GPN EXHIBIT

DECEMBER 28, 2007 marked the launching exhibit of the only all Filipino photography group in Bahrain. We showcased about a hundred pictures from the theme "Pinoy Lifestyle in Bahrain", plus many more masterpiece from 12 photographers.

Congratulations to all the members! It was much better than I expected. To top it all I know we helped a lot of our distressed kababayan's in OWWA. Congratulations and thank you very much to Phenomena Productions as well as our families who supported us. There will be no exhibit without you.

API-ADAY-AMI!!!

API-ADAY-AMI!!! (as Diego would have said it)
December 25th marks another year in my wifes life. We hope that you'll have more birthdays to come.

We love you!

DIEGO'S BIKE

Ty Tito Don for the wonderful bike!

CONFUCIOUS II

Papaano ako hindi malilito kung sino talaga si Santa, e tignan mo naman ang similarity ng picture sa xmas tree rug ko at ang members ng ZZ TOP?

CONCERT: POPS, ERIK & K

CONFUCIOUS

Childhood was a very confusing time for me. Minsan naniniwala na ako na retarded ako kasi nalilito ako sa tunay na mukha ni Santa. Para sa akin bastat may balbas at mukhang Kano (Kano is generic to caucasians) si Santa na yun! Bakit hindi nakakalito e yung pangalan pa lang niya pang-babae. Santa - female saint, Santo- male saint. O di ba?

Ito ang mga madalas ko mapagkamalan na Santa Claus. Hoe-hoe-hoe!

Kenny Rogers
ZZ TOP

MR_D

The real Santa!

NOT VERY FILIPINO

NOT VERY FILIPINO

Ouch! Tinamaan yata ang aking man size ego. We went to Jawad dome in Budaiya to check out some overpriced Christmas ornaments and decoration ideas at this certain shop. The shop was a high end boutique of unique items, with finely arranged displays. Ang lupit ng mga furnitures nila wala akong masabi. Right after looking at it nainisip ko na ang aming dream house.

We admired everything that the shop has to offer. Sa sobrang tuwa ng biyenan ko at nung bilas ko, they wanted me to take a picture of a bar furniture set and some white feathers. So as a photographer and a blogger, alam mo naman tayo nature na natin magkuha ng picture ng kung anu-ano ang maisusulat natin. I took a picture of the bar furniture set. Click! Then a second after the shot there was this lady who rudely asked me if I have the permission to take pictures. She asked the other Filipina sales lady if she gave permission to take pictures inside the shop. She didn’t hesitate to say NO, she didn’t give any permission and denied that she even saw us taking photos. Although, nakita ko siya na nakatingin sa amin. Then the lady told us in Filipino “Bawal kumuha ng picture. My God! Picture na naman ng furniture!” And then she left to go to the cashier.

Napahiya kami ng todo. Nagkatinginan na lang kami at nag-ngitian. Grabe yun. Kung bawal kumuha ng picture sana naglagay sila ng paskil sa harap na bawal kumuha ng litrato.

Bakit nga ba bawal? It’s on display! I bet you can find that same bar set on the internet, right click and save picture as. Baka akala n’ya makukuha namin yung furniture by taking it’s picture? S’ya ba ang gumawa ang nagdesign ng furniture nay un? Is it that so unique? FBI or NASA specs bay un? OR DID SHE HAVE A STICK UP HER ASS? Oh, btw, there was this pointy-spikey-christmas-ornament that I would have liked to shove up her’s at that time.

Feel ko nilamon ako lupa sa sobrang kahihiyan. Most Filipino’s who are working in the other shops are usually friendly to all kababayan’s. Most of them will let you get away with shit even if they don’t know you basta nakita kang pinoy. Vice versa, I am very nice to Pinoy’s wherever I go. I let most of them get away with shit.

Sabi ko na lang sa sarili ko...maliit lang ang Bahrain. Pinoys have a tight community here, magkikita rin kami. And when we do malalaman n’yo dito sa blog ko. Bwahahahaha!

DIVALICIOUS

I got the chance to shoot Pops Fernandez last thursday at Delmon hotel. I'm not a POOPSIE fan but I saw that she was really pretty. Walang sayang. Halos lahat ng angles ganda nya. She can project very well. Ang ganda n'ya men! Sayang lang at hindi ako naimbitahan dun sa pre-concert party para nakapagpakuha ng picture with her Divaliciousness. Mga priviledged ones lang ang na-imbitahan. waaaa! There were times that I'm pretty sure that she spotted me (as a photographer), she worked up the camera and posed for a few seconds. Cool!

