Dear goodtimers, did you know Good Times Manila is three months old today? I’m so pleased and so proud I can’t quite describe it.
All I can say from the bottom of my heart is: Thank you, everyone. Mwaah!
The other day, GTM reached another milestone in pageviews. I wouldn’t bore you with the details but who would have thunk? I’m thrilled that more and more of you are learning about GTM. And many of you are coming back.
To my regular readers, thanks so much! You can’t imagine how gratifying it is to see you here. We’ve gotten to know each other so well these past few weeks, and I won’t ever hesitate to call you my friends. (Pautang naman dyan, my prens. Hehehe.)
To the lurkers, come out of your hiding. I would love to get to know you more.
To my detractors, I know many of you do not understand what GTM is about, and I honestly respect that. This blog is not for everyone, even though everyone is welcome here. I don’t mind the criticisms, and the occasional invectives, and I do not censor them (except on some occasions when they’re directed at my readers). Keep them coming.
Let me just repeat what I said in January when GTM was only seven days old:
- GTM is for people who feel an appreciation or even fondness for the ridiculous, the absurd, the preposterous, the laughable.
It’s not for those who have little or no sense of humor, and certainly not for those who cannot laugh at themselves. It’s for those among us who look at life a little differently from the norm. It’s for folks who can laugh unreservedly at human foibles and imperfections – their own and those of others, especially.
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Dear reader, from this point on, GTM will every once in a while repost some of my favorite stories from the archives. I realize all too well that many of you cannot do a lot of backreading (GTM has more than 100 stories already). So I hope you will still appreciate some of these old stories from my “baul.”
Of course, this is not to hide the fact that I get super lazy sometimes… Absolutely not true! Nuh-uh. Definitely not! I wouldn’t do that to you, dear reader.
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Now, goodtimers, for this momentous occasion, GTM asked several political leaders and famous celebrities for their third monthsary message to all of us.
Here they are:
Gloria Arroyo: Happy third monthsary, Good Times Manila.
Noli De Castro: Congrachuleychon, kabayan!
Miriam Defensor-Santiago: Congratulations on your third month. I have not had the occasion to read your publication; however, I am told the quality of your coverage and the accuracy of your reportage is impressive and commendable. Kudos!
Lito Lapid: Ha? Aym payn teynk yu!
Loren Legarda: Congratulations, GTM. Here’s a box of Ma-Ling from China. Enjoy!
Ping Lacson: GTM? All I can say is enjoy your remaining days alive (starts texting)
Mar Roxas: Congratulations on your third monthsary! You’re all invited to my upcoming wedding.
Manuel Villar: Greetings! Please accept these duck eggs as my gift to you on this joyous occasion.
Francis Escudero: Tatlong buwan pa lang pala ang Manila Times?
Jejomar Binay: Huwag na huwag kayong tutuntong dito sa Makati.
Sharon Cuneta: Congratulations! Now you may leave.
Kris Aquino: GTM? Kayo ha!? You’re so mean talaga! Baket ko naman kayo babatiin?
Pops Fernandez: I have no words to say to you.
Judy Ann Santos: Congratulations!
Claudine Barretto: Congratulations, Good Times Manila!
Dingdong Dantes: Congratulations!
Angel Locsin: Congratulations! More to come!
Cristy Fermin: Maligayang bati sa inyong lahat. Nawa’y magbagong buhay na kayo at itigil na ang paninira sa kapwa na wala namang ginagawang masama sa inyo.
Alfie Lorenzo: GTM? Sikat ba yan?!? Bakit ko naman pag-aaksayahan ng panahon yan?
Vicki Belo: Congratulations, GTM!
Madame Auring: Kongrats! Nakikita ko na na magtatagal pa ang Good Times Manila por meni yirs. Hayan, libre ang hulang yan ha!
Manny Pacquiao: Kowngratyuleyshons! Plis support my batol wid Ricky Hatton dis May 2. Para sa bayan ang laban na ito!
