Tell Me Your Dreams

I've finished reading Sidney Sheldon's Tell Me Your Dreams yesterday. Would you believe it, it took me 4 days to finish a single book! It's a shame because I used to finish a book in just one sitting, and that's about 4-5 hours max. Tell Me Your Dreams is about a young beautiful woman who's suspected of committing a series of brutal murders. The police made an arrest that led to one of the most bizarre trials of the century. Bizarre because the suspect of the murders is not aware that she did all those brutal crimes, she was suffering from MPD or Multiple Personality Disorder. She has two alter egos in her, and the dominant one is the culprit of all the crimes where she, rather her body was involved. I wouldn't dig deep into the book because maybe some of you haven't read the book yet and would want to read it.

I've only read two of Sheldon's book and my favorite will always be If Tomorrow Comes. I just love Tracy Whitney, she is superb and ingenious! If you haven't read any of Sheldon's books, I suggest you read If Tomorrow Comes first.

On another note, when I was on my way to work last night I saw an accident. It was really heartbreaking! A car and a motorcycle collided along Ortigas Extension. I was so frightened when I saw what happened, the man/woman riding with the motorcycle driver fell off the motorcycle and almost hit his/her head on the concrete barrier. He/she wasn't able to get up, he was helped by the people near the accident scene. The car who crashed into the victims ran away. Unfortunately, nobody got the chance to get the plate number of the car who hit the motorcycle. I saw the car, it was a white corolla, I also saw the plate number but because of the accident I totally blanked out, and I can't remember the plate number of the car who just hit and ran. I feel so sorry for the victims, I wish I've put enough attention on the car's plate, I should have been able to help track the driver who got away from the accident leaving the victims crushed and wounded physically and emotionally.

Before I saw the accident, I was cheerful, my heart was filled with joy because of some reasons but after the accident I forgot all the happiness in me, I don't even remember why I was even happy on the first place. I really agree on what Maria wrote on her diary: "Life moves so fast; It rushes you from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds." --Maria, Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho. You really can't control nor predict what will happen in your life, one minute you're happy the other you're sad. One day you're living, the next you're already laying on a morgue bed... cold and lifeless... (God forbid) So, it only led me to one conclusion, dance like no one's watching, sing your heart out! We need to live each day like our last, coz we'll never know what the big guy up there has cooked up for us.

Enjoy life! Ciao.

Laundry Business and Nail Art

You all know how I loathed doing the laundry. I don't know the specific reason why I hate doing it, I just do and that's all you need to know.

Yesterday, when I was on my way home I thought of doing my laundry since the sun was brightly shining. If you don't know, the weather couldn't be gloomier since we arrived last Wednesday and yesterday was the first day the sun shone brightly on the east side of Manila. So, when I got home I made my thought a reality, I did my laundry. But while doing my laundry I realized something. I realized that people are like soiled or dirty clothes that needs to be cleaned. And if we just do our laundry often or as soon as our clothes get toiled and dirty we wouldn't take much time scrubbing it clean. Just like us humans, if we do mistakes we need to correct it right away, because if not we may have a hard time scrubbing off the dirt on us. Like the stained clothes, if we don't wash it right away, the stain hardens on the fabric and it would take too much time scrubbing the stain away, and sometimes if it can't be helped the stain lasts forever and our clothes will never be the same again. It may look squeaky clean in other parts but the stain will always be there, and it will always be the center of attention, no matter how hard you did for the scrubbing.

With that realization, that changed my view of doing the laundry. It made me feel good doing the chore. Thinking that I'll be able to make my clothes clean again and making it as good as new, if not just as close. And doing it makes me feel happy because I did it on my own and no one helped me. It felt like an achievement, taking it from me who hates doing it.

