...ton em hcuot...

Alright, this week we are asked to talk on what book/essay/magazine article/short story/poem that changed your life or how you view the world? hmmm, this essay is hard since i don't read stuffs much. if i am to talk about magazine articles, essays, short stories, I'm not quite sure on what i would put here since I've read many of those. So, I've chosen to write about a book since i don't read books much.

I've read this book when i was a third year high school student. At that time I'm not a fan of the Filipino subject and I hate reading very much. And since i came from an ugly experience on my second year high school, i hated studying. I don't want to have high grades at any subject. I was a student who is below average. So, this book really changed my life a lot.





Yes, it's the book "Noli Me Tangere" written by our own National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Why is it the book that changed my life? Here's the story.


As I've said, i was a below average student during second year high school. That year was really an ugly roller coaster ride. So, it was over, i am already a third year high school student. Things started out well cause i have a better adviser and better classmates this time. At first, i really hated all the subjects because i thought that the subjects then would be harder since "third year" is higher than "second year". Later on, i learned to love the subjects cause the teacher's method of teaching is great, especially in Filipino. 2nd quarter came and we started to study on "Noli". I was really hooked by the story. I was amazed on how Rizal carefully crafted the story.I read it every night and i understood the story better. I was amazed on how Rizal carefully created the story. The novel contained how dreadful it is to be in the Philippines then. I think all of us know the story since it was a requirement to read the book so i wouldn't tell the story anymore. The story, the subject gave me big confidence on myself. In the second quarter, i was named Subject Excellence in Filipino, i was also named in the class' Top Ten, two firsts in my high school life. During third quarter, I had another first, I got exempted for the final exam in Filipino. These happenings really got me into studying. I felt lucky when i knew she will be our Filipino teacher in 4th year plus, she will be the adviser of my class. During 4th year, I learned the "El Filibusterimo" well too because lessons were really well-thought.

By the novels of Rizal, I've learned how important it is to be nationalistic. Since then, i believe that Philippines has the chance to be better than what it is today. I believe, Change will come someday. Hats off to our Filipino teacher, Ms. Leidy May Gomez. She brought out the best in me. As for now, i hope i can do better in my studies, i hope i can find the "Noli Me Tangere" that will start the spark for me to study hard.

lalalala, lala, lala, lalala....

alright... welcome to my 2nd blog... hmm... this time, we are asked to talk about "if i were to be a famuous personality, i would be..." hmm.. teka, teka pwede pala managalog dito, haha, ayan mas madali magpaliwanag, haha, ang hirap magdecide... andami ko kse idol. well, i have a lot of choices pero kailangan talaga magdecide kng cnu, cge papakita ko sa inyo ang mga choices ko kng cnu gsto ko maging.(pasensya kung puro local) haha. tska babawi din ako kasi pangit ung unang blog ko, haha


a.)rico blanco- formerly of rivermaya(keyboards, guitarist and vocalist)baket? ang galing nea magcompose ng songs, very versatile xa, ung mga lyrics na gwa nea punong puno ng sensitivity, ang galing nea, noong nasa rivermaya pa siya, halos siya na lahat ng nag compose ng mga songs, ngayon,may solo career na siya, pinagpapatuloy nea parin ung paggawa nea ng mga kantang ayos, cguro naman, kita niyo kung gaano kalaki siyang kawalan sa rivermaya, mas maganda pa ang mga gawa niyang kanta kaysa sa mga nandoon sa banda nea dati.


b.)chito miranda- vocalist of parokya ni edgar, bakit? isa siya sa mga taong punong puno ng sense of humour, kung mapapanood mo siya ksama ng buong tropa ng live, pagkatapos nun, sigurado punong puno ng kabag ung tiyan mo kakatawa, kahit di ganoon kaganda yung boses niya, kuha padin nea yung mga pilipino sa lyrics nea, nung bata ako, sila talaga ung isa sa mga unang bandang natripan ko, kse ang kulit tlga nung mga lyrics nila.

c.)francisco "bamboo" mañalac- former vocalist ng rivermaya, vocalist of bamboo, bakit? siguro kung di dahil sa boses niya, di sisikat yung mga lumang kanta ng rivermaya at pati na rin ang mga kanta ng bamboo, siya ung naglagay ng kaluluwa sa mga kanta ng mga banda niya. Ang galing niya kumanta eh, lahat ng genre, kaya niyang i take on gamit yung boses nea, siya ung ultimate rock star pagdating sa mga stage antics nea, iba tlaga ung energy nea once na mag turn on ang lights sa stage.

