Family Shenanigans No. 102810391. [21 Aug 2008|10:53am] charlatodoeldia [ mood | awake ] When table tennis started to become popular here in the office months ago and I'd rave about it at home, my sister decided to take up the sport as her PE for this semester. Like me, she has thoroughly come to love the sport. So last night, I asked her how she was doing in PE and she animatedly talked about finally being able to smash the ball and winning in the doubles game she played. Suddenly she said, "Let's buy a table!" And I said, "Sure, but where would we put it?" It's not like we had all the space in the world. "I have an idea," she said. Raising my eyebrow, I humored her and let her execute her idea. When I realized what she wanted to do, I had to laugh. Minutes later, we had a game set up. There I was on one side of the dining table and she on the other side. She got her racket, which she uses for her class, and she handed me the badminton racket of our brother, CJ. Needless to say, I looked really stupid holding the face of the badminton racket. After several initial attempts that looked awkward, we managed to rally. No one knew who won since we were more focused on making sure the ball bounced within the limits of the dining table. No pictures, no video of this, but I'm sure you can imagine how funny the scene was. Hahaha! 2 comments|post comment

Ekis-Oh-Ekis-Oh! [20 Aug 2008|07:27am] charlatodoeldia [ mood | not so amused ] Okay, so the alleged cast (i.e. Anne Curtis, etc.) isn't the cast featured here. Neither do they use the names Blair, Serena, Nate, Chuck and Dan. Neither do they go to Constance Billard or St. Jude's School for Boys. (Though Linden High sounds a tad too Westernized, dontchathink?) Still, here's the intro to the show that has girls on the edge of their seats. The answer to the question in our minds ("Is there really gonna be a Gossip Girl spin-off?") has now been answered. So, GG fans, what do you think? P.S. I have no plans of insulting the cast in any way. I'm sure some of you might know at least one person here personally, so please don't take offense. It's just that, to be honest, the premise of this show (i.e. the producers saying it's "not" a GG spin-off) is quite laughable because it's just a TAD obvious that it is a spin-off. And, I dunno, this feels too contrived for me. So, yeah. 12 comments|post comment

Laughter... [19 Aug 2008|05:17pm] charlatodoeldia [ mood | sick-ish ] ...is not always the best medicine. In fact, laughter can be detrimental to one's health, as I found out. See, Sunday night was spent in my friend's house for her birthday. (To date, it's probably the only non-family Sunday dinner I've been to as my Sundays are usually reserved for family.) It was a fun Mexican-themed party and I don't know if it was the chili or the garlic, but my friends and I were louder than usual and laughed way more than usual. ( Proof? ) After a while, I began to wheeze and when I woke up the next morning (yesterday), I had a cough. Good thing yesterday was a holiday so I just stayed home, watched the Olympics, and basically bummed around and did nothing. Moral of the story: Laugh in moderation -- if that's possible. This morning, I woke up at 4am with a mild asthma attack. After two puffs from my puffer and another hour to allow the stuff to subside, I managed to fall asleep. Decided to stay home one more day and just rest completely. On other news, I just kept on watching the Olympics today and loved it; haven't really gotten around to doing this since it started since I've either been busy or I'd catch a boring sport. I've caught the men's diving match and the men's triathlon competition, realizing that for diving, it takes months and months to prepare for a dive that lasts for less than three seconds. Also, it's so hard to tell what the judges look for in a dive -- is it the complexity of the dive itself (i.e. how many pikes, tucks, etc.) or the clean entry into the water? Having been a gymnast (well, I trained in gymnastics during my middle grade school years), it's really fascinating to see the different stunts that these divers achieve, only to get low scores such as 7.5's. Sad, though, that our own Filipino diver didn't even make it to the Semi-Finals. Its polar opposite is the length of time it takes to complete the triathlon -- the TV was on for the one hour and forty-five minutes of swimming, cycling, and running that these athletes did. It was incredible. I think that triathletes aren't human. Seriously. We're talking 1.5km of swimming in the ocean, only to race back to land, dash over to one's bike, biking for 40km uphill and downhill, running back to park one's bike and change into running shoes, then pretty much running up and down the same course as the bike route for another 10km. It's interesting that even though you're the fastest swimmer, as long as you slow down in biking and running, you're toast. There were so many lead changes throughout the race that it was so hard to tell who'd win or not. The announcers were saying that New Zealand's Bevan Docherty, who placed Silver in Athens, was a shoo-in for the gold. But surprise of surprises, he descended to Bronze with Germany's Jan Frodeno (who was nowhere in sight during the swimming and biking, as well as most of the running, legs) taking home the Gold. It's true what they say -- it doesn't matter how you start; it's how you end. These athletes inspire me so much -- they sacrifice so many things, like foregoing mall trips or saying no to a cheeseburger craving. They show us what the human body and spirit are capable of, with determination and perseverance. I mean, look at US swimmer Dara Torres. At 41 years old, she is the oldest swimmer to compete in swimming at the Olympics but what has she achieved in the Beijing Olympics so far? She won three Silver medals for the following events: Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay; Women's 50m Freestyle; Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay. She puts people half her age to shame. And she looks great! I really want to be serious about swimming on weekends again; not for vanity's sake, not only because I'm on an Olympic high. It's because I want to be healthier in terms of my asthma and in terms of needing some exercise in my life. I can't wait to hit the pool this weekend. Time to watch the games now! 12 comments|post comment