On the other hand, I barely made a couple of hours sleep yesterday because my aunt and cousins visited our place. Also I started reading Sidney Sheldon's book, Tell Me Your Dreams the book is very enticing and I had a hard time taking it off my hands without finishing it. If not for the Benadryl last night I won't be able to get some sleep. So thank you for whoever it is that made Benadryl, you're an angel and I love you! :)

Before I forgot, I also did some nail art yesterday with my own nails. Of course Kristina where will you put your nail art? On your cheeks? Oh come on... Anyway here are the pics my brother took of my nails. :)

Aerial View

I've been riding the plane for quite a long time but I never took a picture of the view outside the window, I didn't think of it until my latest flight. I took some pictures of Manila (aerial view) and some of the clouds, rainclouds to be exact. These photos are taken with my humble camera phone so expect that it wouldn't be that much.

New Year, New Rumors

It's only 17 days after the year 2008 started but so many things happened to me, to us! I won't say that this year will be a tough year, but a really challenging one! But I am hopeful that I'll make it through. "I can make it!" that would be my mantra for the year 2008.

Actually 2008 started great for me. I was able to spend New Year's with my family and all my 4 cousins (excluding me and my brother of course) at my hometown, and was able to meet some of my high school friends. I was also able to go swimming with my family and friends. I really had a great time, not after the day we left for Manila. There was this situation that kinda went out of hand because of those stupid rumors and rumormongers! I never thought that the people of our little town are that shallow! As in super! They put meaning to everything that you do and even the things that you weren't able to do! I love my town, believe me I really do but I just hate those rumormongers. I don't live in the Upper East side, but we have not just one but a handful of gossip girls/guys in our town. That's the price of living in a small town. I can think of a slogan for my town now... "Margos... a small town with big drama!". Oh my god, these are the side effects of watching too much TV!

Anyway, I'll tell you something later... when I have time. And I would ask for your opinion.. Ciao.

Blogging from Home

Hey everyone! I'm blogging straight from my beloved hometown! It just feels so great to be home again for new year's. We had a great dinner last night, with my grandparents, my mom and all of my cousins. We had lots of fun, as usual there's never a down time with them. I'm yet to meet my childhood friends, I've only met one of them last night. I know for sure that this break would do me great.

Hope you'll have a great start this coming 2008 friends!

Happy New Year to everyone! Ciao. :)

Happy Holidays!

Happy Christmas everyone! I know I'm late in greeting you, but as I always say 'better late than later'. I've spent Christmas at my aunt's house in Antipolo with some friends from our province. If you'll ask what happened to spending Christmas at my dad's... well, we didn't. We only went there on the 23rd to celebrate my brother's birthday and after dinner we went to DV to accompany ate Jet to buy presents for the families in the GK village in Nueva Ecija. We went home at around 3AM. Prior to that day we also went to the mall and joined the whole country on the Christmas rush and we went home at past midnight also. I promised myself that next year I'll try to have an early Christmas shopping, because it's really hard when you have it on the last minute. There are thousands of people in the mall! And everyone's going crazy! I don't want to experience the rush, never again!

Our Christmas celebration is fun filled, but it's still not the same as last year's when we spent it with mom. But it's ok because we'll be leaving tomorrow for the province to spend New year's there. Yippee! I'm so excited to see my family and friends again!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Holidays are Almost Here

It's almost Christmas! Are you done with your Christmas shopping? If you'll ask me, well... uhm.. all I've done so far is my list. Yes! You read it right, just my list. I haven't done any real shopping yet, I'll start shopping later after my shift. I know I'm so late, but it's better late than later, right? Hahahaha. I hate myself for procrastinating sometimes, err often times.

