Friendly Bonding on a Not-So-Friendly Weather

What a weather we had here yesterday, it rained almost the whole day! At times like that I would have cozied on my bed the whole day but I didn't. After I got off from work I went to The Fort to meet with Janny, one of my closest friends in college. We haven't met for more than a year, and we rarely communicate. I found out just about a couple of weeks ago that she's been here for almost six months now and so I felt that I really need to meet her and catch up on things. We're both nocturnal workers so it was easy for us to meet up early on a Saturday morning. We had breakfast at a fast food near her workplace and we had quite a long chat. We catch up with each other's lives as well as our friends' and we were also nostalgic. We talked about the things that we did way back in college, the friends we made (as well as the enemies), and the "issues" we had. Oh, those issues are too many to mention, but for the record Shobe (or Janny) and I never had an issue it was always between us (me and Janny) and other (insecure) people in college! Hahaha!

Anyway, after breakfast we decided to watch a movie at Shang. So we braved the heavy rain and went to Shang. When we got there it was quite early, we waited outside for 10 minutes or so. Then when they have opened we went to see the movie schedules but unfortunately the earliest schedule of the movie we want to watch was 2:30PM but we couldn't wait that late because I still have work come night time and I really need to get some sleep first before going back to work. We decided to watch the movie at Mega, but before we went there we went to Zara because I saw a jacket and a dress that I like just a week ago, unluckily it was sold out! Huh! What a great start! First the movie sched, then the stuff that I really like is sold out. I can imagine how this day would turn to be.

When we got to Mega we checked the sched and glad there was a 1:15PM schedule, and that's the earliest we can get. Since it was still 12 we decided to grab some pizza and pistachio ice cream for lunch and we talked and talked and talked. Did I mention that we did a lot of talking? After that we finally watched the movie. And what we did after watching? We went home! We were both tired and sleepless the night before and I wasn't planning on going to work the following night without getting some sleep too. Though we were both sleepless, and the weather wasn't so friendly but we had a great six hours together. It was worth the time and effort. I won't trade it for a "good-day-sleep", I only slept for 4 hours and now I'm here at work.

Thank you Shobe, hope that wouldn't be the last but the start of our spending time together again!

Reasons Why I Love my Office/Seat mate

Just barely an hour before my week officially ends, since I have nothing else to do except wait for the time to pass by I am making this post. And before I decided to spew words here I got an IM from Shein my officemate/seat mate here at work and everything else and our convo went like this:

»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : have a break.. have oreo
X-teen: hahaha
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : hahaha
X-teen: bago yan ah!
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : hahaha
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : eto ung binili natin di ko din nakain
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : buti di sinugod ni kuya
X-teen: hehehe sge hingi ako
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : unlike yours
X-teen: andami pala nyan! (after looking at her single packet of Oreo)
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : :))
X-teen: overwhelming!
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : ganyan ako kagenerous
»-(¯`§hê¿n´¯)-» : :))
X-teen: :))

I really love her, and so thankful for this girl. She shared her Oreo, a single packet that consists of 3 Oreo cookies! She's so generous, right? If I were her, and I so love Oreo (like her)I wouldn't share it with anybody, I'll eat it all by myself! Hahaha Selfish! Hahaha just kidding, of course I'll share it with her, but ONLY with her. And so because of the Oreo cookie I'm making a post on "Reasons Why I Love Her".

First, that's because she's so generous (as well as I am)... we share almost everything(food, toothpaste, paper towels, tissues, etc..) that we have here at work. And second, she rarely makes fun of me, take note there's rarely, she still makes fun of me when she wanted too. But I get to gang up on her as often as I want to, and she admits that I'm the only person who can gang up on her the way that I do. Am I making sense? No?

Anyway, let's continue with the list: she's the only person who I can text when I'm in the office, soaking wet and when I needed some dry clothes to wear. She also puts up with my insanity, because basically I also put up with hers. As they say birds of the same feather flock together. So, you see the picture? And when I really needed someone to talk to either with sense or none she's willing to lend her ears. And she feeds me a lot! Maybe she wants me to stay healthy or maybe she just wants me to be fat but I'm leaning on the former people. And also because she's a great officemate, we take turns in monitoring the dialers and sleeping during office hours, we share proxy sites/softwares to access friendster, youtube, myspace, dailymotion etc.. And because she actually reads all the books that I let her read and watch the same TV shows that watch.

I could go on with this list for like forever.... There are so many reasons why I love her so much, but to sum it all up I love her for the simplest reason... Because she's Sheina and there are no reasons why you shouldn't love Shein.

Ok, I need to stop. I was psyched to make this a funny(not), light(yes) post but I'm sorry if it went kinda mushy in the end. Anyway, I know you people out there are just about to start your week but me? I'm capping it off 17 minutes from now. Rest days are here! I so love Mondays! (Is it just me?) Sorry for those who hate Mondays but for me it's the other way around. I SO LOVE MONDAYS!

Have a great week everyone and have a great weekend to me! Ciao. :)

Littlest Mistakes

I barely slept today because there were lots of noise around, there were the electricians fixing the wirings of our place, I also talked to a long lost friend and lastly because I've been thinking about the thing I did on impulse last Monday.

