Tea-whoring!
(Saturday, January 28, 2006)
We're now ICONS! LITERALLY! Hahaha. Lurrrve you, Shar! Lurrrve you, tea!
I think I'm thinking
(Friday, January 27, 2006)
Presswork night again and like always, my layout is butt frugly. Boring square picture, text, blurb, more text. Hello? Can I get more unimaginative than that? Creativity has abandoned me (not that I had it in the first place). And here I thought I could be graphic designer of some sort someday. Ha! Keep dreaming. Why am I so untalented? Why oh freaking why?!
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The Dreaded Defense Day (DDD) is on February 11. Eeep! *Runs around in a circle cursing about pulling my hair* No turning back. Do or die. Sink or swim. Fight or flee. *Insert other stupid but applicable cliches here* Have to prepare now. God, please, help us through this.
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Lingering thoughts for the day:
- Backstreet Boys videos (Nick was very cute then, but now he's just a big "bleh")
- Shaider, Shaider love Annie, a-Babilos, a-Babilos, pick-pack-boom!
- Iron Chef America. Woot!
- Tunas are aphrodisiacs (So, that's why I love eating `em.)
- Mark Welson Chua (May he rest in peace and justice be served. Felt so sad after hearing his story.)
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NBSB founders unite! Long time no meeting. I heart my fellow singletons: Shar, Palo, Cam, and Marlene.
Singletons being singletons
(Wednesday, January 25, 2006)
Shar and I (queen-singletons and all) saw Little Manhattan today. Squee. Simple, funny, feel-good movie that made me wonder what the hell was I doing when I was 11 years old. And maybe, just maybe, if I took karate classes and owned an ultra-cool scooter then, I could've fallen in love and had a roller-coaster adventure too. Loved the part when Gabe was bawling in his undies. So very cute ^_^.
We had a lovely tea-date too. Shar had the delish Nana Mint and I had the Japanese Treasures with the very intoxicating aroma. Yurm. Have a cuppa yourself. *Dreaming about the tea-shop*
And my Rain is now married to Shar's Akira. Wedding gifts are very much appreciated. ^_^
Weh! Mali ako!
(Sunday, January 22, 2006)
Yehey nga! Mali ako. Nanalo si Pacquiao, KO si Morales in the 10th round. Inemail pa ng kapatid ko sa akin yung result. Amaaazing. Pero gwapo pa rin si Erik Morales kahit he was bloodied and wobbling all over the ring. I heart Mexicans. Hehe.
Muni-muni lang
(Saturday, January 21, 2006)
Feeling ko hindi mananalo si Manny Pacquiao kay Eric Morales bukas. Ewan. Sana mali ako. Exage kaya promotion sa laban nila at lalo kay Pacquiao. Hindi naman masama yun, pero masyado lang akong overwhelmed sa ka-boksingan na nangyayari sa paligid. Pero exciting, syempre manonood ako bukas, kung manalo siya, e di yehey.
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Sa wakas, nagbunga na rin ang pagmamahalan namin ni Gael my lover/computer. Since, may kakaibang nangyayari sa computer ko ngayon at kinakabahan na ako sa mga pwedeng maganap, panahon na para kami'y magka-anak (at mag-super back-up ng files). Hello, flashdisk. I christened her RAIN kasi may pagka transparent siya and feminine-looking (haha, may gender). Hinihintay ko na lang dumating mula Dubai ang twin brother niyang si RIVER. Woohoo! Excited na ko!
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Weird fact from father-dear: bawal daw dati (pwede na yata ngayon) sa Saudi Arabia ang any Nike product kasi in Arabic daw the word (pronounced as Nee-kee) means sex or to have sex. >_<
Interesting facts from NGC that totally changed my views on cute animals:
Elephants, like humans, also suffer from post-traumatic stress. They're intelligent and emotional creatures. They care for their young, grieve for their dead, experience flashbacks, sometimes over-powered by their hormones and when they feel too threatened or stressed they go on violent rampages, killing animals, people, and thrashing villages to the ground.
Chimpanzees have a very, very dark side too, which really scared me. In clan wars, they actually take enemy hostages and beat them to death. Very human-like, if you ask me. They also have a taste for meat, so they kidnap infant monkeys and eat them. Then there was this one chimp that assaulted her keeper, it bit off her thumb and tried to eat her arm. Then another chimp in Uganda, actually plucked human babies from their cribs, dragged them to the forest, and ate them. >_< I will never look at chimps the same way again.
Masayang magmaluma.
(Friday, January 20, 2006)
Kagabi habang nagre-review-reviewhan ako para sa Taxation prelims, narinig kong nag-uusap ang mga magulang ko tungkol sa lovelife nila. Siyempre nakisabat na rin ako sa usapan. Hehe. Meron kasi silang reunion sa dating opisina kung saan sila nagkakilala kaya nag-se-sentihan sila. Pinagkwe-kwentuhan nila yung dati nilang mga boss, mga katrabaho, mga kaibigan, yung mga namatay na at buhay pa, yung mga kalokohan nila, yung mga manliligaw dati ng nanay ko, ex ng tatay ko sa Iloilo, yung panliligaw ng tatay ko sa nanay ko, mga suot nila noon, mga kantang pinapakinggan nila noon, mga pinupuntahan nila. Wala lang. Natutuwa lang ako sa mga masasaya nilang alaala. Kahit nagkalayo sila ng matagal magkasama pa rin sila hanggang ngayon at kahit madalas silang nag-aasaran nagkakasundo pa rin sila. Balang araw gusto ko rin ng ganun memories. Hay. Kahit asar ako minsan sa kanila, mahal na mahal ko talaga sila.
