Wednesday, March 01, 2006

revenge of a bibimbap girl

An excerpt from a gorilla blog... i didn't know i released my first CD. i dunno where my royalties went either since it went platinum --dillusional.

"...*BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! If you enjoyed these albums from Bitter Gourd Talent and Tire Management Consultancy, there's more music for your CD selection from our BIBIMBAP girls collection.

Patty Petron exudes sensuality, and it manifests itself in her music. She enthralled us with her self-titled album "Album no. 1", now let her soothing voice soar to high heavens with this remarkable CD. Also, catch her in her lounge act at the Century Park Sheraton to hear the songs live, as they should be heard.

Tracks:
Don't Say Goodbye
Friends, in Love
This Time I'll be Sweeter
Masquarade
Never Let Him Slip Away
Breaking Us in Two
Passenger Seat
Moonlight Over Paris
Satellite
After the Love Has Gone
Smiling Face
...her own version of Keith Martin's Because of You "


so i'm releasing my 1.5 album titled eventually v.02. maganda yan may remix version ng Because of You (the extended bibimbap remix; rap done by Cody of P3) and bonus tracks Leron Leron Sinta and Fiera ni Juan.

buy your copies now in all leading SM recordbars, astrovision, tower one and odyssey outlets. brought to you by Chingu Records and BGTTMC (Bitter Gourd Talent and Tire Management Consultancy).

Monday, February 27, 2006

weekend thoughts

i have neglected this blog due to the fact i had too much going on my mind the past few days. so ok, i'm back with thoughts here and there...

1. Kris Aquino's Pantene shampoo ad - she's reportedly paid 8M for this commercial. Heck i dunno why. *lol* and there's something weird about the shampoo's type -- age defying something. don't get me wrong, i use pantene and i love the brand to pieces but ageing hair? IMHO, i don't see age in a person's mane. i see it in his/her face. therefore if you are looking old, it's not the hair that needs a lift, it's the face. BTW hair looks old if it's graying so dye is the answer to your problems not some shampoo endorsed by kris.

2. The Job - you must be wondering what's my decision over that. well i just turned it down a few minutes ago. funny, here i am praying for a bit more cash in my pocket and i end up turning my back on the answer. the thing is i know what i am capable of, and i know i am not yet ready to take on that kind of responsibility. "you're in a dead end job!" some of you might say. but for me it is a bit hard to do a job well if your heart isn't really into it.

so now patricia you go scrimp some more on your meager wages. ^_^*

3. WWE Raw - yep i gave in to the BF. i went with him to the Araneta last Saturday, the 25th to watch WWE amidst the state of emergency declaration of GMA. And even though we were in the general patronage area it wasn't all that bad (although araneta could fix the bathrooms to match their supposed sosy image now). We had interesting bleacher-mates, a mother and daughter team. i was in awe with their knowledge of the game, specially the mom, who could even give me a blow by blow of what happened during the royal rumble. she even knew the names and theme songs of the wrestlers by heart hehehe. there were college kids behind us who could give the WWE commentators a run for their money, they were hilarious. I'm happy that i made randy happy (he couldn't stop thanking me after for going with him -- mahabang pakiusapan yun). the matches were great, the diva's were hot (i long for a WWE diva bod) and araneta was filled to the hilt (super kumita yung producer nito). and the highlight of the show was seeing Edge's t-back underwear, exposed accidentaly by John Cena for all the world to see... wahahaha...

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

torn

i love what i am doing right now. yet they are offering me the stability i am looking for.

i just can't think straight right now.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

if the offer is right...

i will miss abs-cbn terribly.

naguguluhan ako. *waaah*

Thursday, February 16, 2006

skirt, skirt, skirt...

there's this black skirt at folded and hung that i wanted to buy a few weeks ago. it was at a 50% off, so it would cost about 300 pesos or so. but then i placed it back on the rack due to very tight funds.

today as i was browsing this korean fashion shopping site, i see this:



the replica of the skirt i thought of buying.
i want to kill myself right now.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

4x4

tagged by ces...

4 Jobs I’ve Had In My Life
- internship at Metro Mag 1998
- editorial assistant at Saranggola Magazine
- pr writer at ABS-CBN Star Magic
- online writer/editor for abs-cbn.com (madami pa kong naging jobs actually)

4 Movies I Could Watch Over And Over
- Sassy Girl
- Bring It On
- Never Been Kissed
- Now and Then

4 Places I’ve Lived
- Caloocan City
- Bocaue, Bulacan
- Mandaluyong City
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4 TV Shows I Love To Watch
- Gilmore Girls
- American Idol
- CSI
- Amazing Race

4 Places I’ve Been On Vacation(the last four)
- Puerto Galera
- Batangas
- Singapore
- Hong Kong

4 Websites I Visit Daily
- Pinoy Exchange
- Yahoo Mail
- Abs-Cbn.com (wahaha plugging)
- Friendster

4 Of My Favorite Foods
- fried chicken
- pizza
- pasta with white sauce
- violet crumble

4 Places I’d Rather Be Right Now
- US with my mom
- South Korea (to appease the Korean in me)
- the gym to get rid of my fats
- my bedroom (to sleep zzzz...)

4 Bloggers I Am Tagging
- Uchisan
- Katie
- Leah L.
- Tina bebe

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

happy puso!

happy valentine's day :)


lifted from kalypso's

Romance, like love, rings true and endures.

WHAT'S ROMANTIC:

1. Holding hands is romantic. Sometimes it's even more fun than kissing.
2. When a man brushes a girl's hair away from her face with his hands is romantic.
3. Leaving love notes on car windshields is romantic.
4. A man who takes the lyrics of a song seriously and applies it to the two of you is romantic.
5. A man who calls on the phone to check whether you got home safe is romantic.
6. Hearing mass together is romantic.
7. A man who cooks dinner for you -- whether it's a full gourmet dinner or just Spanish omelet -- is romantic.
8. Playing together on the same team (be it charades, volleyball, or Name That Tune is romantic).
9. Sharing a Stork candy (he bites it in two and shares the half with you) on one softdrink bottle when you don't have money is romantic.
10. Taking coffee together at a cafe in the wee hours of the morning after a bad day's "work" at the bar is romantic.
11. A man who knows what you're going to say next is romantic.
12. A man who asks, "what's the matter" or "is something wrong" if he notices your silence is romantic.
13. A man who watches you and then tells you how you move is romantic.
14. A man who gives you cards and writes little cute things on them is romantic.
15. Sipping hot soup or coffee together inside a restaurant and watching the rain pour against the glass window is romantic.
16. A man who cries is romantic.
17. A man who blushes is romantic.
18. Falling in love is romantic.

WHAT'S NOT ROMANTIC:

19. Loving is not.
20. Falling for a man for reasons other than love is not romantic.
21. A man who's self-absorbed is not romantic.
22. A man who gives you presents and then feels self-important because he gave you presents is nowhere near romantic.
23. A man who's so engrossed with hs car and the gadgets in it is not romantic.
24. A man who doesn't thank you or doesn't excuse himself when he leaves your presence is not only not romantic, he's also "bastus".
25. A man who s offers you drugs or "weed" is not romantic.
26. A man who's too sure, too self-confident, too suave, too perfect, is not romantic.
27. A man who pays more attention to sexy women and is too sexual in his overtones is not romantic. (He's a sex fiend and, hear this, doesn't even like sex.)
28. A man who is insensitive to your feelings or to your state of mind is not romantic.
29. A man who takes things and you for granted is hopeless, and is miles away from romantic.
30. A chauvinist is not romantic.
31. A smart ass is not romantic.
32. A man who thinks he's God's gift to women is never romantic.
33. Criticizing one another is not romantic.
34. Paying household bills is not romantic.
35. A man who tells a woman she spent too much at the store is not romantic.
36. Marriage is not at all romantic. But thankfully, some survive.

Monday, February 13, 2006

wanna know a secret?

shh...

i just realized that there are some secrets that are to be kept and buried. even though you want so much to tell someone, there are also so many things at stake that you would rather suffer in silence. but with the silence also comes guilt. that guilt would probably gnaw at my soul for the rest of my life.

but...

the clanking sound of bones in my closet got louder as i got confronted by my conscience again. i wanted to speak out.

yet...

i know i will be taking this secret to the grave. nothing good will come out of it. ever.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

new?

wow bago yung blog skin ko!

*toink*

may isang tao kasi dyan who promised to make me one...
pero til now, isa syang pixel...

@_@

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

latest model ng cellphone

Now you can go back in time and chat old school style with this fun retro red receiver that connects to a cell phone. Works with most phones but includes adaptors, just in case! Item is 2.5x8. Cord about 19” long.

