The New Tune

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Familiarize yourselves for soon you'll be hearing it with lyrics.  By September 9, stay tuned at ASAP 07 and watch the PBB Season 1 Housemates as they tell you another BIG EVENT in their lives and in those who have considered themselves PBB Fanatic!

Dance your way out… for it will surely be… "Tuloy ang Buhay!"   What's with the tune?!  Find out in the coming days!

The Ultimate Test

Of the thousands who walked in my front early this morning, I was so lucky to have found a good friend who I've come to hold hands with and wished "Goodluck".

I smiled for unknown or undeniably known reason.  I know the person for he's just living around the corner and been seeing him once in a while.  My mom was on my right and I told her… "After the bar, will I truly know, if he's sincere.  I am giving him more time to think, contemplate and decide…"  After Superman, Spiderman is the next on the list… hehehe

I saw him walking away… i know he's nervous and his "bubbliness" didn't show off this morning… or shall I say for a week now.  I rarely do that.  Looking till he's totally out of sight… ._.

There might be something… that I am so scared to really deal into… but i know… he's not just an ordinary soul passing around…. something so definite is indefinite…

For Spidey's the one who introduced me to the "Personal Legend"…  Let's see as to where "it" would bring us… if it's really meant…

God Bless! See you tonight!

I am Home

I saw Lea Salonga a while ago in ASAP singing "Land of the Loving" originally done by David Benoit.  She was given a tribute for her album has already reached the Platinum mark, sold 30,000 copies.  Yahoo!  This song is very special to me…

It's always glad to be HOME…

Deep in your eyes is a promise
Love can be ours if we want it
Starting tonight ev'ry dream I ever knew
Here in your arms I'm believing
Fin'lly my life has a meaning of its own
Here in the land of loving I am home

I was alone in the city
Searchin' for someone to find me
cold empty nights and a million strangers' eyes
Here in your arms I'm beginning
To leave behind all the loneliness I knew
Here in the land of loving there is you.

In this simple room magic is made
Though the world seems unchanged
Leave the lights on I'm a bit afraid
This might be just a sweet dream.

Deep in the night love is growing
Though I had no way of knowing
That when I found you I found ev'rything I need
Here in your love I'll be staying
Fin'lly my life won't be living all alone
Here in the land of the loving I am home.

Photo-Ops

While waiting for my bro at the hotel lobby, me and Mom, got the rare chance to enjoy photo-ops.  It was a fun-filled moment of our truly wacky smiles!

Where everyone else is so serious, two souls are just so carefree and enjoying how we instantly got good angles for our shot… hehehe

Then came… another surprised guest… I saw Dondon!  He's there also to support his friends… Ateneo and San Beda are both housed in Diamond Hotel at this year's Bar Examination.

Came September 2, 2007.  Me, my mom and my Dad came as early as 3:30am in DLSU-Taft.  Only to find out that we will be seeing my brother at 7:10am… hehehe

We were laughing out loud when I stepped in the metal ring and shouted…. "Rovs!"  There he saw me and waved… I was telling my Mom… "Dios ko… sanay ako sa pilahan na ganito… si Constantine Maroulis nga… 6hours ko pinilahan… kapatid ko pa kaya hehehehe!"

Goodluck Bro!  You will always be our BAR BET… Totoy Ovel!!! hehehe

Top Friendship Movies

I got this from one of my browsing moments….

Friendship is a very fragile subject for a movie. Yet, some renowned directors and actors have portrayed this beautiful relation in the most enigmatic way that one could imagine. The portrayal of friendship on screen just brings the magic of friendship alive. Whether it is about lost friendship or friendship that has lasted through ages, movies on friendship have always enthralled audiences, young and old alike. We bring you a list of popular friendship movies that you can catch up with your friends. These are some of the best films on friends and are sure to entertain you to the hilt.