Mahal: Congrach! Nachuchuwa ako cha mga chinuchulat nyo dicho! Pati china Papa Brad chuwang chuwa chalaga!
Kim Chiu: Congrats sa inyo! Always be happy!
Gerald Anderson: From me and Jake, congratulations!
Jake Cuenca: From me and Ger, congratulations!
Marian Rivera: Good Times Manila? Tarantado pala to e. Lagi nyo kong tinitira dyan e. Kala nyo hindi ko alam? Leche kayo! Marunong din akong mag-enternet no!
Piolo Pascual: Congrats on your third month anniversary. Atty. Joji, Sam baby, ituloy na natin ang kaso!
KC Concepcion: Good Times Manila?! My god, how dare you!!! Suck my d*ck!!!








LOL. yun lang!
congratulations! GTM!
more and more years to come!
thankies kelsey!
Congratulations GTM!
Proud to be a Goodtimer! Cheers!!!
PA-CANTON KA NAMAN!!!!
LOL- oo naman, tom, papa-CANTON talaga ako! nyahahah! hindi lang canton! me kasama pang iskaypleks!
deejay! magpaparty ka pag 1 year na ang GTM huh??
eto promise ko senyo: pag umabot ng one year ang GTM… you’re all invited to a grand party at Makati Shang… itaga nyo sa bato! wahaha!
Cheers Deej!
Happy 3rd Monthsary!!!
salamat lori!
sinong makakaisip na aabot tayo dito? hehehe.
yeehaa… \m/
aba, me shaka sign pa talaga ah! thankies evilgenius!
lolz @ marian and KC comments. nabati na kita deejay sa last post mo, pakibasa na lang ulit
super thanks sassy! parang antagal tagal na nating nagkukulitan no? hehehe!
mwahugs!
hahaha…. grabe si KC talaga… hehehe…. at marunong naman palang mag internet si marianwantutriporpor…
congrats, deejay! more more more meanness to come… mwaaahhh… ke pops ba ang lips na yan?
pops circa 1995, alewol. nyahaha! salamat ng marami, alewol! more meanness to come!
mwahugs!
lol din @ marian and KC comments. ang kulet! hehehe!
wait, may international incoming call uli:
cheechay, may pahabol acho. nacharancha kachi acho sa mechayge kaya nachalimuchan ko cho. echo ang gip ko cha yu…. CHWUUAAAAHHH!!! (english translation: mhwuuuaahh!!!)
- mahal from malibu (beside brad)
happy 3rd, GTM!!!
winkie! alam mo bang hinalungkat ko pa yung comment mo sa brad-mahal story ko para lang gawing template? nyahaha!
thankies talaga!
hahaha! na-feel mo ba na very “mahal” talaga ung comment ko dun? whehehe! in freshness, chopyang-chopya mo cheejay! whehehe!
sure ka ba winkie na hindi mo kamag-anak si mahal?
…hindi kaya long-lost sister mo sha? wahaha!
shhh… big secret yan! wag mo ilatha dito noh?! lapit ka, bulong ko sa yo: “ako ang nawawalang kakambal ni mahal!”
promise me you will keep this a secret ah! hehehe!
oo naman, winkie, your secret is safe with me!
pero pano yan? e di ipapapetition ka na ni mahal nyan? makikitira ka ba sa malibu house nila? regards na lang kina brad ha?
mwahugs!
Ping Lacson: GTM? All I can say is enjoy your remaining days alive (starts texting)
I can imagine the “xoxo ping” appended at the end of the text message. LOL.
