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a day of mourning

2005-12-27T00:28:00.000-08:00

it is supposed to be a festive season: a time to eat and be merry (and eventually end up as a parietal cell - bundat na bundat). but no, a day ago, my beloved laptop crashed. i stared blankly and helplessly at the blue screen which just displayed about 4 or 5 lines, with the words FATAL ERROR sticking to my rested brain. sad..sad..sad..

and so i'm serving crackers and coffee at home, with two sets of baraha and a chessboard available for those who want to join me in my mourning..

ever since i got that laptop, i was so OC that i arranged the files into folders every now and then.. but now, nothing's left of those files.. i have nothing to arrange and this had to happen at a time when i had a lot of hours to spare just to be a freak and arrange files and rename them and so on..though i would have thrown a fit and plunged into a prolonged state of abulia if the crashing happened not during this break. but that was not possible because i hardly turned my laptop on during the november and december class days because i was busy with school (more with the extracurricular stuff than the acads) and more because it had some internal conflicts to resolve..aha, internal conflicts.. i could hardly open an email because an error window would appear..blah...blah...blah..

i sought help..spyware daw..so i tried to fix the problem but i was unsuccessful. i was hoping that i would be able to fix my laptop so that i don't have to lug it all the way here in cotabato..heck, 1.9 kgs is still heavy and i so wanted my arms to be free during the whole airport experience so that i could immensely enjoy my business class flight..but no, i had to bring it home to get my brother to fix it (and end up looking like a xmas tree in the airport and i had to be extra careful since i had a laptop with me, which i didn't bother using in the mabuhay lounge just so i wouldn't have to worry about putting it back in the bag and all that hassle).

he tried his best to bring my lappie back to its former self..then one night, it happened..lappie gave up..FLAT LINE..toooooooooooooooooot..nothing but a FLAT LINE....well, that is, if lappie was a living individual..in this case, we were met by a blue screen which said it all in two words: FATAL ERROR..i was almost reduced to tears because i thought of all the work stored in my laptop and all the memories too..i had a gazillion pictures in there..and not all were copied to a cd.. and more than a month ago, i lost my camera's CF card so byebye to all those recent pictures..may their memories be stored completely within my brain..may my neurons never fail me..

so there..now i mourn..for my laptop..

but there's a glimmer of hope..there is after all reincarnation..my laptop will be back by tomorrow but this time, with a clean slate..a clean, BLANK slate: devoid of files and memories...it will never ever be the same..

tomorrow, INSHAALLAH, i shall stop serving coffee and crackers and stow away the chessboard and the two decks of baraha..instead, spaghetti, fried chicken and cake will be served! the bringing back to life of my laptop, sans the files, still deserves a feast!

happy birthday to me!

2005-10-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

baso ni maria!
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happy birthday to me!

2005-10-05T18:16:00.000-07:00

with the funtastic four and the villain
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happy birthday to me!

2005-10-05T18:15:00.001-07:00

sa labas ng yellow cab
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happy birthday to me!

2005-10-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

gorgeous gil, exciting elaine, kissable kathy, sexy sheng!!!
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happy birthday to me!

2005-10-05T18:14:00.001-07:00

from the other end
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happy birthday to me!

2005-10-05T18:14:00.000-07:00

at yellow cab...
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untitled

2005-09-26T17:48:00.000-07:00

Maintaining a blog is not really a skill of mine. In fact, this is already my second blog. I let the first one deteriorate, deteriorate?!?! - for lack of the proper term. My head's really just stuffed with lemnisci, geniculate nuclei, etc. since Saturday. Waaah! The closer we are to the end of the semester, the more I want to scream, or hmm...be a lazy couch potato! I really just want the sem to end. I know it should not be like this. I mean there are still 4 1/2 semesters to go, but I really just want to lie down and read a good book, which in any way is NOT an academic one.

What I'm feeling right now is probably a hangover form the wonderful weekend that I had. Saturday was a semi-productive day for me. I had another chance to spend a day with my dad and enjoy the comfort of a hotel room with a television all for my own pleasure. And well, I was able to read a couple of transes and manage to finish up two chapters of neuro.

Sunday was of course extra special. I walked my way to McDo at the corner of Taft and Pedro Gil and got myself pancakes, hash brown and milo. Yummy! It was a long walk, but definitely worth the effort! Hihi! I was with Daddy for lunch, after which we headed back to the hotel so that I could review a bit before totally enjoying an evening with friends. While reading neuro (again!), I was happily watching as the Green Archers humbled the Blue Eagles! O yeah! Haha! The time came for me to go back to the dorm and watch my dad ride off in a taxi. This just reminds me that I just celebrated my third birthday away from home. I'm betting that the next 8 will be spent the same way. Awww...

Then the evening came. Time to celebrate!

Gosh. It's 5:44 pm na! I have to go..I'll continue my story some other time. And I'll attach pics pa! O diba!

A gorgeous lady is waiting for me and cups of coffee are screaming our names...Sigh...

But don't even think that I'm depressed. I am not. What I am is plain tamad! Tired...not depressed.

I still am smiling. Behind the smile, behind the smile, behind the smile.....there are...

tears? nah....

makalipas ang ilang araw...

2005-09-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

Huwag mo lang pansinin, lilipas din ang lahat. Tingnan mo nga naman, ika-7 na ng Setyembre, 2005. Kaarawan na ni Maan sa isang araw. Sa susunod na linggo, panahon na upang magpuyat ng todo dahil may exam na naman. Parang kailan lang ng binibilang ko kung ilang linggo na ba ang dumaan, kung gaano katagal pa ba ang bakasyon. Pero, pero, pero, whoa! Humigit-kumulang isang buwan na lamang ang natitira sa semestreng ito! Mabuhay! Gusto ko ng umuwi! Hmm, gusto ko na magrelax... Matulog ng matagal...Manood ng TV ng isang buong araw...

At pagsapit ng inaasam na bakasyon, ganoon din kabilis dadaan ang mga araw.

At sa muling paggising ko, andito na uli ako sa Maynila.

Puting uniporme. BSLR-East. Trans. Smileys. Exams.

Balik sa dating gawi.

Ngunit huwag mag-alala. Huwag lamang papansinin, lilipas din ang lahat...

at darating ang araw na...

doktor na ako.

