Enough is enough!

Ewan ko ba. Ang dami ko na kayang sinalihan na mga social networking sites. Naririyan naman yung aking Friendster, MySpace, Live Spaces, at kasalukuhang kong paboritong Multiply e sumali pa rin ako sa pinakabagong craze ngayon, ang facebook. I have to admit. It looks really cool and clean plus there were lots of fun applications on it. Well, at least at the time.

   

 

Now, there are hundreds of application there and every contact I had asks me to join or participate. Sometimes the games are cool, but now, I really find them annoying. Parang everytime I log in, merong application na naman akong i-i-ignore. Di ba nakaka-praning.

Ayaw ko na! Enough is enough. No more apps for me (well, at least for the meantime). I’ll just stick on blogging and uploading pictures on my Multiply. Enjoy pa ako dun.

Kayo, enjoy ba kayo sa mga apps sa facebook?

Enough is enough!

Ewan ko ba. Ang dami ko na kayang sinalihan na mga social networking sites. Naririyan naman yung aking Friendster, MySpace, Live Spaces, at kasalukuhang kong paboritong Multiply e sumali pa rin ako sa pinakabagong craze ngayon, ang facebook. I have to admit. It looks really cool and clean plus there were lots of fun applications on it. Well, at least at the time.

   

 

Now, there are hundreds of application there and every contact I had asks me to join or participate. Sometimes the games are cool, but now, I really find them annoying. Parang everytime I log in, merong application na naman akong i-i-ignore. Di ba nakaka-praning.

Ayaw ko na! Enough is enough. No more apps for me (well, at least for the meantime). I’ll just stick on blogging and uploading pictures on my Multiply. Enjoy pa ako dun.

Kayo, enjoy ba kayo sa mga apps sa facebook?

Celebrity Blogs

I love ShowBiz. I always am fascinated by how artistas are in real-life. Sure, I like watching movies, TV shows or even watching commercials that feature celebrities, pero iba pa rin kung mapanuod mo sila in their natural state. Unedited. Unscripted. Raw. Real.

Blogging is a popular way to express oneself, even more nowadays. Di ba, somehow, an intimate relationship between the blogger and the reader is forged? Imagine how I felt when I got hold of the links to celebrities’ blogs! Hala! Bookmark agad!

Honestly, I never expected that these celebrities could be so… hmmm… normal! It is so much fun reading their thoughts, their feelings, and their experiences. Lalo na kapag nagku-kwento sila about their childhood. Wow. Feeling ko tuloy, kapitbahay ko lang sila.

There are a couple of things that I learned from reading their blogs. First, tao pa rin sila. Sometimes we people forget that these public figures function as normal human beings. Kahit pa napakayaman na nila e meron pa rin naman silang pangangailangan that is beyond financial security like friends and family, sense of fulfillment, and love.

Basta! Natutuwa ako kapag nagkukwento sila lalo na kapag nagpapatawa sila o natatawa sila sa mga naisip nila o nangyari sa kanila lalo na nung bata pa sila!

Masasabi ko talagang isa akong fan, at lalo pa akong naging fan nila. Mga idol, salamat sa mga inyong mga blogs! Tuloy niyo lang yan!

Celebrity Blogs

I love ShowBiz. I always am fascinated by how artistas are in real-life. Sure, I like watching movies, TV shows or even watching commercials that feature celebrities, pero iba pa rin kung mapanuod mo sila in their natural state. Unedited. Unscripted. Raw. Real.

Blogging is a popular way to express oneself, even more nowadays. Di ba, somehow, an intimate relationship between the blogger and the reader is forged? Imagine how I felt when I got hold of the links to celebrities’ blogs! Hala! Bookmark agad!

Honestly, I never expected that these celebrities could be so… hmmm… normal! It is so much fun reading their thoughts, their feelings, and their experiences. Lalo na kapag nagku-kwento sila about their childhood. Wow. Feeling ko tuloy, kapitbahay ko lang sila.

There are a couple of things that I learned from reading their blogs. First, tao pa rin sila. Sometimes we people forget that these public figures function as normal human beings. Kahit pa napakayaman na nila e meron pa rin naman silang pangangailangan that is beyond financial security like friends and family, sense of fulfillment, and love.

Basta! Natutuwa ako kapag nagkukwento sila lalo na kapag nagpapatawa sila o natatawa sila sa mga naisip nila o nangyari sa kanila lalo na nung bata pa sila!

Masasabi ko talagang isa akong fan, at lalo pa akong naging fan nila. Mga idol, salamat sa mga inyong mga blogs! Tuloy niyo lang yan!