Nalaman ko rin kagabi na yung kapatid pala ng tatay ko na si Tito Sergio ay mahilig magpinta at sikat na mananahi naman daw si Lola sa barrio nila. Astig. May mga kamag-anak pala akong artist at fashion designer. Hahaha. Tinanong ko tatay ko kung meron pa siyang mga picture noong bata, kasi ang tanging nakita ko lang ay yung black and white na magkakasama silang magkakapatid at si Lola, kung saan nakapaa tatay ko, nakapostura si Tito Jun, at naka-dress si Tito Sergio (Oo naka-dress siya na gawa pa ng Lola ko. Astig! Mahaha!). Sabi ni tatay marami raw kaso hindi na niya alam kung nasaan. Sayang gusto ko pa naman i-compile sa isang malaking album. Si nanay maraming picture nung dalaga siya, meron nga naka-two-piece bikini. Kamusta. Sexy nga siya noon pero super kapal nung salamin niya. Kwento pa niya sa akin lagpas pwet daw buhok niya at parating tinitirintas ni Lola.
Saya. Marami akong bagong nalaman sa pamilya ko kagabi. Alala ko nung highschool pinagawa kami ng Family Tree ek-ek, kaso maiksi lang yung akin kasi wala akong mapagtanungan para sa father's side nung tree, pero ngayon pwede ko na siyang ituloy. Yehey. Bagong project! (Actually, medyo nasimulan ko na ^_^)
I'm suffering from Quarter-life Crisis. Shiyet.
(Tuesday, January 17, 2006)
They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like.
You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold,
catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to start at the bottom and that scares you.
Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what
is acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life.
You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and
cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.
You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.
Send this to your twenty something friends.... maybe it will help someone feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion.....
To and fro
(Monday, January 16, 2006)
Sus. Ang init naman dito sa office, kaya pala walang tao masyado. Basag na naman ang aircon, bulok pa yung ref. Kamusta naman ang 78th anniv ng Varsitarian? >_<
Tinatamad na akong pumasok sa IJ mamaya, kaso may test kaya hindi pwede mag-absent. Simula na ng prelims week. Natatakot na ako sa Tax exam ko on Thursday. Pag-pray nyo naman ako, please? Yoko kasi bumagsak talaga. Masyadong traumatic, hindi ko na yata kakayanin kung may repeat performance pa yung drama ko. Wala pa rin akong alam sa BizJourn kaya kinakabahan din ako dun. At hindi ko alam kung ano i-te-test sa PR. Kailangan ko nang mag-aral talaga.
Imbes na nag-review ako kagabi, nanood ako ng Microkillers sa National Geographic. Ebola, Superflu, at TB. Nakakapraning. Imagine, pwede mong ma-wipe out ang buong sanlibutan ng isang bahing o ubo. Grabe. Tapos kinumbinse pa ako ng Tia ko kahapon na magkakaroon daw ako ng Colon Cancer at Diabetes kasi I don't take a dump regularly at mahilig ako sa matamis. Hay.
Saya, nagpapatugtog si Elaine ng mga classic piano concertos. Feeling ko nasa LaLa World ako. *Twirls around*
OMG! Straight ang buhok ni Shar! Tumuwid para sa grad pic. Hehe. In fairview, bagay. Yiheee! ^_^
Friday the 13th pala
(Friday, January 13, 2006)
Uy, Friday the 13th pala ngayon. Kaya pala ubos na deodorant ko, wala pa kaming article kahit deadline na, at may pasok ako sa Taxation hanggang 9pm. Yech.
Just got off the phone with MJ. Usap-buhay na naman. Haha. But I really love her and I'm absolutely happy for her. Even though I'm such a shitty editor, she still bears with me, and for that, I love and thank her all the more. Such a good girl deserves a good boy. Awww. Young love. Wish I had one of those too. Haha.
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The new *cough-stolen-cough* layout is soooooo purrrty with the cute beating heart and the cute pink dinosaur! Best layout evah! Squeee! I miss making my own designs. I've gone Photoshop crazy lately but their mostly for my consumption, nothing layout-material or mind-blowing whatsoever.
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Parents have amazing, infallible intuition (despite their cluessless-ness from time to time). I was starving and very disappointed that Cerealicious closed on me and KFC ran out of brownies. But Lo and behold, when I got home, I have Yellow Cab, hamburger, and pansit waiting for me in the kitchen. Plus, the brownies I bought in the nearby bakery. Three cheers for my parents and food.
