Call Me Xander

Andaming update na nangyayari sa mundo, blog ko na lang ang wala pa. May mga naihalal na pala na mga bagong Senador. Patay na pala si Bella Flores. Bumisit pala si Sarah Jessica Parker sa Pinas at nag ribbon cutting sa SM Aura. Hiwalay na pala si Ai Ai Delas Alas at ang kanyang bagong asawa. Akalain mo yung kakakasal lang last month hiwalay agad? Ang daming update sa mundo. Blog ko na lang ang wala pa. Loser. Ipagpaumanhin niyo po sa hindi ko pag update sa blog na ito. Naging busy lang po sa trabaho at mga bagay na kailangan bigyan ng pansin. Mahalagi sa akin ang blog na ito. Kaya kahit na busy ako sa buhay ko eh bumibisita pa din ako dito. At nagbobloghop din ako, di nga lang halata. UNA, dahil sa opisina ako ng boblog at naka block ang mga blog dito lalo na pag hindi naka dot com (haha..racist kasi IT namin dot com lang ang pwede bukas..joke!). PANGALAWA, pag nagplano ako mag blog sa bahay nakakatulugan ko na lang ang laptop nang hindi ko namalayan. ...

I hope I'm not yet late in posting this. Please pagbigyan niyo na ako. May ma update man lang sa blog ko.  Sobrang busy lang lately (palusot ng mga walang mailagay sa blog.) Madami akong nababasang yeard-end post o di naman kaya ay Best Memories of 2012 bagong magtapos ang 2012 ( FYI: Inumpisahan ko gawin tong post bagong mag Dec 31, 2012, pero ngayon ko lang natapos. Senyales ng katamaran ). So gagaya lang ako pero gagawin ko lang itong Best 12 Memories ko sa 2012. Hindi naman sa 12 lang yung maalala kong mga pangyayari sa buhay ko kundi, BEST 12 ito... yung mga may impak to lang sa buhay ko ang ilalagay ko.  Marami akong dapat ipagpasalamat sa mga nangyari sa buhay ko, sa career, sa lovelife, sa business sa nagdaang 2012. Nagpapasalamat ako sa lahat ng naging bahagi ng 2012 ko. You made my 2012 worth remembering... #ParangNamayapaLang. Salamat din sa lahat ng sponsors and sa Movie and TV projects. Thank you Star Cinema for the movie lineup.. Wish for more ...

2012 is about to end... I would like to say "thank you" for being part of my 2012. You make it memorable for me.  As we are about to end this year, may God bless each and everyone of you with good health, peace of mind and a better and bright future.  This year, Ive gained a lot of things. I gained new friends and lost some. gained trust and respect from people that I never expected and lost trust and relationship to people who I cared friends. I never regret every decisions I made in 2012 as it made me a better person and will always be. I've win a lot of battles and lose some... but life must go on... Cheers to 2013! And may the abundance of our Mighty Lord be upon you.

Natanong ko na din ang sarili ko sa makailang ulit kung bakit ako nabo-blog. Sa totoo lang hindi rin ako sigurado kung saan nagsimula ang interest ko sa pagsusulat. Hindi naman ako ipinanganak na magaling magsulat at wala din kaming dugong manunulat sa nananalaytay sa aming angkan. Hindi ako mahilig magsulat at wala ding hilig ang pagsusulat sa akin. Pero bakit ako andito ngayon at bakit mo nababasa ang blog na to?? Kailan nga ba ako nagkaroon ng interes dito? Iniisip ko kung sino ang may kasalanan kung bakit adik ako sa pagbo-blog kahit na wala naman akong kinikita dito, hindi gaya ng iba na limpak-limpak na salapi na ang pumapasok sa kanilang kaban dahil lamang sa pagamit ng internet at kanilang imahenasyon at utak. Aha! doon nagsimula ang gusto ko sa blogging. May isang tao akong nakilala na itago na lang natin sya sa ilalim ng mesa para di makilala. May pagka mahiyaan kasi ang taong ito. Naibahagi nya sa akin na nung nag blog sya ay kumita sya ng malaki. Kaya dahil sa m...

