It’s been two years, since the last time I posted a blog here. I didn’t realize how busy I was from the time when I work as call center agent. There are so many things happened during that period, now I am not certain whether I can still manage to share something about myself or experiences in life. When I review my old post entitled Book of “FAITH”, brought me a deeper faith…, I realized that it was a different me then. Dati wala kong self confidence sa pagaapply para sa call center job, but now eto nag bi-build ng rapport sa mga American customer while troubleshooting a technical problem as per my friend and co agent, Mitch. For two years, I’ve been a loyal employee of NCO because they are the ones who had given me a chance to learn, share and grow. I think it’s not a good idea to say specifically what happened to me in two years. All I can say is I improved as a better person.

Therefore, I’ll just share some events happened here in the Philippines from October 2006 to October 2008. (Excerpt from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_in_the_Philippines;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_the_Philippines;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_in_the_Philippines)

October 2006

• October 21:
  • The WWE SmackDown! Survivor Series Tour makes it stop at the Araneta Coliseum. (ended October 22)
  • A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits central Philippines. The quake struck at 10:30 p.m. with its epicenter some 35 kilometers south of Boac, Marinduque. The temblor was felt at intensity 4 in the capital Manila. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• October 25: The Supreme Court, voting 8-7, junks the petition of the Sigaw ng Bayan (Shout of the People) group for a people’s initiative in the constitution. (INQ7)

• October 29: Typhoon Paeng (international name Cimaron) makes landfall on Luzon at about 9:00 p.m., killing at least 13 people. (BBC)

November 2006

• November 11: Typhoon Queenie makes landfall in Casiguran, Aurora. The PAGASA weather bureau raised storm signals on much of northern Luzon. (ABS-CBN News)
• November 18: Boxer Manny Pacquiao knocked out Erik Morales at their boxing bout held at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas. (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Marianne Puglia (Miss Earth Fire 2006), Hil Hernández (Miss Earth 2006), Amruta Patki (Miss Earth Air 2006), Catherine Untalan (Miss Earth Water 2006)

• November 26: Miss Earth 2006 beauty pageant was hosted by the Philippines at the National Museum Grounds at Manila. Miss Chile won the pageant.

December 2006

• December 1:
  • Albay declares a state of calamity has Typhoon Reming causes 198 deaths and counting. (AP via Yahoo! News)
  • The 2006 Asian Games officially begins in Doha with the Philippines sending a 233-person contingent. (INQ7.net)

• December 3: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a “state of national calamity” as 406 perished after Typhoon Reming caused several mudslides around Mayon Volcano. {BBC News)
• December 4: U.S. Marine Daniel Smith found guilty in the Subic rape case; 3 other U.S. Marines acquitted.
• December 10: Mau Marcelo was declared the first Philippine Idol at the final results show was held in the Araneta Coliseum. (INQ7.net)

• December 25:
  • Opening of the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival.
  • A department store blaze killed 24 persons in Ormoc City. (BBC News)

January 2007

Francis Escudero

• January 30: Sorsogon Congressman Francis Escudero files his candidacy for the Senate. (Daily Inquirer)
• January 31: Solicitor-General Antonio Eduardo Nachura is chosen by the President as the new Supreme Court associate justice. (GMA News)

February 2007

• February 11: The United Opposition, subsequently renamed Genuine Opposition, completes its 12 candidates for the upcoming elections. (GMA News)
• February 12: Eight administration politicians filed their certificates of candidacy for the 2007 senatorial elections, calling themselves “TEAM Unity“. (ABS-CBN News)
• February 14: Campaign period for national positions (Senate and Party-list) begins for the 2007 elections.
• February 21: The International Basketball Federation lifts the national team’s suspension as it recognizes the new basketball federation. (FIBA.com)
• February 24: Basketball team Barangay Ginebra Kings defeated the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Cup Finals. (Daily Inquirer)

March 2007

• March 3: Anna Theresa Licaros is crowned as Binibining Pilipinas-Universe at the pageant held at the Araneta Coliseum.
• March 14: Police have stormed a courtroom in Taguig City, killing a gunman to end a day-long hostage drama. Hostage-taker Almario Villegas was shot dead during the operation inside the Taguig Hall of Justice. Villegas seized the hostages in a dispute over land ownership. {BBC News); Campaign period for local positions begins.
• March 25: In StarStruck‘s Final Judgment, Aljur Abrenica was named as “ultimate hunk,” Jewel Mische as “ultimate sweetheart”, and the tandem of Kris Bernal and Mart Escudero as the “ultimate love team” at the Marikina Sports Park.

