Friday, December 28, 2007

Year 2008: PART II

The post below inspired me to google about the year '08! Excited aren't we? Since the previous poster (dare I mention her name?) refused to post stuff about '08, below are the useful AND, mind me, useless highlights:

According to the used, and frequently abused Wikipedia, 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It has been designated as:
  • Australian Year of the Scout;

    2008 is the Centenary of Australian Scouting and has been declared The Year of the Scout by the Australian Government. In line with this and the success of our 2006 and 2004 advertising campaigns, Scouts Australia has embarked on another communications campaign to which various media organisations have lent their support. Scouts Australia also greatly appreciates the significant assistance of the Australian Government through its financial support and encouragement of Scouting in Australia.

  • International Year of the Potato;

    The year 2008 has been declared the International Year of the Potato by the United Nations, noting that the potato is a staple food in the diet of the world’s population, and affirming the need to focus world attention on the role that the potato can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty.

    The corresponding resolution adopted on 25 November 2005 by the Food and Agriculture Organization, which is to facilitate the implementation of the year, affirmed "the need to revive public awareness of the relationship that exists between poverty, food security, malnutrition and the potential contribution of the potato to defeating hunger."

    This is one of many International observances declared for specific days, months and years.

    It is hoped that International Year designation will do for the potato what the International Year of Rice (2004) did for that food staple, namely, inspire exhibits, educational programs, films, publications and greater public awareness of multi-national efforts on behalf of our food resources.

  • International Year of Sanitation.

    The year 2008 has been declared the International Year of Sanitation by the United Nations in conjunction with the Water for Life Decade.

In Chinese astrology, most of 2008, starting with February 7 will overlap with the Year of the Rat (Dates before February 7 are Year of the Pig). The next Year of the Rat will be in 2020.

More About the RAT (the year most of us were born under)

The Rat () was welcomed in ancient times as a protector and bringer of material prosperity. It is an animal associated with aggression, wealth, charm, and order, yet also associated with death, war, the occult, pestilence, and atrocities. In the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol .

Being the first sign of the Chinese zodiac, rats are leaders, pioneers and conquerors. They are charming, passionate, charismatic, practical and hardworking. Rat people are endowed with great leadership skills and are perhaps the most organized and systematic of the twelve signs. Intelligent and cunning at the same time, rats are highly ambitious and strong-willed people who are keen and unapologetic promoters of their own agendas, which often include money and power. They are energetic and versatile and can usually find their way around obstacles, and adapt to various environments easily. A rat's natural charm and sharp demeanor make it an appealing friend for almost anyone, but rats are usually highly exclusive and selective when choosing friends and so often have only a few very close friends whom they trust.

Behind the smiles and charm, rats can be terribly obstinate and controlling, insisting on having things their way no matter what the cost. These people tend to have an immense control of their emotions, which they may use as a tool to manipulate and exploit another person, both emotionally and mentally. Rats are masters of mind games and can be very dangerous, calculative and downright cruel if the need arises. Quick-tempered and aggressive, they will not think twice about exacting revenge on those that hurt them in any way. Rats need to learn to relax sometimes, as they can be quite obsessed with detail, intolerant and strict, demanding order, obedience, and perfection.

A valuable lesson for Rats is to learn to consider others before themselves, at least sometimes, and to avoid forcing their ideas onto others. Rats are fair in their dealings and expect the same from others in return, and can be deeply affronted if they feel they have been deceived or that their trust has been abused. Sometimes they set their targets too high, whether in relation to their friends or in their career. But as the years pass, they will become more idealistic and tolerant. If they can develop their sense of self and realize it leaves room for others in their life as well, Rats can find true happiness.

According to tradition, Rats often carry heavy karma and at some point in life may face an identity crisis or some kind of feeling of guilt. Rats are said to often have to work very long and hard for everything they may earn or have in life. However, a Rat born during the day is said to have things a bit easier than those who are born at night. Traditionally, Rats born during the night may face extreme hardships and suffering throughout life. Rat in general should guard themselves against hedonism, as it may lead to self-destruction. Gambling, alcohol and drugs tend to be great temptations to Rat natives.

Traditionally, Rats should avoid Horses, but they can usually find their best friends and love interests in Monkeys, Dragons, and Oxen.

