the tinabee effect

meditation. it's more fun in the philippines. :)

2012-01-08T23:58:00.004+08:00

i wrote this for you

2012-01-06T09:32:00.001+08:00

every once in a while i encounter prose or photos that "speak to me." perhaps i relate to them because they refer to situations that i have found myself in at one time or another, and they trigger memories, both good and bad. for one reason or another these works touch that soft spot in me and i go back to them again, and again, and again to feel that feeling again, and again, and again. but

iwtfy

2012-01-04T17:05:00.002+08:00

santa's in town

2011-12-25T00:51:00.002+08:00

happy christmas to all. :)

yes.

2011-12-23T11:35:00.001+08:00

"no war" by simioni rampioni. saw this posted in the assistance lounge in the rome airport. posted with permission from the artist.

holidays here i come!

2011-12-22T11:29:00.001+08:00

well not really. it's just that the last paper for the year is due in a few hours and i can finally catch up on my reading and writing and sleeping and baking and cooking and and and....the whole kaboodle. yey! countdown.

getting back in the groove, and getting back at bottom-feeders

2011-04-28T17:58:00.000+08:00

death is a strange thing. for those who are directly affected, life suddenly stops. meetings cancelled, deadlines extended, occasions forgotten. but really, life goes on. it is the height of arrogance to presume that the world will stop turning because your little world has stopped. and yet you find yourself resenting the fact that things move on, that friends go to parties, eat out, have fun.

the round table

2011-04-22T22:05:00.001+08:00

it's good friday. as with all good fridays before this, there was fasting and abstinence. but unlike the previous good fridays, daddy's not here. it's been 13 days since daddy left and i keep thinking he's just there, inside the room watching tv. it's just that he doesn't want to go out of the room. i keep expecting him to roll in on his scooter and join us for breakfast. or lunch. or dinner.

a eulogy for my daddy

2011-04-18T19:34:00.002+08:00

this morning i woke up to a text message from mommy. it said "Dad must have wished his youngest little girl were a boy! Why, you proved to be the strongest n had the most resilient disposition during all the remaining last few days of your Dad n even after he breathed his last. Thanks, my dear Tina. you re swell n Del n I are mighty proud of you! God love you n keep you in his loving care!" the

alam ko may makaka-relate. :P

2011-03-21T16:02:00.000+08:00

"ito ay isang tula para kay pedro" ito ay para kay pedro, na aking ginusto inakit, sinuyo, ipinagluto ng mga putahe sa bawat tanong ko, ang sagot nya ay hindeh. tayo'y magpakasal, aking aya sa kanya sinusuklian lamang ako ng ngiti, may tawang nagbabadya akin mang alam na may iba s’yang ninanais handa akong maghintay, handa akong magtiis. o pedro, o pedro, ano bang maaari kong gawin? ibig ko

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2011-03-19T12:10:00.001+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLOG! beers all around!

dahil nagkakagulo na sa ibang bayan - ang aking tribute sa mga ofw

2011-03-11T11:21:00.001+08:00

hindi ako naging ofw ever. hindi ko naranasang kumayod sa ibang bansa. pero pakiramdam ko ganito ang pakiramdam ng mga ofw. paumanhin na lamang kung may mali. may nag-request kasi noon na sumulat ako ng tula para sa mga ofw. si esel. kaya nung minsang nasa mcle ako, at para hindi makatulog, sinulat ko to. pero nakikinig ako nun, pramis. :) para sa mga ofw natin. HINDI NA SANA AALIS Bakit

dahil araw ng kababaihan....

2011-03-07T23:35:00.002+08:00

sinulat ko to noong 2003. parang napapanahon dahil nga sa RH bill. katuwaan lamang. ako at si zuma -ni tinabee tignan mo nga naman ang impluwensiya ng lipunan. nung ako'y papasok pa lang ng kolehiyo bigla kong naisip (kahit alam kong katangahan, dahil sa komiks lang siya) pano kung dumating si zuma at hindi ako kinuha? kasi nga naman, birhen lang ang mga biktima ni zuma eh di hindi na niya

faith

2011-03-03T12:49:00.002+08:00

just found out that all the documents i'm supposed to be working home are now happily in transit elsewhere. i feel a bit disoriented so i decided to blog to get my bearings a bit. before i decided to blog i scrolled through the updates in my facebook news feed and noticed that people were posting about two things today: the RH bill and the wonder that is God. As with everything i read little

edsa thoughts on edsa day.

