an epidemic of this and that

everybody feels unwell. same symptoms... aching throat, aching head, aching joints, slight fever, general feelings of discomfort... leading to trangkaso? waaaah! bawal magkasakit!

maricor and donna and i were all unwell last night. my kuya said a couple of his officemates also feel ill... grabe malapit na christmas eh dapat healthy lahat.

we've had our good doses of junkies to make us feel better. lagundi tablets, paracetamol, tuseran, decolgen... sales for these meds soar up if it's epidemic season. maybe i should invent my own cough/colds/fever medicine... tingnan kung kagatin ng public hehe. i dunno, but my throat somehow feels better. dunno if it's just a psychological thing 'cause i heard lagundi tablet is a wonder.

oh, is pregnancy an epidemic too? everybody seems to be pregnant! hihi! join the band wagon? woohoo! "why not?" is not an appropriate question."why?" sounds better. the best of luck to the future mother-and-child tandems. but maybe luck isn't enough to keep you going in this witty, wild world. you've got to have tons of blessings. so above all, may the good Lord bless and keep you all... us all. =) cheers to good health and to good babies! woohoo!

* we have this alcohol, the brand is biogenic... we sometimes wonder if it could act as a paracetamol... it sounds an awful lot like biogesic... hihi. 1 tsp. for a semi-headache, double the dose for a splitting headache. why not? kayo kaya mauna sumubok...

ang long weekend, isama mo na ang friday

friday

matapos kong magsagot ng mahahabang survey, we felt this sudden urge to search for food... and by food we mean, other junkies na hindi kfc, mcdo, or 711 stuff. we traversed ayala at around 1 am and when we realized that we're heading nowhere, we hailed a cab and had a sort of a joyride. we looked for kainan na open pa but the searching ended up in vain and we finally asked manong-patient-driver to drop us off at greenbelt - kung saan ang mga tao ay gumigiling at gumigimik na.
golly naman wala na ring open na restaurants... almost... kasi open pa pala ang kitchen (tama ba ang pangalan? kalimut ko na) 'til 2am.
so crepe and drama namin. at kape... ayos. nabusog kami for P200... watda... meryenda? 200? crap.
ohwell, balik din kami ng office to answer more surveys at maghintay for the clock to strike 6am... and uwi na woohoo!

saturday

saturday, i was supposed to go with mikey to visit his college friend - biktima ng hold-up at 8 stab wounds. God bless him... he's fine now...
pero dude, di ko talga kinayang bumangon ng 1030am... kaya hindi na rin ako sumama at natulog na lang ako. sabi ko mga 5 na ko gigising. weekend naman...
sabi ko lang yun dahil bandang 1230, kinatok ako ni kuya... dineadma ko... i thought if it's urgent, papatayin nya ko sa katok hanggang magising ako. so hindi pala... (i later on asked him why he was knocking at my door and he said wala lang daw, wala lang syang kasabay kumain ng lunch... ayos ka, bro... ang galing mo!)
so tulog ko ulit... at bandang 1pm, kinatok na naman ako. si win "ate..." he usually doesn't call me pag kumakatok at hindi urgent ang issue... so i felt it was something worth listening to, woke up, and opened the door. there he was, perspiring and namumutla and all... mukang may nangyari. all he blurted out was "nawala yung phone ko"... and i asked for the details, eyeing him from head to toe for any stabs, pasa, or sign of pananakit (yeah call me morbid... but heck i was nervous! praning pa ako sa 8 stabs)... so wala naman... pay attention ulit sa story nya.
it was the most peaceful form of pandurukot story that i ever heard... he rode a bus, got off the bus, and realized his phone's gone. thank God. i thank you God for this. for all we know, the mandurukot could have done anything worse... and that's all he did. i'm even thankful di sya tinutukan or sinabihan nang "hold-up to!". chum, may sakit sa puso si wawin... minsan na syang inakbayan ng holdaper pero may mga taong dumating kaya walang nakuha sa kanya nun... thank God ulit.
so anyway, yun na nga, the phone was gone in an instant... and hindi ako nagrereklamo... nagpapasalamat pa nga ako at napaka-safe ng method ng pagkakakuha nung phone.
sa lahat ng mga mandurukot, if you can't find decent, moral ways of living... yeah go on living your so-called way of living (puro living)... pero wag na kayong manakit... salamat na rin at hindi nyo sinaktan si win. oh, nakausap ko pa pala si manong mandurukot... i asked him nicely kung napulot nya yung phone ng brother ko... tinanong nya lang kung nasan kami and killed the connection na. nakakakilabot kahit papano... mangausap ng mandurukot.

