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Status: Booze? Where?
Music: When I Get You Alone - Robin Thicke

Three fireworks displays. Three consecutive nights. I love’t. Haha. The past couple of nights, there were fireworks displays in our village for our fiesta. But both lasted for less than ten minutes. Just an hour ago, while on my way to Quezon City from Batangas, I was on the Skyway when the fireworks display in Makati started. I didn’t know exactly how long it lasted but it’d gotta be more than 20 minutes. It was a fantastic view from the Skyway. Coming from three(?) different spots in Makati, the fireworks were amazing. Until now, I still don’t know what the celebration is for. Doesn’t matter really. It’s one fantastic night.

It was my first time to see a Battle of the Bands the other night. And I didn’t just “see” it. I was a judge. I didn’t know what’d gotten into them for choosing me as one of the judges but I was just glad they did. Hehe. It was an amazing night (although it did become boring at some point). It was a night filled with rock music (and sometimes pop), (free) booze, and sexy chicks. It really was one hell of a night. The real shocker of the show was one competing band composed of kids. And by kids I mean 13-year-olds. And the songs they performed were all nationalistic. Wow. They only got the fifth prize but they were really awesome (at least for their age). And oh, one of my fellow judges (the one sitting beside me), Nathan, looks like Gael Garcia Bernal so much. Hmmm….

*with apologies to Dohna Sarmiento and Glenn Ituriaga

Status: Hoppin’
Music: Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Chris Richardson

We received our third disconnection notice last week and until now, nobody (including myself) does anything to fix the problem. Hahaha. We haven’t paid for our electric bills for three consecutive months. The problem with optimism is that you tend to always look on the bright side that you don’t realise that they already cut your connection and before you know it, damn, it’s completely dark and you can’t even watch TV. Yep, we never really expected that we would be disconnected (despite the three pretty disconnection notices), at least, not this early. Oh, I’m sorry, it’s been three months.

It’s not being defensive but I really have to say this. We haven’t been paying not because we haven’t got any money. It’s just that laziness got the better of us that no one really wanted to face the hassle of commuting to the nearest Meralco branch. We just couldn’t find time.

And because the optimistic side of me told me I always gotta look on the bright side, I packed my things and went to Batangas though it was never part of my plan. I’ll just probably spend the rest of the week here, you know, enjoy the summer.

Status: Starving.
Music: This Gift - 98 Degrees

Haay, finally.

In early 2003, I set up my very first blog. It was Tripod-hosted. Whew. I can barely remember how it looked. All I know now is that it was sooo blue and it looked like an ABS-CBN fan site. Haha. That’s because most of my entries then were TV and movie reviews.

More than a year later, I signed up for a Blogdrive account. Two months ago, after I decided to get a free account from Wordpress, I bought the domain name yoshke.com from Yahoo! I thought I would be satisfied but there are a lot of things (i.e. Java scripts) that are not allowed in Wordpress so I signed up for a hosting service courtesy of hostingph.com. Still, I didn’t know how to install the wordpress software properly so I was stuck like buying a car when I had no idea what a car is, much less how to drive.

Less than an hour after I asked Michael Hancock to set up this blog for me, he sent me an e-mail telling me that he had successfully built this site. Thanks Michael! Again, you’re an angel. Yihee!

And also, thanks to Pixel-Inc and RG2 Graphics. I had a tough time translating the default words to English (the original language is Spanish) but it’s OK, hehe. Love it.

I wish I could post something that makes more sense right now, like the four Christmas parties I was in these past few days. But I’m really damn starving at this moment. And I’m still waiting for the pictures. Calling Icang and Kuya Gian. Hehe.

So there. Hope you like this new layout.

