The custardy buko (young coconut meat) filling is creamy and the pie crust is flaky. I bought an entire box. The Mini Buko Pie tastes better than each slice of the normal buko pie because the flavor of the smaller version is more concentrated. The size of each pie could be compared to a closed fist. The normal sized buko pie is now obsolete. It is available at the roadside stalls along the major highway after Los Banos Laguna.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Mini Buko Pies
The custardy buko (young coconut meat) filling is creamy and the pie crust is flaky. I bought an entire box. The Mini Buko Pie tastes better than each slice of the normal buko pie because the flavor of the smaller version is more concentrated. The size of each pie could be compared to a closed fist. The normal sized buko pie is now obsolete. It is available at the roadside stalls along the major highway after Los Banos Laguna.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
the end is near
Friday, October 13, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Lets go do something DIRRTY yeah!

This is what happens after SOCCER PRACTICE.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Stolen from a Hallmark Card
You are and always will be
the most amazing person
who ever smiled into my eyes.
Every morning,
your smile give me the courage to take on the day...
Your smile gives me a feeling
of calm reassurance every night.
So on this day devoted to our love,
I'm counting the everyday reasons
you've given me to know that my life is good.
Very Good.
In the circle of your arms,
I feel strong and hopeful.
Time moves on,
and the world changes around us,
sometimes faster than we can keep up with it...
And through it all,
I know
I'll be depending on upon your smile,
loving you more than I can say,
hoping you'll always be mine.
Happy Anniversary.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Saturday, October 07, 2006
You Get What You Give Remix - Gag Reel End Credits
You Get What You Give Remix
Friday, October 06, 2006
Bloopers and Crazy Credits
Haven't got enough from the music video?
Watch the behind the scenes footage
from the parody that rocked Philippine politics.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
World Premiere
And now the web premiere
of the music video
You Get What You Give Remix
LMC feat New Radicals
a BRETCH Production
Philippine politics never danced this good.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Just in the time of nick
It was a great show indeed, the video even includes the out takes clip.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Running on Reserve Power
Remember the series called 24? Almost every hour yesterday was exciting and weird enough to merit an entire TV episode.
12mn
I was lining up for tickets for UAAP Game 2. I was crazy enough to camp out the yellow gate ticket booth with two other 2nd year Ateneans. I only met them that night.
1am
Another Atenean joined us who brought a guitar. Imagine sober people singing in a non-sober way.
2am
Six more people lined up, most of them are drivers and yayas of other Ateneans. Now I'm reduced to such low level. I started out an arrival sign-up sheet for documentation purposes.
3am
Araneta Center closes down, most of the lights were turned off. Weird people started to pass by. An old gay man in a tight shirt smiled at me. Eww!! A trannie was making her rounds. Tambay na lasing people joined in the fun.
4am
Sign-up sheet was already on its 5th page. Cutie guys started to arrive.
5am
Hard rain and gale force winds started to shower us. Just heard from the radio that its already signal number three in the metro.
6am
Free breakfast from Tita Emy, a lady we reserved a slot at 2am. The perks of having the power of the sign-up sheet.
7am
Games today are cancelled, according to Tita Emy.
8am
No tickets today! Worthless.
9am
I went home as the typhoon started to emerge. Trees swayed with the wind.
10am
Dozed after arriving at home. Power loss.
11am
Typhoon gets stronger. A tree branch fell down the backyard.
12nn
Transferred the heavy gas range and oven inside the house plus the LPG tank. We can't cook outside anymore.
1pm
Rain still spurts through the locked windows.
2pm
Gutter-high flooding in the streets.
3pm
Heard from the radio that a person parking his car in Makati was trampled to death by a giant billboard.
4pm
Took pictures of uprooted trees outside the house.
5pm
Dozed off again.
6pm
Played Super Mario 64 again and again.
7pm
Ate dinner beside the stove.
8pm
Went outside the house. The street was soo dark that the sky is much brighter.
9pm
Cellular phone battery's dead. Can't text anyone right now.
10pm
Rechargable lamp flickers and slowly dims to black.
11pm
Snuggled with my *ahem*
12mn
Sleep.
How was your day?
Monday, September 25, 2006
Crinkles with Coffee
Not everyone knows about this delicious thing called..
.
Strawberry Crinkles
Ang sarap sarap!
More Bretch Videos!