Special thanks to boss Rico for lending me his 70-300mm Canon lens. I enjoyed myself very much. I was the most well endowed lensman that night. Astig! Many thanks to Master Gienel for his guidance on how to set up my camera. Ganun din kay Master Sonny for the tips. Thank you din kay Gelayred for recording the Pop's segment habang kumukuha ako ng mga sniper shots ko.

Sana may susunod pang celebrity para naman mas masarap magkodakan.

MASAYA

Isa sa perks ng nagagawa mo ang hobby mo ay kapag may mga taong nagkakaron ng interes tumingin sa mga art mo. Here are 9 of my pictures out of the 52 mosts viewed pictures (labelled interesting) na nakapost sa flickr. cool!

PHILIPPINE SCHOOL: "For Pinoy Kids"

Maldita...napansin ako na kinukuhanan ko ng picture inirapan ako.

Bubbles...bubbles...anak ni Rico kasama ko sa GPN.

Itong mga to makulit, takbo dito takbo dun.

Huli ka! A feather on your Pinoy nose.

Feel ko modelo ang batang ito ng Jollibee or something. Ang cute!

Ito very cute din na bata. Pinay na pinay ang kulay.

Ito pinay na pinay din...ang nanay! She got beautiful eyes like the blue sky.

Special thanks to Rico Soriano for lending me his telephoto lens. It brightened my boring day kasi naman stock lang lens ko 18-55mm. I had fun...parang ayaw ko na nga isauli. hehehe!

NECESSITY: THE BIG MOTHER

I have recently posted my contribution to www.pinoyatbpa.com entitled "NECESSITY: THE BIG MOTHER".

Kung walang kwenta ang buhay mo at wala kang magawa magpunta ka lang sa www.pinoyatbpa.com para magkaron ka naman ng kabuluhan.

At kung may kwenta ang buhay mo pero wala kang magawa magpunta ka pa rin sa www.pinoyatbpa.com para mawalan ng kwenta ang buhay mo kaysa magsuicide ka.

Thanks!

Dennis aka DEREK

GULF PHOTOGRAPHERS NETWORK

I love taking snap shots. One day I met a group of guys with the same hobby, and then I asked them if I could join the group. Muntik na nga akong hindi isali kasi wala daw akong camera.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES

Can you count the mistakes that you've made in the past week? Or maybe you have forgotten all of them? What if somebody keeps count of your mistakes, and only recognize you for doing them? That sucks.

TURKISH CANAL

May sa isda yata ako. Kapag nakakakita ako ng swimming pool parang nalalaglag ang suot kong damit at para akong hinihila ng tubig. Kakauwi ko lang galing sa Antalya, Turkey para dumalo sa isang conference. Pagdating sa hotel room nakita ko agad ang maganda nilang estero na nakapaligid sa mga guest rooms, malinis at wala akong basura na nakitang lumulutang. Jackpot! Kaya naman kahit malamig na sa Central Asia sa harap ng Mediterranean sea lumusong ako sa tubig kinagabihan sa estero. Tama ang hinala ko na malamig nga ang tubig kasi malamig ang hangin. That was the coldest 3 minutes of my life!

The next day nilalagnat na ako. So much for being a fish. In the middle of the day bumalik ako sa kwarto para may kuhanin akong gamit. Nagulat ako ng nakita ko ang wooden flooring sa poolsiede ng mga cleaners using the same water from the pool, tapos binabalik lang nila. No wonder walang lumalangoy dun.

TURKISH GRILL

SAY MY NAME BITCH

A name is a person’s identity. Napakaimportante nito because it makes up your image. Image is everything, sabi nga dun sa “How To Get a Job” book na binasa ko after graduation. May mga corporations na ang ineemlpoy nila ay yung maganda ang image, example: maganda na walang utak (secretary/product endorser/PR/ago-go dancer), gwapo na walang utak (janitor/macho dancer/CEO), may utak pero may itsura (clerical job/embryologist/med tech), may dating pero puro hangin (marketing/sales/mandurugas/faith healer/ass-kisser) at marami pang iba.

Kung di mo makukuha sa physical or mental image puede kang gumawa ng imaginary image sa pamamagitan ng iyong so-called-imaginary-NAME. Ang tunay kong pangalan ay Dennis. Tinamaan ng kidlat, tumanda na ako pero ang naaalala pa rin ng mga taong nakapaligid sa akin ay ako si “Dennis d’Menace” yung cartoons. Forever bata na ako mga kapatid! They will forget my face but not the cartoon...mukha din pala akong cartoon sa personal.

