living my life...: April 2006

Friday, April 28, 2006

crouching tiger, poor, decapitated, little chicken...

crouching tiger, poor, decapitated, little chicken...

ordo just came back from subic a few days ago and we had a little conversation about the cute little tigers that can be found in zoobic. as a result of that short chat, i was suddenly whisked away into nostalgia land and was once again brought back to my little subic excursion during last year's sembreak.

since it's hot and humid and since i'm bored and have nothing else better to do (for now), let me share with ya'll how a bunch of us guys gets turned into something that highly resembles a bunch of screaming faggots when brought face to face with a tiger's lethal jaws.

just click on the pic to download the video. enjoy...

random pre-viewing concerns...

1) this video has semi-graphic/violent/gory content...
2) don't let our reactions in this video make you think that we're "a bunch of screaming faggots" and that we're like this everyday. nope, we're not. we're actually very manly men. trust us...
3) poor, decapitated, little chicken...

Thursday, April 20, 2006

soul searching at four-twenty...

soul searching at four-twenty...

today is april 20. and it's my birthday... gee... it's great to finally be 18! i'm finally of legal age! life is indeed great! hahaha...

anyway, as i was soul searching today (and coincidentally surfing the net as well), by some twist of fate, i found myself staring at the computer screen, viewing a site which claims to be able to reveal to me what or who i was in my past life!

so rather skeptically (yeah right), i tried it out and lo and behold, the freakin' site actually hit the bullseye!

Nikko was
a Well-Dressed Rock Star
in a past life.

Discover your past lives @ Quiz Me

hahaha... see what i've always told you guys... can you see it!?! i always knew i had it in me! I always knew that it was an innate characteristic within me that no one could and can take away. and I know without a shadow of a doubt that it's only a matter of time until my destiny as a rock star... and a well-dressed one no less... becomes a reality!

so watch out ya'll... nikko's comin' to rock your world!

addendum:

i was going through wikipedia today and learned some rather nifty stuff regarding the 20th of april. according to them, the following are among the things that transpired on this specific date and some of the things that it represents.

events
- 1657 - jews of new amsterdam (later new york city) granted freedom of religion.
- 1862 - the first pasteurization test completed by louis pasteur
- 1902 - pierre and marie curie refine radium chloride.
- 1926 - western electric and warner brothers announce vitaphone, a process to add sound to film.
- 1972 - apollo 16 lands on the moon.
- 1979 - president jimmy carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit while on vacation in plains, georgia.
- 1999 - eric harris and dylan klebold kill 12 students and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves in the columbine high school massacre.

births
- 570 - muhammad, founder of islam (d. 632)
- 1586 - saint rose of lima, peruvian saint (d. 1617)
- 1808 - emperor napoleon bonaparte III of france (d. 1873)
- 1889 - adolf hitler, austrian-born german dictator (d. 1945)
- 1923 - mother angelica, american nun and broadcaster
- 1923 - tito puente, american musician (d. 2000)
- 1949 - jessica lange, american actress
- 1951 - luther vandross, american singer (d. 2005)
- 1972 - carmen electra, american actress
- 1976 - joey lawrence, american actor

holidays and observances
- april 20 (4/20) is associated with 420 (cannabis culture).
- astrology: first day of sun sign taurus.
- festival of matsu, southeast asia (2006)
- ridvan begins at sunset (bahai faith).
- national love-a-teen-day.
- national high five day.

rather interesting, don't you think.

i've known about the cannabis culture and the columbine massacre for a few years now, but who would've thought that i would be born alongside the ranks of such history makers like muhammad, napoleon, hitler and... carmen electra not to mention joey lawrence! and jimmy carter being attacked by a "swamp rabbit" just makes it sweeter!

click on the the date for the complete listing of all (or at least, a lot of) things related to april 20.

ps... to all those who texted, im'd, called, tagged, greeted and what not... thanks guys! you know who you are and i love ya'll. as for those who didn't... well... i'm still waiting... better late than never! hahaha!

