longest line...

i just got home from one of the longest days of my life...

last night, i was supposed to ride with mic to meet up with the rest of the gang at mike's house. when that didnt fall through as planned, i relieved myself of the inis by being thankful i get to sleep... especially since i was set to leave at 7am for comelec... to FINALLY register myself as a voter. (i had no idea its been 7 years since i turned 18.. hahaha. im a bad citizen... although i do pay my taxes. :p)

so i slept around midnight, only to wake up at around 430am... i was hungry... MAJOR hunger... if it was enough to wake me up, then that should be major hunger. long story short, good thing a friend was super nice enough to bring me food... so i ended up not sleeping na lang kasi i finished eating/chit chatting at 6am.

i got to comelec at around 730am... and to cut to the chase, i finished at 330pm... most of my time was spent standing in line seething with anger at the giddy students in front of me na pinasingit na ata half of their class (inaway ko rin sa inis eventually... that shut them up... hahaha.)

at least im done... ill never have to do that ever again.

in fairness, yung mga singit naman talaga ang may kasalanan ng delay... but the comelec people were all nice.. a little bit lacking in organization sa labas, but they were all really nice. patient pa. i kinda felt bad for thinking they were your typical na slow-working government workers... snaps to you guys!

tonight, i tend to my aching knees.. from all the standing today... again, thanks to a friend for the free consult! :p

there's a hole in the bucket

none of my plans fell through today...

1. was going to finally register... mahaba pila sa comelec
2. was going to have my teeth cleaned... no dentist
3. haircut before the new year... moved to some other day kasi sasabay na alng ako kay mic to get to mike's
4. go see mike after haircut... stayed home instead because mic got stuck somewhere
5. be firm today... ended up a texting fool

oh well, i have tomorrow to look forward to.

hopefully things will go as planned.

i drive myself crazy

its been "quiet" without mel.. i realize how much of my thoughts id habitually throw at her.. now that she's not as easy to reach, its obvious i really need a second brain to be able to sort through some of the things that bounce around in my head. of course blogging helps, but there are some things you cant just post online... and it gets tiring to be so vague all the time.

so here's a healthy helping of pseudo vague-ness...

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ive known you barely a week now... but i hope im getting the right vibe... its been surprising, a bit confusing and unfamiliar, but at the same time comfortable and easy. in any case, i can wait to see how this turns out. no typo there.. i said i CAN. :) and i think i will.

i guess im just amazed at how these past few days unfolded. hay. i dont want to jinx anything. i just need to unload some thoughts... express some things.

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it was nice bumping into you yesterday... haha. i cant believe i had a crush on you since highschool! and im surprised 7 years lang pala age gap natin. you seemed like such an adult back then. so talking to you last night surprisingly felt like i was talking to someone my age. and its funny you admitted you didnt know how to talk to me kasi i "grew up" so much since we last saw each other (duh, that was just last year!)... have i aged THAT much? come to think of it, the past 2 years HAVE been life changing for me.. so maybe i do have a different aura these days. haha. to think ive only been 25 for just 2 weeks!

as i was saying, it was great bumping into you... great to see you a bit flustered and confused. i never thought id have that effect on you in my entire life. hahaha. i rock! heehee... kaloka.

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YOU! you who manage to turn my world upside down with the most mundane things!!! i am almost forever in a state of confusion when it comes to you.... and thats all im going to say for now. what am i going to do about you??!?!?!?!?!

mel daldal's wedding

i got a surprising invitation from mel laurel months ago to go to her wedding... so last thursday we headed to tagaytay. i was with caroline, fewng, kris, jason and kenya.

the trip up was fairly normal... nagkakahiyaan pa yung dalawang bata... but as soon as we got to the chapel on the hill, things just got better.

it was a small gathering... i loved the intimacy of the chapel.. i dont think you can fit more than 60 people there. and the view was just amazing. makes me seriously reconsider my big wedding dream. haha.

most of my photos were either of mel and nino (their backs mostly during the ceremony... haha.) OR the famous kenya-jason loveteam. so here are some photos...

the drive back was off the scales! jason and kenya were hilarious. its true.. kids DO say the darnest things...

more photos on my multiply!!! :p

close to you

When you get used to pretending, it becomes second nature to you. You dont even have to think about it --- like breathing, or digesting your food. It's like the mechanism gets wound up and you just keep getting good at it.