I just hate myself sometimes because when I wanted to do something so little I tend to do it right away without even going through it thinking that it wouldn't do much harm because it's just 'so little' but here I am, restless. I don't want to admit that I regretted sending that stuff, because I'm always the type of person who have no time for regrets and I really think that everything happens for a reason, but this doesn't feel right. Who am I kidding? And thinking about it now, I don't really think I made sense. And honestly, I can't find a reason good enough to justify what I did.

What was I thinking? Or why did I think about it on the first place? Duh! I can't turn back the hands of time (but I really wish I could). Do you know a doctor who can erase a part of my memory like in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? I just wish to have a selective amnesia at this point, I want to forget that I ever sent that stuff, and I also don't want to remember that I even came to a point of having that thought.

I'm expecting the worst out of it but a part of me still have the littlest spark of hope that it will be the other way around. Wishful thinking...

Nancy Drew

Went to the mall yesterday with my brother to catch a movie, and yes that's what we only did. No actual and window shopping, and no book reading/scanning in a book store. We watched Nancy Drew at the Premiere cinema of Shang and there were only 6 of us who came to watch the movie. And it was kinda funny because we were like seated on 2 columns consisting of 3 persons.

our seating arrangement at the cinema

It was I who picked that movie because I used to read Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys when I was little, about 3rd grade maybe. Now it's really obvious how dorky I was, so you don't have to wonder if sometimes the dorky side of me surfaces every once in a while. While watching the movie I was kinda nostalgic, I missed the days when I was a kid pretending to be Nancy Drew and how I lead a bunch of kids my age from our block and "sleuth" around as if there was a mystery to be solved.

As expected it was a teenybopper movie, but with a mystery (It's Nancy Drew remember?). But I still enjoyed watching the film.

Happy Birthday Mama!

It's the 17th of September and it's the birthday of the most important person in my life. She's like a sister, and a best friend to me, she's my most love person on the planet, she's no other than Grace Joy Cañete Atilano, my mom and the greatest mom in the whole wide world (for me and my brother). My mom is not the typical mom, she's not perfect and she admits that she's not even close to being one. She has her own flaws, limitations and weaknesses, and you've got to believe me she has a lot of those, but the thing that makes her the best for us her children, is that she knows how to admit to her own faults and she learns from her mistakes.

My mom got married when she was barely an adult, and she had my brother at 21. It was like she and my brother were learning and growing up together; my brother was learning to walk and my mom was also learning how to walk the path of married life and motherhood. When I was on the 3rd grade my parents decided to live separate lives, we were left under the care of my mom and later on to our grandparents because my mom's got to work for a living to give us a better life and future. Though her parents can help her raise us financially she chose to leave and make a living for me and my brother. At first, I didn't quite understand why she had to leave when she already got a good paying job back in our province and her family is willing to support us, but when I think about it now maybe she did that because of her pride, or maybe she wanted to getaway from our little town to forget and to heal. But though she was far away she never fails to call and write us letters, and she provides for us too even she didn't have to because basically we got everything that we needed or even the things that we don't really need from our grandparents. And also we got to see her too during vacations, either she goes home to our province or we go somewhere else for a vacation with her and during the times when I got sick, she was there.

When I started high school my mom went back and have lived with us ever since, and because she's the youngest of three sisters she gets to live with her parents and eventually takes care of them though not literally because my grandparents are very active senior citizens (thank god). When we lived at the same roof it never occurred to me that I was living with my mom because it was like living with an older sister, not only because my grandparents treats her like an adolescent (you know how it is when you have strict and guardia civils for grandparents) but also we share clothes, she was/is the fashionista teacher and I was the dorky high schooler, she's friends with all my cliques and she helps me sneak out from our house too. As she always say she wants me to live the life that she didn't get the chance to live that much, and she doesn't want to be hard on me because she doesn't want me to rebel.

My mom is a very cool one, all my friends envied me for having her. And they even wished they had her as their own mom too. Though my mom looks tough and carefree on the outside but deep inside her I now there's a very emotional person. My mom is the kind of person that sees joys and miracles in the littlest things. And that is one thing I would love to think that I've inherited from her.

My mom now is still in the province with my grandparents and my brother and I are here in Manila but we always make it a point to see each other when we have time, either we go home or she comes here.

I made this post because I just want to say thank you to her for all the things that she did and she will do for us, my brother and I will always be grateful for having her as our mom. And I would like to say sorry for all the things that I did and I didn't do. Also, I want to say sorry because I won't be able to keep my promise, to tour Seoul with her. Maybe next year mom I'll be able to do that, but we can always do that this year if you'll bail me out for paying for the trip. Hahaha! Anyway, I know it doesn't matter to you whether we go to Seoul this year or not but promise we'll get there... someday, somehow... Love you mama and happy, happy birthday!

New Blog Look

I’m sick since last Friday but though I’m sick I still went to work and in fact I’m still here at work today. I have tonsillitis with fever, cough and colds on the side. Good thing today is my last day at work for the week and I’ll be able to rest and ‘recharge’ myself.

