tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:08:23 +0000sentimentsrealizationsschool papersmadnessopinionsrelationshipscopied emailspoetrystorieslance ambasworkwritingadamson university enrolmentfunny emailsinspirationsmass communicationout of boredompinoy vocabularypoliticssabrina medinasecretsGodJesus Christadamson universityadvertisementsajangela elwell huntaraargumentsavril lavignebarbaraben foldsbest and worstbook reviewsbooksbridal showerbritney spearsccaretakingchristianitychristopher pikeclaudine claudioclaudiocloningcollege friendscorruptioncousinsdreamteamfake posterfalcon bridgefamilyfear streetfilipinofirst attempt to free versefishesfishkeepingfloodfrustrationsgay filmsgenetically modified organismsgervicgmograduate schoolguimarashigh school friendsireneivyjacque bermejo facebook multiplyjailjoanneliceo de san pedrolizelle villanuevamadelyn calanogmanny pacquiaomanny villarmarriagemarthiname-anmediamusicoil spillondoyoz buildingpangasinanpoempop cultureprofessorpunk versus pinkr.l.stinered cap orandaregina spektorreligionschool projectsexspooksvillest buildingstormsv buildingtale of the three treesthird world countriestropang group 1walkwaywriting jobyou don't know meunnecessary feminine monologues towards lifehttp://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)Blogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-6427849235782097839Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:18:00 +00002010-01-29T10:33:06.898+08:00Sa wakas, naupload din. Just some crazy clips from the production of Kandila. :Dhttp://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2010/01/behind-scenes-first-silent-film-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-7483501352345959353Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:34:00 +00002010-01-25T02:34:00.381+08:00I'm not sure if it's smart to post my film projects here. But since I'm really eager to learn everything about filmmaking, I'm open to any type of constructive criticism. You can be destructive all you want but I'm afraid that won't discourage me, though. http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2010/01/kandila-first-silent-film-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-8632540760449720578Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:30:00 +00002010-01-20T07:48:39.546+08:00bookschristopher pikefear streetr.l.stinespooksvilleI grew up in the murderous minds of suspense thriller, sci-fi, and horror writers such as Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and Marilyn Kaye. I became so indulged in reading them everyday 'til night that they produced many nightmares and horrifying images in my sleep. It was okay, though. I sort of like the feeling of having nightmares the night before. It gives me something to talk about to my http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/05/books-ive-grown-up-with-sci-fihorror.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-7955418627925352720Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:32:00 +00002010-01-16T05:40:30.528+08:00arabridal showerccollege friendsdreamteamgervicireneivymarthinamass communicationme-ansabrina medinasentimentsI have never been to bridal showers. Last Sunday was my first taste of an all-girls (naughty) slumber party. I am, of course, not the naughty type so I kind of slightly panicked when my friend Sab and Vergic informed me about the "porn star" theme of our surprise bridal shower for a college friend, Ivy. First off, I do not own any belongings you can consider pornographic. I'm really trying hard http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2010/01/bridal-shower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-2155250156730783434Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:47:00 +00002010-01-16T03:47:20.979+08:00frustrationsgraduate schoollance ambassentimentsworkLast week, while unwittingly consuming carbon monoxide during our 30-minute ride from Binan to San Pedro, Laguna, Lance and I engaged into a reflective conversation which led us into agreeing how our current life activities seemed to have become unproductive and "unlike us". I haven't been coming to work on time for the past 2 months. I'm always late and I'm afraid I have consumed most of my sickhttp://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2010/01/im-getting-worse-each-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-4467089388426370954Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:23:00 +00002009-10-08T08:18:06.456+08:00high school friendsliceo de san pedrotropang group 1I had a really great time last Sunday with my friends back in high school. Actually, they are friends since junior year and we call our group Tropang Group One or (TG1) because our friendship was established when our Home Economics professor asked us to group ourselves. The ten of us ended up together for the rest of the junior year. I must admit, a great deal of things have changed. It doesn't http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/10/high-school-never-ends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-4218922468422931615Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-10-02T07:40:32.620+08:00best and worstfilipinofloodjacque bermejo facebook multiplymanny villarondoystormMy family are one of those fortunate people who were spared by the horrors of the Tropical Storm Ondoy which hit the country last Saturday and left hundreds of people dead and thousands homeless. We reside in San Pedro, Laguna which is actually included in the list of areas which are immensely affected. However, our home is located somewhere at the topmost area of the town near GMA, Cavite so http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-ondoy-showed-true-nature-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-3335259773504670575Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:31:00 +00002009-09-30T13:46:08.434+08:00ajbarbaraclaudiocousinsfamilyjoannepangasinansentimentsLast