pa-text!

MANILA, Philippines - A proposal to make text messaging free may force companies to eliminate the service since it will no longer be profitable to maintain it, an industry source told GMANews.TV.

Since free text messaging will be subject to abuse, the source said that it will affect networks of telecommunications companies, reducing their efficiency and resulting in service degradation.

“If you make it free of charge, companies will not be encouraged to invest in the business because it will not be profitable. Eventually, the service may no longer be available," said the source.

The source was reacting to a spate of new reports which exhorted mobile phone companies to cut their text messaging fees to P0.15 from P1, as indicated by a proposal recently raised by a female legislator.

Telecommunications companies “can agree to either reduction or the scrapping of the charges. Either way, the main beneficiaries here will be our people who deserve all the relief they can get," Bulacan Representative Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado said.

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mura na lang pala ang text e. patxt naman dyan. hehehe... i understand the point na pwede matanggal ang texting kung gagawin free ang SMS. anu pang silbi ng SMS diba? kaya kung unli ang gusto nyo AT THE CHEAPEST PRICE, lipat na sa ineendorse ni Kuya Aga ok?

Blockbuster!

I have written lots of blogs and found out that I have blockbuster ones! Well, those blogs that have more than 10 comments or more (yung iba, ako na lang nagparami ng comment, hehe). Most of them have the funniest topics at sabi nga, "napapanahon." Going back to my blogs amused me and realized that in some things, hey, I really have something to say. I won't compare this to those big-time bloggers as Bryanboy or Happy Slip. And here is a list of what I call "blockbusters" and this don't come in a particular order. Check them out again if you like:

1. Pakornihan Effect - 37 comments
   a collection of text jokes/ pick-up lines.
   
2. My Chowking Experience - 15 comments
   I just narrated a not-so-pleasant experience from a food chain
   
3. Spreading the Love - 15 comments
   this is about the edited photo of Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby that once spread thru the net
   
4. Globe Celfone Scam - 19 comments
   actually, djmyke posted this conversation of him and an agent from a cellular phone network. I transcribed it and I got opinions from other people who happen to receive the same call.
   
5. Nanggagala-iti ako - 13 comments
   a story of a consumer who wasn't paying attention to the product he bought. well, lesson learned. nainis pa nga ako sa ibang nag-comments dyan na kala mo kung sinong perfect. hmp!
   
6. Ederlyn Series Season 2 - 14 comments
   the continuation of the story of an SMS star.
   
7. Inday the Series - 23 comments
   the yaya who is so smart
   
8. Filipino American demand for apology from ABC and Desperate Housewives - 29 comments
   Filipino medical practitioners being slapped on national TV.
   
9. Paalam Inday - 15 comments
   nagpaparty si Inday. find out how "bongga" it was.
   
10. BREAKING NEWS: Desperate Housewives apology over Philippines slur - 13 comments
    the action of a TV series which discriminated a race where they also benefit to.
    
11. top ten nakakairitang tao sa mundo - 14 comments
12. I hate Filipinos errr... FILIPINOS ARE STUPID - 73 comments
    a citizen who disrespected a national symbol.
    
13. Ukay pa rin talaga - 17 comments
    I just bought an item and found the best at Ukay!
    
14. What's happening to me? - 12 comments
    worried about my health
    
15. PUP: Tsinelas Capital of the World - 19 comments
    looking on appropriate get-up in an institution
    
16. abangan... - 24 comments
    I confess I tried Hip-Hop Abs. ngayon wala pa ring effect. natigil kasi e. hehehe.
    
17. buhayin natin ang mga kabaduyan - 16 comments
    pick-up lines to the max!
    
18. kinarma nga ba si Chris Tsuper - 14 comments
    on a radio DJ's confession
    
19. OMG I WON - 42 comments
    winning a contest from an event I joined from reading blogs and announcements. Some were not happy for me, I DON'T CARE!
    
20. shoes i choose you - 16 comments
    enjoying the prizes I won from the topic above
    
21. I've commited a crime - 65 comments
    tuktukan sa ulo si omar! nag-jaywalking kasi!
    
22. bakit kasi kelangan naka-block - 14 comments
    complaining in the office
    
23. Photoshop Tutorial: Image on Text - 23 comments
    getting techie and squeezing the creative juice.
    
24. if i join Survivor Philippines - 14
    some pointers if I join the reality show.
    

