Monthly Archives: October 2009

Whatever…just plain, whatever.

whatever (cola)

I have always love being in the center of the pit (during concerts) to get the my body fully pumping with the music. Why bother going to concerts if you won’t be there to enjoy the music?

The relevance to my post? Nothing. Just to divert you somehow.
Smirk.

I just finished another literary piece on my way home. Another by Catherine Coulter (The Wizard’s Daughter), and another by John Maxwell (Leadership Skills). Both led me to different paces of my personality, attitude and character. The former gave me magical spells, I entered world of wizardry (modern age) and witches, and passion and love. The latter led me to steps of being a leader (in any way possible).

Both books inspired me once more. Then, out of the blue, I just happen to glance at myself in the window mirror (I was walking inside Rob Place), then I said to myself “oh, such a lovely lady….” hahaha. Overflowing confidence. Beat that. :)

Kidding aside, my eyes travel once again to my look, style and aura. Hmmm… I am pleased (just my personal opinion ok? allow me…allow me…), I always go with a particular style, I always wanted to look artistic, those who knew me very well, would happen to know that almost everyday, I wore something for my wrist. I love bangles, lace and ribbons. Especially, black ribbons just simply tied. It somehow serves as one of my “safety blanket”. That is why, I have lots and lots of ribbons! Haha. That thing tied on my hand, somehow symbolizes “the real me”, despite the uniform, professional look, it always reminds me not to forget who I really am. No matter how high the plane I am in (symbolically speaking) one look at it, I feel so confident but humble and not alone. It always protected my head from bloating and exploding. Hahahaha.

So, aside from the ribbons, I also love playing with accessories. Pearls, chains, which exudes sophistication and a rocker-girl at the same time. So imagine me, wearing our beautiful uniform, leather bag, with a blazer, jacket or a vest, black ribbon at hand, chains in place, black pearls at the whim and singing softly with my PSP (red earplugs for me) while holding a novel or a self-help book at one hand and coffee on the other hand, strutting my way along Ortigas Avenue or Pasig City Proper – Oh, lovely indeed. hahaha.

My friends told me once that, one reason why guys seemed to be just walking along my back and rarely approached me personally, was because I have this intimidating air around me? Do I? I do not think so. One also said that it is because of my eyeglasses. hahaha. That got me laughing? What can I do about that? I used to wear contact lenses, but due to my long hours in front of the computer, and air-conditioned office, I tend to overused my eye, which left me having a scratched cornea. So I vow never to wear contact lenses unless, I have to attend a formal event or something which involves high heels (because I am a sucker for snickers and flat shoes – Kickers!).

Another also said that I look way too smart (here is the catch though, I just look like one..I am a great pretender…Shhhh….wink). I tell you, do not be fooled. I also flirt, for I love doing so! What a confession! But, here is the BIG BUT, I flirt in a different kind of way, not the usual “batting of the eyelash” but, I usually flirt in the intelligent way. I normally get attracted to those who give off an intelligent-way of boasting around or goofing around. There is a huge difference between being a NERD and SMART. (where’s globe and sun?).

Physically, yes, I love to people watch, or in modern terms “checking out”. But, that attention only lasts for several seconds or minutes. But, the brain cells really can get my attention way too long. I could have been dreaming about that person (if memory permits it). Throw in your “know-it-all-goofy-side” and I think “I could like or love yah”. Hahaha.

Self-Confidence, for me, the way they handle their selves is a big MUST.

Now, I also remember, for this post is about “whatever” that comes to my mind, way back in college, I have been given the lucky break to be voted as the President of our university’s Psychological Society. I have one year term there, and I loved all of my experiences with the other students. It is a ground-breaking training for me, so having the chance to lead, also gave me the chance to mingle with lots of individuals, even those outside our college. I still laugh with this memory whenever it would pop up, a respected professor (whom I really looked up to, still up to the present) asked me dearly, and with care, one morning if I am a member of a sorority group. For I suppose she have seen me hanging around in their area several times, and not only she asked me once, but given another day, she asked me again. My answer is no, I only have friends. That concern for me was too much, I would be forever grateful for her, for I know that the university is lucky to have her – she had shown genuine concern for her students. (thank you so much)

Being artistic can give off different personalities others may perceive about me, it can actually allow others to think several sides of my persona.. but I do not mind. As long as my family is not affected, words cannot hurt me.

