Thursday, October 15, 2009 @ 11:37 PM by Marj |

Okay, ano ba ang pinagkakaabalahan ko ngayon?

Still in review. Oh Lord, please help me. Intensive review na namin, but still.. hindi pa rin sobrang nagsi-sink-in sakin na sa November 29-30 na yung board exam.
Discipline.. where are you?! Kailangang-kailangan kita ngayon. Kailangan ko ng disiplina sa pag-aaral at disiplina na huwag muna mag-aksaya ng oras sa mga bagay na hindi naman importante sa ngayon (example: panonood ng mga variety show at drama series)

Double T. Tumblr & Twitter
Dahil nga review mode ako ngayon (really) medyo nag li-lo ako sa pag-iinternet. As in. dahil hindi ko naman talaga kaya ng walang interent. And thankfully I’m no that into Facebook, Multiply and Plurk anymore. Idagdag mo pa yung blogging, di na ako masyado nakakapag-post ng mga entries. Ang tanging pinagkakaabalahan ko sa net ay ang Tumblr at Twitter.

So, what’s with Tumblr?
According to their “about” page:

“Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from your browser, phone, desktop, email, or wherever you happen to be.”

Para sakin, this is the easiest way to blog.. Parang pinagsama-samang blogger, plurk, twitter at multiply. Pero mas madaling gamitin. Oh well, na-mention ko na dito na ginawa ko ng fangirl site ko yun.. So karamihan sa mga post ko e about fangirling. Madami rin akong nakikilala na adik sa mga Asian Stars. At dahil ang daming mga artistic, creative and bright minds na nagkalat sa Tumblr, marami talaga kong nakukuhang kung anu-ano.. It’s like: “Microblogging at its best!”

Twitter? Do I need to say more?!?!
I used to be a loyal plurker, pero dahil sa nakaka-frustrate na karma points, nawalan na ko ng gana mag-plurk. I’m just keeping it kasi kahit papano mahal ko pa rin ang plurk.. But now, I’m more active in Twitter. Plus the fact na mas madali siya i-access via mobile web, mas nakakapag-update ako kahit papano.. at higit sa lahat, wala akong aalalahaning karma points. Just tweet!

Ukay-ukay afficionado!
Si Mama ang nagsimula nito, nung mga March pa.. Nag-eenjoy siya mag ukay-ukay ng mga palda, at dahil hindi ko naman hilig magpalda, hindi ko feel sumama pag mag-u-UK siya.. Tapos one time, sumama ako.. and the rest is history.. Hahaha! The best mamili sa UK, mura lang talaga. Hindi naman second hand yung mga tinda nila, yun yung mga factory defects at saka surplus from the other countries.. And superrrrrr nag-eenjoy talaga ako. And because I started loving vintage stuff, sobrang swak sakin ang UK. At ako kasi yung type ng girl na hindi bumibili ng mga mamahalin na damit, kasi madali ako magsawa, so nakakapanghinayang kung bibili ako ng medyo mahal. At saka, ayoko na mag-suot ng USO na damit… ’cause everyone’s wearing it.. Ayoko ng maraming kapareho.. Well anyway.. ang latest kong addiction ngayon sa UK ay mga jackets and coats. Kahit wala namang winter dito sa Pinas, feel na feel ko pa rin mag-jacket kasi madali akong lamigin. At saka they are so fashionable.. it never get s old. The last time, bumili kami ng dalawang jacket. which is worth around 3K kung sa mall ko bibilhin, [I swear, I saw that (almost the) same style in Glorietta/Trinoma], I only got if for only P80.00, yung dalawang jacket na yun ha! the best talaga.. I’m gonna post a picture of that jacket pag naayos na yung camera ko…

And speaking of camera, namimiss ko na talaga yung camera ko. Three months na siyang sira at parang matagal pa bago ko maipagawa yun. Wala pa kasi akong pera.. (so matatagalan pa bago ako makapag-post ng pictures dito )

Yan na muna.. This is overrated but I’ll try to post more, as much as possible.. Bye!

Labels: Updates

New's overload

Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 11:33 PM by Marj |

I’ve got a lot of NEW’s today. I’ve been discovering and doing a lot of new things. The best thing about NEW’s.. it’s always exciting.