d.)raimund marasigan- former drummer of eraserheads at ngayon keyboards at synths ng pedicab, drummer ng cambio at vocalist din ng sandwich, at madami pang at iba pa, hahaha bakit? o diba, simula palang andami na dahilan kung bakit gsto ko siya maging? sa tingin ko siya talaga yung taong di mauubusan ng gagawin, ansarap siguro mabuhay bilang siya, lahat ng ginagawa niya ineenjoy niya at gustong gusto nya talaga mga ginagawa niya, super versatile kasi siya, role model talaga siya sa mga kabataang tulad ko, siya talaga yung ultimate musician, magaling din magcompose, sa pilipinas, siya na siguro ung pinaka busy na musician, saludo ako sa kanya.

pero heto talaga ang choice ko...


e.)Eleandre "Ely" Basiño Buendia- former vocalist/guitarist ng Eraserheads, vocalist/guitarist naman ngayon ng bandang Pupil. hmmm. paano ko nga ba siya nakilala? halika, kwentuhan tayo.

dati, wla ako alam gaano sa music, siguro grade six or siguro mas bata pa, niyaya ako ng tatay kong magaral ng gitara,umayaw ako, di ako interesado noon eh, tsaka ang hirap ata nun, yun yung pananaw ko noon, so ayon kung ano-anong genre ng music ineexplore ko non, umabot na nga sa hip hop eh haha, tska halos sumasabay lang ako sa kung ano yung uso, ayon tapos heto na, dumating na ung 2nd year high school, tapos may narinig akong kanta habang nasa computer class kami(tumutugtog ang kantang "Magasin" ng Eraserheads, pinakinggan ko yung kanta, "wow" sabi ko, ang ganda ng kantang yun ah, so tinanong ko "Pre, sinong kumanta niyan" tapos sabi niya "Eraserheads" sabi ko "Ano Raisin Heads?(TANGA!TANGA!TANGA! hahaha)" (narinig ko na yung pangalan na yun pero ndi talaga ako sure kung ano yun) tinatawanan ko na ang sarili ko ngaun, tapos sbi nea "Pre, Eraserheads as in pambura-ulo" sbi ko "ohhh". tapos ayun, hindi din ako mahilig sa banda banda noon eh, so ayon dumating yung disyembre noon, bigla lang aq nayaya ng kaklase ko sa Paskuhan sa UST(hindi pa ko thomasian noon), hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ako sumama noon, siguro its divine intervention, haha,

tapos ayun, andun na kami, nagsimulang magsilapitan ung mga tao sa stage kse lalabas na yung banda, so ayun kme sumunod sa agos, tas tumugtog ung kantang "Nasaan Ka?", tapos ayon, tinanong ko sa kasama ko, "sino ba yang bandang yan? bakit nagsilapitan yung mga tao?" "Pupil pre, si Ely yan kaya nagsilapitan ung mga tao" "sinong Ely? Ely Soriano? ano toh dating daan?(TANGA!TANGA!TANGA!part 2)(oops, ok joke lng 2ng part na toh, erase, erase, erase)" haha. Ang totoong sabi ko "Ely?, sino yun" sbe nea "Ely Buendia dating vocalist ng eraserheads" "oh, wow, kea pala" , so ayun ung una kong pagkakakita kay Ely, tapos ayun sinabi ko nalang sa sarili ko, ireresearch ko paguwi ko kung anu yang Eraserheads na yan,

tapos ayun tumagal tagal dumami alam ko, sabi ko, wow, ang galing pala ng taong ito, siya nagcompose halos lhat ng mga kantang to, galing, simula noon, laging di na nawawala yung Eraserheads sa ipod ko, at siguro di narin lumipas ung isang araw ng di ko sila naiisip. ang gaganda pala ng mga kanta nila, bawat isang tao meh babagay na isang kanta ng eraserheads, so ayun dumating 3rd yr halos memoryado ko na mga sumikat na kanta nila,

tapos ayon, andami namin project nung 3rd year, isa na doon, ung gumawa ng music video, so ayon gagawa din kami ng sariling kanta, para yun sa math na subject namin, o diba anlayo? per, cool, tas ayon gumawa kami ng sariling kanta 2ngkol ata un sa buhay estudyante, tapos tinulungan ang grupo namin sa proj ng mg soon-to-be-bandmates kong magrecording ng kanta, tas ayon, nadiskubre nila, may tono pala ako kumanta, ayos tapos nxt week, niyaya nila ako sa jamming, tapos, ayon tuloy tuloy na, ngpapraktis na pala kami para sa battle of the bands, haha, so ayon, nag audition tapos pasok, ayun, nakipagbattle kme, tinugtog namin ung dirty little secret ng all american rejects tapos yung last song namin yung "Ang Huling El Bimbo" ng Eraserheads, whoo, saya, first tym ko kumanta noon sa harap ng maraming tao, khit di kami nanalo(alam ko namang d mangyayari yun dahil ako nga vocalist) haha, ansaya, maganda raw version namin nung kantang yun. tapos ayon bakasyon na, wala na akong magawa sa bahay, ayon, dahil sa boredom ay natripan kong mag aral ng gitara, "Ang Huling El Bimbo" ang una kong natutunan sa gitara, tapos ayun simula noon, kapag wala ako magawa, yoon nalang ang ginawa ko(kahit di ako gumagaling haha)

