I finally got my Marty's Cracklings

No photos of the actual Marty's Cracklings packs consumed, nonetheless, the writer of this blog has decided to tell the story.

Bear with me. Pepsi Max overload. @_@

I did not go to Balay today because I felt guilty being an alumna of STC and not being able to help there even if it is just near. To add to that, I've received several messages from different batches saying that many Theresians were victims. A lot of them lived in Marikina, Sta. Mesa Heights, Talayan Village, Araneta Subdivision and Frisco -- all of which were hit hard. Among the victims were Teacher Evelyn (my nursery school teacher), which would naturally include the pre-school I attended back when I was a kid and my high school English teacher, Mrs. Billones, who lost practically everything. She was the one who really got me into writing by encouraging me to sign up for the UP Campus Journalism workshop. She was also very nice to me so I felt sad upon hearing that she was a victim .

I spent most of the afternoon identifying which streets/neighborhoods wherein former Theresians lived  and were affected by typhoons with Ms. Rose of the STAA. Can I just say, OMG, there were a lot of lists. After that, I talked to other alumnae --including Mommy Yen from PBB and Mrs. Gaston, the former GSSO moderator, who apparently still remembers me from prep. Hahaha! And that was like 15 years back! :))

After all the planning and delegation, I walked home. I made a stop at Quincy to see if they have stocked up on the Marty's Cracklings Salt and Vinegar variant. Unfortunately, they only have the plain salted one. I left immediately then checked the San Miguel shop, which, by the way, still smelled like floodwater. Thank God they had new stocks of the variant i was looking for at the back of the plain salted stash. I bought two then went home.

While I was walking, I still saw people drying stuff up, doing a whole lot of laundry and cleaning up their homes. Garbage bags are still being brought out. Makes me wonder though -- are we ever going to learn from this experience or are we just going to be concerned up until a certain point then make the same mistakes again?

Well, I am hopeful that we'll learn. But for now, I'll just open a new bag of Marty's cracklings and dispose it properly. I'll see where that takes me.

Marty's Cracklings.

These would have been the packs of Marty's cracklings I would have bought yesterday. But unfortunately, I could not get any.

This particular snack is not too popular here. (and I'm very disappointed. Kirei and Oishi Prawn Crackers are so yesterday). This is the yummiest snack they've ever produced. It's so addictive yet very healthy.

Anyway, back to my point. You see, I was craving for this for a while now because it's been days since I last had them. So I tried walking to Sct. Alcaraz, but there is none. I walked farther, towards Retiro, and oh lordy lordy lordy... the typhoon really destroyed the businesses there. Even McDonalds employees had to eat what was left of the food. (If I were them, I would have given the food away). Almost all businesses were closed. I reached Mercury Drug in Mayon in my search for Marty's, but sadly, there are none. I had to settle for Pic-A. Wasn't too happy about it but I had at least something to munch.

Hay. The typhoon has really devastated us on so many levels.

I just can't wait to go back to Taft so that I can buy one of these again.

Rain rain go away, come again another day (or please don't come back at all)!

Blogs from the Past Series #5

Sabaw sabaw sabaw.

May 19, '09 8:37 AM for Carmel's contacts

Di ko alam kung bakit ganito ako ka-sabaw kahapon pero ayun. Pumunta kaming binondo para tulungan si Annie maghanap ng papel. Sabaw talaga yung nangyari.

Ito ay hango sa blog ni Annie. Hahaha!

ganito kasabaw si carmel...


part 1.
while waiting for a cab at sherwood place...we're random HAHAHAHA...

ng dumating na ang cab...na DAPAT sa amin titigil...

unfortunately...di tumigil sa amin...tumigil sa isang girl...

sumigaw si carmel...ng..

MUKHA MO!!!!! =))


take note: sa taft area sumigaw si carmel ha? sa kalsada! hahahahahahaha

napatingin ung girl sa amin HAHAHAHAHA


part 2
pauwi na kami...sorry naman...mahirap talaga maghanap ng cab!

anyway, si "binondo kuya" (banta, 2009) ay nakakuha ng cab para sa amin...unfortunately, di kami nakasakay agad kasi si binondo taxi ay nagmamadali dahil mahuhuli daw siya...sabi ni binondo kuya ang bagal daw namin...

leche! hahaha

anyway...so nakakita kami ng taxi near starbucks...ito nanaman si "binondo kuya" tumakbo papunta kay new taxi...sabi niya kay carmel bilisan niya....sumigaw si carmel ng MUKHA MO sabay sara pinto hahahahahahahaha

-- pano naman kasi nakalock pa yung pintuan pinapapasok na ako. sinasabi ko sa kanya nakalock pa. hahahaha. MUKHA MO  KUYA! :))


bow...ganyan lang naman kasabaw si carmel hahahaha

sorry na hahaha dyan kami masaya! hahaha

Blogs from the Past Series #4

Respect: A reflection on the UAAP.

