Mga Kuwentong Ibinabalik Ng PBB Teen Edition

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Kahit disappointed ang marami sa atin dahil walang taga-UP sa Pinoy Big Brother Teen edition, nakapagpapaalala naman ito ng karanasan at panahon ko sa Peyups nating mahal.

Napanood ko ang pagpakilala sa teen housemates, at naalala ko ang pagpasok ko sa UP. Big deal 'yun sa akin at sa mga kamag-anak ko sa Marinduque--kung paanong malaking bagay rin sa mga pamilya ng mga bata ang pagiging teen housemates nila. Sa libu-libo ba namang nag-audition, sila ang napili. Para silang nakapasa sa UPCAT!

Nang pumasok na sila sa loob ng bahay ni Kuya, nag-replay naman ang aking pagdating sa Kalayaan Residence Hall. Bagong paligid, malayo sa pamilya, may mga bagong kasama.

Siyempre, sa dorm ay may mga sikat. Mga heartthrob ng bayan: magaganda't guwapings, sikat at kinaiinggitan, at meron ding mga feeling lang. Parang sa PBB house, may Kim Chiu at Gerald Anderson, at may Nina Atienza at Joaquin Mendoza. Sa Kalayaan, noo'y mayroon ding mga nagtatawag ng atensiyon-- kumbaga sa PBB house, parang sina Bam Romana at Clare Cabiguin. Mayroon din namang mala-Jamilla Obispo: tahimik lang, pero sa murang edad ay pinanday na ng karanasan, o Brenda Fox, na di mo akalaing may itinatatagong kakaibang talent. Mayroon din namang dahil sa pagka-homesick, umuwi na lang sa kanila.

Sa mga unang araw ng teen housemates sa PBB house, naalala ko naman ang mga unang araw ko sa UP: sobrang takot sa tao, ayaw makihalubilo, insecure, praning. Sa mga klase sa AS, doon ako umuupo sa malapit sa bintana, at mga apat na upuan yata ang pagitan ko sa katabing kaklase. Parang Aldred Gatchalian, di ba? Yun nga lang, 'di gaya niyang nag-voluntary eviction, nanatili ako sa UP. Saka sa halip na dimples, pimples ang nasa mukha ko noon.

Iniwasan ko ang CAT noong high school dahil lampayatot at mahina ang katawan ko. Pero pagdating sa kolehiyo, wala na akong lusot sa bulyaw ng mga ROTC officers na mala-Fred Payawan ang porma. Pero buti nalang, laging masaya ang platoon namin dahil maraming komedyante at masang-masang tulad ni Matthew Evans ng bahay ni Kuya.
Makalipas ang isang semestre sa UP, nakakilala ako ng mga aktibistang palaban, para bang tipong Mikki Arceo ang dating, pero sa huli'y nalaman kong may mga coño rin pala: sa asta lang pala tunay, militante at makabayan.

Sa UP, marami kang mapagpipiliang orgs. Sumali ako sa UP Journalism Club. Doon, may orgmate kami na naaalala ko ngayon kapag napapanood ko si Olyn Membian.
Sa palagay ko, ang PBB ay nakapagpapaalala sa akin ng UP dahil gaya ng napaka-diverse na pamayanan ng pamantasang hirang, ang bahay ni Kuya ay kumukupkop sa iba't ibang karakter. Gaya nga ng isinulat sa Tinig.com ni Madel Montejo, dating punong patnugot ng Tinig ng Plaridel ng MassComm: "... ang PBB housemates ay kumakatawan sa bawat isa sa atin. Microcosm of Philippine society, ika nga. There is always a Cass, Uma, JB, Say, Chix, Rico, Jason, Jen, Nene, Bob, Raquel and Franzen in all of us, in our community. Sila ang sumasalamin sa bawat isa sa atin. Iba't iba ang ugali, iba't iba ang dynamics ng social interaction."

Samantala, sa mga naiinis pa rin dahil walang taga-UP sa teen housemates, 'yaan n'yo na. Mga bata pa naman ang mga iyan. Tingin n'yo ba, ang valedictorian na si Aldred, mag-a-AMA na lang nang di muna sinusubukan ang UPCAT? Saka malay natin, ang Atenistang Mr. Academics na si Mikee Lee, gayahin si Bikoy--na piniling maging "a man for others" sa pamamagitan ng pagiging iskolar ng bayan!

Slower Growth Seen For RP Telecom Industry—IDC

First posted 06:54pm (Mla time) May 29, 2006
By Alexander Villafania (INQ7.net)

THE PHILIPPINE telecommunications industry will continue to experience double-digit revenue growth in the next four years but the pace will be slower than in previous years, according to a report by the International Data Corporation (IDC).
Growth in 2005 was 66 percent, slower than the 67 percent registered in 2004, IDC's Philippine Telecommunication Services 2006-2010 Forecast revealed.

The study attributed the slowdown in 2005 to subscriber recognition and pricing activities by telecommunications firms rather than to a contraction in market demand.

IDC also stated that the fixed-line services market continued to recover in 2005 due to growth in the data services market, which surpassed voice services in terms of contribution to market revenue.

Among other growth factors in the fixed line business were the growing market for connectivity, the sophistication of end-user telecom requirements, as well as new promotions for voice rates.

Karen Rondon, IDC Philippines’ senior analyst for telecommunications services, said competition among telecommunications players would be more intense in the coming years.

She urged market players to continue strengthen partnerships for content and value-added services positioning and be more flexible in responding to the changing business dynamics of their customers.

"As price points continue to decline, service providers can no longer be dependent on incomes generated from subscriptions alone but also have to focus on offering value-for-money services.
As such, providers will have to ensure that they strive to offer high-quality services, including VAS at affordable prices," Rondon said.

Arroyo Puts Boracay Under PTA

First posted 00:43am (Mla time) May 30, 2006
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

ILOILO CITY—President Macapagal-Arroyo has placed the island-resort of Boracay under the administrative control of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).

Memorandum Order No. 214, signed in April and released last week, placed the world renowned island resort under PTA control to ensure the sustainable development of the country’s prime tourist destination, said Edwin Trompeta, tourism regional director in Western Visayas.

Under the order, the PTA control would be exercised through the Eminent Person’ Group (EPG) in coordination with the Aklan provincial government and the municipality of Malay where Boracay is located.

Capacity
Ms Arroyo last year created the EPG to oversee the development of the island amid growing concerns over unplanned and uncontrolled development of the island that could go beyond its carrying capacity.

Headed by businessman Iñigo Zobel, the EPG is mandated to map out policies for the sustainable development of the island’s tourism industry.

Trompeta said the order was in line with the PTA’s mandate to control and manage tourism zones and areas in Boracay.

The order was also based on Presidential Proclamation 1801 issued by the late President Ferdinand Marcos on Nov. 10, 1978.

The proclamation placed several islands and coves, including Boracay, as tourist zones and marine reserves under the administration and control of the PTA.

The lands were categorized as public-owned and the government has the prerogative on the management and utilization of its resources.

Building supervision
Trompeta said that under the memorandum, the construction of buildings and structures in Boracay would be subject to PTA approval.

Operations of support services and infrastructures, like ports, would also be under the supervision of the PTA.

Currently, the construction of structures and operations of support infrastructures are being supervised by the municipal and provincial governments.

Trompeta said they are still waiting for the implementing rules that would define the scope of the PTA’s authority and the administrative body that would be created.

He welcomed the order as an initial step in the creation of a regular management authority that would govern the development of the island.

Tourism haven
Tourist arrivals in the island-resort of Boracay enjoy a continued upswing, records from the tourism department showed.

The number of visitors last year reached 499,457, 16.48 percent higher than the 428,755 recorded in 2004.

The tourists poured in P8.18 billion which is 38 percent higher than the P7.88 billion that the island earned in 2004.

Papunta Sa Cubao Para Magpa-Mimeo, Para Magpa-Xerox Ng Libe At Rebo

Ni Trina Viajero
Trip, Philippine Collegian 1999-2000 Literary Folio

Sa kanto ng Marcos at Imelda
Highway madalas mag-umpukan
Ang kung ilang mga anak
Ng mga anak ng Martial Law:

Mga anim hanggang sampung taong
Gulang na mga ulila’t ulilaing paslit –
Ang mga mukha nila’y uhog na hinulma
Ang mga kamay ay sapot ng gagamba
Ang mga tuhod ay mga nanang
Nagbabanggaan sa umaga;
Ang mga puso, huwag nang banggitin pa,
Ay wala sa kanilang mga dibdib
Kundi naroroon sa pulang ilaw ng traffic
(Sa pagitan ng kubo ng Tropical
at dambana ng Santa Lucia).
Pulang ilaw na sa kanila ay hindi
Hudyat ng dagling pagpara kundi
Ng karera sa pagsampa sa jeepney
At sa pagmartsa sa pasilyo nito
Gaya ng sakristan sa kumbento
Upang mapunasan ang mga sapatos
Ng kung sinu-sinong pasahero,
Kung sinu-sinong nananampalatayang
Ang isip ay tila nauna na sa Katipunan
O naroon pa’t gumagapang
Sa Rizal-Binangonan.

Ang totoo’y di nila kayang
Pakintabin ang mga sapatos;
Ang trapo nila’y marumi pa sa swelas
Ng mga boots ng tropang pangharabas.
Ang totoo’y binubulungan,
Hinihilingan, dinadasalan lamang nila
Ang tainga ng naghilerang mga paa:

“Mama, ale, kayo may sapatos,
Ako walang tsinelas; may paltos

Ang sineguelas kong hinlalaki
Pengeng piso, babae, lalakli

Pengeng piso, pengeng piso, penge
Penge kahit ano, penge, penge…”

Ang ilan ay maaawa’t magbibigay,
At sa pag-arangkada ng dyip kasabay
Ng paghirit ng pulis sa kanyang silbhato,
Ang mga paslit ay tatalon palabas
Na parang naglalandiang mga aso,
Maririnig ang salpukan
Ng talampakan sa aspalto,
Mabubuo ang tula sa utak
Ng isang viajero:

“Paalam mga anak ng mga anak ng Martial Law
Pasensiya na’t hindi makapaglimos sa inyo
Eksakto lang ang pamasahe ko’t perang pangpa-mimeo

Baka nga kulangin pa’t pang-xerox ng Libe at Rebo
Di ako pilantropo kundi ‘sang rebolusyunaryo
Ihahanda, ipagpapatayan ang bago n’yong mundo

Sa kanayunan lalo na at maging dito sa kanto
Ng Marcos at Imelda, o ng Ramos at Aquino
O ng Estrada at kung sino pang anak ng demonyo.”

Pinoy Big Brother Batch 2

The second batch of Pinoy Big Brother housemates were Filipino celebrities. However, this time around, there were 14 housemates. Do not get the whole meaning wrong but the celebrity housemates are actually celebrities in various fields – theater, television, music, fashion, etc.

Aleck (Bovick) – actress. Has a very strong personality. Would even do things that are not supposed to be done according to Big Brother’s rules because she wants to go out of the house already. The Bombshell in Distress.

Angela (Calina)– tv host. She was the first to go out for she had to take care and see that her child was okay after receiving news from Big Brother that something happened at her house. She is a single mother. Known as the “Wildflower of Cebu”.

Bianca (Gonzales) – tv host. She loves Choco Crunchies. And when there are some activities in the house that need hosting, she is one of the hosts. The inspiration of the youth because of having beauty and brains. She is intelligent and she speaks her mind. She was also described as a certified sweetheart.

Budoy (Mirabilles) – musician, singer. Very talented guy. He even was the one who designed the art work in the garden that only employed toothpicks. He even knows how to create music as well as create other things like a make-do “hourglass”. He is also determined on making sure that his hair is not shown. He is Samar’s M-16.

Christian (Vasquez) – actor, model. He is a model dad. When he left, he was really happy enough because he wanted to see his kids already. Inside the house, he helped a lot during chores and was considered as a “kuya” by some housemates. He is an actor not only in movies but in plays as well. He was given the name “Hunk Daddy”.

