... Hello? Hello! Hello. ...

wala lang...

+ Like any other day, I answered the phone politely and said, "Company Name, Good afternoon..." The caller answered (in the chirpiest voice ever...), "Hi, good afternoon, this is Michelle from Company, sorry I dialled the wrong number! (I swear she must've been smiling as well) Goodbye!" BOING!!! HUH???? I was flummoxed... Had to give it to her for being so perky though.

+ I find it amazing that when users call to request for something, they have this tendency to assume that we would know what it is exactly that's on their mind... Details please? I didn't know mental telepathy was a requirement for my job... Hmmm...

+ This actually happened to a friend of mine some time ago... She called Globe to confirm if her global roaming was already activated in time for her Euro trip. The guy who answered sounded queer AND bitchy & goes, "INTERNATIONAL roaming you mean?" My friend was stumped, even incredulous, because she didn't know there was a difference between global & international roaming services - perhaps they also offer inter-galactic as well! By golly... But anyway, bitchy gay guy confirms that the service has been activated and even offered to inform my friend about the rates for France (take note that my friend did not ask for this info, and we do not know why he picked France). But my friend in turn informed him that she'll be visiting several countries & she has enumerated them in the application form... He asked for the countries, and he cut my friend when she mentioned Amsterdam and he goes, "Oh Amsterdam! Where's that... Oh Turkey. Hold on let me check..." BOING!!! Kakaloka...

... nonsensical baubles ...

+ I just realized that I just acquired 3 pairs of shoes just for the month of May... a black closed-toe wedge espadrilles, a turquoise & black knot (open toe) wedge espadrilles, & a black ballerina-like / grecian-like ribboned WEDGE shoe(from I AM)... I guess you could say I'm in the mood for WEDGEs. :-)

+ To Bling or not Bling my gasgas phone? Hmm...

+ I bought my first set of boxing gloves the other day. Yes, I'm serious this time. Color? - Fire engine red! Bought them at Rockwell before going on graveyard shift... The sales lady gave me TWO sets of gloves, when I only paid for just a pair... I didn't realize that this was the case until I was already here in the office! Kakatamad kaya bumalik... So now, until I get the chance to return it, I have two pairs of boxing gloves... *phooey*

+ Finally found a pair of brown metallic Havaianas! I was so happy when I found a pair in my size... *babaw* I've looked all over for it! *SMILE* Apparently there's a new term now for this brand of flipflops, it's now called Havs among the young crowd. HAVS??? I hate it when they shorten names like that... Imagine hearing, "I'll be wearing my black havs tomorrow, how about you?" Like fer sherr... Wtf? I seriously can't stand it. Similar to Bora for Boracay. It's just one more syllable, surely it won't kill to say it. It irks me when I hear "Bora" + that conyo ewan twang. Whatev! Grrr... harhar :-)

+ I'm in love... I'm in love & lovin it... I'm hooked! Can't seem to get it out of my system... It's too sinful really but I can't help myself... I just gotta have it... Mrs Fields Double Dutch Brownie bar, or was it Rocky Road? Basta, it's sooo sinfully good. Coming in at second place at the moment is Beard Papa's cream puffs.. Yummylicious! Ahlavet! Now if only men were as easy to fall in love with like chocolates & Cream puffs... :-)

... boxing, & etc ...

+ Let's BOX! :) Just had my 3rd boxing session today. Boy do I hurt all over! But it's all good... No pain, no gain as they say right? I have to jog soon, just to loosen up the muscles and increase the resistance... I miss doing cardio.. Naks! I'm no longer enrolled in any gym so gotta find more ways to entertain myself. *hehe* Gym just wasn't doing "it" for me anymore... Got too lazy of the monotonous work out with the various contraptions that were all too familiarly boring... So it was a good thing Elorde opened up a branch nearby - boxing it is! Talk about sweating it all out man... Pwede mo nang pigain shirt ko after a session - dri-fit Nike na daw yun ha! Ahlavet! :)

+ I have to stop this nonsense man... Bloody hell... Pull yourself together... Damnit... Crazy fool... Come on... Focus! No. No. NO.

