Avocado Alley Blues

February 28th, 2009

Ang panagarap kong Bold movie

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It’s official .. summer na po talaga.. Tapos na kasi ang  Ash Wednesday.

So it’s time to go to the beach. But before that , it’s time to be ready to go topless (pag lalaki lang po, unless your brave enough to show your girls in public.)

I weighed 190 lbs two summers ago ( yes, i use to be a pack of lard). Thanks to my hadhad ( ung namaumulang balat sa singit), I made my 360 degree turn. I decided to be a slab of lean meat.

It was hard knowing the lifestyle I’m in. (yes, darak, kangkong, at ipa ang diet ko, at feel na feel ko ang paang kinakamot ng amo ko sa akin habang ako ay nakalublob sa putikan habang nakaiwik).

Now, i am bitch ( beach po, bisaya man ko abi e) ready. And here’s my tips that could jumpstart your new lifestyle.

1.  Come out with a unique goal - Be it magboboldstar ka, posting your sex video on iyot tube, or magpapako ka sa cross next lenten season so you have to look lean. Go for it. But it has to be humorous ( kailangang nakakatawa o better yet nakakasuka) because life is a one big improv and everybody is part of the joke.

2. Plan your exercise routine - Come out with a plan that you really love doing, it has to be anything ( kung gusto mo maging si Rafael Rosel,  mag capoeira ka, kung maging kamukha mo si Piolo Pascual maglaba ka gamit ang Speed babad, maging mala Dingdong Dantes ka pumunta ka kay Belo o Kung si Ate Boy ang trip mo pumunta ka kay Calayan) as long as it fits your budget and schedule go for it. Jogging and gym worked for me. I go to the gym 6 times a week and jog along Manila Bay at least 4 times a week.

3. Diet - it has to go hand in hand with a proper exercise routine. It sound cliche but you have to eat healty. You are what you eat ( kaya papayag ka ba na mukha kang baboy kasi panay ang kain mo ng baboy…. o my gosh, isn’t this the reason why I am attracting the wrong crowd… it is not because I am smoking hot but i eat banana , as a substitute for my carbs a lot..) But you have to cheat though, be on a diet from Mondays through Fridays, eat what you want on Saturdays and surrender yourself to the Lord on Sundays ( opo it worked for me Donita Rose and every friend that I know who choosed to remain square when it comes to diet). A reward for being good won’t hurt your figure, it would even inspire you to be on the right track when it comes to eating right.

4. Surround yourself with the right people - this old age adage still applies here my friends. It is very important that you have a strong control system it whatever effort that you do.  Friends who would remind you that running in a thread mill sucks ( so before you eat that second serving of a sinful chocolate cake, think running in a thread mill, ayon sa tsismis it would take 30 mins of running inorder to burn it… Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! dusa ineng..)

5. It’s always the inside that matters - Inner beauty always counts. Don’t be discourage if after all those blood, sweat, and tears that goes within you still have a love handle ( everybody needs it friend, kaya nga love handle ang tawag diyan e, its for loving.. He! He! He! He!). Being safe from the risk of being heavy is not a consolation prize, it is the prize itself.

6. Love your body - It is the temple of our soul so it’s better to take care of it. In life you will always have a choice (like to be lean, muscular or chubby) and whatever path you have to go through be happy with it. Being sexy is not about having a perfect body , it is about the right attitude. Forget about reading beauty magazine and looking at Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Angelina Jollie, or Maegan Fox, we can not have their body even if we will work as hard as them. But we can be as sexy. A pinch of confidence and a great deal of sense of humor will do the trick..

Ciao for now… it’s time for my afternoon nap.

See you at the beach….

January 2nd, 2009

Confessions of a Christmaholic 2

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It’s been time immemorial since I posted the last thing in this blog. It could be I have writer’s block, busy or yeah.. tinatamad lang talaga ako…

I made it again.. yeah.. i conquered the tedious routine of completing the simbang gabi.. makakapagwish na naman ako..Praise God! thanks for keeping me awake during those days.. It’s worth it. May wish o wala, tradition na po ito as long as you keep me and my family healthy all year round.