sunday

birthday ng papa ni mikey (pero nasa barko sya... may handa nevertheless). punta raw ako sa kanila... so after mass (si father pogi ang pari hihi), went off to meet mikey na and nag lunch na kami sa kanila... some parts of the story i'd rather not relay... kse medo waste of time eh and private... funny in some way how NOT communicating could formulate the worst thoughts in your head... both his and mine. but it all ended well. after an hour of clearing things out, we just laughed and said... "awww..." yun lang siguro. =) somewhere in between these events, my mom and kuya, uncle and tita fetched me sa cavite na rin dahil birthday party naman nung 1 ko pang tita sa qc. so ayun, the saturday with mike was cut short pero masaya naman dun with my relatives and pamangkins... kung saan sentro ako ng chismisan at joke dahil nakilala ng tito kong kengkoy si mike... argh... i'll have to live with this joke for the rest of my life haha.

monday

is rest day. my 2 uncles were here kanina... as usual sentro pa rin ako ng joke... and you think it ends there? pinakanta pa ako sa magic sing na dala ng tito boy ko... argh... sige mega sing naman ako ng "if the feeling is gone" kasi walang kawala na talga ako... at mukang yun lang ang kaya ng boses ko haha. nakisama naman ang tadhana... naubos ang battery ng mic. so it's not magical at all hehe... and the singing was also cut short. thanks, papa God hihi! at lahat sila... "nakaligtas ka dun ah!" sa inyong lahat, bleeeeh! sa akin ang huling halakhak bwahahahaha!

tomorrow, pasok ulit. oh, have i mentioned this? nalilito na ang katawan ko kung matutulog ba sya or hindi. parang yung mata ko, inaantok na hindi. konting madikit lang ako sa kama, parang gusto na pumikit ng mata ko... i'm so lito.... hihi... lito but happy.

and to sum it all up, the weekend went well. funny how certain things have to happen, and you'll just have to explain not to defend but to make things known... and everything turns out ok. and you go on loving and living. and you realize it's not what you think, instead you are sooo loved. funny how you could be thankful even if certain so-called "valuable" things are taken away from you... and you just think positively and realize that it's great it's not your life that was taken from you... it's the most valuable thing after all. funny...

survey #6

[ a n g ry - s e c t i o n ]
: do you have a quick temper?
~~ i think so... but i keep in inside

: what do you do when you're mad?
~~ i keep quiet. i don't say a word.

: what's the worst thing you've done when
you were mad?
~~ hmmm... throw hurtful words... ganti ba...

: ever made anyone cry when you were
mad?
~~ ako ang umiiyak

: ever physically hurt someone when you
were mad?
~~ no... that's sick

[ c r y i n g - s e c t i o n ]
: when was the last time you really cried
your heart out?
~~ last year

: ever cried yourself to sleep?
~~ countless times... for the wrong reasons

: ever cried on your friend's shoulder?
~~ hindi pa ata

: ever cried over the opposite sex?
~~ oh yeah

: do you cry when you get an injury?
~~ i didn't cry the last time na... hmmm nadapa ako sa rizal memorial

: do certain songs make you cry?
~~ yeah, they do

[ p a i n - s e c t i o n ]
: what's the hardest thing you've ever had
to go through?
~~ ang piliting intindihin why i had to go through certain pains

: what's the worst thing you've done to
yourself?
~~ isulat ang name ng crush ko sa balat using sharp objects dahil yan ang uso nung HS

: what's the worst thing you've done to
somebody else?
~~ this is not my answer. this is jowa's answer but i'm keeping it 'cause it's so funny
"accidentally napagtawanan ko ung guy na may
gapasas na nunal sa may bandang ilong. nagulat
ako tapos bigla nalang ako natawa..."

this is my answer: hurtful words dahil sobrang nasaktan din ako

: ever had a painful break up
~~ hell, yeah

[h a p p y s e c t i o n.]
: are you normally a happy person?
~~ oh yeah!

: what can make you happy?
~~ every little thing can make or break my day

: do you wish you were happier?
~~ no... this state of happiness is just right. perfect. couldn't ask for more

: what will make you the happiest?
~~ pag super comfy na ang loved ones ko sa buhay... have just enough of everything that's necessary to live happily

: is being happy overrated?
~~ no

: can music make you happy?
~~ yup

[s e l f - e s t e e m s e c t i o n.]
: do you believe in yourself?
~~ not so

: when people say they think you are
pretty/cute, do u deny it?
~~ haha no... (not so pa ang answer ko sa previous question nyan ah!)

