganitong size di nyo na kailangan sumilip sa ilalim ng lababo para sa mga bucket ng kfc. isang froster lang eh patok na. kung tutuusin kung may froster dyan eh one stop cleansing cycle na. sa dami nito eh mapupurga ka, tapos wag mo ng itapon ang baso. one igib lang solve na.

frosters, lunas sa almuranas

Dog's hotdog

2007-07-16T15:31:00.000-07:00

was cleaning through our stuff here and look what i found!

it's a thumbnail of that controversial IKEA print ad that they have been denying to be altered. They were able to recall 60,000 copies, we didn't return ours.
siguro galing sa empleyadong di pinayagang mag-ot dahil late pumasok kinaumagahan dahil may hangover pa at galing sa inuman sa 6.5 at naalalang di pa sya nagbabayad kay cap (hi cap! kamusta na si magandang kapitbahay?)
sa photoshop na lang dinaan

tignan nyo ng maigi ng makita kung san dapat magbato ng asin

Life Cycles

2007-07-16T09:13:00.001-07:00

simula ng nasanay na dito eh nabago na ang cycle ko sa pangaraw araw

dati:
gising
unat
kamot eherm
tulog ulit
gising ulit
tubig, yosi
no 2
ligo

ngayon, dahil mahirap na at MAHAL ang bisyo at mayroon ng version 2.0 dito ngayon eh kailangan magadjust. naamoy kasi ng bata pati ang amoy ng yosi based sa studies dito. na apparently eh very focused ang canada sa ibat ibang studies on child development, tobacco and types of things (dami kasi nilang panahon kasi peaceful dito eh at wala na ring magawa, lol)

so ngayon eh
gising
kamot ulo (exposed kami sa basement)
check bata
pakain bata
yosi sa labas (kung wala ng tao)
no 2
ligo
check bata

at kung hindi bagong gising eh kailangang maligo everytime magyosi. so, medyo slowly eh nawawala na ang yosi (literally)

kailangan ko ng magwork para hindi ko na nababasa iyung studies, lol

kotse

2007-07-15T18:31:00.000-07:00

may nakita akong itim na kotse kanina
kala ko walang nagmamaneho
buti na lang may ngumiti

hmm

2007-07-15T14:10:00.000-07:00

sagwa ko pala magsulat pagkabagong gising
ok lang yun basta iclick nyo google ad, lol

kurkongcombat mission #1 - Yosi in 20 min

2007-07-15T13:49:00.000-07:00

my aunt went out of the house with my uncle
eh sayang naman kasi makakapagyosi ako ng di ako masisita
(bukod sa mahal ang yosi, mahirap pang magyosi)

tinapos ko muna mga hugasan (-10 minutes)
tapos dahan dahang bumaba sa basement para kunin ang yosi
dahan dahan para di magising ang bata at lalo na
na hindi mahalata ng nanay na magyoyosi ako

labas sa door to the basement
labas sa garahe tapos sarado ng kaunti
ang garage door without locking it

lakad papalayo ng bahay at papunta sa hastey market

a couple of meters to the quest...
*subquest 1 !!!
badong:pak, gamit ko ang tsinelas na pangloob, yari na naman ako pagnahuli
(+10 quest difficulty)
badong: ayus lang, sa garahe ako papasok, di nila mahahalata at papagpagin ko na lang ng husto

lakad ulit, mamaya ko na poproblemahin
halfway through the quest
*subquest 2!!
badong: syet ala nga palang sinturon itong cargo shorts ko dahil
asa bahay lang ako the whole time. eh nahuhulog hulog na ngayon
dahil natatagtag
badong: ayus pa, hawakan ko na lang sa tagiliran. pinasok ko na lang
ang kaliwang kamay para maipit

nakarating na rin sa hasty market, nakabili ng yosi at tapos na angkalahati ng quest

on the way back

may nakasalubong na jamaican-canadian (ah yeah politically correct)
badong: pucha ang sama ng tingin sakin batiin ko na rin
pagkasalubong
badong: hi there
JamaCan: hmm
paksyet parang ala sa ayos ah
ay syet
nakakargo ko, nakasimangot, nakasando, nakasukbit pa ang kamay
sa bulsa, paker baka akalain nya eh may baril ako kaya maangas
(put ya hens up foo!)

nakarating sa bahay, sa garahe dumaan, biglang puntang basement
ligo.

quest done!!!!

wala syang punchline, ala lang akong masulat

Cobra Attack!

