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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Our Kiss...

sarap ng kiss namin ng palangga ko...

Believe Me... you can read this...

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd

waht I was rdgnieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer
in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny
iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be

in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it
wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig
huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt!

Have A Real Nice Day

One rainy Friday... from YOUNGBLOOD of INQUIRER.net

YOUNGBLOOD
One rainy Friday
By Adelette H. de la Paz
Inquirer
Last updated 01:26am (Mla time) 05/10/2007

MANILA, Philippines -- It was a rainy Friday, when I first met him. The glass windows of our office were rattling as strong winds blew and the rain sloshed angrily on the glass. He walked into the room where we were chatting impatiently while waiting for their group to arrive.

He was a ray of sunshine on that stormy day. He was smiling his cheery smile, his dimpled cheeks so enticingly romantic that I couldn't take my eyes off him. He had an aura of intelligence so very rare among the men I usually deal with. And when he approached to introduce himself to us, I knew I had already fallen for him.

When he repeated my name, he looked deep into my eyes and seemed to probe the very depths of my being. I could almost feel him exploring the corners of my mind and I shivered with the sudden awareness.

We shook hands. His were warm and dry while mine were cold and clammy. I couldn't bring myself to look again into his eyes because I was so sure he'd see how I felt. My eyes have always been expressive and I couldn't take the chance of him catching a glimpse of the turmoil inside me.

The next day, I broke up with Leo, my boyfriend of two years. I was so sure of how I felt for the other guy. My feelings for Leo paled in comparison to what I felt for him.

The breakup was not a pleasant one. Leo didn't take it calmly, which was what I expected since we already had many plans for our future together. But I was sure of my decision. I knew what I wanted and I knew who I wanted to be with. And it was not Leo.

After that, things started to develop into something more between the other guy and me. He would often look up from his table at the office and stare unknowingly at me. I would catch him watching me walk from one end of the office to another. I would feel his eyes watch my lips move whenever I spoke on the phone near his table.

Whenever he spoke to me, he would insert personal questions entirely unrelated to our topic of conversation. He wanted to know what my plans were. He wanted to know my dreams no matter how small they seemed. He wanted to know what made me happy and what made me sad. He made it his business to know my future plans and my heart's desires for reasons that were not fully clear to me then. I did not ask why he was so interested; I was sure I knew the answer.

My days were filled with stolen glimpses of him, too. I watched him speak to applicants for jobs in our company. I listened to his questions and explanations and marveled every time at the intelligence behind them. I watched him soothe the feelings of those who did not pass the rigid interviews and I wished so many times that it was me he was comforting.

My nights were no better than my days. I would think of him endlessly and could hardly sleep. I would cry hot tears of longing and in the morning, I would pretend as if nothing happened.

I knew that he knew how I felt. Our glances were unmistakable. It was hell waiting for him to come to me first and confess his feelings. It was torture having him near when I couldn't express fully what I felt inside. But it made me feel alive. It made me realize that I was still human, capable of loving deeply and of being hurt immensely.

It was also on a rainy Friday when everything came apart for me. That day, his wife and son came to our office to fetch him.

I almost fainted in surprise and dismay when I realized that he already had his little family. I didn't know. My feelings for him left no space for the thought that he might not be free to love another. In the little imaginary world I had created for us, there was no one else but him and me.

I let go completely after that, painfully turning down his tempting offer of an extra-marital affair. It's not that I didn't want him, it was more because I cared for him too much to let him ruin his family life. I couldn't hold on anymore, anyway. There was so much he didn't say, so much he had left unknown. The thread that bound him and me was so thin and flimsy. As e.e. cummings once wrote, "Nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands."

Adelette H. de la Paz, 28, is a recruitment coordinator at a private firm.

Obong Spring, Dalaguete, Cebu

100 Things About Me

001. Real name: ARLEIGH T. MACAPAGAL
002. Nickname: ARL, CHOI
003. Single or available: SINGLE
004. Zodiac sign: VIRGO
005. Male or female: MALE
006. Elementary: ESTEBAN R. ABADA MEMORIAL SCHOOL-WEST
007. College: UNIVERSITY OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL RECOLETOS
008. High: KABANKALAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE
009. Eye color: DONT KNOW
010. Hair color: BLACK
011. Long or short hair: SHORT
012. Shoe size: 9.5
013. Asthma? No
014. Are you health freak: A LITTLE
015. Height: 5'7"
016. Do you have a crush on someone: YES
017. Do you like yourself: YES, NARCISSISTIC NA NGA EH...
018. Piercings: A BIG NO!
019. Tattoos: A BIG NO TOO!
020. Righty or lefty: LEFTY

FIRSTS:

022. First surgery: IF CIRCUMCISSION IS CONDIERED THEN THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST
023. First piercing: WALA NGA EH
024. First best friend: VINCENT DELOSO
025. First award: MOST PUNCTUAL, KINDERGARTEN
026. First sport you joined: ELEMENTARY BASEBALL
027. First pet: PEWEE, MY VERY LOVING DOG
028. First vacation: BANTAYAN ISLAND, CEBU WITH MY GF
029. First concert: MARTIN NIEVERA AT LASALLE COLISEUM
030. First crush: GRADE SCHOOL YEARS KO PA YUN, SINO NGA YUN?