I received a lot of gifts this Christmas. Ang dami…promise!

1. A P1i from myself (last year ko pa siya gusto pero ngayon ko lang nakuha at more than half a prize… Har! Har! Har! Har! . Next year I’ll get an I phone 3G, hopefully with the same deal).

2. Hamon de bola from Mel Cute ( P400 pesos off din po un sa aking Christmas shoping budget)

3. Post it from Bro Mike (not Velarde ha. how cheap naman kung post it lang ang ibibigay niya even if it’s the thought that counts. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!) of Don Bosco Prayer Group po.

4. A book from regarding Mother Theresa’s wisdom from Sis Flor Corpuz of DBPG pa rin. (buti n lng hindi “Twilight” ang natangap ko.  Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ateng ate un e. Antibiotic po ako. )

5. A Christmas Card from Welly and Janus ( something that i’ve been raving about because it comes with a note that says that they made a donation in my name. The best talaga. it’s like not getting any fruit cakes for Christmas in a million years. Ganito lang po ang gift ko  in any occasion,  IU’ll be delighted )

6. A pen from Gemma ( aka Kagandahan). It’s plain thoughtful. kailangan ko po talaga ng BALLPEN..

7. Meeting Hope, Joy, and Matt again after 15 years.. Now  I feel complete (kahit hindi ako naka Centrum). Although our reunion on Dec 30, 2008 was aborted. Ok lang.. We will reunite hopefully soon together with my friends Faraon Institute.

8. Being able to track down Faraon Institute and Roderick Fernandez in Friendster, it paved way for opening my communication line with my High School friends all over the world (Paging Donald Rayco and Rafael Jundez Jr. Kayo na lang po ang kulang).

9. Meeting Janus and Jun2, now i have a good balance of a clear male sexuality. (Alpha Male na po talaga ako)

10. Attending (Mas appropriate po yata ang crashing) Maam Cathy and Sir Jam’s wedding. Naging member ako DBPG and Music Group after. Naging mas closer kami ni Lord and it made me more mature as a Christian and as a Catholic as well.

11. Being a part of Majeed Jimenez’s team. It made me realize that being in TeleTech is actually a blessing. I’m overpaid eh. Baka pag sa ibang call center I’ll be over worked. ( Yun nga lang .. hindi namimigay ng hamon o queso de bola sa pasko).  Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu!

12. Keeping my family intact no matter what ( There’s a lot of drama but at the end of the day even if you love to hate each other your family will always be your family. Priceless po iyan at luxury na rin).

13. Finally hitting the 150 lbs even after the holiday.(Yes hindi ako tumaba.. Magboboldstar na ako.. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)

14. Not getting any fruit cake this Christmas.. Yahoo…!

And for the update of the last year wishes..

1. I already saved enough Teletech dollar for the jacket, but out of stock na. Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! I’ll wait again mga palangga. Patience is a virtue…

2. I finally let go of Diane (Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu!) it’s not meant to be.. (Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu!) kakayanin ko ito kahit masakit… (Ako lang ang nagmahal sa kaniya…) Hindi kasi kami naging mag on….. Shameless…..

I have wishes for this year..

1. Promotion ( I hope that i could be a supervisor, ang guwapo ko kasi, matalino maganda ang katawan..Whew… sige na please kahit ng maintenance department lang..)

2.  A six pack abs ( i’ve been working hard for more than a year now.. Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! flat stomach lang ang inabot ko.. para magawa ko na iyong launching movie ko na super religious “Ang huling Birhen sa Lupa 2″..)

3. And a girl po.. ( paging all thin , tall, pretty, chinita, at leat 25 years old, preferably ilonga (but not necessary) who can make me laugh without really trying.., intelligent, may trabaho..sana marunong maglaba, mamalantsa at magluto.. Shameless plug n po ito. Please call me at 09185294644 or e-mail your comments, suggestions, violent reactions especially money order at hvpuyat77@yahoo.com.ph.

