Nap Time Rocks!

Iris’ 7 tips to know if the guy you’re with is up to no good

• he’s already committed (in a relationship, engaged, married, whatever they want to call it). most men are really just naturally (and annoyingly) polygamous.
• he’s gay. or pretending to be one. either way, you can never get anything real from that person.
• he’s single and he’s ready to mingle with you. and her. and her. and her. and her. and her too.
• you’ve touched 3rd base and you just can’t remember his name. he doesn’t even know yours, for crying out loud. you said you’re Nikki when you’re really Michelle.
• all you can talk about is the weather or that the toilet backed up this morning… at times of desperation, you talk about the neighbor’s dog.
• his archive of sex videos, scandals and/or photos will shame the National Library’s vastness of collections. i don’t know about you, but someone idolizing hayden kho’s ‘antics’ might not exactly have that much respect for womankind.
• his theme song is “I’ve got a girl” by Lou Bega. look it up and go figure.

not that i’ve had so much experience, but i guess being surrounded by guys almost all my life has its “perks” too — one of which is knowing who to avoid when dating. oh, and by the way, these are all based on real characters

Dear Mia,

it’s nearly 2 months before your 3rd birthday. and we were just talking before bed what you wanted for your birthday. you said you wanted a birthday cake, balloons, and nothing else.

you’re so adorable. whenever i need cheering up, i just try to remember some of your quotable quotes like,

“akyu!” you shouted that when you heard the bananacue vendor yelling outside the house one afternoon.

or,

“mommy, i can’t, i can’t!” when i tried to make you write your name one time. you were so frustrated then, in such a very cute way. or,

me: mia, let’s go to sleep already because mommy needs to wake up early tomorrow to go to work!

mia: you’re leaving me?

me (with a very sad tone and face): yes

mia: it’s ok mommy, it’s ok. don’t cry. (with matching hug)

sometimes i wonder where you get your smarts, but then again i remember that you’ve got my genes. =)

you can be really stubborn too.

me (pointing to a picture of  a jaguar): this is a jaguar

mia: no way!

me: it is a jaguar because it has spots!

mia: no way! it’s a lion!

i could just let you have your way, but then what will your teacher say when you go to school? it’s great that you can actually tell the difference between jaguar and leopard spots, but you have got to get the names right my dear.

but most of the time you get it right naman. and i’m so proud of you! but even if you sing Nobody (”Nobody, nobody not you!”) with your own lyrics, i don’t care. you’re still the best composer there is.

my dear little Mishka, i am always praying for you. that you grow up to be the sweetest and nicest little girl that God wants you to be. and yes, you will always always be my little girl.

love you always!

Please do not…

leave your things unattended:

kuha namin ni P, isang film collaboration kung saan ginamit niya ang film at pagkatapos ay ako naman ang nag-load nito sa kamera. ang result? double exposure. =)

ito namang litrato sa taas ay kuha nung New Year 2008 sa isang gas station papuntang Subic. hindi namin malaman kung saan dapat mag-cr ang mga babae kasi mali naman yung tinuturo nung karatula. kaya tawa kami ng tawa. labo =)

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sa wakas nakasali ulit ako ng LP!

fight for my vote, please

the last time i checked, Kalayaan Avenue in Quezon City was still named that. i just don’t know when they decided to call it the Vincent Belmonte street.

sino bang politiko na tatakbo sa  eleksyon ang magpapatayo ng monumento sa gitna ng kalsada kung hindi siguradong mananalo, ha? either bayad na lahat ng botante sa buong QC or mayabang lang talaga siya. or mashado siyang assuming. sabihin niyo sakin kung mali lang ang assumption ko. please lang, or am i too paranoid? huh.

i used to think QC had a fairer and better voting population until this dude (who is the incumbent mayor’s son) came up with the brightest idea to cement a reminder to people of who he is right smack in the middle of a busy intersection.

now it scares the shites out of me to think that Mr. Belmonte here assumes the QC population is as brainless as a monkey on steroids. i wouldn’t vote for him just because of that stupid monument (that serves no purpose, by the way). or even if because he’s an “heir”. whatever, Vincent. i haven’t seen how you’ve done anything for me or my community either. the squatters area residents still wreak havoc on our street from time to time, and we still can’t park outside on the street without risking to lose a side mirror or an entire car.

where’s the fairness in your politicking? (hello, iris. stupid question) i can’t even judge the candidate servants even if i wanted to. i’d have to rely on the banners posted up on the street posts/lamps/wires that only multiply relative to the nearness of elections dates. a lot of which aren’t even helpful. “Happy Senior’s day”? really? and what’s with the misleading captions? exhibit A, Councilor Dante/Arlene De Guzman. really??

i say, ban all TVCs and radio ads (at any government level/position), start a year early in campaigning and do a roadshow nationwide. show us what you’ve got by going on a debate. let that be televised on national TV/radio. do that old fashioned meeting de avance along with your peer candidates. scrap the song-and-dance numbers and senseless meet-and-greets that only make you look kiss-ass idiotic. the middle class certainly thinks so. do localized venues to air serious agendas and not just how this other party is such a loser and that you can sing better “Hawak Kamay”. go public with your achievements and do not rely on your posters to do them for you. i hardly see any of you ‘bluebloods’ around my community.

i hope i’m not asking too much. it’s idealistic but hey, this is my country and it’s my business to demand as much. i pay my taxes and i follow the law as much as i can and i  want a fair and honest fight. fight for my vote, you aspiring government officials. i am worth that much.

photo projects to jumpstart your creativity

with my and P’s photo project indefinitely on hold, i’ve been trying to think of photo challenges to keep me occupied. (as if naman i’m not busy already )

i came across this article from a DPS newsletter (which has lots of other great photography tips too by the way): 7 Photography Projects to Jumpstart Your Creativity

i really like the articles they post there. very practical and easy tips too. since i can’t do the daily photo challenge, I might just opt for a weekly one. or twice a month. or monthly. haha. what do you think?

Sa mga pag-lakad ko… [lp]

marami na rin akong nakitang dahilan para ma-amaze ng todo sa gumawa nito. not like i’ve been around the world. lalo na siguro no? southeast asia palang nagalaan ko. shempre ok sana kung around the world someday, pero ok lang. lilibutin ko muna ang Pilipinas. promise ko yun sa sarili ko eh.

sa isa sa mga lakad ko recently, ito ang nakita ko.

at ito. wala ka nga lang makikita sa litrato, pero alam mo ba kung saan to?

nakarating ka na dito? grabe pala talaga pag nakapasok ka sa underground river na to. talagang ma-aamaze ka sa galing ng formations doon. isa talaga ang Palawan sa mga last frontiers of nature. alam niyo bang pwedeng mawala na yun in a few years’ time? binenta kasi ng gobyerno natin ang rights na idevelop ang pinakamahabang stretch ng beach sa Pilipinas na matatagpuan lang sa Palawan (nalimutan ko yung town, San Juan yata) para gawing Boracay II. haaay. yun lang ang masasabi ko.

kayo, ano ang pinaka-favorite niyong lakad?

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salamat sa Admin ng LP para sa opportunity na makapag-share ng isa sa mga lakad ko dito sa Pinas. sakto talaga ang theme dahil gala talaga ako sana nagustuhan ninyo!

Tags: Litratong Pinoy, palawan, underground river