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THE BRAVERY is sOoOoOo into my system for the nth time. i just love them. and its priceless... haha! i'll be uploading new playlist (although its like months na when i started loving their new songs and instantly downloaded it through internet) in my *multiply account* soon. you'll definitely love the songs too.

anyhow... MERRY CHRISTMAS ya all. *hugs*

in as much as i sOoOoOo wanna do the updates right now, i can't!! argh!

busier than ever! schedules are really jam packed. missed going on-line. missed the computers.

and i'm sOoOo loving my bestfriend's (together with tito and tita) stay here.

and oh by the way, the surprise party was really sobrang masaya! this is why i feel the Christmas spirit eh. haha.

will do the updates probably next year... don't miss me much.

mAdeL @ Monday, December 24, 2007

the all new "before reading my posts..." section that you'll see on the upper left side of MY page is specifically dedicated to people who did nothing but make fun of an average blogger's life and mistakes...

and oh! a little piece of advice... don't be too harsh on yourself, darling! *wink*

mAdeL @ Monday, December 17, 2007

*eh sa ayaw kong sumakay ng jeep and pedicabs eh...
*eh sa ayaw kong manood ng movie that you're so dying to watch eh...
*eh sa ayaw kong kumain jan/nyan kasi feeling ko andumi eh...
*eh sa ayaw kong pumunta dun at makipagsiksikan sa sobrang dami ng tao eh...
*eh sa ayaw kong bumili jan kasi nagamit na yan ng iba eh...
*eh sa ayaw ko na nyan kasi andami ng meron nyan...
*eh sa ayaw kong sumama kasi yun din lang naman gagawin eh...

fine! call it "kaartihan"... maarte na kung maarte! eh sa ganun ako eh... as if i care??

and i never said na...
"wag ka kaya sasakay sa mga jeeps and pedicabs..."
"hello?wag mo kaya panoorin yang movie nayan..."
"wag kang kumain jan noh! andumi-dumi kaya nyan..."
"wag kana pumunta dun noh!..."
"kadiri lang kung bibili kajan ha..."
"andami na kayang meron nyan! wag kana!..."
"wag nyo nalang kasi yan ituloy..."

well at least i'd rather be alone. i'd probably say "sige kayo nalang" or "deh ok lang noh! una nalang ako" (pangungunsensya aside)... and i never pushed someone to do things the way i do things...

eh sa mas sanay kami mag-usap in english eh! eh sa ganun kami magsalita pag magkakasama kami eh!
like duh? i do not converse in english naman whenever everybody talks in tagalog sabay ako lang yung magmamagandang magsasalita ng english diba...

eh sa gimikera ako eh!
and i have nothing against people who opt to stay in the house and rest during friday and saturday nights.

eh sa minsan i choose "the" passion over being with my friends eh!
i won't eagerly tell you to cancel the get together porket wala ako. i'd never ask you to adjust your scheds for me.

eh sa i'm never the person who loves to have super daming friends and impress every people i meet to the point na mamalastic ako and pretend to be someone i'm not.

and i'd rather be with few real friends than have a huge social life nga but i'm not showing the real me naman.

and i'm so not planning to run next election noh... haha.

and i know that i can NEVER please everybody... so why waste time and effort right? why pretend?? for me, there's no point talaga...

so... never mind someone else's bussiness okay?!...
and we're leaving in a free country anyway!

mAdeL @ Monday, December 17, 2007

PROUD and BRAG...

come on! there's a HUGE difference between those two words right? (well i guess every mature person probably knows the difference.)

one of the things that God wants us to have is the gift of humility... of being humble. and this (the conversation after this sentence), as we all know, is NOT the perfect example of humility...

girl 1: sincerely saying "yeee, ang pretty mo talaga."
girl 2: "nyak!" or "hindi noh!" or "ainako nambobola kana naman" or "hindi naman??!" or "anu ba? ichura ko kaya!"

perhaps by saying simple "thank you" and genuinely accepting what that person said would be better diba?

and humility starts within our self...