: are you happy with who you are?
~~ ya

: do you wish you can be someone else?
~~ yeah sometimes when i daydream... but i happily go back to who i really am haha!

survey #5

1. the last movie you watched?
harry potter and the goblet of fire

2. the last tv show you watched?
tv patrol

3. the last song you heard?
an unfamiliar song over wave

4. the last thing you bought?
foood

5.the last place you went to?
greenbelt

6. the last food you ate?
ham, mushroom, & bechamel sacue crepe chaka kape

Who was:
1.The last person you called?
mikey

2. the last person who called you?
mikey

3. the last person you texted?
mikey

4. the last person who texted you?
mikey

5. the last person who said good night last
nyt?
mikey

6. the last person who said i love you?
mikey

7. the last person you gave a testimonial?
jowa

8. the last person who sent u a msg in
friendster?
nestea

9. the last person you hugged?
mikey

10. the last person you saw on tv?
karen davila haha

Do You?
1 Do you believe that love is forever?
i do

2 Do you get hurt by people easily?
oh yeah. sensitive ako

3 Do you believe that all people are
generally good?
yup

4 Can you be anyone you want to be?
oh yes... in my daydreams

5. Do mean people make you sad?
yup sad and scared

6. Does ice cream make you happy?
yup

7.Do you sing in the shower?
hihi yup... yung give na give na version

8 When it rains, do you like to splash in
the puddles?
i'd love to...

9 If you see a cute boy walk down the
street,do you try to get their attention?
no... shy type ako

10 Do you notice when people have
beautiful eyes?
yeah hihi

11 Have you ever cried at a movie?
always? kahit comedy

12 Is it cute when old people are holding
hands?
definitely

13 Are you a happy person?
yeba! weeee!

14 Do you tend to worry?
a lot

15 Is it fine to cut barbie's hair?
no. it's scary

16 Have you ever laughed so hard?
i always laugh so hard, i cry.

18 Are you slightly lazy?.
slightly? extremely

19 Do you like to drive with the windows
down?
that would be great sa province... mausok dito eh!

survery #4

addict ka ba..
1. magsagot ng survey?
ngayon lang. walang magawa eh

2. sa pagtext?
medyo

3. magyosi?
i hate it

4. sa alak/beer?
di mashado

5. sa gimik?
ok lang

6. sa babae?
sa girlfriends ko hihi

7. sa lalake?
kay mikey lang

8. maginternet?
not so

9. sa coffee?
hindi

10. sa kiss?
uy oo

*maiba naman tayo... usapang love naman...
11. may crush ka ba ngayon?
meron

12. anong nagustuhan mo sa kanya?
pogi eh!

13. may love ka ba ngayon?
uu

14. pwede ko ba malaman kung sino siya?
hihi si mikey

15. may ex ka ba?
uu

16. yung ex mo mahal mo pa ba?
no

17. sino mas pipiliin mo? yung crush mo o
ex mo?
crush

18. ano ang gusto mo sa isang
babae/lalake?
hmmm nice eyes, funny

19. pano kung ang mga ayaw mo sa isang
tao e nandun sa taong mahal mo ngayon?
accept the person unconditionally

20. natry mo na ba malasing na tipong pati
sahig nilalampaso mo?
sa lababo naman... nagbara nga eh dyahe

21. natry mo na ba magdrugs?
not yet

22. natry mo na ba makipag one-nyt stand?
nde pa hihi

23. natry mo na manuod ng pornographic
film?
uu

24. siguro "ma-L" ka? ma-Lambing?
hmmm... if i'm in the mood

25. ano name mo?
caths

26. edge... (edad)?
25

27. school?
tapos na po

28. sex... (gender)?
f

29. Birthdate?
august

30.honest ka ba sa pagsagot ng mga
questions ko?
uu

survery #3

barbs... tag along!

1)YOUR PORN STAR NAME:
(Name of first pet + First Street you live in)
**Lucky de Leon chipips haha panglalaki...

2)YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME:
(Name of your favorite snack + Grandpa’s first name)
**Pancit Jose eeeew

3)YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME:
(First word you see on your left + Favorite restaurant)
**Junk Chilis

4)EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS:
(Favorite Spice + Last Vacation Spot Visited)
**Rosemary Liberty sosy!

5)YOUR SOCIALITE ALIAS:
(Silliest Childhood Nick + Town You First Partied)
**Basyang Parañaque paksyet ang jologs

6)YOUR FLY GIRL ALIAS (aka J.Lo)
(First Initial + First Three Letters of your Last Name)
**CCam watda? it doesn't sound good

7)YOUR ICON ALIAS:
(Something Sweet + Any Liquid in Kitchen)
**Syrup Water

8)YOUR DETECTIVE ALIAS:
(Favorite Baby Animal + Where You Went to College)
**Tiger Lasalle hihi scary!

9)YOUR BARFLY ALIAS:
(Last Snack You Ate + Your Favorite Alcoholic Drink)
**Crepe Tequila

10)YOUR SOAP OPERA ALIAS:
(Middle Name + First Word you see on your Right)
**Aldaba Doing oh meeeee!

