top of the world

hay... i still have the natural high feeling 'til now. it was quite a long and very memorable weekend for me, having seen the horizon from the peak of gulugod baboy. =)

notes:

never sungkit mangoes using a metal panungkit. while on the jeepney, we saw this poor guy who died on a tree while making sungkit mangoes. turned out he used this metal rod which touched a meralco electric line. we saw the pained face of the dead man. smoke was coming out of his burned body. this is why we named him manong kuryente. God bless manong kuryente's soul.

it was a very good opportunity to explore the world, test your physical capabilities, meet new good friends, bond with acquaintances, be amazed at the beauty of anything - even grasshoppers, twigs, cow poop, goat poop, inclined road, amorseko, grass - anything and everything.

the sun shines and sets everyday but it's very seldom that you capture moments that take your breath away. and you forget everything you've left behind in manila... you forget the past hurts and pains. only joy remains =)

i now realize the value of the modern toilet. sheesh! it's so hard to wiwi IN a malong! the good part is, you get to wiwi anywhere along the damuhan, yeah just like guys! pick a spot! but there's always the danger of being seen by others and being tusok by damo! sus! i love toilets!

it IS windy up there! signal number 4? naaah! more like super bagyo! it's a good thing it didn't rain but there were an awful lot of dewdrops =). is that where they derived the name mountain dew? hehe!

there are a lot of good people even outside your circle of friends, outside your comfort zone. =) it's always nice to meet new people. though it has always been a challenge for me to blend with a new group, it was definitely an easy task for this hike. they made it easy for us bagitos! =) even the hikers you meet along the way wish you a good day.

you can't wash your "paa" when you hike. haha! you'll have to settle in changing whatever CAN be changed in the most convenient way possible.

i fell on my butt 4 times during the descent! haha! it was steep and dry soil's so dulas! no injuries though. maricor had wounds on her wrist. we were shouting for stretcher haha! just for that!

sombrero island was a boat ride away from the foot of the mountain. it was a nice hat-shaped beach with white sand, clean water, fresh air, nice sun to give you a good tan, and a million and one jelly fishes... yaigs panira! sheesh! we had to go back to the other beach (dunno the name). but we had a grand time swimming! yup even if i'll be an abay soon, sige swim! ang itim ko na tuloy! i love the sun and the beach!

mountain climbing is nothing compared to wall climbing. =) it gave me a sense of fulfillment in the ascent, much more in the descent. i'll definitely do it again some time soon! woohoo!

pics later! =)

win's not a kid anymore

since we don't have a maid anymore, we go back to the ritual of leaving the house uninhabited for more than 8 hours while ma, kuya, and i go to work. win goes to school.

worried that win might forget the essentials of unplugging whatever has to be unplugged and locking what has to be locked, i called home.

win: hello.
caths: hello. ano oras ka aalis?
win: mga 12.
caths: o tanggalin mo lahat ng saksak at i-lock mo mga pinto ha.
win: tumawag ka dito para lang sabihin yun?
caths: oo bakit?
win: ano akala mo sakin? tanga?
caths: oo! bwahahaha!

oh well. i shouldn't have called. yup! he's grown up indeed. at 18, i still look at him as a small kid. would you believe i used to dress him up as a girl? haha! yup! i let him wear my ballet dresses and head bands. sheesh... it's good he didn't become a girlaloo.

i also remember, i was the only one who could understand his baby talks when he was still bulol. he would utter a few undecipherable phrases and i would proudly translate it to the rest of the gang hehe. i miss the kid in him. =)

they like my blood

I hope this is not another sleepless night. What can i
do? They like my blood! Darn mosquitoes! If 1 or 2
manage to puslit in my room, ay good luck! Papak na
nmn ako. Take note: AKO lang even if im with a group
of earthlings! I dont know whats in my blood for them
to feast on me! My doc cuz said i probably have a
so-init katawan. Ano ito lagnat 4evr? Pests!



