parang tanga
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this made my day. this person is actually a classmate of mine during high school.


jd_rage_929: pau kakain ka na ba?
jd_rage_929: gonna eat lo pau
jd_rage_929: txt u nalang
jd_rage_929: sa globe
jd_rage_929: love u sobra mwah
jd_rage_929: AHHHH SHET WRONG MESSAGE!!! sa gf ko hehehe
Anton lim: oo nga mukha kang tanga!

i shared this with all of my colleagues here at the servicing side, and we were all laughing like crazy! bye gloomy mood, hello katangahan!

kwento, kwento
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guess what time i woke up today?! 8.30am, pero di na ako nataranta, pagod talaga ako, i kept on saying, i don't care kung late ako, pakelam nyo. i will lie in my bed til 8.30am! must be a good sign, no?! i don't care. people were asking why i look and feel so tired, and it was just a monday. explanation: usually my mood is down on a monday, and it picks up by friday. haha!

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yesterday, everyone was at palali celebrating some sort of a chinese tradition, they call it "kieng" or offering to the dead, espcecially if its a family member. kaya pala, i saw a lot of them offering here in singapore, its that time of the month na pala ulit. so cousins were there, i chatted with achi twing, ags, dyan, chris and lin.. i missed them espcecially on those kind of occassions.

i called mom last night, cause wala akong magawa sa cab, and i was asking her to tell me what happened, and stuff like that. she was telling me na sobra na daw ang pagod ko, and after 2 years in singapore, i should just go back and rest for a while. she's saying that 2 years is a really long time, and that i am just turning 25. blah blah blah blah blah..

ang nanay ay nanay, bow!

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this morning, while in the cab, i asked the driver to take me to martin road. and his reaction was, "sir, it's you again.. we meet again." and i was like, huh? sino ka?! my mind was wandering off to dreamland pa. usually, every morning, my mind would be wandering off, and not thinking about anything in particular. those are the times where my mind can rest and shut off.. cab rides, train rides and while walking, the rest of the day, para na siyang energizer bunny.

hope the weekend comes na!

HAPPY 56th, POP's!!!
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dad is turning 56 today. they are inviting everyone for dinner tonight, unfortunately i couldn't be there. i was not there din naman last year but still.. i am thinking of either getting him a lacoste polo shirt, or an itrip. mom kasi got this red ipod nano when ags got her macbook, so share daw sila ni dad, and dad wants one din kasi para sa car niya. so i dont know...

i want to buy sana here, then ship it na lang back to manila, para mala-surprise ang dating, as in may darating na lang sa bahay kaya lang it might just be a pure waste of money OR i can just ask mom to get one from podium then i will pay her na lang once am back home. for cho's birthday, i just borrowed money from mom, and asked her to give it to cho. hahaha! si mom ang dakila kong utangan, kaya kailangan mas maganda gift ko kay mom!

so anyway, i'll figure this one out, i am gonna call mom tomorrow.

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i WANT to go BORACAY, and bespwet is joining me, baka jan 3-5 or 6 kame, depending on our schedule. i was thinking kasi 3 days should be enough for me na, cause i just really wanted to relax and enjoy the sand, sun and the sea. anyway, i will be sending out email to limfam and find if there is anyone interested to join us.

i am looking at the upcoming bora trip as my christmas/birthday treat, kaya sana lang talaga matuloy. lord, i wish ma-hit namin ang target at umabot ng 15mos pay, i'd be really really happy if thats the case. not only that, my family members will definitely be happier, since their presents will be upgraded automatically. at di ko na kailangan magsave ng todo for the tokyo trip. plus, i still have my panata of charities this christmas, di kasi natuloy nung last trip ko back home. but i definitely need to organise one, with help of friends (still need to find out who can help).

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earlier, i was around orchard, watched hairspray with reb, jessica and carmen. tempting things that i saw:

1. ben sherman tee on SALE, S$29 from S$59.
2. MUJI with packed soy tea latte S$5.90 and chocolate soy S$6.90, which is GREAT.
3. project blood brother's carry bag, S$99
4. VAN's grey checkered design with lace, S$99

hay sarap sana magshopping, but lo and behold, wala akong nabili.

