WELCOME TO MY LIFE .

stars.

2012-01-27T12:32:00.000-08:00

"Somewhere out there, beneath the pale moon light, some one's thinking of me and loving me tonight...."

this is a very nice line from a beautiful song that I love...

What I also love is looking at the night sky, specially when there are a lot of stars...for in the stars is written stories of my life..

Stories that makes me smile, every time I reminisce about the good times with the people that I love, yet at the same time shed a tear, when I realize that some good things never last...

When I was young I was told, that stars are just balls of fire in the universe...

Maybe they are...

But I'd like to think of them as angels watching over us.

Angels where you can whisper your hopes and dreams to.

Angels that witnessed how you're life was written and is now part of the universe.

Stars give direction and it gives life...like the sun...

I will be going back to the beach soon, and I will lay down and watch the sky full of stars again..

and pray... I believe the Universe listens to all our prayers.

Like the stars, I just choose to be silent from a far and just have my beauty ,goodness and warmth be appreciated by people who are wise.

The Stars may be far, but you cant take them for granted, because we just have limited human understanding..and we never know for sure how important they really are, unless we think broadly.

All we can do for now, is gaze at them... be one with them as our mind unites with the universe.

I will always love the stories that is written in the stars..and that includes the people that i loved..

Now, looking at the stars will be a different experience for you from now on,

because the stars is our life written in the sky. We look at the same stars, but each of us will have different stories there.

" It helps to think we might be wishing, on the same bright star...somewhere out there."

Listen to the song here

+Dedicated to an old friend i used to watch stars with.Thank you for the experience.

A Place I can call Home.

2012-01-20T23:24:00.000-08:00

Time flies so fast, and I'm not getting any younger..

I realize I have to get my acts straight. One of which is to get a place of my own.

It's always a dream of mine to get one.

And with the lifestyle and modern upbringing that I have.. condo living is the best for me.

Because Living in a condo offers many benefits:

1. Condos are a good choice for people who travel frequently. If you go out of town for work very often, a variety of problems can crop up because of leaving your house empty for several weeks or months at a stretch. The common problems include burglaries and graffiti by the people who walk by your house. Most condo developments have their own guards or installed CCTV cameras that make the security much tighter as compared to single family homes. This is the reason why condos have become popular with people working as pilots and salespersons.

2. The maintenance of a condo is generally the job of a homeowner's association. The association collects a monthly fee from you and takes the responsibility of all maintenance work, such as trash removal, snow/lawn care, hazard insurance and repairs of water, heating and sewer systems. The constant management and supervision provided by the homeowners' association turns condo units into a suitable long term residential proposition

3. Condos are usually less expensive than single detached dwelling units. This makes them a good property option for first time customers, as they can own a house when they do not qualify to mortgage an individual house.

4. Condo communities generally have a variety of amenities that are difficult to afford otherwise, such as heated parking, swimming pools, dry heat saunas, playgrounds, walking trails, aerobics centers, fully equipped gymnasiums, massage parlors, grocery stores, tennis and basketball courts, and billiards and card rooms. You only have to pay a small share of fee to use these services.

5. Many condo communities also include clubs, entertainment lounges and community centers that offer you the opportunity to socialize with other members of the neighborhood. Also, several condo communities organize regular social events, which give you an occasion to hang out with your co-dwellers.

6.Condos are also an excellent option after you become old and your children leave you. Once children begin to live independently, you will discover that your home does not need lots of space. Old parents can then scale back to a condo and utilize the money saved from an independent house to take premature retirement.

It's about time you get a place of your own guys! Live comfortably and be independent! Condos located at the heart of Makati ,Manila ,QC & Sta Rosa for as low as 10k a month without interest! I can trip you around. for more details , locations and photos please visit and like :https://www.facebook.com/pages/EmpireEastHomes

or contact me ! at 09062427935 (business no.) so I could personally answer your questions thoroughly. :) - Tami

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IDOL

2012-01-17T01:36:00.000-08:00

kamusta na idol?
...yan ang palaging bati sa akin ng marami...at tuwing naririnig ko yan...
lagi ko naitatanong sa aking sarili..paano ako naging idol ng mga to?...

paano nangyare yun? e andami dami dami ko kapalpakan sa buhay na ito.

Anjan ng pumalpak ako sa trabaho, natanggal na kaya ako maraming beses...haha di lang talaga ako matanggal tanggal sa photography business and arts ko, e syempre ako may ari nun e.

Pati sa love life, nakailang break ups na yata ako.Marami na ring umiwan sa akin kahit loyal akong partner.. dumating na rin sa buhay ko na nagmamakaawa na ako mahalin at huwag iwan...parang mga drama lang ni dina bonnevie at maricel soriano...Natatakot na nga ako baka yung dalawang aso ko na lang makasama ko pag tanda...(knock on wood :))

Sa pera, ayun...andaming mga times, marami ako pera, tapos gagastahin ko rin ng bonggang bongga....one day millionaire ... me mga times na ultimo laman ng alkansya ko susungkitin ko para lang me panggastos ako...minsan nababaon rin ako sa utang... buti nga naaayus ko rin.

Sa pamilya...ayun...mejo malungkot din kasi hiwa hiwalay kami magkakapatid, at wala na rin ako tatay...tumatanda na rin mama ko..kaya eto ako natataranta na ren...na sana bago sya lumisan sa mundo, maibigay at maiganti ko sa kanya yung pag aalaga at pagmamahal nya sa akin...kahit lagi kami nag aaway ng nanay ko mahal ko pa rin sya.
Pamilya namin hindi pang poster card.Mejo magulo at watak watak...

Sa sarili ko, marami pa rin ako insecurities...May mga bagay pa rin ako kinaiinggitan..

na sana meron ako nito meron ako nyan...pero di bale na lang kung sa masamang paraan ko makukuha...

