July 31, 2009
nakaka-frustrate sa bahay!
It's been ages and ages since I had my last blog.. gosh! I was not able to come to school this day.. due to a severe muscle pain(my lap area) I can't even stretch my legs. I think it started the day after I visited and had my Gym again.. I went back to muscle corner. last Tue. 6 months ago was my last visit. 'coz Gillian asked me about the gym that I had before. and I recommend her to muslce corner from Universal gym last mon.! grabe! everything there was new.. new management, new equipments and more equipments! new instructors! new friends! new boylets for Gillian.. Ms. Glacy is the new manager of mucle corner. then, Tue. I went back with Angela. Bojie, Mark and Carl were there also that day! lumipat na din sila. ugh! and yesterday! while I was in school, wala na ko sa mood. I was supposed to have a gym yesterday with Ann, Gillian, and Marj, Unfortunately, I was running late the reason why I was not able to bring an extra clothes. yesterday afternoon, I was just sitting down at the corner of the laboratory room and totally like Drained.. I was not feeling well. so, I decided not to go to the gym. pagdating ko ng bahay, di na talaga maganda pakiramdam ko. right after having my merienda in the kitchen, I felt the pain while standing. I tried moving it and stretching it, pero masakit talaga. so, I used salompas para the next day, ok na! pero hindi pa rin! huhuhu! mas naging worse. I have not told my mom yet, 'coz I know that she'll be acting again as if she's an armalite gun. so, I expected that tomorrow(kaninang umaga) everything will be fine.. pero hindi pala! my dad knew that I can't come to school. and my mom does not have any idea about it till she left the house to her office. till the telephone rang by 10am, kanina lang, and she's asking about me, and my dad told her that I am still sleeping and did not come to school.. etc.. etc.. I am half-asleep so I can hear my dad while talking to mom. and by 12 in the afternoon, mom called up again, and she wants to talked to me. dan! dan! dan! dan! she's asking me what happened, I told her that I had my pep practice last mon. nung una ayoko pang sabihin.. kasi chances are, she might tell me to quit and stop and she might kill me(hahaha!) and!etc. etc. so, the bottom line.. pinahilot ako.. I am wondering right now bakit meron pa rin.. I can still feel the pain kahit na nagpahilot na ko.. ugh! I wanted to be ok! asap! 'coz tomorrow will be going to Ateneo library for our research. gahhd! what if I can't still be ok? what if this will be foreever?.. Nooooooo! no!!!!!!!!!!!!! huhuhuh.. kasi ganun pa rin! walang nangyari.. huhuhu! I've been all alone in the house for the whole day! grabe!.. sobrang nakaka-frustrate!.. kung ano2 na naiisip ko! si papa naman kasi tinulugan ako. *Sigh! I hope everything will gonna be ok!
July 18, 2009
Today iS SuPeR FuN!
9.38pm, I’m home!
I got bored yesterday, nawalan ng connection kasi umuulan. So there!

I just only had one subject this day, it was just PE, and it was our exam today. Syempre, mega Arnis kami. I forgot to check what my score is.
Hahaha! After PE class, I have no class anymore. ‘Coz Ms. Khaylynn can’t come to school. However, we will be having our make-up class this Monday 10.30-1.30 and thank God; there will be no Pep practice whooohooah! So, there! I was just with Edric, Danah, and Paul. Actually, we have our own lakads. Edric would supposed to be watching Iced Age with his Sister-in-Law in SM Taytay, Paul will just be staying in their house and I should be fetching up by my Uncle Noel in SEISHA ‘coz My mom and I will be meeting in SM Mega. However, since they were not texting me, both of them, I decided to stay in Avocado Na lang. after how many minutes; Kuya Jayjay came with Justin to have their lunch. Suddenly, Justin came and talked to us. Then, I asked him, if he has class coz he is in civilian and he told me he does not have class and they will be going with Ms. Tina in Gethsemane for interment of her husband so I asked him if we could go with them. So, pumayag naman sila kasi wala naman na kaming class. So, to cut the story short, the three of us was with ate Chux, Justin, ate JM and Kuya Jayjay’s car. We were just laughing the whole time, as usual kami na naman nila edric ang mag-kakasama kaya normal na yun and Ate AR, ate Maye, Ate Nikki, Pola, kuya Briel, Chiara. On sir Louie’s car. So, ngayon ko lang napagtanto na mga SC’ pala ang mga kasama namin. Hahaha! Wait! (I am currently tuning in to Wrock, kasi trip ko ngayon ang mga mellow at oldies. Pansin ko lang, ilang beses ko ng narinig kanta ni KC Concepcion.. I do not know the title.. pero there is this part of the song “..An updated version of me” parang simula pa kahapon until ngayong gabi and maygahhd! Its 10pm na.) well, anyway, intermission lang yun ika nga ni Edric. So, pagdating naming dun, nauna pa kami, wala pa sila. So, while waiting, we took pictures.


So, talagang yan lang ang pinunta naming dun. Hahaha! Gusto ko nga sana hanapin yung sa mom ni Leona, kaso di ko na maalala kung saan dun, ang hirap kaya maghanap! Hahaha! Well, ang kulit pala ni ate Chux! Kasi that was just the first time that I got along with her at super duper kulit niya rin. She is so funny and bubbly. (shocks! I love Wrock! Mga super favorite songs ko pine-play nila! One of those was the “what’s forever for”) super lakas pa ng ulan! Naki-sympathize din ang ulan sa mga hinagpis ng tao. We were just staying at the back. At nabasa din kami, especially ate Chux. So, while we were there still waiting for my tito’s text. So, ang buttom line,
5.30pm na ko nasundo sa Red Ribbon in imperial. Pero before that, we still hung out at Coffee Place pero, si Justin umuwi na. Kuya Jayjay went back to school kasi may class pa siya, he just dropped us by in coffee place. Wala! Mega kwentuhan kami, had coffee, laughed out loud at dinigged in ang buhay ko, especially ate Chux. People! Alam niyo na yun! What you have heard in Coffee place should just be in coffee place. Hahaha! So, nag-plan na lang kami to be in ate chux house this coming Sat. kasi tapos na exam eh. Super usap kami with the Bwisits in school! hahaha! In addition, uwian time, pero ako hindi pa. My mom texted me to go na lang to Podium. We made our tummies full in Cafe Mediterranean. Their beef gyro plates with buttered rice is big and the best! In addition, the sour cream sauce for the gyro is very good. Cafe Med has the best tiramisu! Love it! My mom had a relaxation in SPA Authority. She had a Peppermint Foot Reflex and Foot Scrub. Starts with a long, refreshing footbath while seated comfortably lazy-boy in a dimly lit lounge. The therapist takes time to scrub the feet to remove callused dry skin, using perfect tools, which are not too coarse, not too fine. My mom was being relief and refresh because of their peppermint lotion. In fairness ah, nakakaantok dun ahh. So, nakatulog na nga ako, kasama ko si Tito Noel habang naghihintay kay mamsy, so by
8.15pm, atlast! Mom is done already! Gusto ko ng umuwi. Kasi gusto ko ng mag-blog, I have been thinking many things while waiting, at din a nakakatuwa mga naiisip ko. Biglang ang traffic sa junction! At parang lahat ng nadaanan naming traffic! (Oppps! Music alert! Now playing: Think of Laura) Hahaha! napag-isip2 ko na naman na may namimiss na naman akong tao, so I have to stop myself na! pero, nakakatuwa kasi di ako naiinip, la pa naman akong load this day. Kasi wala naman akong makatext eh. hahaha! hay! Tama na nga!