Gretchen (Malalad) – athlete. She had to go out of the house because she had to settle some things with her job. When there are tasks, she gives a go and makes sure that she does it well. As an athlete, she was one of those who got the gold during the SEA games in karatedo. She was dubbed as the “Karate Chick”.

John (Pratts) – actor, dancer. He is one of the youngest housemates. He also makes sure that the other housemates are okay and that they are doing fine. He was given the name “Dancefloor Dynamite.”

Keanna (Reeves) – actress? She certainly has been true about herself inside the house. She would say things because it is what she knows and would not dare hide that there are some things that she is not knowledgeable about. The “Kilabot ng Senado”.

Mich (Dulce) – fashion designer. She had to leave the house because of her medical condition. Although she was one of the people behind the designs of the housemates during one of the tasks. She does cry easily though.

Rico (Robles) – DJ. He has been making and creating noise because of the usual clashings he has with Roxie. This DJ also has become one person who would even try to give advice to people who are troubled perhaps because of his like for philosophy. He is one of the youngest DJs at present.

Roxie (Barcelo) – singer, actress. She frequently got into clashes with Rico and would be the kind of person who would cry easily over things. She went out of the house so that she could attend her college graduation. She is the “Divang Kolehiyala”.

Rudy (Fernandez) – athlete. He comes with a metal leg though he still tries to do all tasks given to the housemates. In this batch, he is the oldest. He is a runner, a swimmer, a cyclist. A triathlete. He was also given the name “Iron Man of Asia”.

Rustom (Padilla) – actor. He has created quite a stir during one of his confessions and conversations with Keanna. He also is one of those people inside the house that people go to when they are troubled. The “Prodigal Son of Showbiz”.

Zanjoe (Marudo) – model. He has quite become close with Bianca and would be doing walkathons around the garden area. He is a certified hunk and a fashion model. He has appeared not only in print ads but also in tv ads as well. He is known as the “Cover Boy ng Batangas”.

Pinoy Big Brother Batch 1

The first batch of Pinoy Big Brother housemates were all ordinary people. Well, kind of. However, there was a need for somebody to take an exit (not through nomination or eviction) so much so that there was a need to replace him. What happened was that there were 13 housemates all in all in Kuya’s house.

Bob. He’s the politican from Bulacan, although he never did make it during the elections. He is a big guy and a tall one at that. He speaks his mind out especially during confession room moments.

Cass. She’s from Davao. She is a model and she has been included in FHM’s 100 sexiest women. Oh yes, she speaks the part of the Davaoeña. She cries a lot too. Yes, she also cooks and is known as the “reyna ng kusina”.

Chx. She’s the liberated gal from Bicol. She dresses the part although she does not quite speak the part. I did find her quite irritating when she speaks. Not because she carries a “tone” but because it’s all about the way she says things.

Franzen. He comes from a poor family. And maybe, to make up for this, he tries to keep himself happy by doing crazy antics.

Jason. He is a Batangueño and his partner in crime is Franzen. He also is a comedian.

JB. He is one of the “sosyalero” people around the first batch. He has had this relationship with Say, another one of the housemates.

Jenny. She is an Amerisian. She was really affected by her stepfather’s succumbing to sickness. She is talented and is a good singer. She is one of the chosen few who was able to go back to Kuya’s house.

Nene. She is known as “kumander”. She is a military person and is takes on Kuya’s tasks with passion.

Raquel. She is known known as “Ate” or as “Ma’am”. This is because of the fact that she is the eldest among all the housemates and that she is a teacher. She had to go through three consecutive nominations and got evicted on the last one.

Rico. He is the very first evictee of the show. He is a former model and has a great body which he tones through lifting various items in the garden. He did try to burn down the house though when he tried to cook breakfast for the housemates.

Sam. He was the replacement for one housemate who had to go out. He is a talented guy for he can not only play the guitar but he also could write songs, and sing as well.

Say. She is the kikay among the housemates. She speaks “maarte” pero she’s kind of nice naman. She has really proved that she is true for she even said on national tv that she just recently had her nose done.

Uma. He is the one closest to Cass. He also is from another country although he speaks Tagalog well enough to be able to converse with the housemates.

12 New Housemates

12 new housemates are now in the Pinoy Big Brother’s house. They just came in last night. Of course, there are some titles that has already been attached to their names during the ads for this new season.

Alfred. The male version of Cass. Could cook. From Pasay. The high school valedictorian. He’s got dimples.

Bam. He claims he’s makulit. And talkative. And has lots of stories to tell. He’s the comedian. I dunno if he’s going to be the next Franzen.

Clare. 18 years old. She’s from Bukidnon. She claims she has already joined many beauty pageants and because of this she gained has self-confidence. She’s got a boyfriend. One of her dreams is to become an actress. She definitely speaks like Cass.

Fred. He’s the disciplined one. 17 years old. From Parañaque. He’s a cadet officer.

Gerald. 17 years old. From General Santos City. A basketball guy. He says he’s a handsome face. Well, he is. Kind of. On the other hand, I think he has some kind of air about him. He’s a Fil-Am. He claims he’s a heartthrob.

Jamilla. Teenage mom at 17. There is a problem with her baby and needs a couple of operations. She worked at a club just to have some bread but she claims she left the club whole.

Kim. The timid girl from Cebu. 16 years old. She says she has lots of things to prove. She’s Chinese and she’s got looks. She says she’s talented however her famly’s always saying that she does not have that.

Matt. From Quezon City. Adores rock music. Half-Filipino, half-American. Although he never was able to meet his father.

Mikee. He’s intelligent. He’s got grades like 98 and 99 and he claims the lowest grade he ever received was 93. Although this may be so, he does not look like the typical nerd. He’s from Quezon City. He loves to do debates.

Mikki. She knows how to fight. She claims she’s got an I-don’t-care attitude. From Davao. She says she does not want to be a social clone that is why she is 100% original.

Niña. Says she was treated like a princess especially by her late lolo. She’s chinita. She says she wants to prove something for people think that she’s just kikay. She’s an Assumptionista. She’s just like Roxie, especially when she speaks.

Olyn. From Quezon City. She is afraid of many things. She says she’s kikay. One of her statements is, “Maarte ako, pero hindi ako malandi.”

C2: What Is it?

In the Philippines, one of the most popular drinks to quench the usual thirst is C2. In fact, I am one of those that have become so addicted to it that I would choose to drink it instead of water. But of course, there is still some kind of fulfillment that only water could provide.

Anyway, I love C2 apple flavor. There are many flavors for this drink. There is green tea flavor (that’s also known as plain), apple flavor (as mentioned), lemon flavor, peach flavor, and even a C2 lite which is something with less sugar for the green tea (or plain) flavor. Although the C2 lite is only offered for green tea flavors. I am not quite sure about this but this is the only flavor that I saw with a ‘lite’ version.

What is C2? According to its advertisement, C2 stands for ‘cool’ and ‘clean’. In fact, these two descriptions could be found on the bottles themselves. C2 is a green tea drink. And it is available in plastic bottles. There are two sizes. The smaller one is 355 ml.

Looking at the bottle, you would find that its ingredients are water, natural extract from green tea leaves, sugar, acidulants, artificial flavor, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid, and natural color. Now, looking more closely, you would see that its description (still found on the bottle) says,

“De-tox! Clean up! Chill out!
C2 is delicately brewed from natural green tea leaves of Camellia Sinensis. It is non-carbonated and ready-to-drink, with a cool clean taste that glides down light and easy. A healthy way to refresh yourself.
Real, natural tea like Camellia Sinensis, contains antioxidants, called ‘Catechins’. These antioxidants, together with proper diet, are known to help prevent certain diseases and cancers.”

The nutrition facts says that a service size is one glass which is around 240 ml. Per container of the small one, is just around one serving size. It has 120 calories. And 5 calories from fat. Its total fat is 1 gram which contains fat from natural tea oil and this one gram is around 2% of the daily value as per the Percent Daily Values (DV) which are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Its carbohydrates are 27 g which is 9% of the daily value. The sugars are 27 g.

Some information are also found on the bottle. It says ‘Serve chilled’, ‘Shake well before drinking’, and ‘Refrigerate after opening’. Underneath, it also says, ‘Contains natural ingredients. Color, taste, and body may vary. Natural tea leaft sediments may be visible at times.’

Unlike other bottled teas that use powered or artificial tea extracts, C2 green tea is made from real, natural green tea leaves that have been delicately brewed.

It is manufactured by the Universal Robina Corporation.

Pinoy Big Brother Secret Elves

These are Pinoy Big Brother's secret elves. There are six of them: Gerald, Kim, Jamilla, Clare, Brenda, and Mikee. They are in the Toy Kingdom stall in the recently opened Mall of Asia.












Of course, this would be just a close up shot of the first two teen housemates in front: Kim and Gerald. Something is surely brewing between the two of them.

Rememer Eddie Gil?

Let’s Talk About Schools

Where To Go To College
If you have a lot of brains and a little money, go to UP.
If you have some brains and some money, go to Ateneo.
If you have no brains and lots of money, go go La Salle.
If you have no money, go to PUP.


Pasikatan Ng Grads
UP: A number of past Philippine presidents graduated from UP. Presidents Roxas, Quirino, Laurel, Garcia and Marcos, to name just a few!
ATENEO: Hah! That's nothing, a number of Ateneo graduates became national heroes like Jose Rizal, Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, Gen. Antonio Luna, Evelio Javier and many others.
UP: That just goes to show you, UP graduates become presidents and lead countries while Atenean end up getting shot!
LA SALLE: Wala 'yan. Talo kayo sa mga gradweyt namin!
UP & ATENEO: Bakit sino ba ang mga graduates ninyo?
LA SALLE: Aba! Marami kaming sikat na gradweyts; si Gary Valenciano, Dingdong Avanzado, Ogie Alcasid, Monsour del Rosario…


How To Identify A La Sallite
A La Sallite walks into a store in Mega Mall and says:
"Miss, I'd like a green parrot, please."
The salesgirl looks at him and asks:
"Sir, are you a La Sallite, by any chance?"
The La Sallite replies:
"O... bakit mo naman natanong 'yan? If I ordered BLUE cheese, would you ask me if I were from Ateneo? I don't think so. If I bought a MAROON shirt, would you ask me if I were from UP? I think not. So why then, when I want to buy a GREEN parrot, do you ask me if I'm from La Salle?"
"Sir, kasi naman...," replied the salesgirl, "this is a flower shop, eh."


Suicide By Sandwich
There were three friends: an Atenean, a La Sallite, and a UP student (so you know this story is fictional). Anyway, everyday, they met for lunch and ate their sandwiches.
UP: Putek! Peanut butter sandwich na naman? Sawang-sawa na ako dito ah. Pag bukas, peanut butter sandwich na namanang baon ko, magpapatiwakal na ako.
Ateneo: Darn! Roast beef sandwich again. I am sick of this already. If I get another roast beef sandwich again tomorrow, I am gonna shoot myself.
La Salle: Oh my gosh, grabe! Ham sandwich is my baon again. I am so sawa with this sandwich na, ha? If my baon tomorrow is ham sandwich again. I am gonna drive my CRV over the cliff.

The next morning, they again met for lunch, and, alas, they had the same sandwiches again. The UP student went back to his dorm, pulled out a belt and choked himself to death.
The Atenean went home, got a gun, and shot himself in the head.
The La Sallite drove his CRV off a cliff.

During their funeral, their mothers were interviewed:
UP: Kung sinabi niya lang sa akin na ayaw niya na nang peanut butter sandwich, eh di sana hindi na yun yung pinabaon ko sa kanya.
Ateneo: If he had told me that he did not want roast beef anymore, I wouldn't have prepared him roast beef.
La Salle: Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit siya nagpakamatay, eh siya naman yung gumagawa ng sarili niyang sandwich.


Mahirap Lahat
Sa UP, mahirap ang Math.
Sa Ateneo, mahirap ang English.
Sa La Salle, mahirap ang parking.
Sa Assumption, mahirap ang walang pera.
Sa UST, mahirap umuwi kapag baha.
Sa St. Scho, mahirap sumakay sa LRT
Sa San Beda, mahirap maging lalaki.


