good friday

aura: tired
audio: fall out boy - sugar, we're goin

for the past few years, i have been spending my holy week just staying in our home.. this year, i've decided to experience something new.. so i joined my mom and my dad to the procession of the black nazarene at quiapo.. they have been doing it twice a year.. every feast of the black nazarene and every good friday.. they were the only times the black nazarene of quiapo church is being brought out and being drawn around the area.. and believe me, from what i see in tv every year, i really hesitated to join my parents today. but my mom assured me that the crowd would be way too few compared to the crowd present during the feast.. she told me that during the feast, people from provinces would really come here to witness the statue of nazarene and be part of the feast.. this year's was a bit tragic coz a number of people were injured and some have died..

we got up early at around 3 am coz we still have to do some preparations.. they said that the nazarene would be brought out at 6 am.. we reached the destination at around 530 am knowing that the procession has already started.. we found out that the nazarene was brought out at 5 am.. the crowd was a whole lot calmer compared to what i witness in tv every year during the feast of the black nazarene.. but still for me the crowd is already huge.. groups of followers came to join the procession.. bringing thier own poon that also varied in saizes and way of carrying them.. some would carry it by groups, all on their shoulders.. it is evident how heavy some were carrying that one or two of them would have to guide in front.. push the group in order to stop when needed to stop.. and by the way.. majority of the crowd are bare footed.. but not us.. hehe..

anyway, so we walked towards the procession's directions in order to catch up and join the crowd.. i have to admit i was a bit dissapointed at first when we found out we were late.. it was my first time and i really would love to sea the black nazarene up close.. luckily one of us somehow know the path the procession would take so she led us the way.. and then there it was.. the black nazarene.. i couldn't describe the feeling i had when it passed by.. we weren't able to go any nearer.. but you could feel it's presence.. the way the crowd responded to it.. i had to admit it kinda gave me the creep.. i could feel my heart pounding.. the scene was pretty intense you could hear poeple shouting and i see the crowd throwing towels to the people with the black nazarene for them to wipe it then thrown back to the crowd, and i could imagine people trying to reach the black nazarene.. witnessing and experiencing this event made me feel kinda heavy yet refreshed.. happy yet lonely.. i just couldn't describe how i really felt at that moment.. but i believe i was relieved and felt proud of myself when i saw it..

so we were able to follow and continued with the procession.. the sun is up and started to become hot.. but we just continued.. we didn't follow the procession till the black nazarene was brought back to the church though.. we just stopped to one location and fled away.. hehe.. my mom said that we already reached the farthest point of the procession.. and the black nazarene shall be brought back to the church already.. but a lot of the crowd still went on..

and i guess i found it very interesting when i heard my mom telling someone that the black nazarene must be brought back to the church before 12 noon.. i really don't know why.. i didn't even bothered to ask.. also.. according to my dad.. the shorter the path which the black nazarene passes, the worse the sign becomes.. don't really know if this "omen" includes the entire world or only here in the philippines.. hehe.. and of course i took some photos.. hehe..

you could check them in my yahoo photo album. try to check the NEW!!! album..

hope everyone had a peace, relaxing and meaningful holy weekend... keep the faith.. and God bless everyone..
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toys for the big boys

aura: my head hurts
audio: nickelback - savin' me





The 2 Manila International Auto Show
April 06-09, 2006
World Trade Center
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looking back

aura: hot
audio: my chemical romance - the ghost of you

bohol is one of the spots here in the philippines populary known for its sites and beaches.. i'm proud that i could say i've been there.. stayed in a beautiful, in fact the most beautiful beach i've been to in my entire life.. whit it's super fine white sand and crystal clear water... it's a paradise in deed.. too bad those were the only things i've remembered..

i've been there when i was 12-14 years old.. that was a long time ago.. bohol wasn't even a popular place for it's beaches that time.. too bad when i think about it right now.. i can't remember me enjoying or appreciating that place at that moment.. haaay.. soooobrang sayang.. i guess i was too young to know or even realize where i was that moment.. and now.. i just wish i could turn back time and experience how great the feeling of being there again..

