The Misty YOUTUBE Magic

I can say that I'm one of those millions who got addicted to YouTube since it started aroung 2005. I have my own channel, posted some crazy videos and I even used it as a tool when I was courting my then gf for 2 and a half years. But one of the things I love doing in Youtube is sharing videos, especially songs that only a few people know. These are songs that for quite a time, I thought it's only me who knows the song but once I upload the video, it would get a thousand hits and I would receive comments thanking me that at last, somebody posted the song, or that they've been trying to look for that material for years and finally, they found it - that's the YOUTUBE magic. There's copyright violation but there's enjoyment and goosebumps after years of search.

Yes, I love comments and messages I get from people in Youtube. Like for example, there's one old OPM song I posted which is one of my personal favorite because of its melodramatic theme. I think I posted it after I broke up with my gf last 2008. It's weird. I was teary-eyed while collating all the pictures I would include in the video and composing the words which is probably what I felt that time. For all I thought, I'm the only person in this world who knew that song (except of course for the singer and composer). After I uploaded the video, it has now around 4000 views and 13 comments - not bad for a rare material. What I love about the comments is the fact that those people who listened to the song have exactly the same thoughts as mine while uploading the video. People who were in pain, longing for someone, searching for love. It's a mutual feeling. It's a YOUTUBE magic.

Youtube is a success. It's probably one of the biggest man-made creation after the TV. It's going to be in the world wide web for a long time and it will continuously connect people all over the world. Youtube did not pay me to write this up, but I'm basically one of the millions of follower of the site who will forever patronize the biggest invention of the century.

Taking Chances

9/10 ay gagawa ka ng tamang desisyon sa buhay mo. Nakakainis dahil ang probability ay 10% pa rin ang chance na may maling desisyon kang gagawin. Sa madaling salita, maraming beses ka na magtatagumpay pero may isang malaking chance din na papalya ka sa gagawin mo. Isang beses lang iyon. Kung iisipin, lahat ng tao ay fallible. Pero 'iyong isang beses na iyon, un ang pinakamasakit na pagdaraanan mo sa loob ng isang linggo, dalawang linggo, buwan, taon hanggang sa utak mo na ang sumuko at magsabi na tama na, bibigyan na lang kita ulit ng 1000 chances.

Isa sa mga bagay na natutunan kong gawin nitong mga nakaraang linggo ay kung paano makuntento sa mga simpleng bagay. Natuto ako kung paano mangarap ng simple lang. Isa kasi sa naisip ko ay kapag simple lang ang pangarap mo ay mas malaki ang chance na mas magiging masaya ka dahil mas madali mo na maaabot ito.

Sabi ko, as much as possible ay gusto ko na maging unpredictable ang buhay ko. Pero hindi ko naisip na hindi lang pala one way ang mga 'di inaasahang bagay na hinahangad ko. Hindi ko iniisip na magugulat na lang ako at nangyayari na ang mga bagay na ako rin mismo ang may gusto. Binigay sa aking ang pagkakataon na makilala ko ang sarili ko, makita ko ang mga bagay na hinahanap ko ngunit sa dahil sa pagkakataon lang ang mga ito, binawi din agad sa isang iglap. Masakit pero naiintindihan ko lahat dahil alam ko na ipinahiram lang sa akin ang mga pagkakataon na iyon.

Nasaktan ako ng biglang naglaho at binawi ang kasiyahan na ipinahiram sa akin. Parang chess, touch move. Isang maling desisyon lang, at nawala ang lahat. Bumalik sa dati. Pero ang ikinaiinis ko, naipon na ang alaala sa utak ko. Buti sana kung sa oras na nawala lahat at binawi sa akin iyong mga iyon ay ibabalik din ang estado ng pag-iisip ko sa kung ano man ito dati. Pero hindi. binawi lang ito at hinayaan ako na empty handed.

Sa madaling salita, I'm back to ZERO. Ang kaibahan lang, may naipundar na akong alaala kaya medyo masakit ang magsimula. Sanay ako. Sanay ako na iniiwan, sinasaktan. Iniisip ko, I've been there/done that. Ang tanging gagawin ko na lang ay magsimula. Naging karamay ko na ang sarili ko sa matagal na panahon kaya malamang, sa huli, sarili ko din ang tutulong sa akin.