Happy 3 months, GoodTimers! deejay, you’re a brilliant freak (in an awesome way of course
)! Keep the good times rolling!
ano kaya nilalaman ng text ni ping?
deejay, kapag nakakuha ka ng info sa mga reliable source mo, i-post mo dito yung tinext ni ping… malamang it goes a little something like this (rap?!):
“mga chienez malou, dedo-hin nyo na lahat ng goodtimers. wiz ko lang mafinish nyo asap. kundi, kokrompalin ko mga fez nyo”
nyahaha! xy so, ano naman yang “kokompralin”? wahaha! nakakatakot.
aw, thankies edmond. no one’s ever called me a freak in an “awesome way” before… *touched*
nyehehe!
haha.. lalaking-lalaki dating ni KC! astig din si Marian!! hehe
Cingrats Deejay for getting this far! Sana makita na kita on TV. haha
Sino kaya tinitext ni Ping?!!
hehehe, salamat mon! alam kong sincere na sincere yang “cingrats” na yan. nyahaha!
obyusli, ang tinetext ni ping si Mama-Alpha-Nancy-Charlie-Alpha-Oscar…
*Congrats!* haha.. typo pa.
haha. naloko kita. nag-sign up ka seguro sa interracial dating ano? haha
btw, anong nahalata mo?
hindi no! nacurious lang ako! hehehe.
hindi naman nahalata, hula ko lang na ang taste mo pala e… exotic. nyahaha!
EKLAVUMER : so you are celebrating your 3rd monthsary, unscathed inspite of all the distortion, exclamation, declamation, oration and falsification of facts? thats amazing! but since you are a sweet and (almost) lovable person who i might just have the lusts for when i see you in flesh i am greeting you a HAPPY 3RD MONTH GOODTIMES MANILA! keep on GOODTIMING! and by the way where am i to send 3 BUKO PIES from losbaños where i live? tekkerkuzayker!
“in spite of all the distortion, exclamation, declamation, oration and falsification of facts”
sobra ka naman, ekla! parang nadudurog ang konsyensha ko habang binabasa ko to… nyahaha! oo naman, i’m sweet and lovable and the recipient of so much lust! wehehe!
aw, salamat sa buko pie!
Ambrutal nung kay KC ampf… hahahahah…
pero panalo talaga lagi si marian rivera… warprik!!!
xy so! grabe si kc no? kala mo ang sweet sweet! hehehe!
at wag mo genyanin si marian! baka mabasa nya yang koment mo! nag-eenternet din kaya sha!
Happy third monthsary GTM!
Mas lalong nagkakulay ang buhay enternet ko dahil sa’yo.
Pa-kiss! Hahahaha.
aw, salamat makmak! mwaah!
nyahahahaha! natawa ako sa birada ni marian rivera. sows!
ok lang maski na ala xang breeding. makatas pa rin yan. ahahaha!
happy 3rd month deejay! more sarcasms pls!
tingnan mo tong si lio, lahat ng comment mo dito meron kang pinagnanasaan! nyahaha!
magbagong buhay ka na tsong! wahaha!
Happy 3rd monthsary GTM!
reubenfeffer! you’re back! salamat!
weeeee……happy 3rd monthsary GTM! Happy to be part of this “family” (may ganun?!)
aw, touched naman ako, kikay. mwaah!
Henry: Happy 3rd Monthsary, Good Times Manila! Nawa’y malasing mo kami! Hehehe…
nakow, henry! pag one year na ang GTM hindi ko lang kayo lalasingin! lalanguin ko pa kayo sa droga! joke! nyahaha!
Felicitazione, deejay! Aym so frawd op yu.
At ang kapal ng mukha ni Cristy Fermin, ah. Santo siya? *gilit sa leeg*
Sweet nina Ger at Jake. *hearts*
Hindi ba gerger is a slang term for sex? :p
Ooops, jerjer pala spelling nun!
edmond, iba ang gerger sa jerjer!
pero mali yang hakahaka mo.
ang tunay na meaning ng jerjer ay “magsepilyo,” as in “sarap na sarap akong magjerjer matapos kumain,” or “nagjerjer na ba kayo? wala nang tao sa banyo.”
yan ang jerjer. *bow*
wahaha.. akala ko bisayang slang term ng sex yung jerjer.. ginagamit din pala yan jan sa Manila. LOL
oo mon, pag mapadpad ka dito, gamitin mo yan ha? i’m sure matutuwa ang mga tao dito… hehehe.
