4.3.08
eat.drink.be happy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARWIN!!!
jen's bro has helped me out a lot and though the invite was a sudden one, i managed to steal 15 minutes out of my sched to do this for him. thanks again, dar!
im so jealous
brat went to baguio! i wish i were in the philippines! i miss taking road trips and backpacking like i used to do!
thanks, jong!
this is my site dedicated to everything asian... (most especially k-dramas!)
i guess a personality as fragmented as mine have to have a lot of names:
name/who started calling me by that name:
penpen - gramma
cris - charmaine (first girlfriend)
kuya - jing
archangel - school newspaper
angel - ateneo mates and makati pals
haneul - jong, my korean friend
p.s. haneul means "SKY" and my korean friend jong said...
"that's what the world is to you....like you can do , be , accomplish anything... and that's what you are to everyone else - a person that symbolizes hope..."
p.s.#2
3.3.08
WINGS UNDER MY FEET
A Filipino’s dream of Olympic glory
article by Cris Carpio-Garing, photos taken by Ibrahim Joel Chavez
I call it my personal J campaign. If i ever do leave Italy, it is what i hope to take away with me - the knowledge that i did everything i can to help this FIlipino brother achieve his dreams. When i first met Jeiar, i was quite touched with his story and he told me that his passion for snowboarding grows everyday.
i feel that my passion for his benefit is growing as well. i really want him to succeed and with the help of KT and other people who see in him the grand potential of a future Olympiad, we are conquering mountain after mountain of obstacles.
A lot still needs to be done.
I post here snippets of my first interview with him for the paper. AN interview, that, in his words, sparked the flames, earning him the first glances from Italian media ( CIty, Metro, and eventually SKY, of which i have footages of and have also posted them here.)
A Filipino in the snow. That IS a sight to behold.
JayR: (laughs) It’s a pretty amazing thing. It’s funny, though, you saying that. I always bring my being Filipino into what I do.
But from Imus, Cavite toItaly. How did this come about?
JayR: I’ve been here in Italy for almost five years now. January 5, 2004 – I remember it perfectly like it was yesterday – I was taken skiing by a family friend, Florian Palazzolo, to the Dolomiti. It was love at first sight. The snow...it simply took my breath away.
So from the very first instant, you knew – this was something you weren’t going to be able to walk away from?
JayR: Yes. Even if back then, I kept falling down. I really fell a lot! It was both horrible and fun! But even the falls cannot deter me from my ultimate dream.
And this dream is?
JayR: The Canada Winter Olympics 2010. It’s the goal. And I WILL make it. To be able to represent the Filipino as a pro-rider/pro-boarder is a dream I am willing to dedicate my life to.
What steps have you taken to get closer to it?
JayR: We’re slowly moving towards getting accreditation from the Philippine Olympic Committee. It’s a pretty exciting moment– if I get the chance, then after that big step (that of getting accreditation), comes getting sponsors, training, training, and MORE TRAINING.
Snowboarders start very early – some are born into it. In the competitions that you join, do you find yourself at a disadvantage, having just started the sport?JayR: For someone who’s not really training yet as extensively as the others, I can say I’m pretty confident and proud about my achievements. So far I’ve joined the Salice Big Air (3rd place – qualifying, 2006), Fiat Slide Rail Contest (8th ), La Notte del Dragone Big Air, Static Slope-style (5th- Piani di Bobbio), Mystic Free Ride Alana Big Air (5th), Boss of the Park Slope-style (Finals-Monte Bondone), FSI Big Air (Federazione Snowboard Italiana, 4th) and Budweiser Still Contest (photos).
“IN THOSE FEW SECONDS WHEN I AM AIRBORNE, IT IS 100% JUST ME – NOTHING
ELSE, NO ONE ELSE. IT’S JUST ME, THE BOARD AND THE SKY… I LIKE TO RISK, TO DARE AND BE DIFFERENT. IT’S THAT OR NOTHING.” – JayR
And just last week, you were at the Mystic FreeRide Freestyle Competition.
JayR: Yes. It was a great opportunity for me. I placed 5th! There were many of us, and most of them are already professionals and train regularly. It was a real boost in confidence having just participated.
You are slowly making a name for yourself in the circuit. SKY SPORTS did an interview with you just recently.