The other night I was so bored here at work that’s why I played with Adobe Photoshop again and made a new header for my little blog and tweaked my old template a little to give my blog a not so new look. I also changed my banner from Kristinion’s – Kristin’s opinions to Diaphanousness – life of a country girl/city girl blogged, and I think this is more appropriate, I just think. Maybe because it’s not all the time that I write or blog about my opinions here, but most of the time I just blab about anything I can think of and anything that happened to me, even senseless and shameful stuff… so basically this blog is all about diaphanousness (transparency), me (country girl/city girl), my life being blogged.

Switchfoot Concert

Yesterday afternoon, I met up with Shein, her BF (bestfriend/boyfriend) Bonok and kuya Red at the Taft MRT station to watch the Switchfoot benefit concert in Cuneta astrodome. When we got at the venue the gates were still closed but there were already long lines of excited audience. We made our way to the end of the line, while we're there we were chatting and joking around. We were almost 30 minutes on that line when Shein heard some guy asked if it was the Php600 line, after hearing what the guy just asked she relayed what she heard to us and we were all bursting in laughter! We were at the wrong line! Hahahaha When we asked around we've gathered that the mosh pit (Php1400) entrance is on the other side of the astrodome. When we got there the line was über long. While the line was very slowly moving, we were not so bothered at all we just chat and laugh the long line away! And there was also a bonus because we had our chance for a photo op with Champ of Hale and we also saw Rica Peralejo, Anne Curtis and some print models and model-look-a-likes.

When we finally got inside, we waited again for about an hour! The concert was supposed to start at 7:30 but it actually started after an hour. My feet and legs were already hurting even before the show started, and most of us there were already annoyed with the hundred times repetition of their ads/presentation. When the lights were finally turned off the crowd was screaming and almost went mad! And alas the concert started! The front act was Salamin band, with Paolo Valenciano as the vocalist. I didn't really jam with the band, aside from the fact that I don't know their songs (shhhh) and I just want to reserve the littlest energy I had for the Switchfoot performance. After Salamin's act, of course it was Switchfoot's turn! And at that time the crowd didn't almost go mad, they were or should I say we were really mad!!! Oh, Switchfoot is just so good. I really love them. I can't remember exactly what I did but I know there were lots of singing, screaming, jumping and dancing involved. So there, can you see the picture? If not I'll just post it! Hahahaha

while waiting in line photo op with Champ of Halemosh pit, before the concert started

After the concert, we bee lined to the "freebies area", for every 2 mosh pit tickets you can have an autographed poster of Switchfoot and a shirt from IJM (International Justice Mission). Kuya Red and Bonok got the posters and Shein and I got the shirts (the shirts were ladies' size). After the concert we capped of the night with very sumptuous dinner at Gerry's grill in Blue Wave (Kuya Red's birthday treat). I got home past midnight.

Anyway, tonight I'm going to Araneta for the Be Bench night, kuya Red have a ticket for two and he asked me to come with him... Something to blog again!

Faceoff

"why are you wearing the same shirt as mine?"

What will you do if you and a co-worker wore exactly the same shirt to work at the same day?

This happened to me today but I don't mind because it's not really a heinous crime, and you won't go to jail if ever you commit this. In fact I just shrugged and laughed it off. But to the other person (my co-worker) she felt like she was humiliated. And I sensed that if she could just go home and change her shirt, she would really do it. She even told me not to go near her, I think she doesn't want us to be seen together. But me, I haven't had the slightest hint of embarrassment. I even joked around the workplace about it, and I even asked her to have her picture taken with me so that we'll have a 'proof' that we wore the same shirt at the same day. But of course she refused. So, what I did is just take pictures with Shein since we were both wearing striped shirts today.

On a different note, my brother arrived yesterday morning from Thailand. Happy days are here again! :p

Home Alone Days

Day 2

I met up with some of the Stoneground (Vanessa, Joey and Tin), it was so much fun! It was February I think since the last time we saw each other. We had late lunch or early dinner at Tender Bob's in Shangrila mall and we had quite along chat at Starbucks' veranda at the ledge.

Day 3

After going to work, I met up with a new friend for coffee.

Day4

I had no choice but to cook myself a dinner so I won't starve myself.

Day5 & 6

Nothing much happened... because I slept early and woke up super late so I was in a haste for work.

Day 7 & 8

Shein spent the day here in my place, but when night comes she decided not to go to work anymore. I really had fun with her staying/sleeping over here in my place. It felt like I was a child again! We were like playing house! We cook our food, we talk a lot about anything, we had DVD marathon and of course the sleeping marathon!

Day 9

The day is just about to start... I woke up early just to watch TV. I am a huge news and current affairs junkie. I so love news shows and even documentaries. I am also quite not feeling good today, I haven't heard from my brother yet and I really have no idea on what exact day he's coming back.

Anyway, I'm going to eat my breakfast now, I'm super starved!

