Israel Lifts the 43 Year Ban on the Beatles

I got a message from Rob Peters asking if he can use the Beatles photo that is on my Flickr account. Rob is running a news story about Israel's decision to lift its 43 year ban on the Beatles, and my photo would be a great addition. Of course I am very much interested in sharing it with their website which is NowPublic -- a participatory news website.

so in case you don't know... Israel banned the Beatles from performing in their country in 1965 for the reason that their music would influence or corrupt the Israeli youth. and on January 28th, 2008, Israel foreign ministry issued a public apology to the Beatles. Also, the ambasador is expected to give a letter of apology to Julia Baird (John Lennon's sister) and copies will be sent to Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and to the relatives of the late George Harrison.

"Let the music speak for itself and let the ignorance of the past,be just that."

Dinagyang (2)

So.. Dinagyang was over. Hehe. I survived the event without getting drunk. Not even a single drop of beer.

Oh.. I got to watch the fireworks display with Hec and his friends on Saturday. I missed the first 6, because I was stuck in traffic. Bummer. Hec took a few vids from the event. I gotta grab and post 'em here as soon as i have them.

I just suck with this entry. Ehehe. Sorry, no good update. :p

Dinagyang Festival

One of the Festivals I'm excited of is the Dinagyang Festival. the event is held every 4th Sunday of January here in Iloilo City in honor of the Santo Niño. Bleachers are set up in the corners of the city for people to get a good view of the performing tribes painted in black, dressed in colorful costumes chanting "Viva Señor Santo Niño!" and dancing to the beat of the drums.



Fluvial parade, Kasadyahan competition, gigs, and the week-long food fest are one of the activities held leading to the grand highlight. the shouting of "Hala Bira" by the tribe members makes the event a lively one.

I might be going out tonight for the good food and booze.

7th Monthsary

Yep. Today, we have the love hat on, and we are wearing it well. Things shared right now is surprisingly awesome.



More than anything else, all I want is a hug, a huge hug, that just envelopes me and for me to feel safe and loved. Of course, we will do more of that maybe later. Tee-hee!

*Happy dance*

My Battle With Food

My battle with food has taken a really interesting turn...for the better. A friend told me not to beat myself up. It's true...everyone falls off whatever course it is their on the table at some point, and I am no different. I've been eating at home more. But I still can't swallow veggies. lol.

But guess what...I have recently noticed that I can WILL myself to eat out at certain places or to eat certain foods. And now, I feel guilty about certain foods. Hec and I talked that we will not eat at a fast food joint anymore and we're really selective about what places we feel ok eating at. I've also noticed that I have to make myself eat when I'm hungry. But not much.

*smiles*

After today.. it's two more days of work! Yes. All those days working..whew...and having two days off a week..it's all paying off right now. And I'm saving up for our trip.. Hec and I want to travel. Hopefully by March. *fingers crossed*. Things shared with him are going great and I'm enjoying every moment. Our energy is good. I can never complain when we're having great talks, followed by great food, followed by great...well.. ya know what I mean. *grins*

I'm sleepy now. I'd be hitting the sack in a few minutes.

Heath Ledger Dies

Heath Ledger was found dead yesterday afternoon, January 22, at his residence in Manhattan. and drugs may have been a factor.

Well...

I hope wherever he is now, he is happier than he was here.

New Megadeth Guitarist

One of the 7 stringers wonder has joined Megadeth replacing Glen Drover. Due to some family matters, Glen has stepped down and the rumors about it has been spread since last December. On 14th Jan 2008, Dave Mustaine officially announced that Chris Broderick will be replacing Glen Drover as a band's new lead guitarist.

Born on March 6, 1970 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA, Chris used to play with Jag Panzer and Nevermore. He also had his own online guitar tutorial on his official Website at chrisbroderick.com. Currently those tutorial has been stopped due to his commitment to Megadeth's tour. He too has been endorsed by Ibanez and using Ibanez RG1527 Prestige 7 String equipped with Bare Knuckle Pickups and using ENGL Powerbal Amps for amplification. He also using DR High Beam 10 gauge strings to complete his axe.



