I've been away from home for a few days, enjoying my vacay! No, I did not go to the beach. I wish I did. Still, I had a good time, with people I realized I actually missed spending time with.
~Wednesday~ around 7 pm, Trinoma
I met up with four of my beloved Ocean's 12 - Ace, Carla, Allen & Michy. We were supposed to watch a movie, but then decided to just dine together, talk and laugh like crazy. It was cheaper that way ;) I wish I could post some pictures of us here. I'd still have to grab them from Michy.
~Thursday~ San Mateo, Rizal
The trip was surprisingly quick and comfortable. I was so happy to see my cousins, my aunts and uncles, and of course, my adorable niece/inaanak. Kids nowadays grow amazingly fast and unbelievably smart. This is the lovely two-year old Kate Audrey (Audi).
~Friday~ Trinoma again
I played yaya to this uber likot, uber maldita, uber liksi kiddo. Imagine me trailing behind her to prevent her from getting lost or smashing breakable objects in the shelves. That was one hell of a chase! But she's still adorable. Her innocent smile and hearty laughter wiped my weariness away.
A couple of days more to enjoy this so-needed vacation! Yipeee!
10.19.2008
10.18.2008
because i'm a girl
Dysmenorrhea is keeping me awake at this time of the night. Was it Whisper that actually said 'It's fun being a girl.' ? I know some girls who also experience this kind of pain, will agree with me when I say "Sometimes, it's not so fun being a girl."
Well, indeed, there are just some things I don't like (but not actually hate) about being a girl. I've been called/mistaken/teased about being lesbian several times. Let me get this straight: I AM NOT. I have nothing against them, gays & lesbians, because no one will want to get stuck in that kind of dilemma. If they will just be given a choice, they would choose to be a straight girl or a straight guy, and not half of both. Or will they not?
What I don't actually like about being a girl. For one, because I'm a girl, I can't just bring myself to walk to the guy I like and tell him how I actually feel. That is not a problem for some girls out there, I know. But for me, it is. It's a pity I do not have that kind of courage in my body. Some guys say that they would actually like being walked to and told that they are liked. Some are turned off by the idea. That's the thing. I am not one of those girls who are brave enough to take risks of whether this guy they walk onto is one of those who gets flattered or those who does not. There are times when I wonder about how things would be like if God made me a real guy. Maybe, I got myself a girlfriend by now. Because I'll have the balls to introduce myself to this girl, start a conversation, ask for her number then ask her out for a date. Maybe.
Secondly, the double standards. If this has been a law on this world, can someone from the Senate with good sense, pass a bill for its abolishment?! The thing is, when guys sleep around, we hear people say "Well, what can we do? He's a guy. Guys can't say no to temptations." But, when girls sleep around, they are called plenty of names. Bitch. Slut. Whore. And they get branded with the title. I am not saying that the world should be more understanding of girls sleeping around. In fact, I wish that sleeping around (this applies for both sexes) with other people, especially if you are in a relationship, should not be the trend. Let us spare the world of plenty of tears and heartaches. Let us not tolerate those men who go behind their partner's backs and jump to bed with other women, then they still have the nerve to walk with their heads held up high. Cut the thingy!
Thirdly, why can't girls just hang like guys in jeepney handle bars and enjoy the wind in their faces? Well maybe we can, but we'll surely get the ridiculous stares and whispered remarks like Is she crazy? or What is she thinking hanging that way like a monkey?
These are some of the things I do not like about being a girl. But hey, no complaints here about being one! After all, by being a girl, I have an excuse to cry at chic flicks, to roam around a shopping mall for hours and not buy a thing or to deserve a seat in a bus. Because I'm a girl. No ifs, whys and buts :)
Well, indeed, there are just some things I don't like (but not actually hate) about being a girl. I've been called/mistaken/teased about being lesbian several times. Let me get this straight: I AM NOT. I have nothing against them, gays & lesbians, because no one will want to get stuck in that kind of dilemma. If they will just be given a choice, they would choose to be a straight girl or a straight guy, and not half of both. Or will they not?
What I don't actually like about being a girl. For one, because I'm a girl, I can't just bring myself to walk to the guy I like and tell him how I actually feel. That is not a problem for some girls out there, I know. But for me, it is. It's a pity I do not have that kind of courage in my body. Some guys say that they would actually like being walked to and told that they are liked. Some are turned off by the idea. That's the thing. I am not one of those girls who are brave enough to take risks of whether this guy they walk onto is one of those who gets flattered or those who does not. There are times when I wonder about how things would be like if God made me a real guy. Maybe, I got myself a girlfriend by now. Because I'll have the balls to introduce myself to this girl, start a conversation, ask for her number then ask her out for a date. Maybe.