11.49pm Ok, so much for now, I am so pagod na rin, so I have to go to my bed na and take a nap este sleep. Hahaha! good night!
I got bored yesterday, nawalan ng connection kasi umuulan. So there!

I just only had one subject this day, it was just PE, and it was our exam today. Syempre, mega Arnis kami. I forgot to check what my score is.
Hahaha! After PE class, I have no class anymore. ‘Coz Ms. Khaylynn can’t come to school. However, we will be having our make-up class this Monday 10.30-1.30 and thank God; there will be no Pep practice whooohooah! So, there! I was just with Edric, Danah, and Paul. Actually, we have our own lakads. Edric would supposed to be watching Iced Age with his Sister-in-Law in SM Taytay, Paul will just be staying in their house and I should be fetching up by my Uncle Noel in SEISHA ‘coz My mom and I will be meeting in SM Mega. However, since they were not texting me, both of them, I decided to stay in Avocado Na lang. after how many minutes; Kuya Jayjay came with Justin to have their lunch. Suddenly, Justin came and talked to us. Then, I asked him, if he has class coz he is in civilian and he told me he does not have class and they will be going with Ms. Tina in Gethsemane for interment of her husband so I asked him if we could go with them. So, pumayag naman sila kasi wala naman na kaming class. So, to cut the story short, the three of us was with ate Chux, Justin, ate JM and Kuya Jayjay’s car. We were just laughing the whole time, as usual kami na naman nila edric ang mag-kakasama kaya normal na yun and Ate AR, ate Maye, Ate Nikki, Pola, kuya Briel, Chiara. On sir Louie’s car. So, ngayon ko lang napagtanto na mga SC’ pala ang mga kasama namin. Hahaha! Wait! (I am currently tuning in to Wrock, kasi trip ko ngayon ang mga mellow at oldies. Pansin ko lang, ilang beses ko ng narinig kanta ni KC Concepcion.. I do not know the title.. pero there is this part of the song “..An updated version of me” parang simula pa kahapon until ngayong gabi and maygahhd! Its 10pm na.) well, anyway, intermission lang yun ika nga ni Edric. So, pagdating naming dun, nauna pa kami, wala pa sila. So, while waiting, we took pictures.

So, talagang yan lang ang pinunta naming dun. Hahaha! Gusto ko nga sana hanapin yung sa mom ni Leona, kaso di ko na maalala kung saan dun, ang hirap kaya maghanap! Hahaha! Well, ang kulit pala ni ate Chux! Kasi that was just the first time that I got along with her at super duper kulit niya rin. She is so funny and bubbly. (shocks! I love Wrock! Mga super favorite songs ko pine-play nila! One of those was the “what’s forever for”) super lakas pa ng ulan! Naki-sympathize din ang ulan sa mga hinagpis ng tao. We were just staying at the back. At nabasa din kami, especially ate Chux. So, while we were there still waiting for my tito’s text. So, ang buttom line,
5.30pm na ko nasundo sa Red Ribbon in imperial. Pero before that, we still hung out at Coffee Place pero, si Justin umuwi na. Kuya Jayjay went back to school kasi may class pa siya, he just dropped us by in coffee place. Wala! Mega kwentuhan kami, had coffee, laughed out loud at dinigged in ang buhay ko, especially ate Chux. People! Alam niyo na yun! What you have heard in Coffee place should just be in coffee place. Hahaha! So, nag-plan na lang kami to be in ate chux house this coming Sat. kasi tapos na exam eh. Super usap kami with the Bwisits in school! hahaha! In addition, uwian time, pero ako hindi pa. My mom texted me to go na lang to Podium. We made our tummies full in Cafe Mediterranean. Their beef gyro plates with buttered rice is big and the best! In addition, the sour cream sauce for the gyro is very good. Cafe Med has the best tiramisu! Love it! My mom had a relaxation in SPA Authority. She had a Peppermint Foot Reflex and Foot Scrub. Starts with a long, refreshing footbath while seated comfortably lazy-boy in a dimly lit lounge. The therapist takes time to scrub the feet to remove callused dry skin, using perfect tools, which are not too coarse, not too fine. My mom was being relief and refresh because of their peppermint lotion. In fairness ah, nakakaantok dun ahh. So, nakatulog na nga ako, kasama ko si Tito Noel habang naghihintay kay mamsy, so by
8.15pm, atlast! Mom is done already! Gusto ko ng umuwi. Kasi gusto ko ng mag-blog, I have been thinking many things while waiting, at din a nakakatuwa mga naiisip ko. Biglang ang traffic sa junction! At parang lahat ng nadaanan naming traffic! (Oppps! Music alert! Now playing: Think of Laura) Hahaha! napag-isip2 ko na naman na may namimiss na naman akong tao, so I have to stop myself na! pero, nakakatuwa kasi di ako naiinip, la pa naman akong load this day. Kasi wala naman akong makatext eh. hahaha! hay! Tama na nga!
