tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39837182011-04-21T14:46:34.656-07:00a bug's lifeMi Vida Aburrido (my boring life)martinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1136215508238987102006-01-02T07:00:00.000-08:002006-01-02T07:25:08.276-08:00New Year, New Start...man 2005 passed by fast and i'm glad that it did! 2005 wasn't bad and i was able to learn a lot about myself and what i want in life.. also met some new people and reconnected with a lot of friends from the past.. overall i can honestly say that i enjoyed 2005, especially the later part of the year where i became i full fledged alcoholic! ha..ha..i'm really looking forward martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1131373081427153112005-11-07T06:11:00.000-08:002005-11-07T06:22:26.196-08:00Crossroads...what do you do when you feel like you've been at the crossroads of your life for the past two years and no matter which way you choose and go down something always pulls you back to the middle, right where you started? you can see things ahead of you, you can see things to your left and right and know that going down any direction would be good.. but behind you is your past and for martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1129020258095255222005-10-11T00:26:00.000-07:002005-10-11T01:44:18.123-07:00what's going on...in the wise words of Mr. Marvin Gaye (who by the way, according to paolo, was a chronic masturbater) what's going on?! haven't posted in this thing for awhile yet so much has happened in the world.. from Hurricane Katrina to the devastating earthquake in India and Pakistan, to another series of vicious bomb blasts in bali.. just too much violence and calamity in the world today,martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1126442573005453322005-09-11T05:29:00.000-07:002005-09-11T05:42:53.010-07:00the philippines...just got back from a business trip from cagayan de oro and davao, actually the first time i've been out of metro manila or luzon other than going to boracay or puerto gallera.. the philippines is truly a beautiful country once you step outside of the city.. the city life is so different from the provinces, though cagayan de oro is a city its just so different, people are so laidmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1125319463478653692005-08-29T05:27:00.000-07:002005-08-29T05:44:25.370-07:00simple days...as i was working on something today i had my ipod on shuffle and it played a great babyface song, i've always been a huge babyface fan eversince he was still part of The Deal, his first two albums "For the cool in you" and "The Day" were dope but his music kind of went downhill when he dropped his 3rd album, the only good song from that album was the break up/regret song "what if" (martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1124877284922485642005-08-24T02:45:00.000-07:002005-08-24T02:59:07.793-07:00waiting...not much to do, just waiting for my hour to finish so i can go home and relax.. and i don't feel like working anymore though i do have some stuff to do, i guess i'll just save it for tomorrow cuz i'm laze.. i have to stop going out during the weekdays, always feel like monkey crap the next day at work, but sometimes i just can't say no, there is nothing like an ice cold brewski after martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1124629410126298952005-08-21T05:22:00.000-07:002005-08-21T06:17:45.466-07:00slide...quite a relaxing weekend for a change.. usually i'm going out every friday and saturday but this weekend just played a game and then went home and basically chilled cuz i wasn't feeling too well.. got a massage at the spa.. wonderful! sitting in the steam room and getting a relaxing aromatherapy massage is just so relaxing and awesome.. and today, bought new kicks.. i'm seriously becomingmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1124356924088898792005-08-18T01:56:00.000-07:002005-08-18T02:22:04.093-07:00life is funny...it really is, so many unexpected things can happen despite you expecting the ordinary.. that said, the world is really small, was just reminded that a friend of mine somehow knew another friend of mine without knowing that i was friends with both of them.. complicated.. i'm just bored at work.. the result of finishing what i need to do early or not having my bosses around since martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1123476688425918932005-08-07T21:42:00.000-07:002005-08-07T21:51:28.436-07:00"life is a beautiful struggle"- talib kwelitalib kweli is truly a poet... life IS a beautiful struggle, there is nothing that is fixed.. and though it is a struggle its beautiful cuz of the things you learn and experience along the way whether good or bad.. don't know why i wrote that just felt i had to after listening to talib...back at work after a fun filled rainy weekend, was a good time, martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1123143815637296802005-08-04T01:13:00.000-07:002005-08-04T01:23:35.643-07:00sleepless...was just looking at my good friend rina's blog and i too am experiencing the same problem that she is, namely insomnia.. i guess my insomnia stems from the previous entry in this blog, that being restless, always thinking, worrying.. granted my brain is quite small so the very few thoughts i have occupy the entire space.. regardless.. i find myself not sleeping well.. i mean i sleep martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1122909197945332502005-08-01T08:03:00.000-07:002005-08-01T08:25:15.593-07:00patience...whoever said patience is a virtue was a damn ganyus! it just seems like these days i need it more than ever.. i wanna do so many things, accomplish so many things, maybe i'm just ambitious but its like i can't keep still or have my mind stay calm cuz i'm always wanting more, wanting to achieve something, wanting to accomplish my goals.. but i know i gotta be patient, nothing in life ismartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1121398680405963332005-07-14T20:20:00.000-07:002005-07-14T20:38:00.410-07:003 things...since i'm not really doing much at work (still my first week) and waiting for suppliers to get to their offices or email something, i will submit to rina's tag...Three names you go by:1. bug2. martin3. martsThree screen names you have had:what are screen names?Three physical things you like about yourself:1. my eyes?2. my guns (my arms) ha..ha...3. my... ha..ha.. teethThree physical martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1121329855682182512005-07-14T01:22:00.000-07:002005-07-14T01:30:55.686-07:00never need that...i remember thinking this while attending some classes in high school and college, i'll never use what i'm learning right now in real life.. but