2005-08-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

mama miya and kids
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who what where

2005-07-23T21:54:00.000-07:00

THINGS/PEOPLE/PLACES I'M LOVING RIGHT NOW

1. UAAP (UP Maroons)
-UP Fight!!! Darn it! Natalo kanina ng UE Red Warriors ang UP Fighting Maroons! I was watching the action live at the Araneta Coliseum, and well, things didn't really look good for the Maroons (with or without the "bad" calls).
2. Dr. Bundoc
-great lecturer!!!!! He makes the lecture very interesting, which is the most effective way to fight the alpha waves of sleep.
3. my scrub suits
-soooooooo colorful!!! soooooooo cute!!!!
4. Acupuncture shoes
-They really are very colorful and they go really well with my white med uniform! :)
5. brachial plexus
-Ahh..This lecture was the very first that I mastered for the OS203 first lecture exam.
6. new laptop
-Basta mahal ko ito!
7. goblet cell
-Goblet cells are so easy to identify. Good thing one question in the Lab exam asked for this structure to be identified! Whopeee!
8. Cupa Java
-"Sosyal!" This is where it all began.
9. odontoid process
-Wala lang. Feel ko lang!
10. bag of highlighters
-I can't study properly without a highlighter. I feel that I'm not absorbing anything if I don't highlight what I'm reading. I use 5 highlighters, the two most commonly used being the orange and yellow. I put them all in a pink bag, one that is supposedly used for sunglasses. It's what I lug around when i'm seriously studying. :)

my stitches' monthsary

2005-07-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

June 27, 2005 marked the first month anniversary of my beloved stitches!!! *cheers*

After fifteen days, my stitches should completely heal!!!! SHOULD! SHOULD! SHOULD!

O dear I hope they do by then!!!!!!

*tears*

hot, hot, hot!

2005-07-02T18:13:00.000-07:00

Grrrr! Ayan, may sakit ako!

I took my temperature last night and the thermometer read 38 C! I was watching the Unlocking the Da Vinci Code on the National Geographic Channel but I wasn't able to finish it because my feet were so hooooooot! My entire body was definitely hyperthermic but my feet were hotter than my other body parts! I must have seen only 1/3 or at most half of the show, and honestly, I wasn't entirely focused on the show due to my high temp. Here are what I recall from what I saw last night:

1. Was Mary Magdalene really a prostitute?
2. Were Jesus and Mary Magdalene really married?
3. Was there biblical evidence to support no. 2?
4. Did the place Migdala (or was it Migdal) exist during the time of Jesus?
5. There were a lot of paintings shown last night that depicted Mary Magdalene and the various biblical stories (is this how you call them?) about her.
6. The narrator was a female.
7. Dan Brown....Dan Brown...So that's how he looks like!

I really wanted to finish that show, but my body was just not up to it. And well, my health should come first. I just hope there would be a replay someday.

I slept early (so early that I also missed Crime Night on the Discovery Channel). It was not exactly a good sleep. Heavens, I slept with the face towel on my forehead! I forgot to take it off because a few minutes after I put it on my forehead, I already went to beddy-bye-land. I was supposed to call my Mom that night but uhmm, you know what happened. Thus, she was so worried that she called around 7:45 this morning to check on me. It was still too early for me to wake up. Hmph! I tried to sleep again but I wasn't able to. Ho-hum.

I felt better this morning than I did last night. Hooray!

But now, I can feel my temperature rising again. Darn!

meowwwwww!

2005-07-02T17:53:00.000-07:00

I miss her...big time!
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from friendster to blog

2005-06-29T20:48:00.000-07:00

I took this from my previous profile in friendster...

I am usually surrounded by laughter. I enjoy the company of people who have interesting stories to share. The jokes keep on coming. Songs follow one after the other.

On some beautiful nights, I find myself staring at the metro with all its bright lights while feeling the cold wind against my face. I just stare and my gaze travels farther and farther. All this time, I try to be in a sentimental mode which could well be the best time to think about a lot of serious stuff. I hie off and leave my talkative and robust self. Though there are a lot of things that I can and probably should think about, I end up thinking about NOTHING. I just enjoy the lights, the wind, the sky. It is in these few precious moments when I am momentarily detached from the laughter of my friends a few meters from me that I feel the entire universe smiling with me and sharing a feeling of happiness like no other.

Then I rejoin in the laughter, the stories and the jokes; back to being NOT good, NOT bad, but NICE! =P

saturday's song

2005-06-26T16:20:00.000-07:00

So what if it's a day late?

Over And Over
Nelly feat. Tim McGraw

Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
And I can't keep picturing you with him
And it hurts so bad, yeah
Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
I replay it over and over again
And I can't take it yeah
I can't shake it
Nooo

I can't wait to see you
Want to see if you still got that look in your eyes
That one you had for me before we said our goodbyes
And it's a shame that we got to spend our time
Being mad about the same things
Over and over again
About the same things
Over and over again
Ohh
But I think she's leaving
Ooh man she's leaving
I don't know what else to do
(I can't go on not loving you)

Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
And I can't keep picturing you with him
And it hurts so bad, yeah
Cause its all in my head
I think about it over and over again
I replay it over and over again yeah
And I can't take it yeah
I can't shake it
Nooo

I remember the day you left
I remember the last breath you took right in front of me
When you said that you would leave
I was too damn stubborn to try to stop you or say anything
But I see clearly now
And this choice I made keeps playing in my head
Over and over again
Playing my head
Over and over again
Ohh
I think she's leaving
Ooh man she's leaving
I don't know what else to do
(I can't go on not loving you)

Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
And I can't keep picturing you with him
And it hurts so bad, yeah
Cause its all in my head
I think about it over and over again
I replay it over and over again
And I can't take it I can't shake it
Nooo

(Now that I've realized that I'm going down
From all this pain you've put me through
Every time I close my eyes I lock it down oh
I can't go on not loving you)

Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
And I can't keep picturing you with him
And it hurts so bad, yeah
Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
I replay it over and over again
And I can't take it I can't shake it
Nooo

Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
And I can't keep picturing you with him
And it hurts so bad, yeah
Cause it's all in my head
I think about it over and over again
I replay it over and over again
And I can't take it I can't shake it
Nooo

Over and Over again
Over and Over again
Cause it's all in my head

when it rains, it pours

2005-06-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

*Happy Birthday Meena!!!! (June 22)

**Happy Birthday Joma!!!! (June 26)

Something could terribly wrong with me. My vitriol levels must be up which could explain why I have been feeling down lately. Just when I thought that I was already fully and completely back in shape, my stitches started looking all weird which alarmed me so much that I had to seek the help of Ate Roselyn (my dormmate, UPCM Class 2007). We went to the Ambulatory Care unit of PGH (the one fronting the ER) last rainy Tuesday night. I was then advised to go to the OPD minor surgery to let the surgeons have a look. I scheduled that visit for lunch the following day but I was not able to go. Resched: Thursday lunch. However, since OSI can really eat up the lone lunch hour, I wasn't able to go either. And well, Friday was a holiday. Weekend came. So, umm, never mind. The stitches are not opening I was told last Tuesday night. With that I must calm myself, and my parents as well.