We're moving!

It's final. Effective this June, the new Beginnings @ 20Plus Inc. will be located at 6F Don Chua Lamko Bldg, LP Leviste cor. HV dela Costa Sts., Salcedo Village, Makati City. Haist, now this will be a longer walk from where I will be dropping off to office. Wala naman kasing shuttle service na dumadaan sa area na yan. If I'll be from Makati Medical Center, lakad to Ayala underpass by Convergys tapos akyat sa may GT Tower then walk to the building just right after McDonald's. And now we're in a higher level kaya magtyaga sa kakahintay ng elevator paakyat. Good luck din sakin pag umuulan! Oh well, buti nga mga corporate na rin ang mga ka-building namin. Hindi tulad dito sa Creekside na mga nightclubs ang kasama namin. Kala tuloy nung iba sa nightclub ang trabaho namin. lol! Kaso malayo na sa mga gimikan lalo! And we can't just get out of the office ata if we want to buy something or for some break.

And for my friends who goes to work nearby that place, kita-kits sa McDo!

blogspot new look

in Photoshop mode to change my header on Blogspot. love to play on text and backgrounds. now I really love my new header! before it was "Ohmski is the Law" and now I confess that I'm an Austin Powers fan (lol) and a little bit of being eco-friendly too. ;)


btw, i have the same blogs in multiply.

the survivor experience

got up early for this. it is the 2nd day of the manila leg of auditions for Survivor Philippines. also the day of my birthday, i managed to take this day on leave para lang makapag-audition. some people didn't take it seriously when i said i was going. this was also the day for the AI finale so i missed the live airing.

so i packed an extra shirt, my passport and 2 pens but i forgot to pack food and water for my stomach. though i have eaten heavy breakfast, i should have brought some food with me.

got into SM North The Block by around 930AM and the place is already congested. some come in groups, others like me were alone in the site. it would be very hard for you if you just go on alone and be a snob. you don't want to get overtaken in line right so you have to be acquainted with the people in front or at your back to save your post.

so i spent the whole 7 hours calling or texting, observing the line; with every move of the queue is a smile on everyone's faces who are in excitement to get on to the first level of the screening. at last, i and 4 people were in front of the interviewer and gave us this situation:

if you were the last 5 in the island and you store the food for everyone but you discovered that the others are scheming to vote you off on next tribal council, what are you going to do?

i won't disclose my answer here but i passed this test. lol

so i've been very excited telling everybody that i passed the first screening and that i needed more prayers to get to the next level. i was given my number 10382 hoping that this will be my lucky number. now i got more confident in interacting with others. got to know some of them and then we transferred to the food court by 10's. then i thought the organizers were gathering all passers before proceeding with the next part. yun pala umiikot din yung line dun tapos pupunta sa likod ng stage now to convince the judges why you should be considered to be a contestant for Survivor. some say it's the test of "kakapalan ng mukha" kaya naman kinapalan ko na talaga mukha ko, aside na makapal na nga sya talaga. pero sayang hindi ako nakapasa. but it was a worthwhile experience. next time i know what to do. i got to see them next year!

winners and losers from AI 2008

review lang ito na natanggap ko sa email. since hindi naman ako masyado nakanood this season, i can't relate to some. pero im very happy na si DC ang nanalo!

here is the review:

There may be two Davids in the "American Idol" finale, but there's no Goliath. Either would be OK as a winner. Both are good singers. One doesn't overpower the other. The hip choice is David Cook, 25, because he's older, has a rock edge and is less likely to flash a nervous, squirmy smile than sweet boy wonder David Archuleta, 17.

No matter who wins, there's a glitch in the "Idol" star-maker machinery. Ratings are down. Charisma and energy are missing.

"Idol" is having an identity crisis, and not just because two guys with the same first name are left.

David C. and David A. have their final sing-off tonight. Wednesday, we'll find out the winner, after the usual two hours of celebrity-studded padding.

But this year, there are plenty of winners and losers to go around.

Losers:The judges, who've spent an entire season phoning in their critiques. It wasn't just Paula Abdul who embarrassed herself by reviewing a song that hadn't been sung yet. Randy Jackson stuck to a tired script of phrases like "It was just all right for me." Simon Cowell seemed completely disengaged. If they don't care enough to be excited, why should we?

