Life works that way!

I’ll admit, it was a struggle to accept certain situations that were thrown in my face in the fast few years. But nevertheless, the strength that I’ve asked for has helped me get over them with great confidence.  Funny how life works, bad things come and go countless times, yet wonderful things happen almost equally. 

I’ve met awesome and beautiful people in my life’s journey in the past years, and I’m honestly happy and proud to say I’ve gotten a chance to get to know them.

My life has been on a rollercoaster ride, as far as friends coming and going.  It’s brought a lot of pain and sadness, yet also strength and happiness at that.  For those of you who I’ve considered my closest friends, thank you.  Thank you for being awesome people …you know who you are. And as for those who, for the best, have decided to move on from my life … I wish you well, may happiness and great prosperity come your way.

(:

Rufio baby, go get me here!

UP vs other schools

I had another funniest online experience some time ago. I was part of a forum of a Philippine singing contest because I was supporting a friend. Hehe , I won’t tell which show it was.

So I was really bored with what the supporters were doing. They would mixed the contestants’ personal lives with their talents, and the discussion would go from praising their idols to bashing their idols’ biggest competitor.

Being a net freak, I visited each thread in that forum. Even those nonsense. I can’t believe myself! Then I passed by the educational attainment of the contestants. A certain fan was very proud that his/her idol was an ECE from UST. He/she was like - “Oh, _________ is the best among them because he is an ECE from UST” (in Tagalog, pls.translate you Flips). It kinda pissed me off. So I became extra proud and was totally in a playful mood. I replied to this post and said - “Jeez! It’s only UST. I can graduate ECE summa cum laude if I were in UST. It’s not like UP ECE.”

Then another forumer replied and agreed to me. “Oh, yeah UP engineering students and math majors are walking calculators!”

The person we were pissing off replied. “So that’s why UST ECE always tops the board exam.”

I was really laughing but to finally give this person his/her peace of mind, I googled ECE top notchers in P.I. And here’s the most intelligent and humurous discussion I read:

(The forums I found had the same discussion. Read the following post- A certain mokongboy asked a certain thorla a few questions)

1.) Are you saying that UP is the number one Engineering school in the Philippines or you’re saying that UP is the number one university in the Philippines???
= I am saying that UP is the best school overall in the entire Philippines and all the programs it offers is next to none.

2.) Do you know the real reason why some of those UPCAT passers chose UP rather than Mapua??? If yes, then what do u think was their reason???
= I have yet to meet someone who got accepted in UP but turned it down for some cheap schools like Mapua. It is a common fact that UP does not loss cross-admits to Mapua. It’s like someone who won first prize in a raffle draw yet the winner chose the prize intended for the 2ND prize winner. In other words, if UP is a Rolls Royce, Mapua is just a KIA. Now, will someone who won a Rolls Royce pick a KIA instead? Well, if you’re stup~d, perhaps you would. But those guys who are smart enough to get accepted in UP would certainly not do that. That’s a suicide. Turning down a UP education is like turning down a very bright future. UP grads are the highest paid grads. Try to do a random check up of the profile of the Chairman, Presidents, CEOs and COOs of some top corporations in Makati and Ortigas and you would be surprised they are mostly UP alumni. Ask them which school grads do they prefer to work for them, and they would tell you, “UP grads”, straightly.

3.) You said that UP’s diploma is accepted worldwide…. Lahat ba ng kurso sa UP ay kasama dito o ung iba lang??? From what I know, this kind of accreditation chooses only some courses that they think pass their standards, but not all of the school’s courses… Do u have any web links so we can read it??
= You can go to the embassies of America, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand and ask them which particular Philippine university offers degree qualification which has a full equivalency to their respective tertiary education. They will not hide the answer to you.

4.) Do u believe that High standard of quality education is base from how hard the entrance exam of that school???
= Do you really speak English that way? Dude, naiintindihan ko na papalya ang grammar mo kasi nga taga Mapua kalang (no offense meant kasi expected yan sa mga grads ng OTHER schools), pero naman, sa nababasa ko, hindi ka nakakabuo ng wastong sentence gamit ang wikang englis. And you have the nerve to call yourself an UPCAT passer! Yung kapatid ko na grade 7 sa Lasal masmarunong pa ata sayo e.
Anyway, hindi ko masagot ang tanong mong iyan kasi hindi ko naintindihan. Pake tagalog mo muna.

5.) What is your course? Do u think UP is the best school for your course or u just chose UP because you were just impressed by its being number one in the Philippines?? Why??
=What my major is not important to you and should not be involved in this little debate of ours.

6.) Do you accept that not all courses in UP rank number one???
= I don’t. All courses in UP are next to none and are rated number one.

7.) Do you know how to choose school wisely?? Then how???
= Of course, I do. Do you?

