surbei galore!

1.Pinakagusto mong name na hindi monaman name? Jude Michael, or Arc Angelo, yan magiging name ng anak ko.
2.Pinakagusto mong color?---- obviously it’s black… and red, yellow, orange and blue.
3.Pinakacrush mo ngaun?---- Si Christine a.k.a. Maui Taylor ng RTC Branch 220!4.Pinakanagbobother sau ngaun?---- what happens to me in Fourth year.
5. Pinakakasundo mo na tao?---- jl, tim
6. Pinakahuling nakasama mo lumabas?---- Larry, Perry, Dencio, Geejay, sa Saguijo (one word: kewl!) at Makati Republik, kung saan pinamumugaran ng mga japaks.
7. Pinakanamimis mong kasama namaglakwatcha?----- si best, sila jl, tim, anya, ariel, yeah, and I have to admit, it includes kae.
8. Pinakahuli mong katxt?---- maisie
9.Pinakagusto mong mangyari sa buhay mo?---- yumaman, bumili ng isla, ng farm, tsaka maglakbay sa buong daigdig.
10. Pinakagusto mong movie?---- just see my friendster profile for the list
11. pinaka high point ng buhay mo?----- wala pa naman in recent memory, probably my first appearance as assisting counsel during pre-trial
13. Pinakawild na ginawa mo in public?----- I was dared to sing in a comedy bar. Hahaha! Hindi pa nga wild yun eh, extreme lang!
14. Pinakaidol mo sa ngaun?----- Rafael Nadal, lapit na naman French Open.
15. Pinakafave mong sport?----- tennis, soccer, badminton
16. Pinakagusto mong subject?----- Highschool: English and Music; College: Western Civilization, Asian Studies, Filipino Literature in English tsaka Finance; Law School: Public International Law, Conflict of Laws and Remedial Law (‘Coz it’s boring as hell but practically the most powerful tool ever invented by legal world)
17. Pinakaayaw mong subject?- Math (Fact: law students use only one side of the brain, hence, if you give them complicated mathematical situations, the other side will begin to ache due to non-user.)
18. Pinakaproud na achievement mo?---- fourth year na ko
19. Pinakagusto mong kasama sa gimikan?----- jl, tim, ariel, anya
20. Pinakaunang impression sayo ng tao?----- suplado, elitistang burgis.
21. Pinakaayaw mong makaaway?----- the remaining members of club d… ‘coz as memory serves, its really hard to lose a friend.
22. Pinakagusto mong gawin pag Sunday?----- manuod ng porn. Hahaha! Mag badminton shempre!
23. Pinakagusto mong banda at pinakagustomong kanta nila?----- shempre incubus pa rin! ‘wish you were here’, although I have an eclectic taste in music, and recently I rediscovered the joys of pinoy alternative after almost a year long hiatus from the local music scenery though I have relative ease of access to music. Law school sucks. Big time.
24. Pinakagusto mong gwin?----- badminton, mag-mall, tumambay sa starbucks and figure out who would most probably be in the same place as you are at the same time (most especially sa starbucks branches sa ayala center.)
25. Pinakamasamang tao na kilala mo?----- Manuel Patrick Lauron
26. Pinakaself-obsessed na tao na kilala mo?---- uhm, ako?
27. pinakahuli mong nkachat?---- can’t remember, baka si Perry o si Dencio nung saturday
28. best boy bud mo?----- JL
29. pinakabest gurl bud?----- Joyce
30. pinakagusto mong makuha ngayon?----- pera para makapag-shopping. Mababaw lang kaligayahan ko. hehe




1 0 F A V E S

TV show: CSI, One Tree Hill
Flower: lotus, ‘coz it’s a symbol of nirvana and power
Alcohol: cerveza negra, you gotta try it, no bitter aftertaste and has a fruity tinge to it.
Color: black, yellow, orange, red and blue
Sport: tennis, soccer, Formula 1 (badminton is a sport I’d play, but refuse to watch on TV)
Mall: Promenade, Greenbelt
Music: alternative
Food: Japanese Food
Season: summer of course!