How Do You Know One When You See One?
In a grand ballroom party conducted by the Philippine Society of Colleges and Universities, the Chairman of the Board got curious to know what particular schools attended the big celebration. Therefore, he checked out the house where it was all happening. Guess whom he found and where he found them?

UP Diliman - everybody was lined up to the attic to have a fraternity ritual
UP Los Banos - they were in the garden mowing the lawn
UP Manila - they were into "drugs"
Ateneo - they were inside the TV room with a microphone chanting the "BLUE EAGLE" spelling
La Salle - they were eavesdropping
San Beda - some were beside the Ateneans whileothers were in the bedroom with some Paulinians
St. Paul - they thought they were with the Ateneans
La Consolacion - they wanted to be the Paulinians
Holy Spirit - they want the Paulinians
Miriam - they were beside the room of the Ateneans. Like always.
Assumption - they were inside the bathroom three hours already since arriving
St. Scholastica - they were next in line for the bathroom
CEU - some were doing the dishes while others were busy with the laundry
St. Louis - they were in front of the air conditioner
UE - they don't know what's an air conditioner
UST - they were everywhere
FEU - they were nowhere
MLQU - sob! They were not invited
San Sebastian - How the hell did they pass by security?
Letran - the Security
Mapua - they were fixing the leak in the roof
TIP - they were the ones who created the leak
NU - they were outside the house selling cigarettes
JRC - they were the ones buying
Adamson - went to Luneta instead
Sta. Isabel - they were Adamson's dates
CRC - what the hell is this party for?
PSBA - what the hell is CRC?
NCBA - what the hell is PSBA?
AMA – they were parading with Jolina posters

RP, US Sign New Anti-Terror Pact

First posted 04:31am (Mla time) May 25, 2006
By Nikko Dizon, Dona Z. Pazzibugan (Inquirer)

THE PHILIPPINES and the United States yesterday formalized a new security arrangement to bolster their battle against terrorism and other threats, according to officials from both countries.

The accord involves setting up a new joint panel called the Security Engagement Board (SEB), described in a joint statement by Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr. as a "new consultative mechanism for cooperation on nontraditional security concerns," including terrorism, transnational crime, maritime safety and security, natural and man-made disasters, and pandemic outbreaks.

The SEB, co-chaired by the US Pacific commander and the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, will develop measures to enhance cooperation between the two allies.

"The establishment of the SEB further strengthens our partnership," the statement quoted US Ambassador Kristie Kenney as saying, noting that Manila is Washington's longtime friend and major non-NATO ally.

US Embassy spokesperson Matthew Lussenhop said the creation of the SEB was a Philippine initiative and "it will provide a clearer framework for consultations and planning to address nontraditional security concerns."

Other members of the SEB from the Philippine side are the major service commanders of the AFP and representatives from the foreign and defense departments. Other board members from the US side are other major commanders of the US Pacific Command, the US Embassy chief of mission, and representatives of the US Department of Defense.

"The SEB is not a new treaty as it merely implements existing bilateral treaties with the US," Romulo and Cruz said in their joint statement.

Manila and Washington signed the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty that calls for cooperation in battling external security threats in either country. The two countries have also signed a Visiting Forces Agreement that allows US forces to join large-scale military exercises in the Philippines.

Officials said the SEB would allow both nations to jointly deal with terrorism and other threats not falling under the Mutual Defense Treaty.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, one of Asia's most vocal backers of US President George W. Bush's global war on terror, has allowed US forces to train and arm Filipino soldiers battling al-Qaeda-linked militants in Mindanao.

No US bases

At a news conference in Camp Aguinaldo, however, Cruz stressed the new security agreement would not allow US forces to reestablish bases in the country or to join local military operations. The Constitution prohibits foreign troops from engaging in local combat.

"That's very clear in the agreement, no American troops will engage in combat, no basing. We have to approve their every move. That's clear," Cruz said.

The bicameral Legislative Oversight Committee on the VFA shall also exercise oversight powers over the SEB.

Gilbert Asuque, spokesperson of the Department of Foreign Affairs, said Manila and Washington agreed to set up the mechanism in April when the two sides agreed to expand their partnership to address emerging security threats.

Although both Manila and Washington have justified US military presence in Mindanao as part of authorized joint military exercises, left-wing groups have questioned the legality of the presence of American troops near battle zones in Mindanao and have demanded their withdrawal.

"It's a very blatant way for the US to intervene in our domestic affairs," said Renato Reyes, head of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan, New Patriotic Alliance), the largest left-wing group in the country.

"They want to broaden that intervention. And this can be used by Mrs. Arroyo to get US support to stay in power. It's very dangerous," Reyes said.

Focused responses

Cruz said the SEB "affords us the opportunity to develop focused and comprehensive responses" to security threats.

He said the SEB was an emerging model for bilateral cooperation with neighboring states in Southeast Asia to address nontraditional military concerns. With reports by The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse

Killings Just Part Of Rise And Fall Of Crime, Says Police

First posted 02:45am (Mla time) May 25, 2006
By Norman Bordadora, Luige A. del Puerto (Inquirer)

SHORT OF saying that the killings of activists and journalists cannot be stopped, a ranking police officer yesterday said that crime had its cycles of ups and downs.

Tough luck, it is now on the upswing.

"You know, there is a trend in crime. Sometimes it falls, sometimes it goes up …" Philippine National Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Samuel Pagdilao said.

When crimes go up, the PNP action is to address "this sudden and temporary rise," Pagdilao said.

"It is really a fluctuating thing that follows the sine curve," he said, referring to the graph on cyclical behavior.

The unchecked killings of militants have alarmed human rights groups, including the London-based Amnesty International (AI), which said many victims of human rights abuses and even common crimes in the country failed to get redress because of intimidation from people in authority and a weak witness protection system.

In its 2006 world report, AI also said there was such little confidence in authorities to solve human rights violations and other crimes that public tolerance for vigilantism had gained ground in the country.

Pagdilao said a rise in the crime rate did not mean the police had failed in their job.

'Not a perfect world'

"We are not blaming anybody, and I hope people will not also blame the police, because crime fighting is a shared responsibility," he said.

Told that the creation of one task force after another had not stopped the killings, Pagdilao said that was the "dynamics of the system."

"We are not in (a) perfect world. Even in the US, in most advanced countries, there is rise and fall of crime," he said.

At least 220 political activists have been killed since President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took office in 2001, according to an Inquirer tally based on its own reports and on reports from militant groups Bayan Muna and Karapatan.

Media help needed

The country's unsavory international image as a dangerous place for journalists also suffered a further blotch earlier this week when radio commentator Fernando Batul was gunned down in Puerto Princesa City -- the 79th media fatality since democracy was restored in 1986.

Director Isidro Lapeña, chief of the PNP directorial staff, asked media groups to sit down with the police to discuss measures to minimize the killings.

The police will also discuss the killings with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Lapeña said.

Citizens' civic duty

Asked about the statement from a CHR official that, no matter who was doing the killing, it was the state's job to protect people's lives and secure their homes, Lapeña said: "Giving protection to citizens is the responsibility of government."

"Maybe we can minimize these happenings if everybody will join hands to address this problem, not only the government," he said.

Pagdilao said that going after criminals and maintaining peace was not the job of the police alone. Citizens must also perform their civic duty by helping the police, he said.

One-strike formula

He said the police were studying the possibility of adopting the so-called "one-strike policy" to stop the killings in the same manner it was being implemented to stop "jueteng" or illegal gambling operations.

This would mean that a town or city police chief would be immediately relieved of his command if an activist, journalist or local executive was assassinated in his area.

In its report, the AI said that "implementation of a fair trial and custodial safeguards remained weak, and criminal suspects were at risk of ill-treatment or torture by the PNP during extended periods of 'investigative' detention."

The AI mentioned the case of alleged senior communist rebel Elmer Osila who complained he was tortured during interrogation.

Pimentel's choice

An investigation by the CHR revealed marks on Osila's body consistent with torture, AI said.

"Intimidation, aggravated by a lack of effective witness protection programs, undermined the ability of victims of human rights abuses to gain redress, especially when they were members of poor or marginalized communities," it added.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye called the AI report "unfair."

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. proposed that Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez head the body that would look into the killings of activists.

During the Senate's national budget debate, Pimentel argued that it would be better for a civilian rather than an official with a military background, such as Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, to head such a probe.

Gonzalez cool

"I would be more confident in the ability of a purely civilian bureaucrat, like the secretary of justice, who in his younger days was known for his firm advocacy of human rights. I don't know about now," he added, eliciting chuckles from the audience.

Gonzalez turned down such an idea, saying that Ermita headed the Cabinet security cluster which had jurisdiction over such matter.

Gonzalez also said critics of the administration should not be too hasty in blaming the killings on the military.
"I will not make a prejudgment because these are all stories," he said.

Update on Political Killings in the Philippines

The headlines in Manila’s most circulated broadsheet read:

May 12 - Two More Leftists Shot Dead
May 13 - Batasan 5 Charged Again
May 15 - 93rd Leftist Leader Killed

(note:Apo Jose was the killed on May 16 - the 94th victim)

A total of 601 have been victims of political killings from the time Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed the Philippine presidency in 2001 up to May 20, 2006 according to Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights). Of this number, 258 belonged to cause-oriented organizations and the rest were civilians who had been accused of being active in or supporting the people’s democratic movement. Bayan Muna (The People First) partylist is the hardest hit with 94 of its members killed by elements from the military, police, para-military units or hired killers. The Anakpawis (Toiling Masses) partylist has lost 21 of its coordinators and members. GABRIELA, the alliance, has lost five mebers while the Gabriela Women’s Partylist (GWP), 3. A total of 68 women have been summarily executed by the Arroyo government. The killings are part of its Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL), a national program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines with full knowledge and approval of its Commander-in-Chief Gloria Arroyo. It includes those from the democratic movement as targets for assassination and summary execution. In 2006 alone, there are already 70 victims of the military’s summary execution.

Political persecution continues as Arroyo’s vengeance against her critics. “One week after being rebuffed by a Makati judge, the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday (May 12) filed new rebellion charges against the “Batasan 5” lawmakers and 41 others.” (PDI 13 May 2006) The Batasan 5 stepped out of the protective custody of the Philippine House of representatives without the threat of arrest on May 8. It was an occasion for rejoicing for the people’s representatives and their supporters after the judge granted defense’s motion to strike out the amended information which would have added 46 individuals to the two already charged with rebellion. In effect there was no case against them.

But after frustrating DOJ’s attempt to secure warrants of arrest, said judge was slapped by the
DOJ with a motion to inhibit herself, which she did. The case was raffled off to another judge on May 15. It is now a long wait for the judge’s ruling which can either be an issuance of warrants of arrest, grant of bail because the evidence is not strong enough or dismissal due to insufficiency of evidence, depending on how fairly and independently the judge will act.

It will be recalled that after the Presidential Proclamation 1017 declared “a state of national emergency”, three trumped-up cases of rebellion, which has been made a non-bailable charge, were filed against 51 persons which included the “Batasan 6” parliamentarians: Crispin Beltran who was arbitrarily arrested and is now in the custody of the Philippine National Police while confined in the Philippine Heart Center for hypertension; Liza Maza of the Gabriela Women’s Party; Satur Ocampo, Teddy Casino and Joel Virador of Bayan Muna; and Rafael Mariano of Anakpawis who is also the chairperson of KMP (Peasant Movement in the Philippines).

Leaders of the democratic movement in the Philippines are also among those charged with rebellion: Tita Lubi, founding Vice-Chair of the Gabriela Women’s Party and a member of the Program & Management Committee of the APWLD (Asia-Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development); Nathanael Santiago, Secretary General of Bayan Muna; Vicente Ladlad also of Bayan Muna and a member of the Board of Trustees of Selda, an organization of former political prisoners; Rafael Baylosis of KMU (May 1st Movement) and Randal Echanis of KMP, who are also with the Anakpawis partylist; and Rey Claro Casambre, Executive Director of the Philippine Peace Center.

