we’re just awaiting badoodles’ announcement for the new winning number in his just concluded pakulo. ang project lafftrip laffapalooza. some requested for numbers, most didn’t. totally random lang din ang ginawa kong pagre-shuffle. nakapikit ang isang mata, habang nakasilip ang kabila. hehe. here are your new numbers, and whoever wins, alalahanin, if it weren’t for the number i assigned to your blog, hindi ka mapipiling winner. (in short, balato ko! hahaha!) congrats to the winner!
eto balita pa lang ha. mukhang magkakabunutan ulet ng winner sa project lafftrip laffapalooza. yung si number 057 kse hindi ata nagparamdam man lamang. sabi ko na nga ba, ako yata ang napipintig na makakakuha ng premyo eh. hehehe. rambulan na naman ng number! may mga request ba kayong number? send ‘em in. hehe.
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our friend who’s with the dfa came home last week to take an exam something something. she’s posted in brussels, belgium. when she left last april, we told her not to forget to bring us belgian wafers. or belgian chocolates. hahaha. well. ano pa nga ba iuuwi nya, kundi ang mga chocolates. i’m not really a fan of chocolates. feeling ko wala akong sweet tooth. hehe. or kung meron man. maliit lang. choco crinkles lang naman ang mahilig ako. 
well, eto na ako’t nang-i-inggit. hehe. these are what she brought for us…
ano pa nga ba ang verdict kundi… masarap sya. i also got a bottle opener and a wine opener pero di ko nakunan ng pics.
thanks for these chrissy! ang isang funny incident related to this…
we got the pasalubong sunday. monday night, after dinner, i told my in-laws to try the belgian chocos (which i haven’t tasted yet also) that my friend brought. hubby took out the box from the ref. asked my MIL to choose what she liked. she got one. took a bite and said: “matamis!” hubby replied with: “tsokolate eh”. hahaha. sometimes i really find my MIL funny. meron din sya before (when i cooked sinigang na baboy), pag taste ng soup ang sabi: “maasim!” hahaha. sinigang nga kse di ba.
until now, di pa ubos ang chocolates. the truffles are divine! pero truly too sweet for my taste. i tried one last sunday and only had a bite. gave the rest to hubby. dahil may ubo at sore throat si hubby (na mahilig sa chocolates), wala mashado kumakain ng chocolates. hehehe. gusto nyo? 
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when badoodles left a message asking my help in his project lafftrip laffapalooza, i gladly obliged. sus, idol itong isang ito. i couldn’t say no. hehe. ako raw ang mag-assign ng numbers sa mga blogs who qualified as entries sa kanyang pakulo. i sent the list to 4 other people (kotsengkuba, xG, greenpinoy & sexy mamaru). para walang issue na baka napalitan ang names sa corresponding numbers. 119 ang mga nakasali. 119 ang maglalaban-laban sa pa-premyo. (at oo, kasali ako sa 119 na yan) mukhang success naman ang pakulong ito. sa ngayon daw wala munang awarding ceremonies. ang chismax na nasagap ko, if this year’s pakulo is a success, there might be a party/awarding ceremony next year. wala namang mawawala sa pagsali sa pakulong ito. magpo-post ka lang ng mga paborito mong katawa-tawang blogs. eniwei, tama na ang pasakalye. eto na ang mga blogs na pumasa as entries at ang number nila. i was asking badoodles for a hint kung sino ba ang top bloggers (funny). ngunit, mailap. ayaw rin sabihin. hehe. congratulations sa nanalo. as i was writing this post. hindi ko rin alam kung sino ba ang nanalo. (naiba ang schedule ng release. alam ko na pala. congrats pa rin sa winner!)
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isang quickie post for my mudra. i already elaborated here how great my mom is. kaya lang, i’m flying off to manila with her twin sister. ang mudra ay humahada ngayon sa ny, kaya kami na lang ni ninang ang magse-celebrate. hehe. happy birthday mom! have fun in ny with mitzi and tito boy. balita ko nag-blow ka na agad ng cake mo sa ngayon. hindi ka naman excited at jan eh sept. 25 pa lang? hahaha.
