My Gifts

Yay! Tis the season of gift giving. I already received a bunch.. Thanks to Norin, Yoyong (my manito), Cha2x and Fiel. I already had 4 and still counting..

My Christmas Gifts

The best gift I ever got for Christmas was when I was 8 - a small green plastic chair. Though, it was not the most expensive gift I ever received, but, at that time, it seems like the perfect gift for me. Like Jesus did design it for me and me alone. Point is, gifts differ in the eyes of the beholder. It's not all about gallant and price, 'coz at that age, small plastic chair is way better than any Gucci in the world.

Christmas means gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. I always whine of not having one. Being grownup is being immune to gifts. Santa doesn't include adults in his list (Bad Santa!). Ninangs and Ninongs is out of sight. But, on the contrary, everyday we receive gifts - life, love, care, name it all. Maybe, it is not as huge as you want it to be, not as prescious as it should be. Maybe the gift is as simple as breathing in fresh air or a prayer from someone who care. Sometimes, you expect it least, often times, it is redundant and routine that you just ignore it.

But now, since I earned money, I received the best gift I could ever have. The GIFT to GIVE. The oppurtunity to share what I have. Its the best because, it means that I am more fortunate than the others. I was blessed. So, this Christmas, I included it in my list - to share what I have. Coz that's what Christmas means..

Tuslob sa Oslob

On December 12, 2009, Oslob held its annual Tuslob Festival (formerly known as Sadsad Festival) in honor of the patroness, Inmaculada Concepcion. It is celebrated every year during the town's fiesta wherein the barangays of Oslob come up with a dance to compete for a prize and offering it to their patroness.

Basic steps include:

• Labyug - sway hips from side to side, let both hands move forward while making a “dive”
• Hagwa – raise both hands along the head and shake both hands, while doing these, shake hips rythmically along with the shaking of hands
• Agni – hands on the sides, pointing downward, then let hands move up and down rythmically. Clap twice, then repeat moving hands up and down.
• Pasalamat – Raise right hand diagonally first, then raise left hand diagonally. Put both hands on shoulders then raise again noth hands diagonally together twice.

TUSLOB - Formerly known as SAD-SAD Festival

Calumpang Contingent - Best In Costume

The Winning Team

Bantog ra nahurot ang tiklis sa amo.

The Runner-Up

Then she came despite the rain..
(Bahalag maligsan basta in-shirt)



Its for her - Viva Inmaculada Conception!!

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All I Want For Christmas

Dear Santa,
Since you're famous around the world for giving gifts to good children (and children at hearts), here's a list of gifts I wanna have this coming Christmas. I've been good this year, wa nako nangaway ug bata, and so I deserve gifts too. I'm not selfish and so my wish is not just for my happiness but for the others as well. Here's my list, read it out loud and put it in mind..

• happiness for my family, that means CAR
• self-fullfilment and contentment in life, did I mention salary increase?
• world peace, short of travelling the WORLD PEACEfully
• peace of mind, debt-free mind, cash is negotiable, accepts money transfer, text lang nako ang account number
• good health, like new dresses to protect my health from this cold weather
• love one another, hot HIM setting on the fireplace (as if naay fireplace)

that's all santa, and it will be a Merrier Christmas for me.

Thank you daan,
vella

Note: I'm allergic to cotton dress, velvet will do.
PS: Ayaw ipaagi sa chimney kay magkabulingit ang car.. wa man sad diay mi chimney. -- xoxo
Another thing: Sports car.. yung red..

Holidaze

tis the season to be jolly
tis the season of forgiving
tis the season of love

happy holidays
to one and all.. ho! ho! ho!

In The Spirit of Christmas

mga tama na kayu bah!!

Norin: Madma (that's me), nakapalit nako gip para nimo. Naglisod jud kog putos.
Cha-cha: Kibaw nako unsa na.. (smiling)
Me: Ako sad.. hahahahahha..
Norin: Kamo ba, hugaw kayu mog huna-huna.

*In that case, tulo na ta..
Note: This is a True Story..

Oh! God!

My sister woke me up at 3:00am this morning, saying that Tatay was hospitalized. She had just arrive from a night-out with friends when she received a call from my other sister who's with my father when it happened. It gives me a hell of scare. I got chills all the way to my bones. I could imagined him dying. Yep, morbid but that's what I always thought everytime I heard someone hospitalized. I was speechless, I cannot utter a single word in a minute or so. My eyes just stared at her, mind blank and my throat aches (from long hours of snoring, I think). Then it seemed like eons before I asked "what happened?" and "how is he doing?". She then assures me that everything is alright. That he had just suffer difficulty in breathing (due to high-blood). Then, she (my sister) turn to sleep. So, I should be back asleep too. But I can't. My heart beats like it'll just popped right out from my chest. My blood hurls like magma. And it seems like all my brain nerves are alive, which rarely does. Oh! God.

Sorry, I Ain't Like That

Parents
loves chatty and bubbly
and they instilled you with simplicity
sorry I ain't like that
loving is just my best quality

Boyfriends
prefers skinny and tall
money is sometimes a toll
Sorry I ain't like that
Im just witty and cool

Friends
kill-joy is a big-NO
outings and Night clubbing, must go
Sorry I ain't like that
But I'll be there when your in sorrow

Bosses
admires a good leader
in rules, must be a good follower
Sorry I ain't like that
Im just loyal, and that sure is a lot better