September 21, I saw my 11-year old cousin, Joanne, sitting quietly on the sofa who seemed to be on the verge of crying. Mama, Papa, AJ, and I were about to leave to go back home to Laguna. Barbara, my other 9-year old cousin was sitting on the staircase staring at us as our family exchange hugs and kisses with my grandmother, aunts and uncles. Joanne and Barbara are AJ's playmates http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/09/frustrating-goodbyes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-2535217103546829713Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:27:00 +00002009-10-01T09:33:10.076+08:00first attempt to free versepoetryrelationshipssentiments(I was waiting for Lance yesterday at Chowking Gil Puyat when I started writing a letter for him to pass the time. I was surprised and frustrated that I didn't have my pile of notepads with me so I wrote on my order receipt instead. It was a small piece of paper. After an hour I had to find another way to keep me busy so I could avoid getting impatient with him for keeping me waiting. I have http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-attempt-to-free-verse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-5432335579793992615Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:05:00 +00002009-09-02T08:58:43.958+08:00madnessrealizationssentimentsIt is becoming a habit of mine to apologize for nothing. No, let me rephrase that--it is becoming a habit of mine to apologize for making a person feel bad for something I said or did which I honestly did not mean to. Apparently, I'm losing my grip with good communication. Well, actually it's just for this one person who I respect and care about so much. From the moment I started admiring her, http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-know-i-did-not-do-anything-wrong-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-6570641685708874840Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:29:00 +00002009-09-30T13:48:40.216+08:00angela elwell huntGodJesus Christstoriestale of the three treesLance and I enjoy sharing stories so much and yesterday was one of those moments when we would talk non-stop about the best tales we have heard from our childhood. Here is one of his most favorite stories that his father shared with them when he and his sisters were young. Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/08/tale-of-three-trees-retold-by-angela.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-518023299729009940Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:47:00 +00002009-09-30T13:49:24.539+08:00jailopinionspoliticsschool paperswritingJune 22. 2006A LOCKED-UP LIFEI may sound pretty weird but I have never perceived a jail in a purely negative manner. I believe freedom and restriction exist in a prison cell. Freedom from witnessing the unpleasant episodes of the outside world and restriction to live with utmost dignity and honor.Every now and then, I would wildly fantasize of locking myself up alone with nothing but paper and http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/08/locked-up-life-2-year-old-op-ed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-1533691140441813980Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:53:00 +00002009-10-01T09:28:52.302+08:00madnesspoetrysecretssentimentsI have a secret.I know you have one too.But mine seems to turn my whole life aroundAnd God, I really don't know what to do.I have a problem.I know you've got loads too.But I can't seem to get over the factThat mine is effin true.My secret is my problemI wish I could simply tell you.But it's not as easy as one would think'Cause it's nothing you'd expect me to do.I wish I could tell my friendsOr http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-have-secret.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-1528335780280478732Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:22:00 +00002009-09-30T13:51:00.179+08:00claudine claudiolance ambasmadelyn calanogmarriagerealizationsrelationshipssabrina medinasentimentsLast night, I was conversing with 2 of my best buds who have been living with me in the apartment for more than a couple of months now. We were talking about our future weddings! Yikes! :-) Nothing yikeyish about it really. This past weeks have been filled with marriage and engagement conversations that made me realize how we're all not getting younger everyday. It was a fun conversation as we http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-wont-be-getting-married-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-7976063629822775846Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:20:00 +00002009-07-29T14:18:34.627+08:00copied emailsopinionsrelationshipsI have read this post from one of my friends on Friendster. Honestly, when I was on my early to mid teen years, I did think these things are kind of sweet for guys to do. I mean, I have seen so many teen flicks in high school school so I can't blame myself for having been a patron of the stereotypical Hollywood-based teenage romance! Do not mistake me for hating the teenybopper scene. Hate is nothttp://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/06/something-i-hate-about-friendster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-4849912661456921520Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:13:00 +00002009-09-30T13:51:35.606+08:00caretakingfishesfishkeepingrealizationsred cap orandasentimentsI recently lost one of my Red Cap Oranda I named PeeNay. My brother woke me up and broke the news last Sunday morning. She only lasted 4 days in my care. Such an incident should not have bothered me a great deal but that day has been one of the gloomiest day I have ever encountered. It surprised me that I felt so emotional about the news. I mean, how can I possible get so heartbroken about the http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/07/im-failure-in-caretaking-im-sorry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-8286107014879849566Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:18:00 +00002009-09-30T13:52:06.728+08:00madnesssecretshave you ever done something overwhelmingly insane that you made a pact with yourself never to do it again? or at least not tell anyone you've done it... again and again.i did... several times after i promised myself and some people who knows and cares for me never to do it again. it was 3 o'clock in the morning, i was waiting for the clock to strike 4 so i can prepare for work when the seductivehttp://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/06/have-you-ever-done-something.