Implicated in the preposterous testimony of a military agent turned perjured witness are Dr.
Carol Araullo, chairperson of Bayan (New Patriotic Alliance); Emmi de Jesus, Secretary General of GABRIELA; Rita Baua, Bayan’s International Relations Officer; Ruth Cervantes of Karapatan whose husband is BM’s Rep. Teddy Casino; Jude Romeo T. Capulong, UN Judge ad Litem who heads the panel of lawyers for Batasan 6; Danilo Ramos, Secretary General of KMP; Joel Maglungsod, Secretary General of KMU; and Renato Reyes, Secretary General of Bayan. Included in a Mindanao list are Luz Ilagan, Chair of the Gabriela Women’s Party, and two young Moro women, Amirah Lidasan and Zainab Ampatuan, from the Moro-Christian Peoples’ Alliance and Suara Bangsa Moro partylist.

Philippine Reporter Gunned Down

From BBC News

A prominent Philippine journalist has become the latest in a series of reporters and rights activists to be killed in recent months.

Fernando Batul, 36, was gunned down by two men on a motorbike in Puerto Princesa city, his colleague said.

Batul had recently criticised city officials over the contracts of Filipinos whom he said were mistreated when they were sent to Taiwan.

He had already been the target of a recent attack.

Last month two unexploded hand grenades were found in front of his home.

Next to the grenades was a note warning him to "stop what he is doing, otherwise you will die," his work colleague Lenny Escaro told DZRH radio.

The mayor of Puerto Princesa, Edward Hagedorn, denied any involvement in Batul's death, saying he "had been dreading that this would happen".

Mr Hagedorn also promised a reward to anyone who could give information that would lead to the arrest of Batul's killers.

Batul is thought to be the fifth journalist to be murdered in the Philippines this year. Seven were killed in 2005.

In its annual report for 2006, the group Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders) said that "after Iraq, the Philippines is the most dangerous country for journalists".

Crime Lab Needs To Upgrade

taken from this site

By Jeanette L. Andrade, The Manila Times Reporter

If you marvel at the state-of-the-art equipment in the television series CSI, you’ll hang your head in shame over the dismal state of the facilities in the Philippine National Police’s Crime Laboratory Service (CLS).

CLS director Chief Superintendent Ernesto Belen, however, has news for you. The equipment shown on the popular TV series may be breathtakingly sophisticated, he said, but it does not exist. Even the crime labs in the US and other industrialized countries do not have them.

He admitted to being a fan of the series, but his attitude changed when he assumed his current post and started asking possible donors for the equipment. It came as a big letdown for him to learn that either the investigation tools are not yet available for distribution or they haven’t been made yet.

Belen spoke of his discovery at the weekly Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP) forum.
"Take the DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid] examination shown," he said. "A sample is placed in a tube, and the result comes out after the tube is made to spin. The equipment or the process does not exist yet."

‘Only in the movies’
An FBI attaché replied, "Only in the movies," when asked where he could get that kind of equipment for the PNP crime lab.

Belen said the CSI exaggerates things for "cinematic effect." But he acknowledged the valuable service the series provides to create "awareness of how forensics works."

As for the CSI "overall criminalists," Belen and his men concluded after some quick computation that a crime operative can gain the experience for such exceptional capability after a long study.

"If he starts right out of college," he noted, "such a criminalist will be at least 55 years old by the time he has gone through the various fields of science and achieve the ability to conduct autopsies, discern chemical analysis results, and identify bugs for forensic entomology. And that leaves him only a year of service before retirement."

Still, Belen acknowledged that the crime lab equipment his men use is years behind those in First-World countries. He said that about the only modern gadget the PNP has is the automated fingerprint identification system. There certainly is a need to upgrade the tools of detection, but delay in the release of funds is a big problem.

"We pay for the equipment in dollars or in euros," he pointed out. "By the time the fund allocation is approved, the foreign-currency rate has changed."

Teen Housemates’ Conversations

Question: Sino mas gusto mo... si Gerald or Mikee?
Kim: Sa face po si Gerald.
Big Brother: Eh kung hindi face.
Kim: Haaa? Ano ba?
Cass: O sige sino nalang ang gusto mo kay Mikee and Gerald?
Kim: Si Gerald po.

Cass: Pano kung paglabas nyo after Big Brother eh manligaw si Gerald and ikaw ng sabay. Ano mararamdaman mo?
Mikee: Ok lang. Hindi naman ata ako manliligaw.
Cass: NABABASA KITA, HINDI KA NAGSASABI NG TOTOO.

Cass: Sino mas gusto mo, si Brenda o si Kim?
Gerald: Si Brenda po kasi parang little sister ko lang.
Cass: Yan din ang sabi ni Uma sakin noon!
Gerald: Ha? Hehehe. Hindi po, ano po bang gusto?
Cass: Gusto as in GUSTO.
Gerald: Ah. Hehe. SI KIM PO.

Cass: ang tahimik nyo! ganito kayo every morning?
(di kasi umiimik yung mga housemates... nagtititgan lang sila kanina...pero nagsasalita naman na sila ngayon...konti...niyayaya na silang kumain ni Cass...)
Jamilla: anong work mo?
Cass: nag-aartista!

Clare: naiinis ka po ba o nagagalit pag naririnig mong sinasabi ng mga tao na magkamukha tayo?
Cass: wala sa akin yun! ano ka ba, hindi naman tayo magkamukha (sabay parang hampas pa ng unan sa hangin)!

Your Cellphone Messages

Pag mahal mo isang tao
lahat matitiis
Pag nagalit
unawain
Pag naasar
patawanin
Pag nagtampo
suyuin
Pag inaway ko
sumagot ng…
Tama na kasi…
Kahit ano gawin mo
mahal pa rin kita!
(Jam)

Di pala dapat minamahal ang isang kaibigan.
Kasi darating sa punto na may isang masasaktan.
Dahil yung isa, mahal ka. Dahil kaibigan ka, yung isa naman…
Kinaibigan ka, para sana…
Mahalin mo rin siya.
(Jam)

Mainit ba ulo mo?
Palaging nakasimangot?
Pabulong-bulong habang nagdadabog?
Pa-check-up ka na,
SARS yan.
Severe Absence of Romance & Sweetness!
Jam

When I was born
nagalit si Satanas.
Sabi niya,
Shit! Another angel!
And when you were born,
lalo siyang nagalit.
Sabi niya,
Tangina!
May kapalit na ako!
Kidjie

Puso ko
Bigay ko
Para sa'yo
Sana ay
Ingatan mo
At lagi
Mong tatandaan
Na ikaw ay aking
M-A-H-A-L
(Jam)

If only I could hold you now
To let you know
How happy I am to have you in my life.
Expect me not to let you go
Minsan ka lang umenter sa buhay ko…
Sisiguraduhin kong wala ng exit.
(Ate Ayin)

If love becomes painful… It's time to let that love go and save yourself… You gotta keep this in mind… You'll be able to find another love but not another self.
(Ate Ayin)

Being committed to love someone means losing the opportunity of having others to love you… So be sure the person you're committed to, deserve your love and worthy of your sacrifice…
(Ate Ayin)

Ang love parang work,
Mahirap, pero masaya
Maraming kakumpetensiya, pero kinakaya
May day-off, overtime
Tapos minsan may bonus pa!
Eh pano kung pagod na?
Magreresign ka na lang ba?
(Ate Ayin)

Ka-akit-akit ka
Taong nagbabasa,
Maamo ang mukha,
Malamlam ang mata,
Ngiti sa'yong labi
Kahali-halina.
Kutis parang sanggol
Sanggol ng
GORILYA!
(Peachy L.)

It's sad when you fall for someone and finally decide to stop because of hurt. You tell everyone that you've let go and moved on but deep inside, you know you haven't, you never did… and maybe, just maybe, you never will…
(Ate Ayin)

"Goodbye"
For me is the most unfair word!
Kasi, ba't mo pa minahal
Ang isang tao
Kung magpapaalam ka din!
Special people
Don't deserve this word.
(Capa)

Without me I know you could still be complete. Without me you can go on. Without me you can still live your life. But I wish you'd still remember that somehow once in your life someone truly cared for you… Ako po yun.
(Capa)

I saw an old painting of two friends holding hands. I wonder how long it'll stay intact. It's old yet never fading. I wish we were the painting: getting older yet never changing…
(Noynoy)

In our powerlessness we find our greatest strength.
(Peachy L.)

"In the end, you start thinking about the beginning…" –John Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Have you ever had that feeling when you just want to fade, but you can't cry and walk away? Next time you feel that way, just give me a call, and you can hide behind my back, cry on my shoulder, and we'll fade together…
(Ian)

It took me a long time to find you. You are a person I wanna be with even after death and if I find myself in heaven without holding your hand… I'll go searching for you all over again…
(Ian)

If tonight I die, I wish that your cute lips be the last thing I kiss, your warm hug be the last thing I embrace, your face be the last thing I see, and you saying I love you be the last words I hear…
(Ian)

When I was a little kid, I couldn't wait to grow old and fall in love. Now that I have, I realized that wounded knees are easier to heal than broken hearts…
(Sarah M.)

It's a fucked up world and a fucked up place. Everybody's nothing but a fucked up face. My life would be fucked up too it if weren't for a fucking nice friend like you.
(Tiyo Endel)

When I sayI miss you
Don't think that it is okay.
You don't know how much it kills me.
I hate missing you.
It makes me weak.
Hope you're here
with me.
(Ate Edith)

Kahit na maglayo man tayo,
Lagi mong iisipin
Andito lagi ako
Kaya kung nalulungkot
At nag-iisa ka,
Ipikit mo lang mata mo
At maririnig mo ako.
"Makakasama kita"
Sa piling ng masa.
(Capa)

When you're too scared to look ahead and you're too hurt to look behind you, look beside you…I'll be right there. So take my hand and don't let go… I'm also scared but I won't leave you.
(Capa)

Minsan,
Gusto kong
Tumakbo…
Malayong
Malayo
Sa'yo…
Baka
Sakali…
Makalimutan kita.
Kaya lang,
Sa pagtakbo ko…
Dala ko pa rin
Ang puso ko,
Na walang
Ibang
Laman
Kundi ala-ala mo…
(Ate Ayin)

Pag iniwan mo 'ko…
Oo masasaktan ako!
Kawala din yun…
Pero kawala mo din!
Isipin mo,
Iniwan mo yung taong
Kayang isakripisyo at…
Ibigay lahat-lahat para sa'yo…
(Jam)

Mahirap mamili,
Mahirap umiwas,
Madaling magdesisyon,
Pero minsan
Mahirap manindigan…
At higit sa lahat,
Madaling sabihing
Ayaw mo na,
Pero minsan mahirap tigilan
Kasi mahal mo pa…
(Joan)

May nagtanong sa'kin,
Kung bakit daw kita mahal,
Di ko sila sinagot…
Kasi baka mahalin ka din nila…
Ayoko nga!
Pagdating sa'yo, madamot ako…
Siyempre noh!
Akin ka lang!
(Jam)

Ipagtatanggol kita
Sa kahit kanino…
Ibibigay ko lahat
Ng maibibigay ko…
Ipaglalaban kita
Hangga't may hininga pa 'ko…
Dahil mahal kita…
Bayan ko… STP!
(Peachy L.)

Love is not about trying to find out a person's past for the past didn't include us. It's all about how to take in the present time for it is the one you're currently into.
(Peachy L.)

Cellphone Messages

A mental patient is singing while lying in a hospital bed. After a song, dumapa siya. The nurse asked… "O, bakit ka bumaliktad?" He answered: "Adik ka ba? Side B na kaya."

(Ivan)

A breath of prayer in the morning means a day of power and blessings. A soul shall never be helpless with God's infinite grace.

(Lipay)

Morning is a wonderful blessing… either stormy or sunny. It stands for hope, giving us another start of what we call life.

(Charlotte)

Anak: Inay, ano ang sex?

Inay: Ginagawa yan ng magkarelasyon para ipadama ang pag-ibig nila sa isa't isa.

Anak: Haba naman! Pano kakasya yun sa application form?

(Kidjie)

Minsan, kahit ayaw natin maghiwalay, di puwede. Gusto man natin magkasama, walang chance. Iba-ibang life. Kanya-kanyang dreams. Pero alam mo, magkalayo man tayo, kasama ka pa rin pinakamagandang nangyari sa buhay ko.