Professions include espionage, psychiatry, psychology, writing, politics, law, engineering, accounting, detective, actor, and pathology

Attribute
Zodiac Location 1st
Ruling hours 11pm-1am
Direction North
Season and month Winter, December
Gemstone Garnet
Colors Black, red, white
Roughly equivalent western sign Sagittarius
Polarity Yang
Element Water
Food Pork, peas, cabbage
Positive Traits Meticulous, intelligent, sociable, charismatic, charming, ambitious, practical, industrious, eloquent
Negative Traits Controlling, obstinate, stubborn, resentful, manipulative, cruel, vengeful, power-driven, critical
Countries Flag of Germany Germany, Flag of Austria Austria, Flag of Sweden Sweden, Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands, Flag of Brazil Brazil, Flag of Colombia Colombia
Most Compatibility Dragon, Monkey, Ox
Semi-Compatibility Snake, Pig, Rat, Dog
Incompatibility Rabbit, Goat, Rooster, Tiger, Horse

Year 2008

The new year is coming fast around the bend. And for most of us, it is OUR year (according to Chinese astrology) - the Year of the Rat.

Ayshen has been reading up on what being a RAT means. You can check out her site and see the details there. Yes, I am too lazy to copy and paste the contents here. Hehehehe..

So, tell me... Do you have any new year's resolutions? I know some of us don't bother. I don't usually make resolutions that I refuse to stick to. But this year is different I guess.

For me, I've come up with a couple of resolutions that I DO plan to stick to. These are the following:

  • Spend more time with the kiddies
  • Earn more
  • Eliminate a bigger part of debts
  • Save more
  • Lose weight (?) - 1-5 pounds will do! hehehe
  • Learn to cook more - maka balaw cge balik balik foody
  • Learn to budget time - de, you have to let me borrow your book
  • Learn the art of GTD (Getting Things Done)
  • Set up trust fund for kiddies
  • NOT GET PREGNANT - :D


.. so far, those are the things I have listed. Maybe I could add more? But I really dont think I should bite off more than I can chew.


So...? What's your resolution of the coming year? It may not exactly be resolution resolution (changes) - plans will do.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Pabuyag Napud

Pabuyag Napud
Bukuyagonz Version of the Yuletide Season

Whew! AT LAST! The party really pushed through! I almost thought it wouldn't! I mean, with the frequent rescheduling of the date and the party location closed, who wounldn't think that?! With all the last minute changes underway at the 11th hour, a good number of us showed. Of course, most of us showed up LATE! Hmmm, I guess some things never change! Maybe we should've added an "Early Bird" award just so the lot of us wouldn't be late! (Oh, I wish....)
Anywho, I'd like to acknowledge the presence of the little people who WEREN'T late.

Hats Off To The Early Birds!
Catswee
Dovie

Gerard
Lurch <-- arrived at 6:45 (left AND grumbled due to the absen
ce of the group)


Those present (in order of
appearance) were: (I guess I should say Hats off to you too, since only a bunch of us showed up)





Zr

Baryang & Jantoy
Edgar
Matt
Alexis
Katrina
Lourdes
Mama Mary
Bol

The Location












The Menu

1 Grand Slam Pizza

3 Basket of Mojo's
3 Pitchers of Iced Tea



Hope you guys had fun! Till next year...or 'till something else comes along!


Happy Hollidays!

Organizers: Bars & Zr
For Complaints & Comments don't bother texting or emailing us!


Blogged By Zr

A Quote From a FRIEND

"Buluyagon... the name of our barkada. basically, we have common interests,
likes and dislikes. when it comes to laag and party... go!!! that's us... we're
party people. They said TABIAN mi… yes… that’s true! They said YAGAW mi… yes that’s true! They said BUANG-BUANGON mi… yes that’s true! They said mga BABOY mi… yes that’s true! They said mga LIBAKERO/A mi… yes that’s true! They said mga BULUYAGON mi… yup… that sums it all! We have had a lot of arguments and misunderstandings, for me that’s normal! But despite all the whinings, fighting, backstabbings, etc… we always had the chance to sit down and have some quality time together. We share problems and we help each other… just like brothers and sisters! Yup, that’s us… we’re not just some bunch of spoiled brats… we’re FAMILY! And it’s the friendship that keeps us bonded together no matter how far we are from each other… BULUYAGON has a big place in my heart for that’s how they are important to me. :j"
[dede]

PERFECT FRIENDSHIP

"I would rather you hate me for who I am than love me for who I'm not."
"We each take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a
little of each other, everywhere.”
"You could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty. Some are dull while others are bright. Some have weird names. But we all have to learn to live in the same box."