Ring! It’s for you.
$20

from www.fredflare.com

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

shameless plugging again

please buy the february-march issue of Pink Mag (John Prats and Maja Salvador on the cover). I have articles there kasi. *weh*

Friday, February 03, 2006

super headache

i have a bionic headache today. wasn't able to accomplish much except for the headline for tomorrow. i meant to finish half of my gulong ng palad episode summaries for the site but then who could think when you want to bang your head against your PC monitor? gosh i've done only about 2 eps....heehee...

hmm do you think the reason for this 'headache' could be from my shaider-annie escapade below?

i'm gimmick ladden tomorrow but i have only one body people. may ibang araw naman other than feb 04 di ba? isa pa yang feb 11. wala bang ibang date sa kalendaryo?

waaah...

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

time space warped

*names have been changed to protect the innocent. *aherm*

the saga of shaider and annie part eleven



dear shaider,

i know we have been colleagues for so long. we've shared about a hundred coffee cups from the vending machine across the hall. we've watched reruns of king kong vs. godzilla over and over again while waiting for fumalear to strike again in the lounge. you held my hand while i cried over spilling bleach on the team uniforms. we've talked about anything under the sun, from my skirt being vertically-challenged (and my love for pink undies) to how you like smelling your boots in the morning.

but then again i have been having these secret feelings for you for so long too...i dunno if keeping it would be as painful as you not returning it. but as adelaide, our robot has adviced me, regrets are like choosing new oil for your engine instead of the usual. your engine might run 'nice' for a while but it won't last as long as your usual oil. without the usual your engine will rust and eventually have holes.

so here i am writing you this stupid letter. i like you really. maybe even love you. more than our cappucinos in the morning. or that drama i wait for at night. but then who am i to have your undivided attention? there are girls prettier than me. or maybe more experienced. in our field that is. it's scary that you have a big heart. because i might be reading more into how you are treating me. yet i am too still hopeful that in that big heart of yours, there might be a wee bit of a space for me.

i do wish you would reply in whatever manner you want. i am afraid to lose the friendship yet i think i am more afraid to lose the love. i am giving you space to think about the things that i have said. i'll be asking our general to assign me to distant g-10 in the dirdron galaxy. i will miss you.

sincerely,








dear annie,

i had a sinking feeling you would be bringing up this subject soon enough. i felt it eversince that incident, when fumelear stepped over my boots and ruined it. you were so worried that we won't ever find its replacement.

i really don't know what to say. i value our friendship a lot. you are the only person i know who loves king kong vs. godzilla like i do. you are an exceptional girl, annie. you're very special to me. but then i'm still not ready to go into a relationship, especially now that fumelear's forces have moved into planet zorko. the general has assigned me a special roving task, i have to monitor it almost 24/7.

you're leaving me? who will replace you in the control booth? there will be no other control girl like you annie. not even alibaba, who can open doors with a snap of a finger. or was that wave of a hand? uh. whatever that is, we have chemistry. no other team can beat us. but if that is your decision, then i can't do anything about it...

can't you wait for me?
i will miss you sorely.



Monday, January 30, 2006

so you wanna be an artista?

i made an article with the same title for a seventeen magazine issue some years back. i just remembered it after hearing a commercial for a best food mayo kid search where one can be a star in its newest TV ad.

oh that advertisement isn't the only one. add to that the rejoice ganda kada, its palmolive spin-off and close up extra wannabe for the movie close to you. everyone wants to be an artista nowadays and the media really, really is hyping it up. reality searches are a dime a dozen these days. PBB -- bleah masyado na siyang palasak if you ask me. no substance in some of the winners whatsoever. i was disappointed really when every single one of them wanted to be an actor/actress/host etc.

what has our country come to? the artista wannabe philippines? be an artista, be a politician, be an enterpreneur, be a model, be a millionaire? as someone working in the media i wish sometimes that our channel can promote that being something else like a teacher, lawyer or doctor can make you SOMEONE. not just being an artista.

that's why i hate kids who imitate those brainless gyrating dancers or sing those so called novelty songs. there's so much glamour put into these things that make me sick sometimes...

artista = easy money.
but what's the substance in it??? *sigh*

and don't answer me it's for the sake of art. that's bullsh*t.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

the mechanical contrivium (?)

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Patty!

  1. The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armour raised their visors to reveal Patty. (hmm i am a revelation so they say.)
  2. Patty has little need for water and is capable of going for months without drinking at all. (my aunt used to call me a camel in my teens because i rarely go to the bathroom when we go out.)
  3. Patty will give a higher yield if milked when listening to music. (uhh maybe you should try feeding me grass first.)
  4. Humans share over 98 percent of their DNA with Patty.(i have a lot of relatives i don't know about? would that include 'uncle' bill gates or 'aunt' oprah?)
  5. In 1982 Time Magazine named Patty its 'Man of the Year'. (well i was still a Patricio then *wheh*)
  6. Three seagulls flying overhead are a warning that Patty is near.(i've got seagull slaves este heralds --the queen is here :) )
  7. If you don't get out of bed on the same side you got in, you will have Patty for the rest of the day! (so that's why my friends get itchy...)
  8. Four-fifths of the surface of Patty is covered in water! (yeah that's why i feel bloated. water retention. drat.)
  9. If you kiss Patty for one minute you will burn six or seven calories! (oooh...can i kiss my self then?)
  10. Women shoplift four times more frequently than Patty. (hey, i'm no sticky fingers *lol*)
I am interested in - do tell me about


Thanks Katie for this interesting site wehehe...

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

My WWE story

i dunno if i have ever written something about my boyfriend being a WWE fan. I've been reintroduced to entertainment wrestling, me having watched WWF before as a kid and was more familiar with the old school wrestlers, you know, hulk hogan, andre the giant, macho man, jake the snake, brutus the barber beef cake and rowdy piper among others. :)

well bf has been convincing me to watch the WWE tour with him. even if it was at the turrets of the araneta coliseum. (everything has been sold out,tickets left are the 480 and 900). but when i explained to him how high that was gonna be, i finally convinced him to be content watching WWE on TV and not waste money on sky high (literally) seats.

but then mick foley makes a surprise visit to the philippines. in case you are clueless to who he is, he's a semi-retired wrestler with 3 different personalities in the ring, cactus jack, dude love and mankind. well he had a meet and greet at the megamall last saturday and surprises of surprises, i was there waiting for randy, for we were going to the movies to see underworld 2. he was on his way to ortigas from the office when i texted him mick foley arrived already cause i was sitting in mc donald's seeing all the commotion. he said he was going to hurry up.

meanwhile the good ol' gf tried her best to get a picture of his 'idol' *lol*



foley was very gracious in posing for pictures and signing stuff for fans, but sadly the promoters for the WWE feb 24-25 tour was rushing the guy everywhere so they had to leave early. and boyfriend didn't get to see him. just the pictures from my mobile. *aww shucks!*

now he's excited all over again. so we're back to the question "to watch? or not to watch?" *lol* maybe i need a tagteam on this one. :)

Thursday, January 19, 2006

not all roses

"kelan kaya tayo magaaway?"

that was one of the questions i asked my BF a few days ago. we've had tampuhans and such but nothing big has come up for us to fight about. But yesterday, i didn't go to work. because i was sick from a quarrel we had the night before.

i cried my eyes out the other night. i was sleepless before the tears fell. wondering have i finally found a major fault in him? and the tears just wouldn't stop. and he tried to calm me down. oh he did. and the tears stopped. and sleep came. when the sun was about to rise.

i had a copy exam that day. and my usual work load. but the moment i stood up my whole world spinned, literally. and i had a humongous headache. i couldn't go to work. and i missed the exam. and he blamed himself for that.

we've made up that morning. and he gave me white roses as a peace offering in the evening.

but i realized everything isn't all roses as i was hoping it would be. relationships are HARD WORK too.

Monday, January 16, 2006

:(

no, i'm not sad. i'm happy.

but my friends are. to put it straight 2 of them have told me they are LONELY. i can relate, cause you see i was lonely too before. it was the thing that made me blog.( something good actually came out from my being sad. not bad.) i guess that's how i dealt with it. oh and yeah i went out a lot. did some crazy stuff too -- with good and bad results...

anyway back to the problem. i want them to be happy like me. but i don't know how. talking does not seem to help. so then what else?

Thursday, January 12, 2006

plugging

uh in case you guys haven't noticed the link on the side, i made a blog for my sister.

visit 'erase,erase' or else... :)

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

change?

i'm thinking it's time for me to make a change, career wise. working as a writer for 6 years now, something i didn't expect to make a living with, i feel i'm getting stuck in a rut.

i saw this opening for an exec assistant somewhere out there (haha) and had to think a gazillion times before sending my resume in. it's not really a far cry from what i am doing but you know, it feels scary getting out of your comfort zone.

funny thing is i just discovered that my friends have a lot more confidence in me than i have faith in myself.