2011-02-25T16:54:00.000+08:00

it's strange. everywhere i see testimonials, videos, articles, tweets, and i hear the songs of Edsa 1986. it's on tv, on the radio, online, and in the papers in various shades of yellow. ninoy and cory photos and sketches abound. like i said, it's strange. i came from a family that supported THE dictator. my grandmother who i think was in government then would distribute sports equipment bearing

catching up

2011-02-13T18:15:00.000+08:00

it's been awhile since i last posted. life got in the way i suppose. let's see, in the past weeks i found myself walking my feet off in cambodia and then getting almost stuck in a tunnel in vietnam, both events deserving their own blog entries. i've been up against deadline after deadline, there's a new baby in the house, and i got myself a nice tan. i have not gotten drunk in ages and i have

ah, beer.

2011-01-07T15:13:00.000+08:00

my first beer for the year. pop, gulp, aaaaaaaah.

my new project

2011-01-04T00:37:00.000+08:00

i mentioned i got an iphone 4 in 2010, and i thought i'd put it to good use. the camera is wicked as far as phone cams go, and it'll do as a point and shoot. one of my friends had a project last year where he took one photo a day for 365 days just using his N96. interesting, so i thought i'd embark on my own project. so i'm on day 3, and here's my day 3.

2011

2011-01-02T12:11:00.000+08:00

the new year is here and though i welcomed the year in a dirty shirt and shorts while grilling slices of pork belly, i somehow doubt that would dictate things for the coming year. i've taken stock of 2010 and for the most part it's been good. let's not think about the other parts. i have a lot to be thankful for. i got to spend a lot of quality time with almost all my sisters and the kids, my

dear santa, i want a laser for christmas

2010-12-19T08:30:00.001+08:00

so i can cut out an apple logo on an apple pie. photo taken from this site: http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/ApplePie

u.p. naman

2010-12-06T10:08:00.000+08:00

so maybe i'm a sucker for anything UP. shirts, jackets, bags, etc. pero naman meyn, ampanget naman ng UP swatch. *photo courtesy of spot.ph. see for full article and other school designs: http://www.spot.ph/shopping/46929/top-philippine-schools-collaborate-with-swatch

now i'm a believer!

2010-12-04T21:31:00.002+08:00

the car's battery died on me today. i've been around enough cars so i knew what to check. the guard at western union was nice enough to immediately provide me with a screw driver and a pair of pliers. the guys at the pawnshop next to western union tried to help. (hmmm. i should have taken their pictures). they fussed over me, gave me advice. eventually our own staff arrived with jumper cables,

on being irrational

2010-12-02T16:59:00.000+08:00

i am, generally, a reasonable person. or at least i try to be. i have a friend who said i am most rational during those times when i should be irrational. perhaps. right now i feel anything but rational. i want to pick things up and throw them around. i want to slap somebody till she bleeds. i want to pound her into a pulp, and i know i can because well, she's half my size. and guess what? i

a loooooong day.

2010-12-02T08:33:00.000+08:00

yesterday was a hectic day for me. had a hearing at 830 that was supposed to have ended by 10, and i was going to go home, take my sweet ass time, and then head to the bus station for the 1115 trip. made it to court in time, only to find out that my case was the 13th case in the calendar, which meant i would have to wait for several cases to finish. i waited patiently and told my client to just

taking a quick break and being thankful

2010-11-25T20:37:00.000+08:00

it's almost 830 in the evening and i'm still in the office. had a quick shawarma dinner then went back to work. it's been a full day. woke up a bit before 6 am, tried to sleep again, failed, and eventually got up at 730. silent steady rain greeted the city this morning and i wanted nothing more than to stay in bed and just go back to sleep. i'm exhausted. so exhausted in fact that last night i

paella fever

2010-11-21T18:54:00.005+08:00

some weeks ago my brother in law had his __ birthday. my sister asked me to cook paella, a request i answered with a desperate "i don't know how!" however, remnants of the conditioning to follow my elders unconditionally remained so i decided to look for a recipe and cook the darned thing. it was almost a disaster, watery, and well... watery. but it was a learning experience and the next try,

seeing the dawn

2010-11-18T06:42:00.000+08:00

for the past several days i have been waking up very early. so early that i wake up to full darkness. i would have thought because of the medicines i'd sleep longer. guess i was wrong. but then i like waking up early. it reminds me of how baguio used to be -- quiet, nippy, still. except back then the stillness remained till full light. if i listen hard enough i could hear the birds waking up

time and making time

2010-11-17T18:35:00.001+08:00

time, as we know it, is a finite thing. there are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute, and so on and so forth. how many times have we said "there just isn't enough time!" with arms thrown up in defeat? how many times have we shaken our heads saying "there's too much to do and not enough time to do it?" how many times have we said "i was supposed to _____________ (

and so it goes. also known as another facebook post.