(Kidjie)

For all the things we've shared, the endless times we've cared. For helping me through good and bad times, for the jokes, laughter, and funny lines. For being part of my life. Thank you.

(Kidjie)

Sa bawat usok na aking binubuga ay sabay ng sakit at sama ng loob. Sa bawat luha sa aking pag-iyak ay dugo sa aking puso. Kelan ko kaya matatanggap na wala na talaga?

(Ivan)

Life is a temporary assignment. If you experience difficulty, sorrow, and rejection, don't you worry because this world is not our ultimate home. God reserved heaven for us.

(Ate Weng)

It's one of those days that you just popped into my mind. I don't know why or how. Nevertheless, it's okay. Because, anyway, the thought of you made me smile.

(Paula)

If only I'm an angel, I'll protect you, lend you my wings, watch over you 24/7. but what can I do? Little devil ako? So paano? Inom na lang tayo.

(Ate Weng)

Stars are made to grant your wishes. Angels are made to guide. Eh ako kaya? Para san ako? Ummmm? Dito lang. Friend mo. Hanggang kelan mo gusto.

(Lipay)

Life becomes wonderful even if there are struggles and difficulties cause we have a loving God who heals the pain and keeps us going.

(Ate Hazel)

Bless my friend so dear to me, with all her needs only You can see. Keep her safe, and keep her glee, this I pray for the coming y ear.

(Emilie)

I wish you the fun of living, the joy of loving, the wonder of sharing, the gift of faith, and the serenity of a contented heart.

(Malo)

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(Capa)

Isang araw, nakasabay mo sa jeep yung taon mahal mo kasama yung ipinagpalit niya sa'yo. Ano gagawin mo? Ako, simple lang. Sisigaw ako, "Mama, para na! Ang papangit ng pasahero niyo!"

(Babes)

Time is like a river. You can't step on the same water twice because the flow that has passed will never pass you again. Cherish every moment of your life.

(Capa)

Rules of Love:

1. Never kiss when you're not committed.

2. Never expect, just hope.

3. Never love a taken man/woman.

4. Never fall for a friend.

5. Masarap ang bawal.

Don't fool yourself!

(Ate Weng)

Bawat kabataan may karapatan… karapatang gumala, umuwi anytime gustuhin at magkaroon ng syota. Magalit man ang parents mo, sabihin mo: "Talk to my lawyer!"

(Babes)

Magne-new year na. Lahat dapat bago. Dapat may handa. Dapat lahat masaya. Dapat may resolution. At dapat pasalamatan ang mga taong nagpasaya sa'yo sa nakalipas na taon. Salamat po.

(Leslie)

One of the qualities I like most about you is that you are very sentimental. 1% senti, 99% mental. Wag mo damdamin. Baka ka sumpungin.

(Babes)

Girls spell boys as

B-ilis magpalit ng GF

O-ver sa panloloko

Y-abang paminsan-misan at

S-yota mo na, syota pa ng iba.

San ka pa?

(Ivan)

Di ako bokalista, hindi rin gitarista. Pero ang musika, ang nagbibigay sa puso ko ng sigla. Gaya niyo. Nang makilala ko kayo, para na rin akong may sariling banda.

(Ivan)

In prosperity, God tests our gratitude. In poverty, our contentment. In misfortune, our hope. In darkness, our faith. At all times, our obedience.

(Minnie)

A woman of real beauty smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress and grows brave through reflection and prayer.

(Minnie)

Kanina, iniisip ko if mabait ba akong friend. If nakahelp ba ako. Tapos bigla akong natawa. Naisip kasi kita. So what, di ba? At least, kahit ano ugali ko, tinanggap mo ako. Thanks ha.

(Ate Weng)

Winning a friend's heart is difficult, yet I guess you didn't have a hard time with me because I was born extremely lovable! Don't protest. Cause I found you the same.

(Kidjie)

Anak: Tay, graduate na po ako.

Tay: Mabuti naman anak. Anong kurso mo?

Anak: AB po.

Tay: Ano? Four years, AB lang natapos mo? Bumalik ka sa Maynila. Tapusin mo hanggang Z!

(Charlotte)

What is the best sexual position to create a beautiful, irresistible, absolutely attractive and cute baby?

I don't know. Ask my parents.

(Kuya Tope)

Quote of the week from Nani Perez on Gloria's refusal to resign:

"Sa karanasan k okay Gloria, talagang mahirap siyang tanggalin kapag nakapuwesto na siya sa ibabaw."

(Kuya Tope)

May nakita akong magkasintahan na naglalakad sa may lansangan nang biglang tumulo ang aking luha sa sakit na naramdaman. Siyet! Nakatapak ako ng thumbtacks!

(Kidjie)

A raindrop may look too small to the eyes but somewhere a thirsty flower awaits its fall. A small text may seem too small to you but somewhere a heart will always remember you.

(Kidjie)

Someday I'll be gone and destiny wouldn't make me stay. Words left unspoken, actions never expressed. But you know what? I'll never forget how you once made me smile.

(Kidjie)

Never stop smiling and looking forward to each new day. But most of all, never stop shining in your own special way.

(Monsi)

Hirap magsabi ng "sorry". Hirap magsabi ng "mahal kita". Hirap magsabi ng "kailangan kita". Pero nalaman ko, pinakamahirap palang sabihin yung… "ruler roller lower" ng 10 times. Promise. Try mo.

(Babes)

Whenever I watch romantic movies, witness people kiss and make up or listen to a love song, I smile and feel good because I know that love still works. If not for me, at least for others.

(Kidjie)

There are mortal hands because of love have lain like music on your throat. But the music of the soul is delicate, remote.

(Unknown)

Having someone to remember is pleasing enough to the heart. It doesn't matter if you remember me once in a while. What matters most is we're friends at all times. No one can change that.

(Lipay)

Kapag umuungol ang dog, panigurado may tao. Kapag umuungol ang tao, panigurado, dog style".

(Lipay)

Salamat sa dakilang Ama may umagang kay ganda! Kung wala, paano kaya kita mababati ng maganda umaga.

(Noonas)

Pag natagpuan mo ang pag-ibig, itago mo, alagaan mo, gawin mong totoo, gawin mo ang tama. Kasi ang pag-ibig puwede ka magloan ng bahay.

(Leslie)

Sa pag-aasawa dawn g tao, dapat natin tularan ang ibon nab ago raw manganak. Meron nang nakahandang pugad. Kaya kung ikaw mag-aasawa, wag ka na magpagawa ng bahay. Pugad na lang. Mas mura pa.

(Charlotte)

Isang gabi, umiiyak ako. Napatingin ako sa buwan. Sabi niya, "Don't cry, may magmamahal din sa'yo." Sumagot ako sabi ko, "Buwan, sana hindi ka nakikialam noh? Close ba tayo?"

(Stephanie A)

Life is a matter of to do or not to do. Don't let your mistakes be a regret but a lesson to ponder. A happy life deals with a choice. So choose to be happy cause you deserve to be.

(Justine)

Life is like a vagina. Minsan dry, minsan basa, minsan madugo, minsan maputla. Palaging nakanganga. Naghihintay ng grasya. That's life. So, how's your vagina?

(Leslie)

The rain reminds me of her. How cold she is. How gloomy she made me feel. How much tears I shed because of her. How much damage she caused and how stupid I am still waiting for rain.

(Kidjie)

I praise the Lord because He guides me and in the night my conscience warns me. I am always aware of the Lord's presence, He is near and nothing can shake me.

(Peachy L.)

May the Lord give you a heart free from sadness, a mind free from worries, a life free from hatred and a body free from illness.

(Charlotte)

Jesus is a friend close beside us. Anytime we're feeling lost, His light will surely guide us. And anywhere we go His love will always reach us.

(Monsi)

Listen those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Forgive, learn from it, and of course, let it go.

(Kidjie)

Don't believe in destiny. Dapat niyong isipin reality. Kung talagang mahal mo ang isang taon, ipaglaban mo cause destiny is just an excuse of letting things happen instead of making things happen.

(Kidjie)

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Some say they like your personality. Others say your character. A lot says your style. But me? I like you just the way you are. No ifs. No buts. Just simply you.
(Leslie)

I could never choose what's good for you. Neither could I say what you should do. But remember that when the best things are going wrong… just tell me and I'm here to make you strong.
(Percy)

We bridge distance with text messages. Still we know it fails to fill the space. But I hope ours isn't just an exchange of text messages. It's keeping friendship alive.
(Leslie)

When the crowd brings you down or when all that creeps fuck you up… You will see me running close to you and tell you… "'Tol…Pahawak muna ng yosi ko… Ako na bahala sa mga pakshet na 'to!"
(Leonel)

I saw you one day.
You are crying.
I came up to you and asked,
"Why do tears fall on your face?"
You said,
"Nobody cares for me!"
Ummmm…
Sapakin kaya kita?
Eh ano tawag mo sa'kin?
Display?!?
(Reileen)

Ang pagkakaibigan parang bulate sa puwet. Di mo nakikita yun, pero ikaw lang ang nakakadama ng kiliti nito. Salamat ha! Dahil isa kang bulate sa puwet ko! Ang kati mo!
(Cess)

If someone you love hurt you, cry a river. Build a bridge. And get over it.
(Flager)

Titser: Ang pangit ng name mo. Condrado Domingo. Pag pinagsama, CONDOM!
Student: Okay lang ma'am! Pero mas pangit ang sa husband niyo. Pilato Sotero. In short, PISOT!
(Ate Weng)

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.
(Peachy L.)

Minsan, di sapat na mahal mo ang isang tao at alam mo na mahalaga ka sa kanya. Kasi bago ang lahat, dapat alam mo pinagkaiba ng mahal sa mahalaga. Mahalaga ka ba sa kanya? Pero mahal ka ba niya?
(Sis)

Pano if one day,
Sabi ni Doc,
You need a new backbone
Or else you'll die.
Nagpa-opera ka.
Nang matapos, ask mo:
Sino donor?
May inabot na note.
Sabi:
Ingatan mo alaala ko…
Love,
Imang

In my life there are many problems I face, sometimes too hard for me to handle, and sometimes I easily give up. You know what keeps my heart fighting? A piece of my life called… my friends.
(Bem)

We're not the kind of friends who go out every week, nor talk on the phone all night, nor get updates from each other everyday. We're the kind of friends that even in silence the special bond remains!
(Ate Weng)

Pag ako namatay,
Gusto ko lahat kayo present.
Nagtitrip.
Tong-its. Shagidy.
1-2-3 pass. Soundtrip!
Lahat happy.
Yoko may iiyak.
Tapos pag ililibing na'ko…
Gusto ko ililibing rin kayo!
Walang iwanan di ba?
(Kidjie)

What we have done for ourselves dies with us but what we have done for others remain. We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.
(Peachy L.)