Carlos is 11 months!

Wooooooow! Parang kelan lang nung sinabi ng doctor sa akin, “Ano yan? Alam mo yan!" habang tinitingnan namin yung monitor sa ultrasound machine. I knew I was going to be a father. Wala namang bago dun. But it felt different when I saw with my own eyes that I was going to have a son.

I really didn’t know how it feels nor did I have an idea what it’s like to become a dad. I practically had no expectations, no experience. No nothing. I didn’t even like kids!

Then came the 5th of May 2008 when Carlos Joaquin Martinez was born. Oh my… He was so pale and white. I didn’t think he was my son when they first gave him to me to hold.

I really couldn’t put my finger kung sino talaga kamukha niya. I used to joke with my friends a lot about my first impression about my son. Sabi ko, “puro ilong”.

Tapos ayun, lumalaki na siya. A lot of people say that he looks like my wife. I just couldn’t see it. I thought, “hindi ko nga siya kamukha, pero, hindi rin siya kamukha ng mommy niya e?” I guess time will tell.

A couple of months more, ayaaaaaaaan. Lumalabas na. I thought my eyes were more squinted. See for yourself.

That’s me on the left a little over 30 years ago, and Carlos is on the right, a couple of months ago. We were both held by my Dad. Ang bilis talaga ng panahon! Ano kaya nasa isip ng Dad ko nung hawak naman niya si Carlos, ano?

Yesterday, lumabas kami. I got invited to my barkada’s birthday party. Actually, ang may birthday talaga is yung anak niyang bunso. Sinabay na rin sa celebration yung isa pa niyang anak, at pati na rin nung barkada ko kasi magkakalapit lang naman kaarawan nila. Sa paghahanda namin, nagulat na lang ako na ang anak ko pala ay natuto na ring maglakad na walang nakahawak sa kanya. Tingnan niyo.

Sobrang tuwang-tuwa ako makita siyang naglalakad! What made it more special is that he was wearing the clothes that we bought for him a few months back. Bagay sa kanya yung suot niya di ba?

The surprise didn’t stop there. Nagulat pa ako nung inabutan ng fried chicken ng mom ko si Carlos. Ayun, inupakan niya yung manok.

 

Kaka-aliw, di ba?

It’s April 5. Wow! 11 months have past. In a month’s time, 1 year old na si Carlos! Uy! Pumunta kayo sa kanyang party ha? Tulad ng kinagawian namin para kay Carlos, every month we celebrate his birth. Parang old Filipino tradition na ata yun. Kung kaya’t maaga pa lang, nag-ready na kami.

He was really happy and excited. Parang alam niya na araw niya ito. At ito naman ang mga simple naming hinanda para sa kanya.

Sa susunod na celebration, paniguradong mas bongga yun. Punta kayo ha?

Carlos is 11 months!

Wooooooow! Parang kelan lang nung sinabi ng doctor sa akin, “Ano yan? Alam mo yan!" habang tinitingnan namin yung monitor sa ultrasound machine. I knew I was going to be a father. Wala namang bago dun. But it felt different when I saw with my own eyes that I was going to have a son.

I really didn’t know how it feels nor did I have an idea what it’s like to become a dad. I practically had no expectations, no experience. No nothing. I didn’t even like kids!

Then came the 5th of May 2008 when Carlos Joaquin Martinez was born. Oh my… He was so pale and white. I didn’t think he was my son when they first gave him to me to hold.

I really couldn’t put my finger kung sino talaga kamukha niya. I used to joke with my friends a lot about my first impression about my son. Sabi ko, “puro ilong”.

Tapos ayun, lumalaki na siya. A lot of people say that he looks like my wife. I just couldn’t see it. I thought, “hindi ko nga siya kamukha, pero, hindi rin siya kamukha ng mommy niya e?” I guess time will tell.

A couple of months more, ayaaaaaaaan. Lumalabas na. I thought my eyes were more squinted. See for yourself.

That’s me on the left a little over 30 years ago, and Carlos is on the right, a couple of months ago. We were both held by my Dad. Ang bilis talaga ng panahon! Ano kaya nasa isip ng Dad ko nung hawak naman niya si Carlos, ano?

Yesterday, lumabas kami. I got invited to my barkada’s birthday party. Actually, ang may birthday talaga is yung anak niyang bunso. Sinabay na rin sa celebration yung isa pa niyang anak, at pati na rin nung barkada ko kasi magkakalapit lang naman kaarawan nila. Sa paghahanda namin, nagulat na lang ako na ang anak ko pala ay natuto na ring maglakad na walang nakahawak sa kanya. Tingnan niyo.

