The blog entry below by my friend Marks pretty much summarizes my recent thoughts.
"Some battles aren’t meant to be won; other ideas should be left unspoken. Some beliefs should be kept under wraps, certain secrets should be hidden. In the thick of battle, when you’ve lost half your army , you need to make the call lick your wounds in retreat, or muster enough courage and face defeat?"
- MAS (1980 - 2007)
... I guess I'm calling it quits.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Pata Pata Pata Pon
I'm really not a big fan of psp, but this one got me hooked and chanting...
pata pata pata pon! pon pon patapon! =)
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Dayuhan sa Sariling Bayan
Itong nakaraang linggo, sunod sunod na bisita ang dumating sa opisina namin, 2 tiga States, and 1 tiga UK. I had the chance to meet and mingle with them and in a sense be their unofficial Tourist Guide at least for the 2 Americans.hehehe!
At alam niyo ba kung anung na realize ko???
HINDI PA AKONG PWEDENG TOURIST GUIDE! hahahahahah!
Baket kamo? 1st day, they asked kung what would be the best souvenirs that they can bring home from the Philippines -- first time kasi pareho nung 2 Americans dito.Man, wala talaga akong maisip. Puro pagkain ang suggestions ko..Dried Mango -- actually..eto nga lang yata na suggest ko..hahahah! Tapos, naisip ko mga handicraft, saka yung sarong...pero hello...not much. So sabi ko, try nila punta sa MOA, may malaking store dun ng mga Philippine souvenirs. hehehe! Tapos, I took them to lunch at Max's, we ordered syempre yung chicken, tapos Pancit Canton, Sinigang na Hipon and halo halo. They said I was good with describing what each food is or has (Ha! nadala lang sa bilis ko magsalita.hehehe!). Pero kung di lang nila alam, sobrang nangamote ako sa pag iisip ng difference between Pancit Bihon at Pancit Canton (sinabi ko yung type ng noodles lang), at kung san nga ba nanggaling yung UBE (sabi ko from some root crop -- di ko maalala yung english ng Kamote! hahahah!) nung tinanong nila. At I had to explain yung Squid balls din pala..sus, nakita niyo sana yung expression nung guy na expat nung ni iisa isa ko yung ingredients ng Pancit canton at namention ko yung Squid balls. He was trying so hard not to react, but he couldn't help it. Kaya inunahan ko na.hehehehe!
Tapos, I was able to tell them about some of the most recommended places in Manila and the Philippines itself to go to, especially the beaches. I told them, Boracay, Palawan, Bohol, Cebu at Davao. But when they asked kung napuntahan ko na daw ba...buti na lang..out of the 5, Boracay napuntahan ko na..hahaha! Kung hindi, kakahiya naman di ba, nagrecommend ako ng place na ako mismo di ko pa napupuntahan..hahaha! amazing talaga.hehehe! Sana nitanong na lang nila ako kung ilang islands meron ang Pilipinas, para nasabi ko.."High Tide or Low Tide?" hehehe!!
Then came the 2nd day, I only had lunch with one of the expats, together with 2 of my colleagues from our Manila office. We took her to a grill something restaurant na 1st time ko pa ding mapupuntahan. When our food came -- parang 2 set ng fiesta meals yata yun yung tipong halo halo, madaming ulam tapos may kanin, na nasa dahon ng saging, ang dami kong di kinakain dahil sa either allergic ako, or talagang di lang ako kumakain nun talaga.hehehe! Shucks, eh bago pa naman kumain yung expat, nititignan niya muna ako, or kami kung panu namin kakainin. Like yung kare-kare with bagoong...I don't normally eat bagoong, so talagang kare kare lang. Or yung manggang hilaw...Di ko talaga gusto yung manggang hilaw with bagoong, bihirang bihira akong kumakain nyan. Pero para naman maipakita ko sa knya, twice akong kumain nung mangga slices with bagoong na sobrang asim...talaga...buti na lang..in fairness masarap yung bagoong..so medyo I was able to enjoy it na rin. Pero yung isang fish, Tanigue..di talaga pde...maryosep, allergic ako dun.
Mas marami pa yata akong piniling di kainin kesa sa kanya. Saka nung natikman ko na masarap yung bagoong, mas ako pa yung may reaction na "Mmmmn, this is good, I like it." heheheheh!