This video was made for my LS100 class. This serves as an intro for our report on the Gourmet Coffee Shop industry in the Philippines. Coffee's Angels is the title of this video, and Im sure that it will crack you up. :)
Saturday, September 23, 2006
All night, I wanna goo-ohh.
This is my groupmates before we started burning the midnight oil.
Yebah!
Havta doze off pa for a few hours, tomorrow's my grad pic photoshoot and POS100 mtv shooting.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The Festival Continues
And now the Video Fest continues with another classic Bretch music video. Close was created for theo 131. The entire video report lasts for 26 minutes and the music video serves as a commercial gap for the news format discussion on homosexuality. The title of the news program is 24 Minuto ng Badap Badap, a parody on Wazzup Wazzup.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Bretch Video Festival
A good way to celebrate the 4th anniversary of BRETCH online is to have a video festival of sorts. One of my least popular videos I made was this music video remix for Sci10 class in collaboration with Vip. During that time in 2003 when I was editing this video, I really dont know how to maximize the use of Adobe Premiere Pro's transition and color key effects. The result is a primitive but byte-busting slide show rendered on my DV cam. Powerpoint would have done a better job with less the fuss.
Monday, September 18, 2006
its four years of bretch online
Sunday, September 17, 2006
that big eared dog
I just came home from a music video shoot in school. Its been a while since I staged a medium budget production like this. Unfortunately, some of the scenes were accidentally deleted! Now we have to shoot that first scene again. Oh well, I cant wait to edit it. Maybe I'll start editing now. Hehehe.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
social awareness
Enjoy!
quote of the day
— Douglas Adams, The Independent on Sunday, 1999
Monday, September 11, 2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Happiness is...
haluin mo mang mabuti, nasa ilalim pa rin.
(at masarap pa!)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Bonks kung bonks.
| Bretch, you scored as Slut.
What type of girl are you?!! QuizFarm.com |
Monday, August 28, 2006
Time flies when hell's just around the corner.
And like the seasons, there is also a point in time wherein my EXes try to come back into my life. Unfortunately for them, I don't like seasonal love flings anymore, something more long term and transcending physical attraction. Buti nga sa inyo. HAHAHHAHAHA!
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
sa ilalim ng puno ng eucalyptus.
Umentra naman ang Bretchay niyo sa usapan, sabi ko, "pano naman ang happiness?" Natahimik ang mga lolah niyo.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Patay kang bakla ka!
Headache nanaman to. At least quasi-official na ang status namin sa mga tita ko. Friends daw o!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Friday, August 04, 2006
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Saturday, July 29, 2006
SMB: Super Mario is Back!
Im speaking geek here, so what does all this mean?
Basically, this new Nintendo DS game brings back nostalgic memories of the 80's because of its revival of the old 2-D motion control used by Nintendo's Family Computer and Super Famicom consoles. Since most of the newer Mario episodes out in the market are set in 3-D worlds (except for the select Paper Mario line), the New Super Mario Bros on the Nintendo DS entices both new and old school gamers to go back to the classics.
Other than reverting to the old linear gameplay, NSMB has more to offer. Even though it is 2-D in motion, the graphics, background and characters are in 3-D. The polygonal treatment gives a refreshing look to classic settings and iconic characters. Mario and Luigi now look more sophisticated but they still retain the fundamental characteristics they possess for more than two decades ago since they first appeared in the arcades.
I have to admit that I'm getting hooked to this game. Right now, I just finished the second Bowser castle in World 8. Good thing I could save my recent developments in the DS' built-in flash memory card. All in all, the New Super Mario Brothers is an excellent game. The legacy of Mario's classic 2-D motion lives on through this newest installment to the super saga. Speaking of 2-D motion games, I can't wait for the release of Yoshi's Island 2 in November just in time for my birthday, Yoshi's Island 2 is another new side-scrolling platform for the Nintendo DS.
Photos from themushroomkingdom.net
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
of rainy days and Mondays
Ang Saya saya noh! Today is TGIS: Thank Gloria its SONA. Salamat sa ulan ni Glenda at sa takot ni Ate Glo na dumugin ang kanyang 6th State of the Nenok Echoserang Address ay walang classes ngayon. Napakadami kong nagawang makabuluhan ngayon katulad ng matulog, mahiga at makipaglandian sa mga housemates ko sa bahay ni Bretchay. Sobrang amazed pa rin ako sa Goggle Earth Plus at nagsearch ako ng mga kilalang world cities na di ko pa napuntahan like Paris and the Eiffel tower, NYC's Chrysler bulding, Japan's Mount Fuji pati na ang pagkaliit-liit na bansa ng Micronesia at ang black gold-rich country of Nauru. Ayun lang naman.