+ 'Heard the new Paris Hilton song? Stars are blind... It's quite catchy actually... But the idea of Paris Hilton singing... Not to mention her doing the video... Ok, I'm ambivalent towards the whole thing... *hehe*
> Even though the gods are crazy... Even though the stars are blind... *LOL*

+ I'm lovin the song & video Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado & Timabaland... Luv it! Makes me reminisce about the bubble sessions that we used to have every weekend in Georgetown... *grin* Those were The Days... Miss them... They definitely don't dance the way we used to dance back in those days... *hehe*

... Avecilla - Bueser Nuptials ...

>o< Best wishes to my dear friend Azenneth who got married over the weekend! >o<

(with Melissa, Brian, Azenneth (d bride), & Moi)

She's my best girl friend from grade school... She and I have had a love-hate relationship... As Paul would say it, we grow better with time... I remember hating her when she first entered Montessori back in 3rd Grade. I didn't like her because, well, I just didn't - and being the bully that I was back then, so did everybody else of course! But Azenneth was a tough cookie... When I actually got to talk with her, we clicked & became good friends, and then we were the inseperable tandem. And then something happened, nag-inarte na kame, some say it was Brian (come on! haha), and we stopped talking to each other...
(hehe) Ten years passed (yes 10!), and we saw each other again at a school reunion and it was as if the 10 years didn't happen. They say forgive & forget, but in our case, we've simply forgotten about what it was that we were supposed to be angry with or forgive about!!! All we could remember were the good times that we had, and that in the end is what matters... Funny how we used to attend each other's bday parties, and now I''ve attended her wedding party & was even part of the entourage... *teary eyed*
It was a lovely wedding... Beautiful church... The bride was simply fabulous... Nice...
I'm happy for her & Andrew, & their baby boy Ashton. I'm glad that she has met & found someone that can finally hold her down! And I mean that in a good way. Love yah Tetet!!! Cheers for the Good times! And 'hope I'll still be part of the entourage on your golden anniversary! Mmwah!

And now, let me be in a "i-think-i-wanna-have-a-boyfriend-coz-i-don't-want-to-be-an-old-maid" mood please... harhar

... The Omen ...

+ Watched "The Omen" with the boys + biatch last night. Nobody didn't want to sit next to me for fear of getting whacked, or having their ear drums broken, or getting food & drinks all over them. *grin*
I sometimes have this reflex action to strike the person next to me when I'm startled, they usually just get in the way when my hand shoots up - Oops. Nothing personal really. And I sometimes squeak - ok I scream quite out loud when surprised... And I also tend to throw whatever it is I have in my hands when stunned. So given the fact that I had a jumbo strawberry kiwi daquiri in hand - well, it wasn't a good omen.. In the end I was seated in between two scaredy boys, most likely they were feeling so because they were in Lacoste & not about the movie! *hehe*

+ The movie was fairly ok, a bit boring & maybe even a bit drawn out if you expected more considering it's hype - 060606=666... anti-christ and all things evil... It had a bit of startling points for me but not as much as I expected. I only had one spilt moment, two whackings, and about 2 minute screams! Ha! So it was just ok... Our post mortem of the movie didn't do so well either.
Dapat ganito ganito yung nangyari... Dapat ginawa niya ganito... Di dapat ganun, ganito na lang sana... Kung ginawa nila yun, ganito sana! Haay... Wala nang series kung kami nasunod di ba?!

Haaay...

: : sigh... : :

I'm in a pensive mood...
*sigh*

: : schwing schwing : :

*schwing*
Chicane's concert was da bomb!
Actually... It was crappy at first to be honest.. But the company that I was with was all too happy that we just didn't really care - we still had a ball! While the band played like Side A, me & a friend of mine were listening to Tiesto on her mobile! *hehe* We wanted upbeat!!! And I think so did everybody else... But we all went crazy when they played Not an Ordinary Morning... Funny coz before going to World Trade, I was thinking about how in the world are we all gonna dance to that tune... We figured they wouldn't play it coz it was too slow like...
W R O N G ! !
Guess they knew it was going to be otherwise!!!
Then goes Love on the Run... Stoned in Love... Haaay...
*schwing*
Funny... But the song that got stuck in my mind was from Kaskade - It's you It's Me...
*schwing*
:-) Saturday

:-D Sunday

:-I Monday

? Tuesday
*schwing*
I feel so...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Empty...

