There's a Right Time for Everything

There's an opportune time to do things,
a right time for everything on the earth:

A right time for birth and another for death,
A right time to plant and another to reap,
A right time to kill and another to heal,
A right time to destroy and another to construct,
A right time to cry and another to laugh,
A right time to lament and another to cheer,
A right time to make love and another to abstain,
A right time to embrace and another to part,
A right time to search and another to count your losses,
A right time to hold on and another to let go,
A right time to rip out and another to mend,
A right time to shut up and another to speak up,
A right time to love and another to hate,
A right time to wage war and another to make peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 The Message

... my question, though, is when? :(

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on river wild and laser discs

monday morning, nothing to do, chanced upon river wild showing on hbo. and i was instantly glued to the couch/tv screen. it was a film i've seen so many years ago... roughly more than 10 years ago! i was so young then! it's a good film - heart pumping and adventurous. and i read just now that meryl streep did most of her stunts in that film. amazing actress. if i were trapped in that situation? what would i have done? sus... parang ang lakas ko e no!



speaking of ages ago, i recall this was one of the films i've seen on laser disc pa! it was the hype after the betamax and vhs eras. according to wikipedia, "The laserdisc (LD) was the first commercial optical disc storage medium, and is used primarily for the presentation of movies." ok very informative hahaha! well, i remember it looked like a compact disk, only it wasn't compact! LOL! actually it was about a foot in diameter! geez! this medium was gigantic! and the only laserdisc rental place i know back then was in makati cinema square! and papa would bring home these square silver plastic bags that contained the dozens of laser discs he rented from that shop. was it apple or the logo was apple? something like that...

my father was an advocate of home-viewing and super loud sound systems. the funny thing is, our neighborhood is infested by millions of tricycles and i swear, when we're viewing a film at home, you could forget about the irritating tricycle sounds! my papa's sound system could be heard even from a good distance hahaha!

happy shalala

di naman mukhang happyng happy si kuya hehe... this is the usual weekend setup, a family conference call via skype. kulitan lang. kumustahan. hehe.

we miss this guy so much.

survey #13

1. In one sentence, explain what ended your last relationship:
-infidelity

2. What made you smile today?
-hmm... talking with mikey about timpi

3. What were you doing this morning at 8 a.m.?
-talking with mom

4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago?
-sleeping

5. Something that happened to you in 1986?
-my baby brother was born

6. Your prom night?
-hmmm... overnight with kada

7. Last thing someone else said to you?
-"sabihin ko hinahanap mo?"

8. What was your answer?
-sige

9. Worst thing currently on television:
-ewan

10. What was in the mail today?
-bills

11. How many different beverages have you drank today?
-2 lang

12. What is your favorite part of the day?
-sunrise... and i don't see it often

13. Your current To-do list?
-hmm... mag test

14. Where is your best friend right now?
-ewan ko

15. What color is your toothbrush?
-green

17. Any plans for Friday night?
-wala e. pumasok

18. Least favorite place to shop?
-hmmm... dunno

19. things you bought today?
-chicken mcdo

20. Last gift you received?
-hikaw

21. Funniest thing that happened all day?
-walang funny

22. Favorite mug?
-wala rin

23. What color is your front door?
-brown

24. Describe your keychain:
-silver sya

26. What was the weather like on your graduation day?
-sunny

27. Last ice cream flavor?
-buko pandan? yak

28. Last rainbow you saw
-a few months ago

29. Something you are excited about?
-my christmas vaca!

survey #12

THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU.

1.) Cried:
-no

2.) Worn jeans:
-yep

3.) Met someone:
-ay wala

4.) Done laundry:
-no

5.) Talked on the phone:
-yeba

6.) Kissed someone:
-no... ang tagal na!

7.) Said I love you:
-yeah

DO YOU BELiEVE iN

8.) Yourself:
-sometimes

9.) Your friends:
-yes

10.) Tooth Fairy:
-no

11.) Second chances:
-no... a big no

FRiENDS AND LiFE

12.) Do you ever wish you had another name?
-no

13.) Do your friends like you?
-sabi nila... like ko rin sila hihi

14.) Which one of your friends acts the most like you?
-hmmm... most of them are like me.. tawa nang tawa

15.) What's the best feeling in the world?
-being with someone you love

WHiCH iS BETTER

16.) Chocolate or vanilla?
-chocolate

17.) Coke or Pepsi:
-coke

18.) Love or Lust:
-pareho hihi

19.) Sprite or 7UP:
-Sprite

21.) Blonde Guys or Brunette Guys:
-ayaw

23.) Movies or Dinners:
-movies

24.) Night or Day:
-gabi

THE LAST TiME YOU

28.) Showered:
-10/18 7pm

29.) Cried:
-last week?