11)YOUR ROCK STAR ALIAS:
(Favorite Candy + Last Name Of Favorite Musician)
**Foxs David

survey #2

* section 1 - have you ever... *

+ Cheated on someone?
hmmm... not yet

+ Been Cheated on?
yup. =) and i still have a smile on my face

+ Fallen off the bed?
hmmm... hindi pa ata

+ Broken someone's heart?
have i? i don't think so...

+ Had your heart broken?
oh yeah...

+ Had a dream come true?
yup! it's freaky!

+ Done something you regret?
i used to have regrets... but now? naaaah... =)

+ Cheated on a test?
oh yeah! lahat na sila eh... edi go na rin ako!

* section 2 - currently *

+ Wearing?
White blouse, black pants

+ Like anyone?
oh yeah! i like almost everybody!

+ Location?
hmmm... office right now

+ Chatting with?
mikey... nawala... iniwan ako hmp.

+ Watching?
hmmm... watching the letters pop up as i type

+ Should REALLY be doing?
sleeping argh... but i don't mind. i'm happy! woohoo!

+ Brush your teeth?
the last time i brushed? 8pm

+ Have any piercings?
tenga! one on each ear haha... kailangan pang i-elaborate?

+ Drive?
no

+ Drink?
oh yeah!

+ Smoke?
i hate cigarette fume haha fume talga

+ Got a cell?
yup. 1 lang

* section 3 - the last person you... *

+ Hugged?
mikey

+ Kissed?
mikey

+ IMed?
mikey

+ Talked on the phone to?
hmmm... kuya?

* section 4 - personal *

+ What do you want to be or do, when you finish school?
oh... hmmm... i'm done with that and i believe i'm doing what i want to do... wushu

+ What has been the best day of your life?
there's no particular day. i treasure countless days... when i'm happy... best DAYS

+ What comes first in your life?
oh... my family

+ Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend/crush?
bf and crush hihi

+ What are you most scared of?
hmmm... death of my loved ones

+ What do you usually think about before you go to bed?
hmmm... how my day went and how i hope my day will go the next day

+ Did you lose someone you really loved?
yup... my lola, lolo, papa, lolo

+ Love your family?
oh yeah! it's the best family in the whole world!

+ Are you a virgin?
i-announce ba? haha!

* section 5 - favorite *

+ Movie:
sumkinuva dami

+ Song:
simkinuva dami rin

+ Store:
i dunno

+ Clothing Store:
hmmm.. kahit ano

+ Relative:
hmmm my tito corny and cutie pamangkins

+ Sport:
basketball na lang hehe

+ Ice Cream Flavor:
choclate

+ Fruit:
hmmm... banana, strawberry

+ Candy:
kahit ano

+ Day of the Week:
hmmm saturday! it's a date day

+ Color:
white, violet, pink

* section 6 - do you *

+ Like to give hugs?
oh yeah!!!

+ Like to walk in the rain?
it's a great feeling to feel the drops of rain on your face... and back... tickles... =)

+ Prefer black or blue pens?
black

+ Like to travel?
yeaaah!

+ Sleep on your side?
yup

+ Have a goldfish?
when i was a small girl, we used to have gold fishes... hihi

+ Ever have the falling dream?
yeah freaky!

+ Have stuffed animals?
yup... i put them away for now. a bear and an elmo...

* section 7 - this or that *

+ Pierced nose or tongue?
naaah

+ Single or taken?
taken

+ MTV or BET?
ano yung bet?

+ 7th Heaven or Dawson's Creek?
Haven't seen a single 7th Heaven episode

+ Sugar or salt?
Sugar!

+ Silver or gold?
silver pero kung ibibigay nang buong puso, i don't have any preference hihi!

+ Chocolate or flowers?
hmmm... chocolate

+ Color of Black-and-white photos?
colored

+ M&Ms or Skittles?
M&Ms

+ Stay up late or sleep in?
stay up late... hihi... wouldn't want to sleep if i have good company

+ Hot or cold?
cold

+ Mustard or ketchup?
ketchup

+ Spring or Fall?
spring is nice

+ Happy or sad?
happy!!! who wants to be sad?

+ Wonder or amazement?
amazement! i'm always amazed!!! woohoo!

+ Mexican or Italian?
filipino hihi

+ Candy or Soda?
candy!

i'm tagging you all haha... oh harbs, i'm tagging you in particular hihi!!!

ages ago

i was browsing through some old photos and look what i found:



mwehehehe! michie and me... the photo was dated sept 2001... 4 yrs ago. looks so ancient... funny. hihi...

survey #1

1.like to walk under the rain?
~> yup! maricor? agree? remember laguna?

