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The One That Has Got Away

Siya yung taong perfect naman lahat, wala namang problema, wala namang mali, pero talagang hindi pupwede. Bakit? Dahil sa kadahilanang hindi lang talaga kayo sa isa’t isa. Pero perfect na lahat, except lang sa timing. Sabi nga nila “timing is everything” eh since siya na ang “everything” mo at that particular moment, at wala kayo sa “timing” kaya ayun, it’s “the one that got away”. Alam mong gusto mo siya, at ganon din naman siya para sa’yo. Pero it’s either ikaw ang may karelasyon tapos siya wala. At pagkatapos niyong mag-break ni current, siya naman ang may karelasyon, at ikaw ang single. O di kaya naman certain circumstances na talagang hindi ina-allow ng pagkakataon na maging kayo dahil for example, hindi siya ready makipag-commit into a relationship, or vice versa. Puwede ring due to career, responsibilities, at kung anu-ano pang self-inflicted reasoning. Bad-trip moment pa, kung kailan ka nag-decide na oras na para mag-seryoso, ang ending, hindi naman pala magiging kayo kasi hindi lang talaga pwede. Kumbaga sa Mhyk’s term, “close, but not quite.”

Siya ang iyong pinakamalaking “WHAT IF”. “Paano kaya kung nagka-tuluyan kami?” Kahit masaya ka na sa bago mong relationship, papasok at papasok pa rin sa utak mo ’yan. Kasi sa sarili mo alam mong ginusto mo siya pero hindi niyo nasubukan. Para kang bata na may nakalagay sa harap mo ang isang napakasarap na candy, pero ang problema naka-vault ng salamin kaya hanggang takam ka lang, di mo pwedeng kainin. At sa term ng mga “mahihilig” “ang sakit sa puson pare!”

Ang tanong lang naman dyan, kung bibitiw ka pa o kakapit ka pa? Kung talagang hindi kaya, e di congrats! You’ve earned yourself a “someone that has got away.” Pero kung hindi pa, gawin mo ang lahat ng paraan, para maitama ang pagkakataon at matuloy ang pagiging “kayo.” Kasi kung hindi mo gagawin ‘to, ikaw rin...

Adele Knows It All

I’ve written and posted several entries that confer Adele and her songs. I guess that shows how a person can really be affected by her works. Her lyrics are simply heart-piercing and are really highly relatable. I remember saying this line to a friend: “alam mo ang love ayon kay mareng Adele, cycle lang yan e. Una, “Make You Feel My Love” tapos, “Chasing Pavements” then “Someone Like You.” (“you know, love according to my friend Adele, is just a cycle. First “Make You Feel My Love” stage, and then you’ll be “Chasing Pavements”, and lastly it would be “Someone Like You”).

During her tear-jerking live performance at Brit Awards, the guy that somehow looked like Rajo Laurel introduced her and quoted this:

“there’s nothing quite like the feeling when you’re listening to a song written by someone you don’t know, whom you’ve never met, and it somehow managed to describe exactly how you felt at a particular moment in your life”

True enough, I find it highly amusing to discover that how this talent could tell a story through the lyrics of her songs. And it’s actually quite a seldom feat for one artist to do so. Ok, want proof? Lemme share to you a story. But let me tell you upright, if there are any similarities of the story I’m going to tell you to a story of someone you know, it’s purely coincidence.

A guy decides to push a chance for love, even though there were some doubts:

“I’ve made up my mind, no need it think it over if I’m wrong I am right, don’t need to look no further, this ain’t lust, I know this is love. But, if I tell the world, it’ll never be enough ‘cause it was not said to you and that’s exactly what I need to do if I’d end up with you”

- Chasing Pavements, 19

Then he gives everything for her. Make her feel special:

“I know you haven’t made your mind up yet but I would never do you wrong, I’ve known it from the moment that we met no doubt in my mind where you belong...”

“I could make you happy make your dreams come true, nothing that I wouldn’t do, go to the ends of earth for you, to make you feel my love...”

