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Friday, November 24, 2006
For lack of anything to post| ~*~* Top 10 *~*~ | |
| ---10 Firsts--- | |
| First Best Friend::: | Some kid from CSA |
| First Screenname::: | sandturtle |
| First Pet Name::: | Softie (our chick) |
| First Piercing::: | ears |
| First Crush::: | Macaulay Culkin (haha!) |
| First CD::: | Disney Collection Vol. 1 |
| First School::: | Collegio de San Agustin |
| First House Location::: | Forbes |
| First Kiss::: | gee, like i'd know |
| First Car::: | this galant, 1980 series i think |
| ---9 Lasts--- | |
| Last Time You Smoked::: | never |
| Last Food You Ate::: | beef curry |
| Last Car Ride::: | at around 1:00 pm |
| Last Movie You Watched::: | in theatre? You, Me and Dupree |
| Last Phone Call::: | yesterday |
| Last CD You Listened To::: | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Chris Tords's CD from last year) |
| Last Bubble Bath You Took::: | super tagal na |
| Last Song You Listened To::: | Runaway by The Corrs |
| Last Words You Said::: | Macie will like this. |
| ---8 Have-You-Evers--- | |
| Dated A Best Friend::: | no |
| Been Arrested::: | no |
| Been On TV::: | no |
| Eaten Sushi::: | YES |
| Cheated On Your B/F or G/F::: | no |
| Been On A Blind Date::: | yes |
| Been Out Of The Country::: | yes |
| Been In Love::: | no |
| ---7 Things You Are Wearing--- | |
| 1::: | shirt |
| 2::: | jeans |
| 3::: | shoes |
| 4::: | watch |
| 5::: | underwear |
| 6::: | clip |
| 7::: | earrings |
| ---6 Things You've Done Today--- | |
| 1::: | eat |
| 2::: | drink water |
| 3::: | drive |
| 4::: | chat with Faye |
| 5::: | check mail |
| 6::: | talked to officemates |
| ---5 Favorite Things (not in any order)--- | |
| 1::: | coffee |
| 2::: | cameras |
| 3::: | starbucks tumblers |
| 4::: | booksss |
| 5::: | mp3s |
| ---4 People You Most Trust--- | |
| 1::: | Bam |
| 2::: | Ate |
| 3::: | Faye |
| 4::: | Yaya |
| ---3 Things You Want To Do Before You Die--- | |
| 1::: | Watch Cirque du Soleil |
| 2::: | publish a book |
| 3::: | go to Finland |
| ---2 Choices--- | |
| Vanilla or Chocolate::: | Chocolate |
| Hugs or Kisses::: | Hugs |
| --1 Person You Want To See Right Now--- | |
| 1::: | My mom |
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Little Miss PhotographerI finally have a decent photo of myself with my camera... thanks to Faye!
To cap things off, I'm soooo sooooo soooo happy!!! I GOT IN PICTURE COMPANY!!! Skipping Bangkok was so worth it coz I got something that would keep me happy as well as a start to many more affordable Bangkoks... and who knows, Hong Kong and a better lens too.
So I start training on January. They were nice enough to ask me if I was willing to wait til then since the "ber" months just started kicking in and the schedule nearing Christmas is just hectic. I understand that completely based on 3 days assisting at Picture Company Podium. It's perfect though since I don't have to immediately jump from one job to another, plus I get to have a Christmas break. God loves me!
To everyone who prayed for me, a big THANKS! to all of you.
And Faye, thanks for constantly asking for any news. Parang they heard you everytime you would ask. Sulit yung Omakaze.
Bam, my biggest fan, you will have your turn!
Monday, November 06, 2006
Christmas is at StarbucksIt's November and my Starbucks "awaitables" are now available.
Gerby and I got to view the planner already.
Cons: It's thicker than the previous 2 and has no more free inserts
Pros: It's leather bound; comes with a nice, sleek Starbucks pen; also comes with a cute Starbucks notepad; has bigger writing space for Saturdays and Sundays (I'm happy about this not because I'm busy with work on weekends but because I use the planner as a journal and would therefore have more happy things to write about on weekends).