Now that I'm thinking about it, I may be entering another oh-I'm-depressed stage which in reality is just oh-I'm-stressed period. I need a break! But hell, it's only been three weeks! There are moooooooore weeks to come! Hmph! I just hope that by the time that we are really swamped with exams, I am already used to the demands of OSI which includes brain-numbing lectures and a one hour lunch that at most times, is shortened due to extensions in sgd's.

I'm not depressed, really. It's just stress.

I'm about to eat a piece of chocolate.

*tears*

saturday's song...revived

2005-06-18T10:26:00.000-07:00

I'm really getting bad at blogging...again! Geez..

To make it up, here are two songs that I enjoyed last week. The first one keeps ringing in my head (I am not a schizophrenic!) and the second is a song I have always loved and it suddenly hit me again when I heard it on TV last June 12.

TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS

Why is that sad look in your eyes
Why are you crying?
(Tell me now)2x
Tell me why you're feelin' this way
I hate to see you so down, oh baby!

Is it your heart
Oh, that's breakin' all in pieces
Makin' you cry
And makin' you feel blue
Is there anythin' that I can do

CHORUS:
Why don't you tell me where it hurts now, baby
And I'll do my best to make it better
Yes, I'll do my best to make those tears all go away
Just tell me where it hurts
Now, tell me
And I love you with a love so tender
Oh and if you let me stay
I'll love all of the hurt away

Where are all those tears coming from
Why are they falling?
Somebody, somebody, somebody left your heart in the cold
You just need somebody to hold on, baby
(Give me a chance)
To put back all the pieces
Take hold of your heart
Make it just like new
There's so many things that I can do

Chorus

(Instrumental)

Is it your heart
Oh, that's breakin' all in pieces
Makin' you cry makin' you feel blue
Is there anythin' that I can do

CHORUS

Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me baby
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
And I'll do my best to make it better
Yes, I'll do my best to make the tears all go away
Just tell me where it hurts
Now, tell me
And I love you with a love so tender
Oh, and if you let me stay
I'll love all of the hurt away

-from http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/mymp-tell-me-where-it-hurts-z3hr33n.html

I MISS YOU
Boyz II Men

Thought I heard your voice yesterday
When I turned around to say
That I loved you baby
I realize, it was juss my mind
Played tricks on me

And it seems colder lately at night
And I try to sleep with the lights on
Every time the phone rings
I pray to God it's you
And I just can't believe
That we're through

I miss you
There's no other way to say it
And I can't deny it
I miss you
It's so easy to see
I miss you and me

Is it turning over this time
Have we really changed our minds about each other's love
All the feelings that we used to share
I refuse to believe
That you don't care

I miss you
There's no other way to say it
And I, and I can't deny it
I miss you
It's so easy to see
I miss you and me

I've got to gather myself as together
I've been through worst kinds of weather
If it's over now
Then I'll be strong
Can't believe that you're gone
I've got to carry over

I miss you
There's no other way to say it
And I, and I can't deny it
I miss you
It's so easy to see
I miss you and me

Oh there's no other way to say it
I can't deny it
I miss you baby
It's so easy to see
I miss you and me

Oh no other way to say it
I miss you baby
There's no other
That you're deprived of me now
That you're deprived of me now
I miss you
Said I can't deny it
I, I, I, I miss you baby
It's so easy to see
I miss you and me

-from http://www.lyrics007.com/Boyz%20II%20Men%20Lyrics/I%20Miss%20You%20Lyrics.html

when things become toxic..part one

2005-06-18T02:13:00.000-07:00

Ahh..classes have begun. The first week was fine. There were lots of homeworks like writing of learning insights and all that cr*p, but basically there was not that much pressure because the course (IDC201) is only a pass/fail course. Attend the plenary and small group discussions (sgd) and participate and you're on the road to a passing grade.

Last Tuesday (June 14), was the start of the week-long HS201: Human Health and Wellness. The course is only a one-week course, so attendance is a very big factor. You could fail the subject and be delayed if you do not attend classes. This time around, the course has a numerical grade equivalent, meaning more effort is needed to meet the numerous requirements (especially since June 13 was a holiday meaning a day was taken from the week-long course). We are supposed to submit three homeworks on Monday.

As I reviewed the class days that passed, I noticed that I always arrived at the dorm late. My class ends at 5 pm but I arrive at the dorm around 7 pm or even later in some days. Hmm...

June 7: 5:30 pm: MSC General Assembly.
June 8: I think I was home early this day.
June 9: 6 pm: Medsmerized: Freshmen Acquaintance Party at the UP College of Medicine
June 10: Darn it! Poor memory.

June 14: 5 pm: Friendship games with class 2009. MSC Sports Comm meeting (volunteers for Centennial Fun Run)
June 15: Maan and I waited for the rain to soften a bit then went on to wait for Gerald to leave for a dinner engagement.
June 16: 5 pm: second MSC GA
June 17: 5 pm: Fun Run volunteers meeting. 6 pm: class party at ABAS

Whew! Busy indeed. So busy that blogging has now taken a backseat. When i find the time to go online, I just check the tagboard and post a new message there. I don't create a new post for my blog. I just don't have the enough energy and my brain simply is not in tiptop condition when night falls (8 am-5 pm classes are really draining.).

Now that things are getting toxic (and I expect that they will get more toxic in the coming weeks), I would have to adjust some of my activities. ADJUST is the key here. I see no need for the elimination of relaxing activities. There is just a need to adjust the time allotments. For blogging, I think I shall post new stuff over the weekend, so such posts will become quite long as they will outline my entire week and the great thoughts of the days that passed.

It's time to say goodnight...But I dare say...

GOOD MORNING!!!

birthdays

2005-06-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beloved brother, KEVIN!!!!!!!!! snaps!!!!

Belated Happy Birthday to Kuya Jay and Kuya Anz!

Advance Happy Birthday to Pong and Queenie!

All greetings beyond June 10 shall be posted later this month...

Ok, so back home, my family gathered around the table for a wonderful dinner which consisted of the perenially present spaghetti and cake. Mommy even put a candle for my brother to blow. He's 15 now. He actually requested for the cake. He does that almost every year, that it can probably qualify as his birthday tradition. He specifically prefers what seems to me a chiffon cake that is covered with icing. Do you remember the bday cakes you used to have as a child, those with a Batman or Cinderella figurine and a painted styrofoam cutout of Happy Birthday? Those with flowers that are heaven sent for sweet-tooths? Those which bear the name of the celebrator, yeah not celebrant, on the front side? Yup yup yup! That's the kind of cake he prefers for his birthday and not chocolate mousse or chocolate moist. But, well, uhmm, gone is the Batman or Superman figurine and there is no styro cutout. Not even a name. But who cares? All the people in our house know whose birthday it is. The very decor of the cake was the lone '15' candle! awwwwww....