11.49pm Ok, so much for now, I am so pagod na rin, so I have to go to my bed na and take a nap este sleep. Hahaha! good night!
July 17, 2009
Random highlight of the week!
Hay I missed blogging!! its such a sad feeling to want to blog so much but not be able to! hello blogging world.. i'm baaack! :)
Okaay! today is fri. Off-school! class is suspended! here are a few highlights of what's been happening the past week and a half.. (aaack its been far too long!!)
1. everynight i always think of someone. I am happy almost everyday, found someone new, busy with my studies and thought he's fading in my memory but.. at the end of the day, when I am looking at the things around my room. I always tell myself and wishes that I had a space, a big space in that someone's heart and one day will tell me that he's into me and choose to be with me. in short, di ko pa pala siya nakakalimutan. most people will tell me that this is just an emotional attachment, I don't know, the only thing that i know is that I would always want him.
2. My mom and I had an argument awhile ago with just a simple thing.
she took 10 pairs of my flip flops take note: those were newest(as in may tag pa) and she told me that.. much better if it's new.. coz she'll be giving it to our foundation. I mean sharing is good, pero di naman dapat ganun.. ang point ko.. why should she get those eh mayroon may-ari nun.. those were my investments.. well I know that those moneys that I had thrown to those flip flops are from her lang din naman.. so okay lang ganun ba yun?.. I mean.. she can buy naman bakit yung akin pa.. muka na tuloy akong madamot.. konti na lang tuloy sila.. *Deep breath! I hope you're getting my point.. sorry Ma.. love you XOXO! :))
3. I was being linked with Peter-BSA. it all started tue. morning english class with ms. Vidal. she asked Peter to participate and my PSYCHotic classmates had started shouting my name, so Ms. Vidal told me to stood up. she instructed Peter and I to exchanged some cheezy lines.. everyones shouting.. gahhd!.. I don't know what peter said, when Ms. Vidal give me my turn, I told Peter YOU SUCK!.. ugh!.. I don't know why did I answered him that way.. pero nag-apologized naman ako eh.. and I told them na joke lang yun.. pinalitan ko naman ng "you're an angel sent from up above" eh..
4. I was sitted beside Carlson last wednesday. Edric, Iris, Paul and I entered the room late with the subject of sister Helen. the opening prayer led by Jed was going, so we just waited to finished before entering the room. on the 4th row that we are usually sitted in the five of us(L-R(corner-isle) Paul, Edric, Miko, Iris and I) lacked one chair.. which was my chair.. and they're laughing at me coz I don't have chair, Luckily, there was one super available and vacant chair beside Carlson, just one level row from ours. so he told me to sit na lang beside him.. uhhhh.. touch naman akes! :)) so.. for the whole period mag-katabi kami. he's so sweet talaga, he would always held my hand and we're just making kwentuhan with whole period, he was kind of sick that time.. si Edric 'di nakatiis namiss agad akes.. tinabihan din ako.. kala niyo ahh.. asarin niyo pa ko.. sa akin din pala ang huling halakhak.. bwuahahaha!!!
5. I miss my people. I mean my friends.. sina, ash, Lance, Vince, Nani, Jigz, Trix, Gian, Gersen and I won't forget.. and I'll admit the most special one DREW I missed everything about him. nakakamiss din pala pag wala ka ng kaaway. but seriously, I miss him so much. I don't know if he could reach this blog. there's nothing between us, as in we were not lovers but we know to ourselves that both of us are special to ourselves. there just some things that can not be done in a process of settlement coz there's always this word such as COMPLICATED. yun lang.
6. I miss PARTYING!. may curfew na kasi ako. and ayoko na din mag-pasaway. ugh!.. wala na kong masabi.. yun na yun..
7. MY PARENTS KNEW ABOUT MY not so DIRTY LITTLE SECRET. it is all about the LUAU party that i used to keep and don't let them know. My lola was the one who told them. when my mom and dad went to pangasinan that was first sun. of July, 'coz it's my sister's birthday, so they have to be with my sister. they left me with my cousin alone. nalaman ko lang na alam na nila when I received a text message from my tita. that was Tue. they arrived monday morning. July 7. I was with Paul, Miko, Iris and Edric @ edric's place, laughing, and making kwentuhan while listening to our all time favorite songs. the message was from my tita Myles and her message goes like this.. "Pia, nasa school ka pa ba? anong sabi ng mama mo sa'yo? kasi sinabi na ni nanay(my lola) yung problem mo" ugh!.. tatawag sana ko kaso..I run out of load during that time. so, nagtext na lang ako.. kasi super as in supermega kaba ang drama ko, and the first thing that I asked was "anong reaction nila?" and then my tita replied "ang mama mo, walang reaction, pero ang papa mo ang nag-react na, dapat daw wag kang i-tolerate at pag-sabihan ka kaya sabi na lang ni nanay, na wag kang pagalitan kasi ok na naman na." gosh! pero seryoso, and thank God, wala naman akong narinig from them pagdating nila. pagdating ko ng bahay, I used my suncel to call my tita. and she told me that the talk happened around 5am of Sunday. my tita was still sleeping. narinig niya daw na nagkkwento na si lola and tried to interrupt their conversation. pero 'di siya nag-succeed, well, ok lang din.. atleast ok na.. nagka-problem ako ng hindi nanghingi ng tulong sa kanila.
8. I purchased SLIPPERS yesterday. I went to OTTO yesterday to buy a new foot wear not a Flip Flops nor school shoes just a slippers. that's the reason why for 3 days I am not using my money.
thank you for reading and i hope to be blogging more regularly now!!
Okaay! today is fri. Off-school! class is suspended! here are a few highlights of what's been happening the past week and a half.. (aaack its been far too long!!)
1. everynight i always think of someone. I am happy almost everyday, found someone new, busy with my studies and thought he's fading in my memory but.. at the end of the day, when I am looking at the things around my room. I always tell myself and wishes that I had a space, a big space in that someone's heart and one day will tell me that he's into me and choose to be with me. in short, di ko pa pala siya nakakalimutan. most people will tell me that this is just an emotional attachment, I don't know, the only thing that i know is that I would always want him.
