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Fast Facts
Name: Arnold
Homebase: Bulacan, Philippines
Birthday: Oct 08
Star Sign: Libra
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 115 107.8 lbs as per APE last March 2006
Interests: music, poetry, tv, people, twins, photographs, letters, sky, sunset, outdoors, night, sea, fish crackers, pancit, ice cream, spicy foods, dark chocolate, conversations, love, hate, transition, sensuality, buhay-buhay lalo na ng mga taong malalapit sakin
Defense Mechanism: shy smile
Current Location: Makati, also consider California as the other. :p
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Tick Tock Says the Clock
Kids Say The Darnest Things
By The Shore
Tracks
Stomp Into My Beat
They Like to Move It, Move It
Trippings
Music Sounds Better With You
When you move it like this...
I can shake it like that.
Bilmoko
1. manual and/or digital camera/s
2. own pc
3. cds/dvds/vcds/dvd player
4. lava lamp
5. magic 8 ball
6. girlfriend from heaven t-shirt from artwork
7. black leather shoes
8. nice pair of jeans
9. of a man (bodyshop)
10. eye glasses
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might
1. talent in music
2. maturity
3. gentler mother nature
4. less rainy days
5. someone who would consume my time (..hayyy) and energy (..haha!) 
Message In A Bottle
"Be not afraid."
-Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day '95
Kudos
Hit Me
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
01.17.08, Sat
7:02am
Music: Jam 88.3 FMLocation: Office (lucky to have access to blogger)Electric CuteHi. First of all, happy, happy new year to you. Wait. More than you or me, it should be my blog that I should be addressing. So, happy, happy new year baywalk. Happy 5th year anniversary as well. Sorry of I have abandoned you for quite a long time. I got busy with soloflight and friendster while very, very busy with work. I've been through alot also last year. More losses than gains, literally. My sister went to Dubai. I was moved to another team. The teams I was part of got dissolved. The "cherry pickers" are scattered elsewhere. My multiply account got suspended for some "viral" reasons. I lost my uncle just right before Christmas. I mentioned gain, right? To cap off 2008 would be being part of a nice team. I couldn't say nicer than my previous one yet. But there' no point of comparison, I guess. At this stage, I have felt a tighter bond with my cousins. The last time I remembered was when we were much younger. I'm about to finish the Twilight Saga. Hmmm, my gain almost equals the loss, huh? Cool. I'm Libra, anyways :p This I noticed. I've been having some sort of a static almost everytime I touch something metallic or alloyic, whatever you call it. Worse is that I wasn't like this before. I even hear a hissing sound sometimes. Perhaps, I am changing into something else. Ha! Too much of reading Miss Meyer. No, seriously. I feel weird. I've searched this through Google. But I am feeling a lazy weekend boy today not to check again. Something biologic, if it is, to wake me up especially during this shift. Hiss! I am awake with just a touch on iron. It's the middle of January. I just remembered. Not so many things happening to me. My college friends, Anna Mae and Roselyn had their respective birthdays. My dad's 13 death anniversary is up on Jan. 25th. I just started taking care of a part of my new account. Perhaps, a slow start this year or quarter. But I like it. Again, there is this crazy static in me. So, I guess this would be it for me today. Just for today. I'll be back in God knows when. But I will be. Promise. Happy new year again. And let me just state my Friendster's account's shout out---> "I love my family." Labels: Whatever Weekend
posted by Arn  at 7:21 AM
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
Unstable Dancer '0801.13.08 SunMusic: Magic - SinoSikat? I live by my blog title, obviously. Abandoned this place for, errr, can't even remember. (I have an excuse. Weird that I cannot open my page on this net cafe. Will it be those pop ups that greet you, including me, whenever I drop by? I was oh-so-busy for the past, uhhmmm, for almost a year now.) I am alive just so you know. I promise to be back in the blogging world again. I do not have an exact time. But I will be. Though we're halfway of this month of this new year, I would want to greet everyone a happy new year! Labels: Whatever Weekend
posted by Arn at 3:19 PM
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Friday, May 25, 2007
And I Am Back Again
9:18pm
