Wish I can write something everyday….

I’m not really a big fan of ‘WRITING’, though, I think writing has been an on and off part of me (parang gf and bf relationship, walang commitment, pag medyo nagsawa na cool-off na!)

I never imagine myself to become a writer, but a big break came when I went to Palau, I guess I just dont have a choice at that time.  But DANG! Let me tell you, I was writing 10-15 articles per week (OH Thank GOD! that island was so lay back, that newspaper comes out bi-weekly then), how I manage to do that I dont know! LOL!  Honestly, I surprised myself as well, I’m not bragging but I  remember telling my publisher that what we are publishing is not a newspaper, it should be a newletter, because base on what I’ve studied newspaper is supposed to be current events, if you publish it a day or more ago then it becomes history. 

But it doesn’t matter on that island because its so hard to get some bits, nothing major is really happening aside from family and clan events or their major holiday, crime is very rare either.  That’s the only place in the world (I think? I’m not so positive!), that a presidential candidate can stand in the middle of the intersection WITHOUT bodyguards to wave and campaign and will still be safe and healthy at the end of the day.  

Anyway, going back to writing, from a bi-weekly newspaper “Tia Belau” became weekly, then after 6months If I remember it right, because of my excellent writing and reporting skills (lifting my own chair…hep! dont even say a word..LOL!), we were publishing ‘twice a week’, take note from bi-weekly, I made the paper come out twice a week (Wednesday & Saturday).  I cannot believed myself how I did that…but I did. 

That’s when I realized I can write, it was hard but it was fun, I like the prestige that comes with it too! Well, my writing career only lasted for 11months, I didnt get any increase in pay, so I decided to change my job. 

I think writing is fun and easy if you put your heart to it, but to some people its just a piece of cake because they are born to write.  There are also some who are gifted, they are meant to be writers.  If I’m going to classify myself, I’m neither of the two, I’m not gifter nor born to be a writer. 

For me writing is pleasure, writing is something that I enjoy to do and not I’m obligated to do.  I’m so glad that they invented blogging, because I think that’s what I like to do, I’m a ’sort’ of a writer when I blog.  I just wish I have something to blog about everyday.  Maybe, I can use some help, why dont you give me some idea of topics to blog about?

Oh by the way, thanks for reading! I really appreciate it!

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Nip/Tuck is BACK!!!

I love this original FX series NIP/TUCK.  Well, I’m not sure if you’ve watched this tv series or not, but those who are a fan of Nip/Tuck will definitely be able to relate with me about this blog.

Anyway, everytime it gets to the end of the season I always feel sad because it means I wont be able to watch any of it ’till next season (which is about 3-4months wait), but I just fell inlove with this series.  The characters Dr. Sean McNamara, Dr. Christian Troy, Liz, Julia, Matt, Kimber & many others. 

I remember the firs time I watched it was in the middle of season two, I’m not getting the story aside from the patient on that episode which was this old rich man wanting to have enlargement of his manliness because he has a young girlfriend who was like 3x younger than him and he wanted to marry her but he wont be able to satisfy her unless he’ll get an enlargement.  I cant tell you the whole episode because it will be very long (hahaha!), you have to rent the DVD.  That’s what I did the next day, cant wait for Netflix to arrive in the mail, I rented the whole season 1 up to the point that I’m watching.  It was soo GOOD!

The creator of this show are brilliant!  Watching the show makes me so grateful of what GOD has given me, I might not have the big boobs that most men like, but I dont have to worry about the side effect of having vanity, some surgery gone wrong, yeah know? 

All in all, its just one GOOD show to watch, its on TONIGHT! every Tuesday 10PM on FX.  Check it out!

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Pasko Na Naman!

Maligayang Pasko! (Merry Christmas), it happens once a year, just ONE DAY but seems like its a three month or four month long of celebration.  I never really like xmas, maybe because It wasnt a big day ever since I was a kid, New Year is more memorable for me than xmas. New Year is when we get our gifts and new year is when Mom & Dad will gather everyone and offer a family thanksgiving prayers for all the blessings that we received the past year and be gratefull for everything that we will continue to receive in the coming year. 