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gulugod baboy, here we come!

yey! it's my first time to do this... to actually mountain-hike! i'm so excited and i just can't hide it! good! my mom gave me her permission na haha! "basta ba mag-eenjoy ka." aw so mushy!

the best i've done was mag stroll sa mga palayan ng lola ko sa mindoro haha! at mamitas ng mga buko sa mga lupaing nakasangla sa kanya (elevated ito, mind you! so parang mountain-hike na rin!). may pa-hop hop pa pag medyo may mga small batis na dadaanan hehe! more like pasyal lang talga!

and there was boot camp, where i (semi) learned how to install a tent - and sleep in it!

quoting from suzy's fact sheet: "one of the mountains of batangas, gulugod baboy is located in the town of anilao, famous for its beach resorts and dive sites. in english, gb translates to "pig spine". the hike is pleasant commanding spectacular 360 deg view of anilao, batangas pier maricaban island, maculot, even mindoro (lola, see me wave!), labo and manabo."

neat, eh! i hope i'll be able to find the necessary gears and attires hehe! 'cause the last time i checked, i wasn't this athletic sporty girl... haha! i was just this payat girl who only knows how to laugh and make fun of just about anything. now my cam could be of good use here! haha! besides a million and one pose sessions...

just widening my gaze, exploring the oh-so-many options the world has to offer, spreading my wings. yahoo!!! let's go hike, guys! =)

manang II is gone

hay... ano ba ito? wala talga kaming swerte sa maid. =(

just yesterday, nag-alsa balutan na si manang II. mom and i were on leave and we were so surprised when we saw manang II gasping for breath and crying... she said may sakit sya, can't breathe and bawal sya mapagod. ay sus! hmmm... she had a one-month advanced salary plus fare from mindoro.

we're trying to figure out why she suddenly had to go. she's been here for only 2 weeks. mom was offering to take her to a hospital, ayaw nya. she kept on insisting she had to go. ang term pa ni manang II, "para akong nauupos na kandila". freaky. as in super madali sya! why? we found out, she's separated from her husband and her husband's trying to win her back. at ginawa nya kaming stepping stone to get here and be together with her philandering and nambubugbog na hubby. and we let her go...

hmmm... parang nagiging shelter kami ng mga broken-hearted maid... hay hay. and we've had enough. fine... back to hugas plato na naman kami. =(

the little things

last monday, we celebrated the supposedly last batch gimmick. it's like a send-away dinner for donna and thyra. we had dinner at outback and watched meet the fockers. oh my! it was so hilarious! movie on a monday night? angas! hehe!

hmm... how could i forget this "old mean man" who made fun of me during dinner when he found out i still have crushes and still cherish little kilig moments. he was parang irritated pa nga, gave me a scorned look, and asked me, "ilang taon ka na?". man, the little things keep people alive and sane! you remove the little fun things and you strip yourself of life and vibrance. remove the kababawan from your system and you'll find yourself trapped in a dark, boring, stiff, time-bound world.

no wonder you look so old... bwahahaha! and mean! bwahaha!

queues suck

Hay.. Queues suck.. Taking my time here queueing at
pagibig office. I have to fix the name discrepancy
theyre claiming they found on my docs.. They said my
surnames CAMAGAO. Geez! Where the heck did that come
from? Is my handwriting that illegible? I guess theyll
process about 20 people before my inquiry. At the rate
we are going, ill be entertained after around 3 hrs?
Hay... Grant me a million and 1 sacks of patience please...



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bangag still

i haven't slept decently for the past hmm... 4 days? duh... what's new? feeling like a zombie here! it has always been... lie down, close eyes, wake up. sigh... ay this is more like it: lie down, blink, wake up hehe! and now, top it all with this dummy annoying teeth ngilo feeling...

i swear! i'm going to sleep all day tomorrow... well, of course after i accomplish my PAG-IBIG stuff (nope, not PAG-IBIG love but PAG-IBIG as in govt PAG-IBIG PAG-IBIG). yey! i'm on a vacation leave! apparently, they have my name mixed up. wrong surname or whatever. i heard they kept on referring to me as "michelle". whatever. you guys wait for me... hehe gerera... i'm cranky today mymymy!

pasta time

i just had my dental examination. the dentist filled in 8 teeth. hmmm... actually, there were no "severe" tooth sira but he noticed that there were slight discoloration in some areas so he suggested that we have those filled just the same. heck... now i feel uncomfortable and slightly ngilo. eeew! i so want to punch my gums to ease the uncomfy feeling. or bite something woody? hehe weird... i didn't feel anything odd before my dental treatment and now i feel so uncomfy! =( nananahimik kse ang ngipin eh pinagalaw pa...

