What is happening, my ever dearest Cagayan de Oro?
*worst motorists
*roughest drivers
*grumpiest porters
*greediest liars
Never have I imagined the real meaning of a prospering city could be this ugly. In my lifetime, I've always learned to stay on the positive side to invite more positive vibes. I've always kept in mind that I should appreciate even the littlest thing, or the littlest gestures. I rant, yes, but I do not make things worse by complaining die hard. Feud nor grudge, NADA. I'm not a hypocrite, I could say I love to instill happiness & contentment, even though I struggle on rare "wants". But, I just want to release my thoughts. I love my city, but I really don't know what's happening.
Horrible traffic everywhere! I would understand if it's because our city's finally getting a make over, constructing fly overs & revamping the roads. But it's not just that that's causing all these hideous jam. It's the impatient motorists & drivers who wants to take on their own road, managing themselves to steal the wrong road. Dreadful. Why can't they just wait for their turn? If they think they're on a hurry, have they ever thought other people feel the same way too? We're of the same ground, if you feel hunger, I do too. Sick! Plus the swerving motorists who pops out like loathsome ants, killing nerves of careful drivers. OhEmmmGoodness. Could you just stay on your lane and stop popping out at every inch of free space you see? Or maybe because you don't know where your lane is, I suppose. The right most lane is yours to enjoy! (I only learned this during my driving lesson, some 4 years & 6 months back, and that's obvious to know that no one really knows and really cares where those 2 wheels should position themselves.) C'mon yeah! I have nurtured some ground of ill feeling to motorbikes, motorelas & trisikads. I used to appreciate them, but, I don't like them anymore!!!
(Next point, else I'll keep on ranting about them.)
An incident that happened in our local sea port some few years back still haunt me. For 6 years, I've always thought I know the twists & turns of the port, traveling every month, if not, weekly. But I was so wrong. I was insulted & humiliated gravely by a port personnel, which led to his suspension on a Christmas season. I wasn't really sorry for his sanction, but I felt it wasn't the best time for his suspension. But if not for that, maybe more of his likes would abuse other people, say, tourists? I never liked to travel by sea, after what happened. Good thing cheap flights came in handy already.
A month ago (i guess), I drove my brother to the sea port. I know my way in & out. Queued, got the ticket, parked. My dad made arrangements with a porter to take care of my brother's things, it was all ok at first, but just as he got it all up on his shoulders, he dropped them all down, grumbled, and left. Why? Because he wants to be paid RIGHT AWAY, that INSTANT, right THERE, at THAT SPOT! With an amount that's amazingly & obviously called as OVER CHARGING! How rude, awful & demanding could that be?! (the story goes on....). So anyway, after that, we had to rush (at 9 minutes) to the exit so we won't be able to pay any parking fee. BUT! When we got there, the big belly man said "BAYAD MAAM." My dad & I were like, hello?! It's only 25pesos, but the thing is, we know there's free parking if it'll take you only 10-15minutes inside. If we had known, we won't be rushing! So I asked when they started collecting, and he simply answered "DUGAY NA MAAM, DUGAY DUGAY NA" and I told him I was there exactly a week ago and I wasn't charge a single centavo! Yes, not an alibi, I drove my other brother to the port just exactly a week before that night! And he just stared away. I wanted to punch his protruding tummy, or punch his bloody fat behind! But I was all blushing angrily at the second commotion that could happen that night. Driving home, my mind wanted to burst! I wanted to address this corrupt and uncivilized scheme to the PPA or to the mayor or maybe to the media. But, I detoured. I calmed myself, prayed, and said, "one more chance, Cagayan de Oro. One more."
So these are just some recent hullabaloos. I love my city. But, it's depressing to know that everyday, people experience the worst scenarios. Not to mention the escalating crime rates. Would you share me your thoughts my dear Kagay-Anon?