Anyway, let's forget (let me forget) about shopping for a while. There are just some things that I want to share with you, whoever you are reading this piece of wasteblog here. Wasteblog? Anyway, I know I've posted here that I'm spending the holidays at home (my dear hometown), but not anymore... not 'not' that I won't be spending any holidays there just a 'holiday'. Unluckily for us, we weren't able to book a flight before Christmas, but we were able to score a flight on the 28th so no merry Christmas in my dear hometown for me, just a happy new year's. My brother and I will either be spending Christmas' at my aunt's house in Antipolo, same as last year's or at our dad's place in Fairview. But we're not really sure yet. Aunt's place = 70%, Dad's place = 30%. :)

And, also I want to ask some gift suggestions for my brother, he'll be celebrating his birthday on the 23rd, so I want to give him something special since it's Christmas as well. Any suggestions anyone? Until now, I haven't thought of anything to give him. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

Lastly, my college classmate Joannie will be coming over to spend new year's here in the Philippines with me. I am so excited to see her again, it's been over 4 years since the last time we saw each other face to face (webcam sessions not included). She'll be here for a month. We would have enough time to catch up with each other's lives and I will also have enough time to bring her to almost all the best places in the country. I am super excited! I know I'll have as much fun as I had last new year's.

OK, I need to get back to my shopping list now to finalize everything. I can't afford to lose more minutes, I've wasted so much time already. Till my next blogging session. Ciao.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

I've watched the live telecast of the Amazing Race last Monday, and they were in Croatia. I don't know but I have this penchant for old cities and I fell in love with the city of Dubrovnik right there and then.

I love the city's architecture, it's like Santorini but different. They have the same oldish look but most of Santorini's architecture is in white but in Dubrovnik it's off-white and the roofs of their houses are in red brick tiles. The city seems so medieval for me.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

"The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration programme co-ordinated by UNESCO." -- Yahoo! Travel

Dubrovnik will be one of my future destinations. Hopefully I can get to visit the city next year. I really need to save up for my travel sprees, if not there'll be a bigger chance that I'll pass on school again so I could fund my travel. And I really need to cut on my shopping too!

If I'll get to visit Dubrovnik, I won't miss Zagreb for the world. I heard it's a city rich of history and culture. I just love immersing myself in different places and cultures. Trust me, it's a different yet fulfilling experience.

If you want to learn more about Dubrovnik just click on the "Places I would love to visit" on the right side of this page.

Ciao.

Timing is Everything

Have you had the chance and you missed it? I did, I just did. And the feeling really sucks!

I've been told by my brother and some friends to do this 'thing', coz it is what I really like doing and they think I'm suited for it but I don't always fall for their persuasions. The other night, I finally put my guards off and allowed myself to be persuaded, I was finally doing the 'thing'. I planned everything the night before. My brother and his friend offered to accompany me. And I even ditched my last hour at work yesterday just to be there. I didn't get to eat breakfast and lunch just to finish all tasks that needs to be done at work and just to be there on time. Unfortunately, when I got there for some reasons my brother didn't get to know the right venue, I don't know if he really exerted an effort to find it or what. When I got there they were only having lunch and that 'thing' was only until 3pm and I got there around quarter to 3. So it was really over for me.

I really cried, I was so upset (I still am) its because they forced me to do it but they didn't help me out. I was upset not because I didn't get to do that 'thing', but because I exerted time and effort just to be there and also I ditched work, and all for nothing. I know I shouldn't be upset, I'm part to be blame because I didn't go there earlier but that's part of our plan, they should go there first to have me listed for I have work, but they didn't.

I just want to think that maybe that 'thing' isn't for me, or maybe the time's not right yet. I just wish I'll still have the chance and not miss it again.

Enchanted

I went to watch Enchanted at the movies last Saturday. It was a nice film. Their idea of mixing animation and 3D is so brilliant! Amy Adams owned the character Giselle in the film, she was really great at playing that character and she have that "fairytale princess" voice. And there's James Marsden (aka Cyclops)... the guy who've never ended up with the girl he wanted in every movie that he starred. And of course there's His Royal Hotness McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey), who played as a lawyer/single father and modern day prince charming to Giselle. I enjoyed watching the movie because I love all Disney fairytales and this movie is like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Mermaid and Beauty in the Beast in one. If the movie's a song it'll be like a Disney medley.

I'll leave you with Enchanted's movie trailer and some tracks from the soundtrack album.