Winner: The person who decided to let contestants play instruments. The innovation proved "Idol" is capable of making the changes necessary to get back on track. Brooke White's piano, David Cook's guitar, even Chikezie's just-learned-it harmonica were all welcome additions.

Winners: Clean-speech advocates, who appreciated the various exclamations of "gosh" uttered eight times by David Archuleta (in a slight Napoleon Dynamite voice) during his visit to his hometown last week. David A. has made wholesomeness safe again for America's youth. Don't you just want to squeeze his head off?

Loser: Jeff Archuleta, who was banned from his son's rehearsal sessions, an indication the rumors of his stage-dad ways are true. Maybe this is why poor David A. looks like a deer frozen in the headlights as he awaits the judges' comments.

Loser: The questions-from-viewers-at-home segment that helped fill the empty minutes of those hour-long "Idol" results episodes. Why did the producers persist in running the questions on the giant screen before the fans had a chance to ask them via phone? To make it extra boring?

Losers: The girls instructed to stand in front of the stage and wave their hands, pretending they're thrilled by every performance. Next year, let's give them cigarette lighters to hold up, to make it extra hokey.

Loser: Musical theater legend Andrew Lloyd Webber, who seemed way too geeked at being an "Idol" mentor (and proved how irrelevant he is to current audiences when Jason Castro admitted he didn't know "Memory" was sung by a cat).

Winner: Ascots, the effete neck scarves that inched back toward coolness when Australian Michael Johns wore them.

Loser: Ryan Seacrest, for milking the drama the night Johns got kicked off. Seacrest first paused to remind viewers nobody was sent home last year on "Idol Gives Back" week. Then he gave Johns the boot. Nice fakeout -- if you're a sadist.

Winner: David Cook's hairdressers. Cook started off as a permanent hair don't with a combed-forward 'do and stringy bangs. The stylists tamed his locks, and Cook helped matters by wisely making fun of himself and revealing his big-head baby pictures.

Winner: Dreadlocks. We love you, laid-back dude Jason Castro, but we can't imagine you reaching the final four with a buzz cut.

Winner: Arm tattoos, which helped Carly Smithson connect with younger viewers even as the judges tried to beat the angry spunk out of her.

Loser: Full body tattoos, which made Smithson's husband look weird and scary to older viewers at home and probably cost her some votes. Leave the total inkage to Michael on "Prison Break."

Loser: Amanda Overmyer, the skunk-haired nurse who finished 11th, one short of making it into the "American Idols Live!" cross-country tour.

Winner: The hauntingly beautiful "Hallelujah," which soared in popularity when Castro performed it.

Loser: Former winner Fantasia, who earned a stare of bafflement from Cowell near the end of her no-holds-barred guest performance last week. Either he hated the song or ... he really hated it.

Winner: Broadway musicals, which have become a career opportunity for "Idol" alums like Fantasia, Clay Aiken, LaKisha Jones and (soon in the "Grease" revival) Taylor Hicks. Most likely to join the list next is Syesha Mercado, who was practically dragged to the exit by the judges and flown to a "Rent" audition.

Winner: Country music. With Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler paving the way for beautiful blondes with a twang, Kristy Lee Cook should find a happy home in Nashville.

-from Carl T.

sino si LINa?

aga-aga may bumati na agad sakin pero dko naman kilala. nasa picture ba si LINa? anyway, thanks LINa. hehehe...

what's new with the MRT

i was surprised when i found out that there's somethings unusual about riding the MRT. though the crowd is still the same density, the new features of the MRT will surely get everyone's attention. but i think these new features are totally unnecessary.



first is the station voice prompt. this is the lady whose voice tells you which station you are approaching and so with your next destination. i think this is unnecessary because instead of the driver delivering the next stop over a microphone, it has added another cost for the production of the voice over.

the LCD monitors have been placed on each car by i think 6 each. this has started last week for just a test run. i know entertainment is good inside the MRT but again, the cost of installing these LCD screens is a big amount instead of improving the MRT cars itself and for the operation subsidies.

the MRT is a bit inconsistent with the time the cars go from station to station and also packing the passengers that makes other stations congested. and the cars itself need to be checked for some of the airconditioning systems drip. it is so small that everybody is forcing themselves to get in so why not allow an improvement on buying new cars for public transport?

nabalahura na naman ako!