Picture from INQ7.net
Thursday, July 20, 2006
2 YEARS of being marooned!
Yes, I almost didn't knew it but this July is my blog anniversary month. On July 7, 2004, I posted my first blog entry in Blogspot. Life has never been the same after that. Thanks to the wonders of blog, I could now remember every stupid thing I did with my life! Everything is documented, and its is archived in the back seat portion of my journal.
Only recently, (two months to be exact) I transfered to LJ. My Blogspot account still works but it directly links it to LJ, somewhat of a simulcast on two channels.
Well, im kinda lazy today to create a 2nd anniversary special but its quite amazing realize that two years of blog life has gone by.
Maybe I'll post some tribute to the past. Soon.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Sakit ng ulo?
My lazy day started when I woke up at 9:30 to roam around the house. Yes, I have less time to do that. Then by 12:00nn I left for school. Twenty minutes after that, when I was already approaching the Katipunan flyover, behold the traffic starting at the foot of the overpass. Damn it. Fortunately, I came to school earlier today. During Tuesdays and Thursdays, my classes start at 1:30 and ends at 6pm, with no breaks. Then, the strangest thing happened. A few minutes into my Philo class, (last class during T-TH) i suddenly had a splitting headache. This is truly the first time in my life that I had an instantaneous headache. And the headache has really painful. I barely survived the 1 and a half hour class with the discussion of Plato. I was so nauseated by the last 30 minutes of it that I almost vomited inside the classroom. It was kind of weird since I never experienced anything like this. I even ate luch just before the start of my first class. Maybe its food poisoning from the cafeteria food. Well, thats an old story. I took two tablets of Biogesic immediately after the class. Product placement huh. Up to this time, my head still hurts. Huhuhuhuhu.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
I heard about you back two weeks ago...
Paksyet talaga yang radio star na yan! Papatayin ko talaga yan. Napanuod ko na to e. (Sa video ba?) Pero lagi naman ako nadadala ng palabas, as if di ko alam yung mangyayari next.
Sayang talaga, unfairness kasi e. Hayayay, pero shung-shung pa rin ang lola moh. Kailangan tanggalin sa sistema ko to. Study hard, play harder. Pang-ilan na commercial break na yan di pa ko nasanay. At least may major timeline pa rin ako. Yess, sana after ko magawa tong entry na to, mabago ko na yung defective kong emotions. Enjoy lang dapat. Kalma lang. Andyan lang naman ang tunay theme song ng buhay ko e.
Photo from: http://www.radrowdies.com
Monday, July 17, 2006
Volks of the Day # 3
Today is a special day because we have two beetles in a single photo.
Seen in Buendia Avenue, Pasay City.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
some chessy video report
I have nothing good to wrtie about today but fortunately I have a new video to share. Nothing grand or evocative about the video but as the song goes:
And now we meet in an abandoned studio.
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago.
And you remember the jingles used to go.
Oh-a oh
You were the first one.
Oh-a oh
You were the last one.
Video killed the radio star.
Video killed the radio star.
In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh,
Oh-a-aho oh
Better have it on video than hear it from the radio.
This short three and a half minute clip is a report about thinking faith in Theology 151. Its neither funny nor melodramatic, just a simple scripted discussion on how Catholics should involve themselves in a lively, Christ-centered discussion about recent moral-political issues.
Shux, I sound like some thelogian-freak. I should stop making these posts. Well I have nothing else to post, so there.
http://www.youtube.com/v/dTuWtYUQ-t0
You gotta have faith.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Mang-aagaw ng lakas...
Do you know the song "Narda" by Kamikazee? Its controversial nowadays because of a line in the song which has a double meaning.
Nag aabang sa langit
Sa mga ulap sumisilip
Sa likod ng mga tala
Kahit sulyap lang Darna
Sa costume ni Darna, ano kaya ang nasa likod ng dalawang stars/tala na naka-patch sa outfit niya? Hmmm.
But what's more exciting and amusing is that Michael V, the creative genius behind the Philippine gag show Bubble Gang has come up with a spoof version of the song with a matching music video to boot.
