that i never felt this excited for local election stuff! hahaha i've been glued to CNN like crazy! :)
can't wait for barack's inauguration speech...
but more importantly, can't wait for michelle obama's designer choice :) i've been happily guessing since her husband became the president-elect months ago! 3 likely choices so far but i'm giving the "lead" to maria pinto! :)
i can't wait!!!
taken more than a year ago. now, im so glad they are working together. hillary's "smart power" is amazing! i'm sure she'll be the best secy. of state!
who wouldn't want to be a white house intern? eat your heart out monica lewinsky hehe
really longing to "apparate" (like in harry potter- hehehe) in washington! wish i could join the parade! can't believe the crowd i saw on TV!
took this picture in 2007 when i went crazy buying books about the president-elect and his secy. of state. the obama book in this picture, my beloved christmas gift/request from bowe hehehe noi and ate madel has since added books to this growing collection! :)
yes, bill clinton is handsome but barack is sizzling! hahahaha it's weird that the president-elect of the world's most powerful nation has achieved heartthrob status. bwehehe just imagine, if al gore won (and bush was totally out of the picture), the last three US presidents would have all been smokin' hot!!! :) mr. america/commander in chief! yay! :)
BAGHDAD - It gives fresh meaning to the phrase shooed away.
President George W. Bush ducked a pair of shoes hurled at his head _ one shoe after the other _ in the middle of a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Both shoes narrowly missed their target and thumped loudly against the wall behind the leaders.
"Don't worry about it," the president said as the room erupted into chaos.
Iraqi reporters started shouting what Bush later explained were apologies for the incident.
"So what if the guy threw a shoe at me?" Bush said, comparing the action to political protests in the United States.
"If you want the facts, it was a size 10," he joked.
The shoe attack came as Bush and al-Maliki were about to shake hands. The assailant _ later identified as television correspondent Muntadar al-Zeidi _ leapt from his chair and hurled his footwear at the president, who was about 20 feet away.
"This is a farewell kiss, you dog," he yelled in Arabic. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."
The crowd descended on al-Zeidi, who works for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt. He was wrestled to the ground by security officials and then hauled away, moaning as they departed the room. Later, a trail of fresh blood could be seen on the carpet, although the source was not known.
In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. When U.S. Marines toppled Saddam Hussein's statue on Firdos Square in 2003, the assembled crowd whacked it with their shoes.
When Bush met with reporters later aboard Air Force One, he had a joke prepared: "I didn't know what the guy said but I saw his `sole.'" Later, he said: "I'm going to be thinking of shoe jokes for a long time. I haven't heard any good ones yet."
Al-Baghdadia's Baghdad manager told the AP he had no idea what prompted his reporter to go on the attack.
"I am trying to reach Muntadar since the incident, but in vain," said Fityan Mohammed. "His phone is switched off."
The station issued a statement on the air Sunday night asking the Iraqi government to release al-Zeidi "to spare his life."
"The station calls on journalists all over the world to express their solidarity for the release of al-Zeidi," it said. :)
taken about a year ago. of course we know she didn't get to shatter that high glass ceiling but "it's got about 18 million cracks in it!" :)
i am happy to see the end of GOP rule!!!! i'd rather be a "woman in charge" than have the "audacity of hope" but whatever... At least the REPS are OUT!!! :)
from iowa and new hampshire to november 4... WOW! :) i am now brimming with hope :)
ibang klaseng pagod ang naranasan ko... for three months! kaya nawala ako sa paningin ng mga mahal ko sa buhay... sleep-deprived and bitchier than usual... thanks family and friends for understanding :) pero ngayon na patapos na, super wow! i am super privileged to be part of this special. history in the making. such an ambitious project... pero ang pinakamahalaga sa lahat, NAGAWA! :) we never thought we can pull this off. and after three months... FINALLY! i'm so honored to be a part of gma news and public affairs! :)
thank you lord for the opportunity :) 4 living presidents and a former first lady... really lord, THANK YOU!
i'll be posting the rest of the photos in my multiply account :)
*** by the way, the photos i took were used by inquirer and star! :) hahaha they picked my photos over the official ones! but don't worry wanks, you're still the photographer between the two of us. accidental lang iyong sa akin :)
i am proud to say that i converted at least 50% (probably more!) of MAC users in public affairs. i say public affairs because the news department is already covered by josh hehehe
but my biggest frustration has always been my best friend. she's a stubborn pc user but because she adores her iPod, she BRIEFLY considered getting a MAC. then i didn't see her for a few weeks...
just last night, she showed me her new laptop. its... eeeewww! i'm not gonna mention the brand so i don't offend anyone hahaha as in super DINAOTko siya! bwahahaha i super teased her about her laptop being pirated and ayun... she decided then and there to get a MAC the next day. ganun kasimple. parang candy ang bibilhin hehehe
and just a few hours ago...
ang mag-best friend at ang kanilang mga laptop...whoooo! i'm sooo happy! you go girl. you will be so happy i promise! :)
kuya fundy orienting gracie... kamay ni kuya nomer iyong extra hehehe
yey, another convert! hey steve jobs, i should be getting paid for this already! :)
yep, it was a working birthday for me. ngarag talaga ang araw ko. but i don't mind. i was never the birthday type... na iyong iba kailangan pang mag-leave o mag out of town, etc. for me, it was a normal day.