Secondly, the double standards. If this has been a law on this world, can someone from the Senate with good sense, pass a bill for its abolishment?! The thing is, when guys sleep around, we hear people say "Well, what can we do? He's a guy. Guys can't say no to temptations." But, when girls sleep around, they are called plenty of names. Bitch. Slut. Whore. And they get branded with the title. I am not saying that the world should be more understanding of girls sleeping around. In fact, I wish that sleeping around (this applies for both sexes) with other people, especially if you are in a relationship, should not be the trend. Let us spare the world of plenty of tears and heartaches. Let us not tolerate those men who go behind their partner's backs and jump to bed with other women, then they still have the nerve to walk with their heads held up high. Cut the thingy!
Thirdly, why can't girls just hang like guys in jeepney handle bars and enjoy the wind in their faces? Well maybe we can, but we'll surely get the ridiculous stares and whispered remarks like Is she crazy? or What is she thinking hanging that way like a monkey?
These are some of the things I do not like about being a girl. But hey, no complaints here about being one! After all, by being a girl, I have an excuse to cry at chic flicks, to roam around a shopping mall for hours and not buy a thing or to deserve a seat in a bus. Because I'm a girl. No ifs, whys and buts :)
10.14.2008
hello October!
---> mga araw na pwede niyo kong kaladkarin para manood ng debede, movies, series, xrated, documentaries, koreanovelas, japanovelas, congonovelas, indie films, name it!, o kaya naman tambay lang, tunganga together, barberuhan, gala, tusok2 sa plaza, at kung ano-ano pa. Wag lang yung masyadong magastos, dahil wala akong anda this month. Hintayin ko ang bakasyon ninyo friends!pwede niyo nga rin pala kong dayuhin sa bahay.
passes: dvds, de lata, pancit canton, chips, at kung ano pa gusto niyo kainin. doncha worry, ipagsasaing ko naman kayo ng kanin :)
ang KA-TA-MA-RAN. bow
Harujusko!-anonymous
Bakit po ang tamad tamad ko?!
Haru inay ko!
Panu ako yayaman nito?!
Ang pinakamaganda at pinakamakabuluhang tula na nabasa ko sa taenang buhay ko. Too bad hindi nagpakilala ang napakamatalinhagang powet na yan.
Bakit nga ba mahirap alisin sa sistema ng tao ang katamaran? Ako na din ang sasagot ng tanong ko. Doble kara ba. Bakit nga ba?! Ewan ko, di ko sure.
Kakatapos ko lang gawin ang final paper ko for our Urban Eco class. Deadline ngayong alas 10 ng umaga! Dahil tamad ako, pinapasa ko na lang sa isang mabuting kaibigan. For three whole days, I had the chance na gawin siya pero I didn't. Dahil tamad ako, may inasikaso akong ibang bagay, mas imporatanteng mga bagay, like blogging, sleeping, watching TV, multiply, friendster, ym, etc. Dahil tamad ako, kaya inabutan na ko ng paglubog ng araw, good night Philippines, at hello world again, nasa harap pa rin ako ng computer, nagcacram, pigang-piga ang English, nagbabarbero. Dahil tamad ako. bow. And the truth is, ganito ako lagi. Kelan kaya ko matututo?! Doble kara ulet. Ewan ko lang.
Anyways, I'm done with the last cross para sa semester na 'to. I now declare that I'm officially on vacay! YIHAAAAAA!
10.12.2008
surviving Survivor
I am a big Survivor fan. The Amazon season was the first na nasubaybayan ko talaga. I remember na every week na nagtatribal council, I was writing down the names of those na natanggal na on my mini planner. My favorite castaway then was Rob Cesternino.
Basta ang naaalala ko he was funny and very madaldal for a guy. He also had an alliance with the two beautiful ladies, Heidi and Jenna (the Amazon sole survivor). He wasn't as physically strong as the other guys in the tribe, but he was really mautak. Unfortunately, he ranked 3rd only.
Next naman na sinubaybayan ko: Survivor Pearl Islands. Sa una pa lang, nahumaling na kaagad ako sa castaway na 'to, dahil sa halatang obvious na kaguwapuhan at kamacho-han niya. Burton Roberts.
