On a draft…

Pressing about my quick escape from the metro and about the emotional breakdown I had soonest! See you all…

❤️,

Jophanie  

10 Years After…

April of 2004 when we exit the gate of our dear Alma matter, our dearest Mallig National High School. We weren’t empty handed going out because we all carried what this institution has instilled to us, more than the lessons our precious mentors taught us, it was the best experience mingling with different type of individuals and the different trips our batch mates has pooled with. It was very nice going back reminiscing what we had and what we’ve been 10 years after.

The Preparation…

It was March this year when we started planning… of course, that composed of the attendees, the share, the venue, give aways and the Project. One thing that amazed me was the fact that everyone was ONE with the giving back to our school. Super surreal that we all are willing to share what we have to give back and to create relief to the next and future students of MNHS. Nandiyan kang magtatalo kayo sa dami ng ihahandang pagkain, sa lay out ng damit, sa kung T-Shirt ba o POLO shirt… sa kung magkano ang babayaran, but we all end up dwelling with same and better response. We also had the time when we all, would like to give up and wag na lang ituloy because no one is very much available to do the chores, for the invites, and for the collection of shares, pero natuloy parin. Little by little in our smallest way, we managed to keep whats needed for the said Ganap. What I am very proud of was the creative side of us (me and my twin) for putting up the best stuffs for our class photo booth.

The Welcome Message

                Hi! narinig ko kanina may mga gusto tayong makita pero wala sila dito, siguro naman ginusto nilang pumunta pero di talaga kinaya. Thank you kasi sobrang ganda ng response niyo sa aming magkapatid para buoin natin to kahit iilang had slang tayo. Gusto ko lang ipaalala sa inyo 10 year ago hirap na hirap tayo sa araling panlipunan, sa mathematics, sa physics, keri keri lang yung English… pero narealize niyo ba na after High School hindi pala yun yung mahalaga, hindi pala yun ang mag ma-matter after 10 years kasi out of the school kailangan mong pag aralan ang mga bagay na di naituro ng school which is diskarte sa buhay, papano papahalagaan pa yung wala sa school. Gusto ko sana e-reiterate na since meron tayong teachers and principal, hopefully maituro sa mga future students kung papaano yung mag give back, parang kagaya samin na hindi lang after 10 years, sana nga after 5 years nung marami rami pa kami dito sa pilipinas, dito sa mallig nagawa na namin, pero hopefully after how many years pa mas malaki yung maibigay namin sa school. 10 year ago ang pinag uusapan ng studyante ay sinong boyfriend mo, sinong first heartbreak mo pero ngayon ang pinag uusapan na… sino ang legal wife, sino na ang Yvonne at Janine sa buhay ng lalakeng ka klase namin at tsaka, narealize ko lang na sa 10 years na yun, di pala mahalaga kung sino yung unang boyfriend mo, ang mahala ay yung huli.

Thank you so much sa magandang response at expect natin na may mga late kasi di naman niexpect na may pagpapakasal ngayong araw, Jomar Cayaban is getting married, si Divina nagpapabinyag, meron naman namatay pala yung father sana nakapunta man lang tayo. Sana di lang after 10 years ulit tayo makapag give back sa school, sana after a year o after 3 years pag meron ng mga mas successful makapag bigay tayo ng di na tayo hihingi ng tulong sa iba kundi tayo na yung magbibigay ng mas malaki. Welcome and enjoy the party.

Please be with us, as we muse over and go back to the day when fate and faith took and gave us the chance to be more than school mates… more than the words we all call FRIENDS…

Backdrop…

Ready to take a pic

Few heads from MNHS Class of 2004 featuring the kids…

High School Buddies.. few are missed here 😦

Faculty

Organizers

The most talkative

1…2…3 Game!

My favorite side of the venue. sweet toothed as ever!

Kain pa more

tara lets eat…

bromance is never too late huh

Happy attendee…

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2

3

Float

2004..and 10 years after…

Thank you is not enough to express our gratitude for the support and trust our batch mates has given us! 10 years and more to come. Long live batch 2004!