damn, that has slapped me back in the face! you'll always hear it, "why do we need to learn math?", "why am i taking chemistry?" etc. etc. but once you get older you realize that some of those things are actually quite important later onmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1121149693063454602005-07-11T23:18:00.000-07:002005-07-11T23:28:13.066-07:00time flies...it seems like only yesterday that i was at home sleeping and watching tv, enjoying my break, being a bum for a week, and now i'm back at work with a new company.. makes me realize that the only things that are constant or concrete are change and death.. adjusting is always difficult but it helps you grow and adapt to different situations.. in a similar sense our country seems to be martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1120763765385846852005-07-07T12:13:00.000-07:002005-07-07T12:16:05.390-07:00prayer...i pray for all those who lost their lives in the recent and tragic london bombings.. i pray for all those who lost loved ones as well to this truly and utterly shameless crime... Lord pls. raise their souls up to heaven and console and comfort those who have lost their loved ones...one love...peace...martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1120665219907629702005-07-06T08:15:00.000-07:002005-07-06T08:53:39.913-07:00a very long engagement...being unemployed for a week, (i start my new job on monday) i've taken to the task of becoming a full blown bum, which for me means sleep, eat, and watch tv.. been watching the box set of Lord of The Rings, watched the appendices of both the fellowship of the ring and the two towers, amazing how they made the trilogy and amazing the amount of work that the actors, crew, martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1119330386096386772005-06-20T21:29:00.000-07:002005-06-20T22:06:26.100-07:00back to the future: the very best of jodeci...after 10 years jodeci has finally come out with a greatest hits album and i assure you this one won't leave you disappointed (i'm just disappointed in my spelling), i was looking through the tracks on this cd and they've got everything from their albums (Forever my lady, Diary of a mad band, and The show, the after party, the hotel,) if you've got allmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1119259168050040952005-06-20T02:06:00.000-07:002005-06-20T02:19:28.056-07:00new...its official, i'll will have a new job in 3 weeks, gave my letter of resignation today and all thats left to do is sign my offer sheet for my new company and send it to the HR director.. feels weird.. i'm excited but at the same time scared of what lies ahead oh well, i think its the right thing to do and i think this job can hopefully open other doors and opportunities in the future..as martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1118758247881243822005-06-14T07:02:00.000-07:002005-06-14T21:14:28.500-07:00the beach...got back from a short trip to the beach over the weekend, was katie's 2nd b-day so my brother and sister in law decided to celebrate her party there..was a good time, rented a friend's beach house again and basically just ate, talked, and watched katie and rissa (another adorable baby girl) play and enjoy their time.. i love the beach, i love just going out there and soaking up some martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1118329734568610182005-06-09T07:49:00.000-07:002005-06-09T08:08:54.573-07:00sin city...in what has become a sunday ritual, i don't know if its just plain gay or not, but anyway, jay and i took to the theatres again to catch the latest flick, last week it was Madagascar which was pretty good but not as good as i expected it to be.. to continue.. we decided upon Frank Miller's "Sin City" brought to the big screen by ganyus director Robert Rodriguez.. truly a visually martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1118161588558322922005-06-07T09:19:00.000-07:002005-06-07T09:26:28.563-07:00life and death...how do you console a friend that has tragically lost his 15 year old sister without a warning.. i ask this because this has happened to my friend.. words can not describe the absolute shock and sadness that he and his family must feel.. his 15 year old sister who was healthy just a couple of days ago just collapsed and died sunday night.. out of the blue her blood vessels in her martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1117520611943086312005-05-30T23:08:00.000-07:002005-05-30T23:27:22.843-07:00greatest fear...watched the premiere (man i hope i spelled that right!) of Coach Carter thanks to jay and the rest of the solar sports group.. pretty good movie, plus the fact that it was based on a true story and was about basketball made it all the more appealing to me.. pretty entertaining as well and at times funny, samuel l is the man and at times i was hoping he was guna bust some Shaft s*$martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1117161918998407002005-05-26T19:19:00.000-07:002005-05-26T19:45:19.006-07:00the contender...unfortunately a great show must come to an end, watched the contender finale at con's place with lo, and jay and the rest of the alampay clan.. the finale itself was not that great, was actually unintentionally funny at times, throughout the entire season i was always struggling to understand what sly was mumbling and the finale was no exception, no offense to sly, he has after martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1115829734125848492005-05-11T09:38:00.000-07:002005-05-11T09:42:14.130-07:00back from boracay...back from boracay and not liking it, i'm sick because of the partying and lack of sleep from boracay and i'm back to work.. sucks.. but boracay was the best.. i love the beach, i love the atmosphere, and i love just chilling and getting away from everything here in the city.. though the island isn't as beautiful as the last time i went which was two years ago its still pretty martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1114968882329438442005-05-01T10:14:00.000-07:002005-05-01T10:34:42.333-07:00old school...just caught a classic on hbo, one of the funniest movies to come out in a long time i think, old school, i just love that movie, frank the tank is hilarious! and surprisingly, luke wilson gets funnier and funnier everytime i watch it and vince vaughn has been a favorite of mine eversince the classic, "swingers" but whats really funny about the movie are the pledges or the frat martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1113929425271147372005-04-19T09:43:00.000-07:002005-04-19T09:50:25.273-07:00History...just witnessed history, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has just been announced as the new Pope, his official name, Pope Benedict