Remind me again, why dont you, please?

tease me...

just some photos from the christmas party last friday... had fun... responsible fun. hahaha. i think i really made sure id evade any incident that would be anywhere near my episode in last year's party... thankfully no one seemed to remember. hahaha.

im not ashamed to share photos this year... because i SWORE that id be pretty this year.. to offset last year's scam. hahaha.

i came as a vargas girl... inspired by the photos shoot in ANTM season 5... came out pretty well, i must say... my pornstar name: evita paru-paru. hehe.

all the pimps and ho's in the house!!!

ill post the full deck of photos on my multiply when everyone's uploaded their photos.

asian food trip

ive been constantly craving for asian food the past two weeks... vietnamese and thai to be specific. from dusit thani, to pho bac, to soms, then to nam an... yum, yum, yum!!!

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christmas party photos to follow. :p

lets put this to the test... tomorrow... harharhar!

the big 2-5! (part2)

i had a great birthday yesterday. simple, but great.

- mom gave me wishlets. its three strings na may maliit na pendant na sun, moon at star.. the idea is i have someone tie it around my wrist and make 3 knots.. then i make a wish for that person and myself.. im not supposed to take it out... ever. i have to wait for it to fall off... so, i had mom tie the star, pau tied the moon, and mel the sun...

- got a total of 4 overseas calls... april from USA, acky from Hong Kong, anton from Singapore and my best friend pearl from Denmark. Thanks so much for calling to greet me... :)

- the rest of the afternoon was very normal for me. minus some baggage (which felt great!)

- for dinner, we headed to soms... pau gave me a shirt, mel got me make-up, and we ate the cake that julia and julette gave me. we made fun of the show that was on... may mamang nagwawalis to set a record pero wala namang winawalis... may humping bench press... at iba pa.

- PHOTOS!!!

the big 2-5! (part1)

i dont want to forget anyone or anything. so just a rundown of things as they happen:

- woke up to my ringing phone... an unexpected phone call. :) thanks for calling me. it was great to hear from you and im glad we're okay.
- messages from mel, maykhel and boo. hugs hugs hugs to you three!
- surprised my mom stayed awake to greet me.. hugs mom. thanks for being so great.
- fell asleep between sending replies to mike... (Aha! Nagkaka-bukingan na ah... :p)
- upset tummy woke me up / kept me up
- took my glorious time taking a bath and fixing up for work... ive been secretly enjoying my alone time in the bathroom... its a place i can think and not be too distracted.
- almost got into a car accident twice on my way to work... tsk, tsk to the shuttle driver.
- sneak peek at some gifts... that are on their way :p



the search for my long lost love is finally over... thank you for the miracle.

i cant wait to get home and see you waiting for me!!!

- more messages coming thru my phone... im surprised some people remember its my day... some greetings are totally unxpected. warm fuzzy feeling to know people remember you. (mental note: write down everyone's bdays... everyone deserves to be remembered on their birthday.)
- today is far from over... i hope it stays MY day... let me rest from my unnecessary worries.

gargantuan appetite: Som's and home-cooked lunch

basta pasko ang sarap talaga kumain!

after shopping my legs to death (which i enjoyed immensely), a big meal should soon follow.

saturday supper at soms
mel has been raving about this thai resto near the office... cheap pero super yummy daw na authentic thai. so to reward ourselves for a very fruitful sopping session for our christmas party costumes (i had very few small items i needed after shopping with lily friday night), we headed to soms.

very cozy place.. mel said it used to be a karinderya... and i guess business has been so good, they got to expand. aircon naman... malinis.. medjo confused ang decor (the table tiles were more morrocan than thai).. but in general, okay yung place. it wouldnt be a bad place to rent for a party.. may sound system and all... parking will be a slight concern though.