Happy Birthday Kevin!

saturday's song

2005-06-06T10:07:00.000-07:00

Okay, okay, so it is not a Saturday. I'm just making up for the previous Saturday since I was not able to post my featured song...

At the Beginning
Anastacia

We were strangers starting out on our journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected what you did to my heart
When I lost hope you were there to remind me
This is the start

(chorus)
And Life is a road and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road now and forever
A Wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there whenthe storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

We were strangers on a crazy adventure
Never dreaming how our dreams would come true
Now here we stand unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

(chorus)

I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
I know that my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart

(chorus)

In the end I wanna be standing at the beginning with you

from http://www.lyrics007.com

highlights of the past days

2005-06-06T09:40:00.000-07:00

*I typed this last June 1, but was left unpublished because I had no internet access from the day I arrived here in Manila until earlier today.

It's been a long time...

A lot of things have happened to me...

Both good and bad...

May 27. I underwent a minor operation, which for me would top my oh-so-serious operations list, the other one being the two stitches on my chin. It was really no biggie. My surgeon even said that the whole thing lacked challenge. Well, well, it was easy for him 'coz he was not the one lying on the bed! Sheesh! I was relieved that the whole thing was not that challenging because that meant lesser time spent in the room. The operation came as a relief actually because my condition was bothering me since the day before. Not only that, my parents are also very much concerned. My brain was already entertaining dark thoughts. What if...What happens....But alas, I am now relieved of this medical burden.

By May 28, all I did was move around so slowly, for fear that my stitches might open up or bleed or heaven knows what. As night came, I slowly prepared for my return to Manila the next day.

May 29. I was at the airport, half praying that there is no familiar face in sight. I do not have any phobia of people, but I just don't feel like seeing someone I know maybe because something in my body hurts. I saw someone whom I know very much. Not within my age bracket, so it was perfectly fine. And she is really going through something terrible at this time so seeing her in the airport was of much shock that any anti-social feelings I had soon vanished.

Boarding was on time. Aisle seat. My mom between me and my brother. A crying baby in front of me. The baby's grandma from across was slowly testing my patience. Gee.

May 30. Start of a series of orientations. First, I got my tcg from tita pearl and lucky me, I am still a scholar. That means I get to save around 11,000. Being a med student can be costly. I ordered books and they cost around 11000. Other expenses include 5 pairs of uniforms, name plates and still other stuff that will soon be needed in anatomy lab (dissection) and the other subjects. I attended the Phi sponsored orientation around 11 am. all the talks were done by 1 pm and the free luch was then served. I was really starving then, so much that I almost completely lost all focus and attention on the whole thing towards the end. There were lots of freebies! Whopeee!

May 31. Time to get that form 5. Yup, yup! Registration time. I volunteered for the collection of the msc student fund. Upon arriving at cm at 8 am, there was a long line in front of the records room. To me, it seemed that there was utter confusion. After some time, we volunteers were finally able to organize ourselves and start doing our job. The enrollment was stressful! Whew! Luckily, I was able to get my f5 early, so I was able to enroll. Others had to wait because the server suddenly just gave up. I decided not to attended the orientation slated for that day. After finishing my shift for the msc, I, together with TP and Gil, headed to the mall. I met with my mom and brother for lunch, then rode a taxi to Gil Puyat to meet my aunt. We then rode a jeep to Glorietta and spent around 3 hrs there. I was dead tired, so I chose not to go to Rob anymore (kevin went after spending 10 min freshening up. Mommy followed around 6:30. I stayed at the hotel and slept a good 30 min then took a much-enjoyed bath and waited for my mom and bro to come hme. I patiently waited for my dinner. Teehee! Like the previous days, sleep came easily after spending time reading an Agatha Cristie novel.

June 1. There was a heavy rain early in the morning. Around 10:30 we left the hotel to go search for the perfect notebook, as in laptop not the spiral notebook. We got home a little past 4 pm. after a few minutes of enjoying the bed and using the bathroom, we rushed to rob to catch a movie. We decided to see Say that You Love Me. We bought premiere tickets! Yeah! Well, such privileges are enjoyed when in the company of parents. haha! I liked the movie because of the light moments. It was just right to cap the day. We had a hard time deciding where to eat. kenny? wendys? chowking? tokyo tokyo? racks? (duh, wala na ito!) jollibee? (oh please no!) aristocrat? max's? Finally, after much deliberation, we decided to dine at Max's. It was a lovely meal. I enjoyed the pancit canton and spring chicken. While waiting for the check, familiar faces greeted us. joma, trinah and tito. Wow! Joma is in town! yahoo! Small world! I told Joma that we almost didn't eat there. Joma said the same was true of them too. It's a small world after all. It's a small small world.

We walked home. I walked so fast because of a light drizzle. Who wants to get sick these days? Certainly not me. I was carrying a plastic contating bottles of mineral water. It was heavy, but I did not give it a damn. I just put all my strength on my left arm because I could not possibly use my right to carry such a heavy load because, uhmm, well,, my right side is a bit delicate up to this day. We arrived at the hotel all dry. Cheers!!!

Then at this time, 9:48 pm, I am sitting in our room, typing my heart out. The TV is tuned in to Extra Challenge. I actually had no plans of typing something for my blog, but I was excited to try out my new notebook. Awwww....

I miss my Dad and our cat.

Over and out! 9:54 pm.

checklist

2005-05-24T20:37:00.000-07:00

Okay, now I'm full...

I started watching FRIENDS maybe a week or two before I came home. So that was around the third week of March. I really found the show funny that I decided to buy a copy of a whole season of FRIENDS. I bought Season 7 and finished watching all 24 episodes as fast as I could. I found myself addicted to the show and started borrowing VCDs and DVDs from a friend named Mej. So far, I've seen....

Season 1: check
2: almost finished
3: nope
4: yup! yup!
5: I think so...
6: Oh yes! courtesy of Star World
7: definitely
8: nah
9: double nah
10: triple nah

I must confess. I am now a fan of the show. So much that I want to have a complete collection of the all the episodes. If I go and buy from Astrovision, a boxed special collector's edition of a season costs P695. There are ten seasons meaning that would cost me P6950. I already have Season 7, but still that means my account will lose P6950. If I go to Greenhills and haggle, an entire season would cost around P1000. Bummer!!!

Whichever way I choose, it's going to cost me...big time!!!

But maybe, I can buy an entire season per year..Uhmm, per six months??? three???

Ahhhh....

blah blah blah

2005-05-24T19:35:00.000-07:00

I saw What A Girl Wants in HBO the other day and really, Oliver James (the guy who played Ian) is sooooooooooooooo attractive. I love his smile plus the fact that he has a nice voice. He sings well! O yeah baby! I've seen that movie for the third time. The first time around, I already found him cute. The end. When I saw the movie again, I wanted to know who the hell was he. I was unsuccessful though. But last Sunday, ahoy! Kaboom! I texted Gil right away!! She provided me with his name because it just so happens that she liked/likes him too! Yey!