2007-07-14T11:55:00.000-07:00

dandy taxi

2007-07-13T14:59:00.000-07:00

we were talking with the taxi driver
on our way from checkup. he's a european,
mid 60's and a tall guy. pagdi ka nakatingin
kala mo eh si james bond and driver mo.

mabitin bitin nga lang ako sa paghihintay
dahil sa typecast ko na malakas magmura mga european
"that eejit bloke"

ang saya ng kwentuhan namin lalo na
magkausap ang may edad na europeang canadian na di nagmumura
at isang matigas na dilang slang na tiga caloocan

driver: fancy here ey!
badong: yes, hey

nabanggit ko din ang paglipat namin sa bagong bahay

driver: yah ye lickat things here'n sudn'ly there's a lot of people
badong: yah, aksheely
driver: too many indians i say ... you look around'n all ye
see're these guys nit. too congested. it's with all these migrants and
all them dark colored migrants.
badong: uhum. yeah, brown like us hey
driver: umm ... ahhh ... no, no. they're darker. way darker i say. only them indians with them dark.

paker

Slang na gunting

2007-07-12T18:24:00.001-07:00

iba ang style ng english na nasanay na tayo sa pinas
at english dito
medyo conscious ako the whole day about intonation
and how i articulate things
especially na madalas akong matawa sa sarili ko
kapagnagkukwentuhan kami ng mga pinsan ni misis
matigas daw ang accent
parang...

kah-meh-rah sa atin
at kam-rah sa kanila

ayh dohnt noe sa atin
ayh dunno sa kanila

about sa atin
abowd sa kanila

habang asa check up kanina eh sinubukan kong
magislang-islangan para masanay lang ba

nagtataas din ako ng kilay minsan baka may
effect ganuon kasi nakikita ko sa mga
prens ko sa faces, padis timog (sa loob ah) at jaloux discothequeofalltime

eh kailangan kong gupitin ang kumpol ng bib ng bata para magamit

badong: haay, gudefternun.
receptionist: hellow
badong: du yu hev zeezzoors?
receptionist: huwat?! wut gevs yu the aydeear thet i hev zeezzoors? WUT DU YU WENHT WUD MY ZEEZOORS IF EYE HEV ENY?!?! HUH?!!
badong: oh, aym sowry, adjust nid two kaht
receptionist: ohh .. OHHH ... i thawt zeezztoorrs ... eye enly hev broodrs

tuyong bawang

2007-07-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

kahapon naman eh nautusan akong bumili ng bawang, kamatis at laurel
dito ko hustong namimiss ang pinas
ala kasing palengke dito na pwede ka bumili ng patingi tingi
pucha isang bawang lang kailangan ko eh isang 5 nakanet ang binigay
paguwi ko dito sa bahay eh pinapabalik sakin ng lola ang mga bawang
tuyo na daw at maski an-an eh di na kayang gamutin sa katuyuan

kaya yun, balik sa ministop dito na ang pangalan eh hasty market

badong: hi, i'd like to replace this garlic i bought awhile ago
cashier: wear'dyubye-it?
badong: oh, here of course
cashier: yeah i know of course, whear'dyubyet-it?
badong: hmmm
cashier: how long ago?
badong: oh, twenty ago