Music: Hiling - Paramita Because I wanted to post as much as I could last time (Err, was it two weeks ago?), I forgot to edit the colors of the titles of my posts. But what the heck? That would mean more than a couple of minutes. And I hope you already know how precious spare time is for me. Just like now... Boy, am I not feeling less stressed for this week. (But before I give more info on what I had been doing last weekend, lemme just inform you that I watched Spider-man 3 on its opening day. I was with my college tropa, Joms, at SM Megamall. It was May 1, Tuesday, a holiday. Being that, the theatre was packed. I always watch Spider-man duirng its opening day for obvious reasons. That was the movie I watched after almost 2 years of locking myself to the social world - But not really. Time restraint... must need better time management. That day was also my first time to eat at Sbarro. I had Pasta Rustica. I played with the restaurant's seasonings which inspired me to get myself a small bottle of McCormick's Dried while oregano leaves. Yum. Being a Spider-man fan, I got myself a bag. It was costly. But again, I-must-have-it, I told myself. Now, it is about to tear off at the bottom. Perhaps, poor quality. But I hate myself for not gettinga any Spider-man kiddie meal toy from Jollibee. For no reason, I didn't feel getting one. But I settled for a Shrek 3 - Pinocchio figure from McDo. To think that I am not a Shrek fan.). Alright, after that mouthful of Spider-man story, I would just start a new paragraph. I HAD BEEN TO PUERTO GALERA last weekend (May 18-20, Fri - Sun, 3 days and 2 nights). And it was my first time there immersing my body to its salty, blue water; diving for hermit crabs and all that sea creatures; bringing a blue starfish from one snorkeling spot to the other; eating all those grilled kebabs and hot stews; drinking Mindoro Sling (hint! hint!), riding the banana boat; having a headon collision with a jellyfish; snorkeling minus the fins and the one thing that you put in your mouth; treating myself for the grandest vacation I had so far; exposing my tempting body to the rest of the beach bums; eating a McChicken nugget with that green, Shrek-inspired dip (Haha! Had breakfast before the trip); detaching myself from Luzon to discover the island; buying board shorts for myself and my sibs; minggling with my new team; passing through a small tunnel; seeing what a white beach should be. I hope I did not forget anything. Just an FYI, my YM and MSN personal message read, "I just want to be on the beach... to get sunburn!" (This was before I knew that we were going somewhere south.) After I have learnt that we will have a summer outing, I made it into, "I will soon be on the beach... to get sunburn!" Now, I still have the hangover (Not of the Mindoro Sling) from it, so I have, "I had been to the beach... and got sunburn!" posted. See, these were inspired by Sandwich's song, "Sunburn". That is my song for summer aside from Silent Sanctuary's "Summer Song". For the pictures? Hmmm... Let me check if I can still have time to save them.
         
Free Photo Album with PicTiger
Summer '07 of the QA - Sales Team
Okay. I do not have much to say about what I had been doing and who I'd been pestering last March. Or perhaps I forgot already what March '07 was to me. But wait. Just today, I bought my very first acoustic guitar. Yes, I am no wannabe rockstar. I know I may look like one. Just be envious and bitter at the same time. Joke. No, I love music. And I have a number of poems which I would like to turn into something more appealing to the ear. I was actaully thinking if I get one from RJ music or from a small stall at G2. My budget was only 11 hundred bucks. An ordinary guitar that is on sale on both stores costs 899. Casing costs roughly about 300 bucks. But I setteled for the latter. My pocket is now less that 1500. It comes with a free case, pic (Is this how is it spelled?) and chord chart. To detox/ destress is my other reason for buying it. Okay. I will make another post after this. I was just excited to share with you my summer getaway. Labels: Summer Days, Whatever Weekend
posted by Arn at 10:24 PM
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Monday, January 15, 2007
Of Tofu And Mangoes and Seedlings
6:39pmMusic: I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith (loud music I am overhearing from the Training Dept) I had two goals to meet the past weekend. One was about cooking while the other was about picking mangoes. As you know, obviously, I have been staying in the kitchen during weekends. My dishes were Nilagang Manok and Pechay Guisado, all from sassy lawyer, Connie. The former was served on a Saturday lunch. The latter was served for a Saturday and Sunday dinner. And no, Sunday dinner was not a leftover from Saturday night. I went overbored in buying the ingredients that's why my grocery receipt went over a thousand, which normally tallies for about 800 bucks only. I did not religiously follow the recipes. I disregarded some and added some items. The last two dinners made me use tofu for the first time. I am not a fan even in a