Actually, I haven't seen the entire movie. Everytime I catch it on HBO, I am not able to watch the entire film. I only catch the same part! Grrrr! Hmm, kamtotinkopit (Abesamis?, 2004), it's no biggie 'coz I can still understand the movie. It's that kind of movie (ala Hilary Duff flicks), not some I-have-to-concentrate-and-catch-every-line movie. And well, Oliver's exposure came late in the film so I really did not miss that much! haha! I checked our DVDs here but we don't have a copy. I'm seriously planning on getting a copy of the movie, for Oliver's sake! Hmm, honestly, I am more serious in getting a copy of the soundtrack. The songs in the movie are good and and and Oliver sang some of those songs! As in I waited for the credits kahit na tinatawag na ako for dinner! Hooooooray!

So there, I am again infatuated with a silver screen dude! Haaay!

Which reminds me, I just hope Alfred Vargas does not pursue any romance with Rochelle of Sexbomb because I don't like her!!! Roar!!!!! (Haha! Inangkin!)

Just some stuff:
*San Antonio won over Phoenix. Game 2 tomorrow - Phoenix homecourt
*Miami lost to the Detroit Pistons in Miami.
*Star World airs the 7th Season of Friends.
*My brother is in San Fernando, Cebu and we can't call him because the resort is a dead spot. Bummer!
*I'm enjoying a blueberry cheesecake that's worth only P75. It's a whole lot bigger than the Chef D' Angelo cheesecake. Imagine: rectangular plastic container. Well, it's thinner but the blueberry serving is oh so generous! Yummmy! Worth my (oops! my mom's) money!
*My mom, brother and I are flying to Manila on Sunday, May 29.
*It's my Dad's birthday tomorrow!!!!

I'm starved.

saturday's songs

2005-05-21T10:39:00.000-07:00

Feels Like Home
Chantal Kreviazuk

Something in your eyes
Makes me want to lose myself
Makes me want to lose myself
In your arms
There's something in your voice
Makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts
The rest of my life
If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've felt so low
If you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done

Chorus:
Feels like home to me
Feels like home to me
Feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
Feels like home to me
Feels like home to me
Feels like I'm all the way back where I belong

A window breaks down a long dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see through the dark there's light
If you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
If you knew how happy you are making me
I've never thought I'd love anyone so much

Chorus

Feels like I'm all the way back where I belong

Initially, I honestly did not know what is the title of the first featured song. And well, the same goes for the artist. All I knew was the first line of the song. With that teeny info, I still managed to find this song. Whew! Aaaahh, the power of Google. Cheers!!!

I've got a lot of songs in mind so 'Saturday's song' becomes...tadah!... 'Saturday's songs'!

Don't Change
Musiq

Lately you've been questioning
If I still see you the same way
Cause through these trying years
We gonna both physically change
Now don't you know you you'll always be
The most beautiful woman I know
So let me reassure you darlin' that
My feelings are truly unconditional

[Chorus]
See I'll love you when your hair turns gray
Girl I'll still want you if you gain a little weight
The way I feel for you will always be the same
Just as long as your love don't change, No
I was meant for you and you was meant for me yeah
And I'll make sure that I'll be everything you need
Girl the way we are is how its gonna be
Just as long as your love don't change

Cause I'm not impressed, more or less
By them girls on the T.V and magazines
Cause honestly I believe that your beauty
Is way more than skin deep
Cause everything about you makes me feel
I have the greatest gift in the world
And even when you get on my last nerve
I couldn't see myself being with another girl

[Chorus]

So don't waste your time worrying bout
Small things ain't relevant to me
Cause to my understanding your all I want and need
See what I'm trying to say is I'm here to stay
And as long as your love doesn't change
Baby, baby darling I swear that I,
I swear I ain't going nowhere no.

[Chorus]

You are my baby
Don't you change baby
I love you, got to know,
Yeah, yeah

that one evening...

2005-05-20T11:16:00.000-07:00

from L-R: Dada, Gid, me

This is the only pic with us three in it when I was in Lake Sebu. I didn't edit the brightness 'coz Gid likes the effect of the light..Mexican-ish daw..hehe
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being a couch potato

2005-05-20T10:48:00.000-07:00

I have long been friends with our television set, but now, we've grown closer . I spend around 10 hours a day watching TV! exaj! Well, sa umaga, nanonood ako ng NBA. I scan the following channels: Solar Sports, ESPN, Star Sports and RPN. Usually, only one of those four broadcasts the live game. Go SPURS!! Hehe! I watch the other games as well, lalo na ang Suns vs. Mavs coz my brother is a Mavs fan. Minsan, 'pag talo ang Mavs, masarap mang-asar, but lately, I keep quiet na lang kasi baka mang-asar din siya pag talo ang Spurs 'voz he knows that I'm rooting for the Spurs. At first, I wanted the Mavs to be out early in the Playoffs. I wanted the Rockets to win during the first round. Pero now, naisip ko, mas okay na nanalo ang Mavs sa first round tapos they defeat the Suns. And well, the Spurs should win din para sa Western Conference Finals, it'll be the Spurs vs. Mavs. Nakakaasar if the game starts at 10-10:30 am kasi I get to watch the first three quarters pero I'm not able to finish the game because it's lunch time. Grrr! Eh kadalasan, the fourth quarter is the most exciting! Oh well...

After my dose of sports, it's time for noontime variety shows. I tune in to Eat Bulaga then 'pag commercial, nililipat ko sa Wowowee. I watch hanggang 2:00 tapos I wait for Scooby Doo sa Cartoon Network. It airs at 2:30 pm. Pero kung may lakad ako, umaalis ako around 2:30 pm. If it's a Wednesday, I catch the American Idol telecast. Two weeks ago ko lang nadiscover na 3 pm ang live telecast via satellite and that the 4 pm show is just an encore broadcast. So there, when I learned that, I watch AI from 3-5, but during the 4-5 show, I am not completely glued on Star World. I look for a good movie sa HBO, Cinemax or Star Movies. On a Thursday, I prefer watching the results in the evening together with my family para mas exciting. (More on AI on later posts.) It's Meteor Garden time at 5 pm. I switch to Full House at 5:30. Minsan sinisilip ko rin ang TV Patrol Central Mindanao at 6 pm, just to see who among my fellows here are making nosie again.

