North Of Little ITAly

I heard this song when I was watching Gossip Girl today (wasting company time again!), I automatically like the song. I didn't know what the title was until I've googled it. No wonder I like the song right away because it's Vanessa Carlton's. I listen to her since her Thousand Miles days, I love listening to songs with piano on the background because I love playing the piano and my family plays the piano a little too well. I like Vanessa not only she plays the piano so well but also she plays tennis! Piano + tennis = good combination (for me, so don't argue :p)

So here I want to show you her video, the start of the video is similar to the Thousand Miles' maybe she had the same director. Anyway here it is:


Music Videos - Nolita Fairytale

Mad Post!

I am raging mad! I am neither pro nor anti Senator Trillanes or the administration, but I am really, really pissed off! I experienced the tension at the Manila Peninsula Hotel this afternoon, we were running like mad people around the area just to avoid stampede and worst stray bullets. And I saw how the PNP and AFP reacted to the situation. And I am very disappointed! Why do they have to fire when there’s no reason to? Why do they need to force the tanker or the APC inside the hotel lobby? Why they have to let out tear gas? And lastly, the thing that made me really pissed is why they have to confiscate the videos that the media took, why they have to interrogate the members of the media and why they have to handcuff them and bring them to Bicutan? They are treating them (members of the media) like criminals! Don’t they know that they are violating the freedom of the press and of course human rights?! The press are there to show the people what really is happening and by doing so I am sure that they didn’t violate any law.

I look up to the media ever since I was a kid. They were my hero while growing up, and they still are to me now. I like their courage and drive to bring the news to the people no matter what the dangers they are facing. I am mad not only because Pinky Webb and Ces Drilon are among the media persons that were arrested but I also empathize everyone from the media. It’s not their fault that they are there, they are only doing their job and what they do is a service not only for the Filipino people but also to the world. And what the military are doing is not fair! Really, really UNFAIR! This is the first time that I saw this kind of situation, where media are being arrested. What do the military want to imply? Do they want to deprive the Filipino people of what the real situation is? Or maybe they want to hide something from all of us, maybe they did something that they don’t have to do and so they are afraid that the media will be able publish or broadcast it to the world.

What irritates me the most is that they arrested the media people without telling them what their charges are. In fact one official said “Dadalhin muna naming kayo sa NCRPO sa Bicutan at doon natin pag-usapan and kaso n’yo.” What the ****? They are arresting people without any charges? They have no basis in custodial interrogation, there was no assault so they definitely have no right to arrest them. I think some officials are forgetting the laws, maybe somebody needs to have a refresher course on this.

You maybe wondering why my post is focused on the arrest of the media persons. If some of you didn’t know I am a big media advocate and a news and current affairs junkie. And news and current affairs is already part of my daily life, and without the media there would be no one to deliver the news to me/us. And without them, we won’t be updated of what is happening in our country and the world.

BOO TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS! IT IS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE! WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW IS WORST THAN THE MARTIAL LAW ERA.

UPDATE:

The government is implementing a curfew from 12MN-5AM in Metro Manila, Southern Luzon and Central Luzon. Is this the greatest plan they can come up with? Another boo to you! I won’t be surprise if one of this days the president will declare martial law. That would be a very desperate move and maybe their last resort.

Another update, Korina Sanchez and Ted Failon interviewed PNP Chief Razon at TV Patrol World and asked him about the arrest of the members of the media and who will pay for the damages at the Manila Pen and guess what he said? Senator Trillanes will pay for the damages! Why is that so? Did Senator Trillanes force the tanker inside the lobby of the hotel? Did he ask them to do it? Razon is the biggest pup of the administration! He’ll do everything for his dearest president, he will even kiss a dog’s ass if she says so. Nagpapalapad ng papel dahil kaka-install lang sa kanya as the chief of the PNP.

What’s happening to our country? It’s such a shame that we have members of the arm forces like that. I wish all people would dare stand up for our rights as Filipinos. We need to make a change. I’m calling all the people out there to make a difference.