: : Chicane it is! : :

I have a headache...
Ok so I've finally decided on going to Chicane... It better be good!!! :-) I'm excited. *grin*
Galera can wait...

: : conflicting conflicts : :

Conflict... A clash...

Case 1: Miscaluculated about the date for Chicane's concert! Realized that it's on Saturday night, NOT Friday night as we thought earlier... This brings us to a conflict... Should we go to Puerto Galera for our Part II edition? or Chicane? Decisions, decisions! I would love to go to the beach! Of course I would. The Sun, Sea... But it's Chicane... And that means party time... What's a girl to do?
But then, we can always plan for another beach getaway... We can always go to the beach at any time... On the other hand, Chicane doesn't happen all the time... I've never been in any of Chicane's concert before... Clash!
Hassle...

Conflict...

Case 2: When two ideas collide, a state of disharmony occurs... Incompatible persons with opposing ideas? Inevitable conflict surely. Even worse if that person has no idea of what his true interests are... It would be like arguing with a wall.
Conflict of interest they say.
But who's interest is in conflict with who?!?
Is it my interest or yours?!? -Huh?!
Most likely one is protecting one's own. (but of course!) It's a case of saving one's own ass. Isn't it always?
Sadly for me, I'm not much in any position to argue. And it's my ass down the line... That went down the line actually.
But I won't let this affect ME.
So be it.
It will be a struggle that's for sure. But I'm a trooper...

I'm upset.
I'm angry.
Damnit!

: : in tagalog : :

... Bakit nga naman may ibang Pilipino, ayaw na ayaw mag-Tagalog.
Para bang kinakahiya nilang gamitin ang sarili nilang wika. Samantalang, pumunta ka sa ibang bansa, at makikita mo na proud silang gamitin ang sarili nilang linggo. Dito sa Maynila, masmarami gugustuhin nilang magsalita sa Ingles kesa sa Tagalog.
Ako isa na ako dun, pero dahil minsan I feel that I can express myself more using English, (Cut me some slack, I wasn't able to apply the language for 6 years...) it's a shame and it's a sad thing for me but I try! Anyway...
May iba, kaya lang ayaw mag-Tagalog, kasi nagpapaka-sosyal. Gamit Taglish! Grrr... Ayaw na ayaw kong makakarinig ng ganito!Ang labo! Masnakakahiya kaya kung ganito ang gamit na salita. Kung hindi mo kayang magsalita ng tuwid at derecho na Ingles, mag-tagalog ka na lang kasi. Hmph!

... Isa sa mga binabasa ko ay ang libro ni Bob Ong: Stainless Longganisa. Kakatawa! Such a contrast to the other book that I'm reading: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova! I've been reading this book for the longest time now... It's about vampires. I think I never really got over my I-wanna-be-a-vampire stage from the time of my devouring Anne Rice's novels... Anyway... Then I just heard a localized version of System of Down's Chopsuey in Tagalog!!! I can't remember who sang the song but it's pretty good! Hilarious - but really good! :-)

... I hope the weather changes soon. I really do NOT like this weather...

: : Da Vinci Code : :

i just heard that the movie was given a rated R...
unbeleivable...
while in other countries where it is also mostly Roman Catholics, the movie has been classified as appropriate for children...
sayang...
it's just a movie based on a fictional book. Why be scared with it's premise? Surely if one's faith is strong (strong enough?), then there's really nothing to worry about. One's faith should not even be tested with such things surely... And I'm not even religious!
Hmm...

I remember writing about the book & etc ...
Of Coincidence & Christianity
:-) I miss being passionate over something to write about...

: : just another tuesday night : :

just went to the gym so I'm still on a natural high *smile*
"endorphins make you happy!"
was chatting with my sis the other day about her adventures with the kids where she's having her OJT and she had me cracking up! kids say the darnest things I tell yah...
case 1: it's cook out time with the kids! teacher tells the kids (tots ages 2-3 yrs old) that they will be cooking! she holds up a can of corned beef and asks the class to guess what they will be cooking! the kiddies reply "corned beef"! but no wait, cutest lil boy wonder shouts CHICKEN! "I want chicken!", he gleams. Teacher tells cutey boy "No honey, we'll be cooking corned beef today". Cutey boy replies, "Ok, but I want chicken!" with the the cutest lil smile ever... The class proceeds to cook the corned beef, serve the food, sit, & enjoy their cooked meal. Cutey boy raises his hand and calls the teacher, "Waiter! I don't like this, could you take it out please. I want CHICKEN!". Teacher approaches cutey boy and tells him "Sorry dear, but remember Teacher is not a waiter." Cutey boy replies, "Ok! Teacher Waiter, could you get me a chicken?" HAHA :-) di nga naman cya waiter, pero pwede naman na maging teacher AT waiter ah...
Cutey boy proceeds to eat the corned beef. When the class ended and he saw his yaya, he tells her, "Yaya I want chicken!" Gusto nga naman kasi nga niya ng chicken eh! hehe
Kids are so adorable. I want one. haha :-)