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saw this sa site, and it really looks nice and chic. pang jet-setter..


monogram carryall, Euro730, US$1100

it will all be better
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today should be a good day, eventhough i am so overworked that i need to get some rest, i have been going home at 12mn the past few days. makes me wonder tuloy, if is it just me, or is it just my work? i am clueless. well, i am just looking forward to friday night and to leave this office early. 2mos into the job, and i feel so tired and old na.

today, i had pretty good lunch with all servicing staff, we ate pinoy food, i had nilagang baboy, pakbet and omelette with iced tea and rice for $7. PK na. after, we had dessert at the chocolate factory, i got chocolate souffle for $7 too. it is starting to be better. now, i am just doing some desk work, and finishing things before i wait for the 6pn moment and i can walk out of the office nad breathe properly. i need the weekend na.

tomorrow, i will meet liza, rebecca and carmen for tea, dinner and the works, i wonder what movie will we watch.

oh good news, in 2 mos time, rebecca will be in CRUSH too. hep hep hooray. she told me that one of the reasons why she is accepting the job offer is because that i am here. wow, so touched. how can i tell her that i want to leave na? JOKE.

hahahaha. well hold one for one more day, til one more year.

parang ayoko na, ito na naman tayo!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHO
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i think it's been two years since i wasn't able to celebrate chicho's birthday back home, kasi umalis ako july to be here in singapore. after a year and a month, di pa din ako sanay. i've been missing special occassions... i actually am thankful kasi for the past 2 months, i've been home twice, which is really something good for me.

happy birthday cho, punyeta 17 ka na! enjoy being 17, go party, and celebrate with family and friends. enjoy it while it last, dahil mahirap pag grad ka na, look at achi, she is starting work. i really feel old na.

thinking about it, when i was still back in manila, we almost always have gulo and fun at the same time. i just missed those days when i'll cook mirienda for them, pasta, fried rice or one of my imbento's, aggie will eat anything i cook, she is my number 1 fan. HAHA! she loves my kimpucha (gaya-gaya fried rice from kimpura), my sardines with corn pasta, and all those.

si cho naman just loves to eat, we always order out, yellow cab, mc do, jollibee, or anything, masaya na yon. but he loves my ice cream concocted stuff, whatever that is.


sibling fun, i miss these guys, i hope they'll visit me again next year.


cho and ags, the dynamic duo.

manila's version of CHINATOWN
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it's been a while since i've been to ongpin. i actually went with my mom cause she asked her suki to make her a pearl setting to match her earrings. anyways, that's a totally different story. it's been nice to be back in ongpin on a friday, butas butas nga lang ang kalsada because inaayos, so medyo hassle. my objective's were to eat at SINCERITY - and their uber-cripsy fried chicken; and get myself cheap DVD's from mom's suki.

it was really mom's idea to eat at SINCERITY, at first kasi i had tons of thoughts going on my head of what food to eat. from their famous pao's, to canton, ling nam's noodle and siomai, and 'ang tunay na beef house'. hahaha. pangit ng name but their food is okay naman.


mom's craving for oyster cake


their famous fried chicken, which marj introduced me to.

i also got myself pansit canton (di ko lam bakit super nagcrave ako nito), ngohyong or kikiam roll with gravy. i think we paid around Php 500 for all this good stuff, it was defintely worth it.

some things about chinatown and binondo, and what makes it unique:


pedicab that comes from the middlw of nowhere


fruit vendors everywhere, and min you, they sell wide variety of fruits - i bought half a kilo of cherries, which is delicious.


jeep, nakakamiss naman ang tunog ng jeep, pero minsan lang.


kalesa, i remember when i was young, i'd often ride the kalesa.


good thing, i didn't drive that day, or i migh go crazy. mom still tells me na pag nagdrive daw ako, ang initin ng ulo ko. well, sino ba naman ang hinde iinit ang ulo, pag nagdrive sa binondo or in manila itself?!

hello BLOG, kamusta naman?!
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this week was the most hectic week i ever had in CRUSH. well, as of now, malay ko ba kung may mas hectic pa in the future. well, sa over busy ko, para na nga akong factory, as in no rest. ito pa, i never had a proper lunch break, di ako maka-alis sa table ko, and ang meetings ko naman, back to back to back. HAY! feeling ko nasulit ako sa leaves ko last week, pero deadma, super saya nung last week.

well, since i was over busy, tomorrow is the time for me to unpack the maleta, most of my stuff are in there pa. i also need to clean my room, ang dami nang kalat, especially those apple boxes i have lying around. my banyo is semi-madumi na din, and i'm thinking of changing the sheets and ironing clothes na. HUHUHU!