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i went to raon last saturday. alone. to ask if they have an updated cd for my videoke player. naco, tulad ng nabanggit ko na, mic-hugger ako during videoke nights.
i actually wanted a july wedding last year. kse my mom’s sister was in the country (she lives in LA). at kukunin ko syang ninang. plus another friend of my mom’s was in the country too (she’s from holland naman). eh ninang ko rin sya. kaso hubby’s lola died april last year. so ang plans of getting married in july eh talagang na-erase. bawal daw kse chorlva eklat.
sa frustration ko. i bought a videoke player. sakto kseng ang tito ko (who was from canada) was in town and bought a player. nung bumibili ang tito ko, kinakantyawan na ako bumili. kaso mo ang classic line ko then was: sorry my money’s tied up. alam mo na, ikakasal. pero maganda rin at nainggit ako sa tito ko so sabi ko sa kuya ko, tara, mag-raon tayo. bibilhin ko na yung videoke player.
pagdating ko last saturday, naco, parang na-disorient ako. kse nung nagpunta kami dun last time eh may dalang caroo. this time eh commute ang beauty ko. very easy. take a bus going to buendia/lrt. get off at lrt. take the lrt and get off at carriedo. tapos lakarin going to raon. pagbaba ng quiapo, hala, di ko maalala. tapos ang major factor pa eh i totally forgot the store’s name where i bought my videoke player from. so ikot-ikot muna ako. i was trying to remember the facade nung tindahan na binilhan ko.
nakita ko naman sya after a few minutes of roaming the streets. hahaha. i asked agad kung may bagong cd. tinanong ako kung anong model. patay. di ko tanda. buti na lang tinext ko ang pinsan kong si dada (nasa kanila kse at hiniram nya a couple of weeks ago — videoke everyday ang inaanak kong si tisha). ayun, i showed the saleslady (na sheila nga pala ang name) the text. sabi i need to upgrade my player daw. kse yung mga bagong labas ngayon eh meron nang live feature. di raw magp-play sa aking player. dalhin ko daw dun at ia-upgrade nila. shempre hindi free. sus. eh sabi ko saka na. bumili na lang muna ako ng bagong cd.
i asked kung magkano na lang ngayon ang videoke player. 8500 daw. (hmp. 10k bili ko last year!) pero iba na ang itsura nya. mejo makapal na ang itsura. yung nabili ko kse, parang tipong dvd player lang ang itsura. pag sinumpong ako, bibilhin ko yung amp, para lalong maganda ang boses ko gamit ang videoke player. (and note the words na ginamit ko: lalong maganda —- meaning maganda na sya talaga) hahaha. mangarap.
at ngayon, i can’t wait for saturday to try it. magdamagang kantahan na naman ito. hahaha.
da: wag kalimutan ang videoke player ha. pack it the way i did. videoke player, connectors, remote and songbook in the striped black bag. microphones on the black bag with orange ribbon. wag gayahin si hubby na kinalimutan ang remote nung last time na nag-videoke tayo ha!
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badoodles, naco, sinabi ko sayo talagang crammer ako. up to the last minute tsaka ako sasali sa project lafftrip laffapalooza mo. i so wanted to join agad pagka-post mo. kaso mo, naisip ko antagal pa ng deadline. di ako sanay na anlayo pa ng deadline eh tapos na ko. major crammer ako eh. sabagay, if i voted then, iba na magiging boto ko sa ngayon. eniwei, heto na ang mga blog na talaga naman nakakapagpatawa sa kin…
(actually, kung hindi naman ikaw ang may pakana nito, ikaw ang namberwan. kaso mo nga ikaw, so di ka na valid na kandidato—- at hindi paninipsip yan ha)
1. sino nga ba ang una? sa totoo lang mahirap pumili eh. pero top na siguro sa boto ko ang greenpinoy.com. baket kamo? mababaw lang naman akong tao e. pero sa kanya, talagang humahagalpak ako ng tawa. ang nage-enjoy pa akong isa eh ang interaction ng mga readers nya. mantakin mong magkameron ng forum ang mga tinatawag na “greenies”. pero sa totoo lang, mas nakakatawa sya sa personal.
2. pangalawa na ang walang kakupas kupas sa kasungitang si mighty jon cabron. antipatiko ang dating ng entries nya pati na rin ang comments, pero sa kada bibisitahin ko sya, susko, hanga ako sa humor ng entries. actually reality with a touch of humor ang pag-classify ko sa blog nya. minsan, nakumentuhan na ako ng kasama ko sa trabaho na para daw akong baliw. totally quiet one moment tapos humahagalpak ng tawa the next second. eh nakatingin lang naman daw ako sa monitor. what can i say? funny is synonymous to jon cabron.