: : here comes the Storm : :

I spoke too soon about Summer... The rainy season just started...
:-( *i don't like the rain*
And it all literally starts with a storm!!! *sigh*

Amazingly though, I woke up early today in spite of the cold, rainy, windy weather... Or maybe because there was a power outage & i was feeling hot. Most likely the latter... Anyway, it was good coz I was able to spend some quality time with lil sis - we had breakfast at Jollibee! Their chicken tocino rocks! hehe *babaw*
Then I finally went to the gym after almost a month of laziness! Haay... I tried to work out a sweat but it was too cold... Oh, and while the winds were howling outside, I was watching "The Perfect Storm" while running on the thread mill... How apt eh?
I'm now at work and it looks gloomy outside...
But I'm feeling all warm & fuzzy inside, thanks to Alan's treat of caramel macchiato & belgian waffle(with strawberries of course!). hihi

~o~o~o~

Current song of the Moment: No Ordinary Morning by Chicane
I luv it... It's actually a sad song...
It was truly not an ordinary morning then...
Enough!

My #2 song of the moment is It's You It's Me by Kaskade. Love the lyrics:
You never know who's waiting for you
You never know when love is coming your way
But if tonight I look again into your eyes
And it's you and it's me you love
And it's you and it's me you love
*sigh*
'Wish He would leave me alone...
Or do I?
*pfft!*
whatever...

I really don't like the rainy weather... It brings out the mushiness in me.
Won't you agree? :-)

: : puerto galera - april 2006 : :

Whatdya get when you plan an impromptu trip to Puerto Galera with two hot gals & 3 guys; all of whom happen to be alocoholics & party animals(at heart)???
Answer:-> An adventure trip ala amazing race & Wild on E! (G! - galera baby!) hehe

Want pics?


Make the most of the Summer!!!

: : potipot : :

Check out our adventure/discovery trip to Potipot Island! -->



NICE!!!!
Luv the place!
Wanna go back...

: : hmph mood : :

It's HMPH mood, not HUMP mood silly...
I need to see the beach...
I am going to rant & rage now...

I'm too grouchy lately. Admittedly I have my normal grouchiness, but this week, even I noticed that it's just way over my normal dosage... *sigh* Too many upsetting things around me... Shit happens yeah? And then they say it always comes in three?! Well I think I've had my fair share for this week... Good thing it's Friday na! When it rains in Mari Land, it pours and soaks ME to the bone. F*%#%!
I am in pain for a dear friend... I hate the fact that she's going thru such an ordeal & there's not a single damn thing that I can do for her... I can't even think of anything coherent enough to say to her! And I usually make sense!(well most of the time that is...) I'm just at a blah right now... I also hate the fact that there are guys that are really so hateful and get away with their kind of crap! Unbelievable! But it does happen. And they continue to thrive. They have a whole kingdom unto themselves! Hell I happen to have the misfortune to even know & dealt with some of them. There's definitely one who tops the chart right now. Such is life eh?
Then comes the issue of so called friendship. *BIG SIGH* You think you know, but you just never do. You take the risk, and Faith slaps you in the face with Reality. Nice. Over-reacting? Perhaps I am. Maybe I am. But what's done is done. Makes me wonder what else... *BIGGER SIGH* Shit.
And then of course there's the bigger never ending issues called Family. *BIG BIGGER SIGH*
Or we can blame it all on the hormones of yours truly. Whatever.

