p.s. i love you

Starring 2-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank and 300 star Gerard Butler. At first I found the set-up odd. Imagine Swank playing romantic, far from her tough gal roles. But after seeing the movie, I finally realized how she got her two Oscars. She's so versatile, may it be as a tomboy, boxer, or even the sensitive girl in this movie. And did I mention that I'm a Lisa Kudrow fan? She's hilarious even when she's serious. And her pick-up lines: Are you married? Are you gay? Are you working? Really worth the laugh.

And I've watched this movie twice already! The first time was unplanned with my officemates. Then nung Saturday eh napilit ulit ng mga kaBeRKS ko. Gastos tuloy hehe. And please, theaters are made for movie-watching and not for socializing and eyeballs. Ang tatanda na sa sinehan pa nag-eyeball! Pucha bwisit na bwisit talaga ako. Magtanungan ba ng mga birthdays at kung ano nangyari sa student nya. There are more appropriate venues for those engagements. At talagang pinili pa nila ang Gateway! What a nightmare! At ang pinakabentang linya nila eh the one referring to Hillary Swank: "Bakla yan hindi yan babae. Tignan mo yung dede nataas lang ng bra! Bakla yan!" Haha. This really made me laugh. Kukunan ko sana ng picture for documentation kaso masyadong madilim. Sayang!

So what did we really do last Saturday???

• met at Trinoma 4 to purchase the kitchen showcase for Intiang & Topz (astig talaga ng electric grill na suggestion ko hehe)
• lunch at Red Ribbon
• delivered the showcase at Quintos St. near España
• kwentuhan at decide kung san manonood (until 5:00pm)
• picture taking sa LRT V. Mapa station
• tambay sa Coffee Bean habang nagkukwento si Char ng kanyang dilemma
• p.s. i love you @ Gateway
• bwisit dun sa 2 matandang nag eyeball sa loob ng sinehan
• dinner sa bagong resto ni Marvin sa Gateway
• uwi na (pagod!)
  

better than Hav's

Last year, I've stumbled upon a Myspace account of a Havaianas collector. I think he's got around 13 pairs already. But I can't remember his URL anymore so I'm not updated on how many pairs he has added to his collection. So what's my point? At first I was surprised that a person can spend so much in flipflops. I mean, I'm a slipper guy too but the look of the flops is kinda in-your-house and not for the malls. But then again, Hav's has hit Manila by storm and almost everyone got at least one pair in their closet. So what else to do but to jump on the bandwagon. I got my very first pair which turned out to be my ONLY pair. Dunno but the feel of it was not my liking. And the designs , I didn't really dig. Then I found the Nike flops. Being a Nike addict myself, I really got excited. I instantly bought the blue and orange flops. Now, I've been waiting for them to release new colors. Just this Saturday, I bought the Lacoste inspired flops. Hirap lang bagayan kasi green hehe.

alvin & the chipmunks

Was never a fan of Alvin nor Simon, not even the cute Theodore. But when I saw the trailer and heard their version of Funky Town, I told myself I'm gonna watch this movie. Alone and all, I will watch this movie! And yeah, I watched it by myself at SM Centerpoint! Woohoo, the last time I did this was way back in college. It's not that bad after all. Anyways, back to the movie. It was fun, can't help but laugh. Kasabay ko ba naman puro pamilya na may mga bata! hehe. It was worth the effort. And I bet a better soundtrack.

To download their music, click here.

POWERing UP the wall

Due to the delay of the Christmas bonus, iba ibang reactions ang meron sa mga tao. Maraming nagalit, including me. Merong mga unaffected, kasi madami silang pera. Meron din namang mga gaya namin na naghanap na lang ng diversion. Thanks to Pops, Ju, and Kath for planning the weekly bonding activity for the Mega B and stat teams. Too bad walang rep sa Mega A.

So for week 1, we decided to wall climb at Power Up Silver City. Sobrang saya kahit na sakit ng mga braso namin. Rewarding kasi kaya naman pala namin. Including Pops! Congrats! hehe. And for our hard work, we earned the Belay card. Yey! Pics to follow...

at long last, my floor's done

After more than 8 months, tapos na rin ang aking flooring. We started the first half of the floor during Holy Week of 2007. Then tinamad na akong tapusin. Right after New Year, part of my resolution is to finish it kaya heto, the fruits of my labor. Took me the whole Saturday to finish it pero ok pa rin. Finishing touches na lang. Next stop, the bed and the wall/floor to ceiling cabinet!

love is a losing game

Hindi ko alam kung anong pumasok sa utak ko at nagsulat ako ng blog entry sa McDo Quezon Avenue while waiting for Sab. Papunta kasi kami sa kasal ni Intiang and dadaanan nya na lang ako dun. Eh ang tagal so habang nakikinig ako sa album ni Amy Winehouse eh medyo nakarelate ako. Here's the unedited version so pardon the author for the grammatical errors.

As the cliche goes, love is a game that is dangerous to play. But do we always lose in the game of love?! Sometimes, we tend to play it hard that we forget to enjoy the ride. So in the end, due to the fear of losing, we forget that at one point we had won it actually. And by the time we somehow realize it, the ball has already turned. We're back to the losing end. Then we wait for the next player to come. To play the game of love again. That goes on and on until we get tired and prefer to watch on the sidelines.

