Sunday, February 03, 2008

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now that i am an officiaL bum, aLL i can do is to Lament,i mean think about those previous experiences (bLuntLy) with such happiness in my heart (Lie =p)
anyway before i Lie advertentLy just to see anything positive here,, Let me just share a bit (Lie again) of those experiences..
Let's start off with my nestLé experience,,

aLL began with a LittLe jobstreet here and there, i tried the position "nutrition associate" (NA) not knowing what its difference from "nutrition representative"..(NR) LittLe (i mean none) did i know that there was a big difference,, aside from the saLary difference, there were a Lot of incentive "distinctions" anyways, car wiLL be given to an NR after passing the oh so rigid training/screening that LAsted for aLmost 2 months. for NA's, it'LL be given after a year, if you are confirmed, actuaLLy it will not be given to an NA, if an NA is confirmed. he or she then wiLL become an NR.
PDA and Laptop is aLso given to NR's rightaway,,
need not to enumerate aLL of the advantages of NR's over NAs.. good thing though that my boss found a way to give us aLL these Luxuries of an NR.. and since i, and my batchmate Ley was assigned in a Land far away (Leyte), not knowing how to drive, we were even given driving Lessons for free =D hey the job requires it.. since there was no driving schooL in that Land far away,, we had to Learn driving at the Queen City in the south.. cebu that is =D..

being aLL aLone in a Land far away, feeLing more and more of the distance due to the difference in Language,, i'd say i shouLd've matured even quite a bit,, but,, after 3 months there,, i think, my biggest reaLization is that i am a heLpLess crybaby who can't even wait few weeks more (for the Christmas break) to go home..
the job wasn't reaLLy tedious i think.. it was so-so,,there were days that i feLt so haggard and during my waiting momentsss (most doctors entertain reps onLy after patients) i feLt compLeteLy homesick.. (going back to my reaLization)

i've met a Lot of interesting peopLe there,, mostLy heaLthcare practitioners: MD's, nurse, Midwives even BHW: baranggay heaLth worker.. i aLso met Latter Day Saints members, and even had cLass with missionaries assigned there..
by the way, out of 12(not sure if correct) of us who passed the training at rockweLL,, one by one, we feLL from the branch of the big tree,, resigned for personaL reasons,, i think i was the 6th or 5th who resigned,..'twas tough..

i wouLdn't know if there was much more to say about my stint as a med rep.. oh btw again,since i appLied my drver's License there, and it'LL be reLeased after 5 months so from october to march,, iLL have my friends there pick it up for me and sent via whatsoever carriage =D

i came back here in Luzon LAst december 7 '07, that was a friday, my sister booked me that day because she thought it was a saturday,, so great,, everyone was at work,, no one to pick me up with my oh so heavy Luggage, fiLLed with cLothes haLf of which i didn't use (i was Lent a uniform).. so i've decided that i'LL just go home via taxi,, (ang yaman di ba? magkano kaya un hanggang gma?) but my unavaiLabLe knight in shining armor objected and said that he wouLdn't aLLow me to go home by myseLf,, so he sent his mother,, tita gigi, picked me up, and i was just so gLad to speak with a tagaLog again..
monday, i appLied at jL LEarning center in Sta. Rosa Laguna where my friend que works..(used to, she was aLready pirated by one of the cLients there as a private tutor) hiring was quick since teachers were very much needed there.. and it has begun..
december is a peak season for engLish Learning centers here in the PhiLippines because it's winter break in Korea and korean parents send their LittLe boys and girLs to study engLish here,, it's advantageous over engLish Learning centers in Korea because here, students are more practiced because outside their homestay, the onLy way they can communicate is to speak engLish,, magkabaLubaLuktot na ang diLa niLa, they have to speak in engLish for them to be understood, even just for a LittLe bit =p

i'd say ive met more interesting peopLe here than my previous job as a rep,, being a teacher is definiteLy more rewarding than that of a rep,,(for me ha,, opinion ko Lang to) so the set up was 4 or Less students per teacher, if the stars were with them, it's one on one..

i appLied monday, dec 10 and started dec 11.. ambiLis diba?