3. ang puno ng ka-hada-han (hahaha). ang palasyo ng reyna elena. queen of social climbing to the highest level ito. truliling enjoy ako bumisita sa blog nya. very generous at truly funny sa personal rin. nung una, naririnig rinig ko lang sya. pero ngayon kasama na sya sa mga lagi kong binibisita. tamad nga lang mag-kumento minsan. pero aliw na aliw ako sa kanya.
4. ang walang kakupas-kupas sa kaseksihang si sexy mamaru. isa sa mga una kong naging blogging friend. actually, sya ang kauna-unahang blogger na na-meet ko (except for those related to me, shempre). i never thought na petite sya. kahit sa personal susko, enjoy kasama. yung mga posts nya minsan (ay malimit, pala) malimit may mga censored words, pero keber, talagang aliw ako bumisita sa bahay nya.
5. ang blog na hindi nakikita (invisible daw kse). mahaba kalimitan ang mga posts nya. pero wag ka, aliw talaga akong magbasa ng posts nya. pati mga pagsagot nya sa mga comments ng readers nya, naaaliw ako.
baket naman kse 5 lang dapat. mahirap na proseso ang pagpili ng 5 funniest blogs ha. marami pa akong gustong idagdag. kaso mo magiging void ang votes ko kung sosobra.
baket nga ba ako sumasali? dahil ba sa nokia n70? hindi, kse ganun ang binigay ng opisina namin sa akin (ang bait ng company na pinagt-trabahuhan ko ano?). dahil sa cybershot? naco lalong hindi. mabait ang pinsan ko, niregaluhan na nya ako ng digicam nung kasal ko. dahil sa salaping pa-premyo? hindi rin. masaya na ako sa estado ko sa buhay ngayon e. although being 15K richer is not bad. hehe. o, eh baket nga ba ako sumasali. wala naman. suporta lang sa isang kaibigan. pareng badoodles, kung iba nagpasimuno nito, baka di ako sumali. pero dahil malakas ka saken. eto na ang entry ko.
dapat sa 20 ko pa talaga ito gagawin. kaya lang busy ako sa 20. baka makaligtaan ko.
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haay. kakasuya talaga ang may sakit. i went to work last night only to go home again after about 2 1/2 hours. colds, sore throat and fever. i texted hubby about my condition and he told me i shouldn’t have gone to work in the first place. (fine, kasalanan ko bang may pagka-masipag akong pumasok? hehe)
he picked me up from work and we went straight to mercury drug and he bought me some meds. after i got home, i changed into my nighties and went straight to bed. he woke me up after a couple of minutes and asked me if i’d taken my meds. shempre, sa tamad ko, di ko na nagawa. he told me to gargle also using warm water with salt. but i was sooo tired. i asked him to make me the warm solution (just testing if he’ll do it) and my good hubby did.
he’s not really a sweet person but everytime i’m sick, he always takes good care of me. after the gargle and med intake, he put me to bed.
thanks antuks for taking care of me last night. he advised me not to go to work tonight. but i’m still thinking of working. the other supervisor on my shift will be on leave and someone needs to oversee the operations tonight. so i’ll be resting the rest of the day, to have enough energy tonight.
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this is a late post. my kuya’s birthday was actually last wednesday pa. we just had dinner at our newly renovated kitchen — sa house namin sa batangas.
i just want to make a post for my kuya.
sa aming magkakapatid, hands down, sa kanya ko ibibigay ang korona ng pagiging generous. dahil ako ay aminadong kuripot, etong kuya ko — total opposite.
san ka nakakita ng kuya na pag-sweldo ang tanong eh: san nyo gustong kumain?at it-treat nya kami wherever we wanted.
o di kaya naman e: tara mag-mall, pag-sho-shopping ko kayo. eto yun, kasama pa mga pinsan ko dun ha.
when he got married, understandably eh shempre, dumalang na ang mga pagaaya nyang lumabas. wala na ang mga spontaneous ayain ng gimik. kse shempre, nagsisimula na sya ng sarili nyang pamilya.
meron na ibang iisipin bukod samin ng mga nanay, tatay at mga kapatid ko pang iba.
i really feel blessed. unang-una, napaka-swerte ko at napaka-understanding, mabait at lenient ng parents ko. pangalawa, kahit wala akong ate, ang mga kuya namang binigay saken eh ubod ng bait (ay, hindi pala lahat. hahaha).