we should know our strengths and weaknesses. (with all humility)
we should know and examine our "inner us". (with all humility)
we should know our capabilities... our fortes, where we're good at. (with all humility)

then we should flaunt and be proud of it!
and be "humble" about it...

humility doesn't mean na if you're good at certain thing parang you have to "hide" it so that other people would not think na you're mayabang or you're just bragging or whatsoever. na tipong you have to "hide" it for they might say "ang yabang naman nya porket magaling xa dun".

whenever we feel blessed, don't you just think it's human nature to be proud for being blessed or say it out loud na "yhei i'm good at this!"? but then the humility should be there padin talaga. humility as in knowing na you're really good at that certain field talaga...

it's sad how most people think na you're being boastful lang where in fact you're just being proud. it's sad how a person (always) wants to be the "best" among others. *sigh* it's sad how a person compares himself to other people's ability.

humility, i think, starts by evaluating yourself... being able to know your capabilities. now if you have "the" talent or you are capable of doing such things... then you must be proud of it!... you must do it!... you even have to develop it... you must share it... and most importantly, you must not use that strength to make fun of other people and tell them, perhaps make them feel, that they're stupid for not being able to do what you're capable of doing... as good as how you do it.

for your strength could be someone else's weakness. try to help... try to share. and your strength might help improve that person's weakness.

talking other person's weakness behind their back is NEVER good. it's better if we'll tell it to them straight nalang (truth sometimes hurts, honey) instead of saying others na "ang tanga nya kaya on that field." a mature and composed person would never do it... a person with values and right attitude would never-never do it. and i believe that being "plastic" is equal to immaturity.

being able to know people's individuality is really important. one must know how to respect other people's strengths and weaknesses as well.

now if i'd be given the chance to choose? i'd definitely go for the right attitude over being super smart that tends to be egoistic... (for i know i still tend to be self-centered talaga. and i know i'm not smart-smart... thank God i'm not smart!)

nobody's perfect for sure. now if you think you're super close to being perfect, or even consider yourself as the guru on that certain thing... well might as well consider other people's imperfections...

"if you think someone's way better than you, be happy for them."
- a line from a super kind-hearted-friend *lar's* blog. so true! (now say buh-bye to insecurities. haha.)

to be continued...

mAdeL @ Monday, December 17, 2007

bow to ria's convincing powers for she was able to convince me to ride a jeepney outside cavite. (maarte na sa maarte pero naman kaseee!!) which would never be possible without the public vehicles' scheduled strike today. argh!

ORIGINAL PLAN: go to uste after my 1:00-4:00 pm community service to watch raffy's basketball game.

on my way to uste, ria texted me saying raffy's game will be moved the next day due to sudden suspension of classes in ust. (like i'm few minutes away to ust na kaya!) since i've had enough hassle that afternoon, i decided to invite her nalang to podium... then she agreed. nice!!

(we walked around ust, i met new ust people, saw friends from high school and elementary, went to ria's place, etcetera, etcetera...)

now here's the story...we're standing-waiting in front of chowking along espana for more than 30-super-long-minutes na. plan B was to go to podium diba yet ended up planning for a trinoma-night. (although i really don't find the place "maganda" talaga. errr... well in all fairness, trinoma's 'food choices' is OK naman.. the food choices ALONE! hehe.) so after a few minutes more, ria's begging na like "patusin" na namin riding an fx to trinoma. fine! since every cab's occupied talaga... tipong as in LAHAT!! whatdaf?!?
now struggling to find an fx... would you imagine for like after an hour?? we got an F for not being able to find one.

after few more minutes (she's a bit hungry na kasi), she actually suggested going to sm san lazaro instead of going to the second-choice-after-podium-that-took-her-hundred-guts-to-"convince"-me trinoma. and there's no other way to get there but to ride a jeepney. initially, i didn't agree talaga. sobrang nOoOo!! kamusta naman sa polusyon and the rude jeepney drivers right? and madel = super no-no to sm malls. but with those never-ending "pangungunsensya" and she was like "gutom nako" and all lines. plus the pollution din while waiting for a cab or an fx for like 2-long-hours... WALA NAKONG MAGAGAWA KUNDI PUMAYAG!!!

