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

8 is Enough!

The six of us have known each other since preschool. We went to the same grade school for awhile, but Joy and I transferred to different schools. The six of us met again in high school, we were at same school again, but with different set of friends. We knew each other quite well so if you asked me that time if we could ever be friends I'll say "NO" straight to your face for we have different and extreme personalities except from the fact that we were/are all achievers not only academically but as well as in arts and sports. But aside from that we have nothing in common.

It all started when we were nearing the end of our sophomore year in high school, we began hanging out together because one of our friends (from our own different cliques) are either cousins or started being cool with each other. And because of that we got to know each other better. And what used to be 3 different circles became one, not only that from 6 girls we grew to 8, and Jeyeen's aunt named us "8 is enough". And later did we know that most of our parents were also friends since high school! And as they say the rest is history.

The 8 of us have always been there for each other, for the best times and the worst times of our teenage lives. My friends are really crazy and unpredictable but that made them the best. We were the "cream of the crop" in our batch, and when we work together expect that there will only be two outcomes either the best or the worst! Hahaha! I won't mention here what my friends did to me or the things they made me do. But it wasn't that bad... just enough for me to grow and be ready for the bigger world in college.

We hang out everyday even after school, we used to have a group study but we don't really get to study, we always end up chatting the time away. We have sleepovers and we go shopping together like what most teenagers our age do back then. We go swimming, camping, hiking.. we basically do everything together. We never get tired of our faces. My high school life would be very different if I didn't get the chance to be friends with them.

I decided to blog about them because I recently talked to 2 of them, and after that I found out that I missed them so much. We're hoping to meet up again during the holidays, and hopefully I can make it home this Christmas.

And don't be surprised if my next posts will be about each of them.. I'll try my best to introduce them to you one by one, and hope that I can give them justice on my entries. Ciao.

Don't Read: Boring!

I really don't have anything to blog about except from the thing that happened to me/us, but I don't want to talk about it now, might get jinxed. So anyway since I don't have other choices might as well blog something that happened yesterday, but seriously if you don't want to fall asleep while or after reading this blog please STOP now but if you want to have a little yawn and some snoring after, carry on. But please don't blame the blogger, I already warned you. Ok, so here goes nothing....

After getting off from work last Saturday, I went to have breakfast with some 'friends' and then met up with friends (notice that there's a BIG difference between 'friends' and friends) at Watering Hole in Shang. Then we went to a bookstore because my friend Jeff wanted to buy a book for his girlfriend and he wants me to suggest or find a good book for her. I am not really an expert when it comes to books but it helps that I read a lot or should I say I read anything that I see that have words plastered on it. And mind you, all my friends love the book that I suggest them to read. After Jeff bought the book we went loitering around the mall. We basically just look around the shops. Then while Jeff went to fetch her girlfriend, Janny and I went to another bookstore and did some reading. I was almost halfway done with the book I'm reading when Janny got a text from Jeff telling us to meet him at the cinema. We went to the cinema and watched The Seeker. The movie wasn't so bad but it wasn't so good either, to say it's just so-so. When the movie ended Janny and I were like "That's it?". The plot is predictable but though it was, there was still a little part of me hoping that it will turn out quite well. But surprise, surprise! It didn't. It was just so-so. Period.

After watching the movie, we went home straight. I need to get some sleep because of work. What else could there be? There's no Saturday night out for me! Just work-ing out.

I just hope my mom won't find out about my malling yesterday, she would be mad at me. Because she was telling me that I shouldn't be going to the mall for a while after the Glorietta 2 explosion last Friday. And there I was, just a day after the explosion. Sorry mom, but I think it's safer to go malling after the explosion because there are guards everywhere (with their huge bomb sniffing dogs) and the security is really tight, they're on full red alert, remember? I think I made my point.... so don't you worry mom. And I made it home yesterday without a bruise or a splinter, only numbed feet.

Superpowers, Super Cool!

While waiting for Heroes to buffer what's better thing to do? Of course spew some words on my blog! I was almost mad, and I almost want to send a letter to NBC on why Nikki/Jessica, DL and Micah aren't on the first 2 episodes of the show. I love their family, they are all special, not in the sense that they are some 'special people/child', but they all have powers man! Though I'm not really convinced that Nikki/Jessica's MPD (multiple personality disorder) is a gift but nonetheless DL and specially Micah got the coolest. Think talking to an ATM, and asking it to release cash even without the use of an ATM card nor a bank account. That's superb right? I can't even imagine on what I'm going to buy with all those bucks! Hahaha! Maybe that's one of the million reasons why I'm not given that kind of power, or any power on that matter.

DL, Nikki and Micah

Speaking of superpowers, what superpower do you want to have? I know it's like a kiddie question but I just wanna know, or maybe I'm asking you this for me to also have a reason to tell you what powers I wanna have. Whatever! Anyway, I want Micah's powers, but what will I do with all those cash if I can't even defend myself? So that made me want to have Claire's... she can regenerate everything in her body. She may not stay dead forever but the point is she still can't defend herself and she can't talk to ATMs and ask for money! Hahaha! So, I now decided that I would love to have Peter Petrelli's. That man has SUPERPOWERS, and I mean literally! He has the ability to adopt/share any power from any gifted person he came in contact with just by being beside them or even just think of them. Ain't that SUPER COOL? Of course it is! I know that made you also want to have Peter's powers, but hey I'm the first. Just kidding! You can still have Peter's powers...

