hay :)

ann and i went to zara today and i saw these cute wedges

maarteng me: "ann... pwede ba ako tumili? as in tili?????!!!!"

kaso the pair costs P4,500++. kamusta namor.
kaya eto pinicturean konlang.


hay ang ganda ganda


view from 5 feet 8 inches (presko pala ang hangin dito sa taas...)


bought this sa people r people at half price. poydi na.

birthday!

Wishlist
1. Versace Bright Crystal
2. Money (hehe)
3. No one to wreck it (like the way someone wrecked my christmas)
4. That thing I told Ann over the phone
5. That thing I told Ann over the phone
6. That thing I told Ann over the phone
7. That thing I told Ann over the phone
8. That thing I told Ann over the phone
9. That thing I told Ann over the phone
10. That thing I told Ann over the phone (exp 10000)

hey it's their birthday too!
june 4: Rizzy
june 5: Mam Cha (she sounds like milk tea)
june 6: Nino!
june 11: Salie
june 15: Kermit, Djix
june 18: Aimee
june 26: Maris
june 30: ME!

p.s. oo nga pala it's bing's birthday today. happy birthday bing!

nice dessert

andito lang sa bahay with strawberries and cream :)

bulok na yung asa table napkin.

Big Tammy

Here is Tammy when she was just a wee little plant back in December:

Here's Tammy now. She's a big girl!





















Ang galing talaga mag-alaga ni Ate Flor hehe.

Puppies again!

My mom asked me to take Ichiban to Dr. Hein over at AH Jupiter. Just got back from the Baguio trip and not wanting to take my lazy ass out of the house (I was uploading the Baguio picts as well as Aimee's housewarming picts on my Picasa acct), I asked mom why. She told me Ichiban's pregnant. I didn't want to believe it before but ok to the vet it is.

















At the vet, Dr. Hein told me that Ichiban is giving birth soon, so soon she might give birth tonight! ngek! buti nalang pala dinala ko sa animal house! They got an xray of Ichiban's tummy and there were plenty of little skulls inside Dr. Hein guessed that Ichiban will give birth from 7-8 puppies.

We are still unsure of the puppies' dad. Sabi ni ate flor there were times when Ichiban would be found outside. Not even sure if Emo mated her. Or Achilles. Hmm..

Anyway, we'll have puppies again in a day or two. Will have to think of kakaibang names once more.

Oo nga pala, for those who want puppies you have to pass a rigorous exam which includes an aura reading from my mom. Meaning, she will only give you a puppy when she thinks you'll take good care of them or she just plain likes you.

Baguio Primer

Went to Baguio last weekend with the usual people: Avee, Ann and Larry. Supposedly Keat and Shawi would be with us but they had other plans. I had LOTS of misconceptions about the Baguio weather in May (as compared to our last trip in January with my Amkor friends) so herediz:

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May 19 (Saturday), 4pm:

Parked the Adventure at Teletech Roxas and trekked to MOA. My wallet contained one hundred and twenty measley pesos and all the atms were offline. Emergency call to Mudra who sent Frodo some wongga for poor me.



Taxi to Victory Liner Pasay. The bus left at exactly 6pm (yehey!)
First stop: Tarlac
Second stop: Pangasinan
Third stop: Baguio City!

As ka-Ebet told us, FX taxis were indeed waiting at the bus terminal. Off to Backpacker's Inn. It's around 1am, at pakshet...NAPAKALAMIG!!!!

OA Casualties of the day:
Taxi from MOA to Victory Liner: P18.00 (there were 4 of us at P72.00)
Baguio Ticket: P395.00
Toilet paper in Tarlac: P2.00 (kasama talaga sa budget hehe)
Shawarma: P46.00
Coke in Can: P25.00
Toilet paper in Pangasinan: P2.00
Taxi from Bus Terminal to Tacay Road: P13.00 (there were 4 of us at P52.00)
TOTAL: P501.00


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May 20 (Sunday):

Ayaw pa matulog ng mga chenelyn kaya bahala na sila basta akesh magbeauty sleep kebs ko sa kanila.

