My intoxication has just subsided as I write this. But expect rage and angst. I read this Bob Ong quote in the signature line of an email message I received: "Hindi lungkot o takot ang mahirap sa pag-iisa kundi ang pagtanggap nasa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo, wala man lang nakipaglaban upang makasama ka." - Bob Ong Translation: The hard part of being alone is not in sadness or fear, but in the realization that among the many billion people in this world, nobody fought to be with you. Duuuude, that hurt! A LOT! OUCH! YAYAY! And you know why it hurts? Because it's true. FUCK THAT SHIT! While I am mostly happy with my life (great career, supportive family, and fun friends), I sometimes ask myself why the eff am I alone? Why is it no guy seems to think I am good enough for them to love me and take care of me? Am I that bad? At the risk of sounding narcissistic and mayabang, I think not. I mean, come on, I know I have a reputation for being a mean, aggressive girl that's too much to handle, but dammit I am a good girlfriend. Ask the fucktards…
Category: love
Podcast 6: Being Friends with the Ex
This is the podcast where I bash all my exes. NOT! Are you friends with your ex? I am. Find out how I manage to be friends with the cause of the biggest heartbreaks in my life. I talk about being friends, how to be friends, and other subtopics that were asked or suggested by different people. This is my longest and most stressful podcast yet. I wasn't stressed out by the topic but by the editing I had to do. LOL! Listen as I talk about being friends with my exes and how you can maybe also be friends with yours... Apologies for the looong recording. Hope you were able to finish it. Agree? Disagree? Post your comments below. :) Credits to the exes who gave me ammunition for this podcast. :P Thank you to the people who contributed: Ate Joanna, Reissa, Ate Dominique, Poyty, Orman, Jesse, Donna, Steph M, Tiara, Massa P, Rastapopulous, Sparkeh, and anonymous! :) Sound clips from Star Cinema's One More Chance and Phil Collins' Separate Lives.
Haven’t Met You Yet
One of the songs on Kuya Andrew's car playlist is Michael Buble's Haven't Met You Yet. I'm a fan of Buble and I have been wanting to download this song. I fell more in love with the song after Kuya and Ate Joanna sang it on videoke night. I love the lyrics of the song. So optimistic. :) Haven't Met You Yet Michael Buble I'm Not Surprised Not Everything Lasts Have Broken My Heart So Many Times, I Stopped Keepin Track. Talk Myself In I Talk Myself Out I Get All Worked Up Then I Let Myself Down. I Tried So Very Hard Not To Lose It I Came Up With A Million Excuses I Thought I Thought Of Every Possibility And I Now Someday That It'll All Turn Out You'll Make Me Work So We Can Work To Work It Out And I Promise You Kid That I'll Give So Much More Than I Get I Just Haven't Met You Yet Mmmmm .... I Might Have To Wait I'll Never Give Up I Guess It's Half Time And The Other Half's Luck Wherever You Are Whenever It's Right You Come Out Of Nowhere And Into My Life And I…
Why Do You Love?
I saw two trailers of Muli (The Affair) by awarded indie filmmaker, Adolf Alix featuring Sid Lucero and Cogie Domingo. It's about two men falling in love and about how their love story transpires through time. I have not seen the film, and some people might be iffy to watch it. But the first scene of this trailer spoke to me... Sid: Bakit kasi tayo naghahanap ng pareha? Eh kaya natin mag-isa? Para may mag-aalaga sa atin? Cogie: Naghahanap tayo ng kapareha para mahalin natin. Para hindi natin maramdaman ang lungkot. English Translation: Sid: Why do we look for a partner when we can survive even when we're alone? So that there would be somebody to take care of us? Cogie: We look for a partner so we could love him So we won't feel the loneliness. Through all the frustrations, pains of heartbreaks and heartaches, dating the wrong people, investing emotions on the wrong people, crushed hopes and dreams, jaded views of love and marriage, there's still a part of me that yearns for a partner. And it's not because I want to be kilig all the time. Relationships are hardwork, I tell you. But because through all the…
One More Chance
Needless to say, Madam Ria is feeling emo today. And I want to celebrate the emo-ness with some scenes, lines, and analysis of Star Cinema's epic 2007 movie, One More Chance featuring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. Contrary to what industry insiders might think, it was not just the magic of the Bea and John Lloyd tandem that brought in the crowds. It might have been what brought the crowd during the first two weeks of the film's cinema run, but it was the film's story and lines that made the viewers cry, come back to cry some more, quote the movie, and revere it solemnly. video courtesy of hankin16. Rights belong to Star Cinema. No copyright infringement intended. Scene 1 Popoy (John Lloyd) and Basha (Bea) see each other after a while after their break up. Popoy already has a new girlfriend, Tricia (Maja Salvador). Basha: Sana kaya ko lang tiisin ang sakit na nararamdaman ko. Kasi ako naman humiling nito diba? Ako yung may gusto. Sana kaya ko rin sabihin na masaya ako para sayo, para sa inyo. Sana kaya ko. Sana kaya ko. Pero hindi eh. Ang sama-sama kong tao. Kasi ang totoo umaasa pa rin…
Podcast 5: Why Geeks Make Good Lovers
Since high school, I have already been surrounded by geeks. Went to a geeky high school. Took up a geeky course in college. Now working with geeky people in a very geeky industry. I do find geeks attractive. Even as a kid, I wanted to meet and date a guy with an IQ higher than mine. And I find smart guys fascinating, engaging, and interesting. I recently blogged that I am attracted to lawyers and engineers because I find them to be smart and geeky enough for me. But what exactly makes geeks good lovers? Do other people also find them attractive? I turned to two blog posts from Awkward Things I Say to Girls and from Wired by Regina Lynn as references to discuss why geeks would make good lovers. (The audio at the start of the podcast is weird for I don't know what reason but it gets better at around 3:00. Apologies.) You may download at this LINK. The topic is courtesy of my high school batchmate, Mae Cabahug, MD with input from a Plurk friend. I hope you found it as interesting as I did. It's a bit longer than my past podcasts though. Reactions, suggestions,…