the 16th, this marks a new era for the catholic church, its great to see all those people in St. Peter's square at the Vatican cheering and anticipating the announcement of the new Pope, its a little strange however, seeing a new Pope, all my life its always been martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1113185715742877962005-04-10T18:52:00.000-07:002005-04-10T21:49:07.580-07:00eternal sunshine...been meaning to watch "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" again for quite sometime and finally got around to it last night, i think i'm a girl cuz i tend to like movies like this.. i don't know, its just a great movie, the concept is original and the development of the story is unique as well, the way joel goes through his memories as they are erasing them is awesome and martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1113064722343042062005-04-09T09:32:00.000-07:002005-04-09T09:39:24.136-07:00and like that he's gone...just finished watching The Usual Suspects again, i would have to rank it as one of the 5 best movies of all time, the other 4 i haven't really thought of.. but damn that movie is sweet, the development of the story, the characters, everything about it, damn damn good, and who can ever forget Kaizer Sozay, a name that has become a household name after that movie came out.martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1112364775033316022005-04-01T06:03:00.000-08:002005-04-01T06:12:55.033-08:00friday night...its a friday night and i'm home doing nothing, i'm such a winner! well, i think i need to rest anyway, got a game tomorrow and we are down a few men so i guess that means a lot of playing time.. crap.. i'm too old too play that much, my body has given up on me though i'm only 25, i don't understand, in high school i'd ball all day all night and not be tired at all but now after a martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1111243402882618872005-03-19T06:21:00.000-08:002005-03-19T06:43:22.883-08:00hong kong...i'm in hong kong right now at a small cybercafe typing this out, here for a vacation and too visit an old friend, the stay has been nice, its been great seeing an old friend and catching up, always is good to see someone from jis.. haven't been to this country in almost 8 years and it sure has changed, i love travelling and experiencing culture first hand, whether it be on the train, martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1110777042495780892005-03-13T20:54:00.000-08:002005-03-13T21:10:42.500-08:00movies & the guy code...watched a couple of movies this weekend that were quite solid, watched "Hitch" saturday night and it was quite good, entertaining, funny at moments and just one of those feel good movies for guys at least, kevin james is hilarious and really should be in more movies, i'd love to see him and ray romano in a movie! then sunday i watched "In Good Company", topher grace is martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1110252532372863272005-03-07T19:08:00.000-08:002005-03-07T19:28:52.376-08:00gambling...i've never been the adventerous (i really don't know if i spelled that right)type infact i've always been safe and calculated, perhaps another term for that is boring.. anyway, to continue with this post, went to clark during the weekend for a company planning session and outing and so after all the planning was done i tagged along with three other account officers to the casino in martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1109556135627103602005-02-27T17:58:00.000-08:002005-02-27T18:02:15.626-08:00the weekend...its always nice to have a long weekend and go out of town even if its for the day, which jay, paolo, con, and margo and i did, had lunch in tagaytay then jay and lo and i headed off to a country club where we swam and bowled, just a chill time and we have some funny ass pics too! check em out herejust a relaxing weekend, sat got some cardio in and played with katie who slept over martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1109060092703876922005-02-22T00:07:00.000-08:002005-02-22T00:14:52.703-08:00wrestling...i'm a self confessed WWE addict, some of my friends are too but others simply ask me how i can watch that crap.. answer, simple its entertaining! i know its all fake and sometimes i crack up at the story lines and the actual wrestling cuz its so fake but other than that it is truly entertaining, muscle bound freaks with charisma and hot chicks in skin tight outfits, need i say more? martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1108903094213262602005-02-20T04:13:00.000-08:002005-02-20T07:47:46.450-08:00musical tag...since i was tagged by rina i must oblige (did i spell that right?!)though i may not be as musically diverse as my other friends, i do appreciate all types of music but must admit that i'm partial to rap, r&b, old school hip hop, and that good ol' 90's grungerandom 101. confessions (part 1): Usher2. keep ya head up: 2pac3. i left my wallet in el segundo: a tribe called quest4. i'll martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1108564720268631882005-02-16T06:33:00.000-08:002005-02-16T06:38:40.270-08:00ray...watched ray last night, great movie, jamie foxx really deserves his oscar nomination, a fantastic job playing the legendary ray charles... ray was an absolute genius, and his final album "genius loves company" is appropriately titled..speaking of genius, those people that make hagen daz are pure ganyus! had some strawberry shortcake and man its good! i just wish i could afford buying it, martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1108449215950752452005-02-14T22:24:00.000-08:002005-02-14T22:33:35.953-08:00college dropout...caught some of the grammys last night and watched an awesome performance from kanye west, sick performance just sick.. that guy is good, and his speech after he won best rap album was also a highlight, unlike other ordinary grammy speeches, he spoke about really appreciating life, because of his accident he realized that the only promise in life is that we will die, so if we martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1108330904567097882005-02-13T13:37:00.000-08:002005-02-13T13:41:44.566-08:00it's to early...monday morning 5:10 am, that is just too early for me to be working especially since i was in the office the whole weekend.. damn, work has become my life, oh well.. happy valentine's day to all who actually read this.. what am i guna do today? absolutely nothing but sleep, my body is a mess and all i feel is pain, got a massage last night as a gift to myself for valentine's and martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1107873321786038642005-02-08T06:21:00.000-08:002005-02-08T06:35:21.786-08:00lenten sacrifices...