Oh tag you're IT

katie tagged me! huhuhu...

Here it goes:

"the rules are simple:
* the tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their perfect lover/partner.
* need to mention the sex of the target.
* tag 8 victims to join this game & leave a comment on their Comments saying they’ve been tagged.
* if tagged the 2nd time, theres no need to post again."

Target: Guys

***8 different points***

* physically - smiling eyes are good. taller than me preferred. and slender/slim body would be best. :)

* emotionally - I like them to be caring, thoughtful and sensitive. -- ditto to this katie

* psychologically - not the psycho type please. no to serial killer instincts either.

* spiritually - someone who respects my beliefs. and hopefully he'd have the same. :)

* mentally - can talk with sense. humorous. not necessarily genius level but can relate or understand to my many quirky likes.

* financially - not exactly someone richie rich (though nice yun ha...hmmm *lol*)but someone with the drive to succeed monetarily. *heh*

* socially - oohh i have a lot of friends. so he must be able to blend in with them :)

* others - someone who has a lot of respect for his parents, responsible, neat and hindi baduy or jologs fashion wise. *heh ulit*

teka parang may kilala ako na ganito ha hmmm... ;)

So, I'm tagging:
Quentin
Cherry (wehehe)
Jopen
Ivy
Cecille
Tin
Mai (para magkaupdate siya sa blog)
Leah Lao

Thursday, January 05, 2006

nothing to do. i feel dizzy.

the purple dinosaur skips over to a girl in a pink and green striped shirt

barney: hello. can i be your friend?

girl in pink and green striped shirt: (looks up at the purple blob in front of her) uh no.

barney: but i want to be friends with you!

girl in pink and green striped shirt: i don't make friends with purple dinosaurs who don't have armpits.

~the end~

Monday, January 02, 2006

last week in 2005

first and foremost happy new year! yeah, i'm all cheery today. thanks to my SO *hugs*

but before i get all mushy around here, let me just give you a recap of what heppened to my last week in the year 2005...

the box
yearly my mom sends us a balikbayan box every christmas filled with goodies plus my and my sister's bilins. the box this year is smaller than the usual and it arrived christmas eve. i finally got my seventeen magazines! no spam this year though. and mom sent what we describe the 80s jacket. we fear that she might be getting the 'balikbayan syndrome'(the term pi and i use when relatives from the states send clothing cast offs that no one can absolutely use here). horror of horrors. (pics of that tomorrow)

sick -- but not in the head
i got sick on christmas day. a bad case of stomach flu. all i did was vomit or poop (sorry for the term guys)for 2 days. had to rush myself to the ER, told to do the very same thing i was doing and ended up wasting P1000 for fees and medicine. blech. went on a diet of skyflakes, tea and gatorade for around three more days. i still get weak kneed and nauseous when i push myself to do my usual routine but i'm feeling much better now. i would rather repeat my back operation than have that kind of illness again. i can take that kind of pain plus dodging people from patting my back than rushing to the bathroom, smelling like vomit every meal time. though the crackers and liquid diet did nothing to my weight, as every one said would be my consolation, thank you very much.



reunions
and because of the thing above i missed my college barkada reunion and the F4FU mods get together. man. i hate getting sick and missing out on all these stuff. cause i know and you know that the one who wasn't there would definitely be the one most talked about. right cherry?

the joyride gang
nhila...closed a chapter in her ever 'hanging' love life. finally.
ana ... your mom and dad are better off where they are now. i'm sure they are happy that you and your kuya are doing very well. embrace eng's family as if they are your own.
thess...things did work out in the end right? hopefully it will end as we dreamt it to be.
grace...can we pat you on the back now? can we poke you? can you ride the roller coaster?
jerry...tunay na pag ibig now only tunay na friend? hows the weather in isabela?
ate net...still sexy yet loveless? sana naging stable na ang lahat.



MMFF
no i did not attempt to watch anything. but ivy did. she watched exodus with gail. and fell asleep. wehehehe. next week narnia na.



apart then together
boyfriend and i spent the christmas and new year's eve apart. he went home to his family in mindoro. i missed him terribly but he's back and i'm happy. :) 4 months na kami. *blush*

2005 was one heck of a rollercoaster ride. heart broken twice but healed. lost my job but found love. realized i have a lot of friends i can truly rely on in times of trouble. i thank God for letting me experience all that and leading me to where i am today. hopefully 2006 will bring a lot of blessings not only for me but for the people around me.

oh and i do hope you stick around reading my rants and raves for another year. :)

Friday, December 23, 2005

Happy Holidays!

see you all again next year.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

inside looking out, outside looking in

i attended 2 consecutive christmas parties in the last two days. one at my new office and yesterday at my old beloved department. the title of this entry says it all. i was like a stranger at my new office, an observer, on the inside yet longing to be on the outside, somewhere else. while at the old home i was now an outsider, looking at what used to be when i was on the inside.

sometimes i wonder if i should just stay away from events like that. so as to forget all the bitterness i feel, the 'dapat kasali ako dun' or the 'dapat alam ko yun' statements.

but back in jerry's car, joyride to grace's place, to nhila's then mine, the feeling of belonging comes back, yet somehow different.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

ballpen

people who give ballpens as exchange gifts have no imagination. and it's not even the sign pen type. they should have just given the minimum amount of the requirement in cash.

i for one would not be caught dead giving a ballpen. kahit pa parker sha.

being a scrooge. me bad.

Monday, December 19, 2005

party party

went to two christmas parties. twas a blast. thanks to my 'sisters' for the down time spent eventhough y'all tortured me with your mommy, anak and S.I. jokes. thank you ha. hehe. (kung ano ang S.I. just ask the sisters, that is if you figure out who they are. isa pang hehe).

as usual the unang gimik kids(if you can call us kids still), laugh trip til 5 AM. plus i dunno where shaider and annie came from but ayan nabinyagan ko na kayo mwahaha. but i do hope you guys figure out kung ano ba talaga kayo... (alien o pulis kalawakan? figure it out Annie before showing your undies! *lol*)

two more christmas parties to go, 2 more exchange gifts (kainis ang nabunot ko dito sa defartment namin) and then its a hohoho to bulacan. gosh i'll miss my SO. waaah...

Thursday, December 15, 2005

last saturday

it just dawned on me yesterday why saturday was very important for him. i went somewhere for the very first time, and that first was with him while he has been to places he has never gone to before with me a gazillion times.

and also for the first time my patience didn't run out. there was a heavy down pour, we were sopping wet, long line for a ride home and my damned bladder was bursting! ang haba ng pisi ko i tell you.

all in the name of ... eek ang mushy ko nanaman.



Wednesday, December 14, 2005

meme na cellphone ko

plush cell phone bed
You put your phone to bed practically every night to have it recharge, right?
Let it rest in style in this adorable lil’plush phone bed by San-X. Your iPod
can even snuggle up, too! Includes 2 cute slippers that are screen cleaners.
Imported from Japan. Available online in the US exclusively at fredflare.com.
Hurry! Limited supply! About 9”x5”x3” Click here for iPod shuffle cover.
$22.

my sis found this at www.fredflare.com. cute and weird at the same time. i'd probably make my teddy bears and keroberos doll share the bed. pretty expensive for a toy bed too.

Monday, December 12, 2005

it's ur birthday!

got this again from katie's blog. hehe gaya-gaya. anyway i posted this because sabi niya donald trump should watch his a-s-s. though not exactly but it's funny how i've got the head for business daw. dumdidumdum.

Your Birthdate: July 8

Watch out Donald Trump! You've got a head for business and money.
You'll make it rich some day, even if you haven't figured out how yet.
A supreme individualist, you shouldn't get stuck in a corporate job.
Instead, make your own way - so that you can be the boss.

Your strength: Your undying determination

Your weakness: You require an opulent lifestyle

Your power color: Plum

Your power symbol: Dollar sign

Your power month: August

Saturday, December 10, 2005

cackling chickens

the term came to mind when i heard these girls laughing their asses out inside the mrt coach i was riding in. actually they were on the other side of the train but i could still hear them 'cackling' from where i stood.

how come some people can guffaw like that in public places as if they own the world? so what do you do about cackling chickens? feed them chicken feed. weh.

wonderfully wicked saturday.

happy birthday my dear munch munch. *lol*

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

hello kitty has no mouth

i stumbled upon this page a few years ago here ... thought you guys might like it.

Hello Kitty Has No Mouth



Hello Kitty has no mouth, but she must scream. That is why her head is so big.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, yet she speaks the truth.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, so where has all the porridge gone?

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she has a tongue.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, but she keeps buying toothpaste.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, but she always eats her vegetables.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet I have no mouth.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet one of her listed hobbies is eating the cookies her sister bakes.

