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My Year End Tophits 2011

Filed under: Pido's Note, Reviews | Tags: | December 30th, 2011

2011 is definitely a year of the POP. Here’s my own yearend tophits – the most played and most performing song are my criteria, I guess.

20. Just a kiss – Lady Antebellum (Peak #1 US Country Songs)

19. Lighters – Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars (Peak #2 US Pop Songs)

18. Best thing I never had – Beyonce (Peak #16 Billboard Hot 100 / Best performing song on her 4 album)

17. Just can’t get enough – The Black Eyed Peas (Peak #3 Billboard Hot 100)

16. Hold it against me – Britney Spears (Debuted #1 US Billboard Hot 100 / Peak #1 on over 15 charts worldwide)

15. The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars (Peak #1 on over 5 charts worldwide)

14. Party Rock Anthem -  LMFAO (Peak #1 Billboard Hot 100 for 5 straight weeks)

13. On the floor – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull (Peak#1 on over 25 Charts Worldwide)

12. Super Bass – Nicki Minaj (Peak #3 US Billboard Hot 100 / Famous Julie Ann San Jose Youtube Cover)

11. Born this way – Lady GaGa (Peak #1 US Billboard Hot 100 / Countless covers worldwide)

10. S&M – Rihanna (Peak #1 US Billboard Hot 100 / Most talked about remix feat. Britney Spears)

9. Fuckin’ Perfect – Pink (Peak #1 US Pop Songs)

8.  Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F) – Katy Perry (Peak #1 US Billboard Hot 100 / Completing Katy Perry’s winning streak on Billboard Hot 100)

7. Moves like jagger – Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera (Peak #1 on over 20 charts worldwide / 3 weeks #1 on Billboard Hot 100)

6. Pumped up kicks – Foster the People (Peak #3 US Billboard Hot 100)

5. Someone like you – Adele (Peak #1 US Billboard Hot 100)

4. Price Tag – Jessie J (Peak #1 on almost 10 charts worldwide)

3. We found love – Rihanna (Peak #1 on Billboard Hot 100 for 8 straight weeks)

2. Till the world ends – Britney Spears (Peak #1 on 10 Charts Worldwide / LSS for several months)

1. Rolling in the deep – Adele (Peak #1 on 20 Charts Worldwide / #1 on Billboard Hot 100 for 7 straight weeks)

 

Wishlist 2011

Filed under: Pido's Note, Sharing | Tags: | December 3rd, 2011

This has been my yearly tradition to share my birthday and Christmas wishlist. Reason? Hoping that someone will grant my wish. Haha, kidding. Seriously, I just want to have a list of the things I want to accomplish before the year end or for the coming year. Also to check whether those listed came to life. Here’s my list anyway:

10. Pampering – this may be a foot and hand spa, a body massage or both.

9. Cool jacket.

8. Comfort foods – pizza, donut and chocolates, a lots of them this season! *Wonderin’ why these sinful foods doesn’t build up fats in my body. Hmmm

7.  Additional memory – hoping to have a new external HD or flash this year (aside from my ‘short term memory loss’ hehe, I’m also worried bout my machine’s memory shortage.)

6. New pair of slip-on shoes! – ‘nagmumurang’ color red, yellow or blue. LOL

5. A cool planner – and because of my busy sched, I badly need this one.

4. New gadget/s – HD camera or tablet.

3. Room make over + a bigger closet!

2. Out of town trip with Quakerz – sana matuloy. *fingers crossed*

1. New learning / business expansion. I want to learn how to cook, play drums and swim! And of course ctrlP to prosper hehe.

Fulfilled wishes

Filed under: Pido's Note, Sharing | Tags: | December 1st, 2011

6 out of my 11 wishes were fulfilled last year.

And it goes:

10. Full body massage! Atlast as a birthday treat for myself.

9. Blue / Red Shoes – I actually write it as an OR  but it turned out to be AND. Thanks babes.

7. Chocolates and Pizza – Special thanks to my friends. Haha

5. New bag

2. Braces – My virgin teeth finally visited a dentist. Haha

And to top it all, my greatest wish was fulfilled. Ehem Alamna.

 

Will post my new wishlist tomorrow!

 

I heart Studio Ghibli

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | September 9th, 2011

Have/Haven’t heard of this film outfit? Well, it’s a Japanese animation studio founded in June 1985. Tagged with Disney, a bunch of really cool films attracted me this past few weeks. As referred by my bestfriend, I started to collect these films and watch it over the weekend. Here’s the list of the films according to my liking:

8. Castle in the Sky (1986) - Princess Sheeta and Pazu

7. Tales from Earthsea (2006) – Sparrowhalk, Price Arren and Therru

6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) – Totoro, Satsuki and Mei. Watched this together with my dad.

