still with you

held og lykke team DK!!!

denmark vs france
january 30, 2009, 17:30

Position: Målvogter

Fødselsdag: 6. februar 1976

Klub: FC Barcelona

Debut på A-landsholdet: 28. juni 1996

TV 2-ekspert Nikolaj Jacobsens vurdering:
Kasper er den vigtigste spiller på holdet. Skal Danmark have succes, kræver det, at Kasper er på toppen. Han skal med sin store rutine og sit brede kendskab til spillerne være rygraden på holdet. Kasper har specielt i de sidste slutrunder vist stor stabilitet - især fra fløj og streg har han vist skræmmende styrke.

GOOD LUCK, TEAM DK!

photos from tv2.dk

january 17, 2009

kalahating oras bago mag alas tres, nakipagsisiksikan na kami ni mabeth sa entrance ng oslo spektrum. hawak hawak ang aming tig 15 nok na pizza at ang inagaw lang naming disney scratch cards na para lang sana sa mga bata. hindi na magkarinigan ang mga pipol dahil sa umaapaw na sugar level ng mga bata at ng mga katulad naming mga batang isip. nag offer na nga lang kami ng a moment of silence habang inuubos ang pizza. at ng sa wakas ay bumukas na ang magical door, nataranta na ako sa sobrang excitement! sinalubong kami ng mga booths kung saan pwede kang bumili ng iba't-ibang disney souvenirs...sword ni mulan (at kulay yellow pa ha!), disney figures (na hindi ko carry ang presyo), t-shirts, mickey hats, lollipops, magic wand ni fairygodmother at kung anu-ano pang makatalinghagang bagay. nakidagdag din sa siksikan ang mga taga-tinda ng popcorn-in-a-bucket na inspired naman ni Alladin and Jasmine ang kanilang costume.

ng bumukas na ang 2nd magical door, dali dali na naming hinanap ang aming seats. kaiba ito, dahil nga late na kami nagpa book ng tickets, eh di 12 seats apart kami ni mabeth! isa kami sa mga hindi naman masyadong excited na nauna sa loob ng spektrum. kaya naman, may time pa kami para mag picture picture muna (kahit hindi allowed and camera! nakapuslit!), habang nagwi wish na sana eh, pwedeng pakiusapan ang mga rowmates namin na umusog usog na lang para naman magkatabi na kami ni mabeth.pero hindi eh! mukhang matapang kasi yung manong na may kasamang limang anak kaya napilitan na kaming maghiwalay na ng upuan ni mabetskie.

anyway, umpisahan na ang palabas. si tinkerbell ang unang lumabas sa ice rink. pa sway sway na siya habang nagpapasab-og (ay boba! hindi ko alam ang tagalog o english term ng word na yun!) ng kanyang glittery dust. at naloka si joanna marie! sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay bigla na lang tumulo ang aking luha at napahikbi ng konti ( kailangang i control ang emotion, kasi baka biglang tumawag ng red cross ang mamang matapang na katabi ko). imagine! si joanna marie aka amanda woods ay napaluha pagkakita kay tinkerbell na nagsi skate! nakakaloka! at hindi lang doon nag stop ang ka dramahan, sunod sunod na yun hanggang sa scene ni jasmine and alladin(sobrang na amuse ako kay genie of the lamp! ang galing nya! parang gusto kong tumakbo pababa sa ice rink at sumabit sa malalaking muscles nya!), snowhite and the evil stepmother (mas maganda talaga ata si stepmother kesa kay snowhite), mulan and her dragon (hindi ko ma remember ang name ng partner nya eh! ), aurora and her prince (natumba pa ang isang fairy), beauty and beast (naloka ako dito! syempre favorite ko si belle at beast) at ang pinakamakulay na little mermaid (na amaze ako sa mga fish costume nila! dagdagan pa ng nakikipaglaro na lights! buti di tumulo ang laway ko sa sobrang mangha).

nung lumabas ulit si tinkerbell, kasama na niya si mickey and minnie mouse. nakisali pa si pluto! at yun ay hudyat ng snack break, weewee break at kung ano pang break na maisip ng mga pipol doon. kami naman ni mabeth ay nagtagpo ulit. lumabas lang kami para makapag stretch naman. at ang feelingerang joanna marie, ay akalain mo ba namang pa glide glide na! feeling nagsi skate! sabay tawag kay beast, in a disney princess mode. at ito ay labis na ikinahiya ni mabeth kaya hinila na nya ako pabalik sa loob ng spektrum bago pa may dumating ulit na red cross, talian ako't itapon sa mental institution.

ayun. pagkatapos ng ilang sandali ay bumulangga na ang mga sundalo sa castle ni prince charming. kakaloka ulit umpisa sa pagma mop ni cinderella ng floor, hanggang sa pagbaba ni fairygodmother galing sa bubong, hanggang sa pag appear ni C sakay ng kanyang pumpkin coach. more pa ang interaction ng mga bruha nyang stepsisters with the audience, huh! at yun na nga, hanggang magtagpo sila ulit ni prince charming.

nakakaloka sa lahat eh nung magsilabasan na ang lahat ng princesses and princes in their wedding costumes. nalula ako! di ko tuloy alam kung kanino ako magfo focus! buti di ako nahilo sa kaka shift ng mata ko from one character to another. ang ganda ganda kasi ng mga kasuotan nila! syempre favorite ko ulit ang gown ni belle. yung gown nya nung nagsayaw sila ni beast sa song ni mrs. pots. maganda din ang chinese-inspired gown ni mulan. pramis! bongga din naman ang gown ni minnie mouse! ayaw patalo ng daga!