JayR: Yes, I really want to thank Dodi and Valeria and the Sky people for being with me on this. The interview was aired during the SkySport Uno program last Sunday. (Ciao, Ola!!! – JayR)
Who are your influences in snowboarding?
JayR: Shawn White, of course. He’s the American legend. Then Heikki Sorsa (Finnish) and (Norweigan) Andreas Wiig.
And your sponsor situation?
JayR: It’s very important that I get more sponsors right now, especially come this summer when I hope to train in New Zealand or Switzerland. In the winter season, I might even have to transfer to Monte Bondone BEST – they have offered me a place there in order to have more time training.
And your last words?
JayR: There is more to my snowboarding, more to the Olympics that I keep in my heart – it’s the simple wish of that child years ago – to find the one person I have been looking for all my life. If I am reunited with him, I would be truly happy.
BELOW ARE THE FIRST SLATE OF POSTERS THAT I DID FOR J. WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT MORE, ALONG WITH MORE VIDEOS.
KT follows JR’s dream of making it to the Canada Winter Olympics 2010.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, whether you are an organization or private, write to: carpio_garing@yahoo.it
me buggin' with J
TO SEE THE VIDEOS OF JEAIAR'S INTERVIEW WITH SKYSPORTS ITALIA and GAMES
To read friend Leciram's blog (in Italian) about Jeiar: click here and for her photos taken during jeiar's february competition at the SNowpark in Milan, click here
article by Cris Carpio-Garing, photos taken by Ibrahim Joel Chavez
I call it my personal J campaign. If i ever do leave Italy, it is what i hope to take away with me - the knowledge that i did everything i can to help this FIlipino brother achieve his dreams. When i first met Jeiar, i was quite touched with his story and he told me that his passion for snowboarding grows everyday.
i feel that my passion for his benefit is growing as well. i really want him to succeed and with the help of KT and other people who see in him the grand potential of a future Olympiad, we are conquering mountain after mountain of obstacles.
A lot still needs to be done.
I post here snippets of my first interview with him for the paper. AN interview, that, in his words, sparked the flames, earning him the first glances from Italian media ( CIty, Metro, and eventually SKY, of which i have footages of and have also posted them here.)
His feet touched earth and the muddy soil, rubber slippers cushioning his small feet as he ran towards the rice fields of Batangas. There, surrounded by nature and the simple, idyllic, if not bucolic life to which he and his brother have grown into, the little boy harboured fantasies of becoming a pilot. Some 18 years later, that same little boy shreds across the snow-covered crests of Monte Bondone.
As his body unites with his board, his mind is cleared of all worries; he becomes one with nature and the sky becomes his home. And then, Gumbay “JayR” Abas Jr., lands on his feet again, breathless from a few seconds of flight but ready to take to the air once more. How has a simple boy from the Orient found his way to the European mountaintops? KT speaks with the Filipino who dares dream of becoming an Olympian.
A Filipino in the snow. That IS a sight to behold.
JayR: (laughs) It’s a pretty amazing thing. It’s funny, though, you saying that. I always bring my being Filipino into what I do.
But from Imus, Cavite toItaly. How did this come about?
JayR: I’ve been here in Italy for almost five years now. January 5, 2004 – I remember it perfectly like it was yesterday – I was taken skiing by a family friend, Florian Palazzolo, to the Dolomiti. It was love at first sight. The snow...it simply took my breath away.
So from the very first instant, you knew – this was something you weren’t going to be able to walk away from?
JayR: Yes. Even if back then, I kept falling down. I really fell a lot! It was both horrible and fun! But even the falls cannot deter me from my ultimate dream.
And this dream is?
JayR: The Canada Winter Olympics 2010. It’s the goal. And I WILL make it. To be able to represent the Filipino as a pro-rider/pro-boarder is a dream I am willing to dedicate my life to.
What steps have you taken to get closer to it?
JayR: We’re slowly moving towards getting accreditation from the Philippine Olympic Committee. It’s a pretty exciting moment– if I get the chance, then after that big step (that of getting accreditation), comes getting sponsors, training, training, and MORE TRAINING.
