what the hell?!

The Big Move

2010-02-21T05:51:00.001+08:00

What The Hell has moved to:

http://achiemoon.wordpress.com/

and I hope someone can tell me how to make my Cbox and Livetraffic feed work there.

:s

see yah.

alam mo ba tong feeling?

2010-02-06T15:08:00.002+08:00

yung feeling na meron kang gustong gawin... pero di mo magawa.

and nakikita mo siya sa paligid... your heart races... naiisip mo mga nagawa mo before... and you want to do it again.

anlabo. basta. if only i have money. if only i know people. if only i have time. if only...

heartbreaking.

i want to design shoes again.

:(

only in The Arreneo....

2010-02-06T06:51:00.003+08:00

na makakita ka ng Vandalism na:
- english
- magkarhyme
- conyo ("i mean, 'cause, hey!". wtf.)

mga sulat sa upuan sa La Salle (velasco, mutien marie bldg) lahat na ata ng bastos na salita at drawing makikita at mababasa mo eh.

Batman & Robin Comic Generator

2010-02-05T21:46:00.002+08:00

Make you own reason why Batman would slap the hell out of Robin here.

Puerto Princesa Primer Part 4 (humahabol sa Mano Po)

2010-02-04T23:27:00.004+08:00

Day 4: January 30, Saturday

Woke up late. Had bfast sa Inn. Check out time is at 12nn pero ang flight namin is 7:30pm pa ng gabi. Buti nalang pumayag na iwan muna ang gamit namin sa stock room while we wait for our flight that night (gawain den pala ng ibang guests nila yun).

From Day 4: Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Plaza Cuartel, Haim Chicken and Ehport :P

So after magcheck out, we went to Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral. Nagdadasal kami habang may lamay sa altar. Nyip. Andun lang naman kami sa back ng church. Then off we went to Plaza Cuartel... kung saan minassacre ang almost 150 American POWS nung WW2. Asa tunnel daw sila tas bigla silang binuhusan ng gasolina ng mga Hapon. Tapos pag pinilit nila makalabas ng tunnel, may nagaabang na Hapon dun, babarilin sila. Gruesome. May ibang Americano na nakatakas, nilangoy ang dagat papuntang Iwahig. Eh ilang araw na raw sila di nakakakain sobrang gutom daw nila naghahanap nalang sila ng kahit anong living thing para makain. Yung isang Amerikano binali yung isang dead mangrove at may nakitang mga worms. Tinuro niya sa kasama niya: "Tommy--look!!!". Kaya tamilok ang tawag sa wood worm. No joke. Hindi ako bumabarbero. May plaque sa Plaza Cuartel na may laman na listahan ng survivors sa massacre na ito, at andun nga ang pangalan ni Tommy.

From Day 4: Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Plaza Cuartel, Haim Chicken and Ehport :P

After nun ginutom kami so nagpara kami ng trike at tinanong kung san pa pwede kumain na masarap maliban sa Rene Saigon, Balinsasayaw, KaLui, Kinabuch at Badjao kasi nakainan na namin lahat yun eh. So dinala niya kami sa Haim Chicken Inato na malapit sa airport. Kala niyo ordinaryo lang ang Chicken Inasal at marami nito sa Maynila? Pwes.... never underestimate the Chicken Inato dito sa Palawan. As in. Pakingshet sa sarap. Ika nga nila "para kang nilabasan ng sampung beses". Magaling pumili si Manong. Di niya kami binigo.

From Day 4: Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Plaza Cuartel, Haim Chicken and Ehport :P

So aside sa chicken inasal, umorder pa kami ng sinigang na talakitok, shrimp rebosado, chicharong chicken skin at inumin namin water lang kasi nagda-diet kami eh.

After nun, pumunta kami saglit sa airport baka kasi sakali ma-chance passenger kami sa 5:30pm flight. Eh mukhang malabo. So punta ulit kami sa tiangge to do some more shopping. Then merienda sa Rene's Saigon Restuarant. Grabe parang gusto kong subukan lahat ng asa menu nila. Ang sarap eh!!! Mura pa. Must try: French breads at Vietnamese Iced Coffee. Tas nagpapicture ako sa may-ari. Kinuhaan ko ren ang life story niya base dun sa menu. Hehe. Tignan niyo nalang sa Picasa ko if interested.

From Day 4: Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Plaza Cuartel, Haim Chicken and Ehport :P

And before you know it... asa airport na kami. Flylaloo na to Manila...back to reality...

From Day 4: Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Plaza Cuartel, Haim Chicken and Ehport :P

CASUALTY OF THE DAY:
Lunch at Haim Chicken: P500++
Last Minute tiangge stuff: P200
Rene Saigon: P250
Capiz ring sa Airport: P20
Terminal Fee: P80.00 (P40.00 each pero pag nakita mo sa ticket P30 lang naman!!!)
Van to Our Lady of Lourdes: P50.00
Tricycle for Today: P80 (dami namin inikot)

DAMAGES: P1180

LAST MINUTE CHEVERS:
D' Lucky Garden Inn Rizal Ave, 3-4 minutes away from the airport. standard room: P790/night (w/ bfast)
City Tour: P600/person
Honda Bay Tour: P1,100/person
Underground River Tour: P1,500/person

MUST BUY PASALUBONGS:
1. Hopia Ube, Baker's Hill (P37/box) - Sobrang sarap nito, creamy. Buy as many as you can. Mahal na sa tiangge at Airport nito. Ako nagsisisi ako ngayon bakit konti lang binili ko. Masarap kasi siya. Remember to check for the expiration date. Mabilis siya mag-expire.
2. Spicy Dilis, Tiangge Tiangge na nagbebenta ng perlas (P35) - Hindi ko alam kung meron nito sa Baker's Hill, pero nakaka-adik ito. Once you start, you can't stop. Da Best with sawsawan na suka.
3. Rainmaker - Walang kwentang kawayan na may mga stones sa loob to imitate the sound of rain. Hindi kami bumili kasi walang paglalagyan sa bahay. Pero cute na pasalubong.
4. Cashew Wine - hindi kami bumili kasi... wala lang. Pero ngayon naisip ko sana bumili kami para matikman lang ba.
5. Pearls sa Tiangge Tiangge - sobrang mura di ko tuloy alam kung tunay pa. Pero maganda naman so kebs na.
6. Turrones de Kasoy - another pinagsisihan na konti lang kasi ang binili. Pampasalubong lang den kasi pero binawasan namin ng isa para makatikim lang kami. Eh sobrang sarap pala. Crunchy tas sakto lang ang tamis. Ayan nag-aagawan pa kami ngayon ni Beltran.

Puerto Princesa Primer Part 3 (parang shake, rattle and roll lang)

2010-02-04T22:25:00.002+08:00

Day 3: January 29, Friday

Before anything else, I would like to greet Ainshor a berry happy birthday! woot!

Anyway, mejo napasarap ang breakfast kaya more madali kami ng katukin na kami ni Ate dahil anjan na raw ang sundo namin para sa Honda Bay Island Hopping Tour. Sa sobrang excited namin, 10 minutes after namin makasakay ng coaster we realized na di pala namin dala yung spare clothes namin hehehehe. Pero shempre anjan ang flippers at snorkel. Kung pwede nga lang suot na namin habang natutulog kagabi (nyip!).

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

So pagdating sa pier, sakay na kami ng banka papunta sa unang isla: Pandan Island. As usual, maraming isda at fishies at nakita ni Beltran ang bespren kong lion fish. Buti nalang di ko nakita *trauma*.

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

Dito ren kami nagstay for lunch. At dahil sobra akong busog, gusto kong ipadama sa Pandan Island ang pagtanaw ko ng utang ng loob by leaving a remembrance. Ginawa kong mas fertile ang kanilang land. mwehehehe.

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

Marami reng special skills ang tourguide naming si Max. Meron pa siyang mga nalalamang trick shots! Eh sakto meron siyang mga willing subjects:

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

After nun off we went to Snake Island. Wala daw snake dito sa Snake Island pero kasi yung island daw eh hugis "snake". It's long and winding. Mas malalaki ang mga isda dito pero grabe biglang lalim. As in drop off. Nakatapak ka lang sa mga corals pero maya maya di mo na makita ang nasa ilalim mo sa sobrang lalim. It's like a cliff under the sea. Kashokot.

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

After namin i-explore ang part na yun ng Snake Island, off we went sa Pambato Reef. Mas maganda daw kasi yun kesa sa Starfish Island.

Walang island dito sa Pambato, as in reef lang talaga siya. And maliit na reef lang. siguro mga kasing lawak ng isang bahay. Or siguro mga kasing laki ng apat na classroom namin nung highschool sa Manresa. Mga ganun lang. Wag natin ikumpara sa Apo Reef. Wala sa kalingkingan.

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

So after nun bumalik na kami sa pier and hinatid na kami sa inn.

We decided to have dinner sa Balinsasayaw Restaurant kung saan ang specialty daw dito ay Nido Soup. sa buong trip na ito, naglakad kami sa gubat, pumasok ako ng kweba, nagbanka sa mga mangroves, kumain sa open area katabi ng dagat at puno, pero dito lang talaga ako sa Balinsasayaw Restaurant pinutakte ng LAMOK! Pakingshet. Ang kati kati!!! Aaarrgggh!

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

Balak pa sana namin magtagal kaso lousy talaga yung mga lamok so off we went to Kinabuch Bar and Grill, na lagi namin nadadaanan at mukhang ok kasi laging puno ng tao (at magagandang sasakyan) at mukhang masarap maginuman dito.

From Day 3: Honda Bay Tour, Balinsasayaw and Kinabusch

So order kami ng San Mig Premium Beer at pulutan: Pinaputok na Rabbit Fish. may ganun pala. ok lang pwede na. Then Strong Ice. Mejo pagod na kami so maya maya jumoey albert na kami para bumorlog na.

CASUALTY OF THE DAY:
Twalya sa pier (naiwan kasi namin stuff namin sa inn): P170
Board shorts (kasi wala akong extra shorts): P100
Buko sa Pandan Island: P50 (P25 isa)
Rebisco para sa fish feeding (na kami ni Beltran ang kumain sa banka kasi nagutom kami): P15
Tip kay Manong Bankero: P100
Tip kay Max the Tourguide: P150 (kasi siya na ang nagkwento, nagluto ng lunch, nagtrickshot sa buko at lata ng coke, at kumuha ng video namin sa Pambato Reef)
Balinsasayaw: P700++
Kinabuch: P250
Tricycle for today: P40

DAMAGES: P1575

Puerto Princesa Primer Part 2 (nobela, neng.)

2010-02-04T22:05:00.002+08:00

Day 2: January 28, Thursday

After breakfast, we were off para sa Underground River Tour. Mahaba ang biyahe from Puerto Princesa, mga 2 hours den. Buti nalang madaldal ang bago naming tourguide na si Ralph (may lahing barbero). And madaming scenery na makikita, mga bundok, dagat, at limestone cliffs. Ganda!

From Day 2: Underground River, Mangrove Tour and Badjao Seafront

Sa wakas, we have reached the pier kung saan sasakay kami ng pump boat papunta sa side ng bundok where the Underground Cave is. Maganda ang beach dito pero sobrang maalon. As in. The waters are very rough. Biglang lalim pa. Goodluck namin.

From Day 2: Underground River, Mangrove Tour and Badjao Seafront

Naglakad kami sa isang path then donned our lifevests at helmet, then waited for our turn para sa Underground Cave. Mejo kashokot sa simula kasi feeling ko pano kung magcapsize kami, katakot, andilim dilim kaya ng tubig!!! Tas feeling ko ganito yung paligid ni Dumbledore nung ininom niya yung liquid para makuha yung horcrux. Tapos biglang may gagapang nalang na mga Smeegol sa tabi mo. Eeek!

From Day 2: Underground River, Mangrove Tour and Badjao Seafront

Anyway, masaya naman yung tour miski bawal tumingala ng nakanganga (maraming paniki sa ceiling). At sobrang comedy ang bankero namin dahil napilitan mag-English kasi may kasabay kami sa banka na Amboy. ("Ip yo lok at da rak pormation, yo see dat it luks like a corn. Its a berry big corn so we call it a Kafricorn....")

From Day 2: Underground River, Mangrove Tour and Badjao Seafront

May free lunch so lumafang kami sa isang resort malapit sa pier. It all you can pero sobrang busog na kami. Then off we went sa Mangrove Paddling Tour, kung saan ang bankero namin ay complete opposite ng bankero namin sa Underground River. Wala siyang sense of humor. Parang gusto niya ako pagalitan dahil habang nag-e-explain siya ng importance ng mga mangroves sa environment, eh busy ako kakapicture sa sarili ko. mwehehe. At sa sobrang passionate niya sa mga mangroves, nag-alay pa siya ng isang awitin tunkol sa mangroves. with action. with props. with accompaniment.

From Day 2: Underground River, Mangrove Tour and Badjao Seafront

After non, pinatikim sa amin ni Ralph ang tamilok (wood worm): isang parasite which feasts on dead mangroves. So ibig sabihin... isa siyang uod... na kumakain ng nabubulok na kahoy. Kinain namin as in fresh, straight from the dead branch at sinawsaw sa calamansi na may sibuyas. Kilawin style.

Actually, aphrodisiac daw ito eh.... *crickets*...

AAAAAAANYWAY... after non ay uwian na. Naisipan namin magdinner sa Badjao Seafront Resto kasi sikat den ito at maganda ang view ng sunset. It's basically a restaurant on stilts sa edge ng mga mangroves with a magnificent view of the sunset.

From Day 2: Underground River, Mangrove Tour and Badjao Seafront

at sobrang sarap den ng pagkain dito uminom nako ng claritin at 2 spoons ng asukal dahil umorder kami ng sizzling pusit at spicy crab (gudlak).

From Day 2: Underground River, Mangrove Tour and Badjao Seafront

Maaga matulog ang mga tao dito. By 9pm, wala nang tao sa daan. Buti nalang may tricycle pang nagaabang sa labas ng Badjao Seafront. Mejo malayo ng konti ang inn namin sa Resto. The streets are deserted. Malamig ang hangin. At si Kuya maya't maya ay busina ng busina. Wala namang tao. Wala namang sasakyan.

Beltran: "Kuya parang alam ko kung bakit kayo busina ng busina ah..."
Kuya: "May 3rd eye den po pala kayo..."
Me *naninigas at nanliliit sa upuan*

CASUALTY OF THE DAY:
Mangrove Paddle Tour: P150
Tip kay Manong dahil sa kakaibang performance: P100
Tip kay Ralph the tourguide: P100
Van fee papuntang Badjao Seafront: P60.00
Badjao Seafront: P1,300 ++ (andami naming kinain)
Tricycle pauwi: P100 (mataas ang hazard pay kay Kuya, pero kung walang 3rd eye malamang P50 lang to)

DAMAGES: P3,170++

Puerto Princesa Primer Part 1 (uy, puro "P"!)

2010-02-04T21:33:00.004+08:00

Kung isa ka sa tatlong taga subaybay ng blog ko, alam mo nang siguro ito yung long-awaited Palawan Trip na hindi natuloy dahil nagkaron ng complications ang mga chever ko sa work. Anyway, enough of that. Isipin nalang natin at least natuloy.

We found out about this package sa internet. Diko nalang idisclose how much yung package because it seemed really really cheap at that time pero nung natapos na and I did some computations nalaman ko napamahal pa pala kami hehe.

Day 1: January 27, Wednesday
8:10am ang flight namin sa Cebpac pero dahil pasaway kami, we arrived sa check-in at a little past 7:30. Closed na ang check-in. Pero buti inaccomodate pa ren kami.

May kasamang airport transfer ang tour so paglabas ng airport, pinasakay kami sa Van that will take us to D' Lucky Garden Inn. Di man lang umabot ng 4 minutes from pick up eh andun na kami sa inn. Ganun siya kalapit.

feeling hungry, tinanong namin si Ate kung san ang pinakamalapit na kainan. kebs lang miski sa turo turo kami kumain. we are here to experience palawan in all it's glory. chars.

so sabi ni Ate ang pinakamalapit daw is sa "Rene Saigon". Madali naman naming nakita walking distance lang. Oo, Rene Saigon pala:

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

ito ang inorder namin:

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

Murang mura lang. After nun, bumorlog saglit sa inn then kinatok na kami ni Ate sa room kasi start na raw ng City Tour!

Kami lang ni Beltran ang sakay ng van pero oks lang makulit naman ang tourguide naming si Mark.

First stop Binuatan Weaving kung saan dito pala nagpapagawa ng place mat ang cK. Ang cost ng place mat dito ay mga P50 lang pero pag nilagyan na ng tatak na cK, P990 na. Kamusta naman. Pero bumili ako ng wallet dito for P320. Maganda siya. Kasya pa cellphone ko hehe.