Hello Kitty wept for she had no mouth, until she met a man who had no face.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, but she still knows how to whistle.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, but it only takes her three licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie PopTM

Hello Kitty has no mouth to spite her face.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and by this time her lungs are aching for air.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet in space you can hear her scream.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet mmmmph mmphhmmph mmphmppph!

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet her mother can't get her to stop sucking her thumb.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, but man can she hum.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she is sooooo hungry.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet her dentist always gives her a sugar-free lollipop.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet children are starving in Africa.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she's always putting her foot in it.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet her breath is always minty fresh.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and when she gets sick, her head swells to near bursting.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and so she really didn't inhale.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she is expert with a blowgun.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet her lipstick is prostitute red.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, but she makes that saxaphone come alive.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she also has no shame.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she often smokes in bed.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she's bulemic.

Hello Kitty has no mouth but hey, cocaine goes up your nose!

Hello Kitty has no mouth, but she still enjoys a good cigar.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she's always coughing up hairballs.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet I don't know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps she'll die.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, yet she's the reigning 'Star Search' lip synch champion.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, yet she's the spokesperson for Sanrio.

Hello Kitty has no mouth, because "if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all".

Hello Kitty has no mouth, and yet she bites the hand that feeds her.

Monday, December 05, 2005

4 weddings and my hang up

ivy got married last saturday. she was one of the first people i met during freshie enrollment in UP and fortunately we were blockmates. and became best friends. she's the first too among my closest college buddies to get married and to get me as a part of the entourage. i was all nervous lighting up the candle (took me two tries) and i had to turn the fan away from it upon gail's (ivy's hubby)instructions.


ang candle sponsor *bow*

i was there with my BF and it got us to thinking what would we do if we did get married (though i still shudder at the thought). even the people at the office got into the subject after i related to them what happened at the wedding. three people at the Talent Center are marrying next year. i still could not imagine marching down the aisle in my white gown with at least a hundred eyes on me. i can't see myself making ridiculous poses for pictorial sessions (yeah me the phone cam addict i know.) and i can't bring myself to think of the money that's gonna be involved for that one event only. gah! i mean saving up for so long then boom, you're married and you start saving up all over again. getting married means growing up and i dunno if i am all grown up for those kinds of things.

my mom is also bugging me on the subject. with my younger sis' engagement and my older sister's not so glamorous family situation, she has asked me if i am willing to go into an arranged marriage so that i could have a better life in the US. she doesn't want me suffering like my ate. guess what my answer is? well if you know me you'd say no. i am pretty independent and my mom knows that. and though she wants that she won't force me. it is after all my life. and moving to the states isn't always a better life. i dunno if i can still say that a few years from now but you can throw rocks at me later if i do change my mind. but i know she only wants the best for me and my sisters.

forgive me for babbling. there are a lot of complications in getting hitched i know. but this is just me getting started with the things at the top of my head. i have a lot of hang-ups really. one reason would be coming from a broken family and my mom raising us single handedly.

sabi ko nga kay ivy di ba pwedeng "surprise! kasal na kami!" na lang? hehehe...

Friday, December 02, 2005

on a lighter note

dropped by katie's blog just a few minutes ago and saw an interesting bit. pagaya katie ha. :)

timeline tag anyone?

10 years ago
i was a second year journalism student at UP Diliman, just discovering that i have a knack for computers (should have taken graphic design or programming), applying sa UP MCO, and crushing on arki. haha...

5 years
i jumped eyes closed into the entertainment industry, becoming a PR writer for you know where. i think curse ata yung nangyaring yun hehehe...

A year ago
my heart was getting broken by some jerk of a guy. discovered the singles thread sa pex. met new friends.

Yesterday
i had dinner with joy. and pondering what the future holds for us(abroad na ba joy?). yummy new york fries though.

Tomorrow
i'll be the candle sponsor at my college best bud ivy's wedding.

Today
i was pissed off by my landlord. missed my B. coffee in an hour with some of the f4fu mods(semi retired na ata kami lahat).2 deadlines still pending. hugging my B later.

I'm tagging: cherry, anche, nhila, ivy wu, and twinnie sophia.

highblood

can i just take a whack at my landlord, knock some sense into him?

he likes making surprise texts to me and my sister either he's dropping by morning or evening the same day. and whats annoying is that we have told him like a gazillion times that we both have work and no ones at home in the mornings. how hard is it to remember that? plus i'd appreciate it if he gives a day or two notice when he's coming by because the money we pay him doesn't grow on trees outside the apartment. i have to go to the bank and get it.

now tell me should i or should i be not pissed off?

Thursday, December 01, 2005

cindy the perky

my sister bought home cindy the perky. i fell in love.


who in their right mind would name a fashion mag cindy the perky? well the koreans did.

the latest in korean fashion. i've been searching for mags like this high and low. but alas the mag can only be bought abroad. *sigh*


i'm so green with envy.

and my gosh, for the arirang deprived person like myself, it was exciting to see my fave korean stars like...


jo in sung and kim ha neul for a korean hair product

and


my favorite after BoA, Lee Hyo Lee for a cellphone brand i think.

it is her right?



and for my friendships out there, would i forget your favorite Rain?


rain rain go away...joke :)

what's sad about it too is that everything is in hangul. waahhh...
so to anyone out there who visits korea soon (kahit na sa HK pahanap naman...hint hint tina bebe hehe) make pasalubong to me ha.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

my messed up weekend sched

i don't know how i will be able to juggle my weekend schedule.

1.) chelo's homecoming
2.) ivy's bridal shower
3.) work!
4.) my monthsary
5.) mallshow raket
6.) doing the laundry (3 weeks worth, i'm gonna run out of undies to wear if i keep postponing the chore hehehe...)

pano ko hahatiin ang katawan ko...can i just have the power to project myself someplace else? hehehe...forgive my prue haliwell delusions. :)

Monday, November 21, 2005

cha-ching

after hearing gwen stefani's song luxurious and seeing some friend's profiles in friendster, i can't help but be envious.

i've become a green eyed monster lately. which is bad. i've been wanting to have a better life but have i been doing to make that 'nice life' into a reality? err...not really.

i want to get this out of my system. its not very good i know.

but money does make the world go 'round.

kala ko ba simple ka lang? oo nga simple. pero...

ok back to my cave.

Saturday, November 19, 2005

a friend's call for help

a friend and i have been having heart to heart talks lately. i've been trying my best to give her good advice in all the instances she asked me to. i feel sad at her predicament right now, feeling the joys of finding her first and true love yet being burdened of choosing between her parents and boyfriend. i know it doesn't matter if she listens to what we, her friends, have to say. ultimately she will be the one to decide if she will fight for her love or to let it go for the sake of her parents. i for one wouldn't know what i would do if i were in her shoes. i pray that she chooses the path that is best for her. and everything turns out FINE. (i shall cross my fingers too for more luck.)

i'm watching ETK right now and all i can say is "Magsabunatan na lang sila." mwahahaha...what direk joey said, we have said before. and it fell on deaf ears. and i assure you direk, nagsayang ka lang ng laway. they still won't understand. but seriously people who lack humility will hit the ground the hardest. the pride they carry will break them into a million pieces.

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Harry! (spoilers)

The movie was great.

BUT...

1.) Where are the Dursleys in the opening? The Weasley's storming the fireplace?
2.) I was expecting to see more of the Weasley's and their eccentric home. And where's Percy?
3.) Dobby and Winky.
4.) The Veelas. They didn't even explain Fleur was half that.
5.) Bitin ang Quidditch game. Not much emphasis on Viktor.
6.) FYI for those who didn't read the book, Dobby the elf gave Harry the gillyweed not Neville.
7.) Sirius not being present during the final task and the capturing of Barty Crouch.
8.) No Ludo Bagman! The twin's jokes/pranks...am i right that Harry gave them his Tri-wizard prize money? They need that part to establish the twins' roles in the next films...
9.) Fleur and Krum could have more speaking lines. Hehehe. The film i think didn't establish them enough as the BEST in their schools. Mas mayabang yung dating nila sa book.
10.) Madame Maxime being a giant.
11.) The explanation of Voldemort's wand and Harry's.
12.) And how Barty Crouch Jr. escaped Azkaban.
13.) Hermione's expose of Rita Skeeter's being an animagus.

aherm. i still have a lot of comments but hey they couldn't squeeze all the 700+ pages in the movie right? The Quidditch stadium amazed me (bitin nga lang!) and The death of Cedric there moved me the same way the book did.

warning to those who did not read the book. you might get a little impatient (the movie is 2 and a half hours long) and you will be certainly confused in some parts.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

agua...