I just want others to know that they can be honest into asking me whatever it is they would want to know or clarify about me. Never judge a book by its cover is indeed true, never put labels, we are all free.

Honesty revealed, is honesty that defines.
So this write-up here, is mainly focused on nothing, really. Just several thoughts passing along at the breeze of the moment.

Hmmm… out of the blue. Whatever. Again.
See? I know I have that look. Giggles.

Happy Halloween…

Must See and HEAR beatbox videos

beatbox

I just got the chance to see this video via Facebook, posted by a colleague. Boy! After finishing the 18:04 minutes, I researched for several more minutes how to be able to get the “shareable” version for everyone to enjoy. When I watched it at Facebook, I said “what a talent!”, I never knew that they are already the U.K’s top performers for that beats!

Awesome!

This is Nathan “Flutebox” Lee and Beardyman (U.K’s top beatbox performers), they performed live for Google last year 2008 (I was so late), that is so last year (yeah I know, I have been late). Haha.

Amazing, how they could be able to produce such sounds, as if they have a whole band behind! No need for special effects machine, these guys could top a concert.

Are they for hire? Better ask them, will send a box without beats for them to fill. Hehehe.
I Could use a hand in one of my concerts. Giggles.

FINISH IT. The best part is in the last part.

Enjoy.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3kyNGVK-hI&hl=en&fs=1&]

and here are other beatbox performances. Maximizing his human potential! I am now a fan!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PMZ3QQqwtY&hl=en&fs=1&]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bki9phL3DQU&hl=en&fs=1&]

now, a battle between a DJ and Beardyman!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdX8pf3C_wk&hl=en&fs=1&]

for his other performances, please check out his:

http://www.myspace.com/beardyman

and for Mr. Flutebox(he got abs, I must say)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZN7O93hEjc&hl=en&fs=1&]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VILDXRtxG5E&hl=en&fs=1&]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEcMBc1SBII&hl=en&fs=1&]

So, If there’s a need for a PARTY! call the beard…call the flutebox.

boom-boom-pow.

Adamson University Psychological Society Homecoming

psychomecomingtarp

Justify that You are a passionate ADU Sikolohista by attending.

Are you an Adamson University Sikolohista (both male and female)?

Yes?

Ever wonder what your fellow Sikolohistas’ are doing right now? Where are they? What are the new fad or news for the Psychological link?
If yes. This is the time for us to bond, tie a knot, revive our own alumni group to be able to establish our ties. It has been said that Psychology Graduates, are special, in a sense that, WE are 10% above the other individuals, for the reason that WE simply, just study them.

With this advancement in our cognitive thinking, it has been implied that WE are too busy studying people, and no time allotted for us to STOP, LOOK and LISTEN, in other words, to revive a formal group once more.

Just imagine the collaboration of brain cells and mindful conversations which shall flow on the 5th of December. All Psychology Graduates, Psychology Practitioners from Adamson University shall be in one single place (but, I bet that Our minds will be drifting from one paradise to the other, in several flicks of minutes, that is how unique We are).

What an Event!

We need this guys! Let the Adamson University Psychological Society Homecoming on December 5, 2009 be our portal for news updates, selection of officers, and other things which can be discussed under the sparkling sun, or rainy mood.

This is the time to give back. We OWE something for our roots, through this event, we can share:

What We Know
What You Know
What We Need
What You Need
What’s In
What’s Not
What’s Up
What’s Down

So now, I hope to see YOU

Yes, YOU! on:

December 5, 2009
2-4 PM
The Plaza De San Vicente De Paul
Registration Fee: 200.00

for more details call:

Office For Institutional Advancement
Adamson University, Philippines
524-2011 loc 246/222 or 5232561
and look for Ms. Swissy Malabuyo

or if that is too much for you, just email me , and I will do all the arrangements for you and your pals.

jcmanliclic@yahoo.com

See yah, challenge of the future awaits everyone of us. Let us start paddling towards each other, and not drift apart.