i asked if my wisdom teeth are doing good. he said the one on the right's not going where it's supposed to go... uh-oh... i see an extraction coming my way. when was the last time i had tooth extraction? ages! i was a kiddo back then. a super cry-baby! hehe kinahiya na nga ko ng nanay ko kakangawa ko sa dentist haha! hey i was a kid back then! i have an excuse! hehe!

uncomfy uncomfy uncomfy uncomfy uncomfy uncomfy uncomfy uncomfy uncomfy it makes me feel grumpy grumpy grumpy grumpy grumpy.... arrrggghhh!

pagod...

na naman ako. another one of those i-so-want-to-lie-down-and-fall-asleep-and-just-dream-of-pleasant-things day... videoke aka aerobics session last friday, gift buying and homecoming yesterday, and gown-hunt today. what? asa pa kong tapos na ang araw ko? hep hep! may lcg meeting pa later! huwaaaaaah! i swear... pag pumikit ako ng 5 minutes dito, tulog na ko. syempre oa lang yun... di naman ako nakakatulog nang di nakahiga... hehe!

tomorrow: another day of uncertainty and surprises. i'm getting used to things just popping and "unpopping" my way. my system has learned to adapt into the many wonders of the world. hehe... is that good or bad? i would like to believe it's a good thing. cope with the adventures and misadventures of life... yahooo!

the magic foam...

caths: ok lang po bang tube? di po ba mahuhulog?
tita mananahi: ay hindi. lalagyan natin ng patigas at ng foam.
caths: tita, kapalan nyo po ang foam ha... *pleading hehehe

sheeesssh! of course! fine! there are certainly some bodily handicaps (?) and these should be "endowed" with the magic of illusion... made possible by... ah... ehhh... foam? bwahaha! well, she made it clear that the gown won't fall. fine. tube it is! tube with a lot of foam! bwahahaha! good luck!

road (back) to damascus

last night, i travelled the road back to damascus and attended the st. paul alumni homecoming. my my there are a lot of paulinian mommas and lolas there! there were about 20 girls from my batch and it's nice to see these girls bloom into something wonderful and amazing. i mean, hey! 8 yrs ago, we were these childlike (and childish) HS girls... not a care in the world! and now we're headed into different paths - diverse yet we always look back to the good old days... with noise. yup! hehe reunions are always associated with noise! fun noise... hehe! can we help it if we're fun-loving? and noise-loving? haha!

we left the school 'cause val had this business affair in casino filipino. so we decided to just tambay there while waiting for her to get her stuff done. naks... parang sosyal... tambay sa casino! susme... we each bought 20 P5 tokens lang naman and played (or fooled around) the slot machines... haha! at syempre naubos ang P100 namin. well, josh won P100. the rest of us were losers. hehe... losers...

fun fun fun... =)

Sitting at the backseat of the car...

Funny how ive seen the transformation of the female
characters in the passenger seat. The first has been
this quiet and seemingly reserved lady. And now this
bubbly and cheerful young gal. He certainly has a
fondness on younger chicks huh. Time to get off..




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it is dark and cold in here (literally!)

my my.. another drama post? nah! Why is it dark in my
room? Well, napundi lang naman yung ilaw ko and im
using this violet star lamp kuya gave me last, last
year. Im not really sanay in a dark room. I associate
dark room with sleep. and why is it cold? Well, it has
been so cold for ages! It is not like i have enough
body fat to shield me from the cold no?! Halos makain
ko na petroleum jelly sa lips ko, sus! All windows are
closed, the fan is turned off, and i lie here awake in
the cold darkness, with dreamsounds in my ears (i
repeat, this is not a drama post! Nagtugma lng tlga
words hehe). I cant wait for summer!!!



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my pc is sick

Again? Hay.. Nakakainis! Buti pa ako ang lakas ng
resistance sa sakit.. I cant remember the last time i
got sick. Was that 2 yrs ago? With fever and cough. So
ive been fit as a horse for 2 yrs? Cool! =)



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what to do...