5. Spirited Away (2001) - Chihiro and Haku/Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi. A very mystical film about hope and appreciation. Watched with my dad, day 4 of my vacation. Hihi.

4. Ponyo (2008) –  Ponyo and Sōsuke. A cute story of young love. I really commend the character’s movement/animation of this film. Watched with my sis.

3. Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) – Kiki, Jiji and Osono.  Story about a young witch trying to prove herself in a city.

2. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) – Howl, Sophie and my favorite Calcifer (fire). The first SG film I’ve watched.

1. Arrietty (2010) – The recent and my most favorite. I hope there’s a sequel for this movie.

 

I really love Studio Ghibli, there are about 11 in line, I’ll update you once I finished watching all 19! :)

 

Em back

Filed under: Pido's Note | Tags: | September 9th, 2011

Em Back (I’m Back)

New url. New Home (WordPress).

This is not actually a fresh start, for I migrated my old blog posts from my previous blog. Rather, I want to call it an improved blog site. More personal and wider topics to be featured. Ang blog na mas AKO, kaya ginamit ko ang childhood nicks ko na: PIDO.

Gusto/Balak ko siyang gawin na Daily Diary A documentation of my daily life and incorporate some pictures too (sana). So ‘pag tanda ko I will look into the compilation of my daily adventure.  Sounds cool, but ang hirap panindigan. Hehe. Hoping huwag sana akong tamarin sa gagawin kong ito.

Also, my post will be in Tagalog, English, or Taglish (combination of English and Tagalog) depende sa mood.

Enjoy Ready, Aja!

 

 

Balloon Poppin 2010

Filed under: Pido's Note | Tags: | December 21st, 2010

December 21, 2010

12:00 am: Abot ang tunog ng CP ko, salamat sa mga nakaalala at bumati sa pagsapit ng saktong December 21.

3:30 am: Gumising ako para gumayak sa Simbang Gabi with my Family.

4:30 am: Isang malamig na Simbang Gabi (Actually, it’s the only Simbang Gabi I attended. LOL)

6:00 am: We went straight to Jobee (ang swerte ng Jobee to have all the blessing straight from the mass)

7:00 am: Bahay na finally, natulog ng 2 hrs to recharge.

9:00 am: NagFB (Facebook) ng sandali at gumayak narin para sa another gala with babes (10:30 am)

11:30 am: Nanood ng Tron Legacy sa SM Cinema 2. Movie Review: Sulit naman ang binayad dahil sa superb effects but ang simple ng story. Pero over-all nag-enjoy naman ako, though puro ’100 years” ang kasama ko. (Wondering pang-oldies ba ang Tron legacy? LOL)

*100 years, matanda, oldies, thunder, etc

1:45 pm: Without having lunch, I proceeded to my next appointment. A reserved slot for a full body massage.  Gosh it’s my first time! Hindi ko na ikukwento ang buong pangyayari, hay sobrang nakakarelax kahit medyo mahal, minsan lang naman eh hehe.

3:00 pm: Finally, went home. Atlast, after receiving several missed calls and sms messages. Hehe.

4:00 pm: Alast, makakatulog narin! Pero isa itong pagkakamali dahil tumawag naman si daddy. (ayaw talaga akong patulugin sa bday ko hehe) Ayun, he greeted me at told his surprise (Can’t wait for January!)

7:00 pm: And to top my day, of course mawawala ba ang aking greatest addiction: PIZZA!

12:00 am: Ayun, biglang nakatulog hehehe (tinapos lang talaga ang Dec 21 LOL)

Isang mahaba, hindi malilimutan at masayang araw, Kaarawan para sa akin!

Salamat nga pala sa mga bumati through Facebook and text.

Lesson: Humanap ng oras para matulog at huwag iminom ng inumin na may L-Carnitine, salamat sa loperamide. Hehehehe.

Wishlisht 2010

Filed under: Pido's Note | Tags: | December 3rd, 2010

Last year, 6 out of 10 wishes ang natupad through the help of my friends. Thank you guys!

And here’s my list for this year:

11 Nintendo Wii

My new favorite. LOL

10 Full body massage…again.

Hindi siya natupad last year, bakit nga ba? LOL.

9 Red/Blue Shoes

Hindi naman kailangan high cut, ang important is plain lang.

8 Zipline

Ang tagal ko na gusto magzipline. Sana this December, dabarkads, pano? tara na!

7 Pizza and Chocolates

Kahit di pasko at bday ko, eto ang gusto ko! My comfort foods.

6 Solo: Larry Alcala Collection

The darn thing is, isa pa lang ang nabibili ko. :[

5New bag

4 HD Point and Shoot Cam

This one is cool daw :]

3 Apple TV

Last time na natanong ako hindi pa raw sya available. (This portable version)

2 Braces

Wish ko sana matuloy.