Costa – Gunayon Nuptial

It’s every girls dream to tie a knot to the rightful man they deserved, and today marks another significant to my dream job, to the passion where my heart is leading me… -the Wedding.

High School friends are the best kept friends, the old ones who know you better than you yourself. I remember being with this all girls group and now im the sole single by all means except the fact that I have a twin.  Some are saved by good marriage, others are on motherhood and the rest are enjoying their “in a relationship” statuses. Wow! ang sarap siguro isipin nun, kaso on my part nakaka tense na nakakaexcite, why? Because my circle of all girl friends are now being surrounded by couples. How happy it is indeed to be surrounded and inspired by young couple who are on the same path of moving their lives forward –together.

Today the lady I considered to be one of my closest friend got married. Actually it was a while ago… and like what I used to do, I am writing for her kasi fan ko siya and she read the thoughts I write for her with matching teary eyed. To the newly married Mr.  & Mrs. Chester Costa this blog is for you.

To my new favorite couple,

Married life will never be easy, maraming struggles that will come your way, di yun mawawala, but always remember the vows you had for each other and the rules that God wrote for you. Both of you were made by love, you met each other by love and you were established by it. Your presence today is also because of love, pero di lang love ang kailangan to sustain a meaningful relationship, you also need to keep your respect, loyalty and faith for each other. I’ve seen how far you grow with each other at kung anong klase ng mundo meron kayo para sa isat isa. Kayo na nga yata yung matatawag na living proof ng salitang “The Lucky Ones”. You are both lucky to have each other, to wake up each and every day beside each other, imagine hindi lahat ng couple keri yun, meron talaga tinitest ng distance so don’t give up on it.

Chester,

I’ll give you 2 rules to be a better Husband,

1. Wife is always right
2. If wife is wrong go back to rule # 1.

And this is true…  Love your wife as God love his church.

Joy,

My dear, I am the happiest for you, for you fought for your love and for what you deserved, I am a fan of your strength, of what you did to be Chester’s better half, I’ve seen you on your darkest hours and I am very happy to see you glow again. I am sure that you are indeed in love. Para sayo, let Chester be the man of your home and the leader of your family, may your light shine with him.

For both of you, there are always a Do’s and Don’ts to remember…

Don’t…

1. Insist your right
2. Blame each other
3. Judge or condemn each other
4. Find fault with each other

Do…

1. Accept each other
2. Forgive each other every day from the bottom of your heart.

And remember what’s written in the bible. Man and woman should not destroy their marriage because it was God who made it. God made marriage indissoluble. What therefore God has joined let no man put asunder.  Marriage is more than your love for each other; it is a display of covenant keeping love between Christ and his church.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. ¹¹ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. ¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

with the bride.. im with the look of feeling left behind haha

the bride and the groom…
Mr. & Mrs. Chester Costa

Keep your love burning and you always have me… I love you both!

xoxo,

jophanie

Bench The Naked Truth

My Becky friends including myself are waiting for this most awaiting event from Philippine homegrown clothing line. The Bench biennial denim and underwear fashion show.

Unlike the past Bench events, the naked truth was not that star-studded but still made its way to create some noise in social media…

I decided to post my personal shots here and in instagram since I received some not so good text and messages from a person I considered a friend but too reckless on words towards me. Oh diba may personal reason lang?

So mga Becky ready na ba kayo?

the stage is set…

Let the butt feast begin!

sexy side of Borgy Manotoc

TV host and model Georgina Wilson

Awesome acrobat from Enchong Dee

Enchong Dee is ❤

oooopsie!

katawan!!!!!

Micheal Cinco + Bench = Love

one of the crowd favorite.. Alam ko waiting list nyo din si Baby Martin del Rosario

ooooops… censored!

the Enzo Pineda

Dominic Roque

Dominic Roque with all his rights

Markki Stroem in a new hotter look. was nio artehan yan… yumster si baby Markki.