kaninang umaga habang nakikinig ako ng tambalan sa radyo, may binasa si nicolehyala:

good morning nicole at chris, parang ang sarap nyong kausap sa ere. meron po bang opening ng DJ sa inyo? gusto ko kasing dumakdak din e pero di ko naman aagawin ang titulo nyo kasi institusyon na kayo.

e text ko kaya yan nung friday pa! natawa tuloy ako sa FX nung binasa talaga nila yan. sabi nila na salamat daw at tinuturing ko na silang institusyon at isa ako sa mga nagtitiwala sa kanila. kaso magkakaroon lang ng opening for DJ kapag may nag-resign. so sa ngaun e kumpleto pa sila kaya wala silang opening pero kung gusto ko naman daw dumakdak (okrayan mode na ito), pwede ko naman daw kausapin ang basurahan, dadakdak lang naman pala e. o kaya, ballpen, kahit anong bagay or kahit sino kahit hindi ako sasagutin at magmukha akong adik basta makadakdak lang ako.

Birthday primer at Loreland

planning for swimming with mokkepeeps for the joint-celebrations of rina's birthday and mine. todo-tipid mode ang lahat dahil alangan ako sa expenses. pinilit ko talaga sa antipolo. hahaha... a week before ay naghahanap na kame ng resort. we chose between loreland and christina villa within antipolo or 8 waves in bulacan or 9 waves in san mateo, rizal. then finally we finalized the tour to loreland where we have already looked out for the possible expense and because christina villa hotels were booked on our planned outing, may 17-18.

05.17.18
we met at jollibee marikina around 430PM. i managed to come earlier kc namalengke pako ng dadalhin ko for us. btw it's a potluck party kaya buti nalang namenos ang malalaking gastos sa food. i bought the tikoy delicacy with peanut butter sa loob at crushed peanuts outside. ayun, hindi pa kame nakakasakay ng jeep to antipolo e nilantakan na ng mga kasama ko. buti nalang i bought 2 boxes para hindi naman kame maubusan agad. it was a bit hard to get on a jeep that day at medyo alanganin pa nga because that was a very gloomy day at may bagyo pa ata somewhere in the philippines.

finally we arrived at loreland. kala ko kame lang ang magiging tao kasi nga mejo maulan. so we checked in at pumunta na sa pinareserve naming tree house na overlooking manila. we haven't put our things yet sa treehouse kasi there were people occupying it. courtesy nalang namin na hintayin muna sila to check out but no! they just got there lang pla and they will occupy it overnight! it was a conflict in the admin and we insisted they provide us with the best they can offer. to cut it short, they gave us a room, (which was pretty good btw) and a cottage near an accessible pool. so mejo pabor na rin kasi it was airconditioned, pang-2-4 people lang sana but we're 8 so diniskartehan na lang.

kumain muna kame ng dinner after grilling it under the treehouse where we first got into and then we transferred all of our things sa room which was far from the attractions of the resort. it was outside from the resort's gate pero katabi lang ng resort.

so swimming na. mejo malamig pero kelangan tiisin para sulit ang bakasyon. dun muna kame sa may kiddie pool kasi may isang tao na hindi keri ang above 4 feet na nagngangalang carissa (di tunay na pangalan.) so ayun, gusto ko sana pag-aralan ang langoy dolphin saka ang dumilat sa ilalim ng tubig parang training ko ba pagsali ko sa survivor. pero dko magawa kasi ang tapang ng chlorine! kaya simpleng langoy nalang ginawa ko. tapos lipat-lipat kame ng pool at shempre pictures!

paglipat namin sa may pool na may 7ft, may parang jacuzzi-type dun at dun kame mejo naglambotsingan ng mga kabarkada ko. pero dko inaasahan ay nagkaroon ako ng malaking sugat sa paa. dko lam kung saan ko sya nakuha pero pag-ahon ko ay may dumadanak na sa aking paa, mala-1/2 inch at may 2mm na lalim ng sugat. busted tuloy ang fun ko. we rushed to the admin building to ask for first-aid kit. first-aid kit lang sana pero OA ang reaksyon ng mga nandun at pinalibutan nila ako. nag-stethoscope pa sila na ako na yung mejo nagfreak-out. the doctor is out daw and it was more advisable na tahiin ang sugat ko. it was a bit of a scene but they only wrapped the wound in gauze and told me not to soak it in water. so hindi na nga ako makakapag-swimming the rest of out stay.

then natulog na kame.