Now.

Wake-up Call

Wakey! Wakey!

Good morning. What a great day to start your day! Look into the mirror and say to yourself “You are lucky today”, smile as if conquering the world. Positive thinking begets positive results. Red imagination creates a powerful presentation. Why not try practicing how to condition yourself everyday, formulate your own stir of life, and maybe you will get the desired outcome in a matter of days, turning it into weeks, months, and years, thus, forming a habitual pattern, which you can easily apply towards your everyday living and career.

Why not start NOW?

I know you will say, “It is easier said than done”, and then if that is the case why don’t you try the challenge? See if you can muster enough courage to actually love your every morning delight? For it is truly a blessing, nonetheless.

How to have that passionate impact for your career entirely depends upon YOU. You alone can distinguish what it is you really want to achieve in life. No one can dictate your future for you, for if they do, it would suck out life from you, causing you misery and despair. If your prayers veered you towards a particular job, then you are definitely consistent with your own star constellation.

Every job or career we have is again, a blessing. Our employers act as the medium in which the One above chose for us. However, action would come from your innards. Do not expect that the gold will be served in a platter in front of you just by doing the expected off you everyday. Why not do something more? Why not think above ten times more than your normal capacity?

Elevate yourself.

Think and point your target vision directly at your goal, but, of course be sure that you are not taking somebody else’s glory for you’re own account. Aim your high target but without humane profanity. Never step on a crown you are not supposed to crash into, fear for the “reversal effect” might fall on you.

Work Hard.
Work Well.
Work everyday.

I would never forget those three W’s, shared by our Chairman. It does not only apply to careers, it also applies to everyone’s general life marks. How can you possibly EARN without even starting to LEARN? See? Even the letter “L” comes first in the word “EARN”.

Start at below, then work your way upward. You can be slow, but you can also be fast. It depends upon your drive, your flame, your burning light. By doing so, you will discover lots of things around you. You will see the beauty of things despite the negative shadows looming from other’s dark corners. Starting with your own light, you can share that “sparkling” streak which may eventually inspire one, two, three or four. Why not? That is a start. Without the “one” no “two” shall follow.

Be one.

Master your infinity. Try to change your outlook in life for the better if you can. No, let me correct that. Change your outlook in life for the better. That is an order because you know it is possible. I read an article over a Pinoy, just 23 years of age, and there he is – number one choice of Yale, Princeton, UCLA and Harvard. Because he is just so great, excels in everything, but was able to keep his humble spirit.
He said, “Why waste time and energy doing something if you do not mean to do it well?”

Do not just stand in the bushes. Appreciate the flowers and your garden; walk into the labyrinth of life. Run forward, fast if you must.

This is a wake-up call.

Perfect Timing

social butterfly

Clock is ticking
One
Two
Three
All fours have come to an end
all corners have billowed to be dark
Memories are well-kept
inside the journal of my heart.
I have waited
waited, waited
for you to remember,
cherish
say a word
of the past years
that we both had.
But time is of waste
for I never hear nor feel
any presence on your part.
What could have happened
to steer you away like that?
What could have emerged
to get us to the point
of no return.
in a flick of an instant
I somehow knew
that fighting for what is left
will leave me alone and askew.
It has been only months now,
but it seems like forever
drawing myself all together
with all the strength and
courage that I could muster.
Tell me now,
tell me soon
If this is your will,
I will sadly be still.

– social butterfly (3:15 AM)

Bookworm: Impulse

Love this one. Sexy.

Love this one. Sexy.

Here I go again, as I have mentioned on my previous post about the Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD), I diverted myself back to reading sprees. Last Sunday, as my mom was having a relaxing foot massage at the mall, I veered towards a bookstore. Here, using my cyclops-laser-eye, I scanned the books..rows and rows of it.

I stumbled upon Catherine Coulter’s Impulse (2008). Goodness. The story captivated me, it was so good. The novel took me by surprise (well not really, for I have been a fan since then).