Marami akong kakilala na may sama ng loob sa magulang nila dahil binigyan sila ng mabahong pangalan. Example ko ang pangalang Eusebio Balatkunat. Ikaw ba ay makikipag-phone pal sa kanya? Chat? Magpakasal? Nevermind kung pogi sya pero kung hindi sya willing pagandahin man lang ang nickname nyang “Eb’s” ay baka taga-linis lang talaga sya ng toilet. Nakakatawa naman kung may ka-sex si “Eb’s” sa kama tapos sinabi nyang “SAY MY NAME BITCH!”.”Ooo sweety pie... Oooh...ahh...E...Eb...Eusebio Balatkunat!!! You rock my worlds! Ahhh!”

Paalala lang sa mga magulang na ang mga nicknames kadalasan ay nadedevelope sa school, at maraming sira ulo na bata ngayon. Kaya ngayon pa lang pag-isipan ng mabuti ang pangalan ng mga magiging anak ninyo. H’wag n’yong gayahin yung kasama ng kaibigan ko sa trabaho na ang anak nya ay pinangalanang FOSTERS, dahil lasing sya nung manganak ang missis nya.

Saan ko nakuha ang nickname na DEREK? Mahilig akong manloko sa phone dati, lalo sa mga barkada ko sa hospital. Babaguhin ko lang ang pangalan ko ng “Mark Donald” at palitan ang boses ko maloloko ko na yung na sa kabilang linya. One day naubusan ako ng pangalan, outwitted kumbaga. Sinabi ko ako si Derek...kasi dun ako tumawag sa “direct line” at hindi sa “local extension”. Nahalata ako ng kasama ko kaya the next day DEREK na ang tawag ng mga close friends ko sa akin.

NAME TAG ~ from ELLA GANDA
(sagot ko sa tag ni ellababe...pasensya na at corny ng mga sagot ko medyo pagod pa kasi.)

YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
GALIS HONDA (FLAWLESS YUNG ASO KO PROMISE.)

YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
VANILLA LENGUA (HO-HO-HO SEXY NITO)

YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)D.DEL (ELLA PUEDE TAYONG MAGING RELATIVES!...ANO YUNG FLY? BANGAW?)

YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
BLACK ORANGUTAN

YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
BORJA NAVOTAS (ANG BANTOT)

YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)DELDE (DI KO NA-GETS)

SUPERHERO NAME (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
THE BLUE BLOW JOB

NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
FELIX RITO

STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
OIL OF WINTERGREEN STORK (PARANG MATRONANG POKPOK)

WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
ZUBIRI ZOBEL (MAGTATAGO KA RIN LANG E DI PAGANDANHIN MO NA)

TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
BALATKUNAT BICOL (OOPS! SORRY EBS!)

SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flowers)
SINCO DE MAYO con SAMPAGUITA

CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)BANANA HAMOCKie

HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
PAKAPLOG BAMBOO

YOUR ROCKSTAR ENTOURAGE NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
THE SEX HURRICANE TOUR

YOUR PORN NAME: (First Pet + Name of street you grew up on)
GALIS SANTIAGO (PERO HONESTLY SAYANG MAY NAKAKUHA NA SA PANGALANG “POPO LONTOC”. COOL SANA...)

P.S. This time I will tag some of my friends just because I enjoyed doing this one. Tagging Patrice, Janers & Doc Nikki. Gawin ‘nyo ‘to ha! Naks nag-utos ang prinsipe! Pretty please pala hehe-he. May kasama pang mwah.

THE BESTEST COMMENT EVER!

Dear Ellababe,

I cannot find the words to thank you enough. Bihira ang may magsulat ng maganda sa akin, puro death threats. Akshuli, ikaw pa lang ang naalala ko na sumulat ng ganitong feedback sa akin. Iniisip ko nga kung bakit e. Sasagutin ko ang sinulat mo sa akin punto-por-punto. Ito ang FAQ’s ng THE HONEYSPOT at ng taong nagsusulat dito. (Naks! I like that word...FAQ’s!)

·TY Ella at ginawa mo kong flavor of the month for November. Pang-holloween special ang dating! Cool!

·Ang TO GLORIA “EAT SHIT DUMBASS” or “TGESD”ay personal kong damdamin sa administration nya. Imagine 2 days akong nandun sa EDSA na nagpakahirap sumigaw ng “Kupal si Erap!”, tapos ganun lang gagawin ni Tita Glow??? What the!?