2.Sleep with or without clothes on?
~> with clothes

3.Prefer black or blue pen?
~> black

4.Dress up on Halloween?
~> yup once during college. woohoo! oh and during spi halloween!

5.Like to travel?
~> oh yeah!

6.Like someone?
~> hmmm. yup

7.Does he know?
~> definitely

8.cute ba cya?
~> uu

9.Think you're attractive?
~> hindi

10.Want to marry?
~> yup, someday

11.With whom?
~> with mr. right

12.Alaska or Hawaii?
~> hawaii

13. a good student?
~> average

14. Where are you by the way?
~> office... watda... tama ba ang ginagawa ko?

15. involved in sports?
~> hmmm... nope

16. Christmas or Halloween?
~> Christmas

17.Colored or black-and-white photo?
~> colored

18.Do long distance relationships work?
~> didn't work for me. for others, yeah they could work it out i'm sure

19.Do you believe in astrology?
~> sometimes

20. Do you believe in GOD?
~> definitely

21.Do you believe in love at first sight?
~> never experienced it yet but yeah, i believe it works for some

22.Do you consider yourself the life of the party?
~> not so... shy type ako. mayumi, mahinhin bwahaha

23.Are u an outgoing person?
~> depends on the people i'm with

24. Do you have a job?
~> yup

25. Do you make fun of people?
~> oo. pag may kasama tumawa

26. Do you think dreams eventually come true?
~> depends on how hard you work for it

27. Fave things to do?
~> hmmm... dance whenever we hear music, mag blog, mag daydream

28.Chocolates or Candy?
~> chocolates

29. Fave. person?
~> mom ko, kuya ko, win ko, mikey ko, HS and college kada ko, spi people

30. Favorite body part of the opposite sex?
~> eyes

31.Favorite food?
~> nde ako maselan sa food

32.Go to the movies or rent?
~> go to the movies

33. How's the weather right now?
~> just right

34.Hug or kiss?
~> both

35.last person u talked on the phone?
~> mikey

36.Last time you showered?
~> 7pm

37.Loud or soft music?
~> soft

38.McDonalds or Burger King?
~> mcdo

39. More romantic? baths or shower?
~> baths

40. Night or day?
~> night

41.Number of pillows on ur bed?
~> 4

42. Fave instrument? piano or guitar?
~> piano

43.Read or write?
~> read and write

44. Single or taken?
~> taken

45.Snow or water?
~> water

46.What are you going to do tomorrow?
~> work

47.what clothes are you wearing?
~> yellow shirt, black pants

48.What do you drink?
~> swissmiss, water, iced tea, rootbeer

49.What's ur wallpaper on your computer?
~> baduy yung default

50.What's right next to you?
~> left: maricor; right: an empty chair

55.What's your bedtime?
~> ah eh... 9am

56.What's your name?
~> caths

57. Wat time do you get up in the morning?
~> definition of my morning? 430pm

58.Who do you talk to the most online??
~> hmmm... mikey, beth, judy

59. LasT person u talked on your cel?
~> mikey

getting bored and gimik on an office night

haaay... i'm getting bored... getting sleepy. not so much on our plate right now. it's thanksgiving on the other side of the world and we're left with very minimal tasks today and tomorrow. even the agents here are just merrily chatting (in tagalog! haha may fine sila pag nag tagalog sila ah!)...

hmmm... i just yawned... gosh. i'm so bored.

thoughts:

i wonder how season 5 of smallville will go. kuya bought dvds of the whole season and he's making me inggit right now while he's at it... he said nag do raw si clark and lana and nahuli nina mom and dad! ohhmmmeee... hehe! interesting!

kelan kaya magiging sina nestea at odette? hihi... pwede! bagay sila! woohoo! i smell love in the air!

bakit ang iingay ng mga tao ngayon?!?!? waaaah! nabibingi na ko!

hihi si jz nakakatuwa... ni-pm pa ko para kwentuhan ng pbb... hihi i miss those kids

after a few hours...

ok so the people are bored. gimik daw! woohoo! eto tipsy na hihi... tama bang gumimik on a thursday night? hehe hello ah eh hanggang 6am pa kme? hihi... ayoko ng amoy ko... halo-halong amoy ng yosi, sisig, at kung anu-ano pa. pero nde ako nagyoyosi ah! hilo na ko... woohoo! talk about thrill... now i'm thrilled hihi... watda... i'm talking nonsense. i wanna sleep... awww... hihihi...

how do i feel today?

hmmm... time check... 530pm just woke up an hour ago. do i feel good? heck, yeah!!! if only i'm not hungry. the only food that i think is edible around here are these tuna balls. i'm no so into it... but my mom had to leave early this morning so we have to settle for piniritong-anything again hihi.

thoughts?