First Day of the Last Month

It's the first day of the last month of the year! And that means 24 days before Christmas, and 23 days before we go home for the holidays! Yippeee! I am so happy, it's been three years since the last time I've spent Christmas with my grandparents in the province. I am super excited!

I started planning on my shopping list, but until now I haven't finalize my list yet. There are just names that keeps on popping in my head... family, friends, co-workers, friends' babies, family friends and all sorts of friends! Gosh! I can see that I'll be penniless by the time Christmas comes. But I don't really care, I know it'll be worth every penny. The smiles on their faces when they will receive my presents will be priceless. That's for sure.

I am so excited to spend the holidays back in the province, not only that I'll get to spend it with my family but also with some friends way back in grade school. I haven't seen some of them for years. And I also want to see the babies of my buddies in high school, as you know some of them (most I think) are already married. There are only few of us left that are not yet married. And I want to keep it that way for the next three years, at least.

Anyway, it's my last day at work (for the week), and I'm going to have some fun tonight! :) Happy weekend everyone!

North Of Little ITAly

I heard this song when I was watching Gossip Girl today (wasting company time again!), I automatically like the song. I didn't know what the title was until I've googled it. No wonder I like the song right away because it's Vanessa Carlton's. I listen to her since her Thousand Miles days, I love listening to songs with piano on the background because I love playing the piano and my family plays the piano a little too well. I like Vanessa not only she plays the piano so well but also she plays tennis! Piano + tennis = good combination (for me, so don't argue :p)

So here I want to show you her video, the start of the video is similar to the Thousand Miles' maybe she had the same director. Anyway here it is:


Music Videos - Nolita Fairytale

Mad Post!

I am raging mad! I am neither pro nor anti Senator Trillanes or the administration, but I am really, really pissed off! I experienced the tension at the Manila Peninsula Hotel this afternoon, we were running like mad people around the area just to avoid stampede and worst stray bullets. And I saw how the PNP and AFP reacted to the situation. And I am very disappointed! Why do they have to fire when there’s no reason to? Why do they need to force the tanker or the APC inside the hotel lobby? Why they have to let out tear gas? And lastly, the thing that made me really pissed is why they have to confiscate the videos that the media took, why they have to interrogate the members of the media and why they have to handcuff them and bring them to Bicutan? They are treating them (members of the media) like criminals! Don’t they know that they are violating the freedom of the press and of course human rights?! The press are there to show the people what really is happening and by doing so I am sure that they didn’t violate any law.

I look up to the media ever since I was a kid. They were my hero while growing up, and they still are to me now. I like their courage and drive to bring the news to the people no matter what the dangers they are facing. I am mad not only because Pinky Webb and Ces Drilon are among the media persons that were arrested but I also empathize everyone from the media. It’s not their fault that they are there, they are only doing their job and what they do is a service not only for the Filipino people but also to the world. And what the military are doing is not fair! Really, really UNFAIR! This is the first time that I saw this kind of situation, where media are being arrested. What do the military want to imply? Do they want to deprive the Filipino people of what the real situation is? Or maybe they want to hide something from all of us, maybe they did something that they don’t have to do and so they are afraid that the media will be able publish or broadcast it to the world.

What irritates me the most is that they arrested the media people without telling them what their charges are. In fact one official said “Dadalhin muna naming kayo sa NCRPO sa Bicutan at doon natin pag-usapan and kaso n’yo.” What the ****? They are arresting people without any charges? They have no basis in custodial interrogation, there was no assault so they definitely have no right to arrest them. I think some officials are forgetting the laws, maybe somebody needs to have a refresher course on this.

You maybe wondering why my post is focused on the arrest of the media persons. If some of you didn’t know I am a big media advocate and a news and current affairs junkie. And news and current affairs is already part of my daily life, and without the media there would be no one to deliver the news to me/us. And without them, we won’t be updated of what is happening in our country and the world.

BOO TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS! IT IS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE! WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW IS WORST THAN THE MARTIAL LAW ERA.