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

Next pumunta kami sa Crocodile Farm. Hindi lang crocodiles ang meron dito, meron na ren silang ibang animals kasi conservation chever ba ren sila. Parang zoo na siya actually na mejo dilapidated (mukhang blair-witch) tas puro gubat sa paligid. Kashokot sigurado pag-gabi. Dito ren nakita ni Beltran ang long lost cousin niyang baboy-damo at nagkwentuhan sila (nagkaintindihan talaga sila mwehe). Then last is photo-op with a baby crocodile. pero may payolang P30.

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

Next is Ihawig Prison kung saan ang jail ay walang barricade. Galing diba. May gate nga pero props lang. Gate lang siya pero walang dingding. Tapos yung mga preso free to roam around, pwede sila mangisda sa dagat, magfarm, magtinda... Nung andito kami miski alam namin na mas magaang ang buhay nila kesa sa ibang prison, we still can't help but maawa sa kanila. Sinusundan kami kahat saan kami maglakad, para bentahan ng keychain, bentahan ng buchi (masarap in fairness), pati uniform nila sa Ihawig binebenta samin.

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

next pumunta kami sa Mitra's Ranch, kung saan naging tambayan na ng mga estudyanteng jologs na mahilig magbackflip and magpaimpress sa isang grupo ng chicks na walang ginawa kundi magpacute. Aaaaaa, highschool. Oh well. Maingay dito. Ok sana mahangin and maganda ang view.

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

Then off we went to Baker's Hill. Itong compound na ito, mayaman ang may-ari. Malaki daw ang lupa niya and binigay daw niya sa mga anak niya para pagtayuan ng business. So maraming kainan dito, nde lang pastries. may hotdog tsaka barbecue, dilis, etc. mejo busog pa kami sa buchi so di kami bumili for ourselves. pasalubong nalang sa office kasi galit na sa keychain ang mga yun eh.

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

After nun, binaba na kami ng tourguide sa City kung saan nagshopping pa kami ng more pasalubong. I bought a large mother of pearl ring. ganda. then naglakad and pumunta sa sikat na kainan dito: KaLui's. Lagi daw puno ito kaya kelangan ng reservation, nagpareserve kami (kasi closed pa sila). Then later that night pumunta kami at hindi naman kami binigo ng kainang ito. sobrang sarap ng food, fresh na fresh at gudlak sa diet.

From Day 1: Puerto Princesa City Tour

That night, pumunta kaming Mercury to buy Claritin (takot sa allergies).

CASUALTY OF THE DAY:
Terminal Fee (Terminal 3): P400 (P200 each)
Rene's Saigon Restaurant: P200
Wallet sa Binuatan: P320
Roasted Cashews sa Binuatan: P120
Papicture sa Crocodile: P30
Buchi at Nestea sa Iwahig: P100 (meryenda namin ni Beltran)
Pasalubong sa Baker's Hill: P200
Tip kay Mark the tourguide: P100
Pasalubong sa Tiangge Tiangge: P115 + P120(ring ko)
KaLui's Dinner: P790
Mercury Drug (Claritin + Mineral Water): P330
Tricycle for today: P50

DAMAGES: P2875

one down!

2010-01-31T15:23:00.003+08:00

ok so let's cross this off the list:

oh yeh.

it's official

2010-01-24T15:04:00.003+08:00

i am now allergic to seafood.

Monday: bumili ng pusit sa SM Hypermart. Niluto ni Beltran ulam daw namin mamayang gabi. Tinikman. Nasarapan. Ayun naging merienda na namin.
Monday Night: Ang inulam nalang ay hotdog.

Tuesday: Namula ang ilong.

Saturday: Dinner with dad at Fely J's. Umorder ng spicy squid (yum)
Saturday Night: Nangati na ang mukha

Sunday: Namamaga at makati na ang mukha

After one week:
Saturday: Nagkasakit. Mukhang nagbabadyang trankaso. Ginawan ako ng special soup ni Beltran galing sa Nissin's Spicy Seafood at Egg.

Sunday Morning: Namumula at namamaga nanaman ang mukha. Mukha akong tocino.
Sunday Lunch: Nagluto si Mana ng sinigang na hipon tsaka mixed veggies with shrimp

Monday (bukas): GOODLUCK!!!

every kitchen-phobe's nightmare

2010-01-23T14:38:00.008+08:00

so again, i'm all alone sa house. nagtext nanaman si Beltran. Tom Jones daw.

reply ako: gusto mo magsaing ako? ano gusto mong ulam, sardinas with egg (naalala ko si karen)? itext mo sakin kung pano.

Beltran: ikaw bahala. mag-imbento ka.

me: *heart stopped* *egad!* ganito nalang bababa nalang ako sa mini-stop tas bilhan kita ng gardenia tas buksan natin yung vienna sausage ok ba yun? (hehe biglang natakot)

Beltran: ok pwede na yun

so shower shower nako pero tinamad na bumaba sa ministop (hehe) and i know deep in my heart na gutom na ito at gusto nito magkanin. So binuksan ko ang cupboard at tinitigan ang contents, naghahanap ng pwede ulamin.

*crickets*

after 3 minutes....

*crickets pa den*

I reached for the can of Mixed Vegetables (yes meron kami de-lata) tapos nag-init ng butter sa kawali ba yun. then dumped yung mixed veggies. added pepper. bakit parang walang nangyayari? mainit naman yung kawali. lantutay na yung gulay so tinransfer ko nalang sa bowl.

ok so may side dish na. anong ulam?

waaaaaaaah!!! hindi ko talaga alam kung anong gagawin! huhu. i'm so hopeless. text ako sa kanya: Pork chop nalang ulit pwede ba? Hindi talaga ako marunong mag-imbento. huhu :'(

nagreply, ok lang daw. so nilagyan ko uli ng mantika ang kawali at nilabas ang tupperware kung saan nakamarinate yung porkchop sa special concoction ko (toyo, calamansi, ketsup, paminta, at ang secret to success: hot sauce sa pakete nung nag-take out kami sa Joey Pepperoni)

so fry fry kember uli. tas nakita ko yung hugasang tupperware may mga toyo remains pa. parang ayoko i-dump sa sink at hugasan. so sinama ko dun sa frying pan. ayun masabaw na siya. tapos nakita ko mukhang cute kung may sibuyas. kaya nilagyan ko. hindi ko alam pinagagagawa ko bahala na di naman mapili sa pagkain si Beltran.

Porkchop Na May Identity Crisis (di niya alam kung prito, adobo or porksteak siya)

at ito yung mixed veggies. wag niyong pagtatawanan ha!

Nilapastangang Gulay

free broadband

2010-01-21T12:41:00.002+08:00

may promo pala ang globe.... free broadband for 30 days. Pili daw ako ng package... so siyempre pinili ko na yung pinakamataas: 2MBPS (wired) with landline.

woot!

and today's special is...

2010-01-21T02:17:00.004+08:00

kung merong putahe na "nilasing na hipon", may i present...

"Ginahasang Pork Chop"

im home alone at nagtext si Beltran na gutom na gutom baka kung kaya ko naman daw lutuin na yung porkchop eh lutuin kona daw. EEP! I'm so scared! so naginit ako ng mantika chenelyn then fry fry kember lang. so ayan ang kinalabasan. kinain naman ni Beltran eh. Happy nako dun.

this is it part 2

2010-01-17T13:20:00.002+08:00

continuation...

after ma-set ang date, i was so dazed and confused sumakay ako sa car and sabi ni Beltran "ito na talaga walang bawian!". "oo nga," sabi ko. (now as i write this naisip ko lang, sinasabi ba niya sakin ito o to himself? hehe.)

so we visited Sonya's kasi nga balak naming magreception dun dati pa. Kasi pareho kaming mga tamadelyang ayaw ma-hassle kaya mukhang mas ok dun kasi kasama na ang food, cake, giveaways, accomodation, sounds, etc...

so andun ako and noticed na merong mga guests na naka-gown milling around. mukhang may wedding reception den dun at that moment. Meron pang mga golden retrievers roaming around with ribbons on their necks. cute!!!

all of a sudden may tumawag "Tyrelle!"

waddyaknow. Ang college friend kong si Dom (who i keep in touch with once in a while sa YM). may dalang malaking camera. kasi photographer pala siya dun sa nagre-reception as of the moment.

ano ba ito? is this a sign?! *charing*

so hiningi ko ang calling card niya. pinakilala kay beltran. konting chit chat.

ok. so ito na talaga. this really is it. pera nalang ang kulang. bwahahahha.

God Save the King and Queen.

this is it

2010-01-11T21:20:00.003+08:00

ang hirap i-explain.

Nagtext si mom. Wag ko raw kalimutan dalhin yng chequeng hihiramin niya. 2 cheques lang naman daw. Dinala ko na yung buong chequebook, wala nakong oras magpilas nagmamadali kami baka ma-late na kami sa mass.

Asa church kami ni Beltran, nagsisimba. Nagsisimbang nagdadaldalan. San daw ba kami pupunta, sa MOA para bumili ng shelf, o sa Caleruega para tumingin ng sked*?

Eh wag ako tanungin mo ikaw bahala basta ako kahit ano.

So hintay ng ilang seconds. "Sige sa Caleruega nalang. Aiiii.....!". Threw him a weird dirty look.

So sa bahay before leaving, nagiwan ako ng 2 pieces ng cheque sa table ni mom, threw the chequebook sa baggelya, then off to Tagaytay.

Pagdating dun we were looking at schedules. Ano daw ba gusto ko sabi ni Beltran (na nalulula na kasi punong puno na ang December 2010 except for 2 slots na asa 6-8am (hala goodluck naman diba). And super malapit na mapuno ang January 2011. Wala na yung gusto naming sked (3-5pm) ng Saturday or Sunday so the next best thing is Friday. And isang Friday lang ang pwede. Kasi yung ibang dates may retreat, etc.

"Ito luv, gusto mo?" Beltran said, pointing to the only Friday available "Sakto, January 21, monthsary natin para isang date nalang iisipin natin hehe."

I shrugged. Ok lang. Mejo dazed ako. Dapat ba kumonsulta ako sa Feng Shui? Kelan ba swerte ikasal ang year of the sheep tsaka year of the dog??? Maswerte ba ang 1-21-11??? Pwede pa kaya ako magresearch sa google? Saglit, ikakasal nako? Totoo na ba ito? Pakingshet! Hindi nako Moon! Pag may sumigaw ng Beltran, dalawa na kaming lilingon! Kakatawag ko ng Beltran kay Beltran naging Beltran na ren ako!

All of a sudden may dumating na mag-ina. Nagulat na lang kami asa kanila na yung 2011 na schedule na tinitignan ni Beltran.

"Miss," sabi nung babae dun sa kahera/receptionist/tagahawak ng shedule, "pwede po ba magpareserve ng wedding?"

Anong date daw ba. Tingin yung babae dun sa sked. "Hindi kasi pwede dito sa araw na ito eh *pointing to whatever date* kasi birthday ng fiance ko. Ito nalang, yung January 21."

"Anong oras po?"

"Ito, 3-5pm."

Nagkatinginan kami ni Beltran. Tumingin ako sa kisame at biglang naging interested dun sa mga agiw. Si Beltran kunyari hindi nakikinig ewan ko kung san nakatingin. Interested na ren ata dun sa mga binebentang rosaries.

P5000 daw ang reservation fee. Eh wala dalang pera yung mag-ina. Pahingi daw ng bank details at magdedeposit daw sila bukas. sabi nung kahera tumawag daw muna sila dito kasi mabilis daw makuha ang mga schedule at kung dipa nagpapareserve eh pwede makuha ng iba. So kinuha ng babae ang bank details at gumora na ang mag-ina.

Shempre discrete kami hinintay naman namin maka-alis yung mag-ina. Isa lang iniisip namin ni Beltran... pero ang problema pareho kaming walang pera.

Beltran: "Miss... baka naman tumatanggap kayo ng credit card jan..?"

Hindi daw. Cash lang daw sila.

Harap sakin si Beltran "San ba may atm dito?". Haller. Asa probinsiya kami asa gitna ng mga bundok bundok. Ang nearest atm *ata* eh dun sa compound ng starbucks-carlo's pizza-teriyaki boy-pancake house na tambayan ng lahat ng tao sa Tagaytay. Or dun sa Robinson's Summit Ridge ba yun. Which is around 30-45 minutes drive from where we are.

I looked into my bag and well well well, what do we have here...a chequebook.

"Miss tumatanggap kayo ng cheque?"

"Opo."

And the rest is history.

fail!

2010-01-08T13:14:00.002+08:00

ganun talaga... nobody's perfect.

pinilit ko kasi. sabi nang baby steps eh.

and so i attempted... but failed.

mashado kasi ako na-excite sa pagdagdag ng toyo.

kaya ayan... ang alat nung adobo!

so ito si Beltran... to the rescue. More more dagdag nalang siya ng water and paminta and laurel para mabalanse yung lasa.

In the end asa dining nalang ako naglilinis ng kuko habang siya na yung tumapos ng luto. Hehe.

Reyna ng Kusina

2010-01-06T09:05:00.003+08:00

pwedeng pwede na!
kayang kaya kona kalabanin si Bobby Flay...
at pwede ko nang palitan yung pinay na kusinera ni Obama....

dahil...

nakapagluto nako ng....

*ting!*

GINILING.

hindi nga lang wagi sa presentation pero kebs na masarap naman daw sabi ni Beltran (sabi niya)

Ang Cancer sa Taong 2010

2010-01-03T04:35:00.001+08:00

Basic Characteristics Profile
Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac and its owner is moon. Sun enters this sign from June 21 to July 21 every year. The sun entering this sign will complete moving in first part (0-90 degree) and enter second part (90-180 degree). This will bring in a lot of changes and impact on all beings. It is also the house of emotions. Those who can’t reflect their emotion with the right mood always stay behind other people.

1st January 2010 (00.00 am) to 18th January 2010 (10.00 pm)
This is a cautious period for you. Your disturbed mood might lead you to develop enemies. Handle your emotions carefully. Spend more time in your hobbies or on the job. People and work will be primary. Carefully listen to other people’s opinions and ideas and use them to improve your work. Routine health check ups are a must. You must be very cautious while having food and drinks outside your routine. It is advisable to avoid spicy and hot items at least this year. Take care while driving and make sure that you carry all the documents with you, like license, registration papers, etc. Make sure that your vehicle is in good condition.

18th January 2010 (10.00 pm) to 17th March 2010 (10.00 pm)
The time will bring mixed results in your professional life. The first part will give you a platform to exhibit your talent and ability, while the second part will trouble you for the same. The people in your profession, who were friends till now, will become foes and provoke you. You might feel that you have reached a particular stage, but it may also seem a standstill situation for you. Unexpected and unforeseen situations will have to be handled carefully. In this phase, you will lack support from all the corners, mainly in the second half.

17th March 2010 (10.00 pm) to 15th May 2010 (10.37 pm)
This time will bring a lot of travel, along with changes in the job. Your siblings will do well and bring good name. Short distance journeys will consume a lot of energy and time. You might have to visit relatives and friends because of any occasion and even for work. The chances of your father going abroad for job are bright. The money that you are going to invest for the future, around this time, will give excellent results, so plan the investments well. This is a good time to clear debts. Distant relative will come closer.

15th May 2010 (10.37 pm) to 1st July 2010 (06.00 am)
This is a tricky and troublesome time for you, especially in relation to your job and communication. Your efforts will not give expected results. Your ambition and anticipation will be high, while your preparation may seem sparse. Some complicated news will come and haunt you for the entire period. Hidden trouble might evolve this time and add to your tension. Pending tax and other payments will be the main concern this time. You might have to face some strong measure of government and pay penalty for it. Those who have unaccountable money will have to face hard time. Your opponents will have upper hand. You need to handle this with a calm mind.

1st July 2010 (06.00 am) to 30th September 2010 (10.00 pm)
During this time, you will develop philosophical thoughts and practice things in that direction too. You will come out of some responsibilities and hand them over to the concerned people. Long awaited issues will solve amicably and provide solace.

October 2010
You will get a good breakthrough in your professional life. New friendships and contacts will form naturally. You will benefit in property matters, in case of the property that you have made as well as the property that you have received from your ancestors. Construction of house or purchase of property is also indicated. Those in the field of cinema and theater will flourish. New opportunities will also come their way. Wedding of a younger person in the family is on the cards.

1st November 2010 to 17th November 2010
This is a good time to make money. You will get good support from higher authority or government. The desire to be powerful in the society will make you see a lot of public involvement. Political power is also indicated. Some key people in the politics arena will pass away.

17th November 2010 to 31st December 2010
A lot of change is indicated in this period. Job seekers will get well-paid jobs and start earning. Those who are already employed and earning will improve their position in life. In case of a few people, the children will start earning. On the other hand, a few will end their professional life in advance. In the field of agriculture, a lot of improvement is indicated. Good crops will keep farmers and traders busy. Share market will have a sudden rise. Least expected companies will perform very well. There would be remarkable improvement in the computer technology as well.

source: http://www.iloveindia.com/astrology/horoscope/cancer-horoscope.html

poor fishie

2009-12-30T04:45:00.003+08:00

Nagulat kami kanina may bumagsak at nabasag na salamin. Akala ko yung glass table bumigay tas nalaglag yung laptop. Pareho kami ni Beltran napabalikwas!