Leader, Commander, but I was waiting for more Paulo Avelino… hahaha aminin nyo may kulang…

Shaina Magdayao

1…2…3…. Jake Cuenca knows that he own this show!

The Coco Gigil, The Coco Love. Cocoloko ha

Just like in teleserye… Samuel at Franco, sino ang tunay na obrero? yung may damit o yung may brief??? ha? ano daw?

di na sya baby… from chubby chubby to bulky Ken Anderson.

Sensual Kiss from Sarah and Richard

Uncensored

Teng Brothers

oh diba ang ganda ni Lola… kainggit much sa kasexihan…

Ellen Adarna and John Spainhour

Royalty

Dominuque Cojuangco

Tom is my favorite person that night! kayo din ba?

Show stealer! mabuhay ang flying colors ng mga badiiiing…

go… with the liptolelak moment

ah sila pala yun…

Wrapping it up!

Meeting Bruno Mars (A fans perspective)

I was one of the people you can call lucky. Lucky to be exposed to the world that I thought would only exist in a blurry and not so vivid dream.

My journey to meeting this multi awarded grammy singer was not possible as I thought it would be. With a sold out ticket I loose hope of seeing him on the top of his performances, I was one of the hopeless case to count, (if you read my previous post) and trying to believe that there is a silver lining in this very dark cloud.

A week before the show, I received a confirmation from my boss and it was not as sure as I thought it was, but still, I went day by day until the date came that I was included to watch the show. It was more than memorable because I know that my prayers are worked and answered.

during his pre-party at Republiq. Thanks to Viber!

I was the happiest human alive when I knew that I’ll be writing for the show. Unlike any other concert that I witnessed, Bruno Mars was the best I’ve ever seen and worked so far , the amazing pyrotechnics , the stage, and the lights were different. The feeling was alive and the hype was in ultimatum, everyone was feeling cloud9 and it was a piece of heaven on earth. Personally I was stoke when he sang “When I was your man” because I was on the same shoe with the lyrics. I was the happiest hearing it live, his energy was very satisfactory and uplifting, it was a night of my life. So I would like to share the same emotion with you dear readers, I also attached a collage pictures taken during the show. Keep dreaming because dreams do come true! I cant write for more because best words were save for my work.

during the show!

 

Happy Kid during the show

 

until my next post, keep on Writing, Dancing and Praying! other photos are available on my facebook.

 

jophanie 🙂

Singleblessedness

Few days ago, I felt like a total comeback queen though everything seemed to be new, of course it was, because even before I had this back, I already had issues of using it, but learning is a process and thank God that I have a very nice brother in law who massively support me and lend me his laptop, (yes im a writer and I don’t own any personal computer, any sponsor?) I am transferring old post  from my tumblr account but decided not to so it won’t eat my time, maybe for a few, especially those post that touched me.

So, I was haunted by ‘what to post again? last night I had few issues, but due to lack of sleep I ended up sleeping early and woke up early with a thought of having a huge meal at Pande Americana -that didn’t push through because I don’t have someone to accompany me, (who will take me pictures if I go alone in the first place? -LOL). So what to post now? Mine was I think I should be posting thoughts about my single-blessedness, how it made me felt awkward and positive, weighing both terms is tough but still find answers that I sure can elaborate and disclose and to be honest I’m a little emotional while writing this not because I hate the feeling of being left out and behind but because I’ve been blessed being surrounded by love.

Few weeks back, I read a post from my friend, Rose Ann Salvador (anong). This is about her engagement with the love of her life Mark Jeron Mariano (Mack), Anong is a friend because she worked with my twin sister in local hospital way back home, and Mack is a crush down on my memory lane, and fate is truly amazing because made a good friendship with them, I don’t know much of how they started but I loved the thought of us being connected. I went back on my viber and read back anong’s messages made me feel kilig, feeling ko ako yung nasa pwesto nya and place my head after her na one day someone like Mack will do it for me. Since i’m a lot kind of “hopeless romantic” I want to take this moment to congratulate the couple specially Mack for his courage to talked to Anongs parent that he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, and how blessed he was to have that hard to earn “YES” from them. Their story is so fond of hearing because Mack really took the effort to fly to where she (anong) is stationed right now. To Mister and soon to be Missis Mark Jeron Mariano, Congratulations and thank you for sharing your wonderful love story to us and for inspiring me as well.