Claire Bennet/Buttler and Peter Petrelli

I am starting to imagine the things that I can do with Peter's powers... hmnn.. fly, paint the future, regenerate, teleport, talk to computers, be invisible, be a tracking device, walk on walls, hear everything even a person's heartbeat, heal... I could go on with a very long list. And literally I could be one of the most powerful persons in the world. Of course, that would be me, Peter and Sylar (if he's still alive, bet he is).

Ok, I'll check the video now if it's over buffering....

Not yet done, but it's almost halfway.

Need to do something, for me not to get bored... Aha! I'll do some bloghopping for a while. I'll get back to you later and I'll tell you what happened in season 2's third episode. Ciao!

Opa! Cyma!

We went to Robinson's Galleria yesterday, I've been there once, but I only met up with a friend at NBS, and yesterday was the first time that I went around the entire place. I had a little shopping spree there but we went to Shang (not again?)after for dinner.

We dined at Cyma Greek Taverna at the ledge. The food's really great! Evgefstos! (delicious). We had Spinach and Artichoke fondue for appetizer, then we also had Mousakka and Roka pasta. As always their lemon iced tea is still the best!

our food

my brotherand myself!

Shopping Bug

I got the bug these past three days. My spending got overboard, and way, way overboard! Been spending non-stop. I've been splurging on shopping, dining, spa and other things. I just don't want to get over my complete list because I might get a heart attack. Seriously, I was kinda out of the spending scene the past month, I abstained. But this week? Never mind... don't really want to think about it. A girl can't have too many shoes, clothes and bags, right? (yeah, right, talk to the hand Kristina!) But some of the stuff I bought were on sale, like how many times you get to find good stuff on sale?! Just rarely.. so you see, I'm still being reasonable. Please don't argue because I don't want to confuse myself... I'm still on the process of convincing her that what I did is very reasonable.

And this morning a friend asked me to 'visit' TriNoMa with her after lunch... I'm still thinking if I'll go with her.

"No you won't Kristina!", said the little voice in my head.

"But a little window shopping won't hurt, right? And who knows I might find some best buys there too! It'll be great!", said I.

"Ok, but just a little shopping, ok?", reminded the little voice.

"I won't promise but I'll try!", (grins)

Ok, fine! I know I need to stop this nonsense. I need to get up and take a bath now. I feel that I just got out from the sauna, it's not really hot though. The weather's just fine but I just finished doing Pilates. So, I'm really sweating and panting while typing. Ewww gross! Hahahah.

Ciao.

Something Different

I wrote an entry before about me wanting to do something new/different. Well... I did! It's not really that different or new because I already did something like it before but it's still kinda different because it's so nice to be doing it again after months and months. I know I'm making things complicated and my explanation doesn't make any sense. All I know is that it feels so good to deviate every once in a while. :)

MIS Reunion

We had our little reunion today, unlike the last time we have more attendees today (+Rhostle/Kitty). Master Wilson couldn't make it because of work (work sucks, it gets in the way of everything!) and Elza ... we don't really know about her, she's been out of reach.

We met up at Mega, as usual we didn't know where we're going all we knew is that we were starving! We had late lunch at Cavana a Singaporean resto. We lingered for about an hour there even after we finished our lunch, we had so many catching up to do. We were really loud, I swear! After we left Cavana we still didn't know where we're going after, we made our feet do the walking and thinking. After quite sometime we decided to have our dessert at Cold Rock at The Fort Strip.

When we got at Cold Rock, we changed our minds, because we don't feel like eating ice cream anymore, we want cake! So our feet went on and on till we got to the Bonifacio High Street. We had our pictures taken at their 'plaza', and we strolled along the high street. But after a few rounds there we still couldn't find a place where we could have our cake. We walked a little more again and we landed at Piazza Serendra, we had another series of photo shoot and finally we arrived at Chelsea! We had our dinner there which is consist of pizza, cheesecake, Pavlova and the teas with a twist. We weren't able to get the best seats in the resto because there was a private party, we only dined alfresco but it was still fine. The food there is really great only the service wasn't maybe because they were busy catering for the private party inside. After our sumptuous meal K'Anne and Kitty left. K'Anne is the Cinderella of our group, she has a curfew at the age of 23! And Kitty left earlier also because she's meeting her college friends, I think.

After the two of them left Shein, kuya Red and I decided to stay for a while since it's too early for us to go to work. Our shift does not start before 11PM and it was only half past 7 when we finished our dinner. We decided to go to Market Market and watch a movie, unluckily the LFS starts at 9PM, we can't wait for that. We dismissed the idea, then we thought about wall climbing. But since I was wearing skirt, I decided to buy myself a pair of pants but when I was fitting some pants kuya Red said that he can't wall climb anymore wala na daw syang energy, he's sleepless like me because we both had work the night before. Again our wall climbing session is called off and is scheduled to another day when we're all energized and had enough sleep unlike today. After some walking, more likely dragging ourselves we were really tired and exhausted.

at mega undecided on where to go next


The Fort Strip Parking

Bonifacio High Street

Still at BHS


Piazza Serendra


Dinner at Chelsea


Our food for dinner


tea monsters at Chelsea

Instead of going straight to work, Shein and I went to my place and took a nap before going to work. And now we are here working our little butts, monitoring the dialer, uploading pics, in my case blogging and troubleshooting some problems here in the office. I know I won't be able to have my little nap tonight... I know tonight will be a very tough night. Good luck to sleepless me. But no regrets! I had so much fun! I had more than one good laugh today!