·Minsan orgasmicaly-bastos talaga ako gumawa ng title, at may nagsabi na rin na bastos talaga ako sa personal. Pero it doesn’t mean na nag-orgasm ang teacher ko nung high school nung nabastusan sya sa essay ko...or was I wrong? Kasi nakangiti naman s’ya pagkatapos magbasa. Hmm. Damn I’m good!

·Ang THE HONEYSPOT ay nabuo dahil sa wife ko. S’ya ang salarin kung bakit nagsusulat ako dito ngayon. Intended ang site na ‘to para sa wedding preparations namin. May mga nagbabasa naman noon kahit papaano kaya itinuloy ko ng isulat. Si Lany ang honey ng THE HONEYSPOT...at ako yung spot...kasi hindi pa ako tuli. (short yun ng supot...spot! cool!)

·“Buddy by your side”, sure yun! Pero I have a tendency to run kapag may away na. Black belter ako ng “SAYNA-CHI” (Sa’yo Na Chinelas ko tatakbo na ko).

·Si Mr_D ang nag-introduce sa akin kay Patrice. Si Pat naman nabighani sa style ng writing ko kaya pinilit niya akong magsulat sa www.pinoyatbpa.com. First entry ko pa lang nag-shut down na yung site. True story ‘to, di ba Pat?

·Correction dun sa busilak na istilo ng pagsususat...mali ka dun. Ta-da!!! Mas berde pa ang utak ko kesa kay Robbie Tan ng Seiko Films. Hehehe! Pero thanks pa rin.

·Korek ka dun sinabi mong kulang ang knowledge ko sa technobubbles at ASS feet. Nagtitiis lang talaga ako sa template na binigay ng sponsor ko na www.blogger.com . Kung may tutulong lang sana sa akin tulad ni “Manilenya” para baguhin ang sore-eyes kong template ay gagawin ko.

Ibig sabihin ba nito friendship mo na ako Ellababe? If so padalhan mo ako ng bra na cupsize double D kasi tumataba ang puso ko sa entry mo. From now on ilalagay na kita dun sa listahan ko as my number 1 link. Ta-da! Matagal pa akong di makakauwi kaya ilista mo muna yung chocolates. Mukhang puno pa naman yung ref mo ng chocolates galing kay Azrael your lab.

Thanks!
Dennis, Lany & Diego
www.thehoneyspot.blogspot.com

TO GLORIA, "EAT SHIT DUMBASS!"

PEOPLE POWER II

It was 6 years ago when I joined millions of Filipino’s in EDSA to bring down the Estrada regime. To me, Erap was not cut out to become President. Remember the numerous Eraption jokes that we send through text? The Estrada Presidency is one big bad joke that they played in the expense of the poor Filipino people. If it’s bad enough for the one’s that didn’t vote for him, I’m sure that its even worst for the ones that voted for him. After all, the masang Filipino was the one that suffered the most when they put their faith in him…the common tao just didn’t get the joke.

And now after 6 years trying to put Estrada in jail for “plunder”, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gave him a presidential pardon. How stupid can the government be? Probably dumber than we thought!

We wanted to put Estrada in jail because he plundered the country. He tried to bring us down man! And we want him to pay the price for that. But instead, the government wasted 6 years of tax payer’s money just to pardon him in the end. I was one of those tax payers! Every month I have to struggle to budget my low income just to survive until the next pay day. I remember during tough times that Onat, Ellen, Jhen, Ruben and I would share 2 or 3 cans of sardines over dinner at the hospital. What a waste! No wonder everybody wants to leave the country and escape the poverty.

“The government has put the Filipino down, like a junkie in the gutter.” Pinoy, it’s time to take some action.

UPDATE

Kaya pala dumarami ang mga stuffed toys sa Bahrain Greetings kasi pinaparami talaga nila. (see the animals on the top shelf.)

I've seen 7 Lamborghini's in the past month. 2 orange, 2 greens, 1 black, 1 silver and one yellow. Sa pinas di mo to makikita kahit sa gilid ng kalsada. Pinagtatawanan nga ako ng mayari nung kinuhanan ko 'to ng picture.

I've been to Dubai before my birthday...ibig sabihin tao na ako. Napansin ko lang nung papunta na ako sa hotel ko na may center pala ang mga bading na taga-middle east. "FAG MIDDLE EAST" Their making their presence known. So be afraid...be very afraid!

PARASITOLOGY 101

Noong third year Medical Technology student ako may napaka-interesanteng subject kami na para sa akin ay napaka-exciting. Kasi kapag pumasok ka sa subject na ‘to para ka na ring pumasok sa isang section ng ”Ripley’s Belive it or Not Museum”. Marami kasing specimen na makikita sa garapon (usually mga ibat-ibang klaseng bulate na parasite) na may kasamang story kung papaano nakuha ito.