Nagka bisyo na rin ako noon na umapekto sa health ko.. like inom at droga at yosi..pero tinigil ko na un lahat...saglit lang na yugto yun..at ayoko na balikan pa.

Yun nga, magbalik tayo sa salitang idol...sa tuwing iniisip ko kasi yun... ang naiisip ko dapat ang ini-idol yung mga susccessful na, sobra yayaman...superstars, celebrities...perfect lives...alam mo yun.mga ganung leveling...

Pero naisip siguro kanya kanya nga talaga yan, me mga tao na gusto maging idol ang isang tulad ko na simple.Me mga pangarap, at mga pagsubok tulad ng mga normal na tao...ung baliw baliwan din minsan...

Naisip ko ren na kaya siguro may mga uma-idol sa akin is dahit tapat akong tao.Kung ano ako, pinapakita ko at sinasabi ko. At siguro iniidol ako ng mga tao dahil lagi ako tumatawa at nagpapatawa, kahit ako mismo may mga sakit na nararamdaman..

Minsan pa nga ayoko ng bumangon...Iniisip ko na sana baligtad na lang, yung panaginip ko na lang yung totoo, at yung realidad na lang yung panaginip. Pero hindi ganun ang buhay e, kailangan tayo bumangon at harapin ang mga pagsubok...di kasi yun mawawala kahit matulog ka pa ng kasing haba ni sleeping beauty.

Ang galing nga naman ng buhay no? Sa totoo lang kung idedescribe ko sa words ang nararamdaman ko..eto yun---basag basag na ako at durog durog, Di na rin bago at luma na rin masasabi...pero bawat piraso ng durog kong pagkatao ay lumalaban at nagmamahal pa rin sa buhay.

At sa bawat pagmamahal na binibigay ng mga tao sa akin, unti unti uli ako nabubuo, pero hindi na bilang ako lang... pero..Bilang isang napakagandang parte ng isang mundo na may pagmamahal.

....salamat mga idol.

my new CAREER as a back up dancer for an international pop artist

2012-01-06T10:30:00.000-08:00

GRABE. PHOTOGRAPHER NA, DANCER PA. HIRAP KUMITA.LOLZ
dont take life too seriously or you might go cuckoo.

My 2012 RESOLUTION.

2012-01-02T03:30:00.000-08:00

Hmmm. Year of the dragon na 2012.

I can feel it! Eto na talaga ang year ko. :)))

Ok sorry, year pala nating lahat!

Pinagpapasalamat ko sa diyos ang 2011, kasi hindi man naging sobrang yaman last year.

Napakarami ko namang natutunan na di matutumbasan ng pera kailanman.

2011 rin ang nagpatunay kung gaano ako katapang na tao.

This year may mga bagay ako sa buhay ko na imamaintain at babaguhin para lalo umunlad at maging mas mabuting tao...at ishe share ko yun sa inyo..malay nyo baka rin makatulong sa inyo..

Medyo kokontian ko lang kasi baka sobra naman ako mastress.
:)

1. Be more positive and thankful everyday.

2. Love more

3. Save and invest more...be more organized.

4. Live in the present.

5. Exercise more. Healthier living.6 pack abs, pde ring 4. Healthier skin and bod.

6. This year Ill excel more in my arts..
I want my Visual Art, Video and Photography bigger. TAMI BALLESTEROS STUDIO--> that will be no.1 in the WORLD! AJA! http://facebook.com/tamiballesterosphotography

7. eat, pray and make love!

Kayo share nyo rin ano new year resolution nyo. Happy New Year! Love you all my blog readers.

mwah *

and I share to you this cool laidback song inaalay ko sa 2012!

My thoughts about Christmas...

2011-12-02T04:18:00.001-08:00

It's the time of the year once again...

A time where families and loved ones celebrate and cherish the moment when Jesus was born.

I am very lucky to be a part of a national culture that celebrates the longest Christmas celebration.

That's what's distinct about us Filipinos...:)

But more than the lavish decors and sumptous food,parties and gatherings,

Christmas is a time to reflect.Just what I always do...

When I was a kid, I envy families that are whole, and with a lot of food and gifts in their homes...

You see I grew up away from my real family, and everytime I hear the laughter of our neighbor's family, How wish it was me there too.

But eventually i got used to it. I told myself that instead of counting what I dont have, I count my blessings. Even as a kid, I always loved art and try hardest to be optimistic.

So, instead of wallowing in sadness, I celebrate what I have, like my talents,I make personally made cards that I designed...and my drawings and scribbles inside. I gave them to my friends and my loved ones...

I also like decorating our home. It's also an art to decorate you know.
I like the Christmassy feel.:). I also cook. so I prepare meals too that I share .

I also like giving gifts. Specially to the less fortunate. I learned early on in my life, that its not what YOU have ,but what YOU do with what YOU have...

and YOU can not equate PROSPERITY with the amount of money YOU have.
PROSPERITY is how YOU feel. There are a lot of people who may have billions of dollars but don't have peace of mind , and on the other hand there are people living SIMPLE lives, but have hearts that is overwhelming with gratitude.

With this blog, I am also giving YOU guys an early gift of wisdom. :)))

with that, I'd like to end this blog and thank YOU all who loves me.
All that I have in this world , I wouldn't have, if not for God and the people who trusted and believed in me. You give me Christmas, every day of the year. :)

-TAMI BALLESTEROS

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Let's help to find her LOVE.

2011-11-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

I saw this old woman sitting by herself yesterday at the corner of buendia and roxas blvd yesterday. Surprised to see a bond paper pinned in front and back of her dress with a picture of a missing old man, i asked her about it and she said it is her husband who has been missing for two weeks now. I was touched by her integrity and pained to see her looking for him in that manner so i decided to help her too. I asked permission to post her picture here in fb to be shared by others as help for finding Mr. Luis Matias.