Nagising ang lola niyo ng mga 9:30 and greeted the beautiful Baguio morning. Ann also greeted it with: "Akala ko ba BED AND BREAKFAST EH BAKIT WALANG BREAKFAST??!"

Shower kemedoo and off to wait for taxi. Wis ang taxi. Naglumakad ang mga pokpok but no taxi in sight! Matalino na si avi kasi she suggested that we take the jeep na biyaheng Plaza kasi tutal Plaza naman daw yun. Magaling, magaling, magaling.


Bfast at Mcdo and off to the grotto para humaba ang dila namin sa pagakyat ng 6,597 steps to reach Mama Mary. Then jumaba na kami to go to the Baguio Botanical Echoos, kung saan may Igorot na pumapapel sa picture taking namin.

We feasted on mais, bbq, quail eggs at strawberry taho. Anyhoo napadpad ang mga chenelyn sa mines view park at pumila para sa pagkahaba habang ube sa Good Shepherd (wala na yung sumisigaw ng "Anaconda! Anaconda!". Then off to Namaste kung saan nagpapabili sina Mudra, Miguel at Stell ng beaded chorvas. Back to Backpacker's Inn para ibaba ang mga epektus. Short beauty sleep for me, and off to SM Baguio kung saan SOOOOBRANG LAMIG at nanginginig na ang mga butobuts koh!!! Lahat ng tao nakajacket at naisip ko magandang business ang magparent ng jacket dito sa Baguio to cater sa mga shonga shongang tulad ko (na di nagdala ng miski light jacket man lang). SOOOBRANG LAMIG at nilakad ng beauty namin mula SM hanggang Nevada Square kung saan muntik muntik pa kami maligaw pero oks lang natunton den ang lugar.

this sweater belongs to ann.

After tea and sympathy, umuwi na kami and I was trying to sleep ngunit paputol putol ang tulog hanggang sa nagising ako ng mga kalabog (pakshet) at nanonood pa ng tv ang tatlong chorva at ang pinapanood: english version ng The Grudge (starring Sarah Jessica Parker, nyip!). Sumama na sa panonood at gudlak nagkakatakutan pa hanggang sa almost 530am na nakatulog.

OA Casualties of the day:
Jeep from Tacay Rd to Plaza: P7.50
McDo Meal: P100.00 (more or less)
Taxi from Plaza to Grotto: P10.00 more or less each
Kandila na binili sa bata: P20.00
Taxi from Grotto to Botanical Echoos: P20.00 more or less each
Bayad sa papicture sa higanteng asong nalilibog: P20.00
Mais with larry: P25.00
Mineral wo-tah!: P17.00 x 2 = P34.00
Quail Egg: P10.00
Pork bbq: P10.00 (mura pala ang baboy dito)
Taxi from Botanical Chenelyn to Mines View: P10.00 more or less each
Ube addict: P220/jar x 4 jars = P880.00 (gudlak violet na ang jerbaks ko)
Taxi from Mines View to Session Road: P10.00 more or less each
Beads Chorvaloo: P1,900.00 (babayaran naman ako)
Taxi from Session Road to Tacay Rd: P10.00 more or less each
Taxi from Tacay Rd to SM Baguio: P15.00 more or less each
Dinner Carlo's Pizza: P300 more or less
Tea at Nevada Square: P40.00 ata...
Margarita at Nevada Square: P125.00
Taxi from Nevada Square to Tacay Rd: P15.00 more or less each
TOTAL: P3561.50


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May 21 (Monday):

My back hurt from sleeping on the floor. No one moved from our places infront of the TV even after we turned The Grudge off. When I saw the first glimmer of dawn by the window I decided I was safe from bloody, crawling women with bad hair. I went to my room to doze off.