1 0 F A C T S

Hometown: Malaboinks
Height: 5’6”
Hair color: black
Hair length: short
Eye color: black
Mood: slightly bored but relaxed
Sex: yes please…

1 0 L O V E L I F E

Have you ever been in love: yep
Do you believe in love?: someone once told me that I’m in love with love (ouch, baby…)
Why did your last relationship fail?: possessive ako
Have you ever been heartbroken?: too many times
Have you ever broken someones heart?: yes
Have you ever fallen for your best friend?: hehe. Before kame maging mag-‘best’ ni best, so ngayon kame bestfriends, sila ni _____ wala na. Hahaha! Guess I won at the end.
Are you planning on getting married?: of course, in due time, career muna
Are you afraid of commitment?: actually, I am. Eversince.

1 0 T H I S O R T H A T S

Love or lust? both
Hard liquor or beer?: beer minus the belly
Night or day? Sorry folks, I’m a convert to “day-ism” na. hehehe.
Hook-ups or relationship?: hook-up na lang muna
T.V. or internet?: TV
Pepsi or coke?: either
Wild night out or romantic night in? wild night out
Saturday or Sunday?: Friday, Saturday and Sunday hehehe
Colored or black and white picture?: sepia. Haha. Whatever, basta glam shot!
Phone or in person?: in personam, I am a people person.

1 0 H A V E Y O U E V E R S

Have you ever been caught sneaking out?: no, magaling ako eh.
Have you ever skinny dipped?: not with anyone around haha.
Have you ever done something you regret?: no regrets, just spiteful memories
Have you ever bungee jumped?: nope, pero I really, really want to!
Have you ever been on a house boat?: included ba ang yatch?
Have you ever finished an entire jaw breaker?: I guess so, but it probably took me days
Have you ever wanted someone so badly it hurt?: yes, and ouch, it still hurts.
Have you ever stayed up all night til the sun came up? Of course,
Have you ever been caught by your parents with a hickey?: No,
Have you ever been caught by your parents doing more than making out?: nope.

10 A R E Y O U S

Are you missing someone right now?: ok lang,
Are you in love with anyone?: ok rin lang,
Are you happy?: yes
Are you talking to anyone right now?: no
Are you bored? nope, gusto ko lng sumagot.
Are you German?: nien
Are you Irish?: no
Are you Italian?: no signore!
Are your parents still married?: yep
Do you like someone right now?: yep






1. Are u photogenic ? :: depende sa angle
2. What time do you go to bed ? :: varies
3. What was the last thing you did before this ?: : answered other surveys
4. Who's the one you always meet the most ? :: ngayon, sila Kaye, Dencio, Larry, Perry and Geejay
5. Who's the person you'll call if you need help? :: shit, I just had a realization… it’s still Carol…
6. What's on your mind right now ? :: what to do, what to do…
7. What do you prefer?american idol/malaysianidol? :: American idol, yun lang meron aqui eh.
8. With whom do you wanna be with to? :: mah bitch… (we’ve somehow come to an implied agreement that we’re each other’s bitches.)
9. What movie do u wanna watch now? :: Superman or M.I. 3
10. When was the last time you went out ? where?with who? :: Saguijo last Saturday with Larry, Perry, Dencio and Geejay
11. What do you hate the most for now ? :: not sleeping 8 hours every night.
12. What do you do everyday besides eat &sleep? :: mag - ______. Haha.
13. Colors that make you happy ? :: orange and yellow
14. Most fave thing in your room ?:: non in particular, I’m utilitarian, I find use in almost everything.
15. Miss someone? :: yeah
16. Plan to buy something? :: yeah
17. Are you satisfied with your life now?:: I’m satisfied, but of course, I’m still dreaming of something better..
18.Do you like seafood?:: do you like sushi?
19.Breakfast or dinner?:: breakfast person ako eh.
20. like chocolates?:: yeba!
21.Do you have a phone?:: yep
22. What's your favorite fast food?:: jollibee, kfc, Tokyo2x, Carl’s Jr.
23. Cats or dogs?:: cats
24. Salty or sweet?:: both
25. City or country?:: country
26. Is kissing normal for your age?:: duh, it’s normal for any age.
27. Are you athletic?:: not really, I’m more of the academician type, but I finally made the balance.
28.favorite band for now?:: up dharma down… though I’m not so familiar with the songs
29. Do you have your own cell phone?:: yeah
30. What do you wear to bed?:: sando, shirt, shorts, sometimes nothing.
31. Ever had a crush on a teacher in highschool?:: not really. more of a turn on I guess hehe
32. Coke or pepsi?:: either nga eh sthupeehd
33. sugar or spice?:: spice
33. Can you use chopsticks?:: yes
35. Do you care about getting good grades?:: though I don’t really care, I have to,
36. Have you ever fallen asleep in class?:: haha. Oo. Civil Procedure.
37. Get a job or ask your parents for money?:: ask them money! I’m a fucking spoiled brat!
38. Is your mom strict?:: no. I scold her.
39. Do your parents give you enough privacy?:: now, I guess I’m thinking of moving out, but I ain’t still financially independent
40. Do your parents trust you?:: they should. That’s an imperative.
41. Would you ever wanna lose your bestfriends?:: no!!!!!
42. Does your best friend get on your nerves?:: no she doesn’t
43. Do you make friends quickly?:: not really, I don’t usually make the first move.
44. Do you tell your mom everything?:: no. she doesn’t have an iota of an idea who I really am and what the fuck I do for a living
45. What do you & your parents fight about most?:: everything. Haha.
46. If u love someone & she/he rejected u. Whatwill u do to her/him?:: kill her
47. Can u sing or rap?:: just sing
48. If u have one wish , who would u make urwife/husband for the wish?:: depende pa rin. Gusto ko talaga pakasalan si ____, pero I’m happy with Yang right now.
49. Wut do u think bout this survey?:: wala lang