1. NEW found word: SMEXY
One of the countless words I’ve encountered on comments and forums. I just love it.

smexy [s-mex-y] adj.
1. smart and sexy
2. used to describe someone, something that is super sexy
3. sexy but at a greater magnitude

2. NEW Korean Female Artist I admire: Lee Hyo Ri
Among the hundreds of Female Artists in Korea, though I like some, there are only two of them that I really admire: Jung Ryu Won and Hwang Bo. Now there’s three of them, and the latest addition was Lee Hyo Ri. She’s famous in the Kpop industry but I never got interested on her ’cause I thought she was one of those spoiled-stars-who-only-cares-about-shopping-and-their-image. But I was very wrong… very, very wrong.
After watching Family Outing, I found out that she was the exact opposite of my first impression of her. I love the way she carries herself, even on embarrassing moments. She doesn’t care if she falls over on the mud or trip on the stream while carrying a man on his back. I love that she’s straightforward, she’s funny, she’s witty, and she’s sexy.
Definitely, not your ordinary diva… walang kyeme! I just love her.

P.S.
When I first saw her, she reminds me of Alicia Keys. Well, in some ways, she kinda looks like Alicia Keys.

3. NEW dyed hair: My hair has a Celtic Copper color. <3
And because I’m not in school anymore.. it means there are no restriction for dyed hair anymore. Yay! I love the color. Thanks to my hair stylist… my mother dear. She’s the one who paid for the hair coloring mix and she also the one who applied it. Big thanks to her! Hahaha!

The picture on each side are both overexposed so the color is also a bit “over”. But if I’m going to choose what hair color I want.. it’s still black but with blue highlights. That’s what I wanted ever since… Someday…

4. NEW sweet tooth: Ice cream
I can’t remember when I started to have a strong urge for ice cream. Well, since I was a kid, I really love everything that’s sweet and I can go gaga over a piece of chocolate. For the ice cream, it was just following the chocolate.. it was second place. But ever since I started discovering great places where I can eat and indulge my self in delicious and satisfying ice creams.. it tied with the chocolate. Blame Dairy Queen, Icebergs, Crepes & Cream, Chocolate Spoon and Selecta. Good thing I haven’t tried Häagen-Daz, it’ll probably add up to my splurging instincts.

5. NEW variety show addiction: Family Outing
Yay! After watching “We Got Married” (well actually just the Kim Hyun Joong – Hwang Bo cuts) I found another variety show to enjoy to: Family Outing.

In each episode, the “Family” travels to different parts of South Korea and takes care of the house of an elderly family while that family goes on a vacation. The “Family” then accomplishes the tasks left for them by the house’s owners. Every week at least one guest star comes to visit. He or she participates in the daily activities along with the permanent cast, the “Family” Members.

Family Outing - Original "Family" Members

The current “Family” members: Yoo Jae Suk, Lee Hyo Ri, Yoon Jong Shin, Kim Su Ro, Kang Dae Sung, Kim Jong Kook, Park Si Yeon and Park Hae Jin. Former “Family” members Park Ye Jin and Lee Chun Hee left the show after their one-year contract ended to pursue their solo careers.

It’s really entertaining. There was never an episode that I did not laugh. The “Family” members are hilarious. Their characters seems to compliment each other making it impossible to have a dull moment in each episode. Plus their guest stars are awesome (though I don’t know some of them). This is where I’ve discovered Lee Hyori. I’m still not finished with all the episodes and might finish them on December after the “most anticipated and nerve-wracking examination of my life”.

Anyway, I’m most excited about their episode for today, Sepetember 20, 2009, their guest star is Kim Hyun Joong. I hope someone would sub it soon so I can watch it with less pressure from my “most anticipated and nerve-wracking examination of my life”.

That’s it! Still hoping for new things to come! Have a nice day!

Labels: Fangirl-ing, Updates

Change of heart

Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 9:58 PM by Marj |

^{Now Playing: Sitting Down Here – Lene Martin
Mood: Full}

A few weeks ago, when I attended the Sunday Service on VCF, the main preaching for that day was about: “Genuine faith speaks life from a heart renewed by God.” I’ve posted an entry about Top 10 Tongue Abuse. The whole preaching was great and the message was so powerful. And there’s this one tongue abuse that leaves a big lesson for me. UNBELIEF. And it has something to do with my lovelife.

For some of you, alam niyo siguro yung stand ko about marriage and the likes. This is my line:

“Hindi ako mag-aasawa!”