HAHA! I HAVE TO MEET THIS THORLA AND GIVE HER A PARTY. WHAT A SMART ASS! I HAD A BLAST READING HER ENTRY (:

50 DOLLARS LOST

WHAT A BUMMER!

I LOST MY 50 DOLLARS. MAN ITS NOT THAT MUCH, BUT IM BROKE THESE DAYS.

I WORKED MY ASS OFF TO GAIN THAT AMOUNT, AND I JUST LOST IT.

EFFING BAD (:

MOTHER, MOTHER. WHATS GOIN ON - IVE BEEN SO UNLUCKY LATELY. MY HARDWORK, FEW SLEEPLESS NIGHTS JUST SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACK.

LIFE, SUCH A TREACHEROUS ASS.

LET ME TAKE THIS TIME TOO TO SAY MY SORRY TO A FRIEND WHOM I OFFENDED. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I CARE A LOT FOR YOU - YOURE LIKE A SISTER TO ME. FORGIVE MY WORDS… I WAS HARSH LAST SUNDAY. BUT YOU WENT BELOW THE BELT TOO. LOL. SORRY!

DONT LET OUR BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP BE LOST BY THAT STUPID CONVERSATION, I KNOW YOURE SENSITIVE AND SO AM I. WE BOTH HURT EACH OTHER, SO WE WERE EVEN. HAHA. I HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON, BIATCH (:

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THANKS PEOPLE!

they said my name over the radio aloud!

Last night I was literally rolling on the floor laughing. While tuned in at Magic 89.9, with Tony and Tetta of the Bottom 2, I heard them saying my name on air. Tetta went like - "Thank you to Loradel Dotado for sending us Tagalog words through e-mail." My whole name sounded bad on air, duh! And I wasn’t expecting to hear it announced more than a couple times.

I was surprised that my e-mail was read because I sent it few months ago, last year. I never imagined it would sound so funny. But Tetta read it who managed to not laugh even if sounded she was amused. And Tony the Amboy who knows not much Tagalog was laughing the whole time, and there were other voices laughing on the background. Guests on the booth I guess.

Why were they laughing? Well, imagine these words being read seriously on air, with that raspy voice of Ms. Tetta, and the ever reluctant to his Tagalog For Dummies lessons  Mr. Tony Toni laughing while she was teaching the words and their meanings:

BAKOKANG

      - higanteng peklat, itoy madalas na dulot ng mga sugat na malaki na hindi ginagamitan ng sebo de macho habang natutuyo. Imbes na normal na balat ang nakatakip sa bakokang, itoy mayroong makintab na balat na takip.

MULMUL

      - buhok sa gitna ng isang nunal. Mahirap ipaliwanag kung bakit nagkakaroon ng MULMUL ang isang nunal subalit hindi talaga eto naaalis kahit bunutin pa ito, maliban na lamang kung ipa laser ito.

BAKTOL

       - ang ikatlong lebel ng mabahong amoy sa kili-kili. Ang baktol ay kapareho ng amoy ng nabubulok na bayabas. Ito’y dumidikit sa damit at humahalo sa pawis, madalas na naamoy tuwing registration sa school, sa elevator o FX at sa LRT na hindi aircon.

Tony seemed to enjoy it rather than be stressed (which is the usual case). And Tetta said I should do it more often. Huh? Why not? Her parting words for that portion - "Loradel, you rock!" Haha (:

And because I made them laugh I got to win tickets for Dreamgirls (: Yeay! I’m really looking forward to see this movie. Thanks Tony and Tetta for always making me laugh (: And to you people, try to listen to Magic 89.9 at 9 - 12 at night during Mondays to Thursdays or log on to www.magic899.fm. Trust me, you’d love it!

Til next time!

lol (:

pussycat dolls

i didnt know that ashley sings very well. from all the previous cuts in their album, she was just an eye candy. and hearing her do a few lines in tainted love - wow! i was amazed! she was more than a britney spears. i even thought for a second she was better than nicole.

carmit was very good too! but i was expecting more from melody coz she use to do all the high notes, the one liners - hooo, uhhh, ahhh, yeah; haha.

did i see it right or it was the new pcd girl? ashley? i dunno!

check this out and holla me back! thank you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVeXCzfGOE&NR

Cook Island

Survivor Cook Island season was finally over. Yul was the winner of them 20. Becky was third placer- not bad. 2 Asians in the the final 3.

2 Pinoys as part of the jury- not bad.

Puka won or someone from Puka won!

Yeah (:

I still love you Brad even if you said you are GAY!

Great season!

Lesson In Political Science

DEMOCRATIC
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand sings for you.

REPUBLICANISM
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?

SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNIST
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain.

AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.

JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.

GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don’t know where they are.
While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two.
You don’t milk them because you cannot touch any creature’s private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.

IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.

POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.

BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he’s French, other times he’s Flemish.
The Flemish cow won’t share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow’s milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.

FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can’t figure o ut how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow.

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California Cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegals.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.