....was here in Toronto last Sept. 15 and performed at Dundas Square for free to promote the recently opened Best Buy store. I like to think she performed for me since it was my b-day! =)
I knew there would be a lot of people but maaannn!! I was honestly caught off-guard by the amount of people that showed up. Jerry and I were there early and it was already packed! We were going to meet up with some friends but it was so crowded and made it impossible for us to meet up so we all decided we'll watch the concert separately and then just meet up afterwards. I was already in a bad mood even before the concert began because I couldn't see the stage. Ang liit ko kasi, puro likod lang nakikita ko...grrrrr...kainis.. ang dami pang nanunulak -- how rude. I gave up trying to find a good spot since it was a pretty useless effort. I had to watch her from the big screen they had set up.
I was surprised at how beautiful she is in person. Yeah she's beautiful on screen but she's even more beautiful offscreen. You can really see she enjoys performing. She sang some Destiny's Child hits and some songs from her new album. Keep an ear out for her song "Irreplaceable". She had a live band and back up dancers and she performed for about an hour. I was surprised at how good the concert turned out to be considering that it was free. I can only imagine how much Best Buy must have shelled out.
I would post pictures from the concert but I didn't have my camera with me and the ones the Jerry took were mostly blurred. Sayang nga eh...
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
Article (continued)
Make sure to read the entry before this...
I was browsing through the Female Network and I came across the article below. How true that when we see a beautiful woman, we just naturally assume she doesn't have a head above her shoulders. It's a way of justifying things - beauty = dumb; not so beautiful = smart. Alas, when we think of this equation we can sleep at night knowing that life is indeed fair and that there is justice in the world. God made her prettier than me but at least He made me smarter. Ahhh...there is balance after all! How did this mentality start in the first place? You think maybe it's those dumb blond jokes that started this whole fiasco? I don't know.
I know how it feels... I've walked out of the house feeling like the most beautiful woman in the world and all it takes is for a woman far more beautiful than I will ever be to come into view and I can feel my self-esteem slowly sink. I'm left wishing that I was as beautiful as her. I'm left asking, "why wasn't I born like her?".
Have you caught yourself looking at a couple and thinking, "ang gwapo naman nung guy pero bakit naman ganyan girlfriend nya?". In my brother's own words, it's a classic case of "beauty and the beast". He works at a restaurant part-time and he tells me sometimes how an extremely beautiful girl walks in with her boyfriend who is just "average" or sometimes "pangit as hell" and he can't help but ask himself, "pakshet paano nya nabulag?!" When my brother tells me stories like this, I must admit I can't help but laugh. Natatawa ako kasi kung anu-anu naiisip nya...natatawa ako kasi dumadaan din yan sa isip ko. I know, it's awfully cruel to say it but it's the truth. I can almost guarantee naisip mo na din yan kahit minsan.
But you know what? My brother behaves like a typical guy... he gets attracted to beautiful women but he will never go for someone simply because of her looks. He knows better than that.
Sometimes I do wish I was more beautiful. I think most of us do. But when I think about it, in my life I don't remember the people who are beautiful. Di ko naman pinapansin yon. I wouldn't love my friends any lesser if they were unattractive. Ever since my brothers and I were little our parents would always tell us, "Di bale ng panget basta maganda ang ugali...yung personality ang important." and "don't worry if you don't think you're the prettiest or the most handsome..if you have a good heart people will see beauty in you". My parents may not be the most beautiful or the most handsome but to me, they're perfect. My mom will always be my idol. She'll always be beautiful to me and she'll always be the mom I want to be someday to my kids. My dad will always be the most intelligent man on earth for me. He'll always be the person I come to when it comes to making important decisions. I know now that he doesn't hold all the answers but I will forever value his opinions and regard them with the highest respect. To others they're ordinary...but that's because they don't know my parents like my brothers and I do.