LET’S STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS!

Give Me A Sign

The other night I envied all the call center reps in the country for the reason that they don't have WORK because it's Thanksgiving day in the US. So after I had dinner I asked for a sign from the universe if I should report for work or not. I came up with the idea that if at 3AM it would rain I won't report for work . When my alarm went off at 3AM ... Surprisingly IT WASN'T RAINING, NOT EVEN A SINGLE DROP! So I went to work... Of course not! You are absolutely WRONG! I thought for a moment and I told myself "I had an asthma attack last night, so I need to rest and a little slacking won't hurt", and so I went back to sleep. Hah! See? Sign or no sign I still do it my own way!

This morning I also had a similar situation, though I didn't ask for 'signs' anymore. When my first alarm went off, I didn't mind it 'coz I still have a second alarm but when the second went off I didn't notice/hear it. When I finally woke up it was already 4:19AM and that means that I am sooooo late even I'll do everything in a rush! I thought of slacking off again, I even tried to go back to sleep. But when I closed my eyes there's this little voice that's like knocking some sense to my sleepyhead. "Get up Kristina! You need to go to work, it's the last day of the week!", I don't know why but I got up and went straight to shower. I got in almost an hour late but it doesn't matter I'll just adjust my work schedule for the day.

Actually, I don't have anything to do today here at work, but I just need to be here because ...I just have to?! That's the briefest reason I can think of. (Bangag na bangag pa ako, ayoko pang mag-isip!)

I don't want to stay at home too because I'll be alone, and we have no internet connection yet. We haven't moved our connection from our old place yet. So, no reason for me to be home buddy today. I am also excited because it's my second Saturday night that I don't get to work (I've been working graveyard shift for over a year), last Saturday I had so much fun! We went partying the whole night, and I met some new friends too!

I don't know what's gonna happen tonight, but I'm pretty sure it'll be something big because it's Ate Ada's last week here in Manila and she's going back to our dear hometown next Friday. Can't wait till my shift's over.

Have a nice weekend everyone! Ciao. :)

Out With the Old

We moved to our new place last night, it is way cooler and more spacious than our old one. Though it’s a lot bigger, I still miss our old place, it has been our home for the past year. There are lots of memories there that are either worth to be treasured or buried. Our old place was the first place that my brother and I rented out with our own earnings. It was the place of so many firsts, when it comes to living independently. And it was our refuge when we left our dad’s place due to some misunderstandings with her wife… Stop it Kristina! Stop being nostalgic, quit the drama. There’s no U-turn slot in the highway called life, we got to keep moving on in this one way highway.

Anyway, I’m used to packing my stuff for short or long trips since I was in grade school but I didn’t remember that packing could be so exhausting! Not only we were exhausted with the packing but also with the hauling of our stuff down from our third floor, old apartment to the jeepney that we rented out to move our stuff and then from the jeepney to our new place. Good thing there were no more stairs involved, but the rain is quite decided to get involved last night. Rain was pouring lightly (thank god, not for the rain but for the word that described it: lightly). I was grumbling about the downpour but my brother told me to step back a notch with my grumbling because he thinks that the rain was some kind of a blessing. I know most people sees the rain as a blessing, and I do too but not in that situation, when you’re moving your stuff and your eyes gets misty, you can’t see the way clearly and you’re about to trip off not because you get teary-eyed but because of the pouring rain that gets into your eyes and because of the rain that makes the way slippery.

I’m really sorry rain, you know I love you, you know that I pray for you to come but there are just some times that I need to be left alone by you. Moving in and waking up early for work is one of those. So please next time if you see me packing my stuff and preparing to move or when I need to wake up early for work please don’t pour yet, you may if and when I’m done moving or when I’m already at work. I’m sorry if I’m being selfish rain, just understand me. I still love you, ok?