2. My mom and I had an argument awhile ago with just a simple thing.
she took 10 pairs of my flip flops take note: those were newest(as in may tag pa) and she told me that.. much better if it's new.. coz she'll be giving it to our foundation. I mean sharing is good, pero di naman dapat ganun.. ang point ko.. why should she get those eh mayroon may-ari nun.. those were my investments.. well I know that those moneys that I had thrown to those flip flops are from her lang din naman.. so okay lang ganun ba yun?.. I mean.. she can buy naman bakit yung akin pa.. muka na tuloy akong madamot.. konti na lang tuloy sila.. *Deep breath! I hope you're getting my point.. sorry Ma.. love you XOXO! :))
3. I was being linked with Peter-BSA. it all started tue. morning english class with ms. Vidal. she asked Peter to participate and my PSYCHotic classmates had started shouting my name, so Ms. Vidal told me to stood up. she instructed Peter and I to exchanged some cheezy lines.. everyones shouting.. gahhd!.. I don't know what peter said, when Ms. Vidal give me my turn, I told Peter YOU SUCK!.. ugh!.. I don't know why did I answered him that way.. pero nag-apologized naman ako eh.. and I told them na joke lang yun.. pinalitan ko naman ng "you're an angel sent from up above" eh..
4. I was sitted beside Carlson last wednesday. Edric, Iris, Paul and I entered the room late with the subject of sister Helen. the opening prayer led by Jed was going, so we just waited to finished before entering the room. on the 4th row that we are usually sitted in the five of us(L-R(corner-isle) Paul, Edric, Miko, Iris and I) lacked one chair.. which was my chair.. and they're laughing at me coz I don't have chair, Luckily, there was one super available and vacant chair beside Carlson, just one level row from ours. so he told me to sit na lang beside him.. uhhhh.. touch naman akes! :)) so.. for the whole period mag-katabi kami. he's so sweet talaga, he would always held my hand and we're just making kwentuhan with whole period, he was kind of sick that time.. si Edric 'di nakatiis namiss agad akes.. tinabihan din ako.. kala niyo ahh.. asarin niyo pa ko.. sa akin din pala ang huling halakhak.. bwuahahaha!!!
5. I miss my people. I mean my friends.. sina, ash, Lance, Vince, Nani, Jigz, Trix, Gian, Gersen and I won't forget.. and I'll admit the most special one DREW I missed everything about him. nakakamiss din pala pag wala ka ng kaaway. but seriously, I miss him so much. I don't know if he could reach this blog. there's nothing between us, as in we were not lovers but we know to ourselves that both of us are special to ourselves. there just some things that can not be done in a process of settlement coz there's always this word such as COMPLICATED. yun lang.
6. I miss PARTYING!. may curfew na kasi ako. and ayoko na din mag-pasaway. ugh!.. wala na kong masabi.. yun na yun..
7. MY PARENTS KNEW ABOUT MY not so DIRTY LITTLE SECRET. it is all about the LUAU party that i used to keep and don't let them know. My lola was the one who told them. when my mom and dad went to pangasinan that was first sun. of July, 'coz it's my sister's birthday, so they have to be with my sister. they left me with my cousin alone. nalaman ko lang na alam na nila when I received a text message from my tita. that was Tue. they arrived monday morning. July 7. I was with Paul, Miko, Iris and Edric @ edric's place, laughing, and making kwentuhan while listening to our all time favorite songs. the message was from my tita Myles and her message goes like this.. "Pia, nasa school ka pa ba? anong sabi ng mama mo sa'yo? kasi sinabi na ni nanay(my lola) yung problem mo" ugh!.. tatawag sana ko kaso..I run out of load during that time. so, nagtext na lang ako.. kasi super as in supermega kaba ang drama ko, and the first thing that I asked was "anong reaction nila?" and then my tita replied "ang mama mo, walang reaction, pero ang papa mo ang nag-react na, dapat daw wag kang i-tolerate at pag-sabihan ka kaya sabi na lang ni nanay, na wag kang pagalitan kasi ok na naman na." gosh! pero seryoso, and thank God, wala naman akong narinig from them pagdating nila. pagdating ko ng bahay, I used my suncel to call my tita. and she told me that the talk happened around 5am of Sunday. my tita was still sleeping. narinig niya daw na nagkkwento na si lola and tried to interrupt their conversation. pero 'di siya nag-succeed, well, ok lang din.. atleast ok na.. nagka-problem ako ng hindi nanghingi ng tulong sa kanila.
8. I purchased SLIPPERS yesterday. I went to OTTO yesterday to buy a new foot wear not a Flip Flops nor school shoes just a slippers. that's the reason why for 3 days I am not using my money.
thank you for reading and i hope to be blogging more regularly now!!
July 9, 2009
BoTTLeD waTer is UnsAfE?
Consumers know less about the water they pay dearly for in bottles than what they can drink almost for free from the tap because the two are regulated differently, congressional investigators and nonprofit researchers say in new reports.
Both the Government Accountability Office and the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, recommend in reports released Wednesday that bottled water be labeled with the same level of information municipal water providers must disclose.
The researchers urged Americans to make bottled water "a distant second choice" to filtered tap water because there isn't enough information about bottled water. The working group recommends purifying tap water with a commercial filter, however.
Both reports were released at a congressional subcommittee Wednesday morning.
Bottled water — an industry worth about $16 billion in sales last year — has been suffering lately as colleges, communities and some governments take measures to limit or ban its consumption. As employers, they are motivated by cost savings and environmental concern because the bottles often are not recycled.
Bottled water sales were growing by double-digit percentages for years and were helping buoy the U.S. beverage industry overall. But they were flat last year, according to trade publication Beverage Digest.
Beverage Digest editor John Sicher said some consumers are turning on the tap during the recession simply because it's cheaper.
From 1997 to 2007, the amount of bottled water consumed per person in the U.S. more than doubled, from 13.4 gallons to 29.3 gallons, the GAO report said.
The issue before a subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee was less about waste and water quality concerns and more about the mechanics of regulating bottled water.
As a food product, bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and required to show nutrition information and ingredients on its labels. Municipal water is under the control of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The two agencies have similar standards for water quality, but the FDA has less authority to enforce them, the GAO said, and the environmental agency requires much more testing.