Anyway, what I really want to blog about are the different xmas day I had, like I said in Pinas its not that big for me, I grew up knowing that xmas is for kids, so as I get older its nothing important, though we make sure we have ‘Pansit’ (Filipino noodle) in the house because its my sister’s birthday.  When I moved to Palau, its nothing memorable either because I was working or I’m home in Pinas for xmas.  Then, here in the U.S., xmas is nothing but an ordinary day, most businesses are close aside from some retail stores.  But, I would say xmas day here is my most ’memorable’ of all, because usually xmas day we go for a drive, my favorite place is the Santa Cruz Wharf, we spend the whole day at the wharf, play in the arcade at the Boardwalk. It was so much fun!  Last year we went to Yosemite National Park to spend xmas day. 

This year…it will be something I will remember not because its memorable but  because its the first xmas that we will not be going for a road trip and we are not together, its good its only one day…hopefully next year will be a different xmas. 

To all of you, hope your Christmas will be a memorable and meaningful one.  Merry Christmas!

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Craigslist in Pinas…its for real!

Craigslist.org is usually the “local” counterpart of eBay here in the U.S., and as I as was browsing on craigslist (almost everyday, just cheking some local ads), out of curiosity I click on the areas where it says Philipppines and VOILA!

There is a craigslist website for Pinas check it out! http://manila.craigslist.com.ph/

Its really cool website, you can post your stuff  for sale(if you have any), services or if you just want to market something.  But, always make sure to take precautionary actions when dealing with people you dont know online. 

Anyway, I thought I’ll blog about it..coz I was pretty amaze myself.

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…bloggin bout BAKING!

 

 

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“A tribute to my beloved friend…IKOY” -Part 3

I really have to finish my story…

So, after the devastating Katrina that I was so lucky to get Ikoy’s first hand experience, I didn’t hear from him until I believe after 6months or so.  And after so long, his next news is another bad news…he was caught by the immigration officer and that he is facing deportation charges and his health was really deteriorating, aside from his diabetes, he is suffering from another sickness that is just wearing him down.  He said he cant go to the hospital because its too expensive.  But he said there were people that are very kind to help him and thats what he was thankful about.  That was the last time I heard from him.  I tried calling him again but his cellphone number has changed.

The thing I will never forget about him was he always have the smile and his sweet laugh that inspite of all the hardship his been through and still battling, he always keeps the positive spirit in him.  He is a true survivor, he will never give up…’till he cant anymore. 

To you my dear friend….IKOY, rest in peace and know in your heart, somewhere along your life journey you’ve touched other people’s heart (I’m one of them), I wish we’ve seen each other before you said goodbye to the physical world.  May you continue your training and maybe next life time we will meet again my friend.

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“A tribute to my beloved friend…IKOY” -Part 2

Anyway, sorry to leave the story hanging…I just have to stop.  I was bloggin about him (Ikoy) and all of a sudden I was crying and I cant type anymore that I just have to quit what I’m doing. I guess I am a little better now. 

So, he was the only friend I had during my hard times in Palau, then he told me about his plan of leaving the island and finding a better opportunity here in the U.S., I was really sad I almost want to tell him not to go.  But I know he wants nothing but a new outlook in life and help his family to the best that he can.  He was a wonderful person that he understood my situation and he introduced me to his group of friends, I remember him telling me, “these are real people who will help you when you are in need and will accept you for who you are”, sure thing they are, I still would love to see them when I go back to the island, hopefully they’re still there (Rogie, Luloy, Juvie and Chaps). I had great times with them, I remember Halloween of 2001 we party ’till morning, after leaving Port Area at around midnight, my 5 passenger Toyota Landcruiser became 9 or ten passenger (LOL!), it was so much fun everyone was laughing even though they were squeezed at the back end of the car. 

That was the last party we had  he even said that’s worth a ‘dispedida party’ for him, he was all set, I asked him so where you going? Do you have family there? He aswered me “Bahala na (Whatever happens), Topo-topo barrega when I get there”, I can see the determination in his face.  