Yun pala, yung picture frame (na naka double sided tape lang) bumigay, eh mejo mabigat siya, tumama sa bahay ni fishie! nagcrack yung fishbowl! water water everywhere!

i rushed to the bathroom para magpuno ng timba, at the same time nagpuno ako ng tabo.

si Beltran asa pintuan sigaw ng sigaw "Asan si Fishie?! Asan si Fishie?!" hinahanap niya sa floor eh di naman suot ang salamin niya kaya di niya makita. Nakita ko si Fishie asa bottom ng broken fishbowl. Dinampot agad in Beltran at shinoot sa tabo. Inabot den agad yung chemical pantanggal ng chlorine sa tapwater.

Poor Fishie! Asa tabo siya hindi siya gumagalaw! Parang nakatulala lang siya sa pink wall ng tabo. "Fishie, gumalaw ka naman!" I pleaded. Kawawa naman asa state of shock siya! Poor Fishie!

Ginalaw galaw ko ng konti yung tabo ayun lumangoy langoy siya ng konti, pero hihinto nanaman at natutulala...

Nilipat ko na siya dun sa timba after ko lagyan nung anti-chlorine chemical and nag swim siya ng konti... pero maya maya magsettle na siya sa bottom at matutulala nanaman :(
Tapos parang nanginginig nginig pa siya ng konti....

parang paulit ulit nagpe-play sa utak niya ang mga horrifying events...

poor gay Fishie! Kung pwede ko lang siya i-hug :'(

we have to shop for a new glass bowl.... kasi baka may psychological effect sa kanya na nakikita niya is yung endless pink walls ng timba... baka magsawa siya sa pagiging bading :(

Poor Fishie.

year ender

2009-12-28T08:09:00.002+08:00

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before? *magmaneho ng sasakyan ng may sasakyan, uminom ng Biguerlai at Shaping Body, makitira sa condo hehe, got pregnant (ayun.), ma-D&C, natututo na ng konting kapampangan, ma-maligno, go on a road trip na walang destinasyon, live with someone else, be domesticated, weigh my heaviest ever (121 lbs, my weight RIGHT NOW), mapadpad sa Lipa City (ang pinakawalang kwentang city ever hehe) (dont ask), nagluto ng corned beef at instant soup :D, tsaka itlog :D*

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for this year? *i never do new year's resolutions.*

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? *officemates sina Carmi at Avi... at muntik nang ako*

4. Did anyone close to you die? Si Ichiban :( tska si Sir Ken :(

5. What countries did you visit? *hala, wala :(*

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? *money still. And PATIENCE*

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Feb 14 - Apo Reef with Beltran
March 16 and 21 - yihee!
July 29 - emergency sa Makati Med during lunch break and di na nakabalik ng office. October na ulit.
August 26 - na D&C :(
October 26 - bumalik na sa office
November 6-8 - moving in day :)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? *be independent (ng konti)*

9. What was your biggest failure? *haaaay :(*

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? *na-operahan lang :(*

11. What was the best thing you bought? *underwater digicam. kama.*

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? *Beltran (minsan), Annitor*

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? *The only person who I thought will be happy and excited for me pero mukhang ikinahiya pa. Nung nawala pinagkalat pa sa facebook nalulunkot daw (i dont want to dwell on it anymore nadedepress nanaman ako uli)*

14. Where did most of your money go? *pambayad sa credit card at sa makati med*

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? *baby dot, palawan (na di naman natuloy this year), new home*

16. What song will always remind you of 2009? *Involve yourself - Avant, If You Love Me - Brownstone, Insomnia - Craig David, I Got a Feeling - BEP, Fireflies - Owl City, Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore, Grace - Kate Havnevik, *

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. Happier or sadder? *Happier (loads)*

ii. Thinner or fatter *FATTER!!!!*

iii. Richer or poorer? *slightly richer*

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? *exercise*

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? *sit and do nothing*

20. How did you spend Christmas? *haggard! See blog entry below*

22. Did you fall in love in 2009? *yes :)*

23. How many one-night stands? *none!*

24. What was your favorite TV program? *Still Gossip Girl (XOXO!). but nahumaling den sa lipstick jungle during the early part of the year.*

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? *meron isa . siguro nung earlier part lang pero ngayon hinde na. ang hirap kasi magmove-on ni bading!*

26. What was the best book(s) you read? *madami!!! Lahat ng Percy Jackson Chenever Novels! "The Tapestries" by Kien Nguyen, "Para Kay B" by Ricky Lee. Yung The Lost Symbol di ko na natapos nakakatamad.*

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? *wala. walang pagasa ever*

28. What did you want and got? *hmm. Yung mga nakuha ko sa wishlist ko hehe.*

29. What was your favorite film of this year? *Hmm. Dikoren maalala eh. I mostly just downloaded stuff sa iTouch. eek, i really dont remember :s*

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
30 yrs, supposedly asa Palawan but ended up having training sa Oracle. Beltran surprised me with flowers and my favorite chocolate cake galing Goldilock's. Then went home to have my birthday dinner where everyone noticed that I am *suspiciously* gaining weight ;)

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Kung natuloy kami sa Palawan. But that's ok. Makakapunta pa ren naman kami.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Eek. Business casual and flats, flats, FLATS. Hindi na sanay magheels ang tiil ko, i swear! and pekpek shorts pa den, hindi mawawala yun.

33. What/who kept you sane? *friends, family, YA and Beltran*

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? *Blair Waldorf*

35. What political issue stirred you the most? *nung nagpapicture lang daw si Gordon sa Marikina nung height ng Ondoy... then umalis na :/ ... mga politicians na pumapapel nung height nung Ondoy/Pepeng pero wala naman talaga ginagawa... Maguindanao Massacre... Nung namatay si Cory*

36. Who did you miss? *my fashion friends, YA*

37. Who was the best new person you met? *CA, Kebina and the Pampanga folks. Si Jepoy ren pala, ei Jepoy! :D*

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009: *It all boils down to YOURSELF and how you handle things.*

gifts gifts gifts

2009-12-28T07:34:00.005+08:00

ok naman meron pa ren mga ibang stuff na di naibigay sa akin dun sa wishlist ko kaya kung gusto niyo pa ren magbigay PWEDENG PWEDE pa ren at malugod ko pa ren siyang tatanggapin mwehehe.

1. CD ng Paramore: Ang binigay sa akin ay yung double disc: CD/DVD ng concert nilang The Final Riot. Don't get me wrong i luuuuuuv this CD at buti nalang pinaayos ni Beltran ang sounds ng kuruma kaya parang nagwawala lang si mareng Hayley sa backseat.

Pero ok ren pag binigyan niyo ako nito:
Thank you in advance!

2. Changpo Hair Chenever Anik Anik:
Read all about it here aaaaaand here. (ok so ano to, pag nabasa niyo na bibilhin niyo nalang para sa sarili niyo?! hmph!)

Meanwhile, ito ok na to kasi may nagbigay na sakin hehe. yeehee. thanks luv. :P mwehehe (asus kinilig?!)

3. Ito ako nalang bibili nito pag nakaluwag luwag (eek!)

Acer Aspire AS5738PG - doesn't look uber spectacular pero sakto lang to para sakin.

tapos na ang haggard part!

2009-12-28T06:54:00.010+08:00

siguro this is one of the reasons why i like new year's more than xmas (eek sorry, Lord. i meant preparation-wise) (eek, no matter what the reason is, mali pa ren. oh well.)

anyway, haggard week starts and ends this way:

Monday, Dec 21:
Celebrated monthsary by going to Tagaytay and ended up staying there. Wala sa plano kasi wala kaming dalang kahit ano, and haller naka short dress at sandals lang ako. Tapos mahangin at umaambon sa Tagaytay. Mid-December. Haller. Suicide in Tagaytay.

Drove back to Manila and bought gifts for Tiffor and Mom at Mango. Went home, slept for 4 hours. Went to the office.

Tuesday, Dec 22:
Nag-OT pa ng 4 hours, so double shift. pakingshet (money money come to me!!!)

Wednesday, Dec 23:
Naghanap ng regalo para kay dad at exchange gift sa Cash & Carry. Beltran ended up buying this really pogi jacket from Puma for only P1000.

Thursday, Dec 24:
Had bfast at Max's courtesy of Team Manager na ni-celebrate ang pagkapasa sa exam ng love of his life. Sarap ng Tinapang Bangus! Yum! Arrrh.

meet my officemates (L-R): Carmi (sumusubo), Jaygirl, Jason, Chile, CA, DeeDee (naka orange), Cags (ngumunguya), me, Beltran ko.
Si Kikokiks ang kumuha ng picture.

Christmas Eve! Sinuot ang isfeyshal dress na binili ko sa Mango na nung sinukat ko mukhang maganda naman pero bakit dito sa pictures ang TABA TABA ko? Eek. :(

Sapin sapin! Arrrrh....yum! Carbicide...

Friday, Dec 25:
Christmas Day! Pag-uwi sa bahay, andun si Daddy! :D Hindi siya naka Santa costume this time.
Beltran met him for the first time sa church. Hindi ko pa nga napapakilala ng maayos dinudukutan na siya ng wallet :/

On the way to the car: Me, Dad and Beltran:
ME: Daddy parang pumapayat ka ngayon...
Daddy: Ganun talaga, no-carb diet kasi ako ngayon. Pag ganito ako kapayat mukha lang akong matandang binata. Ayoko ng mataba kasi nagmumukha akong may asawa.
Beltran: *nervous laugh*
ME: *so anong gusto mong palabasin?!*

kamusta naman wala pa kaming tulog diba

Then dumating na mga kamag-anak namin! Oh noes. They're here. Si Beltran naiinggit sa toy cars nung mga bata hehe.

Wawa naman... hayaan mo bibili tayo niyan mamaya :(

Then after all the guests have gone, nagbukasan na kami ng gifts namin, then family pict na :)

Merry Christmas fr: Beltran, Me, Mom, Emo, Tiffy, Krizzeh! and Boysie

Then after nun... lumipad kami papuntang Pampanga para sunduin si Uncle Ato, nakikain saglit ng asado, then lipad papuntang NAIA, then nakauwi na ng mga 3AM...then borlogs na at last!

HOO!

Looking forward to New Years! Kaso will be spending it at the office again. Pero keri lang.
Happy Holidays sa inyong lahat :)

haggard holiday season

2009-12-22T22:31:00.003+08:00

bakit sa movies at sa tv tuwing pasko parang relaxed lang na asa bahay ka lang maghihintay ng food, tas magwewelcome ng mga kamag-anak tas reunion tas masaya tas mag-gather lang sa ilalim ng christmas tree para magbukas ng gifts?

eh bakit ako parang pagod na pagod ako?! kulang ako sa tulog, di pa kumpleto gifts ko tas gusto ko nalang magdec 25 kasi walang pasok makakatulog ako ng buong husay kaso hindi pa pala kasi ang buong ankan namin sa mother side ay darating so alangan naman tulugan ko sila tas tas gabi kelangan pa namin umalis kelangan pumunta ng pampangers.

i want to rest and sleep!!!! haggard!

kamusta na kayong lahat??!!

2009-12-19T09:21:00.007+08:00

yes buhay pa ako with very limited access to the jinternet and very limited stories to tell about my sorry life (char!)

So maya maya ano, aalis kami pupunta kaming dampa sa MOA. then hopefully magising kami ng mejo maaga mamayang gabi para pumunta sa housewarming ng SG friend kong si Noemie Grace dahil sa X-years niyang pagtoil sa SG, sa wakas ay nakapagpatayo siya ng bahay sa Jubilation Village sa Laguna. Kainggit ano? And to think she is not my first friend na bumili ng bahay at lupa dahil nakaipon sa pagwork sa SG. Ang friend kong si Bhernz bumili ren ng lot at nagpagawa ng bahay (sa Binan ren) pero balak ren niya ibenta. At ang friend kong sina Notnot at Caloy bumayla ng pagkalaki laking baler--take note-- sa Singapore! Grabe I have rich friends. Kainggit. Kelan kaya ako makakabili ng bahay at lupa?

So ayun, anopaba...my dad's home! Kaya si Beltran is getting the jitters. Kanina naghihiwa ako ng kamatis para isama sa itlog na maalat. Nagpanic siya baka daw mahiwa ako (dahil baka pag nagkita kami nina daddy at makitang may band aid ang daliri ko bigla daw siya bugbugin bakit daw ako pinaghihiwa ng kamatis. yes yun talaga ang naisip niya.)

nakakahaggard talaga ang holidays! hindi pa ako nakakabili ng gifts. tapos balak ko na talaga mamili ng gifts nung friday morning. kaso di ko kinaya. nakatulog ako ng mga 10am. nagising ako mga past 8pm. kamusta naman. bumorlogs lang ako all day, wala ako na-accomplish.

If you're wondering how Fishie is, ito buhay pa siya. Illegal resident siya dito. Bawal kasi siya sa building. During our moving-in day, nakita ng La Guardia na bitbit ko si Fishie, naka fishbowl (shempre) at hilong hilo sa biyahe. Sabi ng guard bawal daw yun. Eh ano magagawa ko alangan naman iwan ko siya sa lobby. Tsaka sabi ko haller he's just one tiny gay fish! haller!!!! Hindi naman siya dog. Sabay rush ako sa elevator and pressed the button to our floor.

The next day I saw this new sign ni-set up nila sa lobby:

kamusta naman picture pa talaga ng goldfish asa gitna... and sino ba naman ang magaalaga ng gagamba? ewan ko ba dito sa mga to.

anyway, yun lang naman. sna makapagupdate pako ng blog more often.

xmas wishlist hehe

2009-12-03T04:08:00.008+08:00

aside from the usual pera at worldpeace, ito ang mga minimithi ko (sana) ngayong xmas. mga small things lang naman :P

ipapadala ko ren itong list sa office monito monita namen sana may magbigay, mura lang naman (monito monita for #5 kamusta naman)

1. cd ng paramore
2. mga nice nail polish, any color, surprise me! (nagpapahaba nako ng kuko para maiba naman)(oo, nagpapamani-pedi na ren ako! first time!) ~~(The Face Shop's PK101 or ELF Nail Polish in Champagne) (surprise palaaaaa)~~ (bmili nako, naexcite ako mashado)
~~3. nipper - kasi yung nipper ni beltran mapurol (yes, talo pa niya ako, meron siyang manicure set. humihiram ako sa kanya ng pusher)~~ (bmili nako, di ako mkpaghintay mwehehe)
4. orange stick - ayoko ng metal na pusher.
5. Acer Aspire AS5738PG - cheap lang di ko kelangan ng mamahalin tulad ng HP at Mac.
6. Changpo Hair Coating Essences - from The Face Shop
7. Wisteria from Crabtree and Evelyn

Deus ex Machina

2009-12-01T08:53:00.002+08:00

Dear Lord,

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I could,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

God Save The Queen.

Culinary Expert

2009-11-26T03:23:00.002+08:00

i-congratulate niyo ako.
dahil ngayon ako ay naging isang culinary expert.
pwede nako lumaban sa iron chef
the kitchen is my home.

dahil...

ngayon...

marunong nako magluto ng CORNED BEEF.

wohoooohooooo!!!!! *confetti! confetti!*

para kay sir ken

2009-11-24T23:40:00.002+08:00

Nagpanaw na ang dati naming boss na si Sir Ken. Nakakagulat lang. Kasi miski wala naman siyang direct impact sa buhay ko, (Maliban dun sa time na nag-inuman kami sa Tgonz Grill at pinilit akong uminom ng beer hanggang sa malasing ako't umuwi ako ng Bicutan at muntik pako umakyat ng Skyway... tapos kinabukasan 10:30am na ata ako nakapasok) (nagkaron pa ako ng video na kumakanta ng Let's Get Loud habang lasing na di ko na alam kung nasaan.) nagulat at nalunkot pa den ako.

Alam niyo yung pag may kakilala ka ng namamatay, parang nagiisip ka ng mga masasayang pinagsamahan niyo and everything? Kay Sir Ken kasi wala ako maisip (maliban na nga lang dun sa nilasing ako). Tahimik lang kasi talaga ito si Sir Ken. Korny pa magjoke. Wala ren akong maisip na time na directly tinulungan niya ako sa projects ko. Wala lang. Pero nakakalunkot pa ren nung nalaman kong namatay. Kasi miski hindi kumikibo may pinagsamahan pa ren naman kami.

Lalo na nung nalaman ko ang story nung last few months niya on Earth.

Two months ago pala naaksidente siya. Car crash. Umuwi sila ni TBlack galing lakad tas si Sir Ken ang nagmamaneho. Nabangga sila, and both of Sir Ken's ankles were broken. So 2 months siya nakawheel chair. It gave him time to bond with his wife and kids. Sinasabihan pa daw niya ang wife niya na strong daw siya and everything.