wahaha! talagang ginilitan mo sa leeg si tita cristy ha! parang manok lang! yor so baylent!
super tenks, aldrin! so happy to see you here.
more power sa blog mo. sa june naman 3 years na ako. ^^;
salamat jin!
wow, lapit ka na palang mag-3 years! sana maabot ko rin yan!
happy 3rd! and in just a span of a day, nag back read ako lahat ng entries. msayang dibersyon sa trabaho. my form of escapism eto. hahahaha.
siomaomao! salamat!
hehehe, ang tyaga mo ha-mahaba haba ring backreading yan! basta magrerepost na ko ng mga stories sa front page.
thankies!
happy 3rd month deejay!
magiging close din tayo. heheh.
grabe, you’ve become an inspiration for the people. your accuracy and truthfulness in reporting makes you loved by all sectors.. especially the public!
LOL.
Lab yu deejay! happy 3rd sayo! mwahugs!
aw, star, such a beautiful thing to say. *tears falling down my face*
labs yu, too! mwahugs!
hehehe, ganyan kita ka-lab!
heheh.. enjoy your day, deejay!!
Happy monthsary deejay!
maraming maraming salamat, mksurf8!
parang mali yung marian comment mo. dapat ganito:
marian: byootipul!
oo nga, leela, nagbagong buhay na nga pala si marian!
mabait na sha ngayon. hehehe!
thankies!
oist deejay! happy 3rd monthsary sa GTM!
kumakalat na sa email mga artikulo mo. may nag-email sa kin, ‘Jessica Soho: A True Story’. yun pala yung entry mo. haha!
pa-jerjer este pa-burger ka naman!
happee monthsaree! mwahhugz!
souichirou! mwahugz! hehehe!
salamat, salamat, salamat! at meron pa talagang “a true story.” wawa naman si kapusong jessica *naguilty* nyehehe!
pag-one year na nga ako magpapahanda! imbayted kayong lahat! isama pa ang buong barangay! hehehe.
it was “the other day” when i ym’d my friends the link to your site
i love GTM! thanks!
halloo, kerie! welcome to GTM!
super thankies! baka ikaw pala nagpataas ng traffic ko. hehehe!
happy 3rd monthsary sa GTM!
sana may aybol ang GMT. saan na man kaya? ah… alam ko na sa edsa.
Sa edsa tayo pag one year na deejay ha.
mrCW, super salamat!
pero ayoko naman sa edsa, like, kadirs naman, ang tsip!
pwede ba sa kanto ng paseo at ayala avenue na lang tayo mag-rally? prens naman kami ni binay e. nyehehe!
(ay, wala na nga pala next year sa makati si binay!)
Happy 3rd monthsarry deejay!
aii GTM pla
buti nlng mrunong ako mg-enternet
wahhahahhaha
ano kyang ieenter nya? ROTFLMAO
halloo! anne! salamat! mwahugz!
nung isang araw, ine-enter nya: “marian revira bajayna”
wehehe!
i’m one of those lurkers! happy third monthsary!!
aw, wag ka na mag-lurk, reesa, join ka na sa kulitan. hehehe! welcome to GTM!
salamat!
panalo ang tira ni KC conceptioN!ha ha aha
ingat ka, maldito, baka “tirahin” ka nyan. nyahaha!
OMG. YOU’RE A PEDO. KUHANG-KUHA MO SI MAHAL. AMININ MO, DEEJAY. AMININ MO!!!!!
LOLOLO. Panalo yung kay Mahal. And as usual, kay Jake and Ger. =p
agree!! panalo yung kay mahal! hahaha kuhang kuha! at yung kina jake at ger hahaha, ganun ba talaga dialogues nila? hahaha
LOL!
ichaw chalaga, neil, charap mong chapukin! chige ka, ichuchumbong kicha ke papa brad! hihihihi!
at ichaw naman fjordz, chumahimik ka na! chichipain kicha jan e. hihihihi!