eniwei…
dear kuya keats,
happy birthday! antanda mo na rin ano. wish ko lang for you, magtuloy-tuloy pa ang paglago ng negosyo mo. i’ve always thought naman na magaling kang tao at lahat ng pagsubok na dumaraan sa buhay mo eh kayang-kaya mo. sana’y hindi mo pagsawaan ang pagiging galante mo. salamat sa pagpapagawa ng bagong room ni dad at pagpapa-ayos ng ating kitchen. sayang hindi na ako nakatira sa batangas ngayon. parang masarap na magluto dun ah.
i just want to thank you also for being one of the best kuya in the world. i truly appreciate everything you’ve done for me and everyone in our family. forgive me for the times na truly bratinella ang bunso nyo. sino nga bang sisisihin ko kundi ang sarili ko. hehe. wish ko lang ang asawa ko eh maging katulad mo. katulad nyo ni dad. kaya lang, parang anlaking shoes naman ang ifi-fill ni hubby ano. sya, kahit konting katulad nyo lang.
i always thought you made the best spag/pasta. daig ng spaghetti with sauce made from fresh tomatoes mo ang carbonara at baked mac ni mudra. ewan ko kung alala mo pa yun. antagal tagal na nun e. bata pa ako.
ingatan mo lagi ang kalusugan mo. malimit kse napansin ko, pag hindi ubo eh sipon ang meron ka. bawasan mo ng konti (kahit madami pa) ang paginom mo ng sopdrinks. lumalaki na ang tiyan mo e. hehe. salamat din sa pc na binigay mo saken. na after kong bumili ng router para makapag-internet eh nasira naman ng di oras. at talagang di na ma-revive kse luma na at wala nang parts na mabibili. salamat din sa mga pinamana mong celfone saken. naco, naka-ilan din yun ano? salamat sa pagsundo-sundo mo saken lagi. sa ofis. sa gimik. sa grad ball — na di ko makalimutan, kse pinag-drive mo ako kahit may big gimik kayo ng mga kabatch mo. at sa kung saan saan pa ako nagpasundo sayo. salamat pala sa 1st ever (feeling ko eh sooper expensive) shades na binili mo for me. nakatago pa yun. kahit hindi na uso. hehe.
ayokong pahabain ang post na ito. kaya’t titigilan ko na magisa-isa ng mga bagay na pinasasalamatan ko tungkol sa mga nagawa/naibigay mo. ige-generalize ko na lang. basta salamat sa lahat lahat. nawa’y di ka magsawa na pagtulong saken at sa pamilya natin. at magkita-kita tayo later sa birthday gimik mo. pangungunahan ko na kayo. akin ang videoke player kaya i have the right to hug one mike. akin lang sya the whole night. hehe. hanggang maubos ang boses ko pagkanta.
happy birthday ulet! cheers! (ay, nagpipigil na pala ako uminom. nawa’y malakas ang willpower ko tonight, hehe) and labyu.
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hayan, na-tag ng sexylicious mamaru…
Here’s the rule..
Click copy/paste, type in your answers and tag four people in your lists! Don’t forget to change my answers to the questions with that of yours.
1. Four places I go over and over
kitchen - lagi akong nauuhaw kaya lagi akong pumupunta ng kusina to get a glass of water
bathroom - very active ang bladder ko kaya lagi akong nawi-wiwi
our house in batangas - shempre, pamula nung nag-asawa na ako, nami-miss ko ang bahay namin, kaya malimit akong umuwi pag weekend
ninang’s house - eto ang bahay ng kakambal ng mom ko. di ko sya ninang actually, pero nasanay kaming lahat na ninang ang tawag sa kanya. pag wala ako sa bahay namin sa batangas, matic, andito ako
2. Four people who e-mails me regularly
my hubby - kse kalimitan hindi kami sabay ng shift, kaya email email na lang
multiply - madami kse nagpo-post e
bloggers na naka-subscribe ako - esp. yung mga andaming posts in a day
my boss and other officemates - everyday meron… hindi lang isa… hehehe
3. Four of my favorite places to eat?
Cafe Breton - kahit saang branch
Cibo - kahit saang branch din, but i like the one at shang
Mc Do - ewan ko ba, but i really prefer McDo sa Jollibee. i like their burgers better, their fries better, their spag better, ah basta lahat ata.
Bahay namin sa Batangas - lalo na ang luto ni mommy at luto ni yaya!
