sometimes...

i wonder how i could give pieces of advice to others...duh... as if i'm a proi tell them what they could do about it and just whisper to myself... "yeah, caths. that's what you should do too"i thought i now know my thresholdguess i'm wrong...

anong bago?

makalipas ang mahigit 2 linggo, what's new? hmmm... a little bit of everything... weird, impromptu, scary, and all...tuwid na naman ang mahaba kong hair (medyo)... and the sacrifice we had to undergo just to have this (semi) straight hair. we didn't sleep thursday para lang ipa-plantsa at ipa-torture and buhok namin. mygulay... at least it's straight now, hindi na buhaghag... although medyo bumabalik na ang waves woohoo! hehe... at least we also had a footspa. sarap. at hindi pa nagkasya ang oras, ibinalik pa namin ng friday para tapusin ang torture...

an epidemic of this and that

everybody feels unwell. same symptoms... aching throat, aching head, aching joints, slight fever, general feelings of discomfort... leading to trangkaso? waaaah! bawal magkasakit!maricor and donna and i were all unwell last night. my kuya said a couple of his officemates also feel ill... grabe malapit na christmas eh dapat healthy lahat. we've had our good doses of junkies to make us feel better. lagundi tablets, paracetamol, tuseran, decolgen... sales for these meds soar up if it's epidemic season. maybe i should invent my own cough/colds/fever...

ang long weekend, isama mo na ang friday

fridaymatapos kong magsagot ng mahahabang survey, we felt this sudden urge to search for food... and by food we mean, other junkies na hindi kfc, mcdo, or 711 stuff. we traversed ayala at around 1 am and when we realized that we're heading nowhere, we hailed a cab and had a sort of a joyride. we looked for kainan na open pa but the searching ended up in vain and we finally asked manong-patient-driver to drop us off at greenbelt - kung saan ang mga tao ay gumigiling at gumigimik na.golly naman wala na ring open na restaurants... almost... kasi open...

survey #6

[ a n g ry - s e c t i o n ]: do you have a quick temper?~~ i think so... but i keep in inside: what do you do when you're mad?~~ i keep quiet. i don't say a word.: what's the worst thing you've done whenyou were mad?~~ hmmm... throw hurtful words... ganti ba... : ever made anyone cry when you weremad?~~ ako ang umiiyak: ever physically hurt someone when youwere mad?~~ no... that's sick[ c r y i n g - s e c t i o n ]: when was the last time you really criedyour heart out?~~ last year: ever cried yourself to sleep?~~ countless times... for the wrong...

survey #5

1. the last movie you watched?harry potter and the goblet of fire2. the last tv show you watched?tv patrol3. the last song you heard?an unfamiliar song over wave4. the last thing you bought?foood5.the last place you went to?greenbelt6. the last food you ate?ham, mushroom, & bechamel sacue crepe chaka kapeWho was:1.The last person you called?mikey2. the last person who called you?mikey3. the last person you texted?mikey4. the last person who texted you?mikey5. the last person who said good night lastnyt?mikey6. the last person who said i love...

survery #4

addict ka ba..1. magsagot ng survey? ngayon lang. walang magawa eh2. sa pagtext? medyo3. magyosi? i hate it4. sa alak/beer? di mashado5. sa gimik?ok lang6. sa babae? sa girlfriends ko hihi7. sa lalake?kay mikey lang8. maginternet?not so9. sa coffee?hindi10. sa kiss?uy oo*maiba naman tayo... usapang love naman...11. may crush ka ba ngayon? meron12. anong nagustuhan mo sa kanya? pogi eh!13. may love ka ba ngayon? uu 14. pwede ko ba malaman kung sino siya? hihi si mikey15. may ex ka ba? uu16. yung ex mo mahal mo pa ba? no17. sino mas pipiliin mo?...

survery #3

barbs... tag along!1)YOUR PORN STAR NAME:(Name of first pet + First Street you live in)**Lucky de Leon chipips haha panglalaki... 2)YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME:(Name of your favorite snack + Grandpa’s first name)**Pancit Jose eeeew3)YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME:(First word you see on your left + Favorite restaurant)**Junk Chilis4)EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS:(Favorite Spice + Last Vacation Spot Visited)**Rosemary Liberty sosy!5)YOUR SOCIALITE ALIAS:(Silliest Childhood Nick + Town You First Partied)**Basyang Parañaque paksyet ang jologs6)YOUR FLY GIRL ALIAS (aka...