- Make You Feel My Love, 19

The whole thing went well. And suddenly, everything changes. She became cold and started to shun him leaving him with no clue at all. And then he thinks again:

“Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere, or would it be a waste even if I knew my place should I just leave it there, should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere.”

- Chasing Pavements, 19

Silence... The guy tried to ask her:

“When will I see you again, you left with no goodbye, without a single word was said... I have no idea of the state we were in...”

- Don’t You Remember, 19

Having no answer for a long time he has waited, the guy assumed it’s over and tries to move further, but then she suddenly emerged, giving him the “it’s not you, it’s me” crap and said:

“I know I have a fickle heart, and a bitterness, and a bitterness, and I’m wonderin’ why I have heaviness in my head, but don’t you remember, don’t you remember, the reason you loved me before, baby please remember, me once more...”

“I’ll give you the space so you can breathe and I keep my distance so you would be free, and hope that I find the missing piece, to bring you back to me...”

- Don’t You Remember, 21

And then he realizes one thing:

“...and I hear your words that I made up, you say my name that there could be an us, I best tidy up my head, I’m the only one in love, I’m the only one in love...”

- Melt My Heart To Stone, 19

And to think this is not the first time she broke his heart. He asks:

“why do you steal my hand whenever I’m standing my own ground, you’d build me up, then you leave me dead”

- Melt My Heart To Stone, 19

Angry as he would be, he thinks:

“...there’s a side, to you that I never knew, never knew, all the things you’d say they were never true, never true, and the games you’d play you would always win, always win.”

- Set Fire To The Rain, 21

“I won’t let you close enough to hurt me, no I won’t rescue you to just desert me I can’t give you the heart you think you gave me, it’s time to say goodbye to turning tables.”

- Turning Tables, 21

“...the scars of your love remind me they keep me thinking that we almost had it all, the scars of your love they leave me breathless, I can’t help feeling, we could’ve had it all, rolling in the deep, you had my heart inside your hand, but you played it, to the beat.”

- Rolling In The Deep, 21

“I find myself repeatin’ like a broken tune and I’m forever excusin’ your intentions. Then I give in to my pretendings, which forgive you each time, without me knowing, they melt my heart to stone”

- Melt My Heart To Stone, 19

But really, at the end of the day, he still wishes for the same thing:

“...sometimes I wake up by the door, that heart you caught must be waiting for you, even now when we’re already over, I can’t help myself I’m looking for you”

- Set Fire To The Rain, 21
“...you know how time flies, only yesterday was the time of our lives, we were born and raised, in a summer haze bound by the surprise of our glory days...”

“...i had hoped you’d see my face and that you’d be reminded that for me, it isn’t over. Never mind I’ll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you too, don’t forget me I beg I remember you said, sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead.”

- Someone Like You, 21

Repost: Jessica Zafra: Etiquette for Expats, Tourists and Other Visitors to the Philippines

A good read indeed. especially for those friends who are currently or will be, visiting here in Pinas.

Welcome to the Philippines! You’ve probably noticed that Filipinos are friendly, accommodating, and nice all around. For starters we are always smiling. It is not true that we are always smiling, but it is likely we do it more than your people. This is because it is so much more pleasant than frowning or scowling.

And people generally look better when they’re smiling, no? Here in Manila there is so much aggravation to put up with. It’s sweltering even when it’s rainy, the traffic is horrendous, it’s noisy and poverty is widespread. Smiling is the last thing one feels like doing under these circumstances. If you think about it, smiling in these conditions is a form of protest. It is a way of rising above the situation. It is not, as you might think, a vapid reflex.

Your people probably have a lot more to smile about than we do. They should smile more, it would make them look younger.

Right now we’re smiling at you because we are curious as to what you, a foreigner, are doing in our country. Are you a corporate executive, a chef, a diplomat? A retired soldier fetching your fiancée whom you met online, or a Brazilian model? A Peace Corps volunteer or an NGO worker? A tourist drawn by our famous beaches, or just looking to get laid? Filipino curiosity is insatiable. We have to be in the know. We don’t even have to do anything with the knowledge, we just have to know.