WHO

30.) Makes you smile?
-marami

31.) Who makes you laugh no matter what:
-hmmm... marami rin

32.) Has a crush on you:
-ewan

33.) Are you in love right now?:
-yea

DO YOU EVER

34.) Sit by the phone waiting for a phone call?
-yup

35.) Save IM conversations:
-hmmm.. work related lang

36.) Wish you were someone else:
-nope

37.) Wish you were a member of the opposite sex:
no. eeww

39.) Got online for longer than eight hours at a time
yeba

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON

40.) That you saw.?
-maricor?

41.) You talked to?:
-maricor

42.) You hugged?:
-mikey?

43.) You instant messaged?:
-jana

44.) You messaged on myspace?:
-si eric?

45.) You yelled at?:
-hmmm. win

46.) You thought about?:
-si win

47.) You loved?:
-si mikey

DO YOU?

48.) Color your hair?:
-no

49.) Have tattoos?:
-ala

50.) Have piercings?:
-thenga lang

51.) Own more than 10 pairs of flip flops?
-hindi

52.) Like someone?
-yeah

53.) Hate someone?
-oo ata eh

54.) Have any money on you?
-yeah

55.) Play any sports?
-no ngayon

survey #11

ten ten ten

TEN EMOTIONS.
1. are you missing someone right now? yes
2. are you happy? yes
3. are you talking to anyone right now? sa ym
4. are you bored? and sleepy
5. are you german? no
6. are you irish? no
7. are you spanish? no
8. are you asian? yes
9. are your parents still married? pag byuda si mama, married pa rin ba yun?


TEN FAVORITES.
1. televison show: prison break!
2. flower: roses na lang
3. color: lilac
4. sport: swimming
5. mall: kahit saan
6. music: depende rin sa mood
7. food: may sabaw, pagkaing pampista hehe
8. seasons? summer!
9. animal: dog
10. state: ewan

TEN FACTS.
1. hometown: parañaque
2. hair color: brown
3.perfume: light blue
4. hair style: layered?
5. eye color: brown
6. shoe size: 5
7. mood: sleepy
8. skin color: brown?
10. lefty/righty: righty

TEN THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE.

1. have you ever been in love? uu
2. do you believe in love? oo nman
3. are you taken? oo?
4. have you ever been heartbroken? yup
5. have you ever broken someone's heart? i don't know baka kebs lang haha
6. have you ever fallen for one of your best friends? nung nakaraan, oo
7. have you ever liked someone but never told them? yes... sniff
8. are you afraid of commitment? hindi naman
9. has someone ever kissed your hand? yes
10. have you ever had a secret admirer? hewan ko

TEN THINGS: THIS OR THAT.
1. love or trust: hmmm... pareho siguro
2. hard liquor or beer: hard
3. night or day: day
4. one night stands or relationships: relationships
5. television or internet: internet
6. pepsi or coke: coke
7. wild night out or romantic night in: wild night out
8. colored pictures or black and white colored
9. phone or in person: in person
10. friendster or myspace: friendster

TEN HAVE Y0U EVER's.
1. have you ever been caught sneaking out? no
2. have you ever skinny dipped? oh yeah! the best!
3. have you ever done something you regret? yes
4. have you ever bungee jumped? i'd love to
5. have you ever been on a house boat? not yet
6. have you ever finished an entire jaw breaker? huh?
7. have you ever wanted someone so badly it hurt? yes
9. have you ever danced in the rain? yes!
10. have you ever had a hang over? hindi pa ata

getting better

history 101: i never had problems getting along with the ex's mother-father-brother-sister-how-do-you-brush-your-teeth a.k.a FAMILY. in fact, up to now, i still get in touch with the mother - i more fondly call nanay. i got along well, in fact, i felt really accepted and loved and wanted from the first time we met up to this moment. the father is a seaman and is super maboka and funny man.

with the current: the mother is a-ok, equally welcoming and heart-warming as the ex's mother and i feel like i've known her for the longest time. the father? is a seaman and is currently home for a couple of months. i was certain i didn't want to meet him. thanks to the current's (na itatago ko sa pangalang mikey) not-so-positive feedback about him.

i was afraid to meet him for the first time 3 weeks ago. i was terrified that i might be rejected and unwanted. whoever wants to feel rejected? i asked, "pwede bang wag ko na lang sya i-meet?" i felt i just might cry of humiliation if i were shown even a tiny hint of rejection or i-don't-want-you-looks. and he said, "out of the question"... yeah i know. i had to meet him. really, really had to meet him.