Yoshke has been blogging for more than four years already. Please CLICK HERE to visit my old blog (blogdrive account) or simply choose any of the following links:

October 2006
31 Definitely No Ready to go Six Feet Under / Family
22 I Don’t Even Feel te Distance / Love, Friends
18 Career Move, Huh? / Career
10 I Didn’t Say It was Your Fault; I Said I was Going to Blame a Bulgarian / Career, Personal Issues

September 2006
26 No More Drama / Career
20 One Narcissistic Moment / TV, Music, Random Stuff
19 To Viktor Krum / Love
16 ‘Till We Meet Again / Family
15 From Four Months Ago / Travel
10 Speak, Spill, Squeal / Random Stuff, Friends
07 Joachim Loew, I’m sooo Gonna Marry You / Sports
07 Global Warming, Eh? / Personal Issues
02 Move Over, Tom Hanks / Random Stuff

August 2006
31 And All I Can Do is Try / Career
27 Dwelling Like a Frozen Zombie / Friends, Career
25 My Kind of Whatever / Love
13 Sometimes, I Crack Myself Up / Sports, Random Stuff, Friends
12 Where’s My Lawyer / Sports, Public Affairs, Random Stuff
08 Gen(d)erally Speaking / Personal Issues
02 I Know What I Did Last Summer (And It Wasn’t Scary) / Friends, Travel

July 2006
30 Munich (and Sickness) Love(s) Me / Music, Public Affairs, Friends
29 And I Thought They Want Chivalry Dead / Public Affairs
23 People, Like Opportunities, Come and Go / Sports, Friends
22 My Pseudo-Ex-Girlfriend / College
17 “Work” is Always a Noun, Never a Verb / Random Stuff
14 Bad News with Pretty Faces / TV
07 Everybody is Capable of Change / Random Stuff
06 The End of the World as I Know It / Sports
03 2 Happy Goals and a Red Ticket / Sports
02 Wondering Why I Love Baguio City So Much / Simple Thoughts

June 2006
27 Revenge Will Be Sweeter Than We Have Been / Sports, TV, Love
20 Wish I Were In Germany / Sports
15 God Save Me From Boredom / TV
02 Why is Life Always Unfair? / Friends

May 2006
28 The Last But Not the Best / Movies
25 Rackets and Boll / Sports
19 “4″ is my Fave Number! / Random Stuff

April 2006
28 Fragile Directions / Random Stuff
20 How to Survive Falling in Love Without Getting Hurt / Love
20 Hold-up, Check-up and More / Random stuff
18 Anything But Holy / Family, TV, Simple Thoughts
09 Doctored Misdemeanour / Random Stuff
03 Shoutouts / Random Stuff

March 2006
27 Rollercoaster / College, Love
22 Raining So Cold / Random Stuff
19 Lonelily Satisfied / Love
19 Keep on Gaggin‘ / TV
17 Loomed into My Nerve / Friends
14 Spit Me Out / Public Affairs
12 Just Another Soldier On The Road / TV / Music / Lifestyle
10 Big Brother, Baby Brother, Etc. / Friends, TV
07 Birthday Sickness / Random Stuff
06 Kodak Moment / Family

February 2006
26 In Sensory Pleasure / Friends, TV
23 Just Did / Literature
21 Yaya Dada Yada Yada / Friends, Humour
20 Trips and Theses / College
11 Fortune Meddler / Random Stuff
06 That Something / TV, Films
03 Grey to Blue / Love, Public Affairs

January 2006
30 Hot Cross Buns / Simple Thoughts
30 Moving Mountains / College, Friends
26 Crush Calculator / Random Stuff
24 Redundant Reports / College, Humour
21 Stalking Guide / College
17 Powerhouse / College
15 Techno-Torn / Ramdom Stuff
15 Beautiful Disaster / TV
13 Salbahe Ako / Friends
12 Forget Me / Love
10 Unlike Anything / College, Friends
08 Follow Through / Love
06 Damaging Awkwardness / Random Stuff
04 Dream, Believe, Sing! / Movies
03 Top 10 / Movies
02 Walang Maisip / Humour

December 2005
22 Haggard Mode / College
20 Josh Me / Movies
12 Love Actually / Movies
11 One-Liners / Random Stuff
05 Breaktime / Random Stuff

November 2005
30 Slamming Doors / Family
27 Look Away / College
22 Paper Planes / Literature
14 Shadow / Simple Thoughts
13 Mini-Stop Uplate / TV, College
11 Unfair Competition / Public Affairs
08 Rants in Random / Public Affairs, Personal Issues
03 Remember Him / Music
03 One Art / Family, Love