2010-11-17T09:16:00.000+08:00

still on the self-adulation phase. posted a status message that said tinabee "is sure there's a billy joel or sting song to describe how she feels this morning." somebody suggested "shameless" and i said that's for another phase of my life. well, here it is: @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family

tinabee and on and on and on

2010-11-16T13:09:00.001+08:00

so let's just say it's about time i had me time. if you look at the sidebar it's a collection of slogans with the important words replaced with tinabee. (if you want to try it too check out the link at the bottom of the "me" part of the sidebar). i posted that on facebook after being tagged and one reader said the title should be the tinabee effect. so... that's my new blog title. :) call me

revamp

2010-11-16T11:30:00.000+08:00

i've had this blog for almost 8 years, and over the years i have blogged less and less. i blogged so little i had to make it part of my new year's resolution to blog more this year. apparently, i have not kept that part of my new year's resolution, as i have had exactly 7 posts to date. this morning i woke up wanting to post. but before that i changed the name of my blog and changed my

because i couldn't get this out of my head.

2010-08-25T11:54:00.000+08:00

i hardly ever watch tv, and local tv not at all. i get my news off the net, or broadsheets, and watch dvds. last monday, however, i was with a friend and he switched the news on. all local news channels were featuring the hostage situation at the quirino grandstand. for over two hours i watched, incredulous, as the media, fully aware that the hostage taker had a television in the bus and was

...

2010-02-23T11:46:00.001+08:00

I Wrote This For You is written by two lovers who respond to each other only through the blog as a way to hide their romance. Collectively, they refer to themselves as Iain Thomas, a character based on a friend they met while traveling in Africa, although sometimes they also refer to themselves as Jon Ellis, whom, it is assumed, is also a character based on a friend.This was revealed in phone-in

idiotic but somehow sensible thought for the day

2010-02-19T00:37:00.003+08:00

how about in an effort to regreen baguio city i plant 1 tree for every guy i have ever dated? 1 tree for every guy who broke my heart? 1 tree for every guy whose heart i've allegedly broken? all for love of mother nature.

pet peeve

2010-02-02T14:13:00.001+08:00

one of the things i find very irksome is when writers lift whole phrases from other works without any acknowledgment whatsoever. bwiset.

in this day and age...

2010-01-15T14:40:00.003+08:00

saw this article and the following portion caught my eye and sent me into gales of laughter:Marriage should not be treated like a rental contract that has an expiration. Marriage, according to the solon, is imbued with social responsibility that should be upheld by couples.The proposal also goes against the provisions of the Constitution because the highest law of the land clearly advocates

before the season ends

2010-01-03T02:04:00.001+08:00

for everyone i know, love, and cherish.

a better new year to all!

2010-01-01T11:53:00.002+08:00

hmmm. off the top of my head here's my initial new year's resolution - i promise to blog more, be kinder, eat less lechon and more veggies, sleep earlier, drink more water, procrastinate less. there. happy new year!

everything i ever needed to know i learned from sesame street...(or the post also known as "because my brain has blue-screened")

2009-10-16T16:58:00.005+08:00

in the car, on the way to lunch with my sister i noticed how beautiful the day was and how un...un...un-october. as i am wont to do when i encounter days like this, i start singing the opening theme from sesame street. at the top of my voice:sunnnny daaaaaaaaay.....it got me thinking. my formative years were spent with the gang from sesame street, and every time people ask me why i speak such

no please.

2009-10-15T18:45:00.004+08:00

in court today one lawyer said that all lawyers would be voting for gibo.i objected. vehemently.after the calamities and the absolutely wonderful handling of the administration, i am forced to ask. have we not learned anything? we might as well call that department the national disaster creating council.

ay

2009-10-14T18:00:00.000+08:00

was about to blog but i forgot what about. kweng.

red horse, red cross, red tape

2009-10-14T06:57:00.003+08:00

i think by now most people know that red horse is my poison of choice and people seem to identify me with it. so much so that when hok-bu posted a picture in facebook of two red horse bottles with a frosty glass filled with ice, i was the only person tagged.i ragged him about him, of course.about an hour later while i was trying to think of ways to generate funds for the pepeng victims, (the idea

hell hath no fury like mother nature scorned

2009-10-11T13:13:00.004+08:00

i woke up yesterday to a bright, brilliant, sunny day. if i didn't know any better i would have sworn it was summer. how deceptive it was, the breeze was ruffling the tree tops that made up the view in front of our house, the sun was blazing, the sky a clear clear blue. there were no signs of the storm that had ravaged my city and the provinces surrounding it. i felt so removed from the rest of

repost for those who are looking for ways to help

2009-10-01T14:10:00.000+08:00

--------------------Subject: where to help!repost ito from a blog. kung may mga blog kayo, repost niyo rin ito. if you wanna help out pero you don't know where to start, look for relief efforts in this list near your area. if you have places to add to the list, please do so.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LOCATION BREAKDOWN FOR VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF

besides, the centennial is on september 1!