Wikinews has related news:

School children and teachers taken hostage in Philippines

• March 28: Armed gunmen led by Jun Ducat took 32 children and two teachers hostage near Manila City Hall. The gunmen later surrendered and released the hostages after their demands of free education for the children and land for their families was met. (BBC News)

April 2007

• April 15: Manny Pacquiao knocked out Jorge Solis on the eighth round to retain the WBC International Superfeatherweight championship at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.

May 2007

• May 14 - Synchronized national and local elections were held.
• May 21: Genuine Opposition candidates lead in the Senatorial elections notching 8 seats in the unofficial NAMFREL tally. (GMA News)
• May 21: A teacher from Maguindanao claims votes from that province were fraudulent. (PDI)

June 2007

• June 6: Genuine Opposition candidates win the most number of seats in the Senate while TEAM Unity retains control of the House and local positions at general elections in the Philippines even though failure of elections were declared in the province of Maguindanao.

Wikinews has related news:

5 killed, 255 rescued as ferry catches fire in Philippines

• June 30: Proclaimed winners in the elections begin their term which will end on June 30, 2007.

July 2007

• July 7: In a pair of world championship bouts, Florante Condes beats IBF minimumweight champion Muhammad Rachman in a bout a Jakarta and Nonito Donaire beat the IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States to become only the two current Filipino world champions.
• July 11: The chief suspect in the Nida Blanca murder case, her husband Rod Strunk, committed suicide on Tracy, California. (Tracy Press)
• July 11: Fourteen members of the Philippine Marines were found beheaded after an encounter against Islamic rebels in the province of Basilan. (BBC)
• July 14: Two months after the elections, Juan Miguel Zubiri of TEAM Unity was proclaimed senator nosing out Koko Pimentel of the Genuine Opposition. (Inquirer)
• July 20: The Alaska Aces defeated the Talk N Text Phone Pals to win their 12th Philippine Basketball Association championship in the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference. (Inquirer)
• July 27: The Department of Agriculture declares an outbreak of hog cholera at the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan.

August 2007

• August 8: Continuous rains the preceding three days broke the ongoing dry spell as Typhoon Chedeng passed through the northern limits of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands. (Inquirer)
• August 9: Tropical Storm Dodong caused 3 deaths and 17 injuries.
• August 11: Boxer Gerry Peñalosa knocked out Jhonny González of Mexico to win the WBO Bantamweight Championship at the ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California.
• August 15: Heavy rains from Super Typhoon Egay caused the suspension of classes and the closure of government offices in Northern Luzon and Metro Manila. (Inquirer)
• August 18: Baseball players from Makati City were beaten by players from Pearl City, Hawaii to lose in the Junior League World Series at Taylor, Michigan. (City of Taylor)

• August 28: Exiled Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison was arrested at Utrecht, Netherlands. (Inquirer)
• August 30: The government announced that the economy grew 7.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, topping market estimates, as private and government consumption boosted growth to its strongest level in two decades, President Arroyo announced in a press conference at Malacañang Palace. (ABS-CBN News)

September 2007

Wikinews has related news:

Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada found guilty of plunder

• September 12: The Sandiganbayan convicted former president Joseph Estrada for plunder and sentenced him to reclusion perpetua while acquitting him and his co-accused on other charges.
• September 29: The De La Salle Junior Archers and the Ateneo Lady Eagles won their respective divisional championships against the Ateneo Blue Eaglets and the UP Lady Maroons.
• September 30: Tropical Storm Hanna causes the deaths of nine people in Ifugao in a landslide and Quezon City. (GMA News)

October 2007

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Blasts kills 8, injures 126 at a mall in Manila, The Philippines

• October 6: Boxer Manny Pacquiao defeats Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera via unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas to retain the WBC international super featherweight title. (ESPN)
• October 7: Basketball team De La Salle Green Archers swept the UE Red Warriors 2-0 in their final series to win their seventh men’s title in the UAAP.
• October 19: The Glorietta mall in Makati City was allegedly bombed by unknown assailants. (BBC News)
• October 26: Former President Joseph Estrada was pardoned and free from jail after his trial.

• November 11: Miss Earth 2007 beauty pageant was hosted by the Philippines at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City. Miss Canada won the pageant.
• November 13: An explosion at the Philippine House of Representatives building in Quezon City kills four people, including Congressman Wahab Akbar.
• November 27: At 8 am PST, Typhoon Lando returns to the Philippines.
• November 28: 2 boats were sunken at Taal Lake due to the waves. Three were confirmed dead and six are still missing.
• November 29: The Armed Forces of the Philippines lays siege to The Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV stage a mutiny.

December 2007

• December 12: One of Enchanted Kingdom’s attracions, the Space Shuttle roller coaster, stalled between the tracks, where schoolchildren from Bulacan, Laguna, and Batangas were included.