i didn't know that i could be harassed with something as simple as water. yesterday my sister woke me up telling me there was no water coming out of our faucets. and she added a little later that she has managed to save me half a pail. great. just enough to wash my almost waist long mane. i go to our water meter, and after a few attempts to open the valve, i give up. it wouldn't budge. assuming it was the unpaid balance of our land lord due to the repiping of the town homes, i go to the treasurer of the home owners association to ask for an extension. well the deadline was actually the 15th, but i was ready to put on an act if i needed to. tough luck, no one was home.

so here i was hot and sticky, and realizing one of my greatest fears is about to come true. i had to go to work without taking a bath. oh joy. desperate times call for desperate measures. i go to the tank upstairs and open the faucet there. drip drip drip.malakas pa ang tulo ng wiwi ko. but i had no choice. i manage to get the pail half full after about 30 minutes or so. so now i had a pail full of water. yey. bath, dress up, off to the bank i go so that i can pay the said balance that night.

at the bank, after getting some moolah, i realize i was still a few hundreds short. if i get some from my money, i'd still have enough for fare the next day. oh-kay. office. slave away. reminding myself to leave early so i can catch the treasurer still up and about. then paranoid me thinking we might still not have our water turned on tonight finally decided to withdraw from one of my mom's secret accounts -- yeah right-- thinking that i would buy gallons of mineral water if ever (how sosi can i get). after writing down my super long account of my 'favorite' artist's phone interview on TV, i rush home stopping by the ATM machine outside the office. offline. drat. now i have to really go to megamall.

walkathon to megamall from the mrt and megamall to the tricycle terminal, i finally get home to find my sister cleaning house. i asked her if she checked if the treasurer was at home. "wala." was the masungit answer i get. furious with her and the situation, i go up stairs to my room to get the water receipt. i stop in surprise. i hear sounds of trickling water coming from the tank. water? i rush outside to our water meter to find our valve open. wha???!!! i return home puzzled.

then my sister tells me "nga pala may tubig na." ang saya.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

put curse word here

as of today my separation pay check is still not available.

F@#&*U^****!

my spending power is in suspended animation. i need to start my christmas shopping damn it!

and my friends are rejoicing at their gratuity pay. good grief.

so much for gratitude.

"jingle bells, batman smells, robin laid an egg!..."

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

this or that

i've just sprung a surprise question to a 'friend'.

he says "if you love someone do whatever it takes. no excuses."

my question to him "would you still pursue love even to the point of hurting yourself or others?"

you tell me the answer.

Monday, November 07, 2005

orange and strawberry

i have a new obssession.

istrawberi



and oreng.



my sister introduced me to the candy. i'm such a sucker for jelly candies. they also have a pakwan plebor but i have to try that next time.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

salawahan

friday: party!
saturday: party!
sunday: outing?
monday: party o outing?
tuesday: party.
wednesday: party o outing?
thursday: outing.

party o outing?!!!
outing na nga. lekat na schedule to.

Monday, October 31, 2005

nagpapakabayani

what the hell am i doing in the office?

well obviously i am working. hehehehe.
but then it is no laughing matter. hay the perks of my old job. *sniff*
and i ate all alone sa pantry. cup noodles since nothing decent is open.

and know what? i'm leaving by 5:30 and i have still 2 more headlines to finish.
and here i am staring at my pirated juicy couture bag and contemplating if i should play another round of bejeweled hello kitty version.

@_@...*duh*

Saturday, October 29, 2005

harry potter and the goblet of fire...


i can't hardly wait for the movie. this is my favorite harry potter book among the 6. the 6th one disappointed me by the way.

Friday, October 28, 2005

2 mos

2 months na pala yun impulsive thing na ginawa ko (and it wasn't the first time i've done something so impulsive). and sabi nga ni mama jopen you don't give up at the littlest things instead you work things out and compromise.

i saw this line from a book at another blog, from trx -- "I've realized that sometimes you get no second chance and that it's best to accept the gifts the world offers you." very applicable :)

on a lighter note ... i just came from e-pci beside the mesala offices in meralco. the teller who served me was named hetty. hetty spaghetti? remind me not to name any of my future kids hetty.

the only pic of hetty ispageti i could find on the net. hehehe.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

quotes to ponder

sent to me by a friend of my sister. nice one fritz. :)

Remember the 5 simple rules to be HAPPY
1.)Free your heart from hatred
2.)Live simply.
3.)Free your mind from worries
4.)Give more.
5.) Expect less


No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.

God didn't promise days without pain. Laughter without sorrow. Sun without the rain. But he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.

Disappointments are like road bumps. They slow you down a bit but you enjoy the rest of the smooth road afterwards. Don't rest on the bumps for too long. Move on!

When you feel down because you didn't get what you want, just sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better for you.

When something happens to you good or bad, consider what it means. There is a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more and not to cry too hard.

You can't make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to the person to realize your worth.

The measure of love is when you love without measure. In life there are rare chances that you'll meet the person you love and loves you in return. So once you have it don't ever let go, the chance might never come your way again.

We spend too much time looking for the right person to love or finding faults with those persons we already love. When instead we should be perfecting the love we give.

When you truly care for someone you don't look for faults, you don't look for answers, you don't look for mistakes. Instead you accept the faults, fight the mistakes and overlook the excuses.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

mimi songs

i have been listening to mariah carey's emancipation of mimi cd. and 2 songs struck me the most...and the first one i want to share with rosie, chelo, donna and rest of you girls out there who have been in the same situation as me...and eventually i hope you guys will be singing song no.2 soon.

1
Stay The Night
[Mariah Carey]

You're kissing me
And saying I'm the one you need
To keep you warm
And lay with you tonight
Baby I feel the same way
I don't want to leave
Wanna hold you close
And feel your love inside
But I don't wanna play myself
Cause I know you're with someone else
And I don't need complications in my life
And I don't wanna fall back in
And get caught up in you again
Boy I'm so conflicted in my mind

[chorus]
You keep saying stay the night
Just let me rock you till the morning light
It's cold outside
And much too late to drive
You know I need you baby
I'm so lost without your love

Obviously, procrastinating just to be
Close to you a little longer now
It's hard for me to break away from you baby
Never could resist you
And I still haven't learned how
And I don't wanna be a fool
But it's hard when it comes to you
And I'm feeling vulnerable tonight
Cause I don't wanna miss the chance
Of reliving our sweet romance
Boy I'm so confused down deep inside
[chorus]

2
Shake You Off

[Mariah Carey]

[chorus]
I gotta shake you off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake you off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta shake you off
Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give
Boy I gotta shake you off
Gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake you off

By the time you get this message
It's gonna be too late
So don't bother paging me
Cause I'll be on my way
See I grabbed all my diamonds and clothes
Just ask your momma she knows
You're gonna miss me baby
Hate to say I told you so
Well at first I didn't know
But now it's clear to me
You would cheat with all your freaks
And lie compulsively
So I packed up my Louis Vuitton
Jumped in your ride and took off
You'll never ever find a girl
Who loves you more than me
[chorus]

I found out about a gang
Of your dirty little deeds
With this one and that one
By the pool, on the beach, in the streets
Heard y'all was
Hold up my phone's breakin' up
I'ma hang up and call the machine right back
I gotta get this off of my mind
You wasn't worth my time
I've leaving you behind
Cause I need a real love in my life
Save this recording because
I'm never coming back home
Baby I'm gone
Don't cha know
[chorus]

Saturday, October 22, 2005

turning korean again

Late story telling, though i think you my readers would be interested to know that last friday me, cherry and eve rushed to makati to the post celebration of rica's birthday and tina's despedida. i mentioned this to rica that night, us treating her out to dinner is the right way to celebrate a friend's birthday not the other way around, the birthday girl giving the blow out.

stuffed to the hilt (a lot of us trying to figure out how to stand up with grace from our cross legged sitting positions)with yummy korean dishes and leah taking a pic of our footwear (guess which one is mine) we were then off to 'norebang', the korean term for karaoke bars. after teasing elle with the korean owner (who they say has a crush on her), the gang just went wild singing and DANCING (leah got attached to the tambourine btw) to each and every korean tune. Thanks to Uchi and her 'kodigo' we always get a score of 90 and above hehehe...we ended the night singing a classic karaoke number -- just once (i was suggesting my way though we might have ended up stabbing each other haha) and teasing elle again because we got a huge discount on the bill. Though it was Uchi's discount card that really did the trick. :) Hope we do that again sometime guys...

PS. to those who are curious if my BF and i are still mad at each other (and also to his benefit) we have already kissed and made up. hehehehe... thanks to the concerned peeps. love ya guys. :)

Thursday, October 20, 2005

i dont know what to do with myself

it's not all sunshine and roses after all. we fought over the same thing all over again. and to top it off i just talked to chelo and francis about this nagging feeling that i am having.

and now i'm not in the mood to be sweet and funny at all.