Mahalaga sa akin ang pangalan ko. Pinangangalagaan ko ito gaya ng pag alaga ko sa sarili ko. Nagpapasalamat ako sa lolo ko na siyang nagbigay ng pangalan ko. Naalala ko may naisulat din ako tungkol sa pangalan ko dito dati. Andito ang post na yun - Whats my Name? Alexander aang binigay na pangalan sa akin. Kung titignan mo at i search mo sa google ang name na yan ay matutuwa ka dahil nangangahulugan ito na tagapagligtas ng mga taong naapi. Parang super hero ang dating diba?  Kung nickname naman ang paguusapan, Sa totoo lang hindi talaga Xander ang nakalakihan kung palayaw. Ang palayaw talaga na binigay sa akin ng mga magulang at malalapit na myembro ng aking angkan ay "Andin". Isang palayaw na hindi ko alam kung saan nag ugat at nanggaling. Basta ang alam ko magkasing tunog sila ng Alex. Ngunit habang tumagal ay naging Andok, Budok, Andoken, Androkles (na palaging ginagamit ng lola ko). Ganyan siguro talaga ang language, napaka dynamic. Dahil nga sa dynamic ...

Seen a ghost? Well, try to check the picture above. Ang larawan na ito ay kuha po sa loob ng kwarto namin ngayong umaga pagkagising. Try to look closely at door in the living room. Ilapit mo mukha mo sa monitor mo tapos idilat ang mga mata mo... see a man standing at the door staring in our room holding something? That's what I'm talking about... Bisita namin yan...That is the reason why I have been experiencing something different in this apartment. Afraid? Well, fear not! they don't do any harm. Lol. Maagang pananakot lang? Ganyan?

Happiness is a choice. I believe that being happy is your own choice. You can still be happy even if you are in a very difficult situation. Imagine.. yung mga taong nakatira sa ilalim ng tulay o yung mga natutulog sa kalsada nakikita mo na kahit gaano kahirap ang buhay. Nakangiti pa rin sila... Kaya ngayong araw na ito, sisimulan ko ang maging masaya. Positive lang dapat, sa lahat ng bagay. Mahirap man o nasa problema. Think positive lang. Ngayon, naisip ko na ang dami ko palang dapat ipagpasalamat at i-celebrate. Alam mo yung kahit gaano kahirap ang buhay ay kaya mo pa rin ngumiti. May pera o wala, may ngipin o wala nakangiti ka pa rin. Maramiing bagay ang dapat italon at mag celebrate. Halimbawa... Noong naholdap ako, nagpapasalamat talaga ako na hindi ako nasaktan o ano man. Mas mahalaga ang buhay kesa sa bagay na nawala.  Kapag nagkakasakit ako, nagpapasalamat ako na hindi malalang sakit ito na ikinawala ng buhay ko.  Dapat din ipagpasalamat at icelebrat...

Urgh! Am I really back in blogging? Yes.. I finally found my way back and start doing what I really love. It has been how many months that I didn't do this. I honestly don't know what happened but I just came to a point that I got tired in blogging. It actually eats up my time. Time that I should spend in going out and enjoy the real world. But look at me, I'm blogging again and doing what I really like and love. Naks! Just a little update about myself. Things that happened in my life while I am away from blogging.  I am jobless. Again! I am now 31 years old. Wahahaha I had my first travel outside the country in Thailand. Travelled to Boracay. Experience the Underground River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan So there, yun na lang muna. I promise to post and update this blog the best I can. :)

Since I went to Manila for work last 2006, I never had the opportunity to go back home to celebrate Christmas with my family in Davao. Medyo matagal na din pala akong nawala sa lupang kinalakihan ko. After almost 7 years absence, finally I got the chance... TODAY, as in ngayon lang! Though we don't really celebrate Christmas  like before; with exchanging of gifts, Christmas carols, the house to house carolling with my friends, Santa Claus and stuff. This time its different. We just had dinner with the entire family. Well, not really the whole family, except my sister is with her husband's family. Sad thing though but we need to deal with it. Hayyy.. Kakalungkot! Anyways, today I got the chance to roam around Abreeza Mall. Its actually one of the newest mall in Davao owned by Ayala. One of the biggest in Davao as well. Its a nice place, I can actually compare it to Greenbelt in Makati. At first, there are few people who were inside the mall. Its not the same as the other m...

Blue is my favorite color. When I went to Cebu I saw this very big Blue Christmas Tree at Radisson Blu Hotel, I cannot help myself but take a quick pictures of every detail of that tree. I love Christmas plus I love the color BLUE.  Blue Christmas Tree   So there! Be reminder of the reason of the season.  