Megadeth is still alive and kickin' some a*s!

Only Revolutions: A Novel

Damn, I want this book!

Only Revolutions: A Novel
Author: Mark Z. Danielewski

[Covers]

The story of two 16 year old lovers (never aging). The book is printed on two sides. One side tells the story of Hailey.. and flip it over to read Sam' s side. It has 360 pages, with 360 words on each page. Cool, huh?

I have read his book House of Leaves before-- a horror fiction, and I loved it.

An Iraqi's Rant

Politics is not my cup of tea.. but I think I'm slowly but surely turning into a political activist or something. i've spent the last hour reading a blog written by an Iraqi woman. She lives by the name Riverbend. And she has a very interesting posts.

One thing she wrote particularly interest me:

"But that's where the difference is: the majority of Iraqis have a deep respect for other cultures and religions… and that's what civilization is. It's not mobile phones, computers, skyscrapers and McDonalds; It's having enough security in your own faith and culture to allow people the sanctity of theirs…"

So... let's try something different for a change. let's try to respect other cultures that happen to be different from our own. So why not respect and honor ancient traditions that have been passed down through generations? When Larry the Cable Guy becomes the epitome of world culture, I will be very frightened indeed.

I'm going to get fired from my job for ranting too much. seriously.

Gorgeous Girlfriends

Faith - was made to be pink. Those eyes, body, beauty and brains.
Me - hottest eyebrows ever! and thats not my best feature. hahaha! Lemme just say I can be Fantabulous!

We are a true beauties and should have no trouble becoming absolutely gorgeous!

Friend Requests and Random Messages

I posted something like this from my previous entries, but some people are just repeat offenders!

FRIENDSTER
I'm going to deny all the friend requests sitting in my Friendster waiting for approval. If i actually know any of you feel free to tell me, but i don't recognize anyone. So. Deny. And I don't really care if you will hate me for it.

YAHOO MESSENGER
Beyond my control I always hit auto decline if I don't know you. This happens most of the time.

BLOGGER
One guy have visited this blog..so I got yet another message from this guy. he has sent 4 so far by hitting the comment button which can be found at the bottom of each post. since I'm the owner of this blog, I have the power not to publish it. I have not replied to a single one. because I'm not interested. in the latest, he says he would like to boo me. Because i suck for not writing back to him. He's so stupid.

I'm probably bringing this on myself simply by having profiles anywhere on the internet...and by 'it' I mean random messages from random dudes wanting dates. But I don't look for dates through the internet. For me, that's really a desperate move.

This rules (my rules) applies to any of my accounts that can be found on the internet. And as the owner of my accounts, I can do whatever I want just to deny your requests or to reply to any of your posts or emails.

So.. with this, the Administrator (Me) is god. I can grant or deny permissions, make your life a sunny walk in the park or a miserable road of net flagellation. Omnipotence and omniscience have its advantages and should happen to find myself enjoying to be the admin. So if you are in my place, you'll know how it feels.

Color Me Flattered

I've already started. Mostly the changes that need to happen are with me though. i wrote something about this before but i think it's a wee bit too personal for this, but basically, I miss the way I used to be. Before i stopped trusting other people...before life got to me. so now.. I'm starting to trust people again. And i'm too young (am I? hahah) for life to have gotten to me. So it's probably my fault. I'm just so happy to see some changes. It's so flattering.

Speaking of being young.. well..of course I'm no longer a teen.. But I just got an invitation from Angela to be a part of her 18 candles.. hahaha. Isn't she sweet? Making me feel like an 18 year old girl again. Her debut party will on the 11th of February. So I still have time to look for a nice cocktail dress. don't you think I'm too old for this? Tee-hee!

Una storia . Due vite. Tre parole.

