top of the world

hay... i still have the natural high feeling 'til now. it was quite a long and very memorable weekend for me, having seen the horizon from the peak of gulugod baboy. =)notes:never sungkit mangoes using a metal panungkit. while on the jeepney, we saw this poor guy who died on a tree while making sungkit mangoes. turned out he used this metal rod which touched a meralco electric line. we saw the pained face of the dead man. smoke was coming out of his burned body. this is why we named him manong kuryente. God bless manong kuryente's soul. it was...

win's not a kid anymore

since we don't have a maid anymore, we go back to the ritual of leaving the house uninhabited for more than 8 hours while ma, kuya, and i go to work. win goes to school.worried that win might forget the essentials of unplugging whatever has to be unplugged and locking what has to be locked, i called home.win: hello.caths: hello. ano oras ka aalis?win: mga 12.caths: o tanggalin mo lahat ng saksak at i-lock mo mga pinto ha.win: tumawag ka dito para lang sabihin yun?caths: oo bakit?win: ano akala mo sakin? tanga?caths: oo! bwahahaha!oh well....

they like my blood

I hope this is not another sleepless night. What can ido? They like my blood! Darn mosquitoes! If 1 or 2manage to puslit in my room, ay good luck! Papak nanmn ako. Take note: AKO lang even if im with a groupof earthlings! I dont know whats in my blood for themto feast on me! My doc cuz said i probably have aso-init katawan. Ano ito lagnat 4evr? Pests! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_m...

gulugod baboy, here we come!

yey! it's my first time to do this... to actually mountain-hike! i'm so excited and i just can't hide it! good! my mom gave me her permission na haha! "basta ba mag-eenjoy ka." aw so mushy!the best i've done was mag stroll sa mga palayan ng lola ko sa mindoro haha! at mamitas ng mga buko sa mga lupaing nakasangla sa kanya (elevated ito, mind you! so parang mountain-hike na rin!). may pa-hop hop pa pag medyo may mga small batis na dadaanan hehe! more like pasyal lang talga!and there was boot camp, where i (semi) learned how to install a tent - and...

manang II is gone

hay... ano ba ito? wala talga kaming swerte sa maid. =(just yesterday, nag-alsa balutan na si manang II. mom and i were on leave and we were so surprised when we saw manang II gasping for breath and crying... she said may sakit sya, can't breathe and bawal sya mapagod. ay sus! hmmm... she had a one-month advanced salary plus fare from mindoro. we're trying to figure out why she suddenly had to go. she's been here for only 2 weeks. mom was offering to take her to a hospital, ayaw nya. she kept on insisting she had to go. ang term pa ni manang II,...

the little things

last monday, we celebrated the supposedly last batch gimmick. it's like a send-away dinner for donna and thyra. we had dinner at outback and watched meet the fockers. oh my! it was so hilarious! movie on a monday night? angas! hehe!hmm... how could i forget this "old mean man" who made fun of me during dinner when he found out i still have crushes and still cherish little kilig moments. he was parang irritated pa nga, gave me a scorned look, and asked me, "ilang taon ka na?". man, the little things keep people alive and sane! you remove the little...

queues suck

Hay.. Queues suck.. Taking my time here queueing atpagibig office. I have to fix the name discrepancytheyre claiming they found on my docs.. They said mysurnames CAMAGAO. Geez! Where the heck did that comefrom? Is my handwriting that illegible? I guess theyllprocess about 20 people before my inquiry. At the ratewe are going, ill be entertained after around 3 hrs?Hay... Grant me a million and 1 sacks of patience please... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail...

bangag still

i haven't slept decently for the past hmm... 4 days? duh... what's new? feeling like a zombie here! it has always been... lie down, close eyes, wake up. sigh... ay this is more like it: lie down, blink, wake up hehe! and now, top it all with this dummy annoying teeth ngilo feeling...i swear! i'm going to sleep all day tomorrow... well, of course after i accomplish my PAG-IBIG stuff (nope, not PAG-IBIG love but PAG-IBIG as in govt PAG-IBIG PAG-IBIG). yey! i'm on a vacation leave! apparently, they have my name mixed up. wrong surname or whatever....

pasta time

i just had my dental examination. the dentist filled in 8 teeth. hmmm... actually, there were no "severe" tooth sira but he noticed that there were slight discoloration in some areas so he suggested that we have those filled just the same. heck... now i feel uncomfortable and slightly ngilo. eeew! i so want to punch my gums to ease the uncomfy feeling. or bite something woody? hehe weird... i didn't feel anything odd before my dental treatment and now i feel so uncomfy! =( nananahimik kse ang ngipin eh pinagalaw pa...i asked if my wisdom teeth...

