Achieving

I watched Pipol tonight which featured Tony Tan Caktiong of Jollibee. Grabe, I'm feening for Palabok Fiesta and Mango Peach Pies right now. Ahhhh, ibalik na ninyo ako sa Pilipinas! HeHe. Seeing him on TV also made me think that maybe I should've met him in 2002. Baka pinakain pa ako sana ng Chicken Joy sa Ortigas. Although, I sure didn't get any free pabaons from San Miguel nor did I get a free plane ticket from Cebu Pacific Air (but really, seeing Lance Gokongwei in the flesh was enough, LoL). *SIGH. I miss good job perks...and meeting cool people...and having an all-expense-paid housing with 24/7 airconditioning. I guess it's true, you don't know what you've got until it's gone. But don't we always think how great the past is compared to the present? Kaya ako kinakabahan sa mga plano ko next year because I'm sure there will be a point in time when I'll say, "Man, I had it good before." But Mr. Caktiong tonight did emphasize that it's not really the money that makes one happy; it's the sense of achievement. Surviving pollution, traffic, and snatchers will be a sense of achievement, right? ;P

Gotta Get It

This girl loves the Philippines so much, for all you know eh may maleta na yan at umuwi na ng tuluyan! And that's one thing I like about her - she hasn't forgotten her roots. She's proud of who and what she is. Pwedeng patayuan na ng monumento katabi nung kay Ninoy sa Makati sa pagiging super-Pinay nya. -- Ate Sienna's Friendster testimonial

I'm fully aware that I surprise many people with my "Iuwi na ninyo ako sa Pilipinas!" sentiments. However, there are times when I wonder if I'm truly Filipino. Let me explain.

I get The Misadventures of Maverick and Ariel. I laugh whenever I hear the hirits of Ariel's mom. I laughed during tonight's "HipHop at Club V" episode (Is Club V the one in Libis?). I laugh just hearing Ariel say "I'm Ariel with a capital A." Simply put, I get "it."

On the other hand, I still don't get Wazzup, Wazzup, which I find disturbing. Why can't I find that show funny? Where are my Pinoy funny bones? I find it sad that I only turn to that show for eyecandy and not for laughs (Drew Arellano, whoop whoop! And who's that JC guy on tonight's episode?).

Ako lang ba ang hindi natatawa?

Pay Up

I just got my first ever credit card bill yesterday. I almost passed out. That's what I get for going to Vancouver, getting a facial, treating Manila relatives, and driving back-and-forth Seattle everyday all in one month's time. The sad thing is my next bill (or the one thereafter) will be larger. I hate lump sum payments! LoL.

The Cost of Friendship

I am here to declare that there *is* an amount of money that can equal one's friendship. It is $302.40. If you want proof that this is true, please check back in one month's time. =)

PNW Connection

I'm stressed. Hence, the slight layout change. Hence, my clean bedroom, too. I won't dwell in my misery, nor should you (for now, hahaha), so moving along...HeHe.

Pinay Pie was shown last week on TFC. Someone said that she found it funnier than Tanging Ina, so I taped it out of curiousity. Let's forget the fact that I was able to sit through the whole thing when I watched it last night. I wouldn't have if I didn't get a glimpse of Dale Villar towards the latter half of the movie. I had no idea he was in it. I even rewound to make sure it was indeed him and it was!

First of all, I wasn't in Manila anymore when Dale started his career so I never saw him in "Ober Da Bakod" or in his Pepsi commercials. I only knew of him because back in the 90s, there was a Saturday kids show on our local NBC station called "Watch This!" and it featured Dale once because of the Pacific Northwest connection. The storyline was how "Dalebert Ace Villar was a high school nerd" and how "popular he was in the Philippines." Ever since then, I've entertained the thought of my going to Portland and running into him (Portland is only 3 hours away from Seattle). Anyway, I had no idea he's back in Manila. See? I'm not the only crazy one around here who wants to make a career out of being a balikbayan! =)