Television

These are TV programs that premiered and had their finales this year; new seasons and miniseries are excluded.

Film

• January 17: Agent X44 (Star Cinema)
• February 14: The Promise (GMA Films/Regal Films), Troika (Daven Productions International)
• February 21: Faces of Love
• February 28: You Got Me (Star Cinema)
• March 13: Siquijor: Mystic Island (Centerstage Productions)
• March 14: Happy Hearts (Regal Films)
• March 20: Pantasya (Centerstage Productions)
• March 21: M.O.N.A.Y (Misteyks obda neyson adres Yata) ni Mr. Shooli (Onabru Productions)
• April 7: Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo (Star Cinema/Viva Films)
• May 23: Baliw (Redd5Luke Productions)
• May 30: Paano Kita Iibigin (Star Cinema)
• June 13: Angels (Eagle Eye Productions)
• July 4: Tiyanaks (Regal Films)
• July 13: Kadin (Cinemalaya Productions)
• July 27: Ouija (GMA Films)
• August 29: My Kuya’s Wedding (Regal Films)
• September 26: I’ve Fallen for You (Star Cinema)
• October 3: Mona, Singapore Escort (Bandit Films)
• October 10: Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat: Friends 4 Lyf and Death (Viva Films)
• November 14: One More Chance (Star Cinema)
• December 25: 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival:
  • Bahay Kubo (Regal Films)
  • Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Beginning of the Legend (M-Zet Productions)
  • Katas ng Saudi (Maverick Films)
  • Resiklo (Ignite Media)
  • Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (Star Cinema)
  • Shake, Rattle & Roll 9 {Regal Films)

January 2008

• January 9: Two people died and several others injured as over 2 million Filipinos celebrate the feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila.^[3]
• January 31: The National Economic and Development Authority announced that the country’s 2007 full year gross domestic product indicated a growth of 7.3%, and a growth of 7.8% for the gross national product,^[4] the highest such figures since 1977.^[5]

February 2008

• February 4 to February 5: The House of Representatives voted to replace House Speaker Jose de Venecia with Prospero Nograles.^[6] Shortly before his removal, de Venecia criticized the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and announced to the media that he was joining the political opposition.^[7]
• February 8: Jun Lozada, an official with the DENR, testified before the Philippine Senate that former COMELEC Chairman Benjamin Abalos offered a 200 million peso bribe to then-NEDA Chairman Romulo Neri in connection with the National Broadband Network contract, ^[8] and that Neri had instructed him not to implicate the husband of President Arroyo in the controversy.^[9]
• February 15: The Supreme Court nullified warnings issued in 2006 by the Secretary of Justice and the NTC against the airing of the so-called “Hello Garci” tapes.^[10]

March 2008

• March 6: Several members of Congress call for an investigation into a 2004 joint oil exploration agreement between the Philippines, China and Vietnam over the disputed Spratly Islands, claiming that the agreement was unconstitutional and infringed on national sovereignty.^[11]
• March 6: Filipino authorities announce the arrest of three men from Jordan and Indonesia in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the United States embassy and three other foreign missions in Manila. Two other suspects in the plot were later arrested in Boracay.^[12]
• March 11: A Manila trial court acquitted former First Lady Imelda Marcos of 32 counts of illegal money transfers.^[13]
• March 16: In a split decision, Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Márquez and claimed the WBC Super Featherweight boxing championship.^[14]
• March 17: The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on a certiorari petition filed by the Philippine government, which invoked sovereign immunity in connection with the enforcement of an American civil judgment against the estate of former President Ferdinand Marcos in favor of 9,500 human rights victims.^[16]
• March 24: The family of Corazon Aquino announces that the former President is suffering from colon cancer.^[17]

April 2008

• April 1: Social Welfare and Development Secretary Esperanza Cabral calls for a ban on foreigners availing of Philippine kidney transplants, after reports of destitute Filipinos selling their kidneys for paltry sums.^[19]
• April 3: Departing Manila after a state visit to the Philippines, Palau President Tommy Remengesau is denied passage onto a Continental Airlines aircraft after he refuses to be frisked; the flight is forced to return to Manila after a bomb threat is phoned in.^[20]
• April 7: Amidst growing concerns over a feared shortage of rice in the Philippines, President Macapagal-Arroyo lifts quotas on the importation of rice by private traders.^[21]
• April 8: Police seize hundreds of bomb components in Alaminos, Laguna, following a raid that targeted a Filipino with alleged links to Jemaah Islamiyah.^[22]
• April 8: Nine military officers receive prison sentences from a Makati City trial court for their role in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny.^[23]

