Kwentong Tambay http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/ I am an overseas filipino worker. Now, I am part of that "babalik ka rin crowd" you see around christmas time, arriving at the NAIA in droves from all over, gold chain around their necks, in jeans and maong jacket, ray-ban shades, goatee, and baseball cap, pababa pa lang ang eroplano kinukuha na ang hand-carry luggage at nagpapalakpakan na't handang halikan ang lupa pagka landing. en Copyright 2007 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:20:58 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SHE'LL BE THERE AND EVERYWHERE para sa kapatid kong si gigi - isang awit.

with so much love,
jay

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/03/to_be_there.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/03/to_be_there.html FAMILY Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:20:58 -0800 TALES FROM BEHIND THE WALL, PART 2 nung nagsimula akong mag college nung 1983, buhay pa si ninoy aquino at rolando galman. ang tuition ko ng isang sem ay 975 pesos. galante ang mapua nung araw at walang increase sa tuition fee from first year hanggang sa mag graduate ka. magkano ang ginastos ko para sa limang taong pag-aaral? teka at ma compute nga: 975 rounded off to 1,000 pesos taymis 2 sems per year equals 2,000 pesos taymis 5 years of engineering equals 10,000 pesos. sige, sabihin na nating additional 500 para sa summer classes every year, that's still... teka at ma compute nga: 500 taymis 5 equals 2,500 plus 10,000 equals 12,500 pesoses. still cheap para sa isang engineering degree.

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/mapua_tales_part2.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/mapua_tales_part2.html SCHOOL Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:43:29 -0800 MGA LARUAN KO SA OPISINA... COWBOY AT LANGAW, NAGSE-SEX

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/mga_laruan_ko_sa_opisina_cowbo.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/mga_laruan_ko_sa_opisina_cowbo.html WORK Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:19:26 -0800 And tearful at the falling of a star pag naririnig ko ngayon ang "circle game", naalala ko ang daddy ko. matagal na siyang namatay pero naiisip ko pa rin siya parati. alam ko, iba ang pinapakahulugan ni joni mitchel nung ginawa niya ito pero everytime na naririnig ko ang kanta, parang gusto kong i-urong ang oras para maibalik yung panahon na magkasama pa kami. i could have done more for my dad now that i have a steady job but i can't because he's gone forever.

pakinggan ang batjay's twisted pinoy version ng "circle game" na handog pa rin sa inyo ng "Tito Remy's Kesong Puti, ang kesong gawa sa kupal" - subukan ang bagong pakbet flavor na gawa sa kupal ng supot na ilokano.

this is an audio post - click to play
]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/cartwheels_turn_to_car_wheels.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/cartwheels_turn_to_car_wheels.html FAMILY Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:11:42 -0800 Hard to find, difficult to leave, impossible to forget NAVA-PARTY-041

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/notre_dame_manila_batch_83_in.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/notre_dame_manila_batch_83_in.html FRIENDS Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:51:56 -0800 SALAWIKAIN Please complete the sentence:

Ang taong walang kibo...

A. nasa loob ang kulo.
B. ay ngo-ngo
C. hindi naintindihan ang kwento
D. may singaw sa nguso
E. huminto ang puso
F. ay dedo
G. ay hindi naligo

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/salawikain.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/salawikain.html PHILIPPINES Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:52:48 -0800 ANG BAGO KONG NEGOSYO

nagpapa itlog na ako ngayon ng manok... mataas ang sweldo kaya lang kailangan eh matapang ang sikmura mo. bakit? panoorin nyo na lang ang YouTube video kung paano ginagawa ang itlog.

ang mga video na ito ay handog sa inyo ng tita remy's pinapaitan. ang pinapaitang mapait na gawa sa apdo ng dalagang palaka.

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/ang_bago_kong_negosyo.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/ang_bago_kong_negosyo.html PATAWA Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:54:41 -0800 HINDI NA RAW BADING SI REV. HAGGARD! MAHALAGANG BALITA... "di-dit-ditdididit" (sound epeks na morse code na ginagamit sa radio news). TIME CHECK...ang oras sa buong kapuluan: limang minuto, makaraan ang truck ng basura. ang oras ay hatid sa inyo ng "Ruby Blade Pomade, Ang Pomada ng mga Nag-aahit!"... ding-dong (doorbell sound epeks ng time check)

DENVER - One of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is 'completely heterosexual'

paano daw napatunayan ng mga ministro na nawala na ang pagka bading ni rev. ted haggard? ang balita ko eh pinabasa raw kay rev haggard ang latest copy ng playboy at tinigasan daw ito.

