in my wooden box

Feb 6-7 are awesome dates of my life! After 3 long years I was able to go back to Tagaytay. Sobrang saya at daming experiences. For me Tagaytay is one of the best place to go to kapag sobrang stress ka na and you want to leave everything that worries you behind.

This is also were another set of "firsts" happened in my life for this year:

1. I was able to ride a horse..yes as in sakay talga. Hindi yung sumakay lang ako sa likod tapos nagpapicture. This is a real horseback riding experience with little horseback riding lessons on the side..hehe. (Salamat kay Ate na guide ko.) At dahil sobrang minahal ko si Diana (name ng horse) heto at nagpapicture kameng dalawa. (shy nga lang siya..:) )











Taal Volacano may not be as tall as Apo or Everest but I'm proud that I am able to reach the peak. And being on top of it is one of the ahhh...moments of my life.





 
And so for that we will jump for success and for another higher aim next time....


In life sometimes it's not the destination that really counts but the journey itself to reach that destination. That's where character builds.

“ Over the course of the average lifetime you meet a lot of people. Some of them stick with you through thick and thin. Some weave their way through your life and disappear forever. But once in a while someone comes along who earns a permanent place in your heart. ”

-the wonder years

 

And you...yes you despite everything...will always have a special place in my heart.

Guide to love (2) – Heartbreak

As previously discussed Cupid is a terrible shot. So when aiming for a person's heart with an arrow he frequently misses. This is okay, unfortunately he sometimes hits the target but the arrow does not pierce the heart in the correct manner, the result is heartbreak.
A little biology. Many people assume hearts to be red through and through. This is not true. Hearts all appear red on the outside, however this is due to the outer layer consisting of the rubbery stuff they wrap babybels with.
When a heart gets damaged a tough coal like layer forms under the red outer layer, this is the black part of the diagram. However as time passes without damage the edges soften and a soft pink goo fills in between the black and red layers. This happens every time the heart is damaged, so similarly to with trees you can tell how many times someone has been heartbroken by counting rings. At the centre of all hearts is a fire, however if too many layers form around the heart the warmth of the fire ceases to be able to reach the outside – how sad.

There are seven main types of heartbreak:

1. The arrow sails right through: The result is falling madly in love, albeit briefly, with the first person you see. This can be quite embarrassing in the short term as running up to someone on the street, shouting "I love you!" and grabbing a boob or a crotch is generally frowned upon. However this causes no long term damage to the heart.
2. The arrow glances the heart and cuts it: This is initially very painful. The heart becomes very tender and leads to drunken whining along the lines of "Why don't you love me?" *Sob*. Fortunately the affect usually wears off by morning.
3. The arrow hits the heart but bounces off, leaving a bruise: This is a simple Do-you-want-to-go-out-sometime?-No-thanks situation, rather than a Do-you-want-to-go-out-sometime?-Ewww-you-make-me-want-to-shove-my-fingers-down-my-throat-I-have-to-go-take-several-showers-to-get-rid-of-the-grossness-of-being-asked-out-by-you! type scenario. Again there is no long term damage, but you should take care with the heart for a while, because it will be a bit sore.
4. The arrow digs in, but snaps off leaving a fragment in the heart: This can be quite nasty. This happens when you ask someone out and they say yes, but rapidly lose interest. Ultimately it doesn't cause too much damage, buy it's a bit annoying.
5. The arrow tears a chunk off the heart: The hole means that you are susceptable to developing huge crushes based on physical infatuation. If dealt with correctly this isn't a problem, it only becomes so if you leave the wound open to the elements. Most cases of stalking are a result of carelessness in this area.
6. The heart gets mangled: This happens during messy break ups. In this case Cupid got the shot right, unfortunately your chosen love decides to pull the arrow out with the delicacy of an elephant doing decoupage. This causes mass tissue damage and the heart struggles to survive. It's all kinds of painful.
7. Critical Fault: This is the worst. Cupid again is right on target, but unfortunately the arrow snags on something and is yanked out through the top causing a crack. It's circumstances beyong Cupid's your or anyone else control – it's just a bitch. If not treated carefully the heart can break in two and become completely useless. The common response to this eventuality is to go "ow! ow! ow-ee! ow-ee! ow!

resourced from http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/mwalker/entry/guide_to_love_2/

 

    Laughtrip to si Vice Ganda =))