Naalala ko tuloy yung second day namin. Ang assignment namin ay magdala ng tae, preferably yung galing sa amin mismo. So the next day parepareho kaming may dalang tae. Binigyan kmi ng instructions na lagyan ng number ang bawat garapon na dala namin pagkatapos ay ilalagay sa pila ang mga tae at oobserbahan namin isa isa ang itsura nya based on amount, color, consistency, taste...yuck! pwe! Hahahaha! Joke lang.

Hiyang-hiya yung mga dalaga sa group 1 kasi halata na sa kanila yung mga jebs, ang gaganda pa naman nila tapos malambot ang jebs nila. Mahilig kasi sila kumain ng mani, pampatalino daw. Yung isa mayron pang-mais! Dyahe! Yung tae ng bading sa kabilang group pinagtatawanan namin kasi parang may sipon. Aminin!!! ; ) Hindi yata matatapos ang tawanan kasi magaling magpatawa si prof...puede mo syang i-line up sa judges ng American Idol at siguradong pati si Simon Cowell ay lalaitin nya.

Pagdating ng prof sa table namin kinabahan ako kasi ang jebs ko ay may kakaibang hugis , kulay at texture. Pagkakita pa lang ng prof ko sa jebs ko sinabi agad nyang “Wow! Parang sunog na fishball!” And for 10 seconds para akong nilamon ng lupa. Bubuksan ko sana ang garapon at ihahagis ko sa mukha ng mga tumatawa at sisigaw ng “SHIT-FIGHT”!!! (parang food-fight). Kaya lang may class pa ako ng third period. Sayang!

Pero hindi doon matatapos at saya. Kinuha namin ang sari-sarili naming jebak at sabay-sabay naming itong binuksan parang Christmas gifts, sabay sigaw ng prof namin na “Inhale! Exhale!” Ito daw ang training namin para masanay sa amoy ng tae. Thats why up to now tumagal ako sa middle east kasi kaya kong tiisin ang amoy tae kong co-workers.

Mortal lesson: "Walang taeng mabango, regardless kung gaano ka kaganda. Hindi totoong pare-pareho lang ang amoy ng tae. At kung uulitin naming muli ang experience na ito for sure wala ng kakain ng mais, kang-kong or mani or makikipag-sex the day before the exercise."

Have a nice meal!

SURVIVAL OF THE FITNESS

TV has a huge influence in me. Halos ata lahat ng palabas na pinapanood ko ay nagging inspirasyon ko sa sa pangaraw-araw na buhay. Kagabi ay napanood ko ang lumang season ng “So You Think You Can Dance” at nakita ko dun ang magagandang katawan ng mga contestants...maliban lang dun sa mataba. At sabi ko sa sarili ko, “Pakingsyet! They look great.” Wansapanatyms, I can still remember maganda rin ang katawan ko. Hindi tulad ng na sa TV pero I was buff back then because of my healthy lifestyle...”sports minded by day, alcoholic by night.”

Si Lany naman reminiscing sa figure nya nung dalaga pa sya. Binuklat nya ang lumang photo album namin while she admired her god-like-physique. Feeling ko tumanda kami agad ng mabilis sa mga nakaraang taon. Kung puede lang i-cash ang stress at pagod siguro millionaryo na kami. We’ve been wanting to get fit pero Ramadan season at lagi akong pang-gabi sa trabaho (may sideline akong macho dancer sa gabi).
Ngayon I will make sure to bring back those lost years by dieting and exercise. Susubukan kong i-document ang mga pangyayaring ito mala-reality tv style. Kayanin kaya ng powers namin ito? Actually, inumpisahan na namin kanina ang diet kasi dumaan kami ng Al Jazeera Bakery para kumain ng Chicken Puff at hotdog Puff...and we feel puffy like the marshmallow man. (Ang tawag dito ay Carbo-loading. Preparation sa mahabang diet.)

MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE

I was asked by a friend, bakit daw hindi sya pumasok sa medical field. To answer that question gusto ko lang sabihin na hindi naman ganun ka glamorous ang mabilang sa isang trabaho na exposed sa peligro ang health mo. Nandiyan ang AIDS, Hepatitis, mga airborne diseases at marami pang sakit na ayaw mong makuha. Hindi lang ito hazardous, sobra din ang pressure at maliit ang income na kelangan mo pang umalis ng sarili mong bansa para lang kumita ng maayos. Ilang taon din akong sumusueldo ng pera na parang crew ng turo-turo restaurant. Kulang na lang ipagamit ko ang katawan ko sa mga nalolongkot na bading at matron sa Quezon Circle.
But looking on the brighter side, talagang in demand kami. Kasi kami lang ang willing na maghugas ng pwet ng ibang tao. Kami lang ang matapang maglinis at tumingin sa nakakadiring sugat ng mga tao. Kami lang ang matibay ang sikmura na mag-examine ng dumi ng ibang tao, at marami pang ibang bagay na nakakadiri. Dati hindi lang mga jebs ang tinitignan ko, nagprocess din ako ng mga nakakapangilabot na mga specimen tulad ng amputated diebatic foot (promise para syang kinain ng aso), amputated hand, amputated dick at testicles, breast, uterus, ovaries, appendix at marami pang nakakahawang body fluids na napaka-colorful. Minsan nga naiisip ko kaya ko sigurong sumali sa “fear factor”.
On the brightest side, may kasamang respeto ang pagiging medical professional dahil kami lang bukod sa albularyo ang makakatuklas sa sakit ng isang tao. Magsuot pa lang kami ng uniporme na puti talaga naman mapapalingon ka at mararamdaman mo ang kakaibang dating namin. Correction, di pa ako nakakakita ng albularyo na naka-puti. Maski si Mang Keps...oopss! (Kumpletuhin na natin ang pangalan para di bastos.) Mang Kepweng pala!
On the super brightest side, talagang nakakasilaw ang sueldo ng iba sa amin pagdating sa ibang bansa kasi mga puti na ang mga puwet na hinuhugasan nila. “The whiter the ass, the higher the salary.” So let’s shake hands and congratulate the medical professionals! Mabuhay!

EID MUBARAK

Kahapon nangyari nanaman yung nangyayari sa akin every year pagkatapos ng "Ramadan." Ang Ramadan sa kulturang muslim ay yung isang buwan na di sila kumakain simula pagsikat ng umaga hanggang paglubog ng araw. Yun lang ang alam ko at di ko kayang ipaliwanag pero parang mahal na araw sya kung sa Pinas. Ang katapusan ng holy month ay ang tinatawag na "Eid." Ito parang katumbas ng pasko sa kanila. At kapag may pasko may nanghihingi ng aguinaldo.

Lets review the history, simula ng umalis ako sa Pinas 6 years ago ay tinalikuran ko na ang pamimigay ng aguinaldo. Napalitan na rin ang tawag sa akin ng mga inaanak ko na "Ninong Belekoy" ng "OFW". Di ba masaya? Napagtaguan ko na sila sa pagalis ko tapos tinawag pa akong bayani.

Habang papaalis kami ng anak ko papuntang grocery inabangan kami ng mga bata sa traffic light para mamasko. Pero parang hindi sila namamasko kasi sinabi agad nila ang presyo. Feeling ko may gagawin silang kalokohan sa kotse ko kung di ako magbibigay (parang sa Maynila kapag may rugby boys na tumabi sa kotse mo). Binati ko sila ng "Eid Mubarak" sabay sabi na eksakto lang ang pera ko pangbili ng grocery sabay harurot. It felt good. Naramdaman ko ang Christmas Spirit sa puso ko. huhuhuhu...

Pero hindi lang pala ako ang nababadtrip sa mga ganito. Pati pala ang idol ko na si Les Horton ng Gulf Daily News ay naranasan ito. Please read his commentary. Promise maganda to.

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=196571&Sn=COMM&IssueID=30207

THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE

I got a weird dream this afternoon. All my ex-friends who left Bahrain were in our apartment looking for peace and reconciliation with us. I had no doubt that it was a dream, but the thing is that no matter how angry I am with them I felt like we’ve been left in a dumpster. It’s not that I don’t like this place, I just want to get out of here and live a new life somewhere in greener pastures.
The best place that I could think of if ever we leave this place is the “O.C.” My friend CJ lives near the OC after she left Chicago. She showed me pictures after pictures of the beach. It was breath taking. Imagine having that view in front of your doorstep? Wow! It’s like front row seats to God’s gallery.
Now you may be wondering what a million dollar job I have? There is no way in God’s grace will I be able to afford that lifestyle, but I’m still dreaming of it for Lany and Diego. I could only wish for a superb place under the sun for them.
As for my evil ex-friends, I will never forget the kindness and hospitality that you showed me when I was new here. It’s a shame why we couldn’t get along with each other. If only fate hadn’t screwed us up we would still be good friends. Thank you for the good times.

www.pinoyatbpa.com

Kung wala kang magawa sa buhay tulad ko magbasa ka na lang ng post ko sa www.pinoyatbpa.com ang topic na sinulat ko ay "MADE IN HELL". At oo ako yung Derek. Yun kasi ang palayaw sa akin dun sa pinagtrabahuan ko sa Pinas. Kung hihintayin nyo kasi na magpost ako dito ay medyo matatagalan dahil antok pa ako sa duty ko na puro 7pm to 1am. Ramadan time kasi. Sa Eid na lang siguro ako babawi.