October 2005
30 In Utter Boredom / TV, Random Stuff
21 Things Left Unsaid / Friends
19 Real Men / TV, Family, Simple Thoughts
14 Quick Talks / Love
13 My Sem Has Officially Ended / College
12 Thanks Galore / Friends
09 Anonymous Submission / Love
07 Experimental Gratitude / College
04 In The Mood for Love / Love
03 Blog Things / Random Stuff
01 Friendster, Jobs and Frustrations / Simple Thoughts

September 2005
30 Here Comes Blue / College
29 Why They Ended UP Being Film Students / College, Literature
29 Wake Me Up When September Ends / College, Lifestyle
20 Government Warning: Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Health / Simple Thoughts
17 I Totally Abhor the Colour Yellow / College, Sports
14 Hindi Ako Elitista / Simple Thoughts, Public Affairs
12 Boxing, Walking and River-Crossing / Sports, Simple Thoughts, Love
11 Fresh From Batangas / Films, Public Affairs
09 Adik Ako sa Pinoy Big Brother / TV
08 6 Things I Hate About Victor / Friends
07 Misunderstood and Underappreciated / College
06 Whatever Happened to Her? / Music
05 In Sickness, in Pressure and in Great Depression / Random Stuff
04 The Post F.I. Effect / College
02 Moving On / Friends
01 Gloomy Thursday / Simple Thoughts

August 2005
28 Para sa Crush Ko / Love
27 Random Thoughts / Random Stuff
25 I’m so Sick… / Random Stuff
20 R-E-S-P-E-C-T / College
14 The Longest Day / College
10 Movie Marathon (Again) / Movies
08 It Feels So Good to Do Good / Simple Thoughts
01 Screwdrivers / Random Stuff

July 2005
27 If You Can’t Beat Us, Just Go On Trying / College
25 E Anong Masama sa Mainstream? / College
23 Cinemalaya Goes UP / Movies / College
22 Para sa Ibang Film Orgs / College
21 Bomba Ba Kamo? / College
17 Love is a Choice / Love
14 Why I So Effing Love My Effing Brilliant Org / College

June 2005
30 Some Random Stuff / Random Stuff
24 I Love Koreans / Friends, College
15 9 Things I Need to Remember / College
13 The 2005 MTV Movie Awards / TV, Movies, Music
10 Ang Mga Freshmen, Bow / College
09 First Day Pa Lang, Heartbroken Kaagad / TV, College

May 2005
26 21 Things I Don’t Understand / College
25 Funny Pictures / Humour
18 Colours and Writing Techniques / Humour
14 Chocolates, Texas and Chat / Humour
13 Kapamilya’s Resurrection / TV
12 Isang Taon / Literature
11 7 Deadly Sins + Hair Spa / Simple Thoughts
04 Time to Laugh / College
02 Interpreting Nicole Kidman / Movies
01 Basta. (Hirap Umisip ng Title) / Random Stuff

April 2005
28 Crime Scene: The Suicide Jumper / Humour
25 Feeling Columnist / TV, Humour
21 Solitude Sucks / Simple Thoughts
19 Private Conversations / Friends
17 Sisiw Lang Daw ang Film / College
16 Dream Jobs / Simple Thoughts
14 The Madonna Medley Edition / Simple Thoughts, Love
13 Jude Law / Movies
12 Life and Death / Simple Thoughts
11 Pag Walang Magawa / Simple Thoughts
08 21 Questions and Thougts / Simple Thoughts
07 Internship! Pakshet! / College
05 Love Moves in Mysterious Ways / Music, Love
02 I Need to Celebrate (Oh, I Think I Already Did!) / College

March 2005
29 Cramming Master Boy / College
28 Org Jargon / College
27 Holy Break / College, Movies
23 Sari-saring Thoughts / Simple Thoughts
21 Being Euphoric / Simple Thoughts
20 Hurray! One Wonderful Day! / College
19 One Fuckin’ Sultry Weekend / Friends
17 Just Another Ordinary Thursday / College
16 How’s My Lovelife / Love
15 A Tribute to my 10 Closest Friends / Friends
14 To The One Who Must Not Be Named / Love

Unfortunately, the entries I wrote from 2003 - February 2005 have been lost. Actually, I deleted them and the entire Tripod-website it was posted on.