Return Call

2007-07-11T15:05:00.001-07:00

As I briefly mentioned awhile back, libre ang pagpapagamot dito sa canada
as long as you have your healthcard
err.. ako eh wala pa, so bawal magkasakit.
a month and a half
na lang eh pwede na akong magavail
actually i can go with the short term insurance thing or something
that would get me by for three months kaso, kailan ba ko
last nagkasakit or naaccident? (keith kailan nga ba? hehehe)

aside from the medicines and hospitalization there're a lot of
follow up apointment and check up for the mother and the baby
kaya naman sunod sunod rin ang appointment sa family doctor, sa nurse,
sa clinic that hosts training sessions for new mothers

nakabook kami ngayon pero we had to move it (since kakagaling lang ulit sa hospital
ng bata .. it's another story)

misis: pakitawagan mo nga iyung region of peel para magparesked tayo
badong: oks
misis: 2 sasagot sayo iyung una sabihin mo na resked tayo tapos isa pa ulit
badong: ok
dials ..
voice receiver1: welcome to region of peel ... if you wish to talk to an operator please hold the line
operator1: hi, thank you for calling the region of peel, how may i help you
badong: umm, this is regarding our appointment for the breast feeding workshop
operator1: are you do you have an appointment or would you like an appointment
badong: umm .. we'd like to move ours, we already have a schedule
operator1: ok, i'll transfer your call
badong: thanks
voice receiver2: thank you for calling the center for breast feeding ...
misis: pang ilang operator na ba yan?
badong: huh?
misis: pang ilang operator na yan kamo?
badong: pangalawa na
voice receiver2: ... thank you
misis: ahhh, sabihin mo sa friday ah
badong: oks
after 2 minutes
badong: tagal ah, baka natutulog pa sa pancitan
misis: honga, or baka na number 2
badong: hahaha, matagal yon, walang tabo dito eh, hahahahaha
after 2 minutes
badong: tawag na nga lang ulit mamaya

after 5 minutes
operator1: hi, thank you for calling the region of peel, how may i help you
badong: i was the one who called awhile ago, kindly transfer me to the breast feeding center
operator1: ok, please hold
voice receiver2: thank you for calling the center for breast feeding. Kindly leave your name, contact number and purpose after the tone and a coordinator specific to your need will you call you as soon as possible. Press pound sign or hang up once you're done. Thank you
*biglang baba ng phone*
badong to misis: errr ... gaano katagal tayo nagusap kanina?

tanong

2007-07-10T23:56:00.000-07:00

mga binatong tanong ng daemon frost

1. recovered ka na ba? or still in shock?
- recovered na sa operation
- di pa nakakarecover sa tulog
- in shock pa rin

2. ano feeling nung pinutol mo umbilical cord?
- parang ramdam mo or parang daliri mo iyung ginugupit mo

3. minura ka ba ni misis habang umiire?
- hindi, pagkatapos na ako minura. para mas malutong

4. sino iyung mama na nagsasalita sa bidyo?
- cameraman, ankol

5. nag celebrate na ba ang mga kapitbahay mo sa caloocan?
- hindi pa. in shock pa rin sila na umalis ako ng di nagpapaalam eh.
kala kasi nila nagministop lang ako eh

6. anong lasa nung whiskey? hula ko kasi ang sagwa nun kasi pang mama yun
- men masarap sya parang pawis ng arabo, lagyan mo lang ng maraming coke at yelo lasang coke na

project delivery

2007-07-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

lumabas na last week ang aming bagong project ni misis
2700 grams
18 in
gabrielle maya

we were expecting a boy since that was what turned out in the
ultrasound
pati lahat ng pamahiin eh nagsasabing lalake
swelling, puppps, aura, lorna at si fe

malabo rin namang nagkapalit, since ibang iba ang process
ng pangananak dito at sa pinas

sa pinas usually eh nakatambay lang iyung mga tatay sa labas
kung malakas ang loob eh anduon sa operating room
kung di pa hinihimatay eh malamang nagtatake ng pictures, video o kaya
eh banggaan ng mura ng asawa

dito, they make parents involved in the whole process as much as possible
kaya hindi lang ako saksi kundi ginawang assistant ng nars
i was there as a delivery coach, tigawahak ng binti,
hanggang sa pagputol ng umbilical cord.