WATCH OUT you stalker!!!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
so, what's in my bag these days? ;p
- Blue Butterfly King Jim spring notebook
- Pink & Silver swirly NCV Bible
- Pilot Pink ballpen
- Pilot Hi-Tec-C 4-in-1 0.3 signpen in Aqua, Red, Orange & Purple
- iPhone & BB
- Copper cosmetic bag
- Coach wallet
- Cheque Book
- Bank Passbook
- Tissue
- Vitress Hair Coat, that i don't get to use
- Johnson's Isopropyl Alcohol
- Neutrogena Mineral Blush in Apricot
- Garnier Sunblock, that i don't get to use also (go figure! haha)
- Clean & Clear Oil Control Film,
- Mint Tin Can that has no mints anymore but i keep it because of the useful tiny mirror hehe
- Revlon Nail Cutter
- extra white pony
- Burt's bees lip balm in Honey & Pomegranate
- Oral Fixation Mints in Classical Peppermint
- Skyflakes
- Mentos
and look! i just realized, i don't stuff in my pill box, eyeglasses, sunglasses, perfume, umbrella & planner. why? because they're scattered in my car. haha
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
formspring.me
If you could go on vacation for the next month with an unlimited budget, where would you go?
europe baby!!! i really wanna go to europe without thinking of anything else but spend endlessly!!!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
ethically right?
say hello to a year-ender pissed off empathy!!! 
i don't exactly know how to react to this totally bizarre & demented situation. so i'm asking YOU! why on earth have u been so dumb all this time???
last year, you came to my mom's clinic (and apparently, i was there too!) and saw that 150gm kojic soap. you were amazed at how cheap it was. and you even said that my retail price is the wholesale price of 100 bars from your previous supplier. and that's where everything started- -our business transaction. and since you're some-kind-of a "friend" of my mom's, i gave you a much lower rate, so you can sell them at your *renowned pharmacy* and gain more profit. (yeah, you were selling it at 25pesos more than my retail, and now you'll be selling it more than that pa!!! congratulations!!!)(yes, i admit. i do not sell just to make money, i don't even have a huge profit for this. i sell because i want to share the positive effects of that soap! *damn you!*) so i delivered 50 bars at your *renowned pharmacy.*
months months months later after that first transaction, you called again and ordered another 50bars. i was happy that you did, so i prepared them and you technically picked them up at my mom's clinic on purpose. still the same price.
and now, after maybe more than a year. you called again. 50 bars that is. so i prepared them again, and you again said you'll just pick them up at my mom's clinic, hence, again. (28th of november) now 170gm, i gave you the exact same price as before. but what happened? a few hours after your some-kind-of-a-son picked them up, you sent me a text message, somehow angry. angry because you thought i gave a 20 peso increase. and that your son's angry too coz he just brought with him a little extra mullah and he had to pay more than what you handed him to pay me. i keep on explaining that i did not, and that for the record, the rate i gave you is the cheapest & lowest among all the transactions i've made! but you still insisted, that i made a note to the 1st transaction stating bodly the price --and t'was 20 pesos cheaper. whut!? how and why!? yes, i don't sell to make a large amount of profit -- but i would never sell it at that rate that your claiming did! that would make me a foul, dumb, stupid fool, don't you think??? (nag negosyo pko, kung magpalugi lang diay ko!!! bugok.)
and as of last night, 14th of december. you sent me a long text message, telling me that you'll return what you've ordered. you insisted still that my rate went up 20pesos higher. and that your selling price is 13 pesos lower than how much you got from me. isn't that stupid? you just fell 45pesos off from your first selling rate at your *renowned pharmacy!* ano yan, baclaran??? and since i was so damned about it--i simply gave you my kindest reply of "K" shush you're noisy blabbing mouth!
i'm thinking, should i charge you for a surcharge? i know my mom wouldn't like that. but hey. business is business. and i 100000000% sure you know that so well. you have 3 branches of your *renowned pharmacy* here. so you pretty know how everything goes. but i don't know --i think because i'm 2 decades younger than you, i still should respect you even a little. so i guess i won't. and because of that, you deserve this blog. damn. you. i hope you *renowned pharmacy* will continue on until the end times!
i don't exactly know how to react to this totally bizarre & demented situation. so i'm asking YOU! why on earth have u been so dumb all this time???