05.18.08
janah and rhy woke up early para makapag-picturan sila sa resort. ako naman e gumising pagbalik nila at nagbaon ng sandwich sa paglalakad namin dun. ako naman ang naging photographer nila kasi si ana na nung gabing yun. pagbalik namin e banlaw-banlaw na at pinapak ang mga natitirang food. bumalik ako sa admin to treat my wound again pero wala pa daw si doc kaya they replaced the bandage na lang. mga bandang 1130 which is time for our check out e dumating si doc! pinilit nila ako na patahi ko na daw kasi wafu daw si doc. magmoment nalang daw ako para masilayan nila ng matagal. sus!

by 1230 nakauwi nako. kung kelan mataas na yung araw at masarap na magswimming!

Roadblock

i just logged on my Friendster account and i was a bit surprised to see familiar faces on the sides of the homepage:

it's Preview Magazine's Most Beautiful on your sidebars advertising the new Pantene that works even on wet hair.

may tama ka noh? may tama din ako!

Nagtanong ka pa wala namang epekto
Labas-pasok sa tenga mo kahit anong sabihin ko
Wag na tayong magsayang pa ng laway
Sige na mali na ako ayoko lang ng away

[refrain]
Pero teka lang may sasabihin sana
Kung pwede bang manahimik ka muna

[chorus]
Walang saysay ang sinasabi kaya’t hindi mo mawari
Kung iimik pa ba o mananahimik na lang
At sa tuwing nagpapaliwanag pakinggan mo naman ito
Akala mo’y ikaw lang ang marunong tumama
Paminsan-minsan tama rin ako, may tama rin ako

Nagtanong ka pa wala namang silbi
Wala ka kasing pakialam sa aking sinasabi
Sa susunod wag ka ng magtatanong
Kung may sagot ako o wala parehas rin yun

[repeat refrain and chorus]

May tama rin ako

it's David vs David!

as per news taken from Yahoo:

`American Idol' gets down to its final 2 contestants
By ERIN CARLSON, Associated Press Writer

It'll be David vs. David.

Syesha Mercado was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday night, paving the way for the expected showdown between David Archuleta and David Cook.

Mercado, a 21-year-old actress from Sarasota, Fla., was the last woman standing on the top-rated Fox contest. The big-voiced belter surpassed a more accomplished singer (Carly Smithson), a fan favorite (Brooke White) and a statuesque country crooner (Kristy Lee Cook).

While other contestants floundered, Mercado challenged herself with ambitious song choices like Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." She showed more personality -- and lots of leg -- while swiveling her hips in a glittery gold minidress for a rendition of "Proud Mary." She cried when Paula Abdul gave her a standing ovation last week.

Abdul held the sugar on Tuesday's performance show, telling Mercado that she thought her performance of "Hit Me Up" wasn't "good enough to get into the finals."

With Mercado out of the way, "Idol" can now fully hype the David vs. David matchup.

There's Archuleta, the 17-year-old singing prodigy from Murray, Utah, with the overly involved stage dad. And there's Cook, the 25-year-old former bartender from Blue Springs, Mo., with an emo edge that the angelic Archuleta lacks.

Who will snag the title next Wednesday?

One thing is for sure: His name will be David.

I WANT DAVID COOK TO WIN!

if i join Survivor Philippines

1. i have to think of ways to use the toilet and wash
2. i have got to know how to create fire
3. i have to be sure i'm not the one to be voted off in tribal council
4. i have to be safe with allies
5. i have to learn to open my eyes underwater
6. better wear as much layers of clothes as possible if the only thing to wear is what's on
7. refresh myself climbing trees
8. i should learn how to create blades out of stones
   
9. i should overcome my fear of snakes
10. i should control "bodily functions"
11. i should eat as much but open to share
12. i should focus on the immunities, rewards and most of all, the prize.
    

conclusion

yesterday while i was listening to Tambalan (of course), the Tuff Payb topic was all about what's being cute on men. nicole had these 5 items on what she finds cute on men.

5. nakakulay pink
i have a pink shirt which was one of my favorites. it was kind of a fleshy color but the thing is, it looks good on me. haha...

4. may bimpo sa likod
i was doing this when i was younger. maybe after a game under the sun, the PE class, or just when the heat is up.