Pag mahal mo ang isang tao
Itataya mo ang buhay mo
Ibibigay lahat ng gusto!
Pero paano kung…
Nagtext siya at Globe gamit niya?
Itataya at ibibigay mo ba
Ang pisong bumubuhay sa unlimited mo?
(Kidjie)

I opened the door to your heart
And saw it was full
I couldn't enter anymore
I closed the door thinking…
"Diyan kayo lahat
sa heart."
Dito ako sa lungs…
Mahangin pa!
(Erika)

A fat farmer was in a CR putting his dump. Suddenly the toilet collapsed and his manure spread all over the wheat field!
Then poof!
It became COCO CRUNCH!
Kain pa?
BOYCOTT NESTLE!
(Lipay)

Nahipo ng pari ang legs ng madre.
Madre: Father, Psalm 129!
Pari: Sorry!
Pag-uwi, hinanap niya sa Bible ang Psalm 129, at binasa:
"Go higher and find glory!"
(Monnette)

Ang baby pag umiyak, i-pampers mo!
Kapag umiiyak pa rin, i-EQ mo!
Kapag umiiyak pa rin, i-kimbies mo!
Pag umiyak pa rin…aba eh…
I-Huggies mo na!
(Capa)

Sweethearts watching the sky…
Guy: Love, ano ang horoscope mo?
Girl: Anong horoscope?
Guy: Yun bang kapalaran… katulad ko, cancer!
Girl: Ah… Sa'kin, almuranas!
(Charlotte)

My luckiest time was when I met you. The happiest was when I got to know you. The most memorable was when we got close. And the sweetest thing was when you came into my life and accepted me as I am.
(Lipay)

Bata: Nay, ano po ang nasa tiyan niyo?
Nanay: Kapatid mo…
Bata: Mahal niyo po ba siya?
Nanay: Oo naman.
Bata: Eh bakit niyo nilunok?
(Capa)

Sabi ko sa'yo, kailangan ko siya. Sabi ko sa'yo mahal ko siya. sabi ko rin, siya lang makakapagpasaya sa'kin. Pero nasabi ko na ba? Na ang ikaw at siya ay iisa?
(Capa)

Nakita mo ang crush mo na nag-iigib sa poso. Ano ang gagawin mo?
Dapat cool and sosyal…
"Can I pump you?
Este…
Bombahin kaya kita?
I mean…
Gusto mo mag-water-water?
(Ate Weng)

A lot of people have asked me… "Why I cared much for you?!" I just answered them with a smile. Not because I don't have an answer but because whatever it is, they will never understand…
(Lipay)

I saw God in the hallway, He told me to raise my fist so I could continue living. –Beng Hernandez
(Capa)

Bakit ang parents di ko ma-gets? Nung pinatutulog ka kahit di inaantok, pero ngayon ginigising ka kahit inaantok ka pa! tinuruan ka maglakad tapos ngayon nagagalit tuwing may lakad ka! Adik ba sila?
(Ate Weng)

Ano ba ang astig na friend?
Yung sweet?
Yung mayaman?
Yung matalino?
Para sa'kin yung astig na friend yung malakas magsabi ng…
"Diputa!
Padabaon taking hayop ka!"
(Ate Weng)

Life ko? Okay lang! Simple kahit kumplikado, payapa kahit magulo, madali kahit mahirap. Galing noh? Kaya mahal ko life ko eh! Malinaw kahit Malabo. Dagdagan pa ng tulad mo na mabait pero ewan ko…
(Ate Weng)

Telling someone we appreciate them is something we often put aside. And soon we realize that we lost our chance in regret. So before I lose my chance, I want you to know that I appreciate you a lot.
(Lipay)

I stood up feeling the cold breeze…
Hearing raindrops on the roof…
When suddenly…
It reminded me of you…
Kaw talaga!
Kumakanta ka na naman.
(Kidjie)

Nilapitan kita pero nilayuan mo ako.
Kinausap kita pero tinitigan mo lang ako.
Hinabol kita pero tinakbuhan mo ako.
Ganyan naman kayong mga goodlooking eh…
Galit kayo…
Sa nakahihigit sa inyo!
(Ate Weng)

Alam ko minsan naaasar ka na sa'kin. Dahil sa tanong at kakulitan ko. Pero sana lang pakatandaan mo na dito sa palikong kanto ng puso ko… mahal ka ng pasaway na 'to!
(Monnette)

Panawagan sa lahat ng mga magagandang babae gaya mo: Magkaisa tayong lahat! Wag seryosohin pag pogi… saktan silang lahat, paasahin, gaguhin, lokohin, at ibigay sa akin!

Bobo 1: One plus one?
Bobo 2: Hello? Eh di 3.
Bobo 1: Wahaha!
Bobo 2: Bakit ka tumatawa?
Bobo 1: Kala ko kasi hindi mo alam eh…
(Kidjie)

Pratatatat! Kaboom! Kablaaam! Weeeweee! Waangwaang! Pratatatatat! Sugod mga cute! Itext ang mga pangit!
Yes sir! Eto, tinext ko na yung isa. Lider nila!
(Monnette)

Man is the highest form of animal… He is made to be above all except God… So no matter how high EAGLES soar, how FALCONS attack, how BULLDOGS bark, how aggressive TIGERS are… They will always succumb to that one NAKED MAN standing with his ARMS WIDE OPEN…
(Monnette)

The deepest level of worship is praising God while in pain, thanking Him during trials, trusting Him when we are tempted, and loving Him when He seems distant.
(Ate Gigay)

Life doesn't need to be too perfect, doesn't need to be too rich, doesn't need to be too famous. As long as I am your friend for life! It's more than enough.
(Ate Weng)

The most painful thing that a guy could do to his girl is sit with his friends and say… "Pare look at her. Paniwalang-paniwala siyang lalake ako. Damn, pare! Di niya alam ikaw ang mahal ko!"
(Lipay)

I never planned to meet you. I never expected knowing you either. It was such a nice thing that expectations exist 'coz I never expected that I would care for you like this!
(Angelica)

Do you know Isabel of Sugo? Di ba siya yung alay? Di ba ang dugo ng alay umaapoy? Eh pano pag meron siya? Eh di sunog ang panty niya?!
(Lipay)

If you fall in love and you were hurt, don't shed too much tears or ask him to love you again. Instead, stand up tall, be proud, and say: "Ganyan talaga mga magaganda. Hindi bagay sa tanga!"
(Ate Weng)

Wag kang iiyak kahit mahalata mong masaya siya sa piling ng iba. Ni malungkot iwasan mo. Malay mo, hiniling din niyang maging happy ka kahit na di kayong dalawa.
(Lipay)

Nasabi ko ba sa'yo na…
Mahal kita?
Nabigla ka noh?!
Totoo yun!
Di mo alam? Di mo kasi inaalam!
Na…
Lahat ng kaibigan ko,
Mahal ko…
Gaya mo!
(Lipay)

I asked God, "Bakit masakit magmahal?" Di Niya ako sinagot. Tumulo luha ko. Alam mo ba He showed me a sign. The tears. Sabay sabi, "Hangga't may luha masarap magmahal kasi tunay!"
(Ate Weng)

Brain always brags that he's the wisest of all and that everything's right because of him. Then one day, heart just can't take it anymore! He told him, "The last time I followed you, I was broken into pieces!"
(Charlotte)

Masakit maging kaibigan ang taong mahal mo kasi para sa kanya magkaibigan lang kayo. Minsan ayos nang mahalaga ka sa kanya kahit alam mong magkaiba ang mahal sa mahalaga…
(Charlotte)

Nagspin the bottle kayo ng friends mo. Nasa harap mo ang mahal mo na kasama ang mahal niya. Ano ang pipiliin mo? Ang TRUTH na may iba na siya o ang CONSEQUENCE na puwede ka niyang mahalin kahit dalawa kayo sa puso niya?
(Lipay)

A message you can probably send to your ex:
Nung tayo pa, dati sabi mo sa'kin, ikamamatay mo pag nawala ako… Ngayong wala na tayo, tuparin mo naman promise mo… Mamatay ka na!
(Charlotte)

Deep friendship is not based on how many times when friends were together or how happy they were. It's the time when you never see them and yet keep on believing that the friendship will never end.
(Leslie)

Isang araw, naglalaro raw tayo sa gubat. At bigla kang kinuha ng gorilla. Umiyak ako napasigaw ng "Kunin mo na rin ako!" Sagot ng gorilya: "Bakit anak rin ba kita?"
(Lipay)

Sabi nila tayong mga girls
Pag easy to get, cheap.
Pag hard to get, pakipot.
Pag PDA, flirty.
Pag conservative, maarte.
Aahhh!
Shyeet!
Isa lang yan!
Basta mahal mo siya, go girl!
(Justine)

Being maarte is natural to girls. So when someone tells you na "Ang arte mo." Just turn back and say… "Maganda ko eh, paki mo?!"
(Ate Weng)

Jesus is a friend who is close beside us. Anytime we're feeling lost, His light will surely guide us, and anywhere we go His love will always reach us.
(Monsi)

What is love? Those who don't like it call it responsibility. Those who play it call it a game. Those who don't have it call it a dream. And those who understand it call it life.
(Kidjie)

Kahit nasaan ka. Kahit wala ka sa paningin ko. Kahit ala ka sa tabi ko. Kahit gaano ka kalayo sa akin, tandaan mo: hindi kita nakikita. Promise!
(Kidjie)

5 important things you have to learn:
1. have a guy to help you with work
2. have a guy to love you
3. have a guy who can make you laugh
4. have a guy who spoils you
5. make sure that these four guys don't know each other.
(Leslie)

5 benefits of kissing:
changes taste
burns calories
lips never go dry
relieves stress
makes face muscles strong
so keep kissing… It's healthy!
(Kidjie)

"Ako" bad. Maingay. Magulo. Makulit. Tigas ulo. At higit sa lahat, pasaway. Pero eto lang masasabi ko. Ikaw rin kaya!
(Kidjie)

Our minds gather the dirt and dust of human opinion everyday. But God's words are like waterfalls that wash and purify our hearts and minds.
(Monsi)

"Sorry." A simple word but hard to tell. Send this to all of your friends, kahit walang kasalanan. You should be. Kasi minsan, nakakasakit tayo ng tao ng di nalalaman. Kaya sorry if nasasaktan kita minsan.
(Kidjie)

Pag nadagit saimo an mahal mo and habo magpundo sa kahihinakit sa'yo, dai ka madagit. Dai ka magsabay. Kuguson mo siya. Hinghingan mo. "Kasubago ka pa. taplongon ta ka na!"
(Ate Gigay)

A sweeter smile, a brighter day, hope everything turns out great for you today!
(Frank)

Pag nalulungkot ka, text mo lang ako.
Pag natatakot ka, miscall mo 'ko.
Pag may problem ka, tawagan mo lang ako.
Pero pag masaya ka na…
Ikaw bahala kung maaalala mo pa ako.
(Kidjie)

Para sa saya, sa problema, sa assignments, sa departmentals. Para sa uno, sa dos, sa tres, o singko. Whatever happens, dude, 2nd sem na! Yari na naman tayo!
(Kidjie)

When you've been very much in love with someone… you can't really be friends after it falls apart. Coz it hurts to see each other and recall that you both did you best… but still didn't last.
(Kidjie)

God is working in more ways than we ask Him. He's doing more things for us than our faith can image! He makes all things beautiful, including you!
(Noonas)

Ang gulo ng mundo noh?
Paki ayos mo nga.
Salamat.
(Leonel)

Women are unique! They can release blood for 4-5 days without dying. Supply milk for 6-12 months without spoiling. And make hotdogs hard for 20-40 minutes without freezing! Iba talaga!
(Leslie)

TEACHER: Please stand if you think you're stupid.
(After a few seconds, a student stood.)
TEACHER: Do you think you're stupid?
STUDENT: No ma'am. I just hate to see you standing alone.
(Monnette)

Kapag iwan ba kita, hahabulin mo 'ko? sasayangin mo ba oras mo para lang sa'kin? Malulungkot ka ba dahil iwan kita? Sa tingin ko, hindi eh. Kasi nung iwan kita, ang sabi ko "Stay!", sabi mo "Arf-Arf!"
(Leslie)

Lagi niyang sinasabi sana magparamdam na yung taong magmamahal sa kanya. Sabi ko, nasa tabi-tabi lang yun. Tapos ngayon, sasabihin niya na nakakapagod nang maghintay… 'Langya, mas nakakapagod kaya magparamdam.
(Kidjie)

Pari: Sister, halika dito sa silid.
Sister: Diyos ko.
Pari: Isara mo ang pinto, patayin mo ilaw!
Sister: Diyos ko.
Pari: Tabi ka sa'kin.
Sister: Oh God!
Pari: Tingnan mo 'tong rosary ko. Glow in the dark!
(Monnette)

A friend once told me that if I don't want to get hurt, I should listen to my mind, instead of my heart. And she was right. I never got hurt. But I was never happy either.
(Kidjie)

Heart and mind were fighting. Heart said, "Delete mo na siya! stupid!" Mind replied, "Nagmamarunong ka pa diyan! How would I discard if I see you bleed everytime I try."
(Kidjie)

Pano ba kalimutan ang pait ng nakaraan? Isang bote ng alak? Isang hithit ng yosi? Sana nga noh? Nailuluwa sa pagsuka ang sakit, at naisasabay sa usok lahat ng hinanakit.
(Kidjie)

To be happy, don't do whatever you like but like whatever you do. Happiness comes not from having much to live on but having much to live for.
(Kidjie)

Did you konw taht the hmuan biran can raed wrods no mtater what odrer the lteters are in as lnog as the fisrt and lsat lteters are croerct? Cool no?
(Samm)

I was first hurt by someone I really love. I don't want to give up even if it hurts but one day I did. Asking why? Pagod na 'ko… mahirap palang magmahal ng taong di para sa'yo.
(Kidjie)

Minsan ang pag-ibig parang ibon. Kailangan pakawalan. Kailangan palayain. Babalik yun kung sa'yo. Pero kung hindi… dipungal na bayong an! Lastikuha! Biyo pang matigbak!
(Kidjie)

Census: Mrs, pira po ang aki mo?
Babae: 13 noy.
Census: Ah! Gulpi palan. Dai po kamo naggamit ning condom, pills, rhythm o withdrawal?
Babae: Ay dai, boto lang talaga.
(Leslie)

A student died and was asked by St. Peter. "From what school did you come from?"
Student: UP sir…
St. Peter: You may enter heaven. You've suffered enough.
(Peachy L.)