Stuck in a box not like any other, and definitely not composed of the same usual colors, BULUYAGON Crayons are not found just found anywhere, for there is only one box of these crayons in the world! This box is hidden in the deep recesses of a lowly village called Dumaguete, where the crayons preserved their colors, unused by time and undamaged by jadedness.


The box is filled with different colors. There is Green. Not the "CRAYOLA GREEN" but a unique shade of green that brightens everybody's day. That shade of green is not perfect mind you. at times its color becomes so "montrous" that you would cringe in fright, but then again, thats the "BULUYAGON GREEN."


Then there is Maroon. Sometimes it doesn’t seem like it’s maroon, but some sort of shade of maroon. It could be red or whatever shade close to red. thats how unique the "BULUYAGON MAROON" is! This shade is quite lonely in the box, but it never fails to mingle with all the other colors and blend well. Though Maroon tends to be quite contagious leading to forgetfulness, it is does cheer up crayon who is blue, or any color for that matter.


Yellow… yellow like the sun, the canary, YELLOW! Yellow brings a smile to all the crayons. Though its hard imagining a yellow mermaid, believe it or not, "BULUYAGON YELLOW" makes conjuring up a yellow mermaid possible.


There is the shocking shade of pink, otherwise known as the "BULUYAGON SHOCKING PINK." This shade is really shocking!! ^-^ oftentimes this color has a dramatic effect. Other times it is so frank in declaring its color. And it sometimes overshadows the other colors with its brightness and attractiveness.


The common shade present in this box is the color blue. However, not a single shade of blue is the same. For each crayon possesses a distinctive quality that makes it so unique that it cannot be compared to the other.


The colors vary a lot that it is impossible to describe each color perfectly. What's more is that as time passes, these crayons change their color. Some blues become purple, and maybe Green might actually become maroon, or yellow would be green.


As the crayons are stuffed in a box, it cannot be helped that each crayon is exposed to the others and oftentimes their colors clash and mess up. But most of the time, the crayons get over it and make up and then blend wonderfully in the end. Maybe that’s because that’s the way of friends. Of course, getting stuck in the same box makes friends right? in time, all these crayons will be left into the world, separated from each other and each brightening its color. But it will always be one of the "BULUYAGON Crayons." *#*

The Buluyagon Barkada

Buluyagon ra gud! hahah what more can i say? pardon the bisaya-english mix (basin naa pud ni tagalog :P) . this is my prose! free prose! nde na meh mg waste ng precious time nyo kya heto na.

the buluyagons eat a lot! here, there, everywhere.. even if wla food.. ngita na cla ug food! kng wla clang makakain.. ehh di manghihingi sila..!! "Ngayo ko piso..hehehe," or "naa kay piso..?? ngayo ko.. " ahaha oh kya nmn.. nangungutang cla.. bsta gutom, by hook or by crook..we will have something to eat! even if it is just "JAPANESE, pampabugo..!" kuyaw ni sila! mind you, they travel just to get where the food is served. especially if they are invited to come.. they wont say no.. :P nde nga sila shy kasi kahit andyan na nga family ng celebrant, ay ayun.. they're surrounding the table.. mag-ilog pa sa food! hahaha.. ehh.. what can you say?! its a friendly competition, right??

and they can fight though. sometimes its hard for them to reach a solid decision without going through the usual grumbling and fighting and lalis. and mind you, some take it to the heart that they would actually go tampo at each other for the little things. nde nga ako mkaka-remember ng any solid argument na pinag-aawayan ng mga unggoi na to!! hehehe
tsaka 'lam nyo ano pah?? ang taAS ng TAAS ng mga pride nila! di bale na kng nde cla magcommunicate ng ilang days.. weeks.. months.. eh may umabot pa nga ng year eh.. bsta..ang sabi, "nag sorry naman ko bhe..," or even sometimes "i think its best this way.." eh friend yun!!! wala namang ganyanan..hehe pro kpag nag-peace nmn ang nag-aaway.. eh parang wlang nang yaring away..

