a view from my side..

~ thought bubble ~

HAPPY 2011!
WOOOOHOOOO!!

Another year to have great adventures!

Let's go!!
rant@ 1/17/11 :P

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~ black&blue ~

~ looking out ~

~ cool stuff ~
~Improv Everywhere~
~Letters to Crushes~
~Travesty Clothing~
~Jiro's Deviantart~
~Post Secret~
~Newgrounds~
~30-sec Bunnies Theater Library~
~The IMPOSSIBLE quiz~
~Yahoo Games~
~Serious Shorts~
~What does your name mean?~
~http://youdiehard.blogspot.com~
~http://www.pinoyblogosphere.com~
~SA on B :)~

~ friends ~
~amelie colobong~
~arik abu~
~arnel cosme~
~avis alibuyog~
~carmela ugay~
~dominic yatco~
~earl foust~
~earl masacayan~
~gelo lecaros~
~java lee~
~jerica riego~
~jiro tamase~
~joice carrido~
~jose tanjuan~
~jowee corrales~
~julianne alberto~
~kat silva~
~katrina perez~
~liana colobong~
~mandy mangubat~
~merie clarete~
~michelle kim inot~
~mika lopue~
~mike esguerra~
~nancy bansil~
~paulene bucag~
~tessa tamase~

~ et. al. ~
~anton silver~
~bianca gonzales~
~jim paredes~
~neil gaiman~

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~ about.. ~

UNDER CONSTRUCTION.. sorry for being a lazy b*tch. lol.

I'm stuck in a different time zone as of the moment. ;)

--isabel--atebel--isa--bel--bei--

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~ wishing on a star ~

reason
happiness :)
know and do what I really want
not be afraid
~~a music box :)~~
~~scream out loud~~
~~graduate :p~~

Credits
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udub
Thank You! :)

~ why nice guys finish last (reposted :p) ~

hmm..this is for anyone (may you be a guys or a girl) who thinks s/he might need it. hahaha :) applicable to girls? hmmm, maybe..hahaha :D enjoy!

Are you a nice guy who has always wondered why the cocky guy -- the one who barely appears interested in the girl -- is usually the one who gets the girl? Have you suffered from hearing the words, "You're a really nice guy, but I only like you as a friend," from a woman who you would do (or may, in fact, have already done) just about anything and everything for -- only to turn around and watch her date (or even chase) a guy who treats her like she's nothing special? And are you stumped wondering why she would date a guy who treats her like that when she could have you who would treat her like a princess and give her everything she wants? Well, you better brace yourself because I'm going to tell you a couple of secrets that you might not want to hear.

First, "nice" equates with boring and predictable. Look up "nice" in the dictionary and you find: pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory. In other words, average -- not exceptional, not exciting, and not sexy. I'll bet you've never heard a woman say she didn't want to date a guy because he was too confident, too passionate, or too exciting -- have you? But, I'll bet you have heard women say things like, "He's such a nice guy. He's so sweet and he's always there for me, but I only like him as a friend." Or, "He's such a good guy -- kind, thoughtful, generous, honest, loyal -- but there's no chemistry. He just doesn't turn me on." Sadly, I hear it all the time. The fact is, Mr. Nice Guy, you cannot bore a woman into feeling attracted to you or into wanting to date you. And as obvious as that sounds, if you are one of those guys I described that is exactly what you are trying to do. And it won't work.

Please understand that I am not suggesting that you mistreat women or disrespect them in any way.

What I am suggesting is that you value and respect yourself more...

To illustrate what I mean: The answer to the question, "Why does the guy who doesn't appear to care as much about the girl get the girl?" is simple: The nice guy cares too much, too soon. He has made the woman too important and too valuable and it shows in everything he says and does. He is too available, too eager to please, too accommodating, and he gives too much -- all without getting anything in return. By doing so, he has made himself appear desperate, insecure, needy of this woman's attention, affection, and approval -- and he has stripped himself of any value in her eyes. After all, if he's already doing and giving everything, without her doing or giving anything - why would she value him? She won't. She is not going to value him any more than he values himself. What she is going to do is look for someone else, someone who she perceives as being more worthy, more confident, and more valuable.