-mahal via long distance from malibu (courtesy of winkie)
chichipain…
Parang sumama pakiramdam ko nung nabasa ko ‘to. LOL.
neil, isang letra na lang, iba na ang gagawin sa yo ni mahal! nyahaha!
Congratz…..
grabe ang sisikat ng mga bumati sa GTM ah…. kasing-sikat ni deejay….
nyahaha! oo enrico, sikat na talaga ako! sa aking panaginip! hehehe! salamat ha!
deejay question…ikaw ba yung nasa picture sa header ng GTM????hehehe
hindi no! hindi genyan kahairy ang arms ko! hehehe!
hulaan nyo kung sino yan! ang unang makahula me special prize!
si alfie lorenzo…lol!!!
nyahaha! hindi no! grabe naman to! wahaha! basta may special prize ang makahula nyan.
HAHA! Inabangan ko naman daw yung sagot ni Marian Rivera! And I wasn’t disappointed. HAHAHA! Ang harsh ni KC! hehehe… At ang sweet naman nung kay Jake and Ger, uy I’m not implying anything ha. Hehehehe…. Parang yung nakasulat sa souveniers (ouch! spelling!) ng bagong kasal.
Keep up the good work! (HAHA! TEACHER?) Natatawa ako sa entries mo. I love satirical works! HAHAHA! Happy third monthsary!!!
PS. First comment ko to (na pinost ko dito). Hehehe.
hi prince paolo! marian fan ka pala? hehehe!
super thankies!
you’re very welcome here.
Syempre naman! HAHA! Gusto ko ng mga palaban at childlike. HAHA! Yung tipong utak bata. Hehehehe…
aw, fan na fan ka pala talaga…
sabagay yun naman talaga ang fanbase ni marian, mga kids. hehehe.
GTM, deejay, jeggers, Ms. Wilma:
maligayang bati!
aw, salamat mamimaster! talagang kilalang kilala mo na ko! hehehe!
Congrats dj!
hi papa bear! super thanks! and welcome to GTM!
kaka lurki itong si kc….
haahahha
hi kbt! *waves*
wow 3 months pa lang din pala ito…naks congrats ho
aba! ano yang nalalaman mong “ho” “ho” na yan, kbt!?!
lekat na to. halika nga rito nang mabatukan kita. *toingks*
hehehe! salamat ha.
panalo ang comment ni mahal a manny hahaha!bongga!
ei,happy monthsary!
aw, salamat salamat!
congratulations!!!! tsup tsup tsup
BERGER! BERGER! (Marian Rivera)
salamat chuchu! mwaah!
next year na ang berger. at hindi lang berger, me frays pa!
wow! 3 buwan na pala to? to think i’ve just discovered you like a week or two weeks ago? and it was because i was so pissed at work and your articles really made me laugh — enough to chase the “nightmares” away before i sleep in daytime. haha. an drama ba??
anyways, keep on posting more articles. and i’m aghast to discover that i could actually poke fun at others. i’ve never imagined i could be this cruel. tsk tsk.
nyahaha! elleica! there’s a meanness in all of us. we should just let it all out… hahaha!
salamat ha! mwaah!
Congrats!
salamat jd! pakurot sa cheeks! hehehe!
sa face lang ha .. wag sa butt .. hehehhehe .. may magagalit
hahaha! sino naman yang magagalit, jd? kukurutin ko rin sha sa cheek!
Just for your personal amusement, DJ: http://mistervader.blogspot.com/2009/04/if-who-wants-to-be-is-coming-back-what.html
Hehe.
wahaha! thanks for the link, mistervader! si miriam bagay na bagay sa the weakest link! hehehe. marami shang reserbang insults!
congrats gtm…. keep up the good work!!! wahaha =D
hi chinitache! salamat salamat salamat! welcome to GTM!
Congratulations G4M!