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/balitang_amerika.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/balitang_amerika.html MAHALAGANG BALITA Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:03:07 -0800 STILL MORE SNAPPY ANSWERS TO STUPID QUESTIONS AMERIKANO: so where are you from?

AKO: the philippines.

AMERIKANO: where is that?

AKO: west of california

AMERIKANO: very funny. is that near israel?

AKO: ungas. that's the philistines

AMERIKANO: south of turkey?

AKO: pak yu

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/still_more_snappy_answers_to_s.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/still_more_snappy_answers_to_s.html SNAPPY ANSWERS Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:54:28 -0800 And it's not a cry that you hear at night, It's not somebody who's seen the light "Hallelujah" - leonard cohen's masterpiece and my personal favorite. sinubukan kong kantahin pero hanggang first part lang. mahirap kasi itong i-deliver dahil sa bwakanginang phrasing. KD lang covered this song and jet and i love to play it all the time.

opening stanza pa lang, pamatay na...

I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
Well it goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

'tangina, sana ganito ako kagaling magsulat.

pakinggan ang batjay's twisted pinoy version ng "HALLELUJAH" na handog pa rin sa inyo ng "Tito Remy's Kesong Puti, ang kesong gawa sa kupal" - subukan ang bagong laing flavor na gawa sa kupal ng supot na bicolano.

this is an audio post - click to play

happy valentines day mylab. para sa iyo ang kantang ito. lab U.

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/ive_heard_there_was_a_secret_c.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/ive_heard_there_was_a_secret_c.html MUSIC Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:16:26 -0800 MULTIPLE CHOICE

what are these 3 crystal thingamajigs supposed to be?

A. three angels sucking on a dildo

B. three winged transvestites having a drinking contest

C. the supremes singing "stop in the name of love"

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/multiple_choice.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/multiple_choice.html PATAWA Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:15 -0800 A REASON TO BELIEVE pinasikat ni rod stewart ang kantang ito nung 1971 pero unang ni record ni tim hardin nung taon na pinanganak ako - 1965. it's still fresh now as it was then. ano ba ang ibig sabihin nito?

If I listened long enough to you
I'd find a way to believe that its all true
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe

maraming mga uto-uto sa mundo

pakinggan ang batjay's twisted pinoy version ng "A REASON TO BELIEVE" na handog pa rin sa inyo ng "Tito Remy's Kesong Puti, ang kesong gawa sa kupal" - subukan ang bagong spicy flavor na gawa sa kupal ng supot na bumbay.

this is an audio post - click to play
]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/_a_reason_to_believe.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/_a_reason_to_believe.html MUSIC Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:12:57 -0800 SPICE OF LIFE dear unkyel batjay,

kamusta po sa inyo. ako pa ay isang bagong OFW at kakarating ko lang po rito sa saudi para magtrabaho sa isang oil refinery. idol ko po kayo at parati ko pong binabasa ang blog ninyo. kaya po ako sumulat ay para humingi ng payo dahil alam kong matagal na kayong nakatira abroad.

ano po ba ang importanteng natutunan ninyo sa buhay lately na pwede ninyong ipayo sa akin?

lubos na gumagalang,
gentle reader

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/spice_of_life.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/spice_of_life.html Dear BatJay Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:59:13 -0800 HOMEMADE BACON ROAST AND IT IS BAKING! bukod sa kumain, ang isa ko pang paboritong gawin pag nasa restaurant ay basahing maigi ang menu. mas masaya pag nag-ta-travel sa asia-pacific dahil almost every time, mayroong entry na magpapasaya sa iyo. take this menu from a restaurant in tokyo.


]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/great_food_and_a_good_laugh.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/great_food_and_a_good_laugh.html TRAVEL Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:43:55 -0800 The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese dear unkyel batjay,

nakakita po ako ng picture ng kesong puti sa photo website ni doc emer at bigla po akong naglaway. mahigit 10 years na po akong narito sa amerika at hindi pa po ako nakakauwi. naalala ko po kasi nung nasa pilipinas ako, pag almusal, piniprito ng nanay ko ang kesong puti at ipapalaman po niya ito sa hot pandesal. tapos, sasabayan ko po ito ng mainit na kapeng barako. haay naku.

saan po ba pwedeng makakuha ng kesong puti rito sa amerika?

nagmamahal,
gentle reader

]]> http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/white_cheese.html http://www.kwentongtambay.nicanordavid.com/2007/02/white_cheese.html Dear BatJay Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:41:14 -0800