so for 3 consecutive weekends, i was meeting with the parents (particularly with the father). here are some signs things are getting better... from good, that is. :)

weekend 1: i felt there was a high level of ilang factor. i was addressed indirectly, as if speaking with me, but statements were coursed via the mother and the son... he couldn't call me by name... hahaha! as in he was referring to me as "ano". super funny. i wasn't offended but i felt equally ilang. i think i understand where he's coming from - having to meet his only son's girlfriend for the first time. no sour faces though. which was really good... more of ilang lang siguro and shy.

weekend 2: getting a little at ease... he called me catherine. full name. the only times i'm called catherine: a. job interview, b. business matters at work, c. the newest addition to the list - when meeting the bf's father for the first time. haha! nick names could come later. i didn't remember if we had a direct conversation, but things were definitely more comfortable this time around. now, i have a name. i'm not "ano" anymore.

weekend 3: hey, he spoke with me! for a couple of times! and i'm positive he addressed those statements to me directly! nice. and he called me cat! now, that's what i call super heart-warming...

i wanted to make pingot mikey for scaring me about this whole meet-my-dad-thing. he's not stern as i thought he might be. in fact i think he's really nice. i'm not the maboka and ma p.r. type, but i slowly manage to be in good terms with the dad - who's someone like me too, i guess... not too much of the talkies type... but not rude. i'm not certain what things run through his head, but i'd rather not know. for now, i'm contented with the positive signals he's showing me. after all, the son says, "like ka nya". and that's all i need to hear and know. :)

busy no more - for a while

for the past few weeks, we've been pretty hyped up at the office. tasks here and there... make that super urgent tasks. can't eat on time, can't have rest room breaks, can't chat, can't do any thing that's outside the scope of work. hehe. too bad.

today is a new day, the major task was put on hold to, first of all, gather the correct requirements from the client... which should have been the first step. hehehe.

oh well... a couple of flashbacks:

how i felt so terrified to meet someone for the first time. i was hoping i could get away with it, not meet him at all, but the day came and we had to meet. he referred to me as "ano". as in, "ihahatid pa natin si ano". i wanted to laugh out loud, but thought it was better not to. harharhar... last sunday, he was able to utter my name - which is a good progress. we'll see.

wawin is the family driver now. make that family student driver :) kuya has been gone for a couple of weeks now and wawin is learning really fast. i tried to drive a little.. and i was just too weak to go on with it. another we'll see. hehe.

last sunday, we visited a new born niece, brien. she was born premature at 8 months and last sunday marked her supposed to be 9th month. just a thought. when somebody asks, "ilang months na sya?" is the answer 9 months? or 1 month? hmmm...

galit sa 'kin si mungmong...

no, not the kitty-mungmong... the real mungmong, as in wawindawiwi-win-erwin-mungmong. he asked me to print a 4-page report at the office since our printer ink dried up ages ago, and we have no plans of replacing the cartridge anytime soon. he was supposed to bring this report to school today. he painstakingly reminded me a dozen times before i left for work last night. when i got to the office, i opened my email and confirmed to him that i got the report and it's ready for printing.

after a stressful 8-hour work time, silly me obviously forgot about the report. i was already in baclaran this morning when i remembered. it was a shrieking sound in my ear when it hit me. and there were tiny streaks of light that flashed through my eyes. shucks. the report. i'm dead.

what the heck, i thought i couldn't get back to the office, i'm so, so, so, so tired. i'll just look for the nearest internet shop in our neighborhood. there's one that's super near, but i'm doubtful they're open at 8am.

i got in the house and saw win, playing this monster thing at the pc. i told him i forgot, and i'm so sorry, and volunteered to accompany him to the internet shop. he smiled a fake smile and told me nevermind, he'll figure out a way when he gets to school. and he never talked to me again.

teka ako ang ate ah. bakit parang pinaparusahan ako? linsyak na bata ito. i said i'm sorry! and the last time he asked me to do this kind of favor, i did it right. it's just that things are heavy-flowing at work. (do i hear excuses? i do!)

puwes, manonood ako ng prison break mag-isa! manood ka rin mag-isa mo! 'di tayo bati! wala akong prison break buddy this week, fine! hmp

mungmong

meet mungmong, the new baby in the house. :) there was this big, white cat who brought her new born kittens in our house. we kept the black one - mungmong. it was win's nickname when he was still a baby... and i decided to use that name for this cute, little kitten. despite win's wild protests of using that name, everybody calls the black kitten mungmong now. hehehe.