there’s one cartoon show that I just can’t forget. i saw this at the cartoon network, when the kids were still in the grade school. it was about a bear that went hibernating and lo and behold when he awoke – the world was totally different.

when winter time came, the bear went to his hibernating place to sleep; they say it was for six months. while he was sleeping, the outside world was into development and progress – building enormous structures and whatever it was that brought glory to mankind.

when the bear woke-up, he went out and was shocked to find his environment has changed. tall buildings surround him. there were no more trees. he looked around for food and suddenly a man came. he grabbed the bear, and asked him what he was doing there. the man accused the bear as masquerading to avoid doing his assigned job. the bear was brought to the foreman, the foreman can’t decide and brought him to the supervisor, who in turn brought him to the department head, which brought him to the director. the director brought him to the first vice-president, who in turn brought him to the second vice-president. and still no one believed that he was a bear, they finally brought him to the president… this is the part wherein I can’t remember what happened to the bear…

i had a vague idea that he was sent back to the foreman and was assigned a job as a laborer…and still doing his job as a laborer…

really…the kids are now in college and I am still watching cartoon network hoping to see again that cartoon…it is what is happening in our world NOW!

we heaved a sigh of relief when ramiele malubay made the cut to the top 12 of the "american idol". though, i disagree with the three judges, ramiele sang the song "in my life" beautifully. but then i'm not a judge. and thanks to the american people, they voted for ramiele to stay.so this week, we are again looking forward to ramiele's performance. i wish though that ramiele could come up with a song that would really-wow-the-judges. she should pick a song that would really showcase her voice. like mariah carey or whitney houston. wherein their voices really will soar and impress simon cowell. please do it ramiele! please, please, please!!! D
in the meantime, i'll wait with a bated breath!

with the never ending rains that we are currently experiencing, and after praying that it will end soon, one is left with nothing to do but face the television. And hold the remote to look for interesting shows or movies.

this weekend we were lucky. We chanced upon the movie – the gods must be crazy! and have a grand time laughing at the antics of the African bushman and the white men who happened to be working in Africa.

D we chanced upon this movie during my high school or college days. I could not forget its description – “ a bottle of coke fell from heaven and Africa was never the same again.”
i don’t know if coke made this movie for their promotion, but it was an interesting premise. Out of the coke bottle, many things happened in Africa, that was not really related with the bottle but we get to see. D

the natives xi who got knocked by the bottle, the leading man who was studying the animals in Africa, the leading lady who was teaching the children in the mission, the debonair guy who runs a tourist safari, the rebels, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

the family had a really good laugh and fun. Though the movie was long ago, I’m sure it still applies to this day. I bet there are still people who haven’t seen coke in their lives. There’s still a man who feel like a fool when falling in love. There are still people who will take credit for himself even if he is not the one who did it. There are still teachers who are dedicated to teach the disadvantaged. And the rebels, of course, there are plenty of them in the midst of us.

to those who had not seen the movie, I say to you – go, see it at star movies. It will surely make your day. The gods really must have been crazy when they made this movie.

for several days now, i'm feeling down-and-out. but i'm trying to overcome this feeling. i don't want to burden myself with negative feelings. because, i believed not to "problem the problem and let the problem solved itself". but, i'm still affected. we (the husband and me) tried to console and cheer each other.
praying is a natural way for me in times like this. and listening to music. i've tried to think of positive ways. we tried to prioritized what problem to solved first and the next and the next. maybe our problem is not that heavy like the what the rest are experiencing. maybe its trivial for others. but, this is how i feel as if everything comes at the same time. why don't these problems come one-week-at-a-time? wherein this week a problem is solved and the following, another one to solved. but, life is not like that. our life, especially the unexpected are always beyond us. but then i guess, its not really "unexpected". maybe, we've seen it coming but was not prepared when it came.
well, that's it. talking about it helped me clear it off from my chest. and a little help from my friends lighten my feelings. and the great help from GOD keep me on the right track.
i'm back to my cheerful self again! D
GOD BLESS for sharing my problem!

a week ago, i was in baguio, again! baguio city is called the "summer capital of the philippines", the "city of pines" and recently, the "ukay-ukay capital".
since, i felt a "veteran" of baguio, i felt like jaded-tourist. but again, the "city of pines" (though lately the pines seemed sparse) still amazed me. this time, we do the zigzag road route or the kennon road way. a faster way of reaching the city. its called zigzag because of the sharp curves. if you looked-up, you'll see the road and cars traversing it. if you looked-down - you'll see cars and the road that you've passed by. i was very happy to see the "lion". it was a welcome sight! it was rehabilitated. the "lion" is a landmark that you've reached baguio city. of course, the picture-taking is a must.
we went to the usual haunts - mines view park, burnham park, mansion house, strawberry fields and for this recent visit the philippine military academy and the "ukay-ukay". having a "grand time" is an understatement. i had a ball. eventhough, i went down with a cold because of the weather-was-soooo-cooollddd!!!
i say this again - i want to go back to baguio!