survey #2

* section 1 - have you ever... *+ Cheated on someone? hmmm... not yet+ Been Cheated on?yup. =) and i still have a smile on my face+ Fallen off the bed?hmmm... hindi pa ata+ Broken someone's heart?have i? i don't think so...+ Had your heart broken?oh yeah...+ Had a dream come true?yup! it's freaky!+ Done something you regret?i used to have regrets... but now? naaaah... =)+ Cheated on a test?oh yeah! lahat na sila eh... edi go na rin ako!* section 2 - currently *+ Wearing?White blouse, black pants+ Like anyone?oh yeah! i like almost everybody!+ Location?hmmm......

ages ago

i was browsing through some old photos and look what i found:mwehehehe! michie and me... the photo was dated sept 2001... 4 yrs ago. looks so ancient... funny. hihi...

survey #1

1.like to walk under the rain?~> yup! maricor? agree? remember laguna?2.Sleep with or without clothes on?~> with clothes3.Prefer black or blue pen?~> black4.Dress up on Halloween?~> yup once during college. woohoo! oh and during spi halloween!5.Like to travel?~> oh yeah!6.Like someone?~> hmmm. yup7.Does he know?~> definitely8.cute ba cya?~> uu9.Think you're attractive?~> hindi10.Want to marry?~> yup, someday11.With whom?~> with mr. right12.Alaska or Hawaii?~> hawaii13. a good student?~> average14. Where are...

getting bored and gimik on an office night

haaay... i'm getting bored... getting sleepy. not so much on our plate right now. it's thanksgiving on the other side of the world and we're left with very minimal tasks today and tomorrow. even the agents here are just merrily chatting (in tagalog! haha may fine sila pag nag tagalog sila ah!)...hmmm... i just yawned... gosh. i'm so bored. thoughts:i wonder how season 5 of smallville will go. kuya bought dvds of the whole season and he's making me inggit right now while he's at it... he said nag do raw si clark and lana and nahuli nina mom and...

how do i feel today?

hmmm... time check... 530pm just woke up an hour ago. do i feel good? heck, yeah!!! if only i'm not hungry. the only food that i think is edible around here are these tuna balls. i'm no so into it... but my mom had to leave early this morning so we have to settle for piniritong-anything again hihi.thoughts?i'm really glad to see this unexpected transformation in people... from selfish to loving, from a stone to a beaming heart, from ice cold to a radiating warmth. although there's still one thing that's meant to heal. i'm afraid it will take some...

some signs we surely, truly, honestly, undoubtedly miss habs-e

we pretend that she's with us: in the elevator, while we're walking. we talk to her, we give her her own space. and we get mad when other people will step on that space provided for her hehe.we provided a space for her for the spi dinner. there was this blank... blank? whatda? more like unoccupied chair that we left for harbs... and we took her picture (imagining she was there, of course)we still cry like "waaaah! harbie!"... alam na nya yun kung pano ang tono nunwe wonder if harbie is online pag nasa office na kami... harbie, mag download ka ng...

all mixed up and the goblet of fire

monday morning 126am... i know i'm supposed to be sleeping right now... but it turns out... my days are now nights and my nights are now days. hehe.hmmm... what's happened for the past week so far? so far so good at work. although some things are turning out as unexpected and scary at times... you'll just have to do your best... 'cause you'll never know what happens next... or when things will happen.everybody's just super helfpul in pointing out what needs to be done and how to get things done. it's so true how there's this inner kindness in every...

padugo namin ngayon and a few more stuff

that's how they call the pa-dinner of the newbies. we had dinner at makati republik... hehe para syang beerhouse... what could you expect e puro lalaki ang crowd sa team namin. hihi...ok naman super busog... mura rin ang food. pero sa cholesterol ng mga kinain namin, malamang ma-dead din kami nang maaga hehe...i have this irritating headache right now. anticipating the monthly grouchy icky thing. sigh... pimples somehow gone... thanks to my new toner... black circles under eyes becoming worse? sigh... muka na kong puyat lagi hihi... ok lang naman...