It works like this:

Once you need something, or you want it too badly, you forfeit your strength and lose all power of negotiation...

You are in a position of weakness and you are perceived as weak. Someone (or something) else is in control of you, the situation, and it's outcome. Men in this situation appear to be anything but confident, strong, and exciting. More, they are perceived as being unworthy and as lacking value.

Translation: Things that are easily acquired, obtained, or maintained, without any effort or sacrifice, lack value... it's human nature.

The secret to why the cocky guy wins with women, over the nice guy, is that he is perceived as being a stronger, more confident guy with more value. How? He never invests everything -- his entire being, ego, and self-worth in what one woman's response or reaction to him is. He doesn't gush with compliments; he isn't always available; he doesn't give too much; and he knows he isn't going to die if a woman says "no" to him. More, his attitude is, yeah, I'd like to go out with you, but if I can't, that's OK -- I'm a busy guy, with exciting things going on, and lots of other options.

******
read this from Arnel Cosme and Xavier Brizuela..thanks guys, haha :D

credits to April Masini from Yahoo! Personals: http://dating.personals.yahoo.com

~ isabel ~ posted @
Tuesday, June 24, 2008,10:07 AM

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~ tongue-tied. ~

going home early after the week wasn't such a good idea after all :'(

~ isabel ~ posted @
Thursday, June 19, 2008,1:55 PM

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~ L.O.V.E.R. Week :D ~

fellow volunteers and La Sallians alike!

please support the COSCA L.O.V.E. Volunteer's Recruitment Week

beginning next week (that's June 23-27, 2008)

our booth will be located at the Central Plaza, Yuchengco Grounds

SPREAD THE WORD!

SPREAD THE L.O.V.E.!

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brought to you by

the

Center for Social Concern and Action

and the

La Sallian Outreach and Volunteer Effort

~ isabel ~ posted @
Tuesday, June 17, 2008,3:02 PM

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~ possible? ~

i just greeted my sister's friend a happy birthday and chanced upon this on her homepage..

never assume, never expect and never demand.

hmmm..how ideal..

yet unrealistic.

coz if you really are honest with yourself, you know there will come a time that you will assume, you will expect and you will demand..in whatever sitaution applicable.

i know i do with the first two..but i don't think i demanded anything just yet..
(i just asked, HAHAHA! :P)

yolalee, yolala..hahaha. :p

oh, before i forget..

HAPPY FATHERS' DAY TO ALL DADS!!

love you much, Dad..
whatever and forever :)

~ isabel ~ posted @
Sunday, June 15, 2008,1:02 PM

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~ back to square one. ~

first up: thank you very much to pldt for cutting up our home phone line by accident and rendering us internet-less for the past uhh..5 days? hahaha..

anyway, it's been a crazy week..hmm..and as a result of all the confusion, frustration and everything else in between, i'm too lazy to fully elaborate. (or maybe it's also because my internet time is limited :P)

at the end of all this, i honestly just want everything to be ok.

*****
we did it for you..we could've just let everything go but we didn't..
but look at what you are doing to us now.

hayy naku.

*****

will exodus push through?
i know it should and it's supposed to.
i honestly have no idea.
i don't even know what my part is in all of this.

i could not even think of a single thing to say to you when i had the chance to.
i don't even have any idea what to say when the time comes that i must confront you.
i honestly don't want to but i think i have to.
hahaha.
ewan ewan ewan.

*****

i remember how you used to be so bossy and bratty back then, hahaha!
since you were and are the eldest of us all, i think you had the right to be bossy.
hahaha.
that's why i sooo surprised when you guys came back
and i saw how different you had become.
in short, bumait ka ng sobra sobra.
wahahaha!

anyhow..dang..we're all getting older na!!
tsk tsk tsk :P

mushy much but..

thanks for being one of the closest i have to having a kuya :)

anyway, tama na drama. hahaha!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON! :D

~ isabel ~ posted @
Thursday, June 12, 2008,7:47 AM

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~ uhm.. ~

so at this point, i really don't know what to say.
i could only say i'm sorry..a thousand times and more
because i had only read but failed to understand completely..
and that i believe is a stupid way of appreciating something..

failing to see the bigger picture.

i am sincerely sorry.