Home Alone Day 1

before kuya left for the airport

It's official! I am now 'home alone', my brother just left for the airport. He's leaving for Thailand with some friends. I just wish I could be there too, too bad I can't because of so many reasons. Reasons, reasons, reasons! I am thinking of something that I should do tonight since I don't have work. I thought about de-cluttering our place, but we just did that this morning. I don't know what will happen of me this week, I am not used to being alone anymore since my brother and I started sharing a place together. I must admit I became so dependent on him. He's the one who wakes me up to work and he also cooks our dinner. Now I haven't eaten my dinner yet. I don't feel like eating, no, it's more like I don't feel like cooking. Hehehehe. Maybe I'll just have my food delivered, or just have a sandwich for tonight. Oh my god it'll be a week or so before my brother gets back. I just wish I'll have better things to do while he's away. And I also fervently hope that I would be able to wake up early so that I won't be late for work.

For now, maybe I'll just watch some DVDs and maybe cook my dinner later when I get really hungry, just maybe though.

A Day in the Life of a Fanatic

I had a blast this Wednesday! Guess who I've met personally? It's Pinky Webb man! She's super nice, prettier and more gorgeous in person. Uh, ok, let's get back, so I can tell you how I finally met her. Tuesday afternoon, I was really decided to go to UKG's set and watch Pinky Webb live! I talked, forced and bribed (I treated him to lunch at Tender Bob's) my brother to come with me, luckily after quite a long talk and a plateful of steak and yummy dessert he gave in. So the date was set, early morning (should I say dawn) of August 22. I barely slept that night, I was giddy and űber excited to see Pinky in person. I woke up pretty much earlier than my brother, after I took a bath I tried to wake him up but he just stirred. I did wake him up for several times but he didn't get up. So after I was done dressing up, I tried waking him up again but this time with greater force and some kadramahan, with this line in chavacano "durmi ya lang alli, iyo ya lang solo anda." (“Carry on with your sleeping, I’ll just go alone”) And voila with that line he woke up! I wasn't really sure if he did wake up because he was concerned about me going there alone or just too irritated or too annoyed to argue with me, but either way I don't really care as long as he gets up and come with me.

When we arrived at the ELJ building I offered to buy myself and my brother a cup of coffee from Starbucks, as my consolation for him, for waking up early and for putting up with my fanaticism, if you may call it that way. After buying our coffee, we searched the building as to where the UKG studio is, we both have no idea where would that be. So for us not to be late, I braved myself and was able to ask the guard on duty. Thank heavens and we were already at the audience entrance of the studio. But there's still a hitch, we don't know if we're allowed to get in. Luckily, there were a group of PATTS students who have arrived so we asked the guard to let us in, he was kinda hesitant at first but I think when he saw me puppy-faced he let us in saying "mukha naman kayong studyante, sige pasok nalang kayo". Upon hearing that I could have kissed the guard but I had no time to waste, the clock was ticking and the show was about to start, so we just went in with the crowd. And you think all the hitches were finally over... wait there's more! When we got in, we were told that we were no longer allowed to get in to the main studio because the show was about to start and the studio was already packed with PATTS students. I was nearly hopeless when a light bulb lighted on my head(not literally of course)! I dragged my brother with me and asked the staff there as to where the toilet is. He told me that I just head to the main studio and turn right. We did head to the main studio but of course we didn't turn right! What am I going to do inside the toilet? Can I watch the show up close from there? I don't even feel like peeing that time, neither my brother. So we sneaked in and joined the crowd of students inside. We were asked by another staff again, he asked if we were also students and of course we said "yes" and went straight to find good seats! Good thing we found some seats at the side and we were able to watch the entire show!

During a commercial break, my brother noticed Pinky Webb passed by our seats. She was there for about a minute, but all I managed to say was a "haaaaayyyy", I don't know if that was a "hi" or me sighing or I was simply starstruck. And I tell you, I wasn't able to move from where I was seated. When Pinky left, I felt I made the moment passed! After the show, I was surprised because my brother asked Pinky if he could take a picture of her with me of course. She gladly said yes, I was again giddy that time at the same time super tensed! It's like landing on the moon for the very first time! (I know super jologs na ako! Nawala lahat ng poise ko at composure when I went up to her. But that's the real me.) My brother started talking to her of how a fanatic I am, and all she was able to say was "addict?" I was really overjoyed with that comment, I dunno why. Then I wasn't able to control myself and started blabbing too about how I really like her. She smiled and said something that I didn't quite understand, it's not as if she didn't speak it in Tagalog but I was just too starstruck to comprehend what she was saying to me. I took a lot of pictures of her! (kahit yung mga kasama nya dun ay 'di ko kilala)

Pinky Webb and moi! :p

After that my brother and I went home with a smile plastered on our faces. He was happy because I won't be bothering him... for now. And of course I was happy because I finally met Pinky Webb.

(I know you think this blog is slowly morphing to a Pinky Webb blog.... but I tell you... it isn't! I would still be writing anything that I would feel like writing about. Pinky Webb related or not.)

Color Quiz

I got this color quiz from another blogger and here's my result:

Existing Situation

Working to improve her image in the eyes of others so as to obtain their compliance and agreement with her needs and wishes.