as the lenten season officially begins tomorrow with ash wednesday, so will my lenten sacrifice, at least i hope.. it what may be a feeble attempt, i will give up pork and all sorts of soft drinks and iced tea.. this both a good sacrifice as i absolutely love pork and being filipino pork is everywhere so thus a good sacrifice for God and for my body.. the soft drinks and icedmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1107531814892761982005-02-04T07:36:00.000-08:002005-02-04T07:43:34.893-08:00winding down...
after a hellacious (is that even a word?!!) 3 weeks things may calm down.. been so busy with work preparing for a launch that we really only had 1 month to prepare for, and tonight was the night.. 4000 people and 5 hours later its finally done.. a lot of hard work, stress, and anxiety but all in all i think it went well, i think hard work pays off when you see people happy and martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1107057607452506152005-01-29T19:54:00.000-08:002005-01-29T20:00:07.453-08:00the long grind...
these past two weeks have been blur with all the work deadlines and fatigue... thats why this week was sort of a welcome relief eventhough the grind continues and will continue for another few weeks.. thank you to agnes if your reading this for the gifts! made my day! it was also great watching and being part of the iasas basketball tourney again, the tourney was down here and amartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1105792560770079792005-01-15T04:23:00.000-08:002005-01-15T04:37:47.463-08:00baby breanna
you know you're getting older when slowly but surely your closest friends start to get married and have babies and make you their godparents.. its all good though, i'm proud to be the godfather of a beautiful baby girl, breanna alexis tan hoese, i was able to carry her and surprisingly she wasn't horrified from the sight that she saw, or didn't see, she was sleeping the whole time, martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1105428041564425142005-01-10T22:48:00.000-08:002005-01-10T23:20:41.563-08:00Reality Bites...
lately, for some reason, whenever i turn on the good ol boob tube i always seem to catch a great movie or program, just last night i was able to catch most of the classic film, "Reality Bites", great movie with quite a cult following, i guess it just speaks to people who are our age, a couple of years out of school, working but still not sure where we are headed and who we are ormartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1105329067780625112005-01-09T19:44:00.000-08:002005-01-09T19:51:07.780-08:00VH1
you know your old when you can appreciate and enjoy watching those VH1 collections that they show late night on MTV, but damn did they show some dope ass classics, saw some lemonheads, blind melon's "no rain", toad the wet sprocket's "all i want", beck's "loser".. just classics i tell you, good stuff those mid to late 90's music, all the alternative, grunge, gangsta rap, hip hop, and R&B.. martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1104679775089006062005-01-02T07:14:00.000-08:002005-01-02T07:29:35.090-08:002005...
happy new year everyone! well i guess to those who read this that is, i'm sure 2004 was a trying year for all of us, well at least for me it was, but there's always hope in a new year.. the end of 2004 was something else with all those who were killed due to the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunamis, but i'm sure despite all the tragedy there is one thing that all the survivors have,martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1104217092134869142004-12-27T22:30:00.000-08:002004-12-27T23:01:35.623-08:00xmas going ons
as i sit here typing, i am utterly stuffed thanks to a piece of garlic bread, a bacon and cheese pastry, and wonderful strawberry and cream filled pastry puff.. which also reminds me of the amount of food i consumed this past xmas break..not good, damn food is so good! quite a good xmas vacation, a little different though due to the absence of many good friends and familiar faces martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1103946811475434022004-12-24T19:51:00.000-08:002004-12-24T19:53:31.476-08:00merry xmas!
just wanted to greet whoever actually reads this thing a merry christmas! may God continue to bless you and your families! and may we never forget to share what we have with those who are in need!
peace!martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1102784504247001332004-12-11T08:54:00.000-08:002004-12-11T09:01:44.246-08:00winter wonderland...
thank you to everyone that was able to come last friday to our (con & i) b-day bash.. great party, great people, great drinks, and of course the legendary great dip (courtesy of me! ha.. ha..) real good time, it was just nice spending quality time with people that are quality.. and the set up this year was just phat! had a tent with bean bags and cushions and my lava lamp asmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1102491306652272852004-12-07T23:06:00.000-08:002004-12-07T23:36:03.270-08:00Suns and daughters...
Suns...
those suns are nuts! i wonder how long they can keep it up though, looking at the boxscore every game, each starter averages at least 30-35 minutes per game, you're bound to get worn out or injured playing at the pace that they play at by the time all star weekend comes around, so for sure they're guna need some bench help real soon.. anyway, to continue with my martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1101448589236697572004-11-25T21:16:00.000-08:002004-11-25T21:56:29.236-08:00What is "home" to you?