So for that extremely gorgeous guy/girl that has the "average" partner, we ought to keep our mouths shut. She or he may not be drop dead gorgeous but that doesn't mean he or she doesn't have all the qualities we hope to find in a partner. She or he may be all that and way more than we could ever imagine. Like the saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover".
One time I overheard a guy friend saying, "you know what? It's sad most girls try too hard... don't they know it's their imperfections that make them perfect?" I was stunned... but damn was he right.
I was browsing through the Female Network and I came across the article below. How true that when we see a beautiful woman, we just naturally assume she doesn't have a head above her shoulders. It's a way of justifying things - beauty = dumb; not so beautiful = smart. Alas, when we think of this equation we can sleep at night knowing that life is indeed fair and that there is justice in the world. God made her prettier than me but at least He made me smarter. Ahhh...there is balance after all! How did this mentality start in the first place? You think maybe it's those dumb blond jokes that started this whole fiasco? I don't know.
I know how it feels... I've walked out of the house feeling like the most beautiful woman in the world and all it takes is for a woman far more beautiful than I will ever be to come into view and I can feel my self-esteem slowly sink. I'm left wishing that I was as beautiful as her. I'm left asking, "why wasn't I born like her?".
Have you caught yourself looking at a couple and thinking, "ang gwapo naman nung guy pero bakit naman ganyan girlfriend nya?". In my brother's own words, it's a classic case of "beauty and the beast". He works at a restaurant part-time and he tells me sometimes how an extremely beautiful girl walks in with her boyfriend who is just "average" or sometimes "pangit as hell" and he can't help but ask himself, "pakshet paano nya nabulag?!" When my brother tells me stories like this, I must admit I can't help but laugh. Natatawa ako kasi kung anu-anu naiisip nya...natatawa ako kasi dumadaan din yan sa isip ko. I know, it's awfully cruel to say it but it's the truth. I can almost guarantee naisip mo na din yan kahit minsan.
But you know what? My brother behaves like a typical guy... he gets attracted to beautiful women but he will never go for someone simply because of her looks. He knows better than that.
Sometimes I do wish I was more beautiful. I think most of us do. But when I think about it, in my life I don't remember the people who are beautiful. Di ko naman pinapansin yon. I wouldn't love my friends any lesser if they were unattractive. Ever since my brothers and I were little our parents would always tell us, "Di bale ng panget basta maganda ang ugali...yung personality ang important." and "don't worry if you don't think you're the prettiest or the most handsome..if you have a good heart people will see beauty in you". My parents may not be the most beautiful or the most handsome but to me, they're perfect. My mom will always be my idol. She'll always be beautiful to me and she'll always be the mom I want to be someday to my kids. My dad will always be the most intelligent man on earth for me. He'll always be the person I come to when it comes to making important decisions. I know now that he doesn't hold all the answers but I will forever value his opinions and regard them with the highest respect. To others they're ordinary...but that's because they don't know my parents like my brothers and I do.
So for that extremely gorgeous guy/girl that has the "average" partner, we ought to keep our mouths shut. She or he may not be drop dead gorgeous but that doesn't mean he or she doesn't have all the qualities we hope to find in a partner. She or he may be all that and way more than we could ever imagine. Like the saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover".
One time I overheard a guy friend saying, "you know what? It's sad most girls try too hard... don't they know it's their imperfections that make them perfect?" I was stunned... but damn was he right.
Friday, September 08, 2006
The Ugly Truth of Beauty
Got this article from The Female Network. Read on and I'll post my comments on my next entry since it's long as it is already...
The Ugly Truth of Beauty
Despite what we’ve learned, it’s somehow too easy to fall into the traps that society has set for us. For example, we immediately assume Beauty is dumb, “just a pretty face.” It’s easier to think that a gorgeous girl is self-involved, shallow, or boy-crazy. If she’s successful, we figure she charmed her way into it, as though it were inconceivable that she just might have a brain like the rest of us. Hopefully, we know how irrational that is, but we do it anyway.