May 2008

• May 11: Miss Philippines Earth 2008, the 8th edition of Miss Philippines Earth pageant, was held at Crowne Plaza Galleria, Ortigas Center, Manila, Philippines. Miss Karla Paula Henry of Cebu won the pageant.
• May 16: Eight employees and a security guard of a Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation branch in Cabuyao, Laguna were killed in a bank robbery. ^[24] The bank manager of the said branch, who was also shot during the massacre, died of gunshot wounds on May 18. ^[25]
• May 19: The Manila Police District said that the bank robbers responsible for the murders in Paco, Manila and in Cabuyao, Laguna are the same. They also believed that the bank robbers are former members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.^[26]

June 2008

• June 8 Ces Orena-Drilon, news anchor of ABS-CBN’s late night television program Bandila, together with her crew and a Mindanao university professor, was initially reported to have been kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in Maimbung, Sulu, by the rebel group Abu Sayyaf.
• June 10 ABS-CBN management issued an official statement, saying that Drilon and her crew are missing in Sulu.^[29]
• June 11 ABS-CBN management confirmed that Drilon and her crew have been kidnapped for ransom in Sulu but declared that it “will abide by its policy not to pay ransom because this would embolden kidnap for ransom groups to abduct other journalists…”^[30]
• June 12 Angelo Valderama, the assistant cameraman from Drilon’s crew, was released. The abductors named Indanan, Sulu mayor Alvarez S. Isnaji as their emissary in the ongoing negotiations for the other captives’ release.
• June 16 The kidnappers Abu Sayyaf issued an ultimatum. The rebel group demanded for ransom amounting to P15 million by noontime of June 17, in exchange for the release of Drilon, Encarnacion and Dinampo.
• June 17 The Abu Sayyaf extended their deadline for the ransom payment. Later during the day, PNP Chief Avelino Razon said that Drilon and the other hostages are expected to be released within the next few hours. Drilon and the hostages were freed shortly before midnight.
• June 18 Ces Drilon and her crew were taken to Jolo, Sulu. Afterwards, they were brought by the Philippine army to Zamboanga city for a press conference. Philippine Senator Loren Legarda joined the released hostages and was reported to be the negotiator to the Abu Sayyaf. Legarda and the released hostages flew afterwards to Manila for another press conferences, and were brought to The Medical City afterwards for medication.
• June 19 PNP declared the Isnajis as suspects in the kidnapping of Drilon, her crew, and Dinampo.

• June 19: Typhoon Frank made landfall in eastern Samar in the central Philippines and travelled northwest over the islands. ^[31] Fengshen was initially forecast to go through Bicol Region but later on shifted its course further westward, eventually going towards the direction of Mindoro Province. However, before even reaching Mindoro it again shifted its direction northward towards the direction of Metro Manila, mainly because of the weakening of the High Pressure area system in the northern part of the Philippines.^[32]
• June 21: The ship MV Princess of the Stars, owned by Sulpicio Lines that carried 626 passengers and 121 crew members, stalled in rough seas near Sibuyan Island in the central Philippines. The ship left Manila Saturday morning. Typhoon Frank caused the ship to sink, though it was previously reported that the ship experienced engine failure.^[33]
• June 22: Typhoon Frank crossed Metro Manila between 5 am and 6 am Sunday.

• June 24: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and US President George W. Bush had a meeting at the Oval Palace in White House as part of the Philippine President’s 10-day working visit in the USA. Issues on oil and food prices and terrorism were reportedly discussed in their meeting.^[34]
• June 29: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo met with Republican White House Presidential candidate John McCain. The President expressed her gratefulness to the latter’s support for the approval of the Veterans Equity bill. Other issues like terrorism in Mindanao were also discussed.^[35]
• June 29: Manny Pacquiao won against David Diaz via knockout in the ninth round to win the WBC lightweight title.^[36]

July 2008

• July 24: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed former Senator Ralph Recto as the socioeconomic planning secretary and director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).^[37]

• July 28: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered her eight State of the Nation Address (SONA).^[38][39]

August 2008

September 2008

Television

These are TV programs that premiered and had their finales this year; new seasons and miniseries are excluded.