And for those who are close to me, nung una nilang narinig yan na sinabi ko.. ang reaction nilang lahat.. “Hindi yan! Makakapag-asawa ka no!” And then I was really convicted with that statement. I was very sure about that. Habang tumatagal, may mga hindi na kumokontra dyan.. (But I know at the back of their minds, hindi pa rin sila naniniwala! Hahaha!)

Flashback! I acutally made that decision because… sa totoo lang hindi ko na maalala. So nag-back read ako sa mga post ko sa blogspot and I’ve landed to this entry. Yan yung entry ko when I decided to be single forever (at least for the time being) Naalala ko na ulit kung bakit ayaw ko mag-asawa.. I enjoy being single. Though may “sub-causes” siguro, yung mga dahilan na yun ang hindi ko na talaga maalala.

And then up to that day, before I heard the preaching, wala na talaga sa isip ko ang pag-asawa. Talagang desidido na ako maging single forever. Ni-rationalize ko pa kung bakit. Ito ang ilang sa mga dahilan ko:

I’ve got “super” high expectations in love and I don’t think there would be no one that can live up to that expectations.
I’ve got a lot of goals to be fulfilled and marriage is not my goal in life.
By the time na naabot ko na lahat ng mga pangarap ko, I’ll probably in my late 30’s, so marriage is not applicable anymore (at least for me).
I’m not really the mother-type.

These are the just the main points.. marami pang ibang dahilan. Lagi nilang sinasabi na: “Kung gusto maraming paraan; kung ayaw, maraming dahilan!” Talagang ayaw ko lang talaga mag-asawa kaya ang dami kong dahilan.

That’s what I have in mind, until I heard the preaching. That’s what I thought was good for me, until I heard about UNBELIEF. Unbelief are the negative words that we speak. “Hindi ako mag-aasawa” is a form of unbelief. Just the mere thought: “Being single single forever” is a form of disbelief..

So what?! “What about unbelief?!” you may ask. This negative words we speak are dishonoring God. Yan yung talagang nag-sink in sakin ng matindi. I know that I may be dishonoring God in some other ways (and I’m working on it) but running away from, at least, one thing that dishonors God is already a great accomplishment. One thing leads to another, as they say.

Marami sigurong mali sa mga dahilan ko tungkol sa love and marriage but just the fact that I dishonor God through that, it was enough to change my view on love and marriage. It was enough to stop me from thinking that I won’t get married. It was enough for me to think that God has a bigger plan for me than I have for myself. (sounds like A Walk To Remember, but its true!)

And from that day forward, my life plan started to change as well as my view on love and marriage. But change doesn’t happen overnight, I’m still on the process but one thing’s for sure, the lines “Hindi ako mag-aasawa!” won’t be heard from me anymore.

I’ve surrendered my lovelife and my heart to God and I believe that He will take care of it until the right time He would reveal his plan for me.

Labels: God's Word, Ultimate Kiligera

Top 10 Tongue Abuse

@ 7:15 PM by Marj |

I just want to share something I got from VCF.

Our tongue is small yet powerful. And yet we tend to abuse it. Here's a list:

Top 10 Tongue Abuse according to the Word.

10. Boasting - glorifying oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
Psalm 12:3

9. Reckless words - words spoken without thinking

Reckless word pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:18

8. Cursing - use of profane word or phrase; a swearword; this includes the people you curse

Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness
Romans 3:14

7. Obscenity - indecency, lewdness, or offensiveness in behavior, expression, or appearance

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place but rather thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:4

6. Gossip - engaging in or spreading gossip

A gossip betrays confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Proverbs 20:19

5. Slander - a false and malicious statement or report about someone; defaming the character

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it.
James 4:11

4. Unbelief - lack of faith or belief; it's negative words that we speak

So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
Hebrews 3:19

3. Grumbling - complaining in a surly manner; muttering discontentedly

And do not grumble, as some of them did - and were killed by the destroying angel.
I Corinthians 10:10

2. Lying - presenting false information with the intention of deceiving

"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor."
Exodus 20:16

1. Using God's name in vain

"You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name."
Exodus 20:7

In one way or another, we are guilty in one or more on these. Everytime we abuse our tongue, we dishonor God. We are all aware about these tongue abuses but the question is, what we do about it?

Tame our tongue!

¹Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. ²We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.

³When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. ⁴Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. ⁵Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. ⁶The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

⁷All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ⁸but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:1-8

Our tongue is small yet powerful.

There's power in your word.
You were shaped in what you say.
The tongue can set the direction of your life.