01.Does ur name have an 'a'? no, it does not.
02. Two of your dominant feelings at themoment? relaxed, but still tired.
04. A part of song lyrics that's in your mindright now? wala
05. Describe where you are right now? inside the ante-bellum house with the golden light piercing through the capiz screens with the soft singing of the birds in the background and vehicles making barurot noises.
06. What is your best day of the week? mondays
07. What are you craving to have rightnow? new pair of jeans, a new belt, new pair of shoes and a new perfume
08. Best memory in childhood? getting everything I wanted
09. Worst memory in childhood? getting trapped inside the bathroom, that explains the cluastrophobia
10. What are your nicknames? ohme, mel, baby mel (to atty. Glenda)
11. Your three plans for tomorrow? wala
12. Your three plans for today? buy a new toothbrush. How physically exhausting, right? Hehe.
13. Are you thinking of someone right now? none but myself
14. Do you party? used to, still, once in a while.
15. Do you like twins? my best has a twin sister
16. Fill in the blank:I am____________.--- irony
17. Say something in five words to theperson who sent you this. Fuck You you Friggin’ asshole!18. Mary had her little lamb. What do youwanna have? black andalusian
20. Say anything you like to whoever is reading your answers: greetings you spitefully jovial bigots. (what the hell is wrong with my language right now?!)
21. what do you think of the person thatsent you this? Don’t care, just got this from friendster.
22. do you smoke, drink, do drugs? yes, yes and yes
23. are you in love? yes and no
24. what kind of girl / boy do you like? depende actually, I don’t find any particular virtue or vice in a girl, basta pareho kame ng wavelength, basta yung game sa kahit ano.
25. Any last Request? die bitch…


PRESENT PERFUME
Christian Dior Dune, Givenchy, Swiss Army, Beckham Instinct, My most rarely used CK Obsession, CK Truth, and presently wala na kong Armani Black and Armani White.

PRESENT SHAMPOO
Head and Shoulders

PRESENT FAVORITE SONG
none

LAST FOOD U ATE
corn with butter and cheese

LAST SONG U SANG IN PUBLIC
I don’t do public anymore…

LAST GIFT U RECEIVED?
can’t recall

LAST GAME U ENJOYED PLAYING
game namin yesterday

LAST TIME U HAD UR HAIRCUT
more than a week ago.

LAST ALCOHOL U DRANK
San Mig Light

PRESENT PET
go to our place and you’ll see a menagerie

LAST BOOK YOU READ
The Zahir, though I still ain’t finished with it.

LAST BIRTHDAY ATTENDED
Hmm… birthday yata ni Ernest cum Year-ender party sometime in late March or Early April.

