so i watched "Wanted" (angelina jolie et al)... and thought of doing the same thing that the main character did when he was trying to find the answer to the question: "Who am I?" (more significantly--"do i exist?")
interestingly enough, i got quite a few correct hits when i googled for "michelle avelino"
the first hit was my faceook account, the second was my linked in profile and the last item on the first page of the search results was the article i wrote for a certain magazine which was published last June.
Waay cool!
i tried this too with google images and guess what???
(wala lang... *wink wink*)
EKsisting,
Ek
Showing posts with label EkShtuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EkShtuff. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
We, The Poor
natawa ako when i realized this...
a lot of the forums i attend to discuss problems of "the poor." even the everyday conversations i have with colleagues and friends elevate to discussions about the issues confronting "the poor."
napaisip lang ako bigla nung nakatanggap ako ng isang medyo senti na email from one friend. he said that he "sometimes" rides ordinary busses to be able to mingle with "the poor." hindi ko naman dina-doubt ang goodness ng friends ko na ito, what struck me in his statement was how it markedly placed the poor in the third person. Tapos naisip ko na for the most part, ganito ko rin kine-carry out ang language ng discourse ko, with "the poor" in third person form.
The "othering" move, while (to me) it appears understandable para sa kaibigan ko (considering mayaman naman talaga sila. haha!), to me it sounded odd to refer to this economic bracket in the third person kase i belong to this group.
dapat ang sinasabi ko "We, the poor."
May isa pa akong kaibigan who told me that one of the most moving moments of his life was when he saw a squatters area in Manila. Sabi nya dun daw yung point where he was "politicized." I immediately retorted, "pumunta ka pa sa Maynila, eh dito lag sa amin eh squatters area na" (and we live inside campus ha)... he just said, "at least hindi ka kawawa!"
sure, hindi naman kami sumasala sa three meals a day, but as far as demographics go, i think i belong to the poor, in general. ang naging kaibahan ko nga lang ay nakapag-aral ako at ngayon ay nakahanap ng trabaho na, sabihin na nating allows me to live a relatively secure life. if it wasnt for my education and my networks, i would be nothing now.
The universe has been good to me... Sana pati rin sa co-poor ko. :) hmmmm...
a lot of the forums i attend to discuss problems of "the poor." even the everyday conversations i have with colleagues and friends elevate to discussions about the issues confronting "the poor."
napaisip lang ako bigla nung nakatanggap ako ng isang medyo senti na email from one friend. he said that he "sometimes" rides ordinary busses to be able to mingle with "the poor." hindi ko naman dina-doubt ang goodness ng friends ko na ito, what struck me in his statement was how it markedly placed the poor in the third person. Tapos naisip ko na for the most part, ganito ko rin kine-carry out ang language ng discourse ko, with "the poor" in third person form.
The "othering" move, while (to me) it appears understandable para sa kaibigan ko (considering mayaman naman talaga sila. haha!), to me it sounded odd to refer to this economic bracket in the third person kase i belong to this group.
dapat ang sinasabi ko "We, the poor."
May isa pa akong kaibigan who told me that one of the most moving moments of his life was when he saw a squatters area in Manila. Sabi nya dun daw yung point where he was "politicized." I immediately retorted, "pumunta ka pa sa Maynila, eh dito lag sa amin eh squatters area na" (and we live inside campus ha)... he just said, "at least hindi ka kawawa!"
sure, hindi naman kami sumasala sa three meals a day, but as far as demographics go, i think i belong to the poor, in general. ang naging kaibahan ko nga lang ay nakapag-aral ako at ngayon ay nakahanap ng trabaho na, sabihin na nating allows me to live a relatively secure life. if it wasnt for my education and my networks, i would be nothing now.
The universe has been good to me... Sana pati rin sa co-poor ko. :) hmmmm...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
discoveries
sequel ng monthsary entry ko. here are things i've learned to do or "just" learned now that i've moved out.
1. i learned how pc networking works!
oh ah! bet'ya didnt expect that! yeps. there are nights when the internet and the voip thingamajigs fail. i help fix the connections but really, kay bibe lang naman yata naghi-heed ang mga gadgets ni elmer. so what i do is just make ayos the connections.
2. i discovered magic sarap!as in i couldnt cook without it! :)
3. hindi nauubusan ng gagawin kapag nasa bahay! and i find this really fun :)
1. i learned how pc networking works!
oh ah! bet'ya didnt expect that! yeps. there are nights when the internet and the voip thingamajigs fail. i help fix the connections but really, kay bibe lang naman yata naghi-heed ang mga gadgets ni elmer. so what i do is just make ayos the connections.