When theres chaos and uncertainty around you. And
youre clueless on whats going to happen in a few weeks
or days or even minutes. I wish the happy tales I SO
OFTEN HEAR will compensate for whats dark and scary..
I wish the smiles i so easily put on my face will pull
the burdensome weight of whats threatening and mind
bending and uncertain. Balance, girl! Yin yang!
Harmony! There.. Hope thats the trick.. =)



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toni and my strawberry blast

Met with tonette after work =) i had this superb
strawberry and cream drink (at a coffee shop? Hehe!
Why the sudden fondness over anything strawberry-ish
or blueberry-ish? Dunno but i really love it!).
Tonette and i really float in the same wavelength. We
could go on for hours just talking and laughing about
anything and everything. It was really nice to hear
her happy tales tonight. It's about time you become
REALLY overwhelmed with glee, girl! About time to fly
and shine and soar =)... Wishing you well =) mwah!
Remember the pointers i gave you ha!




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hmmm... ano kaya yun?

i wonder what's going on... funny why she had to refer to her as "yung babae". she has a name! and it's not like it's all her fault anyway... =) whatever that is, hope you patch things up. i believe in your capabilities... fix things and be happy. everybody has the capability to be in a happy state. it's just a matter of choice and proper mind set. wishing everybody well =)

risk no more

it was a sudden news. i was expecting something like this for quite some time now. but just the same, it was a sad news. ate my told me, "hindi ka ba iiyak? sige umiyak ka na... sabi nila mababaw raw ang luha mo." i was actually surprised that tears didn't fall. under "normal" circumstances, my tears should have fallen just hearing that news. i was teary-eyed, yes... just like she was. but tears didn't fall. maybe because i'll escape from my email collection? haha!

why am i sad? 'cause i've been with this wonderful group of people for almost 3 yrs. and by wonderful, i mean these are people with diverse attitudes and levels of goodness, yet we jive. these are people who helped me start with the "work battle". these are people who shared everything with me - food, tissue, medicine, knowledge, laughters, tears, paper, tips, name it! we've been through it all.

but my task is not to dwell on the dark side too long. life goes on for them all, and so mine should go on as well.

what's next? lexis daw... sheeesh! diba puro unix din dun? so much for escaping from my email collection... now i'll have to face more of those? haha! face the battle once again!

guys, if you're reading this, i thank God that our paths have crossed. it was quite a short moment and i'll never get enough of those... but yes, i realized those are enough... your images and goodness are now etched in my heart... this is all that matters anyway: that i have you here always. i love you, chums! =)

mukha kang happy...

is one of my favorite compliments. it means somehow, you radiate something good from within diba? =) hindi ka naman magmumukhang happy kung hindi ka happy!

i saw yei early this morning at the canteen. it was the first time i saw her after boot camp and i'm really happy to have seen her again. she's someone who's easy to connect with. no effort =).

i remember boot camp was 2 weeks after the "horrible incident" and i probably radiated sadness and pain back then. sadness and pain that i readily shared with a group of people i barely know. it felt great =).

5 months after, mukha na kong happy? that's good. thanks for the compliment =).

bisperas ng pista

was that a chapter from noli?! fiesta eve na.. The
holidays around here extend til the 3rd week of
january because of the fiesta. And the mood is really
that of an authentic old fashioned sto. niño barrio
fiesta =). The streets are lined with cool decors and
mosikos parade every now and then. Tomorrow, the
streets are closed for vehicles so walkathon na nmn
millions of people hehe. I dunno where they come from
but the whole day, ang dami talga naglalakad. Pde ka
mag boy/girl hunt hehe! Some relatives are coming over
tomorrow. Theres a family meeting, i heard. Haha! Good luck!



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HS girls

last night, met with some HS classmates: denise, josh, abbie, fraulie, jess. well, HS and elementary hehe... i've known them that long? yup! that long! we had dinner at superbowl. medyo dyahe... we were rowdy. we are ALWAYS rowdy when we meet... susme! as if we care! as long as we're happy, it's fine. haha! just like the old days.

it's funny how we've grown this "old" na. just a few years ago, we were these comic fun-loving girls, whose only concerns were to impersonate teachers and get through HS life. now... some things have changed, some haven't. dencia's a HS english teacher. fraulie's a vet doc. jess is a college computer teacher. abbie, josh, and i landed in IT related fields. but the moment we "unite" ay naku super alive ulit ang old days. and that's what i really love!

after dinner, we stayed at starbucks and konting chika pa plus a million and one trips to the restroom; we had too much iced tea, i guess. went home at around 1130 and i was really tired. tired but very happy =) to see some people i call good friends. =)

Strawberry ice cream and dreamsounds...