Check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/v/cKkr6dhtOTg
Baklang Mamaw!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Travelogue Rewind- Dubai
Here is the view from the tarmac while I was climbing the stairs. Im bound for Manchester Airport, England. Because of the limited direct flights offered by the handfull of airline companies here in the Philippines, I was forced to take a connecting flight to Dubai Airport. DXB or Dubai International Airport serves as the hub of Emirates Airlines. (obvious ba, kaya nga UAEmirates eh) Ok naman yung serivce nila, each seat has its own LCD screen wherein passengers can watch popular tv shows and movies in the in-flight channel system or view the progress of the flight with the airshow map. Sa channel na ito makikita mo yung nasa ilalim, sa harap at sa gilid ng airplane dahil may live feed galing sa mga kamerang nakakabit sa eroplano. Taray di ba!
Dubai Skyline
Pagdating sa Dubai, kain muna tayo sa... Mc Do! San pa ba di va? They don't accept US$ daw, Dhs lang. Dhs? ano yun di ba? Ahh, Dirham, yun yung pera sa Dubai.
Mc Donald's Dubai Airport Bretch Original Photo Copyright 2005-2006
Global Capitalist Mc Donald's, arabian style. Mc Falafel anyone?
Thats me waiting outside the gates of my connecting flight to Manchester. I'm halfway around the world and I only have Php 500 in my pocket!
Kamusta naman, bawal daw ang bading dun. May kakilala daw si Elgin na dalawang tuklesang nagchukchakan sa isang medyo public place ang nahuli at pinadeport pabalik sa Pinas. Hindi ito gay-friendly country like jolly-gay ol' England.
Underground kung underground ang gay community dito. Good luck sa mga gay dance clubs na nagtatago throughout the city. Kaya pala dito naghahasik ng lagim si Uma from PBB. Well rumor has it na botomesa daw siya. Di naman siya exactly from Dubai but Israel would also has the same policy: BAWAL ANG BADING.
What happens next? Visit my blog soon.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Volks of the Day # 2
This Volkswagen Beetle was seen in Bautista Street, Makati City.
Color: Mustard Yellow
I love those banana-type mags! (really looks like a banana because it's yellow)
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Volks of the Day
This volkswagen was seen in Bautista street, Makati City.
Color: Electric blue
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
anong kulay ko?
Paul, your true color is Red!
Your color is red, the color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you're ruled by red, you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act spontaneously. If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don't wait around for people to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn't in what you're doing, you won't be satisfied. Of course, even when you do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That's why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you're feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be surprised at the results. Overall, though, it's great to be red. No one lives life more completely than you do.
What's Your True Color?
Brought to you by Tickle
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
anong kulay ko?
Paul, your true color is Red!
Your color is red, the
color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red
symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you're ruled by red,
you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act
spontaneously.
If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking
twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don't wait around for people
to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you
pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn't in
what you're doing, you won't be satisfied. Of course, even when you
do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous
nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That's
why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you're
feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be
surprised at the results. Overall, though, it's great to be red. No one
lives life more completely than you do.
What's Your True Color?
Brought to you by Tickle
Monday, March 27, 2006
5:55am
“It’s been a long time since I appreciated these things,” I said to myself, which was momentarily followed by a deep sigh, clearing up my lungs. It was Sunday morning and it was good.
There it was, my entire life flashing before me. I could see it all: the regrets of my failures, relationships gone by and gone bad, my parents halfway around the world, friends, fiends and fiends of my friends, and finally, the uncertainty of this sun-kissed day.
“My life seems to be some kind of frozen delight, with pure and creamy streaks of vanilla, the mysterious but tempting sweet and sour taste of blueberry, and the fruity kick of melon.” I exclaimed.
And so the time was running "early" and I was already sleepy, so I hit the sack and scrunched myself to bed. I wanted to call it a day as the new day started.
ibalik natin ang "LIGAYA"
-->wowowee
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Bam! it hits you.
"by the time you truly experience God, thats the time na ingngudngod ka nya sa putikan."
And after that, na-hold up ako.
Hayy.
Grabe ha.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Back to the Future
dito nagsimula ang lahat
ang mga pangarap naming magbabarkada
at mga samahang di kailanman malilimutan
nagkahiwalay man ng isang taon
manunumbalik ulit ang nauna.
iba na ang may pinagsamahan.
ang pagbabalik ni kachorra.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
the tail end of September to remember
at ang mga blockmates ko patapos na rin
ako naman mag-LOA na.
alis na akong papuntang UK.
so? ano na kaya mangyayari?
wala pa rin.
good luck sa kanya.
sana maging happy kami lahat.