ang haba naman ng kwento ko dito, dapat tungkol keh Ely pala, nakalimot ako, so ayon, siya talaga ung filipino music icon para sakin, sya ung pinaka utak ng paburito kong banda, Ang Eraserheads, kung ilalagay ko dito lahat ng mga kantang pinauso nila at ikekwento ko, malamang aabutin ka hanggang bukas bago matapos pagbasa nito, so ayun si Ely din yung nagpasimula ng bandang ito, si Ely kase is one batch higher dun kay Raimund, Marcus at Buddy, nagpost siya sa dorm nila ng notice na nangangailangan siya ng band members, tapos ayon, si Raimund, Marcus at Buddy lang yung pumunta, so, ayun, originally daw, si Buddy ung drummer at si Raimund ung bassist pero later nadiskubre nilang parang mali ung tunog kea ayun nagpalit ng posisyon si raimund at buddy, tapos ayun, magwikipedia nlng nga kayo or magtanung nlang kayo sakin, haha lumipas ang maraming taon, nagquit si Ely sa eheads thru text sa taong 2003 "It's graduation time" sabi nea tapos ayun naghiwahiwalay na sila kanya-kanyang projects, etc. tapos 5 years after ulit, August 30, 2008, nagkita kita sila sa isang stage, un ung concert ng eheads na naputol, bute d aq nkapunta nun, haha, tapos ayun, xmpre diba bitin yun, kaya ginawan nila ng part 2, at sa wakas, nkapunta din sa isang concert ng Eraserheads, yehey! March 7, 2009, wooh, kahit namromrooblema na ako sa Physics ne2, enjoy na enjoy talaga 2ng gabing ito, habang buhay talaga d q makakalimutan. So, bakit si Ely? ayan o anghaba ng sagot ko,kung ako naging siya, ansarap siguro non, maraming tao natouch dahil sa mga kanta sinulat niya, isa siya sa mga dahilan kung bakit nauso ang mga banda sa pilipinas, at basta andami dami daming dahilan, haha, o cge ok na ok na cguro 2ng blog na 2, salamat sa pagbasa...

same bs different day

Sunday, a day that for me is almost synonymous to boredom. I woke up because of some noisy people. People from the building are making different noises at the same time. I wanted more sleep but I couldn’t sleep anymore so I just stood up. I went to the CR to wash my face then, I opened the PC. Suddenly, I remember that I have an assignment in Lit. I should create a blog on “What’s up with me right now?” So I did some brainstorming but eventually, nothing came out. So we went out to go to a mall. All the time, I was thinking of stuffs that I could write here but still, I couldn’t think about anything. Now I realized that my life lately is so normal. It’s always like same bu**sh** different day. I'll give you a summary of my week.

Monday I will go to school so that I could just get out of boredom. I ate my oatmeal, took a bath, brushed my teeth, wore my uniform grabbed some things and took off. I went to school early, thinking that my classmates would come early. I walked near the car park and saw a classmate of mine. Finally, I had someone to talk to, and then we went to another classmate then some classmates started to come. When 12pm came, I went home so that I can grab some clothes so that I can play some basketball. 2pm- 4pm I played basketball. Ugly ballgame, the other guys are too strong, haha. Then I went home, took a bath, slept for a while, and played some music. I wanted to sleep again but I couldn’t yet.

Tuesday,. I stood up, took a bath then watched TV. I ate lunch then opened the PC. I went to the other room again to play some music. After that, I went back to the PC and watched a movie. Afterwards, I went back to play the guitar. Ugly day, almost nothing happened. The next day is a Wednesday. I met my classmates again. We met some new professors. I went home early. Took a bath, slept, woke up and ate some food then slept again.

Thursday, I went directly to the gym to attend the Pep rally. After that, we went to our building and met the same Prof we saw yesterday in Calculus. I went home early again. Finally, something new happened, I went to SM San Lazaro to meet a friend, I returned something he owns. Then I went home. After that, another friend texted me. He asked if he could go to my house, I said yes. He went here. We played guitar and had a nice talk. I was so envious of his life because in these past few days a lot of things happened to him. He’s so lucky he has lots of stories to tell. The next day was Friday, in this day; I had a lot of laughter because everybody cracked a lot of jokes. Still, I haven’t found the fun I am looking for.

Saturday, I originally planned to bring my guitar to the school so that if there would be vacant periods, I and my classmates would make noise. Finally, I decided not to bring my guitar because of laziness. After the first class, we had a lot of vacant hours, because we were dismissed early by our ICS Prof and we didn’t meet our Prof in Physics Lab. After our last class, I went home after riding a jeepney with friends.

So, if I’d answer the question “What’s up with me right now?” I would say, NOTHING. I hope fun will visit me this week. I wish that in the next days, something interesting will happen to me.