It was a story of passion, crimes, obsession, lust and love. The story circulated with a daughter’s passion for revenge towards her Wealthy and rich, powerful father (Dominick Giovanni), who disowned her since birth (since her mother is just a mistress, and was not able to birth a son as an heir).

During her dangerous flair of planning on how to get inside her father’s lair, she met Marcus, a macho manager of the Caribbean resort who in real life is working with the U.S customs, planning to track down and pin Dominick for his criminal records.

Pages in my hand indeed turned so fast. I have been challenge by the author, because at the back of the book, she said “dear reader, I am challenging you, you will be turning pages so fast as if you are competing for the Indy 500…. so on…” indeed.

This book took me towards the insides of the story. The kind of book which I really love, taking me into its temporary portal for several days (it should have been just 2 days for me, however, I was only able to read it during MRT and bus rides and of course, lunch.)

Oh I almost forgot, this book is also so….sexy.

wink.

Jam For A Cause

This is the Draft Poster

This is the Draft Poster

Keep the faith burning!

Calling all music lovers in United Arab Emirates!

On November 13, 2009 at the Zayed Football Stadium in Abu Dhabi, my friend will be having a concert gig for the benefit of typhoon victims here in the Philippines. It will be a collaboration of talents from Pinoys in Abu Dhabi – my friend Emerald gets to be with the strings – guitarist.

Wish I could be there….

God bless us all…

Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD)

facebook

One evening, a Yahoo! news topic caught my eye. Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD). Imagine?! For years of studying Psychology and my love for it, I never imagined having FAD as one of the major factors of stress.

Friendster.com has its own time before, as well as Multiply.com, Everyonesconnected.com, Hi5.com, and other social networking sites available for free in the cyber market.

But, Facebook indeed, was able to hit it big time! I started with Friendster way back ages ago, and I find it amusing to be able to share photos, thoughts, ideas, flip messages, effects and cutie-cutie stuff. So in short, I have been loyal to the FS network until such time that my officemates, friends, relatives kept on bugging me to try out the new fad – the FaceBook community.

So come 2nd quarter of year 2009, I started out signing in for Facebook. Little did I know that it is so addictive! To the extent that I am actually enjoying those little games they have, imagine, having a social site where you can build your own Mafia Crew (and kill and sabotage enemies, morbid, duh!), your Farmville (this is what I love, harvesting, getting rich, designing my farm), your Restaurant City (designing your restaurant, serving foods, getting rich, competing for international restaurant design, hiring your own employees), Pet Society (choosing a pet, taking care of it as if it were your bestfriend), Fish Society (swallowing a tankful of janitor fishes, eeew!), School of Wizardry (where I get to be Hermione, and rub elbows with Harry Potter, test my magical skills and often times shout “alohamora”), sell your friends in Friends for Sale (where you can buy lots of your friends, get rich and sell them, be bought and make them do stuff for you like clean the room, roll, play dead, cheer up somebody, and send gifts), then, lots of other surveys to make your life so damn funny. Followed by daily readings like of the Bible, Horoscope, and other spiritual stuff which could make you crazy (I meant, those hocus-pocus blah-blah-blah where they can predict your future). hehehe.

See? I will never ran out of words to describe Faceboook. So in short, all of the symptoms mentioned in the article is evident on me. I, Joanne Manliclic, a certified woman infected with FAD. Urgh! I hate it. Here is the article from “>Yahoo News! and ABS-CBN:

I will re-post here the symptoms of being an addict:

You are a Facebook addict if…

According to Joanna Lipari, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles who was interviewed for a CNN report, here are some signs that you are addicted to Facebook:

1. You lose sleep over Facebook. When using Facebook becomes a compulsion and you spend entire nights logged on to the site, causing you to become tired the next day.

2. You spend more than an hour a day on Facebook. Lipari said it is difficult to define how much is too much when it comes to Facebook usage, but that an average person need only spend half an hour on the site.