UPDATE:

The government is implementing a curfew from 12MN-5AM in Metro Manila, Southern Luzon and Central Luzon. Is this the greatest plan they can come up with? Another boo to you! I won’t be surprise if one of this days the president will declare martial law. That would be a very desperate move and maybe their last resort.

Another update, Korina Sanchez and Ted Failon interviewed PNP Chief Razon at TV Patrol World and asked him about the arrest of the members of the media and who will pay for the damages at the Manila Pen and guess what he said? Senator Trillanes will pay for the damages! Why is that so? Did Senator Trillanes force the tanker inside the lobby of the hotel? Did he ask them to do it? Razon is the biggest pup of the administration! He’ll do everything for his dearest president, he will even kiss a dog’s ass if she says so. Nagpapalapad ng papel dahil kaka-install lang sa kanya as the chief of the PNP.

What’s happening to our country? It’s such a shame that we have members of the arm forces like that. I wish all people would dare stand up for our rights as Filipinos. We need to make a change. I’m calling all the people out there to make a difference.

LET’S STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS!

Give Me A Sign

The other night I envied all the call center reps in the country for the reason that they don't have WORK because it's Thanksgiving day in the US. So after I had dinner I asked for a sign from the universe if I should report for work or not. I came up with the idea that if at 3AM it would rain I won't report for work . When my alarm went off at 3AM ... Surprisingly IT WASN'T RAINING, NOT EVEN A SINGLE DROP! So I went to work... Of course not! You are absolutely WRONG! I thought for a moment and I told myself "I had an asthma attack last night, so I need to rest and a little slacking won't hurt", and so I went back to sleep. Hah! See? Sign or no sign I still do it my own way!

This morning I also had a similar situation, though I didn't ask for 'signs' anymore. When my first alarm went off, I didn't mind it 'coz I still have a second alarm but when the second went off I didn't notice/hear it. When I finally woke up it was already 4:19AM and that means that I am sooooo late even I'll do everything in a rush! I thought of slacking off again, I even tried to go back to sleep. But when I closed my eyes there's this little voice that's like knocking some sense to my sleepyhead. "Get up Kristina! You need to go to work, it's the last day of the week!", I don't know why but I got up and went straight to shower. I got in almost an hour late but it doesn't matter I'll just adjust my work schedule for the day.

Actually, I don't have anything to do today here at work, but I just need to be here because ...I just have to?! That's the briefest reason I can think of. (Bangag na bangag pa ako, ayoko pang mag-isip!)

I don't want to stay at home too because I'll be alone, and we have no internet connection yet. We haven't moved our connection from our old place yet. So, no reason for me to be home buddy today. I am also excited because it's my second Saturday night that I don't get to work (I've been working graveyard shift for over a year), last Saturday I had so much fun! We went partying the whole night, and I met some new friends too!

I don't know what's gonna happen tonight, but I'm pretty sure it'll be something big because it's Ate Ada's last week here in Manila and she's going back to our dear hometown next Friday. Can't wait till my shift's over.

Have a nice weekend everyone! Ciao. :)

Out With the Old

We moved to our new place last night, it is way cooler and more spacious than our old one. Though it’s a lot bigger, I still miss our old place, it has been our home for the past year. There are lots of memories there that are either worth to be treasured or buried. Our old place was the first place that my brother and I rented out with our own earnings. It was the place of so many firsts, when it comes to living independently. And it was our refuge when we left our dad’s place due to some misunderstandings with her wife… Stop it Kristina! Stop being nostalgic, quit the drama. There’s no U-turn slot in the highway called life, we got to keep moving on in this one way highway.