Lolo Matias is 78 years old, he displays childish behaviour so do coax him if found and restrain him from leaving ur sight.
Call any of these numbers immediately 09497763122/ 09326095491 / 09474196145, he lives in #164 Dolores St. Pasay City Brgy 66 Zone 08

Do share this around please at sana mahanap agad si Lolo Luis Matias!
By: Dumars Isia

Bawal na Pagibig.

2011-11-15T04:05:00.000-08:00

Lahat ng taong dadaan sa mundo na ito ay iibig...
Ganun ang sistema ng mundo,ng katauhan at isip natin....
Ganun tayo nilikha ng maykapal...
Mabuhay para umibig..
Pero bakit ganun?...minsan umiibig ka na, akala mo sasaya ka na...
akala mo yun na...pero hindi pala...

kasi ito ay bawal na pagibig...

Kakatuwa no? Hindi pala lahat ng pagibig ay pwede...
Andaming pagibig na bawal...
kung iisa isahin ko ito baka bukas pa ako matapos kakaexplain...
pero may ilan ako babanggitin

May mga tao na gusto mo man mahalin,ay hindi na pwede..hindi pwedeng maging bakaw...
sa simpleng rason na may mahal na silang iba..o may mahal na tayo..
pero minsan makulit ang puso , bawal na, ay pinipilit pa magnakaw ng mga sandali para makasama ang minamahal...kahit niloloko lang natin mga sarili natin na ito ay magtatagal...

May mga klase rin ng pagibig na ibinawal ng tradisyon, relihion at kultura...mahirap din kalaban yun...marami akong kilalang tao na sinunod na lang nila ang kanilang pamilya..o ang tingin ng susyodad, para lang di sila kutyain sa klase ng pagmamahal na pinagbawal ng mundong ginagalawan nila....di ko rin sila masisi...dahil di rin natin alam kung ano ang posibleng mawala sa kanila kung di nila susundin ang mga tinakdang batas sa kanila....

Pero, sa lahat ng sinabi ko...isa sa pinakamasakit ay ang BAWAL na Pagibig na sarili natin ang nagtakda....

bakit kamo?

dahil minsan ang tao na minamahal natin ay ginagawa tayong laruan.
Laruan na pwede nila itapon o balikan kung kelan nila gusto...
Iniisip nila na di tayo masasaktan kahit ano gawen nila...
laruan lang naman tayo e...at di tayo aaray at wala tayo karapatan magreklamo...

At minsan namamanhid na tayo sa pananakit...dahil iniisip kasi natin..mahal natin siya e..kaya kailangan tiisin...
pero kailangan nating magising sa katotohanan...

na isang araw isa ka na lang laruan na gunit gunit at wala ng silbi.....kaya wag mo na antayin dumating ang panahon na yun...
ipagbawal mo na ang ganung pag ibig.para sa yo...para sa pagmamahal mo sa sarili mo at sa mga taong nagmamahal ng tunay sa yo....at buuin ang iyong mga pangarap...

Lahat tayo sa mundong ito ay iibig....lahat tayo ay iibig sa BAWAL...me mga maling pinagbabawal at me mga tama na ipinagbabawal...kailangan maging matalino ang isip mo para malaman kung alin dun ang TAMA......sa mga sinasabing ....
BAWAL na PAGIBIG...

-tami ballesteros

a nice candid pic :)

2011-11-02T23:10:00.000-07:00

i like this candid snapshot of me looking back at the photographer. it's haunting yet in some way beautiful.it really represents life, for we all can not totally forget, be it good or bad experiences..., but there are things we just need to leave behind. .. to grow... and one day you will look back and smile at the sad past . for it made you a better person you are now. -tami ballesteros

My thoughts about birthdays...

2011-10-30T01:13:00.000-07:00

hmmm. ...the 4th of november,a very special day...coz it's the day one Tami Ballesteros was born to make this world 1 person crazier & more gorgeous...:)

and a lot of thoughts are running in my mind.. and i decided to write them down and share them to you my dear readers...

for me, a birthday is not just a once a year celebration. it should be a celebration everytime we get the chance to open our eyes to a new day...however i dont suggest throwing a birthday party everyday.:)..a simple appreciation to the world and up above is enough.

a birthday to me is also having a new paradigm in life .Having new thoughts , principles and values that makes you a better person is also being reborn, spiritually, hence, I call it a birthday...

To me a birthday doesn't meant to be old. One can be young forever if they choose to.

age is just a number. I will celebrate my youth and the child in me for the rest of my life.

Birthdays is a chance for us to reflect on what's been going on with our lives...

a chance to ask have we fucked it so much? a chance to get to know our strengths and weaknesses, most especially, our improvement areas.As long as we are living, there is always a room for improvement.

Emotions mixed up everytime, my birthday is coming up...maybe because...i reminisce on the people, places and experiences that has come and gone... It draws me up to smile and at the same time shed a tear or two.

Birthdays to me is to realize that in this meaningful life, we are given so many chances and privileges to be loved and love, share our blessings and be better each passing moment.

I would have wanted to write a long list of material things I would love to get this coming birthday of mine, but i chose not,I believe I'd rather give than receive for a change.

(but hey that doesn't mean i dont like to receive gifts anymore.lolz)

And maybe this simple gift of me having to be able to share the wisdom I gained , is also a gift I know that would come back one way or another.

And I take this chance to thank YOU all who supported and believed in me.

loved and cared for me...to all of us...

I wish not just a Happy Birthday but Happy Birthdays on our every waking days.

Amen.- tami

And I share this very nice song to reflect on,,by one of my favorite crooner..BAMBOO...with LYRICS, so you could sing a long..:)))

my official birthday song- QUESTIONS

my favorite lines:

Running in circles
In this once in a lifetime
I got this
One last chance
To ditch this borderline life
My place in this world,
last day I draw breath
I'm about to collide
With myself...