It's 24 Oras at 6:30 pm. Dinner at 7 or 7:15. Time for FRIENDS at 7:30. Then Darna, Encantadia, All ABout Eve and Extra Challenge. I also catch My Wife and Kids at 9 pm kaya minsan I don't watch Encantadia. I also catch AI replays at 11pm, though if it is a results show, I am often contented with seeing it once (except the time when Anthony was sent home). For my dose of the late night news, I catch Insider/Saksi. Then I look for good movies or documentaries to send me off to beddy byeland....

This is how I spend my day whenever I don't feel like going out to tambay at a friend's house, or bug my mom in her office, or go and play badminton or basketball (lately, it's been raining here kaya basa). And well, it's cold when it rains, so it's much comfortable to be in bed. And when you're in bed, well, the TV is just there, waiting...

chew..chew..gulp..the end!

2005-05-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

exhibit b
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attack of the giant mangoes!!!

2005-05-18T14:50:00.000-07:00

exhibit a

It was a normal Monday. I woke up around 9:30 am, so I had to eat breakfast alone since my mom left early for Kidapawan and my dad already left for work and my brother was almost ready to leave the house. I prepared my Milo then sat on my usual dining chair and spotted the colored plastic containing what I thought were vegetables. Though the plastic certainly caught my eyes, I did not pay any more attention to it. Come lunch time, my dad showed me what was really inside the plastic -- giant mangoes! He said they came from my aunt, Mommy Jiajora. I was really amazed with how big they were. I asked if anyone knew where my aunt could have gotten those mangoes. Such a tree with so many giant mango fruits would be an awesome sight!

When my mom arrived from Kidapawan and all four of us were already home (I came from a friend's house), I noticed how equally amazed my dad was. He kept on showing the mangoes to my us, most especially to my mom. It was then that I learned that those giant mangoes came from my mom's secretary and not from my aunt. There was an information mix-up. The mangoes arrived early in the morning when the car (with my mom's sec in it) arrived to pick my mom up. So, they were sort of from Mommy and not Mommy Jiajora.

We had one of the mangoes for dinner. It was then that I thought of taking pictures of the mangoes for remembrance. After eating, I gathered what I judged to be the two biggest and started thinking of the perfect spot for the pictorial. I grabbed my cam, but unfortunately the 'low battery' icon was flashing on the LCD. I was able to take one picture but it was too dark because I forgot to set the flash. After about a minute, the screen went black and displayed: Change the battery pack. I had to charge the battery. Pictorial postponed.

At lunch the following day (Tuesday), I was finally able to take pictures of the mangoes. I took four. Two shots per "background." Believe me, my parents were supportive of my latest "project."

We ate two more mangoes earlier at lunch. My cousin Ayi who was here since 10 am exclaimed, "mukha na itong tsinelas." Indeed! So true! You might think I am exaggerating or that my parents, brother and cousin are losing their sight and probably their sanity, but let me assure you that we all are well! To prove that, let me describe those mangoes.

Those mangoes came from Pagadian and are probably called Manggawani or Indian Mango. I don't exactly know. The thing is, they taste like the mango varieties mentioned earlier. Each weighs about half a kilo, depending on size. I personally did some weighing using a bathroom scale. There are five mangoes all in all. Our guess is they weighed a total of two kilos. Imagine: five mangoes weigh two kilos. I was desperately looking for a ruler here but I can't find one so I just stretched my fingers to get an estimate length. The average length of each is the distance between the thumb and the pinky when you (fully) stretch those fingers. They really are big!

It may have been a bit silly to photograph those mangoes but hey, I don't get to see mangoes that big everyday. But no matter how big those mangoes are or how amazed I was and is, nothing changes the fact that mangoes are not among my favorite fruits. This mango-is-not-my-fave-fruit story is reserved for another day.

There were five. Now, there are only two mangoes remaining. The "attack" continues...

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in my opinion, it's beautiful!

2005-05-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

I just love this pic!! Feeling ko ang galing ko magtake ng picture! haha!!!
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voila!

2005-05-17T16:30:00.000-07:00

A peek at Lake Sebu...

I finally downloaded Picasa! Since I was trying it for the first time, I ended up posting a blank entry -- no picture in sight. Then the caption that I put in for the second pic appeared on this photo. It was a mess! After more exploring and clicking on the right places....tadah!!! Look! Look! Look! Everything's in the right place. Bravo!!!

Oh, it may seem obvious but I still want to make an official statement. This is the first photo that I posted. Teehee!
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aha!

2005-05-17T15:42:00.000-07:00

It's when reality sets in that you start feeling what you should have felt long ago. It's not exactly a slap in the face that would instantly wake you up. It's more of a gradual awakening. It slowly brings you face-to-face with the fact that what you've heard before was really true. That one sight shatters all the reassuring stories you created. To top it all off, you see that he is happy.

So you keep on smiling, partly glad that you've seen him. Sad because she is with him.

Then you decide to tell someone what happened and how you felt not because you are a gossip but because you need to let it all out. That someone will tell you this, another one will say one thing more. You just listen. If you are a comic, you'd treat everything as a joke.

The exterior shows a smile. Inside -- it's a whole different thing.

But you don't dwell on the past. You go on. Live. Laugh. Love.

male celebs

2005-05-15T18:38:00.001-07:00

Note: This is a personal list and definitely is in no particular order.

Ten GOOD-LOOKING Male Celebs:

1. Richard Gere
2. Jude Law
3. Brad Pitt
4. Chad Michael Murray
5. Hugh Grant
6. Dennis Trillo
7. Alfred Vargas
8. Richard Gutierrez
9. Cogie Domingo
10. Jericho Rosales

Any objections???? Hush hush! The best thing to do is to make your own list!

In addition, congratulations to Dennis Trillo!!! He won another acting award, this time from the Film Academy of the Philippines: Best Actor in a Lead Role. As usual, he looked super gorgeous during the award's night!! A-ha!

Hmm, speaking of the awards night, I have a lot to say about the whole thing. Watch out for that! Tata!

saturday's song

2005-05-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

Especially for you
I wanna let you know what I was going through
All the time we were apart I thought of you

You were in my heart
My love never changed
I still feel the same

Especially for you
I wanna tell you I was feeling that way too
And if dreams were wings, you know
I would have flown to you
To be where you are
No matter how far
And now that I'm next to you

No more dreaming about tomorrow
Forget the loneliness and the sorrow
I've got to say
It's all because of you

CHORUS:
And now we're back together, together
I wanna show you my heart is oh so true
And all the love I have is
Especially for you

Especially for you
I wanna tell you, you mean all the world to me
How I'm certain that our love was meant to be
You changed my life
You showed me the way
And now that I'm next to you

I've waited long enough to find you
I wanna put all the hurt behind you Oh,
And I wanna bring out all the love inside you, Oh

CHORUS

You were in my heart
My love never changed

lake sebu...day two

2005-05-14T10:14:00.000-07:00

It was going to be a long day and I had (meaning I was forced..haha!) to get up at a bloody 6 am. I stepped out of our room and stared at the lake. It was still the same peaceful and serene view, only this time, the sun was just starting to rise.