Anyway, I’m used to packing my stuff for short or long trips since I was in grade school but I didn’t remember that packing could be so exhausting! Not only we were exhausted with the packing but also with the hauling of our stuff down from our third floor, old apartment to the jeepney that we rented out to move our stuff and then from the jeepney to our new place. Good thing there were no more stairs involved, but the rain is quite decided to get involved last night. Rain was pouring lightly (thank god, not for the rain but for the word that described it: lightly). I was grumbling about the downpour but my brother told me to step back a notch with my grumbling because he thinks that the rain was some kind of a blessing. I know most people sees the rain as a blessing, and I do too but not in that situation, when you’re moving your stuff and your eyes gets misty, you can’t see the way clearly and you’re about to trip off not because you get teary-eyed but because of the pouring rain that gets into your eyes and because of the rain that makes the way slippery.

I’m really sorry rain, you know I love you, you know that I pray for you to come but there are just some times that I need to be left alone by you. Moving in and waking up early for work is one of those. So please next time if you see me packing my stuff and preparing to move or when I need to wake up early for work please don’t pour yet, you may if and when I’m done moving or when I’m already at work. I’m sorry if I’m being selfish rain, just understand me. I still love you, ok?

Hah! I was carried away again. I don’t know but sometimes rather most of the time I don’t think about the things I post here in my blog. I literally spew words here even they don’t make sense. Anyway, back to our moving, we haven’t settled all our stuff yet but we’ll get to it maybe the task will be done by the weekend. Just maybe. Oh no, it needs to be done because we’ll be throwing a housewarming slash graffiti party. You’re all invited! It’s for you to find out where I live though. Hahahaha

Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the US and to my call center rep friends happy vacation (Thanksgiving Day kasi kaya no-calling day), and to me and Edgar may we have a not so boring day tomorrow here at work (its holiday for the ops so we have nothing to do but we need to be here because we’re part of the support group and not the ops, sigh.)

Quotes I (try to) Live By

I want to share with you the quotes that I love. These quotes are like the codes that I live by to get me going with my life.

“Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” ~Coco Chanel

Sometimes when we let something pass or when we fail on something we tend to loose hope and sulked in bitterness. We often don't notice that what we are trying to do or to achieved isn't really what is meant for us. There are so many paths and doors that needs to be walked and opened so why linger on to something that is impossible.

"Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head." ~Garrison Keillor

True indeed! I would rather be the and shabbiest but smartest person alive than to be the most beautiful but the dumbest person on earth. When I choose friends, it won't matter to me if you look like Angelina Jolie or Whitney Tyson, what matters most is the personality of the person, how she acts to life's challenges and how she thinks to overcome the challenges that comes along his or her way. I am not against beauty because I love beautifying myself too, it's just that personality is my priority. For me beauty is just not everything in this world, a little brain can help.

I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly. ~Buckminster Fuller

This is what I like to think when I encounter people who lacked common sense. No, I don't look down on them it's just that sometimes they really get on my nerves! You see, this situation explains why I like what Garrison Keillor said. I just put in my head that these people were geniuses, they just get de-geniused eventually.

"Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from the inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves." ~ 5 People You Meet in Heaven

So true. I used to hold anger against the persons that hurt me and did bad things to me, but I realized holding a grudge didn't do me any good and it didn't do them any harm either. In fact it was the other way around! I felt terrible and I felt no one will ever want to love me because I was a bad person, by thinking bad about the persons who have hurt me. Instead, we should forgive and forget what they've done to us and he (the big guy up there) will do the rest for us.

"No life is a waste," the Blue Man said. "The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone." ~ 5 People You Meet in Heaven

Another true story, often we disregard and push away the persons who love us because we are so busy thinking that we are alone and nobody cares for us. We tend to think that we are the only person who loves us. We should get rid of this thinking and start feeling the love and care of the persons around us. It might be too late.

"Know one thing about everything and everything and everything about one thing."

I don't know who said this first but this line is what my dad often tells me when I was a kid. He said that if I know one thing about everything knowing everything about one thing will follow. It's never too late to learn new things. And as clićhe as it may sound "experience is the greatest teacher". So if your experienced in life, your wiser than you are when you were a kid.

and finally the quote that I always think of when I go out with friends on a Saturday night....

Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed.
Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams.
If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered.
Then I say to myself, it is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true
than be selfish and worry about my liver. --Jack Handy

I hope you have a good day!