4. Four places you’d rather be?
Not really I’d rather be siguro, kse I’m happy naman where I am now… places I’d like to go to na lang…
Prague - for reasons I can’t explain, I’ve always been fascinated with this place. parang anganda-ganda
different parts of Europe - lahat naman ata ng tao eh gusto makapunta dito. meron akong friend na talaga namang ang pangarap namin nung college eh mag-backpacking sa Oyropa… ayun, hanggang ngayon eh pangarap pa rin
different parts of US of A - to visit all my relatives there!
different parts of our own country, esp. those with beaches! - naco, mahilig talaga ako sa beach. buti na lang si hubby rin. we enjoyed Palawan together, ang next siguro Bohol. or Camiguin. or Siargao. or Pagudpud… naco the list is endless
5. Four TV shows I could watch over and over.
Gilmore Girls, Friends, Ally McBeal, CSI - madami actually. isama mo na ang prisonbreak, heroes, buffy the vampire slayer, party of 5, chuck, grey’s anatomy, sopranos, will&grace at maraming marami pa!
6. Four lucky winners ( of this tag..)
naco, dahil sobrang late ko na sinagutan ito, wala muna akong ita-tag. but feel free to do this tag. just leave a comment here so that i could go and visit yours and read your answers too.
(mamaru, sooper sorry, i actually had this written last weekend pa. kaso nag-hang si pc, at the next day eh nag-upgrade si hubby. ngayon lang ulet naayos ng husay ang pc namin. i miss my visits!)
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sa nanay kong nagliliwaliw sa amerika ngayon at sa tatay kong hindi na makaalis ng bahay dahil kinain na ng mapait na alzheimer’s ang utak…
happy 40th wedding anniversary!
mantakin mo nga namang 40 years na kayo ano? when i was a kid, i always said to myself that when i grow up, i want a marriage just like yours, mom & dad.
a dad that is so quiet, and so giving, and so cool.
and a mom that is so good at handling money (hahaha, tama ba ito ma? eh galit ka nga sa pera eh), the best cook in the world and had the nastiest belt that i’d always tasted (oo na, bad girl ako nung bata, actually hanggang ngayon ata).
dream ko yung set-up nyo. na lahat ng sweldo ni dad ikaw ang nagha-handle mom. andami na ng mga negosyong pinasok nyong mag-asawa. ang pinakanatatandaan ko na nasimulan nyo (dahil siguro dito na ako may malay) eh yung piggery/poulty natin. tapos nag-canteen pa kayo sa isang textile factory. tapos nag-garments. tapos nag-ice plant. ano pa ba ang sumunod dun? hehe, wala na pala. mga sideline sideline na lang.
sino nga ba ang disciplinarian sa inyong dalawa? basta ang alala ko, andaming belt at palo ng tsinelas ang inabot ko from you mom. kay dad, iilan lang. pero grabe, latay talaga. pasensya na kayo kung talaga namang brattinella ang bunso nyo.
but i truly owe everything i am to you. how you brought me up. how you instilled the values and principles you thought i should have. i remember, when i was working as a temp at unilab, one of the senior operators there called me aside and told me that he really liked me (not in a romantic way of course). he kept asking if i had a boyfriend cause he said he wanted to find me one. kse daw i was so grounded. and sobrang galing makisama. hindi raw ako namimili. nakikisama ako sa mga managers, sa mga operators tulad nila at sa mga temp din tulad ko. at ang nasabi ko sa kanya, that was how you raised me.
you both were so giving and so lenient. i hated it when you sent me to pisay then. kse i thought, hinihiwalay nyo ako sa mga friends ko (nung elementary). you kept saying that it was the best school for me. that i wouldn’t have a hard time in college if i graduated from there. i wouldn’t have thought na masaya pala dun. i learned to stand up for what i believed in pagdating ko dun. at natutunan ko na hindi lahat ng bawal ay masama. at hindi lahat ng tama ay maganda. nagkaron ata ako ng sungay dun. probably cause i wasn’t living with you. plus i really got to interact with people from different parts of the country.
i thank you for letting me explore even at an early age. i never had a hard time getting permission for going out. to cabanatuan, when i was a hs freshie. to anywhere actually. kaya siguro ngayon, parang napakalaking adjustment saken na kelangan kong humingi lagi ng permiso sa asawa ko if i wanted to go out. sa inyo kse, walang curfew curfew. as long as you both know where i was going, who i’m going out with, and how i will get home were enough for you.