Stress Sources

The existing situation is disagreeable. Feels lonely and uncertain as she has an unsatisfied need to ally herself with others whose standards are as high as her own, and wants to stand out from the rank and file. This sense of isolation magnifies the need into a compelling urge, all the more upsetting to her self-sufficiency because of the restraint she normally imposes on herself. Since she wants to demonstrate the unique quality of her own character, she tries to suppress this need for others and affects an attitude of unconcerned self-reliance to conceal her fear of inadequacy, treating those who criticize her behavior with contempt. However, beneath this assumption of indifference she really longs for the approval and esteem of others.

Restrained Characteristics

Feels listless, hemmed in, and anxious; considers that circumstances and forcing her to restrain her desires. Wants to avoid open conflict with others and to have peace and quiet.

Desired Objective

Suffering from the effects of those things which are being rejected as disagreeable, and is strongly resisting them. Just wants to be left in peace.

Actual Problem

Disappointment and the fear that there is no point in formulating fresh goals have led to anxiety, emptiness, and an unadmitted self-contempt. Her refusal to admit this leads to her adopting a headstrong and defiant attitude.

Actual Problem #2

• The need for esteem--for the chance to play some outstanding part and make a name for herself--has become imperative. She reacts by insisting on being the center of attention, and refuses to play an impersonal or minor role.

If you want to take the quiz you can find it here: colorquiz.com

Memoirs of Harry Potter

I was sleepless for a couple of nights last week, I just had to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, I haven't really read all the books of the series, maybe just half of it but the last book I really felt that I have to read it so I'll know how's it going to end. And so I did, I read the entire book for almost 48 hours. I had to take a nap every little while though to rest my mind and to digest everything that I've read. The last installment is ok but not really ok ok. You know what I mean. I like that J.K. Rowling brought back almost all the characters we've 'met' before but there are just some things that I've wished she made clear what really happened to them. Like Luna and Neville I would love to know what happened to them after the 'Battle in Hogwartz', what became of the Dursley's, though they weren't kind to Harry I still want to know what happened to them. And the one that I'm dying to know (ok, it's exag I'm not really dying to know) if who became the headmaster of Hogwartz. Maybe Professor McGonagall? What do you think? Anyway, maybe someday I could ask J.K. Rowling someday, somehow.

I've also read Memoirs of a Geisha, yeah I'm really late... I know this book is kinda a long time ago and the movie is so last year.... I enjoyed reading it. And the book really helped me to understand what a geisha is, and I was really wrong in what I thought of those women. I had a very wrong notion about them.. I thought they were like courtesans, but they're absolutely not. I love all the kimonos that the geisha's wore. It's so great. But I never thought that wearing a kimono will be that hard, and as well as wearing their shoes/slippers. It takes a lot of hard work to be a geisha. I just wish I could meet a geisha and tell her how much I adore her courage. It's so hard picturing them, how much more living their lives.

I think I have read enough books for this week and have enough blogging for today. I need to work now.

Fanatic!

I know I just posted an entry yesterday but I just feel like posting again. Who cares?! :p

Anyway, after a month and a half of watching the morning show Umagang Kay Ganda I felt that I really need to blab about it. I find the show very entertaining, educational and informative. I like all the hosts, they have different personalities but that's what makes their show great. I just can't get enough of the Edu and Pinky and Kim and Bernadette tandems, bubbly Rica and Donita and of course Donita's bloopers (e.g. espapel) and many more... I can go on all night!

What I like about the show is how Pinky Webb surprises the viewers each day, she can deliver hardcore news but she can also be quirky and funny! I love the episodes where there was a showdown between the UKG girls and the 26K, the three UKG girls can have a career as banker's 26K, really! And when they have this "tournaments" the dance mania, wii.. etc. And just yesterday morning I was really enjoying the moment when Pinky and Edu danced the latter's 'signature' dance! (Picture Pinky Webb dancing!) They look so cute! Pinky Webb is just so versatile.

Yeah, I know it's now obvious that I really like her. In fact she's kinda my idol, I really liked the way she projects herself on TV and the way she delivers the news. For me she's an epitome of beauty and brains. I liked her even years before. When I was about to start in college I even considered taking up Broadcast Journalism but my dad didn't allow me thinking that it's some kind of a 'dangerous' job. So, heeding his advice I took up Business Economics but later on shifted to I.T.. But even I'm an IT graduate and works in an IT company I still think I can work with the media because it's one of my two passions: fashion and media. I just have known also that Pinky's course wasn't really broadcasting she just took broadcasting short courses, if I'm not mistaken she has a business management degree. And it's really my dream to work with the media, even behind the camera. I would pay anything just to land on a job like that. Just like I would pay anything for me to have a break in the fashion industry. (dreamy mode... haaaayyy)

Ok, I watch that show not only because Pinky Webb's there but I love the show as a whole. Call me a pathetic fanatic but you know what, I even changed my RDs from Friday and Saturday to Monday and Tuesday so that I'll be able to watch the show from start to end. And since I'm on a night shift I can still get to watch the later part of the show, if and when I take the cab from work. I get out from work at 7AM. Since the show premiered, I always take a cab from work so that I'll be able to get home at half past 7 and be able to watch the show for about an hour before it ends.