Blabbing (Again)

I'm almost well, I only have the occasional cough and runny nose on the side. I've been working super early the past days but I still don't get the hang of it. Just like this morning it was raining so hard and you know how hard it is getting up in a very cold morning. Brrrrr. I literally dragged me of from bed, and forced me to take a cold shower. I am not really a fan of warm bath even on a very cold weather (I don't feel like I've bathed at all if I had a warm bath). And cold shower makes me feel awake.

Anyway, I've posted the last time that we're moving to our new place on Thursday, I was wrong I thought Thursday is the 21st of November but it isn't so we're moving to our new place today. It's funny because last night my brother and ate Ada (his friend and classmate since grade school) agreed to move our things to our new place at dawn, but when I left our place at half past 5 they we're both swimming on their beds.

Also, I made new blogging friends, and they're no ordinary bloggers, they're Cebuano and their blogs rock! Thank you for visiting my blog and for linking me up. :)

Nonsense Blabbing

I am sick. Why is it that every time the year's about to end I always get sick? Is it because all the stress and tensions that I have accumulated for the whole year have piled up, and my body or system or whatever you call it gives up? Duh, whatever the reason I just hate being sick.

First, I thought it was just swollen tonsils (I know it's called tonsillitis, but let's not get "medical", ok? :p) , after that I had fever then now I have cough and colds with recurring fever on the side! But I think one of the reasons I got sick is I lacked sleep for the past 2 weeks, I barely make 4 hours of sleep a day. There's just so much to do and so many places to go, can you blame me for that? And being sick made me realized that I'm no Super girl and my body needs to rest every once in a while.

Aside from being sick every time the year's about to end I also noticed something, my work schedule also changes, from night shift I'm now on the day shift, rather dawn shift because it starts at 5AM. How I loathe waking up and bathing in the wee hours of dawn, but I have no choice. Just like this morning, my alarm went off at 3:30 but of course I didn't get up right away, I waited for my second alarm which went off at 4AM. It's so hard to get up early these days, it's like raining non stop and the breeze is so cool. I just hate days like these when I have work, but when I don't... of course I'm loving it!

By the way, we're moving to our new place next Thursday. The place is a lot bigger than what we have now, and there's a very big bonus! We have a spacious walk-in closet! Yehey! I have space for all my stuff! I am so excited to move. I can't wait till Thursday. Hope I get well before we move to our new place. Please pray for me. :)

Anyway, need to get back to work now. I have so many things to do like watching some episodes of Heroes and Gossip Girl and playing Harvest Moon. Hahaha! I know I'm so lucky... but don't get so jealous... I start at 5AM, remember?

Hollow In(side)

I had a dream today, it's kinda vague but I remember it was like me hanging out with my ex and being so in to him again. I even stalked him in my dream! Ex, if ever you happen to read this (though I won't mention who the ex is) don't get too excited because if I am in to you in my dream, you are soooo into me too! Hah! It's just weird because I don't think of him anymore, I don't even remember his face! True, except for the "not remembering his face" part which is a total lie. And not only that Serena Van Der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf are there too! We were strolling at Central Park in Manhattan. "Hey upper eastsiders, Gossip Girl here..." Ok snap! For a moment when I woke up I thought I was gossip girl! Is this because I am watching too much TV or in my case watching too much TV shows on the net? What do you think? Oh cut it, I know what you're thinking... you want me to get a life or something... I know, I know! I'm trying here people!

So, yesterday or today in some parts of the world is Halloween, how did you celebrate it? If you'll ask me I really had a great time! Not a great time because I went to some costume party or I went trick-or-treating, but because I did a lot of sleeping(need a lot of it to forget about some things for a while)! See, I'm normal and I have a life, right? Almost forgot, we had "party" the other night at work, it's not a Halloween party but a pizza party. I know it's not worth blogging, but who cares I want to tell you about it! To bore you to death! Hihihihihi (witch laugh here)!