Some people make things look like dreams coming true...at the wrong time..in the wrong situation. That's probably the reason why we can't stop loving each other.

Una storia . due vite. Tre parole.

[English]
One story. Two lives. Three words.

Formulating My 2008

Ok.. this entry was on draft.. January 02, 2008, but I forgot to publish it..and I'm doing it now. So...looking back on the last year, I've done lots of things that I love doing. I think it's nice to let you know my resolutions and see what should I be doing this year.

1. Do new things. Do scary things.

• Yes. do wildly practical, self-preserving, healthy and possibly uncomfortable things. Hmm.. bungee jumping? Tee-hee!
  

2. Take better care of those who take care of me.

• i have to work more on this..do great with this. And I will try to be more responsible with the hearts of those that help and love me.

3. Less defense mechanisms.

• Yep. my boyfriend and I are open with each other.. so I think I just have to be more honest when I'm feeling hurt. yeah. I'll work more on this.

4. Less rush, more patience.

• Careful deliberation never hurt anybody. being more responsible helps with this. also, working and having a lot of structure helps to cut down on the crazy.

5. Cook.

• a lot. Waaahh. I want to learn how to cook. To survive! I can do some cooking.. I just know how to fry foods.. but not nearly enough. Eek! Lol.
  

6. To have more blissful experience.

• I will find more of 'em and enjoy them.

7. Work Better. Make do on less.

• oh yeah. I will try to learn how to spend less money. for real.

8. Wear what's already in my closet. (What?)

• I will try.. but if I have a lil extra, I do shop for jeans, giant bags and shoes! i want more patent shoes this year! (oops, reads number 7 again.) hahah!
  

9. Travel.

• I want to travel a lot this year. Hec and I are still planning. I hope I won't jinx our plan by writing this.

10. Write.

• I love to write. So expect more updates from me. Also letters and emails and stories and articles.-- ummm. sort of. I did lots of these when I was in school.

11. Show More Love

• that includes kisses, cuddles and more! -- these are a warm gun momma!
  

12. Minimize drinking.

• Yep.. I might not stop .. but I will try to minimize drinking. I've been a drunken mess lately.

Again, I hope I won't jinx everything by writing this. Because I will be staying on the path i'm on and making more progress.

Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Anyone else as excited as me for this movie?


I just watched a bunch of clips/trailers on the movie... I'm excited! How can you go wrong with an amazing cast and a director that I like -- Tim Burton.
Release Date: January 16, 2008 (Philippines). It's today! But it's not yet here in Iloilo City theaters. ugh. I can't wait!!

MIss Punctual- Not!

Ahhhh.. the sun is shining again. It's 9:45 am, and today has been a good day. Woke up to find out I'm late for work!! What?? Hahaha! If Hectril didn't call me, I probably won't be able to get up. Argh.

It's like I'm having one of those days where I can't tell if I am getting sick or not. It's weird. When I woke up this morning, my throat was sore but I feel fine except I am really weak and tired. Bleh. Part of me wants to start my day and the other just wants to go back to bed. *yawns*.

Yeah. I'm the employee of the month! Hahaha.

Things I'm Thankful For

Things I'm thankful for are too numerous to list here, but there are a few things that deserve special mention.

I am thankful for:

• my amazing family
• my hip boyfriend..for treating me like a Princess
  
• my friends and all the ways they beautify my life
• my officemates
  
• my Boss
• my work, even though it's hard, but I love it
• all the love sent my way, even when I didn't deserve it
• painful lessons that help me to be an amazing person
• my haters - who always pry on me..and for making me feel important. lol

Thank You!

Sisters

This is my sister Marjorie. She is a year younger than me. We goof around when we are together.We share our deep dark secrets. And when we argue..well more like fighting, we use those secrets against each other. Sweet, huh? Hahaha!

That's Pringles in our mouths. Once you pop, you can't stop!

Our Mom took the picture. Hehe.