1st day of my 2nd week at my new work

sleepy? not so... it's 5:55 am. 5 minutes before i head home. i guess i'm used to it na. sleeping by day and working by night. haha. this won't last forever. up to december probably? i hope so. =) ang daming ko nang pimples eh. lech... hihi...ngayon, we're used to hearing "gwapong" boses. boses lang promise hehe...we're making gaya the agents... "hi this is catherine. how may i help you today?"ang daming nag e-english... hello nasa philippines tayo... hello eh amerikano kaya ang mga client pano mag tatagalog bwahahaha!hmmm... gumagawa na naman...

mike chats with my "mom"

online ako. ni-ding ako ni mike. he thought he's chatting with my mom. i played along... hihi... with consent ang post na ito... =) bwahahamike : caths: hey =)mike : kw gamit ng pc?caths: ha?caths: nong ako gamit?mike : i mean kung ikaw nagamitmike : baka mommy mo ehcaths: yupcaths: mommy ako ni cathsmike : ay sorry pomike : njan po c caths?caths: nanonood ng tvmike : musta po tita?caths: ok namancaths: tumitingin ng pwedeng businessmike : ahhmike : pakisabi nlng po online akomike : thanks pocaths: may idea ka ba?caths: may tanong pala ko sayomike...

25 cathsfacts

saw this from harbs' blog... 25? ang dami! 25 things people don't know YET about me? hmmm... wala na ata eh i'm so transparent... hehe... i'll give it a shot...i'm not choosy and maselan when it comes to food. the only ones i don't really like that much are: sardines, vienna sausage... although i'll eat them still pag wala nang choice. other that those, kahit damo-damo lang, kakainin ko =)i keep a journal of my dreams... i started about 2 weeks ago. i had some weird dreams and thought of keeping a journal of those... for just wala lang purposes.when...

some signs my kuya is a true blue jologs

kuya ko? sosyalero yan... maarte! nde bumibili ng mga chipis at mga bagay na mumu - mumurahin... puro mama - mamahalin. asus! at bago bumili, he'll think it over a million times before he'll make the purchase. only the best buys. nakakabwisit na nga minsan eh. lalo na if he'll ask to me to accompany him pag may bibilhin sya... i'm like... "oh no!!! not another shopping moment with kuya!!!" doom ito! pero sige... kahit na inuugatan na yung paa ko kakahintay... i don't (usually) mind.konting may makita sa 'min... he'll give you that disgusted look...

an unexpected present and an interesting sequence of numbers

after watching the legend of zoro with papa mike, he handed me a brown paper bag and asked me to open it. inside was a package neatly wrapped in lilac wrapper and he told me it's from his mom and the gift was something i could use for my new work.awww... i was so touched medyo muntik na ko maiyak sa sinehan no! ano ba naman... hihi... so i opened the package and inside was a book - inner beauty at work by didi nakar maranon... and a small token of my guardian angel... awww so thoughtful... grabe. i was so touched by this gesture.and it was then...

epekto ng 1 linggong kawalan ng ginagawa

after watching pbb, i dunno what hit me and i just got my camera and took shots of heck knows what in my room hihihi... wala lang... welcome to my room!a stack of books... when i can't sleep, i get a book and pop my head into it. hihi... mostly, simula lang nababasa ko sa gabi. pampaantok lang talga hehe... pero nabasa ko na ung mga yan. some time in the past.my spi stuff... awwww... i piled them neatly on the floor... i look at them and awwww......

private thoughts

stupid title... why did i post these if these were private... stupid title... stupid me? hihi...i don't really buy that thing. i'm not thrilled with that idea and i get annoyed... almost disgusted when i hear it.i also get annoyed when i see that same scene everyday... it goes on for hours... arrgh... hello?!?!? are they all like that? i thought this one was different.i'm sorry for that... and saying that and thinking that way. i guess i shouldn't have but i can't help it. and now i feel guilty.i'm really hoping that something will push through...

baby talk

i've always marvelled about the gift of life. i'm always thrilled to hear that somebody's pregnant or suspecting that she is. THRILLED - i mean i'm afraid of the responsibilities that come along with it. life is hard and it's becoming harder and raising a child unprepared is not something that you think over once or twice ad everything will turn out fine. you could go on sitting up all night thinking of making ends meet... but you just can't... simply because life is tough. you just can't make the ends meet so don't. =) because God will find a...