No doubt you have been told that we pride ourselves on our hospitality. Our hospitality is not a PR thing; it is genuine. We are glad that you’ve come all the way here—we like having guests. You are someone new to talk about. Entertaining others entertains us. And since you’ve taken the trouble to come all this way, we figured the least we could do is prepare this basic guide to help you get acclimatized.


1. Our beaches are renowned the world over for their powdery white sands, brilliant sunshine, and the spectacular biodiversity in the water. Beaches, as far as we know, are on the seashore. When you are more than ten kilometers from the sea, say, in the shopping and office complexes of Makati and Mandaluyong, don’t feel compelled to dress for the beach.

We assure you that we natives won’t feel ill at ease if you don’t wear your loosest tank top, ratty board shorts and crumbling flip-flips while walking around the mall. Don’t dress down on our behalf; we do like to dress up. We think it is a way of showing respect not just for the occasion and the setting, but for yourself.


2. It is hot and humid in Manila so we sweat a lot. In order to stay cool and refreshed we take baths or showers every day, if not two or three times a day. If those of us who were born and raised here find it hot, it must be positively infernal for those of you from America, Europe, Australia-NZ and the temperate zone!

You must shower every day, if not several times a day. For maximum refreshment we recommend generous applications of soap, shampoo, and antiperspirants. Just dousing yourself in cologne is not enough to cool you down. Take a shower every day, you’ll feel so much better.

We insist.

3. The Philippines is a former colony of the United States, and English is taught in our schools. We watch Hollywood movies and American television programs, sing popular songs in English, and visit websites in English. Plus millions of us have relatives in English-speaking countries, and we are the world number one in voice-based call centers.

So there is no need to express profound surprise when we speak to you in English. Please don’t tell us, “But your English is so good!” Yes, we have English. And indoor plumbing, electricity and wi-fi, and we don’t actually live in that treehouse, it’s decorative.

4. From childhood we have been trained to do things for each other. We do this without thinking—our programming is so thorough. For instance if the friend of a friend is looking for a particular type of bread that is not available in stores, and we know someone who lives near a baker who produces that bread and sells it at an organic market, we will obtain that bread for the one who’s looking. It’s no big deal, it’s the way we were brought up. We are not currying favor, we are not sucking up, we are just being helpful. It’s our culture.

So if we go out of our way for you, it’s not because we think you are the Big Kahuna or because we want something from you or we think you are wonderful. We do it because we were brought up to be caring and considerate, and it is considered selfish and unfriendly for us not to do it. Plus if our mothers find out that we did not help when we could have, we’ll never hear the end of it. If you are suspicious about accepting our generosity, know that we’re really doing it for ourselves. It is not a sign of weakness; it is one of our strengths.

5. If you consider the Philippines a shithole cesspit backwater, please do not feel compelled to grace us with your presence. Certainly we will miss the pleasure of your company, but we will manage somehow. We were born here and have lived here all our lives; this is our home. We presume your homeland is not a shithole cesspit backwater, so we are mystified as to why you would choose to be here when you could be there. Surely someone of your magnificent qualities and impressive qualifications would be appreciated and rewarded in your own country?

6. It is true that lots of Filipina women prefer foreigners over their own countrymen. For some it is a matter of true love triumphing over ethnic and cultural differences. For others it is a matter of economic necessity. It may be useful to remember this when you are swarmed in red-light districts by exotic women cooing at your manliness. We are bound by very strong family ties—children are duty-bound to give financial support not just to their parents but to entire villages of relatives.

7. Your dollar/pound/euro/other foreign currency goes a long way in the Philippines, allowing you to enjoy a higher standard of living than what you would have back home. You can afford a lifestyle that is luxurious compared to the average Filipino’s. We hope you will not confuse the foreign exchange rate with personal merit. Unfortunately the Philippines is not a meritocracy.