Make me smile. =) Yup, even if my throat is currently
a piece of battered and bruised body part, i gave in
and indulged to the pleasure that was strawberry ice
cream. Whats the second best smile machine? Listening
to dreamsounds over wave before entrusting my soul to
God and to my dreams tonight... =) aw... Throat hurts.
I dont mind, though! Im happy soul tonight! And no
email collection overdose could bring me down in the
next 8 hrs. =)



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no compromise

some people just dont know how to compromise... And
thats really sad. I know i cant do anything about it
but it hurts me... I know it hurts me but i cant do
anything about it... Hell.. Why dont i just assert
myself and somehow be superficially happy, even just
for a while? Ive always been like that. Exploding,
fuming, raging inside but i never let it out. And if i
do let it out, theres this internal filter that tells
me what and what not to release. i may silently cry
but i never assert myself. i may be hush and still but
i dont lie. and guess whos broken and wounded in the
end? And the other party had it his/her way and he/she
is happy (it seems). *Checked the calendar.. Oh, that
explains it.. Darn it..



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hay...

ang gwapo talga ni lex... pag may buhok sya, di na
gwapo. yun yung nagpapagwapo dun e... kaya lang di mo
maintindihan kung may topak b sya or what.. d
maintindihan kng ok b intentions k clark o hnde. pg
away-bati cla, promise muka silang major ding.. pro
gwapo tlga.. hay..




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ma's magic questions

while walking with ma, i heard her cellphone ring inside her bag. she didn't hear it so i told her her phone's ringing...
caths: ma, may tumatawag sayo.
ma's magic question: sino?

ay sus! ok... san ko kukunin ang sagot sa tanong na yun? haha!


this morning, ma was asking about metric conversion chuva and stuff.
ma: ilang centimeters meron sa 1 inch?
caths: 2.54
ma's magic question: bakit?

ay sus ulit! and kuya and i were like super duh! anong sagot dun sa tanong na yun? naman eh!!!

ooops...

hay that was a funny moment! i never thought that itll
___. i thought it wasnt ___. good thing i thought of
___. and made it look like ___. and i havent ___. aint
that discreet? hehe... and nonsense? duh..



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gaining wisdom (teeth)

extending my tongue to the upper right corner gum, i could feel the tip of the tooth already. "hello, world!", it says.

now to the upper left corner gum... it swells! goodness... the tooth is forcing its way out. not violently, though, but slightly painful.

the ones on the lower gums? wala pa. haha... i wish i'll be wiser with the emergence of the wisdom teeth. but then again, you can't gauge wisdom by the number of teeth. doesn't work that way... hehe

prince of jaipur and the ladybug sauce

the night before my cousin left, we had dinner at prince of jaipur. it's an indian restaurant at the fort and my mom works as an accountant there.

the atmosphere was very cozy: dim lights, comfy chair, indian decors (which are really very elegant and artsy!), pudristic music hehe!, at ang guests! my gash, forenjers talaga!

for the appetizer, they served this kropek-like stuff. papadum, they call it. there were also 3 sauces on the table. i didn't know if it was appropriate for the papadum, but yes, i tried each one on the papadum... the first two tasted spicy but ok. the third one, was a greenish lapot sauce. i didn't trust the looks so i tried a small amount only. geez! it actually tasted like ladybug! as in ladybugs na ni-blender! alam mo yun?!?

fortunately, wawin didn't see my reaction of distaste mwehehehe! i saw him scooping a teaspoonful on the papadum. evil me kept still. played dead. waited for his funny reaction bwahaha! so the moment came when he had to pop it in his mouth... bang! his face turned bitter and sicko! haha! i just pointed my finger at him and laughed hysterically. and told him that i actually knew it tasted ladybuggish haha! now that's what i call a "spicy" event!