Monday, October 17, 2005

lazy ass me

after a 'little' bullying, i persuaded my boyfriend to help me clean my room. *lol* it was a total mess with everything -- from my books, cds, former office stuff and clothes littering every space available. its embarrassing, he's the one who's spic and span then he gets himself a messy girlfriend.

Oh and he cleaned like 85% of the total mess. heeheehee. :)

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

but then again

^that's the newest phrase to hit town (translation: talent center).

i'm still at the 9th floor, contemplating on watching another vietnam rose episode or postponing the deed for tomorrow. i'm catching up with the present one. then its off to the next teleserye. probably kampanerang kuba. i'm making episode guides if you must know. :)

i was rereading some posts, emails and quotes a few minutes ago at pex and friendster and it got me thinking. about things. i was searching for the longest time, saying to myself that if i find that missing piece in my life i'd be complete. and here i am thinking i have found it, but lately i am feeling restless. there's gotta be something more.

i should be punished for being uncontented. i don't know what it is that i want.

Monday, October 10, 2005

irksome observations

some observations on the way to work, inside the MRT...

my tips to college boys and college girls out there (kolehiyala's listen up)

1.)If you are wearing a uniform, specially the white kind, wear a decent bra. do not wear colored underwear please. and if you really must do so, try to fix your straps and fasten your hooks in the right places. you might think you are looking cool but we can see right through, so please heed, it's ugly.

2.) Even if you are the most cool looking dude on campus it is a major turn off if your shoes are dirty. rubber shoes and sneakers are forgivable but black leather...buy kiwi for goodness sake. same goes for the girls too.

3.)Should you be bringing a lot of stuff to school, bring a bag to stow your stuff in. It is not a crime to bring one to class. we know you are geniuses but you need not display it. so you don't make fools of yourselves picking up paper at the MRT door or dropping your MRT ticket because you are trying to balance 3 tons of books in your hands. (it is extremely bothersome and irksome to pick up the flat MRT ticket on the dirty MRT station floor. it has happened to me)

4.) Do not put leave on conditioner while riding the train! Even though some stupid commercial says you can condition anytime, anywhere, it is not nice looking to do it in front of a hundred or so people riding with you in the same MRT car. promise boys won't get attracted to you by seeing you able to condition your hair while you are walking around the university belt.

5.) It is not shameful to bring an umbrella when it's raining. it is more embarassing for you to arrive in school looking like a drowned poodle. No one will laugh at you for not wanting to get wet walking in the rain. Now bringing a paper parasol during a storm, ah that's a different thing all together. oh and add to that -- holding an umbrella when the sun's out shining. and you are a guy.

Friday, October 07, 2005

foolish

i am a fool.
i am a fool.
i am a fool.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

hmm...

i have noticed that eversince i stopped being the drama queen i am on my blog traffic has considerably slowed down here.

i wonder if people really do love the drama in my life. hehehe...angsty patty is in hibernation, too much work and much loved at the moment.

if there is something that i wanna whine about, its the fact that i'm again seriously lacking in funds. well, duh, who isn't?

uh,yeah. donald trump shut up. *lol*

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

i is sick

i feel sick. that's bad. third day on the job and i'm being sickly already. its like the northpole in the office. my hands are frozen. and i'm already on my first teleserye, watched 6 episodes, about 10 more to catch up with the current one. i'm two kinds of sick today. i'm also sick in the head. ask jiale. if you guys knew what i have discovered, you'd absolutely freak. at me. and shake me hard til my teeth fall off. ha.

randy and i are gonna swing by grace's today. she's getting discharged from the hospital on friday. hope she has a quick recovery. isn't the same having lunch without her.

and even if i'm feeling a bit down, i still got good news today. no worries now. thank God.

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

grammar oc

naiinis ako sa sarili ko. i see my grammatical errors when my work is already up on the net. *sigh*

and ang daming backlog sa work. nasinasalo ng new 3 man work force -- meaning me, flow and bianca.

gusto ko na umuwi! (actually pwede naman, nagpapakabayani lang ako.)

Monday, October 03, 2005

uy bago background!

...hahaha. yes it is my first day at work, new office, new computer and new faces.

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see hindi na filing cabinet ang nasa likuran ko!

got in at 9 am (which is early for someone like me who is VERY used to coming in 1130 am or so)i'm still sleepy! and so much for first impressions. though i got in on time, nahirapan ako mag-adjust sa bago, meaning new sa paningin ko pero di sya new in the sense na first hand na sa kin sya at super slow (grrr!) kong PC. i want my old PC back hehehe...pero sadly asa former bossing ko na siya...

i am now watching ABS-CBN shows blow by blow so to my TV addict friends there, ayan updated na ako sa lahat ng entertainment programs ng ABS. i can now answer questions *lmao*. oh and i just wanna gloat, we have pinoy big brother here at the office 24/7 hihihi...who wants to come over and watch? :)

check out our site a bit later http://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment. it's being updated at the moment but if you do visit the Star in A Million headline is by yours truly. *ahem*

Thursday, September 29, 2005

happy birthday grace!

grace celebrated her 30th birthday at the hospital, her home for the next week or so. she finally had her back operated on and we are all happy that the operation was successful -- though she still feels very sore and can move only her fingers and toes. :)

some other things of note:

1.) its been a month already. whew. how time flies. but we feel as if we've been together for years now. finally i am happy. and i hope it stays this way for a time. if not forever(?) *lol*

2.) they gave in. they meaning the pinoycentral peeps. so yes i was a full pledged bum (but i wasnt technically since i'm still an employee of broadcasting til oct 2) for only 2 days. i just got back from my NBI clearance renewal, you get one for your employer to see if you are a convicted criminal yet you come out with a clearance with you looking like a convict on your picture. heh. i last applied for one in 2002 but nothing changed. i still looked stupid. *lmao*

3.) and all i can say is THESS...AJA! it may be a hard road ahead but sometimes you just have to take risks for you to find your true happiness. after all it is your life and not theirs. and remember we will always be here for you. if you need tips for you-know-what just let me know ;)

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

surprise surprise

surprise #1: guess who i bumped into at the doctor's office? jiale! we just laughed out loud when we saw each other. and of course the secret was out. hahaha...

surprise #2: i got a call again from the hr of the subsidiary i turned down. they are making a final offer later.

and is it just me or are there typos and grammatical errors in harry potter 6? am i just too grammar oc? *lol*

will update nicely soon :)

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

the bum and the restless

it's my second day staying home and i am BORED. i'm not very used to staring at the TV the whole day. at this very moment i'm at an internet cafe applying for jobs at jobstreet. gawd.

if i don't get out of this unemployed status soon i'm gonna go insane. any job recommendations?

Thursday, September 15, 2005

:)


can't believe i would be feeling like this in the midst of the turmoil in my life right now. maybe it is the saving grace in this misery laden world of mine at the moment. if it weren't for this i would have checked myself in the mental institution right next door.

the pic came from paige pooler's bloggie. check her works out.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

hay

that's the only thing i can say at the moment. that job in the offing? well the pay sucks and now i'm wondering if i should accept it. the work's harder, more responsibility and i have to go to the office earlier than the usual. and they would be at an advantage because of my experience as a writer and the contacts i have...

i really really need to find a job fast. my sister's contract at her job didn't get renewed and i don't want to add another burden to my mom who is already semi supporting me and my sister.

hay. maybe it's a sign i ship my ass off somewhere other than this company.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

it's not in my stars to be a bum

i contemplated on things that i would do while being a bum. i'm not used to the idea since i have been steadily working weeks even before my college graduation up until now. my sister oriented me already, she being a professional bum for about 8 months. waking up at 12 nn then lounging around the sofa while heating up lunch. she then eats lunch watching some mundane noon time show or cartoons on nickelodeon. after that she has a choice between chatting on YM or sleeping again. if she chooses the latter, she wakes up at 5 pm, prepares dinner and waits for me to appear at the front door. she alternates the routine with chores and once in a while movie dates with friends.

but i think i'm not destined to be unemployed. because i'll be taking on a new job on the 19th. and i'm not moving very far. just a building away.