Film

• January 1: 33rd Metro Manila Film Festival
  • Anak ng Kumander (MP Productions)
  • Banal (ComGuild Production)
  • Desperadas (Regal Films)
• January 9: Retaso (Grupong Sinehan)
• January 16: Sikil (Journey Films)
• February 13: My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend (GMA Films)
• February 27: My Big Love (Star Cinema)

References

2006

1. ^ Smith returned to custody of US Embassy

2007

2008

1. ^ Until 4 February 2008
2. ^ Beginning 5 February 2008
3. ^ 2 die, scores hurt in Black Nazarene feast–police By Thea Alberto, Philippine Daily Inquirer. 15:25:00 01/09/2008
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5. ^ Cheryl Arcibal (2008-01-31). “Economy soars 7.3% in ‘07, fastest growth in 31 years“, GMANews.TV, GMA Network. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
6. ^ Maila Ager (2008-02-05). “Nograles is new House Speaker“, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
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10. ^ Jay B. Rempillo (2008-02-15). “SC Nullifies Government Warning Against Airing of ‘Hello Garci’ Tapes“. Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
11. ^ Maila Ager (2008-03-06). “Solons seek probe of Spratlys deal with China“, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
12. ^ Alcuin Papa (2008-03-14). “US, Australian agents to grill 3 suspected terrorists“, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
13. ^ “Imelda Marcos Acquitted, Again“, New York Times (2008-03-11). Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
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20. ^ Teresa Cerojano, Associated Press (2008-04-03). “Palau Leader Stranded at Manila Airport“, Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
21. ^ Christine Avendaño (2008-04-08). “Rice import quotas lifted“, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
22. ^ Associated Press (2008-04-09). “Philippines Police Seize Bomb Materials“, New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
23. ^ Carlos H. Conde (2008-04-09). “9 Officers Sentenced in Philippine Coup Plot“, New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
24. ^ Raymond Africa, with Reuters (2008-05-19). “9 ‘executed’ in Laguna bank rob“, Malaya (newspaper). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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]]> http://thyra-snow05.blog.friendster.com/2008/10/what-happened-from-october-18-2006-to-october-30-2008/feed/ http://thyra-snow05.blog.friendster.com/2006/10/hair-troubled/ http://thyra-snow05.blog.friendster.com/2006/10/hair-troubled/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:43:49 +0000 thyra-snow05 http://thyra-snow05.blog.friendster.com/2006/10/hair-troubled/ I just post these pictures below, for you to see the different hairdoes or haircuts I had lately. So, which looks better on me o "bagay sa kin"? A, B, C, D or E (None of the choices)…

            A                      B                        C                       D                     E

                

(click each photos to see clearly)                                                                          

For me, I wish my hair would grow faster and better but it’s a Iong way to run! Hay! I want to get back my long curly hair.

So girls, before you make a decision to go to a salon (especially sa tabi-tabi at gilid-gilid lang) for a haircut, think not only twice para di kayo magsisi sa huli like what happened to me. Everyday is a bad hair day for me.

Kaya, eto po ang "Thought for the Day" ko… "AANHIN PA ANG DAMO PAG PATAY NA ANG KABAYO"…

ooops… eto pla ang appropriate quote and moral lesson "NASA HULI ANG PAGSISISI!" Ouch!

That’s all vow…

I celebrated my 26th birthday last Thursday, October 5, 2006. That day, was my 2nd first day for work at Ateneo. It’s a blessing for me though.

Know what guys medyo tinotopak ko that day because it seems like a regular day. Even though my husband went home early to give me a big hug and kisses and consider himself as a birthday present, I feel little insecure because I expected for a more surprise like flowers, chocolates, or cake and spaghetti for a family gathering. Ewan ko ba why I keep acting like an immature girlfriend. Anyway, we settled the petty fight afterwards. We just went out for a dinner and bought a roll of cake.

Moreover, just yesterday, my husband called me over my mobile to invite me for a date in the mall. When we are heading to the food court to take a lunch, he led me to the escalator going down that is near to the stuff toy stores. Of course, I am fond of teddy bears so I caught an eye to cute and cuddly bears. He told me that I can get one as his birthday present for me.  So here I go, picked the look alike of the big clever bear on a cable TV show, “Bear in the Big Blue House.”

Then, after going to his appointment at a medical clinic, we went to WOF for our favorite KTV bonding. Sweet!

The Boar and the Bear in Action! Cute!

Minsan gusto ko na maniwala na mahirap intindihin or spellingin ang mga babae. I see myself as an example! He he! Sorry po Pa, Aaron! I’ll try to lessen my topaks! Thanks for a “belated birthday” surprise! I love you!

Plus… plus… plus…

Thanks to everyone who greeted me on my birthday. Thank you Ms. Teya for the pink shoal (tama ba spelling ko!) I really love it. To Charina my baklitang friend, for the mug, it is really right for me pati yung nakadrawing parang ako yun hah! I appreciate you all!