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2011-10-17T23:51:00.000-07:00

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Our Miss WORLD rep looks a little bit manly, but..i think with the right makeover she can WIN.

2011-10-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

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Tami as Stage Uncle. Pavote naman pamangkin ko Please. :)

2011-10-06T17:57:00.000-07:00

Guys pamasko nyo na sa akin -isang pindot lang para sa pamangkin ko na si LUKAS na pogi rin na mana sa uncle...naglalambing lang po ako...para naman maranasan nya rin ang inyong pagmamahal.. ito ang kaniyang unang sabak sa modelling like his poging model/artist uncle tami. :)

di ba kung mahal nyo ko dapat mahal nyo rin mahal ko? me ganun? cge na po isang clik lang at pashare na rin sa wall nyo kc leading is 100 + likes kelangan humabol lapit na deadline!AJA!

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saka deserving naman talaga sya kasi Mossimo FUN CLUB ang title, sya lang mukhang FUN dun, smile and eyes pa lang fun na fun na. at eto pa,take note:never pa xa nagbisyo at nagdrugs sa tanang buhay nya.
x:)

Beautiful Crazy Love ♥ ♥ ♥

2011-09-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

Darating ang araw sa sobrang lungkot mo, baka sumagi sa isip mo na tapusin mo na ang buhay mo..para wala ka na lang maramdamang sakit....

at iba iba dahilan ng pagdurusa nating mga tao, sa pag ibig, sa pera , sa pamilya, sa sarili...at kung anu anu pa....minsan pa nga jumajackpot ka pa, nagsasabay sabay.

nakakatakot ba sinabi ko?...wag ka matakot..nagpapakatotoo lang ako sa yo...kasi ang buhay ay hindi isang fairy tale na napapanood mo...di siya puro pasweet..at ang paghihirap sa iba ibang aspeto ay parte na nito, at dahil gusto ko rin na tumibay ka at ibahagi mga natutunan ko, kaya ko sinasabi yan...kasi isang araw baka gustohin mo na lang madali na lang matapos ang sakit..

at baka sumagi sa isip mo .... maghiganti sa mga nandehado sa iyo...o sana mamatay ka na lang...na naisip ko rin noon nung katangahan moments ko...

pero wag mo gawen yun...korni man sabihin kasi paulit ulit, habang me buhay, me pag asa
...kaya eto ako ngayon...buhay...humihinga...at ibinabahagi ko sa yo ang mga natutunan ko...

at eto ang mga yun:

araw araw, me problema...kahit habang sinusulat ko to ngayun andami ko pinoproblema...

pero so far, di ko pa naman hinahalo yung dora rat killer sa kape ko...

Look at things differently;Ang problema ay oportunidad, para umisip ka ng mga paraan at gamitin ang iyong talento at kakayanan para malampasan mo mga problema

..halimbawa, tulad ko, bayaran na naman ng kuryente, so magbebenta ako ng laman..joke...haha..i mean gagalingan ko sa pagiging photographer,graphic artist, events producer, blogger, etc etc.... ang totoo nyan, kaya ako lalo nagsusumikap galingan mga ginagawa ko dahil ito ang paraan ko para malampasan ko ang mga problema at win-win yun, kasi bayad na kuryente, mas gumaling pa ako sa talents ko....

Kahit sa problema sa pagibig, wag mo masyado sirain buhay mo dun,
kung mahal ka ng isang tao, di mo dapat pinoproblema yun at pilitin ang sarili...kasi ang totoong pagibig parang sariwang hangin...madaling hingahin.at di ka iiwan ....

...kapag puro hinanakit ang dala sa yo ng iyong relasyon...bakit di mo isipin baka may mali...

baka di sariwa ang nalalanghap mo...baka hindi tunay ang pag ibig...baka me lason...

at ang lason nakakamatay...

Nabaliw na rin ako sa pagibig...parang pagkabaliw ko minsan pano ako hahanap pambayad sa bills sa kuryente at iba pang bills...haha...
at di ko masisisi ang ibang tao na parang lukaret pag nilalayuan ng mahal nila...kasi nanggaling na ako dyan...ilang beses na....

pero eto lang yun...oo, nakakabaliw pag madadala ka sa takot,...akala mo magiisa ka na lang pag wala na yung pinakamamahal mo....pero di totoo yan ,...mabubuhay ka pa rin, di pa katapusan ng mundo pag nawalan ka ng kuryente, este, ng jowa....

Minsan baka kelanagan mo na muna kasi tigilan mga bagay na pinapaandar lang ng kuryente...
baka kelangan lumabas ka muna sandali at bigyan ng panahon tumingala para makita kung gano kaganda ang langit, pakinggan mo ang awit ng mga ibon, amuyin mo yun mga bulaklak makitawa sa mga bata...at higit sa lahat mahalin mo muli ang iyong sarili ...di naman sila nakasaksak sa electric outlet di ba? pero nakakapagpasaya..

...madalas kaya nawawala isang bagay kasi may ipapalit na masmaganda ang Diyos sa yo...

wag ka matakot..maniwala ka na may pag-asa...
di ka pinababayaan ng Diyos, kaya ka me hangin hinihinga ngayun at walang monthly bill for that.kasi maloloka ka kung me bayad yan........

imagine mo to:

friend1: o frend bakit ka parang nangingitim jan at di makahinga?

friend2: e kasi di ako nakabayad sa hangin bill ko, naputulan kami.

lolz.

so...wag ka na pakamatay dahil lang ng sa problema....at pag ibig. :)

and here is my art photographs for you all...

In this world ,YOU can never be too SANE.

it's a roller coaster ride...

that feeling that once made you feel so happy,

could be same reason that will trigger YOU

to be in the pit of that BITTER LONELINESS, so painful to take...

We can never judge someone who has loved and made crazy acts from it...

It just so happened we have different reactions

to the feeling called ...