kaya siguro libre panganganak dito, hehehe.
eniweys, it's a really good experience.
in a way, us as a parent feels not only as a source of life
but also part of delivering it in the real world

i'll post some pictures once i have them downloaded
in the meantime

Batian in practice

2007-07-02T17:29:00.000-07:00

habang asa toronto eh naisipan kong magpunta sa library
medyo long walk galing sa opisina ni misis (habang inaantay ko sya)
para kang galing sa pacific star na nagpunta ng glorietta
kumanan sa mcdo greenbelt tapos naisipang may baon ka pala
kaya bumalik ng pacific star
on the way to the library

indianlookingguy: hi friend, goodafternoon
badong: hi goodafternoon to you too
medyo napangiti, parang sinabihan ako ng kaibigan dibidi
indianlookingguy: i need some help mahn
badong: why so?
indianlookingguy: i'm kinda late going to the office and i was wondering if you have a token for the train
badong: i'm sorry but i don't really carry coins
indianlookingguy: no no, i'm not asking for money, i'm just wondering if you have a token for the train
badong: oh, i'm not from here sorry, it's with my wife

sabay lakad papaalis
pagkakanan ko naman after a few blocks eh
swinerte na naman at nilapitan ng russian looking dude

russiandude: hi friend
badong: suuri ... nohh ingglees

Batian

2007-07-02T17:25:00.000-07:00

maraming mabait dito sa Canada
medyo disoriented kasi lahat ng tao dito
pagkanakasalubong eh bumabati ng goodmorning or goodafternoon
wala pa namang bumabati sakin ng goodnight

sa pinas eh pagkamayroon kang nakitang kakilala
or namumukhaan mo lang eh babatiin mo kagad ng
"oi", or tango papataas lang
maski di mo alam ang pangalan
maski parang naging classmate mo lang yon
sa isang elective na di mo naman pinapasukan
or syota ng pinsan ng kachat mo na nakilala nya sa paradise
basta namumukhaan mo

Classic Rock

2007-07-02T17:23:00.000-07:00

Finally found a radio station that plays rock
not only rock but a radio station that is purely classic rock! w00t!

funny thing in a nice way is that it closely sounds like NU107,
including the station ID (complete with VO tone)

NU107: home of new rock, NU107
Q107: home of classic rock, Q107

Bottomless iced tea

2007-07-01T07:05:00.000-07:00

nadaan kami minsan ni misis sa swiss chalet for lunch

waiter: hi, i'm your server for today. what drinks would you like to start with?
eh syempre pinoy, sa makakasulit
badong: one iced tea please, bottomless
misis: i'll have a pinacolada, virgin
ganuon pala yon, pagkavirgin pa eh walang sayad ng alcohol, lol

eniweys ... eh naubos na ang iced tea

badong: hi, i'd like to have a refill please
waiter: excuse me?
badong: oh, the iced tea (pointing to the glass)
waiter: ahh, another one
(biglang alis)

waiter: here you go (putting another glass)
badong: ummm ... wait, i only asked for a refill (magalang)
waiter: you said another iced tea
badong: yes. a refill...
waiter: we put refills in a new glass
badong: oh, teynks (muntik pa kong mapaaway)

ID Picture

2007-06-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

kailan lang eh nagapply ako sa isang telco dito sa toronto
eehhhh tumawag ng umaga (as in kagigising ko lang)

interview daw next week

employer: ... we'd like to interview you next week
badong: ok great!
employer: go to 1 mill crescent, bloor
badong: ok, so that's 1 mill crescent bloor right?
employer: umm .. yeah and bring a photo, id and show it to the guard oh and send me your resume
badong: ok, thanks
employer: great!
*click*