But in spite of all of the above, there are still other aspects in my life that I am thankful for... (See I'm not that much of a pessimist, just a realist...)
For the gifts & pasalubongs that I received everyday this whole week! *smile* It's the thought that really counts. It really made me feel special in spite of it all... For the good chit chats with my sis, phone calls & conversations with dear friends... Made me feel that I am connected after all... And that somebody has my back no matter what...
Simple things... It may seem trivial... But I make them my own. And make them part of Me.
Ok, enough na. *smile* *SIGH*
Just breathe...

* Things to look forward to this weekend:
- I'm having dinner with the happy guys & gals later on tonight! Anytime is a good time to catch up.
- I'm going home to Laguna this weekend! Fresh air!
- It's my Lolo's 80th birthday bash! :-) There goes my diet... Good thing they'll be serving mostly pork dishes... Gotta stay away from the dessert table...
- I'm gonna take my Aunt shoe shopping in Liliw this weekend! And will make sure to stop by that fabulously quaint lil resto at the corner... Yum!
- Road trip to Taytay Falls, or anywhere with nice, old Spanish churches...
:-)
Just a few more days & I'm going to the BEACH!!! North side naman - Zambales. I need my beach fix - badly!
My travel partner tells me we're going here:

Ganda noh?
I can't wait!!!
Poof!
This is why I blog... It's my some sort of therapy. :-) Coz sometimes, paper (or in this case my pc) is more patient than man... (from the Dairy of Anne Frank)

: : found d song!!! : :

I finally know d name of the song that's been stuck in my head since Kaskade. hehe

Tada!!! -->

Naked & Sacred

wala lang...
I feel calm whenever I hear this song...

: : (en français) confiance : :

Il fait confiance une fois que cassé est difficile réparer... Triste mais lui est vrai... Je suis dérangé à ce qui s'est produit. Incroyable ! ! ! Mais ce qui est fait est fait. J'espère juste que les dommages ne sont pas celui étendu... Et qu'aucune autre information inutile n'a été divulguée à d'autres...

Ever heard/read anyone rant in French?
You just did.

: : * yawn * : :

i can't sleep... i'm stuck in the midst of sleeping, & wakefullness...
I'm tired - my body's aching, & my eyes are almost closing but my mind refuse to rest... restless, haunted me...
*yawn*
I have to start working out in the gym again. I really am getting chubby chubs... gotta get my act together if I wanna stay fit... Stupid of me to stop now when I have access to two gyms... lazy me...
*yawn*
Have to eat less rice... Avoid it if I can... But then again I don't really eat rice...
*yawn*
He's not even all that come to think of it... Let's not be bitchy.
*YAWN*
I'm sleepy...
*YAWN**YAWN**YAWN*
bonne nuit

: :hmm hmm again : :

* Can't seem to get this song out of my mind since Aris played it... But I don't really know the title of it. I'm terrrible with titles, artist names, album, and don't even count on me to sing it... But i know it's a bit of house & techno with the lyrics

"I wanna hold you naked... when I'm with you... since i met you... I wanna be good to you... something something..."

Anyway, it's a nice song... Damn what's the title?!?!? Hmmm hmmm...

* Was just doing a Sex and the City re-run, and here are some quotes that I just love:

Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they're supposed to run wild until they find someone -- just as wild -- to run with.

There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous

I will not be the first one to speak. And if he never calls me again, I'll always think of him fondly. As an asshole.

When it comes to relationships, maybe we're all in glass houses, and shouldn't throw stones. Because you can never really know. Some people are settling down, some are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less. Than butterflies...

When you're young, your whole life is about the pursuit of fun, then you grow up and learn to be cautious; you could break a bone, or a heart. You look before you leap and sometimes you don't leap at all because there's not always someone there to catch you. And in life, there is no safety net. When did it stop being fun and start being scary?

Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe, you have to let go of who you are to become who you will be.

And lastly, here's a quote for my Dr. Alco-Sol: hehe

Carrie: A fuck buddy is a guy you probably dated once or twice and it didn't really go anywhere, but the sex is so great you sort of... keep him on call.
Samantha: Ooo, he's like dial-a-dick!
Samantha: Carrie, you can't date your fuck buddy.
Carrie: Say it a little louder, I don't think the old lady in the last row heard you.
Samantha: You're going to take the only person in your life that's there purely for sex, no strings attached, and turn him into a human being? Why?

I'm evil, yes I know. :-) You still love me though!