LAST GIMIK/ OUTING?
Saturday, at Saguijo

LAST THING U DO BEFORE U GO TO SLEEP
close my eyes

LAST THING U BOUGHTa nike wallet, wristband and headband

LAST MALL U VISITED
SM San Lazaro

LAST MOVIE U WATCHED
X-Men 3

LAST TIME U CRIED
tagal na

PRESENT PERSON U HATE
hate is a strong word…

LAST PERSON U TEXTED
maisie

LAST PERSON U TALKED TO
my brother

PRESENT CRUSH?
wala

PRESENT THOUGHTS
buzzzzz….

kodak moment 2

"I hold the power..."

kodak moment

the elusvie cuadro

The numbering must end

What’s with titling my blog entries anyway in Roman numerals? Nothing. Just an idea I had a few months back when I started this blog. Anyway, looking at xx’s and iii’s every time I write is dizzying. So such methodology, after succinct use, must be terminated accordingly. So ordered.


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Today is supposed to be our last day as interns in PAO Q.C. But we got a one day reprieve from our boss, which is conditionally based on our gratuitous and unilateral act of treating the lawyers of room 106 and 107 to lunch last Friday with pancit malabon and dolor’s sapin-sapin coming from my hometown, and chicken cordon bleu and pork teriyaki from Ernest’s mom’s kitchen. With that, we officially graduated from internship, with our grades gleaming with line of 9’s. We also said our farewells to the generous Judge Sempio Diy, whose picture btw, is on my friendster.

Then when evening fell, Atty. Glenda “Baby Cake” Mateo and some staff from the Court went to NEWSDESK at Timog, just behind Music21. It’s not your typical commercially hyped bar which targets the brewery crazed youthful middleclass. It’s an old house, probably post-bellum American period, converted into a small bar, coffee shop and grill, and could accommodate only about 50 persons at one time. What’s cool about it is the set up utilizes actual house hold items like sofa, cushions, ottomans, throw pillows, and a low coffee table. In fact, when went our way and removed the cushions from the sofa and low rise chairs and placed them directly on the floor, so our set up immediately resembled like a Japanese tea party. Cool.

I also asked Best to show up coming from work, since we’ve been planning on seeing each other on the weekend, but my schedule is too hectic to set another date since Saturday was the poker “big night”, and gladly she came, though she only stayed up ‘till 11pm. Thanks Best!

Glenda, Cj, Ador and I went on to have coffee at a nearby Starbucks. We adjourned around 3 a.m.

PAO Quezon City will be missed. The people, the crazy clients, the pressure, Atty. Silverio, Glenda, Boss Bart, Atty. Sia, Atty. Soriano, Atty. Bandal, Mam Celia, Judge Diy, Judge Maglaya, Fiscal Ong, Fiscal Lledo, everybody, even Simang and mega-smile, the tinderas at the Canteen.

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And to corroborate (or probably rebut) Anya’s entry, she did call me up and asked me if I’m available for badminton, but it’s too distant and inconvenient for me to travel with badminton gear in hand to Quezon city just to play for over an hour, besides, I was still curing my hangover and had to go back to sleep after lunch because for the Big Night.

I made the Knights and the guests my world famous potato balls, which I cooked for the first time since my birthday 3 or 4 years ago. Patok. (either you concur, confirm or affirm)

The First Big Night Winner was Sunny, he won over 1,800 pesos, less the booze, so he took home probably more than 1,200.


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Then yesterday, I endured about five hours of badminton, trying to compensate for my non-play last Wednesday and Friday. I wasn’t able to play last Wednesday ‘cause I had court appearances the succeeding day, so I don’t want to look haggard. So presently, my whole body is aching, but actually, I still want to play today just to sweat out the alcohol last night.

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Three consecutive nights of alcohol equals one habitually alcoholic Ohme.

Larry, BTW, gave the Knights key chains imitating a Poker Chip with card designs on them. Cool.

Also, Kaye got last night the elusive quartet card combination (cuadro). I had to take a picture of it, no matter how dark it was, ‘cause it was a first in the history of the Knights of the Poker Table.

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I haven’t watched M.I. 3. I haven’t watched the DA VINCI CODE, and I’m too eager to watch X-Men: The Last Stand. Gawd!