2009-08-27T10:09:00.001+08:00

inis.

ang SONA sa bahay

2009-07-28T12:47:00.001+08:00

me: daryl, sino ang presidente ng pilipinas?daryl: ikaw!ate mia: teka, di ba sabi mo kahapon ako?daryl: o sige, ikaw na lang.mwehehehe. popular vote.

at dahil nanalo ang UP maroons...

2009-07-26T21:32:00.003+08:00

oo alam ko isang game lang. pero parang appropriate na i-repost ang entry ko nung june 23, 2008. go Maroons! sensya na, happy lang. :)~~~~~sagot kay psychecentennial ng UP ngayong buwan na ito. nalaman ko lang ang totoong date dahil nagpunta ako sa UP nung wednesday para kumain ng rodic's. hindi makatarungan ang traffic. tapos nakita ko na may mga nakapaskil na poster na centennial nga ng up. ok.

looking for the mp3 of this. anybody?

2009-07-25T07:25:00.000+08:00

Side A - Forever Stay.mp3 -

heyng

2009-07-24T10:48:00.001+08:00

i find it surreal that i got a notification in my mail that the wife of an ex made a comment on a status update. weirdness.

yes, i want wider roads and taller buildings. why not?

2009-07-23T10:48:00.006+08:00

the few times i read the newspapers i always find myself putting the darned thing down and shaking my head. yesterday was no exception.i glanced at a day-old inquirer and was greeted with the sight of the acacia trees lining mcarthur highway along san fernando, pampanga. i actually smiled when i saw that there were paintings on the trunks, recalling how every time we pass through there, we tell

ready and a-rarin' to go

2009-07-20T11:05:00.004+08:00

my birthday week was a bit hectic, and i don't think i accomplished much, work wise.so here i am, still reeling from the effects of food and great company, and an impromptu concert from a soprano and two tenors. capped the celebration with ice-cold red horse... ah, the life.thanks to mom and dad, my sisters, my brothers in law, and the guests who made the birthday celeb perfect. but for now, back

unblocking

2009-07-17T18:40:00.003+08:00

i miss blogging. i miss writing, actually, not just blogging. it's just that i hardly have the time, and when i do, nothing comes to mind. i think i need to make the effort. natatanga na ako. legal terms invade my every day english. ugh!so, i resolve to write. a few words at a time, till it gets easier, and till it becomes second nature again. till then, bear with me.

sigh.

2009-07-16T23:45:00.002+08:00

it's almost midnight, the air is cool, the rains have stopped, and my bed awaits. yes it's good to be home.

the devil and the deep blue sea

2009-04-30T16:18:00.004+08:00

with the world in an almost panic over swine flu, articles on the disease abound. as i was looking for articles that would explain the symptoms, and the treatment, i came across an article with this headline:'Meningo' death alarms hospital staffsince i live in a place that was previously ground zero for meningococcemia, i was naturally intrigued.i read the article and found myself going back to

neglect

2009-04-20T09:53:00.002+08:00

my blog is a victim of neglect. not that there wasn't anything worthwhile to write about. it's just that the moment passes, and then something else comes along. it's been crazy at work and at home. there's just too much going on. on the upside, i'm getting a new phone soon that has handwriting recognition. so maybe i can blog from it. maybe the writing will keep me sane.wish me luck.

an elephant never forgets!

2009-03-04T21:40:00.004+08:00

early this afternoon i received a message from birthday alarm, informing me that my ex, w, will be having his birthday on tuesday. i stared at the message and blinked. several times. in disbelief.i had completely forgotten.i never forget birthdays. wait let me rephrase that. i remember birthdays. i remember the birthdays of people- my family, my friends, and yes, the birthdays of my exes.so when

memories of aristocart

2009-03-01T19:49:00.000+08:00

i used to live in the dorm, way back in college. i lived on the weekly allowance i was sent, and budgeting the allowance was always an exercise in creativity, particularly when unexpected school expenses came up.when money was pretty okay we'd find ourselves eating at rodic's (where you eat your best) where back then meals cost something like 65-75 pesos. or casaa, where the cost was somewhat the

my philippine bucket list

2009-02-22T20:13:00.000+08:00

abigail tagged me on FB re: things i've done. this is my local bucket list. i've done most, and i'm sure there are other things that you guys think should be part of it. so, i'm appending my bucket list to the list abigail tagged me to do, and i'm tagging you!(x) Walked in a flood(x) Eaten balut (and penoy)(x) Eaten kambing (goat), ( ) aso (dog) or ( ) bayawak (giant lizard) or (x) wild boar or (

what recession?