Then one night, while eating ice cream, ayun. Inatake na sa puso. He was rushed to the hospital. Kaso di na nagtagal. Alam ko wala pa siyang 40 years old.

Alam mo yun, he may not be the best boss. And wala ren namang direct impact sa buhay ko. Pero kasi pag naririnig mo mga stories about him... how he felt kind of lonely kasi he was one of the very few remaining American expat dun surrounded by Koreans, or nung time na ang haba ng reply niya kay Sir Kim sa text, or yung inuwi ni Sir Kim personal belongings niya sa office at nakita na ren finally ng wife niya ang nawawala niyang lunch box, little things lang. Makes you think and wonder... ikli lang talaga ng buhay. Nananahimik ka kasama ang pamilya mo kumakain ng ice cream, maya maya wala ka na.

Ika nga ng officemate ko, ang moral daw ng story: Wag kumain ng ice cream.

:s

diet

2009-11-24T23:18:00.005+08:00

so kamusta naman ako? bawal na ang facebook sa office. bawal na den ang twitter. bawal den ang blogspot. anyway, so kamusta na naman ako daba?

Early this month, nagtake ako ng diet pills. ayus. Shaping Body yung pangalan ng pills, binili ko sa office mate ko P150 lang ewan ko kung san niya binili. Pag binasa mo yung instruction sa likod, mali mali pa ang english pati ang spelling. kamusta naman. tapos una sabi once a day. tas if you read further on nakasulat na take one pill in the morning and one before bedtime. ano ba talaga??? tapos meron pa siyang "original seal of quality". char. pagtingin ko yung seal eh parang tanso na may chinese characters na dinikit sa kahon. may himulmol pa ng glue gun. mwehehhe.

eh what can i do? i was desperate to lose weight.

so first take ko... ayun... nung lunch, nagcrave ako ng 2 pc burger steak sa jollibee. naubos ko yung kanin. after a few days... wala akong gana kumain. kaso si beltran mahilig sa kanin. tuwing lunch nagccrave ng kanin. eh pag nakita mo kung pano lumamon tong lalakeng to... parang pati ikaw magugutom. kaya ayun naka 1.5 rice ako nung kumain kami sa Yoohoo.

in fairness after 1 week i lost 3.5 pounds! kaso nung nalaman ni beltran biglang nagluto siya ng sinigang na hipon. it's over. dami ko nanamang nakaing kanin.

one day asa pantry kami. kasama namin yung isang officemate kong si Vince. Ayun lumalafang ng siomai at kanin. mamaya iniwan ang siomai. yun pala bumili nanaman ng kanin. pag nakita mo si Vince lean siya at toned. hindi siya flabby. kasi nag-gym. so miski more kanin siya, nabuburn niya.

so dapat talaga kung mukha kang kanin tulad namin ni Beltran, tapatan mo ng gym. hindi ka tataba. So sinabi ko talaga sa sarili ko mag-gym nako, starting bukas. as in gagawin ko na talaga.

nakasabay namin kumain si Vince mga 1.5 weeks ago. hanggang ngayon di pa ren ako nag-gym. mwehehehe.

Quiapo church battles abortion in front yard - Special Reports - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

2009-11-03T22:41:00.000+08:00

Quiapo church battles abortion in front yard - Special Reports - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

o eh ano nalang ang gagawin natin niyan?

2009-11-02T14:18:00.000+08:00

ayus :s

business is business

2009-11-01T12:01:00.001+08:00

matagal ko nang nakuhaan to... ngayon ko lang na-blog.

kailangan talagang kumita ng pera...

san ka pa? lahat nalang ng raket pinasukan ni kuya...

Ang Paghihimagsik ng Baklang Ngongo

2009-10-20T21:53:00.004+08:00

Pagkatapos manahimik ng 48 years.... nabuhay.... ang unang bading sa buhay ko...

sinong tama?

2009-10-20T00:34:00.002+08:00

man: kaya siguro tayo lagi nagaaway kasi pareho matigas ulo natin.
woman: no. it's because we dont agree on things.

*how ironic*

one week to go...

2009-10-19T22:51:00.002+08:00

Next monday papasok nako. Just when i have one week of bakasyon left, things started pouring in.

- may naisipan pwedeng bagong business.
- may dumating na bagong raket
- realized it would be better to have wisdom tooth extracted, and kelangan magrest nun ng 2-3 days... and mahirap kumain pag ganun. instant diet!!!
- need to go to St. Luke's for new night guard. the reason i have to replace almost all my fillings is because nawawarak siya sa kaka night grind ko :s
- need to fix pc's
- need to fix life.

so what's up?

2009-10-13T00:00:00.002+08:00

kasalukuyang nagaalaga ng baby habang nagtutupi ng labada :s
need to lose weight! argh. instead of losing weight after the pregnancy, i even gained more! di man lang talaga ako pumayat as in. pumalo nako ng 120lbs. eek! saklolo!
spent the weekend celebrating Beltran's birthday. Literally spent it on the road. Tour of Batangas: Lipa-Batangas City-Taal-Caleruega-Tagaytay for some Mushroom Burger. Then next day, off to Pampanga. Nde naman kami namaligno awa ng Diyos.
binilhan nako ni Beltran ng shoes! hehe. yes, it's his birthday pero ako ang niregaluhan ngyarharhar...(thanks luv **huuuggg**)
going back to work on October 26. Last time na asa office ako was July 29, when I had to be rushed off to Makati Med during my lunch break due to spotting. Hindi nako nakabalik.
Good news: Binigyan kami ng P5000 bonus dahil nagretire na ang boss namin. Parang parting-away gift. Bad news: P4000 lang ang pumasok sa mga atm namin kasi ipinasok daw sa payroll... so naging subject to tax. P1000 den ang nawala! argh!!!
next time nalang muna magjogging. right now, i'm taking up brisk walking. kasi antagal tagal na di kumikilos ng katawan ko... plus kinakabahan ako sa sprain ko. feeling ko di na bumalik sa dati. may konting swelling pa ren. kanina ni-try ko tumakbo... kumirot ng konti yung sprain. eek! so huminto ako agad (tsaka sumakit agad hita ko hehehe warra weakling.)

super...ano daw?!

2009-10-01T05:50:00.003+08:00

via Youtube... isang taong galit na galit kay Richard Gutierrez kasi pumunta sa Marikina with a speedboat pero si Cristine Reyes lang daw ang hinahanap... yung ibang tao hindi daw tinulungan. Kaya ito nag-iwan ng comment sa isa sa mga videos sa Youtube (start reading from the bottom):

Twitter

2009-10-01T02:13:00.004+08:00

Checked up on Twitter today. Nagiisa lang talaga si MisterHeuge:

after a few minutes, narealize ang mistake:

ambantot nga naman kasi ng pangalan eh no. wahehhee...

Arachnophobia

2009-09-30T02:46:00.004+08:00

Good times are here again! Wala nanaman magawa ang lola niyo kaya more more browse sa jinternet...

Sa pagbrowse sa Cracked.com, I saw this weird creature. I personally hate spiders and what would be more ironic than to see a smiley face on it?? whut the hell?!

This is Theridion grallatora, a.k.a. the Happy Face Spider.
Matutuwa ka pa ren ba pag nakita ito? eek!

what the hell talaga

2009-09-28T11:24:00.002+08:00

click to enlarge...

Strange incident on the way home from La Union

2009-09-26T00:51:00.005+08:00

After a funfilled day frolicking sa pool, we finally checked out sa Thunderbird Resort and decided to have lunch sa Babalu's Bulalo:

Babalu's Bulalo

Nakita namin ito the day before and andaming nakapark na trucks at vans so shempre, kung san kumakain ang mga driver, ibig sabihin masarap ang pagkain dun (may ganun talaga.)

I volunteered to drive all the way to Manila para makatulog naman si Beltran. So keri keri lang, nakita ko sa mapa all I need to do is drive straight, wala naman kailangang likuan until I get to the town of Rosario sa La Union. All I need to do is stick to the main road. Iba ang route namin ngayon kasi yesterday nagdetour pa kami sa Manaoag.

So keri lang, drive drive habang humihilik yung katabi ko at buti nalang di niya nakikitang inoovertake ko yung mga 10 wheeler na trak. When all of a sudden, I had this sinking feeling....
sakto naman nalingat si Beltran. I asked him to check the map... Pero after a few minutes mejo ok na kasi nakita kona sa tabi ng daan na we are in the town of Rosario. Sakto lang.

This road should take us to Manila. Pero bakit parang puro bundok sa paligid?

Keri lang, sabi ni Beltran. We are on the right track. Basta deretsuhin ko lang yung daan until we reach the Rosario Junction where I should turn right to Manila. This junction should be easy to find kasi the main road ends here and all you need to do is take the left road or right road (to Manila).

So ok, derecho pa ren ang maneho ko... until we saw an intersection with a road to the left and may malaking sign dun "MANILA" and may arrow pakaliwa. Nagtaka ako. Akala ko ba kelangan ko lang dumerecho?

Nakita ren ni Beltran. In fact, there was another sign on the right side of the road (passenger's side) na nagsasabi I have to take a left to Manila. Ok, so masunurin kami at tutal anlaki laki ng sign na nagsasabing MANILA then an arrow to the left... so kumaliwa ako.

Kaso bakit ganun? Naging zigzag yung daan...? Tapos paakyat na kami ng bundok... Tapos may signboard na we are going to the town of "Pugo". Where the hell is Pugo? Familiar daw kay Beltran pero di niya maalala kung saan.

Tapos ito pa ang matindi... nakita ni Beltran ang signboard sa nakasalubong naming bus: PASAY. What the hell is going on??!

And naalala na ni Beltran. The town of Pugo is along Marcos Highway paakyat ng Baguio.

Beltran said, "Turn around".

"Whut?!"

"Mag U-Turn ka na!"

"Saglit maghahanap ako ng maayos na pwesto, ambibilis ng sasakyan baka banggain tayo sa likod pag huminto ako bigla..."

So finally nag U-Turn kami and on the way back... there were more signs saying na we should turn left to Manila... which means we should have never taken this road in the first place and dinerederecho lang namin yung road kanina.

So pagbalik sa unang intersection, we looked for the first MANILA sign which led us to this wrong road.

It was gone. There was nothing but talahib where the sign should have been.

Pakingshet.

Beltran insisted on driving at sabi ko kaya ko pa. Sabi niya siya nalang daw. Ok fine. Pagdating sa Petron, nagpalit kami. I knew something was up. I asked him what was wrong, bakit niya pinilit na siya nalang magdrive.

Nabanggit ko na bang meron nga pala siyang 3rd eye? The reason he insisted on turning around kanina is because pagtingin niya pala sakin habang nagdadrive ako, may nakita daw siyang babaeng nakaputi na nakaupo sa likod ko na nakatawa habang nakatingin sa dinadaanan namin... tapos biglang nawala.

Ayus.

Biglaang Lakad

2009-09-25T23:45:00.007+08:00

Sunday ng madaling araw dilat na dilat kami ni Beltran. So ako more more download lang sa PC and si Beltran more more Facebook lang. When he suddenly saw pictures of his old car (he sold his car to his old boss) sa FB ng kanyang boss. And apparently, the pictures were taken sa Baguio, dahil super nagustuhan yung car ni Beltran, they took his car on a road trip.

So he had this sudden urge to go on a long drive para mawala ang pagkamiss niya sa old car niya. Eh ako naman kung san siya masaya dun ako (char.)!

We had no idea where to go so nagimpake ako ng jacket (baka mamundok) at bathing suit at snorkel (baka magdagat).

Habang nagiimpake:
Beltran: San ba tayo pupunta?
Me: Aba ewan ko sayo ikaw tong nagyayaya eh!
Beltran: Dali, ikaw magisip san tayo pupunta, tagadrive lang ako.
Me: Anokayayon! Ikaw magisip san tayo pupunta, tagahawak lang ako ng mapa.
Beltran: Ok mamili ka nalang, North or South???
Me: South. (hehe)

So nagpafulltank na kami and asa Bicutan Exit na ng...
Beltran: O huling hirit... North o South?
Me: North. (ayus)

After a few minutes, asa NLEX na kami. We decided to stop by Petron and magstarbucks.
Barista: So san po ang lakad niyo?
Me: Dikolame. Kung san kami abutan ng... (anong sasabihin ko, "paa"? eh di naman kami naglalakad)
Barista: Ayus yang trip niyo ah.

So off we went...

SCTEX...

Roadtrip!!!

Tarlac...

Hindi kami dito nagstay. Ambilis talaga ng mata ng kasama ko...

and Pangasinan... where spur of the moment lang we decided to visit Manaoag.

Yes, I'm a pilgrim in pekpek shorts.

And pagdating sa La Union... yung church naman sa Agoo.

Our Lady of Charity sa Agoo

We decide to try some authentic La Union Cuisine so kumain kami sa...

Carinderiang malangaw. ulam: bituka at atay ng baboy + fried fish with spinach and bamboo chever.

And finally... dito kami napadpad.

Thunderbird Resorts Poro Point sa San Fernando, La Union. Ang ganda no?

Think

2009-09-18T23:06:00.002+08:00

Three of the old parents were proud of their children's careers. "They were very busy" each said. The last woman did not talk much of her son. Her son was not a high flyer like the others. So quiet lang siya.

Achie's Looks

2009-09-18T04:34:00.009+08:00

Found this website kung san pwede ka magdamit ng kung ano ano. So dahil dito nalibang nanaman ako ng ilang oras. I decided to re-create my looks over the years. wala lang, kebs.

Ganito ang porma ko during my Silverwings days, power dressing (eew.)

During my jobless, FIP days, ganito naman ako manamit:

And nung nagkatrabaho nako sa wakas, ganito na manamit...take note walang jacket kasi ang jacket iniiwan sa locker hehe...

Ang ganda naman ng pwet nitong mga model na to...

And these days dahil bum ako at wala ako pinuntahan lately kundi Makati Med at Pampanga, ganito na ang attire ko... sa kadahilanang wala na reng magkasya saking jeans kasi i'm so shoba.

From Mabuhay ang Pink na Jacket

Ito nagustuhan ko ito sana pwede ako magdamit ng ganito sa Pinas ng di ako titignan ng buong ka-weirdohan...

love!

The website is here: http://looklet.com/

Betis Church

2009-09-17T00:09:00.004+08:00

Went to Pampanga one very early Saturday morning and finally was able to visit Monasterio de Sta. Clara. Yes, akala ko sa Katipunan lang meron nito, meron den pala sa Pampanga. Anyway, Beltran and I decided to stay for the 6am mass. Nakakutob nako nung nabasa ko ang responsorial psalm sa bulletin board ay kapampangan.

So nagstart na nga ang mass at nag-entrance na ang isang lolong pari na umabot ng 48 years sa paglakad sa altar. At akala ko garalgal lang siya magsalita kaya di ko maintindihan. Yun pala kapampangan yung mass. ngek.

So ako nagmistulang pipi habang yung katabi ko more more participate sa mass, more more kanta ng mga kapampangan hymns at nagreminisce ng mga altar boy days niya (nagPresident pa ng Knights of the Colombus at nagstint ng pagseseminarista na di ko pa ren talaga ma-imagine) (Luv, peace tayo).

After mass, we went to this nice church sa next town, sa Betis, kung saan di ko nakuha ang name ng church which, for the purpose of this blog I will name Betis Church (er...)

Matandang simabahan siya na sobrang ganda sa loob.

This is the main door (opened):

From 091209 Betis Church Pampanga

Mosaic sa ceiling:

From 091209 Betis Church Pampanga

The Altar:

From 091209 Betis Church Pampanga

Di ko na nakuhaan yung church sa labas, anlakas kasi ng ulan eh...
:/

Hachiko Monogatari

2009-09-10T19:40:00.002+08:00

Susmio di naman ako naiyak sa pelikulang ito... hindeeeee! Ang cute cute pa naman ng dog!
Tapos true story pa siya... sobrang nakakalunkot! :(

"In 1924, Hachiko was brought to Tokyo by his owner Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo.
The bond between Hachiko and Mr. Ueno can only be described as unbreakable...
The two were inseparable and Hachiko even accompanied Mr. Ueno from his walk from home to the Shibuya train station where he would leave for work every single day.
Hachiko would unfailingly return the train station at the end of each day to welcome his master home.
But on May 1925 Professor Ueno suffered a stroke while he was at work and died soon after never to return to the train station...
Hachiko was waiting for his beloved master to return on that day as he always did before.
Soon after Mr. Ueno's death Hachiko was given away but he would escape every day to return to the train station to wait for his master.
Day after day Hachiko returned to the train station until he eventually stopped leaving...
Some people who had seen Hachiko with his master were so touched by his devotion they started bringing food to nourish him during his wait...
The days turned to weeks... Months... Years...
After 10 years of waiting for his master at the train station Hachiko died with his gaze fixed upon the spot his master disappeared the very last time...
Today a statue stands in the spot where Hachiko waited his entire life for his master's return..."
-MandyLionWWIII (Youtube)

Inadapt na sa Hollywood, starring Richard Gere, sa Japan pa lang pinapalabas, mas late sa ibang countries. Makahanap nga ng torrent nito...

yihee

2009-09-10T19:26:00.003+08:00

He's a Great Boyfriend

You guy definitely loves you and knows how to treat you right.