i let mel order: bagoong rice, catfish salad, chicken curry (yellow), tom yum gai, and plain rice (na-sales talk kami nung waitress. bagay daw sa curry)...

gosh.. mel wasnt kidding when she said food was good there. she barely ate anything so i practically ate everything... hahaha. well, she ate 90% of the sticky rice and mango dessert.. but that was because i was too stuffed to move.

you know how sometimes may mga lamok na sobrang dami nang blood na nakain di na maka-lipad? i think i know how that feels. hahaha.

super sunday lunch
you'd think id have enough food in me to last me weeks... but no. mom had to cook great sunday lunch. oh boy.

anyway, heres my plate:

all-time mommy food favorites!
1. inihaw na tilapia.. this one was super fresh and super malaman.
2. green mango salad.. everytime may reunion sa side ni papa, may HUGE bowls of green mango salad. mawala na kanin, wag lang yung mango salad.
3. sinigang.. and mom made it maasim just the way i love it.

di naman marami kinain ko no? di bale, all the shopping i did after lunch was enough to burn allt he food. plus no more second serving.. yan na yun.

ruffles, lay's and c2

i found comfort in my snacks today: Lay's Salt & Vinegar, Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream, and Lemon C2.

something about munching on these junkies make me smile. i think its the msg & sugar combo high.

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going shopping with lily tonight. :) hope i find what ive been looking for. PLEASE!

college day

i went to ateneo today.. just to get some things out of the way. and i was surprised that it still feels the same to be there. almost like time stopped when i left and now that im back, its going again. haha. i was half expecting to see familiar faces cross the street, or parking their cars, or hanging out in all the designated tambayans.

makes me remember how much i love my school. i love being there. great times of my life.

i wanted to stay a while and just walk around... take some photos... reminisce a bit (just a bit). but i think ill save that for another time... :)

it just felt great to be around the trees again... glad they didnt suffer too much with milenyo... glad that i can always come back and recharge.

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tonight im meeting up with my college girlfriends... minus jill (and cha if she wont make it).

so today is going to be a COLLEGE DAY!!!

desPEDIda

pedi is off to milan... so proud of him. im not surprised i have mixed emotions about all this movement around me. but generally im happy for all of you.

i had 3 despedidas for pedi... i meant i went to 3... here are photos for the GASSO one at 121...

as always, this is the censored version... :p camwhores of the world, unite!

addio, buona fortuna, con amore, pedi!

its a race

with the things going on around me, ill need all the strength i can get --- physically and emotionally.

but the race is definitely on.

i wonder who's going to win?

shopping holiday and other tidbits

i wanted to take advantage of the long weekend to start/finish my christmas shopping... and it did! well, im 90% done. i just need to head to national bookstore to get gifts for all the kids in the family... laking national points, here i come! hahaha!

major bonding time with mom and miah... shopping is such a spiritual thing. and im more than happy with each thing that i bought. next in line: wrapping.

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lola toyang was laid to rest yesterday... she was 101. ive never been close to that side of the extended family, but i couldnt help tearing up. something about the intense spirituality of the family struck a chord... i wasnt turned off by any of the professions of faith.. on the other hand, it kinda felt warm, and familiar.

got acquainted with the longest line of second cousins and uncles and all... haha. ill try to remember where everyone fits in the family tree, but its a big family after all... and everyone looks alike! (side hirit: bakit ba mas malakas ang lahi ng tanchoco sa sison! hay)

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i have officially given up on doing anything "karir" for the christmas party. started thinking for options early, but those didnt work out. and as i found out this weekend, my back-up plans aren't that reliable too... in fact, wala nang naiwan.

so with over 2 weeks left, parang ayaw ko na isipin. ill just grab things from my closet... tas yun na yun. haha!

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i have also given up thinking of how to celebrate my birthday. i was hoping to make turning 25 special.. but ive run out of excitement to plan anything. i DID buy 2 buckets of freezers at the bazaar yesterday (straw-raspberry margarita and cosmopolitan)... just i case i want to get drunk. haha.