Navote-out na siya ng maaga pero ang masaya, nakabalik din siya dahil sa isang very unexpected twist of the game. Pero hindi din siya nanalo. He ranked 5th anyway. Another strong personality sa Survivor Pearl Islands was the Hagrid-look-alike Rupert Boneham.
He got voted off the tribe because he was an obvious threat. But he also won a million dollars after being voted by the public as their favorite castaway. Lucky laki man. The winner of this season was Sandra Diaz-Twine, ewan ko nga ba kung bakit. If my memory serves me right, siya yata yung castaway na hindi man lang marunong maglangoy. Sinwerte lang.
Then came Survivor All-Stars, which was the most exciting for me dahil mga returning castaways ang mga kasali. Kajoin ulet si Rob Cesternino dito pero hindi ko na siya naging peboret. Pati si Jenna Morasca kasali ulet kaya lang nagquit siya because she had a bad feeling about her mom who had cancer. A few days after she left the island, her mom died. Naiyak pa nga yata ako eh. Kasali din si Rupert. Ang favorite castaways ko na sa season na 'to ay ang nagkainlab-an na sina Rob at Amber. Amber was the winner, at kahina-hinala pa ang ginawang pagpopropose ni Rob bago ang announcement.
Sadly, after this season, hindi na ulet ako nakapanood for some reasons: wala akong TV sa dati kong dorm, naging busy at kung ano-ano pang kachorvahan.
Pinapanood ko din ngayon ang Survivor Gabon. Si Marcus naman ang bet ko na manalo dito, dahil of course si Doc, mukhang yummy, ay mabait pala!
Then Survivor gets local!
I got really excited when GMA 7 started airing commercials about Survivor Philippines. Dahil sa may TV na ko sa bago kong tirahan masusubaybayan ko na siya and not only that, siyempre dahil mga Pinoys naman ang mapapanood ko. I haven't missed an episode so far. I got gossip from showbizjuice.com (thanks to the equally tsismosero Ace for the site!) about who the winner is. Pero gossip is gossip. I want Kiko to win dahil siya ang pinaka-deserving manalo para sa'kin.
Ako din, gusto ko din sumali sa Survivor hindi para sa pera (echos!), I really want the experience. Nyikes, kayanin ko kaya?! Ilang beses ko na inimagine ang sarili ko na castaway din.
Ang strategy ko, huwag mageepal, magmamarunong, magdadadaldal at higit sa lahat, huwag magrereklamo sa simula pa lang dahil malamang mavote-out ako kaagad. May isa pa pala, huwag magpapatamad-tamad. Magbuhat ng mga kahoy kahit mabigat. Gumawa ng bahay kahit hindi marunong. Maggawa ng apoy kahit sobrang hangin. Basta busy appearance dapat para makita nila ko as important and necessary sa tribe and be spared of being vote out early in the game. Ang problema ko antukin ako, baka palagi kong mafeel ang need for siesta, isipin nila ang tamad ko. Sana na lang may coffee para hindi ako masyado antukin!
Another thing, huwag din magpapakita ng pagka-homesick at pagka-miss sa totoong world dahil makikita nila yun definitely as weakness, ikaw rin.
Sa mga challenges, kailangan galingan dahil pagtatamlay-tamlay ako at natalo tribe ko, baboosh! Pero huwag din masyado galingan kase baka naman makita ako ng mga tribemates ko as threat, eh di baboosh din?!
Then of course I'll have to enter alliances too. Gagi! Mukhang mahihirapan ako dito, magbabase na lang ako sa mga hitsura, kung sino yung mga mukhang sinungaling, hindi ko yun kakausapin. Dun ako sa mga mukhang takot makarma makikipag-alliance. Ang tanong, makipag-alliance kaya sila sakin? haha
Pero ang major concerns ko kung makakasali ako sa Survivor ay ang mga toiletries. Sa dagat ba ko pu-poopoo? Nyay! Pwede bang magdala ng deodorant? Nakakahiya naman, baka may mga tribemates akong gwapo tapos amoy anghit ako. TTO. Total turnoff! Pero sabagay, mabaho din naman siguro kilikili nila kaya quits na. At tsaka nga pala, pwede bang magshorts? Mejo shy kase ako magbikini eh. hehe.. At bago ko pa nga pala makalimutan, do we get to have supplies of sanitary napkins? Siyempre within thirty-nine days panigurado dadalawin ka. Major concern namin yan ng classmate ko habang naguusap kame ng pabulong about Survivor dahil nagdidiscuss ang prof ko. Sabi ko, kapag nafeel ko na dadating na ang dalaw ko, magpapavote out na ko! Kesa naman tagusan. Naykupow!