Salam!

HONEY BEAR

Ang corny talaga ng mga tatay kapag tinatawag nila ang anak nila ng mga cute names pero wala akong magagawa kung cute talaga ang picture ng anak ko. =>

CREAMY

Akala ko sa relationship lang nagkakaron ng ibat ibang levels. Pati din pala sa cream mayron din ibat ibang level. San ka kaya magiging maligaya?

Nagsimula sa friendship cream di magtatagal magiging puck cream.

DIEGO SINGS HIS HEART OUT

WEED

ENCHANTED

Who wouldn't be enchanted with Amy Lee of Evanesence? I payed no attention to her songs, but last night I was converted by the gospel of Evanesence. We were watching Zee Arabia when they played their video...and suddenly I saw this gothic chick singing...what was that song again? I was mystefied just by looking in her eyes. I hope they are not fake. And from now on Im going to be researching their music. A friend told me that theif concert DVD is good. I have to get my hands on that.

TXT

When was the last time you recieved an sms during the most unholy hour of the night? Or early in the morning for that matter? I forgot how it feels to recieve a very sweet message on these occassions. It's not that me and my wife had forgotten to be sweet anymore, we just found the boundery between being sweet and a respect for the sleepless and stressed better half.

A friend of mine was woken up one morning by a sweet goodmorning message. Not on her phone but her husbands! And she wasn't the one who sent it. Bad!

DR HOUSE IN THE HOUSE

I have HOUSE MD season 3. And its pirated, so whats new? Wala lang. But damn I love this show. This is a list of the things that I've been watching these past few months.

1. HOUSE MD
2. SCRUBS
3. GREYS ANATOMY
4. CSI VEGAS
5. CSI NEW YORK
6. PRISON BREAK
7. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (...part of it. I liked the first season like Sex in the City but after a while it became a chick flick.)

I like watching medical based TV series. Probably because I love science and I am in the same field. Then if you combine it with comedy and some action then voila! I get hooked on it like heroin.

MAMA MONCHANG

Just saw Harry Potter on a pirated DVD. It had the worst copy of a movie ever.

I'm not a Potter fan...I'm a Hermione fan. But for some reason J.K. Rowling chose Ron to be Hermione's Adonis and not Harry. Harry on the otherhand is inlove with "Mama Monchang" the asian witch with an English acsent. Why JK? That was 3 hours that I lost per movie. Its a good thing that I didn't read any of the books.

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

My son is full of surprises. One day he showed us that he can sing. When he was young he liked messing with my guitar so we bought him a toy guitar at Toys r Us. Now he can do both! He made his debut two nights ago when by pal Don was at my place for a few drinks. He sang his heart out for more than 10 minutes. He sang so hard that you can see his face turn red and the veins in his smooth baby neck pop out in anger. Occasionally he would pluck his guitar while closing his eyes as if he is feeling every note that plays...then he would lean and bend like Slash. He also bangs his head and stomps he feet. My boy is a rock star! At the end of his performance, he swung his mighty plastic guitar and smashes it on the ground. Now thats what you call a performance!

I heard him scream like John Lennon when we were watching the MTV "Twist and Shout" tv. That Beatles Anthology DVD must have awaken his rock 'n roll part of his brain. I can't wait 'till he grows up and see what he will become. I'm so excited! Now, I know that someone will continue my dream. I told Lany that in the future me and Diego will build a home studio together. I can be the sound engineer or maybe jam with him and his friends when they come over. Cool!

HARING IBON

Diego and I was passing by Gudaibiya and we came across this van that has a peculiar name. A letter in front of the vehicles name was scratched off the side. So from “SPEED BIRD TRANSPORTATION” it became “PEED BIRD TRANSPORTATION”. Parang double meaning di ba?

CAN'T HELP IT

Gracita of the blog "Harvey and Gracita" closed her friendster account. I was horrified and thought "why would anybody do such a thing?? " I have no idea. But the dilemma that people can still see you even if you set your account to private mode is there.