The Beauty of Being Loved

Sometimes the beauty of what it feels like to be truly loved catches you, and it is greater and more humbling than any ugliness the world could offer.

Oh, I love my Hecky poo.



This entry can also be found on my Multiply.

Hey Hey Monday!

Another Monday! Work has been really slow.. but I'm enjoying. Fingers crossed for an exciting assignment today. ;p

So yesterday consisted of:

• Hec picked up me from our house
• made a hotel room reservation for her sister (for the upcoming Dinagyang Festival which is next week)
• watched a good movie
• good food
• cuddles.. and more.
  

I say, Sunday really treated me well. :)

Happy 1/14 y'all!

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Yesterday, Hec and I watched National Treasure: Book of Secrets. It's a great film, a melting pot of adventure and suspense, humor and sadness, reality and fantasy. Easy watching yet intellectually stimulating. really entertaining. The plot has Nicolas Cage's (Ben Gates) adventure for the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar, which was kept secret through the ages by Freemasons past and present. So by finding the treasure requires the theft of the Declaration of Independence (the treasure clues are on the back of the torn pages of the book). so.. the film also has a lil comedy part. You must watch the movies guys. And you'll know how the word "So" works. ;)

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Twisted Dream

Hectril was here in the office just a while back.. -- and that makes me a happy Marie. :)

Anyway, I had a dream last night, that today was the day from hell. I'm not in a bad mood from it or anything. I'm not traumatized. I find it amusing.

But I swear... I went to bed last night, and woke up in a parallel universe. A horrid version of my everyday life. It was a sick twisted version of my normal day. And I didn't lose my cool. .. that much, anyway. haha.

I don't know if my dream was trying to tell me of something or to remind me of something. I'm not worried anyway. it was funny. And it's just that recently, I've been finding myself thinking extremely random thoughts. Hmm.. maybe I'm going to start making a list...soon.

Not to mention, I drank quite a bit of coffee and now I feel a little crazy.

So.. what are you gonna do on a Saturday night?

Walking On My Usual Sunshine

I'm walking on sunshine like whoah!

So...Hectril visited me in the office last night, right after he got off from work. He stayed here with me for hours, we talked, we hold hands, we hugged each other and we kissed. We didn't really care if there were people who saw us flirting. Most of all times.. I just want to cuddle and be girly when I'm with him.

Hmm.. I want a new hair cut.. I want it shorter but parts of me want to keep my hair long. I also want to get the highlights back if I can. It will make me look younger again hahaha. I swear to God, people always assume I'm about 19 or 20 all the time. Then they would see me drinking too much and get all freaked out, and ask. It's gotten to the point where i'd rather be rude than nice when asked. Hahaha.

Motivate Me More!

So... my boyfriend Hectril, is motivating me to get more sales today. And if I do reach my quota, he's giving me night party! And more of that. Yay! :D

*Happy dance*

My Guidelines for Basic Survival

CHAPTER ONE
GUIDELINES FOR BASIC SURVIVAL
Author: Marie

Lesson One: Have a sense of humor

• Remember to laugh. don't get your panties knotted up by being too quick to judge sarcasm.

Lesson Two: Accept blame

• Yup, for what you've done and don't project it onto other people. admit to what you did and who you are.

Lesson Three: Insecurity

• If you're insecure, it tends to show in some way or another. Some people prey on that, so hold your head up when you can. (we're all a little insecure sometimes). I know one person, though. ha ha ha.
  

Lesson Four: Know your friends

• Find out who your friends are and keep them close to you. sometimes they're all you've got. If you don't have any, maybe it's your problem and not everyone else's.

Lesson Five: Do the right thing

• Do what you're doing for the right reasons, but don't force it on people. all the admiration in the world (for what you are doing) might not make you feel any better about yourself. But don't ever do things just to hurt other people because you are a B***h.
  

Lesson Six: Everyone is fake

• Yup. some are more so than others, but everyone is fake. Be careful who you trust. Get over it and move on.