Hah! I was carried away again. I don’t know but sometimes rather most of the time I don’t think about the things I post here in my blog. I literally spew words here even they don’t make sense. Anyway, back to our moving, we haven’t settled all our stuff yet but we’ll get to it maybe the task will be done by the weekend. Just maybe. Oh no, it needs to be done because we’ll be throwing a housewarming slash graffiti party. You’re all invited! It’s for you to find out where I live though. Hahahaha

Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the US and to my call center rep friends happy vacation (Thanksgiving Day kasi kaya no-calling day), and to me and Edgar may we have a not so boring day tomorrow here at work (its holiday for the ops so we have nothing to do but we need to be here because we’re part of the support group and not the ops, sigh.)

Quotes I (try to) Live By

I want to share with you the quotes that I love. These quotes are like the codes that I live by to get me going with my life.

“Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” ~Coco Chanel

Sometimes when we let something pass or when we fail on something we tend to loose hope and sulked in bitterness. We often don't notice that what we are trying to do or to achieved isn't really what is meant for us. There are so many paths and doors that needs to be walked and opened so why linger on to something that is impossible.

"Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head." ~Garrison Keillor

True indeed! I would rather be the and shabbiest but smartest person alive than to be the most beautiful but the dumbest person on earth. When I choose friends, it won't matter to me if you look like Angelina Jolie or Whitney Tyson, what matters most is the personality of the person, how she acts to life's challenges and how she thinks to overcome the challenges that comes along his or her way. I am not against beauty because I love beautifying myself too, it's just that personality is my priority. For me beauty is just not everything in this world, a little brain can help.

I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly. ~Buckminster Fuller

This is what I like to think when I encounter people who lacked common sense. No, I don't look down on them it's just that sometimes they really get on my nerves! You see, this situation explains why I like what Garrison Keillor said. I just put in my head that these people were geniuses, they just get de-geniused eventually.

"Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from the inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves." ~ 5 People You Meet in Heaven

So true. I used to hold anger against the persons that hurt me and did bad things to me, but I realized holding a grudge didn't do me any good and it didn't do them any harm either. In fact it was the other way around! I felt terrible and I felt no one will ever want to love me because I was a bad person, by thinking bad about the persons who have hurt me. Instead, we should forgive and forget what they've done to us and he (the big guy up there) will do the rest for us.

"No life is a waste," the Blue Man said. "The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone." ~ 5 People You Meet in Heaven

Another true story, often we disregard and push away the persons who love us because we are so busy thinking that we are alone and nobody cares for us. We tend to think that we are the only person who loves us. We should get rid of this thinking and start feeling the love and care of the persons around us. It might be too late.

"Know one thing about everything and everything and everything about one thing."

I don't know who said this first but this line is what my dad often tells me when I was a kid. He said that if I know one thing about everything knowing everything about one thing will follow. It's never too late to learn new things. And as clićhe as it may sound "experience is the greatest teacher". So if your experienced in life, your wiser than you are when you were a kid.

and finally the quote that I always think of when I go out with friends on a Saturday night....

Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed.
Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams.
If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered.
Then I say to myself, it is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true
than be selfish and worry about my liver. --Jack Handy

I hope you have a good day!

Blabbing (Again)

I'm almost well, I only have the occasional cough and runny nose on the side. I've been working super early the past days but I still don't get the hang of it. Just like this morning it was raining so hard and you know how hard it is getting up in a very cold morning. Brrrrr. I literally dragged me of from bed, and forced me to take a cold shower. I am not really a fan of warm bath even on a very cold weather (I don't feel like I've bathed at all if I had a warm bath). And cold shower makes me feel awake.

Anyway, I've posted the last time that we're moving to our new place on Thursday, I was wrong I thought Thursday is the 21st of November but it isn't so we're moving to our new place today. It's funny because last night my brother and ate Ada (his friend and classmate since grade school) agreed to move our things to our new place at dawn, but when I left our place at half past 5 they we're both swimming on their beds.

Also, I made new blogging friends, and they're no ordinary bloggers, they're Cebuano and their blogs rock! Thank you for visiting my blog and for linking me up. :)

Nonsense Blabbing

I am sick. Why is it that every time the year's about to end I always get sick? Is it because all the stress and tensions that I have accumulated for the whole year have piled up, and my body or system or whatever you call it gives up? Duh, whatever the reason I just hate being sick.