alala ko pa, nung kolehiyo pa lang ako, natuto nang mag-inom. inimbitahan ko ang mga kaibigan ko sa bahay natin. at ang kapal pa ng mukha ko kse tumawag ako sa yo ma, at sinabing ipagluto mo kami ng pwede naming pulutan. at pagdating namin, aba andami mong inihanda. where in the world could you find a mom as cool as you? na sobrang benya galore ka naman sa mga friends ko. na sa sobrang benya, i kept on wishing that you would go to bed already. baket kamo? eh kse di ako maka-yosi. hahaha.
thank you dad, kse lagi mong sinusundo yung labada ko nung college tuwing friday ng umaga. para pag uuwi ako eh wala na akong bitbit. isipin mong kalimitan ng mga friday ng umagang yun eh wala pa akong tulog galing sa gimik ng thursday night? straight from a gimik, eh kelangan ko nang umuwi ng dorm para ilabas ang big bag ko ng labada.
parang hindi ko kayo nakikitang nag-aaway. mom has a very strong personality at laging tahimik ka lang dad. pero ano ka, pag humirit ka naman, tahimik din ang misis mo di ba? ganyan ata kami ng asawa ko. palagay ko sobrang strong din ng personalidad ko kumpara sa kanya. pero nakahanap ata ako ng katapat ko. sintigas ng bato rin ata ang ulo nya tulad ko. haha.
i used to love it pag inaasar naming magkakapatid si mom. kse feeling ko, hindi nya natumbasan ang sense of humor mo dad.
and i thank you dad for always reminding us that family comes first. alala mo when i was in hs and i had no ride for my prom (o grad ball ba yun?)? you told kuya keats to drive me to i forgot na where we had it. somewhere in qc rin ata. and kuya refused kse may lakad na sya with his brods. anong sinabi mo? unahin mo ang pamilya. may nagawa ba ang kuya ko? shempre, ano pa eh di ihatid ako.
dream ko ata talaga how you guys were to me and my brothers. yung mapagbigay. masayahin. sobrang parang kaibigan lang. pero alam ang linya kung kelan mom & dad naman dapat ang trato namin. even if you haven’t given us the best that money could buy (kse hindi naman marami ang pera natin), you’ve given us the best that you could.
nakakailan na ba kami ni antuken ko? almost 7 months pa lang.compared to your 40 years, susko, andami pa naming bigas na kakainin. and i’m sure you’ll be there to guide me too.
nawa’y umabot kayo sa golden anniversary nyo (kami rin ni antuken ko, hehe)!!!
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i’m on night shift this week. i started my day cooking breakfast. nothing extravagant. just fried some beef tapa. then watched a few olympics. i told hubby i wanted to watch my sassy girl (the american version). he asked me what it was about and i couldn’t exactly tell him. didn’t wanna spoil the ending. i just told him it’s a romantic-comedy. he couldn’t join me (although, i think he wanted to, cause his crush was starring in it — elisha cuthbert) because of his work so i went and watched alone (i really wanted to see this because i loved the original! one of my all-time faves, actually)
even if i didn’t understand a word of korean, i still liked the korean version better. I guess Jun Ji-hyun (not sure if I remember her name right) was feistier and funnier than elisha was. plus the lead actor (whose name escapes me right now) in the original version was way funnier than jesse bradford was. there were little comedic scenes in the english version as compared to the original. plus the scenes of jun ji-hyun’s imaginative stories are better in the korean/original version.
i would’ve loved to read the book also. but i don’t know how to read korean. hehe. i wonder if it has an english version too? hmmn.
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went out last friday to celebrate my friend’s birthday. it’s been a while since my friends and i went out (the last time i saw redj was during my wedding, and glenn, i think about 2 years ago) and i really had a blast. when da mentioned that we go out to celebrate rhods’ birthday, i was kinda hesitant. i already made plans with my k-batches ruth & bel for a mani-pedi date days ahead. but since it’s been awhile since i’ve seen redj, i told da i’d get hubby’s permission first (he doesn’t want it if i sleep-over in someone else’s house). and when he agreed, and after i texted bel and ruth about rhods’ birthday, i happily told da to push through with the arrangements.