on brownouts and eggwhites and peace within

930AM Wednesday. i'm on my 3rd day of vacation. neat, eh? nah... brownout eh. what to do? my sinigang na bangus is cooking itself on the stove hehe. what to do? can't surf the net. can't surt the tv either. write it all out on paper while the eggwhite is drying on my face. egg white? i cooked leche flan yesterday. so i have 8 egg whites sitting on a container in our ref, waiting to be applied on the face. yeah, just like julie yap daza does.what to do? while i'm here wirting it all down on paper, i could feel my face being stretched. it feels...

things i'm starting to miss since i walked out that door

my 2nd day out of my comfy (and usually muddled) cube... it's raining hard and i'm starting to be bugged by feelings of longing for some things that have always been "just there" for almost 4 yrs:how manong guard points me, among others, to use the stairs instead of the ramp. sheesh... i keep on forgetting that ramps are for vehicles and stairs are for people... haha.how manong or manang lobby guard pretends to inspect my bag for any "materials...

i'm back

another blogless month has passed... hay... well, now that i'm out of spi, i guess i could blog more... =) yippeeeee!!!not that i'm happy to be out... in fact i'm sad... that will come in another post. for now, let me share something weird. dig this:is it a dancing lizard? hihi... its left hind leg is raised... cute? naaah... weird. yuckie actually. here's the real image hehe... i just turned the previous one upside down. this shot was taken this...

father pogi gives me a hug

sunday morning... dropped by the parish office before the mass to get the intentions. when i got there, ate rose (parish secretary) was joking with father pogi. they were laughing and joking about birthdays, but i don't have an idea what they were talking about.to include me in the conversation, father pogi asked me, "how many birthdays do you have?". and i answered, "one". and then... i don't know why he suddenly put his arm around me. una 1 lang and then ni-hug na ako! hihi... i was like, "uy si father pogi to. kakakilig!" haha. ang daughterly...

a premature farewell

the past two weeks has been a whirlwind of change. all of a sudden, i'm engulfed in something new and i never thought something like this will happen this soon.for 3 years and 9 months, i walked through these halls... and these walls have been silent witnesses to my tears, laughters, bitterness, kalokohan, and all (yup, even my heartbreak and heartmake... heartmake? watda?).i've tasted just about every weird food there is: dacar, global, and now... something gourmet. but hey, weird isn't always bad and i'm proud to say these rather edible goodies...

so cute...

* how you give me that super pouting face... because you waited for 20 minutes under the shed.* how i defend that "it's just 20 minutes! bakit ang sungit mo?!?!", and you go on ranting and mumbling your whatevers.* how i remind you that i once waited for over an hour and i didn't complain... and you say, "bakit ka nang-uungkat?!?".* how we pretend that we fight about it and murmur whispers... but smile deep down inside 'cause we know na nagpapa-cute lang tayo sa isa't-isa hehe.* and how we just laugh about it.* how you choose to share your jacket...

my ten-minute baths and katya's not-alone-baths

i'm in 7am-4pm shift for this week... (but last monday, i was here from 7am to 6pm... tuesday, 7am to 1030pm... yesterday, 7am to 6pm hihi watashift). i'm not complaining. well... maybe, yes... 'cause i miss going home on "normal" hours. i'm not that used to going to work this early anymore and i really can't drag myself out of bed at 6am!!! geez...i usually have 20-30 minute baths but waking up at 630 can't give me the luxury of having longers baths. anong magagawa ko? edi madaliang shampoo at sabon! sobraaa! sige wala nang conditioner. kakain...

another paranoia attack (and a lot more)

i've been coughing for a couple of weeks now and i didn't mind it 'cause i've always been sensitive to pollution, yosi usok and the likes. last wednesday, at work, i felt this pain on my right rib when i cough and i realized that heck... i've been coughing for the longest time and i didn't bother to consult a doctor about this. why am i all of a sudden feeling pain on my right rib. i've heard similar stories like this and it turns out they have tb.ok being the paranoid queen that i am... that night i couldn't sleep, i started recording videos -...

i'm so...

tired... i think i'll be sick....

baby?