here are some more interesting food that we had. not quite sure with the terms, though hehe:

roti - pita-bread-like thing. it was good!

ramasala lamb - lamb chops with sauce that tastes a bit like beef steak. tastes good with curry sauce!

skewer(?), consists of cottage cheese, fish, chicken, pork, shrimp wrapped in chicken and batter - i guess this is the kebabs thing! i loved the cottage cheese!

strawberry shake - with spices... hehe syempre joke ito. it was normal strawberry shake.

overall, it was good food! yummy food actually! those didn't taste super spicy (except for the ladybug sauce na pudrang pudra ang dating! gosh! i hate that!). i won't mind going back to prince of jaipur. =)

consistent inconsistencies

just pondering last night... why are inconsistencies so consistent? why is change a constant thing? well, i guess that's the way the elements of the universe conspire. that's the way our lives are woven into this wonderful spectrum of changing hues. and if you can't deal with the whirlpool, you'll probably go nuts haha!

who would want to live a life of dull monotone anyway? somehow, i know each of us expects a significant alteration in the sometimes-so-organized pattern of our lives. sometimes we crave for more, sometimes we get overwhelmed, sometimes we want to throw it all up. maybe the attitude is... to twist the changes around your fingers! if destiny plays with you, then by all means, get along with the game =)

saw the cutest thing...

i didn't notice before that baby elephants don't have tusks yet. as in no trace of white ivory stuff! haha! saw baby elephants on tv and they looked so cute! parang mga baby na bungal hehe! dig this:



haha bungal!

canada notes

for the past 2 weeks, i've been talking nonstop about my cousin's humongous appetite for canada-story-telling. why not share the tales? haha!!! he left this morning and i should say, it was a meaningful stay for him and for us. i know he works really hard there and he needed this vacation so he could unwind from all the stressful stuff he deals with. and yup! we miss him somehow. =)

hehe! here we go... here are the "interesting" items i learned:
*note1: each sentence starts with "in canada" phrase hehe
*note2: each item was shared by my cuz... i don't assure that these are accurate hehe

in canada, a bus driver could ban you in his bus if you misbehaved and pissed him off. how does the driver do it? he posts your picture in the bus as a sign that you're banned haha!

in canada, a haircut costs 15 canadian dollars.

in canada, repair for pants costs 10 canadian dollars, plus 5 canadian dollars tip.

in canada, you are protected by the "good samaritan law", which states that you cannot be sued when you do something to help others. remember when daddy incredible in incredibles was incredibly sued when he tried to incredibly rescue a man committing an incredible suicide?

in canada, the difference of a college and a university is: a college does not offer minor courses, a university does.

in canada, education loan could reach 30 thou canadian dollars (this includes allowance and rent. neat, eh?).

in canada, you could cross the united states border. just show your passport and citizen id(?).

alone...

it's been a while since i've been alone like this =). i like this. i need this! mom, kuya, and win are not home and i'm all alone! (well, manang is upstairs). i realized sometimes, you really need some time apart from the rest of the world. well, not naman everyday... that could make me crazy! =)

the past few weeks have been filled with festivities and merriment. plus my cousin's stay here turned our home into a haven of relatives hehe (which was good and happy!). he left this morning and suddenly our house turned into this peaceful nest again.

last night, we attended a family reunion/dinner and went home at 2am. sheesh 4 hrs! i can't recall the last time i slept at a decent, body-acceptable time. to think i had a monstrous exam/interview this morning. afterwhich, i met mommy riche (good luck tom!) for lunch. we learned that banana tempura is maruya with ice cream on top! haha yum!

my alone-hours started after lunch. riche said i could take a shuttle from valero to landmark but the shuttle left just as i was approaching it... haha! which was also good 'cause i decided to take the long way and walk my way to greenbelt! browsed a few books at powerbooks and headed home. when i got home, i felt so sleepy and took a nap. and by nap, i mean 3 hours hehe! now i feel rejuvinated and so at peace with myself. three smiles for that =) =) =)

i told u so..

i hate it when i hear that.. moreso when i say that to
myself.. hehe! i never learn, do i? i just made a
mental note a few hours ago, n now im forgetting? this
soon? am i having memory lapses? or am i forcing
myself to have those lapses? haha! i dont make sense,
do i? my... so many questions! might as well close my
eyes na lang.. =)! might as well close my eyes