O yan ang mga dahilan kung bakit kahit gaano ko kagusto jumoin, eh nagaalinlangan din ako. Sana siguro kahit crew na lang, basta maexperience ko din.
Eto nga pala yung bagong billboard namin. :)
Basta ang naaalala ko he was funny and very madaldal for a guy. He also had an alliance with the two beautiful ladies, Heidi and Jenna (the Amazon sole survivor). He wasn't as physically strong as the other guys in the tribe, but he was really mautak. Unfortunately, he ranked 3rd only.Next naman na sinubaybayan ko: Survivor Pearl Islands. Sa una pa lang, nahumaling na kaagad ako sa castaway na 'to, dahil sa halatang obvious na kaguwapuhan at kamacho-han niya. Burton Roberts.
Navote-out na siya ng maaga pero ang masaya, nakabalik din siya dahil sa isang very unexpected twist of the game. Pero hindi din siya nanalo. He ranked 5th anyway. Another strong personality sa Survivor Pearl Islands was the Hagrid-look-alike Rupert Boneham.
He got voted off the tribe because he was an obvious threat. But he also won a million dollars after being voted by the public as their favorite castaway. Lucky laki man. The winner of this season was Sandra Diaz-Twine, ewan ko nga ba kung bakit. If my memory serves me right, siya yata yung castaway na hindi man lang marunong maglangoy. Sinwerte lang.
Then came Survivor All-Stars, which was the most exciting for me dahil mga returning castaways ang mga kasali. Kajoin ulet si Rob Cesternino dito pero hindi ko na siya naging peboret. Pati si Jenna Morasca kasali ulet kaya lang nagquit siya because she had a bad feeling about her mom who had cancer. A few days after she left the island, her mom died. Naiyak pa nga yata ako eh. Kasali din si Rupert. Ang favorite castaways ko na sa season na 'to ay ang nagkainlab-an na sina Rob at Amber. Amber was the winner, at kahina-hinala pa ang ginawang pagpopropose ni Rob bago ang announcement.
Sadly, after this season, hindi na ulet ako nakapanood for some reasons: wala akong TV sa dati kong dorm, naging busy at kung ano-ano pang kachorvahan.
Pinapanood ko din ngayon ang Survivor Gabon. Si Marcus naman ang bet ko na manalo dito, dahil of course si Doc, mukhang yummy, ay mabait pala!
Then Survivor gets local!
I got really excited when GMA 7 started airing commercials about Survivor Philippines. Dahil sa may TV na ko sa bago kong tirahan masusubaybayan ko na siya and not only that, siyempre dahil mga Pinoys naman ang mapapanood ko. I haven't missed an episode so far. I got gossip from showbizjuice.com (thanks to the equally tsismosero Ace for the site!) about who the winner is. Pero gossip is gossip. I want Kiko to win dahil siya ang pinaka-deserving manalo para sa'kin.
Ako din, gusto ko din sumali sa Survivor hindi para sa pera (echos!), I really want the experience. Nyikes, kayanin ko kaya?! Ilang beses ko na inimagine ang sarili ko na castaway din.
Ang strategy ko, huwag mageepal, magmamarunong, magdadadaldal at higit sa lahat, huwag magrereklamo sa simula pa lang dahil malamang mavote-out ako kaagad. May isa pa pala, huwag magpapatamad-tamad. Magbuhat ng mga kahoy kahit mabigat. Gumawa ng bahay kahit hindi marunong. Maggawa ng apoy kahit sobrang hangin. Basta busy appearance dapat para makita nila ko as important and necessary sa tribe and be spared of being vote out early in the game. Ang problema ko antukin ako, baka palagi kong mafeel ang need for siesta, isipin nila ang tamad ko. Sana na lang may coffee para hindi ako masyado antukin!
Another thing, huwag din magpapakita ng pagka-homesick at pagka-miss sa totoong world dahil makikita nila yun definitely as weakness, ikaw rin.
Sa mga challenges, kailangan galingan dahil pagtatamlay-tamlay ako at natalo tribe ko, baboosh! Pero huwag din masyado galingan kase baka naman makita ako ng mga tribemates ko as threat, eh di baboosh din?!