Boyet and Girlie *todo na 'to sama pamato*

Naisip ko dati ang series na 'to marahil dala na rin ng mga na-stock na alak sa utak ko. Pero hindi ko naman inakalang marami ang mahu-hook sa kalokohang ito. May ilan akong mga kaibigan sa Facebook na ginagamit na rin itong pam-bola sa babae. Yung iba nga nagkahulihan pa sa wall. Friend ko rin kasi yung babaeng ginamitan nya ng pick-up line na nakuha sa collection ko. Ayun, bistado. Pero gaya ng ibang bandwagon, may katapusan din ang series na ito. Ang iba dyan naisip ko, ang iba naman nakuha ko sa ibang networking sites at minodify ko na lang sa konteksto ni Boyet at ni Girlie.

Pero ni minsan hindi ko naisip na magkakaroon ito ng taxi franchise:


*larawan mula kay Saab Magalona: http://saabmagalona.tumblr.com/post/173663789/boyet-and-girlie *

At eto na, inipon, tinipon, para inyong abusuhin, pagtawanan, at ipasa. Enjoy:

BOYET: Ang pag-ibig ko sayo, parang NBA finals.
GIRLIE: Bakit?
BOYET: Hindi man kita maDALLAS makita, MIAMI pading dhilan para mahalin ka.

BOYET: Im a boy and im your friend..
GIRLIE: So?
BOYET: Can I be your BOYFRIEND?

BOYET: taga FEU ka ba ?
GIRLIE: Bakit?
BOYET: kasi sabi nang puso ko na TAMA RAW na ibigin kita

BOYET: sana pwedeng i- COPY & PASTE ang puso ,
GIRLIE: Bakit:?
BOYET: para i-copy ko ang puso mo at ipa-paste ko sa puso ko.

BOYET: Nakakainis ka na! Napaka-isip bata mo! Masyado kang childish!
GIRLIE: Anong gagawin mo?
BOYET: Gusto mo gawin kitang... Baby ko

BOYET: may MALI ba sakin ?
GIRLIE: Bakit:?
BOYET: hayaan mo na , may TAMA naman ako sayo.

BOYET: bakit wala ka pang BF ?
GIRLIE: bawal pa eh , ikaw bat wala ka pang GF ?
BOYET: bawal ka pa eh.

BOYET: ano ang pinagkaiba ng BAHAY sa PUSO ?
GIRLIE: Ano?
BOYET:, sa BAHAY may kasama ka , pero sa PUSO ko nag-iisa ka.

BOYET: may alam ka bang PAMPALAGLAG ?
GIRLIE: Bakit? Nakabuntis ka ba?
BOYET: Hindi, ang lakas kasi ng kapit mo sa puso ko.

GIRLIE: ano ba yung LOVE ?
BOYET: hindi ko alam eh , basta ang alam ko lang LOVE-is kitang mahal.

BOYET: di man ako kasing galante ng TATAY mo o kasing galing pomorma ng KAPATID mo , kasing husay naman ako mag alaga ng NANAY mo.

BOYET: Modem ka ba?
GIRLIE: ha? Bakit?!
BOYET: Because I find a “connection” in you.

*sa Tagaytay*
GIRLIE: wow , I LOVE THE VIEW.
BOYET: pwedeng tanggalin mo nalang yung "THE"?

BOYET: Alam mo ba kung bakit maalat ang dagat?
GIRLIE: Bakit?
BOYET: Because God put all the sweetness in you.

BOYET: Buti pa ang bagoong at kare-kare, pinagsasama..
GIRLIE: oh e ano naman?
BOYET: tayo kaya kelan?

BOYET: Feeling ko mouse tayong dalawa…
GIRLIE: bakit?
BOYET: You know, we just click

BOYET: Teacher ka ba?
GIRLIE: hinde, bakit?
BOYET: Tinuruan mo kasi akong magmahal.

BOYET: Sana naging lungs mo na lang ako...
GIRLIE: Bakit?
BOYET: para malapit ako sa puso mo.

BOYET: Sana taxi ka na lang.
GIRLIE: at bakit?!
BOYET: para ikaw na ang kusang lalapit sa akin.

GIRLIE: BAKIT LATE KA! LAGI KA NA LANG LATE! NAIINIS NA KO SAYO!
BOYET: Ang ingay mo! Pag ikaw di pa nanahimik tatakpan ko na yang bibig mo.. NG LABI KO

BOYET: kaya pala walang bituin sa langit eh...
GIRLIE: kasi maulap?
BOYET: hinde, nandito ka kasi

BOYET: Ang lamig!!!
GIRLIE: E di mag-jacket ka!
BOYET: aanhin ko ang jacket kung sayo pa lang nang-iinit na ako

BOYET: kung talagang tayo, kahit san sulok ng mundo magtatagpo tayo.
GIRLIE: never tayo magtatagpo. walang sulok ang mundo.bilog ito bilog!
BOYET: :(

BOYET: *nahulog sa hagdan.*
GIRLIE: anong nangyari sayo?
BOYET: paakyat na sana ako, kaso nung nakita kita ayun nahulog ulit ako...

BOYET: Di naman talaga ako sanay at marunong BUMANAT eh.
GIRLIE: e san mo nakukuha yang mga BOLA mo?
BOYET: Sadyang nabubuo lang ang mga yon, pag nabubuo ka din sa isipan ko.

BOYET: ang hirap isulat ng pangalan mo
GIRLIE: bakit?
BOYET: sa tuwing maiisip lang kita , I LOVE YOU na agad nasusulat ko eh.

BOYET: may kakambal ka ba?
GIRLIE: wala naman. Bakit?
BOYET: Kasi you’re in my heart. Yet you’re on my mind.

GIRLIE: andaming babae dito sa fone mo! Sino ba talaga ang laman ng puso mo?!
BOYET: ewan ko sayo! Ikaw ang nagmamay-ari tapos ako tinatanong mo!?

GIRLIE: sige nga describe me in one word!
BOYET: "Mine"
GIRLIE: nabili mo ba ako!? Kelan pa!?

BOYET: naaalala lang naman kita kapag malungkot ako
GIRLIE: bakit naman?
BOYET: kasi kapag masaya ako , kasama kita.

BOYET: hindi naman ako si Madam Auring...
GIRLIE: Bakit?
BOYET: nakikita ko kasi ang future ko.. kasama ka.

BOYET: nagsusungit ka na naman!
GIRLIE: ewan ko sayo!
BOYET: Kahit sing-tigas ng bakal ang puso mo, kakalawangin 'yan sa mga diskarte ko.

BOYET: para kang tsinelas.
GIRLIE: di man lang sapatos!?
BOYET: kahit na anong ganda ng sapatos, pag-uwi mo, tsinelas pa rin ang hanap mo.

BOYET: ULAN ka at LUPA ako...
GIRLIE: ha? Hindi ba langit at lupa?
BOYET: ulan at lupa. Sa ayaw at sa gusto mo, sa akin ang bagsak mo

GIRLIE: Im scared!
BOYET: why?
GIRLIE: There's always be a LIE in BELIEVE, OVER in LOVER, END in FRIENDS...
BOYET: But there's US in TRUST.

BOYET: Naaksidente ako.
GIRLIE: Huh anong nangyari?
BOYET: Don't worry, tong nararamdaman ko para sayo, 'di to aksidente!

BOYET: You are my strength,
GIRLIE: *blush*
BOYET: But loving you is my ultimate weakness...

BOYET: ang totoo nyan, Duwag ako. Takot ako.
GIRLIE: ha?
BOYET: Duwag na saktan ka. Takot na mawala ka.

GIRLIE: Nobody is perfect.
BOYET: Until I fell in love with you

BOYET: buwisit na Facebook yan, tanong nang tanong ng “What’s On Your Mind?”
GIRLIE: Tapos?
BOYET: ikaw lang naman ang nasa isipan ko… Ano gusto nila i-Share kita para i-Like ng Iba?

BOYET: May dadalawin ka ba sa sementeryo?
GIRLIE: wala bakit?
BOYET: Ako na lang dalawin mo! Tutal naman patay na patay ako sa ‘yo eh.

BOYET: ang pagmamahal ko sayo ay parang pag hinga ko....
GIRLIE: Bakit?
BOYET: paano ko ititigil? Pag tumigil ako ikamamatay ko.

NANAY NI BOYET: di ba ang bilin ko sa ‘yo, future mo ang atupagin mo! Bakit puro si Girlie ang inaatupag mo?
BOYET: siya po kasi ang future ko.

GIRLIE: tahimik ka ata lately, marami ka bang iniisip?
BOYET: bakit? Madami ka ba? Eh nag-iisa ka lang sa puso at isip ko!

BOYET: Sarap tignan ng langit, Pero nakakangawit tumingala.
GIRLIE: oo nga!
BOYET: Buti na lang nandito ka, isang lingon ko lang langit na.

BOYONG: masaya ka ata ngayon kahit di mo kasama si Girlie?
BOYET: masaya naman ako pag wala siya... sumusobra nga lang pag nandiyan na siya

GIRLIE: ayoko lumangoy sa dagat baka malalim!
BOYET: wag ka mag-alala wala nang mas lalalim pa sa feelings ko sayo.

GIRLIE: ilan na ba minahal mo ??
BOYET: bakit, ilan ka ba ??

BOYET: wag mo akong dalawin sa hospital pag may sakit ako...
GIRLIE: ha? Bakit naman?
BOYET: e kasi titig mo pa lang nanghihina na ko.

BOYET: buti na lang graduate na ko, malamang kasi sa exam laging "zero" ang makuha ko.
GIRLIE: bakit naman?
BOYET: ikaw lang kasi ang "tama" sa buhay ko e.

BOYET: kung subject ka sana ikaw ang pinakamahirap
GIRLIE: bakit naman?
BOYET: para sayo lang ako babagsak

BOYET: the only permanent thing in this world is...
GIRLIE: change?
BOYET: no! may lab por yu!

BOYET: Favorite mo ba ang number 6?
GIRLIE: ok lang, bakit?!
BOYET: Kasi ang “SIXy SIXy” mo kasi eh!

GIRLIE: dad, si Boyet, manliligaw ko po.
MANG GARDO: oh iho, ano ikinabubuhay mo?
BOYET: yung anak niyo po.

GIRLIE: Ang panget talaga ng pangalan mo.
BOYET: Okey lang! Maganda naman apelyido ko. Bagay sa pangalan mo.

BOYET: Para kang Birthday ko.
GIRLIE: ha bakit?!
BOYET: Kasi nung dumating ka. Doon na nagsimula ang BUHAY KO.

BOYET: alam mo, para tayong kwento ni Juan Tamad…
GIRLIE: baket?!
BOYET: ako si Juan at ikaw ang bunga…hinihintay kong mahulog ka sa akin.

BOYET: *nakatutok ang DSLR kay Girlie*
GIRLIE: kinukunan mo ba ko?! Bakit di ka nagpapa-alam?!
BOYET: hinde ah!! Nagwa-white balance lang ako! Ang puti mo kasi!

BOYET: ang pag-ibig ko sayo parang tanghali...
GIRLIE: huh? Bakit?
BOYET: parang tanghali... TAPAT!

BOYET: kailangan ko na ata mag pa doctor.
GIRLIE: bakit? may nararamdaman ka ba?
BOYET: oo... para sayo!

BOYET: Para kang bato sa langit...
GIRLIE: bakit?!
BOYET: Tinamaan ako ngunit hindi nagalit, sa halip...UMIBIG

BOYET: sabi sa balita mawawala na daw ang bagyo.
GIRLIE: ows?! Talaga!?
BOYET: pero uulanin ka pa rin ng PAGMAMAHAL ko.

BOYET: Hindi naman ako BOBO...
GIRLIE: bakit na naman?
BOYET: hindi ko kasi maisip kung ano gagawin ko Kapag nawala ka sa BUHAY ko.

GIRLIE: naniniwala ka ba sa "love is blind"
BOYET: hindi!
GIRLIE: bakit naman?
BOYET: eh nakita kita eh.

Facebook Peeves

Facebook, isang imbensyon ng tao na masasabi nating parte na ng buhay ng karamihan lalo sa mga pinoy. Pero madalas, may mga ilang nakakabuwisit na mga gawain ang ibang tao sa Facebook na kapag nakikita mo ay maaasar ka na lang. Gaya nga ng sabi ng isang pamosong kasabihan, “Bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan, pangit!”

“Like” ng sarili mong post - Ang “like” button ay ginawa ng Facebook para ma-assess mo ang pagka-gusto ng mga kaibigan mo sa post mo. Wala namang sigurong matinong tao ang ang magpo-post ng mga entry sa sarili nilang wall na ayaw nila. It is safe to assume na kaya mo inilagay ang post na yan sa wall mo ay dahil kagustuhan mo itong ilagay. Kung ayaw mo rin namang magmukhang Narcissist kagaya ni Kris Aquino, iwasan ang gawaing ito.





Pero kung gagawin mo naman ito, since ikaw na ang nag-post, bakit kaya hindi na rin ikaw ang mag-like, tapos ikaw na rin ang mag-comment. siguraduhing huwag kalimutang magsabi ng "walang anuman" sa sarili, na nakalimutang gawin ng tungaw sa kaliwa.











Maling gamit ng “Like” button – patok na patok na kamaliang ito sa Facebook. Status: “My dog died today...” (5 likes). Kung iisipin maigi, ang pag-gamit ng “like” sa pagkakataong ito ay nasa maling konteksto. Pwera na lamang kung ikaw ang utak sa pagkamatay ng naturang aso at ang status na ito ay ang iyong naging daan upang ma-kumpirma ang pagtatagumpay ng plano mong pagpatay. Status: “break na kami ni X” (25 likes). Ibig sabihin lang nyan ay mag 25 na oportunista ang naghintay at tuwang-tuwa sa pagkakabuwag ng inyong relasyon. Asahan ang pag-lapit nila sa iyo sa mga susunod na araw. Bago mo muna pindutin ang “like” button, isipin muna kung makakagaan ito ng loob ng taong nag-post. Baka imbes na matuwa pa sila sa iyo ay ipapatay ka pa nila sa galit. Maraming tao ang nagpopost ng pagkalungkot, pagka-bigo, o kahit pagkamatay upang ipahayag sa kanilang mga kaibigan ang kalungkutang kasalukuyan nilang kinakaharap. Ang mga ganyang entry ay hindi dapat nila-“like” at sa halip ay dapat pinapakitaan ng pakikiramay sa pamamagitan ng magagandang salita na pwedeng ilagay sa “comment”.

Away sa wall – ang pakikipag-away sa wall ay kahit kalian hindi naging kaaya-ayang tignan. Kung may nakikipag-away sa iyo, mas ikabubuti mo kung kausapin ng personal ang taong ito o di kaya ay sa pamamagitan ng Private Message kayo magmurahan. Hindi nyo kailangang ilathala ang inyong away sa Facebook wall para ipakita sa lahat na galit kayo sa isa’t isa. Sa bandang huli isa ka rin sa lalabas na katawa-tawa sa ibang tao. Hindi naman ilalathala sa diyaryo kinabukasan ang away niyo at hindi rin ito magkakaroon ng epekto sa buong bansa kaya huwag na lang ipakalat sa lahat.

Higit sa isang account – iwasang gumawa ng napakaraming accounts. Kung balak mong burahin mo ang dati mong account, at nais mong gumawa ng bago, o kaya puno na ang una mong account, o di kaya ay hindi mo na mabuksan ang dati mong account dahil sa nakalimutan mo ang password mo o simpleng talagang hindi mo lang mabuksan, walang problema. Pero kung gagawa ka na naman ng isa pang account maliban sa existing mong account dahil trip mo lang magkaroon ng higit sa isang account, wag mo na lang ituloy ang balak na yan. Tapos ang ia-add mo rin ay yung mga existing mong mga kaibigan na nandun din naman sa isa mo pang account, anong kalokohan yon? Hindi ka celebrity kaya huwag mag-feeling. Kung balak mo mambabae gamit ang isang sikretong account kaya ka gagawa ng bago, yun pwede.