i'm really glad to see this unexpected transformation in people... from selfish to loving, from a stone to a beaming heart, from ice cold to a radiating warmth. although there's still one thing that's meant to heal. i'm afraid it will take some more time... but all wounds heal eventually.

i MIGHT lose my patience at times. but i'm trying my very best to hold on to it... it might have VERY damaging effects. i believe i've mastered the art of settling differences. or IGNORING differences? everything is under control. i'll just have to have a firm grip on my patience =)

christmas is coming! but before that, a thread of birthdays will come... my lola, ate aileen, aira, mike, ate elaine. after that, the christmas season will rush through. my kuya's almost done with his christmas gift shopping. good for him. hmmm... wala pa kong pera eh! haha!

there's an upcoming holiday on monday. what to do? what to do?

i better eat right now... yeah tuna balls would be fine. anything would be fine for a grumbling tyan...

some signs we surely, truly, honestly, undoubtedly miss habs-e

we pretend that she's with us: in the elevator, while we're walking. we talk to her, we give her her own space. and we get mad when other people will step on that space provided for her hehe.

we provided a space for her for the spi dinner. there was this blank... blank? whatda? more like unoccupied chair that we left for harbs... and we took her picture (imagining she was there, of course)

we still cry like "waaaah! harbie!"... alam na nya yun kung pano ang tono nun

we wonder if harbie is online pag nasa office na kami... harbie, mag download ka ng skype. yun ang gami namin sa office eh.

knowing our team mates are in florida, we always wonder and wish that she could get a job for our company (florida office) and we could be team mates again!

we still shout "barbieeeeee!" out in public places... hoping that maybe.. just maybe, she might just answer in disgust hehe...

awww.... barbie... dear barbie... miss ka na namin! =)

all mixed up and the goblet of fire

monday morning 126am... i know i'm supposed to be sleeping right now... but it turns out... my days are now nights and my nights are now days. hehe.

hmmm... what's happened for the past week so far? so far so good at work. although some things are turning out as unexpected and scary at times... you'll just have to do your best... 'cause you'll never know what happens next... or when things will happen.

everybody's just super helfpul in pointing out what needs to be done and how to get things done. it's so true how there's this inner kindness in every person's heart. some hearts may just happen to sparkle more but every heart and soul combination is good... that's what i believe in.

tumataba na raw ako sabi ni papa mike kse raw puro fastfood na ang kinakain ko. mcdo, kfc, hotdog sa 711 na lasang putok, cup noodles, sandwiches, donuts yan ang laman ng tyan ko. asked him if ayaw nya na tumataba ako... and he said ok naman daw may nakukurot nang laman (or taba) hehe... i don't know if that's good or bad... but i always dreamt of being mataba somehow hehe... the problem is... tyan ko lang ang tumataba, thus the term bilbil. shocks...

watched harry potter yesterday. grabe binata na sina harry potter at ron. si hermione akalain mong napakagandang bata pala... shi cho cute pero pango... hehe ako rin pango. nde ako namimintas ah... kse sinabi ko rin na pango ako haha! i heard heart auditioned for the part. she could've done a great job of portraying cho's role. =) she's a pretty girl.

the effects were great... although medyo dragging yung scenes. pero ok lang. marami kaming nakitang batang "naghaharutan" at inisip ko kung maharot din ako minsan haha... nde naman. promise. pero... oo sige maharot minsan pero medyo lang... hindi naman kasing childish nung mga nakita naming bata hehe. bata pa naman ako. what's wrong with that?

hmmm... tomorrow's another week. i hope the work load's not that heavy. thanksgiving is coming anyway. =) i hope this is a mega petiks week.

padugo namin ngayon and a few more stuff

that's how they call the pa-dinner of the newbies. we had dinner at makati republik... hehe para syang beerhouse... what could you expect e puro lalaki ang crowd sa team namin. hihi...

ok naman super busog... mura rin ang food. pero sa cholesterol ng mga kinain namin, malamang ma-dead din kami nang maaga hehe...

i have this irritating headache right now. anticipating the monthly grouchy icky thing. sigh... pimples somehow gone... thanks to my new toner... black circles under eyes becoming worse? sigh... muka na kong puyat lagi hihi... ok lang naman daw. =)

received a rather sad, bad news today. =( crossing our fingers it won't happen...

we're celebrating this ultimate reunion today... harbs yihee naiinggit! donna: to my far left and maricor: to my left. ang ingay namin! hehe... saya! it's nice to be happy with your work and the people you work with.

omg... i can't believe i'm still mentoring the spi newbies haha! online or phone patch itu! pede bang mag charge ng consultation fee? haha! funny.

may joke pala ako... narinig ko earlier sa bus on my way to work:

young nun: mother superior, dapat po ipagbawal na ang pagwiwi ng mga pari sa pader!