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total nerdgasm [18 Aug 2008|05:36pm] spiffychocolate [ mood | rejuvenated ] “Ive just got home from an early screening of Hellboy II The Golden Army hosted by PopcornTaxi at the Greater Union Cinema in Sydney, where Guillermo did a telephone Q & A from Berlin after the film…The last question though related to the Hobbit - and Guillermo said that although there was nothing to add at the moment - he can say that scripting has started - and he described the process as something ‘beautiful.‘” djfvgfvbvvb AS I AM SITTING HERE NOW, A PIECE OF THE HOBBIT FILM HAS BEEN WRITTEN. post comment

Why I Love Three-Day Weekends. [18 Aug 2008|08:19pm] charlatodoeldia [ mood | STILL sleepy ] Because I get to sleep in and be bored. And do stupid things for amusement. Like this one. I think I'll sleep early tonight. And post some pictures tomorrow. 18 comments|post comment

Impossible? [18 Aug 2008|07:57am] charlatodoeldia [ mood | disbelief ] They said you were all talk, that it couldn't be done. They said you were just arrogant and maybe even foolish for thinking that way. They said so many things, yet as the days passed, you set out to prove them all -- one day at a time. August 10th. August 11th. August 12th. August 13th (twice). August 15th. August 16th. August 17th. Michael Phelps, you are literally a phenom -- out of this world. I simply salute you! As a lover of the sport of swimming, thank you for putting it back on the map, for making people stand up and pay attention. A part of me really wishes that I didn't quit swimming in high school because I got "bored", that I took it more seriously and joined the varsity in college because so many opportunities presented themselves. I shall live vicariously through your Olympic experience. As an optimist, thank you for making people realize that nothing is impossible, for allowing the world to see that dreams really can and will come true -- if you just believe. 14 comments|post comment

Yes, I'm Bored. [15 Aug 2008|03:51pm] charlatodoeldia [ mood | exanimate ] What is in the back seat of your car right now? I don't have a car of my own. Name 3 people who made you smile today? Dennis, Alex, Junie -- my officemates. They cracked me up at appropriate times. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? I was reading The Book Thief since no one else was at work yet. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Helping my boss (who just resigned -- *sad face*) book a flight to Rome online. What is your favorite board game? Now, Cranium. (Hello, Ange misswitter!) Have you ever been to a strip club? No. People told me to go to Patpong, the red light district in Bangkok, but I refused. What is the last thing you said aloud? "There 'ya go!" to my boss, once the confirmation email of her flight was sent. What is the best ice cream flavor? Plain chocolate for me, thanks. ( Hit me! ) post comment