i met my first four students: jerry, jenny, kevin and martin,, (those are their engLish names) since their reaL names are hard to pronounce, they were given engLish names by the teachers at the academy..

i don't know the korean name of jerry because after few weeks he was transferred to another cLass

during the first few weeks,, i aLmost gave up on martin (sang hun) it was so hard to motivate him to study! he was very very sLeepy! so Let me describe them one by one..

kevin (yang ji seok) is a very cute boy, very fair skin, except for his atopy (according to him) he has a Lot of aLLergies, one is from chicken (poor boy) he speaks good engLish,, correct grammar but a very Lazy student..he's aLso very sweet,,Jenny,(in hye eun) a very taLL girL, i think she's 5'4 and she's onLy 13.. jerry,, one of the smart ones,, he can perfect the exercises given to them that was why he was transferred, students were cLassified by LEveLs, beginners: B and advanced beginners AB,,, subcLassified to B0, B1 and B2 then AB1, AB2 and AB3.. after that,, there are more LEveL which we no Longer need to discuss..

going back to my students.. Martin (jang sang hun) was my probLem student in the earLier days of our "engLish camp" he can answer the exercise though.. they were my morning cLass,,they are LeveL ab1 so it's good that they can easiLy understand me, since they knwo a bit in engLish
my after noon cLass, is LeveL b1,, so imagine the transition from ab1 who can pick up right away to b1.. omg..
my students were jammy (mun so ra) david (shin seung min) ryan (go chang won) and tom2 (jang jin young),, the LAst one was named tom 2 because there were 3 toms in the academy..
good thing though that they were aLL obedient,, i had no probLem with them,, untiL,, they became comfortabLe with me,,
i woudn't consider myseLf as a strict teacher,, but unfortunateLy i made some of my students cry.. it was definiteLy unintentionaL! i feLt guiLty.. though someone said i shouLdn't..
there were a Lot of reshuffLing.. and some students had to go back to korea.. hye eun and so ra had to go back earLier than others.. they went back feb 8 as oppose to most of the students who went back to korea just Last week feb 27..

so ra even gave me a coLogne as a present.. it was so sweet because she was very very quiet!! as in! she onLy speaks whenever i ask questions for the whoLe cLAss,,there was one time though that i asked my students if they understood the Lesson,, and as a test, i had them teach in front and i sat acting their worst attitudes as a student.. ryan started and i was surprised because he presented with confidence,,weLL a bit shy though, but aLL the things he said was correct,, and jammy went next, she was reaLLy shy,, and gave back the white board marker to sooner than i want,, tom aLso discussed but onLy briefLy,, david was at the dentist that time..

i remember a time when ryan cried out of frustration,, he was sLeepy during that day,, him and tom,, i was so pissed off at them so i wrote as a comment on his score book that he was disobedient,, he Looked up the word on his dictionary and said he wasn't then, the argument went on for a whiLe.. ryan is a very smart kid, he even expressed his disappointment with respect that's why i have such big respect for him too..
i Learned a Lot from ryan,,from their cuLture and history,, he Likes history (the subject)..

weeks went on,, i made jokes during cLass that's why they became too comfortabLe with me,, david then became my probLem student,.very dependent.. he aLso cried once.. (Long story and not my fauLt) so since i hated the way he studies, i wrote on his score book that he shouLd be on tutoriaL..

which came true,, so i thought there was onLy ryan and tom Left for me.. both were fast Learners and both were very obedient.. untiL a news came to me,, 2 more student wiLL be added to me,, biLL (aLso maximus) and harry (as in harry potter).. and my roLe as a referee began,, OMG! biLL, a big boy was such a buLLy and moody student,, or first day wasn't very good,, and harry, the boy whom i wiLL never ever forget.. he smiLes the cutest but don't be fooLed because he's a fighting machine (as LabeLed by one of the teachers) reaLLy he's such a smaLL boy, very cute but not a day pass without a fight of him and another student,, sometimes it's harry vs. ryan, harry vs. tom and harry vs. biLL,, at their homestay its everyday harry vs. kevin.. =0 he has a Lot of tricks,, aLL of the teachers know him because he's very popuLAr,,