pero sa lahat naman ng may "normal" birthday, ako lang ang nag-celebrate sa palasyo! malacañang ang level, i'm so sorry! hahaha
soooo first daughter! :) feeling ala-kris aquino circa 1980's hehehe
at super kinareer ng mga nagmamahal sa akin ang birthday surprise ko :) i really didn't expect it. galing! whohooo!
may presentation of gift pa. kaloka! mala-awarding ceremonies :)
by the way, ilan lang sila sa mga bisita ko nung birthday ko hahaha with matching love notes to me pa!
tita wel wrote: ANGEL DEAR, REMEMBER... YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!! HAPPY BDAY! ---- yes tita, gagawin ko nang mantra iyan! :)
igan wrote: HELLO ANGEL, NICE WORKING WITH YOU... HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU MORE. P.S. ANGEL LOCSIN BA ITO? ---- hahaha iyon lang! kapamilya na iyon! ako, kapuso pa rin :)
mother vicky wrote: TO DEAR ANGEL, PANG-PALASYO TALAGA ANG BEAUTY MO, BIRTHDAY GIRL! NAWA'Y DUMAMI PA ANG RAKET NATIN TOGETHER DAHIL WINNER KANG KA-TRABAHO. HAVE A GOOD ONE, MOTHER! ---- sana nga dumami pa ang raket natin! amen to that :)
ma'am jess wrote: HI ANGEL! YOU GOTTA BE PROUD OF YOUR BODY AND YOUR CALORIES AND ALL THAT'S PART OF YOUR LIFE :) BECAUSE THEY SAW YOU THROUGH YOUR GOOD & BAD TIMES. BUT THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT I DON'T WISH FOR YOU THE BODY YOU WANT (36-26-36) :) BASTA TANDAAN MO NA LANG BEAUTY COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! whaa!!! i soooo love this message hahaha truly, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes :)
and last but not least, and tatay ko! bwahahaha "dad" wrote: YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR OTHERS. TODAY IT'S OUR TURN FOR YOU. ALL THE BEST FOREVER. ---- whaaaa!!! super naantig ako sa message. daddy juni ltold me na while tita mel and igan were writing, my "dad" was proudly telling them how thoughtful i was... na i arrange raw all the IMB functions - kasal, binyag, etc... huhuhu thanks dad! i soooo love you. kahit itanong mo pa kay miranda! :)
with our super cool director ---- naku direk ga, pag nanalo ang ploning sa oscars, batiin mo kami ha! (a few weeks earlier, direk ga's first film "Ploning" was chosen as the philippines' entry to the oscars! yey! TARAY!!!)
super naloka ako to see my royal family. hahaha kinumpleto talaga ang surprise! daddy juni and mommy margs planned EVERYTHING... and bringing Xavier to the shoot made me REALLY happy. i love you soooo much :) daddy, thank you for adopting me and for always feeding me and noiky. alam mo na... mga patay-gutom hahaha and thanks too for "forging" korina's message! hahaha alam kong nasa bohol ang lola ko and i know her too well to know her penmanship! hehehe basta i sooooo love you and mommy margs and baby xavier! :)
and siyempre, makukumpleto ba naman ang araw kung wala ang taong ito? :) dito talaga ako super shocked! :) i can't believe he actually came to the shoot!
AND THE NIGHT BEFORE...
i loooove my friends! :) salamat ate madel. alam kong ikaw ang punong abala :) thank you for truly being my ate dahil nasa kabilang dulo ng mundo ang tunay kong ate :) sabi nga ni rio, ang tiyaga rin sa iyo ni madel noh? hahaha TRUE! i love you te :)
"closest and dearest" naks! thanks noiky! i super love you LF! and pat came! kahit buntis at maga, nagpunta pa rin! and siyempre, ang jowa kong si dani hehehe at iyang vera na iyan... kahit late. hmph, sige na nga :) at sa anak kong si jayson na may dala pang flowers, i super love you. thank you rin kay tael for the flowers. i'm so blessed! :)
hmmm... wanks, chika muna kayo ni alvin ha... girl talk ito :)
ang alam ko, ako ang prinsesa ng imbes... pero may mga umaapila yata! hahaha
ang tanda ko na grabe! pero thank you lord. i feel soooo blessed :)
release date: ocober 7. i've already ordered one from amazon.
i've been waiting for a new song from my ultimate fave sarah mclachlan for years! and now that it's finally here, i feel a bit guilty that i'm so excited. i'm sad that her new songs were born out of her separation from her husband after 11 years of marriage :( it's a terrible time for sarah and her daughters india and taja. i feel bad for them.
here's a sample of "U want me 2", her new song. am still waiting for "Don't give up on Us". the second song is still hopeful, a plea to ashwin to make things work. i'm hoping along with sarah and her millions of fans...
for the complete video, visit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m3ONW60RPIVQ9Z
hope lives! :)
with this suuuuper hot president....
who wouldn't want to be a white house intern? eat your heart out monica lewinsky hehe
really longing to "apparate" (like in harry potter- hehehe) in washington! wish i could join the parade! can't believe the crowd i saw on TV!
took this picture in 2007 when i went crazy buying books about the president-elect and his secy. of state. the obama book in this picture, my beloved christmas gift/request from bowe hehehe noi and ate madel has since added books to this growing collection! :)