Till next time… magsasaing pa po ako…

July 12th, 2008

Thoughts from the Quiet Room

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A good education can really take you far in life. However, some people are incredibly book-smart but are clueless when they deal with the real world. Others are street smart but can’t handle anything other than what they’re accustomed to.
A couple seasons ago, the entire season of "The Apprentice" was based on this premise, pitting highly educated candidates against those with less formal schooling. In the end, it was discovered that the key to success was experience, not education. Experience comes from action and taking risks. Knowledge is essential, but it is enough. You must be able to act on your knowledge, put it to work because doing is how you learn and ultimately prove yourself.
This world is so competitive, even simple struggles to be recognized becomes a dog eat dog business. Having a good education tucked under your belt is good, but it takes more than flesh and blood coupled with a great deal of guts to survive in this asphalt jungle. I’ve certainly taken a lot of risks and not all of them were rousing successes. Some made me feel good about myself and others are so ridiculous it could pass as a saccharine episode of a badly written telenovela. Few things worth doing are risk-free, but I’m glad I took the gamble of jumping to the sharks. It’s cool to play it safe, but I tried to minimize danger and be aware of what I could lose.
Oftentimes, the risk is worth more than my two cents worth, but sometimes it’s more than I bargained for. I learned not to underestimate anything until I tried it. To have a hands-on involvement, to understand anything - whether a task, an entire business operation or to know the nitty-gritty of some larger than life situations. To learn the lessons, no matter how painful or candy coated it would be. This is from making my hands dirty and not from browsing the pages of my textbooks.
It is in school that I learned to draw the blueprint of my existence but it is through experience that I was able to paint its beauty.
December 25th, 2007

Confession of a Christmaholic

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I’m Herbert, and I’m a Christmaholic. Yeah, you heard it right, this guy has a soft spot for Christmas.
I thought of skipping the revelry this season, for 1.) I am not going to receive a bonus this year so i don’t have a budget for a super size noche buena and gift giving just like the year before that. 2.) I don’t want to be pressured by the holiday this year. I just have to be nice to everybody that matters all throughout and that’s a better gift. Yeah. I decided to be less materialistic, no pun intended.
So , it’s all set, but I decided not to skip the traditions. I have to be sleepless in Manila for 8 days for the misa de gallo, and I won’t skip my moms spaghetti and fruit salad for the holiday and I want to work on Christmas so I can hide from my inaanaks. madadadagan na naman ang utang ni ninong.
Since, i don’t have a budget for gift giving, i started feeling lonely. Parang pasan ko ang daigdig. I wished that some alien would kidnap me   and return me on the 26th.
But the show must go on. Tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang pasko. just like the previous years, kinareer ko talaga ang simbang gabi, para makapagwish. i have three wishes ready: world peace( Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!), bonus (Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu!), and bahala na si Lord kung ano ang gusto niyang matupad sa mga pinapanalangin ko ( naging mabait naman po ako this year e).

I got the first one, because it’s a lot of people’s wish though it would always be objective ( opo, nasa puso ng bawat isa ang kapayapaan kahit saan ka man), I did’nt get the bonus, but an award for The Most Productive Agent (or was it Reproductive yata), with a 200 Teletech $, which has no monetary value at all, but I’m now 500 Teletech $ short for that ever elusive Teletech  jacket that I’ve been wanting to get for months. It’s a cliche , but God is really good, thats two out of three so okay na kahit hindi matupad ang panagtlong wish, if He will , I’m gonna die.
But lo and behold, He gave me a gift that I’ve been secretly praying for . I was able to connect with one person whom i wronged in the past at dahil iyan sa friendster. that enough is a gift and though I only have 500 bucks in the pocket , I feel so blessed. Happiness talaga is a state of mind, people are happy because they choose to.