Sobrang tuwang-tuwa ako makita siyang naglalakad! What made it more special is that he was wearing the clothes that we bought for him a few months back. Bagay sa kanya yung suot niya di ba?

The surprise didn’t stop there. Nagulat pa ako nung inabutan ng fried chicken ng mom ko si Carlos. Ayun, inupakan niya yung manok.

 

Kaka-aliw, di ba?

It’s April 5. Wow! 11 months have past. In a month’s time, 1 year old na si Carlos! Uy! Pumunta kayo sa kanyang party ha? Tulad ng kinagawian namin para kay Carlos, every month we celebrate his birth. Parang old Filipino tradition na ata yun. Kung kaya’t maaga pa lang, nag-ready na kami.

He was really happy and excited. Parang alam niya na araw niya ito. At ito naman ang mga simple naming hinanda para sa kanya.

Sa susunod na celebration, paniguradong mas bongga yun. Punta kayo ha?

Health is wealth

Unknown to the world, I have been visiting my doctor for a couple of months now. Prior to him, I used to consult with two doctors, a cardiologist and a gastroenterologist. At first, I went to the cardiologist because my BP was high (something like 150/90). After going through as series of tests and getting it’s results, the cardiologist asked me to see a gastroenterologist (because she said I have an enlarged liver). After a few months of all that BS, I decided to go to my friend doctor because I had doubts about how these two doctors “attacked” my condition.

It really pays to have friends especially in the medical field. My doctor-friend sort of scolded me for how I had been living with a sedentary life. He’s got a valid reason. We are both members of the same gym. As he pointed out, “I haven’t seen you there!”. Yeah, he’s right. I haven’t been hitting the gym for months!

What’s worse is that my wife has even enrolled in the same gym to encourage me to work-out! However, instead of rubbing the lethargy off me, I think it back-fired and the opposite happened! Tsk-tsk…

You know, heart and liver diseases should be taken seriously. I reminded myself that my body is a reflections of who I am. Isn’t that true? What you eat or don’t eat, what you do or don’t do, is basically YOU. I am my body’s master. I also realized that I have to change my lifestyle and eat healthier because the bad eating habits that I have right now will influence my family’s especially Carlos’ eating habits. It’s bad that instead of being influenced by my wife to eat healthy and live an active lifestyle, I influence her to live my lifestyle.

 

“Health is wealth” as the saying goes. Believe it or not, I really find this oh-so-very factual. Medicines are so expensive (I spend almost 7,000 pesos every month on medicines alone). Not to mention those sick days that get wasted (since I have used up my leaves, I get deductions from my pay)!

I couldn’t believe that it had been so long ago that I had an active lifestyle, went to the gym 3~4 times a week, felt light and looked great?

So to all my lethargic friends, galaw-galaw na!

Health is wealth

Unknown to the world, I have been visiting my doctor for a couple of months now. Prior to him, I used to consult with two doctors, a cardiologist and a gastroenterologist. At first, I went to the cardiologist because my BP was high (something like 150/90). After going through as series of tests and getting it’s results, the cardiologist asked me to see a gastroenterologist (because she said I have an enlarged liver). After a few months of all that BS, I decided to go to my friend doctor because I had doubts about how these two doctors “attacked” my condition.

It really pays to have friends especially in the medical field. My doctor-friend sort of scolded me for how I had been living with a sedentary life. He’s got a valid reason. We are both members of the same gym. As he pointed out, “I haven’t seen you there!”. Yeah, he’s right. I haven’t been hitting the gym for months!

What’s worse is that my wife has even enrolled in the same gym to encourage me to work-out! However, instead of rubbing the lethargy off me, I think it back-fired and the opposite happened! Tsk-tsk…

You know, heart and liver diseases should be taken seriously. I reminded myself that my body is a reflections of who I am. Isn’t that true? What you eat or don’t eat, what you do or don’t do, is basically YOU. I am my body’s master. I also realized that I have to change my lifestyle and eat healthier because the bad eating habits that I have right now will influence my family’s especially Carlos’ eating habits. It’s bad that instead of being influenced by my wife to eat healthy and live an active lifestyle, I influence her to live my lifestyle.

 

“Health is wealth” as the saying goes. Believe it or not, I really find this oh-so-very factual. Medicines are so expensive (I spend almost 7,000 pesos every month on medicines alone). Not to mention those sick days that get wasted (since I have used up my leaves, I get deductions from my pay)!

I couldn’t believe that it had been so long ago that I had an active lifestyle, went to the gym 3~4 times a week, felt light and looked great?

So to all my lethargic friends, galaw-galaw na!