One week later, we had our last drink together at ’Storyboard Bar & Grill’, in our conversation that night, he was the first one who gave me an idea of coming here in the U.S., he told me to apply for a U.S. Visa. With my life so wacked at that time, that thought didn’t even cross my mind. But I remember answering him, “I will keep that in mind”, then he told me to look for him when I get here.  I gave him a hug,warm wishes, and goodluck, that was the last time I saw my good friend Ikoy.  

I looked all over for him, when I got here.  Finally, I was able to get hold of him sometime 2004, a year before the devastating Hurricane Katrina, I’m in California and he was down in New Orleans.  We just said “hi and hellos”, we didnt get to talk for very long because we both have jobs and he kept changing his cellphone almost every three months.  The longest conversation we had was August 2005, the day before Hurricane Katrina.  I was worried about him, I told him to move out of New Orleans, and he said ‘no, they (his co-workers and friends) will be staying there, that it shouldn’t be so bad’, the next day, after seeing in the news about what happened to the City of New Orleans, I was calling him but to no avail.  All I can do that time was pray for his safety.  I tried everyday to get hold of him, it was two weeks after Katrina, I received a call from him.   

He survived Hurricane Katrina, I heard one of the most traumatic real-life story of a person who survived mother nature’s fury.  He was crying the whole time he was talking on the phone.  I told him he can stop if its too hard for him to share it, he said “no, it will make me feel better if I can let it all out of my chest”, he survived 5 days of no food, he was just drinking the dirty flood. All he has was the blanket that he grabbed from the flash flood.  It was afternoon of the fifth day being on top of the roof, when he was finally rescued by a helicopter.  He said if he wasnt rescued that day, he would have not last another day, he said he saw several body of dead people in the water passing by him.  The third day he said he was dillusional, he said he is not going to survive and that his body will end up somewhere that his family wont even know where he’s at.  But he was thankful that he survived, he said that was a life experience he will never forget.  His hardship battle didn’t end there. 

….to be continued.

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“A Tribute to my beloved friend….IKOY”

It was a usual afterwork ‘tambayan’ (hang-out place in tagalog) behind Uncle Joe’s auto shop, the ’Bulabog’ barkada usually get together.  It was one of those get together night that I first met Ikoy, I wasn’t close to him yet at that time. 

I remember when I first met him (Ikoy), I didnt really like him, although I’m usually attached right away to gays because I have a lot of gay friends in Pinas, with the line of work that I was in (TV Production), I worked with gay people,as a matter of fact a good friend of mine “Greg” (I wonder how he’s doing?) is gay. But Ikoy was different, he is not the typical gay that you’ll meet, he was the sophisticated, snob type. 

After a few meet up at the ‘tambayan’, BBQ gathering, Sunday ‘basketball games’ and pizza after the game at Rock Island Cafe, we started to click together.  Aside from he was a good friend to my late ex-husband, I just started to really like him. 

But I became really close to Ikoy when my life in Palau was upside-down, he was there when all the friends I know turned their back on me, I remember asking him a favor to watch my son DJ while I work and he did.  He was the only one who have the guts to tell me the truth that my ex was cheating on me.

…to be continued.

 

-e!

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CONGRATULATIONS! Republic of Palau President-Elect Johnson Toribiong

Wow! just as how America made history….Palau made a history as well.  That was a very close fight….but the BEST MAN WON!  Congratulations HIS EXCELLENCY President Johnson Toribiong. 

Check out this article: http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/11/07/johnson-toribiong-wins-palau-presidential-race

Palau made a wise decision…a change will surely come.  It wont be easy just like every country in this world is facing but with the leadership that you have chosen, I can assure you Palau is heading for a new start, a better economy, a better policy and economic growth will surely surface. 

I sure hope I was there….I could be covering and writing about this momentous event.  President Johnson Toribiong possessed the leadership quality that Palau needs, and being one of the forefather of the Palau Constitution, he knows the law of the land.  He will protect every citizen of Palau and help everyone to have a better life and be proud their culture and their island. 

I heart BELAU..my other island! Congratulations JT!

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1ST in American history

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