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-244645747887819308Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-09-30T13:53:01.186+08:00ben foldsmusicregina spektoryou don't know meI heard this song earlier on Miss Jeanie Derillo's friendster profile. It automatically plays on once you visit her page and the first couple of beats already had me scrolling down to see the title of the song on her playlist. It is like a song hollowed out from the 90s. I also like the harmony between the two artists (Ben Folds & Regina Spektor). Take time to listen to the song along with http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/06/you-dont-know-me-ben-folds-regina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-7448024899317982595Tue, 26 May 2009 18:34:00 +00002009-09-30T13:53:30.734+08:00argumentslance ambasopinionsrealizationsworkI initiated an argument with Lance last week. It revolved around my accusation of him being "unpressured" because he is still currently reviewing for the board exams. I insisted that he is unable to understand my frustrations and worries because he is not compelled yet to find a job. He appeared very positive and patient with everything despite the numerous rotten possibilities that he could failhttp://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/05/argument-about-rotten-reality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-282149509824921440Wed, 20 May 2009 00:15:00 +00002009-09-30T13:53:51.633+08:00copied emailsfunny emailspinoy vocabularyHahaha di talaga ko nagppost ng emails kaso badtrip tong post na to. Sobrang tahimik akong natawa dito sa office. Naalala ko tuloy ang laughing trip namin ni Randolf at Sabrina sa Call Center Fundamentals class namin! Hahahahaha!Pinoy Vocabulary KUNTIL - sobrang balat sa tengaSMAKATUM - dumi sa tengaSPRIKITIK - libag na naipon sa reloKUYUKOT - tumbongASOGUE - buhok sa kili-kiliJABONGGA - http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/05/pinoy-vocabulary-forwarded-email.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-7378223360696785342Wed, 20 May 2009 00:05:00 +00002009-09-30T13:54:20.073+08:00copied emailsfunny emailspinoy vocabularyThis e-mail sort of reminds me of the first blog entries of Ara in her blogspot account. :DLyrics gone bad The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston -I decided long ago, never to walk in edu manzano...(I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadow)Cry by Mandy Moore -A walk to remember... it was late afternoon!(I'll always remember, it was late afternoon)All My Life by K-ci and Jojo http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/05/lyrics-gone-bad-forwarded-email.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-7438120049044931692Fri, 08 May 2009 04:16:00 +00002009-09-30T13:55:06.104+08:00corruptionmanny pacquiaoopinionspoliticsI do not write much about Philippine politics because I am afraid that its repulsiveness is way too contagious. However, I have read another good friend's blog about how she thinks the government needs a "complete makeover". She thinks it is the solution for the never-ending government corruption problem. I could not agree more and I meant the "makeover" literally.I have not turned on our http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-second-motion-that-government-needs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-3051390717834804689Tue, 05 May 2009 09:13:00 +00002009-09-30T13:55:35.429+08:00realizationsworkwritingwriting jobI have not been writing for a long time now. Funny, 'cause I work as a researcher/writer here in Makati Ave yet I have never really felt like a writer at all. I got motivated to blog about this frustration while I was listening to some OPM (Original Pinoy Music) songs last night until 2 in the morning. Then, this afternoon I have read a good friend's blog [Gusto kong magsulat] about how he http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/05/unfulfilled-writing-career.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-1657352432146694621Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:46:00 +00002009-03-23T16:47:07.184+08:00madnessThese past few days, I have been consistent in including the word "detachment" in my daily thoughts. The seductive idea of being isolated in some place where human murmurs are considered taboo and out of place has been lingering in the darkest points of my thinking process. I am not afraid of people. I am tired of them. Do not mistake me for a loner. That would be much too understated. I love http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2009/03/detachment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20022662.post-115647383433074595Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:40:00 +00002009-08-10T12:43:32.213+08:00realizationsrelationshipsI came across this draft while I was sorting out my blogs last week. I had forgotten to finish it 2 years ago and I don't really know why. This was written last August 25, 2006 (as indicated in the draft) when the "maymie relationship" was just 2 months old. Haha! It was a fun read (for me, of course).Who can say where the road goes? Where the day flows?Only time.And who can say if your love http://halfdeafthinker.blogspot.com/2006/08/only-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Claudine Claudio)0