• (Nakakita sya ng gwapo, di nkapagpigil)
• Vice: Hi, ano pangalan mo?
• Gwapo: Ako po?
• Vice: Hindi sila, may nkikita ka pbang tao? Malamang ikaw, ang tanga. ;)
• (Sa gasoline station, pagbaba nya ng window)
• Gas boy: Magpapagas po?
• Vice: Hindi magpapacofine ako. Malamang magpapagas gasolinahan ‘to db? Alangan magpaconfine ako dto, tpos dextrose ko yung unleaded gasoline nyo, at ayun na yung ikakamatay ko. ;))
• (Sumakay sya ng jeep na walang laman papuntang palengke)
• Vice: Manong bayad po.
• Manong1: Ilan ‘to?
• Vice: Ay manong 2 yan, nkakahiya kasi syo, kahit ako lang mag-isa sakay mo, 2 na ibabayad ko, libre na kita kahit sayo tong jeep. ;)))
• (Bababa na sya)
• Vice: Manong, para.
• Manong1: Bababa ka na?
• Vice: Ay hindi manong, sasakay ako. Sasakay ako ulit, dun nman ako sa bubong, mas presko kasi dun.
• (2nd attempt)
• Vice: Para ho.
• Manong1: Dyan ba sa tabi?
• Vice: Ay hindi manong. Dun ako sa gitna, sa gitna para masagasaan ako.
• (Binaba siya sa gitna)
• Vice mabundol ng isa pang jeep…
• Manong2: Nasaktan ka ba?
• Vice: (naasar) Ay hindi, nag-enjoy ako. Ulitin natin, bunguin mo pa. Isa pa! Dali! Ang sarap kasi! Nkabundol ka tapos itatanong mo kung msakit? Ikaw kaya bundulin ko? Tapos i-sahre mo skin feelings mo, kaya na-enjoy mo, sige magbunguan tayo. Laruin ntin, ipauso ntin, bungu-bunguan.

My boss (the best boss in the whole wide world...hehe) asked me to scan this comic strip. Aside from the humor we get from the simple inquisition of a son to his father about man's certain attitude towards driving, we realize that it is so true.
Hindi ko alam...hindi ako marunong mag-drive(though I love to learn) kung ano ang nag-uudyok sa isang tao na magalit sa kapwa niya driver sa gitna ng kalsada lalo na kung nagit-gitan siya.
Is it because maybe he has personal issues troubling him and then here comes a reckless driver(maybe drunk, and like him has personal issues as well) in the midst of T.R.A.F.F.I.C and this reckless driver gets on this other guy's way and then boom!...You know what's happen next.

Hindi ko sinasabing mga lalaki lang ang kadalasang walang manners and right conduct sa pagmamaneho. Subalit sila ang madalas na nasasangkot sa mga ganitong gulo sa kalsada. Napakaraming kaso na ng patayan ang nangyari dahil sa simpleng away sa trapik. Kamakailan lang ay nahuli ang isang suspek sa pagpatay sa isang anak ng isang government official dahil muli sa away sa kalsada sa gitna na madugong engkwentro  Ilang beses na din na ako mismo ay nakapanood ng pagtatalo ng 2 drayber dahil hindi nagbigay ang isa.  Mga pagmumura, dirty fingers, mga paghahamon ng away.
At ilang beses na din na bang pinuna ng mga lalaking drayber ang kahinaan ng mga babae sa pagmamaneho? At dahil sa babae ako...nasasaktan ako pag nakakarinig ako ng mga ganitong komento.

Hindi isyu kung babae o lalaki ang may hawak sa manibela at may dala sa sasakyan. Hindi isyu ang kasarian.
Hindi rin isyu kung kanino kang anak, kung mamahalin ang sasakyan mo o simpleng jeep lang. Kung matalino o hindi ka nakapg-aral. Ang isyu ay kung anong klaseng tao ka ba habang nasa gitna ka ng kalsada kasabay ng iba pang mga uri ng tao.

Meet Kiki, Boy Wonder, alive and well after eight days under the rubble of earthquake-blitzed Port au Prince.

Kiki was saved after an incredible operation, in the Nazan district of the Haitan capital, mounted by US earthquake experts.

The heroes and heroines were members of urban rescue squads from New York and Virginia, some of whom had been involved in the 9/11 horrors of New York in 2001.

©Matthew McDermott / Polaris / eyevine

(i saw this this article and photo and instantly showed us how in the midst of tragedy a simple heroism can touch our hearts and change our lives forever...:)