You have a five star boyfriend - so make sure you treat him right too!

Is He a Good Boyfriend?

on maternity leave

2009-09-03T20:39:00.003+08:00

So I am now on a 2 month maternity leave.
Going back to work on October 26
Right now I'm just spending the time healing a sprained ankle.
Been catching up on my Percy Jackson Chenever Novels care of Ainshor...
And still downloading more more movies.
Still asleep during the day, and up at night.

Maybe I'll do some shopping once we have paid all our credit card bills (mostly hospital bills and medicine)
Go back to Piandre one of these days to have my roots redone, and maybe have a fringe rebond (bangs lang ang papastraight)
Beltran promised to buy me a pair of shoes once I can get out of the house, so I'm looking forward to this one.
Maybe I'll catch up on my gardening, have to repot some plants...
If, by some miracle, I still have quite a lot of money, maybe I can start on my shoe business again.
Or maybe I can go on a fruit diet, I have tons of fruits which my boss gave me when I got back from the hospital, so I can go back to may 112 lbs self.

Suddenly I have all these time in my hands.

only in Achie's life...

2009-08-31T20:25:00.003+08:00

....that you finally get discharged from makati med only to be rushed back in after a few hours :s

So we finally left Makati Med pagkatapos na ako matubos ni Beltran sa billing and we decided to eat an early dinner sa Magallanes. Then off to Betterliving para bilhin ang mga gamot ko and magpagas sa Petron.

So keri lang, pagdating sa Mercury drug walang parking so bumaba nako ng car para bumili ng gamot habang nakahazard ang car. F na F ko pa naman nakadress ako at gold ballet flats...nang bigla akong natapilok.

Me poised na naka-dress: PUTANGINA! ANSAKIT-SAKIT!!!! PUTANGINA!!!

Natulala nalang si manong guard pati mga nakapila sa cashier.

After buying my meds Beltran rushed me off to Paranaque Doctor's Hospital, kung san ako kinuhaan ng Xray ng isang technician na mukhang nagmemekaniko/nagtatricycle on the side.

By this time tawa nalang kami ng tawa because of this unbelievable misfortune until napansin naming padami na ng padami ang mga emergency cases (may dumating na kelangan kabitan ng oxygen, may motorcycle accident na naginternal bleeding sa ulo, may nanay na manganganak na...) and there was only ONE doctor attending to them all. Kaya di kami maasikaso, me with just a swollen ankle.
After 48 years, pinansin na ren agad ng doctora ang xray ko and concluded na i have a hairline crack sa ankle. KAMUSTA NAMAN! Beltran decided to ask for a second opinion. Naisip ko sa Asian Hospital naman para maiba, 3 hospitals in one day! Kaso wag na mas familiar na kami sa Makati Med and we really are so damn tired and we want to go home.

Until narealize ni Beltran na ayaw magstart ng kotse. Pumalya na ang starter. Ang galing galing!!!! Umuulan pa man den! So we called Boysie (my brother) to bring another car so we can rush off to makati med. Boysie will stay sa car namin to wait for a few minutes para palamigin ang kotse and try to start the car.

So off we went and Mom was already waiting for us sa emergency ng Makati Med. They had to take another xray of my foot, this time they took about 16-20 shots. andami. lahat na ata ng angulo ng paa ko kinuhaan. kung wala pa ba naman silang makitang crack dun ewan ko nalang.

Xray Technician (bading): Miss, saan naman po ba kayo nagpa Xray?
Me: Sa ano... Paranaque Medical Chever.
Xray Tech: Chever talaga?!! Ano po ba naman kasi nangyari sa inyo bakit kayo natapilok???
Me: Eh kasi po nadischarge ako dito sa Makati Med tas pinapabili ako ng gamot eh di pumunta ako ng Mercury tas natapilok ako tas ito andito nanaman ako :s
Xray Tech: (nang matapos ang Xray): Goodbye maam! mag-ingat po kayo, wag na po kayong bumalik!!!

Fortunately, sa dami ng shots na nakuha, wala naman daw palang crack *whew*. We finally got home at ito, bedrest pa ren ako dahil di ako makalakad. This is even worse than bedrest ng buntis ako kasi kahit papano nakakalakad ako nun eh ngayon i have to hop all the way to the toilet just to pee.

whut the hell.

whut happened on Aug 27, Thursday a.k.a. D&C Day

2009-08-30T18:50:00.004+08:00

nde mabubuhay ng wlang internet L-R: iTouch, hindi makapagtype dahil sa needle, laptop

Day started with a visit from officemates. Ayun napatawa nila ako ng buong husay bago magstart ang procedure. They visited me sa room 859 sa Makati Med after shift and dun nangulo hehe. I should have taken pictures but then this isn't really a happy moment. I was here in the first place because something went wrong with the pregnancy.

A few minutes later the doctor came in with a tablet in her hand. I am supposed to take this tablet kasi the drug I took the day before didn't work (minix nila sa swero ko but di pa ren na induce... pwede pa ako tumambling after a few hours kasi wala naman ako naramdaman). So I took the tablet from the doctor's hand and there it is: Cytotec. Kinabahan nako. I know this is going to be painful.

All in all I took 2 tablets: one orally and the other one...er... not orally. I guess the second one did the final job. I was in pain by 11am.

Wala na yata makakadescribe kung gano kasakit ito. I have had dysmenorrhea attacks before wherein sobrang sumasakit puson ko and I throw up. But these attacks usually lasts for 15 minutes. Midol, himas sa likod by Ate Flor plus a short nap usually does the trick. But this was different.This was worse. I threw up in pain kaso yellow fluid lang ang lumabas kasi walang laman ang tiyan ko (i am not allowed to eat hours before the procedure). But still no bleeding.

We didn't wait for the bleeding anymore. I was wheeled sa Delivery Room. The anesthesiologist arrived.
Anesthesiologist: *calls my name*
Me: yes?
Anes: I will be your Anesthesiologist.
Me: Ok.
*he prepares some needles next to my swero*
Me: Ano yan?
Anes: this is just your medication *then he prepares an even bigger needle*
Me: Eh ano naman YAN? *natakot*
Anes: ito na yung anesthesia.
Me: Anlaki naman niyan...
........
Next thing i knew, I woke up and I was in a special recovery room, a nurse scribbling something on a clipboard next to me.
Me: Nurse.....ano nangyari, natuloy ba?
Nurse: oo. tapos na nga eh.
Me: :s

i didnt even get to see my OB who did the procedure. But the weird thing was, she visited me the next day to check on me. Sabi niya we got to talk pa nga daw before the procedure, sumasagot pa daw ako, we waited for a couple of minutes kasi we were waiting for Beltran to arrive sa delivery room, and nag goodnight pa siya before giving the go signal sa anesthesiologist to knock me down.

I didnt remember any of this. Sabi niya ang General Anesthesia daw kasi may amnesia effect. I couldnt recall the moments before the anesthesia was applied. I lost about 5-10 minutes worth of memory :s

anyway, the procedure went well although masakit sa bulsa, sobra. para na ren kaming nagpaanak eh :(

iniisip nalang namin there's a reason for all of this. sana whatever it is/was, this was all worth it.

when nature plays a cruel trick on you

2009-08-30T18:17:00.002+08:00

you retaliate. give yourself time to think things through. grieve if you must. then you move on.

try to lead a normal life. eat. drink Coke.

pray.

laugh.

blog ;)

my dad on baby

2009-08-27T23:31:00.002+08:00

via Facebook:
every where i go, new york,mexico, gusto ko na mamili ng gamit pero pambabae ba o panlalake? hehehehe excited na akoooooo!maging lolo! maiispoil sa akinyan! i love u! take care! musta mo ako sa lahat dyan!

via an offline message sa YM (a little over a month pregnant):
o ano na kelan ka ba manganganak??? excited nako!!!!

via phone:
Dad: pag nalaman kong pinagalitan mo yang apo ko BABALIBAGIN KITA!!
Me: :s

Dad: ano bang magandang ibili sa apo ko kung lalake? baril barilan kaya?
Me: Dad!! ayoko!
Dad: eh ano nalang? punching bag kaya?
Me: ano ba yan napakabayolente mo naman!!
Dad: ano diba ganun naman yun, lalake e
Me: grabe ka naman!! toy car nalang.
Dad: Naku! baka maging drag racer pa yang apo ko!
Me: eh kesa naman sa maging mamamatay tao! :s

Dad: o ano, papayag ba si mom na hiramin ko ang apo ko for 1 week?
Me: eh bakit ka sa kanya nagpapaalam eh akin to e
Dad: eh shempre kasi you're still leaving under her roof....
Me: owenonaman!!! eh akin naman to e!
Dad: ok, so papayag ka ba na mahiram ang apo ko?
Me: oo naman :)
Dad: *silence*
Dad: tapos sasabihin ko nalang sayo "nako, anak, NAKIDNAP!!!"
Me: hala! :(
Dad: oo tapos yun pala inampon kona hehe
Me: ngek :s

i'm currently here in makati med. my dad still doesnt know. don't know how to tell him there's no baby na :(

YA Live!!!

2009-08-21T22:25:00.002+08:00

dinalaw ako nina Ann at Avee kaya tuwang tuwa ako kasi nakakita ako ng ibang tao hehe.
then we went online para i-chat si Angel and well well well look do we have here but our baklang friend Haror!

Tagalog Movie download galore

2009-08-19T22:03:00.002+08:00

Dahil mukhang mas nag-enjoy ako manood ng Tagalog flicks eh minabuti ko nang maghanap ng mga pinoy movies sa demonoid.

so far ito ang nakapila sa Vuze ko:
1. Tanging Ina: dahil hagalpak ako dito lalo na yung part 3 kung san umalingawngaw sa buong building ang tawa ko. naiyak ako sa kakatawa pramis.
2. Ploning: Si Juday. Maganda raw eh alam ko may award pa to although i have no idea what the movie is about. wait and see.
3. Caregiver: ito gusto ko talaga mapanood
4. Dekada 70: lumang movie ni ate vi. ewanko kung maganda. tignan natin.
5. Baler: hindi ito bakla movie!!! Baler ito as in Baler, Aurora. historical chever na sinama sa manila film fest
6. One Night Only: Bale ano... mukhang maganda naman yung plot...
7. My Monster Mom: Si Ruffa at si Annabel Rama. Walang kwenta. Check.
8. Best Friends Forever: Si Ate Shawie at Ai-Ai. Mukhang maganda kasi maraming naka-seed ito ambilis nga magdownload o 200kbps!
9. Desperada 2: Walang kwenta yung part 1 (oo pinanood ko pa sa sine kasama si Nino) pero ngayon kasama si Ogie Alcasid na babading bading kaya tignan natin kung ok.

Pinagiisipan ko pa kung ida-download ko yung Pepeng Agimat (eh?)

Maraming magandang movie nung Cinemalaya kaso diko mahanap kung saan madownload...

Status: Single

2009-08-19T20:00:00.002+08:00

Maraming salamat kay Rutsky sa pagrecommend nitong movie na to. Napaaliw moko ng isa't kalahating oras!

Wala kang mapupulot na aral dito sa movie na to pero nakakaaliw siya. Si Rufa Mae eh kunyari 30 years old na virgin pa (yeh right) pero tignan mo naman mga suot niya dito sa trailer at magtaka ka pano siya naging virgin dito sa role na to:

panoorin niyo maganda siya hehe :P

fighting melancholy

2009-08-18T20:48:00.002+08:00

sa palagay niyo ba madali itong bedrest na ito?! hindeh! pakshet.

day in day out kisame ko nakikita ko... tapos matutulog magigising kelangan nakahiga (except yung mga ganitong times nakaupo ako sa harap ng computer ng patakas).

sabay shempre pag ganun wala kang ginagawa.. kung ano ano naiisip mo... puro what if's... like, "what if mahirapan ako manganak?" or "what if magka-stretchmarks ako sa tiyan?" or "what if pag balik ko sa work mahirapan ako?" at ang pinaka-kinatatakutan ko sa lahat: "what if magbedrest ako for 9 months?" (NOOOOOOOOooooooo!!!!!!)

pramis, pag nakalaya nako pupunta ako agad sa mall. miski si Beltran buryong na kasi hindi ren siya makapagmall (ang lagay eh ako lang ang di makakalabas??!)

anyway, here are the things that help me get through the day:

1. Twitter: miski wala naman kwenta para lang siyang Facebook na puro status lang, keri na. Naginstall ako ng app nito sa iTouch.

2. Facebook: may app den sa iTouch.

3. Sudoku: miski 30 minutes ko nang tinititigan yung puzzle sabay isang number pa lang nasasagutan ko

4. Magpatugtog ng malakas. Currently favorite den ni Baby Dot aka "Byorn" (yes, he has a name) is Sumthin' Sumthin' by Maxwell. Tsaka "I Wish You Were Here" ng Incubus. Classic.

5. Magbasa ng blogs: kaya please! lagi kayong magpost para may mabasa naman ako... please?

mga iinumiin/kakainin ko pagkatapos ko manganak

2009-08-15T03:17:00.003+08:00

1. Coke
2. Red Horse
3. Strong Ice
4. Wild Vines Blackberry

Love this wine
Originally uploaded by achiepicts

5. Vcut
6. Starbucks Cafe Mocha
7. Vodka Ice
8. Cup Noodles (Spicy Seafood)

buntis bits

2009-08-13T21:33:00.004+08:00

kanina ang ulam ko: tinurbong manok, mang tomas, sopas at kanin. at dahil dito... namiss ko ng bonggang bongga ang ISANG MATAAS NA BASO PUNONG PUNO NG YELO AT COKE!

Hoo!

kaya pramis kosa sarili ko isa sa mga gagawin ko pag nanganak nako (ah buntis nga pala ako no, have to get used to tha fact na dahil buntis ako MANGANGANAK ako) (im scared!) ay uminom ng sandamakmak na coke. sabi ni Beltran dadamayan daw niya ako dun kami sa sari sari store nila sa Pampanga, coke from the bote na ang yelo tinadtad pa ni Ate Ella. Ssssaaarrrap!!!!

at bawal den kape. dati text sakin ng friend kong si Joe Lei pag nangangamusta "so when are you free? let's have coffee!" kahapon nagtext. sabi niya "hey r u still resting? let's meet and have water!" WOW. Tubig talaga.

One Bored Fish

2009-08-08T19:11:00.005+08:00

This is bored Fishie, who is as bored as its owner.

So naglibang nalang siya at titigan ang isang napakagandang picture...

Naalala ko naman the night I went to Makati Med (wala nang kinalaman kay Fishie to). Asa office kami ni Beltran nun. Nung 15-min break (10pm) I had Chicken Mami galing sa Hen Lin. Maliit na serving lang yun. Pag dating ng lunch (12mn), dun kami pumunta sa Makati Med due to spotting nga. Inadmit ako ng mga almost 1am. Ang instruction ay bawal ang food and water. So you can just imagine during this time, gutom nako. Pero bawal nga raw ako kumain at uminom hangga't hindi pa ako nakukuhaan ng tests at ultrasound. Ultrasound is 8am pa. After ng ultrasound, nalibang ako ng bongga, makalimutan ko ang gutom ko kasi nakita ko si Baby Dot.

Then after a few hours, the nurse wheeled in my food tray.
Beltran: Pwede na siya kumain?!
Achie: *walang pakialam, reaching for the food tray*
Nurse: ay saglit, i-confirm ko muna... *sabay layo ng tray*

whut the hell. pinatakam lang ako, ogag.

then bumalik ang Nurse: "Pwede naaaaaah!!!" with grandeur.

After 12 hours of not eating ito ang sumalubong saking food - walang kalatoy latoy na tuna at kanin:

pinakamasarap na tuna na natikman ko sa buong buhay ko

bed dressed

2009-08-07T20:00:00.005+08:00

*only in achie's life*

text ni delfin:
"ma'am alam ko na kung bakit ayaw magstart ng batterya. maluwag na ata yung tornilyo pero pinukpok namin ok na. na lost trade ata."

overheard:
"pwede ba ako umutang muna sayo? bayaran den kita, may mga cheque naman ako eh gawan nalang muna kita ng mga frustrated cheque"

rerey:
(may maluwag nanamang turnilyo) "pahiram naman ng schooldriver".

sa isang manpower agency:
may sheet na kung saan isusulat ng applicant kung sino nagrefer sa kanila.
applicant: "ano isusulat ko dito?"
HR: "sino ba nagrefer sa yo?"
applicant: "kaibigan ko"
HR: "o lagay mo nalang jan 'thru friend'"
later, pagsilip sa sheet ang sinulat pala ng applicant: True Friend

via text:
"andito kami sa may highland nagyoyosi, sa may tapat ng RCBC (Ayala), yung dun sa may stoplight..."

