How To Be A Cow in 10 Days

Sending some warm, sweet, high-calorie hugs from Bacolod!

Happy Father's Day, Dad...

Today is Fathers Day and I'm getting pretty emotional what with the fact that this is the very first time in my lifetime that I'm celebrating Fathers Day without my Dad. So it's true--- when someone passes away, a part of you dies as well. Dad was always my guiding light in almost everything. I went outside and took a quick trip to the mall, and Im seeing all these happy families gathered to celebrate their Dad's special day. It's just sad.

It's been 2 weeks since Dad's passing, and I have to be honest, everything still seems a blur. I would like to think that we were already for it, after all, God gave my Dad 6 more months to live before he finally succumbed 2 weeks ago. But we still miss him. I think I miss him more than anybody else in the world. I was closest to my Dad among all his kids, and I was a proud Papa's Boy. We shared almost everything together--- our love for CSI, Bruce Lee, Chinese movies, cooking shows, cooking, eating, Jacky Chan, LA Lakers, Manny Pacquiao. The only thing we didnt shared interest on were girls, but we talk about my relationships every now and then. He know all the men in my life, he accepted me, and I was treated like any normal son at home and I miss that so much. Until now, I still cry in his bed till I fall asleep. His bed still smells like him--- that nice combination of musk, balm, lotion and his favorite perfume.

I know he's shining down on me from heaven, and I still feel the love around me as if he never left. The only painful thing is when I look around and I dont see him anymore. I would practically give anything to see him again, and talk to him and just laugh all day like we used to.

Dad, I miss you so much. And I will hold you in my heart for as long as live. Thank you.

Happy Fathers Day...

Car Chases. More fun in the Philippines

Been waiting for trailer number 2, the one that actually has scenes shot here in Pinas. And here it is. The car chase scene is off the roof, as in wow, EDSA never looked this awesome to me before. Hahaha.

Mark your calendars, people. August 3. The Bourne Legacy.

Les Miserables

Now this is what I call a powerhouse cast.

Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russel Crowe as Inspector Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Samantha Barks as Eponine, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thenardier and my favorite character actress of all time--- Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier.

I am officially hating the very talented Miss Hathaway 

I smell Oscars already... You guys, it's Les Miserables! :) 

***goosebumps***

Food Porn Bacolod Edition

I am required to go to Bacolod and Iloilo EVERY WEEK and it get's pretty tiring sometimes. The fact that I have to get up 3 hours before an early morning departure schedule, and that I had to endure a bumpy fastcraft ride en route from Iloilo to Bacolod or vice versa, and that I had to pack and unpack every week, and that I sometimes get some really creepy experiences in the hotel, and that I have to be away from my family and friends in Cebu are but a few reasons that I loathe having to go outfor travel assignments.

But there's this one place that I love about Bacolod. This is the reason why I just dont get tired of my Bacolod-Iloilo assignments--- CALEA.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to dessert heaven. :)

I will start my 3-month assignment here in 2 weeks. It's a bit of a bad news for me but hey, Calea and Boracay are just a few hours away. I'm starting to love the thought of moving here despite.

PS. You guys have got to try their blueberry cheesecake, it's monumental. Their version practically SLAUGHTERED all the cheesecakes Ive tried in my life.

Happy Birthday, Dad...

For the random phone conversations about life.
For always praying for me.
For the neck massages and the pats in the back.
For the corny jokes that crack me up nonetheless.

For being so patient at teaching me boxing when I was a kid.
For defending me from the bigger boys when I was too afraid to fight back.
For the karate lessons. For my crazy childhood haircuts.
For the signature Sunday humba and lechon kawali cooked just for me.

Thank you.

But most of all, Dad, I thank you for just being you.
And for making me feel that it's totally okay to be me when I'm around you.

Cheers to long life. Happy birthday! I love you.

Future

I'm not exactly a big fan of the unknown, but a few hours ago I got caught up with a rather awkward situation with Bacolod's most known fortune-teller. His name is Potter, and I met him through a Bacolod-based friend who happens to be a huge believer of magic and feng shui and stuff of this nature.

It's not that I do not like having my future told, it's just really awkward having someone say something about your past, present and future, being sniffed like an open can of puppy chow.

I had my card-reading, crystal ball reading, palm-reading and numerology session with Potter. Im not a hardcore believer, but I was caught in awe at how he got to read my past like he knew me since I was a kid. He told me a lot about my previous relationships, my family life, my career, and he was able to say some very specific things about some secrets not even my closest friends knew about. It freaked the hell out of me, but I was just as entertained.

And then we talked about the future.

Career. He said I'll be overworked for the next 2 years but I will be highly-compensated. He saw a lot of travel. And I will be leaving the country for good at age 33.

Health. I should control my food intake. And I should focus on a healthy heart.

Family. I will be everyone's pillar of strength. (Obviously Im the bread winner so what do you expect?) One of my nephews will be my source of good luck.

Money and business. Putting up a restaurant will be my lucky streak. And a hardware. (Hardware???)

And most importantly--- LOVE. Who will I end up with? The answer was interesting. He said I'll end up with someone in the past. That we'll both meet in the future, and it will happen outside of the country, and we'll both fall madly in love with each other again. I almost fell out of my seat when he said that.

Well I hope was he was making it all up. Or half of it.

So now Im seated at a quiet corner in the hotel room pondering:

What if he really has the gift to foretell someone's future? What if all of it were true? Did I just kill the suspense?