Office Tales No. 35172128471. [14 Aug 2008|01:47pm] charlatodoeldia [ mood | amused ] Boss: Do you know what "tahid" in English is? Me: "Tahi" (which means "to sew")? (I wondered why she'd ask me what "tahi" meant when it was such a common word.) Boss: No, no. With a "D". I have to write a poem and I think "tahid" has something to do with "entrenched". Me:  Oh okay! Let's look it up online. After five minutes and several fruitless searches online... Me: Okay, online dictionaries suck. Boss: You! Do you know what "tahid" is? (Referring to a more senior writer on our team.) SW: "Tahi"? Boss: NO! Tahid. SW: Uh, no. Me: You don't have an English-Filipino dictionary? SW: *laughing* No! Me: Me neither! Boss: You mean, no one in our team has one?! ********** It's funny because, in our team, three of us are writers and not even the other writer who isn't mentioned in this entry has an English-Filipino dictionary. And I'm the worst when it comes to writing in Filipino since I grew up with English as my first language. It's a wonder that  I've survived all these years of being a writer without consulting a dictionary, really. But since I'm not pompous enough to think that I'll be able to manage the succeeding months and years without a dictionary, I really think I should buy one (and a Filipino-English one, too) this weekend. Hahaha! By the way, does anyone know what "tahid" means? 8 comments|post comment

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proving it even more [13 Aug 2008|12:48pm] spiffychocolate [ mood | amused ] So, last entry about the Smith vs. Wellesley rivalry, a Wellesley - troll? student? - made the effort to reply to my comment, jokingly saying that Smith is better, to link me to the US News and Rankings because, ya know, HOMG WELLESLEY IS NUMBER FOUR AND SMITH IS ONLY NUMBER SEVENTEEN JEBUS CHRIST I AM A FAILURE, ONLY IN THE TOP 20!!!!! But I digress. The last that someone commented anonymously with this information is actually cracking me up. At least have the balls to use your ONLINE ALIAS when you defend your school. Anyway. In short, Smith rocks and we are brave enough to not comment anonymously when defended our school. 5 comments|post comment

JUST BECAUSE THINGS WERE BETTER WHEN WE WERE KIDS. [13 Aug 2008|09:00pm] sabrynahatesyou [ mood | happy ]     Spent the afternoon yesterday with some college friends at Timezone.  Haha.. Laughed like there was no tomorrow and played like we were 7 years old all over again. Silent Hill - Trix and I Dance Revo - Trix and I Dance Revo - Inna and Trix 2 comments|post comment

Smith vs. Wellesley (guess whose side I'm on) [12 Aug 2008|04:08pm] spiffychocolate [ mood | mellow ] Newsweek has an article about big college rivalries - and includes Smith vs. Wellesley. ( For Women Only: Smith vs. Wellesley ) (source) 20 comments|post comment

inside and out [12 Aug 2008|03:34am] classiic As I sat by my computer staring at his blinking screen name I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. This would be a lot harder than I thought. I decided that the only way to get over this, was to tell him how I felt. So I did. I wrote him an e-mail & explained everything. I'm hoping that I did the right thing. So much for "a clean break"...Of course I would contradict my last entry, I should have seen that coming since this has become a tradition recently. I had to let him know where I was coming from. He's not like most guys, he understood a lot more than most of them do. What I should have reminded myself was the fact that although he wasn't like most guys; he was still, without a doubt, guilty of receiving an x chromosome. Which would only allow him to follow their instincts uncontrollably. Any guy would've acted the same way he did. That's where I'm held responsible. But prolonging the "game" was something he had control over and he could have been less of a coward and taken another approach to this situation. I let go and I put it in pen (or on the keyboard, more so). I'm actually confident with my decision for once and I can already feel things getting better. I'd like to take this time to welcome back the old, but new, smarter and not so naive and vulnerable Liezl. I've missed ...me. TUESDAY AUGUST 12, 2008 12:25PM He understands. I feel like a ton of weight has been lifted off my shoulders. This is what pains me though, the fact that he actually does understand. Well, the "clean break" starts now.. post comment