last year, you came to my mom's clinic (and apparently, i was there too!) and saw that 150gm kojic soap. you were amazed at how cheap it was. and you even said that my retail price is the wholesale price of 100 bars from your previous supplier. and that's where everything started- -our business transaction. and since you're some-kind-of a "friend" of my mom's, i gave you a much lower rate, so you can sell them at your *renowned pharmacy* and gain more profit. (yeah, you were selling it at 25pesos more than my retail, and now you'll be selling it more than that pa!!! congratulations!!!)(yes, i admit. i do not sell just to make money, i don't even have a huge profit for this. i sell because i want to share the positive effects of that soap! *damn you!*) so i delivered 50 bars at your *renowned pharmacy.*
months months months later after that first transaction, you called again and ordered another 50bars. i was happy that you did, so i prepared them and you technically picked them up at my mom's clinic on purpose. still the same price.
and now, after maybe more than a year. you called again. 50 bars that is. so i prepared them again, and you again said you'll just pick them up at my mom's clinic, hence, again. (28th of november) now 170gm, i gave you the exact same price as before. but what happened? a few hours after your some-kind-of-a-son picked them up, you sent me a text message, somehow angry. angry because you thought i gave a 20 peso increase. and that your son's angry too coz he just brought with him a little extra mullah and he had to pay more than what you handed him to pay me. i keep on explaining that i did not, and that for the record, the rate i gave you is the cheapest & lowest among all the transactions i've made! but you still insisted, that i made a note to the 1st transaction stating bodly the price --and t'was 20 pesos cheaper. whut!? how and why!? yes, i don't sell to make a large amount of profit -- but i would never sell it at that rate that your claiming did! that would make me a foul, dumb, stupid fool, don't you think??? (nag negosyo pko, kung magpalugi lang diay ko!!! bugok.)
and as of last night, 14th of december. you sent me a long text message, telling me that you'll return what you've ordered. you insisted still that my rate went up 20pesos higher. and that your selling price is 13 pesos lower than how much you got from me. isn't that stupid? you just fell 45pesos off from your first selling rate at your *renowned pharmacy!* ano yan, baclaran??? and since i was so damned about it--i simply gave you my kindest reply of "K" shush you're noisy blabbing mouth!
i'm thinking, should i charge you for a surcharge? i know my mom wouldn't like that. but hey. business is business. and i 100000000% sure you know that so well. you have 3 branches of your *renowned pharmacy* here. so you pretty know how everything goes. but i don't know --i think because i'm 2 decades younger than you, i still should respect you even a little. so i guess i won't. and because of that, you deserve this blog. damn. you. i hope you *renowned pharmacy* will continue on until the end times!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Celebrating Sixth
The sweetest & most romantic time ever!
I never asked for it. And we didn't really talk about it. We're a very practical couple. We need not have so many material thingamajigs to prove each other's overflowing love. Hugs, Kisses & I Love You's are more than enough.
We got engaged by simply talking about the future. And for him to really propose formally, he did it in a way i know 1 out 10 men would -- he talked straight to my parents, without me knowing ahead of time. And that was way tooooo sweet for me. That was July 26, 2008. And yes, after a year, the formal gathering came in June 27, 2009 when his folks came over from Davao to finally meet mine.
Planning, studying, deciding, setting everything straight in papers & everything else. We did it one by one. Wedding is set on March. Definite matters.
But never did I think about one biggest thing he could do. His proposal never had a period until our 6th. Our dinner date at Country Steak House got me teary eyed. A drama just like you see in movies & teleseryes. Gosh. This is it. The sweetest & most romantic thing. He may have not dropped on his knees, but he really did pop the grand millionaire question holding my left hand, and slipping the ring... waaahhh! and i bursted in tears!!! and of course, i did answer YES!!! and laughed while crying. i didn't exactly know how to react, it was way tooo grand for me, and in public, that was tooo overwhelming! But he surely did it best. My Buu made our Sixth the best, ever.