2. i discovered magic sarap!as in i couldnt cook without it! :)
3. hindi nauubusan ng gagawin kapag nasa bahay! and i find this really fun :)
4. 30-minute baths are glorious!
5. i can do more when i have more elbow room.
6. cooking for one is tricky!
im more used to cooking for two than just for one. so, when my bestfriend went out of town and i had to cook for myself lang i ended up with a lot of leftovers. good thing hindi na-spoil yung food.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Monthsary!
its 13Mar. officially, its been one month since i moved out of the house to live (temporarily) in a certain apartment. take note--not just "an" apartment, but "a certain" apartment.
in this certain apartment, i dont pay for rent, i dont pay for my elEKtricity, i dont pay for my 24-hour internet and i dont pay for utiities... its part of the deal... that's why its not just "an" apartment!
i've been wanting to move out for a long time. my need for space has been growing steadily over the years. so, when i was offered the "deal" i took it. and here i am--feeling independent!
there are a lot of things i discovered about myself when i moved out of the house. these are only some of them:
1. i want to live on my own... but i dont like the idea of paying rent!
to be blunt, i dont like the idea of giving my hard earned money (yeah right!) to some "panginoong may paupahan." i'm a very very thrifty girl and since i dont spend much, ive been able to build a decent amount of savings. kaya ko namang mag-rent. SO, why didnt i move out nuon pa??? i thought about it for a while and i came nga to the conclusion that i didnt like the idea of paying rent.
so... i formulated this goal. in two years time, i should be earning enough passive income to be able to afford paying rent. make my money work to pay rent. paano? well... that's for another story. pag-iisipan ko pa rin.
2. hindi pala ako carnivorous! (herbivorous ako!)
puro gulay ang niluluto ko for some reason. and the occassional fishda courtesy of edwin and of course the tokwa! tsalap!
3. i enjoy doing things myself.
i like coming home from work and preparing my dinner for me and my best friend who works here sa apartment. washing my clothes, cleaning my room, washing the dishes... the works!
if my mother would be able to read this, she would probably laugh her lungs out!
like i said, these are just some of the things i learned about myself. yung iba siguro in another article ko na lang ishe-share. ;) 'ja ne.
in this certain apartment, i dont pay for rent, i dont pay for my elEKtricity, i dont pay for my 24-hour internet and i dont pay for utiities... its part of the deal... that's why its not just "an" apartment!
i've been wanting to move out for a long time. my need for space has been growing steadily over the years. so, when i was offered the "deal" i took it. and here i am--feeling independent!
there are a lot of things i discovered about myself when i moved out of the house. these are only some of them:
1. i want to live on my own... but i dont like the idea of paying rent!
to be blunt, i dont like the idea of giving my hard earned money (yeah right!) to some "panginoong may paupahan." i'm a very very thrifty girl and since i dont spend much, ive been able to build a decent amount of savings. kaya ko namang mag-rent. SO, why didnt i move out nuon pa??? i thought about it for a while and i came nga to the conclusion that i didnt like the idea of paying rent.
so... i formulated this goal. in two years time, i should be earning enough passive income to be able to afford paying rent. make my money work to pay rent. paano? well... that's for another story. pag-iisipan ko pa rin.
2. hindi pala ako carnivorous! (herbivorous ako!)
puro gulay ang niluluto ko for some reason. and the occassional fishda courtesy of edwin and of course the tokwa! tsalap!
3. i enjoy doing things myself.
i like coming home from work and preparing my dinner for me and my best friend who works here sa apartment. washing my clothes, cleaning my room, washing the dishes... the works!
if my mother would be able to read this, she would probably laugh her lungs out!
like i said, these are just some of the things i learned about myself. yung iba siguro in another article ko na lang ishe-share. ;) 'ja ne.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Cut my f***'n finger! na naman!
tinanong ako ni jowelcool dati... "michelle, alam mo ba ibig sabihin ng dejavu?" to which i replied, "oo." he asked another question, "michelle, alam mo ba ibig sabihin ng dejavu?" to which i replied, "oo." ito yung proof: 
Monday, March 10, 2008
too good to keep to myself.
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management
is discipline, carrying it out.
Stephen Covey
is discipline, carrying it out.
Stephen Covey
Dumbidumdidumdeedum
Goodnight, my someone,
Goodnight, my love,
Sleep tight, my someone,
Sleep tight, my love,
Our star is shining it's brightest light
For goodnight, my love, for goodnight.
Sweet dreams be yours, dear,
If dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me.
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight
True love can be whispered from heart to heart
When lovers are parted they say
But I must depend on a wish and a star
As long as my heart doesn't know who you are.
Sweet dreams be yours dear,
If dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me.
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight.