btw, i was aLso added with another student in the morning, he is sparta.. yeah that's his engLish name. korean name is pyone jun hyone..very inteLLigent, but not reaLLy good in expressing his thoughts in engLish,, he can't survive without his dictionary,.he went home earLy by surprise because he's graduating from middLE schooL
i think it's another noveL to teLL aLL my stories about them,,
oh, since the reshuffLing, i was given a new set of morning students: nancy, jw, peter and vince,,
first two were 14 peter was 13 i think, and vince is 18,, vince is a typicaL teenager,,once he even went to the academy drunk! (infamous Line: "give her the sign, the middLe finger sign")

i became attached with my students though.. unexpectedLy.. and i miss them too!!
during their Last day, ryan and tom gave me a present,, a LittLe stuffed animaL from ryan and a pack of coffee from tom, i was so touched! i gave aLL of them a pair of socks with their names painted on the soLe..david was shy that he didn't have anything for me so he gave me his penciL case..
harry asked for my number,, and i was so surprised because he caLLed me,,
it made my day.. i was so happy to hear from him and his brother martin.. i even toLd martin that he can caLL me if he needs heLp in any of his engLish assignments.. aw i reaLLy miss them,,

there's more to teLL about my teaching stint,, never did i think that i'd be a teacher,,but i had fun whiLe i was one,,
now that i'm a bum,, i feLt the same as i did whiLe i was on the pLane going back here in Luzon,, Like i jumped from a cLiff without a parachute, faLLing to the dark beyond!
weLL that's the irresponsibLe me.. spending time bLogging instead of job hunting..
that wouLd be it for now,, i'm aLso tired..



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Saturday, February 02, 2008

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today is ordinary Like aLL the other ordinary days of my Life..

no pLans, same memories, same regrets and an immiscible bLend of tedium and boredom..
bLunt, nonchanlant, bLithe, pLain,,
i wait for the hour of being with the guy i adore most... about 5 to 6 hours more...
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**i know i'LL see you again,, whether far or soon,, but i need you to know, that i care,, and i miss you

Friday, November 23, 2007

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this is my uLtimate favorite song,,and it's from the 3rd aLbum of eheads, cutterpiLLow

actuaLLy,, akaLa ko hindi ko na sya favorite,, ayun,, maLi ako =)


I.
I know a man who had nothing
He was a poor man all his life
He lived in a shack by the roadside
With starving kids and a loving wife

II.
He went to church every Sunday
He prays from morning until night, he said
Good Lord, why have you forsaken me
When everything I did I thought was right

Refrain:

Now my Life is coming to an end
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
All my days I have never sinned
So I hope you wont ignore
What I'm asking for...

Chorus I:

Oh honey when I die
Dress me up in a coat and tie
Give my feet a pair of shoes
That I haven't wore in a long time
Put me in a golden box
Not a cross on a pile of rocks
Bury me where the grass is green
And the gates are shining...

Chorus II:

Oh honey when I die
Give me a bed of roses
Where I could lie
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...

III.
I know a man who had nothing
He dreamed of satin sheets all his life
He lived and worked like a dog
Licking every boot he sees just to survive
IV.

He comes home drunk every night
Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he said
Honey you have been so good to me
I only wish we had a better life
Refrain II:
And now my lifes coming to an end
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
All my days I have lived in shame
So I hope you wont ignore
Just what I'm asking for...

Chorus I:
Oh honey when I die
Dress me up in a coat and tie
Give my feet a pair of shoes
That I haven't wore in a long time
Put me in a golden box
Not a cross on a pile of rocks
Bury me where the grass is green
And the gates are shining...

Chorus III:
Oh honey when I die
Give me a bed of roses
Where I could lie
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's...


Oh honey when I die
Give me a bed of roses
Where I could lie
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...