and so since, according to ria, the sceneario's really worth blogging for... super memorable and she's super proud of herself and her convincing powers-kuno... she did take this picture saying "i-blog mo to ha... ha? ha? ha?". jeep plus sm san lazaro? super bow talaga to ria!!

had fun with a real good friend though. it was like months since i last saw her eh. we really did a lot of catching up and major photo-ops. (i'm posting the pictures in my *multiply* soon.) whaaa!! so much for the details... inaantok nako eh!!

off the topic. THE BESTFRIEND'S SPENDING HIS CHRISTMAS BREAK HERE IN PINAS. with tito and tita as well. YAHOoOoOo!!...

bye.

mAdeL @ Friday, December 14, 2007

i was running L-A-T-E for my third class this morning. oh well the usuals, i took a van from imus to vito cruz, and a cab from ocampo to taft. (where the hell were the orange jeepneys, huh?? i am sOoOo busted!!) same old streets, same edifice, those stingy-slash-persistent (very persistent!) pedicab drivers were still there waiting to be called and waiting to be paid on a high amount of moolah for their rude acts on the streets... like duh? who would want to ask for their rude service anyway, i know i won't!! i hate those stingy pedicabs AND drivers. argh.

anyhow, i had to walk a bit (like for three blocks) as a daily routine. passed by ministop, bpi, cyberts, jobee, etcetera, etcetera and yes... the famous starbucks taft. the very very famous starbucks. and the line outside the cafe just instantly caught my attention. would you actually belive? the line's like half kilometer away from their door! sounds exaggerated but hei, i myself didn't even imagine that this would ever happen in the whole history of starbucks taft the fact that la salle main and csb, st. scho, numerous condominium units are just within the vicinity and like a few walks away from their location. then i just laughed inside.

amazing how starbucks double, or even triple their sales during christmas season...

...for planner's sake. haha. i stopped collecting after my 8th sticker more than two weeks ago because denis and jake, baristas from stabucks eastwood, together with the management, guarantee us planners before the year ends. and since we are "the" regulars of the branch (lalo na the ateneo boys for like almost everyday and everynight) they're like giving us sort of a starbucks citywalk special treatment and they'll give instant planner for the 6 of us, plus! some benefits or whatever-i-still-don't know. lakas!! haha. i guess that's the reward of being an addict! we don't need to collect those stickers for the planner, like the process of availing stickers when you buy a drink, show the card to the baristas once you finish filling all the empty spaces and voila... one starbucks planner for you. but i must say the promo goes along with their real superb products. we're just extra lucky, we'll get it instantly for our loyalty... lovely!=) a real christmas present. yhei!!

however, if i would be asked, i won't eagerly collect the stickers for 2008's planner because last year's promo really boomed big time (which is good. but i hate it when i see people begin to like something i liked for like a decade ago pa... like from songs, to fashion... argh!) unlike 2006's planner, sobrang few lang kami meron nun. *proud* and that planner's less bulky although i must say last year's and this year's are more artistic than that of 2006. now i just give my starbucks-stamped-at-the-back-of-receipts to my friends who collect the stickers. *wink*

and oh by the way, when we had a drink last night (december 4) at starbucks podium, the conversation with the barista goes like this...
barista: “madel, may i have your card for the sticker? tapos kana magcollect?” (smiles)
madel: “nah i do not collect anymore eh.”
barista: “ah we have a promo kasi, two stickers when you avail a drink. it’s our aniversary treat. hanggang saturday lang.”
madel: “could you stamp the receipt nalang.” (smiles)
barista: "sure"
madel: "thanks"

and blah blah blah...
and oh by the way, happy anniversary starbucks! *hugs*

and probably that adds up the reason behind the unusual-counter-line in starbucks taft. the a-cup-for-two-stickers promo.

ain't we... i mean starbucks, real fortunate for having "us"? haha.

mAdeL @ Wednesday, December 05, 2007