2009-02-19T12:38:00.004+08:00

amid all the doom and gloom of the "global recession" i would have expected that all newspapers would have headlines related to it. but no. this made me grin so wide i almost split my lip:again, what recession? :)

bucket list (tagged by bernadette on FB)

2009-02-15T22:14:00.003+08:00

Things you have done during your lifetime:( )Gone on a blind date(x) Skipped school( ) Watched someone die( ) Been to Canada( ) Been to Mexico(x) Been to Florida( ) Been to Hawaii(x) Been on a plane(x) Been on a helicopter(x) Been lost(x) Gone to Washington, DC(x) Swam in the ocean(x) Cried yourself to sleep(x) Played cops and robbers(x) Recently colored with crayons(x) Sang Karaoke(x) Paid for a

isang beer para kay noe

2009-02-11T17:27:00.002+08:00

nami-miss ka pa rin namin, san ka man.

you talking to me?

2009-02-03T16:42:00.004+08:00

hmmm. so one day i was waiting at the bus terminal, killing time before i had to take the bus home. i got a call from my sister and she informed me that i had a notice of hearing from the dotc, for allegedly hitting a car, and driving without a license AND driving an unregistered car.heyng?how is that even possible? 1-- i NEVER drive without a license (i feel naked, for some reason) 2-- i NEVER

update on the previous post

2009-01-29T09:10:00.003+08:00

heads will definitely roll. it's been 4 days. tsk.when we called, they said "ay, hindi pala 48 hours. 5 days"

pwede ba sabunutan ko na lang sarili ko?

2009-01-27T20:02:00.002+08:00

2 days without internet, and 2 days of making calls to the sec, bir, and rod. and of course, to the idiot phone company that cut our dsl.the idiot phone company disconnected our dsl without notice, and without provocation. called the manager and some idiot picked up the phone, put the headset on the table, and left. i put it on speaker and spent the better part of an hour listening to the manager

reality chomps

2009-01-16T22:11:00.004+08:00

5 months of vacation out of the country, 2 birthdays, 2 weddings, christmas, new year, and a series of special non-working holidays that seemed (to me at least) unmatched, and you can imagine what state my brain was in. or is.my brain is mush. i work so slow my fingers leave me behind and type their own thoughts. i have to pause to recall the last thought i thunk 5 minutes ago. i stop in the

for all babies about to be born

2009-01-12T10:52:00.002+08:00

wrote this after the september 11 twin tower incident. i just found it in my files while looking for another poem. :P so i'll just share it with the world and expectant mothers out there. :)what will you see my little onewhen you come to this earthwhere terror is constant from the moment of birtha place where planes wreak havocand bring death from the skieswhere land mines maim childrenbullets

feeling introspective

2009-01-06T01:53:00.002+08:00

it's a brand new year. sometimes you just can't help but do some soul-searching. sometimes you find yourself standing in front of the mirror, taking stock of your life.i found myself doing that yesterday, standing there after i flossed and brushed my teeth. i stared at myself in the mirror for quite some time.i stared and stared and stared. after a while i came to a realization that really threw

pang tanggal ng pagod at sama ng loob

2008-12-23T13:55:00.001+08:00

labor of love

2008-12-18T12:21:00.003+08:00

3 days of baking, and practically not sleeping paid off. how's this for an alternative career?

sigh.

2008-12-11T18:47:00.001+08:00

A Certain Sadness - Astrud Gilberto

yes it's good to be home

2008-12-08T08:02:00.002+08:00

Tagged by April

2008-12-04T10:18:00.000+08:00

1. Boy - Book of Love2. Rejoice - U23. All These Lives - Chris Daughtry4. Circle of Life - (Lion King OST)5. Imagine - John Lennon6. Learning How to Fly - Tuck and Patti7. T.L. AKO SA YO - CINDERELLA (hahahahha! i swear, i love my playlist)8. The Best - Tina Turner9. Chu-chi Face - (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang OST)10. Old Apartment - Barenaked Ladieswhat does this say about me? hehehe