Ellen Adarna Exercise Video Parody

While 3 million people have already viewed the exercise video of Ms. Ellen Adarna, here's another video from Youtube that is trying to make a wave - the video parody of Ellen Adarna's exercise video.

Here's one thing I can say: Go, Kuya! I-push mo yan!

38th National Artist Jose Joya Awards and 39th Annual Student's Exhibit

The University of the Philippines-Cebu Fine Arts Student Organization presents the 38th National Artist Jose Joya Awards and 39th Annual Student's Exhibit. Different artworks were presented at the second floor of New Annex, Ayala Center Cebu. The said exhibition opened last February 17.

The event started in 1976 in honor to the then-Dean of the University of the Philippines-Diliman Fine Arts, Jose Joya who supported and initiated the establishment of a fine arts school in the Cebu branch of UP, the first to set up a fine arts school outside Visayas. Jose Joya, aside from being the former dean of the College of Fine Arts of UP, is also known for his works such as Granadean Arabesque and Nanking. Together with Napoleon Abueva, he represented the Philippines to the XXXII Venice Biennial in 1964. In 2003, Jose Joya was awarded as National Artist posthumously.

"Innocence"

Both the award and the exhibition showcases the diverse talents of UP Cebu students in creating artworks and expressing their thoughts visually to the public. I was lucky yesterday to be able to talk with the grand winner of the said competition, Mr. Ferdinand Aragon. His inspiration for his collage, "Innocence" was from the recent news of young girls who became victims of child pornography in some towns in Cebu. The collage were made of newspapers and magazines cut and molded and fitted to be an image of a young girl.

Here are some of the artworks featured in the exhibit:

"Janus"

"#Throwback Thursday"

"The Pearl Atlas"

"Calypso's Clavier"

"The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil"

If you are interested and have plans to see these wonderful artworks, you can still catch the exhibition. It will last until February 28.

A quote from Degas, "Art is not what you see but what you make others see.”

K!Lig-novela: Rejection

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome for another night of K!Lig-novela @ What's in my notebook. This is a question to all the guys out there: have your experienced heart break?Surely, our letter for today may somewhat touch the hearts of guys who have experienced heart break when the girl of their dreams had reject their proposal. 
 
Dear Papa Ken,

Is it hard to answer YES to a question? Please call me Victor. I had a crush on someone, in the same class as mine. Her name is Lou. She is a beautiful girl. Her smile charmed me for a long time. Though she maybe like what they as 'sosyal' but she is actually very approaching and friendly to everyone in our class. I just happen to be around with her because her friends and my friends in class are close. I tried to make her feel about what I think for her yet her respond is mild. One day, Papa Ken, I decided to do what any man can do for the girl of their dreams - to propose to her, to ask her to be my girl friend. I brought chocolates and flowers and set up some of her friends (though some of them, by the looks of their face are reluctant about it). It was a sunny afternoon, in front of some people in our canteen that I proposed to her. "Lou," I started. "Will you be my girl friend?" She smiled for a minute, however, her smile changes to doubts when she cast her stare on me. She answered, "Sorry, Victor. But I think this is not the right time for me to get involved in a relationship." And she just left. Papa Ken, I don't know what to do. Yes, I am sad about what had happened, that she didn't answer YES to my proposal. From that day on, I distanced myself to her. Papa Ken, what is your advice? Will I still pursue her or let it be?

Before I give my advice to you, here is a song from King entitled Maybe

To start with Victor, you're just being impatient. I don't mean to insult you nor anything but you just move with having calculated risk in mind. Are you expecting a girl to say YES right away just because you and her are close enough. Think about it. What if the girl thinks that you are just a friend to her (or a confidant). I maybe wrong but you have just misinterpreted everything. 

Now, your question about if you want to pursue her or let her be, I cannot answer it for you. If you pursue her, change your tactics. Remember, ang panliligaw ay parang chess iyan, you make your move with tactics. Think about how the girl of your dreams fall for you. Don't just be close to her for the danger of it is that you might be friend-zone to which any guy would not want it, right? Get to know each other, be close to her but leave some space. On the other hand, if you let her, that's also fine. Try to see if you can live with it. 

The best advice that I can give you is don't focus yourself on courtship and of her, because she is not the center of your life. Why not focus on your studies, your relationship to others and your faith? Grow, ika nga. Accept the rejection. I don't also advice you, Victor, to distance yourself to her. She might misinterpret that you are bitter about it and your chances on her will reduce. Rather, let things be normal between the two of you.  

Friends, a rejection is inevitable in the game of life. There is no such thing that everyday, the things that we want, we get it right away nor we receive acceptance in a blink of an eye. A rejection doesn't mean that you are not wanted or even, unlove but rather a rejection is just an acceptance in delay, a brother of failure who happens to be a delayed success. The rejection doesn't define you, it is how you accept rejection that defines you. I am Papa Ken, and this is K!Lig-novela @ What's in my notebook. 

Good Night!

SmallTalk: Love is.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!!! I hope that you enjoyed your day in celebrating the most kilig day of the year. Before I start my small talk, here is the song from the musical movie Rent, "Seasons of Love".

Usually, when people answered the question what is love, they define it as love as a feeling, love is with a partner or even having this famous quotable quote as "love is blind". I was asked one time and I quote that tagline of a famous Thai movie, "Love is an evolve form of emotional attachment that transcends gender and physical form." This is as close as I think of what Love can be. Let me share what I think of those definitions above with my changing perspective of what Love is.