Think about this matter: What is 'home' to you?
If I were to make a tool kit for creating a home, what would it contain?
If I were to make a book, what would you like to have in it?
What are the things you miss the most?
an interesting question asked by another third culture kid, well at least thats what she calls people that have grown up away from their country of martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1099907575882390552004-11-08T01:36:00.000-08:002004-11-08T01:55:42.636-08:00brain dead...
as i sit here in front of my computer staring at the monitor as i type these words, i feel my brain slowly losing life.. i've been sitting on my fat ass the whole day trying to come up with design concepts for a client for their upcoming rewards catalogue.. i'm all out of ideas.. seriously, i don't know how graphic designers do this day in and day out and come up with fresh, martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1098859988554241752004-10-26T23:17:00.000-07:002004-10-26T23:53:08.583-07:00ipod madness...
as boredom slowly but surely creeps in on me because i don't have much work to do as of the moment or because i simply don't know what to do or because i don't want to work, i find myself becoming more and more obsessed with my ipod, all i do these days is go to apple.com and ipodlounge.com and look for the newest accesories and news on the greatest invention ever created, and if martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1098429443254568132004-10-21T23:51:00.000-07:002004-10-22T00:17:23.253-07:00The curse of the great bambino.. broken
i'm not from boston and i'm not particularly a big sox fan, but i am happy that the empire has finally been defeated, it gets kind of boring seeing the same team be in the world series almost every year..i guess the yanks are kind of like the chicago bulls of the 90's and the threepeat lakers, they all had their loyal following but the rest of the world wasmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1098198136616374312004-10-19T07:53:00.000-07:002004-10-19T08:02:16.616-07:00ray
kudos to rins for letting me know about this movie, just saw jamie foxx on jay leno and saw a clip from the movie and the movie looks like its guna be a winner! jamie foxx is good, i've always thought he was funny but now he's showing everyone that he's a great actor.. like rins i really wana check the movie out when it comes out..
last words...
both the national league and american league martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1098082071879104832004-10-17T23:42:00.000-07:002004-10-17T23:47:51.880-07:00barely alive...
i was originally guna post my condolences to the boston faithful, but some how some way the sox got it done and stay alive for one more game.. oh well.. those damn yankees, they good, they really should be called the empire.. and the braves.. geez..forget about it...
need to get out of the city.. need to go to the beach.. getting so bored of work... puerto baby.. puerto!martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1097475881795116852004-10-10T19:34:00.000-07:002004-10-10T23:24:41.800-07:00alicia keys
watched the alicia keys concert over the weekend and it was dope! so soulful that woman! Unfortunately we were in the nose bleed section, but its aight i guess, cuz for alicia you're not really going to see her perform, rather you're going to hear her sing and play the piano, damn she is good! my favorite part of the concert was when she did a medley of a few of her songs from her "martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1095735441388419422004-09-20T18:56:00.000-07:002004-09-20T19:57:21.386-07:00selfish...
something happened yesterday that really got to me, living here for 6 years now i always here about people working simply to support their family or support someone, every single peso they make goes to someone else and they're living paycheck to paycheck, i'm sure this happens in other countries as well, but its really bad down here.. anyway, yesterday, one of my officemates who i martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1095343800584732362004-09-16T07:05:00.000-07:002004-09-16T07:10:00.586-07:00Twenty something
something i got thru email from a good friend, so true, well most of it...
""Being Twenty-Something"
They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going along
with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about
yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling
insecure
and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1094557231827323022004-09-07T04:37:00.000-07:002004-09-07T04:40:31.896-07:00olympics...
i think the olympics are great, sports in general is great so when different countries get together and have a friendly competition that is aimed at excellence and unity who could ask for more... well.. there was more and thanks to a forward i got through email i can't wait till the next olympics comes along, this time i'll actually be awake to watch some of the games.. i love the martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1094397481690986002004-09-05T07:52:00.000-07:002004-09-05T08:18:01.690-07:00vengeance scale
caught a great movie on TV just a few hours ago and man i agree with bill simmon's vengeance scale Edmund Dantes revenge in "count of monte cristo" is just sick, bill simmons rated it a 9.7 but i think it should've been right up there with usual suspects at 10, there's this one scene where he gets back at one of the guys that screwed him over (forget his name now, lets call him Mrmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1094284914834428932004-09-03T23:51:00.000-07:002004-09-04T01:01:54.833-07:00suprises
funny how the simplest things can totally change your outlook and mood, i was surprised today by the voice of an old friend, she actually went through the effort to buy an "extra pinoy" call card in the states just to call me, though i wasn't home, she called me at the office and we ended up talking for like half an hour, its been 5 or 6 years since i saw her last and heard her voice andmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1093959230618545582004-08-31T06:28:00.000-07:002004-08-31T06:36:46.873-07:00august and everything after...
a title i used before but appropriate i think, its just been a good august as jay said, fabs came down and we had a blast, desiree came down and that was awesome, and everything else is going pretty good, busy at work and challenged so its all good! here's to hoping the rest of the year falls into place! thank you GOD!
last words..
only downer about the next few martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1093791279237411292004-08-29T07:46:00.000-07:002004-08-29T07:54:39.236-07:00JIS
i may sound like a broken record already but its always a good time whenever someone from JIS comes into town.. our friend desiree from high school is here and we had a small party in con's place to catch up and just hang out, the last time we all saw desiree was like 8 years ago and yet last night we were all talking and chilling like we were the best of friends.. we weren't even that close martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1092884706272482892004-08-18T20:04:00.000-07:002004-08-18T20:05:06.273-07:00beer...
just had to share this story, this animal is smart..