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25 realizations at 25

i easily get tired now when i exert physical effort. yes, the body does grow old even if the spirit opts to remain young.your mom will stand by you no matter how gaga you've been. she's the ultimate source (in human form, that is) of protection and care.a child, on the other hand, may forget item #2... and may tend to take THE mother for granted, even bring her to tears.distance may be a barrier for LOVE (not applicable to all) but it will never be even a slight challenge for true FRIENDSHIP... never ever.sometimes, love really isn't enough. the...

salamat kay kim at kung anu-ano pang tumatakbo sa isip ko ngayon

* it's a saturday. mom, kuya, and i attended the christening of my adorable nephew, abe. i find this day rather special. it's the first time in months that we went out as "one family"... well, minus win 'cause he had to go to school. it's good enough.* from the drama comes life... yihee! after months of deadmahan, as-if-i'm-not-here, mom ad kuya are in speaking terms again. thank God. why? well, because of kim's wedding last friday. they had to go and they had to go TOGETHER. hay. natapos din ang drama. i know some things couldn't be patched but...

farewell, harbs

bye caths, downna, maricoru! il miss you gurls! =)... was harbie's last text message. waaaah! i love this girl! she's the girl with a big smile, a big heart, a big bag of patience, a big bag of gold hehe (but it never made her head big)...when we heard she's leaving by august... we didn't think it'll be that soon. i always thought she's this girl who's just there... call for a gimik and she'll be there. but time does move so fast... and she had to...

post birthday bliss (and some rants)

august 18... the day after my birthday. it's tina's birthday, i remember... hihi wala lang.so how did my day go by yesterday? =) rather peaceful and happy. i received a couple of birthday text greetings. it's been my habit to keep these greetings in a separate folder in my phone. it's a natural life lifter when i feel sad sometimes - (1) reading warm wishes and (2) thinking that people remember you on your birthday give me a sense natural high =). too bad i can't copy the old messages from my old phone hihi...also a couple of friendster and email...

a whirlpool of thoughts...

it's my birthday... just spending time with myself here at home. taking a break. thanks to 780 and cert down time... i have some free time today.i've had some time to contemplate on certain things... some are funny, some are touching, some are wishful thoughts... ponder on...on losers... i wonder why genevieve had to die that way... lana stabbing her with one of the stones. i mean, all her life, genevieve spent her time and effort and money and all to get the darned stones. she didn't possess the objects of her desire... worse, she was killed by...

updates daw - warning... this is a long one hihi

huwaw... yup. almost a month has passed since my last update. i don't know if i'm really busy or nag bu-busy-busyhan lang hehe... hmmm... maraming nangyari... gaya ng:bridal shower kodi ko nga lang na-invite college friends ko. hehe joke. gotcha! bridal shower ni harbs. awww... ang saya-saya that saturday. we went to this quatro posas errrr pasos resort/inn in cavite and had an overnight bonding aka swimming aka bridal shower. we played strip-1-2-3-pass. hihi felt weird being naked in front of many people... ay may kumot naman hihi!hmmm...maraming...

feeling ko, kuya na ako

hihi... excited... with my new mp3 player! woohoo! it came out of nowhere, last saturday, kuya and i were supposed to go to a computer shop to have our pc repaired. but the service for repairs is available on weekdays lang pala.i have nothing to do so i thought... bakit si kuya may mp3 player... si win may cd player na hinihiram ko lang paminsan-minsan... si mike meron din... e bakit ako wala? mahilig din naman ako sa music ah... haha nagpaawa para lang magkarason bumili...oh well... i've been eyeing that player since last april pa... naiinggit...

3 things

kita ko sa site ni lizaThree names you go by:1. caths2. cat3. karenThree screen names you have had:1. irish2. hapon3. lucky deleonThree physical things you like about yourself:1. maliit2. mata3. dimple hihiThree physical things you don't like about yourself:1. kulot (wavy lang hihi)2. pango hihi3. pimples sa likodThree parts of your heritage:1. filipino2. chinese3. --Three things that scare you:1. death of loved ones2. lokohin ng bf (ulit?!? what the...?!?!)3. earthquakeThree of your everyday essentials:1. perfume or cologne2. petroleum jelly3....

2 odd things

i've got two interesting stuff to share today. it's a gloomy day, looks like it'll rain soon but it's a fine day still. =)"tumataba ka"woohoo! the best thing i heard this morning. =) mauie, lamo ba na the ever famous sol anne's bakeshop/tambayan during our HS days is here at spi... hihi nagulat nga ako at nakita ko si aling sol (that's how the people here call her) nung pagpasok ko pa lang dito eh... (that was 3 yrs ago.. and heck, yes, i'm old [old and happy])well, masarap yung food nila. medyo expensive nga lang pero i think mataas kse yung rent...