I believe that Love is not a feeling or emotions because if it is a feeling, then like anger, it will also fade away in the twilight. That kind of feeling is actually infatuation.

Love is with a partner, well, not necessarily with a partner. You love your family, you love other people like your friends, you love your country and most especially, you love God.

Love is not blind. Love, rather, is acceptance (no matter) of who and what the person is. It is fully accepting the person's strengths, weakness, attitude and past.

And also, Love is security and loyalty.


Again, Happy Valentine's Day!!! Remember, February 14 is not the only day of love; it is everyday as long as there is love. Just as what the song says, Love makes the world go round.

Here’s another song from the Beatles, “All you need is Love”:

K!Lig-novela: Papa Ruru

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to K!Lig-novela, at What's in my notebook. Let me start an introduction with a mild simple question: have you experienced having a crush on someone? Well, this question may sound childish but this might be definitely true to all. Everyone may experience affection in their life either they might be someone close to them, their friend or classmates. If you haven't experience having a crush on someone, as what someone I know said that it is abnormal. Our letter sender for tonight shares her love story, her crush on somebody. But the things is that the person she likes is a stranger to her at all.

Dear Papa Ken,

Please call me Chin-chin. I am 20 years old, in my third year studying in a well-known university in Manila. I have met this guy and let's call him Ruru. The guy that I liked is tall, dark and not to mention, handsome. He is currently studying in the same university as mine, however we are not classmates nor we are not in the same department. I met him once when accidentally, he mistook me as his girlfriend while going back home to the dormitory. His hug shocked me but his sight surprise me. I don't know if that is by accident but that accident made me never forget about him. Luckily, Papa Ken, I had a friend in the same department. When I told her that it was him, she gladly told me that Papa Ruru is also her classmate in one of her subject. She could help me know about Papa Ruru. That day onwards, I often see Papa Ruru. I don't know if all things happened by chance that I saw him. But when I did, I grab the chance to steal a glance towards him. I instantly took it back when I felt that he suspects it.  I have to say that seeing him everyday always give me inspiration and draw a smile on my face. I learned more something about him through my friend that he is good at basketball and excels in academics. Truly, I have a crush on him. I fell more for him when I learned that he and his girlfriend broke up. I felt like it is a heaven-sent chance for me to introduce myself to him. My question, Papa Ken, is that should I do it now? What should I do, Papa Ken with my feeling for him?

Good evening, Chin-chin. Before I start my advice for you, let me dedicate this song for you, coming for 1:43 "Sa Isang Sulyap Mo".

To our letter sender: Well, to answer your first question, it depends on you when is the right time for you to introduce yourself to him. If you want to introduce yourself to him by tomorrow, it's fine. But I advice you to look his situation beforehand. What if, he is still clamoring for his girlfriend or the pain is there. Try to think first before you act. On your second question, I don't want to say that you should supress your feelings for him but convert that feelings, as you have said, an inspiration, to your studies. Don't divert your attention to him but focus, first on your studies, so that by the time that you are ready to face him, at least, you have something more to offer - that is you have good grades and getting graduate. And at least, it will make your parents proud of you at the same time. I advice you to know him better through your friend. Time comes that you might know him better personally.

In life, we have our own what we call as crush or inspiration. They are people that sometimes complete our day without them knowing that they are. They are inspire us to do more things and make our own better self. But what makes us truly better and who we us are, is not crush or inspiration alone, but we ourselves. Thank you for reading the K!Lig-novela @ What's in my notebook. Good Night!

Dating Places for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. And here you are wondering where you will take the love of your life for a date this Valentines’ Day.  What if, you want something romantic yet she wants something new. Here are my suggestions which you may take it or leave it.

If you are dating someone, this suggestion might be an answer. Take her to the movie house. But here’s the catch. Don’t choose to watch romantic movies, just horror movies. So that when she’s frighten, she might give you a free hug. However, just prepare earbuds, her scream’s loud. 

Take her to BDO. And when she ask why, then tell her, “I wanna Be D Only one for you.” Who knows, she might invest her future on you. 

How about coffee shop. But don’t order cappuccino nor espresso, just request a Nescafe coffee. And tell her, “Ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo ay parang kape, nangingibabaw.” Or else, give her a San Miguel Beer keychain (even a bottle) with words inscribe, “Ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo ay walang katulad!” 

If both of you loves sports, then this one might give you a good score. Play a basketball or tennis with her, one-on-one. But purposively don’t dunk the ball nor return the tennis ball back to her. So when she asked why, you answer, “kasi lagi kitang nami-miss.” But if you have a playboy reputation, avoid this. She might say that you just fooling her or binobola mo lang.

If she is nerdy, take her to the Chemistry laboratory. Reason out that you can’t take her to lecture because you lab her. And if she ask why Chemistry and not Physics, simply tell her that you have chemistry together and Physics can’t explain why you fall for her.

Take her to home for the aged, a park where there are old couple or even to your lolo and lola. Tell her about their love story. Once she’ll get kilig, insert an adlib, tell her “like them, I want to grow old with you.”

Wherever you want to go for that date, go for it. The best place in the world is not the most romantic nor extravagant, but it is beside the person you love. Happy Valentine's Day.

Noon, Ngayon

Good Day!!!