First, I thought it was just swollen tonsils (I know it's called tonsillitis, but let's not get "medical", ok? :p) , after that I had fever then now I have cough and colds with recurring fever on the side! But I think one of the reasons I got sick is I lacked sleep for the past 2 weeks, I barely make 4 hours of sleep a day. There's just so much to do and so many places to go, can you blame me for that? And being sick made me realized that I'm no Super girl and my body needs to rest every once in a while.

Aside from being sick every time the year's about to end I also noticed something, my work schedule also changes, from night shift I'm now on the day shift, rather dawn shift because it starts at 5AM. How I loathe waking up and bathing in the wee hours of dawn, but I have no choice. Just like this morning, my alarm went off at 3:30 but of course I didn't get up right away, I waited for my second alarm which went off at 4AM. It's so hard to get up early these days, it's like raining non stop and the breeze is so cool. I just hate days like these when I have work, but when I don't... of course I'm loving it!

By the way, we're moving to our new place next Thursday. The place is a lot bigger than what we have now, and there's a very big bonus! We have a spacious walk-in closet! Yehey! I have space for all my stuff! I am so excited to move. I can't wait till Thursday. Hope I get well before we move to our new place. Please pray for me. :)

Anyway, need to get back to work now. I have so many things to do like watching some episodes of Heroes and Gossip Girl and playing Harvest Moon. Hahaha! I know I'm so lucky... but don't get so jealous... I start at 5AM, remember?

Hollow In(side)

I had a dream today, it's kinda vague but I remember it was like me hanging out with my ex and being so in to him again. I even stalked him in my dream! Ex, if ever you happen to read this (though I won't mention who the ex is) don't get too excited because if I am in to you in my dream, you are soooo into me too! Hah! It's just weird because I don't think of him anymore, I don't even remember his face! True, except for the "not remembering his face" part which is a total lie. And not only that Serena Van Der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf are there too! We were strolling at Central Park in Manhattan. "Hey upper eastsiders, Gossip Girl here..." Ok snap! For a moment when I woke up I thought I was gossip girl! Is this because I am watching too much TV or in my case watching too much TV shows on the net? What do you think? Oh cut it, I know what you're thinking... you want me to get a life or something... I know, I know! I'm trying here people!

So, yesterday or today in some parts of the world is Halloween, how did you celebrate it? If you'll ask me I really had a great time! Not a great time because I went to some costume party or I went trick-or-treating, but because I did a lot of sleeping(need a lot of it to forget about some things for a while)! See, I'm normal and I have a life, right? Almost forgot, we had "party" the other night at work, it's not a Halloween party but a pizza party. I know it's not worth blogging, but who cares I want to tell you about it! To bore you to death! Hihihihihi (witch laugh here)!

I know for the nth time that I'm not making any sense here, and I'm just spewing whatever that comes to my mind. It's just that my mind's really occupied. I'm having mixed emotions today. You know it's so hard when the only person you can talk to, is the person that you don't want or feel like talking to. You get my point?

I just feel bad and sad, I trust him so much but I feel like he don't trust me. There are things that I feel that I need to know but he doesn't make the effort to tell me. He often tells my mom or his friends that he doesn't feel the need to tell me because he thinks that I am so smart and I can find it out on my own. I know I can do that, but is it really that hard to open up to me? Why can he open up to anyone except me? Sometimes, I feel like he's a different person, and I don't know him at all. All I want is for him to tell me whatever it is that he tells his friends, I want to be one of his 'friends' too. Is that too much to ask?

Maybe I am just so used of him being around me, and maybe it's about time for me to stand on my own. The only thing I'm certain about is that I can't depend on anyone but myself. Is it just if I won't talk to him? Not that I won't speak to him at all, just not talk that much, I'll only talk if I'm being asked, and maybe limit my answers to 2 syllables. Will it give him an idea? Or I really should tell him straight about what I truly feel?