Even better, the special drinks are back. Never mind the peppermint mocha but my favorite Toffeenut latte is now at my beck and call, as well as my sorely missed Gingerbread latte. I haven't had that since before the first planner. Bam and Anna, time to fill up our cards with those Starbucks stickers.
And the best, Starbucks just keeps getting nearer. There's now a new one in Frontiera Verde, behind SM Hypermart. It's nice and big, and the ensaymada is heaven. Naku! Christmas season with all these goodies... And Faye keeps B.I.ing me to go drink coffee with her (which she claims is my fault). Tataba!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Toothpaste in TagalogAfter discussing what SCUBA stands for (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Aparatus) and what LASER stands for (Light Amplification by the Simulation of Emitted Radiation) over fruitshakes at Tiendesitas (Pau, fyi, the letters SOS do not refer to any words, however they can stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Survivors On Ship", basta these are just developments to remember the morse code SOS), Pau presented us with a question which, if we get the answer, he will pay P100. Hati kami ni Faye, pangkape-kape.
The question is "What is toothpaste in Tagalog?" Grabe naman, ang hirap!
As promised, I will find the translation of "toothpaste" in Tagalog, else I will prove in a blog entry why the answer is what I think it is, "tutpeyst" or "Colgate"! This is no longer about the money, it's about finding the answer so I can just peacefully go to sleep.
I conducted a text brigade and this is what people said: (Thank you to all those who answered!)
Bam - "Tootpeyst"
Wappy and Ate Boom - "Tutpeyst"
Mike - "Tut payst"Ate Pebs - "Kolgeyt"
Mars (the pilosopo) - "ngiping pandikit" (as predicted); also said "Beam" and "Pepsodent"
Kuya Dondon (the dentist) - "there's no translation for toothpaste in Tagalog"
Kuya Dondi (the bolero) - "gawgaw"
Jay - "Sabon pangngipin" or "Kolgeyt"
Ton, Teng, Thomas, Ericka - "don't know"
Kuya Nicky and Willow - "Colgate"
Tita Desiree and Hope (a smart mother and daughter team who checked the dictionary before answering) - "Tutpeyst" or "Colgate"
According to http://www.bohol.ph/diksyunaryo.php, the Philippine Online Dictionary, "toothpaste" in Filipino is "tutpeyst" and in Cebuano is "Colgate".
I therefore conclude that there is no truly Filipino translation/term for toothpaste. Why?
1. According to Bam the resident nerd, Toothpaste was not created in the Philippines. It was only introduced to us so no truly Filipino term was created for it. Only in the 90s was the term "toothpaste" or "tutpeyst" commonly used by Filipinos for the thing you put on your toothbrush to clean your teeth. Before that many would simply refer to it as Colgate, as some people would say (and this is based on a true experience in the late 80s), "Anong Colgate ang gamit mo? Kasi I use Pepsodent!"
2. Likewise, there are no exact English terms for words like "gigil" or "kilig". Just proving a point.
3. We learned in our Filipino wika classes in grade school that there are many words commonly used that have no truly Filipino translation because these have been adapted into our language through our own alphabet. Words such as:Cake - "keyk"Magazine - "magasin"Taxi - "taksi"Radio - "radyo"Television - "telebisyon"Camera - kamera (which, going back to point number 1, in the 80s was referred to as "Kodak", "taking a picture" as "pangongodak", "photo lab" as "kodakan")
Based on everyone's answers above and the points I raised, "toothpaste" in Tagalog is "tutpeyst" or "Colgate". While there is no authentic translation, everybody uses it, thinks it, and knows that "tutpeyst" and/or "Colgate" is the Tagalog translation of "toothpaste".
So Pau, being the drop that started the ripple, just smile and agree with me on this, because the fact that I racked my brain to write this thing only means boto ako sa'yo for Faye... so we're both satisfied and I can now go to sleep.