I’m talking about my officemates at ADMU who I’ve been comfortably worked with for three (3) weeks. It’s a once in a lifetime chance to feel happy and contented with your job because of the environment and people around you. I would say that working at ADMU particularly in our Department is one of the unforgetful experience I ever had on my entire working period though this was a project base work. People there from boss down to staffs are fair and kind. Their treatment to everyone are equal with no descrimination at all. I am thankful that God sent me there to meet them and step on the Ateneo Campus ground he he relaxing! It’s just I have to make a decision that would be a help not for myself but for my family. I rather say "Thank you, See you again guys!" than "Goodbye!". I will surely miss our bonding and teamwork reparips pare!

Here’s how I describe my 3 team buds, Cleo, May and Wally:

Cleo, makulet, masiyahin, chicka opener, masipag maglakad from Katipunan to Ateneo every morning malamang kuripot o nagtitipid pang skolar ng high school stud na crush nya. he he! matagal na pagiipon pa yan dude! joke!

"Alis na ate Ruth!"

Cleo!

May, laging nakangiti parang walang kamuang muang sa mundo o wlang problema. Eto ang acting TL, master DJ, directory assistant ng ADMU listing at water observer, kamukha pa ni Chanda Romero sa ID pic nya he he! Thanks sa pagbitbit ng bibingka.

"May tatlong bear sa loob ng bahay, si Mama Bear, si Papa Bear at si Baby Bear!"

May, Wally and Cleo

Wally, moody minsan serious, minsan makwento. Mr. Info parang Wikipedia. Updated sa news at tsismis around. Love interest ni Cleo at May sa office lang naman! joke lang! har har!

"Copy, Paste and Edit Team"

Us!

I also gonna miss listnening our national anthem (played every the day starts and ends), KAPALARAN, makulay na buhay:

Makulay na Buhay
Kitchie Nadal

unti-unting napag-iiwanan ng panahon
sa aking paglalakbay
mula hilaga, timong, kanluran
naging kasabayan lamang tatlong hari ng silangan

inamin naramdaman, inamin pati kahit ‘di ko kasalanan
saksi ang kalangitan
baliw man o martir ang itawag mo
sa paso ng pag-ibig ko’y ‘di madadala

kapalaran na ika’y matagpuan
taglay mo ang liwanag sa makulay na buhay
kapalaran na ika’y matagpuan
taglay mo ang liwanag sa makulay na buhay

unti-unting napag-iiwanan ng panahon
sa aking paglalakbay
mula hilaga, timong, kanluran
naging kasabayan lamang tatlong hari ng silangan

kapalaran na ika’y matagpuan
taglay mo ang liwanag sa makulay na buhay
kapalaran na ika’y matagpuan
taglay mo ang liwanag sa makulay na buhay

hangad ko ay hindi mag-paawa o patawarin ka
sa buhay na daig pa ang telenobela

kapalaran na ika’y matagpuan
taglay mo ang liwanag sa makulay na buhay
kapalaran na ika’y matagpuan
taglay mo ang liwanag sa makulay na buhay

Will miss you OU/DAR buds!

Back in Highschool I used to copy songs from several songhits to a thick notebook. I just look at it and sing one or three songs to relieve me from stress and boredom. It also became my way to get close with my classmates then. Actually, they have known me as "hiraman ng songbook".

In Mornings, as soon as I woke up , I was playing The Carpenters and Bread on our cassette player walang patid! Then in college when Spicegirls, Backstreet Boys, 911 and other boybands had appeared I was watching their videos at MTV. That time I had a crush with Nick Carter and Baby Spice! Cute!

Even at night, I couldn’t sleep if the radio wasn’t on, my sister and I was always stay tuning at KOOL 106 or Mellow Touch till dawn. That’s why I got familiar with couple of love and pop songs and its singers. Challenge me!

There was a time that i joined in a phone-liner club for a non-sense reason, to have a voice mailbox. When I luckily got one, I started my own radio station with my friend, Leslie Ma-L/Obsession that we later named as Music Hotline 2.29. We played as discjockeys and grants some songs requested by our listeners. Worst case scenario, when we felt like singing, we were singing M2M songs like Pretty Boy, Mirror Mirror, Everything You Do, Mirror and all with a dialogue in the intro "Got M2M here as in Maloko (Me) at Malambing…" I don’t know how come that we still have the face to show off..

Oh, that old days!

Now I became worst, I got loud! I go to videoke or KTV bar along with my hubby to show my inner diva!