3. may dalang payong
protection anyone? i know the rainy season is on and an umbrella will be handy. just this summer i was not bringing an umbrella but now i'm bringing it again just like i used to.

2. pag may baon
i am always bringing my packed lunch when going to work. no lies to that.

1. pag kasama nya nanay nya or mga kapatid nyang babae.
i've always been close to my mom and to my sister. i also get along well with the girls in the circle.

Ergo: ANG CUTE KO PALA! hahaha... yun na!

reaksyon ng mga magulang pag di nla bet yung BF/GF ng kanilang anak

5. hindi kakain ng dinner/lunch hanggat nandyan c BF/GF
4. kahit matanda na ang anak meron pa ring curfew
3. masyadong matanong or di ka papansinin
2. pag may date ang anak, lagi may chaperon
1. pag tumawag c BF maraming rason para maitago.

Photoshop Tutorial: Simple Star

We have a lot of brushes available now for Photoshop for our vector needs. Some of them can be downloaded at deviantART and some can be made by you. In this tutorial I will teach you how to make a simple star by using the default circular brushes in Photoshop.

1. open a new document with a black background.
2. select the brush tool and apply a dot on the canvass using this settings:

3. the size of your brush can be increased or decreased by pressing "["(for decreasing) or "]"(for increasing). be sure the next brush setting has a smaller diameter and also the same hardness as the dot. create an X mark on your dot.

4. with the same settings (or bigger diameter), select the Eraser tool by pressing E on your keyboard. erase the ends of the X mark.

5. you now have your simple star. duplicate it on a new layer, resize it, so you can have a cluster of different stars. ;)

Tuff Payb again

para makahingi ng pera

5. dried mangoes
4. fruit juice
3. street children na mamumunas ng sapatos
2. kulang daw pamasahe
1. gamitin ang anak

mga ginagawa ng mga tao nung bata pa sila
5. naglaro ng lupa kunwari kalamay
4. kunwari isa ka sa mga superhero at may superpowers ka
3. kukupit sa tindahan
2. sisirain yung magandang laruan ng kalaro mo kapag naiinggit ka
1. aasarin ang lalaking crush na "bakla" para halikan ka.

5 bonggang bagay na gagawin ng lalaki para sa GF
5. hinahawakan ang kamay kapag kailangan
4. nakakatawa sya pero alam nya kung kelan magseseryoso
3. may kiss kahit sa harap ng kaibigan
2. tinititigan k nya kunwari d mo alam
1. naghihintay ng 3 oras kahit 5 mins lang kayo magkakasama

tips para "maiba naman"
5. gibain ang bahay at buuin ito
4. himatayin sa gitna ng daan para pagkaguluhan ng mga tao.
3. sikmurain ang iba at mag-sorry
2. tahiin ang pwet at magpadoktor
1. uminom ng pampatulog at labanan ang antok

MGA "UTANG NA LOOB" ENTRIES

mga dahilan bakit single
5. walang kamatayang paghihintay sa destiny
4. busy-busyhan
3. bata pa daw, hindi pa ready
2. ayaw ma-trauma
1. God is busy creating the best for me

break-up lines
5. "babalikan kita, promise"
4. "pareho ko kasi kayong mahal"
3. "kung talagang tayo, destiny na ang gagawa ng paraan."
2. "you will find someone better"
1. "we can still be friends"

mga reaction kpag bitter
5. irita ka pag may nakita kang magjowa
4. iniinsulto yung bago ng ex mo
3. blogs at bulletin mo patama sa kanya at ayaw mo makinig ng love songs lalo na pag theme song
2. binubura mo yung cp saka friendster nya kahit memorize na memorize nya.
1. pag nagtxt sya sayo sagot mo sa kanya, "Hus dis?"

kasinungalingan ng mga lalake
5. "pramis di kita iiwan"
4. "wala akong ibang katext"
3. "barkada ko kasama ko"
2. "ikaw lang talaga"
1. "kasama ko pinsan ko"

nherz, eto audition process:

There are 3 rooms that each auditionee will pass through:

• ROOM1 - PAUTAKAN - It's a 25-items Abstract Reasoning Quiz that you need to answer within 2 minutes.
• ROOM2 - PAGALINGAN - It's a test of Strength and Endurance with a time duration of 5 to 10 minutes.
• ROOM3 - PATATAGAN - This is the panel interview ala Tribal Council. Beware for some tricky questions. Time frame: 2 MINUTES!