Then of course I'll have to enter alliances too. Gagi! Mukhang mahihirapan ako dito, magbabase na lang ako sa mga hitsura, kung sino yung mga mukhang sinungaling, hindi ko yun kakausapin. Dun ako sa mga mukhang takot makarma makikipag-alliance. Ang tanong, makipag-alliance kaya sila sakin? haha
Pero ang major concerns ko kung makakasali ako sa Survivor ay ang mga toiletries. Sa dagat ba ko pu-poopoo? Nyay! Pwede bang magdala ng deodorant? Nakakahiya naman, baka may mga tribemates akong gwapo tapos amoy anghit ako. TTO. Total turnoff! Pero sabagay, mabaho din naman siguro kilikili nila kaya quits na. At tsaka nga pala, pwede bang magshorts? Mejo shy kase ako magbikini eh. hehe.. At bago ko pa nga pala makalimutan, do we get to have supplies of sanitary napkins? Siyempre within thirty-nine days panigurado dadalawin ka. Major concern namin yan ng classmate ko habang naguusap kame ng pabulong about Survivor dahil nagdidiscuss ang prof ko. Sabi ko, kapag nafeel ko na dadating na ang dalaw ko, magpapavote out na ko! Kesa naman tagusan. Naykupow!
O yan ang mga dahilan kung bakit kahit gaano ko kagusto jumoin, eh nagaalinlangan din ako. Sana siguro kahit crew na lang, basta maexperience ko din.
Eto nga pala yung bagong billboard namin. :)
10.02.2008
a pause from a busy sched
It is finals week next week, the reason for the flood of papers we were asked to do. I know I'm not the only one being maloka-loka trying to catch up with deadlines and that's consolation enough for me. I should be feeling excited about the coming semestral break but for some reason I can't feel any. Maybe because I am too busy cramming and trying to work my way up from the pile of schoolworks and other worries.
I realized that we are now in the 2nd -ber month of the year and is about 80 something days away from Christmas. I'm afraid I won't be wrapping gifts this year for my beloveds. Just like US having a financial crisis going on, I also am experiencing that. I do not want to ask any more than my very understanding family is giving me, because by the time the second semester comes, they would be paying much much more inevitable school expenses for me than they already are. $
It is the 2nd of October today and I almost forgot that it's my late favorite grandfather's birthday. And I realized that I had already stopped praying for him for so long already. What kind of apo does that make me now? Sorry, I am really forgetting a lot of things lately.
I got distracted just now by the featured article in Yahoo. It is about calculating your destiny number. Mine is 8, if my math still works. Amazing that 8 is actually my favorite number. It says that I am:
money-oriented. assured. authoritative.
Am I?
Then more from the Numerology ekek:
Destiny Number 8: A destiny number of 8 opens the door for you to strive for accomplishment and success in your work and life. Setting goals and working diligently toward them will reward you with many gains including authority, personal recognition and financial success. It is important that you do not set financial gain as your only goal in your endeavors in life, although you will likely find that with hard work that will be one of your rewards. Work instead for the sense of accomplishment of a job well done and for the simple love of doing what you do and happiness and success will likely follow.
Okay, good, but don't you have anything to say about my love life?!
:)
I realized that we are now in the 2nd -ber month of the year and is about 80 something days away from Christmas. I'm afraid I won't be wrapping gifts this year for my beloveds. Just like US having a financial crisis going on, I also am experiencing that. I do not want to ask any more than my very understanding family is giving me, because by the time the second semester comes, they would be paying much much more inevitable school expenses for me than they already are. $
It is the 2nd of October today and I almost forgot that it's my late favorite grandfather's birthday. And I realized that I had already stopped praying for him for so long already. What kind of apo does that make me now? Sorry, I am really forgetting a lot of things lately.
I got distracted just now by the featured article in Yahoo. It is about calculating your destiny number. Mine is 8, if my math still works. Amazing that 8 is actually my favorite number. It says that I am:
money-oriented. assured. authoritative.
Am I?
Then more from the Numerology ekek:
Destiny Number 8: A destiny number of 8 opens the door for you to strive for accomplishment and success in your work and life. Setting goals and working diligently toward them will reward you with many gains including authority, personal recognition and financial success. It is important that you do not set financial gain as your only goal in your endeavors in life, although you will likely find that with hard work that will be one of your rewards. Work instead for the sense of accomplishment of a job well done and for the simple love of doing what you do and happiness and success will likely follow.
Okay, good, but don't you have anything to say about my love life?!
:)
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