BEAUTIFUL CRAZY LOVE.

++dedicated to the memory of the lovers killed in SM MALLS.++

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Nice Guys :P

2011-09-23T18:33:00.000-07:00

here is a cool song to make you COOL, vid is made by NIGAHIGA and + KevJumba + Chester SEE. and they are a very cool multi cultured Asian guys like me except for Chester....speaks English very well too.!they did the rapping and chester for the sung part. Listen and learn from the vid ok? :) be always nice superstars!

and this is where they got their inspiration. TEEHEE!

CARING is an ACTION WORD.

2011-09-16T13:28:00.000-07:00

I grew up without a father, I only have my mother who did her best to be both my mom and dad when i was growing up...Life was a bit difficult for me then, but it made me a much more stronger person and appreciative of life.

So imagine what these orphans has to go through...when they have no parents to count on...to teach them, to fight for them, tell them stories or perhaps lullabye them to sleep...That is why every time I earn on my projects and events, I give back to the underprivileged. The time and donations we give them really means a lot to them..I believe if you really care for someone, it is not enough just to say you do, you have to act on it...

It is also my spiritual way of taking care of the fatherless child that I was then...For in this world we are ONE, what we do to others is what we do to ourselves. :)

Christmas is not the only day to be a giver,in fact , we could anytime or day of the year...Time flies so fast and now, is the best time to show YOU care to the ones you love and to others.
A lot of people regret that they didn't showed their LOVE and CARE before it's too late.

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My FAVORITE THINGS & Early Great Gift Ideas

2011-09-15T13:49:00.000-07:00

Hmmm...I can already feel the holiday season coming near, and 100 days from now it will
be Christmas once again, but hey, don't forget it's gonna be my birthday first on November 4th!!Don't forget my gifts OK?!! I 'll be 21 again. You see I never believe in aging, age is just a number and youth is a state of mind..

Now before we go off topic, I'd like to share a few of my favorite things and a few blahs on why..:)

1.Simple yet CHIC clothes. you see, I am a Utilitarian . I love stuff that is functional yet beautiful at the same time. I usually shop at BOBON-PODIUM Mall, I love their unique selections and fashion designer pieces.by the way guys , they are on sale this month 50-70% OFF! Take advantage of this and do your Christmas shopping early to avoid the hassle and increase of prices during December.

2.Cool Accessories. Yep I love accessories, because it can make no.1 look different if you style and mix match it with cool accessories. I particularly love ENVOY by Edmir Dequina who by the way sells it at BOBON-PODIUM.

I also love Exquisite handmade accessories, one of which is PnC Fashion accessories.
-it is owned by a dear friend Audrey Quitayen. Aside from the cool collection, I so love the fact that it provides jobs to women who are poor and has not much time to work to take care of their families.PnC is a very noble fashion brand i must say. Makes you look good and feel good at the same time.

3. Organic SOAPS, Body Washes & Shampoos.

-to be continued

Shamcey was excellent ,but she did not give a great answer.Read to know why..

2011-09-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

To change a religious belief/s, is not necessarily a bad thing...In fact it can make LOVING someone better & more harmonious...A change in religious belief/s doesn't necessarily mean a change of GOD and all of the good principles & values in life.. It could be a change for the better that could widen our points of view...

Honestly, if not for the changes in religious beliefs, Miss Universe wouldn't be existent for us to enjoy and for Mr. Donald Trump's ORG. to earn billions of dollars from, because if not for those liberating religious changes; wearing bikinis in public, jewelries , makeup ,cosmetic surgeries ,thinking that woman should be equal to man ,etc, will still be considered as sins detestable to GOD...And no one wants to represent sins for their country, do they?

AND HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TELL YOU "MISS UNIVERSE" IS A JOB TO PROMOTE TRUMP'S BUSINESSES.The show is just an elegant way of job interviewing and skill hunting on who can handle international clients, and believe it or not a lot of them have different religious beliefs that a MISS UNIVERSE should respect.

I think it would be best if she answered that she's open minded about religious changes if it was for the better, and if the change is not good, then, that is the only time she would reconsider or not marry the guy she has loved, because with how she answered it

there were 3 loopholes the judges might have seen:

1.Why and How she came to love someone in the first place, who she think doesn't love her creator and made her who she is ,if God's her topmost priority.

2.how could one say you love someone if you force your religious beliefs, and vice versa...and who could say one's belief is the best belief there is, one must be open to changes and room for improvement..You should love him and respect his beliefs as you expect him to respect yours..(One more thing she said the man she loves and will marry should love the God that created her..so who does she think created her lover?If I was her lover I would honestly feel insulted.)

3. The change in religious beliefs could be a change for the better beliefs..and doesn't necessarily mean a change of God..so she should be open to it...because as I mentioned earlier,

the changes in Religious beliefs paved the way for a lot of nations to have a more liberated mind and created a Miss Universe pageant,she wouldn't in fact be there or no one of us is watching a highly celebrated show if not for that.

When YOU really think about it, it's like almost a Venus Raj answer last year...like they come off as too righteous that they aren't open to changes.

last year Venus said she had no major major mistakes , this year shamcey says she wouldn't change any religious beliefs...

but nonetheless they made us Filipinos proud and being in the top 5 , 2 years in a row is a feat.
However as I always say, to a wise and liberated mind, there is always room for IMPROVEMENT & CHANGES. :)

I think I should train the next Miss Philippines on Q & A. Don't worry Mrs. Araneta, my fees are reasonable, plus I also photograph well. So that's two in one!