pagod...

na naman ako. another one of those i-so-want-to-lie-down-and-fall-asleep-and-just-dream-of-pleasant-things day... videoke aka aerobics session last friday, gift buying and homecoming yesterday, and gown-hunt today. what? asa pa kong tapos na ang araw ko? hep hep! may lcg meeting pa later! huwaaaaaah! i swear... pag pumikit ako ng 5 minutes dito, tulog na ko. syempre oa lang yun... di naman ako nakakatulog nang di nakahiga... hehe! tomorrow: another day of uncertainty and surprises. i'm getting used to things just popping and "unpopping" my way....

the magic foam...

caths: ok lang po bang tube? di po ba mahuhulog?tita mananahi: ay hindi. lalagyan natin ng patigas at ng foam.caths: tita, kapalan nyo po ang foam ha... *pleading hehehesheeesssh! of course! fine! there are certainly some bodily handicaps (?) and these should be "endowed" with the magic of illusion... made possible by... ah... ehhh... foam? bwahaha! well, she made it clear that the gown won't fall. fine. tube it is! tube with a lot of foam! bwahahaha! good lu...

road (back) to damascus

last night, i travelled the road back to damascus and attended the st. paul alumni homecoming. my my there are a lot of paulinian mommas and lolas there! there were about 20 girls from my batch and it's nice to see these girls bloom into something wonderful and amazing. i mean, hey! 8 yrs ago, we were these childlike (and childish) HS girls... not a care in the world! and now we're headed into different paths - diverse yet we always look back to the good old days... with noise. yup! hehe reunions are always associated with noise! fun noise... hehe!...

Sitting at the backseat of the car...

Funny how ive seen the transformation of the femalecharacters in the passenger seat. The first has beenthis quiet and seemingly reserved lady. And now thisbubbly and cheerful young gal. He certainly has afondness on younger chicks huh. Time to get off.. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_m...

it is dark and cold in here (literally!)

my my.. another drama post? nah! Why is it dark in myroom? Well, napundi lang naman yung ilaw ko and imusing this violet star lamp kuya gave me last, lastyear. Im not really sanay in a dark room. I associatedark room with sleep. and why is it cold? Well, it hasbeen so cold for ages! It is not like i have enoughbody fat to shield me from the cold no?! Halos makainko na petroleum jelly sa lips ko, sus! All windows areclosed, the fan is turned off, and i lie here awake inthe cold darkness, with dreamsounds in my ears (irepeat, this is not a drama...

my pc is sick

Again? Hay.. Nakakainis! Buti pa ako ang lakas ngresistance sa sakit.. I cant remember the last time igot sick. Was that 2 yrs ago? With fever and cough. Soive been fit as a horse for 2 yrs? Cool! =) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo...

what to do...

When theres chaos and uncertainty around you. Andyoure clueless on whats going to happen in a few weeksor days or even minutes. I wish the happy tales I SOOFTEN HEAR will compensate for whats dark and scary..I wish the smiles i so easily put on my face will pullthe burdensome weight of whats threatening and mindbending and uncertain. Balance, girl! Yin yang!Harmony! There.. Hope thats the trick.. =) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more.http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_...

toni and my strawberry blast

Met with tonette after work =) i had this superbstrawberry and cream drink (at a coffee shop? Hehe!Why the sudden fondness over anything strawberry-ishor blueberry-ish? Dunno but i really love it!).Tonette and i really float in the same wavelength. Wecould go on for hours just talking and laughing aboutanything and everything. It was really nice to hearher happy tales tonight. It's about time you becomeREALLY overwhelmed with glee, girl! About time to flyand shine and soar =)... Wishing you well =) mwah!Remember the pointers i gave you ha! __________________________________...

hmmm... ano kaya yun?

i wonder what's going on... funny why she had to refer to her as "yung babae". she has a name! and it's not like it's all her fault anyway... =) whatever that is, hope you patch things up. i believe in your capabilities... fix things and be happy. everybody has the capability to be in a happy state. it's just a matter of choice and proper mind set. wishing everybody well...

risk no more

it was a sudden news. i was expecting something like this for quite some time now. but just the same, it was a sad news. ate my told me, "hindi ka ba iiyak? sige umiyak ka na... sabi nila mababaw raw ang luha mo." i was actually surprised that tears didn't fall. under "normal" circumstances, my tears should have fallen just hearing that news. i was teary-eyed, yes... just like she was. but tears didn't fall. maybe because i'll escape from my email collection? haha!why am i sad? 'cause i've been with this wonderful group of people for almost 3 yrs....