Subcommittee chairman Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., said the subcommittee was requesting information Wednesday from a dozen bottled water companies on their water sources, treatment methods and two years' results of contaminant testing. It was not immediately clear which companies were being contacted.
"Consumers may not realize that many regulations that apply to municipalities responsible for tap water do not apply to companies that produce bottled water," he said in statements opening the hearing.
The GAO noted the FDA has yet to set standards for DEHP, one of several chemicals known as phthalates that are found in many household products, while the EPA limits the presence of phthalates in tap water.
In a survey of officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the GAO found they think consumers are misinformed about bottled water.
"Many replied that consumers often believe that bottled water is safer or healthier than tap water," according to the GAO report.
The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group said in its report that consumers do not get enough information to determine which water is best for them.
Both groups said some bottled water brands include the same information required of tap water providers on either labels or company Web sites.
The GAO called for more research but said the FDA should start by requiring that bottled water labels tell consumers where to find out more.
Community water systems must distribute annual reports about their water's source, contaminants and possible health concerns.
Consumers should know where all their water comes from, how it is treated and what is found in it, said Richard Wiles, senior vice president for policy and communications for the Environmental Working Group.
"If the municipal tap water systems can tell their customers this information, you would think that bottled water companies that charge 1,000 times more for this water could also let consumers know the same thing," he told The Associated Press.
The bottled water industry's trade group, the International Bottled Water Association, planned to testify Wednesday that the product, — subject to the same regulation as other soft drinks, teas, juices and other beverages — is safe. Additional standards apply for bottled water products labeled as "purified water" or "spring water," among other labels, because they must prove a connection to those sources, according to planned testimony from Joseph Doss, president and chief executive of the International Bottled Water Association.
Doss said consumers can learn about bottled water by contacting the company, reading its Web site and visiting sites run by state governments.
State safeguards for bottled water often exceed the federal, though they are less stringent than for tap water, the GAO wrote.
The trade group declined to comment on the reports before they are released.
Both the Government Accountability Office and the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, recommend in reports released Wednesday that bottled water be labeled with the same level of information municipal water providers must disclose.
The researchers urged Americans to make bottled water "a distant second choice" to filtered tap water because there isn't enough information about bottled water. The working group recommends purifying tap water with a commercial filter, however.
Both reports were released at a congressional subcommittee Wednesday morning.
Bottled water — an industry worth about $16 billion in sales last year — has been suffering lately as colleges, communities and some governments take measures to limit or ban its consumption. As employers, they are motivated by cost savings and environmental concern because the bottles often are not recycled.
Bottled water sales were growing by double-digit percentages for years and were helping buoy the U.S. beverage industry overall. But they were flat last year, according to trade publication Beverage Digest.
Beverage Digest editor John Sicher said some consumers are turning on the tap during the recession simply because it's cheaper.
From 1997 to 2007, the amount of bottled water consumed per person in the U.S. more than doubled, from 13.4 gallons to 29.3 gallons, the GAO report said.
The issue before a subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee was less about waste and water quality concerns and more about the mechanics of regulating bottled water.
As a food product, bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and required to show nutrition information and ingredients on its labels. Municipal water is under the control of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The two agencies have similar standards for water quality, but the FDA has less authority to enforce them, the GAO said, and the environmental agency requires much more testing.
Subcommittee chairman Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., said the subcommittee was requesting information Wednesday from a dozen bottled water companies on their water sources, treatment methods and two years' results of contaminant testing. It was not immediately clear which companies were being contacted.
"Consumers may not realize that many regulations that apply to municipalities responsible for tap water do not apply to companies that produce bottled water," he said in statements opening the hearing.
The GAO noted the FDA has yet to set standards for DEHP, one of several chemicals known as phthalates that are found in many household products, while the EPA limits the presence of phthalates in tap water.
In a survey of officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the GAO found they think consumers are misinformed about bottled water.
"Many replied that consumers often believe that bottled water is safer or healthier than tap water," according to the GAO report.
The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group said in its report that consumers do not get enough information to determine which water is best for them.
Both groups said some bottled water brands include the same information required of tap water providers on either labels or company Web sites.
The GAO called for more research but said the FDA should start by requiring that bottled water labels tell consumers where to find out more.
Community water systems must distribute annual reports about their water's source, contaminants and possible health concerns.
Consumers should know where all their water comes from, how it is treated and what is found in it, said Richard Wiles, senior vice president for policy and communications for the Environmental Working Group.
"If the municipal tap water systems can tell their customers this information, you would think that bottled water companies that charge 1,000 times more for this water could also let consumers know the same thing," he told The Associated Press.
The bottled water industry's trade group, the International Bottled Water Association, planned to testify Wednesday that the product, — subject to the same regulation as other soft drinks, teas, juices and other beverages — is safe. Additional standards apply for bottled water products labeled as "purified water" or "spring water," among other labels, because they must prove a connection to those sources, according to planned testimony from Joseph Doss, president and chief executive of the International Bottled Water Association.
Doss said consumers can learn about bottled water by contacting the company, reading its Web site and visiting sites run by state governments.
State safeguards for bottled water often exceed the federal, though they are less stringent than for tap water, the GAO wrote.
The trade group declined to comment on the reports before they are released.
July 8, 2009
WABBLERS bar&restau is now open
marj dad loves to surprise people.. just a week ago.. marj told us that they'll be opening a bar&restau.. soon.. and just yesterday.. we visited the place.. and the opening wil be tomorrow which is today!.. Gillian, Paul, Miko, Edric and I were there just a moment ago!.. not just us.. but there are some other friends of their family.. I had a chance to go and get along with Bodjie and make some pang-aasar to him.. pero.. before.. nakikita ko na siya sa computer shop nila marj.. Mark was the serbidoro?(hahaha!!!..) and.. we tried their videoke.. hahaha!!!.. as usual.. mega kanta na naman kami ni bestfriend Gillian.. wahaha!!!.. si Gillian sumagot ng isang Bucket!.. the pictures are not yet being uploaded by Marj.. coz it's in her cam.. really had a great time.. I just had one bottle of red horse.. I wanted to have another pa sana. kaya lang.. baka.. umatake na naman ang ULcer ko.. and my dad might knew that i had a drinking session... grounded pa nga ako eh.. kaya nga I always make sure that before 6pm.. I am in the house already.. hayyy.. anyway.. I told my friends naman about it.. so.. they had to let me go before 6.. grabe!.. feeling ko tuloy.. I am like a kid playing outside the house with my playmates.. and when the reached 6 o'clock.. I have to get inside of the house.. harhar!.. oh noOooo!!!.. extemporaneous speech tomorrow sa english!.. may quiz din sa Philo.. watdaep!.. tons of works.. gahhhd!..
anyway.. come and visit WABBLERS!.. in every bucket
there are free 3 songs.. located @ Martinez St. Antipolo city..
anyway.. come and visit WABBLERS!.. in every bucket
there are free 3 songs.. located @ Martinez St. Antipolo city..