Lesson Seven: Learn from your mistakes.

• We all make them. Hopefully you make the biggest ones when you're young.

Lesson Eight: Karma

• Karma will either kick your ass or kiss it. And I still believe in karma's existence. So i will just let karma do its stuff.
  

Lesson Nine: Fight for it

• If something really matters to you, don't give up. But remember that not every battle is worth fighting.

Lesson Ten: Know who you are

• Which most of us yet to learn.

*Please note: do not make assumptions that this post refers to a specific person.

Random Sheet

So yesterday, I couldn't breath. Like something is pushing on my chest. And ecg will be tomorrow. So.. if I die.. I love you all.

COFFEE!
I have been deprived of coffee for a couple of days. If anyone can sympathize, then you know where I'm coming from.

FRIENDSTER!
You may think I'm just blatantly rude, but honestly, I just don't always have time to respond to people or to accept your request. and like usual, I really don't care if you "hate" me for it. beyond my control. Friend request or friend invite is still on auto decline.

DIET!
Yes I'm on diet! I hate those days when you wake up feeling like a fat a$. I've been having too many of those days lately. And that just automatically makes me want to eat more and move even less than I already do.

DRINKING!
I'm back to my drinking habit again. I have been a drunken mess lately, I'll admit. I know it's no good, so I will minimize drinking, but never stop.

RELATIONSHIP!
Relationships are like roller coasters with all the ups and downs and twists and turns. It takes work. A lot of it sometimes. This ride only has two people on it. And I don't need anyone telling either of us to get off the ride. Please kindly mind your own business and stop talking sh*t, especially when you don't know the whole story.

Toothache

I have a massive toothache! And I'm scared to see the dentist. The last time I visited my dentist was in January 2006. It's been a year! I had 3 extractions and from that I got traumatized! I almost fainted the second week I came back to the dentist..she tried to pull out my tooth and that really was so painful. 3 1/2 syringe of anesthesia was injected but the pain was still there. I had no choice but to let her pull it out or I will suffer for a week or so. I don't want to go the dentist again. Nah-ah.

Toothaches really make people grumpy... Awww. This is killing me.


Do the Dew!

On the Brighter Side Of Things

I have the music in my head set so loud that I can't hear anything. Blocking the world out and meditating has become harder lately.

Last night, I was not able to party. Hectril didn't want me to go out. He was still at the reception of his cousin's wedding. We were just texting until I finally fell asleep. And when I woke up around 4am, I have unread messages from him in my cellphone. Darnit.

So...some of the people close to me know that I've actually been troubled lately by the fact that I was needing answers. At times he'll ask me a question but not seeking the answer on his own or not ask me because I too become very emotional and because I must NOT know what I'm talking about. But in our relationship, we have complete and absolute trust. Well, let me tell you, when he was at the wedding of his cousin yesterday, he texted me right away that he just had a picture taken with his ex and the kids... blah blah blah. And I'm glad he never missed telling me things that I should know-- during the Xmas vacation..at Carles.. all.. I know it all because he is telling me. :)

I'm very sure about my feelings and where I want this to go.

And work is ok. And tomorrow I'm having a new working schedule. That's 12noon-9pm. Aww.. I will be missing lots of things during the day... like meeting Hec after his work.. going to the gym with him every Monday and Wednesday. Doomed? But having a day on Sunday is worse! Oh how I hate Sundays .I just feel trapped. I'm stuck in the house..sleeping..because I need that..but it sucks...lol.. and watching tv, playing the guitar, talking on the phone..its just not enough to fill up my day.

Just wanted to let everyone know I'm feeling better. ;) I'm grateful I have friends who are there for me.

I Am Beside Myself

Yeah, I'm crazy.

This is by no means a good update, but I'm sick and tired of seeing what I wrote about in the last entry. I had one of the worst days ever yesterday.

