Happy Independence Day to my fellow countrymen. 111th year of being independent! \m/
Friday, June 12, 2009
Happy Independence Day
Happy Independence Day to my fellow countrymen. 111th year of being independent! \m/
Monday, June 1, 2009
RHEA ARCILLA and RHEA SANTOS
Hey there :) Yeah, I'm back. And, surprise! I was not gone in four months :p Anyway, hope you guys are all doing fine. I bet you're wondering what I've been up to. Well, I'm still on my Hotel and Restaurant training, that would end up mid-June. So far, I'm enjoying my training. It really feels good to be in this training class. Not just I gain additional knowledge, but I met a lot of new cool friends, ages as young as 16, and old (but not so) as 39. I'll tell you more about my training class some other day.
- - - R H E A A R C I L L A and R H E A S A N T O S - - -
I used to be ashamed of my name. A four-letter lame name. Which also happens to be a brand of an isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Whenever somebody ask my name, I would just give them my last name. Arcilla sounds better than that germ-killing solution brand.
As a kid, I used to wonder why my good parents gave me that poor name, when my brother has a good one; Euvene Ray. Three names combined, from Papa's name and his father and Mum's father's. I used to envy his name when we were kids. My parents should have given me two names, as well. They could have combined the names of my Grannies. My name should have been a good one. Something that's pleasant to the ears.
When I was growing up, I asked Mum as to how they named me. She made me laugh as she revealed that I was named after that rubbing alcohol. "After I gave birth to you, it was RHEA RUBBING ALCOHOL my disenfectant". When she was asked by her nurse what to name to her first baby girl, she looked at the table beside her where RHEA was sitting. It made me laugh. I knew she was kiding, but who knows?! Maybe it's true.
When I my eyes opened to the cyber world, I had to use another name that would sound good, and that would make me feel sexy :). Andrea Erika, from "Andy", my first crush in College, and to still have a touch of my sucky name, "Rea". "Erika" is named after my favourite Brazilian volleybelle, Erika Coimbra.
I met a lot of cool people online then, and they call me by my 'screen name', Andrea. And, it felt good being called that way. "Hi, Andrea". "Kamusta, Andrea?" That sounded awesome to me.
It was early 2000, around 2002-2003, when I first heard of a broadcast journalist named RHEA SANTOS. "She's a nice newswoman, and pretty as well, but her name doesn't fit her", my first impression. It didn't take too long when she became so popular in the news world. It was just then when I became proud of my name.
The people I met online continued to grow. I still use Andrea as my online nick, but I would immediately explain to them, especially to the coolest ones, that it's not my real name, but RHEA. I realized that it felt better to be called by my real name than Andrea. But still Andrea sounds sexy :)
Before, when I would say that my name is Rhea, they would go, "Rhea? As in RHEA RUBBING ALCOHOL?" and I would go, "Yeah, rubbing alcohol, and I kill germs, so I will kill you!". But now, people would be, "Rhea? Rhea what, Rhea Santos?", and it feels good :) Then I would kiddingly say, "no, I'm not Rhea Santos, I just look like her, but I'm not her. I'm glad I share name with an outstanding mediaman. Intelligent and pretty.
Why did it have Miss Rhea Santos to get in the way for me to appreciate my name? Anyway, since that realization, I made Miss Rhea as one of my favourite TV personality, not because I owe her the conception, but because she deserves it.
I would like to dedicate this special entry to my idol, Miss Rhea Santos, as she celebrates her 30th birthday. To Miss Rhea, I wish her all the best in the world. More success in life. And, I wish to meet her in person :) Happy Birthday :)
- - - R H E A A R C I L L A and R H E A S A N T O S - - -
I used to be ashamed of my name. A four-letter lame name. Which also happens to be a brand of an isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Whenever somebody ask my name, I would just give them my last name. Arcilla sounds better than that germ-killing solution brand.
As a kid, I used to wonder why my good parents gave me that poor name, when my brother has a good one; Euvene Ray. Three names combined, from Papa's name and his father and Mum's father's. I used to envy his name when we were kids. My parents should have given me two names, as well. They could have combined the names of my Grannies. My name should have been a good one. Something that's pleasant to the ears.
When I was growing up, I asked Mum as to how they named me. She made me laugh as she revealed that I was named after that rubbing alcohol. "After I gave birth to you, it was RHEA RUBBING ALCOHOL my disenfectant". When she was asked by her nurse what to name to her first baby girl, she looked at the table beside her where RHEA was sitting. It made me laugh. I knew she was kiding, but who knows?! Maybe it's true.
When I my eyes opened to the cyber world, I had to use another name that would sound good, and that would make me feel sexy :). Andrea Erika, from "Andy", my first crush in College, and to still have a touch of my sucky name, "Rea". "Erika" is named after my favourite Brazilian volleybelle, Erika Coimbra.
I met a lot of cool people online then, and they call me by my 'screen name', Andrea. And, it felt good being called that way. "Hi, Andrea". "Kamusta, Andrea?" That sounded awesome to me.
It was early 2000, around 2002-2003, when I first heard of a broadcast journalist named RHEA SANTOS. "She's a nice newswoman, and pretty as well, but her name doesn't fit her", my first impression. It didn't take too long when she became so popular in the news world. It was just then when I became proud of my name.
The people I met online continued to grow. I still use Andrea as my online nick, but I would immediately explain to them, especially to the coolest ones, that it's not my real name, but RHEA. I realized that it felt better to be called by my real name than Andrea. But still Andrea sounds sexy :)
Before, when I would say that my name is Rhea, they would go, "Rhea? As in RHEA RUBBING ALCOHOL?" and I would go, "Yeah, rubbing alcohol, and I kill germs, so I will kill you!". But now, people would be, "Rhea? Rhea what, Rhea Santos?", and it feels good :) Then I would kiddingly say, "no, I'm not Rhea Santos, I just look like her, but I'm not her. I'm glad I share name with an outstanding mediaman. Intelligent and pretty.
Why did it have Miss Rhea Santos to get in the way for me to appreciate my name? Anyway, since that realization, I made Miss Rhea as one of my favourite TV personality, not because I owe her the conception, but because she deserves it.
I would like to dedicate this special entry to my idol, Miss Rhea Santos, as she celebrates her 30th birthday. To Miss Rhea, I wish her all the best in the world. More success in life. And, I wish to meet her in person :) Happy Birthday :)
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