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porn star name

we had this really fun thing kanina sa pantry. try to recall the following:

your first pet's name:

mine's lucky (he was a brown hyper dog)

the street kung saan ka nagkamalay:

de leon

put them together and voila! you have your porn star name... duh! lucky de leon! very attractive ha! lech! parang pang lalaki e! porn star name na nga lang ayaw pa ko pagbigyan haha!

here are a few funny names pa:

donna - gaby ruby (mukang high class na porn star ito! brilyante ang usapan!)

jet - pachi emerald (another high class star... hehe maningning talga!)

harbs - dekdek karapatan (hanep din ito! porn na porn! woohoo! di ko ma-dig!)

kent - hobie rizal (hmm... macho ang dating! o diba pati si kent na napadaan lang sa pantry!)

janice - lassy san andres (did i get it right?)

cristy - bert nine (duh! cristy! ano ba ito? walang kwenta! hehe!)

maricor - sandy moret (the best talga ito, maricor! bwahaha! can't get over! pakawala ang dating!)

oh well! funny funny!

ang nalalapit na katapusan ni manang... buwahahahaha!

hmmm... after posting my "manang series" rants, i'm glad to announce that this might be manang's last week in our home. darn it! the days-off-parusa didn't end! hmmm... walang takot si manang ah! manang left last dec 31 to attend a christmas party in her mom's place. mom asked her kindly if she could come back early on jan 1 because our relatives dropped by for lunch that day... "uu ate! uuwi aku maaga! kaya nga dadalhin ko yung susi e!".

she went back early, as promised. the only catch, though, is she sprained her ankle (hmmm win says she's just pretending daw! haha!). so she said, she'll look for a manghihilot "nearby" daw. so ok... payag na naman si ma. ok... we found out that nearby meant an overnight session somewhere na naman pala. goodness! in short, we did all the dirty work na naman! on a holiday! we were joking, "uy bilisan natin ang paghuhugas ng plato para pagbalik ni mam galing sa massage session nya, ok na... napuyat kse sa party kagabi e. kakahiya naman kay mam!" haha!

haaay... she had to lie pa talga e no na di sya lalayo. didn't even call to inform us she'll be out for the night na naman. we're not rude naman! and we won't let her work if her ankle's really sprained... but why lie? hay naku malas talga kami sa maid. looks like ma's had enough of "the attitude!".

hay... looking forward to the new "manang" who'll HOPEFULLY arrive next week! yahoo! actually, we haven't informed the old manang yet. baka may maipuslit na namang gamit bwahahaha! the latest chika we heard? may boylet si manang! and we thought na baka nga si boylet ang nagconvince sa PS2 scheme! aaaaw! buti pa si manang a may boylet!!! haha! yun yun e! hahaha!

mental note...

it's not worth your time =)
it's not worth your effort =)
it's not worth your energy =)
it's not worth your money =)

*this is a happy post hehe!

my life's little indulgences for the past week

my my! am i in a good mood! =) considering the fact that tomorrow is a working day again haha!

the past week has been a good one. it's a week off from the office... here are some of the little but satisfying indulgences i've had... mababaw, indeed! but that's what i am hehe!

spending christmas and new year with my family - people that matter most in my life.

having a break from worrying about OFACE and deadlines.

literally kain-tulog activity (well, for certain days only).

gulping about 4 cups of coffee - WITHOUT THE PALPITATION SIDE-EFFECT. that's neat, eh!

watching quite a few but fascinating fireworks on new year's eve.

munching a few bites of toblerone and ferrero and hedgehogs... hmmmm... yum!

sending away and receiving warm christmas and new year wishes.

reading ate maj's gift.

sleeping at 10pm last night - with relaxing incense before dozing off.

having to rest from cb's rants for 3 days.

having dinner with college chums.

having dinner with office chums and bowling after with family.

receiving a couple of hugs and kisses from my angelic niece and nephew.

finding out about certain truths about people - thse are really helpful!

watching a couple of dvds: finding nemo, wicker park (yongyong, thanks! i loved it!),

having a free day! today!