we went to grilla kalayaan (stopped over at national bookstore at powerplant first, and was soooo tempted to buy the latest marian keyes title). and it was way too late (after 2 buckets of sanmig light) when we learned that they were serving what they called “below zero” beer. what’s below zero? well, a bottle of a perfectly ice cold beer’s what it is. i promised hubby i wouldn’t drink that night. but because of their urging, i gave in and had a couple. a few minutes after rhods & i arrived, i remembered that we used to hate the place (service is soooo slow and the waiters are always out of sight! plus we kept on following up our orders!). but redj wanted a bar that was a little secluded (instead of the usual ortigas/makati (greenbelt) joints that we used to frequent) and so the decision to go to grilla.
it was great to see glenn and redj again! plus, glenn was extra generous that night and shouldered the bill ( i guess he was making up for forgetting the biscuits that he promised, hehe).
i guess our table was one of the loudest ones esp. when da was doing her usual funny antics again (which is what we sooo love about her, a gimik with her is definitely not dull).
rhods, da, redj and glenn —- when are we going to do it again? hehe
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i got word from the store where i bought my monitor. it seems that the 3-week waiting period would be extended. according to them, samsung told them that they were still awaiting some parts before samsung could fix my monitor. waaahhh. and the worse part? they wouldn’t give a timeline on how long the wait could be. darn.
(p.s. da, nosebleed ito, pinuna mo kse na laging tagalog ang entries ko eh, hehe)
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about 2 weeks ago, nag-try si hubby i-on ang pc… nagulat. ayaw mag-on ng monitor. eh saktong kakabayad ko pa lang ng last installment plan ng samsung lcd monitor na yun. inis ako shempre, kse i can’t do the normal visiting ang bloghopping that i do. pero keri, kse very toxic naman at work e. pag-uwi ko eh talagang bulagta sa kama na ang drama ko.
the next day, i called the store where i bought it from. dalhin ko lang daw dun at iche-check nila. eh sa festival mall pa yun. so i asked my kuya if i could borrow the car the next day. para, after work eh dalhin namin ni hubby. pumayag naman.
saktong, late na ako nakalabas ng planta the next day. nag-worry pa nga ako na baka magsara na ang mall pagdating namin dun. pero umabot naman kami. binigay ko ang monitor kay saleslady. she tried it. at ang sabi saken: “ma’am, confirmed. blackout po.”
kung di pa ako nagtanong, eh di nya ata ie-explain saken. meron daw talaga ganun nangyayari paminsan-minsan. i asked her if they get that often. ang sagot? mga 1 in 10 daw. aba, hindi ba’t mataas na rate yun? 10%? so sabi ko, hindi pala advisable bumili ng samsung lcd, ganun? hindi naman daw yun. kahit anong electronic gadget naman daw may mga bumabalik sa kanila. noon nga daw yung redfox na motherboard eh sa 10, 6 ang bumabalik. aba, kung sa palagay nya eh pampalubag loob yun, nagkakamali sya.
eniwei, when i asked her what will they do about my monitor, ang sabi eh they will send it back to samsung daw. samsung will check, and if parts are available, mga 3 weeks daw gawa na monitor ko. huwaat?!?!? 3 weeks? 3 weeks na walang online life? kaya ko kaya? well, wala akong choice.
at ngayon, eto nagt-tiyaga ako sa laptop ni kuya, ay mali, notebook pala. anliit. paulet-ulet ako sa pagt-type kse sumasabit yung keys sa fingers ko. hindi naman malaki ang mga daliri ko, ewan ko ba kung baket hirap ako. pero di ako sanay sa laptop eh. anliit ng screen. eh from 17″ wide ba naman mapunta ako dito sa almost 6″ lang ata, naco, naduduling ako.
wish ko lang, wag muna kunin ni brotherhood etong notebook nya. haay. nakaka-1 week na akong walang monitor. 2 weeks to go…
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mahilig ako magpa-spa. kaya ang swerte ko when my batchmates from the frat & soro gave us a gc at sanctuario spa as a wedding gift. perfect sana kse lover’s delight ang package. kaso, my hubby’s not too fond of it eh. makilitiin daw sya. i originally invited my mom to go with me sa spa thingie na ito. kaso mo lumipad sya at naglamyerda sa ibang bansa. eh baka kako, mabuntis ako eh di ko na magamit ang gc so i invited my friend na lang. payag naman si hubby. so i called them up one day and set an appointment. eto ang package…
Lover’s Delight
Sensual packages for honeymooners or couples who simply want to enjoy the Sanctuario Spa experience together. All packages include use of the aquaria, and free-flowing organic tea. Reservation is recommended. All packages are for two people.