And don’t think she doesn’t know it. Supermodel Christy Turlington was
once quoted in Esquire magazine: “I’m constantly being told, ‘Haha, she’s going to school. Maybe she’ll learn to spell.’ There are negative associations…(including) assumptions that you are just completely worthless.”Says a retired commercial and print model, now the manager of her own business, “I would be introduced to other women and just feel the raise eyebrows: Oh a model. As in, Oh, an airhead.”
On the other hand, there is another no less ugly side to the issue. We women are also guilty of using our looks basically to one-up other women and perhaps give ourselves an ego-boost. It’s unfair particularly when you realize that your beauty or the lack of it was basically handed down to you from a particular gene pool, something you had nothing to do with. When a good-looking guy is walking through the mall with his so-so looking girlfriend, we wonder what he sees in her…as though her looks are all that matters. And to cover up our own weaknesses, how many times have we said to ourselves in a stupid and irrational manner, “Well, at least, I’m prettier, thinner, more fit…than so-and-so.” What’s worse is we actually feel better doing it. When a women succeeds in making the most of her appearance, it’s only other women, and not men, who will undermine her with the utmost cruelty, saying: “She’s special, really” or even, “Mas maganda pa ako diyan eh.”
It must spring from some primal instinct in us, this ugly drive to quell or undermine the beauty of others because somehow it threatens us. For all the flak a girl can get from testosterone, when it comes to narrow vision or downright prejudice, women can be even more hostile, petty and vicious than men, and sadly, very often, the are.
I want The Big Chill
I miss going to Glorietta ang getting an avocado shake from The Big Chill. It’s the best shake I’ve ever had! We first discovered it at The Big Chill in Rockwell. My mom’s office was across the street so sometimes we would pass by Rockwell to grab a bite before heading home. I don’t know if they still have it though… I know it’s seasonal. I told myself it’s one of the things I will surely get when I come home to visit.
Here’s a list of some of the things I want to do when I come home:
- See all my relatives
- Spend time with my friends (note to self: pass by friends’ offices and go out for lunch in the middle of a workday)
- Eat at all my favorite restaurants
- Eat tons of fruit especially Indian Mangoes =P
- Go shopping
- Go to Bacolod
- Go to a resort
- Take lots of pictures
- Try to visit old neighbors in Las Piñas
- Buy a new cell phone (cell phones are way better there)
- Convince friends to get a VISA and come with me to Canada (Haha!)
I hope it doesn’t take me forever to get a chance to visit. Sana makaipon ako ng enough money and be able to stay for atleast a month. Sana din paguwi ko andun lahat ng friends ko kasi kung nasa ibang country sila for business, eh di walang kwenta.
I may like living in Canada but nothing beats the one place I still call home. =)
23 in a Week !
Friday at last! =P
I managed to suvive my first week back from my vacation. I still have to get through my training session today and then I’m off to Suzy’s birthday party. It’s only 9 am and already I can’t wait for 5 pm. Tee-hee!
I’m turning 23 in a week! Grabe, ambilis talaga ng panahon. I still remember my 7th birthday because I had a party in our garden. I remember being a kid and wishing I would grow up faster because I wanted to wear high heels like my mom, wear make up and go to work. It’s funny because when I was a kid, I imagined growing up and being much taller, prettier and a lot smarter. Before I knew it, I was already celebrating my 18th birthday and I realized I didn’t change by much. I still look the same except I’m a little taller and a little wiser (I don’t know about the “prettier” side of it..but atleast I don’t have missing teeth anymore! ^-^). When I turned 18, the years seemed to go by a lot faster every year. It’s true what they say, life is short.
I don’t have any plans yet for my birthday but my brothers seem to be more excited about it (they love going out to eat and they’re trying to convince me to celebrate my birthday at their favorite restaurant). I heard Beyonce and John Mayer are coming to Toronto to perform downtown. It’s a public concert so anyone can go and it’s free. If I recall correctly, they’re performing on my birthday. You think they came to perform for me? Hmmm… I like to think so. Tee-hee!