serving of LTB (Lugaw/Congee, Tokwa/Tofu, Baboy/Boiled pig's meat). But there will always be first times, right? It was also my first to use sesame seed oil in my dish. And boy, am I a proud owner of another kitchen tool: a set of measuring spoons. Inspiring. This one is not part of my weekend plan but I find the need to post it. I already have at least an inch of chili seedlings. I am not sure, though, of its variety. I have mixed at least three types in the bag: bell pepper; long, green chili (the one usually used in sinigang) and the red hot one (the one used as a dunking sauce along with patis and vinegar). I am thinking of where to transplant them. Our backyard usually gets flooded on rainy days. Sundays had always been boring to me. But if I will choose to be at work or lounge at home, I will definitely stay at home and be as bored until work day comes in. I tried to take a nap around 3pm. It was damn hot but I have my ever reliable, semi-functional (It does not rotate, for reason that I want to find out. I took care of it but can;t think of any reason why it suddenly had a severe "stroke." And I am the only one using it.) electric desk fan. I think I feel asleep for about 5 minutes. But that wasn't enough. Much harder was to try to get that "antok" feeling back. Headache on a hot, boring afternoon. So, I went down and ate a couple of biscuits. As I was seated, my two brothers were sleeping on our sofa. The elder was even snoring. How could they? Our window was just right in place to allow sun rays to enter. Plus, they did not have any kind of ventilation. But they were having a good time romancing the cushion. Kainis. Perhaps, it was my semi-wet hair for I was almost fresh from the shower when I laid down on my bed. Anyway, so I thought of something to do. I thought of cooking dinner already but it was too early. I just checked my plants at our yard. Then, thought of a wonderful idea... ... pick some mangoes. Hmmm, it has been more than a year when I last tasted our homegrown fruit. And it was my dad who planted that tree. It was thick with fruits but less than last summer. I looked for the piece of wood that my nephews use to pick the mangoes. I climbed up the tree. It was swaying because of a strong wind. I just stayed on the first stable branch. I tried to go higher but the wind stopped me. I got mild bruises on my right wrist and left leg for hanging on the tree like a monkey. I guess, it was totally different when I was younger. Back then, I do not fear heights even climbing high construction places and public school roofs. No, I am not part of the Akyat-Bahay Gang. We were kids playing hide and seek with a little pusoy dos on the side. Before I can go up to the third level branch of that same tree. And I do not use any kind of wood to get the fruits. I reach them with my hand, twist the branch and break it. We usually do it at noontime. I call my friends by clapping my hands. That was our kind of sign. At least five kids are up on the tree minding their own business but with one aim: to pick as many mangoes as each one can. Before, we did not pay attention if the one mango was still about to grow in size and be ready for consumption. We even didn't care if we can eat all of 'em. All we wanted was the delight of climbing a tree and then going down with a handful. That was the peak of the excitement. Once everyone's done, we peel the skin off the fruit. Some prepare the dunking sauce. And this sauce can either be the ff: patis (fish sauce), patis and salt (How healthy); Bagoong (shrimp paste); salt, msg; salt, msg and chili; patis, salt and chili,; salt and chili; bagoong and chili. And then one will trick the other by rubbing a red, hot chili on one of the shredded peices of mango and then returning that piece inside the bowl where we get our share. I managed to get four mangoes yesterday. Two, I ate with Bagoong Balayan (anchovy sauce) while the other should be on our tableby now, hopefully. So, on weekends, I have at least three productive things to do. Labels: Childhood Bliss, Whatever Weekend
posted by Arn at 7:26 PM
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Tuesday, January 09, 2007