Tapos, on the 3rd day, I had to drop them off at Shangri-La Makati. While we were in the cab, they asked me about the jeepneys, the tricycles and Filipino past times-- ha! kung may score yun? I would say I got a 110% sa mga sagot ko..hehehehe! Pero, nung nitanong nila ako ng "Where does your electricity come from?" ang sagot ko??!!
"MERALCO" hahahahahahahahhaha! I mean..syempre di ko naman sinabing Meralco lang. I gave an explanation of course. I told them, "we have this one company that supplies the electricity called Meralco" pero alam mo yun, I couldn't explain where we actually get the electricity. I mean, I know malamang galing sa isang planta or something, pero the system of how it works?? I do not know.hehehe! Sana man lang alam ko iexplain kung panu na susupply di ba para man lang ma naging interesting.hehehe! Tapos, may follow-up question pa..hehehe! they said "You guys have your own oil and gasoline reserves right?" -- Napaisip ako, meron nga ba? Tapos, naisip ko...kung meron kami nun, malamang mayaman na Pilipinas, eh medyo di pa tayo ganun kayaman, kaya sinabi ko..."No, we import them from Saudi Arabia" --- SAUDI ARABIA???!!!! I was thinking Middle East, pero Saudi ang nsabi ko..amazing. Maryosep, baket ba ako absent nung nagturo ng Philippine History, Economics, at Geography. So nag change topic na ako, nikuwento ko na lang yung dispute sa Spratley Island.
Finally on the 4th day, we had lunch at the Old Spaghetti House, so it's a relief since there was no need for any explanations and they won't have to wait and watch for us to show them how to eat the food. But we talked about balot, habang niloloko sila nung 2 kong kasama na papatry sa kanila yung balot, ako tahimik lang, kasi..ako mismo, di ko din kaya kainin yung lahat lahat sa balot.hehehe! Tapos eto na, dinner at Masas. As usual, explain, explain, at naulet na naman yung day 2 lunch scenario.hehehe! May manggang hilaw at bagoong na naman, at meron na namang fish na di ko kayang kainin.hehehehe! Pero again, yung manggang hilaw, nag paunlak ako at kumain ulet ng isang slice with bagoong para maipakita ko ulet sa kanila. hehehe!
So yun, after everything, I just realized na medyo madami dami pa din pala akong dapat malaman, mapuntahan at matikman dito sa Pilipinas, para naman mas maging effective akong tourist guide.hehehe! I mean, I am used to dealing and communicating with foreigners, may kachikahan na akong tiga-England when I was only 7 or 8 years old and I have an American uncle (my aunt's hubby), pero iba pala pag ang kwentuhan ay tungkol sa bansa mo na.hehehe! Medyo kelangan ko ng review para naman wag akong magmukhang dayuhan sa sarili kong bayan. amazing no.hehehe!
At alam niyo ba kung anung na realize ko???
HINDI PA AKONG PWEDENG TOURIST GUIDE! hahahahahah!
Baket kamo? 1st day, they asked kung what would be the best souvenirs that they can bring home from the Philippines -- first time kasi pareho nung 2 Americans dito.Man, wala talaga akong maisip. Puro pagkain ang suggestions ko..Dried Mango -- actually..eto nga lang yata na suggest ko..hahahah! Tapos, naisip ko mga handicraft, saka yung sarong...pero hello...not much. So sabi ko, try nila punta sa MOA, may malaking store dun ng mga Philippine souvenirs. hehehe! Tapos, I took them to lunch at Max's, we ordered syempre yung chicken, tapos Pancit Canton, Sinigang na Hipon and halo halo. They said I was good with describing what each food is or has (Ha! nadala lang sa bilis ko magsalita.hehehe!). Pero kung di lang nila alam, sobrang nangamote ako sa pag iisip ng difference between Pancit Bihon at Pancit Canton (sinabi ko yung type ng noodles lang), at kung san nga ba nanggaling yung UBE (sabi ko from some root crop -- di ko maalala yung english ng Kamote! hahahah!) nung tinanong nila. At I had to explain yung Squid balls din pala..sus, nakita niyo sana yung expression nung guy na expat nung ni iisa isa ko yung ingredients ng Pancit canton at namention ko yung Squid balls. He was trying so hard not to react, but he couldn't help it. Kaya inunahan ko na.hehehehe!