Mga dating abnormal na officemate:
Engr1: "Tumayo ang testigo!!!"
Engr2: "Kay Susan Tayo!!!"

kasukdulan ng kaburyungan

2009-08-06T20:18:00.002+08:00

at wag ka, naunahan mo lang ako stell, pero napanood ko nga ren ang Mannequin 2: On The Move. Wahehehe.

here's the trailer:

o diba? walang kasing corny??! Wohohohoo here's to the buryong life!!!
my brain cells are disintegrating...

p.s. alam niyo na ren siguro na ang favorite character ko dito eh yung egoy na bading mwehhehehe

Mannequin

2009-08-05T20:35:00.004+08:00

Yes dahil ako'y nabuburyong dito sa bahay, I am watching corny 80's movies na talaga namang walang kakwenta kwenta. Feel good movie kung feel good movie
ang ganda ni kim cattrall. this is way way before her sex and the city days.
sabi sa google lousy daw ang reviews nito pero naging box office hit!

whut the hell, i'm turning into such a loser.

ang bading na ayaw maniwala...

2009-08-02T02:44:00.003+08:00

naaalala niyo ba si Doubting Thomas, yung disipulo ni Kristo na ayaw maniwala na nabuhay na Siya hangga't di pa niya nasa-sight ang mga butas ng pako sa kamay ni Hesus? Ito ata ang bading version niya:

achiemoon: twain
achiemoon: day
achiemoon: neng
achiemoon: girl
achiemoon: marze
achiemoon: vekler
twain isles: aney? dami mo sinabi!!!
achiemoon: may balita ako sayo
twain isles: ano un?
achiemoon: i'm preggy
twain isles: d nga?
twain isles: chenelin k
achiemoon: oo nga
twain isles: truely? bakla k!
achiemoon: oo nga!
twain isles: eh bakla k db
achiemoon: hindi ako baog
achiemoon: uu
twain isles: ilang months?
achiemoon: recently ko lang nadiscover na meron pala akong matris
achiemoon: 5 weeks
twain isles: ng pregnancy test k?
achiemoon: uu
achiemoon: dalawang beses pa to be sure
achiemoon: positive pareho
achiemoon: kinuhaan ko pa nga ng picture
achiemoon: gusto mo makita?
twain isles: cge
twain isles has accepted your invitation to start photo sharing.

achiemoon: saglit
twain isles: ok
twain isles: bka punchline yan ah
achiemoon: tignan mo
twain isles: ano pla ibig sabihin pg dalawa?
achiemoon: kita mo?
achiemoon: positive
twain isles: dalawa db?
twain isles: pero malabo ung isa
twain isles: bka d p sure
achiemoon: oo pero 2 lines talaga yan
twain isles: oo nga
achiemoon: yung pangalawa ang malinaw pero tinapon ko na ito nalang unang test ang tinago ko
achiemoon: bading, fairy godmother ka na...
twain isles: hahahahahahahahahahaha
twain isles: lam n ng boa mo?
achiemoon: uu
achiemoon: may ultrasound den, gusto mo masight?
twain isles: ultrasound? haggard nman.. bka nman sa aso nyo yan
achiemoon: loka loka
achiemoon: miski ayaw mo papakita ko pa ren naman sayo eh
achiemoon: mwehehhehehe
achiemoon: ayan
achiemoon: kta mona?
twain isles: ewan ko b sau kung seryoso k or ano
achiemoon: ayan nga!
twain isles: un b un?
achiemoon: kita mo, may tuldok
achiemoon: tapos tignan mo kung kanino nakapangalan sa itaas..
twain isles: prang kamuka mo nga bakla!
twain isles: hahahahaha
twain isles: naku wis ko p nga nakikilala borwa mo magiging ninang na agad ako
achiemoon: makikilala mo ren in time
achiemoon: char
twain isles: hahahahahaha...shempre ipress release ko na unya unya!
achiemoon: dikopa nasabi kay efril....
achiemoon: oo ba wahahhaa
twain isles: naku wag mo muna kausapin si ef..bka mapaglihihan mo
twain isles: so may wedding of the century ba n magaganap?
achiemoon: wai
achiemoon: next year na
achiemoon: magtransform muna ako mala Jennylyn Mercado
twain isles: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha
twain isles: chenelin mechado!
achiemoon: truely
twain isles: kala ko p nman magiging flower girl ako
achiemoon: next year....
twain isles: hay naku bakla mujay kna!!!!!!
achiemoon: oo nga!
achiemoon: at ang mujai ko... grand mujai na1
achiemoon: !!!
twain isles: korak!
achiemoon: sabi ko nga sa borwa ko... anong bet mong tawag ni baby sayo?
achiemoon: Pujai?
achiemoon: Pudra?
achiemoon: Pudrabelles?
twain isles: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
achiemoon: Papsi?
achiemoon: Papsmear??
twain isles: naku eh di wis na tayo makaka noms, at party ng bongga!
achiemoon: ay wis na. motherhood na eksena ko char.
twain isles: truly asia
achiemoon: at wis na makapagsuot ng 4 inch heels
twain isles: mg gaganchilyo k nlang sa baler
achiemoon: day... hindi ako lola..
achiemoon: buntis lang
twain isles: ay ganun ba..
achiemoon: ngyahahhaha
achiemoon: ikaw ren vekler magpabuntis ka na ren
achiemoon: para sabay sabay tayo
twain isles: o sige more bake nlang ng cake...
twain isles: wis ako mabubuntis kc ng pi pillar ako!
twain isles: hahahahahahahaha
twain isles: kaw kc
achiemoon: yun o
twain isles: hayaan mo pg ready nako
twain isles: i'm saving myself for marriage no!
achiemoon: talaga lang a!
twain isles: hahahahahahaha

first family picture

2009-08-01T11:30:00.004+08:00

so here is our first family picture:

Meet the Dot family: Baby Dot, Crazy Mommy Bon-Dot and Daddy Bon-Dot

visit from amkor friends

2009-08-01T11:16:00.004+08:00

as soon as i told botch the big news over YM, wala pang 2 minutes pinagkalat na agad kina kim and rerey (as expected). so after mga 10-15 minutes, nagtext na ang kim nagmama-ang maangan na kunwari walang alam at nagyayaya ng kitakits dito lang sa house namin since bed rest nga ako and that afternoon si rerey naman ang nagtext kasi magkitakits daw kasi aalis na ata (as if naman, eh sept 4 pa ang alis)

so here they are, sina kim and rerey naunang dumating then sumunod sina migs and stell and they all finally got to meet Beltran:

Dining table roll call: Beltran and Kim

Kim, Migs and Stell. Stell is taking up boxing para pagdating ng away, walang bungangaan, iyakan at dramahan. Upper cut kagad. Wag magulat pag pumasok isang araw si Migs na naka longsleeves at turtleneck.

Migs, Stell and Rerey, daldalan over glasses of coke and water. Kung dati Strong Ice, Red Horse, Vodka Ice, Baileys at kung ano ano pa ang handaan, ngayon di na pwede. Ultimo ako nga di pwede magcoke, hanggang tubig lang. Sarap pa naman sana i-partner sa Andok's.

Nice to see friends again. At na-meet na ni Beltran ang mga Amkor friends kong mga sira-ulo (si Botch nalang kulang).

Fishie

2009-08-01T08:46:00.003+08:00

Diko pa pala nabanggit sa inyong 3 readers ko na meron nga pala kaming alagang isda ni Beltran. His name is Fishie. Kasi bale isa kasi siyang ano... isda. So yon.

Si Fishie ang may salarin kung bakit naging kami ni Beltran kasi yung lumang isda niya namatay, so sinamahan ko siya sa Cartimar para bumili ng 2 fishes (style niya lang yun tinegras niya talga yung isda niya para umistyle sakin).

We both named the fishes after our cars. His car's name is MK and my car's name is Civic (kasi ano siya eh... Honda Civic...). So ang names ng 2 fishies ay MK Jr at Civic Jr. Kaso si MK Jr mashadong malunkutin at isang araw nakita nalang namin siyang nakahiga at the bottom of the glassbowl at si Civic Jr panay lang ang langoy dun na parang wala lang.

So ayun, solo na niya ang glassbowl at nag-evolve na ang name niya naging Fishie nalang.

Over the months, I noticed that Fishie is gay (wala lang gusto ko lang isipin), and he isn't very bright :s

From 080109 Fishie

yesterday, Fishie moved in with us. I placed my Carnelian dog next to the glass bowl. Tonight, this is what we saw:

Kamusta naman kinakausap niya yung aso :s

emergency meeting with an ainu

2009-07-30T14:39:00.002+08:00

when i heard of the news, ang unang unang tinext ko ay si ann.
nung nalaman ko kasi ang news, kalmadong kalmado ako nun at readyng-ready ako sa magiging kaganapan sa buhay ko. tinext ko agad siya:

"Putangina ann nagpregtest ako positive ata"

reply siya agad at marami rami kaming naging exchange ng text nun at lahat ng text ko iisa lang ang mura iba't ibang spelling lang.

and dahil ito kalmado nako (totoo) nagmeet kami ni ann last saturday and she finally met Beltran. Hinatid lang kami then we finally had dinner sa Hawaiian BBQ Chenes sa MOA

No wonder I'm fat.

had a very long talk with her and after nun, nagcoffee sa UCC. buti nalang nakapagbuhos ako and na-accept na ito na nga... ito na nga yun! and nagkaron den ako ng lakas ng loob (lalo) na harapin ang lahat :)

i know everything is going to be fine. thanks, ainu :)

yesterday at makati med

2009-07-30T11:08:00.003+08:00

went to makati med due to spotting. inadmit ako for observation daw. there were a series of blood tests, siguro mga more than 5 vials ang kinuha sakin, kulang pa kasi nakalimutan nung isang girl may isang test pa pala ako pero diskartehan nalang daw niya na i-share dun sa isang vial (whew)

after nun i took a glucose exam wherein pinalagok sakin ang mirinda flavored glucose in a bottle. bawal daw magpagod, maglakad at kumilos. whutever. after one hour kinuhaan uli ako ng dugo (to see kung umakyat ang sugar levels ko)

waited for long and ayun ultrasound na. we discovered na it was still a tiny little dot, 4 weeks old, and wala pang discernable heartbeat. we have to wait for 6 weeks (2 more weeks) for that. and as you can see, it is obviously a cute little BOY dot. i declare. (sensha na tamad magscan ang lola mey, pero if you squint really hard, you'll see him.)

cutest little dot you have ever seen

and the OB also told me na magbedrest for 2 weeks. then after bedrest, ultrasound ulit. she said wala naman prob kung nagtatrabaho ako sa gabi (what i meant was, i work during the night shift, haller!). mas ok pa nga sakin magwork sa gabi: hindi mainit, konti tao, walang traffic, less haggedorn.

so wish me luck. you will be hearing a lot more about the baby dot in the following months to come so sana wag dumugo ang mga mata niyo wahehehe.

anong meron? kamusta naman?

2009-07-27T01:00:00.001+08:00

1. so ngayon may sagot na kami sa tanong na "baog kaya ako?"
2. ako ngayon ang pupuntiryahin ng mga manananggal.
3. Mirandang Miranda lang talaga.
4. ano ba ito dahil walang wala ba akong maternal instinct?
5. First sa YA at first sa college friends.

more to come. tulog na muna ako.

angel's last dinner w/ ya bago mag SG

2009-07-20T02:23:00.002+08:00

noong july 14, nag file ako ng VL kasi magdidinner ang buong YA + shawie kasi magflylaloo na si ainshor sa SG. we had dinner sa Sizzling Pepper Steak. Masarap dito. Kapareho daw ng Pepper Lunch, pero di pa ako nakakain dun. kaya kebs.

Kwentuhan tunkol sa mga ka-elyahang bagay. i think it's getting worse everytime we girls meet.

here is avee and ann nagcocompute ng bill. parang mali ang computation ng banker. wag na natin banggitin saan banko siya nagtatrabaho baka ipasara niyo mga account niyo dun wahehe.

From 071509

and ito naman ako at si ann. wala lang.

From 071509

di ko na i-post ang group pict namin kasi kadiri ang itsura ko para akong nagmamanas.

as of this writing kasalukuyan nang nagpapahinga si angel sa SG kasama si Babyniyay. at balita ko may interview na raw siya. goodluck!

shalang train

2009-07-16T17:14:00.004+08:00

ang galing ano! this is the new PNR:

this was taken sa buendia. kung maayos ito at abot hanggang Bicol, keri na! pero sana naman alagaan den ng mga pasahero.

imagine nakasakay ka dito asa coach ka pa tapos bumabiyahe ka at tinitgnan mo lang ang country side while sipping tea (yeah right!)

graduation

2009-07-05T14:16:00.004+08:00

yesterday gumraduate si boysie sa PICC. sa wakas! gumraduate den siya after how many years (if you want to know how long, sabihin nating katumbas ng gano katagal ang famine sa Egypt nung panahon ni Joseph the Dreamer)

yes since 100BC asa college ang shyoti ko. joke.

anyway, sinundo kami ng mudra ko na napakalaki ng ngiti dahil wala na siyang pinapaaral saming magkakapatid:
so kinamayan ko siya, kinongratulate at binigyan ng kiss. dapat ata sa kanya nalang namin binigay ang graduation gift na dala namin para kay Boysie (isang malaking bote ng Cuervo).

at pag-pasok sa hall, mejo napareminisce ako nung sariling graduation ko (which was about... mga...ano... bale... mga 3 years ago ata....)

ito ito ang mga naalala kong memories nung gumraduate ako:

1. bumili pa kami nina fanotnot ng new dress para sa graduation. kebs namin kung nakatago lang sa ilalim ng toga.

From 082107 Scanned grad picts

2. isa lang sa pamilya ko ang dumalo sa graduation ko. ang nanay ko. di pa uso ang digicam nun kaya yung pentax na de-film ang gamit (oops, nabisto kung kelan ako gumraduate). basta naalala ko pa nun nakikipagsiksikan nanay ko para makuhaan kami ng picture ng mga classmates ko.

From 082107 Scanned grad picts

3. nung gumraduate si boysie di naiyak ang nanay ko. pero nung ako gumraduate, naiyak siya kasi first time daw. at malamang naiyak siya kasi di sumipot ang tatay ko na nagrason nung umaga ng graduation ko na di raw siya makaka-attend kasi may sore eyes siya (eh kagagaling lang namin sa kanila the day before my graduation para ibigay ang ticket) (i have a very complicated family)

4. nagpakain ako sa szechuan chever restaurant sa may roxas. naginvite ako ng mga classmates. dinner ata yun. so after ng graduation gala gala muna kami sa glorietta. tas after nun gumora kami sa roxas.

From 082107 scanned ya picts

idedelete ko itong picture na ito kapag may isa sa YA ang nagbigay sakin ng isang milyong piso.

Ayun lang.

Congratulations sa shopatid ko at sa mudrakelles ko.

My Birthday

2009-07-05T13:48:00.004+08:00

ok naman ang birthday ko although mas masaya sana kung asa Palawan ako nun kasama ko si Beltran na naghahanap ng kambingan restaurant tumutungga ng happy horse at namumulutan with the locales.

so kyere lang we had a nice family dinner chever nung june 30 mejo pagod na ako kasi nung umaga nahaggard ang utak sa training. paguwi dami ko nilafang kaya antaba taba ko na :P

oo nga pala and the night before merong surprise sakin ng 12 midnight:

yey! woke up to these flowers at meron pang goldilocks cake jan kaso dikona inupload mukha kasi akong bagong gising (eh totoo naman).

yey! happy birthday to me :)

wag niyo ko aawayin a

2009-07-05T13:26:00.003+08:00

felt really bloated and fat these past few months and pag nakita niyo ren picts ko di ren naman madedeny... tumaba ako. anlaki laki pati ng tummy ko... nasabihan pa ako ni haror na mukha akong buntis dun sa hsbc elementos picts.

kaso mo, yung hsbc elementos picts, kasya pa ang shorts ko nun.

ngayon hinde na.

so nirecommenda ng ofcmate ko na.....

so far, di siya masarap dahil tulad ng ibang tea, hindi talaga siya masarap. kelangan lagyan ng honey. and mejo diko trip ang amoy niya kasi amoy leaves chever talaga.

tignan natin...i-blog ko nalang uli ang effect.

let's just look at the bright side

2009-06-28T00:19:00.002+08:00

Hindi kami matutuloy sa palawan. Kasi nagemail ang boss namin na kasama ako sa Oracle training next week. Nakalimutan niyang naka VL ako for one week. Magaling diba.