01.08.07 Mon6:43pmLast Saturday was FunFor the past weeks, I was always late in having my grocery list done. I now arrive at the supermarket at past 9am. But it was okay since the holidays are over and there are less people now doing their rounds. But I am not posting anything about time and other shoppers. I finished my list fast. Before the clock hit 11:30am (and before Korean drama, "It Started With a Kiss" started.. Haha! I am guilty.), I was already home unloading my three grocery bags. I have some grocery finds that excites me until now. And there are still some that I wish to get in my next stop. To help me in my cooking indulgence, I got a cooking oil dispenser; a small, steel laddle; a small powder container (since I bought a pack of curry powder that same day); and a peeler with plastoc knife (this my nephews tested after the picked some green mangoes in our backyard). A set of measuring spoons were already in my cart. But I decided to have it next week. I assumed that my money isn't enough. And I am strictly following my grocery list. But the items mentioned above were not even part of last week's list. So, blame me now. A set of measuring cups also call me everytime I passby that section. Soooooon. Anyway, one of the personnels assigned to the meat section was a former kindergarten classmate/neighbor. I know that we know each other. We just did not grow up speaking with one another. He, together with his brothers, has been a news in our place, even outside, for their notorious acts. And dang! He kept on coming back and forth the liempo section. I was suppose to get at leat 1/4 k of it. But he was the only one tasked to weigh and seal it. And I do not want to command a person whom I know. So, I changed paln on what to cook for a Sunday lunch. I got chichen gizzard and liver instead. Easy adodo instead of bicol express. Upon reaching home, I rested and watched tv for a moment before I proceeded to work my hands on my Oriental Pork ingredients. It was from the kitchenomics website. But I made a twist, accidentally. Instead of using their sweet style spaghetti sauce, I used 2 pouches of sweet blend tomato sauce from UFC. I wrote it wrongly on my list. I kep on looking for a 250 g del monte sweet style tomato sauce but found none. I found a 200 g sweet blend UFC tomato sauce. I got two, which makes 400g, and just increased the amount of other ingredients so I can consume every drip of the tomato sauce. Oriental Pork was okay. But I did not get rave reviews about it. Plain. I made it a little hot by adding some more curry powder. But I liked it hot. After eating lunch and a short rest, I went digging some soil in our backyard. The squash that I planted in a small pot was fastly growing. So, the need to transfer it to an open soil was encouraged. I made use of my unused gardening tools. As I was digging a plot, my two nephews were up the mango tree picking some fruits. I was just right below them. After they got more than 10 mangoes, they went down to eat 'em. I asked them to try one of my latest purchase - peeeler with plastic knife (with a banner on the side: Even kids can use them.) After they peeled a couple, they helped me make my plot. My two other nephews also gave help. My four year old nephew/goddaughter, Christine, and Gaby. I have a shovel. Jeric had the hand trowel. Akie had the transplanter while Christine and Gaby were grabbing each other hair to use the cultivator. I gave them some snacks afterwards. I asked my sister to make two pitchers of iced tea and to use the leftover lemon on the fridge. I then asked Jeroc to buy two plastics of cubed ice and some bread from the bakery. I was alone digging some more while watching them enjoy the food and the company of each other. Ah, I really feeling it to be their tito (uncle). But yesterday afternoon, those three little kittens got into my nerves. They destroyed my plot. They've uprooted my plants. They managed to intrude the plant to think that we put some branches to protect them. God thing there were still alive but almost wilting. I buried the roots again in soil and watered them immediately while sprinkling some to those pesky, little kittens (Now, my mom plans to kidnap them from Phoebe and leave them 100 m away from our house.). And just this morning, before I took a bath and wash the things I used in cooking, I added extra branches to ensure that they will not do it again. Hopefully, when I water them tonight, they are untouched. GluttonyI took two sets of meal for my lunch today. I started off my morning with a cup of coffee. Then, I made myself an omelette (slices of chicken luncheon meat wrapped with scrambled eggs) that I brought here in the office as my official breakfast (as per my New Year's resolution, I am imposing myself to have a decent breakfast everyday.). With it was half a cup of rice. My lunch was 'pinakbet' (mainly veggies) and a cup of rice. In less than 5 minutes after I consumed them, I went down our food court and got myself a serving of spaghetti and toasted bread. I dozed off after. A complete pig, weren't I? But I am still hungry. But no way am I stuffing my stomach with some more food. I feel like farting. Besides, the first thing that I did after I woke up this morning was to take a poop. I had an upset stomach that gives me a feeling of farting and pooping any moment. So, I am not eating anything until I am home. Kainis. Labels: Seven Deadly Sins, Whatever Weekend
posted by Arn at 5:52 PM
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