What's in a Name?

(Taken from Urim "The Rock" Hernandez)

Rules are simple, list all the different names people have for you and who they are. :D

Lovelyn: most people i grew up with, most of my relatives, and those who couldn't wait to see their Maker. Recently, my coaches at work fondly call me that in a very nasal way, prolonging the love in Lovelyn (e.g. lahaaaavhlyn..), simply because they want to torture me.

Love: childhood friends, my dad, elementary and highschool friends

Labe: (as in la-beh): my mum, my childhood bestfriend and a couple other persons from my childhood. They would call me that up to this day.

Lyn-lyn: two of my older guy relatives who were very uncomfy with calling me Love just like everyone else in the family tree (i smell incest. yuck..)

Supangan/Supangable: by my friendly neighborhood monsters in highschool. That's my maiden name. Yes, ghouls and gals, I was married.

Nyl: College batchmates/friends/acquaintances, friends I've met in my late teens and  2 ex-BFs. It's actually Lyn spelled backwards, in case you didn't notice. It suited my personality more, dont yah think? I started using it when I realized that introducing yourself as "Love" in a mosh pit of UP kids wouldn't work.

Lyn/Lynn: A former boss started calling me that after he missed what my nickname was. I got used to it so i adopted the very lady-like nick. Some of my friends think it's baduy. Eh anong magagawa ko, sa Lyn talaga ang obvious na palayaw ng Lovelyn ehhh...

Lynntek: thanks Donna for the reminder. haha.. self-explanatory. =)

Lynntot: and so is this. People who call me this usually like me. XD

Lynny: only one person is allowed to call me by this nick. *wink*

Luna: My screen name, phone name and the name that I believe would best describe me. I'm actually planning on getting a name change, if it wouldn't offend my dad. Some of my officemates already call me that.

Bianca: Yeah, I know. Why, how, WTF?!?. Bianca is a vampire in Anne Rice' realm whose charater I represented way back. My e-mail add for most of my online accounts bears that name. Most Anne Rice Phils members and the now buried TalamascA still calls me Bianca. One of them, the first ever soul who called me that, and one I truly love, seemed to have forgotten about me.

Montejo: by some of my friendly team leaders and one QA-friend at work. Swerte na ko if there's a Miss before the Montejo but most of the time it's just MONTEJO heard from across the floor. It's usually followed by, "kelan tayo iinom?" (when are we drinking?)

Brett Scallions' cover of Daniel (acoustic)

cooler version of an old Elton John song

again, sorry for too much Brett stuff in your inbox. =)

Brett Scallions Stills

One of my most loved vocalists. He sings with his heart as if his heart is in his throat. Listening to the songs is one thing, watching him sing is another.

Oh let this fangirl have her day.

Fuel - Jesus Or A Gun (live acoustic)

Furl performing Jesus Or A Gun Cold, Live at the Chapel

One of my favorite Fuel songs (who am I kidding, I love most Fuel songs when Brett is still part of the band!)

Fuel - Bittersweet (live acoustic)

Fuel playing Bittersweet live, Cold at the Chapel

The video that says why Brett is half of Fuel. =)

Fuel - Hemorrhage Live at the RRHOF

Fuel performing Hemorrhage live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

And I'm gonna slap the next sonofabitch who'd say that he looks like Ryan Agoncillo or Rob Thomas.

Fuel - Shimmer (Live)

Different hair, same sexy Brett Scallions. Sorry for flooding your Inbox with Brett stuff, he's my happy pill right now. Although it saddens me too that he's no longer with Fuel.

it's like taking Kurt Cobain out of Nirvana and still calling it Nirvana

My eyes are bleeding from watching too many Fuel vids on youtube. Old times...

I miss Brett Scallions! And I'm really angry that he had to leave Fuel. I loved that band since I was 16/17. Now there's a band out there who sings Fuel's songs, but it's not Fuel. ANd the vocalist... argh. I won't even start!

Fuel aint Fuel without Brett. Dammit!

argh!!!




side note:
I'm a sucker for rock bands whose vocalist plays the guitar as well. Brett rocks at the guitar!

silver lining

NO REGRETS.

whatever it was, it'll turn into something beautiful. maybe not now.

i'm keeping my eyes and my heart open. =)

No Guts, No Glory - Curiosity Killed the Kitty Kat

Statistically speaking, unless you are a total hermit, a social retard, or ugly as a putrid bum, there is at least one person in your multiply network that has a crush on, wants to date you, wants to sleep with you or simply just wants to kiss you. So... let's play "No Guts, No Glory!"

The rules are simple.

   1. If you want to date the person who posted this, send a Personal Message, not a reply to this post, saying "Coffee?"
   2. If you have a crush on the person who posted this, send a Personal Message saying"You're hot!"
   3. If you just want to sleep with them & stay friends, send them a message that says "Nice shoes!"
   4. If you simply just want to kiss the person who posted this, send a Personal Message saying, "I do!"

SCARED?

The only rule is that, you must not make anyone who sends you a personal message feel stupid for feeling that way about you. Acknowledge. Say thank you. Move on.

IF YOU'VE READ THIS, YOU HAVE TO REPOST THIS, EVEN IF YOU'RE TAKEN & see who replies.