God is really good to me. :)

Friday, September 02, 2005

change comes in 3s

as i have mentioned the last time, i believe that change comes in threes. the countdown... 1) black hair 2) boyfriend and dadan...3) bye bye job!

yes, i'm part of that downsizing thing they are doing here at this god damn company at the moment and i dunno if my 100+ gross is gonna make a dent in their million dollar debt. hehe...

but then again i'm still blessed. i've got a loving BF, tons of friends who btw are scrambling all over helping me find a new job ASAP. and a mom who says its ok to be a bum once in your life.

i cried my eyes out the other night, it's hard to say good bye to the people and the place that i considered home for almost 6 years but as they say change really is unevitable.

this is my last entry here on this PC. but don't worry peeps. i'm ok now because i know there is something better in store for me out there.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

pink august-sept



Buy Pink Magazine's issue this month. I have a JC Cuadrado article in it. *heh*

Monday, August 29, 2005

change yet again

ok. i'm changing my status in friendster. to in a relationship officially. :)

yeah i know you guys are gonna say "what the hell is happening to you?" or "are you going out of your mind?" or the classic "here you go again."

grace pointed this out to me eons ago. i'm not giving a chance to guys who are basically not in my league and letting guys in my league make a fool out of me. so there. i guess i'm trying out her theory. i jumbled all my ideals for a 'perfect' guy and i want to live a simple life now. not the paris hilton way but my way. i don't want the complications involved with my past relationships. no more.

i'm starting a simple relationship with this simple guy with the sincerest (hopefully) intentions for me.

black hair. boyfriend. what next?

wish me luck.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

college

i'm sort of preoccupied right now. i've got this thing on draft for some time now so...pagtiyagaan niyo muna. :)

WHAT DO I MISS MOST ABOUT MY COLLEGE LIFE?

1. The lines during registration. I remember the days when i had to wake up at 3 in the am, get to school at 530 (all the way from bocaue yan ha) thinking i was one of the early birds. i was wrong. there was already a list and people slept outside the college (UP-CMC). but lining up was one big exciting party. always.

2. UP-MCO. one of the things that made me like college very much. my org since i was a sophomore and became membership committee head senior year. i thought i was a sorority girl but i was better off an org girl. :)

3. Long walks from AS to CMC then to the main library then back again. or walking from CMC to New Era when it's hard getting a ride sa SM North jeep or Pantranco jeep.

4. My comics writing, children's story writing, socio, humanities 1 and electronic news room classes. i never got lazy attending these classes. my humanities class was 7 in the morning and i regret coming to class always late.

5. The trees that line up the oval. there's just something very serene about it.

6. Camping and Nat Sci classes dahil sa crush naming si Carlos C. aka Archi. kung sino man po ang nakakaalam ng kanyang kinaroroonan balitaan niyo po kami. *lol*

7. Rodics, Beach House, Shopping Center, Lutong Bahay and Little Vinvin's. The latter tortured us to death during our breaks when we had long major classes sa CMC. No choice kumbaga.

8. Ikot and toki jeepney rides.

9. Econ 101 with winnie monsod. could i just say this class killed my average first sem of senior year?

10. film appreciation 101. also known as trips to SM City to watch a movie during the long break between Philo 1 (10 AM to 11:30 AM) and Journ 101 (1 PM to 2:30 PM). Needless to say madalas walang tao sa Journ 101 class namin.

11.Doodling on our desks sa CMC. sana andun pa si sailor jupiter ko hehehe...

12. Lantern Parade. The day i had my first drinking session. i remember drinking beer, vodka, martini and tequila all in one night at gay's house. helen getting drunk, myra laughing her ass off and fritzie making a booboo.

13. FOPC or Freshmen Orientation Program Committee. I remember my HS friend Tricia telling me that i'm so lucky to get into UP cause i will be able to watch Eraserheads whenever i want to. FOPC gave a concert back then with the Eheads headlining the show. and through the FOPC i met my future orgmates (who were our block handlers at the time) and dahil din sa FOPC nagpapakahirap ang MCO para sa points for recognition and pwesto sa steering committee.

14. trips to Katipunan. National Bookstore tambay ata kami ni ivy noon.

15. my pager! hahaha...

16. recruitment week sa org. then the membership. then the final rites. yung landslide ng applicants nung panahon namin. the drama. the siksikan sa tambayan pag GA. gosh i miss the tambayan. yung agawan sa logbook. yung tawanan about sa nakasulat sa logbook. yung mga may HD at nagkatuluyan at nagkaiwanan.

17. yung mga panlalait namin nina nei sa mga dumadaan habang nakaupo at kumakain sa may batibot sa tabi ni ate edith na nagtitinda ng fishball. i still remember jinky's classic question "Pangit ba ko?" *lol*

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Maybe happiness didn't have to be something big, sweeping circumstances, about having everything in place. Maybe it was about stringing together a bunch of small pleasures. Wearing your slippers and watching the Miss Universe contest. Eating a brownie with vanilla ice cream. Getting to level seven in Dragon Master and knowing there were twenty levels to go.

Maybe happiness was just a matter of the little upticks- the traffic signal that said "walk" the second you got there- and downticks-the itchy tag at the back of your collar- that happened to every person in the course of the day. Maybe everybody had the same allotted measure of happiness within each day.

Maybe it didn't matter if you're a world famous heartthrob or a painful geek. Maybe it didn't matter if your friend was possibly dying.

Maybe you just got through it. Maybe that was all you could ask for.


i watched the adaptation of one of my fave books last night. i won tickets to the premiere and even if there was a slight change in the story (alright major. they did Lena's part different) the story still moved me like the book did. i dunno if they are planning to do the other books into movies too (there are 3 books as far as i know) but i wish they would. i recommend you watch it. oh and bring tissue. :)

major chick flick. but you learn lots. that's what i like about books/movies like this. It's about growing up and learning to understand what's happening to you then learning to accept it.

i for one know that i still have a lot of growing up to do even if i'm already 27.

ps. i totally loved bridget aka bee. she's tough and she's a hottie ;)

Monday, August 22, 2005

buks

igor tagged me yet again. (i should run faster don't you think?)

Total Number of Books Owned : i've bought books since 5th grade. i dunno the exact number. estimate it at 100.

Last Book I Bought: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (sequel to The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants)

Last Book I Read : I reread One Hot Moment, a compilation of short stories (i like books like this :) )

Five books that mean a lot to me: The Travelling Pants series, Catcher in the Rye, the first Sweet Valley Twins book i bought (#16 Second Best), White Oleander, Family Album. The list might change cause i can't actually think now. hehe...

The 5 next brave souls (my chosen ones) to post this meme to their blogs are:
1. Gela
2. Leah Lao
3. Jopen
4. Ivy Wu
5. Dhing

spot the difference

Thursday, August 18, 2005

btw...

i'm still in the office. finishing up my deadline. and watching rockstar inxs. i'm so frustrated. my head is bleeding from thinking up of too many verbs and adjectives. and distracted because of that (the thing that i don't want to fully talk about just yet). i have repressed that for a few days now and i dunno why its creeping back. i hate it, hate it, hate it.

mig's encore performance with jordis and marty blew me away.

this is my third entry for the day. first time.

...resist the attraction of bad habits.

that's what my horoscope is for today. and chelo i have a theory (yet again) that the problem i was talking to you about may turn into just that. my attraction to never ending bad relationships. i'm thinking it may end in another disaster. if it isn't already.

*sniff*

Seven

i was planning to do a rockstar inxs post today but igor tagged me so...

Seven things that scare you:
1. illness
2. lizards and slimy stuff
3. being alone
4. being hit by a car
5. SLCs (suspicious looking characters FYI)
6. bankruptcy
7. death

Seven things you like the most:
1. TV
2. the internet
3. boys :)
4. ukay ukays
5. music
6. fashion
7. anime

Seven important things in your bedroom:
1. cd player
2. clothes
3. cds
4. mirror
5. weighing scale
6. bags
7. kikay kit

Seven random facts about you:
1. It takes me 10 mins to an hour to get dressed, depending if i got my outfit together in my head the night before or i make a sudden change of get up in the morning.
2. I'm trying to catch up on animax hehe... can someone explain to me lunar legend tsukihime?
3. I write to make a living. I write for myself in this blog. :)
4. I'm a closet geek (according to quentin) but i'm not really hiding my geekiness. i just don't show it much because of the lack in oppurtunity *lol*
5. I'm thinking of getting a second job because writing ain't buying me stuff and paying the bills anymore. *sniff*
6. I like doing my assignments last minute. yes i like cramming.
7. I like kissing. mwahaha...