TAMI BALLESTEROS

This is the 3rd time in recent years that Miss Philippines fell short of winning the Miss Universe crown due to Q & A. Ms Supsup's answer would definitely be viewed as logical & correct in the Philippines and other countries that have conservative religious beliefs. However, the rest of the world, (particularly the developed world) people have the tendency to have liberated religious views. Religion to them isn't a top priority in choosing a husband/wife. Similarly, Miss Philippines 1999, Miriam Quiambao, hesitated in her "yes" answer when asked if Miss Universe should be allowed to continue her reign if she were to get pregnant. Miss Botswana (the eventual winner that year)...answered her "YES" with no hesitation...adding that pregnancy is a "celebration of femininity". It's 2011 and Filipinos, in general, are still ultra-conservative in many ways and evidently this does not jive to well with judges in the international arena of Miss Universe.

_by iitstix92

A lot of those who disagreed with the results said, that the judges picked Angola because she is the prettiest,and final interview is just for formality, if that was the case Venus Raj should've won last year,she is the most stunning that year.But come on, she is gorgeous but to someone who speaks and understands english well,her answer is lame...Shamcey might have sounded better compared to Venus but again ,to someone who speaks and understands english well,the message was a little bit rough.That's why I didn't believe OPRAH has reservations with the results...and true enough it's a hoax invented by some delusioned pageant fanatic.

and if you are as observant as me, Angola's styling,hair and exotic looks, is almost like Venus ,minus the ribbon, and major major lame answer. So it's almost safe to say Venus Raj's look is universally appealing just like Angola's but not her weak answer..We can never tell, Lea Salonga might have chosen Angola too to be the winner, we will never know...but one thing for sure, majority of the judges didn't agree with SHAMCEY to get the plum..:)

pwede naman kasi magtagalog...kung dun ka komportable yun gamitin mo lenguwahe. la naman bawas points dun. sabi pa nga di ba unfair kasi yung iba,mas me time pa para mag analyze ng sasabihin pag me interpreter? e bakit di nyo yun gamitin ding diskarte?me nagbabawal ba ?sasabihin dapat mas mataas score kasi straight english, e kung ganun di na to miss universe contest, best in english contest na to.ang habol pa rin e yung laman nung sinabi kahit ano pa lenguwahe ginamit mo kesehodang bisaya pa o bekimon gamitin mo. international pageant nga e so given and understood na iba iba languages ng nasali..

and here is a very funny MISS ANGOLA parody when she was interrupted by the interpreter!haha! :P

and the real thing.:) I always love seeing winning moments of people.
Inspires me to be a better person.

banana cue, polboron at limang pisong adobong mani.

2011-09-11T23:54:00.000-07:00

Siguro nagtataka kayo bakit ganyan ang title ng blog ko ngayon....

Ganyan yan,kasi nababaliw na ako...at kung ano ano na lang ang gusto kong sabihin...

joke lang...

ang totoo nyan..yan ang mga simpleng pagkain na gustong gusto ko....

hanggang ngayon...dahil malapit sa puso ko ang mga alaala ng mga simple ,mura, pero masasarap na pagkain na yan dito sa pinas....

Banana cue...gustong gusto ko to, kasi madalas dalawang saging na saba na pinrito na nababalutan ng asukal ang nakatusok sa iisang stick. minsan pa nga pag sinuswerte,tatlo..:)..lagi ko naalala ang mga tao na hinahatian ko nung isa sa dalawang pirasong saging na yun..na nagbibigay ng saya...ung pamangkin ko na mahal na mahal ko, si mama,mga kamaganak, yung aso ko na sobra takaw,at mga kaibigan ko at mga ex ko na minahal ko...at sa tuwing kumakain ako muli ng bananacue, lagi ko naalala na dalawa yun saging dun, para matuto kang magbigay ng kung anu mang meron kang biyaya sa buhay, kasi andun ung totoong saya....

Polboron... naranasan mo na ba sumipol habang me pulburon sa bibig...haha..nakakatawa di ba?saka masarap. :)

pag kumakain ako ng pulburon,lagi ko sya minamasdan, muka syang buo pag nakabalot pa, pero pag binuksan mo na,dapat dahan dahan at maingat mo rin syang kakainin, kasi konting hawak lang, nadudurog na...pwedeng matapon, liparin at masayang.... at sa tuwing kumakain ako ng polboron...naalala ko kung gaano kahalaga pahalagahan ang pagtitiwala sa yo ng isang tao....

tulad ng polboron oras na masira mo to, mahirap na ibalik sa dati nang porma, kaya dapat mo ingatan ang tiwala sa yo ng mga nagmamahal sa yo para mapakinabangan at di masayang.

Adobong mani....me pagka adik ata ako sa mani e, kasi tuwing me nagbebenta ng mani, di pedeng di ako bibili...lalo na ung bagong luto, sabi kasi ng titser ko noon pampatalino yun...

baka nga dahil dun kaya ako matalino haha...pero alam mo ba na ang mani rin kahit konti ,nakakabusog agad..totoo yan kahit iresearch mo pa sa google...

naalala ko nung bata ako, para mas makatipid ako sa baon ko, bibili muna ako ng mani, para..mabusog agad ako at di ako bibili ng kung ano anong tsitsirya at laruan na di ko naman talaga kailangan....

Kaya siguro hanggang ngayun matanda na ako, bumibili ako lagi ng adobong mani...para lagi ko iniisip kung ano ang mas mahahalaga sa buhay...

yung limang pisong mani, nagpapaalala sa akin, na di sa maraming maraming pera, ang kailangan ko para makuntento...

tama nga siguro si titser, nakakatalino yung adobong mani...

kasi kada me hawak ako nun, lagi ko iniisip na maraming magagandang bagay sa mundo na kahit hindi mahal ay yun ang mas mahalaga....tulad ng mga tunay na na nagmamahal sa atin, dahil un ang tunay na nagpapabusog ng puso...tulad ng pagkabusog ko sa limang pisong adobong mani...

banana cue, polboron at limang pisong adobong mani. Simple man ito pero masarap....at makatikim man ako ng pinakamamahal na pagkain sa buong mundo,di ko ito ipagpapalit..dahil malapit ito sa puso ko..at sa mga naituro nito sa akin ...at sana sa iyo na rin....