This past few weeks I've been struggling with something. Most of my closest friends and even my friends here in blogosphere knew what I've been through. It was also evident in my previous post na medyo may pagka-emo ang mga nasusulat ko. Seriously, its not easy. To some of you who supported me in prayers from the bottom of my heart-- Thank you!  That time, what I did is to accept the fact that I dont have a job anymore. Accepting it is not that easy. I know how hard it is to loose a job and it becomes harder when you know that you need a job to sustain and survive. I am living away from my family so whatever happens to me here, nobody will take care of me. However, I took it as a challenge. I was hurt and troubled after what happened but I tried to make something beautiful out of it. I took it as a wake up call that not all good things in this world will last. I took it as a sign that I need to give my full trust to God and not to myself.  So, hindi ako nagmukmok kun...

This is the longest vacation I ever had. I mean, I haven't been this lax all my life. As most of you know that I am currently jobless and finding ways to have the ends met. Though I know that sooner or later I will land on the job that is best for me. However, just this afternoon as I was staring at my laptop browsing some job openings I feel so useless. I just feel so helpless. I've never been this idle for a long time. I felt that my skills and expertise are so not  working anymore. I began to ponder on why and what happened. It shouldn't be this way. I should not feel this way. I should rejoice because I have the time to rest and think of better ways on how and where to discharge my energy.  I began to doubt myself and feel that I am incompetent and that I can not really do greater things. I am just one of those wannabee who is trying so hard to impress a lot of people but deep inside I am just the same wannabee who will fail in the end. I feel rejected....

Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit sa tuwing sobrang busy ako sa work doon din gumaga ang imahinasyon ko sa pagboblog. Ang daming bagay akong gusto iblog kapag na pepressure ako ngunit hindi ko naman magawa dahil sa uunahin ko ang aking trabaho. Naeexcite akong umuwi agad para mag blog. Pero tuwing dumarating ako sa aking munting tahanan nawawala ang gana ko sa pag blog.  Nawawala ang motivation ko at napapalitan ito ng pagod at antok. Tila  ba kapag tumititig ako sa kama at unan ko ay parang tinatawag nila ako upang humimlay na at ipabukas na ang pagboblog. Naiinis ako. Hindi na tama to.  Ngayon, wala akong ginagawa sa opisina. Ito yung mga araw na hindi ako masyadong pressure at busy. Hindi occupied ang isip ko ngunit wala din namang gana sa pag blog. Nababaliw na ata ako. Naghanap ako ng mga bagay na gagawin kesa tumunganga lang dito ng walong oras. Nag isip ako ng mga bagay na pwedeng pagkaabalahan. Mga bagay na makakatulong sa pag angat ng aming kompanyan at ekon...

I finally gave in... I finally bought a DSLR camera. Why bought a DSLR? Wala lang.. gusto ko lang.. May reklamo ka? Hahaha..Joke! Anyways, after taking some samples I am very pleased and satisfied with it. Not that heavy and its very handy. This is a beginner camera from Nikon. Secret na lang ang model. Nakakahiya naman baka may magsabi na bakit ito binili ko dapat yung mahal. Eh ito lang kaya ng pera ko. Waahhh... Ok, here you go. Heto yung mga kuha ko. No edits. No photoshop. No lightroom. Not Yet ! I'll just post the very first few pictures that I took. Para at least alam ko kung may pagbabago ba sa kuha ko in the coming days. Parang Project 365 lang diba.  This is the very first shot I had. The moment I take the camera out of the box, my very first subject is our our salt water aquarium. That's Survivor (Tomato Clown fish). Why Survivor? Dahil sa dami ng isda ang nilagay sa aquarium na yan... Siya lang ang nabuhay. Medyo mahiyain pa siya sa lagay na yan. Kaya pag ...

pic here Wow! Amazing! My blog just turned 1 and I never imagined I'll reach this far. It has been a year since I started this blog, though I've been blogging for more than a year. I started blogging using multiply, friendster, livejournal and some others until I finally decided to have this blog as my first and very own. I could not imagine how and what this blog been through. My dear followers and readers, please accept my apologies as I don't have anything right now to give back to you. As you can see I don't have any contest or any give aways to give as my THANK YOU for your undying love and support for my blog. Shame on me! LOOKING BACK Having my first blog anniversary is overwhelming. In a span of one year, this blog grows unexpectedly. In just one year, A Boy Named Xander has been recognized by fellow bloggers and followed by a well respected blogger in the country. Meet other bloggers who eventually became my blogger friends. My confidante, mentors...