Snowboarders start very early – some are born into it. In the competitions that you join, do you find yourself at a disadvantage, having just started the sport?JayR: For someone who’s not really training yet as extensively as the others, I can say I’m pretty confident and proud about my achievements. So far I’ve joined the Salice Big Air (3rd place – qualifying, 2006), Fiat Slide Rail Contest (8th ), La Notte del Dragone Big Air, Static Slope-style (5th- Piani di Bobbio), Mystic Free Ride Alana Big Air (5th), Boss of the Park Slope-style (Finals-Monte Bondone), FSI Big Air (Federazione Snowboard Italiana, 4th) and Budweiser Still Contest (photos).
“IN THOSE FEW SECONDS WHEN I AM AIRBORNE, IT IS 100% JUST ME – NOTHING
ELSE, NO ONE ELSE. IT’S JUST ME, THE BOARD AND THE SKY… I LIKE TO RISK, TO DARE AND BE DIFFERENT. IT’S THAT OR NOTHING.” – JayR
And just last week, you were at the Mystic FreeRide Freestyle Competition.
JayR: Yes. It was a great opportunity for me. I placed 5th! There were many of us, and most of them are already professionals and train regularly. It was a real boost in confidence having just participated.
You are slowly making a name for yourself in the circuit. SKY SPORTS did an interview with you just recently.
JayR: Yes, I really want to thank Dodi and Valeria and the Sky people for being with me on this. The interview was aired during the SkySport Uno program last Sunday. (Ciao, Ola!!! – JayR)
Who are your influences in snowboarding?
JayR: Shawn White, of course. He’s the American legend. Then Heikki Sorsa (Finnish) and (Norweigan) Andreas Wiig.
And your sponsor situation?
JayR: It’s very important that I get more sponsors right now, especially come this summer when I hope to train in New Zealand or Switzerland. In the winter season, I might even have to transfer to Monte Bondone BEST – they have offered me a place there in order to have more time training.
And your last words?
JayR: There is more to my snowboarding, more to the Olympics that I keep in my heart – it’s the simple wish of that child years ago – to find the one person I have been looking for all my life. If I am reunited with him, I would be truly happy.
BELOW ARE THE FIRST SLATE OF POSTERS THAT I DID FOR J. WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT MORE, ALONG WITH MORE VIDEOS.
KT follows JR’s dream of making it to the Canada Winter Olympics 2010.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, whether you are an organization or private, write to: carpio_garing@yahoo.it
me buggin' with JTO SEE THE VIDEOS OF JEAIAR'S INTERVIEW WITH SKYSPORTS ITALIA and GAMES
To read friend Leciram's blog (in Italian) about Jeiar: click here and for her photos taken during jeiar's february competition at the SNowpark in Milan, click here
23.2.08
the dolgers tribute
Persistent, they cling to you like dirt. Heavy, they drag you down like an anchor. Clamorous, they clutter your life like flotsam after a shipwreck. BUt heck, without these best friends, I probably would be sane, happy and stable. So THANK YOU!!!! THANKS TO THESE UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS IN THE SATIRE THAT IS MY LIFE.... MWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! I LOVE YOU FOREVER!
MEAN
i call her: My Bitch. (okay, two)
friends since: our mothers probably hung out during their pregnancy and we were already bitchin' to each other in our bellies
favourite bonding activity: recruiting gullible young 'uns to our Org of Super-powered and Paranormal-obsessed gang
next favourite bonding activity: recruiting gullible old 'uns to our org of Glitter-powered and Paranormal (the para became homo) - tripped-out gang.
is my: conscience
JOSH
i call him: my pug, watz, watots
friends since: 1997, when we had to write for and act in the school anniversary play
favourite bonding activity: talking until the wee hours of the morning
next favourite bonding activity: smoking while talking
is my: brother, best friend, my best lover and worst enemy (ahahah)
MARK
i call him: nime, marky
friends since: 1997
favourite bonding activity: nurturing variegated passions like writing, Xmen and Buffy the vampire slayer
next favourite bonding activity: getting together the Dolgers (now taken over by Rogel)
was him last: 2004, at his birthday party (also my bon voyage party, it turned out). I will never forget that day.
ROGEL
i call him: Ylio, Gel
friends since: forever
favourite bonding activity: debating about everything under the sun
next favourite bonding activity: debating about whether to debate about everything or not
has taught me: the value of humility and patience (patience: he used to always make me wait for him. one time, i stupidly waited a whole day!)