I talked to my brother about accompanying me to watch the show since he has a friend who works there, but he didn't say yes yet. I just wish he'll accompany me, I'd do anything for him just to watch that show live.

Disclaimer: I was never a fanatic of a local show, not until UKG aired. I admit I am a Heroes, The Hills, The OC and of course Charmed's biggest fanatic. Charmed's my very first! I even dream of being friends with Prue, Piper and Phoebe. I know I'm hopeless and I should get a life. That's how a pathetic fanatic I am. So just bear with it.

Paparazzi and Starbucks

Starbucks Melrose Ave. photo session:


Paparazzi snaps at the mall after watching a movie:

Pictorials and Friendships

After a few weeks I just felt the urge to post here anything, I don't know why but I just felt like doing so. It's been more than three weeks since I last posted here. Yeah, I know I shouldn't bother counting the days/weeks because there's probably only three persons who are constantly checking this blog for any update and that would be my dear friends Trish and Joannie, you might be wondering who's the third person who constantly reads this blog... well wonder no more because its me! Who else? If I wouldn't be patronizing my own blog nobody would, right?

I've been busy doing nothing these past weeks... and when I say nothing I mean nothing. All I did was just sleep and sleep and lots of sleep. I really enjoyed bumming around. It's like a privilege to do that knowing the demands of my work(as if). Anyway, I kinda lied... because on the last Friday of June, Sheina and I attended a friend's wedding, which we were late.. very very late. We got there in time for the pictorial! Hah! Good thing we made it there before the reception dinner because it would be so embarrassing. After the dinner, Sheina and I went to have coffee and took some pictures of us, we even took a video of us fooling around Melrose Avenue! And pretending to be friends with Lauren Conrad and Rachel Bilson, and of course there's lashing on Heidi Montag on the side. Hahahaha. Mind you, we were really good at it! It seemed real, minus the "flower girl"! (Shein, you know what I'm talking about) If you've seen us, you'll think we were a couple of drunk girls . I really had fun that night...

Ok fast forward to last Friday >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Shein and I agreed to meet to get our tickets for a Switchfoot concert and to catch a movie after too. My brother came with me and Shein was kinda late because of the heavy traffic jam and so we were late for the 8 o'clock movie we agreed to watch. And because of that, we watched the movie even later. It's not a big deal though if she doesn't have to report to work at 11 o'clock that night but she really have to. So before the movie came to it's end we already went out of the cinema with the hopes of getting her on time for work, but since my brother tagged along with us and the mall was not so crowded anymore because it's about to close we felt that it's time for us to have our "paparazzi" snaps. So we/I asked my brother to take our pictures as if we were celebrities and him... paparazzi of course! Hahaha.. I know we're pathetic and we need to get a life, but what can we do? We just love our pictures taken and the illusion of having paparazzi coming after us to take our pictures is a major plus points!!!!! It's not everyday that you have the mall by yourself... and it's not everyday that you feel that you're some kind of a celebrity, right? So after all the pictorials.... Shein was even more late for work.

When we got out of the mall we hailed a cab and went straight to our office. During the cab ride we were already weaving up a story to cover for her tardiness. And we came up with this:

When the cab stopped at our office's building, I went straight to our office but Shein went to the nearest convenience store to buy herself a drink and some time. When I arrived at our office I was asked by our supervisor why was I in the office since it's my rest day. I answered that Shein called me the last minute and ask me to fill in for her 'coz she isn't sure if she'll be able to get to work. And I think my supervisor bought it because he also told me that he called Shein and she said that she's already on her way. I acted like I was relieved to hear him say those. After about 15 minutes Shein arrived, hurrying to her post and was asking for apology for being late and for asking me to fill for her, she said that she wasn't really feeling well because she didn't get enough sleep because she went home very late that morning due to tons of work in the office. We really think our supervisor bought our story. After about an hour of staying in the office I also left for home to get some sleep. We're sneaky huh! That's one of the simple things I would do to help a friend, I know Shein will also do the same for me.

Cine! Cine!

I just watched Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix today. I can't say if it's really good because I can't base it on the book since I haven't read it yet, but I'm planning to. They've all grown before our eyes... I can still remember the first Harry Potter movie and they look so tiny and cute... now they're even cuter, even gorgeous and hot but they're not teeny anymore. I think they're even taller than me!

I don't want to spoil the movie for you out there who haven't watch it yet. So, I won't be writing here any review or summary of the movie. But there's a line that I really love!

When Hermione explained/described to Harry and Ron about Cho's feelings and Ron exclaimed "She can all feel that?" and Hermione replied to Ron something like "You don't know that 'coz you have the emotional range of a teaspoon!" Hahaha! Anyway, I need to go offline now, I need to de-clutter my closet.

May you all have a great time watching the movie or just have a good day for those who don't intend to watch the movie.