At akala ko pa naman sa birthday ko asa Palawan nako. Hindi pala. Asa Pacific Star pala ako nun. Lousy. LOUSY!!!!

Pero dahil wala na tayong magagawa (next time nalang kita magagamit, underwater digicam..) tignan nalang natin ang mga magagandang pwedeng mangyari (miski mas enjoy pa reng magbirthday sa Palawan):

1. Balak naming bumalik sa 1st week of September. So makakabalik pa naman kami.
2. May oras pa akong magpaliit ng tiyan.
3. Baka sakaling makakuha kami ng much much cheaper flight
4. I-train ako sa Oracle na matagal ko nang nirereklamo na kailangan ko dahil natatanga ako kapag DBA ang kausap ko (pero kasi sana di naman sinabay sa Palawan trip ko waaaaa!)
5. Pag nakabalik kami first week of September, andun den si Cristobal may kasamang "katropa" daw niya so wala kaming gagawin ni Beltran kundi pagtripan siya at mageenjoy na kami wahehehhehe...
6. Marami na kaming oras para pumunta sa Sta. Clara para mag-alay ng itlog at pagdasal na umaraw sa first week of September.

hmm. ano pa ba? magiisip pako...

things to be thankful for (part 2)

2009-06-25T23:02:00.001+08:00

dahil nababadtrip nanaman ako, magtawag uli tayo ng positive energy.
here (again) are the things i am thankful for:
1. kahit papano konti lang ang open cases ko.
2. makakatapak nako sa palawan next week.
3. meron akong bagong underwater digicam (yey)
4. napahagalpak (at muling naiyak) ako sa katatawa kahapon dahil sa email ni caguia
5. lumiliit na tiyan ko (feeling ko lang)
6. last day na bukas.... july 6 na uli ang pasok
7. pumasok na si kiko
8. may natanggap akong gud news (yey.)

ok dinako badtrip dahil sa number 8 :P

Ode to my Nokia 6610i

2009-06-22T11:40:00.004+08:00

Goodbye, trusted ally!

Ang phone na pinakatumagal ata sakin ever. Since 2006 ko pa ito phone. 3 years! Naging witness sa mga pinakamadilim na yugto ng buhay ko...at naging witness sa aking pagbangon...at muling pagbagsak. mwehhehehhe. tapos bumangon muli pero muntik namang maging cause ng sakit ng ulo. pakshet. malas ata sakin tong teleponong to. bwaheheehe....

Anyway, after how many friggin years, papaputol ko na ang Sun number ko kaya I have no use for this phone anymore. Isa nalang ang natitirang number ko, ang globe number ko na kailanma'y di napalitan (number ko pa to since college!) (so that was like... 4 years ago...)

My Nokia 6610i will be survived by her beloved friends:

(L-R): iPod nano (arbor sa ina), iTouch (arbor sa bf, conjugal daw. magrereklamo pa bako?), Nokia 6610i, Nokia e61i (runner up sa pinakamatagal na phone)

Ang iPod nano na sa sasakyan lang nagagamit, ang iTouch na wala pang 50+ songs ang laman pero puro episodes ng Lipstick Jungle, The Secret, Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle, at kung ano ano pa, ang e61i na sobrang powerful wala akong pakialam miski mukhang Casio basta ba malaki ang screen masaya nako.

Goodbye, 6610i. You will forever be missed. Char.

only at the RCBC Plaza parking lot

2009-06-22T08:39:00.002+08:00

Magtataas na raw kasi ang presyo ng parking so naglagay sila ng notice sa carpark booth. lahat ata ng nagbabayad tinatanong yung carpark attendant (na may itsura pa naman...). nabwiset na siguro kaya sinulatan ng addendum.

some things i have taken for granted

2009-06-21T23:19:00.001+08:00

1. luto ni imelda
2. hot showers
3. internet
4. bathroom all to myself
5. my bed

relationships...

2009-06-15T06:22:00.003+08:00

bakit nga ba ganun, when you think about your past relationships ang naaalala mo lang are yung mga bad times lang? i dont know about you, pero ang mga naaalala ko lang minsan is yung time na naging gago siya or naging magulang or naging sablay. higit sa lahat ang naaalala mo lang is yung last few days you were together, which couldn't be really enjoyable otherwise you'd still be together.

whatever happened to the happy moments? specially the really small things which, kung iisipin mo, is the times na you were happiest, satisfied, contented? tahimik. why do you have to think long and hard to dig up these memories, when in fact, they were happy memories?

like how nice it felt magkahug lang kayo ng wala lang? nagsastarbucks lang tas maguuwi ng coffee grounds? magkasama kayo nagparasailing sa boracay? kumakain kayo ng isaw for the first time? nagkekwentuhan sa likod ng pick up truck? sabay kayo magtaxi pauwi tapos bigla ka nalang kiniss? or the time na sobrang babaw niyo pareho sabihan ka niya ng joke miski narinig mo na before hagalpak ka pa ren sa tawa? or the time na nag long drive kayo sa Vigan?

sobrang saya naman pero bakit nakalimutan?
:(

Top 10 weird things na makikita ng Gyne sa isang Kipay

2009-06-10T04:17:00.002+08:00

dahil wala kaming magawa sa office at adik kami sa Top 10 ni Chico Garcia:

Top 10 weird things na makikita ng Gyne sa isang Kipay
1. kuko
2. ticket sa bus (naka rolyo pa)
3. tansan
4. ipin/pustiso
5. sachet ng sunsilk
6. bulak na may eskinol/ cotton buds
7. tissue na gamit
8. balat ng stork
9. bote ng yakult
10. aratiles

magbilang tayo ng biyaya....

2009-06-06T02:01:00.002+08:00

1. I have a job.
2. I am healthy.
3. I have a car.
4. My bf lets me use his car even if there's nothing wrong with my car (his car is nicer).
5. Paid my bills on time... IN FULL.
6. I went shopping last week. Went hoarding stuff from The Bodyshop, hoarded flats, and bought stuff from La Senza.
7. It's my birthmonth.
8. We are going to Palawan on my birthday.
9. I had a very good sleep this week.
10. My avocados are growing.
11. My fire tree is barely 1 foot tall and it has flowers and it's bearing seeds now.
12. Tammy has lots of children and grand children.
13. I am thin.
14. My motorcycle was sold!!!
15. Tiffy is going to pay for half of our Mother's Day dinner.
16. I spent lots and now I have Asia Miles again. I am going to get free tickets to somewhere soon.
17. I bought 3 Musketeers.
18. Will have dinner at The Bellevue this saturday c/o Krissy (Boysie's nice GF)
19. Had Sweet Banana + Leche Flan for lunch from Tapa King. sarap!!!!
20. It's the weekend!

Manila Men

2009-05-31T15:56:00.003+08:00

Back in 2007, I have no job and I thought of all the time I have in my hands and was at awe (talaga lang ah) of all the possibilities I can venture into. This was the time I took up Fashion Design Courses at FIP.

But little did anyone know that I also *attempted* to venture into book writing.

But then I have to admit, balahura ang lola niyo. Hindi ako kasing galing mag-english at magsulat gaya ni Angel. Kaya natural, hinikayat ko si Angel na samahan ako dito sa endeavor na to.

So we decided to write a book on what every woman in Manila likes to talk about: Men.

We decided to create a fairly simple survey. And we did get a number of responses from professional women (read: 21 to 46 years old) from all over Manila.

Here is what they have to say:
Q: What do you HATE about Manila Men?

In general, Manila men likes flaunting, regardless of age, specially the yuppies. Older men do it subtley, though. They flaunt their cars, clothes, gadgets & most especially their masochism through small remarks & subtle flirting. :)

Manila men..hmmm.. i know a number of them who are extremely down with the "ghetto style" even if they didn't have to work for a living. This is so not right.. hehehe, i just wish they had.. we had our own style so to speak... our culture is rich and i wish they stick to the smart, maginoo only konting bastos kinda image.

Maraming bolero at feeling binata pagnakatalikod bf or wife nila…aba kayang kaya rin namin maging dalaga all the time he he he…girls gamitin ang kagandahan!!!!

They are so mayabang and feeling so good looking.

They are sometimes so chauvinistic. They want to be the ones doing things for women, even if women can do it for themselves. Sometimes then act like they own their girlfriends and wives.

They are suckers. Manila women are flirts, tapos nagpapa-pa-in sila without knowing it. That's why they are known to be womanizers.

I really hate Manila Men who are lazy and dependent on his parents for his sustenance. It’s really a big problem. Yes, he has money, but does not earn it, chances are he is not a man of honor, not working hard and, worse, he will expect you to take care of him as his parents did. They are fondly called “Mama’s boys!!” They only know one side of life and that is taking and taking. They are too busy taking and not giving. They are spoiled and demanding to the point of never being satisfied.

So chauvinistic and so proud of it (ito yata ang mas hate ko, yung bragging about it pa.)

What I hate about Manila Men is that they can sometimes be confined in their own world - the same circle of friends, the same gimiks, the same lingo, the same topic of conversation. To some extent, they can be spoiled and very stupid (case in point: Manila men carrying those f*$@ing tiny purses or mini bags of their girlfriends or whatever. I call this a MAJOR flawed concept in being a gentleman. In short, sobra at lecheng tamad magdala ng bag ang mga girlfriend nila!). They can be pretty materialistic, shallow and very conscious about the way they have to dress in front of people and how to employ what they think are "suave" or "smooth" strategies (which don't work) on women.

I hate the way they act so mayabang yet so insecure at the same time… they are very irresponsible people.

I hate that majority of them act so gross in public like peeing on walls, smoking in public vehicles evenwhen there's a no-smoking sign (as if they're blind or simply dense) and that they seem to care less about personal hygiene that it becomes totally up to you whether you want to hold your breath or jump out of the window or just disappear (if you already got in one of those mrt coaches past the first three for-female-elders-and-children coaches, you'd know what i mean)

That they think women drivers are always worse than any male driver – no matter how bad they are! (ex. Ang bobo magmaneho nyan, siguro babae yan?)

they're being flirt and always feeling they are wanted, ungentlemen

they know their craft, they can always lie and feel guiltless. They know how to make women go crazy and of course to make them cry. They love to flirt and they know how to keep a secret

too cocky

In general, I hate how Manila Men tend to think that the world revolves around them. They want and expect you to be part of everything they do (and be close with their family and be buddies with all of their friends), but very few of them will take the extra effort to get to know YOUR friends and immerse themselves in your world. Of all my boyfriends past and present, only one has really taken time to read my blogs or anything that I write--and I'm a writer, it's what I do! They, however, expect me to know every little detail of their work involvements. It makes me feel more like a yaya than a girlfriend sometimes. They also tend to be needy, possessive, and narrow-minded.

Not to generalize, but I find them - pinoy males in general regardless of location - relatively superficial when it comes to choosing their mate/s and chauvinistic still. They can "bark" loud but are easily intimidated by strong women.

Walang respeto sa babae. Parang, proud na proud pa sila kapag nakapag-hook up sila sa ibang babae behind their girlfriends' backs.

How they are insanely close to their mothers. It's very mama-boyish. How they cheat a lot and cannot remain faithful. How they drink a lot and get wasted, and expect women to be ok w that. How they look (hahaha..fine, some of them) How they have double standards. How they get insanely jealous about your guy friends, but act all innocent when you raise an eyebrow about their girl friends. How they like porn and stupid girlie magazines. How they are not willing to take risks for growth. How some of them are very dependent on helpers and other people. How the idea of independence remains completely vague to them until… forever.

Doormats. Living under their mothers skirts. can't handle women who have spunk, drive and ambition- despite living in the year 2007. Even if they say they're progressive and modern, it irks them to know that their mates can't be their trophies in their college barkadas get-togethers because they have an event to run or a conference that they are giving speeches in. Pinoy men are worse than the women who hit the loo in groups- they really are very dependent on their egos needing to be stroked all the time. Pinoy men also aren't likely to carry a diverse set of conversation topics- ask them about global politics or art and throw in trivia about vegetables or hills and climate change, and they'll slip right back into shells. I hate how they have no balls to decide. Pinoy men are more often heard to reply ; "up to you", "any", "whatever you want", when asked for a decision to be made re restaurant to try or vacation spot to go to or whose car to use. Lack of decisiveness. lack of balls. That peeves me.

sorta spineless, wishy washy, neither here nor there. i think it roots from strong women and mothers in the family. its funny how history books say PH is a macho society, when mamma gets to call the shots and really handles the finances most of the time.

arrogant sometimes and not really family oriented

I am not sure if I have met a pure Manileño man, marami kasi nand2 sa manila came from the province, u can hate both of them

how they are never on time

infidelity

mayabang, antipatiko, feeling gwapo (mukha naman hindi naliligo)

most of them are metrosexuals, they work out and look prettier than girls, they can't live without hairgel, they don't do anything that will make their hands dirty, they hate girls who are smarter than them

arrogant, conceited, & domineering.

Afraid to take risks. Shy.

And here, I'm not sure if any of you are still interested (hehe), here are the reasons why women LIKE Manila Men:

Q: What do you LIKE about Manila Men?

Manila men are more flexible & often times since majority are educated, they talk sensibly. At least with the crowd i am with.

While some of them tend to take on some silly culture.. i must say that most of my guy friends mostly from high school are extremely brilliant and matipono. Tamang torpe all through out their schooling days, in coordination with "studies-first" priority, i say there are still good catches in the sea..

More than enough brain-matter + guy-next-door type u'll surely catch a handful in the metro.. you just havta bee really careful with the sweet talkers.

In fairness, marami din naman mababait, gentleman at responsible gaya ng asawa ko (he he he hubby pahingi pangparebond ng hair!)

They know how to press the right buttons.

They know how to make you feel special if they want to. They know how to give gifts and are not Indian-givers.

In general, hindi sila pumapatol sa girls. Seldom do you see men beating women in public. But you see these instances in foreigners.

I like Manila Men who think and live by looking on the brighter side of things. Perhaps, I say that in the very general sense of life.

Hmmm...ahhh. ..lemesee. .. They think it's their responsibility to make the female species happy and feel special.

What I like about Manila Men is that they can carry on conversations and discussions - intellectual and otherwise. In short, pretty much educated. If brought up simply, they are much to be admired and they could actually adjust or adapt in any situation whether it be dining in a posh restaurant or eating in carinderias and things like that. Manila Men are also hardworking and ambitious as well. They can also work hard and then party harder - a good combination. They have this thirst for adventure and getting into misadventures which are just so fun to listen and laugh to.

I like the way they make ligaw… wow they are such bull shiters its funny…

I like that most of them are still monogamous. I mean, compared to western guys. One recent episode of oprah on hiv revealed how women in america gets infected after just one time of unprotected sex and it scared me to death. i just feel and think that generally speaking, with manila men, manila women are a lot safer.

That they’re now more conscious about how they look (goodbye to too-baggy shirts!) and how they feel (health and wellness).

nothing...... really

they treat women like gods, they fancy and adore them

Nothing

They do know how to treat women, most of the time. Because their mothers and sisters (and maybe ex-girlfriends) have trained them to open doors, walk behind you, carry your bags, and do all the chivalrous, gentlemanly stuff, it's somehow become part of their psyche already. The ones I've been with at least are very close to their families, which I appreciate, and they tend to think of the long-term. (I'm a long-term kind of girl.) All my boyfriends, past and present, have had marriage in their horizon, and it has made me feel secure knowing that the man I'm with considers me as someone he can and will take seriously. Of course, not all men are like that--maybe it's more because I'm more "wife material" than "girlfriend material" (guys tell me that all the time)--but it's good to know that Manila Men are somehow still very much in touch with their families even while demonstrating a certain degree of independence. It shows that they are sensitive, secure, and compassionate.

Compared to American men or men from more liberal cultures, they are more "maasikaso" and protective of their partners.

None. I don't like them but what can I do, I live in Manila and Manila Men are the only guys I get to meet.

How some of them are very sweet. How they smell and dress.. (some of them)

Am not sure, I've never dated any. Maybe am the probloem. But, for one thing- the devotion to and love for family- is impressive. can swing both ways- that also causes them to have mothers turning out to be nightmare mothers in law.

they're sweet, malambing and if they really like/love you super maasikaso. and somehow God fearing.

open minded at some areas and adventurous

I think they are more straight forward than men from the province - more vocal (mas madaldal) (mas bolero)

they have their unique ways of making you feel special

May "breeding" sila?

educated, well dressed

they look good, is all...

hospitable, goal-oriented, will no just pick on anybody but can get along easily, thoughtful

Generous. Polite. Updated with technology. Loving. Vain. Appreciative of women's beauty - both inside and out.

30

2009-05-31T15:43:00.003+08:00

Went to Robinson's Galleria yesterday to meet up with some officemates for bowling and billiards. while waiting for some of them, decided to do some shopping (again) at The Bodyshop. After making a purchase, the annoying gay salesperson offered me a discount card. So I said yes.