Friday, November 09, 2007

nakaLipat na ko

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eon,, iLang aLmost 1 week na din ako dun sa tinutuLuyan ko...sayang waLa ako camera para mapakita ko..

nice naman sya,, mabait yung LandLady kahit super strict.. eon nga at feeLing nya ampon nya ako.. haha
provide nya mga gamit ko,, baso, pLato, kutsara, basurahan, bed, foam, bedsheet, pampaLit sa bedsheet, unan, piLLowcases, eLectric fan, shower curtain,, pampaLit sa shower curtain,,eon,, tho boring nga kasi waLa ko tv,, i think okay Lang naman na gLass ung harap,di naman ako kita kasi naka bLinds sya,.chncheck ko nga kung kita ako,, hindi naman,,
ayun,, nag in'evaLuate na ko ng boss ko nitong wednesday.. 3rd month appraisaL,, ayun,, mababa ang rate ko, pero sa totoo Lang i dont care,, nakakahinayang siguro kasi maLaking company to,, and im aLready on the 1st step na,, madami nga nag resign kaya kung maayos naman mag work kukunin naman siguro,, kasi ayun,, yung mga caLLs (visit sa contacts) is di umabot,, sobrang baba,, tinatamad kasi ko mag cover,, parang waLa akong gana,,
ayun,, wag sana kayo ma-disappoint kung di ako pumasa,, di rin naman ako masyado happy dito.. okay na siguro yung few months of experience with nestLe,,naisip ko nga kung sa Luzon Lang siguro ako,, i wouLdnt feeL this way..
nweiz..miss ko na kayong Lahat,,, oi mga kuya,, puntahan nyo din si LoLa,.. print nyo to tapos pabasa nyo din sa kaniLa..
tumawag nga ako dun kahapon,, ayun mabuti at nandun din si LoLa nora.. kayo din aLagaan nyo din si LoLa..
ahm,, anu na ba mga kaganapan sa kaso niLa mommy? keLan kayo huLi nagpunta dun?
excited na ko bumisita dyan,, naku,, wag sana ako ma'tempt na di na bumaLik hehe..ayun, anu pa ba,, eto nga paLa yung address ko: sto. niño cor. D. veLoso, to-og, ormoc city,, haLa,, maLi ata yung aLam ko,, sige i'check ko na Lang uLet,,

kung may papadaLa kayo,, pwede din paLa sa rcbc dito,, manager nun kasi yung LandLady ko,,

to khaz gabaLes c/o aqui martinez branch manager, rcbc ormoc city

ayun,, anu pa ba,,,ayun di kami natuLoy ni Ley sa samar nung undas,, di kasi nagpaparamdam yung supposed'Ly mag tour sa amin,,
nag videoke na Lang kami ni Ley kasama yung rep na kapitbahay nya,, si angeL,, pero bading sya hehe,, may boyfriend nga'ng kasama,, taLo pa kami ni Ley, nagpa gupit din kami ni Ley,, short hair ako uLet ngayon,,
tho mejo tinadtad din kami ng work nung hoLiday,, grabe workahoLic mga tga nestLE!
ayun,, may gift cert kami this xmas,, either sa staff shop namin, sodexho or rustan's.. yung rustan's na Lang piniLi ko,, kasi di ko sure kung mka punta ko sa office sa nestLe sa makati, and yung sodexho dunno kung saan ko grocery magamit,,
hehe =)
tapos may bonus daw kami,, sa dec1 daw dadating,, eon,, sabi nga ng boss ko bumiLi daw ako ng tv para di ako ma-bored and para may aLaaLA daw ng bonus,, hehe,, ayun,, bahaLa na kung san ko gamitin,, hehe
ayun,, kwentuhan nyo din ako ng mga kaganapan dyan ha? and txt, tawag and emaiL nyo ko paLage para
di ako ma-homesick masyado..
kuya padaLhan nyo ko ng gamit ha!!
kumot,
yung set ko ng kutsara,pLato yung naka bag na kuLay green,, pLastic Lang yun
yung starbucks ko na pLanner,, tho matatapos na ang taon,, hehe
si jr snappLes.. yung unggoy dun sa kwarto ko..
maayos na toweL,
piLLow cases din,
tska iba kong mga tshirt dyan,,
pag off nyo ha?though check ko muna uLet yung address,,thanks!!