3. You become obsessed with old loves or exes you reconnect with on Facebook.

4. You ignore work in favor of Facebook. This means you do not do your job in order to sneak time on Facebook.

5. The thought of getting off Facebook leaves you in cold sweat. If you try going a day without Facebook and it causes you stress and anxiety, this means you need help.

Ouch and another ouch. I’m being pinched. I admit, those mentioned above has been me, THEN. Now, I have changed. A lot. I have diverted myself back to books for reading sprees. Whew. Love the change huh, I only face FB to just look, and sometimes comment. But I can now live without Facebook. I passed my withdrawal syndrome.

Hooray!

Hahaha. Hmmm… but, my farm! my animals! my friends! my resto! my cafe! My fishes! My crew! My cars!

Nah. The joy of artificial living, I am done with superficiality, but I admire the sites awesome features, so cool and perfect, eases my boredom and…ooooops. here I go again. hahaha. just kidding.

What the heck. Hehehe.

The Kumot Project

Pledge for Kumot

Pledge for Kumot

“5 Kumot goes out to the ________ family”
“Another call from _______, pledging 10 kumot”
“We recieved a call from ________ company for 100 kumot”
“To all those who who would like to help, you may call our telethon numbers, and our volunteers are here to receive your call and pledges”
“As of the moment, our pledge reached a total of PhP___________ in Cash Donations and in Kind _____________.00″

Seems familiar?

Yes. Its is a drive. A helping drive.

Due to the typhoon aftermath in Region 1 and CAR, our company was able to reach families at the province of Pangasinan, bringing along with them “gift bags” which contains basic necessities. And one uplifting part of the relief operation was the “Kumot Project” or “Blanket”. The Kumot Project has been supported by the employees, so each bag contains one “kumot” from an employee, and an employee can pledge as many blanket as he can

We have been given the opportunity to help and reach out to them even when based here in the National Capital Region. It has been a success, and shedding warmth along those families has been a blessing. Thanks to the management who posted this kind of drive.

We do help people create new wealth.

Hypothalamus, Why Me?

Hand of Love

Hand of Love

One evening, as I was rubbing elbows with a social butterfly, I cannot help but laugh with her snide remarks about love. She is constantly blaming her “Hypothalamus” as the core of heartache. Thanks to Wikipedia, here is the formal definition of the mentioned gland:

The hypothalamus is responsible for certain metabolic processes and other activities of the Autonomic Nervous System. It synthesizes and secretes neurohormones, often called hypothalamic-releasing hormones, and these in turn stimulate or inhibit the secretion of pituitary hormones. The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger, thirst, [1] fatigue, and circadian cycles.

Hmmm… So instead of saying “I Love You With All My Heart”, one must say, “I Love You With All My Hypothalamus”. Giggles. That is hilarious, imagine, saying that under a candlelit dinner, in front of the beach and shooting stars, one would mention that particular line, or before kissing your loved one, you mention again that one-liner, let’s see if he would rush to the phone and dial 911. Haha.

But, according to her, in a dark and grim facial expression, emotional success is too hard to establish. Yes, Indeed! One cannot define the feeling when he is in love. And it is even harder to define when it goes wrong, for the other might be happily moving on, but the other half has been left naked of life, light and path. I loved what I heard last night in a commercial:

“Paano Nagiging Mali ang Pagmamahal na Nagsimula sa Tama?”

Wham.
Right, when does loving ever became so wrong? Even if two birds are in love with each other so much? And why does it ever became so hard to understand, if the relationship fails, why the other half of the picture was already happy and contented. Maybe, love cannot really be measured by feelings and the years alone. It cannot be measured by happiness either. It cannot be measured by happy moments together, or far from each other. So how can we measure it? How do we know if the person who you would give your heart out fully, along with 100% trust would not spill out tears from you and cut your heart, excuse me, “Hypothalamus” into pieces, almost impossible for you to pick every fragments all over again.

To fully cap of this topic, I got from Youtube her theme song of the moment:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_fEo_pNKhk&hl=en&fs=1&]

Me and the my social butterfly friend ended our light conversation with a cup of latte’, with me saying two words out of nothingness: Painful, still.