maybe that's one of the drawbacks of growing old huh.. there will come to a point where in you'd realize the things you've missed when you were younger.. and there's nothing you can do to turn it back.. or maybe there are ways.. but things would not be quite the same.. i mean i just have to work and earn for money in order for me to go back to bohol.. but i doubt the place would be exactly the same way when i was there 10 years ago..
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simple mind exercise

aura: sleepy
audio: the all american rejects - it ends tonight

i've decided to set my mobile phone's (which also serves as my primary watch) time setting to military time format in order to excercise my mind once in a while with simple math.. subtracting the time during the afternoon by 12 gives you the exact time in PM. eversince graduating i've used this time format believing that i could make use of my brain when i want to know the time..

what i just realized is that it could make huge effect, which i already did last friday, when i do my math wrongly.. the slightest mistake of 1 digit difference would mean an hour difference in time..

so 2245 = 1045 pm right? last friday i miscalculated and thought that it was only 945 pm.. tsk tsk..
0_o
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recap

aura: dizzy
audio: none

just want to have a recap about the stuff that i told myself last year. about the things that i should keep in mind this year. well.. here are the following:

- post on my blog more often so that i could exercise my expression skills. ;)
- i was hoping that i could go out with my parents/ family more often. (take them to makati, libis, etc. places that they haven't been to.)
- save money. make sure to monitor my budget.
- start to plan/ or think what i really want to do with my life. hehe!
- to watch WWE Raw Live here in manila! i already got the tickets.. it's going to be on february 24, 2006 @ araneta coliseum. God! i can't wait for this day to come.. hehe! it's actually in my list of things i want to do before i die...
- clean my room/ stuff more often..
- help or contribute to my dad's business..
- read at least one book per month.. so that should be 12 or more books next year! i think i only finished 3 or 4 books this year.. tsk tsk.. too bad...

well it's clear that i'm not doing the first one.. after all this time, i only posted one entry since january 2006..

with regard to the second supposed resolution, it is not happening.. we all have a tight budget.. we're having huge problems with my dad's business. but we are still able to go out and spend time with each other especially when my dad's here in manila.. we are still able to go out and have lunch, or dinner sometime.. but not in those areas that i've stated above..

i just started to save and monitor my budget once in a while so i guess that's one thing i'm accomplishing.

as for the fourth one.. sad to say that i still have no plans.. still have no directions.. but don't get me wrong.. it's not that i'm not thinking or planning anything.. it's just that.. as of now, i'm still kinda going with the flow..

i'm proud to say that i've accomplished the fifth one.. we had a blast and really did enjoy the WWE Raw Live Tour show.. the experience was totally awsome.. and until now i couldn't find the words to express how great this experience really was..

anyway.. as for the last 3 things/ stuff that i told myself to keep in mind this year.. haaay.. nope.. i'm afraid they are not being fulfulled.. tsk tsk..
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funny tummy

aura: sick :(
audio: gavin degraw - belief

yesterday i had the worst experience of stomach pain.. can't really explain what caused it.. and i don't have any idea what was it.. i think it's sort of a hyper acidity or ulcer attack? i'm not really sure.. but the pain is severe and i know i really looked stupid/ funny or parang timang everytime i experience the pain.. namimilipit ako sa sakit twing sumasakit siya.. i didn't expect it would be very painful.. my tummy just felt funny the whole morning.. in the afternoon.. i started to feel the pain.. pain i thought i could ignore at first.. then it didn't stop.. it just kept gettin worse.. so i've decided to leave work early.. when i'm about to leave our building and took the elevator.. i suddenly felt dizzy.. good thing the elevator stopped at 7th floor.. i was hoping some of my officemates were still there having their break.. luckily they were.. i found them and told them i felt dizzy.. i think i almost passed out.. anyway.. they saw me, gave me medicine.. and were kind enough to offer me a ride home.. i really am very thankful.. hated my body coz it failed me again.. it's true what people say.. as you grow older, your body's gonna give you signs of you gettin old and it's gonna need a lot of repairs.. life..

anyway.. i'm sick today, didn't go to work.. i only ate bread last night.. yesterday.. i've got no appetite at all i did't eat.. well a few bites of hotdog.. this morning i had few slices of bread again.. but i was able to eat rice for lunch.. that's it.. i also have fever right now.. and nanghihina pa ako..

haaay.. i want to go to work tomorrow.. sana kaya na ng katawan ko.. :D

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sent from above

aura: sleepy
audio: itchy worms - akin ka nalang


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