"coz im leavin on a jetplane
i dont know when ill be back again..."
Thursday, August 18, 2005
balakubak, knifehand block, me llamo es.
a relationship has gone by.
back to square one.
Friday, April 22, 2005
oh oh o-huh yeah
just the usual summer afternoon na makulimlim.
parang uulan.
i dont believe such crap pero totoo nga ang sinasabi sa zodiac matches ko.
sheesh.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
ang pagbabalik ng natatanging bituin
to put it bluntly, bored ako at wala na ang aking minamahal. kay tagal na nang huli ko syang nakita. inaway ko kasi eh.
siguro nakakapag-blog lang ako kapag hindi ako in-love o wala akong ka-date. this means that yes, im back to the supermarket again even though wala 3-month emotional guarrantee.
the weird thing is that ngayon ko lang nalaman kung saan sya nakatira. i dated this guy named ken a few hours ago and he was from the beautiful city of marikina. i told him that i dated someone from marikina before. yun pala malapit lang siya dun at kilala pa niya. magkachool-mate daw sila, tapos nung dadaan ako sa street nina ken, i almost missed the turn. nung nalaman niya na kilala pala niya si jeff, yung street na yun ay papunta pala sa kanila.
gosh, i sooo not over him.
like i always say sa buhay, "all in GOD's time"
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Opening Message for the New School Year
ibinigay ko na ang aking panahon, puso at damdamin, hindi
nangangahulugan na mamahalin na rin ako ng bagay na iyon.
Kung niloloob ng Diyos mangyari ito sa buhay ko, marahil nga batay ito
sa kanyang plano para sa sangkatauhan.
May mga bagay din na hindi ko talaga minahal. Handang-handa na akong
mawala ang mga bagay na ito ngunit naroroon pa rin ito. Nakapagtataka
di ba? Nang maglaon, natutuhan ko ring magkaroon ng pagpupursige upang
mahalin din ang bagay na ito.
Sa kasalukuyan, kahit marami na along pagkakamaling nagawa sa aking
pag-aaral, andito pa rin ako sa kolehiyong hindi ako binigo. Sa awa ng
Diyos pareho pa rin ang course ko. Ngayong ko lang napatunayan na kung
nararapat talaga sa iyo ang isang bagay, magkakaroon at magkakaroon ng
paraan upang makuha ko yun.
Masaya din ako dahil magiging masaya ang aking mga magulang dahil
hindi ko rin sila binigo. Fourth year na ako, medyo mahuhuli lang ng
isang sem pero sana makatapos din.
Saka na siguro ang pag-ibig. Maraming beses na akong nagsumikap.
Ibinigay ko na ang lahat ngunit hindi talaga nagtagpo. Masaklap, pero
sana matutunan ko ring makalimot. Sabi nga nila: "All in God's time."
Friday, October 29, 2004
well, anywayz.
kefar kefar
emote kung emote.
si Jeff na ba.
hayy
tama nga ang "The Missing meets the Big O"
carry lang yan.
go girl!
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Torn
Mahirap turuan ang puso, kahit anong gawin ko.
Ngunit tama ang sinabi ng Sexbomb Dancers: "Kung ano ang nasa puso mo, sundin mo"
True, Correct, Confirmed.
Andyan nanaman siya.
Sa gilid
Sa likod
Sa tabi-tabi.
Bakit mas malaki ang puso ko para sa kanya.
Bakit?
Waah!
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Sa Totoo Lang...
pilit ko na siyang iniwasan.
Pero bakit meron pa rin akong pagmamahal sa kanya.
Di pa ako nakuntento sa mga pangyayari...
Marahil malabo lang talaga ang isip ko.
O dahil mas mahal ko siya.
Sino ba ang aking pipiliin
Maroon- Shirt o School
Ateneo- Shirt o School
Di ko pa naman siya nakasap pero bakit apektado ako sa kanya.
Nakausap ko na siya at mahal ko siya pero bakit kulang.
Mas mahal ko parin ang una.
Mas mahal ko siya.
At sa panahong nais ko na siyang kalimutan, iwasan...
may mga pahiwatig na naadyan siya
nasa tabi lang
nagmamasid.
May mga balita.
FCUK IT!