Archive for October, 2007

14
Oct

What Kind of Monster Are You?

   Posted by: Ryman    in Analyze Self

Since Halloween is just around the corner, I took this test which found its way to my RSS feed.

You Are a Ghost

Mysterious, independent, and often unseen - you always do things your own way.You are introverted, shy, and even a little secretive. People are dying to know you better, but you’re a difficult person to know. A lot of your contributions to the world are left invisible and unfelt.

Your greatest power: Blending in really well

Your greatest weakness: Being too passive

You play well with: Witches

What Kind of Monster Are You?

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11
Oct

A guide to all men on Wifespeak

   Posted by: Ryman    in Humor Post, Things Forwarded

The wife says: We need.
The wife means: I want.

The wife says: It’s your decision.
The wife means: The correct decision should be obvious.

The wife says: Do what you want.
The wife means: You’ll pay for this later!

The wife says: We need to talk.
The wife means: I need to complain.

The wife says: Sure… go ahead.
The wife means: I don’t want you to.

The wife says: I’m not upset.
The wife means: Of course I’m upset you moron.

The wife says: Be romantic, turn out the lights.
The wife means: I have flabby thighs.

The wife says: This kitchen is so inconvenient.
The wife means: I want a new house.

The wife says: I want new curtains.
The wife means: Also carpeting, furniture, and wallpaper!

The wife says: I need wedding shoes.
The wife means: The other forty pairs are the wrong shade of white.
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10
Oct

Love pressure

   Posted by: Ryman    in Random Rants

What really bothers me is that I always don’t have the answer to a lot of questions. Goals are one thing I can’t envision in my lifetime. It’s hard to admit, but I really have no ’specific’ goals in my life. Others can easily say, I want to be rich, or build my dream house, or travel abroad. I don’t have that kind of dream, nor vision. I just want to live a simple life with no problems, then die. That’s it, really simple.

My girlfriend, Joanne, sometimes asks me what are my plans with her. I always answered, we will get married, live together and stuff like that. Lately, she has been ‘pressuring’ me that we should live together now. Since we are both adults and working (currently I’m not), she suggested that we get a house or a condo. I know we are not getting any younger, and our peers are adding to that pressure. My barkada, Aldrin, got married a couple of years ago and has already a daughter. He is living in the U.S. while his family are still here in the Philippines. It wont’ be long before they are also in the U.S. Mike, another one of my barkada also got married last year. Now Mike is back at Canada, soon after his family will also join him there along with his few months old son. Another one of my barkada (whose name I won’t mention due to certain conflict that may arise) is living with his current girlfriend. I hear that his girlfriend is already pregnant. As you’ve probably guessed, soon they will also get married. And another one of my barkada (which again I won’t mention because it is supposed to be a secret) is also planning to get married. But not in the church, he and his girlfriend are planning to have a SM (secret marriage). Actually it’s not really a secret since they need a witness, he is inviting me to be one. Ok so to make this short, a few more of my friends and barkadas are either married, getting married, or already has a daughter or son, which BTW I’m also a ninong (godfather).

And to add to that ‘peer pressure’ my girlfriend’s younger brother also recently got married. She’s not really angry to the fact that her younger brother got married before her, but she’s wondering ‘when’ (with emphasis) we will get married. Although for reasons said by her parents, they don’t want her to get married ‘yet’ because her dad is going to petition her to the U.S. so her surname must remain intact.

Now if I’m to decide, I’d better plan for ‘our’ future. Since we are together on this one, I really have to decide on some things. Mostly I don’t like making decisions because, like I always say, what ever happens, happens. We’ve been together for more than six years (since 2001), we’ve already known known each other that much. We’ve already done many things together, gone to far away places. Maybe it is time to make that ‘near’ final step, where in you have to share your life with another person.

To choose between being single (my freedom, which I really like in my life coz I can always do anything I want without anyone objecting) or being in a couple (where I can enjoy the moments in my life with another person, to be loved and to feel love) is a really hard decision for me.

Well, it’s time to make that next step. What comes next, I hope it will be good.