CURRENTLY :

049. Eating: MCRICE BURGER
050. Drinking: ICED TEA
052. I'm about to: DO MY REPORT TO BEAT TE DEADLINE YET IM STILL HERE TYPING HEHEHE...
053. Listening to: BISAYA ROCK
055. Waiting for: MY DEADLINE THIS AFTERNOON.
057. Wearing: POLO BARONG, BLACK TROUSERS, BLACK SHOES, TANGGA TYPE BRIEF, MY FAVE BOXER SHORTS, AND MY BLACK SOCKS

YOUR FUTURE :
058. Want kids? YES, 2-4 MAYBE
059. Want to get married? YES
060. Careers in mind? TO HAVE MY OWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE/SAMESEX?

068. Lips or eyes? LIPS
069. Hugs or kisses: BOTH
070. Shorter or taller: AT LEAST AN INCH SHORTER THAN ME
072. Romantic or spontaneous? SPONTANEOUS
073. Stomach or arms: STOMACH
074. Sensitive or loud: SENSITIVE
075. Hook-up or relationship: RELATIONSHIP

HAVE YOU EVER :

078. Kissed a stranger: NONE SO FAR
080. Lost glasses/contacts: I DONT HAVE THOSE STUFFS
081. Ran away from home: DI PA NANGYAYARI
082. Broken any bones: OK PA NAMAN LAHAT
084. Broken someone's heart: YUP, BUT IM MAKING IT UP
085. Been arrested: WALA PA
086. Turned someone down: A LOT OF TIMES.
087. Cried when someone died: IM NOT A CRY BABY HEHEHE
088. Liked a friend: YES

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

089. Yourself: A LOT
090. Miracles: YES
091. Love at first sight: NO
092. Heaven: Yes.
093. Santa claus: YES, I RECEIVED A LOT OF PRESENTS FROM SANTA CLAUS
094. Fairies: MAYBE
095. Kissing on the first date: YES
096. Angels: YES, AND THEY ACTUALLY GUARD ME

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY :
097. Is there one or more people you want to be with right now? YES
098. Is Superman really better than Batman? I LIKE CLARK KENT MORE THAN BRUCE WAYNE
099. Have you had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at the same time? NO
100. Do you believe in God? YES

Today in History

1994
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South African President and becomes the country's first black head of state.

1940
Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, replaces Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister.

1897
Together with his brother, Procopio, Andres Bonifacio is executed at Mt. Buntis, Maragondon, Cavite.

1960

Bono

Member of the group, U2

1899

Fred Astaire

Dancer and actor: Ziegfield Follies, Easter Parade

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Philippine TV Ratings May 6-7, 2007

Narito ang overnight
ratings ng mga programa ng GMA 7 at ABS-CBN 2 noong LINGGO
(Mayo 6):

SOP 10.9% vs. ASAP 14.3%;

Magic Kamison 12.6% vs.
Love Spell 10%;

Showbiz Central 8.5% vs.
The Buzz 15.2%;

Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang
9.3% vs. TV Patrol Linggo 22.3%;

Philippine Agenda 14% vs.
Goin’ Bulilit 22.9%;

Mel and Joey 17.6% vs.
Rated K 21%;

All Star K 18.2% vs. Sharon
13.4%;

Daddy Di Do Du 13.5% vs.
Pinoy Big Brother 19.7%;

Isang Tanong 17.6% vs.
Sunday’s Best 7.8%.

LUNES (Mayo 7):

SiS 10.9% vs. Homeboy 8.3%;

LIH 10.9 vs. Game Ka Na Ba
18.3;

Eat Bulaga 19.1 vs. Wowowee
19.5;

Daisy Siete 15.9 vs.
Inocente De Ti 13.9;

Muli 13.1 at Sinenovela
13.3 vs. Kapamilya Cinema 11.9;

Love Truly 12 vs. Pangako
sa ‘Yo 9.7;

Hana Yori Dango 19.1 vs.
Sineserye 13.4;

24 Oras 26.3 vs. TV Patrol
World 23.5;

Asian Treasures 27.1 vs.
Maria Flordeluna 25.8 at Walang Kapalit 26.1;

Super Twins 26.2 vs. Maging
Sino Ka Man 26.9;

Lupin 31.9 vs. Rounin 19.8;

Jumong 26.5 vs. Pinoy Big
Brother 19.5;

Who’s Your Daddy Now 14.3
vs. Bandila 8.5.