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ags is accepting the offered job na, its with citibank, sa paseo ang office, near GASSO. sayang, if i was still with them, pwede kame sabay pumasok, at siya magdrive, then i'll sleep sa car lang. she even consulted me about it, i say, go give it a try. ano naman ang mawawala sayo diba? so she did. i hope she enjoys it and learn well.

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oh man, i'm so busted. i am dead tired na. maybe i'll sleep the whole day tomorrow. i want to. sana mahaba ang sleep ko, sana i get to wake up real late. lord, ayaw ko maaga magising tomorrow, as in silent all communication devices. more stuff to share, once i have time to upload my camera.

ang bilis ng isang linggo
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tapos na ba ang one week or 8 days vacation ko? i can't believe na tomorrow ay babalik na ako sa singapore. its so surreal. arg! earlier, as i was with julia and pau sa mega, nagiikot lang kame and i was telling them na pagbalik ko dapat flatmates or housemates kame. and my mind is currently flying na, san kame stay, what our rooms would look like, and all those things. that really got me excited and very happy, i never felt that for such a long time - sincere happiness being a child once more. its like being with family, anyway, i have considered them as members of my family naman na since way back pa.



having brunch with my extended family


mr. vinluan and me


ms. pronstroller and me

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i also had dinner at abe in serendra with my family ( 5 of us) earlier, we ordered really good pinoy food, afterwhich we went to krispy kreme, i bought 3 dozens of donuts to give to my officemates. we also went conti's for nash's ensaymada, and got some brownies for the flat. i also went to sonja's to get pistachio's cupcake, red velvet vixen and berries and cream.

drama na ito ah, pero it was just perfect to spend today with them, mom and dad was so sweet - they got me everything that i needed, paid for everything that i have to pay for. i just couldn't ask for more.

chocolates are for sad moments
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i feel a bit sad now, i wasn't able to sleep last night, and i kept on thinking na naman. i know that once i am back in singapore i will definitely be okay and back to my old self - where i don't think of anything else but just to work, work, work and a little bit of fun din naman. actually sa totoo lang, nakakapagod din talaga na paulit-ulit yong nararamdaman ko but i guess never lang talaga akong masasanay, i have to admit that i will never get use to the fact that leaving manila sucks!!!

i should be looking at the brighter side, be thankful that i had spent time with my family and friends even for a short period of time. i should feel so lucky that everything went perfectly, all my friends were safe and sound, most of them were happy in their current situation. i am just thankful that my prayers for a lot of my friends came true.

a conversation with my friend made me really believe that i am lucky with the people i have in my life. i have said it before, and i will say it again, i have really been blessed, and for that i am forever grateful - both with friends i have here at home, and in singapore.

so while feeling this way, i just opened a box of royce nama champagne. i've tried the milk chocolate before and ags loved it. i also got a box of the chocolate covered chips to bon for his birhtday! HAHA!


close up of the squares


geometrical squares from hokkaido, japan.


ice pack to keep the nama chocolate cool for 5 hours, or else tunaw...


the box of royce and aluminum foil for take-away.

oh my lord, keep me strong for the next few days.. especially on saturday night. :(

HOT choco kiss
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mom, ags and i had lunch at chocolate kiss in A. Roces, since i introduced mom to their adobo flakes she instanlty liked it. so whenever i am here, she would ask me to go there with her, or sometimes she asks cho naman. para na nga siyang isang tradisyon na dapat ko puntahan whenever im back in manila. HAHA!

besides their food, i love their devils foodcake. it just weird that i am always full after the main courses that i haven't had the chance to eat it again, but there is always a next time.



i ordered hot chocolate since it complements the weather dahil ang lamig.


its looks so cold outside


the rain doesn't stop


my fave vigan longanisa and chicken and pork adobo flakes, with garlic rice and itlog na maalat.

pinoy food never tasted better.