So, here are some songs which I like to hear over and over again. I sometimes sing these songs in videoke though I don’t have the voice which I can be proud of. But music is for everybody, kahit bata o matanda, mahirap o mayaman, sintonado o magaling bumirit. Alin kaya ko doon? he he…

Now, its DJ Arbie sharing you my music. SIGNING ON…

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IF I’M NOT IN LOVE
by Kathy Tracolli

If I’m not in love with you
What is this I’m going through, tonight
And if my heart is lying then
What should I believe in
Why do I go crazy
Every time I think about you, baby
Why else do I want you like I do
If I’m not in love with you

And if I don’t need your touch
Why do I miss you so much, tonight
If it’s just infatuation
Then why is my heart achin’
To hold you forever
Give a part of me I thought I’d never
Give again to someone I could lose
If I’m not in love with you

Oh, why in every fantasy
Do I feel your arms embracing me
Like lovers lost in sweet desire
Oh, why in dreams do I surrender
Like a little baby
Someone help explain this feeling
Someone tell me

If I’m not in love with you
What is this I’m going through, tonight
And if my heart is lying then
What should I believe in
Why do I go crazy
Every time I think about you, baby
Why else do I want you like I do
If I’m not in love with you…

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TILL THEY TAKE MY HEART AWAY
Clair Marlo

I look into your eyes, so far away
There’s trouble on your mind
You’re losing faith
Hey now, let me hold you
It’ll be okay!
Coz I will love you
Till they take my heart away.

Remember when you called
And said goodbye
We thought we’d lost it all
And so did I
Even if I lost you
I would feel the same
Coz I will love you
Till they take my heart away.

Believe in me
I’m here to stay
I will love you
Till they take my heart away.

Now we’re stronger than before
We’ve made it throught
I never felt more sure
Because of you
Hey now! Are you listening?
Do you hear me say
"I will love you
Till they take my heart away"

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THROUGH THE FIRE
by Chaka Chan

I look in your eyes and I can see
We’ve loved so dangerously
You’re not trusting your heart to anyone
You tell me you’re gonna play it smart
We’re through before we start
But I believe that we’ve only just begun

When it’s this good, there’s no saying no
I want you so, I’m ready to go

CHORUS:
Through the fire
To the limit, to the wall
For a chance to be with you
I’d gladly risk it all
Through the fire
Through whatever, come what may
For a chance at loving you
I’d take it all the way
Right down to the wire
Even through the fire

I know you’re afraid of what you feel
You still need time to heal
And I can help if you’ll only let me try
You touch me and something in me knew
What I could have with you
Well I’m not ready to kiss that dream goodbye

When it’s this sweet, there’s no saying no
I need you so, I’m ready to go

CHORUS

Through the test of time

CHORUS

Through the fire, to the limit
Through the fire, through whatever
Through the fire, to the limit
Through the fire, through whatever

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FOOLISH HEART
by Steve Perry

I need a love that grows
I don’t want it unless I know
But with each passin hour
Someone, somehow
Will be there, ready to share

I need a love that’s strong
I’m so tired of being alone
But will my lonely heart
Play the part
Of the fool again, before I begin

Foolish heart, hear me calling
Stop before you start falling
Foolish heart, heed my warning
You’ve been wrong before
Don’t be wrong anymore

I’m feelin that feelin again
I’ve been playin a game I can’t win
Love’s knockin on the door
Of my heart once more
Think I’ll let him in
Before I begin

Foolish heart, hear me calling
Stop before, you start falling
Foolish heart, heed my warning
You’ve been wrong before
Don’t be wrong anymore
Foolish heart
Foolish, foolish heart
You’ve been wrong before

Foolish heart, hear me calling
Stop before you start falling
Foolish heart, heed my warning
You’ve been wrong before
Don’t be wrong anymore
Foolish heart

Oh foolish
foolish heart
You’ve been wrong before

Foolish
foolish heart
Foolish heart

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I’VE FALLEN FOR YOU
Jaime Rivera

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What is this i’m feelin’
I just can’t explain
When you’re near,
I’m not the same.
I’m tryin’ to hide it,
Try not to show it.
It’s crazy
how could it be

CHORUS
I’ve fallen for you
Finally, my heart gave in
And i’m fallen in love
I fin’lly know
How it feels

When you said hello,
I looked in your eyes.
Suddenly, I felt good inside.
Is this really happ’nin?
Or am I just dreaming?
I guess, it’s true.
I can’t believe

I’ve fallen for you
Finally, my heart gave in.
And I’m fallen in love
I fin’lly know how it feels
So this is love…

Doesn’t matter where I am,
Thoughts of you still linger in my mind
No matter what time of day
I’ve really, really
Fallen for you…

I’ve fallen for you Finally, my heart gave in.
And I’m fallen in love
I fin’lly know how it feels
So this is love..