I tried to teach my young nephews good manners. So I set each a glass of milk and asked: "What will you say?" They lifted their glass and said: "Tagay!"
(Leslie)

When you find yourself in love with someone who can't love you back 'coz he/she has someone else… don't cry too much! Just close your eyes and say, "Matitikman din kita… bwahahahaha!"
(Kidjie)

Pag sinukluban ka na ng langit, nilamon ka na ng lupa, and feeling mo stars are falling down on you… Halika nga. Lapit ka sa'kin. Kaw ha. Adik ka noh? Sabi na eh…
(Kidjie)

A blue eagle was soaring in the sky when suddenly a green archer shot it down. Then a red warrior came to rescue with his bulldog and tamaraw. Unfortunately, a golden tiger came and ate all of them. A smart naked man planned a trap for the golden tiger. It was so dumb it fell for it. The smart naked man wore his maroon lords and clothes and reigns supreme. Mabuhay ang iskolar para sa bayan! UP fight!
(Peachy L.)

God won't ask what you did to protect your rights but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others.
(Lipay)

Each day, God sends angels to guide us. Don't expect to see them with wings flying around. Because they come in disguise. Sometimes they just text. Ehem.
(Kidjie)

Alam mo… habang nabubuhay pa tayo, may pangarap tayo sa buhay. Tulad ko, pangarap kong maging isang pangit. Pero hanggang pangarap na lang siguro yun.
(Lipay)

Pag may problema ka, lapitan mo ako. Di kita iiwan. Yayakapin kita ng mahigpit. At ibubulong ko sa'yo, "Andito lang ako, kahit hindi ako ang kailangan mo."
(Kidjie)

Killer: Father, mangungumpisal po ako.
Father: Ano ba kasalanan mo?
Killer: Pumatay po ako ng 20 tao.
Father: Bakit? Killer: Kasi po naniniwala sila sa Diyos. Kayo po naniniwala ba?
Father: Dati. Pero ngayon, trip-trip na lang.
(Kidjie)

Be fair to yourself. Don't cry for someone who doesn't deserve your tears. There's no use holding on to someone who has been hurting you. Don't love too much! Learn to keep a little for yourself.
(Kidjie)

To be kind is more important than to be right. Sometimes all a person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a patient heart that listens.
(Kidjie)

Minsan, kailangan itago ang nararamdaman. Iwasang magmahal kahit masaktan. Lumayo kahit luha ay tumulo. Pigilan ang tibok ng puso. Kagustuhan ba o kailangan? Kailangan ba gamitin ang isipan para puso ay saktan?
(Kidjie)

I look at the sky. The sky is sobrang cute. I look at you… I… I… I look at the sky na lang ulit.
(Matthew)

Stars are made to grant your wishes. Angels are made to guide you. Eh ako kaya? Para san ako? Ummm… Dito lang. Matatakbuhan mo pag di natupad wish mo at pag iniwan ka ng angel mo.
(Kidjie)

Let the silence of the night give you enough strength for tomorrow. Let the stars light up your face and let the love of God embrace you. Not just tonight but for the rest of your life.
(Jam)

Ang love parang yosi. Kahit alam mo na makakasakit at di magtatagal, sige pa rin sa paghithit. Laging sinasabi na titigilan na pero pag andiyan na, di mapigilan at madalas pag napasobra, mahirap nang huminga.
(Thea)

Making a thousand friends a year is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a friend who stands by you for a thousand years. Hope you'll be one!
(Leslie)

Every sunrise brings new chances to grow, new lessons to learn, new places to explore, and the promise of a new day that brings us closer to our dreams.
(Jam)

Ang love sa una masaya. Kiss dito. Yakap dun. I love you dito. Sex dun! Pero pag wala na… iiwanan ka na! Iyak dito! Iyak dun… Shit na love yan. Sana puro sex na lang.
(Leslie)

Innocent eyes. Kissable lips. Killer smile. Cool walk. Smooth talk. Gorgeous body. Devastating sex appeal. Enough aboaut me. Ikaw? Kumusta?
(Leslie)

When problems seem unbearable and solutions are elusive, never try to give up on life. Why? Oh c'mon! Di mo alam grabe nilangoy ng sperm ma-reach lang ang egg para mabuhay ka…
(Leslie)

Law of reality: Never, ever get into fights with ugly people. They have, literally and figuratively nothing to lose!
(Monnette)

Bakit exciting ang text? Kasi sa text, cute ang pangit, puwedeng single ang married, bida ang mga sinungaling! At sa text, bistado ang kuripot!
(Tope)

Minsan, ask ko sa sarili ko bakit namimiss kita? Bakit concerned ako sa'yo? Bakit kailangan kita? Pero, sabi ng puso ko simple lang. Kasi malapit na ang Pasko baka makalimutan mo gift ko!
(Kidjie)

Aaylenay, olinay. Olisam, olismray. Ranyonmergin manerenchay. Oliimansoten nernmay. Sliminemenlimis. Sliminemenlimis. ("Silent Night" ng ngongo. Subukan mo!)
(Leonel)

You know… I truly miss you! Can you please talk to me? Just for toay… If you have time? I'll wait because I love you. Sender: Jesus Christ.
(Jam)

Love makes you guilty. It always makes you feel bad. You just can't help yourself. Like me, I'm guilty. I've been bad. I just can't help myself. I needed to style my hair. Now it's damaged!
(Ems)

Every cigarette you smoke reduces your life by 5 minutes. Sex increases life by 10 minutes. So the basic theme of the equation is – a horny smoker never dies. That's good news.
(Ems)

Masarap daw umibig. May honey, sweetie, gummybears, cupcake, sugar, at marshmallows pa! Hmmm… Masarap pala! Bakit may umiiyak pa? Ahh… Siguro kasi, sumakit ngipin nila.
(Monnette)

Wishing you God's perfect touch tonight. To touch your life with joy, bless your heart with love, and comfort your soul with peace.
(Leslie)

3 monkeys escaped from the zoo… One was caught eating, one was watching TV, and one was… o, ba't feeling mo ikaw yung 3rd moneky? Masama yan.. Wag ganun.
(Babes)

Lahat ng tao may katapusan. Kumbaga sa stories – ending, sa laro – game over. Di talaga masasabi pag time mo na. Kaya dude, hangga't di pa ko game over, I will make our friendship the topscorer.
(Kidjie)

Minsan sa buhay ko, may nagagawa ako di ko namamalayan. May time mayabang pala ako. Nakakainis at kakasakit pala ako ng ibang tao. If ever man isa ka sa nasaktan ko, "Sorry po. Di ko sinasadya."
(Donna E.)

Anong oras na ba? Sensiya na kung naitanong ko. Wala kasi akong maisip na itanong sa'yo. Nakakahiya naman kung itatanong ko sa'yo, "Maganda ba ako?" Baka sabihin mo… "Obvious ba?"
(Ems)

Kapag nakita mo na ang tunay mong mamahalin, ingatan mo, alagaan mo, maging totoo ka. Gawin mo ang tama dahil ang pag-ibig mahirap makita. Minsan, hahanapin mo kung kelan wala na.
(Kidjie)

Do angels have wings? Not all! Sometimes instead of wings, angels have shoulders to cry on. Kahit demonyo tingin mo sa'kin, may balikat 'to noh! Puwede mabasa anytime.
(Kidjie)

Isang binatilyo ang pumasok sa isang gay bar. Nalaman ng nanay niya. Galit na tinanong ang anak.
Nanay: Anong nakita mo dun na di mo dapat makita?
Anak: Si tatay po!
(Kidjie)

Kapag may umagaw sa'yo, gagawin ko ang lahat mabawi lang kita kahit sino pa o ano pa siya! Peo baka magising na lang ako na nasa harap kita at sabihin mo, "Bakit mo ginawa yun? Ano ba kita?"
(Kidjie)

I never imagined that at one point, it could be real to bump into somebody who can make a difference in my life. You may not be aware… but… thanks! You did.
(Kidjie)

Minsan, sa grabeng inip ko sa buhay… mabuti pang…
Mang-asar na lang ako!
(Ems)

Sometimes in life, we tend to run so fast we don't notice God running with us. We only notice Him when we fall, yet He stops, carries us and says, "Finish the race my child."
(Lipay)

Every time they made love, the husband always insisted on shutting off the light. After 20 years, she turned on the lights and found him holding a vibrator. She went ballistic. "You impotent bastard, how could you be lying to me all these years?" The husband looks her straight in the eyes and calmly said: " I'll explain the toy. You explain the kids."
(Emmylou_PS)

May panahong kinalimutan kita, binalewala, at di pinapansin. Pero sana may mga panahong maisip mo rin na… artista ako at marami ding trabaho. Sana maintindihan mo.
(Tope)

Minsan ang pag-ibig parang larong habulan. Kapag siya yung taya, gagawin niya ang lahat para mahabol ka. Pero kapag napagod na siya, at ikaw na ang taya, wala na pala, ayawan na.
(Leslie)

Sometimes you just can't take things back to the way they used to be no matter how hard you try regardless of how sorry you are because in life, there are no rewinds. So play it right!
(Charlotte)

Minsan, mahuhuli mo akong nakatitig sa iyo. Huwag mo na lang akong pansinin. Sabi kasi ng mommy ko, cute ako, kaya iniisip ko kung itsura ng hindi cute.
(Kidjie)

The Hebrew Talmud says: "Be very careful if you make a woman cry because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib, not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior of, but from the side to be equal with. Under the arm to be protected for and next to the heart to be loved."
(Justine)

Maraming humihingo ng puso ko lahat sila siguradong mahal ako pero kahit ganun, ayoko pa rin itong ibigay kasi ikaw ba naman ang mawalan ng puso, di ka mamamatay?!
(Babes)

Sabi nila, love makes your heart beat faster, your body feel flushed with excitement, and your stomach go around in circles. Love kaya yon?! O natatae ka lang?!
(Jeanne)

Friendship is not finding the right person but creating the right relationship. It's not how much you love your friend from the beginning but how much love you build 'til the end.
(Leslie)

You cannot discover new oceans nless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore, because only those who risk can tell how far they can go.
(Charlotte)

GMA: "I am worried about my popularity these days. When people wave at me, they do it with only one finger."

Hale sa Bibliya… San Marcos kapitulo kuwatro kantos. Verziculo emperador hanggang red horse… "An dai magsunod sa dalan ning kagurangnan… BUYONG!"