Of Lies, Dreams, Reality, and a whole lot of Google

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"I find ways to sleep. 5 years and still I'm counting."

Ted Etong??? Ted Failon??

Dahil dalawang TV station lang naman ang nag-eexist dito sa Pilipinas, naging likas na sa ating mga Pinoy ang maging interesado sa tsismis araw-araw at sa mga kaganapan na nangyayari sa ating bansa.

Kaya ngayon, heto ang sampung bagay na na-realize ko sa kaso tungkol sa SUICIDE o MURDER na nangyari sa asawa ni Ted Failon. Kasama rin dito ay ilang tanong tungkol sa kaso na hindi ko alam ang sagot.

10. Ilang taon ba ang tanda ni Ted Failon sa asawa niya at ang suicidal letter ay maraming "po"?

9. Humihingi ang ABS-CBN ng "privacy" in behalf sa pamilya ni Ted Failon. Sa madaling salita, and ibig sabihin ng "privacy" sa mga panahong ito ay "EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE".

8. Walang tiwala ang ABS-CBN sa Quezon City Police District o kahit sa National Bureau of Investigation. Please expect ABS-CBN to conduct an independent investigation over the case led by GUS ABELGAS - dahil hindi nagsisinungaling ang ebidensya.

7. Putang Ina mo Persida Rueda-Acosta. Ang tungkulin mo ay bigyan ng legal assistance ang mga taong hikahos sa buhay at hindi ang isang former congressman at TV anchor na may PAJERO pa na kotse. Imbecile!

6. Maraming tao ang nagulat sa pagkakamatay ng asawa ni Ted Failon. Marami rin tao ang nagulat sa pagkakasangkot ng pangalan ni Ted Failon. Pero mas maraming tao ang nagulat sa tunay na pangalan ni Ted Failon. bwahaha. Teodoro Etong.

5. Hindi masyadong POGI si Ted Failon pag walang make-up. Parang si Ces Drilon lang after makidnap ng Abu Sayyaf.

4. As a was of showing support to Ted Failon, hinihikayat ng ABS-CBN ang tao na iboto ang theme song ni Korina at Ted para maging number sa MYX Daily Top Ten na "Gikumot-Kumot". Just type in MYX space TITLE of THE SONG and send to 2366. Pwede rin pong i-download ang song bilang monotone at polytone para sa inyong mga cellphone. Let's support Ted Failon.

3. Sorry GMA7, ano man ang gawin niyo sa mga panahong ito, masayang-masaya ang ABS-CBN dahil kanila ang RATINGS for the next Three weeks.

2. Mag-SYOTA ba si Maria Ressa at si Charie Villa?...

1. Naniniwala ako na suicide ang nangyari. I mean, 25 years is 25 years. And now Ted Failon is SINGLE. He's a respected news anchor, former congressman and last but not the least - magaling siyang maglinis ng bahay. Nagpakamatay na ang asawa niya, pero inuna pa niyang linisin ang mga alikabok sa sulok ng bahay nila kaysa ang bantayan ang naghihingalong asawa sa OSPITAL. Take note, pagod pa iyan sa trabaho ng dumating sa bahay. This guy is a PERFECT HUSBAND.

82 Games. Predictions. Playoffs.

82 Games finally over.

It's time to fly into postseason.

NBA Playoffs begin April 18th and I have some early predictions.

First of all, I believe that the guys from Hollywood will go all the way to the Finals. Ok. Ok. But it will not be an easy ride. For the first round of the postseason they will have to face the Jazz led by the young but talented point guard Deron Williams. The jazz are obviously dominant when playing at the their home court but let us also keep in mind that the Lakers are one of the best teams this seaon when playing on the road. Jazz is simply inconsistent this season considering all the injuries that happened to ther key players all throughout the year so team chemistry is a factor this year for any team in the league. My prediction is four games to 1 in favor of the Lakers.

In other match-up, my playoffs dark horses would be the Rockets and the Mavs. I believe that the Yao Ming led Texan team will prevail over the young Blazers team mainly because of experience. I felt bad when I found out that T-Mac will not be part of this team for the playoffs but I think with the consistent play of Ron Artest, this team could finally be headed for the second round of the playoffs.