Some of you think I'm confident and bold enough writing the things that I do here...but I'm about to write some shit that even I gave second thoughts to...as if I wasn't exposed before, I'm about to become SUPER exposed...because I know I can not be the only one that broke down the way I did yesterday...I just can't be.

So for the most part, I've been high on life and loving every minute, and yesterday I wanted nothing more than to fade away into oblivion, cancel all connections with people, and take off. I hated myself yesterday and I didn't want to be a part of this sh*t we call our WORLD anymore.

I don't know why exactly I didn't think to call anyone, but I ended up going to the place I frequent with, sat by the bar and got offered for a tequila shot...I was there for like 30 minutes and went to the office by 8pm. I was in tears and friends were there to listen.

By now, you guys should know things are better. I'm now having fun...and loving. I'm on the go. I'm good, I'm smiling, I'm happy, and with friends.

Things Are Currently Letting Me down

Right now I'm so sad.
Right now, I want to just stay in.
Right now, i hate outside.

People are shitty, and i like my little pillows, and my bed, and my little life, but other people are so quick to point out that's it's slightly pathetic to never go out lately.. it's been months. Perhaps I should go out and that would be tomorrow night, or Saturday night.

I need beer. More booze!

Tired and sleepy. But I will never be tired of one thing I'm holding on to. I hate waiting. I wish I could learn to control my impatience, but that will never happen. Just a lot of things on my mind today. I'm ready for life to start. I have a few hurdles to leap before I get to that point. And it sucks knowing that. Life is just a little confusing right now. I'm ok, I'm not too worried...it's just a little confusing. And all I can say is...Oh, life. I hate when it's so up in the air that you can't read it at all.

Sorry for whining here, it's not really appropriate. I see people here and they're so happy, and content, and amazing. And for the most part I am happy and content, but then I have a day like this.

...And I really need to quit eating so much damn sugar. It's going straight to my thighs!

<---from Logan. That's 1 liter baby!
Drinking during office hours, huh?

Staying Mindful

I never feel like I'm doing enough, and then BAM!.. it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Last night, before going to work..I was on the phone with a friend, and he was telling me how sometimes he has moments of perfect alignment, of feeling that everything in his life, and everything about him, for that matter, is exactly as it should be.

And i definitely have moments of perfection, of feeling as though a particular moment/hour/day could never be improved upon. I never always feel that way about myself. There is always more to do, to learn, to accomplish. My to-do list is a mile long, in many aspects of my life.

I realized that this keeps me in a state of constant longing that's hard to break out of. I've been thinking a lot about how to shift into a state of doing instead. Not worrying about things that loom over me... but instead I'm learning how to put one foot in front of the other. Sounds like a healthy thought, right? :)

On the other note:
I'm hungry but I don't want to eat, geez, I gain a lot of weight during the holidays. Can you feel my pain? lol. And I am so sleepy. This cold makes me sleepy. I like to go to bed with all my clothes on, and wiggle out of them during the day when I get too hot. I love the cold, but I hate being cold.

Hectril is picking me up from work by 7:30am...and I'm excited to see him. :D

Oh.. please visit my Multiply.

Hello 2008!

Hello people of 2008!

We went to our old house (Mom's), and had a get-together party with our family and relatives. My awesome nieces, nephews and cousins were almost complete. It was fantastic. I spent it with awesome people. Good Beer. Good music. We danced all night! Our neighborhood had a sweet party music outside - so everyone was there- good times had by all. So, the New Year's eve was a blast.. my cousin and I took the videos of welcoming the year 2008. The fireworks were soooo amazing, and believe it or not, my Uncle spent more or less Php75,000 just for the firecrackers/fireworks. No pictures, only vidoes...I'll try to post the videos as soon as I can.

However, the first day of 2008 was a bit short for me... I was nursing my almighty hangover!

2008 is the year of a much needed change. Which means.. I'm gonna flame all the morons that gets on my way. Kidding. :D

Also, I will apply some changes on my blog.. if I can find time.