 

Another story that I had my eyes on is my cousin Clarrisse, to where someone from her facebook account posted addressing her as “girlfriend” and I quote, ” To the most wonderful, amazing, understanding, awesome and loving girlfriend, I love youuuu! “

I teased her through text na dati kami na lang ang single now ako na lang, and she laugh back at me, I can imagine how she smile while replying on my message. When I read the post I was so nervous and I don’t know why, di ko alam kung saan galing but my heartbeat went above normal, and I was like, is this real that at my age I was the sole single person left, like most of my teen age friends are in real relationship and mine is still there hanging? I prayed, “anong nangyare lord? Ako pa talaga ang single?” like the wedding that I want and designed for me was placed for my twin sister, then all my friends are all like settling down and having their own family in next few years and me? I am still single! Even my beki friends are in real relationship. Well, to my cousin “Akit”. I am glad that God already give you your Gods gift in love, I will pray for your everlasting happiness with him. And to my beki friends as well, may you take good care of the love you found with each other.

To end this post, I will give the credit to my ENT bebe in New York who also is in love right now; thank you for your sweet words, you and that instagram post made me realized to be grateful and not so bitter of being single. You made me feel like no one could because you have given me the chance to see that silver lining in my dumbest days of feeling not so weird but a total bitter. Thank you Mikki, kase you made me aware na im not so really single at all because your partners are also God’s gift to me, boyfriend ang hinihingi ko pero ang ibinigay ay partner para sa inyo, he doubled what asked on him, and that makes me cool of being single. I will pray for your genuine happiness Mikki, and for our new ENT baby as well. I wish to hear the bells for you real soon.

And to all my friends who are committed right now, to those who are getting married real soon, to those who are conceiving may God grace you with the love and happiness you deserve. May you take a hold on the promises you said for each other, and like what I learned from the movie I saw recently, let there be an allowance of mistake and room of forgiveness.

Learn, Love, Laugh and Live.

Jophanie 🙂

THE MOONSHINE JUNGLE WORLD TOUR: BRUNO MARS LIVE IN MANILA 2014 (a heartache)

Last night when I came home from Glorietta to get my book signed by Author Mitch Albom, I received a text from a good friend informing me about the “sold out” ticket of Bruno Mars Concert happening on the 22^nd of March at Mall of Asia Arena. I was like I need to phone someone about the news because I can’t handle the pain that it caused and to ask as well for tickets available online for those who bought and won’t make it to the said date.

The concert is listed for my bucketlist this year, and meeting the man behind the hit single Locked Out in Heaven, will be a dream come true. I remember signing up for Ellenshow to win concert ticket as well though I’m saving to buy one… I hate the news I received today and I was like wanting to cry…ang bigat sa damdamin, I want to b there and watch him live. I’m saving for backdoor ticket and now I’m dead hopeless. But I will still be there for him just in case I have chance to buy to a scalper in case.

Today I am broken hearted. I want to meet and if not to see him perform and dance to his every song. and hopefully, hope still lives on…

Egg-citing Easter with theScript 04302013

TheScript Returns to Manila. (I am Blessed)