JULIA's 24th BIRTHDAY
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it was one of my family members' birthday - pia julia pronstrollers to be exact. it was fun though i came late from a previous engagement, arriving at 11.30pm in victoria court pasig - austin powers room. it was definitely a fun party, and looking at how everything went, it looked like she had tons of fun.

how should i describe her? she is one crazy woman, but i am crazy too at times. and she is one dear friend. a friend that i am really thankful for, a friend that i will always be there for. i hope and pray that good things will come her way, that she will always be happy. that she continues to learn all the valuable lessons that life has to offer and still enjoy the best things in life. i learned from her that every person needs to be a child at heart. to experience things and live life to the fullest. its weird, but yeah i did learn it from her in a very indirect manner. i learned to follow what i want. i also continue to believe in myself because of all the things she showed me.

i adore my friend to bits.


everyone @ the austin power shag room


with my GASSO girls.


julia, the birthday girl


the gang, ex and present gasso peeps


cuptails by reena


with bede and jeff (friends from high school)


paulo and julia with me

shucks. may upcoming senti post ako after, actually not senti but looking at things lang. HAHAHA!

ADU's 26th BIRTHDAY
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so i am back home yesterday, mom, ags and cho fetch me sa airport then we headed straight home to have late lunch, mga 3PM. dad went home lasing daw they were telling me, he was making kulit mom and cho. nauntog daw si dad sa tv, and he was saying, "cho, may dugo ang ulo ko, nauntog ako.." and cho, the ever concerned one was looking at dad's head. kakatawa sobra, i once saw dad lasing and he was very makulit, as in, kawawa si mommy.

since last june, tita beb's told me na we will have dinner to celebrate adu's 26th.. and so we went to aling tonya's to get dinner, and it was the ultimate filipino food. we had grilled tanigue, sinigang na ulo ng salmon, tempura, swahe, calamares and adobong squid. i was so busog though i feel na konti lang kinain ko.



cousins at aling tonya's!


ken (the small boy in the middle weaing the blue shirt i gave him), super katawa 'to, cause i was asking him na hubadin niya shirt nya and try the new one, nahiya ata, he asked me to go to the bathroom and to change there. so we did, 3 years old lang sha.


with cousins and mom beside me.

manila is always fun! more memories to update my blog later on.

found ME
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out of nowhere, i went to mech's flick site and found these 2 photos of mine. this was last january, when i celebrated my birthday in the island of krabi in thailand.


this was in an island somewhere in thailand, i am just not sure of the place, since we toured around 5 beautiful islands.


this was waiting for my pad thai sa kanto. they sell very good pad thai, so when i asked them why, the girl told me that the guy cooking previously works in a hotel. punyeta, hotel chef turned pad thai sa kanto cook, how cool is that?!

oh, i also saw mech's pictures in tokyo with her parents, that made me excited for my own trip as well. i really really want to go, anyways it scheduled to be in april so i cna still save up and be able to have a good week off. HAHA! i am super excited.

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my schedule the past few days has been fully packed, not only with work but with social activities. as in, kwento ko na lang later, antok nako. goodnight!

julia's party of the year
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julia's invite card

its the first time that i've heard of a party in victoria court, is it even safe there? i mean what if we see people na we wouldnt expect? pano yon? haha. and the thought of even bringing my car inside is like.. ok ok. anything for julia's birthday celebration.

let's talk about her for a while. she has this crazy girl ala lindsay lohan aura going, on the brink of anxiety attacks and all. but we still love her. and everytime i go back to manila, she is one person i need to see, and being with her/them is just pure joy. them, referring to my second family, HAHA!

so as the invite say, let loose, and party all night long. this one should be fun, though medyo hectic ang sched ko and i wonder how i would fit everything in without looking harrased and such. tita beb's messaged me kasi reminding me of adu's birthday dinner @ around 8.30pm in roxas, which is far from pasig... oh my!

anyway it should be fun, lotsa fun. ;)