mukha kang happy...

is one of my favorite compliments. it means somehow, you radiate something good from within diba? =) hindi ka naman magmumukhang happy kung hindi ka happy!i saw yei early this morning at the canteen. it was the first time i saw her after boot camp and i'm really happy to have seen her again. she's someone who's easy to connect with. no effort =). i remember boot camp was 2 weeks after the "horrible incident" and i probably radiated sadness and pain back then. sadness and pain that i readily shared with a group of people i barely know. it felt great...

bisperas ng pista

was that a chapter from noli?! fiesta eve na.. Theholidays around here extend til the 3rd week ofjanuary because of the fiesta. And the mood is reallythat of an authentic old fashioned sto. niño barriofiesta =). The streets are lined with cool decors andmosikos parade every now and then. Tomorrow, thestreets are closed for vehicles so walkathon na nmnmillions of people hehe. I dunno where they come frombut the whole day, ang dami talga naglalakad. Pde kamag boy/girl hunt hehe! Some relatives are coming overtomorrow. Theres a family meeting,...

HS girls

last night, met with some HS classmates: denise, josh, abbie, fraulie, jess. well, HS and elementary hehe... i've known them that long? yup! that long! we had dinner at superbowl. medyo dyahe... we were rowdy. we are ALWAYS rowdy when we meet... susme! as if we care! as long as we're happy, it's fine. haha! just like the old days.it's funny how we've grown this "old" na. just a few years ago, we were these comic fun-loving girls, whose only concerns were to impersonate teachers and get through HS life. now... some things have changed, some haven't....

Strawberry ice cream and dreamsounds...

Make me smile. =) Yup, even if my throat is currentlya piece of battered and bruised body part, i gave inand indulged to the pleasure that was strawberry icecream. Whats the second best smile machine? Listeningto dreamsounds over wave before entrusting my soul toGod and to my dreams tonight... =) aw... Throat hurts.I dont mind, though! Im happy soul tonight! And noemail collection overdose could bring me down in thenext 8 hrs. =) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com...

no compromise

some people just dont know how to compromise... Andthats really sad. I know i cant do anything about itbut it hurts me... I know it hurts me but i cant doanything about it... Hell.. Why dont i just assertmyself and somehow be superficially happy, even justfor a while? Ive always been like that. Exploding,fuming, raging inside but i never let it out. And if ido let it out, theres this internal filter that tellsme what and what not to release. i may silently crybut i never assert myself. i may be hush and still buti dont lie. and guess whos broken...

hay...

ang gwapo talga ni lex... pag may buhok sya, di nagwapo. yun yung nagpapagwapo dun e... kaya lang di momaintindihan kung may topak b sya or what.. dmaintindihan kng ok b intentions k clark o hnde. pgaway-bati cla, promise muka silang major ding.. progwapo tlga.. hay.. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_m...

ma's magic questions

while walking with ma, i heard her cellphone ring inside her bag. she didn't hear it so i told her her phone's ringing...caths: ma, may tumatawag sayo.ma's magic question: sino?ay sus! ok... san ko kukunin ang sagot sa tanong na yun? haha!this morning, ma was asking about metric conversion chuva and stuff.ma: ilang centimeters meron sa 1 inch?caths: 2.54ma's magic question: bakit?ay sus ulit! and kuya and i were like super duh! anong sagot dun sa tanong na yun? naman eh...

ooops...

hay that was a funny moment! i never thought that itll___. i thought it wasnt ___. good thing i thought of___. and made it look like ___. and i havent ___. aintthat discreet? hehe... and nonsense? duh.. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com...

gaining wisdom (teeth)

extending my tongue to the upper right corner gum, i could feel the tip of the tooth already. "hello, world!", it says.now to the upper left corner gum... it swells! goodness... the tooth is forcing its way out. not violently, though, but slightly painful.the ones on the lower gums? wala pa. haha... i wish i'll be wiser with the emergence of the wisdom teeth. but then again, you can't gauge wisdom by the number of teeth. doesn't work that way... h...

prince of jaipur and the ladybug sauce

the night before my cousin left, we had dinner at prince of jaipur. it's an indian restaurant at the fort and my mom works as an accountant there. the atmosphere was very cozy: dim lights, comfy chair, indian decors (which are really very elegant and artsy!), pudristic music hehe!, at ang guests! my gash, forenjers talaga!for the appetizer, they served this kropek-like stuff. papadum, they call it. there were also 3 sauces on the table. i didn't know if it was appropriate for the papadum, but yes, i tried each one on the papadum... the first two...

