Monthly Archives: May 2003

KIMCHI SA KOREA

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nag breakfast kami sa isang restaurant malapit dito sa office kaninang umaga… typical korean seafood noodles na maanghang na may kasamang vegetable seaweed rolls with rice… di ko alam ang tawag dito, kasi kain na lang ako ng kain. hehehe. as usual maanghang. as usual, may kimchi as side dish.

speaking of pagkain: ang lunch namin ngayon ay noodle soup na mainit, malalaking steamed dumplings on the side, at ang pinakamasarap na kimchi na natikman ko sa buong buhay ko. maliit lang siya na working class canteen, pero, masarap ang pagkain.

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12th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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iniimbita ko nga pala kayong lahat sa 12th wedding anniversary namin ni jet sa linggo. samin nang lahat ng pagkain at inom, basta punta lang kayo sa flat namin. alis lang ako sandali, pagbalik ko, SAGOT KO KAYONG LAHAT!

OFF TO KOREA

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lipad na ako bukas papuntang korea. first time ko sa seoul. ano bang meron doon? koreano? hehehe… corny mo. ang alam ko lang sa korea ay ang mga sumusunod:

1. mahilig silang kumain ng aso – ARF!
2. malakas silang uminom ng alak
3. maanghang ang pagkain nila
4. marami sa mga koreano ang kwadrado ang korte ng mukha
5. mataas ang percentage ng car accidents nila sa gabi (hihilig kasing uminom eh)
5. magkaaway ang north at south korea
6. malalaki ang mga panga ng mga koreano
7. magaling sila sa golf
8. mahilig sila sa mga soap opera
9. maraming koreano na may apelyido na kim at park
10. doon galing si shin dong pa (kung di nyo siya kilala, tanong nyo na lang sa tatay nyo)

HEATWAVE

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ang init ngayon – tangnenek. gusto kong magmura ng malakas… PUUUUUUTOOOOOONG INAMOY! bwisit,bwisit, bwisit… uupo ka lang sa harap ng pc, tutulo pang pawis mo. tangnang yan, pati buhok ko, basa sa pawis. take note – gabi ngayon. GABI! wala man lang hangin? bwisit, bwisit, bwisit.

kung may pera lang ako, aarkila akong sangmilyong tao para itulak tong islang ito papuntang antartica. makapasok na lang nga sa kwarto, pagmamasdan ko na lang ang mukha ni jet habang natutulog… aircon doon pati! hehehe.

BYAHE NA NAMAN, WOOOHOOO!!!

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ang pag-pasok ng linggong ito ay medyo exciting na naman. since medyo tapos na ang SARS dito sa singapore, pwede na ulit mag-travel. medyo matagal na rin kaming na buro sa opisina. ang huli kong byahe ay nung february pa. yung boss ko ay nauna na ngayong gabi papuntang tokyo, we will hook-up on friday in seoul, korea. my flight leaves on wednesday. iwan ko ulit si jet dito sa singapore hanggang sa pagbalik ko sa sabado.

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ROAD TO PERDITION

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Peter O’Sullivan: “Why are you always smiling?”
Conner Rooney: “Because I find life so fucking hysterical!”

isa siguro ang american beauty sa current top 10 list ko. una, dahil sa storya. from start to finish, magaling ang nakakatawa, nakakaiyak at very original na script ni alan ball. incidentally, siya rin ang writer/director/producer ng “six feet under”, yung isda best na series sa HBO.

pangalawa, yung cast – from kevin spacey to chris cooper to annette bening to thora birch, walang tulak-kabigin sa mga artistang gumanap dito. bukod sa “the usual suspects” ni x-men director brian singer, ang “american beauty” siguro ang pinaka magaling na pelikula ni spacey.

ikatlo, yung cinematography ni (the late great) conrad hall, in particular, yung laro ng light and shade sa set. ikaapat ay yung musica. magaling ang score at yung soundtrack ay espesyal sa akin. lalong lalo na ang eksena na pinatugtog ni mena suvari yung “don’t let it bring you down” ni neil young na cover ni annie lenox – it kills me everytime i watch it.

at panghuli, yung direction ni sam mendes – in particular, yung subtlety, yung pace at yung takbo ng buong pelikula… ang galing. di ko na ipapaliwanag, panoorin nyo na lang. hehehe.

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BOOKS I AM CURRENTLY READING

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1. “the last vampire” by whitley strieber. this is either too predictable or perhaps i have had too much of the genre. i’m halfway through and there’s a small voice that’s telling me to dump it.

2. “road to perdition”. graphic novel by max allan collins and richard rayner. made into a film by “american beauty” director sam mendes. this book should be read, at least, twice. once for the story. twice, for the artwork. highly recommended. as much as i respect the work of sam mendes a lot, i think the novel’s a lot better as a book than the movie is as a film.

3. “to father” tranlated by dava sobel. the letters of sister maria celeste to her father, the great astronomer and inventor, galileo. synchronicity again: while i was scanning the book this morning, my random song playlist started playing the indigo girls song called…”galileo”.

BEING TAKEN OFF THE SARS LIST

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Singapore is on the brink of being taken off the WHO list of SARS-affected countries as the Health Ministry has confirmed that the IMH cluster of patients and staff who came down with fever last week do not have SARS.

with singapore SARS free, makakauwi na kami, kami kami! hehehe… GARDEMET. philippines, my philippines. i may see you in june! june! june! (ayan, sa sobrang tuwa, may echo na naman)

SUMUKO na KAYO… KAYO… KAYO. napapaligiran na namin ang hideout NINYO… NINYO… NINYO. hehehe. may ECHO. parang cheap karaoke. hehehe.

NAUTUSAN LANG BUMILI NG PATIS

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aalis kami ni jet ngayong hapon para bumili ng patis. hehehe… you can take the pinoy out of the philippines but you cannot take the philippines out of the pinoy.

consider this:

  1. babyahe kami ng bus to the pasir ris train station, 10 minutes
  2. MRT from pasir ris to city hall station, 30 minutes
  3. transfer train, ride again from city hall papuntang orchard, 10 minutes
  4. get out of the train station, walk to the filipino stores at lucky plaza, 10 minutes

total cost of trip: $ 2.00 taymis 2 equals $ 4.00 dibaydibay 0.033 equals 121 pesoses.
cost ng isang boteng rufina: $ 2.50 (75 pesoses)

BWAKANGINANGYAN… all that time and money para lang sa patis.

TAKEOUT LUNCH

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ngayong lunch ay nag takeout ako: giniling na baboy, fried chicken, ginisang toge at kanin na may curry gravy sauce. typical malay-chinese topping meal. total price: S3.80 (around 114 pesos). mahal ito dahil nasa airconditioned na commercial area. kung sa regular turo-turo, around $2.50 (75 pesos) and price ng kinain ko. on the other hand, mura na rin, considering na ang mcdo value meal dito sa singapore ay around $6 (180 pesoses).