(I also watched Transformers last week. It was really great! Although I haven't watch any episode of the Transformers series I still enjoyed the movie. No need to have any Transformers background... everything you need to know is explained.)

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Happiness

I got this forwarded message from a friend this morning:

"We can be happy anytime once we understand that the only place we'll ever find genuine happiness... is right inside us. Happiness begins at the point of acceptance: the point when we stop questioning why life can't be perfect and just accept the world the way it is."

I couldn't agree more with this. It seems very simple yet very complicated. It's hard, even harder. I myself is not even sure if I'll be able to get to the point of acceptance soon. There are still lots of questions on my mind, there are so many cobwebs on my room that I can barely see the light coming in from the outside of the window. But tell you, this is an improvement because last time my room was totally dark, there's more than enough cobwebs that blocked the light that goes in through my window.

I am not in a hurry, I know in time I'll be able to clear everything. After cleaning everything I'll have my walls repainted and a total make-over for my room and it'll be as good as new.

Just want to thank all the people who's been there for me since day 1, my mom, I owe you big time. Thanks so much, really appreciate it. And thanks Ryan for the message, I miss you!

My Saturday

It's been a while since the last time I slacked off from work. So last Saturday I decided to do a little slacking, just the littlest slacking off from work. I worked just three hours and then by lunchtime I told my colleague that I would be taking half the day off from work since I've been working nonstop for 2 weeks, and when I say non-stop it means no RDs as in zero! After I went off from work, I met a friend to accompany her to the mall, then we had our late lunch out then I went straight home after. When I got home, I did a little tidying... just cleaned the major/obvious clutter. After de-cluttering I prepared my snack and got ready for a DVD marathon. I even turned off my phone so that I'll have no disturbances while I'm having my time alone. It was really fun doing those things on a Saturday instead of going shopping, which I see as a strenuous activity nowadays. Now that's weird... shopping is never strenuous, right? But trust me it's becoming strenuous and stressful when you're in the mall and drooling over so many things but you ain't got any money to spend. Now that's a headache and a heartache combined!

Anyway, I love spending days by myself. It's so quiet ad peaceful! I just love being with me! For many of you, my Saturday seemed to be uncool and boring, but I don't care 'coz all I had was fun! And nothing can beat a Saturday all by yourself cozying in your bed with nothing to worry about, even the outfit you should be wearing. And tell you, I also went down earlier than usual... I was already in dreamland at half past 9! That Saturday made me feel really better, I got enough sleep and I really felt good!

Second Most Expensive City in the World

I think I can never say "ahnnyonghaseo" this year. I've read it on Yahoo! that Seoul is the second most expensive city in the world. And that means that if I want to treat my mom for a trip to Korea I need to save more than I do. I really want to visit Korea, I want to see Jeju island, and the teddy bear museum there, I heard it is the largest (teddy bear museum) in the world. And I just love everything about Korea, hmmm maybe everything I saw on the Korean series that I've seen, I guess. Imagine how expensive is the cost of living in Seoul, living there is more expensive than living in San Francisco, LA, NYC even London or Paris! Haaayyyy... I just wish my mom or brother will bail me out in spending for the trip this year, it's my only chance to get there. But you know I would really like it and it would really mean much to me if I'll be paying for the trip because I never went to a trip that I've paid for (except for local trips/getaways which I often paid for myself but there were also times that I've asked my mom and bro for a little help). It would be an accomplishment for me being able to bring my mom to a place without her spending a cent... err she'll be spending a little too but not that much coz I want to pay for almost everything, except shopping.

I just wish that I'll be able to go to Korea if not this year... then someday... somehow....

Easily Stuffed

I am so not born for eat-all-you-can restos. Last week, my brother's friend invited me for a father's day dinner, of course that's with her dad. And you've guessed it right we went to an eat-all-you-can restaurant along West Ave. The food was so great! The only problem is that I can't eat that much... Before dinner, I already mapped out a plan which is getting only a little of every dish that I don't get to eat everyday. In fact, I went as planned but after eating only a little less than plateful I was already full. And when I say full I mean already bloated. I didn't get the chance to go back to the buffet table, it was so sad seeing all those sumptuous dish and not being able to take advantage of all the food that are being served. Sigh. My brother's friend and her cousins went to the buffet table more than thrice I think, but I only went there once. That is so sad man! And you can imagine me dragging myself to the dessert table, literally forcing to stuff some tasty desserts on my stomach. That was the first time that I didn't feel good eating desserts at all. It felt like any minute my tummy would burst open! It was really hard for me. I know what I did was sort of a gluttony but what can I do with all those tasty treats around me? And I was supposed to eat all that I can! I really don't know why I get easily stuffed these days, I used to be a monster when it comes to eating. What could have happened to me? Do you think there's something wrong with me? Anyway, after that dinner I only had one conclusion: I am not born for eat-all-you-can restos.

Trip to Baguio

Here are some pics that I have when we had this little unplanned trip to Baguio with my brother's friend. :D

Augustana in May

I'm into Augustuna these days...

I just love their music, I love the rhythm, the vocals and of course the piano! Oh I can't get enough of them!