Bobo: Pare, hulaan mo pangalan ko. Nagsisimula sa letter F.
Pare: Felix?
Bobo: Mali.
Pare: Francis?
Bobo: Mali pa rin!
Pare: O sige. Siret na!
Bobo: Efren.
(Charlotte)

Life is so short for drama and petty problems. So kiss slowly… Laugh insanely… Love truly… And give quickly… Life is too short to be anything but happy.
(Bem)

It is the heart that makes a woman pretty! She's beautiful according to what she is, not according to what she has. Hello to one of the prettiest girls I know.
(Leslie)

You can choose who to care for, who to protect, who to share life with. But you can never choose who to fall in love with 'cause love is not a choice. It's… chuva.
(Kuya Tope)

Sooner you'll no longer feel my presence. You'll never even miss my absence. I just hope someday when our roads meet again, you'll still be the person I used to call "friend".
(Ems)

A friend is never a coincidence in your life. They enter your life to bring you joy, companionship, acceptance, comfort, and endless caring. Thank you so much.
(Ems)

Like a fragile strand in a spider's web, our friendship has become a significant part of my life and I won't let that strand break because it would be difficult to weave it all over again.
(Leslie)

Minsan, kahit pilitin mong limutin yung tao na naging parte ng buhay mo, di mo magawa kahit na sinaktan at iniwan ka lang niya. Dahil ikaw mismo, sa sarili mo, handa ka uli masaktan. Basta bumalik lang siya!
(Kidjie)

Pag may kasalanan ka sa nanay mo, huwag kang matakot. Makinig ka lang at pag sinabi niyang… Punyeta ka! Gago! Tanga! Gala at pasaway! Ito lang sabihin mo sa kanya… May tama ka!
(Kidjie)

In life, you'll never know what you've been missing 'til it arrives. And you'll never know what you've got until it is missing. Appreciate every little thing you've got.
(Kidjie)

It's sad how busy we can get sometimes and forget to keep in touch with each other. But I want you to know that nothing's changed… I still look great!
(Ems)

Why is it hard to be happy when you're in love? You worry, cry, envy others. You give everything yet it isn't enough. Is it like this when you love someone? Or just stupid to fall for someone who can't see your worth?
(Kidjie)

Follow the instructions. To read my message, press OPTIONS. Go to REPLY. Find DICTIONARY. Choose ENGLISH. Press 4-1-6-0-2-8-8-3. Don't be shocked! Pawang katotohanan lang, pare.
(Kidjie)

Don't be afraid to come to me and cry. Don't ever hesitate to look at me in the eye. Don't ever be afraid of telling me how you feel… Remember! Friend mo 'ko… and we're gonna keep it real!
(Ems)

10 reasons pag di nagreply ang katext mo!
10 nasa CR
9 off cel
8 eating
7 walang nareceive
6 busy
5 tulog
4 kuripot
3 may tampo
2 walang load
1 kinuha na ni Lord
Alin ka dun?
(Monnette)

Two babies were playing in the crib when suddenly baby girl cried, "Rape!" Baby boy said, "Ay, tanga ka?! Naupuan mo lang kaya yang pacifier mo. Ambisyosa!"
(Lee-Vincent)

What's Bob Marley gonna do without his weeds? What about Jimi Hendrix without cocaine? Nirvana without Kurt Cobain? Sheesh! It scares me… It's like me without knowing you!
(Leonel)

Pababayaan mo ba maging friends lang ang turing mo sa kanya? Kahit na mahal mo siya? Wag kang duwag! Tinulak mo pa siya sa iba, di mo alam, nasaktan siya. bakit? Nasubsob kaya siya pagtulak mo! Pasaway ka talaga!
(Babes)

Ang kamatayan ni Andres Bonifacio, dapat pasalamatan. Bakit? Siyempre, dahil sa kanya… walang pasok ngayon! Salamat at namatay siya! Yehey!
(Babes)

Never doubt someone's love for you… If you find some imperfections, let it be. If you survived the pain, the happiness is satisfying. Never find the perfect love, 'cause love without pain is make-believe.
(Kidjie)

When God gives you one important thing in life, never hold it too tight! So when He asks you to give it back, it's easy to let go… without hurting so bad.
(Kidjie)

Bakit patay ang buhok sa kili-kili?
Ikaw man ang lumagay sa lugar nila, gugustuhin mo pa bang mabuhay?
(Monnette)

Titser: Class, what are the different colors of banana?
Juan: Ma'am! Brown ma'am!
Titser: Tarantado! May brown ba na saging?
Juan: Tarantada! Ang nilaga kaya!
(Monnette)

A lot of people ask me, "How is it to be in UP?" I answered back with a smile. Not because I don't have an answer, but because they would never know such sweet torture.
(Monnette)

Kapalaran mo for today:
Makakakita ka ng isang bagay na magdudulot ng pagkainis. Mabuting umiwas muna sa salamin.
(Monnette)

Life without Jesus is
L-onely
I-nsecure
F-ull of doubt &
E-mptiness.
Life with Jesus is
L-ight & easy
I-nspiring
F-ull of hope &
E-nthusiasm.
(Justine)

Minsan, kailangan mong maghintay. Minsan, kailangan mong magtiis. Minsan, kailangan mong umiyak para mapadama mo sa taong mahal mo na handa mong gawin ang lahat para lang sa kanya.
(Kidjie)

Sarong maogmang pagbati sa saimo nin maray na aga asin matrayumpong pagmata! Omawon an Kagurangnan sa pagtao sa sato nin panibagong pagkakataon tanganing magpadaba sa kapwa!
(Noonas)

I may not be your ideal friend. I may not be the best for you. But would you please teach me how to be one of them 'cause when times comes, at least you would remember me as someone who tried to be perfect just for you.
(Kidjie)

Falling down doesn't make a person a failure. But staying down does. So always remember that no one is perfect and when you fall so hard… just bounce back higher.
(Lee-Vincent)

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(Jeanne)

Gusto mo nga magmahal, wala naman dumadating. May darating nga, sasaktan ka lang naman. Bakit kaya ganun? Samantalang yung iba, namimili lang ng papaiyakin.
(Kidjie)

We've shared nonsense trips, nonsense laughters, nonsense jokes, nonsense stuff… But you know what? Those nonsense things I shared with you makes my life a bit sensible.
(Lipay)

We must have faith in the masses and we must have faith in the party. These are two cardinal principles… If we doubt these principles, we shall accomplish nothing.
(Capa)

Sa pag-ibig, kahit na masaktan ka o lumuha pa, ang mahalaga, marunong kang maglaba ng tapat at di ka takot mamalantsa dahil ang tapat magsaing ay may katapat na tunay na kanin.
(Emmylou)

If we lose something, we lose it for a reason. That reason might be hard to understand, but whatever it is, we just have to believe that. God takes away when He has something better to give.
(Lipay)

When you're having a really bad day and people are pissing you off, remember that it takes forty-two muscles to frown and takes you only four muscles to extend your middle finger! Fucking shit losers!
(Lipay)

I like the practical simplicity of this statement: "If people talk negatively about you, live in such a way that no one will believe them."
(Minnie)

Sometimes, loving could be so painful. But it's amazing to know that no matter how hard it is, loving someone is still the simplest reason why you find yourself smiling.
(Justine)

Makulit man si "Ivan", mami-miss mo rin siya. Magulo man siyang kasama, hahanapin mo rin siya. Pero isa lang sisiguraduhin ko sa'yo, wala nang ibang "Ivan" na darating sa buhay mo!
(Ivan)

Obedient love is not just love that obeys, but love that loves to obey. It is not merely submissive love, but love that relishes submission to our one true God!
(Monsi)

Whatever our prayers, dreams, and wishes, be patient for even the sun has to wait for the "dawn" to fulfill its promise of a new tomorrow.
(Minnie)

Wishing you the warmth, happiness, and goodwill of the season and all the best that new year can bring…
Happy Valentines!
Walang pakialaman… Load ko 'to!
(Leslie)

Wishing you the warmth, happiness, and goodwill of the season and all the best that new year can bring… Happy Valentine's! walang pakialaman… Load ko 'to! Morning!
(Leslie)

When you keep asking, can this be true? It can be crazy, but how can it be wrong when it feels so right? When you keep smiling, you can never get tired with it… Can this be love? Now on DVD…
(Lipay)

Life ain't easy I know… There are pains, pero if ever you'll fall because of hurt, dito lang ako ha? Get some strength from me… Weak din ako pero kakayanin ko para sa'yo…
(Kidjie)

Noon akala ko pag mahal mo isang tao, kahit maraming hadlang, kakayanin mo makuha lang mahal mo. Pero ngayon, masakit palang tanggapin na kaya pala maraming hadlang kasi di talaga siya para sa'yo…
(Kidjie)

We are like seeds and the people are like the soil. Wherever we go we must unite with the people, take root and blossom among them. –Mao Zedong
(Lipay)

Ang buhay ay mahirap, puno ng lumbay at pagsubok. Pero pag ikaw ay nadapa, bumangon ka't buong tapang mong isigaw… "Sino ang tumulak sa'kin?! Sinooooo?!"
(Samm)

Mahirap lumimot ng taong ayaw mong kalimutan. Mahirap saktan ang taong ayaw mong masaktan. Mahirap maniwala sa ayaw mong paniwalaan. Pero mas mahirap tinidorin ang sabaw! Grrr!
(Samm)

We are advocates of the abolition of war, we do not want war, but but can only be abolished thru war, and in order to get rid of the gun, it is necessary to take up the gun. –Mao Tse Tung
(Lipay)

Sa vuhay na itech, hirap makafind ng tunay na friendship ever! Okay na yung 2-3ng mga chenez, basta't tapat ang mga vruha. Gusto ko paglingon ko, isa ka sa mga chuvanez na yun ha?!
(Samm)

Getting angry is punishing yourself with the mistakes of others. So keep away from anger coz you'll get wrinkles! Tignan mo ang testicles, kulubot. Katabi niya kasi, laging galit.
(Samm)

Do you know what Christmas is? It's simple.
C-hrist
H-as
R-isen
I-n
S-pite
T-he
M-ost
A-dverse
S-acrifices.
(Leslie)

Some frinds forget. Some move away. Some keep silent. Some just change. But I'm not one of them. I'm just here, minsan busy nga lang… Pero never kitang nakalimutan.
(Kidjie)

'Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains' –English Poet, Veronika Decides to Die
(Lipay)

Ang kaibigan parang gitara… Iba-iba ang tunog. May palyado, merong nasa tono. Pero kung gitara'y tulad mo… Wala na… Muziklaban na 'to!
(Capa)

Cheerful people are like sunlight… They shine into the corners of the heart and offer bright mornings and fresh hopes… Good day to one such person!
(Monsi)

Ano nagpapaligaya sa ibang tao? Gimik, inom, magparty magdamag. Ako? Okay na ako humiga sa damuhan at tumingala sa mga bituin, kasama ang taong mahalaga sa'kin… Sama ka ha…
(Capa)

Bakit kailangan mag-'oist' if you mean 'I miss you'? Bakit 'tara' kung ang ibig sabihin 'gusto kita makasama'? Why say 'teka' instead of 'dito ka muna'? Asar talaga! Pucha! Gusto ka na pala… tinatago pa!
(Kidjie)

Maraming uri ng tao sa mundo. May cute, maganda, mabait, matalino. Gayunpaman, talagang napakasuwerte ko dahil nakatagpo ako ng tulad mo. Mabait, mabait, at higit sa lahat. Mabait talaga!
(Kidjie)

Dumating ako sa buhay mo, di ko alam kung napasaya kita. Di ko alam kung nakadagdag ba ako ng problema sa'yo. Basta ako, masaya kasi sa buhay ko, nakilala ko ang gaya mo.
(Kidjie)

A prince was cursed by a witch that he could speak only one word per year. But if he doesn't, he could save the words for the next year. One day, he saw a pretty princess and fell in love. He waited for 10 years to say, "Darling, I love you. I would like to marry you." And guess what the princess replied… "Pardon?"
(Kidjie)

The pressures in life may seem to crush us, but like a crushed grape that produces a better wine, they only bring out the best in us.
(Capa)

A man saw a little boy crossing the street and accidentally got bumped by a truck. But he didn't bother to take the boy to a hospital because he didn't want to be late in a meeting with his past girlfriend whom he parted with five years ago. When he got to the place, the girl wasn't there. He waited for an hour but still she didn't show up so he decided to go home. After three days, the girl called up and told him to go to a particular house. When he got there, the girl took his hands and led him inside and said, "I want you to meet your son." Then she pointed the coffin where he saw the little boy who crossed the street three days ago.
(Jam)