Snip-snip...

Matakot ang mga supot, the Americans are coming.

At the Inquirer, while browsing during lunch break.

Hintuturo, Coffee Everyday & Toto

Kuwento lang sakin ni Lenny, at meron nang konting imbento (konti lang):

Sa isang pinoy gathering, nagkatuwaan at ti-nest nila ang Filipino language ni Bianca, anak ni Lee na lumaki na dito sa NZ.

Lenny: Ano sa English ang... Kasaysayan?

Bianca: History!

Lenny: Galeng... eh... Lambat!

Bianca: Net!

Mariz: Galeng talaga ah... Ako naman. Eh ano sa English ang Hintuturo?

Bianca: Ah!! Hintuturo??? I know that! I know that! Hintuturo... Oh!
Stop Teaching!!

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My sister, Jenian, umoorder sa Starbucks:

"Uh, one coffee-everyday-please!" (one coffee of the day please!)

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Naku, inde na pala pwede magdownload ng MP3 sa Multiply. San ko na ngayon ido-download ang hit songs ng Toto like Hold The Line, Rossana, Africa at Georgy Porgy ...

Yes mga kapatid, tratrabahuin ko ang Toto this Sunday. Inde tribute band ha, yung orig mismo, straight from the retirement home, hehehe (nakuuu.. sana sa loob ako ilagay).

Manlove

Pow-pow-padadada-duh-duwaw-waw...

Alright...

Val introduced me to Boston Legal last year, and have been hooked ever since. The wit, the characters, the humour, the fast lines...



... and Denny Crane.

"You know what I'm going to do, Brian, just to show you there are no hard feelings? I'm going to sleep with your wife."

''You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter lets him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says 'Who's that?' St. Peter says, 'Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane.''
--'From Whence We Came'

''Denny Crane. Denny Crane. Denny Crane.''
--Talking in his sleep, 'Gone'

Yeah-yeahhh...
Click here for more Denny Crane wisdom

But what I love most about the show is the relationship between Denny and Alan Shore. The holding of hands, the crying on shoulders, the comparing of "notes" in the toilet, the midnight scotch... It's all plain and simple Man-love. And don't mistake Man-love for homosexual or heterosexual love.

Manlove is the celebration of being men and what we're good at. Like the slapping of behinds after a foul shot, or flying chest pumps after a strike. It's the meeting of knuckles, the fancy handshakes, a manly bear hug, or tandem spa treatments...

... or maybe not. I still get squeemish holding another man's hand, or sharing a sauna with naked blokes. I once jumped out of the pool when Geoff dove in wearing skimpy trunks (Feeling ko kasi nakadikit ako sa water na nakadikit din sa blue trunks nya, hence kuryente, hehehe).

And what are Man-love turn-ons? Watching Boston Legal (which I hear has the same effect Ally McBeal had on some women I know). There's also admiring a sexy two-piece, such as this sultry, delicious...

... Canon 400D, or a heart-pumping, groin numbing....


2008 Specialized S-Works Epic Mountainbike (Sigh). And finally, nothing turns Man-love on more than a professional demonstration of...

... Kung Fu. Worked the Shaolin Monks last week at the Aotea, and got to see them do some really cool man-stuff, like bend spears with their necks, smash concrete slabs while laying on spikes, and swing at each other with sticks and swords.


[Btw., this post in not, in any way, a lame attempt to get people to buy me the right b-day presents, although mine was last Thursday... Consider this as a suggestion... Ehhhmmm, hehehe]

Isang Linggong Pagibig

Pansin ko lang na last few weeks, eh medyo napapasarap yata ang luto namin dito sa Kiwinoy Big Brother House.

Like nung Monday...

Tossed baby salad greens, topped with cherry tomatoes, flaked tuna and olive oil...


Tuesday...

Oven baked New Zealand mussels, topped with butter, garlic and parmessan cheese...

Wednesday...

Fruit salad, made with fresh cut watermelon, pineapple, mango, mixed light sugar syrup..

Thursday...

Deep-fried fresh caught snapper, topped with red and green capsicum, carrots, onion and garlic...




And Friday...

NYEAHHHHHH!!! Anu yan???

Photos by Karl.

Hehe.. Galing sa beach ang nasa kabilang flat at namitas ng talaba. Syempre nilabas namin ang legs namin sa pinto at nagpapansin, hehehehe. Pinakuluan ko then binuksan ni Gene at Netzie. Nilagyan ko ng konting suka, sili, onion, brown sugar at madaming ginger. Yumm...

Kantahan muna tayo mga kapatid:

Chinese English: Weshisdatoyle!