I managed to suvive my first week back from my vacation. I still have to get through my training session today and then I’m off to Suzy’s birthday party. It’s only 9 am and already I can’t wait for 5 pm. Tee-hee!
I’m turning 23 in a week! Grabe, ambilis talaga ng panahon. I still remember my 7th birthday because I had a party in our garden. I remember being a kid and wishing I would grow up faster because I wanted to wear high heels like my mom, wear make up and go to work. It’s funny because when I was a kid, I imagined growing up and being much taller, prettier and a lot smarter. Before I knew it, I was already celebrating my 18th birthday and I realized I didn’t change by much. I still look the same except I’m a little taller and a little wiser (I don’t know about the “prettier” side of it..but atleast I don’t have missing teeth anymore! ^-^). When I turned 18, the years seemed to go by a lot faster every year. It’s true what they say, life is short.
I don’t have any plans yet for my birthday but my brothers seem to be more excited about it (they love going out to eat and they’re trying to convince me to celebrate my birthday at their favorite restaurant). I heard Beyonce and John Mayer are coming to Toronto to perform downtown. It’s a public concert so anyone can go and it’s free. If I recall correctly, they’re performing on my birthday. You think they came to perform for me? Hmmm… I like to think so. Tee-hee!
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Should I Quit My Job?
| Your Job Dissatisfaction Level is 47% |
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Got this from a friend's blog...kinda proves my point doesn't it? Tee-hee! Told you so!
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
'Nuff Already
I read the Metro and the 24 almost everyday on my way to work and I almost always stumble on gossip about celebs...celebs who annoy me like Paris Hilton. No, I'm not jealous of her and no, I don't wish I was her. I don't understand what the fuss is all about. So she got caught on a sex tape....so what?!? ok, so she's an heiress... again, so what?!? Plus, the word "Like" seems to flow out from her lips as if it were water... "You know, she's like so dumb! Like there's no other word... you know, like she only knows how to say like.." waaahh! stop it na!
Sorry, just stumbled into another gossip about her and it's just really annoying.
Sorry, just stumbled into another gossip about her and it's just really annoying.
iPod Fun
I've been seeing this survey/game and decided to give it a try just for fun... read on... =)
1. What do you think of me? - Is It Any Wonder (Keane) * Ookkaayy...what the hell does this mean? Pwede ba self-interpretation nalang? O sige, palagay ko it means I'm a wonder...a wonder of the world. Haha! Baliw...
2. Will I have a happy life? - Everytime I Close My Eyes (Babyface) * Ganun? So I have to close my eyes just to be happy?
3. What do my friends really think of me? - I Hope It's You (Ntwine) * Awww...
4. Do people secretly lust after me? - Get Up (Ciara) * No Comment. =P
5. How can I make myself happy? - Cry Me A River (Justin Timberlake) * Doesn't make any sense... kailangan ko pa ba umiyak muna? Unfair!
6. What should I do with my life? - You (Jennifer Love Hewitt) * Me?? Anong me??
7. Why must life be so full of pain? - Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey) * Ok, I'll say somethin'..eh kasi naman kung binibigay nalang lahat ng gusto ko eh di sana wala ng pain. Hmpf.
8. How can I maximize my pleasure during sex? - Between You And I (Jessica Simpson) * Ok, it will be our little secret, hala go!!
9. Will I ever have children? - How Could You (KC & Jojo) * Aray.
10. Will I die happy? - Claire De Lune (Boston Pops Orchestra) * Still a big mystery to me. Thanks iPod...di mo naman sinagot ang tanong.
11. Can you give me some advice? - Control Myself (LL Cool J Feat J Lo) * I think I'm discplined thank you very much! Hmpf.