Was awakened (yet again) by Ann telling Larry that his crush, indeed, looked like Tessie Tomas and that it was raining. IT WAS RAINING. We were supposed to go to the market today. So they showered (I didn't, because we were going to the market and it was raining and it might be muddy. I told them I would shower after) and we were all ready. But it was still raining.
Avi, slowly getting ill the night before has a slight fever now and said that she will never go out in this weather. Decided to have McDo delivery instead (and I took a shower). Played a game of chess with Larry. Stopped in mid-game when the food arrived. Continued the game (I fukin lost.) and after some small chat with Tito Abe's wife, left Tacay Rd around 1230pm.

Traffic jam and rain, we arrived at the new Victory Liner Bus Terminal (same one as Sunday morning, I just learned from the taxi driver that there were two Victory Terminals in Baguio). Ann and Avi were both sick. Bought the 2:10pm ticket for the four of us. Saw Lloyd Sy at the terminal (I always seem to bump into Lloyd at the most odd places. Last time was in Starbucks Tagaytay). He will be boarding the Deluxe Bus to Manila (Non-stop trip to Manila, comfortable, with toilets all for P600). He visited his girlfriend in La Union but he is also staying with his cousins in Baguio.

Very light lunch while Larry dashed to the market to buy last minute pasalubongs and surprised Ann (and us) with strawberries (which we paid for). Feeling slightly sick also but decided not to tell the Ann and Avi because they might feel worse. Boarded the bus and while descending to La Union, I felt that the bus was going slow. Manong isn't one of those reckless bus drivers. To my dismay. Where's a reckless driver when you needed one? I want to go home!

First stop: Pangasinan
Second stop: Tarlac
Third stop: Dau (I was half asleep at this time I just heard the conductor shouting "Dau! Dau!" amidst the "Hopiamanipopcorn")

It was 9pm when we arrived in Cubao. Since we left at 2:10 pm, I was hoping that I was already driving the adventure on my way home. Ambagal talaga ni manong andami pang stop overs tapos andami pang pinapasakay!

Around 10pm, we're back at Teletech Roxas (and the warmth of Manila). Larry took a separate cab home since he has to take a quick shower and go straight to work (yikes!) Took avi home and finally, was home around 11pm. So damn tired.

OA Casualties of the day:
McDo Delivery: P80.00 more or less
Accomodations at Backpacker's Inn: P350.00/day x 2 = P700.00
Taxi to Victory Liner: P20.00 more or less
Ticket Baguio to Cubao/Pasay: P390.00
Noodles and Coke Light at Maxim's: P70.00 more or less
Vcut, Nestea and Bonamine at the Terminal Store: P120.00 more or less
2 choco crinkles and 1 adobo cornick: P100 (3 for P100)
Larry's surprise strawberries: P70.00 (ata)
Toilet paper in pangasinan: P2.00
Toilet paper in Tarlac: P2.00
Hamburger in the bus stop: P46.00
Taxi from Victory Liner Pasay to Teletech Roxas: P20.00
TOTAL: P1620
GRAND TOTAL FOR BAGUIO TRIP: 3782.50(2D 1N)
*hehe ang gastos ko*

Contact Numbers:
Backpacker's Inn: 09153161388/09228646456/09276048833/09283752020

nakikichismis

char!

sana ganyan den ako kaganda miski ag-fall na ang aking mga tears.

gay lingo of the moment: "keme"

keme (QUE-meh): can mean a lot of things from "inarte" to "sex". Just fill in the blanks.

"nagkekemedoo na sila sa kwarto."

"ang lola mong depress-depressan nagkekeme sa banyo."

"wag ka maniwala dun, keme lang niya yun."

"saksakan ka ng keme."

"ay kemedora ka!"

Lipa, Batangas

How do you normally say "Lipa"?

Li-PAH.

Diba?

Avee invited us to attend the Teletech Summer Outing in Caylabne. This event was teeming with english speaking agents (as in with a "twang"). Two groups attended: Teletech Roxas (as in Roxas Blvd siguro, the one near MOA) and Teletech Lipa.

When the Lipa group introduced themselves: "Hi, I'm representing Teletech Lipah!!!". Lipa as in LEE-paw.

LEE-paw. Imaginin ang nagsasabi ay British. "Lee-paw".