Tapos, I was able to tell them about some of the most recommended places in Manila and the Philippines itself to go to, especially the beaches. I told them, Boracay, Palawan, Bohol, Cebu at Davao. But when they asked kung napuntahan ko na daw ba...buti na lang..out of the 5, Boracay napuntahan ko na..hahaha! Kung hindi, kakahiya naman di ba, nagrecommend ako ng place na ako mismo di ko pa napupuntahan..hahaha! amazing talaga.hehehe! Sana nitanong na lang nila ako kung ilang islands meron ang Pilipinas, para nasabi ko.."High Tide or Low Tide?" hehehe!!
Then came the 2nd day, I only had lunch with one of the expats, together with 2 of my colleagues from our Manila office. We took her to a grill something restaurant na 1st time ko pa ding mapupuntahan. When our food came -- parang 2 set ng fiesta meals yata yun yung tipong halo halo, madaming ulam tapos may kanin, na nasa dahon ng saging, ang dami kong di kinakain dahil sa either allergic ako, or talagang di lang ako kumakain nun talaga.hehehe! Shucks, eh bago pa naman kumain yung expat, nititignan niya muna ako, or kami kung panu namin kakainin. Like yung kare-kare with bagoong...I don't normally eat bagoong, so talagang kare kare lang. Or yung manggang hilaw...Di ko talaga gusto yung manggang hilaw with bagoong, bihirang bihira akong kumakain nyan. Pero para naman maipakita ko sa knya, twice akong kumain nung mangga slices with bagoong na sobrang asim...talaga...buti na lang..in fairness masarap yung bagoong..so medyo I was able to enjoy it na rin. Pero yung isang fish, Tanigue..di talaga pde...maryosep, allergic ako dun.
Mas marami pa yata akong piniling di kainin kesa sa kanya. Saka nung natikman ko na masarap yung bagoong, mas ako pa yung may reaction na "Mmmmn, this is good, I like it." heheheheh!
Tapos, on the 3rd day, I had to drop them off at Shangri-La Makati. While we were in the cab, they asked me about the jeepneys, the tricycles and Filipino past times-- ha! kung may score yun? I would say I got a 110% sa mga sagot ko..hehehehe! Pero, nung nitanong nila ako ng "Where does your electricity come from?" ang sagot ko??!!
"MERALCO" hahahahahahahahhaha! I mean..syempre di ko naman sinabing Meralco lang. I gave an explanation of course. I told them, "we have this one company that supplies the electricity called Meralco" pero alam mo yun, I couldn't explain where we actually get the electricity. I mean, I know malamang galing sa isang planta or something, pero the system of how it works?? I do not know.hehehe! Sana man lang alam ko iexplain kung panu na susupply di ba para man lang ma naging interesting.hehehe! Tapos, may follow-up question pa..hehehe! they said "You guys have your own oil and gasoline reserves right?" -- Napaisip ako, meron nga ba? Tapos, naisip ko...kung meron kami nun, malamang mayaman na Pilipinas, eh medyo di pa tayo ganun kayaman, kaya sinabi ko..."No, we import them from Saudi Arabia" --- SAUDI ARABIA???!!!! I was thinking Middle East, pero Saudi ang nsabi ko..amazing. Maryosep, baket ba ako absent nung nagturo ng Philippine History, Economics, at Geography. So nag change topic na ako, nikuwento ko na lang yung dispute sa Spratley Island.
Finally on the 4th day, we had lunch at the Old Spaghetti House, so it's a relief since there was no need for any explanations and they won't have to wait and watch for us to show them how to eat the food. But we talked about balot, habang niloloko sila nung 2 kong kasama na papatry sa kanila yung balot, ako tahimik lang, kasi..ako mismo, di ko din kaya kainin yung lahat lahat sa balot.hehehe! Tapos eto na, dinner at Masas. As usual, explain, explain, at naulet na naman yung day 2 lunch scenario.hehehe! May manggang hilaw at bagoong na naman, at meron na namang fish na di ko kayang kainin.hehehehe! Pero again, yung manggang hilaw, nag paunlak ako at kumain ulet ng isang slice with bagoong para maipakita ko ulet sa kanila. hehehe!
So yun, after everything, I just realized na medyo madami dami pa din pala akong dapat malaman, mapuntahan at matikman dito sa Pilipinas, para naman mas maging effective akong tourist guide.hehehe! I mean, I am used to dealing and communicating with foreigners, may kachikahan na akong tiga-England when I was only 7 or 8 years old and I have an American uncle (my aunt's hubby), pero iba pala pag ang kwentuhan ay tungkol sa bansa mo na.hehehe! Medyo kelangan ko ng review para naman wag akong magmukhang dayuhan sa sarili kong bayan. amazing no.hehehe!
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