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at isang magandang awit para sa magagandang alaala ...:)

A model I look up to -ALICIA HALL

2011-09-04T04:02:00.000-07:00

She is not yet as popular as TYRA, but I know she will be...
way back in 2005 when she joined the search for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MODEL SEARCH, I was at awe with her fighting spirit. Imagine she grew up from a poor family and only had her dreams and hopes to hold on to make it all happen.

Other girls in the competition says a lot of bad things about her, she was always criticized by the judges,saying she lacks, this and that..but YOU know what? she just took it all positively.

I remember her saying to turn the negative into a positive. Photo after photo she delivered, she believed in herself and at times she questions things and gives suggestions to the photography and styling team...And I think it's smart, A good photograph should be a collaboration of all the people involved, and that includes the model's thoughts. A good model is a smart model who is confident about her/himself but not too cocky either.

Her beauty radiates from within. In Modelling, just like singing or acting, the melodies or lines are best expressed when YOU really feel the true emotions.

There is so much truth expressed in her eyes...and it pierces the soul of someone who gazes at it...I should know..:) Coz it takes one to know one.

Yes, people will throw you a lot of lemons and tomatoes to bring you down.
And i guess Alicia just made a sumptuous and healthy salad out of it to keep that beautiful body...

and eventually made her win the coveted SPORTS ILLUSTRATED modelling contract .

I can relate so much her, and you know what, she got other projects to model for big brands,even after that, she still strives to be better....that I really admire....
she even joined the search for the new Victoria Secret Angel in 2009...however she didnt win, I wonder why , she's the prettiest of the bunch of contestants, and none of them could hold a candle to Alicia..its OK I know she did her best and that's what's important...and she never stepped on anyone's toes....but nevertheless to me she is always a winner..an inspiration...a role model..in and out..:)

Her struggles in life is what she used to be a more positive and caring person she is today.

I love you Alicia. YOU are a part of how strong ,beautiful , caring and confident I am now.
I hope YOU can read this one day... It would be my utmost pleasure to someday photograph you.
Thank you.

-tami ballesteros

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SHOUTOUT TO VS- YOU ARE STUPID IF YOU DONT GET HER, SHE HAS AN UNFORGETTABLE STUNNING FACE AND BODY. YOU GUYS BLIND?

dont say goodbye, say goodnight...

2011-09-02T09:59:00.000-07:00

How many times have you ever said goodbye to someone?

Im sure you have said it a lot of times...just like me....

but when i ponder about the word GOODBYE, is there really such a thing?

can you just say GOODBYE to someone and say its over?

As I get older I realized, all the people we have met, be it for a short or long period of time,

has become a part of who we are. We learn from them as much as they learn from us...They were the ones who molded the way we think at the present, they are an integral part of who we will become in the future.

Each and everyone of us is connected one way or the other.
Have you ever heard of the BUTTERFLY EFFECT?

it's theoretical example is that a hurricane's formation being contingent on whether or not a distant butterfly had flapped its wings several weeks before.

And I believe in that too....

Just like the words I state here. To some these might just be letters written on a blogsite...

But to someone who understands the wisdom behind the things I write, it will result in an extreme change in his or her life...and the people around him or her.

example...The little good or bad action YOU do here in the Phils in 2011 could affect someone greatly, say, in Africa by 2020...
broaden your horizon and you will understand what I mean...

Now connecting that to goodbyes, I believe even if someone parts from you for any reason at all, be it geographical, or mabe you decided to part ways,,,,,,or maybe if they die..etc....It just strikes me that when you think about it deeply...

Goodbyes never do really exist...

Because ultimately all the people, things, events, experiences will always be a part of our lives...Even as simple as the flap of the butterfly wings,

the sight of God's beautiful nature,

the smile of a child, the care of our mothers, fathers, lovers,...

even people who hurt us...even bad or sad experiences..like a loss or death of a loved one...

they are all as important as each other.

For all of them has imparted wisdom that is now YOU. hence, "THEY" is equivalent to ''YOU"...

and YOU can not say GOODBYE to YOURSELF that is composed of all these treasured experiences you gained from the past to the present...from the smallest to the biggest things...

Just like a child going to sleep, don't say GOODBYE,...say GOODNIGHT...for in our hearts...Life and God's BEAUTY will never be OVER because We are all ONE.

+++dedicated to my friend lester and his mom who fell asleep and will wakeup in God's paradise. +++

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and here is a nice favorite song that inspired me to write this blog entry,

Goodnight my friends....

GOOD JOB SHAMCEY AT MISS UNIVERSE 2011

2011-08-31T01:38:00.000-07:00

As i have written on my previous post, Shamcey is pretty , however she needed a little tweak...

to be much more competetive in Brazil..and I am amazed by how much she transformed in such a short period of time. More meat on her bones , healthier tan,updated classy wardrobe & that chic sassy fresh attitude

Great job too for not using too outdated clothes that Madam Araneta recycles to wear by our country's reps...

And I can sense Shamcey's fighting spirit. With the zest and energy she is sharing, it radiates and makes her look glowing. :) ...You converted me and made me a BELIEVER... Great job. GO PHILIPPINES!

ULAN

2011-08-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

Tag ulan na naman...Ano nararamdaman mo pag umuulan? ....

Iba iba kasi pakiramdam ng tao pag naulan...may iba masaya kasi walang pasok, iba malungkot kasi di makagala o di matutuyo agad ung sinampay, ung iba naman nabubuwisit kasi di matuloy tuloy ang gimik...ako naman gusto ko nakikinig ng love song habang nakadungaw sa bintana para kunyare nagawa ng mtv...haha...korni .

iba iba reaksyon ng tao sa ulan.... may kanyang kanyang dahilan bakit iba iba ang emosyon natin sa ulan...