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I have to make another dental appointment one of these days. Still a lot to fix. I ain’t having braces, cause my teeth ain’t that bad, besides, in case I die secondary to arson, my only identifiable relics would be my teeth. Haha. Morbid, I know, I know.

I just have to undergo several procedures to prevent decay. (Do I really have to go to details? Honestly Ohme, you’re talking to yourself again. Hehehe.)

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Tomorrow is enrolment. Back to reality.

I want to go shopping. But I have no money sufficient for another Binge, and when I talk of Binge, it means spending over ten thousand bucks in one day. I think the last time I did it was on my birthday.

XXII

'tiS maH woMan... yaNg - kEe c",)

XXI

This is the real thing.

A real court room. A real judge. A real prosecutor. A real bailiff. A real stenographer. A real clerk of court. Real complainants. Real defense.

This ain’t any game.

For one brief afternoon, I’ve represented in Pre-trial three accused persons, among them, a juvenile.

In pre-trial, you enter your stipulation of facts, those things which need not be tackled in trial, and are deemed admitted. Stipulating is more of a ritual rather than an art. Defense admits, defense denies. Prosecution denies, and in exceptional circumstances, would admit.

You propound your issues to be threshed out during trial.

You present the summary of your defense.

You present how many witnesses whose testimony you shall offer during trial.

You present your documents for marking.

With that, pre-trial is terminated.

The pre-trial order is given.

And it is the first official court document that I signed.

I am baptized with fire.

Cool…

This time, I believe, I can no longer give that many details about the person and circumstances of the accused. I am now bound by the privileged communications rule.

XX

Sanctuaries above the water.

Singular water.

The river reaches for the arms of the lake across the sea of living beings.

Engulfing the past with the memories of today.

Friendships. Laughter.
Alcohol

binge

Fun moments.

Sad moments

Happy thoughts.

New and old

LINEAR PARALLELISM (literature 101) ...

almost the same, but never the same.

XIX

Friday afternoon, after work, I rushed to Makati to meet my college friends. But since I took the MRT and our rendezvous time was around 7pm, I decided to pass by SM Makati and find myself a long sleeved barong for my first real appearance in court, at RTC Branch 225, with Judge Maria Elisa Sempio Diy presiding. I got myself this neat dark red one.

After which I headed to greenbelt, thirsty and craving for something cold, I waited with my strawberry frost at Figaro’s and had smokes while waiting for Paul, Anya and JL. We then proceeded to Pasha, that posh Mediterranean restaurant which serves kebabs worth more than 300 bucks per serving. Jesus! Anyway, we used to eat in high end restaurants before we knew the virtue of thrift.

After dinner, we met Butch, and had coffee and chit-chat at Starbucks in Greenbelt one. Subsequently, we had drinks at Gery’s in park square. (talk about food trip night)

We shared a lot of old memories, laughs, new news and out of the blue, ghost stories. We then parted at 12pm, wherein I and JL went to get the van and proceeded to Biñan, where we stopped by Kitten’s place, where the drinking was started, err, continued.

Around two thirty, we went to the farm, and got was it humid! Trying to ward of sleep, ‘cause Tim and Ariel are arriving there around 6am, coming from GY shift. But alcohol and lack of sleep got the best of us, and I woke up with Tim and Ariel sound asleep up until 12pm. After lunch, we talked at the ‘island’ in the middle of the hot day. By 4pm, Kitten, Alvin, Guia et al went there and we did some tennis. And for me, it’s called ‘idiot’ tennis. Before, I couldn’t hit that well. Now, I’m hitting it like I’m hitting a badminton shuttlecock. And ouch! Shoulder blade hurts…

After dinner, we got ourselves 36 bottles of san mig light. Drank, ate, and talked ‘til dawn at the Pantalan, which in long served memory, was the place where we did the insane, the zany, the emotional, the profane and the fun. For us, it is sanctuary. Under the scary moonlit sky and the humid and mosquito filled air, with the City lights of Makati at the backdrop across the Laguna lake, we had fun like the brothers that we are.

It always feels right just to be there…

Just for a moment I gave up poker night, just to be with the other important people in my life.

XVIII

Best wants to join me in my badminton sessions. Yehey! Haven't seen my uberly pretty Best in months. Hope our schedules meet. :P

XVII

something larry made, for the knights of the poker table. hehehe. kewl ain't it?!