12. What do you think happiness is? - Mesmerize (Ja Rule) * yeah..happiness is mesmerizing indeed..sigh
13. What's my favorite fetish? - One Minute Man (Missy Elliott) * Hahahaha! I don't... hahahaha! bwiset!
Funny! Hanap pa tayo ng ibang masasagutan... Tee-hee!
1. What do you think of me? - Is It Any Wonder (Keane) * Ookkaayy...what the hell does this mean? Pwede ba self-interpretation nalang? O sige, palagay ko it means I'm a wonder...a wonder of the world. Haha! Baliw...
2. Will I have a happy life? - Everytime I Close My Eyes (Babyface) * Ganun? So I have to close my eyes just to be happy?
3. What do my friends really think of me? - I Hope It's You (Ntwine) * Awww...
4. Do people secretly lust after me? - Get Up (Ciara) * No Comment. =P
5. How can I make myself happy? - Cry Me A River (Justin Timberlake) * Doesn't make any sense... kailangan ko pa ba umiyak muna? Unfair!
6. What should I do with my life? - You (Jennifer Love Hewitt) * Me?? Anong me??
7. Why must life be so full of pain? - Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey) * Ok, I'll say somethin'..eh kasi naman kung binibigay nalang lahat ng gusto ko eh di sana wala ng pain. Hmpf.
8. How can I maximize my pleasure during sex? - Between You And I (Jessica Simpson) * Ok, it will be our little secret, hala go!!
9. Will I ever have children? - How Could You (KC & Jojo) * Aray.
10. Will I die happy? - Claire De Lune (Boston Pops Orchestra) * Still a big mystery to me. Thanks iPod...di mo naman sinagot ang tanong.
11. Can you give me some advice? - Control Myself (LL Cool J Feat J Lo) * I think I'm discplined thank you very much! Hmpf.
12. What do you think happiness is? - Mesmerize (Ja Rule) * yeah..happiness is mesmerizing indeed..sigh
13. What's my favorite fetish? - One Minute Man (Missy Elliott) * Hahahaha! I don't... hahahaha! bwiset!
Funny! Hanap pa tayo ng ibang masasagutan... Tee-hee!
Mariah Carey @ Air Canada Centre
As soon as I came back to work, my co-workers asked me where I went during my one week vacation. It seems when you mention the word vacation, people automatically think you’re going somewhere. I didn’t go out of town. Mostly I was at home sleeping or watching TV and sometimes I’m with Jerry (he was on vacation too). Just the fact that I was somewhere else other than work made me so happy.
We did go to the Mariah Carey concert last Tuesday with Jerry’s aunt and uncle. Jerry had bought the tickets well before and I’ve never been to a concert here in Canada (come to think of it, I don’t recall going to a concert in the Philippines either – tsk tsk). Ok, so most people rolled their eyes when I mentioned I was going to a Mariah Carey concert. Not too many people are fond of her but what the heck, I wanted to go anyways! After all, it was at the Air Canada Centre! We decided not to splurge on the tickets since we were saving our money for something else so we got seats way far back but still good enough for me. We had successfully sneaked in a camera but we were too far to take any pictures and the lights weren’t very helpful either.
It lasted a little over an hour but I was really amazed! She sounded exactly like how she sounds when you listen to her on the radio which I thought was pretty amazing since most artists nowadays edit so much (have you heard Linkin Park live on TV? So different from how they sound on the radio isn’t it?). What I loved the most was how well organized everything was. Her set was really beautiful. Have you ever seen those videos were there’s flashing bulbs behind the artist? She had that too when she was performing Shake It Off. I was w-o-w-ed by all the fancy stuff she had on stage – the curtains, the lights, the big screens, flashing bulbs, glitters… She had a staircase on one side and a ramp on the other. I was telling Jerry if she ever tried using the ramp she would fall for sure with the high heels she was wearing. It turns out the ramp wasn’t for her. Buti nalang…
She also had a DJ who took over when she was having her costume changed. The DJ was really good. He played hits from all the way back during the 90’s to current hits. He would play only the first few seconds of a song, just enough to get the crowd excited and then moved to the next song. Jerry and I cheered, screamed, danced and sang. I was a little hesitant since his aunt and uncle were sitting next to us but then what the heck, we were at a concert after all! What do you expect, right? Even his aunt was swaying to the beat.