On Discipline (Or The Lack Thereof). [12 Aug 2008|09:35am] charlatodoeldia [ mood | disappointed ] [ music | "Mamma Mia" OST ] Last night, on the way home from work, my dad and I noticed something really strange. There was this one bus that stayed on the leftmost lane. On EDSA. Only the major highway of Metro Manila. My dad was pretty ticked off at the sight of this bus swerving from the leftmost lane to the second lane, in the process nearly bumping much smaller vehicles around it. Meanwhile, I was wondering why in the world it was on the left lane/s when there's one entire lane (the rightmost) dedicated solely to buses. That's why it was called a bus lane --  for obvious purposes. Dad said, "What's wrong with this driver?!" I looked at the writing above the plate number on its rear. "How's My Driving?" it read. Quickly, I pulled out my cellphone and reported the incident. You challenge yourself to drive well and you challenge others to assess your driving? Well, buddy, I just gave you the lowest score possible. Hours later, my report was replied to and I was thanked for it. This was the first time I actually reported something because the aforementioned incident could have caused much damage; the bus driver didn't even turn on his signal lights as he swerved from lane to lane! Then again, I wondered where in the world the MMDA was when this happened. There was not a single traffic enforcer in sight! Shortly after that darned bus finally turned to the rightmost lane (yes, the bus lane) a second bus committed the same "crime" and others followed suit. But by the time this happened, the buses were too far behind us for me to have been able to read the plate numbers and report all of them. I would have, though, if I could read their plate numbers. We talk about wanting to advance as a nation, to be respected by other countries. But if we can't even discipline ourselves in the smallest of ways, how in the world will we advance? If we can't think of the safety and welfare of others and just care about ourselves, how will other people, let alone other countries, respect us? I love this country. I do think it has a lot of promise. I do believe we have so much to offer the rest of the world -- not just our smiles or our excellence in certain fields (i.e. boxing or dancing or literature), our resources or our hospitality or diligence. But in order to progress and continue putting ourselves on the map, shouldn't we look at and be made aware of how we can best respect and serve our countrymen, those around us -- even in the smallest of ways? After all, we have to start somewhere. And start now while we're at it. 2 comments|post comment

Tosh and Owen, united at last. And a story. [11 Aug 2008|05:18pm] spiffychocolate [ mood | cheerful ] Although I am writing on my Dell Desktop Boring Blah, I am only doing so as I clear out my files and move them into my SPARKLING NEW MACBOOK! Which has been named "Tosh", because she is all computery, who will be forever united with Owen, my free iPod touch. Ye-ah! As I clean out my comp., I found this story that I never posted. So I may as well store it here - less for me to update! It is called "Astor" because I am uncreative and that is the main character's name. It is unedited and I haven't even read it over since writing it, so don't entirely blame me for the suck. Actually blame me entirely, but remember THIS IS RAW UNEDITED ETC ETC. ( words, words, words ) 2 comments|post comment

562. and I'll leave this life behind me [11 Aug 2008|12:10am] jupiterlullaby [ mood | okay ] [ music | Nickelback, "Savin' Me" ] I cleaned up my userinfo a little bit today, and am working on editing the bio. While going through my communities, deleting old ones of mine that haven't been touched in forever, and leaving some I don't read anymore, I decided to do a small friends cut. The journals I've deleted from my list are ones that have been inactive for a long time (most for a year or more). If your journal is on the following list, and you would like to be added back, please leave a comment to this post. angelofmusic87x babygross brwnidreamr3 lijago potatofishy redleaf0 skylightz telomeres post comment