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I’LL BE OVER YOU
Toto

Some people live their dreams
some people close their eyes
some people’s destiny passes by

There are no guarantees
There are no alibis
That’s how our love must be
Don’t ask why

It takes some time
God knows how long
I know that I can’t forget you

CHORUS
As soon as my heart stops breakin
and tears are fading
soon as forever is through
I’ll be over you

Remembering times gone by
promises we once made
what are the reasons why
nothing stays the same

There were the nights
holding you close
Someday I’ll try to forget you

REPEAT CHORUS
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REFLECTION
Christina Aguilera

Look at me
You may think you see
Who I really am
But you’ll never know me
Every day
It’s as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

I am now
In a world where I
Have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world
What’s inside my heart
And be loved for who I am

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection
Someone I don’t know?
Must I pretend that I’m
Someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

There’s a heart that must be
Free to fly
That burns with a need to know
The reason why

Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me
I’m forced to hide?
I won’t pretend that I’m
Someone else for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

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I’D STILL SAY YES
Klymaxx

I love you most, when we share a place of

special good times together
It seems like our love can’t get much better,

no
‘Cause we were as close as two could be
We knew love could last forever
We’re more than just lovers, we’re good

friends
And even if our love could drift away, I

wouldn’t even think twice
If I wanted love back again

Chorus:
Because I’d still say yes to you again
My darling for you, I’d do it all again
Yes I’d still say yes to you again
Darling for you, I’d do it over and over again

Where does it go, how does it end
True love seems so easy
‘Cause we have no doubts where we belong

(Where we belong)
They say time can heal a broken heart
But true love never ends
So why not start where we began

{Chorus}

They say time can heal a broken heart
But true love never ends
So why not start where we began

{Chorus}

Say yes
Say yes, to you again
My darling for you, I’d do it over and over

again

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I MISS YOU
Klymaxx

I thought I heard your voice yesterday
When I turned around to say
That I loved you than I realized
And it was just my mind
Playing tricks on me
It seems colder lately at night
And I try to sleep with the lights on
Everytime when the phone rings
I pray to God it’s you
I just can`t believe
That we`re thought

I miss you
There`s no other way to say it
And I, and I can deny it
I miss you
It`s so easy to see

I miss you and me
Is it done and over this time?
Have we really changed our minds
But it’s other’s love
All the feelings that we used to share
I refused to believe
That you don’t care

I’ve got together my senses to get there
I’ve been through worse kinds of weather
If it’s over now, be strong
Can’t believe that you’re gone
I got carry over

That you`re part of me now..

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SOMEWHERE IN MY PAST
by Julie Vega

I met you just tonight
But I keep wondrin why
It seems I’ve always known you all my life

You held me only once
But I keep wondrin why
It seems youve held me forever

Can it be true?
Could I be wrong ?
That somewhere in my past
I fell in love with you

Can it be true?
Could I be wrong?
That’s somewhere in my past
There was also me and you

You’ve kissed me only once
But I keep wondrin why
It seems you’ve kissed my lips so many

times

I met you just tonight
But I keep wondrin why
It seems I’ve known you forever

Somewhere, Forever

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DON’T SAY YOU LOVE ME
by M2M

Got introduced to you by a friend
You were cute and all that
Baby, you set the trend
Yes, you did, oh
The next thing I know, we’re down at the

cinema
We’re sittin’ there, you said you love me
What’s that about?

You’re movin’ too fast; I don’t understand

you
I’m not ready yet
Baby, I can’t pretend
No, I can’t
The best I can do is tell you to talk to me
It’s possible, eventual
Love will find a way
(Love will find a way)

[Chorus:]
Don’t say you love me
You don’t even know me
If you really want me
Then give me some time
Don’t go there, baby
Not before I’m ready
Don’t say your heart’s in a hurry
It’s not like we’re gonna get married
Give me, give me some time

Here’s how I play, here’s where you stand
Here’s what to prove
To get any further than where it’s been
I’ll make it clear; not gonna tell you twice
Take it slow; you keep pushing me
You’re pushing me away
(Pushing me away)

[Repeat chorus]

(Oh, oh, oh)
Na, na, na-na, na, na na
Na, na, na-na, na, na na
(Oh, oh, oh)
Na, na, na-na, na, na na
Na, na, na-na, na, na na

Don’t say you love me
You don’t even know me, baby

(Baby, don’t say you love me)
Don’t say you love me
You don’t even know me
(Hey, baby)
If you really want me
Then give me some time
(Give me some time)

[Repeat chorus until fade]

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          ANNOUNCEMENT

TO ALL ICCT GRADUATES BATCH 1993-2005:

THERE WILL BE AN ALUMNI HOMECOMING ON JULY 30, 2006.

FOR INQUIRIES PLS. CALL DR. OLIVER VENTINILLA OR MR. RENATO PARINGIT AT TEL. NO. 249-1049. THANK U.