Habang nagbabantay sa pintuan ng ASB Theatre working the immigrant's Spring festival, me matandang lumabas ng pinto at lumapit sakin:

Old woman: 廁所在哪裡？

Tuny: Eng??

Hayy, eto nanaman tayo, dahil ba Asian ako eh i-assume bang marunong akong mag-chinese??? Gusto ko sana sabihin ang alam ko lang eh Wo ai ni (I love you) kaso baka bigla naman ako sagutin, yari tayo dyan. Wala pa namang kasamang bata. Kadalasan kasi yung mga apo't anak nilang 5-6 years ang translators nila, dito na kasi nagschooling.

Old woman: (lumapit sa mukha ko at dahan-dahang...) Cèsuǒ zài nǎliiiiii?

Tuny: Ha??? (Ewww.. ang bango hininga) I'm sorry I don't speak Chinese...

Old woman: Weshisdatoyle... (Naiinis na, at parang napapa-jogging ng konti)

Tuny: Esmyuskee???

Old woman: WEH.. SHISDAHH... TOYLETTTTT!!!

Tuny: Ahhh, whaydidntyasaysoh... There oh! (sabay turo)

At papano ba naman kasi ito nakarating dito sa New Zealand, eh inde marunong mag-english?? Eh yung ibang kabayan natin maski magaling, nahihirapan pa rin dahil sa IELTS.

Uy inde ako anti-Chinese ha, infact eh 1/4 blood dahil kay Lolo Pedro +. Inenroll nga ni Pam si Julia sa Chinese school at minsan suspetsa namin kumakanta ng Chinese pag inde namin maintindihan (ayos, pag andito na si Julia isasama ko sa trabaho para silang mga bata na lang magusap, hehehehe).

Basta't tayo'y... Magkasama...

Ray Ann?
Ray Anne?

Errr... Ano nga ba?

Nanood kami last Friday sa Beaumont Center ng concert ni Ray-An Fuentes. Hindi ko matandaan hit mga songs nya, till binanatan nya yung duet nila ni Tillie Moreno (Da who???)...

Senti time...

Halika na
Pumikit... limutin ang problema
Hihintayin ang umaga

Magpahinga
Managinip ng kaliligaya
Darating din ang umaga

Basta't tayo'y magkasama
Laging mayroong umagang kay ganda
Parang sikat ng araw
May dalang liwanag
Sa ating pangarap

Haharapin natin

Gumising na
Araw ng pag-asa'y narito na
Dumating din...

Harapin natin

Pictures from my trip back home Christmas '07

This is New Zealand

I have crossed a thousand bridges
In my search for something real
There were great suspension bridges
Made of spiderwebs of steel

Oo na, it's kinda gay, pero ano magagawa ko, eh that's the song that played on and on (and on) in my head as I soaked up this scene. We went tramping in Waiheke Island two weeks ago and did the Northern Walk. Amazing how 45 minutes from the city you get this. Back home an hour beyond Las Pinas you'd be in Molino Road (Traffic eh)... Or maybe Corregidor, which is pretty but... You know what I mean.

Ahh, these are the days that I really appreciate New Zealand: Te Whenua o Aotearoa, rolling hills, sailboats, the youngest country on Earth, the land of just 5 million people. And it isn't just a pretty face either. Kakalabas lang ng latest Global Peace Index study.
Anyway, tama nang "eh sa NZ ganito, eh sa NZ ganun" griping ko. Honest, para sakin ala pa ring katulad ang Pinas... ang usok ng jeep, ingay ng kalsada, at swimming sa baha... heaven.

Enjoy the pictures and enjoy Waiheke.

We took the Fuller's ferry downtown, arriving at Matiatia wharf at high noon. We followed a hidden (or to be exact, partially submerged) trail behind the port.

That's the Tekateka hill. Inde Maori yun ha (puro tinik kasi ang trail, so pagsumabit ka eh lalabas sa bibig mo eh "tekatekaTEKAAA").

Future house namin. Kawawa naman si Julia pag inutusan kong bumili ng suka sa bayan, tsk-tsk.

Naglabasan ng mga pata (ulk! erase-erase...)

Tess doing her Bb. Pilipinas Pose (or holding invisible trays??).

Shiva po yang ginagawa namin... errr.. never mind.

Ang lambot ng grass maski tuyo... At walang mga anik-anik na nangangagat...

The map took us through secret bays, vineyards and lookout points with 360-degree views. We even found a cave that led to a secret beach. The map said the trail will take max 3 Hours walk. Well, helloooo... Mali ang map, kasi it took us 5 hours... Ay akala namin 3 hours walk AND picture taking

We capped it with a swim near the wharf. Medyo kadiri kasi murky yung ilalim, but a nice way to end a fine, fine day.