Usap-buhay at mga anik-anik
(Thursday, January 12, 2006)
Ang sarap nung Mr. Siomai's siomai pero mukhang gutom pa rin ako. Parang gusto ko tuloy nung Cerealicious chenes o kaya chocolate cake. ~_~
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Hay. Wala talagang nangyayari sa buhay ko. Wala, wala, wala! Successful at achieved na ang lahat ng tao sa mundo, tuod pa rin ako! Tapos, perpetual third-wheel pa ako sa lahat na lang ng bagay. At hanggang ngayon, tuloy pa rin ang dramang "my hands are still empty!" Shiyet. Ayokong mamatay na isang tuod! Napakalungkot Kuya Eddie.
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Thank you, Lord at nai-pass na namin ang mahiwagang thesis at sa tingin ko we did good naman. Ngayon, defense na ang dapat paghandaan. Kailangan panindigan na ang mga pinaggagawa namin ng halos dalawang taon. Do or Die! Todo na `to! Sugod! Wowowee! Hindi talaga ako makakapayag na hindi ako grumaduate sa March, kasi kapag nangyari yun magkakaroon ng delubyo!
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Gusto kong manood ng sine na mag-isa, kasi never ko pa nagagawa yun. Kailangan magawa ko siya bago ako umalis ng UST. Pero kailangan malufak ang panonoorin ko. Gusto ko maiiyak talaga ako kasi ang tagal ko ng hindi umiiyak sa sinehan. Nakakahiya kasi kapag may kasama kang iba, lalo na pag nanay mo. Last ko yatang iniyakan ang Finding Neverland, pero discreet lang.
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Nga pala, may rubber stamp na ako. At pinagtatatakan ko ang mga mahihiwagang kong libro. Ang saya, sa wakas may matatawag na akong "property." Ehe.
Signs of impending doom
(Monday, January 09, 2006)
Why didn't I see them before?! Ah, yah, kasi tanga nga pala ako. Ayan nasa peligro tuloy ako ngayon. Huhuhu.
Sana hindi masira si Gael my computer kasi wala akong pambayad sa pagpapagawa at napaka wrong timing niya para masira a. Sana ma-pass na namin itong thesis kasi nayayamot na ako kapag naiisip ko `to. Araw gabi, ito na lang naiisip ko. Tama ba yun? Hindi.
GUSTO NANG GRUMADUATE! KAPAG HINDI AKO GRUMADUATE ON TIME THIS YEAR, ABA'Y PUNYETA! MABABALIW AKO TAPOS MAGPAPAKAMATAY TALAGA AKO!
(Kamusta naman ang OA? Ito lumalala nang lumalala.)
Sorry, God.
Happy New Year! Squeee!
(Monday, January 02, 2006)
I love holidays. I can hog the TV all I want because parental units are too busy mingling with holiday visitors and doing other holiday-ish stuff to notice. Plus, good TV shows are aired exactly the same time I'm in school or during wee hours of the morning, which is really damn unfair. Finally caught the Da Vinci Code Revealed on National Geographic, which is absolutely brilliant. I haven't read Dan Brown so I'm making a mental note to do it soon. And hope to catch more Wild Sex features because animal sex is just outrageous: swingers, orgy, necrophilia, looong orgasms et. al. It's very...well... informative. Also saw the Michael Jackson Number Ones thing on Starworld. I don't like the guy but he really can sing and dance. Apparently, I like his music, particularly his Thriller album. "Countdown-specials" everywhere too. Damn because I missed the NU 107 song countdown. Right now, I love Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network too because mindless cartoons always rock my socks. Speaking of Nick, saw a very interesting episode of Unfabulous yesterday with a very interesting song in it:
"Mexican Wrestler" - Emma Roberts
Sometimes I wish that I was an angel
A fallen angel who visits your dreams
And in those dreams I'd blow you a message that says
You really want me
Sometimes I wish that I was a wrestler a Mexican wrestler
In a red vinyl mask and I might grab you and body slam you
And maybe cause physical harm
When we would laugh I might take pity on you
I could crack all your ribs but I cant break your heart
You will never love me
And this I cant forgive
That you will never love me
As long as I will live
Sometimes I wish that I was a beauty
A beautiful girl, the popular one
And I'd turn your head and your friends would love me
And I could afford to play hard to get
We'd go to parties and you'd show me off
Then I'd go out with your best friend
You will never love me
And this I cant forgive
And It will always bug me
As long as I will live
You will never love me
Why should I even care
It's not that your so special
You're just the cross I bear
You will never love me
You will never love me
And this I cant forgive
And it will always bug me
As long as I will live
Haha. Yes, silly but it's already in my playlist.
Emma Roberts is an okay teen-actress, despite the fact that little nepotism got her the show (she's Julia Roberts' niece and they say she's a spoiled brat too). And I bet my left toe that soon enough she'll be launched into the pop music biz just like her predecessor Hilary Duff. Teeny programs are getting more awkward everyday, but they're still good fun, even Zoey 101 (starring Britney's ickle sister) and the Declassified-whatever. Interestingly shallow but good fun.
Oh and HAPPY 2006 EVERYONE!
