Though we see other races get into a relationship abruptly, I'm glad that we still have our own Filipino Courtship. It still prevails and I have a strong feeling that it will until the end of time.

This is a Filipino Courting Tutorial by Mikey Bustos. If you're a foreigner loving a Filipina, then you should watch. Mikey's so brilliant!

This is Popcorn's Contract. I wonder who will give in first. ♥

I got this post from Tumblr.

Did you know that in Japan there are 3 ways to say “I love you”? You say “Daisuki” for friends and for guys you like, you say “Aishiteru” (for a more serious relationship), and you say “Koishiteru” to the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. They follow this rule and this is one of the things I admire about them. They didn’t make “I love you” lose its meaning like us.

I reposted it in facebook and Sir Mangohig replied.

"Analyzing it literally: Dai = you use it to indicate extreme, suki =like, so when you say daisuki, its extreme like which is equivalent to love. another sample "daikirai", kirai = dis-like, so daikirai is hate. "Koi" is a love for the opposite sex, or a feeling of longing for a specific person. It can be described as "romantic love" or "passionate love." While "ai" has the same meaning as "koi," it also has a definition of a general feeling of love. "Koi" can be selfish, but "ai" is a real love. Here are some lines that explain them well:　Koi is always wanting. Ai is always giving. You can directly say to a Japanese, i love you...but the pronounciation would not be as pleasant : "i rub you" hehehe....just my 2 cents ( i miss Japan)"

That's one heck of an explanation. Haha. Sir Mangohig worked in Japan so he knew Nihonggo. From his explanations, Daisuki means "Super like" (haha! extreme daw eh!). For "Ai" and "Koi", I can't seem to think of any synonymous english words to translate them. For me, I think "Ai" is used when expressing unconditional love and "Koi" is used when expressing romantic or maybe even erotic love.

Whatever is the real translations of those, never tell the words "I love you." to someone you don't really love. You'll just hurt them if they found out the truth.

She's my friend. Until when? That I don't know. Here are some of her crazy moments.

Neory: ano ang largest bird?
Clarissa Gomez: eagle?
all: (laughs) *ostrich
Neory: ano ang smallest bird?
Clang: sisiw?
all: (laughs) *hummingbird

Neory: Dom, anong pinang-kulay niyo sa puto?
Clang: (with enthusiasm) COLORING FOOD!
all: (laughs)

Clang: (talking about something)...nung octoVer pa yun eh..
Neory and Abi: (laughs)
Neory: anong octoVer??
Clang: (narealize yung letter v) ay, ang VoVo nmn!
Neory and Abi: (runs out of oxygen) LOL

I'm not actually a fan of NBA or any NBA players, as in never, until now. I've heard of Kobe Bryant before, as well as Dwayne Wade and other NBA stars, but I'm not really fond of watching their games. My father has always been a fan of NBA. He's a basketball player too. I remember cheering for him when they had games back then in Mandarin Homes (our previous subdivision). I really loved those times. Especially when his three-point shot counts!

This summer, the NBA playoffs started. My dad and my two sisters always watched NBA games in ABS-CBN. They loved Bulls, Heat, and Mavs. From them, I also knew that Lakers didn't win any of their games. I also saw statuses and photos in facebook mocking Kobe Bryant. =p

So, for NBA finals, Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks are in. Game 1, Heat. Game 2, Dallas. Game 3, Heat. Game 4, Dallas. Game 5, Dallas. Miami Heat has its big three. If I'm not mistaken, that's James, Bosh, and Wade. At first, I figured that Dallas is the underdog. Heat is really a strong team because of the big three. Well, that was just at first. I saw Nowitski in action during those five games and now, I'm a fan! He plays really well. I even saw an analysis of Dirk's fadeaway shots. (Here it is )

Then, after game 5, I wrote in my wall, "Mav-elous! I'm such a Dirk! okay, fan na ako ng Dallas.. ♥" My friends that are fans of Dallas liked it and after a while, someone PMed me saying, "Neory, anong ibig sabihin ng dirk?" Haha! So I still had to explain! Whew! Ahaha! For those who didn't get it, it's like "I'm such a jerk." Dirk sounds like jerk. Gets? =p