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souLs never Lie =)

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Letters to you 05

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hi everyone =)
ayun, mag t-two months na paLa ko dito sa visayas,, naghanap na ko ng maLiLipatan, may mga nakita ako,,kaso mahaL, yung isa di ko masyado gusto tapos 2800 sya,, akaLa kasi nung mga LandLady may pambayad ako kasi nga dun sa pension house 600/day bayad ko,, ewan ko nga kung bakit ganun,, bigLang ang Liit ng rent subsidy,,

tapos ayun, may isa pa kong nakita,, outside sya ng syudad, residentiaL area sya and mganda dun, kasi maayos, pati yung mga house dun,, mgaganda, parang subdivision pero hindi,, ayun, yung nakita ko naman dun is studio-type,, eh dating dispLay room sya ng mga gown, kaya yung harap nya gLass,, but, maLuwag naman sya,, and yeLLow yung paint,, aLong mejo main road sya nung area na yun,, may mga church sa maLapit, and yung may ari, maayos naman siLa, yung LandLady parang bank manager ata sa rcbc dito sa ormoc kya nahirapan akong mag-haggLe,, paawa effect na nga Lang ako sinabi ko pa tuLoy sa kanya kung magkano sweLdo ko..ayun, babaLik ako dun bukas see if we can cLose the deaL on p2500 yung rent subsidy namin,, kasi p3000 nya gustong ibigay, though sabi nya p4500 daw tALga yung presyo nung pLace..maLuwag kasi,, parang yung 1st fLoor sya ng apartment niLa ate,, siguro maLiit Lang dun ng konti,,waLa na paLa kong tv pag Lumipat ako,, buti may Laptop ako,, baLak ko sana mag pa member sa video city dito,, para mag rent naLAng ako pag bored na ko,,

ayun,, okay na ko dun,, mejo maLayo sya sa syudad..though di masyado,, parang muLa sa tin,, hanggang pertron,, ayun,, maLayo na yun sa Lagay dito.. hehe,,

naku.. at ang mga estabLishment ang aga sobra nag sasara!! yung Gaisano dito 7:30 ata nagsasara!

nwei,,bukas, waLa kami pasok, kasi botohan diba? tapos sa undas, pupunta kami ni Ley sa samar,, niyaya kami nung kasamahan namin dito, si kuya yogyog, bading sya na matagaL na sa nestLe,, weLL di sya taLga sa nestLe,, parang third party ganun, task force yung tawag sa kaniLa, siLa yung mga nagpupunta sa mga area an di na napupuntahan ng mga rep..ayun, mabait naman sya,, ka-cLose na namin, though mas k-cLose nya si Ley kasi kay Ley sya na taskforce..ayun,, so makakadaan ako sa san juanico bridge =D sabi ni Ley maganda daw tLga dun,, bibiLi nga ko nung disposabLe camera,para mag pitsur pitsur kami niLa Ley =D

ayun,, kaso ancestraL house daw tutuLuyan namin,, nakuu iskeyri!!

sige dito muna,,

Sunday, December 24, 2006

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waLA naman taLAgang permanente sa kin,
katuLad ng Lahat ng mga kinakaadikan ko, nagbabago ang Lahat.

nakikinig kasi ko ngayon ng mga kanta na sobrang gustong gusto ko noong october 2005,
binurn ko to exactLy october 27th 2004
eto yung iba sa mga songs:
here, there and everywhere (instrumentaL)
not this time by cuLtured pearLS
smiLe by tamia
just Like a spLendid Love song ng orange and LEmons
may mga kanta na na outgrow ko na,, Like
daLiri -kwjan,
masaya -bamboo
wag na wag by kitchie nadaL
eon,, dapat nga niLaLAgyan ko ng dates yung mga cd na bin-burn ko,,
but then masaya din sya pakinggan after a whiLE =)


yung mga paborito ko ding kuLay nagbabago,, ang una kong natatandaan na paboritong kuLay ay:
pink and vioLEt,, dapat magkasama siLa,, pero okei Lang kung vioLet Lang aLone, pero di ko nagustuhan pure pink Lang,, biniLihan ako ng mga gamit ng mommy ko na vioLEt dati, =) basta ganong range, purpLE, vioLEt, LiLAc =]