NOTE: Our informant added that the audition maybe was not comfortable for some. No chairs, tables for them to write in - most of them went on the floor or walls writing.

The auditionees will surely be asked if they have passports already. Better if they have. It might help also if the hopefus have some background about the Survivor show, how the show goes and what kind of challenges and strategies the teams mostly does.

Photoshop Tutorial: Image on Text

Hi. It's time for a new tutorial! Here's something that I would like to share with you and I have been using this art as cover for my albums from Boracay, Villa Escudero, etc.

1. Look for a good image and open it in Photoshop. I'll be using a beach background here. Once you've opened it, go to Edit and Define Pattern As... a box will appear but just click OK.

2. make a new document as to any size you want and any background you want. type your desired text.

3. double click on the layer of the text and check Pattern. look for the image on the pattern palette and adjust the scale of the image to your text. hit OK when you're finished.

4. now you've got your image on text.

kapag ang palay naging bigas, may bumayo

ganito na raw ang pagkuha ng bigas sa ilang lugar dito sa bansa (YM namin ni carissa):

carissa: alam mo b ung balita
carissa: grabe sex in exchange of rice
ohmski: sino?
carissa: sa jessica soho
ohmski: wow
carissa: ano ba nangyayari sa mga tao ngayon
carissa: grabe n to
carissa: wala na bang ibang mapagkakakitaan
ohmski: kulang na sa values
carissa: oo nga
carissa: gusto kasi madalian na makuha ung gusto nila
ohmski: sa ganyan kc cla nasanay ng govrnmnt
ohmski: yung lagi nlang nabibigyan
ohmski: e mron p ding mga halang ang bituka.
carissa: bakit goverment ang may kasalanan?
carissa: wala ba silang utak para mag-isip para sa kapakanan nila
ohmski: nasanay nga kc cla
ohmski: hindi naman gov ang bine-blame
carissa: ano ba ginawa ng govt para masanay sila?
ohmski: lagi ngang binibigay nalang gusto nila
ohmski: pamPR din
ohmski: lalo nga silang nagagamit pagdating sa elections e
carissa: iba na talaga mga isip ng tao ngayon
carissa: di ko lam e kung san nila nakukuha yung mga ganyang paraan
carissa: di ba?
carissa: hello?! bigas daw ba?
ohmski: kasi nga ang palay pag naging bigas, may bumayo!
carissa: hahaha!
ohmski: may point diba?
carissa: yes naman ang thinking!
carissa: hahaha
carissa: eh nauna yung pagbayo kesa dun sa bigas eh
carissa: pano yan?
ohmski: kaya nga. yung palay naging bigas na

what i want... (kahit dipa ngayon)

it's the year of the rat and i'm turning 16 again lol. pero with my aging also comes with additional blessings and wisdom. (kung meron nga!) but sometimes i just want to gain material blessings kahit di sya dumating right away. minsan ako na nga rin ang gumagawa ng paraan para makuha ko yung mga gusto ko. and now it's 19 days before another year of my life, i made a new list of things i wanted. hopefully may makaramdam dyan para magbigay! hahaha...

1. an MP4 player - yung mukhang PSP na kahit mabibili lang sa CDR-King. 2G lang ok na.
2. a phone upgrade
3. an "OHMSKI IS MY IDOL" tshirt - i think Php350 ang pa print nito sa Digiprint
   
4. a DSLR - kahit yung for starters lang.
   
5. books, books, books
6. PC or laptop
   
7. vacation package to Camiguin
8. a portable TV/DVD player
9. cash (hehehe)
10. someone who'll treat me at Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Malate Starbucks

April 30 2008

This was not my first time in Malate but my first time in that area. Basta yung malapit sa mga Korean bars saka sa Cafe Adriatico. (yung marami daw pokers also as I have observed.) Dapat kasi we are going to this "unusual store" malapit sa area to buy a gift kaso the person who was planning to buy that "stuff" can't come with us. So we just decided to go sa KP2 restaurant para magdinner.

After dining, Joy and the others were not that excited to go home yet. And I wasn't feeling alright because of the food. I craved for something hot to drink so we went at Starbucks. Sadly, Chal has to go home before we even had our drinks. And while wasting time, and it's still a bit early, we took photos.

Mawawala pa ba naman ang pictorial? Diba?

PHOTOS HERE