Dalawang beses sa loob ng isang araw kung sumakay ako ng LRT at MRT, papasok ng opis at pauwi. Sampung beses sa isang linggo, times 4 sa isang buwan. Sari-saring tao, amoy, at kwento na ang nakasalamuha, nalanghap, narinig, at naranasan ko sa araw-araw na pagbyahe gamit ang tren na to:

1. Pagbukas ng pinto ng kadarating na MRT sa Taft station, ciempre labasan yung mga pasahero. Etong mga ataters na pasakay e nagkumpulan agad sa may pinto at hinaharangan yung mga palabas. Lalong tumatagal. May isang mama sumigaw: Wag nyong salubungin yan, di nyo naman yan kamag-anak e!! Oo nga naman…

2. Bilib din ako sa mga ways ni GMA para pataasin ang popularidad niya sa surveys. Pati MRT at LRT e hindi pinatawad sa paglagay ng posters. Sabi dun sa isa: Ugaliin kumain ng pagkaing niluto sa mantika. Ano daw? Plano ba nyang paliitin ang populasyon ng Pinas sa pamamagitan ng mantika?

3. The Turtles. Ito nakakainis. Sa stations naman to madalas at sa mga hagdan. Hindi naman mga lolo’t lola pero kung maglakad e parang namamasyal sa Luneta o nagwiwindow shopping. Yung tipong parang pila na ng lotto sa haba yung nasa likod nila e deadma pa din.. cge pa din sa pamamasyal. Ang sarap tuloy bungguin haha.

4. Eto malupit. The Great Pretenders. Alam nyo yung mga lalaking nakaupo na oras na may tumapat na babae o matanda sa kanila e talo pa nasapak ni Pacquiao sa bilis matulog. Halata namang nagpapanggap lang kasi napapadilat at sumisimpleng silip sa bintana para malaman kung lagpas na ung station nila.

5. Frustrated DJs. No offense meant sa mga drivers ng LRT at MRT ha, pero di ko mapigilan matawa kapag every station e napakahaba ng dialouges nila. Kadalasan e may adlib pa bukod sa dapat nilang sinasabi e, para bang sabik na sabik sa mic e halos minu-minuto naman nila un ginagamit. Yung iba nga halatang hayok sa mic, kasi sinasadyang pahabain ung dialogues tapos aabutin na ng next station kaya turn na niya ulit magsalita. In short, hindi na siya tumitigil.

Actually madami pa e.. pero yan lng muna sa ngyon, pandagdag din ng post count e kung ihihiwalay ko hahaha. Kayo, na-experience nyo ba tong mga inilista ko?

Isang buwan after making one of the biggest decision of my life, I think having my eyes go under surgery is not a bad move after all. So far, so good ika nga. My last exam proved that I am seeing the world in 20/20 (kumanta pa ako ng may liwanag ang buhay...) although sa gabi parang mas gusto kong mas luminaw pa hehe.

Thanks to Dheng and Chris, galing nyong kumumbinsi hehe. Kung hindi dahil sa inyo e hindi ako maniniwalang posible pala yung ganito. Salamat din kay Lord syempre, I know He's always listening to my prayers at lagi akong pinagbibigyan. Spoiled na ata ako sa Kanya hehe.

Salamat din sa mga nakakatakot na sites tulad nito, at sa malupit videong to sa Youtube, takot na takot ako dati. Hindi naman pala masakit.

Dun sa mga nagtatanong kung anong napala ko sa pagpapa-LASIK, number 1 ang luxury ng pagsusuot ng sunglasses. Dati kasi shades pa lng wala na akong makita haha. Siyempre bonus na din yung mas madaling mag-"window shopping" ^_^

Goodbye na sa eyeglasses at contacts. Hindi ko na kayo isasama sa mga lakad ko, iwan na kayo when i travel to see the world -- hi-def.

March 7, 2009
SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds

Finally! After missing that August 30 reunion concert that was cut short, eto na... mapapanood ko na! Noon rumors pa lang, but a few days ago Kaje and Ai forwarded Raimund's email that confirmed the concert. This time, MTV & Smart na ata ang producers, hindi na secret, kaya maayos na yung details and hopefully pati na yung concert. I just hope na ulitin nila yung mga na-miss kong songs nung Part 1. Maagang birthday treat na din to sakin haha.

Bilis bili na ng tickets dito, baka maubusan pa. ^_^

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Today I had my line cut voluntarily. I've been using this cellphone number for a long time now, and I really hate to get a new one. But I've had enough of Smart's BS, that I'd rather inform hundreds of contacts from my phonebook, rather than spend another two years with a low-quality service provider.

Try to imagine these:

- Six weeks after applying for retention, I still haven't got my new unit. After a few follow-ups and a couple of visits to the wireless center where I submitted my application, still nothing. I'm not really after the phone since I have a decent one. The waiting is killing me, it seems to me that they are not actually processing my papers, when a friend of mine got hers in just two weeks, and others in two days.

- I was about to board my plane going to the US last June when I tried activating the roaming capability of my SIM, just to know from the Smart's phone agent that I need to pay at least P2500 for the activation since I am a postpaid user. That's a total rip off!! I mean, WTF?! Kung sino pa yung naka-plan, siya pa yung walang roaming. To think that roaming is almost automatic for prepaid users!

And these are just the worst. I still got encounters with their customer support reps, and so on... For the meantime, I'll go get a Globe prepaid SIM first thing in the morning. I don't know yet if their service is good, but moving away from Smart for now is what would make me feel a little better.

Figure Details:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Scale: non-scale
Material : PVC/ABS
Release Dates: Convoy - Jan 2007 Megatron - Apr 2007
SRP: 2,400 Yen each
Links:
Convoy at Play-Asia, HLJ
Megatron at Play-Asia, HLJ

One of the things that I would like to do for 2009 is to open my figures and play with them more. Among them, my Figmas and Revoltechs are the top candidates since they are poseable, and I can take different shots and while playing. I chose to start the year with these two: Revoltech Convoy and Megatron!

I hate to disappoint you but these figures do not transform. Yes, they don't. But the reason why I bought them is because they are articulated in as many points as possible, and that they are the classic TF (unlike those TF Animated versions).
Convoy (or Optimus Prime as we all call him) comes with a few alternate hands, his classic rifle, and his Matrix of Leadership.
While Megatron comes with a alternate hands and an alternate head (I don't really know why there is another head that is very similar to the main one). Unfortunately the 'gun' on his right arm cannot be detached.
Convoy and Megatron face off.
And makes those poses to determine which of them is cuter.Before battling it out for The Matrix. And the winner is, of course...If not for the very visible joints on the legs and shoulders of these two figures, I would rank them as the best among those TF figures that do not transform. They are really poseable, and they can balance well on their own, stands are not needed when posing them. They also have the classic looks that I am missing among those recent TF toys. One more thing, Kaiyodo could have provided more accessories with each figure, to ensure maximum playtime pleasure. ^_^

Trivia: Convoy is the japanese equivalent of Prime. It is a title given to top Autobots who possess 'the maxtrix. Thus, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime.

Next to open: Figma 009: Fate T. Harlaown!

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Figure Details:

I recently got this poseable figure from an ebay seller, she is sooo cute that I took photos of her immediately:
As expected from Max Factory, the packaging is very excellent. Everything is well protected.
Miku's pa-cute shots: