Good Intentions

Musta na mga  ka-berks? Bago ang lahat isa munang katanungan — uso pa ba ang salitang “berks”? I have been in my own bubble for quite a while kung kaya’t hindi ko na sure kung ano ang usong tawagan ngayon. Anyway – it has been a while since my last entry — akala nyo siguro ay tuluyan ko nang kinalimutan ang aking first love – acting.. este ang pagsusulat ng mga walang kwentang bagay. Hindi pa naman. Medyo bisi-bisihan lang ng kaunti. The past few weeks have been uninteresting. You’ll be bored our of your wits kung ikwento ko pa ito. Sabihin na lang natin na I’ve been busy with :

Work 

A little sick (pero hindi AH1N1 ha..)

Farmtown  

 Yoville

 TV Series

 Movies

 Anyway – ulit — hindi yan ang gusto kong ibahagi sa inyo aking dear reader/s.  Naligaw lang ako – mahina ako sa directions e. Pasensya na ulit. Hmm.. nasaan na ba ako.. hmm.. ayun.. nangyari na ba sa inyo yung you did something with  nothing but good intentions pero ended up doing some other thing? Mukhang yan ang nangyayari sa akin ngayon. I wake up early and went to the office early (which by itself is already a miracle—- tutuo ang himala!!!!) with all the intention of working hard. Dami na kasing mga lumalagpas sa deadline – which is so not me. I am usually a hardworker – di lang halata. Pramis – masipag talaga ako… mukha lang hindi. J

 Ayun na nga – I arrived early sa opis. All ready for a full day of non-stop working. Work like a dog ika nga. With my Kopi-C siew-tai (Coffee with Evaporated milk – less sweet) – hinarap ko na ang aking computer. Read all my e-mails to get this our of the way. Nilabas ko na ang aking ipod to drown all the noise in the environment. And started working… for five minutes or so. Yup… I started will all good intentions – pero nabigo ako. Parang tinatamad ako e. Parang feeling ko may kailangan pa akong gawin bago ko simulan ang aking trabaho. Spent 5 minutes or so na pagmumuni-muni when it finally dawned on me.  Yup. Alam ko na kung ano ang dapat ko munang gawin. I need to write this entry.  And here I am – writing this entry which you are reading right now.  At dahil sa nasulat ko na ang entry na ito – isa lang ang dapat kong gawin. I need to end this entry and start with work. Walang choice e.. need to bring home the bacon. O sya… sa muli.

 P.S.

 Bilang tribute sa  namayapang King of Pop – I decided to listen to his music for the entire day. Yup. MJ the entire day. Sumalangit nawa ang kaniyang kaluluwa.

To Read is to Believe

I know it’s been forever since my last entry. Pasensya na po. May mga makakating labi na nagbabasa ng blog ko na ito ang nagsumbong sa aking amo na madalas kong sabihin na wala akong ginagawa. Kaya ayun – binigyan ako ni bossing ng maraming gawain. Either that — or napansin lang nila na sayang naman ang pinapasweldo sa aking kung hindi naman nila ako papakinabangan. Kaya eto – busy as a bee. Or as an Ant. At dahil sa busy as a bee — or as an Ant… na ako —- wala na munang mga nakakatuwa at kagiliw-giliw na entries. Well — that is with the assumption na dati ay kagiliw-giliw ang aking mga dating entries. 

At dahil nga sa busy as a bee… or as an ant… ako —– hindi na muna ako magsusulat ng kung ano-ano pa. Naisip ko na sapat nang mag-iwan ako ng isang larawan na kagiliw-giliw.  Hindi ko na masyadong i-introduce ang picture na ipapakita ko… sabi nga — to read is to believe……

Upset!

I’m going to bed sad…. my wife (di pa lang nya alam) Ana Ivanovic lost her 4th round match today. Pero di bale…. nandito pa naman ako para mahalin sya ….. matalo man o manalo — labs ko pa rin sya!

(Pic from cnnsi.com)

Exhibit A

Naa-alala nyo pa ba si Aling Tindera na pinilit akong magtanong sa kaniya pagkatapos ay sinabihan akong wag nang magtanong dahil sa nakukulitan na siya? Ha? Ha? Na-aalala nyo pa sa? Sa mga hindi nakaka-alala – let me refresh your memory…

http://rollypollypanini.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/kulit-kasi/

Sa tingin nyo ba ay nagsasabi ako ng tutuo nung ikinwento ko ito? O akala nyo ay gumagawa lamang ako ng kwento para may maikwento ako sa inyo? Hmmm? Which is which? Anyway – para sa mga nagdududa dyan sa tabi-tabi — isa lang ang masasabi ko – A picture is worth a thousand words. Kaya hindi na ako magpapaligoy-ligoy pa… Exhibit A…..

And It All Started with a Big Bang

I had another discovery na nais kong i-share sa inyo aking mga dear reader/s. In one of my previous blogs – nabanggit ko na kailangan ko nang itigil ang kapapanood ng How I Met Your Mother and probably should get a life. Well – I did stopped watching HIMYM. Bukod kasi sa few remaining episodes of Season 4 na kasalukuyan pa lang ipapalabas sa US of A – e napanood ko na lahat. Kaya true to my promise – tinigilan ko na ang panonood nito. Well until matapos na ang Season 4 sa Tate at makahanap ako na paraan para mapanood ito. Did I finally get a life? Hmmm… not really. Ang init lumabas e… tapos biglang uulan. Parang hindi alam ng panahon kung summer ba or rainy season na. Pati ang weather – confused. Katamad tuloy lumabas – not unless naghahanap ka ng sakit ng katawan… as in body pain due to flu. Aside from that — medyo lie low muna ako sa mga crowded places… with swine flu and financial crisis – now more than ever is the best time to become a homebody. Tipid na – iwas pa sa sakit.

Which brings me back to me – not getting a life. Dahil sa homebody pa rin ako – I need to entertain myself. Magastos yata umarkila ng payaso. Dito na pumasok ang aking bagong discovery. Presenting — The Big Bang Theory. It’s a fairly new sitcom which is beginning to attract fans in the U.S. Second season is currently being played in the States now. I was able to get hold of Season 1 and decided to give it a try – have no regrets whatsoever. I love this show. Ok. Fine.. Para makarelate din kayo. Brief info on this show (courtesy of Wikipedia):

It concerns two male Caltech prodigies in their twenties, one an experimental physicist (Leonard) and the other a theoretical physicist (Sheldon), who live across the hall from an attractive blonde waitress with show-biz aspirations (Penny).

Leonard and Sheldon’s geekiness and intellect are contrasted with Penny’s social skills and common sense for comedic effect. Two equally geeky friends of theirs, Howard and Rajesh, are also main characters. The show is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre

Johnny Galecki as Leonard Leakey Hofstadter, Ph.D.
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D.
Kaley Cuoco as Penny
Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng.
Kunal Nayyar as Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D.
Sara Gilbert as Leslie Winkle, Ph.D. (recurring since season 1)

Actually – kadalasan ay medyo hindi ko rin naiintindihan ang mga pinagsasabi nila. Hindi naman kasi ako physicist e – theoretical man or experimental. Pero the way they deliver the lines – specially Sheldon – pure genius (pun intended). It’s not your typical mainstream 30 min US sitcom. Kaya siguro hindi pa pinapalabas dito sa Land of Integrated Resort. Lam nyo naman ang sense of humor ng mga tao dito – non-existent. For sure ay lalangawin lang. Pasalamat talaga sa internet – we get to see good shows. I wouldn’t expect most people to like this show —- more on daldalan kasi. One of the main strength of this show are the dialogues. Kailangan pakikinggan mo mabuti yung sinasabi nila. The writing is a work in progress — they are still trying to know who the characters are. The actors are believable — they fit the characters to a T. Sheldon is hilarious but I particularly like Leonard’s character.

It’s a good show and I recommend it to everyone. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to love the show. Promise.

Opps.. muntik ko nang malimutan. The show’s opening theme is really good. “History of Everything” by Barenaked Ladies. To those interested to hear … just follow the link –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItIdeKg5kt4.

Ang Magsasaka

Alam kong matagal-tagal na rin akong walang naisusulat sa blog ko na ito. There’s this part of me who wanted to say that I’m just so busy with work kaya wala akong time para magsulat ng kahit ano. Pero there’s this part of me — who I would normally listen to – who knows that I should say the truth. The truth is — nalululong ako… yup.. addicted… addicted to Farm Town. Pasensiya na dear reader/s. Just trying out kung pwede kong gawing second career ang pagsasaka. Verdict — too early to say… Give me few more weeks.

The One with the Top 5 List

Bago ko simulan ang entry na ito – may nais muna akong ikumpisal sa lahat. Ako, si RollyPollyPanini ay may facebook account. And surprisingly – may friends akong ka-facebook. O wag nang mag-comment pa. Ako man ay nagtataka at meron akong mga ka-facebook. Ilan? More than 1. And – hindi ko sila kamag-anak or binyaran. Wala din silang pagkakautang sa akin. Gusto lang talaga ako nilang maging ka-facebook. Friendly kasi ako e – well to a chosen few. To most — I usually channel my Oscar the Grouch persona.

Ok. Dahil sa tapos na ako sa aking earth-shattering confession – pwede ko nang ibahagi ang mga bagay-bagay na gusto kong ibahagi. Related pa rin sa Facebook — I am a fan of the 5 Things list. Yun mga kung ano-anong 5 things lang. Kunwari – 5 bagay na lagi mong dala pag-alis or 5 favorite na tsokolate etc.

The other night – I was answering the 5 things you would like to receive on your birthday. This is a no brainer isip ko lang :

First on my mind – a European tour. No brainer. I’ve been obssessing to go on a European tour since birth. I’ve been to a few cities in Europe few years ago – pero it’s a business trip so wala masyadong lakwatsa. I need to go back as a true blue tourist. Yung walang iniisip na mga business requirements or functional specification documents.

2nd – hmm… hmmm.. hmmm… 5 minutes later it dawned to me – wala na akong maisip pang bagay na gusto kong mareceive as a birthday gift. Wala. As in. And I find this odd and scary at the same time. Odd – kasi ang dami kong gusto e. Scary – kasi dalawang bagay lang naman kung bakit wala ka nang gusto pa. Una – you are contented with what you have which is excellent but is statistically impossible. Human nature na kasi yung magnais ng mga bagay na wala sa iyo. Ikalawang dahilan – you are settling. You’ve given up and settled for what you have right now. White flag waived. Tapos na ang laban. This is bad – really bad. Life is a continous struggle. The struggle ends only when you are six feet under. And I don’t plan on going that path for a long-long-long time. I still need to live life to the fullest. Lots of plans. Lots of things to do.

Katawa no? Isang napakasimpleng tanong — but it branched out to such complex self questioning. Parang sobrang layo ng nilakbay mo – e ang gusto mo lang naman ay bumili ng Coke. Quarterly-life crisis? Oprah moment? O kaartehan lang talaga? Whatever it is – paminsan-minsan mainam din ang mga serious na pag-iisip. Good for the mind – iwas Alzheimers.

Oppss.. muntik ko nang malimutan – I was able to finish my list. I was able to think of 5 things I want to receive on my birthday. A European tour, latest Blackberry phone, latest Lazy Boy chair, a private island home and syempre – World Peace.

The One with the Burger

I am starting this entry with a flashback. Couple of Fridays ago — Friday night to be exact – I’m at home… in front of the tube… having dinner while watching the 4th season of How I Met Your Mother. There’s this episode where Marshall is looking for the place where he had the best burger. For the whole episode – they did nothing but eat burger from one place to another. And every time they bite into that thick juicy burgers – I can’t help but crave… for a thick juicy burger. And you know me – once I crave for something — I gotta have it. There ain’t no mountain high enough. Ain’t no valley low enough. Ain’t no river wide enough. To keep me from getting a thick juicy burger. Singbilis ni Flash na ako ay gumayak — at tumalilis. Isa lang ang aking goal buy a burger. And the best fastfood burger there is – Carl’s Junior’s Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger. Yun nga lang – the nearest Carl’s Junior from my place is the newly opened outlet an MRT station away. Pero hindi ito naging sagabal sa aking misyon. Pushing and kicking all those in my way – I finall arrived. It took forever – nakarating din ako. Pumila ako in all excitement – thinking of all the langhap-sarap goodness that I am to eat. Nung ako na ang oorder – I excitedly said — 1 Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger – no pickles – no onions. The staff smiled at me and said – I’m sorry sir – we only serve chicken and fish today. @#*^$%^%$# naman o. Who the hell eats fish burger? Or Chicken burger? Ok fine — marami.. including me. Pero that time – I want a double western bacon cheeseburger… and I want it now. Pero bigo ako bigo. Umuwi akong bahag ang mundo dala dala ang aking Double Cheeseburger from Mc Donalds. And I am telling you…. It was not the same. It did not satisfy me at all…..

Which leads to today. I am watching – well – the 3rd season of How I Met Your Mother ( I know… I have no life) and there’s this episode again with Marshall about to eat a burger. Lo and behold — the craving returns. Muli – singbilis ni flash na ako a muling gumayak. In no time – nasa mall na ulit ako. I am so excited to eat the best (that I can afford) burger in town ng mapadaan ako sa isang bagong bukas na Sandwich shop. Hmmm… Grilled Ciabata bread – egg, cheese and corned beef. Hmmm…

P.S.

I never made it to Carl’s Jr…. I had the sandwich… and it was Legen —- wait for it — Dary! Man… I need to stop watching How I Met Your Mother – even if it’s Awesome!

In theaters – July 15. Can’t wait!

Vision 20/Astigmatism

Medyo long overdue na ang “news” na ito. Slightly bilasa na kung tutuusin. Pero sabi nga ng matatanda – na amerikano – better late than never. Kaya it’s better that I share this piece of stale news kaysa naman hindi ito malaman ng aking milyong-milyong fans (sa panaginip — actually bilyon pa nga e… ayawa ko lang mag-exaggerate). Naku – kung saan-saan na naman napunta ang usapan. Anyway – late last year – dahil sa financial crisis – I decided na ito na ang tamang panahon upang maging malinaw ang lahat. Kaya ayun – pikit mata (este dilat mata pala) akong nagpaschedule for Lasik surgery. I had my surgery a day after Christmas. Sobrang bilis – the actual surgery is over in 10 mins or so. I went home – pop a couple of sleeping pills and slept. Nung magising ako the next day – I can already see without the need for glasses. I returned to the doctor for check-up and he did some minor adjustment sa corneal flap (yun yata tawag dun) ng aking right eye. Medyo kailangan daw i-flat mabuti. Parang yung naglalagay ng protector sa cellphone. Kailangan walang bubbles. J 3rd day – I’m good to go. I need to lubricate my eyes every hour for a month – then afterwards as needed. Other than that — okay naman. It’s a small inconvenience —- considering I have been wearing glasses since I was in Grade 4. A 20/20 vision is not guaranteed. Sa simula pa lang ay sinabi na ito ng duktor. Dryness of the eyes is also a common occurrence after the surgery. Oks lang naman sa akin ito. Madali naman talagang mag-dry ang mata ko which is why I hate wearing contact lens. Fast forward — a couple of weeks ago – I returned for my 3rd check-up. Around 3 months kasi ay medyo nag-stabilize na ang grado ng mata. Nag-undergo ulit ako ng mga eye-test. Sinuri muli nang duktor ang aking mga mata . After all the reading and poking — the doctor confirmed that the surgery is a success. My eyes healed nicely. Vision? 20/Asigtmatism (L/R). Just a few grade shy of 20/20. Pero the doctor said that I should not worry since possible pa rin naman daw humabol ang aking right eye. I said I am not worried — 20/20 vision would be a treat… but 20/astigmatism is more that enough. I am just glad that after a long-long time — I can finally open my eyes in the morning, look at the wall clock and clearly see na late na naman ako.

Disclaimer: Naka-deferred payment ang aking surgery. 12 months to pay. Wag nang magtangka pang mangutang.