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I’m not fond of computer games, I mean the popular computer games nowadays. Which computer games that I’m fond of? Well, minesweeper would top the chart, next would be any low memory grabber car race and any space fighter kind of thing. They come in handy when I get bored or when I want to divert from thinking too serious on something, or when I want to think seriously but not looking on what I want to get serious with. Did I make sense, somehow? I’m not that cool in terms of games. Eventually it bores me. I tried counter strike when it was a hit, but I did not finish my first game, I didn’t find it interesting enough. Sorry to the enthusiast, I guess it's just not for me... http://www.appcraver.com/stoneloops-of-jurassica/ But right now, what ticks me off is the  Stoneloops of Jurassica that came with the I-Touch my brother gave me last year. Well, that and the iFighter ( http://www.epicforce.com/ifighter/ ) that helps me kill time when I’m waiting for Labsy in his office as h...

I've been one of those who doesn't let the day go by without coffee in the menu. Coffee during breakfast, morning break, afternoon break and before bedtime. This is the minimum. But this year's lent, I offered my favorite drink as a sacrifice. No coffee after the Ash Wednesday mass onwards until Easter Sunday. That was it. I thought I couldn't be successful, but to this date April 25, 2011, as far as I could remember, I have been coffee free. I'm so proud of myself. I somehow substituted some chocolate energy drink for it and it was cool... During those days there had been coffee shop gatherings and hang outs but I chose hot chocolate instead. I loved the smell of coffee as they were served for my company, but somehow I made it to this day not to indulged. Maybe tomorrow I'll have my first sip... ;-) Well, it's passed Easter Sunday and I made it! If I could do this, maybe I could also let go of other stuff as well. We all could. Perhaps, something real...

My hot choco It's been twelve years since I've graduated from college. It's been 12 years since me and my college friends stop seeing each other everyday. We've got more or less five years of history in college and another 12 years of life we lived separately but interlinking in more ways than one. Friendship grows with time, and we know, that with true friends, true bullying happens, but it wouldn't matter much at all. We're a group of friends in our 30ish but still would go beyond childish, embarrass ourselves in front of strangers and will just laugh about it and make it part of another bit of memory to cherish. The cake, too sweet... Two friends will be leaving for the US and they had a thanks giving party last April 2, which also happens to be another friend's (PJ's), birthday. So our birthday celebrator wasn't there to join us, but we somehow bombarded him with text messages for his birthday treat and ended agreeing for a coffee trea...

I'm a believer that everyone can change. I personally believed that I have. I've developed a better me, I think. Growing up, I have things I can never forget. I wasn't "born with a silver spoon in the mouth" as a quote would say. My family was one of those who suffered and tried to conquer poverty, who crawled for success. We're not really very successful on all endeavors, but we have managed to raise up in every fall and fly higher in every flight. I have a very vivid scene in mind that made me strive more to grow up, finish school and earn more than a person who stepped on my family, earned. It was a scene when I was about 12 years old. My Papo requested something to someone close and that someone turned him down. It wasn't bad to turn him down, I know everyone has priorities and own needs. But what made me hate that person for a long time was that, that person did not believed our family needed help. That person be little us, made stories and continue...

Wedding Pics Four years ago, on January 25, 2007, Labsy and I finally vowed to a commitment to love each other and be that special person to one another as a husband and wife. Every year since then, we normally tried to make it extra special for us. Although it doesn't necessarily mean an extravagant celebration, but a celebration together, a time just for each other, away from the keyboard strokes and the orders of the bosses. Last year, we spent it away from each other, thus we tried to make it up this year. Bouquet from Labsy 01/25/2010 But wait, let me tell you how my Labsy managed to surprise me last year with a bang! He knew we wouldn't be together on that special day, he was in Dubai then. Earlier, before he left for Dubai, I had no idea he requested a group of kids playing Rondalla, where his nieces Dianne, Dara and Dana are members. Thanks to our Kuyas (Dario and Danny) who made the arrangement for Labsy. It was the only anniversary where I worked in the office...

Labsy's 33rd birthday (Jan 23) was a blast! Food trip was one of a kind and we had a great time spending it in the Underground River and Sheridan Beach Resort and Spa in Sabang, Palawan. But the adventure just kicked off and will continue to the elusive, worth taking El Nido. Heading to Big Lagoon After having that "to die for" and "breath taking" dinner in Sheridan Resort ( http://donandji.blogspot.com/2011/03/manila-puerto-nido-02-birthday-prince.html ), we went back to the van and started the road trip to El Nido. The place we almost given up going to, due to time constraints, and maybe finances too. Leaving Big Lagoon Most of the roads were rough and dark, you wouldn't want to get the wheels yourself. :). But since all four of us was tired from the day's happenings, we were quietly having a good night sleep, despite the humps, bumps and the cold air inside the van. We reached El Nido around 5:30 AM. But before reaching town, we stopped ...