Same thing with the Mavs-Spurs series. I believe that the Spurs are over the hill now and with the injury that plagued Manu Ginobili, it's really hard to build a chemistry late in the season. Tim Duncan's stats has been declining over the years and the factor in this series will be the leadership of the post players from both teams. If Dirk Nowitzki would get a lot of help from Josh Howard and Jason Kidd's offense will improve, I think this series will be over in just 5 games.

As for the Nuggets-Hornets series, I don't really care to watch their games but I think Nuggets has the advantage over the CP3 led Hornets mainly because of the way the Nuggets are playing now that they have Chauncey Billups. The hornets are inconsistent this season when you look at some of the games they have when opponents are blowing out games early in the 1st half. This could be a long series though.

As for the Eastern match-ups, what is interisting is how the Pistons mentality for the playoffs will affect them in their series agains the Cavs. I believe that the Cavs has the greater possibility of reaching the NBA Finals this year as compared to the defending champs Boston Celtics but they should not take the Pistons for granted in the first round because Detroit is a playoff-tested team over the past years. James will be the MVP this season and if he will ocntinue what he has been doing in the regular season this year, I think they will have a chance to set an appoinment with the Lakers in June. So expect a James-Bryant showdown.

My dark horse for the Eastern Conference will be the Heat. If Wade will continue to play like an MVP, the Heat may have a chance to beat the boring Hawks.

That's it for now. Prepare the PopCorns and enjoy the drama of the NBA.

Moving On...

I've been so busy this past week. Kung hindi ko pa napansin na walang masyadong dumadaan sa Makati Ave ay hindi ko pa yata malalaman na Maundy Thursday na pala. Marami akong gustong isulat but unfortunately wala akong time. I LOVE IT. Ngayon lang ako naging busy ng ganito. Daig ko pa si Kris Aquino. Joke!!! MAraming nangyari nitong mga nakaraang araw. Hmp. Summary na nga lang ang gagawin ko. Remember my last post about my UNPREDICTABLE Dream Life? Sa totoo lang, 25% na ang nagkakatotoo sa dream ko na iyan. So here's the summary.

GRADUATE na ako!!! - Technically, hindi sa isang UNIVERSITY kundi from EDGE Academy. It means I'm officially part of the company where I am working. I'm an asset of the company. I'm part of the workforce. Yeah!!! =)

BAGUIO ESCAPADE - We went to Baguio last Saturday. It was unplanned. We were supposed to go to Malate to have fun, to sing but we couldn't find a taxi. So we decided to go to Baguio like it was only on the other side of the street. None of us even know the place. There were three of us who went there. I think it was 10 years since the last time Ive been there. It was so good. I love the environment. I love everything. Promise, babalik ako.

LIPAT BAHAY - Hmp. Lumipat na ako ng place na tinitirahan. It's sad thinking na ang dami kong memories na naipundar sa dati kong place but the reality is I need to move... drama!!!... It's been 4 years that I've stayed in that place. I hated that place until now but the memories I've shared with myself were really so damn good. bittersweet. Natuto akong umiyak mag-isa, kumain mag-isa, kausapin ang sarili, everything has revolved within that 4-cornered room and now all I have were memories of everything that happened there. The only good thing is I'm learning how to live my life better and of course - unpredictable.

INBOUND - I'm officially endorsed as an Inbound agent. I have a new team which means new team mates. TEAM COLORADO. Great. My teammates are really so vets. The first time I met them, I was so effing scared that I would mess up the team stats. It's been three days since I've joined them and it's really cool. Everything is doing well. Except for the fact that I miss a lot of people from my former batch. But as my work would always suggest, everything needs an ADJUSTMENT...

I AM SOO ub-kicw!!! - un ub-kicw qurg ainwibw eufgr biq. u diybs p ewpaib ri kucw. u diybs p ewpaib ri wbhit kudw. wcwtrgubf ua fewpr eufgr biq. u kicw gwe

That's it. Just try to decipher the last statement. No clues. Just use the keyboard. I need to sleep now. Good night.