Oh how time flies. It's already the 5th month of the year, one more to go and we are halfway through.
May is the summer season in the Philippines. Summer classes, beaches, very hot and humid weather, halo-halo, swimming, vacations. Sydney on the other hand is chilly and is slowly peaking their winter season. Singapore on the still another hand is the same old same old weather; a little bit of sun, rains for a moment, sun up again, clouds, burst of rain, sun back again, and it's like that forever.
Bday Greets: AJ's mom, Jaja, Gary and Kirby
penny May 11th, 2008
I participated in a marathon for breast cancer research today, Mothers Day. The event is organised by Members Equity Bank and Women in super. I have some pictures and tired legs to boot. Here’s my time for the 8km walk:
Here is a map of the track in Parramatta Park:
To all my friends and family who are mommys, Happy Mothers Day! Especially to my Mama, this one’s for you 
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AJ Jorge May 10th, 2008
In any country, there is always a ‘chinatown’. Expectedly, there is also one here in Singapore. I went with fellow pinoy shooters last May 1 for a walking tour. Here are some pictures I had:
Chinese Temple in Chinatown. One of the majestic attraction in the Chinatown stretch.
Streetsigns. Singapore is very tourist friendly. A map and a sense of direction is all you need. There are street signs everywhere.
Chinatown street. It’s not as festive when we went there. I’ve been told that the best time to go here is during Chinese New Year (why of course!).
Some shops in the area
AJ Jorge May 7th, 2008
Sobrang natawa lang ako dito sa forwarded email na ito. Swak na swak sa masang Pinoy!
Pangalan: Havaianas
Lugar na pinanggalingan: São Paulo, Brazil
Pagbigkas:
ah-vai-YAH-nas (Brazilian Portuguese)
hah-vee-ah-naz (American English)
OMG! hah-va-yaH-naZz! (Filipino)
Materyal na ginamit: Malupit na goma (high-quality rubber).
Presyo: Depende. Ganito na lang, 1 pares ng Havaianas = 100 pares ng Spartan.
Mga nagsusuot: Mga konyotik at mga mayayaman (na noong una ay nababaduyan sa mga naka-de sipit na tsinelas at sasabihing, “Yuck! So baduy naman nila, naka-slippers lang.”)
Malulupit na katangian at kakayahan:
- Masarap isuot.
- Shock-absorbent
- Malambot ngunit matibay
- Makukuha sa sandamakmak na kulay, disenyo at burloloy
- Maaaring isuot sa loob ng Starbucks
- Mainam na pang-japorms
- Mainam i-terno sa I-Pod at Caramel Macchiato
- Mapipilitan kang maglinis ng mga kuko mo sa paa
- Maaari ka nang mag-dikwatro sa loob ng mga pampublikong lugar at sasakyan
- Magiging ‘fashionable’ ka kapag ikaw ay nagkukuyakoy
Olats na mga katangian:
Mahal!
Mahal!
Mahal!
Pangalan: Spartan
Lugar na Pinanggalingan: Metro Manila, Philippines
Pagbigkas:
spar-tan (American English),
is-par-tan (Filipino).
Materyal na ginamit: Pipitsuging goma (Low-quality rubber).
Presyo: Wala pang 50 pesos.
Isang pares ng Spartan = 20 piraso ng pan de coco.
Mga nagsusuot: ang masa (gaya-gaya lang ang mga sosyal at pasyonista)
Malulupit na katangian at kakayahan:
- Maaring ipampatay sa ipis
- Maaring ipampalo sa mga batang suwail at damuho
- Pwedeng ipanglusong sa baha at putikan
- Pwedeng ipamalengke
- Mainam gamitin sa tumbang-preso
- Mainam gawing ’shield’ kapag naglalaro ng espa-espadahan
- Mainam isuot sa siko bilang proteksyon habang naglalaro ng piko
- Mainam na pambato sa picha o shuttlecock na sumabit sa puno
- Mainam na pangkulob sa pumuputok na watusi
- Kapag ginupit-gupit nang pahugis ‘cube,’ e maaari mo nang gawing pamato sa larong Bingo na kadalasang makikita sa mga lamay ng patay.
Olats na mga katangian:
- Madaling magkawalaan kapag hinubad dahil halos pare-pareho lang ang itsura
- Masakit isuot kapag may mga balahibo ang mga daliri mo sa paa
- Minsan kapag ipinambato mo ito sa picha o shuttlecock na nakasabit sa puno, e nadadamay pati yung tsinelas
AJ Jorge May 5th, 2008
First time to shoot the infamous Singapore Flyer. Big Ferris Wheel here in Singapore. Woke up early with the shooting friends to catch a glimpse of the sunrise but it was too cloudy to take a decent picture.
penny May 2nd, 2008
Effectively writing this on a Saturday. Anyhow, the title of this post isn’t being used to represent my present sentiment. So it doesn’t matter.
I have lost the penchant to feel relief at the end of a work-week, AKA Friday. This is residue from being a postgrad research student. No scheduled classes, and a freedom to work at any time that suits you best. Long as you accomplish what needs to be done in a reasonable amount of time.
But I don’t always get to do my own research on the better parts of the day due to a lot of things… Office needs cleaning, computers need maintenance, I get sick for days coz of the frikkin cold weather… etc etc. The outcome is spilling over of work hours to late nights, weekends, early mornings to get work done. So, effectively, it’s a bit ridiculous to be going out on a Friday night just to get buggered. I need my energy for other things more important to me.
Maybe it’s just me being way past the age limit, but I would rather say TGIF to bedtime, or perhaps any form of quiettime.
But well, I get really cranky, like today. It was Friday just hours ago, but I haven’t really enjoyed it. I keep myself uppity as much as I could. But yknow, you can only do so much for yourself.
So there. I know I’ve been ranting a lot for some time now. What can I say, I would love to have something to NOT rant about.
If only.
penny April 28th, 2008
I’ve recently needed to wear glasses. Towards the end of high school I was prescribed correction lenses but I rarely wore them [I chose green frames btw :)] Vision seemed fine. I’ve had my eyes checked every now and then and often get cleared for problems. But now, I need the correction lenses again.
I do fine without them, but I noticeably squint my eyes when I am reading or doing something that requires focus. So I was told to wear them [I have red frames this time] as much as I could so my eyes don’t get strained.
The general dislike for wearing the frames comes from the following…
(1) the extra chore of remember to wear them,
(2) thinking of whether to bring its protective case or not,
(3) its sliding off my no-bridged nose, (yes, pango ako, bow)
(4) getting smudges on it from touching it when it slides,
(5) fogging when you walk from a cold room to where it’s warm,
(6) fogging when i unknowingly aim my breath towards it (pag nagpapalumbaba),
(7) messing up the view transition between the lens frame and my peripherals, (this makes me lose my balance when walking, especially stairs!!)
(8) forgetting to bring them when i need them.
(9) [addendum] light refraction when you’re in a funny angle from bright light
Contact lenses? Unnecessary at this point. But I don’t like sticking things into my eye either.
janep is Pen-AJ spelled backwards.
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