hanky story number two

this one's from mikey too. let me relay why it's all crumpled and why it's on a tissue paper.here in sg, people use tissue packs to "reserve" or "save" tables in food courts. apparently, as you will learn later, they don't consider hankies as valid "reservations"! jan and i went to food republic for lunch one day and we luckily found one free table. we reserved it using my hanky and off we went to buy our food. after a few minutes, we were devastated...

hoegaarden night

last night, kuya asked if we wanted beer. i have a mild headache and figured that it will be a good way to conclude the night. pampahimbing-tulog! so i said yes. they got back with 2 packs of beer and some chips.the bottle says hoegaarden. it was good! beer minus the bitterness. in fact it somehow tastes like juice :p kuya said lakas-tama daw itong beer na ito. hmmm, mukang totoo kasi at one point, i was surprised to see that the bottle was...

our little bumble bee/angel

look how big she's grown! :)she's becoming a darling more and more each day. :)she has tantalizing eyes and a promise of a unibrow. :)it's not very evident, but she has massive legs! come here, crispy pata! :)she loves to smile (when she's in the mood) like there's no tomorrow. :)as if she has teeth to be proud of! :)and a mighty laughter too! :)at the end of a day that went all wrong, a mere keyla-power-hug could make it all perfect. :)aah, this...

fruity and milky

i like my orange juice with milk! 2 parts juice, 1 part milk, and it's all perfect. that's my glass of wonder drink. there's a reflection on the mirror. and that's me on the pink shirt! this shot's extra special because it's the first time i've known that my phone camera has a flash! wow! naaliw ang ba...

hanky story number one

my favorite hankya gift from mikeyi love the smileyi wish i could always wear a smile as lovely as this... badly need one specially tod...

yumyum

lunch @ bakerzin ham, cheese, mushroom pizza = yumyum X 100pumpkin soup = yumyum X 0salad = yumyum X 2mango iced tea = sugar X ...

ang pinakamasarap na siopao sa balat ng lupa

there's a tiny stall just outside suntec tower 5, near the body shop exit. i can't remember the name; i think they have a variety of local delights and I LOVE THEIR CHAR SIEW PAO!!! kuya tried their fried bee hoon but he said that it wasn't that good.but the char siew pao! i! tell! you! it's the best! there was a point in my life when i had 2 char siew paos every morning. as in every morning! it's just a mini pao so if you get one, super bitin...

judo!

the yog fever is here! hindi naman ako mahilig sa sports pero nang magyaya sina jan at marco, syempre game naman ako. pero, i admit, i just went para maki-usi. :p there were a couple of events held in suntec. i think there's boxing (hmmm common na. sinong hindi pa nakakita ng boxing?), there's handball (weh tila pasahan lang ito ng bola), and there's judo. ayan, mukang bago sa paningin at pandinig. judo tayo!look at these giant flags. so...

eight donuts, mochabella, toni

toni is my "other half" in sto. nino. she is 2 years younger than i am but we are always on the same wavelength. we are both paulinians but we met each other via the lectors and commentators group in sto. nino. we simply jive :)she worked here in sg for 2 years but due to some complications at home, she opted to give up her job and just simply be home. i met her last friday. i didn't know that she was leaving for good :(we met at tampi and had 8 donuts, mochabella hot coffee, and endless chikas. the donuts were perfect! we ordered 6 assorted...

singapore is lovelier the second time around

about three years ago, i learned that rp is here in sg. she is my second cousin. we weren't really close back in manila and we only see each other during lamays of our dearly departed relatives (sumalangit nawa).i met her once here in sg when i learned that she's moving to macau to break free from a really, really bad employer. we had croissants and coffee and a load of not so good stories. employers and love life - hmmm seldom would you hear pleasant stories about these topics :prp's a toughie. she still had a very positive aura and she gave...

3 decades

i owe myself a record of this...i'm 30!!!!!!! i turned 30 four days ago. while others may look at it like a ticking bomb that's ready to blow up any minute, i felt like it's one of the sweetest moments in my life. no, i didn't have a bonggang-bonggang party. i didn't go anywhere extravagant. i didn't receive expensive gifts. nothing fancy. nothing worldly. nothing superficial.two weeks before my birthday, i felt like i was a gumamela that lost 2 of its petals. mommy and wawin left for manila. what was left was a gumamela with 3 precious...

pangtanggal ng puting-ulo

i think i have the most severe case of whiteheads. they're stubbornly and ceaselessly growing on my nose, chin, and middle of eyebrows area. i just hate them. to remove them, i use tweezers, i pinch my skin, i use my nails. argh. no wonder it only gets worse.i found this rubbery thing in daiso. no words needed, the pictures on the label strongly suggest that this product is used to remove whiteheads. you know how it is with japanese labels...

so far

august 11. exactly 4 months to go. jitters. so what's up? i think we're doing fine :) what do we have so far? i think we've booked almost all the suppliers. we just have to put effort big time on the details. sheesh.church - all booked but we need to start to collect the church requirements soon. we'll have the interview on november 11 so i have to be home by then. the complication is: it's still to early for the wedding so i have to be back here for a few weeks then go back to manila again after a few weeks.reception - all booked. we...

perfect visit

this is a very unique visit for mikey. initially, he wanted to be here on my birthday. since there is the national day holiday on aug. 9, we opted for the 4th to 9th of august.as i said on my first post, we were too lazy to go out! here are the highlights of his visit:thursday night - arrival. i met him at the airport, we had a good chicken rice dinner and went home.friday night - dinner with ubs people. this is the first time he's meeting them. he was touched at the gesture that my friends were eager to meet him too. after dinner, we went...

football sa hawkeran

last lazy sunday, nagawi kami ni mikey sa hawker dito sa may baba ng tahanan namin. we were still full from our ikea gluttony session so we just munched on these lovely pratas. i had cheese prata, he had onions and egg. yumey!here was our midnight snack:tamang-tama, a football game was being shown on tv. i didn't know which teams played. i didn't know the rules of the game. nakiki-excite lang ako kapag nagtatakbuhan ang mga pogi. hahaha! ...

marina bay sands - sky park (NOT!)

mikey was here. was. argh i hate that word. why can't i always say "mikey is here" argh.i think this is his most silly visit. silly in an oh so nice way. silly because we were so lazy to go out. the best that we could do was attempt to go the new sleek sky park at marina bay sands. we had a perfect plan, in this order: 1. check out his suit in domanchi. 2. have his wedding ring resized and at the same time our names engraved on both rings....