SO... re-post this as "No Guts, No Glory", as it doesn't matter if you're married, in a relationship, or single.

You opened it so you HAVE to repost it! A test of your bravery!

An old pic

Once upon a time, I had short hair. I'm thinking of having a major haircut. Less shampoo, less hassle, less sweat on my nape. hehe... whatchathink?

From 'The Eyes of a Child, My Child'

It's just one of those schoolnights when the little kid is so lazy to walk the extra mile. Basta tapos na homework, okay na. As an adult (who am I kidding?), I had to play my part:

Mum: Lemon, mag aral ka naman mabuti...blah...Mas okay yung matalino ka, yung may honors ka. When you grow up mas madali kang yayaman kung tapos ka ng school and pag matalino ka (I didn't want to mention about working or she'll get disillusioned. She knows I'm having a hard time working and making ends meet even if I do have work).

Lemon: Eh di ba Mommy, matalino ka? Eh bakit di ka pa rin mayaman?

Mum: (Dumbfounded) Uhm... Kasi malas ako eh.


Hay kids these days. Di mo talaga mabola.

In the eyes of a child, my child.

Lemon and I talk a lot (what a surprise!) - in the car, before going to sleep, before I leave for work, while watching a movie (I know we shouldn't but...), yadda yadda. Here are some amusing conversations we've had:

in the car, on our war to a mall:
Lemon: Mum, why is the sky blue? (one of the ultimate questions each child had to ask)
Mum: (praying I know the right answer) Because molecules in the air scatter blue light more than they scatter other colors. Di ba we have so many colors in the rainbow? Those molecules bounce off more blue light.
Lemon: Ah.. but what are molecules?
Mum: They're the little stuff all things are made of. They group together into particles. You can't see a single molecule kasi they're so small.
Lemon: Ah... Eh why is the sea blue also?
Mum: It reflects the blue sky. (I should've stopped explaining by this time but noooo. I just had to be Ms. Smarty pants) But sometimes it's green when the water is shallow kasi it shows naman what's under the water which mostly is green stuff.
Lemon: Ah yeah. Green. Like aliens.
Mum: *dumbfounded*

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Last night while watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe on Disney Channel:

Scene: The morning after Aslan was stabbed by the White Witch on the stone table. Susan and Lucy fell asleep while Peter and Edmund lead the battle against the White Witch.

Lemon: Wala lang, natulog lang sila. Di man lang sila tumulong! Umiyak-iyak lang sila. (They just slept, they didn't even help. They just cried.)
Mum: *laughing*

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After watching Highschool Musical (I know, right?):

Mum: I love Sharpay. She's so cute!
Lemon: Me too! I don't like Gabrielle. Lagi na lang syang parang kawawa. Liit pa ng boses. (She's pathetic. She's got such a small voice!)
Mum: (thinking I've created a monster), uhm yeah. hehe..

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i just remembered one more:

be careful what stuff you let your kids watch. Even seemingly innocent  flicks such as Finding Nemo could change their lives forever.

One frustrated mom during dinner:
Mum: Lemon, why won't you eat fish?!?
Lemon: Eh kasi di ba sabi sa Finding Nemo, "fish are friends, not food!"
Mum: What???


And she won't eat fish to this day.

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(I'll update this every now and then. I don't want to forget these conversations. She'll grow up soon.)

=)

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06/21/08

It's just one of those schoolnights when the little kid is so lazy to walk the extra mile. Basta tapos na homework, okay na. As an adult (who am I kidding?), I had to play my part:

Mum: Lemon, mag aral ka naman mabuti...blah...Mas okay yung matalino ka, yung may honors ka. When you grow up mas madali kang yayaman kung tapos ka ng school and pag matalino ka (I didn't want to mention about working or she'll get disillusioned. She knows I'm having a hard time working and making ends meet even if I do have work).

Lemon: Eh di ba Mommy, matalino ka? Eh bakit di ka pa rin mayaman?

Mum: Uhm... Kasi malas ako eh.

Hay kids these days. Di mo talaga mabola.

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November 22, 2008

Lemon and I were on our way to her school. Earlier we already had an argument on why she can't wear mommy's accessories to school. We saw this girl wearing baby pink shirt, Magenta pants, pink shoes and even had pink ribbons on her hair. Lemon goes...

"Mom, I don't like pink any more. Parang baduy na. Nung baby pa ko I love pink pero ngayon ang gusto ko na lang lahat BLACK and GRAY."

I really doubt that she's only seven. And I'm her mom!

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For Now

Someday I know I'll look back at my life and laugh at the times when I got so stubborn with what I thought I wanted and deserved.

But learning does take time. And living involves getting a few scratches here and there, getting bruised for that one shot at happiness, no matter how shallow that joy might look like years after.

I guess I'll live each moment as if I wasn't wrong, hoping someday I'd somehow make sense of these stubborn feelings, secretly wishing on my selfish little star to at least shed a little shine on me. This is the only way to live for me.

And so I'll take the all the pain.
... for now.

Team Forbidden City @Dencio's

Not-so-old photos of us drinking in broad daylight. Sorry for the poor quality, I was using a phone cam (and a not so great one at that).