Today is my most awaited day for I am greatly privilege to see, hug, kiss and have a hand shake with the brightest Irish band the script. It was September last year if I am not mistaken when I knew that they will be back for the second time. By then I started praying to be able to meet them personally, and today it was granted. My bucket list  is on the rock for march I had to make adjustments between work and personal issue, I clearly can remember when I shouted that March is mine, and yes it is mine. Friday March 29 me and my friend keep exchanging text about the concert and I was never preoccupied that much until today. Come Saturday after shift my friend ask me to buy ticket., without any assurance that there could be available, I tried… Since t’was a what we call LIS week I tried seeking financial help from my beautiful and ever supportive workmates, and luckily I had a very good support system. Headed Araneta and had the cheapest and most affordable tix I could get which I know I can easily pay…. Everything seems to be right. When I headed home my friend ask me to write something about why should I deserve to meet the band, and have myself captured kissing my tix with the vocalist Danny. I had to do very good and i’m running out of time. Thoughts are outpouring and I lost the place to begin.  Then I draw an inspiration from within which is my dad. There is a song titled if you could see me now which talked about a father-son relationship which to me is an obvious counterpart. My friend also had me checked the entries which I felt demotivated sorry, they are so creative and the efforts are undeniably amazing. But I still kept myself on PUSH (Pray Until Something Happen). I was not sure of getting the chance to meet them. I was 50/50 confident about my entry and description. But God’s grace and art work  is truly amazing. It is always on time, it is never late. That very same day I received the news, i am one of the lucky participant who will have the chance to meet them. Man! mind you I was never on the place, i’m out of nowhere, I cant believe I won. I was never sure about it and yes, I 101% doubted the news, announcement and myself about it. Not until today, where I received the confirmation that I won. Really!?

Copy of my multi-lapses entry here

I was on doubt of what to wear… Blah blah blah what ever gives me comfort i’m good to go. I cant explain the excitement when I arrived at Araneta earlier than the call time. Yes exciters ang peg. I and some of the winners also patiently waited for this once in a lifetime event. The moment I stepped on that empty room, where Danny, Mark and Glenn are waiting for us made me feel that I am truly the lucky one. One of my bucket list for this year is to have a pic with a guy and that is on a monthly basis. Hahaha gandara is my peg. I had Jeff Canoy for my  January a good looking English guy from my Sagada trip for February and this March? Oh well I own it. I had the 3 of the best 6 eggs for Easter from Dublin.  Hellos? pak! Hug? Pak!  Beso? Pakak! KODAK moment PakPakPak! and sorry but can’t help it that I hugged Danny back (that was twice) and wished him “good luck” for his TheVoice UK season 2which he almost won on its first season. Like most of the meet and greet it doesn’t allow you to have personal pic with the star because they have their own OP not as if you can make takas, but for me its a NO! don’t give a try.

Below is  the pic with Glen, Danny and Mark -theScript and their crowd.

Thank you PhilippineConcerts for this experience.

 

Thank you Teacher…

Never in my vivid imagination was I preoccupied of being a teacher’s pet, not even in reality for I know why – I was the most outrageous super active super daldal student of my year. Ako yung maingay at super bibong kiddo of my age which I think is not so appropriate. I have never been that kind of student that most of the teachers are well liked, but I have one super favourite teacher next to my mom! Her name is Mrs. Judy R. Fernandez, she is my foster sister for her parents took care of me on years I can’t even remember, they treated me as bunso in their family. I remember how many times I asked her about singular and plural, the use of prepositions, how to use at, in, on which I never learned kasi until now inaaral ko parin siya. Few days back, when I have extra money I went out to look for a gift for her and this is what I have for her. It’s my way of saying thank you for all the things she has done to me, she, her siblings, mama and papa. I super love her kahit bihira kami magkita.

Come back Queen

It’s been likely 7 years since I opened this site, I remember trying to retrieve it but was not so lucky to redeem it, not until yesterday and started working on it since this will be the official site for my thoughts, where I will be myself, like no trying hard, tag-lish or English so I can review and learn at the same time. It’s so nice to read back the post I had 7 years ago, and will weed out those unnecessary post and will retain those good one kahit na it will pain me knowing that I will reminisce the pain when I was writing and reposting it, sorry that I can’t give credit to the real writers since I can no longer remember where I saw it. Will also repost post from my tumblr site, so let the re-posting, rewriting and re-pressing begin!