Beer drinking bearmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1092513408514980382004-08-14T12:50:00.003-07:002004-08-15T22:53:27.526-07:00cohones
finally found my cohones and the courage to buy the ipod that i've been feenin for the past few months (thanks to jay and con cuz if they weren't there i'd most likely become a chicken once again) the ipod has to be one of the greatest inventions ever known to man in recent history, 20GB of music in the pocket of your jeans, it don't get better than that, i'm happy
my new master
lastmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1092362840035028772004-08-12T18:46:00.000-07:002004-08-12T19:17:45.736-07:00mystic river...
was bored when i got home last night so i slept a bit and then proceeded to watch a movie that i've been wanting to watch for quite awhile.. mystic river.. i heard it was good from several people and so i decided to check it out, and yup a great movie.. a little dragging at parts but the acting in this movie, brilliant! sean penn plays a perfect tormented father who has lost his martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1092102480937616232004-08-09T18:17:00.000-07:002004-08-11T00:31:41.623-07:00eternal sunshine...
watched "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" last night, great movie, and even more of an amazing concept.. what if we could erase all memories of a particular person, enemy, or an ex-girlfriend? go through a procedure while you're sleeping and wake up with completely no memory of that person that you had erased?.. for those who haven't seen the movie don't read this then..martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1092036666142457672004-08-09T00:11:00.000-07:002004-08-09T00:31:06.143-07:00history...
fabs is gone and just like that its guna be another few years till i see someone from high school again, but man it was a good time when he was here, it was great hanging out with all the jakarta boys here and remembering jis.. went out saturday night cuz it was fab's last night here and we had a good ass time! pcab (paolo cabalfin) treated us the whole night to shots of that german martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1091499311764609872004-08-02T19:00:00.000-07:002004-08-02T19:15:11.763-07:00fabs...
its always great having old friends come down here and visit us, our good friend fabs is here for the week, went out last night and just had a great time just catching up and reminiscing (i have no idea if i spelled that right), its been seriously too long since i've seen some of my closest friends.. too long...
talked to kai the other day as well and caught up on things as well, there'smartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1090773534525381642004-07-25T09:06:00.000-07:002004-07-25T09:38:54.526-07:00Beef..
once again jay has found another gem on the net, we watched this documentary called "BEEF" i believe, just about all the beef that rappers have against each other, great documentary especially if you've followed hip hop eversince back in the day, so many classics rappers and albums, made me regret not taking care of my older vibe magazines cuz i'm sure the ones i had before are sold out martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1089698801943640802004-07-12T22:42:00.000-07:002004-07-12T23:06:41.943-07:00perplexed...
its another one of those entries where i have nothing to talk about other than basketball.. a flurry of free agent signings and trades have been going on and some have left me utterly perplexed! the biggest news so far, the Shaq to Miami for Lamar, Brian, & Caron.. most people would say this is a great trade for Miami but i disagree, first they're getting an overweight 32 year old martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1088930655531050122004-07-04T01:40:00.000-07:002004-07-04T01:44:15.530-07:00REST IN PEACE..
Rest in peace Marlon Brando..
The Godfather..
last words..
went to the batting cages with jay an hour ago, damn fun and a good way to release stress and pent up anger.. nice, but now my hands hurt like hell! haven't played baseball since i was in 6th grade! was pretty good once upon a time... here are some picsmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1088441211108598532004-06-28T09:26:00.000-07:002004-06-28T10:01:48.786-07:00kicks, pets, & music
after a weekend of absolutely no brain activity and just sleep, needed it cuz once again i was sick, i find myself thinking of 3 things, namely shoes, pets, and music.. while at work ghetto and i began dropping names and pictures of phat kicks we wanted to rock, and we both came to the same conclusion.. the old school kicks are much better than the shoes they're coming out martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1087881217434219382004-06-21T20:38:00.000-07:002004-06-21T22:13:37.433-07:00all about ball...
damn i'm excited! just read something on espn.com that really intrigues me! eversince Tracy Mcgrady told the Magic that he does not want to come back there have been trade rumours flying all over the place.. but today on espn.com it says that a deal is almost finalized depending on the outcome of the expansion draft which happens today or tomorrow.. the deal?..
Tracy Mcgrady, martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1087401109182497212004-06-16T08:42:00.000-07:002004-06-16T08:51:49.183-07:00HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday katie! it was my niece's first birthday today! she was so cute, just saw her for like 15 minutes but during that time she showed me how old she was with her pointer finger up and how she blew out her candles with a little pucker of the lips and soft blow with a lot of saliva! ha..ha... she's the cutest, can't believe she's one already!