I for one, have done this move after deleting a couple of so called friends from my list. Its like hurling a rock over their obviously huge heads and then jumping over the bushes type of thing. Very childish but effective! And I'm sure that this childishness is a result of watching too many tv series of my idol "DR.HOUSE MD".

Anyhow, this fiend managed to sneak a peek at my friendster page...and so did his ex-wife (she's a good dancer by the way! Eat your heart out Frida Fonda!). It's amazing why they would do it...did I throw the rock too hard? Not so! He is still concious and was able to use the mouse and look at my page.

So I cleverly posted a shout-out at friendster that says "you can see my pictures at www.thehoneyspot.blogspot.com". This will lure those vultures to this site for sure. And if I put the word "naked" perhaps they would have visited this site in a flash.

This clearly proves nothing, but I want to share with them my message. "I WANT WORLD PEACE." And the initial process of achieving this monumental task will be ruined if I you are on my list of friends. Maybe later I will ask for forgiveness or something stupid like a friendster invite, but for now I will put you on hold. You made a changed man out of me.

ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE

Rumors has it that my former boss, which I fondly called Hamster and Baldy Guy is going to be fired soon. Tough luck arinola head! I know you got it coming. What goes around comes around remember that!

Tough love Hamster!

MISS PIGGY

There is nothing I hate more than a scandalous pig!

I've been blog hopping, hoping to find a new meaning to blogging. After www.pinoyatbpa.com was launched all my entries was published there, hence I felt there was nothing to publish here...just the typical pictures from my wondercam. Although I love that site and the writers at the block. Let's pick up the pieces and start all over again guys!

Anyways, guess what I found? Some girl was picking a fight with her friends arch enemy. But I'm asking myself why? First of all she is not directly involved with it. Second, the fight was not published over the net and nobody asked her to join. Third, there was no fight at all. Didn't she ever think that the guy who apparently insinuated the "non-existent fight" might just wanted to have closure? How rude of Miss Piggy to post something like that? Rude. Rude. Rude. Act your age man! Get the story right before you start publishing your garbage on the net.

So, I therefore conclude. that the only good pig is the one sold by Mang Tomas!

HIT COUNTER

I have reinstalled a new hit counter. The old one was erased after blogger merged with google mail. Sayang 'coz I was so happy with the hits this site is getting even if nobody really leaves a comment. After the counter was removed everything else went downhill. I became lazy to post because I don't know who anybody visits or not. It wasnt the same.

Anyway, to everyone who still visits this blog thanks a lot! Especially Jan and Ed. "You make my counter tick."

Artist: Francis Dunnery LyricsSong:
Good Life

LyricsSoftly Now,
You owe it to the world
And everyone knows that you're my favourite girl
But there's some things in life that are not meant to be
I'm not meant for you and your not meant for me
Here's to our problemsAnd here's to our fights
Here's to our achings And here's to you having a Good life
From MeGood Life

Softer Now,
You owe it to yourself
And don't think that you will be left on the shelf
Cause there's someone for you and there's someone for me
Like me you'll meet them eventually
Here's to your loverAnd here's to my wife
Here's to your children and here's to you having a good life
From MeGood Life

Louder Now,
You've lost all your pain
You're married with children and happy again
And now I'm regretting the move that I made
Fatal mistakes are so easily made
Enough of my problems they only cause fights
Forget that I rang you
And promise you'll have such a Beautifully happy and painlessly romantic Good life
From Me
Good Life

This is a beautiful song. I downlaoded it right away when I heard it from my favorite sitcom SCRUBS. It's not a bitter song intended to destroy the person you had relations with, but a song that says "here, have a good one".

I'm dedicating this song for all those people who had closure. And that includes you little sister!

STOLEN FRENCH FRIES

I knew its too good to be true!

My critics would love to hear this! There has been a glitch in my trip to France. Aside from the time factor to process my visa, there is the invitation and registration factor that my generous sponsor forgot to follow up. Anyways, trip or no trip I'm going to plan ahead for my own trip. If I can't go there I will bring France to our home, and I'm going to share it with my friends. Yep! Its french fries and french bread night at our residence. I hope the guys are free during the weekends.

NEED FOR SPEED 2

I was very artistic when I was in high school. When I have time I love to doodle the whole afternoon. Here is another one of my photodesign.

NEED FOR SPEED

Wala lang... I'm so addicted to this game na gumawa pa ako ng sarili ko ng background.

PRECIOUS MOMENTS AT AL BANDER RESORT