Prices do not include the price of massage oil. You need to either provide your own oil or purchase from our special selection of massage blends.
DE LUXE PACKAGE
(1 ½ hours)
Aromatic Floral Bath and massage of choice in our couple’s room
nasayang yang free-flowing organic tea na yan saken. i don’t drink tea.
my friend & i first met up at shangri-la mall then took a cab to get to the spa. trobol pa nga kse along the way, the cab we got kept on overheating, so pinalipat pa kami ng cab. dun pa sa lugar na sobrang di ako pamilyar. ayos lang din naman kse nakakuha naman kami agad ng pamalit na cab. when we got there, shempre they gave us sarong/keys/slippers. we changed into our swimsuits para ma-sample-an ang jacuzzi.
we were late for our appointment kaya we had to wait for our masseuse. the water was warm. and invigorating because of the strong current. there was this couple on the other jacuzzi na sooper sweet. inggit na inggit kami sa girl kse her stomach was sooper flat. pretty girl too. nahiya tuloy kami mag-disrobe ng friend ko kse, i for one eh aminadong butete tiyan. hehehe.
the staff at sanctuario was very accommodating. after a while they called us up to take a shower daw and then floral bath na.
hay naco, lumabas na ang pagka-kulot ng hair ko. i initially didn’t want to go in the tub. aba, feeling ko lulutuin ako at gagawing ulam. i called one of the staff and asked her to adjust the water temp. tinuruan nya ko at nagdagdag lang ako ng cold water. tapos lublob na at nagbabad hanggang maging lola fingers na yung mga daliri ko. miya-miya ng konti, tinawag na ulet para mag-rinse at massage na raw (my favorite part). etong part na to, hindi ko na nakuhanan ng pic. we brought our own massage oil (ito kse ang wedding favor ng ate ng friend ko during her wedding) and after about an hour, ayan, feeling lamog na talong na kami (exaggerated way to describe it, of course. besides, i wouldn’t know how a lamog na talong feels like, hehe). we changed into our street clothes, pero shempre, i didn’t fail to take a pic of this notice na nasa locker.
sososyalin pa naman ang place. minus sosy points talaga! after we gave our tips, larga na ulet. pero posing muna near/above the fish pen.
then off we went to search for cafe breton along the streets of malate (i used to frequent the branch at nakpil when i was younger, pero nung oras na yun, di ko matandaan kung anong street nga ba sya located). nung hindi namin makita, i asked one of the manongs along the street, sabi matagal na raw nagsara. so nag-rob’s place na lang kami. we were busy deciding on where we were going to eat. laking tuwa namin when we saw a cafe breton there. yey! pasok agad kami and when i sat, di na ko tumingin sa menu. i always order the same thing at breton. one extra mild chili vesuve please! (it used to be without tomatoes, when i order it, but i’m slowly learning how to eat vegetables, although technically, sige, hindi sya gulay, kaya no more without-without eklat) importante talaga yung “extra mild” kse kung hindi, naco, sobrang anghang ng vesuve. eh hindi ako mashadong mahilig sa maanghang e. sa kagutuman ko, i totally forgot what my friend ordered. hehe. inulan kami nung pauwi na. pero okei lang. i had a shawl with me at pagkatapos ng lafang, uwi na kay hubby. a perfect way to end a totally relaxing day.
pero shempre, this is all thanks to my kabatches: chrissy, nadj, eds, bel, ruth, bags & francis —- sooper thanks! this is one of the best gifts i got! (sinolo ko talaga ha, di mahilig si hubby eh, sorry)
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Appetizer
When was the last time you had your hair cut/trimmed?
About 3 weeks ago. The good thing about the salon I go to, they have free iced tea or coffee! My hairdresser is the wife of my mom’s hairdresser. They work in the same salon but in different branches. My hairdresser’s hubby did my H&M during my wedding.
Soup
Name one thing you miss about being a child.
Carefree living! Nothing to worry about. You could do what you want and just get reprimanded when mistakes are committed.
Salad
Pick one: butter, margarine, olive oil.
I know it isn’t the healthy choice but then it’ll always be BUTTER for me.
Main Course
If you could learn another language, which one would you pick, and why?
French? I think it sounds sexy. Plus I love french films, i won’t need subtitles anymore and so i could pay better attention to the movie. hehe.
Dessert
Finish this sentence: In 5 years I expect to be…
busy chasing my own toddler and still look sexy even if i have kids (Lord, please give me one!)
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