Jolt. [11 Aug 2008|10:18am] charlatodoeldia [ mood | contemplative ] Our pastor showed this video yesterday in church towards the end of his message. At first, I was saddened by the different clips of war and destruction -- then realized how I wasn't too bothered, in a way, which also bothered me. Perhaps because we see these things all the time in the news, online, in magazines, that we've become so used to it, so saturated to the point of nonchalance. Which, I believe, is the scarier thing. As the video progressed, God gave me a wake-up call. And I needed it at the time. All too often, we get sucked into the world's fast-paced lifestyle, its temporality. We forget or fail to recognize that this isn't our home. That we should be ready (and excited, not saddened) anytime to be called back to our real Home. Lord, help me to ready myself. 6 comments|post comment

Fooled [10 Aug 2008|09:54pm] classiic The perplexity of our fate could have (or should have) been ignored from the very beginning. The unreturned feelings and the unknown emptiness I felt led me to be so naive. I was fragile, stupid enough to continue to pick up the pieces that were scattered and broken from the last. Although he was not in the position to be blamed for my broken state, he is completely guilty for poking at what was left to be nothing but a mere vacancy of my existence. I allowed myself to be fooled, even more so, to dive into his game. It is only now that I've realized what it meant to him all along. Nothing. I don't understand how I let myself come to this, or how I even began my adventure. All I know is I can't allow myself to go through the same cycle over and over again. I put myself through this, and I'll save myself from it. Before it's too late, at least. It's not as bad as it seems, really. I'm probably being theatrical about all this. If any consolation, I've already come to the climax of this, story, so to speak. It's only uphill (or downhill according to the literacy structure) from here. A clean break. No memories, no replies, no remorse. To the girls who feel unappreciated daily, let go. Easier said than done is probably what you're thinking. But trust me, it only gets easier once you take that first step into really appreciating yourself and putting yourself before anyone else. Don't dig yourself deeper, hoping one day things will change. Things shouldn't have to change, they should be perfect from the start. Call me old-fashioned but that's the only way I believe you'll know he's 100% willing. (For the right reasons, of course) post comment

Random! [10 Aug 2008|07:09am] charlatodoeldia [ mood | sick ] I was on leave last Friday; I thought I'd reward myself with a three-day weekend, see. But I get a call in the afternoon to report to the office for a teleconference. So I get dressed and make the one-hour trip to the office. Ironically, the telecon was canceled. Oh well. What's done is done, as they say. Who enjoyed the Beijing Olympics opening?! That was one amazing show! Brilliant choreography, brilliant execution, brilliant direction, brilliant props, brilliant production value -- brilliant everything! I loved it! The family will be going to Hong Kong this October. Yahoo! The last few days, I've been in the process of booking our hotel. I'm so excited though! Thank You, Lord. Glad to have spent yesterday morning with Isa (whackedout)! ♥ Spent the rest of my Saturday at home. It felt good to be in chill mode. Since my two brothers and mom have been sick (all three of them were absent from work/school last Friday) and I've been spending time with them, I've caught their cold. Ugh. My sister went to the derm yesterday afternoon after her Saturday Accounting (yuck!) class and came home with a bunch of different creams and solutions. I tried the anti-acne solution for my own zits (which usually appear when it's that time of the month or when I'm really stressed, and now, I'm just worked-up in general) last night. I might just regret having done this since, well, I wasn't the one diagnosed. Haha! I can't believe Bernie Mac is gone. I mean, I wasn't a fanfan, but he always entertained me whenever The Bernie Mac Show would be replayed on TV. To find out that he died of pneumonia in this day and age, too, is quite bothersome. May he rest in peace. I want a puppy. A yellow Lab or a Golden Retriever. Really. Have a blessed (and not-so-random) Sunday, everyone! post comment

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