• An Intimate Friendship
• An Officer and a Gentleman
• Brokedown Palace
• Circle of Friends
• Clueless
• Dil Chahta Hai (Hindi)
• Dumb and Dumber
• E.T - Extra Terrestrial
• Ed, Edd and Eddy (Animated)
• Friend Green Tomatoes
• Jerry Maguire
• My Best Friend's Wedding
• Now And Then
• Rain Man
• Shot Through the Heart
• The Road to El Dorado (Animated)
• The Shawshank Redemption
• Wizard of Oz
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• Taken from: http://festivals.iloveindia.com/friendship-day/friendship-movies/top-friendship-movies.html

True Friendship

Let me share with you an article I browsed over the net.  In essence, this has summed up my journey for this week. As I recall my friends who I've come to sincerely established and shared one of the truest of friendships the world has ever known, I'm so happy to know that they are the same friends I've known for years and they cannot be equalled by people I have just recently met…

For true frienship thrives on trust, inspiration and comfort.

The True Friendship 

Ever wondered what is the real essence of the saying "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed"? People talk about the true value of friendship without knowing what it stands for. True friendship is when there are no formalities; when the person you are talking about is counted as family; when the relation you share reaches a stage that even if you don't correspond for sometime, your relationship remains intact. Best friends need not meet up often to make sure that the friendship remains constant. The trust between best friends is such that if one friend falls in trouble, the other will not think twice to help.

If the bond between two friends is strong, true friends can endure even long distances. They find a way of being in touch despite busy schedules. True friendship never fades away; in fact it grows better with time. True friends don't need a posh place to hang out. Their most precious hideout is each others' rooms! True friendship thrives on trust, inspiration and comfort. Best friends come to know when the other person is in trouble, merely by listening to their "Hello" over the phone.

True friends don't desert each other when there is trouble. They face it together and support each other even if it hurts the other individual's interest. Best friends don't analyze each other; they don't have to. They accept each other with their positive and negative qualities. Nothing is hidden between true friends; they know each other's strengths and weaknesses. Best friends don't stand any outsider commenting or criticizing their friendship and they can put up a very firm resistance if anyone does so.

True friends are not opportunists. They don't help because they have something to gain out of it. True friendship is selfless. Best friends support even when the whole world opposes you. It is not easy getting true friends and if you have even one true friend, consider yourself blessed. In this world of cynics and back stabbers, there are still some people who are worth being friends with.

Taken from: http://festivals.iloveindia.com/friendship-day/true-friendship.html

The First Hug

I woke up early this morning hearing my brother's voice talking to my Uncle.  An overseas call.  I heard my brother saying… "Tito, wala na akong matandaan sa mga binasa ko eh.  Ipagdasal ninyo po ako.  Kinakabahan ako."

I stayed lying on my bed until the conversation was finished.  Then came, my parents from Amadeo.  They saw my bro was crying.

Before he left, he hugged us all… constantly saying "Ipagdasal ninyo ako na may maisagot ako, wala sana akong blankong sagot"

All of us are teary-eyed then.  After the mass for the Bedan Barristers, we went outside of the driveway to cheer for my brother during the send-off party.  These are the pictures taken.  He hugged us again… that was the first hug of the family… with me, Mader, Daddy and Rovs.  Then I saw, everyone's crying at our back, when they saw us crying, too.  Still… my bro was telling…. "Ipagdasal ninyo po ako.."  A big, very tight hug, very assuring and very comforting strength brought about by the renewed family bond among us.  I don't know either if it was the first mass we ever attended at the time we were already grown-ups.

This was I guess one of the memorable scenes in my life that my heart will fondly remember…

More than the victory that this 2007 Bar Examination will give us, I am more than ecstatic at how this challenge bring us closer together… a one big happy family.  My knees were shaking while inside the church.  Among the family members, I was the one very emotional and always teary-eyed… for I know, it's not just any ordinary tear.. a tear of forgiveness and unconditional love.

Tomorrow at 4am, we will be in De La Salle - Taft to witness the first day of the Bar Examinations where we will all be cheering for our very own… "Totoy Ovel!"  hehehe

I pray not just for wisdom and strength… but for a healthy mind and body and a strength of character that will set him apart from the 5000++ bar examinees….

"That in all things… God may be glorified."

I thank God that it happened again to us.. Thank you, Lord.