that feeling

when you wake up excited to go to the 930am mass... nuninuninuwhen you take a bath and groom yourself... nuninuninuwhen you feel happy because you are done preparing at 9am... nuninuninuwhen you don't rush because you have 30 more minutes to go... nuninuninuthen you realize that the mass actually starts at 9am... nuninuninukablag! kaboom! *cold water splash!* late na pala ako! sha...

mrs. bau the beloved

mrs. bautista was our world history teacher during 4th year hs. we fondly called her mrs. bau. she was also a guidance counselor. sounds "normal"? well, she was an elderly cancer survivor, she walked with crutches, didn't really need the money, but she taught anyway.she said her salary wasn't even enough for her daily taxi rides to and from work - or should i call it passion in her case? she said she wanted to exert her last days making a difference. so selfless!one rainy day, she was walking with a male teacher when she slipped on the wet floor....

lessons learned on the crazy hazy situation

- apreciate. appreciate. appreciate the precious clean air. you'll never know when you'll have your last dose of it.- give thanks for the wind's decision to change its course... but show compassion to people who live where the wind took the haze.- i've known how to properly wear an N95 mask. sadly, it was a bit too late. i treaded outdoor when the haze was in a hazardous level. and my mask may have been a little loose.- that we may have masked the...

sir cab's electric blue pen

sir cab was my 2nd year HS araling panlipunan teacher. he was that and my super kaduper crush! i wasn't alone in this admiration. i was with tina and thecx. hala naming names! i now proclaim our group the "cabsters" hahaha!sir cab had a deep voice, he was not tall, he was always very neat-looking. we also associated him with roderick paulate and it follows that the theme song is "together forever" ano ba yan!!!! hahaha!the terms zoroastrianismo, nebuchadnezar were extra interesting because they were taught by sir cab. on pop quiz days, the usual...

ningas cogon adventures - getting physical

here i go again. venturing into another trip - while the excitement lasts! i'm doing aerobics! hahaha bagong bago ba #80s? i know the in thing now is yoga-ing, gym-ing, even simply jogging, but i know better than to engage to such activities. i don't have the de-ter-mi-ney-syen to keep going! give me a week and i'll "find other more important things to do" (read: tamaryok).well, i should be proud. i'm on day 2 of my aerobics adventure. the "passion" started late last night when i pinched my... ehem... tummy baby fats. i wondered if i'll ever cease...

on sea waves and papa

my earliest memory of the beach was when papa took me to the sea shore near my lola's house in mindoro. i was probably 4 or 5 years old then. i couldn't remember much about that trip, or if it was indeed in mindoro, but that beach stroll was very vivid. i could still remember how, for the first time, the waves touched my feet. how i got scared of the strange moving water so i tightened my grip on papa's hand. i still remember feeling dizzy and disoriented as i stared at the water rushing back to the sea. then we walked along... all feelings replaced...

fat brains

battle of the brains! how could we forget this show that aired during the 90s? the show was hosted by david celdran and it featured kids who fought using their fat brains hehe. parang quiz bee lang pero sosyal version because it's televised. i loved how david gave that look of disgust whenever a player pressed the buzzer too soon, or gave incorrect answers. if looks could kill!even though not deliberately, i learned a lot from this show! it was fun to guess (most of the time that's what i did) and it was great to discover answers. i was not the...

home

i am coming home on august 8 to 18!for the two-day holidayfor the plane fare salefor the husband who scouted for the best deal... and for him not leaving until the booking was donefor the office schedule that cooperatedfor the excitementthank you!!! see you, my beloved country - the philippines! w...

red

first real pedi in almost 3 years! while i am an advocate of diys, and we have complete mani/pedi paraphernalia at home, and i feel more at peace when i do it myself (because i don't get to pay a dime), i believe it's good to get pampered every once in a while too - even if it's just pedi. ang haba ng sentence! how sweet it is when someone else does the scrubbing, clipping, polishing for you! no strained back! you just sit back, relax, and see...