Archive for October 2010

Happy Birthday to My Dearest Halloween Girl Cousin, Darling!

This birthday greeting is quite delayed.Ahaha.Happy Birthday dear cousin, Darling Mae Cabrera!
Happy Halloween! Woot.

Sunday, October 31, 2010
Posted by Mark Glenn Cabrera

Oh My Siomai!!

It's been awhile since I ate any Chinese Food.Well, forgive me but this food might be common here in our place but I rarely buy this "Chinese-turned-Pinoy-Street-Food" dumpling, we Filipinos call "Siomai".The last time I ate this pinoy street food, was like ages ago.I couldn't even remember how it taste like back then.While the last time I ate Chinese Food was about a couple of weeks ago, on some restaurant somewhere around Metro Manila (Part of our Fieldtrips & Seminars) and also before my flight to Manila (at Chowking).

Anyway, about two days ago a siomai cart passed by our house.And when I heard the "vendor" yelling Siomai (Yeah right! he sounded as if he's yelling on somebody) I was like "Ohhhh.what's that? Siomai?".My Mom together with some of the neighbors surrounded the food cart and bought.I was actually doing something inside the house so I didn't budge going there and all.When Mom entered she said. . .

Want some??

(English yun ah?) Duh?? What do I get from eating those?

It's not always everyday that you get to eat one of these.Anyway, it rarely passes by?

Then I began thinking.The vendor is now slowly driving the cart away from the house!! And here's what happened next!


Hahaha.It looks like it was my first time to eat this stuff but apparently it wasn't.
But it was the first time I let the vendor pour his green, oily, spicy garlic mix on my siomai!
Yes, I've tasted that before, it's spicy but not that much like what I presented in the comics above.I'm not exaggerating but it's that HOOOOOT!!

Lesson Learned?

Mom's are influential - Sometimes you're instincts are right.You just don't know why you'd still end up following what they say. O.o

Be sure to weigh in which instinct to follow, your Mom's or yours.But nevermind this because you'll end up following theirs anyway.

Just because it looks good, it tastes good.(Well it does or perhaps it may have tasted good.But it was just so hot!!

Do check if your stomach is empty, and if it is not - then don't take in the unnecessary! LOL

Don't let the street food vendors do the adding of their syrups or what the hell they call it especially when it's not chocolate.They'd assume its yummy because they made it.

What a snack!

Tip: If you ate something spicy and your tongue feels hot, one effective way to cool it down is to drink a glass of milk.Milk is the best remedy.People always assume that the best way is to eat a spoonful of sugar or drink lots of water.But it doesn't help at all.Haha! If you wanna know why click here.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Posted by Mark Glenn Cabrera

The Wonderful World of Blogospheria!

The World of Blogospheria!

A Graphic Novel by Mark Glenn Cabrera.
Coming Soon!!!!!!

 This is basically about the adventures of "Mark" inside the enchanting online world of Blogospheria.
Inside the virtual world, he will encounter lots of challenges, meet blogger friends and make a few enemies.Together with his online buddies and some other cyber entities, Join Mark in an out-of-this-world adventure! That will surely take you in the edge of your seat!

Story: (Story still in the making. lols). :P
Characters: I've already created/drawn/added a few characters and they are namely:
My Mom & Baby Junior, our cat (Puss)
Bloggers Chara: Mark (Markable.me), Gandaness (Gandaeversomuch.com), Kevs(Pinoyteens.net), Chard(RichardDiongson.com), Faust (Geekyfaust.info), Jon (Davaocityliving.com), Dulce (Paddsolutions.com).
Cyber Chara: (Characters from Plants Vs Zombies), Twerp (a Twitter Bird).

That's all for now more details to unravel soon! Haha.Needs to finish the 1st Chapter before publishing.hehe!

Photo/Image Manipulation done by Markable.me
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Posted by Mark Glenn Cabrera

My Markable Plans!!

So I've been quite busy this week.I thought I was going accomplish my "blog at least once a day" challenge here on Markable.me! But obviously, days have passed and yet I wasn't able because as what I've mentioned earlier, I got BUSY.