Friday, April 14, 2006

boracay april 2006...

boracay april 2006...

hey guys! as promised, here are some of the pics from our bora trip! needless to say, it was awesome! everything about it was practically perfect (i exaggerate, but you know what i mean) and i really wanna go back again... oh wait... i am going back next month! hahaha... sweet!

anyway, i'll be posting more pics onto my multiply soon... just stay tuned! but for now, enjoy these pics!

not bad for my first day...

trick, drew, joe and me, making the most of the shade...

sound trippin' right by the beach man...

watching the sun set by the shore...

ords, mik and me just after our all-you-can-eat mongolian barbecue dinner...

good morning beautifully breath-taking bora...

on the boat, just about to go snorkeling with the gang...

migs and myself, just after snorkeling, but still bangag from the previous night...

len, paula and moi on the beach, though you can't actually see it...

being all sentimental amidst the crystalline waters, the powdery white sand and the red setting sun...

the boys having a blast on the banana boat...

joe, making sulit his banana boat experience while drew and i attempt to help him up the boat...

the tres bandidos making sand angels in an attempt to be angelic. wasted efforts...

gazing off into the boracay horizon...

getting my henna tattoo done...

making the most of the sun, loving the view, bathing in the experience and showing off my tattoo...

loving bora at night time...

bora, i'll be back...

ps... happy birthday pipes!

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

how sweet it is...

how sweet it is...

"as for me... college life is just peeking around the corner... that is, if i get in (hopefully i do...). i'm kinda excited yet anxious as well. it is to be expected, i guess, but still, somehow it still keeps me up nights... and even days, worrying... nay... pondering about it. i can only do so much. the rest is up to fate. sigh... i do hope and pray that i do make it into the big blue one.

oh well... whatever will be... will be. i guess, these are the times and moments that give life more color and make living this life a whole lot more exciting. to be waiting with much anticipation the outcome of things where and when one doesn't really have much control over... and learning how to live, survive and even thrive when the outcome, whether or not it is to one's liking or not, comes out."

i wrote this little piece here in my blog a few weeks back... and i wrote it with a knot in my throat. somehow, i seriously thought that my chances in getting accepted into the ateneo were slim to none. however, right now... i've never been so happy to be so wrong. because reality is...

i got in.

how sweet it is! in this case, the outcome is exactly what i wanted. however, you have to understand that before i did find out, i first had to endure about 6 months of anxiety, eagerly awaiting the results. yes, exciting and colorful, i know... but nerve-racking as well. but now... life is good. and what makes it even sweeter is when and how i found out!

it happened when i, along with a bunch of my friends, was in a packed van, halfway between roxas and caticlan, on route to boracay. amidst the humidity, the bumpy ride, the unpredictably unstable driver and making sure that we had good music on our way to bora (i was the designated dj), i was already falling in and out of consciousness. suddenly, with no warning whatsoever, my phone began to go off, playing moony's song, dove (consequently my ringtone), signaling that a text had arrived.

half asleep, i automatically reached for my phone and began to check the text out. it was from my mom. and it read...

"hi nikko! ateneo called. you're accepted na daw - communications. you have to confirm. congrats!"

at that moment, everything just stopped. suddenly, i wasn't so sleepy anymore. it wasn't so hot anymore. and the cramped space and the sweat didn't seem to be as menacing. in fact, everything seemed... perfect. after a moment or two of just staring into nothing and trying to grasp the news, i just burst into a shout in the van and yelled at everyone... "i got in!"

hahaha... what a perfect way to start off your vacation in bora?! i mean, my admission, or rejection, to/from ateneo was basically the only thing that was keeping me hanging in anxiety, concern and doubt these past few months, and now that i had no more reason to worry about it... well... it just made my bora vacation so much sweeter! ya'll just have no idea how thankful i am right now.

*sigh*

life is good...

ps - i just arrived from boracay after a week and needless to say, i am exhausted. happy, fulfilled, satisfied... but exhausted. i'll tell ya'll about it soon. and expect more pics at my multiply. as for now, i'm gonna sleep my head off! hahaha...

living my life...