mother superior: sister, pabayaan mo na yun! kaliit-liit na bagay eh!

young nun: (kinilig...) ay mother malaki po! hihihi!

hehe wala lang. natawa lang kasi ako mag-isa sa bus eh...

off to have a quick break. =)

1st day of my 2nd week at my new work

sleepy? not so... it's 5:55 am. 5 minutes before i head home. i guess i'm used to it na. sleeping by day and working by night. haha. this won't last forever. up to december probably? i hope so. =) ang daming ko nang pimples eh. lech... hihi...

ngayon, we're used to hearing "gwapong" boses. boses lang promise hehe...

we're making gaya the agents... "hi this is catherine. how may i help you today?"

ang daming nag e-english... hello nasa philippines tayo... hello eh amerikano kaya ang mga client pano mag tatagalog bwahahaha!

hmmm... gumagawa na naman ako ng test cases. i love it! sobrang konting stress! woohoo! parang we find bugs... you fix it hehe!

i put curtains in my room to shield me from the sun when i sleep at day hehe.

waiting for donna... it's her first day tonight. errr.... her first night tonight?

and i'm going home...

*bakit nga pala ang mga truck driver, yung nasa passenger seat pala ng truck, laging nakataas ang mga paa...

mike chats with my "mom"

online ako. ni-ding ako ni mike. he thought he's chatting with my mom. i played along... hihi... with consent ang post na ito... =) bwahaha

mike :
caths: hey =)
mike : kw gamit ng pc?
caths: ha?
caths: nong ako gamit?
mike : i mean kung ikaw nagamit
mike : baka mommy mo eh
caths: yup
caths: mommy ako ni caths
mike : ay sorry po
mike : njan po c caths?
caths: nanonood ng tv
mike : musta po tita?
caths: ok naman
caths: tumitingin ng pwedeng business
mike : ahh
mike : pakisabi nlng po online ako
mike : thanks po
caths: may idea ka ba?
caths: may tanong pala ko sayo
mike : ano po?
caths: anong hangarin mo sa anak ko?
mike : ha?
mike : po?
caths: mahal mo ba ang anak ko?
mike : opo
caths: niloloko mo lang ata
caths: hihi...
mike : ndi po
caths: joke lang
mike : EEEEEHHHHH
mike : KAINIS KA!
mike : BAHALA KA JAN!
caths: ano ka ba?!?!?
mike : AYOKO NA
caths: no ka ba?!?!?
mike : =(
caths: inisip mo ba talga si mommy un?
caths: ahaha
caths: pero pinabasa ko haha
caths: tinatawanan ka hihihi
caths: to talga
mike : bahala ka

25 cathsfacts

saw this from harbs' blog... 25? ang dami! 25 things people don't know YET about me? hmmm... wala na ata eh i'm so transparent... hehe... i'll give it a shot...

1. i'm not choosy and maselan when it comes to food. the only ones i don't really like that much are: sardines, vienna sausage... although i'll eat them still pag wala nang choice. other that those, kahit damo-damo lang, kakainin ko =)



2. i keep a journal of my dreams... i started about 2 weeks ago. i had some weird dreams and thought of keeping a journal of those... for just wala lang purposes.



3. when i feel bad towards someone, i don't usually confront the person. in fact, i never confront anybody. i write it all down. sort of a hate journal? hihi at least i let it out somehow.



4. during 2nd and 3rd year HS, i was part of the intrams... hihi... dig this - skipping rope competition! we bagged the gold prize during 2nd year. 3rd yr, hmmm wala na ata.



5. tried smoking only once... and i never tried it again. and i can't tolerate the smell of yosi usok. pero nde naman ako rude to cover my nose pag friends ko yung nag smoke hihi...



6. i was iyakin when i was a kid. what's new? by iyakin i mean, yung ngalngal talga haha! my mom had to gapos me during a dentist appointment to keep me still on the chair. "parang baboy na kinakatay" is how they usually term it. now, i'm finesse nang umiyak hihi... mahinhin, mayumi.



7. i talk to myself... before going to bed. i talk aloud. don't we all? hmmm... don't we all?



8. when i'm alone watching tv, and i happen to surf on some old tagalog movie... the black-and-white-and-may-guhit-guhit-na-sa-kalumaan type... i watch it. hihi... and i try my best to guess who the actors are. how cheap could i be sometimes? hmmm... pati pala videoke, i sing along give na give... hihi but ONLY when i'm alone!



9. i have a fondness in sniffing... errr... smelling match stick fume. adik...



10. i was the salutatorian of the class during nursery... konting top ten during my elementary years. and that's it. haha! i'm pretty much the average kid na all through my aral years.



11. i have 4 super duper kamuka people... (1) my papa (2) my brother erwin (3) my half sister, pia - dunno where she is right now (4) grace, my HS and college school mate. i swear super kamuka. check her out in my friendster.