She sang all her hits and ended the show with We Belong Together. It was really worth the money we spent on the tickets. Not bad for my first concert.
We did go to the Mariah Carey concert last Tuesday with Jerry’s aunt and uncle. Jerry had bought the tickets well before and I’ve never been to a concert here in Canada (come to think of it, I don’t recall going to a concert in the Philippines either – tsk tsk). Ok, so most people rolled their eyes when I mentioned I was going to a Mariah Carey concert. Not too many people are fond of her but what the heck, I wanted to go anyways! After all, it was at the Air Canada Centre! We decided not to splurge on the tickets since we were saving our money for something else so we got seats way far back but still good enough for me. We had successfully sneaked in a camera but we were too far to take any pictures and the lights weren’t very helpful either.
It lasted a little over an hour but I was really amazed! She sounded exactly like how she sounds when you listen to her on the radio which I thought was pretty amazing since most artists nowadays edit so much (have you heard Linkin Park live on TV? So different from how they sound on the radio isn’t it?). What I loved the most was how well organized everything was. Her set was really beautiful. Have you ever seen those videos were there’s flashing bulbs behind the artist? She had that too when she was performing Shake It Off. I was w-o-w-ed by all the fancy stuff she had on stage – the curtains, the lights, the big screens, flashing bulbs, glitters… She had a staircase on one side and a ramp on the other. I was telling Jerry if she ever tried using the ramp she would fall for sure with the high heels she was wearing. It turns out the ramp wasn’t for her. Buti nalang…
She also had a DJ who took over when she was having her costume changed. The DJ was really good. He played hits from all the way back during the 90’s to current hits. He would play only the first few seconds of a song, just enough to get the crowd excited and then moved to the next song. Jerry and I cheered, screamed, danced and sang. I was a little hesitant since his aunt and uncle were sitting next to us but then what the heck, we were at a concert after all! What do you expect, right? Even his aunt was swaying to the beat.
She sang all her hits and ended the show with We Belong Together. It was really worth the money we spent on the tickets. Not bad for my first concert.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
A case of the Ex
“Can you be friends with your ex?” – This is one question that gets thrown at me every now and then. I see it on articles, e-mails, surveys and it almost never fails to pop-up during girl talk. I’m sure you’ve been asked this question atleast once before. While most would answer no, some would answer yes. As for me, I’ve only had 1 ex-boyfriend and we’ve managed to remain good friends. To be honest, it took awhile for both of us to get past everything. Mostly it was me that was having a hard time getting over it. After we broke up, we had a very rough and painful year of getting back together and then breaking up again and a lot of arguing. There were times when we both cried, times when we missed each other, times when we were confused and times when we were sort of glad we were over. In the simplest of words, it was a rollercoaster ride. The one thing I do know is that we were both honest with each other. It helped that we were good friends even before we became a couple and got to know each other very well during the years we spent together. The truth hurt but the fact was we grew up and it was time for us to go our separate ways. Am I bitter about it? I used to be but now I’m not bitter at all. We still chat every now and then (we seldom catch each other online due to our time difference), we crack jokes, give each other advice… we do the things that friends do (except we don’t hang out with each other since I’m in Canada). When I think he’s being a jerk to someone, I tell him. He lends me an ear when I need it.
Do we care for each other? Yes, we do. We are friends. We are both happy with our current relationships and although we both know we prolly won’t be together again as a couple (haha!), we remain good friends.
Do we care for each other? Yes, we do. We are friends. We are both happy with our current relationships and although we both know we prolly won’t be together again as a couple (haha!), we remain good friends.
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