Like the night before, the air was cold. The tap water was even colder! Ang lamiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig talaga kaya ang bilis kong naligo! My body was numbed by the cold. Naliligo naman ako ng malamig sa bahay pero iba talaga ang lamig doon.

Lake Sebu is famous for tilapias. Our lunch the day before was tilapia. I had tilapia for dinner. And breakfast was again......tadah! Tilapia!!!! Pero maliliit lang sila. Mas okay sana kung malalaki para yummmmmm!

First activity: BOATING. I was excited. Mommy was hesitant. Ang excuse niya, hindi raw siya marunong lumangoy. *ehem* *ehem* Ako rin po, hindi. The boat can accommodate 20 persons and after some time, we were ready to go. Not five meters from the "dock," the engine sputtered. *cough* *cough* Then it stopped. Woooooh, exciting! Haha! It was so ironic because the other boat (na sabi nila ay sira daw) suddenly came to life. Boatman no. 2 suggested that we transfer. I'm not sure if he wanted us to transfer right there and then. That would have been a bit scary but fun. He pulled us back to the "dock" and we hit the second boat. There was screaming, hell yeah! Once the boat was safely tied to the "dock," we climbed out of the boat. Konting stretching muna tapos ang iba eh sumakay na dun sa kabilang boat.

The second boat is good only for fifteen people. I really, really wanted to go boating! I gave my mom a 'let's-go-ride-the-boat' look. Pero sabi niya, ayaw na niya. Ako na lang daw. Sabi ko, okay. Sumakay na ako. Siya nakatayo lang dun. Pero sumama rin siya kasi kinulit siya ng officemates niya. Isa lang ang life jacket sa second boat at sabi ni Mommy, kanya na raw iyon kaya tawanan sila. Ako, tawa rin pero tahimik lang. Talaw ged i ina ko.

Off we go. We had to turn around and it was such a sharp turn that I felt the boat will capsize. That was the only time in the whole ride that I felt scared, because it was my side that nearly completely touched the water.

I touched the water during the boat ride not just once. It was cold, like the wind hitting my face and blowing my hair away. I took a lot of pictures of the scenery (the islands, water, etc.) The guide informed us of the islands' names and brief info about each. There was Balikuskos Island (hideout of Gen. Balikuskos during WWII), Isla Grande (the biggest), Three Fingers Island (guess why) and some other small islands still unnamed. There was a 3-hectare island for sale at P5 million. A certain Valenzuela family owns it at the moment and is still interested in selling. Hmmmm....

Hindi na sinabi uli ng guide kung gaano na kalalim ang lake lalo na nung nasa napakalalim na part na raw kami. Basta sinabi na lang niya malalim. Kasi naman, nung paalis na kami, sinabi niya na 40 feet deep doon at ayun, naloka ang mga officemate ng mom ko (pati siya kasamang naloka). Nagbibiro pa si Mommy na dapat tumabi siya dun sa marunong lumangoy. Joke nga lang kaya un?! Hehe.. Mabigat daw kami. Baka 15 nga kaming nakasakay pero mabibigat naman ang iba. Haha! Feeling! Nalamang mabigat dahil ang lalaki ng mga alon na nagawa ng boat. Sigurado akong may mga natakot lalo dahil sa sinabi ng guide. Nang may makasalubong kami na nakasakay sa bangka na mukhang good for one lang, bumagal ang takbo namin. Inakala ko nga na gaya nung una e tumirik ang makina. Paliwanag ng guide (bago pa man makapagpahayag ng takot at pangamba ang sinoman), kailangang bagalan dahil maaaring tumaob ang bangka ng lalaki dahil sa laki ng mga alon na nagagawa ng boat namin. Give and take daw.

The boat ride took us 30-35 minutes. Usually, it takes 45 minutes, but we were in a hurry since we still have to go visit the Seven Falls.

Second activity: Go and see the SEVEN FALLS. But we only managed to see the 1st and 2nd. Mahirap daw ang daan patungo sa 3rd-7th. Our group was the first to arrive in Falls 1 because one of the guides rode with us. Ang GANDA ng FALLS 1!!!! I was not able to take a bath there or have my picture taken underneath the falling water. To make up, I touched the water and took a lot of pictures (both with me in them and of the falls alone). Ang sarap pa ng feeling dahil nawiwisikan ako gawa ng paghampas sa bato ng bumabagsak na tubig. After we fully enjoyed Falls 1, we walked our way to Falls 2. We crossed a bamboo bridge and went through a difficult trail. Medyo naka-slant kasi kaya feeling ko, mahuhulog na ako. Tapos madulas pa kasi medyo umambon the day before. Actually, what we only saw of Falls 2 was the top of it. The guide said we'll have to walk more or less 200 meters to reach Falls 2 and enjoy it wholly. Hindi na namin nagawa iyon. Gusto ko pero wala ng oras. Haaaaay!

I wish to come back to Lake Sebu. Next time, I'll try to visit more than Falls 1 and 2. (ahem! Imed2010!!!! Prod2003!!! Game!) And as usual, I'll bring an ice box and bring home fresh, big tilapias!

It was a great overnight vacation!

Oh, I got a tan and I was nowhere near any beach. I was near a lake. Yeah!

lake sebu..day one

2005-05-12T11:58:00.000-07:00

I was in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato last Monday. It was just an overnight stay at the Punta Isla Lake Resort. My Mom attended a planning seminar there and I was invited to join them as the honored guest. Kidding! I hitched a ride with her on the GSIS-owned car then we personally paid for my accommodation, tour and food. The government DID NOT shed a single cent for my stay there. Haha!

I informed Dada of the plan to go to Lake Sebu more than a week ago. When we were already traveling the smooth but winding road going to the resort, I took out my phone and looked for a signal but there was none. I felt so bad because I was thinking what if there is no signal in the resort! I would have missed a chance to ask Dada to come around! I kept my eyes on the road particularly on the sari-sari stores we passed by, hoping to catch a glimpse of a Globe Autoload poster because if the Autoload service is available then there must be a Globe signal in the area. And there it was, uhmm, more like there they were! Poster after poster! Yey!!

I sent Dada a message that I am in Lake Sebu and to my surprise and utter delight, Gideon was also in Koronadal. He just arrived that same day!! Yippppeeee! My overnight trip just got better!

Before lunch, I busied myself taking pictures of the breathtaking scenery. I was pretending to be a professional photographer. Pagbigyan niyo na ako sa mga pantasya ko. Professional or not, the view was sooooooooooooooooooooooo great and the pictures turned out good too.