Sometimes we are not satisfied with our live we usually complain about it. We always thought that we cannot do anything about it but God has given us the power to change our life. And that power is our tongue. You start changing the way you speak and before you know it you already changed the direction of your life. Along with these we should always guard our heart "for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." (Matthew 12:34)

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Proverbs 4:23

We should guard our hearts and tame our tongue because genuine faith speaks life from a heart renewed by God.

Labels: God's Word

Saranghae

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 @ 6:02 PM by Marj |

Tumblr & Fangirl

Saturday, August 15, 2009 @ 4:47 PM by Marj |

Lately (that was 3 days ago) I’ve been addicted to Tumblr. I made this account four months ago and I rarely update it. I just repost some of my post from blogspot, multiply and some post from here. And for some reasons, when my fangirl-syndrome attacks, I don’t want to post my fangirl addictions on my blogs. I don’t know why.. So I decided to make my tumblr account as my Fangirl Site.

Yes, I admit! I’m really a fangirl. I get gaga over artists/movies/music/dramas/shows from Asia, and that includes Korea, Taiwan, Japan and of course Philippines. And I get addicted to these.. but, for me, the good thing was it doesn’t last long. Maybe just few months of obsessing.. and after that I’m through.

So just to satisfy my cravings and addictions, my tumblr account will be bombarded with my current obsessions. What/Who is my current addiction, you may ask?! Who else..

The Ssangchu Couple!

Kim Hyun Joong and Hwang Bo

For some fangirls, you might say that I’m way toooooo late for this addiction but hey, who says addiction has a timing I found it late but it’s sooo addicting. JoongBo is love..
And just take a look of my accounts, almost all my layouts are the Ssangchu Couple..
(now that’s fangirling..)

Anyone has tumblr accounts (and fangirls) ?! FOLLOW ME!

Labels: Fangirl-ing, Ultimate Kiligera

Next time, Brue!

Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 4:43 PM by Marj |

Last Tuesday morning.. Fly-back-to-Cebu na ang drama ni Hannah.. si Brue!
Miss na agad kita bruha!
Anyway.. bago siya umalis e nagkaroon kami ng Farewell Gig “kuno”. One last gala bago siya bumalik ng bundok.. haha! We wished na sana lahat kaming Hosea Girls e magkita-kita, kaya lang due to working-girl status nila Jho at Ivy, hindi sila pwede. Si Nenel naman, may training sa RedCross at si Jevs, di naman nagpaparamdam. So ang pwede lang, ako, si Jenny, Genz at syempre si Han. At may isa pang kasama.. si Ian..

DESTINATION: Robinson’s Ermita!

First Stop: Movie World
Check the schedule for the movie “Orphan”. Medyo late na kami for the 2:15 PM showing kaya yung next na schedule na lang 4:30 PM (Wala pa dito si Genesis, baka after na lang daw namin manood ng movie siya makarating)

Next: Timezone
Ngayon ko lang sila ulit nakasama sa Arcade Center at sobrang enjoy pa rin! At sa mga panahong ito, nagkaka-JoongBo syndrome kami.. Bato-bato-pik at pustahan.. pero hindi rin natuloy yung pustahan namin, wala kaming mapagpustahan e..
Games: Air Hockey, Basketball, House of the Dead & Videoke!
And then tried the Gogh’s Workroom (picture-thingie) at eto picture namin:

With my Bhe-bhe and Brue

Next: Back to Movie World
Bumili muna kami ni Brue sa supermarket ng Snacks tapos si Jhen at Ian, sila yung bumili ng ticket for the “Orphan” And we watched the movie… at ang ganda nung movie! Ang ganda nung twist! Suspense talaga.. A must-see movie! At sobrang nag-enjoy ako manood kasama sila.. Sobrang tagal ko ng hindi nakakapanood ng sine na kasama sila, kaya sobrang saya talaga!

Next: KFC
Dumating na si Genesis and diretso na kami ng KFC para mag-dinner. Kwentuhan to the max and tawanan at kumustahan.

Last stop: Crepes & Cream
Ang pinakahihintay namin na oras.. libre kasi ni Brue! At tuloy pa rin ang kwentuhan! At siyempre, dahil nga babalik na ng Cebu/Dipolog si Brue, may simple letter kami sa kanya.. dun sa resibo nung Crepes & Cream. Poor us! pero “it’s the thought that counts” naman diba..