So this is perhaps, something that would motivate me.*My Markable Plans*.Brace yourselves bloggers (only those whom I know, of course)! because starting today.I will be featuring you on my "comics-which-isn't" posts.This is actually going to be like a children's storybook but nevertheless I'd incorporate the life of bloggers on them.

I was inspired by my classmates to do a fictional story about Blogosphere! That was after publishing the "Pasasalamat kay Gandaeversomuch.com" post when they told me that I should have created a back story instead of a simple thank you image since the concept of seeing Kuya Orman's caricature together with mine is but AWESOME(raw!).That's why two days ago I created a whole convo of "Gandaness" (the frog caricature of Kuya Orman which evolves from time to time depending on his emotion and needs)and "Markable".And below's just a teaser for that!!

How will "Gandaness" look like after the transformation? Abangan. . .

And since there's already a story for that, I want to add more characters.On that note, I just created two caricatures for my blogger friends and sooner, they'll be introduced in the story..

You guessed it right! It's Mr. Pinoyteens.net and RichardDiongson.com!

In real life they are actually two of my best blogger buddies.I first met Kevin right on his birthday last year.WTF! Attending a birthday of a complete stranger! Pakapalan lang ng mukha yan.Anyway, as for Richard D. I first met him during the Colt45 Vavavroom press launch at Taste of Malaysia (not really, we were actually introduced inside Kuya Charles' [whynotcoconut.com] car).

So that's it! For Bloggers who doesn't have any blog mascot yet (I might generate one for you but it's unofficial, but it's going to be easy for me if you already have one).Haha! Maybe later I will create a "characters page" and add it on my navigation above.

Toodles!!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Posted by Mark Glenn Cabrera

I gave my Dad a Red Ribbon Chocolate Fudge Cake on His Birthday!

Need I say more? The title says it all.

So, last Sunday was my Dad's Birthday! *Happy Birthday PA!* and I gave him this FREE Chocolate Fudge Cake
I've got from Red Ribbon.Thanks to Red Ribbon and Kuya Jonel Uy of Letsgosago.net, the staffs of Red Ribbon Bonistopover Store back at
Manila (Ate Pam! Thanks) and to the bloggers who I had lunch with back then.
(I still owe Red Ribbon a special BLOGPOST! )
Monday, October 18, 2010
Posted by Mark Glenn Cabrera

Pasasalamat kay Gandaeversomuch!

I would just like to acknowledge the one who gave me this domain, (I actually won it on his MAJOR MAJOR BLOGOVERSARY GIVEAWAY CONTEST!) the biggest among the rest, the winner, the champion (Hindi si Manny ha?) Pero taga Gensan din sya! Hindi rin si Nanay Dionisia kasi mas maganda sya.Ang may pinaka-masculine na screen name sa blogosphere, kilala rin bilang Big O, Orman, Kuya Ormz pero higit sa lahat - mas kilala sya bilang ang Royal Gandaness sa likod ng Blog na. . .

"GandaEverSoMuch.com!"

Thank You, Kuya Orman! Hehehe.


Sunday, October 17, 2010
Posted by Mark Glenn Cabrera

My Re-MARKABLE Fieldtrip & Seminars ( First Day - Part 1)

Okay, so where do I start talking about the first day of the Fieldtrips & Seminars? How about "how the hell I got into the airport on Oct.4?" I mean after my arrival at Manila last October 1, I never got the chance to go back and wander around the airport again.During my arrival, I wowed in amazement on how big the NAIA was.And now that the first batch of my classmates on our subject "Fieldtrips & Seminars" will arrive, will I be able to meet them? I mean - ALIVE? Read on readers!
The morning didn't seemed like morning at all.Since my hotel room was dark and the window was shut.But it's good to know that my phone's alarm now works.So, as planned I woke up early that morning (Geez.I noticed, I only wake up early when I'm afraid something really BAD might happen if I don't).I certainly didn't want to be left by my classmates for our fieldtrip.Because if ever I won't be able to meet them at the airport - I'm Doomed!

Scared of being left behind by the first batch, I woke up around 5:30 in the morning.That will give me enough time to prepare my things.I packed up last night though so there's nothing to worry about my things.My classmates arrival time is around 8:00 am or something.So, I had to be in the airport even before their plane lands.I'm currently staying at Kabayan Hotel at Pasay, it's just a cab away from the airport but it would hell cost me P150 just to get there.
And you still got the inclination to update your Facebook status?