Seven things you plan to do before you die:
1. find my one true love (naks)
2. finalize if i want kids or not (mwehehe)
3. Have my own business
4. travel the world
5. swim with the dolphins
6. see my mom
7. get thin

Seven things you can do:
1.write
2.draw
3.dance
4.cut my bangs
5.trouble shoot tech stuff
6.boss my sisters around
7.make a fool of myself out of love

Seven things you can't do:
1. ride a bike
2. do practical jokes/tell a lie (im pretty bad at this, you should ask my friends)
3. be cruel to animals
4. eat crab
5. swim well
6. confronting people
7. do drugs

Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex:
1. smiling eyes
2. nice teeth
3. clean shoes
4. has a sense of humor
5. can understand me for who I am
6. great conversationalist
7. good kisser :)

Seven things you say the most:
1. Asus
2. Nyek
3. kainis
4. yeah
5. star magic...(when i answer the phone sa office wahaha)
6. assuming (joyride word for the month)
7. cuss word/s

Seven celeb crushes (whether local or foreign):
1. Kim Rae Won
2. Ken Chu
3. Michael Vartan
4. That CSI NY guy in glasses
5. Chad Michael Murray
6. Jonathan Bennet (mean girls fame)
7. Jo In Sung

Seven people you want to see to take this quiz:
1. Lelai
2. Thess
3. Quentin
4. Kalypso
5. Rose
6. Nhila
7. Chelo

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

bad

this loneliness is holding me back. i am fighting. but it has me struggling. i can't help but think. something is wrong with me. there are simply days when i can't deal.

i am strong. i can do this. but someone's stepping on my damn gown.

*waah*

Monday, August 15, 2005

silly me

silly me again. my sister bought home this silly hat. so i had to do a silly stunt. with her silly bear. hence the silly picture. i have no other silly adventures over the weekend, except maybe that one during eng's birthday party (tagay nga ng isang grand ma!) drunk silly me asking for a silly thing. getting it and ending with a silly nothing.

silly, silly me. :)

Friday, August 12, 2005

ye olde blog to a different post

i visited my old blog at my space. if you wanna see more of lokaret me circa march 2004 click here.

i had to laugh at my november 28 entry.

i placed a different entry here a while a go. but bumping into this poem(?) i've decided to post this instead.

Have you Ever Made a Girl CRY?

A girl won't cry easily,
Except in front of the person who she loves the
most, she becomes weak.

A girl won't cry easily, only WHEN SHE LOVES
YOU THE MOST, SHE PUTS DOWN HER EGO.
Guys, if a girl cries because of you, please hold
her hands firmly,
she's the one who would stay with you for the
rest of your life.

Guys, if a girl cries because of you, PLEASE DON'T
GIVE HER UP, maybe because of your decision, you
ruined her life.

When she cries right in front of you,
When she cries because of you,
Look into her eyes,
CAN YOU FEEL THE PAIN AND HURT SHE'S
FEELING? Think.

Who was the girl who cried with pure SINCERITY,
In front of you, And because of you?

She cries not because she is weak,
She cries not because she wants sympathy or pity,
She cries...
Because CRYING SILENTLY IS NO LONGER
POSSIBLE,the pain, hurt, and agony have become
too big aburden to be kept inside.

Guys,
Think about it,
If a girl cries her heart out to you,
And all because of you,
IT'S TIME TO LOOK BACK ON WHAT YOU HAVE
DONE,
Only you will know the answer to it...

Do consider it,
Because ONE DAY,
IT MAYBE TOO LATE FOR REGRETS,
It may be too late to say "I'm sorry".

To my friends...
Ponder this message seriously.
Don`t do this to a girl,
You may regret it for the rest of your life.
Maybe in your life,
"SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVED YOU THE
MOST."

Thursday, August 11, 2005

of rain and burger patties

it's another rainy day. i don't like what i am wearing today. i changed my wardrobe plans the last minute because of this darn rain. bye to the plans of wearing my black pumps, hello to my dirty adidas sneaks.

actually i have nothing to say today. except that last night during our usual joyride trip to muntinlupa, we decided to drop by wendy's along boni. i could have gone home because i was already right at my doorstep *lol* but who could resist wasting some precious sleep time? while thinking of what to order, we chanced upon the ad above. it's amusing to see my name, as a fast food entree. i thought all along that burger patties were spelled as pattie but i guess the singular form is really patty. i was even irked before, being referred to as Hamburger Patty. para akong merienda *lol* got used to that by now though,with the other Patty combinations they have thought of (anti-patty-ka, fatty fats, patty acids, patty cake, patty-ma, patty-pat, patty-bong, patty betita and patty laurel).

and what's funny was that you can get me for only 20 pesos more. now is that a bargain or what? :)

ps. after a few minutes into this post i googled the right spelling of the pattie/patty. well what do you know, both are right.

from merriam-webster online:
Main Entry: pat·ty
Variant(s): also pat·tie /'pa-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural patties
Etymology: French pâté pâté
1 : a little pie
2 a : a small flat cake of chopped food (a hamburger patty) b : a small flat candy (a peppermint patty)
3 : patty shell

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

spilling the beans

i'm having a hard time admitting something to a friend. i just can't explain it. the words are stuck in my throat. my mind is screaming the whole fucking sentence but my mouth is on mute.

but maybe the reason why i can't spit it out is that i haven't accepted that 'thing' myself. i'm in denial.

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

some firsts...

FIRST thing u did this morning: check my cellphone for the time (woke up 3 mins before the alarm.)
FIRST thing to do before going to sleep: brush my teeth
FIRST pet: goldfish. uh i don't remember the name anymore.
FIRST primary school: Our Lady of Grace Academy
FIRST alcoholic drink u had: beer from my lolo's glass. but yung real drink was i think vodka.
FIRST time u entered a bar: err i'm a late bloomer. 4th year college na i think.
FIRST time u were sent to the principal for disciplinary action:
never! -- i'm such a goody goody.
FIRST big crush: oh boy. oh boy.
FIRST record u bought: i think it was a new kids on the block tape if i'm not mistaken.
FIRST musical instrument u learned to play: err...cymbals?
FIRST concert u watched: concerts sa school. haha pathetic.
FIRST sport u played: habulan
FIRST terrible fight: i'm a peace loving person.
FIRST best friend: Lucille
FIRST friend's wedding u've attended: joy espinocilla's i think.
FIRST person who greeted u on your last birthday: jiale
FIRST collection: stationaries
FIRST time u saw a ghost: i haven't really.
FIRST roller coaster ride: geez does the fiesta carnival count? *lol*
FIRST ambition: i think it was to be a cashier. or a teacher.
FIRST job: editorial assistant na all around.
FIRST thing u bought with your 1st salary: clothes
FIRST thing u bought today: MRT ticket
FIRST person u hated: Sheryl Cruz hahaha
LAST name: Ramirez
LAST gimmick: Anna's birthday
LAST concert u watched: tagal na Black Eyed Peas pa ata
LAST book you bought: The Second Summer of The Travelling Pants
LAST thing you bought: green bayo jacket
LAST tv show watched: Battle Shinhwa on Arirang
LAST movie you watched: If Only
LAST song listened: Waiting In Vain MYMP version
LAST argument: on the cel, with my mom because of my eldest sister's probs -- again.

feel free to add some more first questions ;)

Monday, August 08, 2005

fell in love with a boy

Fell in love with a boy
I fell in love once and almost completely
He's in love with the world
And sometimes these feelings can be so misleading
He turns and says, "Are you alright?"
Oh, I must be fine cause my heart's still beating
Come and kiss me by the riverside,
Sarah says it's cool, she don't consider it cheating


the princess stares out the window, with joss stone playing on her cd player, high in the turrets of her castle. she sees cinderella's and rapunzel's castle in the yonder. she wonders. "how come they had it easy? cindy loosing a slipper and rapunzel just drapping her hair? how come i get to kiss frogs?"

Red hair with a curl
Mellow roll for the flavor and the eyes were peepin
Can't keep away from the boy
The two sides of my brain need to have a meeting
Can't think of anything to do
My left brain knows all of love is fleeting
He's just lookin for somethin new
I said it once before but it bears repeating


the princess sees sleeping beauty in her carriage, talking to belle. she muses some more. "how come aurora doesn't do anything but sleep yet she gets her prince charming? belle had it worse falling for a beast yet he turned out to be the gentlest prince of all? how come i get to kiss princes with a lot of princesses?"

Can't think of anything to do
My left brain knows all of love is fleeting
He's just lookin for somethin new
I said it once before but it bears repeating


"is it a curse?" the princess writes (or types that is) on her journal. "hmm..." the princess should be happy with all her princess friends and blessings yet there's this void, a space that's longing to be filled. "some day my prince will come..." the princess hums.

Oooh oooh oooh...

please bear with the mood monster some more.

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

brooding --- again.

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the moody monster is back. :)

Monday, August 01, 2005

waah...

i'm making a fool out of myself again. put me in a straight jacket. argh. to the bat cave! and please throw the key away.

i relate


i watched ...ing for the third time last night. it was pretty late already but still i wanted to see kim rae won's gorgeous face. and i was in a brooding mood. 'twas a sad love story but watching it this time around made me think again. about my life. and love. lately romance movies seem to be talking to me. as if each word, of each line and each action are hitting me like a ton of bricks. i remember before i find movies like that cute. just that. but now i feel, i relate. i have realized that my journey has a long, long way to go. it hasn't ended, it has only begun.

i don't even know what ...ing means but now i can relate.