overwhelmed...overjoyed...over sa kaka emote ako nang mag show is over na. grabe! isa yong napakagandang alaala na babaunin ko paglabas ko sa real world. sa dalawang oras na yun ay natugunan na aking pagkasabik sa mga fairies at magic spells. kung pupwede nga lang na tumira sa fairylandia eh ako ang pinakaunang maglalakbay papunta don. kahit ba ako na ang tagasalo sa mop ni cinderella eh! basta dumating lang ang aking prince charming..........

stop!!!! tama na ang overactive imagination. itutulog ko na lang ito. mag a alas dose na....

dear edward,

i feel empty.... i have been wandering around Stryn with an empty heart. at times like these, i wish that you'd make an apparition.

my dear edward, i have been walking with Oscar early this morning. it was cold and damp and gray...a lifeless morning. as lifeless as i am. as we reached my favorite bench along the mountainside a thought struck me! Stryn is a perfect place for you...and your family! yes! it rains here all the time. the mountains make it impossible for the sunshine to get through. there might be a lot of deers and moose somewhere in the forest for you to hunt...you wont get hungry.

it would be so nice to take a stroll in the forest with you. to hold your cold hand... i will bring Oscar with me, but please, my darling Edward...he can't be a part of your diet. i love him as much as i love you. so spare him, please...

i am uncertain how long this emptiness will possess my being...

my dearest, of this i am certain. i will always have you in my heart. and i will try, to think of you everytime another hole eats up my soul, because the mere thought of you brings me back to life. i will try to keep myself alive...and i will be hopefull everytime i visit my bench in the mountainside, that you will be there, waiting for me...

and if this world has nothing more left for me, Edward, my love, i would be much pleased to spend a million years with you....

93.9

aba! at talaga naman! nakakahawa naman ang tawa ni sexy sabel!

rainy days and those days

i used to sing "rainy days and mondays always get me down" (carpenters)

i also used "because rainy days and fridays always get me down" as a reason on my leave of absence slip once. the hr didn't approve of it, of course. but hey, i only tell the truth once in a blue moon and the hr should have been flattered with my candid honesty.

i love seeing movies with "rainy" scenes: the notebook (thunder and lightning), the road to perdition (soaked), teaching mrs. tingle, memoirs of a geisha, sweet home alabama, spiderman (mary jane!), pride and prejudice (i love you, mr.darcy) and my favorite rainy movie for all times and beyond, john lloyd and sarah's "a very special love"!

i used to love bathing under the rain, running around with my childhood friends and eating ice cream while running through the streets of mandaue city with nang rose and chandra in a bashing rainy day.

i had a tremendously shameful tantrum attack in denmark because of the rain.

i love to listen to the sound of the rain on the roof. it is so wonderful.

i hate to bring an umbrella when it rains. umbrellas are heavy, i'd rather be soaked.

i had to meet this one guy once at the airport. and i bothered to do my hair and make-up only to show up almost an hour late and soaking wet. oh, i love the rain! the guy was not worth the bother, as it turned out. tsk! tsk!

in elementary and high school, we had the flag ceremony in our classroom when it was raining. which is so much better for me rather than the fall-in-line-find-your-height-arms-forward thing.

once, i was so stupid to wear a strappy-heely sandals under the rain. the heels broke and i had to walk on bare feet to the office.

when i wake up in a rainy morning, i love to stay in bed as long as possible.

when woody allen said "i love the rain. it washes memories off the sidewalk of your life" i fell in love with him.

24

i was once dazzled by jack bauer's heroic characterization in the tv series 24. somehow, it was astonishing how he saved the distressed characters and the world in the scope of 24 hours. the production made it so possible for a protagonist like jack to do a million and hundred things in such a time.

and that made me wonder...what have i done in my oh-so-many-24-hours? was i able to help someone who needed assistance? did i make someone smile? was there ever a person who became happy for what i've done for him or her? did i feed my brain? did i make an effort to tell my family and friends that i love them and that they mean all the world to me?

it makes me worried at times, thinking about how i manage my time. 24 hours slip through my life as fast as a quicksand. i admit that i am inclined to be self-centered most of the time. and it is alarming to me, wandering this earth absent-mindedly and waking up one day with a great regret at the realization that i've wasted not just 24 hours but 29 years...my entire life.

i feel wasted now....

tomorrow i'll start living my 24......


and you? what will you do when you only have 24 hours left on earth?

basta

Friday night: pizza, Carlsberg, fried potatoes, mandarin, all kinds of gummies and a couple of gulps from Sharon’s cup of coffee

Saturday morning: strawberry yoghurt with banana chunks, 2 bowls of instant noodles with egg and Danish brown bread

Saturday afternoon: gummies, caramel pudding

Saturday evening: pancit, crabs (just for me!), adobo, fried fish, rice and Joann’s special sawsawan. Oh, and puto bibingka for dessert.

Sunday: fried rice and leftovers from saturday’s dinner, ice cream and pizza

I couldn’t identify with the word ”enough” for a couple of days. I was unbelievably gluttonous. It was far imaginable how someone like me could gulp food nonstop. And I really mean nonstop. It was as if I’m going to a far-off place where there’s no food or water and there’s an urgent need to fill my stomach with all the food within my reach so that I would be able to survive for a month....or going to a death sentence.

Every space in my tummy was left unoccupied. My digestive system was pressured to work double than double time while I laid on the sofa, waiting for my neuro system to help me stop my urges to grab food on the center table.

So now, after two days of indulgence, I resolved to deprive myself from any edible solid food. This might save me from going to hell.

...the witnesses to my obscene food spree weekend...