Other pronunciations:

Teletech Cainta: KAYN-tah
Teletech Novaliches: NO-vah-leeches
Teletech Dumaguete: DOME-mah-GAY-tee

pakshet.

ano daw gusto ko

when i'm with friends or family and we have to go somewhere to eat they always ask san ko daw gusto.

instant reply of some people "kayo..." or "kahit saan" or "kayo. san niyo gusto?"

sometimes i think it's such a waste of time kaya after somebody says the above things i instantly tell where I want to eat or where I want to go or what I want to do.

sometimes i feel selfish. If i just sit back and wait for them to come to a decision aabutin naman ng siyam siyam. sometimes i wonder if this is wrong.

kakaibang bum

for a bum i sure am busy.
for a bum i sure am stressed.

hindi pala ako bum, "retired" pala. may bago na akong press release hehe.

part of the stress is pretending to be someone i'm not. hirap den i have to do this kung kasi kung hinde baka wala akong kitain. kelangan mag-"evolve".

sometimes i'm confused who i really am na ren.

change is good.

gambatte ne!

oh please oh please oh please!
money money money....

Remembering our Grandma

This was written by my cousin after our grandmother's death. I wasn't really very close to my grandma but this piece was wonderfully written I just had to share it (in all its unedited glory).


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Remembering my Grandma
by Kennette Vincent Wong, October 2006


October 23, 1934...This was the day when my Grandmother was born. Why is my grandmother special to me? Read on...

My grandmother raised me up. I was the so- called "LAKI SA LOLA". When I was a little kid, I was spoiled by my grandmother. All the toys that I want were bought, favorite food was cooked and extra money was given. Not only that, I was even feared by my neighborhood playmates. They were scared to upset me or else they will face my grandmother (^_^). Though I was spoiled, she never forgets to scold me if I am indeed wrong. I still remember the times that she was the one who prepares my snack for school. If she was still tired to wake up in the wee hours of the morning, either she will ask Panyang (our house help) to bring the food to school or she will bring it there herself before lunch time. My name in school got famous for every contest that I had and other activites becasue of her... I was memeber of Rondalla, she found way to buy instrument for me, the Kimono I used for the United Nations and of course, she was there to assist men in my homework specially in theme writing. She even hated my mother once for not allowing me to be a participant in BATTLE OF THE BRAINS (a televised weekly quiz bee). I even bore grudge against my parents when I was forced to be separated from her. Yes. I did cutting classes as my sign of rebel for such actions done by my parents.

During teenage years, she knew the secret that I have. But she didn't care. For her as long as I know the responsibility's of my actions then I am on the right track. She knew that I am attracted to guys and she even gave me tips on doing it "safely". We talk about anything under the sun. Boys specially; those cute ones are fine with her. One time I made fun of her by asking her to buy me an all male adult magazine when she was in Canada. When she returned, it turned reality.

But not all times (since I am human and I have limits and flaws) we also had bad times. But we were able to settle those.

When heaven sent down and gave grandma her wings, we felt the loss. We still her and we feel empty. Before,if it's her birthday, we are all in her house and she will cook our favorite "Pak Cham Kai" (steamed Chicken in Soy Sauce). And everyone is happy...exchanging jokes. She doesn't eat until she takes a hot bath (she needs to get rid of the scent of the cooked food so she could re-gain her appetite). Uncles and Aunt would call her to greet.

I still feel the emptiness nowadays. Usually , If am happy she is the first one to know. When things are not working well she is there so I can cry to her. She even witnessed how I got hurt on my first heartbreak and celebrated with me when Nat came back in my life. But right now, all I can do is long and hope for her. I know she wouldn't be happy when she reads that I am still sad about her loss but what can I do, the pain is still there.

I miss my grandma. Not only because it's her birthday but the presence of a true person and friend got lost, too.

However, her death is a reminder that we should cherish the days the life she gave us. After all we are not always here.

My grandma's death is something I would feel sad forever. I will surely wait for the day when I could see her again.