Have your own identity please!..
I know this sounds and seems very mean!.. but I really feel like blogging this one right now.. actually matagal na kaya lang.. i still don't have time.. kasi.. I want to have this post finely.. and FYI!.. this is my blog!.. and I can write something/everything whatever I desire and wanted to.. I really find it very irritating.. for the past weeks kasi.. I just noticed that there's this someone.. not to mention the name.. copying me.. as in my style.. the way I walk, bring or carry my bag or anything that is being carried in.. IDK!.. I just noticed!.. and I feel so annoyed!.. not just that!.. even my gestures and the way I speak as in everything and all the stuffs!.. I hate this!.. I don't know!.. Can you just have your own identity PLEASE!.. I mean.. don't copy my style kasi that's how I make people remember me.. as PIA.. and not as you.. ok?.. and.. if you'll imitate me!.. please!.. do not be so obvious!.. I don't wanna sound so mayabang and mahangin.. PERO.. KASI.. PARANG NINANAKAW NIYA YUNG IDENTITY KO.. parang bata?.. pero.. hello?.. i'm doing my best to be the very best in everyone's eyes ano?.. pinaghihirapan ko yung mga styles na yun eh(hahahaha!!!.. parang comedy bar lang ahh?!) I know I should be more thankful.. because.. I think that person really Idolized me.. but.. it's from me.. it's my style.. it's all ME.. as in ME.. capital M-A, S-O-P-H-I-A P. G-O-N-Z-A-L-E-S.. what i'm trying to say is that.. wag mo kong gayahin!.. think of anything else at gumawa ka ng sarili mong trademark sa tao!.. ok?..
T.T..
I don't wanna say anything else.. ayoko na rin na tanungin niyo pa kung sino ba 'tong tao na 'to.. ang importante.. i did let that person know kung saan siya lulugar at para maging aware siya na naiinis ako kapag ginagaya ako!.. I'm not popular nor artista.. i don't go out televisions nor beautiful just a stunning one(joke!.. LMAO)
Peace out dude!..
XOXO.. Pia Gonzales!..
T.T..
I don't wanna say anything else.. ayoko na rin na tanungin niyo pa kung sino ba 'tong tao na 'to.. ang importante.. i did let that person know kung saan siya lulugar at para maging aware siya na naiinis ako kapag ginagaya ako!.. I'm not popular nor artista.. i don't go out televisions nor beautiful just a stunning one(joke!.. LMAO)
Peace out dude!..
XOXO.. Pia Gonzales!..
July 6, 2009
FuN! FuN! FuN!
firts.. I went to school for the pep thingy.. we had a breaking-a-leg activity.. as in breaking my leg.. literally.. kasi.. sakit ng katawan ko.. pinag-ssplit ni Jelly.. crapped!.. can't make it!.. sakieeeett!!.. sobra!..
ate Roselle, Danken and with the rektikano man..
we came up with nothing but.. going home.. I mean.. going somewhere else!..
Jocille and I left the school by 12.30.. we've waited for so long in sltd terminal..
naabutan pa namin si edric sa terminal ng SM.. wahaha!!!.. Paul was there already.. nainip na kasi siya.. so.. nauna na siya.. we had our late lunch at McDo.. kasi.. 3.15 pa ang next movie.. eh it started at 11.15.. so.. nasa climax na yung movie when we arrived in SM.. after Mcdo.. we went to WOF.. jamming time!.. as usual.. Videoke with edric.. while waiting.. and....... dan..dan..dan..dan.. it's 3.10 nagstart na pala!.. we're sort of late.. hanggang sa sinehan ba naman late pa rin ako.. grabey na ites ahh!!!.. hay!.. nakakatawa talaga!.. every scene laging may side comment.. my most favorite part of the movie was.. when Jennifer(the child with the doll) went out to get her doll in the pool and suddenly the pool monster/alien/none of the above came out from it.. and get the child.. after few minutes.. while her mom's looking for her.. the child came out from the pool.. and the mother said "anak, san ka ba nagpupunta?.. balak mo bang sumali sa olympics,sabihin mo lang pagagawan kita ng pool" lmao.. well.. a very common filipino thrilling movie.. pero.. maganda naman din.. swakto lang yung bayad.. right after the movie ended.. umuwi na kami..


ate Roselle, Danken and with the rektikano man..
we came up with nothing but.. going home.. I mean.. going somewhere else!..
Jocille and I left the school by 12.30.. we've waited for so long in sltd terminal..
naabutan pa namin si edric sa terminal ng SM.. wahaha!!!.. Paul was there already.. nainip na kasi siya.. so.. nauna na siya.. we had our late lunch at McDo.. kasi.. 3.15 pa ang next movie.. eh it started at 11.15.. so.. nasa climax na yung movie when we arrived in SM.. after Mcdo.. we went to WOF.. jamming time!.. as usual.. Videoke with edric.. while waiting.. and....... dan..dan..dan..dan.. it's 3.10 nagstart na pala!.. we're sort of late.. hanggang sa sinehan ba naman late pa rin ako.. grabey na ites ahh!!!.. hay!.. nakakatawa talaga!.. every scene laging may side comment.. my most favorite part of the movie was.. when Jennifer(the child with the doll) went out to get her doll in the pool and suddenly the pool monster/alien/none of the above came out from it.. and get the child.. after few minutes.. while her mom's looking for her.. the child came out from the pool.. and the mother said "anak, san ka ba nagpupunta?.. balak mo bang sumali sa olympics,sabihin mo lang pagagawan kita ng pool" lmao.. well.. a very common filipino thrilling movie.. pero.. maganda naman din.. swakto lang yung bayad.. right after the movie ended.. umuwi na kami..