I know for the nth time that I'm not making any sense here, and I'm just spewing whatever that comes to my mind. It's just that my mind's really occupied. I'm having mixed emotions today. You know it's so hard when the only person you can talk to, is the person that you don't want or feel like talking to. You get my point?

I just feel bad and sad, I trust him so much but I feel like he don't trust me. There are things that I feel that I need to know but he doesn't make the effort to tell me. He often tells my mom or his friends that he doesn't feel the need to tell me because he thinks that I am so smart and I can find it out on my own. I know I can do that, but is it really that hard to open up to me? Why can he open up to anyone except me? Sometimes, I feel like he's a different person, and I don't know him at all. All I want is for him to tell me whatever it is that he tells his friends, I want to be one of his 'friends' too. Is that too much to ask?

Maybe I am just so used of him being around me, and maybe it's about time for me to stand on my own. The only thing I'm certain about is that I can't depend on anyone but myself. Is it just if I won't talk to him? Not that I won't speak to him at all, just not talk that much, I'll only talk if I'm being asked, and maybe limit my answers to 2 syllables. Will it give him an idea? Or I really should tell him straight about what I truly feel?

Shopping Bug Strikes (Again!)

As usual I woke up early this morning, a quarter past five. I had my dose of morning show while lying in bed. When the show ended I was still swimming on my bed, contemplating on what to do next. I don't know what got into me but I felt like doing the laundry, though I loathed doing it I did it anyway. I did the laundry, cleaned my closet, had pilates, bathed and even prepared our lunch. It's the first time in months that I had a very productive morning.

After we had our lunch me and my brother went to Baclaran church, and said our prayers. If you want to ask me what I prayed for, I won't tell you for now. It might get jinxed, and those are some things that have to be kept for the moment. Since we're near the MOA area we decided to swing by the mall. We scouted some of our favorite shops but we didn't get anything other than hunger and thirst. Of course you know what's next... we had our dinner there at Jatujak! I really missed their Bagoong rice, Chicken in Pandan leaves and their super tall and flavorful Thai iced tea. Our dinner was totally superb!

We we're already heading home when we passed by Marionnaud and I saw the big MAC sign! I begged my brother that we stop there for a minute and I will just "glance" around. The "glance" wasn't really a glance because I ended up testing some products and later did I know that I already spent 4.5 grand! Oh my! You may call me a late bloomer, but to tell you the truth it was the first time that I splurged that much on make-up. I know for some people what I spent was just a measly amount given that it was spent for make-up, but for me it IS the most! Honestly, most of the costly stuff in my kit are just given to me by my mom, aunt and grandmother. I think 500 was the most that I spent for a product, but today I spent 4.5 grand just for a compact powder, lip gloss and eye shadow palette! Aghhhh... But hey I think it was a good buy (that's what the MAC beauty consultant told me) because the eye shadow usually costs 800 bucks for a shade but the palette has 4 shades and I got it for only 2.1 grand, see my point? Anyway, I have no regrets it was so worth it (Don't argue with me please!)!


When we left Marionnaud we passed by Kamiseta and surprise, surprise! It's their first day on sale, and they're having up to 50% off! Gosh! I just can't let it pass! And luckily (or unluckily for my pocket) I wasn't able to leave empty-handed. I bought a dress and a top with 50% stashed from the original price. Lucky, lucky me! Unlucky, unlucky for my pocket.


I just have a simple wish.. I hope my mom won't read this post, on second thought I might want her to read this, not because I want to upset her but I want her to know that I have my very first MACs that I can call my own! Lucky me, my mom is a huge make-up fan! She has a vast collection! You can find any shade you need from her kit, from the very basic to the rarest shades. And she's very good at "painting" her face as well as others', I even think she could make it as her career if ever she wants to give up teaching in the future. And not only that, my mom as well as my aunts and grandma have these shoe/clothes/bag fetishes as well. So, I think I don't need to be surprised anymore... it runs in our genes... :p