1 Sony VAIO laptop

On the number 1 spot, charan! Haha. Last year Macbook ang gusto ko, pero now I’m keen on the specs, availability and price as well. Tsaka ka na muna Macbook. Hehe.

 

Reposted from my 1amfirst Blog Dec 2010

First Day of December

Filed under: Pido's Note | Tags: | December 1st, 2010

December 1, 2010

24 days before Christmas and 20 days before my birthday. Another year added sa aking age. Hay, pero sabi nga ng isa kong friend, Twenteens parin naman daw ako, hehe.

Kahapon, inoffset ko ang pinasok ko ng Monday for the BUSSC Comm Group Team Building Workshop. At dahil rest day ko ito, I decided na doon ko na gawin ang aking Christmas shopping, early indeed. Bumili na ako ng regalo para sa aking inaanak at sa mga ‘sabit/alalay’. Over-all? I wrapped all the gifts and felt too excited to distribute it all the way! Hihi.
And another thing, my room light was finally fixed, after a heck of a month. Grrr.

Dahil sa pag-off ko ng isang araw, isang tambak na trabaho ang bumungad sa akin, simula palang ng pag-in ko. Masyado naman nila ako namiss ata. Hehe. Anyways, kwento ko nga pala na nagjudge ako ng isang Poster Making Contest for the Dental Health Month primer. Kung dati ay ako ang jinujudge, well hehe. Sa mga hindi po nakakaalam, out of 25 na sinalihan kong poster making, 4 palang dun ang panalo. Maybe ang pagiging judge ang calling ko. Hehe. Naka-relate tuloy ako sa status ni Danica:

Winners are not those who never fail but those who never quit.”

The good thing is, Hindi naman ako nagquit kahit ilang beses akong natalo, the mere fact na piliin ka at magtiwala sa iyo to represent your school is really overwhelming. Sa totoo lang, wala pa pong suporta sa bawat laban ko (no personal trainer, training, etc etc).

4pm Meron naman stress breaker which is the annual Christmas Lighting Ceremony. Na-feel ko ulit na magpapasko na naman. Hay. Another food festivity, sharing, gift giving, simbang gabi, at MMFF movie hopping. Hehe.

Ang haba ng araw na to! Pero it’s worth the effort. Seeing those thankful people na napasaya mo through the little time you’ve given. Diba, it’s better to give than to receive?

Pano, till next post! Yeba.

Lesson: Aki, kailangan ng lakas ng loob para maging isang photographer. Hehe and huwag i-under estimate ang fireworks ng BU.

Pair of PS Shoes

Filed under: Featured | Tags: | November 5th, 2010
Yep. A pair of Paul Smith shoes.

A check on my wishlist. What can I say? I just love it. Hehe.

Class A shoes, with a very reasonable price.

Unwind

Filed under: Pido's Note | Tags: | September 16th, 2010
September 16, 2010

Why unwind? Kasi after few weeks of work, lumabas naman kami sa aming office para sa ocular visit para sa bagong gagawa ng aming annual, Copy and Pages Corp.
Copy and Pages office, we were amazed to see their head office and production factory. First, the creative concept of the building. Second, the systematic production as well as a very up to date machinery and materials. Lastly, the hospitable welcome of the staff, from the workers up to the administrative officers. A very memorable experience indeed.
At the mall with Ma’am Pel and Michael, kumain kami sa Sbarro at nag-kwentuhan tungkol sa napakaraming bagay. I am a true blooded pizza lover pero nung moment na yon parang biglang yong nawala! Hindi ko alam, maybe because kumain kami ng “brunch” sa C&P. Pero ngayon ako nagsisisi, kung nasa “Pizza-mood” lang ako kanina, malamang 2 slices ang nakain ko! Harsh.
After that, Michael and I went shopping. While we’re walking, may 2 girls kaming natipuhan/nakasalubong which seems naghahanap din ng boys LOL (ui tigisa kami!). Napagusapan namin ni Michael na kapag nagkasalubong ulit kami, ma-Hi Hi na kami sa kanila. Dininig naman ang aming panalangin at nagkasalubong ulit ang aming mga landas, pero parang nabahag yata ang buntot naming dalawa! Haha. Nga pala, finally na-habol ko narin si Solo, nakabili narin ako ng isa sa mga Larry Alkala Collections. Hay, ang hirap mong habulin! Haha.
Nakita at natakam rin ako sa mga pinapangarap kong mga gadgets. Sana mabili ko na ang mga iyon! Huhu.
Ayun after naming mamasyal, umuwi na kami. Bumababa kami sa SM Baliwag,still  hoping na makita ulit namin yung 2 babae sa Trino. Teka, nadun pala mga pinsan ko! Sana di muna ako umuwi. Haist. Another memorable and happy day!
Lesson: Umihi muna bago lumuwas. Baka makakakita nanaman ng mamang naka-bold na naliligo. Eww.
Pano? Till next time!