NESSA
i call her: THE GRAND BITCH.
friends since: fourth grade, i think.
favourite bonding activity: drinking away our crazy ideas and depression
next favourite bonding activity: drinking to get crazier and be more depressed
whenever i think of her: my heart is lightened. she is the strongest person i know.
DMS
i call her: the luckiest girl in the world
friends since: even before her mother conceived her. Thanks Nessa, for bringing her into the world!
future favourite bonding activity: thinking up of ways to exasperate her mother
next future favourite bonding activity: thinking up of ways to appease her mother, then later, exasperate her more
is: the heir to the dolgers throne
NORMAN
i call him: nibbles, boy bastos or "BB"
friends since: fourth grade
favourite bonding activity: tickling each other and using physical violence to demonstrate our love
next favourite bonding activity: giggling about it afterwards
has the: best freakin' manly voice I have ever heard on a - man
MIAi call her: Mia
friends since: since she, Mean and I began this Pres-VP-Sec love/hate affair which afterwards became a puppy-love love triangle
favourite bonding activity: talking about love
next favourite bonding activity: talking about love and how we hate it
taught me: how it is to love someone unconditionally
CHRISTOPHER
i call him: topher, ciongs
friends since: fourth grade, when we joined the volleyball varsity together with Norman
favourite bonding activity: playing tennis
next favourite bonding activity: drinking with nessa, the "female christopher "
is the: last standing ... guys, you know what that means. ahahah
MEAN
i call her: My Bitch. (okay, two)
friends since: our mothers probably hung out during their pregnancy and we were already bitchin' to each other in our bellies
favourite bonding activity: recruiting gullible young 'uns to our Org of Super-powered and Paranormal-obsessed gang
next favourite bonding activity: recruiting gullible old 'uns to our org of Glitter-powered and Paranormal (the para became homo) - tripped-out gang.
is my: conscience
JOSH
i call him: my pug, watz, watots
friends since: 1997, when we had to write for and act in the school anniversary play
favourite bonding activity: talking until the wee hours of the morning
next favourite bonding activity: smoking while talking
is my: brother, best friend, my best lover and worst enemy (ahahah)
MARK
i call him: nime, marky
friends since: 1997
favourite bonding activity: nurturing variegated passions like writing, Xmen and Buffy the vampire slayer
next favourite bonding activity: getting together the Dolgers (now taken over by Rogel)
was him last: 2004, at his birthday party (also my bon voyage party, it turned out). I will never forget that day.
ROGEL
i call him: Ylio, Gel
friends since: forever
favourite bonding activity: debating about everything under the sun
next favourite bonding activity: debating about whether to debate about everything or not
has taught me: the value of humility and patience (patience: he used to always make me wait for him. one time, i stupidly waited a whole day!)
NESSA
i call her: THE GRAND BITCH.
friends since: fourth grade, i think.
favourite bonding activity: drinking away our crazy ideas and depression
next favourite bonding activity: drinking to get crazier and be more depressed
whenever i think of her: my heart is lightened. she is the strongest person i know.
DMS
i call her: the luckiest girl in the world
friends since: even before her mother conceived her. Thanks Nessa, for bringing her into the world!
future favourite bonding activity: thinking up of ways to exasperate her mother
next future favourite bonding activity: thinking up of ways to appease her mother, then later, exasperate her more
is: the heir to the dolgers throne
NORMAN
i call him: nibbles, boy bastos or "BB"
friends since: fourth grade
favourite bonding activity: tickling each other and using physical violence to demonstrate our love
next favourite bonding activity: giggling about it afterwards
has the: best freakin' manly voice I have ever heard on a - man
MIAi call her: Mia
friends since: since she, Mean and I began this Pres-VP-Sec love/hate affair which afterwards became a puppy-love love triangle
favourite bonding activity: talking about love
next favourite bonding activity: talking about love and how we hate it
taught me: how it is to love someone unconditionally
CHRISTOPHER
i call him: topher, ciongs
friends since: fourth grade, when we joined the volleyball varsity together with Norman
favourite bonding activity: playing tennis
next favourite bonding activity: drinking with nessa, the "female christopher "
is the: last standing ... guys, you know what that means. ahahah
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