Sabi nila umiiyak daw ang langit pag naulan....

At sa palagay ko totoo yun...

Dahil kapag tayo ay lumuluha tulad ng ulan, gumagaan at lumilinis ang ating pakiramdam...

Tulad ng ulan, nililinis nya ang hangin at kapaligiran.

Tulad ng ulan, minsan ang luha malakas ang buhos, sa sobrang sakit siguro ng nararamdaman, yan tuloy nagkakagulo gulo ang paligid. apektado di lang ang lumuluha kundi pati ang mga tao sa paligid nya... at di nagiging maayos ang sistema ng lahat sa mga panahon na yun...pero humuhupa rin naman...kasabay ng paghupa ay mga mahahalagang leksyon sa buhay na ating dapat ng matututunan para wag na maulit ang sakit...

Tulad ng ulan, ang luha di napipigilan, kahit gawen mo pa ang sun dance ni sarah geronimo at magmukha kang tanga... haha... Paraan yan ng Diyos, para ipaalam, na di lahat dapat natin kayanin. Paraan nya yan para sabihin sa atin na hindi niya tayo nakakalimutan. Dahil sa ulan lumilinis ang hangin para makahinga tayo muli ng maluwag...

muling umuusbong ang mga halaman, nadidiligan ang mga puno, nagkakarun muli ng tubig ang natutuyong ilog o sapa kung saan marami ang nakikinabang....

Parang sa pagluha, dinidiligan muli nito ang tigang at tuyo nating damdamin.Para ipaalala na tao lang tayo at may Diyos na handa tayo tulungan... dahil sa pagluha nalilinis uli ang ating mga puso at nababawasan ang mga sakit na nararamdaman... Sa Pagulan ng luha nadidiligan ang puso natin para dun uli umusbong ang punla ng pagibig, sa sarili natin at sa ibang tao....

Ang ganda di ba? May natural na paraan ang kalikasan at ang ating emosyon para hugasan at buhayin ang mundo natin sa loob at labas... Maganda ang pag ulan kung lalawakan mo lang ang isip mo...

Kaya ngayun alam nyo na ibig sabihin ni bamboo ng rivermaya na isa sa paborito ko...

"...sinong di mapapasayaw sa ulan..."

tara! sayaw tayo sa ulan....:) -tami ballesteros

Listen to the great song by Rivermaya entitled ULAN here:

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If I were a girl...

2011-08-16T13:15:00.001-07:00

I would be ANNE CURTIS...why?

coz she has this spunk, this out of the box attitude that I really really like.

She can be as sweet as candy and vampy like a fox.

I also think that she has very good command of her communication skills just like me :), and is very much willing to explore new avenues in her life.

On the other hand, I adore her more because despite of the heartaches failures and problems that came & come along her way, she continuously strive for excellence on what she does.

I also think she has a very good sense of humor but not the slapstick kind though.

I also think she is sexy in a respectable way. And that's how I wanna be perceived b people.

so there you go... I am the male ANNE CURTIS :p.haha.

HERE is a photo of her at the first PHILIPPINE Fashion Ball wearing a Rajo Laurel creation:
sultry ei?

Paglisan...

2011-08-15T21:33:00.000-07:00

Paglisan...

Sa buhay natin maraming kahulugan to...

Pwedeng nilisan mo ang isang lugar , isang bahay, mga bagay, tao, pangyayari , o mga alaala...

Pero kahit ano pa sabihin... parang ang hirap lisanin ang mga nakasanayan no?...

lalo na at natuto mo na itong mahalin...at nakabuo ka na ng maraming mga magagandang alaala at mga pangarap kasama nila...

Pero kaparte na to ng buhay, para tayo ay maging mas matatalino , mas mapagmahal at mabubuting mga tao...

minsan tayo ang lilisan at minsan sila ang lilisan...at kailangan natin ito tanggapin.

Kailangan matuto tayo lumisan sa mga bagay na tapos na sinasadya man o hindi...

Maraming rason bakit tayo lumilisan...

May mga bagay at pangyayari na dapat na nating lisanin, lalo pa at di na nakakabuti sa atin ang mga iyon..Parang isang bahay na nasusunog at nasa loob ka, kailangan tanggapin mo na kung di mo yun lilisanin kasama kang matutupok,...kasama ng mga pangarap mo...

May mga tao na dapat mo lisanin... Minsan sila pa ung mga napalapit na sa yo...

Hindi dahil sa masama kang tao o masama sila, kundi dahil sa sitwasyon, nangangailangan na maglayo kayo ng landas para matuto nyo mapahalagahan ang isa't isa....na di niyo mauunawan dahil masyado kayo magkalapit at di nyo nakikita ang mas malaking larawan...kung saan marami pa palang maganda bukod dun sa nakikita mo pag malapit kayo sa isa't isa...at nababalewala...

May mga magagandang alaala na dapat na muna nating lisanin para makausad tayo sa buhay...

May mga tao rin na lilisanin tayo, sinasadya man o hindi, pero hindi mo na para pa ipilit ang sarili mo,dahil lahat ng paglisan ay may importanteng dahilan at dapat marunong makadama ang puso mo kung bakit yun nangyari...

Magkaiba ang paglisan sa paglimot.

Tulad mo, marami rin akong minahal na mga lugar , bahay, mga bagay, tao, pangyayari , at mga alaala...

Masakit man iwan pero kailangan tibayan ang loob para harapin ang mundo at matuto...

Isang araw...ang mga bagay na nilisan natin..ay muli nating babalikan...

at sa mga oras na mas malinaw na ang ating mga puso at damdamin...

malalaman natin na ang ating mga nilisan...at ang ating mga pinuntahan... ay ibabalik tayo sa iisa lang na direksyon..

eto ay ang matuto tayong humingi ng tawad, ...magpatawad...

...at magmahal ng wala ng paglisan.

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