tinatawanan nalang ang nakaraan.. that's the beauty of it. on the other hand, kpag nde nmn cla mag-peace..parang por layp na dead-ma mode clang dalawa.. tinitiis nlang kapag ang isa ay nakasali sa isa. ok nmn yun.. buti nlang nde nagsasabunotay.. hahahha
heto pa... kpag may tension between two members.. ang tendency ng barkada na ito ay mg take sides.. tsk tsk.. ewan ko nalang.. animal rights nmn yun eh.. hahaha sa kanila na yun.. kaya nagkaka-watakwatak tulok.. ayyy kebz! bsta friends lahat ulit pagkatapos ng lahat na kaguluhan!

oi..! but take note!! brayt ang mga klong-klang na mga 'to!!! believe me..!!! brayt na brayt na brayt ang bawat isa.. nde nga pantay ang pgka-talino nla, ngunit.. lets just say, they're freakin intelligent in their own right! sa sobrang talino nila, pati titser kino-correct!!! hehehe ehh 'bat nmn nde? ehh yun pa namang pag talk na.. "so-ah..," "because-ah.." "zeh-ro" etc! at eto pah!! sa sobrang brayt nila.. nde na cla nag qquote ng mga famous authors, books, o kya famous people.. heheheh 'lam mo kng saan cla kumukuha ng mga witty retorts and taunts nila? ehh di sa even more famous people tulad ng very own nilang kbarkada! tulad ng "me want sleep!".. ang bad thing is nde lang nla alam na sa IRC talk lang yun..dapat "/me want sleep" lolz..

may isa pa silang kinukuhaan ng mga remarks nila.. lam mo kung saan?? sa movies!! tulad ng.. "DAMN YOU SALAZAR!!!" atbp. movie buffs kc.. uu! movie buffs cla.. kahit anong movie, they watch it... kahit pang jugjugan na.. halah go!! sa sobrang watch ng movies eto ang kalalabasan.. (movie: maid in manhattan) "asa na g shoot? sa new york..?" or (movie:the haunting) "halah si CHRISTINA JONES!!" tus ini-imitate pa nla yung pag-say ng character sa kanyang line.. like (movie: spiderman) "go web! fl-ly....!!" hehehe sabi ko ang brayt ng mga pwends ko anoh?
nde lang cla film critics!! people critic pa.. hehe ehh what do i mean by that? its just that, they go talking about people - especially their own barkada - when that kabarkada is not there.. take it the wrong way.. right way.. left way.. anyway, thats just the barkada.. sa sobra nang ikaw na vivictim nila.. parang immune kana.. it used to be called "pang-libak".. eh they're trying to take it out of the system na eh.. so it's just called "chikka" or "discussion about a certain person" nalang.. aint that nice? :) hehehe at any rate.. nde magtatagal eh they get used to whatever flaws the find on that person.. kaya peace lang ang world... however, the road to getting used to all that crap is paqing hard.. cge lang.. kpag nde na carry.. ehh di.. fl-ly..!!! hayy ano ba tong pinasokan ko?! huhuhuhuh bsta! yun... lab ko prin cla.. :P

aside from this, this group can be frank. brutally frank. though i think they are like that with just the barkada. some, however, are just downright frank! ehhh some nmn.. frank sa likod mo. hehehehe pero 'lam nyo?? sa mga taong nde sanay sa pagka-frank namin, parang "wowww pare! ang lupit!" pero sa sanay.. parang JOKE JOKE JOKE na yun.. hehehe parang ..orayt, you feel that way.. heto nman sagot ko.. yun.. parang rebuttal.. meron ata plus at tsaka minus sides yung trait na yun eh.. kaya, neutral!! ehehhehe

ang pwends ko malupit. ang pwends ko brutal. ang pwends ko critics, movie buffs, matakaw, atbp. ayyy did i mention na they drink? oo.. they drink din! hehe anyhoo, kahit ano tung pak-an nga pwends ko.. pwends ko cla ehh.. dami nang nag tanong sakin bakit ako nasali sa grupo ng mga suplada at maldito - BULUYAGON - na grupo na to... sabi ko, ewan. alam kong bawat isa sa amin ay nasaktan ng barkadang ito at some point in their lives, at nde cla ganun ka desirable. pero taena! ang tibay pare!!! its like may protective shield sa kanila eh.. parang indescribable kc cla.. amp nmn! parang naiiyak na ako thinking about it.. dami na kcng pinagdaan ng grupo na ito.. pag eeight years na kami!! weee.. kaya, wala talagang katulad ng barkadang ito... LAB KO 'TO! *#*