I love my Nike Backpack!

A couple of weeks back, as I was about to go home, I was only supposed to pass by Glorietta and heed straight home. That changed the moment I saw this really cute blue, red and white Nike backpack. One look and I knew I just had to have it.

i love this!

Prior to my buying this, I had been scouting for a backpack for weeks. My first choice was actually a JanSport backpack but the ones I found were kind of bulky. Also, most JanSport backpacks had only two compartments.

the Nike tag that came with my new backpack

The one I bought was just the perfect size for me. I love its color too – blue, red, white and black. Very easy to pair with my blue or black jeans and most of my tops. I have two pairs of rubber shoes too and one pair of sneakers and their colors are also blue, red, white and black (one pair of rubber shoes has gray for its accent) so the Nike backpack I bought was just perfect!

I love its signature Nike Swoosh

I love backpacks. I have a fascination with them since my elementary years. In high school, while most teen girls preferred handbags and other bags with very feminine accents (think pink or baby blue or lavender with lots of flowers), I opted for backpacks basically because the geek in me could put in there many books as well as various readings.

the Nike Swoosh again

Of course, I had to ditch my backpacks to handbags, clutches, tote bags and other “feminine” and corporate bags the moment I started working.

But hey, I got a new backpack now and with my lugging this around (during weekends and whenever I wanted to feel comfy and sporty in jeans and sneakers), I sure feel like a teen again!

Just do it

Eternal Flame

This was forwarded to me via YM by my Kuya Carlo and it really made me laugh. I actually had to bite my inner cheeks so I would not burst out laughing in my workstation.

Eternal Flame
The truth behind this song... and who really sang it:















Bulag: Close your eyes...
Pilay: Give me your hand, darling...
Bingi: Do you hear my heart beating?
Bobo: Do you understand?
Manhid: Do you feel the same?
Dukha: Am I only dreaming?
Bumbero: Is this burning.. an eternal flame?!
Pipi: Say my name!
Baliw: Sunshine through the rain...
Kawawa: My whole life... so lonely
Doctor: They'll come and ease the pain...
Madamot: I don't wanna lose this feeling
Wolf: Oohhhh....woooohhhhh

Uuuy kinanta nya..

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Love Thy Language

I came across this question in Yahoo Answers yesterday and the question actually made me ponder on how many Filipinos out there think the same.

The question:
I feel bragging speaking in english.?
Im 21 years old and I came here in america last year (2007) from the Philippines. I'm working in a Call center for a consumer electronic company here in Houston. I want to speak English all the time so I can be an Excellent and an advanced english speaker. One way for me to accomplish it is by not thinking and talking in my mother tongue anymore right? I don't want to talk in my language anymore to the extent that I want to forget it (but i will not forget it anyway). But when I speak with my fellow filipinos here in the US and with my family friends in the Philippines, I feel that I'm bragging that I speak to them in English. One of the flaws of my culture is "Oh he is America now and he speaking English and he is bragging about it" "Oh look at that trying hard English Speaker", but if I will continue feeling this way I will never be fluent, because the words in my language keep blocking me to lose my filipino accent, which I'm doing a very good job eliminating gradually

I posted the question verbatim.

Here's my reply which the asker chose as Best Answer just today.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to be fluent in speaking the English language but there is something really wrong with your trying to do away with what forms part of your identity. Forget your language? Did you forget what our national hero said? I am sure you can still vividly recall this one:

"Ang taong hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa ang amoy sa malansang isda."
- Gat. Jose Rizal

I won't translate it in English because I want to remind you of that, in our national language that is Filipino, no less. Please do not think that I am being contradictory as I am talking about upholding our national language and yet posting in English. I just do not want to get a violation that is why this reply is in English.

Also, you need not do away with the Filipino language for you to learn the English language. I grew up here in the Philippines and have never been to the US but I am very fluent in both oral and written English.

As an afterthought, you may want to work on your grammar too, no offense meant as learning and mastering a language is not just all about its accent.

As my answer conveys, I have nothing against some Filipinos wanting to master the English language. I just wish that they do so without forgetting that which makes them Filipino.


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Click HERE for the link to this question posted in Yahoo Answers.