So uwian time na.. hindi pa rin nag-sink in sakin na kinabukasan na yung alis ni Brue.. Pero habang naglalakad na kami papuntang LRT, yun medyo nararamdaman ko na.. errrr, ang drama! pero medyo nakakalungkot talaga.. Tapos nung bye-bye time na sa LRT, hugs & kisses.. Bye bye na talaga..

Di naman kami naiyak.. maliban kay Brue.. akala ko di siya iiyak pero makailang hakbang pa lang paakyat niya ng LRT, nung paglingon niya.. aba umiiyak ang bruha .. Pero I’m gonna miss her talaga.. Namimiss ko nga agad siya e..

Anyway, Brue, wag ka mag-alala.. Babalik ka pa naman ulit dito.. Dito ka na mag-trabaho At yung food trip at shopping spree natin.. kailangan na matuloy ha
Brue, I miss you na!! mwah!

Labels: Friends 4ever

Ssangchu love..

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 @ 9:16 PM by Marj |

Ssangchu Methodology: lessons learned from Joongbo

Always play scissors, paper, stone to make a decision.
Always be competitive.
Have cucumbers ready for instant aegyo.
Dragonflies are a no no in a relationship.
You will have a good pedicure if you sleep while doing it… so please… add on…
Use “Ssory” if you feel really sorry …and “Sorry” if u are insincere..
Life is comfortable if there is someone there at home preparing food for you after a tiring day at work.
Always direct your affections to your loved one via an animal.. (e.g. a horse, a pet dog..etc)
When checking your blood pressure..always test twice (one for normal, one for angry)
It feels better to ROFL than to simply LOL.
Always leave memories by writing your thoughts everytime you go to the beach.
Use dishes as a way to ease your other half pain/stress.
Always practice D.I.Y in your daily life even when it comes to giving gifts.
To always think of everything in a positive way.
Not to worry about what happened today because if you don’t give it a chance how would you know it won’t work. And to worry about what to happen in the future when if does happen later on.
Always shouting as a way of ‘tuning’ before singing.
Always be number 1 because any other rank wouldn’t matter.
Resort to piggybacking in times of wanting skinship.
Wear dress/tux to a BBQ.
When cooking for husband’s little brothers be sure to insert gag into the horses mouth.
Remember the Indian dance is a nice way to keep in shape.
Fireflies are a hazard be sure to bring in water to put them out.
When visiting the 4d world of JoongBo be sure to have an exit pass so you don’t get lost.
Do not forget that fishing with people = no fish at all with the lettuce couple.
Do not wear a pair of boots when fishing in a lake. It may result in embarrassing doggy postures that would forever be immortalized by a nifty camera. Therefore resulting in black mail opportunity.
When singing in Japan remember to keep additional bucket near by when gurgling for singing warm ups.
Don’t forget to wish upon a star —some dreams do come true!
When you go mountain hiking , don’t forget to bring a moisturizer for dry skin.
When wearing short skirts be sure to rub it into your husbands face that you own yourself.
Jins the dog is a great rival and best friend. Be sure to feed him lots of non-water and make your wife jealous.
If you are happy and you know it don’t clap your hands.
When fireflies attack be sure to taunt your husband for black mail purposes.
Lettuce is obviously a water substance-no wonder the JoongBo couple is always being watered even in salt water.
Purchases of gold and silver watches is quite a fashion statement. Be sure to have the return receipt if it’s borrowed.
Karaoke is fun if you don’t normally sing for a living.
Hi fives can be a way of getting close with your husband and in-laws.
If your hubby kills joy by explaining a white lie (especially when its about a compliment)..the best solution is to give him silent treatment.
Do not pressure your wife to make food for you when she is tired.
As a manager for your wife be sure to have her slippers ready for her when she comes home.
Love your significant others child (Jins) be sure to clean and brush him very well for your wife.
Painting nails half asleep is a gift of all trades that shall impress your wife.
Smile and the world smiled with you.
Be happy don't worry.
Stay young.
Love—-means never having to say your sorry.
Don’t attempt to twist anybody’s neck if you’re not an expert like HB - you might kill somebody accidentally !
If you are going to feed a hungry wife/GF after strenous activities , prepare lots of food (eg. Ramens) so that she won’t eat your share!
And don’t give empty bottles of water !!!!!!!!!!! Your partner may not take it as a joke !( or you will panic if she chokes accidentally ! )
A flu shot is a good way of showing you care for someone …