tapos may mga crushes din ako na di ko aLAm "how to get over with" kasi sobrang adik ako.. =p
haha,, wag ko na mention,, kasi pag naaaLaLA ko yung iba, di ko matanggap na nagustuhan ko siLA (ang sama ko!! 1/4 eviL haha =p)
food of course!! madami din ako nagustuhan dati na haLos araw araw ko kinakain, karamihan junk food!
dati dumadaan ako sa paLEngke para bumiLi ng oishi piLLows =) um, super adik din ako sa skyfLakes dati,, tuwing umaga, sa first period namin sa cLAss nung 4th yr hayskuL kami,, kumakain kami nun ni whenz.. haha,, patago! strikta adviser namin non,, si tch joanne schofieLd, oh and porksteak ever paLA uLam sa canteen sa schooL ko dati: HoLy famiLy academy! yun ay nung mga panahong kumakain pa ko ng porky =p
mga paLAbas din sa tv at sine!!
nung kids pa ko syempre usong uso sa kin anime
dami e,, tinatamad na ko iLista!!um, yung series na CSI, pati yung mga movies na una kong panood super cLAim ako na peyborit ko na agad pero ngayong di ko na tanda detaiLs ng story!! haha,,
but then, may mga LumuLusot pa din sa "out growing" may mga nagugustuhan ako na hanggang ngayon di ko pa din pinagsasawaan, kahit paLagi ko mapanood, marinig at makita! =)


Like sa mga kanta, dati ko pa gusto:
i miss you - incubus
fiLL her - eheads
poorman's grave - eheads
new tattoo - urbandub
=)
sa food, dati ko pa din gusto fries!! di ako nagsawa dun!
sa movies, pauLit uLit pa din ako sa my sassy girL and 10 things, sa tv show, fF.R.I.E.N.D.S pa din (kahit cd na LAng) gusto ko pa din mapanood yung ALLy mcBeaL.
may mga hobbies pa din ako na gustong gusto ko, tuLAd ng pagsususLAt ng kung anu ano Lang, (ehem, tuLAd ngayon!)
ayon, may mga bagay na hindi taLaga nawawaLA, minsan nao-over shadow Lang ng "something new" or "current addiction" pero nandyan Lang yun paLAgi,,kumbaga,"ino-over ride" ko yung sinabi ko na waLAng permanente sa kin!!
parang we are owned by the things we aLways Like, or things we never stopped Liking.. nama-manipuLAte tayo..
in a whiLE, magbabago din ang paborito kong kuLay na brown, white, grey
yung paborito kong spaghetti, kaadikan ko sa ketchup, the way i swoon over kay brandon boyd?? sa kaadikan ko sa paLabas na House, md. sa pakikinig ko ng mga Light aLternative and rock? sa Lahat ng mga "current addictions ko" .. pedeng next month mapaLitan na yung mga yun,, pwede din hindi! diba? kaya nga yung iba nagiging "aLL time favorite" ko...
o diba.. etong pagiging maguLo ko at "paradox" ay permanente na din sa kin.


haaaiii,, ang guLo mo kausap!!
yaw ko na nga!!

Thursday, December 14, 2006

hmmmmm,,,, =)

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Sensitive nose...




OLfaction, or sense of smeLL, refers to the detection of chemmicaLs dissoLve in air
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfaction
waLa Lan,,do you have sensitive nose?
hmmm,, masarap kasi mang amoy ng mabango syempre!! No to jabbarrness!!
ahm,, masarap ang amoy ng:
pantene na amoy saging?
bagong Linis na CR
Gap SimpLy white
Gap Dream
CooL H2O
AngeL's breath =p
pag Bagong toothbrush yun kausap =)

ayaw ko ng amoy ng cinnamon,, dunno why!!
bLhegck!! hindi tLGa mabango!!

diba?
ayun,, na-share ko Lang,, ano ba gusto nyo naamoy??





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