after two minutes
badong: paksyet, di ko natanong kung anong size ng picture

eh di chineck ko na iyung ruote ko papunta duon sa place
ala akong makitang mill crescent duon sa area ng office nila
nagbrowse
nagbrowse pa ulit
hayun

mount pleasant pala

after two days
employer: we changed the venue of the interview, just go to bloor st east
badong: ok
employer: great!
badong: oh by the way, what size is the photo?
employer: what photo?
badong: you asked me to bring a photo and id
employer: oh any standard size photo, id will do. just show it to the guard
badong: yeah, what size of photo do i bring? will a 1x1 size be enough?
employer: ohh... that's really small
badong: what size then?
employer: any standard size id with photo
*silence*
badong: oh, thank you i'll bring an id with photo then

webcam

2007-06-30T02:01:00.000-07:00

parati akong natutuwa pagmay nakikitang nakawebcam
tempted parating magclick
at heto ngat may nakitang officemate na nakawebcam ngayon lang
itago na lang natin sya sa pangalang ruffagutierezpektas

badong: malay mo iaccept :)
badong: =))
*you do not have permission to view this webcam
badong: aw, ayaw
ruffagutierezpektas: mother 2 ni ruffagutierezpektas eh, sensha na huh,
badong: ohhhh
badong: sorry po
ruffagutierezpektas: nag cha chat kami kase ng sisters ko at anak ko sa qatar
badong: ohhh
ruffagutierezpektas: ok lang, mamaya, si ruffagutierezpektas na
badong: sige po

*closes ym window*

Warhammer

2007-06-28T22:12:00.000-07:00

mahilig akong maglaro simulat sapol
simula sa atari, family computer, snes at ng naggraduate
sa khaki shortpants eh natutong magtable top, comics at rc
hanggang ngayon naman eh lulong pa rin sa computer games at magic cards.

kaya't ng pagpunta namin ng mall eh laking tuwa ko ng makakita ako ng hobby shop.
first impression ko eh parang neutral grounds ang dating

at syempre, di nakatiis at pumasok kagad at nagtanong.

badong: hi, would you have booster packs?
attendant: excuse me?!

(aba medyo galit ... ahhh baka di lang masyadong naarawan)

badong: i mean magic cards
attendant: i'm sorry but we don't sell magic cards here
(anong klaseng hobby shop to)

tumingin tingin ...
(hindot, warhammer shop lang pala to)

tumingin tingin na lang sa mga action figures
may lumapit ...
attendant: you like them models ey?!
badong: oh yeah, i play them a lot
attendant: you play warhammer 40k?
badong: yeah, i play them a lot on long hours
attendant: wow, you must have a big group then
badong: oh no, i always play alone

silence...
eerrieee silence ....

badong: i need to be going now ...
(hindot again, wh 40k table top pala hindi wh40k pc rpg)

Bisyo

2007-06-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

Ang mahal ng yosi

ang presyo ng isang kaha ay
8.50 canadian marlboro
9.50 us marlboro

+ 15 percent tax

mga mabibili mo with the same price:
- 2 litrong ice cream
- isang sandals na mumurahin
- 3 sakay sa bus
- isang kahon ng chips ahoy

buti na lang nagbaon ako ng marami rami
(baka may kamaganak kayong pupunta dito, pabili na rin, hehe)

ang coke

2007-06-03T19:48:00.000-07:00

nakarating na ko dito sa Canada. Isang buwan na, nuong May 23 pa. Tatlong araw nadelay, pero ibang kwento pa iyun.

niyaya akong magbowling kahapon. maganda ang bowlingan dito, malalaki ang bola. Di tulad ng pinagbobowlingan natin dyan sa may roosevelt sa may munoz. At walang pinboy sa dulo na pwedeng mandaya.

habang naglalaro eh tinanong ako ng waitress

waitress: would you want any drinks sir?
badong: one coke please
waitress: one pop?
badong: no, one coke (di ko gusto lasa ng pop at maliit lang ang bote nuon)
waitress: yes sir, one coke pop soda
badong: (ohh)