Ang dami ko ring gift na natangap: 1.) 3 pcs of white underwear and a face towel ( bench iyan ha) from an exchange gift, 2.) malutong na P20 from my constant drinking buddy 3.) a two minute talk from the girl I’ve been wanting to marry for years but we can’t kasi hindi ako naliligaw 4.) gazillion of text messages wishing me a Merry Christmas 5.) tons of candies from co workers 6.) five lbs of unwanted fat from eating my moms sphagetti, adobo, atbp. 7.) The smile on my mom’s face when i gave her a foot massage while we are talking about life and what it brought to us and 8.) Celebrating the true  essence of Christmas.

And for now,  I will deal my life with faith and positivity, and I’m going to spread the message across every day of my life.

I’ll be working on that ever elusive Teletech jacket and the girl that i adored. it would take time though and good boys finishes last. But I’m going to finish it anyway for good deeds are always rewarded when you least expect it.

Till the New Year everybody.

God bless!

December 19th, 2007

Boy in a Candy Store ( Feb 1998)

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I’ve been a frozen freak of nature; done things tha’t I’m aint sure.

Jumped, stumbled, cried and made those cheesy stuffs.

All in the name of love.

Lived my life to the edge,

Slept in the wrong persons beds.

Sniffed bad air out of curiousity.

Ended my life when I was bored in the city.

Partied till I dropped in a local studio 54,

Lied , drunked and naked with strangers in the floor.

Made somebody cried a river,

Promised that I’ll be theirs forever.

This world is full of harshness;

Deadmeats reaps it’s opportunities and promises.

No matter how you slept  well.

You could end waking up with a worst nighmare.

However, life is still a box chocolate;

You don’t know what you get but it’ll be sweet.

No matter how flat it  tastes,

Everybody has something to munch,

And it’s not a delussion of somebody who skipped lunch.

True enough, this world is instrumental in my loss of inocence;

Led me to live my life in make believe, i fooled my conscience.

I hate it at this point!

But afterall what’s been said and done,

It’s tailor made for me.

And  I’m not  yet the shit man that I am, but the cuddlesome boy in a candy store.

    

December 14th, 2007

Thoughts from Avocado alley

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Yeah, I’m Herbert, and I’m a viscious neurotic jerk. I’m not complaining with how things are going but I’m glad I don’t have everything. It would be a good reason to exercise my faith and to drink more beer with my drinking buddies on weekend.

People who knew me have diferent perspectives of  who am I. For my friends from School, I’m a genius, somebody who would lend you his assignment or the hand written reviewer which causes some craters in his face and an eyebags which could pass as a balikbayan boxes, for the daytime crowd, I am a workaholic bread losser, for the night time crowd, I’m just a piece of ass, for others I’m a well rounded shrink, and finally for the people who really matters , I am what I am.

I love to play these roles, because I’m good at it. Or maybe I have a multiple personality disorder. Thanks God for religion, faith gave me a natural high. It’s the thing that I’m going to cling on to no matter what.

My choices in life is not for the faint hearted, It would take a lot of gutts to pull it.Yeah, I’m twisted, because I have a life. I have to make few choices, some good, others are unfavorable but that’s the way it is. If my life is a badly written telenovela, I would still ask some friends to take a peek, so that they would be able to learn a thing or two  from this eerie piece of macabre.

All the flaws made it so beautiful, and there’s no way that I would pass the grudge to anybody who made it ugly. I’m bruised but the scars are healed, what is left is the lessons from my pimple scars. I’m done with crying and I already whacked and decapitated those who played their parts in making my life a freakshow.

Just kidding. I leave them all to the hands of The Almighty. Vengeance is not a part of my business. I just have to experience pain inorder to be stronger.

The bottom line is, you get hurt, you cried, so move on. Happiness is always a choice not an opportunity. Stop spreading the hate. what goes around comes around, and believe that everything will end in your favor.

God bless!