There's a bridge made of colors
In the sky high above
And
I'm certain there must be
Bridges made out of love

La, la, la...

Ang Boyfriend Kong Baduy

Crocs Men's Crete Sandals: NZ$49.99

5-year old Old Navy Cargo shorts: NZ$25

Eye-2-Eye Aviator Shades bought at SM Manila: NZ$10

A T-shirt with a photo of Nora Aunor and
Christopher Deleon "In Love":

Priceless

I'm a sucker for all things Baduy, and to all those asking where I get these, they're from The T-Shirt Project. I bought a bunch for myself and as pasalubong last December at Trinoma.

Everything except Mang Tomas is from The T-Shirt Project.

So if you love me (or owe me money), you'll know what to get for my Birthday. Ano ba, mura lang toh no, P200-300++. Gusto ko yung Kuyug, Trust Condom and the Rico J shirt, just in case pwede magrequest.

The Boxer (Atbp.)

Kanina lang.

Nagluto ako ng adobo para dinner namin, at nakaamoy ang asawang pinay ng building manager namin, si Aloha. Kinatok kami at sa flat daw namin kakain.

"Sure! Pero manlibre ka naman ng coke!" uto ko.

"Ah, oo ba" sabay abot nya ng $10 dollars. Syempre dinakma ko agad sabay takbo sa labas ng building, papunta sa dairy(Kiwi for sar-sari store).

Ladidadida... Pili kung diet coke, coke zero, regular coke... Silip sa mga meatloaf at corned beef kung me maibabaon bukas.... Nang mapansin ko na iba ang tingin sakin ng Chinese na tindera sa counter. Parang natatawa na inde makatingin ng diretso.

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Nyak!!!!

Pagkabayad napa-karimpas ako ng takbo pabalik ng flat. Sa Pilipinas nga lang pala acceptable gawing outerwear ang boxer shorts, hehehe.

Actually, ganito talaga hitsura ko kanina noh.

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I-update ko nga pala kayo sa mga pinag-gagawa ko recently.

Went back to that Korean Karaoke along Queen St., ang brought Pinoy reinforcements. That's Val, Kiwinoy BBrother na nag voluntary exit, with her lovely GF Kristy (Karl ala sa pic pero andun din sya, tuwang tuwa sa strobe lights sa and tamborine, hehehe).

Cooked baked tahong to celebrate the arrival of our new flatmate, Netzie. Sweet-azz Tahong photo by Karl.

That's Netzie in white. Ang sosyal noh, naka-wine glass pa kami (ang laman nyan eh coke, hehehe). Gene inuupakan ang tahong (dyan ka magaling! Hehehehe), and with her back to the camera is Anna, taga 2nd floor, nakikikain (salamat sa salad!).

Borrowed from another pinoy in the building Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo. Grabe pag napapalayo ka sa Pilipinas, hahanap hanapin mo talaga ang Pinoy humour. Pati kay Aiai natatawa na ako, at pag nagbubukas ako ng TV parang gusto ko ilipat sa Wowowiee.

Look up (Baka Tumulo!)

That below is Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah. I love and hate this song. Ang ganda-ganda, pero parang kinukurot ang dibdib ko pag naririnig ko sya, gusto ko tuloy i-pause. Memories kasi, and the song grips loneliness.

Minsan nga napapa-look-up ako, baka kasi tumulo at me makakita ang luha ko. The song feels like eating Christmas dinner alone, or walking in the park (in spring) by yourself.

Or... being alone in a strange country, 8,012 kilometers from home.

Aguy (look-ap! Look-ap!).

Sa Zoo..

A Samoan visiting Auckland Zoo asks the Keeper what the cage around the animals were for.

Zoo Keeper: "They're there so we can protect the people from the wild and dangerous animals."

The Samoan started laughing to pieces. Both puzzled and annoyed, the Zoo Keeper asked why.

Samoan: "Oh, sorry, it's just in Samoa, they put cages around the animals to protect them from the people."

Sino ba naman inde matatakot sa mga ito, eh ang lalaking mga mama nito. Pati mga babae nila para kang kakainin ng buhay. Pero wag kayo maintimidate, kasi despite their size eh gentle and friendly naman sila. They're the my second fave Pacific Island people, next to Nuiens.

I grabbed that joke pala from the Laughing Samoans' Crack Me Off show I did tonight at the ASB Theatre. Ang cu-cute nila, lalo na yung mataba. They reminded me of The Reycards Duet.




Speaking off the Zoo, Kiwi Pinay took me along their company's Christmas party at the Auckland Zoo. Ala eh, libre na pasyal, libre pa pagkain (yahu).

Thanks Kiwi! (Kung me Chinese New Year Party kayo, sama uli ako haaaa..)