July 5, 2009
First Lab. experiment wiTh SiR Benjo..
Sir Benjo is the new Bio Prof. last Thurs. we had our First experiment..
our class goes about 3 hours.. 12-3.00..
Miko and I will always.. Go out of the room.. and hang out somewhere in school.. but.. sir Benjo.. is a kind hearted prof. super!.. seems like he's not familiar with the word ANGER or MAD.. he's always smiling..
so.. Boredom+Frustration=















our class goes about 3 hours.. 12-3.00..
Miko and I will always.. Go out of the room.. and hang out somewhere in school.. but.. sir Benjo.. is a kind hearted prof. super!.. seems like he's not familiar with the word ANGER or MAD.. he's always smiling..
so.. Boredom+Frustration=















July 4, 2009
Just had an Arnis class
huahahaha!!!.. just got home from Galleria.. with Gersen.. I got a text message from him last night that he's depressed.. depression never stops!.. *dang!.. He was so upset with the Girl that he really likes.. uhhhh.. that's ok Dude!.. hayyyy.. kawawa naman talaga si friend.. oh well. I hope I contributed some helped.. buti na lang.. just had one class today.. 9.30-11.30.. I just tell some stories about the things that usually happens in school and in our house.. that made him really laugh.. .. well.. atleast.. hahaha!!!.. while strolling inside.. nakita ko na naman ang CROCS.. wahahaha!!!.. sobrang tawang-tawa ko.. kasi.. every time that I'll be seeing that shop or any product from crocs.. it always reminds me how Iris Jewel told us.. about a sister/nun who wears CROCS.. kasi in their school daw.. laging pinapansin lahat sa madre.. so.. tawa ko ng tawa.. and Gersen was kind of like "Pia, ano na.. baliw ka na ba? tumatawa ka mag-isa?" till I told him also.. and he was totally laughing.. oh di'ba nakahanap na ko ng baliw na makakasama.. so.. we went down to Level 1.. and he wants us to be in Bo's cafe!.. woo hoohoo!!!.. no!.. I don't want to drink coffee or anything that contains Caffeine.. Gahhd!.. my muscles dwells a lot yesterday night.. kasi I forgot that i shouldn't be having or taking caffeine.. and even too much chocolates.. actually I just had a glass of frappe yesterday.. tapos.. pagdating ng 9pm.. my muscles starts to dwell.. so.. I just lay down onto my bed till i fell asleep.. and my mom woke me up @ around 3am.. because.. they'll be leaving to pangasinan.. to celebrate my sister's bday tomorrow.. and.. back to the topic.. seems like Gersen just wanted to have a coffee talk.. but.. this day.. I don't feel having or smelling any aroma of coffee.. so.. we just had a steak in Carver's Tenderoast and Steaks
Happy Birthday Julia

super kulit and super matanong.. that's how I really describe my sister.. grabe!.. sometimes.. I feel like I wanted to bang his head on the door(brutal eh noh) because of her too much kakulitan.. and every time.. she really cries like a small kid.. coz she's 5years old already tomorrow.. Gahhd!.. everytime that i'll be home.. she'll tell me.. "ate padala" and I'm super annoyed kasi.. pagod na ko from somewhere else or from school.. tapos.. ganun pa kakulit ang sasalubong sayo.. but.. I realized just this past few days.. I miss her punchline everytime i arrived.. and making kalikot to my make-ups and putting some lipgloss and eyeshadows in her face.. asking a non-sense questions.. just like.. "ate, bakit ka may make-up?" what the hell!.. nakakainis di'ba.. hahaha!!!..but.. How sad.. wasn't able to be with her bday.. well anyway!.. Happy Birthday to my sister.. JULIA MAE
July 3, 2009
July 3, 2009
Today.. there are so many highs and lows that happened again.. I was pissed off for the whole day.. ugh!.. thanks to ate Cha's craziness.. she made me laugh and swipe out my damn day!.. we had our research topic proposal.. and ta-dunnn!!!.. we fell into SUICIDAL cases. and I'm looking forward to go to mandaluyong mental hospital.. blagsh!.. ok. and I got officially bored during RELS subject.. dan.. dan.. dan.. dan.. while having my rels.. I got a call from an unknown number.. since my phone is in silent mode.. can't hear it rang.. and it's in my bag.. till I got a 2 missed calls again from this unknown no. only to find out.. when this unknown number who had been calling me for how many times, texted me.. and Guess what.. it's Troy de Guzman..
special friend of Deniece.. and she's been talking about this guy a lot.. everytime we talked.. and.. I met him finally.. we hung out in Cafe Cristina. well.. 2 thumbs up to him!.. he's such a nice person.. a well-mannered and very intelligent guy.. hope to chill and hang-out with him again..
anyway.. chao or now..
XOXO..
Pia
special friend of Deniece.. and she's been talking about this guy a lot.. everytime we talked.. and.. I met him finally.. we hung out in Cafe Cristina. well.. 2 thumbs up to him!.. he's such a nice person.. a well-mannered and very intelligent guy.. hope to chill and hang-out with him again..anyway.. chao or now..
XOXO..
Pia
with my family..
I uploaded this PIctures just now but these pictures were taken last May 10 pa.. when we had a mini reunion in our house and after in our house..















we went to Vista Verde for the blessing of leona's new house..




I had my driving lesson in Vista.. wahahaha!!!..















we went to Vista Verde for the blessing of leona's new house..




I had my driving lesson in Vista.. wahahaha!!!..
July 1, 2009
I am absolutely drained this day!
I haven't blogged for ages!
Well it's because the past week had been a real busy week for me.