Oct 3, '08 9:50 AM for everyone

Three years.

It only took me that long to enjoy the privilege of being bona fide student of De La Salle University Manila. During the orientation or LPEP, as La Sallians commonly know it, basic La Sallian values and principles were taught. We were also taught how to cheer (and not to jeer).

In those three years, I have to admit that I have never attempted to skip classes to watch a game live  at the Big Dome. For one, it's a waste of money and time and I would choose listening to my professors' lectures over losing my voice and hearing in Araneta.

The little bits of information I've known about the UAAP came from friends who were quite fanatical. The worst story I've heard was a certain school holding up a banner saying "You've got MONEY. We've got MANNERS." while throwing things at the supporters of our school. Upon hearing this, I absolutely felt irritated as this school used the words "money" and "manners". To start with, not all La Sallians are rich and we were taught how to respect the opposition no matter what their social status is. We never threw things at the opposing side as this behavior is only fit for uncivilized morons. Pardon for the term, but it's true. Other stories I've heard included the scalping industry which has continually grown (and improved -- technology-wise) over the years.

During my last year in DLSU-Manila, I wished for DLSU to win the championship so that I'll experience a victory party and that we'll be vindicated for the suspension in 2006. It eventually came to fruition as DLSU beat the UE Red Warriors, which significantly, made our school a hate figure, as I've observed. People, according to my friends, were screaming "LUTO" as our team won the game. Blog entries from DLSU students also narrated horrific stories about post-game behavior.

I may not be the most value-oriented or unbiased person, but I'm smart enough to know that these acts are unsportsmanlike. So we got suspended two years ago, big deal, we got punished already, FEU got their trophy. Case closed but should this issue come up EVERY SINGLE UAAP Season? Whenever we lead in a game, the opposing team screams "FIXED", but when refs call "fouls" on our players, you think it's right. (Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan wag magalit) It was also observed by a lot of people that Chito Narvasa suspends referees who calls on a lot of fouls on our opposition. Is that fair?

Which brings me to my next point.

What purpose does the UAAP serve?


Capitalists have profusely taken advantage of the existing rivalries, most notably the ADMU-DLSU one. The one time I went to a game, I've collected a "Yumber 1" finger that says DLSU from Jollibee, A little tarp from Accenture which says "Animo La Salle", a flaglet and cardboard visor from Globe telecom which bears the name of our university. The good thing was that I have a huge plastic bag as I went book shopping at National. I still have them stashed at home, not knowing what to do with them. Oh, and I still do have that DLSU bandana and clapper from last season from Astring-O-Sol. People have already turned these events into cockfights, taking bets on teams.

The other night, I posted a blog entry on Ateneo's bonfire, where the planks used bore the names of our players (past and present). At a certain level, it did not come out right, my blog. And I do apologize for that. Thank you, Sam, for your comment. I actually meant to send the message out to those Ateneans who are posting blogs either saying the pics were photoshopped or the whole thing was fun. Issa D. and I particularly discussed the rivalry on that post, agreeing that the rivalry is too commercialized and overrated. Who wouldn't see that, really? Even high school students were divided between the rivals -- I should know. My class, six years back, was divided too between those two schools as if we were already students there.

The UAAP was established to foster the spirit of camaraderie and sportsmanship. After this season though, I think that the high officials of the commission SHOULD consider things for improvement. For one, scalpers who extort money from willing patrons (including student scalpers) should be stopped from hoarding tickets. Next, the unbecoming behavior during games should never be tolerated as this should be a friendly competition. Finally, championship celebrations should always maintain a certain degree of respect to the opponents. Obviously, whoever the alumnus who crafted the planks should have been stopped.  Moreover, I think that the participating universities should instill PROPER values to students. No school should be exempted from this rule. This is the biggest flaw of the UAAP as I've observed.


RESPECT. It's such a simple word to begin with, so why don't we live it if we are so civilized?