12. i used to cry over my crush way back college... grabe. i sooo like him! code name? electric fan... hihi. he's married now.



13. 2 things i sooo wanted to have when i was younger... a bike and roller blades... hanep



14. my closest cousin, irish, and i used to have prayer meetings in my old room. we would close all windows and doors, put the lights out so it would be super dark... say our prayers and force ourselves to cry during meditation. hehe... runs in the blood. drama and craziness.



15. while most people would turn the radio on to find their way to sleep, i CAN'T sleep with music on... even the mellow ones. i'll find myself singing along with every song. hihi parang jingle ng 96.3 wrock.



16. i tend to be super shy around guys. i don't even look at them unless, of course, they talk to me. must be the effect of studying in an all-girls school during elem and HS.



17. on the contrary, when i become close with a guy friend... i don't hold back anything. i could share the very intimate details of my life... even those i'm not supposed to share with a guy friend.



18. i love to experiment when cooking. i almost always follow a cookbook as a guide but end up adding a little bit of ANYTHING to alter the taste. hihi... sometimes.... i double the amounts mentioned in the recipe para double ang sarap hehe.



19. i find it hard to make ebs in the spi restroom... hihi pati ba ito? i always rush home to make ebs... hihi nahiya naman ako... well it's a known fact naman sa mga tao.



20. when i'm home, i eat rice for as much as 6 times - breakfast, merienda AM, lunch, merienda PM, and dinner, and midnight snack... no wonder my bilbil's so laki.



21. i'm a soooo-ordinary-kid when i was growing up. i used to read nancy drew and hardy boys and sweet valley kids/twin/high/university just like everybody else did.



22. in addition, i used to believe that kisses become pregnant and they would lay their egg kisses when you put them snug in containers with cotton... argh... i'm so a-believer.



23. something not so ordinary... when julie vega died, i used to believe that she'll come to our house and haunt me... like duh... sino ako?!?!



24. during 3rd yr HS, i had dengue fever - the only instance i was confined in a hospital... i was transfused with white blood platelets and my body refused to accept the new blood. i convulsed and was in coma for almost 6 hours. this is, i believe, my second life.



25. i'm not into computers. i'm not a techie person. the only reason i took up comp sci was because for the interest test during HS, i got high scores for computer AND science... duh... thus, my father suggested i take up comp sci... duh. no regrets though. i survived, and i'm still surviving!

some signs my kuya is a true blue jologs

kuya ko? sosyalero yan... maarte! nde bumibili ng mga chipis at mga bagay na mumu - mumurahin... puro mama - mamahalin. asus! at bago bumili, he'll think it over a million times before he'll make the purchase. only the best buys. nakakabwisit na nga minsan eh. lalo na if he'll ask to me to accompany him pag may bibilhin sya... i'm like... "oh no!!! not another shopping moment with kuya!!!" doom ito! pero sige... kahit na inuugatan na yung paa ko kakahintay... i don't (usually) mind.

konting may makita sa 'min... he'll give you that disgusted look and say, "ano ba? ang cheap nyo!" haha! bakit ba?!? it's nice to be jologs. cool nga eh! wag lang yung sobra... nakakabwisit na rin yun. maricor and donna and harbie know that we are true-blood jologs and it's fun and we pretend that we try to hide it... and whisper... "ano ba? nde pede ang jologs dito!" and we giggle and die... hehe...

but lately... i just have to make buking that i know it and i sense it that kuya... is jologs too! here are proofs:

nanood ng dubai! kasama si aira... hindi sa bahay ha... sa movie house talga! hihi... not that you're jologs if you watch it... pero si kuya?!? i don't know what's running in his system at napapayag sya ni aira... (true love, i guess?)

kung nde pa nakita ang sassy girl vcd (with english subtitle) ko dito sa bahay, manonod dapat sila ng my sassy girl tagalog version... yeah that's the spirit! hiniram na lang ang vcd ko at sa bahay sila nanood.

nanood ng asap 05 at sop! it's sooo not like him. kanina, i heard him singing along with the song... eto ang matindi... 'di ko kinaya "sasakyan kita" my gulay! tinginan lang kami ng mom ko at tawanan... haha!

bumili ng mumu na polo sa uniwide at proud sya sa purchase nyang ito... papahulaan pa samin kung magkano... and we were like "hmmm... sa tingin namin P2.50 lang yan" hahaha!

before, only my mom and i were watching big brother... ay sus. i would rush home from work just so i could watch it. my kuya would just roll his eyes bulong bulong na naman ng kung anu-ano... but for the past few weeks, my gosh.. nauuna pa samin sa sofa pag PBB na! bwahahaha! at promise! super disappointed sya pag tapos na!