PISTONS! I'm so happy martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1087262749870981402004-06-14T18:17:00.000-07:002004-06-14T18:25:49.870-07:00sleep...
i find myself once again tossing and turning in my bed, i don't know why either, i'm usually so tired when i hit my bed but for some reason i haven't been able to sleep that well lately, i hate it! maybe its the uncertainty in my life, whether i should stick with my job, go back to school or find another job, right now i've found some schools and post grad diploma courses that interest martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1086675306329038482004-06-07T23:03:00.000-07:002004-06-07T23:15:06.330-07:00popping pills
sounds like i'm an addict now huh? well in a sense i feel like one, for the past week all i've been doing is popping various pills, vitamins, medicines, etc into my mouth in an attempt to get well, so far it seems like i'm still guna have to take a few more pills, damn stubborn cough! have a little more energy but still not 100% still wanna go home and sleep.. well i always want to martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1086005346673553782004-05-31T04:54:00.000-07:002004-05-31T05:09:06.673-07:00back from bangkok
back from bangkok and the four days that i spent there where pretty good, a welcome break from the drudgery (is that the correct use of the word?)of work and life here in the philippines, i love travelling and experiencing new cultures, eventhough i've been to bangkok 3 times already in the last 4 years i still love it there, shopping is good, food is excellent, and the people martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1085452002285425452004-05-24T19:17:00.000-07:002004-05-24T19:26:42.286-07:00off to bangkok..
been quite awhile since i wrote in this thing, last week my internet at home was down the whole week, which reminds me i should email my service provider a hate mail real soon!
yup i'm off to Bangkok this coming thursday to accompany our client, see for every deposit drive program we have for banks here, the top 30 something associates who bring in the most deposits win a free martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1084561968762393312004-05-14T12:04:00.000-07:002004-05-14T12:14:40.643-07:006 years
its hard to believe that it's already been 6 years since i graduated from JIS, paolo, jay and i were just out and we realized that we've been living here in manila for 6 years already! pao reminded us that this very day, May 14, 1998 was the last day of high school that the three of us ever had.. its sad cuz of what happened and the fact that we didn't really graduate and march with our martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1084515728353713572004-05-13T23:16:00.000-07:002004-05-13T23:22:08.353-07:00riddle me this riddle me that..
one of the account officers here in the office used this riddle before one of the training sessions we have for our clients..
only 5% of Harvard Graduates were able to figure this riddle out, while 80% of kindergarden students were able to figure this out..
it has 7 letters
it preceeded God
its greater than God
its more evil than the devil
poor people have it
martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1084431360281720292004-05-12T23:35:00.000-07:002004-05-12T23:56:00.280-07:00all falls down
man that kanye west all falls down video is sweet! who ever directed and produced the video is ganyus! i'm not saying it hasn't been done before but the way it was shot and the story line, sweet, check it out if you have the time
martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1084351012459256342004-05-12T01:13:00.000-07:002004-05-12T01:36:52.460-07:00same ol same ol
once again i find myself at my desk at work doing nothing, what a surprise.. i'm supposed to learn more about desktop publishing, catalog production, and concept and design development, although i do have some background in all of them, i definetly need to learn more from our creatives head here at the office, need to learn how to use adobe photoshop, pagemaker, and in design moremartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1084038136234137952004-05-08T10:35:00.000-07:002004-05-08T10:47:14.810-07:00how much longer..
i don't know what to say anymore, these past few weeks have not treated me kindly, i was hoping May would start well but i was wrong, i was home this whole week other than Monday with a rash, a very itchy and painful one at that, the doc said its related to the chicken pox and that its actually a viral infection, she said i got cuz my resistence and immune system is low, i guessmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1083444204058216202004-05-01T13:29:00.000-07:002004-05-01T13:47:37.000-07:00money baby money
didn't win our game today but didn't lose either, we ended up with a tie against the best team in the league, record wise that is, they were up 18-0 with 6 minutes left and we just went off, scored 18 and had a chance to win the game but couldn't convert the extra point, went into overtime and none of us could score so it ended up being a tie, all good though, if we can hang withmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1083346313292024932004-04-30T10:21:00.000-07:002004-04-30T10:36:06.140-07:00pain..
this entry would have been a lot worse but i found out some good news this morning, my back isn't as messed as i originally thought it was! i thought i was guna be like marco :) anyway, after last week's game my back was hurting thought it was temporary but it lasted the whole damn week so i got it checked this morning and the physical therapist said it was just a major back spasm, so now martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1082997219105043532004-04-26T09:12:00.000-07:002004-04-26T09:37:45.326-07:00Holy heat wave batman!
it is so hot these days! its almost unbearable, the city heat that is but if it were on a beach it would be the best! had a pretty interesting weekend, con and i have become official groupies of jay's little san miguel beer bar tour, he's gotta shoot every weekend till the finals at different bars and con and i have decided to keep him company for the rest of the way.. so martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1082652047965266632004-04-22T09:33:00.000-07:002004-04-22T09:44:48.793-07:00katie
maybe these past few entries have been a little too heavy so i'm guna keep it light for awhile..