year starter

my second post for the year. the first one was a year ender... now i'm doing a year starter. let me recap the wonderful and not-so-wonderful events that helped shape my existence for the past year... past year? it feels odd referring to "yesterday" as "past year" hehe. anyways, i'll give it a shot:

wonderful: for the earlier part of the year, everything was normal. and normal meant being in a supposedly "mutual" honest commitment with someone. yup even if there was really a high level of uncertainty, i held on to something i thought was stable.

wonderful: we nursed 2 balikbayans last year... ate elaine, jan 2004 and kuya alain, dec 2004. that's neat! we started and ended the year by being hosts to beloved balikbayans... =)

wonderful: servisoft outing, outing with college chums, lagos with 2 bis (tric ride hehe)... oooh! with the 2-pc outfit! i never imagined i'd have the guts to wear that! haha kapalan lang talga ng mukha!

wonderful: other memorable trips: HK with ma: my first out-of-the-country trip. tagaytay with liza and riche: my first horsie-ride!

not-so-wonderful-at-first-but-turned-out-to-be-wonderful: come august, weeks before my birthday, i had my first heart break. yup, i guess this was the highlight of the year. having my first sagad-sa-butong emotional pain. i'm making it sound so bad no? 'cause that was how i felt then. i dunno... i guess i just felt that i was just too sheltered and i thought that was enough to shield me from the storms of dear life.

wonderful: having this online diary thing... aka blog. it was really cool! although i'm putting myself in a very vulnerable spot, almost allowing just anybody to go into my mind, it's a pretty good way of releasing what's inside - happy or not. oh, it's also a best chika form with my friends. o diba? aware ako sa buhay ng ibang tao! haha...

wonderful: boot camp! the extra-challenge-look-alike adventure i had! it was really the best! i gained a couple of good friends there and i became aware of my physical capabilities and limitations. i would love to do that again!

wonderful: i remember meeting and gaining a couple of new good friends and confidantes... building this really good rapport with my co-employees... and i don't remember losing any friend or having any major fight with someone. even with the one man who broke my heart.

wonderful: at home, everything was pretty good. usual petty quarrels and tampuhans but nothing really that catchy and alarming. everything is almost always in perfect harmony with my mom, kuya, and win.

not-so-wonderful-at-first-but-turned-out-to-be-wonderful: bought a pregnancy kit... the catch is... it's not for my personal use. haha as if i have a reason to use that kit! not in the next umm... 20 yrs? how could i forget the moment:
caths *whispers: "manong, medic nga po" (medic is the brand)
manong-mercury-drug *shouts out loud: "aaaah! yung pregnancy kit?"
everybody else: looks discreetly at me...
caths: duh sana lamunin na ko ng lupa!
it was a great news... new life is always a wonderful news. =) and the wedding is a wonderful news as well!

not-so-wonderful:unstability in the work area. although i'm happy with the people i work with, there's always this doubt that something's bound to happen soon... nega as it may sound, i'm sensing it will not be that good. =(

so summing it all up, almost everything turned out to be wonderful. =) i would like to be as positive as i could be. it may not be a very spectacular year, but heck! i lived and survived with the ones i love and God is definitely this constant source of good things and blessings. and i'm trusting Him just the same that He will guide us all this year... that He will do what's best for all of us. God bless us all =).

semi perfect year ender

oh my! Did i have a wonderful new years eve mass!
Serve ko kasi. While waiting for the priest to arrive,
i was joking around with mark and kaye... And i wasnt
really expecting to see puppy love in the church kasi
nga married na sya diba? But just as the mass was
about to start, there he was! Saw him! I guess i just
have this sort of puppy-love-radar thing. He stayed by
the gate - with his wife! Haha! So much for puppy love
gazing! So come procession, i was like mega conscious
while walking diba? Good thing i was seated behind the
belen. That way i didnt see him. And when it was my
turn to read, i didnt exert any effort in trying to
locate him. Bka magkamali pa ko hehe! But the ultimate
moment was during communion! Saw him approaching the
priest. There was this inner battle: to look or not to
look. I looked.. And there he was smiling at me.. Slow
motion moment haha! And i smiled back.. And i figured
he was mouthing happy new year at me. Thats all i
remember. Ok natunaw si caths deders! Hay! Nice year ender!



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