consistent inconsistencies

just pondering last night... why are inconsistencies so consistent? why is change a constant thing? well, i guess that's the way the elements of the universe conspire. that's the way our lives are woven into this wonderful spectrum of changing hues. and if you can't deal with the whirlpool, you'll probably go nuts haha!who would want to live a life of dull monotone anyway? somehow, i know each of us expects a significant alteration in the sometimes-so-organized pattern of our lives. sometimes we crave for more, sometimes we get overwhelmed, sometimes...

saw the cutest thing...

i didn't notice before that baby elephants don't have tusks yet. as in no trace of white ivory stuff! haha! saw baby elephants on tv and they looked so cute! parang mga baby na bungal hehe! dig this:haha bung...

canada notes

for the past 2 weeks, i've been talking nonstop about my cousin's humongous appetite for canada-story-telling. why not share the tales? haha!!! he left this morning and i should say, it was a meaningful stay for him and for us. i know he works really hard there and he needed this vacation so he could unwind from all the stressful stuff he deals with. and yup! we miss him somehow. =)hehe! here we go... here are the "interesting" items i learned:*note1: each sentence starts with "in canada" phrase hehe *note2: each item was shared by my cuz... i...

alone...

it's been a while since i've been alone like this =). i like this. i need this! mom, kuya, and win are not home and i'm all alone! (well, manang is upstairs). i realized sometimes, you really need some time apart from the rest of the world. well, not naman everyday... that could make me crazy! =)the past few weeks have been filled with festivities and merriment. plus my cousin's stay here turned our home into a haven of relatives hehe (which was good and happy!). he left this morning and suddenly our house turned into this peaceful nest again....

i told u so..

i hate it when i hear that.. moreso when i say that tomyself.. hehe! i never learn, do i? i just made amental note a few hours ago, n now im forgetting? thissoon? am i having memory lapses? or am i forcingmyself to have those lapses? haha! i dont make sense,do i? my... so many questions! might as well close myeyes na lang.. =)! might as well close my eyes __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_m...

porn star name

we had this really fun thing kanina sa pantry. try to recall the following:your first pet's name: mine's lucky (he was a brown hyper dog)the street kung saan ka nagkamalay: de leonput them together and voila! you have your porn star name... duh! lucky de leon! very attractive ha! lech! parang pang lalaki e! porn star name na nga lang ayaw pa ko pagbigyan haha!here are a few funny names pa:donna - gaby ruby (mukang high class na porn star ito! brilyante ang usapan!)jet - pachi emerald (another high class star... hehe maningning talga!)harbs - dekdek...

ang nalalapit na katapusan ni manang... buwahahahaha!

hmmm... after posting my "manang series" rants, i'm glad to announce that this might be manang's last week in our home. darn it! the days-off-parusa didn't end! hmmm... walang takot si manang ah! manang left last dec 31 to attend a christmas party in her mom's place. mom asked her kindly if she could come back early on jan 1 because our relatives dropped by for lunch that day... "uu ate! uuwi aku maaga! kaya nga dadalhin ko yung susi e!".she went back early, as promised. the only catch, though, is she sprained her ankle (hmmm win says she's just...

mental note...

it's not worth your time =)it's not worth your effort =)it's not worth your energy =)it's not worth your money =)*this is a happy post he...

my life's little indulgences for the past week

my my! am i in a good mood! =) considering the fact that tomorrow is a working day again haha! the past week has been a good one. it's a week off from the office... here are some of the little but satisfying indulgences i've had... mababaw, indeed! but that's what i am hehe!spending christmas and new year with my family - people that matter most in my life.having a break from worrying about OFACE and deadlines.literally kain-tulog activity (well, for certain days only).gulping about 4 cups of coffee - WITHOUT THE PALPITATION SIDE-EFFECT. that's...

year starter

my second post for the year. the first one was a year ender... now i'm doing a year starter. let me recap the wonderful and not-so-wonderful events that helped shape my existence for the past year... past year? it feels odd referring to "yesterday" as "past year" hehe. anyways, i'll give it a shot:wonderful: for the earlier part of the year, everything was normal. and normal meant being in a supposedly "mutual" honest commitment with someone. yup even if there was really a high level of uncertainty, i held on to something i thought was stable.wonderful:...