He gave me an application form to fill out. Name. Address. Date of Birth. Age.

Tenen! Napahinto ako dun ah.

It's going to be June in 2 days. My birthmonth. Lolokohin ko pa ba sarili ko?

So I wrote it down. 30.

It's official. There's a written document somewhere claiming I am 30 years old and that document has my signature on it.

30 days to go!

bored

2009-05-13T21:27:00.002+08:00

walang ginagawa hehe.

- kumain ng 2 cheesedog galing kay lolo na nagbebenta ren ng fruit juice at 2 yakult galing 7-11 na yung isang bote eh butas.
- ambango ng Bulgari Extreme but i wouldn't like this scent on BF. Amuy metrosexual (isang metro nalang bakla na.)
- ampanget ng pants ko bumubukas ang zipper mag-isa :S
- wednesday pa lang! ambagal ng oras! sana sweldo na!

arg.

hallow there!

2009-05-07T07:52:00.004+08:00

natutuwa ako at sa wakas nakapagdownload nako ng Applications sa iTouch ngyahahahhaa!!!
kalurkey.

anlamig! Mayo na mayo andilim sa labas, umuulan ilang araw na. I say napakaganda nito para sa mga plants kasi summer na summer, tumitirik ang araw then maya maya uulan na. kaya kung tumubo ang plantation bay ko dito kala mo wala nang bukas.

view from my terrace: it's a jungle out there!!!

so damn sleepy but still up kasi maya maya i have to go the bank and pay my credit card bill. tas ayusin ko yung epass kasi sabi ni mom i-define ko na sa credit card ko (kasi mahiya naman daw ako sa buto ko kasi sa credit card pa ren niya nakadefine ang epass mwehehehe)

will be in pampanga again this weekend (my adopted probinsiya) for the boyfriend's friend's wedding. i asked him what i should wear. sabi niya "Kasal Probinsiya" daw yun. so miski nakamaong daw keribelles na (oo "keribelles" daw talaga. hmmm....)

ME: so miski hinde nako magdress kyere lang?
K: korak! (korak talaga?!)

will also be attending Rhea's son's bday party sa Jollibee The Fort on Sunday.

argh! just saw my citibank bill and saang lupalop naman kaya ako maghahaligap ng ganung kalaking pera? argh... ayoko na makita ang HSBC bill ko :-S

damn im sleepy *yawn*

wala kaming pasok sa May 25 (monday). Long weekend! Saan kaya maganda pumunta? we do have a place in mind kaso kelangan may plan B just in case umulan at mahirap tumuloy sa Plan A. mukhang maganda dito.

oo mura pala jan... well nde bawal mangarap.

Shower Party

2009-04-30T18:08:00.004+08:00

Me & K off to glorietta to pick up my SG friends, then he'll drop us off at Lasema Spa.

Me: Ewan ko ba kay _____. Sabi niya di na raw siya sasama sa Shower Party kapag may mga lalakeng sumasayaw. Miski bonggang bonggang inuman ayaw ren nun! Eh yung bride kebs naman kung anong klaseng shower party meron. Sabi ni _____ pareho naman "DAW" silang wholesome ng bride kaya sigurado ayaw den ng mga callboy sa shower party. Kaya ito sa spa nalang kami pupunta...

K: Eh bakit parang malunkot ka?

*silence*

Me: Hinde!!! I am SO looking forward pumunta sa Spa. Dikopa napupuntahan yang Lasema na yan, first time ko makakapunta jan. Sabi ni Caguia (officemate) maganda raw jan. Matagal tagal na ren akong di nakakapagSpa. Bakit ganyan ka makatingin? Pa-hug nga.

:-S

umuulan!

2009-04-30T07:51:00.001+08:00

ang lamig. ang sarap matulog. zzz.

and yeah, i'm fat.

N.I.

2009-04-25T08:05:00.001+08:00

Needs Improvement.
Na *ding* sa Active Listening.
nang mapakinggan ni TL di maipagtanggol.
na-coaching tuloy agad.
pano ba naman kasi...

Client: "How hard is it to create a dmp file?"
Achie: "Alright."

eh?

Firsts of firsts

2009-04-25T06:12:00.001+08:00

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?
wala. kasama lang mga girlfriends.

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love
no

3. What was your first alcoholic drink?
diko na maalala. gin pom ata =/

4. What was your FIRST job?
admin asst. churva kunyari lang.

5. What was your FIRST cellphone?
nokia 2210 ata tawag dun. basta mukhang remote control na malaki.

6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today?
gma news ata. hehe.

7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
eh di yung lagi kong kasama tuwing morning :P

8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher?
Mrs. Isidro

9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?
Hong Kong

10. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk?
Si Christian, best friend ko when I was 2 or 3 ata. di na kami naguusap.

11. Where was your FIRST sleep over?
hmm.. i dont remember. kina angel ata.

12. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?
today? si CA ata...

13. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time?
My uncle's.

14. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
Took calls =/

15. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?
Side A ata

16. What was the FIRST record/tape/CD you bought?
hala i really dont remember.

17. FIRST hospitalization?
when i was 3. burn dahil sa soup.

18. FIRST foreign country you've been to?
China ang HongKong diba? :-S

19. FIRST movie you remember seeing?
jusko antagal na diko na maalala

20. When was your FIRST detention?
none

21. What did you do with your FIRST paycheck?
treated mom sa mother's day

22. Your FIRST social networking site?
Friendster

23. Who FIRST invited you to Facebook?
si tiffy ata

stuck in a rut

2009-04-14T14:23:00.005+08:00

things i really really need to do but dont have time to do it:

1. fix computers
2. ~~get CA's shoes from Sueno~~
3. ~~get ginapie's shoes from Sueno~~
4. check up with TMJ specialist:
- get panoramic x-ray
- have wisdom tooth removed
- have mouthpiece replaced
5. visit dentist for 2nd opinion on my teeth
6. visit other doctor
7. get nbi clearance
8. ~~have some quality time with girl friends~~
9. have some quality time with gay friends
10. have some quality time with self
11. jog &/or yoga

ito na nga ba sinasabi ko eh. tsk.

weekends

2009-04-07T20:08:00.002+08:00

weekends are usually fun.

kakaibang weekend last time. went to Calleruega to say thanks and had a nice lunch at Cafe Breton on the Fire Lake Grill compound in Tagaytay. The day was utterly perfect, until we went back to Manila and had a run-in with an ex (not mine). kashokot. made me ponder on the things i did and did not do, should and shouldn't have done to my ex. kakaiba.

next weekend, will be spending holy weekend in the province.

yun lang.

slow day today

2009-04-01T20:38:00.002+08:00

early morning blahs (more like late evening kasi gabi na). nothing much to do kasi the things we were supposed to do was *automated* so petiks na kami.

dont get to talk to officemates much kasi anlalayo nila and wala naman mashado mapagusapan, ayoko makichismis, diko feel.

the day is so.... slow.

no wonder yung mga ibang kasama ko dito more more sagot ng quizzes sa facebook and more more hanap ng mapagaapplyan hehe. ako tinatamad miski magbrowse. wala na nga ako ginawa kundi magsurf sa bahay, pati ba naman dito.

tinatamad pa ren ako maghanap ng converter for the iPodTouch. Bukas paguwi ko. para pagdating kosa office manonood nalang talaga ako ng Lipstick Jungle pag wala ako magawa (oops did I just type that? what the hell.)

got really bored yesterday as well, so bored na nagdadaldalan nalang kami ng nanay ko sa email. wow. kamusta naman diba. at least nalibang ako.

grabe ang aga aga pa!!! arg. i miss doing sumthing fun. i miss my long lost friends.
:(

so kamusta naman ako?

2009-03-30T15:52:00.002+08:00

- kitakits with rerey, botch, stell, migs and ebet last week. in fairness kinausap ako ni ebet di naman pala siya galit sakin (har har)
- hindi ako nakasama sa dinner nila sa sofitel :P
- met fanotnot and caloy yesterday. kwentuhan at tawanan sa Cafe Breton. Hindi nakasama si Amelia kasi may project sa GSIS na "ikauunlad ng bansa"
- planning to replace dwindling Versace Bright Crystal. ano bang maganda at mabango?
- jam-packed weekends
- nakakaintindi nako ng konting kapampangan :P
- malapit na mawala ang mga utang ko... i can feel it... konti nalang....
- mareregular nako dito sa work on April 21.
- naghahanap ako ng converter ng avi to mp4 para makapanood ako ng Lipstick Jungle sa iPodTouch (not mine, arbor lang)
- nasestress ako magmano (mano as in yung ginagawa sa mga matatanda...damn di ako marunong! di ako sanay =/ )
- i miss having margaritas with my girlfriends and gay friends...
- i miss having a girls' night out and not talk about boyfriends.

ito nanaman po tayo

2009-03-23T06:24:00.003+08:00

nananahimik, nag-eenjoy, nagpapakasaya. when all of a sudden something nice falls out of the sky and landed on your lap. something nice to have but you dont necessarily need. something nice to have but you are not ready for yet.

and so you just push it aside but it wont let you ignore it. and soon you realize it sure is nice to have. period. no buts.

and then you got scared. nananahimik, nag-eenjoy, nagpapakasaya ka eh. what if it all went away? what if it hurts you? what will other people think? what will other people say? are you ready?

but then you start getting used to it and enjoying it and looking forward to it every single day. and the things that frighten you doesnt seem to be so frightening anymore. sure it still gives you the jitters but it's not as scary as before.

and so it begins. yet again.

God Save The Queen.

Advice galing sa tatay

2009-03-19T07:29:00.002+08:00

Anak, sa maniwala ka o sa hindi, ikaw ang pinakamagandang nangyari sa buhay ko. Kahit hindi kami naging mag-asawa ng nanay mo, sana huwag kang magtatampo kung ikasal kami sa iba at magkaroon ka ng mga bagong kapatid. Magmahalan kayo bilang magkakapatid, at huwag ninyong gawing telenobela ang buhay ninyo dahil sa walang kakwenta-kwentang bagay.

Mahalin mo ang nanay mo. Wala siyang ibang inisip kundi kapakanan mo. Kung paluin ka man niya o sigawan, ito ay dahil may nagawa kang hindi sang-ayon sa mga prinsipyo niya. Itanong mo kung bakit ka niya pinapagalitan. Kung mali ka naman talaga, huwag mo nang ulitin.

Piliin mong mabuti ang mga kaibigan mo. Huwag sumali sa barkada na may iisang stereotype. Huwag sumali sa barkada na puro jologs, puro conio, puro bakla, puro nerd, puro manginginom, o puro manyak. Siguraduhin mong nakikita mo ang lahat ng klase ng tao sa barkada mo. Mas marami kang matututunan sa kanila kesa sa TV o sa bahay mo. Marami silang maituturo sa’yo na hindi namin kaya, o hindi appropriate na kami ang magturo.

Maging fluent ka sa written and spoken English. Pag-aralan mong mabuti ang subject-verb agreement. Huwag kang matakot mag-consult sa dictionary o thesaurus kapag may hindi ka naiintindihan. Kasi anak, darating ang araw, makakaapak ka sa ibang bansa, at sigurado akong
marami kang makakausap na hindi makakaintindi ng Tagalog. Kahit saang sulok sa mundo, makakahanap ka ng nagsasalita ng English.

Gawin mo ang lahat para matuto kang mag-gitara. Pag-aralan mo ding kumanta ng nasa tono. Kahit saan mo kasi dalhin ang gitara, maaaliw ka e. Isipin mo yung mga bulag. Hindi sila nakakapag-Playstation. Hindi sila nakakapag-Internet. Hindi sila nanonood ng TV, at hindi sila
nakakapag-enjoy sa mall. Pero bigyan mo sila ng gitara at pakantahin mo, matutuwa sila. May kuryente man o wala, mapapasaya ka ng gitara.

Makinig ka sa mga kanta ng Beatles. Kapag naging aware ka na sa pag-develop ng musical style ng Beatles, kahit anong genre kaya mong i-appreciate. Sa kanila ka matututong magsulat ng poetry, at sa kanila mo rin matututunan kung paano lagyan ng music ang poetry na ito. Saan
ka nakakita ng banda na lampas 30 years nang naghiwalay, patay na ang ilan sa mga miyembro, pero sikat at ginagaya pa rin? Beatles lang ang makakagawa nun, anak.

Pagdating mo ng college, huwag mong kakalimutang subukan lahat ng kalokohan sa mundo. Bakit college? Kasi kung high school ka magiging sira-ulo, mawawalan ka ng options sa college. Baka sa walang kwentang money-centric computer institute ka bumagsak. Mag-aral ka ng mabuti sa elementary at high school. Dapat makapasok ka sa UP, Ateneo, La Salle, o UST. Dapat maganda yung course mo. Sa college, balansehin mo yung academics mo tsaka kalokohan. Gumimik ka pero pasukan mo lahat ng klase mo kinbukasan. Huwag magpakalasing kung wala kang siguradong uuwian at kung walang aalalay sa yo pag sumusuka ka na. Wag maadik sa
droga. Sumubok kang mag-marijuana pero subok lang. Kung dadating yung panahong hindi mo na mapigilang makipag-sex, siguraduhin mo lang na gaganda ang lahi natin kung sakaling mabuntis mo yung makaka-sex mo. Practice safe sex. Wag mong kakalimutang mag-survey ng lugar kung may camera o wala. Kawawa naman ang nanay mo kung malalaman niyang may
scandal ka.

Huwag mong gawing trial and error ang pagkakaroon ng girlfriend. Alamin mo muna kung ano ang kaya mong ibigay sa isang relationship, at kapag nalaman mo na, doon ka maghanap ng isang babaeng magiging masaya sa mga maibibigay mo. Pakinggan mong mabuti ang mga kuwento ng
girlfriend mo. Alamin mo kung ano ang mga gusto niya at mga ayaw niya. Huwag mong sisigawan. Dahil ang babae, kapag pinakinggan mo siya at alam niyang nirerespeto mo siya, mamahalin ka nun habambuhay.

Pagka-graduate mo, iwanan mo na ang mga araw na umaasa ka pa sa ibang tao para mabuhay. Matuto kang mag-ipon. Alamin mo kung tama yung kinakaltas sa sweldo mo. Pinaghirapan mo yang pera na yan. Huwag mong hayaang kunin na lang ng kung sinu-sino. Bago ka gumastos, lagi mong itanong sa sarili mo kung ang bibilhin mo ay isang NEED o isa lamang WANT. Sana maging accountable sa lahat ng ginagawa mo.

Oo, hindi maganda ang sitwasyon nung dumating ka sa mundo. Pero sana sa paglaki mo, huwag mong sisisihin ang mga pangyayaring ito kaya ka nagrerebelde o nalulugar sa masamang
landas. Ang buhay mo ngayon ay dahil sa desisyon namin na mabuhay ka. Pero tandaan mo to: lahat ng mangyayari sa buhay mo e dahil sa mga desisyon mo.

Anak, marami pa akong gustong sabihin sa iyo. Buti na lang naitanong ko sa isang kaibigan ko kung ano ang kaisa-isang advice na maibibigay niya sa anak niya, at eto yung nasabi niya sa kin. Sa lahat ng maibibigay kong advice, eto ang pinakamahalaga:

LEARN.

Huwag kang matakot matuto. Matuto ka sa Discovery at National Geographic channels. Matuto ka sa library. Matuto ka sa Internet. Matuto ka sa news. Matuto ka sa Bible, Koran, at teachings ni Buddha. Matuto ka sa mga pagkakamali namin ng nanay mo. Matuto ka sa mga
kaibigan mo. Matuto ka sa mga pagkakamali mo.

Nagmamahal,
Tatay

how some shoes and bags were made

2009-03-17T12:31:00.006+08:00

naawa naman ako bigla. my sister sent me these photos:

oo nga pala, and i dedicate this post to ann.

Ichiban 051204-030609

2009-03-07T07:31:00.001+08:00

our dog ichiban died yesterday. rat poisoning. ambilis ng pangyayari.

i wish i could've hugged her more often.

:,c

nowadays...

2009-03-03T08:00:00.002+08:00

travelfactor. calaguas. donsol. MK. Achilles. Pampanga. dentist. TMJ. Balance Transfer. Stars. Nik-nik marks. Sundays. money. "give & take". cars. calls. OT. gossip. Dee Dee. Keychains. lion fishes. closeted gay people. new father. engaged couple. terminated. pregnant women. Things To Do Before I Die. Shoegasm. Losing weight. Retouching roots. sleep. promises.

is this it?

2009-02-26T15:58:00.002+08:00

ito na ba yun? karma?

hindi nakakatuwa. as i told my sister, i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy (considering na sa lagay na yun eh siya na yun.)

speechless. di ko mapigilang maawa. miski alam kong ayaw niyo at ewan ko kung hanggang ngayon eh isa sa inyo eh niso-stalk pa ren tong blog ko =/

you just HAVE to be ok.

pota kinabahan naman ako sa future ko...