Nakakapagod ang "merienda party" na inihanda ko para sa FAMILIA. Nagluto ako ng carbonara para sa kanila. But before that, I met Simon sa SM Valenzuela para sa post-birthday treat/celebration ko. Ayun, naggala lang naman kami, at napabili siya ng 1, 200 worth na polo sa Oxygen. Bagay naman kasi sa kanya. Bad influence daw ako, kasi ang balak niya, pants from F and H. After that, nag-Jollibee lang kami. Dahil may kabag siya (tinawag ko siyang "Kabag Boy" dahil dito), ni-recommend ko na mag-soup na lang siya. Sinubukan namin ang molo soup ng Jollibee. Masarap ang sabaw, pero walang lasa ung meatballs. Ininggit niya ako sa iced tea niya. I can't have iced tea, magagalit si Doc. Dapat talaga Tokyo Tokyo kami kasi miss ko na ang red iced tea, pero pinagbawalan niya ako.

Kailangan ko na makauwi before 4 PM kaya di rin kami nagtagal sa SM Valenzuela. Nagte-text na kasi si Tina na nandoon na siya sa meeting place namin. Hingal pa ako nung ginawa ko ung carbonara. May sinubukan akong recipe na bigay ni Ms. Paz, officemate ko. Carbonara with pesto sauce tapos sauted sa garlic. Masarap!

Riot talaga kami ng FAMILIA - Paul Allan (eternal goddess), Rizalene, at Tina. Sayang at wala si Sandra.

Kailangan ko pang mabuhay...

Music :: Jump - Madonna
Book :: Nobel Prize for Literature Awardees' lectures
Mood :: touched

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Habang naghahanap ako ng painting o sculpture na gagamitin ko sa takda sa LIRA, nakita at naintriga ako sa painting na ito:

Eto ung article sa Wikipedia:

Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, nicknamed Salai or il Salaino ("The little devil), was described by Giorgio Vasari as "a graceful and beautiful youth with fine curly hair, in which Leonardo greatly delighted."

Il Salaino entered Leonardo's household in 1490 at the age of ten. The relationship was not an easy one. A year later Leonardo made a list of the boy’s misdemeanours, calling him "a thief, a liar, stubborn, and a glutton." The "Little Devil" had made off with money and valuables on at least five occasions, and spent a fortune on apparel, among which were twenty-four pairs of shoes. Nevertheless, Leonardo’s notebooks during their early years contain many pictures of the handsome, curly-haired adolescent. Il Salaino remained his companion, servant, and assistant for the next thirty years.

As a painter, Salaino’s work is generally considered to be of less artistic merit than others among Leonardo's pupils such as Marco d'Oggione and Boltraffio. In 1515 he painted, under the name of Andrea Salai, a nude portrait of "Lisa del Giocondo", based upon the Mona Lisa and known as Monna Vanna. The Mona Lisa was bequeathed to Salaino by Leonardo, and in Salaino's own will it was assessed at the high value of £200,000.

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Gusto ko rin itong sculpture ni Bernini, na hawig ng gawa rin niyang "The Ecstasy of St. Theresa". Ang tawag dito ay "Blessed Ludovica Albertoni":

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Pero ito talaga ang natutuhan ko ngayong Linggo:

"The putto (pl. putti) is a figure of a pudgy baby, almost always male, often naked and having wings, found especially in Italian Renaissance art. The figure derives from Ancient art but was "rediscovered" in the early Quattrocento. These images are frequently, and errantly, confused with cherubs.

The word putto is Italian singular male; the plural is putti. One never speaks of putta, which would be the female version. (That word is short for puttana, which means "slut."

In early modern Italian, the word simply meant "child"; today it's used only in this specific meaning.

In descriptions of art, some of the first known references to the word are in Vasari (Lives of the Artists, 1550/65).

In Portuguese, the word "puto" is a rough word for "kid" (male).

In Spanish, "puto" is a pejorative word for male prostitute."

(Return of Spring by William-Adolphe Bouguereau)

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Nagkakagulo sa office namin. Giyera na. Warla na. Handa na si....

She-RA!

Anything?

Birthday ng baby kong si Jude Kevin sa August 26. Ang alam ko, 8 years old na siya. Naniniwala ako na hulog ng langit ang batang ito sa akin. Siya ang inspirasyon ko ngayon.

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Remember my boss na daot? Nag-resign na lang siya kaysa ma-terminate. Ang daming adjustment sa account, pero sana magtuloy-tuloy lang. Second year ko na sa HTMT this September 1.

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Patapos na ang LIRA. May pahabol na lecture si Ser Rio sa Linggo. Tapos Pistang Panitik na lang sa Manila International Book Fair sa September 1. Ngayon pa lang, nami-miss ko na ang mga fellow.

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On the question "Who I want to meet:"

"NOBODY! i am not good-looking. i am an insensitive ass and i have frequent mood swings. i brood a lot, and wallowing in self-pity is my past time. i'm the epitome of pessimism. i don't complain because i'm apathetic. i don't like taking risks because i'm a coward. i'm very rebellious and i get anti-social most of the times. i would cancel out dates and appointments on the last minute just because i don't feel like going out anymore. and i don't apologize. i can't sleep with the lights on or with somebody sharing my bed, yet i can't also sleep alone. i eat a lot and i eat fast. i am kuripot. i don't fall in love. i cry like a spoiled fat brat. i have a problem with my short-term memory. i don't remember names and i get lost in the middle of conversations. i moan loudly when i'm having sex...with myself. and i do that everyday. i'm jologs, complicated, difficult and i have poor social skills. SO STAY THE HELL OUT OF MY LIFE!"

- Mr. B.

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Ang tawag ko sa sarili ko ngayon, Ice Queen. Hay.

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Motorcycle guy. Wala pa siyang pangalan sa ngayon. Basta kapitbahay ko siya. Before 7 AM ang alis niya (patungo sa work?), to be back ng 15 minutes before lunch. Aalis siyang muli ng 12:45 PM. Quarter to 6 ang uwi niya. Pag hindi ko siya naaabutan, nakikita ko na lang ang black motorcycle niya na nakaparada sa tapat ng bahay nila.

Kaninang umaga ko lang napagmasdan na may goatee pala siya. May mga araw na naka-eyeglasses siya. Kanina kasi wala siyang suot. Hindi siya naghe-helmet (mabuti at hindi nahuhuli ng mga pulis?). But he wears the same blue jacket, na kahit mukhang hindi nilalabhan kasi araw-araw (Monday to Sunday) niyang gamit ay mukha pa rin siyang fresh.

Sabi ni Makoy, para na daw akong si E. na minsang nanligalig sa kaniya. Hala, the making of a stalker...

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Kahapon lang ako nakapunta sa Trinoma. Doon binalak kumain nina Kath, Emong, Batch Head Pau, Phillip, Xam. Mini-Glorietta ang lugar, at andaming tao. Sa dami ng tao, literally nakikipag-banggaang braso ka. Parang palengke, actually. ANg di ko lang gusto, ang dumi ng fllor nila, sa food court lalo. Sabi nga ni Emong, hindi mo babalakin na halikan ang "lupa" sa pagkakatuntong mo sa lugar sa uanng pagkakataon.

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Ang sabi din pala ni Makoy, violet ang kulay ng aura ko. Parang sa talbos ng kamote. Makulay talaga ang buhay pag me gulay.

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May balak balikan ni Ruffa Gutierrez si Yilmaz Bektas.

May balak balikan ni X. si P.

Paano ako?

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Maraming maraming salamat kay RJ. Hindi niya nakalimutan na fan ako ni Harry.

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