We may not have gone to the beach, or to somewhere else to celebrate our anniversary. But my Buu had planned the sweetest, most romantic way to make it more than a blast.
I love you Mahal. Thank you for all the love, patience & understanding. I thank God for you have always been faithful to Him. You never left Him. You kept Him inside you & you confided with Him in everything.
To God be the glory!
I never asked for it. And we didn't really talk about it. We're a very practical couple. We need not have so many material thingamajigs to prove each other's overflowing love. Hugs, Kisses & I Love You's are more than enough.
We got engaged by simply talking about the future. And for him to really propose formally, he did it in a way i know 1 out 10 men would -- he talked straight to my parents, without me knowing ahead of time. And that was way tooooo sweet for me. That was July 26, 2008. And yes, after a year, the formal gathering came in June 27, 2009 when his folks came over from Davao to finally meet mine.
Planning, studying, deciding, setting everything straight in papers & everything else. We did it one by one. Wedding is set on March. Definite matters.
But never did I think about one biggest thing he could do. His proposal never had a period until our 6th. Our dinner date at Country Steak House got me teary eyed. A drama just like you see in movies & teleseryes. Gosh. This is it. The sweetest & most romantic thing. He may have not dropped on his knees, but he really did pop the grand millionaire question holding my left hand, and slipping the ring... waaahhh! and i bursted in tears!!! and of course, i did answer YES!!! and laughed while crying. i didn't exactly know how to react, it was way tooo grand for me, and in public, that was tooo overwhelming! But he surely did it best. My Buu made our Sixth the best, ever.
We may not have gone to the beach, or to somewhere else to celebrate our anniversary. But my Buu had planned the sweetest, most romantic way to make it more than a blast.
I love you Mahal. Thank you for all the love, patience & understanding. I thank God for you have always been faithful to Him. You never left Him. You kept Him inside you & you confided with Him in everything.
To God be the glory!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
7 day General Motors weight loss & system-cleansing diet
tidbits from a news paper clipping shared to me.
Sporting Chance by Joaquin M. Henson
- day ONE: eat all the FRUITS you want, except bananas. The program suggested consuming lots of melons, especially watermelon & cantaloupe, to prepare your body for the next 6 days.
- suggestions: pineapple, papaya for breakfast. melon for lunch. take entire variety by dinner
- drink at least 10 glasses of water - - a daily requirement.
- day TWO: raw or cooked vegetables
- suggestions: large boiled potatoes for breakfast. cabbage, string beans & carrots for lunch. kangkong for dinner
- boiled potatoe had to be taken in the morning, for carbohydrates to provide energy & balance.
- day THREE: combination of fruits (except bananas) & vegetables
- no more potatoes this time, because the fruits will take care of the carbohydrates
- add squash on the menu (rather, eat your favorites so you won't have to force yourself)
- this stage, you'll be your comfort room's bestfriend, getting rid of liquids in the body (cleansing process)
- theoretically, your body is now prepared to start burning excess pounds
- day FOUR: 8 bananas & 3 glasses of (low fat) milk
- 2 bananas + 1 glass of milk for breakfast & dinner, 3 bananas + 1 glass of milk for lunch, the other banana is reserved for merienda
- bananas are for potassium & sodium lost during the last 3 days
- people with sweet tooth will begin to develop a loss of craving for sweets (hahaha, yeah right)
- day FIVE: (the worst menu) 6 whole tomatoes, cup of rice + 12 glasses of water
- this is to cleanse the system of uric acid
- rice = carbohydrates, tomatoes = digestion, water = purification
- you may eat less than a cup of rice, but the 6 whole tomatoes are non negotiable
- day SIX: cup of rice, cooked or raw vegetables
- total weight loss
- day SEVEN: (oh yeah, nearing the homestretch!) cup of rice, vegetables + a glass of fruit juice
you can have a "wonder" soup anytime.the recipe: 22 oz water, 6 large onions, 2 green peppers, 3 whole tomatoes, small size cabbage & a bunch of celery with herbs & seasoning to be added as desired.
the result promised a 10 pounds off the scale.
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