not much time to stay, not my internet account.. what can I say. just a brief post to verify my existence. yo, silverh, EK’s been flashing itself upon me this morning. wanna go on the 8th?
i know i haven’t said anything bout the past days, i think i need a few more to refuel before i do. as you can see my typing looks lazy today, that’s coz i am.
well i gotta run. good luck with your meeting with boss man, silverh.
c”,)
As to hunther’s blog, I have my own useless Game facts, expanded version haha.
Male : Vincent
Female : On hold; I thought I liked Tifa. But coz hunther said so, I’m givin’ Aeris a chance ’til I finish.
Favorite FFVIII character :
Male : Irvine (runner-up)
Female : Rinoa, what can I say, she’s just too pretty.
Favorite FFIX character : Sorry, I can’t pick any. I didn’t grow so fond of IX
Favorite FFX character :
Male : Auron
Female : Yuna. Well, I like all the girls.
Over-all Favorite FF character:
Male: Squall
Female: Yuna (in FF X-2)
What I think are the best FF games?
1. FFX
2. FFVIII
3. FFVII
What can I do, I played PS2 first. Maybe if i finish FFVII soon I’d change my mind on 2 and 3.
1st Runner-up Favorite Squaresoft RPG: Chrono Cross
Favorite Chrono Cross character: Kid Schala!
Favorite Car Game: Midnight Club 2! (Rockstar)
Favorite Strategy Game: Civilization 3
Favorite Java Game (on N6610) : Tom and Jerry
Favorite PC Game to watch being played by silverh: Max Payne
I finally got around the Wutai part of FFVII. Yey for me.
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Tomorrow is Marla’s wedding day… last minute preps are in order.
So far, what do we have planned? Nothing exraordinary. The main thing that buggers me is how I”m gonna restring my guitar. I can’t play well unless I get it restrung with nylon. The metal ones are getting a bit rusty and I’d cut my finger in a minute… If only there was someone around capable enough to restring it for me… Sigh.
Otherwise I gotta go to the mall and buy me a karaoke tape. Buying a CD karaoke seems too extravagant for a single wedding song. Double sigh.
Guess I’ll see ya’ll again soon.
Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years.
Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it’s like to love and be loved in return.
Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.
Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance;Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.
Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.
Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn’t live long enough to get the opportunity.
Should you find yourself the victim of other people’s bitterness,ignorance,smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them.
Do these today so you won’t be a deadbeat when you hit the big 3-0.
1. Build a good credit history. Time will come when you’ll have to borrow
money from the bank to buy a car or a house, or start a business. Banks
rarely grant loans to people who have no experience handling credit. As
soon
as you’re able, get yourself a credit card and manage it wisely. This is
the
easiest way to build good credit history.
Almost doing it.
2. Set up an emergency fund. As a rule of thumb, always have around 3 to 6
months’ salary on stand-by in the bank. You’ll have more peace of mind
knowing you’re protected (at least for the short-term) from sudden
financial
upheavals like losing your job.
Gotta do this one. Constantly.
3. Set up a retirement fund. The earlier you start preparing for
retirement,
the smaller the amount you’ll need to save every month, because your money
has more time to grow. Don’t think you’re too young to start building your
nest egg. If you play your cards right, your future may be so secure by the
time you’re 40 that you won’t have to work anymore.
Gotta do more of this.
4. Buy life, health, and disability insurance. A life insurance policy is a
must if you have dependents. If you don’t, think of it more as something
that can augment your retirement fund. Health and disability insurance are
absolute musts. The company you work for may already be providing this as a
standard employee benefit, but sometimes it’s better to get your own plan
so
you’ll know you’re protected even when you switch jobs.
Got to get more of this.
5. Make a will. You have nothing more than your CD collection and designer
shoes to give away in case you died tomorrow. It’s good to be familiar with
estate planning early on. You’ll want to make sure your assets will go to
the right people if you croak unexpectedly. The absence of a will means the
government gets to decide who will benefit from the fruits of your labor.
You don’t want that.
Definitely not. I’m doing it first thing later.