Short-cuts sa texts - “ndi b nkkaasr ang gni2ng klse ng pst pg nkkta m 2 sa FB wall m?” Simple lang yan, wala kayo sa cellphone texting kaya kung pwede iwasan ang ganyang klase ng pagta-type pagdating sa Facebook. Hindi naman nagtakda ang Facebook ng limit pagdating sa characters na magagamit mo pagdating sa comments at posts (pwera na lang siguro sa ibang items). Pinapakita mo lang ang katamaran mo sa simpleng hindi pag-kukumpleto ng mga letra ng words mo sa ganitong uri ng pagta-type sa Facebook.

Jejemonism/Caps and small caps – kung isa kang aminadong jejemon, ok lang... Teka, babawiin ko. Nakakabuwisit ka. “30wwzh p0wh! hnD! BuH nKK@zzhar aNg p@gbaB@Za nG g@n!t0nG uR! nG P@gtutYp3?” Ang huling sentence na nabasa mo ay halos dalawang minuto kong itinype. Pero kung sa bagay, hanga rin ako sa perseverance ng mga taong ganyan mag-type. Bago pa nila matapos ang isang sentence aabutin na sila ng siyam-siyam. Lalo na siguro pag in paragraphs na yan. Pero utang na loob, kung lampas 20 na ang edad mo, hindi na nababagay sa iyo ang ganyang uri ng paggawa ng pangungusap. Umasal ng naaayon sa edad mo. "kAgAyA rIn Ng GaNiToNg UrI nG pAgTa-TyPe aY SuBuKaN DiNg IwAsAn." Bukod sa matagal bago matapos ang isang sentence ay nakakasakit ng ulo basahin.

Kung iisipin ang Facebook o ang kahit na anong uri ng social networking sites, ay repleksyon ng kung anong klaseng tao ka. Ilang kumpanya na rin ang umamin na sa pamamagitan ng mga e-mail addresses na inilalagay application forms, nache-check ng mga HR officers minsan ang Facebook site ng aplikante. Minsan daw ay nagiging batayan nila ito sa pag-tanggap nila ng aplikante. Yan ang dahilan kung bakit iba ang ginagamit kong e-mail para sa social networking sites at iba para sa mga pormal na pangangailangan gaya ng sa resume at sa mga business matters. Isipin mo na lang na parang isang uri ng damit mo ang Facebook page mo. Maaaring makita ng ibang tao kung anong klaseng tao ka sa pamamagitan ng mga inilalathala mo sa Facebook page mo. Kaya hanggat maaari, ayusin at gawing presentable ang sarili mo kahit sa internet lang.

It's Up Dharma Down's Time

A Week In Metro Manila: Up Dharma Down (Trailer #2) from TRageCapone on Vimeo.

This is the 2nd trailer of Tony Rago’s Up Dharma Down documentary, A Week In Metro Manila, set to be released in August 2011. The film will hopefully be screened in San Francisco, L.A., Chicago and Manila.

Tony Rago, an American who’s based in Chicago and the director of the documentary, also recently started a movement called Up Dharma Down: @teamcoco Initiative movement. The goal of the movement is to get Mr. Conan O’ Brien’s attention to invite and make Up Dharma Down a guest on his show.

Join the movement by:

1.Liking the Conan O’Brien Presents: Team Coco page on Facebook.
2.Liking and leaving a comment on this post by Tony Rago on Team Coco’s wall.
3.Telling your friends about it! Tweet the link or invite friends to like and comment on the post!
4.Reblogging this post.
Let us support Up Dharma Down and original Pinoy music! :)


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