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9
Oct

Parang may kulang…

   Posted by: Ryman    in Things Forwarded

Nagising nalang ako isang umaga, naramdaman ko parang may kulang. Kumain ako ng almusal, nakusap ko na lahat ng tao sa bahay, pero bakit ganito parang ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko. Pumasok ako sa trabaho nagiisip parin muntik na nga akong matisod sa kakaisip lang nito. Tinanong nako ng mga katrabaho ko, ano ba meron sakin bakit ang tamlay ko. Sabi ko hindi ko alam, di ko maintindihan.

Alam mo ba yung pakiramdam na parang may malaking butas sa sarili mo, tipong merong kilangang makapuno? Yun ang naramdaman ko nung araw na yun, gusto ko na ngang sumigaw, magwala, malay ko ba kung ano lang ito. Pero hindi ko ginawa, hindi naman dapat. Mga bandang tanghali pagkatapos ng tanghalian, tumawag siya, lam mo na siya, yung babaeng minahal ko buong buhay ko pero iniwan ako para sa ibang tao, wala lang nagamusta lang labas daw kami pagkatapos ng trabaho, nagisip ako ng mabuti, kung papayag ako o hindi, naisip ko ano ba namang masama, nasa malayo naman nagtatrabaho ang boyfriend niya, parang malalaman diba?

Natapos ang araw sobrang excited ako, pinuntahan niya ako sa trabaho, kumain kami, nagusap, binalik ang nakaraan, sabi ko nalang wag nang pagusapan may buhay na siya, masaya narin ako sa buhay ko, kaibigan nalang maibibigay ko, ang drama pa nga sabi niya mahal pa daw niya ako, kumpara bako sa bago, mas mabait daw ako, mas maintindihin, mas understanding, sabi ko nga aba eh bakit mo sakin sinasabi yan, ano ito bolahan, natawa lang siya kahit hindi nakakatawa, nainis nga ako di ko nalang pinakita, pero kahit na nag usap kami nandun parin yung malaking butas nararamdaman ko parin, hanggang sa naisip ko baka kulang lang ako ng pagtawag sa kanya, pero hindi naman kse madalas ako tumatawag sa kanya, siguro naman kilala niyo na kung sino yun.

Naglalakad na kami pauwi, nakalimutan ko kahit sandali ang kulang na nararamdaman. Napatawa pako sa mga biro niya, napalo ko pa nga sa kakatawa. Biglang naring ang cellphone ko, kapatid niya umiiyak, sabi ko bakit kasama ko ate mo, pauwi na kami. Bigla siyang natahimik, tinanong ko bakit, at dahan dahan niyang sinabi… “pano nangyari yun eh si ate nadisgrasya, na total wreak sasakyan niya… kuya patay na siya”

Nabigla ako hindi ko maintindihan pano nangyari na patay na siya eh kasama ko pa, pag harap ko sa likod ko… nandun parin sha, ganun parin suot niya pero duguan na… napaluha ako, ngumiti lang sha at sinabi na “naramdaman mo na ba yung pakiramdam na parang may kulang hindi mo maintindihan kung bakit?” Napa oo nalang ako habang patuloy na lumuluha… “papunta ako sayo ngayon, dahil gusto kung sabihin na ikaw pala yun, yung kulang sa buhay ko… gusto ko na sana pakasal tayo… pero diba sabi ko naman sayo kahit anong mangyari gusto ko bago ako mamatay ikaw ang nasa tabi ko” Tapos bigla nalang siyang nawala… bumigat lalo pakiramdam ko, napaupo ako sa lapag, wala nalang akong nagawa kung hindi umiyak… bakit kung kailan lahat ng sinabi niya tama sa pandinig ko, hangin nalang ang lahat ng ito…

-Anonymous

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9
Oct

What Kind of Blogger are you?

   Posted by: Ryman    in Analyze Self

A few hours ago, a pop-up reminder from Yahoo! indicating that I have a new email. It was a reminder (bacn) email from Blog Action Day, in which the event will happen on October 15th. I have already registered this site, and Tambayan.ph, so I’ll be participating with two blogs.

What is Blog Action Day?
On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind - the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future.

Also from the email, I tried their viral quiz which asks: What kind of Blogger are you? Well, here is my result.

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

I am fairly new to blogging since I’ve only started this year. So in my case, I can still call myself a Novice in the blogsphere.

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