Whew. One document down. Two more to go. Lunchtime! I wonder how the rest of the day will go. I doubt the nominations for faculty regent in our college will conclude today. I must be at Philcoa by 6:30 later today to pick up this thing from Ice. And, I am hoping to go home tomorrow morning.
I’ll be serving as officer-in-charge for the next couple of days, since my boss is out for a symposium in Tagaytay. I have 2 documents to finish by the end of the month and there are a couple of things boss has left unfinished that I need to oversee.
US President George W. Bush visits our country today. Yesterday afternoon, on my way home to Laguna, they were already protesters flooding the street on our way out of the University. Silverh and I stood at the faculty center waiting shed, anticipating a homeward bound journey, me to Pacita and him to Marikina. We were greeted not by a Pantranco jeep, but this awfully dense crowd walking (quite slowly) on the Academic Oval, as if a walking a hearse, wearing predominantly red and black garments. The first few rows were chanting “Bush, Bush go away, isama mo si GMA.” A few more rows later, the chants grew incoherent, as they were obviously too many to chant in unison. What struck me about this mass of people was the volume of curly-haired dark-skinned aborigine-like men towards the end of the massive queue. Are these the Filipino indigents? They seemed to walk aimlessly, carrying white translucent bags of what looked like bread and rice. Made me think whether they knew what they were doing, or were they just paid to carry the food rations for everyone?
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What exactly are they protesting about?
They were calling Bush the number one world terrorist. They’re calling Bush a liar, owing to the fact that he declared war upon Iraq, saying that it was hiding weapons of mass destruction. They’re calling him the new Hitler, using military power and the aggression of war against any country he wishes, just to solve the worsening crises in the United States. They’re calling Arroyo a puppy gone crazy, welcoming Bush as his right hand in Asia. They’re also calling her a liar, owing to broken promises to her country, most likely the particular promise that she would not run on May 2004.
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So, today is the day. I woke up a bit after 11 a.m., hearing my mom fussing about the news on TV. She was saying that my brother, who works in NAIA, said that Bush would arrive 1220H. He was right.
I was up and, having nothing more important to do today, decided to follow the events. I took some TV captures. I dunno if they turned out too good, but anyhow, they were fun to do. So here’s my report. For TV captures, please go here. (still a broken link, sorry, have not uploaded)
Purple’s Report on the State Visit of US President George Walter Bush to the Republic of the Philippines
Arrival
12:12 The first BOEING 747 carrying the advanced party of the US President lands in Villamor Air Base, Pasay
City.
Susan Enriquez from GMA falsely announced that this was already AIR FORCE ONE. It was obviously not.
She retracted the report a few minutes later.
12:19 AIR FORCE ONE lands in Villamor Air Base. Marine helicopters whizzed around the Air Field around this time until Bush left the place.
12:32 US President Bush emerges from Air Force Once with First Lady Laura. RP Vice President Teofisto Guingona, RP Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople and US Ambassador to the RP __ welcome them.
My mom and I were half-hoping to see Harrison Ford alight from the plane.
12:36 President Bush’s entourage leaves Villamor Air Base.
Offering of Wreath to the National Hero
1:08 President Bush’s entourage arrives in Rizal Monument, Rizal Park, City of Manila.
At this moment, my dad notices how thick and heavy the car doors of Bush’s stretch limousine looked.
1:13 Bush alights from car with Laura, Mayor Lito Atienza receives them.
Lito Atienza reminded me a lot here of Rudy Guliani of New York.
1:15 Bush lays wreath of flowers as offering for Philippine National Hero Gat Jose Rizal.
He doesn’t lay a hand on the wreath. It looked heavy, around 2-3 feet in diameter. He looked a lot roasted under the afternoon sun, my mom was crying out, “Oii, nasusunog na si Bush!”
Philippine Navy Band plays Ang Bayan Ko’y Tanging Ikaw.
The band played another traditional song that I didn’t recognize.
1:18 Bush leaves Rizal Park.
My mom says, “Mukhang mabait yung asawa niya.”