Thank God that I got through from it.. wahaha!!!..
we had a quiz in Psychology statistics.. unfortunately.. I don't know if I answered everything correctly.. I am not sure if solved the problem chronologically.. and our class is 3hours every wednesday and Fri. 9-12.. UggH!.. andaming nos.. and we also had an org meeting regarding our org week.. as in Psych week.. I really told ate Charm that our org had been changing a lot.. I was with Ate Rosh during our meeting.. gahhhd!.. My tummy is like either a lion,bear or Tiger.. because we had our class from 7.30-12 without having any break.. darn!.. tapos.. may meeting pa.. well.. ansaya naman.. I'm really looking forward in our correctional tour on August 8 in Mandaluyong.. and the Lunch date.. still there's no date yet.. so.. we went down to Avocado.. and guess what!.. someone special was there.. hahaha!!!.. oh my gahhd!.. Pia is so kilig.. :)) hahaha!!!.. but we didn't had any talk.. just the glimpse of our eyes.. naks!.. hahaha!.. joke!.. but.. everytime we see each other.. I always make sure to make pansin to him.. I mean. because he's very nice and very sweet.. after loading our tummies.. we went back to school..
hayyy.. anyway.. as usual Christian morality is just like and will always be like watching a comedy movie.. laughing trip never stops.. we were seated in 3rd Row at S103.. and with Ate Cha, Jocille, Carlson and Ralph infront(2nd row).. Iris and I were talking about his bf Michael and how did they come up with what they are and what they have right now.. so nakakakilig naman teh!.. hahaha!!!.. and I realized that my Cellphone wasn't on my bag.. sila Miko, Paul at Edric ang nakaka-alam kung nasan.. gahhhd!.. naiyak na ko.. though.. gusto ko na rin talaga mawala sa landas ko 'tong cellphone ko.. and even my simcard!.. honestly.. I really wanted to throw this Sim already.. I am just thinking about someone else.. hahaha!.. I mean.. kasi.. there are a lot of memries in this simcard.. either good or bad.. I still wanted to treasure it.. tsaka.. wala lang.. parang ayoko din.. hahaha!!!.. gulo!.. hay.... anyway.. back to the cellphone ish.. Iris told me not to cry because my cellphone was with Ralph.. gumaganti lang daw siya sakin.. hahaha!!!.. pikon ka na ba? wahahaha!!!.. just this week lang kasi.. nakakatawa kasi sila Edric.. pati ba naman color ng brase ni Ralph binigyan ng ibig sabihin.. till.. I spread the epidemic news.. wahahaha!!!.. and I always used to tease him na.. that he's gay.. hahaha!!!.. and I am totally saying like "aahaha!!!!.. si Ralph Color PINK yung Brase.. ahahaha!!!.. BAK-A-LAAAAA!!!.." whew!.. again.. we're our tummies we're texting us.. and parang madalas ngayon nasa MCdo kami after class.. Paul, Edric, Iris and I.. and.. with Carlson.. hayyyyyy... nakoo.. laughing is always present.. nakakatawa pa 'tong si Carlson.. Impersonator!.. Pwede!.. pwede!.. and.. on Mon. we'll be watching a movie.. pero.. di pa namin alam kung anong panonoorin namin.. si Paul na bahala.. so.. we end up with super tiring day.. and leave MCdo at exactly 5o'clock..
Well it's because the past week had been a real busy week for me.
Thank God that I got through from it.. wahaha!!!..
we had a quiz in Psychology statistics.. unfortunately.. I don't know if I answered everything correctly.. I am not sure if solved the problem chronologically.. and our class is 3hours every wednesday and Fri. 9-12.. UggH!.. andaming nos.. and we also had an org meeting regarding our org week.. as in Psych week.. I really told ate Charm that our org had been changing a lot.. I was with Ate Rosh during our meeting.. gahhhd!.. My tummy is like either a lion,bear or Tiger.. because we had our class from 7.30-12 without having any break.. darn!.. tapos.. may meeting pa.. well.. ansaya naman.. I'm really looking forward in our correctional tour on August 8 in Mandaluyong.. and the Lunch date.. still there's no date yet.. so.. we went down to Avocado.. and guess what!.. someone special was there.. hahaha!!!.. oh my gahhd!.. Pia is so kilig.. :)) hahaha!!!.. but we didn't had any talk.. just the glimpse of our eyes.. naks!.. hahaha!.. joke!.. but.. everytime we see each other.. I always make sure to make pansin to him.. I mean. because he's very nice and very sweet.. after loading our tummies.. we went back to school..
hayyy.. anyway.. as usual Christian morality is just like and will always be like watching a comedy movie.. laughing trip never stops.. we were seated in 3rd Row at S103.. and with Ate Cha, Jocille, Carlson and Ralph infront(2nd row).. Iris and I were talking about his bf Michael and how did they come up with what they are and what they have right now.. so nakakakilig naman teh!.. hahaha!!!.. and I realized that my Cellphone wasn't on my bag.. sila Miko, Paul at Edric ang nakaka-alam kung nasan.. gahhhd!.. naiyak na ko.. though.. gusto ko na rin talaga mawala sa landas ko 'tong cellphone ko.. and even my simcard!.. honestly.. I really wanted to throw this Sim already.. I am just thinking about someone else.. hahaha!.. I mean.. kasi.. there are a lot of memries in this simcard.. either good or bad.. I still wanted to treasure it.. tsaka.. wala lang.. parang ayoko din.. hahaha!!!.. gulo!.. hay.... anyway.. back to the cellphone ish.. Iris told me not to cry because my cellphone was with Ralph.. gumaganti lang daw siya sakin.. hahaha!!!.. pikon ka na ba? wahahaha!!!.. just this week lang kasi.. nakakatawa kasi sila Edric.. pati ba naman color ng brase ni Ralph binigyan ng ibig sabihin.. till.. I spread the epidemic news.. wahahaha!!!.. and I always used to tease him na.. that he's gay.. hahaha!!!.. and I am totally saying like "aahaha!!!!.. si Ralph Color PINK yung Brase.. ahahaha!!!.. BAK-A-LAAAAA!!!.." whew!.. again.. we're our tummies we're texting us.. and parang madalas ngayon nasa MCdo kami after class.. Paul, Edric, Iris and I.. and.. with Carlson.. hayyyyyy... nakoo.. laughing is always present.. nakakatawa pa 'tong si Carlson.. Impersonator!.. Pwede!.. pwede!.. and.. on Mon. we'll be watching a movie.. pero.. di pa namin alam kung anong panonoorin namin.. si Paul na bahala.. so.. we end up with super tiring day.. and leave MCdo at exactly 5o'clock..
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