It was 6 sharp, when I decided to get online at Facebook.And as expected you can't actually keep my classmates away from updating their Facebook status, telling everybody they're leaving Davao and that they're in the airport, how excited they were and blah, blah blah.Meanwhile I let my laptop open so I could monitor their updates.Minutes later, I've decided to take a bath.It's great that you can actually control the temperature of the shower because it was friggin cold inside the room.I was even shaking after shower because by the time you'd step out of the cr, you'd freeze.Nahh.I should have turned the aircon first.But anyway, I quickly dressed up fixed myself and I'M READY TO GO!!
What the hell did they just call it? Sounds pricey? Is this still Manila? - taong bukid.

I went downstairs to check what's for breakfast.This is actually what I like most about Kabayan Hotel, breakfast and lunch are included to what you've paid.But that only seconds to their free wifi service! Anyway, I had tocino and what-the-hell-you-call-that-sausage for breakfast (the name of the sausage sounds like its from England or some other planet).Well, alam nyo naman siguro, I'm a Promdi (so if you happen to know what-the-hell-that-sausage-is-called, then be considerate and just let me know).Basta! Hotdog yun, sausage or whatever.bwahaha!

After breakfast, I went back to my room to get my things and then left the hotel.Off to the airport! If you've only seen me as I carried all my bags you'd pitty me much.There was even this tambay who said he'd helped me but I refused for apparent reasons.I was inside the cab, my travelling bag, my laptop, my mini wordpress pack bag, everything was according to mine.But not until I saw the cab driver!! Mannn..forgive me but if you've only seen his face, you can't blame me if I suspected him as a holdaper.*Gosh! Happy Halloween* But the real scare is just about to happen.
Driver: Boy, just hand me over P300 and you're already alive!
Mark: Okay then, I'll hand you it later.

TsuHG! I shut the door of the goddamn cab and said "Manong, sa NAIA Terminal 3".Then I turned to my bags to check where in the hell I inserted my wallet.I was about to open my travelling bag when he started the engine and that startled me.I paused and took a hurried glance at him.Our eyes met in the mirror just above his head.Then I turned back to my travelling bag.*in all fairness mas gwapo pa ang bag ko*Unfortunately, I couldn't find my wallet there.By that point of time, we are actually crossing EDSA.Then, I reached my laptop bag to see if my wallet was there.Alas! I found it.Then I sighed in relief and I thought I could comfortably recline on my seat.

Just when we're about to take a U-turn, I noticed that the cab's "meter" is not working.So I asked, "Manong, sira po ba ang metro nyo?".A long pause, and he turned to me and said "Toy, 300 lang sa airport, Buhay ka na nun!".Gumuho ang mundo ko at bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko! I thought he was just kidding around when he said "Buhay ka na nun", but he looked really serious (Ano pa nga ba? Ganun naman talaga palagi mukha nya).Mark, wake up this is a real life case you're dealing now! *Cool*, but sooner I went pale (I don't know why), then my knees began shaking.Natakot na ako! At sa mga oras na yon ang alam ko lang hindi ganun kamura ang buhay ko at kung pwede bang tumawad.But then I quickly nabbed my wallet and gave him immediately the P300 (defense mechanism?).My knees were shaking and I don't know how to react or perhaps the only thing I know is that I'm scared as hell of what he said.It echoed inside my head...Buhay ka na nun! Buhay Ka na Nun! Eh, kung di ko binigay ang P300 - mamamatay kaya ako? He went back driving as if he never said a word.In my mind, I'm actually riding a cab with a effin driver, someone who could have killed me! But the funny thing is that it reminded me of Kuya Fausts' 500 peso taxicab experience (at least walang threat yun, mas mahal nga lang.lols).In contrary to what I've said earlier, if you're riding a cab from Pasay to Airport then P150 might not be enough to keep you alive!

What a ride! (Say WTF!).Finally, at the airport - ALIVE!!

- To be continued. . .
Posted by Mark Glenn Cabrera

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