Satur-Night-Out

Last Saturday Shein, K'Anne, Kuya Red and I agreed to have quality time together, to unwind from everything that we've been doing. Our meeting place was at NBS in Robinson's Pioneer. No one was late that afternoon, it was the first time that we were all early! Maybe it's because we were really excited to see each other because it was more than a couple of months since we've last seen each other, except for Shein and me because we work at the same place so we're like sick of our faces. Hahaha Just kidding, we'll never get tired of each other. Anyway, from Pioneer we took a cab to The Block, it was a really long cab ride, super heavy traffic jam! But it was ok with us, we have more than enough time to talk.

When we got offf at The Block, we went on finding Cerealicious. When we finally located it, we thought that it's best to have dinner first, and Cerealicious will just be a place for dessert. We searched for restaurants and we didn't expect to find Jatujak there, it is a Thai resto. We quickly decided to have our dinner there. We were really noisy, as in super kulitan! The food's great as in really great! I love the tom yum, it was sinigang-like but with a twist, it has a tangy flavor that makes it different and special, I also love the spring roll I just forgot what it's called, and the bagoong rice and pandan chicken... so yummy, and of course the Thai iced tea is the best! Our dinner was super duper extra special.... great food+great people = great time! We were almost done with our dinner so I called the waitress for bill out, so she went to our table and started clearing our table. She took my plate, then K'Anne's. Suddenly K'Anne beamed (screamed) "Hindi pa po ako tapos!", the waitress was surely shocked and we were all laughing out loud! :)) K'Anne explained that she wasn't finished yet, and added that she was saving the best (part) for last. If the waitress really took her plate, she said she would cry, as in she wasn't kidding!

After dinner we decided not to have dessert right away because we were so full. We jsut went to World of Fun at the main mall and played the piso game. We spent almost 400 pesos while playing it, and we had 846 tickets! Yey! We exchanged it for four coin purses and 5 lollipops. After WOF, we went to Cerealicious for our dessert. I had Nerd of the Rings (milkshake, mango bits, fruit loops and nerds), K'Anne had Nutting Hill (milkshake, different nuts and i forgot the kind of cereal), Shein had Apple-O 13 (milkshake,apple slices, cinammon..), and Kuya red had Mint Joe Black(milkshake, oreo, mint..) and all our cereals were topped with a scoop of ice cream.

We went to find ATM after our dessert and we were thinking about our next stop, since we didn't have an itinerary because it was a come-what-may day for us. We agreed then to go to The Loop, but instead of going there we ended up at the House of Big Brother because iwe saw a large crowd there... so we went with the flow and watched the eviction night. After some sneak peeks we went to Starbucks at ELJ bldg. to pee. Hehehe. Then went walking around the compound. We were supposed to get in at Esquinita, but changed our minds since it was already late and Shein need to attend church at 5:30AM the following day. We walked her to the bus stop and waited till she can get a ride home. When Shein went home we decided to continue the night at Off the Grill in Timog.

Kuya Red, K'Anne and I headed to Timog. There was a live band performing there and I must say their keyboardist is really hot! :blush: We ordered some onion rings, french fries, a bucket of booze for kuya Red and me and Pina colada cocktail for K'Anne. We left the place at around 3AM. We took a cab to Malabon (K'Anne's Place) pero madaya kami kasi K'Anne told us that we tell the driver that we're off to Malabon he won't take us, so we just told manong that we heading for Kalookan, pumayag naman sya. When we got in Kalookan nagdrama na kami:

Me: K'Anne super late na hatid ka nalang namin sa inyo...
Kuya Red: At antok na din ako pwede ba kami makitulog muna sa inyo sandali?
K'Anne: Ok, sge. Manong, pwede po ba diretso nalang tayo sa Malabon sa Sangandaan?

The manong can do nothing since our reason is "reasonable" enough. Hehehe

We arrived at K'Anne's at half past three, we were like sneaking in to their house.We don't want to wake her parents up so that they won't know that we got there late... uhmm i mean early in the morning already. We slept at their sala kasi ginagawa ang kwarto ni K'Anne. When we lay down, kuya Red went straight to dreamland but K'Anne and I talked till 5AM. We woke up at 6AM, but K'Anne told us that we should just sleep and leave after breakfast so that she can introduced us to her parents and it won't seem like snucking in and out of their house.

When we woke up at 7AM, K'Anne prepared breakfast for us. para kaming konsensya nya kasi buntot kami ng buntot kahit saan man sya magpunta, takot kami na i-interrogate ng parents nya! Hahaha! Buti nalang at ok naman yung parents nya. After we had our breakfast, uwian na kami ni Kuya Red, hinatid kami ni K'Anne hanggang sakayan. At muntik pa kami maligaw kasi nakalimutan ni kuya Red yung daan! hehehehe Pero buti nalang nakarating naman kami sa mga bahay namin ng walang masamang nangyari.

Sistahs and brotha thanks for our Saturnight out... "Sana maulit muli"... kailan pa kaya ulit? After na siguro ng exams ni K'Anne.

More pics on my multiply.