They came to visit me at the resort! When we saw each other, we were like little kids!!! We kept on laughing!! Para namang hindi kami nagkasama-sama sa nakalipas na dalawang taon at parang hindi kami magkakasama sa lima pang taon! I honestly did not know of Gid's plans to go to Koronadal that day. It was really our luck that our scheduled trips coincided! Whoopeeee!

Each of us had a camera in tow and we took pictures. Of course, only two people at a time were in the pictures. We exchanged cameras and kept on clicking, never mind if the background is not something portrait-ey. We were in the parking lot for goodness' sake!

We decided to go down and enjoy the lake. True enough, the lake was and is beautiful! It was such a serene sight. Birds swooped to grab fish to eat. The water was still. It was a perfectly peaceful place. Because we three are Imed 2010 kiddos, we took pictures again, one camera after the other. Too bad Dada's camera bowed down due to drained batteries.

Around six, we headed back up. Gid, Dada and his parents had to go because it is difficult to drive back when it gets too dark. Hindi uso doon ang street lights. Dada's parents invited me to dinner at Estares Resort, which is just near the Punta Isla. I had to go to my mom and tell her. It took me around 15 minutes just waiting for her to finish talking about the e-card and other office stuff. She was in a seminar, ya' know.

I enjoyed dinner! Dada looks more like his mom. Haha! I learned how Dada's dog got his name, that they now have a yaya in their Manila apartment, that they know a certain Macky Binangon from Cotabato City (He certainly sounded so familiar and as I later confirmed, my parents actually know him and are friends with him and his wife.). Teehee! And for the first time, we three had our picture taken together. It was beautiful! Naks!

Time to go back to Punta Isla. Time to thank Tito and Tita for dinner. Time to bade Dada and Gid goodbye. Time to wish Gid an enjoyable stay in South Cotabato.

Some people were gathered for a videoke session. They were actually my mom's companions. I went back to our room/cottage. Mommy and I were thinking if we should join the group. Dapat siya lang kasi hindi naman ako taga-COA pero sabit ako sa trip na ito kaya ayun. I did not sing, okay?! Naglaro lang ako sa phone ni Mommy habang dahan-dahang inaantok dahil sa mga kanta nung mga lalaki. Sobrang nakakaantok. Sabi nga ni Mommy, pang-matanda na kasi. Haha! Someone sang Let's Get Loud just so they could dance around using the Hataw steps. Ginawang exercise! Todo inuman sila. Mabait kami ni Mommy. Bow.

We left the group around 10 pm, but the singing went on. Oh boy, they were certainly disturbing the tranquility of the area. I pity the sleeping animals! Hihi! Finally, there was peace and quiet at 11:30 pm. I'll bet that if they were not informed of the closing time of the videoke area, the singing might have progressed until morning.

The night was extremely cold.

Sleep came around 12:20 am.

Another story shall unfold six hours later...

cat attack

2005-05-05T23:11:00.000-07:00

Voila!!! Welcome my tagboard! Haha! *cheers*

Just now, our pet cat approached me and acted all cute and kind, which may not require any acting at all because she really is cute and kind. But to my shock, she was agitated and somewhat crazy the other day. I gather she is not schizophrenic. Then what could possibly be behind her sudden change in behavior which prompted her to stick out those claws and leave gorgeous marks on my right shin and left leg??? I wasn't spared by those sharp teeth. Her molar left a goooooood impression. I kept on staring at my right foot because there was a deep mark, which luckily slowly returned to normal. She is not normally like this. Yeah, she is playful and she chases me around and grabs my leg but this time around, I was not even running here and there. I was in bed, watching a game between the Rockets and Mavericks. She attacked me. Ugh!

Could it be because she is reaching puberty? That's what my mother speculates. Estrus it is, I demanded! Oh my friggin' crap, she is growing up! Sooner, all those cats outside will go after her successfully and in my Dad's terms, "rape" her. Horror! What if she goes after those nasty cats?!Double horror!

You see, my Dad is very protective of her. After all, he was the one who picked her up from the tennis court and brought her home. At night, when my Dad is in bed, the cat would climb up and lie down on his malong. She would look like a cat angel, lying in a very comfortable and relaxed position.

She really is a member of the family. My Mom prepares her food. She is not a Whiskas cat! Mommy disciplines that cat. She gives the cat a slap when it touches our food on the table. I think the cat was also punished when it broke some stuff sitting on top of our refrigerator. Good thing the ketchup bottle was still in one piece. That would have meant more trouble.

My brother and I are in charge of playing with our pet, and we are loving the job!

This cat is like the sister I never had. When we go out, we always search for her and say goodbye. Upon coming home, we look for her almost immediately.

I love our cat because she makes my family smile. She brings us joy. She removes our stress, especially my Dad's who has been very busy lately. Nothing can compare to that.

Hmm, that cat attack couldn't have been prevented I guess. I mean it was Mother Nature calling her. After all, one attack can be easily forgotten even by just looking at her. Now, she is just behind me, slowly closing her eyes while seated comfortably on a white monobloc chair.

Ssssssshhhhhh. She's sound asleep now. Toodles!

bloggie world

2005-05-02T19:08:00.000-07:00

I've been keeping this blog a secret since I started working on it. This is the first time that I personally selected the skin and it took me such a long time to find the right one! After downloading a beautiful skin, I became busy preparing my new blog when I started thinking, 'Ay boring etc etc etc!' So I had to search for a new skin. Then, I finally found what I liked so I focused on fixing the html codes. I tried to remember every single thing I learned about html back in high school! I managed to alter some stuff. I even downloaded a color code swatch for html. I'm almost contented with that part. The next dilemma is the content. Weeks ago, I had a lot of things in mind which prompted my reincarnation in bloggie world, but since I was so engrossed in designing my blog, I had little time to create entries. Silly me! Then I still want to copy the entries from my previous blog and put them in an archive here in my new blog, but I absolutely have no idea how to do that. At this point in my preparation for the formal launching of this blog, I am looking for a tagboard with no success yet.

Enough already. Time to edit this and change that. Oooooo, html codes can be fun and grrrrr all at once! Ladeedah!

now i'm back

2005-04-21T16:22:00.000-07:00

*drumroll please*

tadah! welcome to my new blog! this is my first post! by the time any other human being is reading this, my new blog is really ready for public viewing because at this point, it is far from getting a "seal of completion".. my profile's an eyesore. i don't have a tagboard. things are really still messy.

i'm not deleting my other blog. haha! for posterity reasons my goodness! pero i want to transfer the entries to my new blog. hmm, not really transfer, more like copy so that my new blog will be booming with entries. tsk.tsk.tsk. it looks like i still have a lot of tinkering to do..

so, ciao!