State Arrival Ceremony
1:26 Bush arrives in Malaca�an
g Palace grounds, City of Manila. RP President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Mike receives them.
It was sort of disgusting to see Mike Arroyo in the background. For a moment there my mom noticed how Laura seemed to stride faster than him, as if avoiding being escorted by him. Gloria looked so dwarfy even with a not-so-tall American President and First Lady flanking her.
1:27 Band plays Star-Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key).
W. and Laura hold their palms against their chests.
1:29 Band plays Lupang Hinirang (Felipe Agoncillo).
Arroyo and Mike hold their palms against their chests.
1:30 Band plays Leron Leron Sinta.
1:38 Bush and First Lady Laura enter Malaca�ang Palace.
Along the way, the path the guests passed was lined with kids aged around 6-8 years old, waving tiny US and RP flags. Bush and Laura enjoyed looking and fussing over them, and even came closer. W even took a baby and held her for a while.
Story-telling with the First Lady
1:54 First Lady Laura sits with 200 selected students of NCR schools. She reads aloud a children’s book entitled Panda bear, Panda bear, What do you see?
The children looked adorable, though it was so obvious how they were over-rehearsed. Even the teacher who first spoke for the group stumbled over her lines… “Okay, now let’s song… err… give… err… sing a song for the First Lady.”
2:00 Six selected children deliver a story-play about the Bamboo.
Very nice delivery. Laura looked genuinely pleased.
2:06 Children present gifts made of bamboo to the First Lady.
Even I didn’t know about these gufts, I hardly understood while each child recited the name of the bamboo product he/she gave the First Lady.
2:07 The First Lady watches a Filipiniana dance presentation.
Nice. Though could have been better.
2:15 The children sing We Say Mabuhay.
Too artificial. Made my skin hair rise on end.
2:17 The First Lady thanks the children, poses for pictures, and leaves the room.
Laura looks pretty. You can tell she loved being around children too.
Speech at RP Congress
5:15 Bush makes his way to Batasang Pambansa, with almost everyone anticipating his delivery of a speech in front of Congress. Bush is only the second US President to do so, the first being Dwight Eisenhower’s Joint Congress speech during the height of the cold war in the 70s.
Supposedly scheduled at 3:15, it was rumored that the US President had second thoughts about pushing through with his visit to RP Congress. Satur Ocampo and company (I am not familiar with their names, a lady congressman and a couple others) have declared their intention early on of their symbolic protest this day, wearing full black or otherwise patriotic colors, and announced that they would walk out during the US President�s speech. Opposition senators and congressmen likewise announced that they would boycott the event. They however, were present.
State Dinner
(Time undetermined) I got tired keeping track of the time and instead went to play some videogames, only getting the bits of news later this night about what happened further. Anyhow, I heard that the main course for this state dinner at Malaca�ang is Lapu-lapu in tomato sauce. Dessert was chocolate mousse. There were other details but I failed to pay much attention. But I did see Former President Corazon Aquino sitting in the banquet table with the two First couples.
And that was it. My brother arrived home around 9 p.m., obviously a bit cranky. He was on duty all day today at NAIA.
Regular TV programming resumes.
I’m home.
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Went to the seamstress with Cleo, fitted the gowns. I look awful >.< Cleo looks great, of course.
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Cursed tubes!!!
Wasn’t able to wake up early enough to join my cousins over at Loyola Memorial. Papa said something about offering mass for lola instead. I suppose we can visit her grave sometime before November. I slept so late last night, but I could’ve been able to go if I had remembered to set my alarm. It was raining this morning (the wet roads took testimony of this when I left the house this afternoon) and I slept through the morning.
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I helped silverh finish his bluebooks today. I won’t be seeing him starting tomorrow ’til next week again. Guess that’s one reason to feel gloomy…
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Whew. Another crappy take on a webpage. I gotta find time to start learning webstuff. I’m stillso mezzo-jurassic-pliestocene era over here. Anyhow, here’s what I did for Marla: CLICK.
Now it’s time for me to go home to my parent’s.
Ciao.