~ isabel ~ posted @
Saturday, June 07, 2008,5:43 PM

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~ chances and attachments. ~

hmmm..before anything else, i'd just like to wish all the best to the new secretariat of volform :) wiiih..go go go cosca! :D may it be a fruitful year to all of us! :)

*****
yesterday's events:

sex and the city with tin, amelie and kath..hahaha :D it was fun! thanks girls!

JUNO WAS HERE LAST NIGHT!! WOOHOO! :D my cousin tep opened the door for me last night and told me he had a visitor. because i was tired and i removed one of my contacts, i couldn't see clearly didn't process everything fast enough..there was this dark-like figure sitting on the sofa and holding the guitar..i didn't recognize him until he said "hi bel!!" with his distinct voice. i mean we may not be super duper mega over close but i was so, so happy to see him again =)

spur of the moment house get together :P woohoo!! tep's friend also went over..it was fun :) drinking, smoking and 1-peso coin shooting, hahaha :D love the talks as well..:D got knocked out after a number of drinks..hahaha :D

he had to go back this morning though..brought him to the airport..awww..till next time :p

*****
earlier, i was happy that one thing had happened although i was also sad because a seemingly opposite event from the first one had occurred. i'm weird but so what..that's how i truly felt. overy dramatic again. hahaha.

*****
after our ga at cosca, i was walking with my co-volunteers at sj and suddenly this bird came flying towards me and landed on my arm. i kinda found that interesting except for the fact that it was injured. we let it rest for a while and when i got back from mirienda, i was told that it already flew away.

i wondered if the event was a sign. i mean what are the odds that some bird would come flying to me that afternoon, right? but if it was a sign, what did it signify?

*****
hmmm..and so i had thought about it again a while ago. after reading someone's thoughts which were similar to my sentiments, it had once again entered my mind. yes, everything's back to normal and all..except for the fact that i was caught glancing at you the other day (haha..), and that i had mentioned this to a friend as well a while ago..but so what? i mean all this honestly doesn't mean anything more than how it should.

i mean i was happy that i had the chance to read a few pages of a book which had a cover that i was interested in..true enough, the story was interesting, yet my feelings towards this book had changed as i read on. it had become light, friendly and leisurely, which was far from how i felt i would be towards it. i had wanted to continue reading but time was up and i had to return it back to the bookshelf. talk about dramatic analogies, eh? hahaha...ewww.

i wouldn't mind having the old times back 'coz they were really fun.
too bad.. chances are given but changes eventually happen.

or maybe there were no changes at all...things are just back to the way they should be. =)

and so i let you fly away, little bird.. and if you should came back again and visit, you would still be most welcome to do so.

*****
i honestly need to start myself up on things NOW.
i KNOW i will regret it if i don't. :P

~ isabel ~ posted @
Friday, June 06, 2008,7:28 PM

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~ Kasi Ikaw Sinabi mo Sa'kin. ~

no more mixed up stories for me starting yesterday.. huray! :)
i am oh-so-happy for sissy and broo for there is nothing to hide anymore.
stay happy! :D

*****
hmmm..and you'll never be able to do it again..at least not for a while.
i'm sorry for the consequences but not for what i did.
i am such a bitch lately. hahaha. *wink*

*****
countdown to exodus.. soon. real soon. hmmm.

*****

dizzy dizzy..adrenaline rush..hahaha :D
i have no idea if you're ok or if that's normal
..but at least things went well
and you did alright, i suppose
hahahaha :D

*****

topic: mascots ng fastfood chains (mcdo and jolibee)

excerpt.

j-girl: di ba may mascot na baboy yung jollibee? sino nga yun?
t-boy: huh? meron ba?
j-girl: oo, meron..nakablue pa nga cya eh..
i-girl: huh? sa jollibee? meron ba? and tanda ko lang is yung guy na may hat na hamburger.
t-boy: yung ulo hanburger?
j-girl: hindi, si champ yun eh..
k-girl: baboy? wala naman baboy na product ang jolibee di ba? anu ine-endorse niya if ever?
j-girl: uhm palabok..???
t-boy: yung chicharon?
lahat: hahahahaha
k-girl: ok lang yun..tamo, anu naman bang pagkain ine-endorse ni grimace di ba?
t-boy: hindi ba taro pie?
i-girl: oo nga, taro yun..
h-girl: alam ko na..
lahat: ???
h-girl: transfat
hehehehe.

wala lang. corny pag binabasa. :p pero ayun.