Goodnight,
Goodnight.
Goodnight, my love,
Sleep tight, my someone,
Sleep tight, my love,
Our star is shining it's brightest light
For goodnight, my love, for goodnight.
Sweet dreams be yours, dear,
If dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me.
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight
True love can be whispered from heart to heart
When lovers are parted they say
But I must depend on a wish and a star
As long as my heart doesn't know who you are.
Sweet dreams be yours dear,
If dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me.
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight.
Goodnight,
Goodnight.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Ek at Mary Grace: Food and Tripping
My bestfriend and i had dinner at mary grace (trinoma) a couple of weeks ago. i think we had to buy some things tapos kumain na rin kame. she brought her new nikon camera with her... the newest addition to our portfolio of gadgets.hindi pa sya ganun ka-sanay mag-tweak ng mga settings ng camera... so, being the helpful bestfriend that i am, i volunteered to be her test dummy. in short, the dinner became a mini photo shoot. at 'que-ber' sa mga people who were staring at us! inggit lang sila sa camera ni tots!
[want to view the pictures this pro photographer shot? click here.]
desssert time! i had the usual slice of sanssssrival with hot choco... talap!
mental note: will do a series on the sansrival cakes that i've sampled... ;)
Blooming?!?!? ngyEK!!! ;p
i was supposed to write something about SAPUL's 78th anniversary, the Friday inter-ek rally and the magical disappearance of the ballot boxes of the 2004 elections from the South Wing of the Batasan Complex... but this seemed to be of greater consequence...
... three weeks na akong inaalaska ng mga offiicemate ko dito sa congress... kasama si manang na nagwa-wash ng dishes namin... 'BLOOMING' DAW AKO!
super dyahe! as in! i wish they'd stop!
eh ano ngayon if i wear blush on, may faint eye shadow at nag-a-eyeliner na ako! at ano naman ngayon if i got my nails done at nagpa-hair spa ako last saturday?
"no! walang kinalaman si anthro guy from next door", i declared! but no one's buying it! durrrr!!! walang kinalaman ang romance dito!
feeling ko, moving out sort of gave me the space to center myself... ii read more, i write (somehow), and opportunities (lots!) are beginning to open for me (in fairness, march pa lang, ha? usually bumubuhos ang mga blessings sa akin pag last quarter na ng taon!)... ergo, the blooming effEK!
iba talaga yung freshness and perspective on life na nabibigay ng living independently (in my case, kahit temporary lang.)
so there, i just want to clear that one out...
walang kinalaman the anthro guy from next door... baka yung CEO ng Home Development Fund, meron pa! hahah :D
... three weeks na akong inaalaska ng mga offiicemate ko dito sa congress... kasama si manang na nagwa-wash ng dishes namin... 'BLOOMING' DAW AKO!
super dyahe! as in! i wish they'd stop!
eh ano ngayon if i wear blush on, may faint eye shadow at nag-a-eyeliner na ako! at ano naman ngayon if i got my nails done at nagpa-hair spa ako last saturday?
"no! walang kinalaman si anthro guy from next door", i declared! but no one's buying it! durrrr!!! walang kinalaman ang romance dito!
feeling ko, moving out sort of gave me the space to center myself... ii read more, i write (somehow), and opportunities (lots!) are beginning to open for me (in fairness, march pa lang, ha? usually bumubuhos ang mga blessings sa akin pag last quarter na ng taon!)... ergo, the blooming effEK!
iba talaga yung freshness and perspective on life na nabibigay ng living independently (in my case, kahit temporary lang.)
so there, i just want to clear that one out...
walang kinalaman the anthro guy from next door... baka yung CEO ng Home Development Fund, meron pa! hahah :D
Sunday, February 17, 2008
initial ek
great! so here i am!
one of my goals for this year is to get back into writing again. writing not just the usual emails,reports, researches and speeches, but writing about matters which have somehow captured my interest–whether it be tech stuff, some political issue or a mundane conversation i had with a friend… and somehow, attempt to explain to myself what they can contribute to understanding a certain condition or arrive at conclusions about certain human tendencies we all share.
ang gusto ko lang naman sabihin… gusto ko ulit magsulat. yun lang. ang dami pang ekek no?
one of my goals for this year is to get back into writing again. writing not just the usual emails,reports, researches and speeches, but writing about matters which have somehow captured my interest–whether it be tech stuff, some political issue or a mundane conversation i had with a friend… and somehow, attempt to explain to myself what they can contribute to understanding a certain condition or arrive at conclusions about certain human tendencies we all share.
ang gusto ko lang naman sabihin… gusto ko ulit magsulat. yun lang. ang dami pang ekek no?
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