katie came over today and she's so cute! she's 10 months but looks more like she's a year and a couple of months, she's so fat and so funny! i swear she is one of the smartest babies i've ever met and i ain't being bias cuz she's my niece, she really is smart... i love it now cuz she's so martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1082616887118396522004-04-21T23:54:00.000-07:002004-04-21T23:58:47.233-07:00Magic inlay
its 2:40 pm and i'm at office and not doing anything, its one of those very very slow days, we are processing data and information and that won't be done till tonight so things are really slow as of now, and so for the past few hours i've been playing this game on the computer called magic inlay, quite a ridiculous game but strangely addicting, one of those puzzle games, kind of like martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1082305922285515982004-04-18T09:06:00.000-07:002004-04-18T09:35:58.060-07:00Scary world of dating
why does dating and getting to know people have to be so difficult and unnatural, well at least for me that is... never been one to date or ask girls for a date or two, too scared of the rejection and too shy.. i've always been the type to just sit back and see what happens but i think i'm getting to old for that now and i think i really gotta make more of an effort to meet martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1082134063533673122004-04-16T09:29:00.000-07:002004-04-16T09:51:36.500-07:00August and everything after...
just came back from a brief night out, went out with joe, aileen, jean, july, carlo and migs, just had a few beers and some food, damn filipino food! so fattening but so good! i must be getting really old cuz its only 12:30 and i'm already home, i swear, a couple of years ago 2 or 3 would be early, but now i'm an old man.. ha..ha..
why August and everything and martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1081928088758654432004-04-14T00:17:00.000-07:002004-04-15T21:34:57.076-07:00Because of you?
man.. how many remakes can you have of keith martin's "because of you" in one country? i swear, there are like 1000 local artists that have their own version, okay not a 1000 thats a little too much, but it sure feels that way though! everytime the radio is turned on here at the office there isn't a day i don't hear that song, i don't even know who's singing anymore cuz there are martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1081641713528360732004-04-10T17:01:00.000-07:002004-04-11T04:28:50.513-07:00HAPPY EASTER
Happy Easter everyone! who am i kidding i'm the only one that ever reads this with the exception of a few people, so for those who actually do read this thing.. HAPPY EASTER to you! God Bless!
this may just be the most hideous easter bunny i've ever seen! Happy Easter kids!martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1081529494621720302004-04-09T09:51:00.000-07:002004-04-09T09:55:18.123-07:00Clarity?
its weird, but when you least expect it a friend from out of the blue will help you see things clearer, i know that happened today, as good friday came to an end, an expected messenger message came across my screen, my thesismate kim who is now in canada messaged me and asked how i was hearing from her friend about cel and i, so we got to talking and she really opened my eyes to a lot ofmartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1081420673594742022004-04-08T03:27:00.000-07:002004-04-08T03:41:35.606-07:00Healing
just came back from mass and thought i'd share something for everyone and not just me, i don't know why i still write in this thing, i guess its a form of cathersis for me (man i hope i used that word right!) especially now, there are a few people who occasionally read this thing but this thing is more for me now.. anyway, something the priest said in his sermon really got me, he said, "martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1081220933499549962004-04-05T19:27:00.000-07:002004-04-05T21:50:19.326-07:00sleepless
its 10:45 at the office right now and i still haven't gotten a wink of sleep, i had to get out of bed at around 5:30 to attend a meeting with one of our clients and basically just wasted an hour and a half at the meeting cuz nothing was decided, i love days that start of like this! to top that off i haven't been able to get any sleep the past few days regardless of how tired i am and martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1081090787439813572004-04-04T07:45:00.000-07:002004-04-04T08:03:24.920-07:00music
man i wish i were musically talented, for real! its amazing what music can do and express, it seems that some artist no matter who or where they come from have experienced what you have, what do i mean by this? there always seems to be a song for every situation, every emotion, or every event you have gone through, and will go through as well... now if i could only sing or play an martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1080802388672151622004-03-31T22:14:00.000-08:002004-03-31T22:56:40.983-08:00Moving on...
why can't there be a button in our brain that we can simply press to erase all unwanted memories or information? wouldn't that be cool? i'm feeling good though, seriously, its a new feeling that i'm experiencing again, i'm free to do whatever, buy whatever, and look at whoever as well! :) without having to worry about someone else.. i'm sure there will be highs and lows for me in themartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1080522498829235612004-03-28T16:57:00.000-08:002004-03-28T17:11:47.483-08:00Change
its funny how your life can change in the blink of an eye.. i know mine has.. was a tough and interesting week that just passed, got new vision and got a new lease on life i guess at the same time, after almost 4 years, cel and i are through, she said she wasn't happy in the relationship anymore and was just trying to make it work cuz she was making me happy, we broke up last saturday martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983718.post-1080112423942833462004-03-23T22:28:00.000-08:002004-03-23T23:18:23.920-08:00Miami Heat
Doesn't that sound good right now? being in Miami enjoying the summer heat on a beautiful beach? that is all a fantasy right now as i'm stuck behind my desk and computer typing away for this entry who no one will probably read anyway.. once again another slow day at work, finished most of my work already and just waiting for the feedback of a presentation that was presented earlier to martinnoreply@blogger.com