*****
LAST DAY OF THE SCHOOL WEEK TOMORROW :D yey!

~ isabel ~ posted @
Wednesday, June 04, 2008,6:45 PM

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~ opening up and digging deeper. ~

i had a very memorable, meaningful and (of course) fun weekend thanks to our deepening ..
(i had a booboo though coz for the first time, i woke up LATE..30 mins after the supposed call time..tsk tsk tsk..sorry.)

through this activity, i got to learn more about my dear friends and co-volunteers (how they are, what they've been through and what they're going through) at cosca and also learn a bit more about myself. :)

first up, with regards to all the stories that i was able to hear.. i remembered what i told a good friend of mine when we had talked..."kanya kanyang disfunction at problema lang talaga yan sa buhay.." and my co-volunteers and i are no exception. i guess it's just a matter of how we handle the things that come upon us. and of course, keeping Him by our side.

hmmm..with regards to myself..some of my friends tell me that i am good listener..i can't say that's completely true (let's ask my mom how many times i've been scolded about this, haha! :P). what's true though is that i like listening to others tell their story rather than me telling mine..erm, with the exception of a number of people whom i really open up to and are weary from all my ranting, haha..(you guys know who you are and thanks :P)

i dunno..i honestly love hearing stories (chismosa ba? hahaha!) about anything under the sun..i love learning more about people with backgrounds and lives different from mine..or maybe it's also some form of defense mechanism so i won't need to think of or tell my side of the story. ewan ko..gusto ko naman din siguro mag share..nahihirapan lang talaga ako (??) haha. and of course, i don't like being too dramatic so i try to keep it all in as much as possible.

pero ayun. masaya ako kasi kaya ko pala mag share, kahit konti, kahit papanu. haha :)

anyway, there.

besides the drama, i'd like to believe all of us had a wonderful time at our deepening. with all the energizers, activities, games (the obstacle course thingy was a highlight!), surprises (for the graduating people (awww :c ), and issues and intrigas in between (ehem..haha!) we volunteers got to renew and strengthen (hopefully) our commitment to cosca and each other as well. i am just really, really sad that it's my last term in school.. :( although i think that gives me more reason to try to do more since time is of the essence.

to all the volunteers who were there, both participants and organizers, especially ate tina, salamat ng marami. :D

mabuhay and batch 11 at 12! woohoo!
mahal ko kayong lahat. :)

mabuhay ang cosca! :D

*****

another school week incoming! heaven help us. boo boo boo! thesis na ulit. wah.

*****

just some quick thoughts..

well, things are indeed back to normal. i'm not bitter about anything although i sometimes wish for something better but it's all good. seeing you every so often is good enough for me even though we don't get to talk much anymore. given the recent circumstances, you may or may not get to read this (40-60 chance? haha) but it doesn't matter. the fact that i was able to get a glimpse of you in a different light is more than enough for me. thanks i guess. hahaha.

i thought we got to bond that night but after what i had heard afterwards, what you had said about what had happened.. i felt both disgusted (with your actions) and a bit disappointed with you. oh well..you and i still have a lot to learn. just some advice for you, dear..do not mess with me because you have no idea how hard i can strike back. (oh yeah, bitch mode, haha :P)

i still don't know how i'll be able to talk to you. or if i'll still be able to talk to you after..what's going to happen. hayy.

i can't believe you were one of my special someones in one of our activities, hahaha. :D
lucky you, eh? hahaha.

and..to you..hmmm..ayun.. :)

still smiling. :)

~ isabel ~ posted @
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