- kaloyster / McDo Quezon Ave. / 1:42pm / 010808

To download the album, click here.

intiang & topz's wedding

Last January 8, the third set of loverBeRKS have said their I Do's at the UST church. Syempre papahuli ba naman kaming mga kaibigan nyo. Sabi nga ni Sab eh minsan lang sila ikakasal so dapat bigyan ng oras. Kaya kami, mga nagsipag-halfday at VL para lang makaattend. Saka sayang ang photo op. Check out our picture taken infront of the lifesize UST letters taken by a student from our rival school. Iba ka talaga Cla! That moment gustong-gusto kong sumigaw ng UP Fight! kaso baka bigla akong dumugin! Reception followed at the Jade Valley Restaurant in Timog and dessert at Starbucks Timog.

So to you, Intiang and Topz, always love each other and can't wait for our baby berkie/berkette.

Pictures from my N95 8gb 5megapixel camera (angas!)

Pictures courtesy of our in-house photographer wannabe Loca

Still waiting for the pictures from the most expensive, most astig, at may smile recognition and touch-screen camera ni Sally. Sige na nga pati na sa camera ni Paul! Haha.

katas ng USTe, uwe...

I really liked this pic. Makes me wanna shout... UP FIGHT!!!

coffee with bratinella & balikbayan

Last Friday, bratinella paid us a visit here at our new office sa 3rd floor. Alam ko namang sobra nya kaming miss. Kaya ayun, photo op pa rin. Then we met Shek, the balikbayan from Singapore, kasi titreat nya kami ng coffee. Haha. Hindi ko talaga papalagpasin na magpalibre. Ngayon pang nakuha na nya back pay nya. Haha. Nakakamiss din yung mga ganito. Yung mga katrabaho ko before na nagsipagresignan na. Mga walanghiya kayo. Hindi nyo ko sinabay! huhu

Pero Shek, benta talaga yung suggestion ni Mam Tina. Try mo promise. Dapat kasi wag Bible ang bitbitin mo sa Starbucks. You have to hurry up para may ka-webcam ka na dyan sa Sing! hehe

ryan & cathy's wedding

After 7 years, finally, Ryan and Cathy made their vows in the St. Gabriel Church in Dagupan, Pangasinan. Syempre papahuli ba naman ang Stat?! Kaya nung January 2, welga muna ang Stat para lang maka-attend ng wedding. Ang masasabi ko lang... ANG LAYO!

On our way to Pangasinan. Syempre late ako. Sensya na naging baby-sitter for my two pamangkins. Up north, talagang tinanong ko kung dadaan kami ng Luisita! Haha. Kape muna sa Starbucks then lunch sa Max's. Then travel ulit. Pakiramdam ko asa Amazing Race ako. Pano ako ang ginawang guide since late daw ako at ako yung katabi ng driver. Damn! So during the whole trip eh hawak ko ang mapa at ang cel para tawagan si Ryan kung kaliwa ba o kanan! Hirap pa makatulog pano pag naliligaw or kelangan ng toll fee eh gigisingin ako. Waaah!

At syempre sa church, photo ops pa rin. Late si Ryan!!! Nauna pa si Cathy sa simbahan hehe. Tinext ko nga baka umatras na eh. Kasalanan ko ata kasi tawag ako ng tawag for the directions kaya sya nadelay haha. Masasabi ko lang, ang ganda ni Cathy. Tama ngang the bride is the most radiant during her wedding. Katuwa yung photographer. Talagang gusto kaming kunan ng pics. At ang wacky nya, sus talbog sa wacky poses namin dito. Haha.

Konti lang pics sa reception. Hindi na ako makapagconcentrate pano nagloloko na tyan ko haha. Pero sarap nung cupcake na may merengue sa ibabaw. Nagtake-out din ako ng cake. haha. Kapal eh no. Yung reception pala ginawa sa Dagupan Village Hotel. At sino si John Patrick Fernandez?! Lokong host to minamali pa yung name ni Ryan haha.

Syempre nung pauwi, aba sayang ang photo op. Kahit na mukhang dugyot na eh picture pa rin sa labas ng CR ng Caltex habang inaantay matapos si Mitch.

50th in 2008

What a way to celebrate my 50th post! Woohoo!!!

50th post in 2008! I never thought makaka-50 ako in just 4 months. Started this blog last September. Eh ang tamad tamad kong magpost nyahaha. Or madrama lang talaga ako. Tsk tsk. Syempre New Year na, 2008 na! Palalagpasin ko ba naman ang opportunity na to para itext ang lahat ng nasa phonebook ko?! Syempre hindi! Sensya na sa mga hindi ko natext. Lam nyo namang nabura lahat ng contacts ko after the Nokia mishap. Di bale, natext ko naman kayo nung Pasko. Counted na yun! haha! Syempre eto na ang pinakaaantay-antay ng mga tao. The KALOYSTER New Year message for 2008:

How time flies.

Parang kelan lang

nareceive nyo yung nobela kong

New Year message for 2007.

This coming 2008,

I didn't prepare any special stuff.

No fancy message.

No quotes to ponder.

No reflections.

I just hope that 2008

will be a much better year

for all of us.

Ingat sa paputok...

at sa may mga PUTOK! =)

At syempre, may fans club na pala ako! Thanks guys!

• Ur sPecial greEtings ALWAYS make me smile, caloi. *smiley* walang palya, at wala kng kakupas-kupas. *smiley* hapPy new yr! Mwah! - teacher Bex
• Iba k tlaga caloi! *smiley* happy new year! *smiley* - jolee

Hayaan nyo guys next year paghahandaan ko na! Kaya free up your inboxes kasi 10parts ang aking New Year message. So ngayon palang idadraft ko na! Harhar