mom's 46th birthday; and tipsyness
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i can't believe mom is 46th, though she really doesnt look like she is 46; actually pati tatay ko, hindi rin siya mukhang 56. swerte nila! ako muhang 28, pero wala akong paki. so instead of having dinner outside, i think they tried to celebrate it na lang with mom's side of the family, ama, with uncle david, auntie dawna and domi. mom made paluto na lang food from timog(where uncle owns a resto) then pinakuha sa driver then sa belle na lang sila nagkita for dinner. everyone ata is trying to do things indoors because of the glorietta bombing. NYAKS.

well, here are some pictures from the dinner that cho sent me. ay, happy birthday din pala kay tracy a, at sa mom ni pau.

happy birthday mom! i love you. thanks for everything and see you soon. ;)


the whole family with our cousin, domi


si aggie, may gulat moment with the candle.


mom blowing her candle, buti di 46 candles ang nasa cake.


my mom and ama


chocolate mousse ang cake, pwede na!

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so i sent mom my birthday greeting, 3am ng oct 27, since pauwi pa lang ako non from hanging out with my office friends. although super kapagod, it was a lot of fun and bonding moments. 14 of us started by having dinner at sketches, until 3 of us were left in wine connection na lang, we had 4 freakin bottles of wine, i think i was able to drink mga 3 to 4, and i really felt hilo na.

anyway, we (kev p, nas and i) walked back to office since nandon pa si mel and kev a.. and brought a bottle of wine with us para sa office na ang semi-celebration. haha! so we stayed until 3am, di ko na malayan na 3am na, i guess because we were all having fun, and kwento to death. plus the fact na hilo-hilo na ako.

my life in crush is not easy, with a lot of expectations from the management, disagreement and arguments with people, a lot of things to do kasi di lang daw kami advertising, but do events, PR, interactive and the whole communication spectrum. buti na lang talaga at may mga kaibigan akong maasahan, sa gitna ng kalechehan.
buti na lang at may mga nakakausap akong tao who understands me and what i go through; buti na lang at may nagsasabi sa akin na you are doing a good job. and for that simple things, masaya na ako, saan man ako mapunta.

OFF
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i am off to malaca on the 8-9th november, with CRUSH office friends, there would be 8 of us, 4 guys and 4 girls. i am bunking with kevin ang, kevin poh with dylan; nas with joey, mel and emily. i hope maganda sa malaca, anyways, the most important thing is not the place anyway, it is the fun times and good memories with friends. i am excited na parang hinde, kasi malayo pa naman, and the hell that i will go thru ah, is gonna be dead shit! i want to use my lomo cam take pictures, and just chill.

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chemistry. importante ba talaga ang chemistry with the people you work with? i really am not sure kung oo o hinde, but whatever, i mean it was just a topic na they discussed, kasi feeling daw nila yong isa naming katrabaho, walang chemistry with the team. sa tinggin ko naman, may chemistry ako with the people here, at least may mga kaibigan ako talaga na maasahan.

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friday na at pagod na ako, kaya nag switch off na talaga ako. maybe its better, pag i-off ko na lang tong buong episode na ito at ayaw ko ng mapanuod. someone please, pakiuntog ako sa dingding.

working with FRIENDS
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one of my clients requirement is for me to do a DM package for them, housed in a very big box, it will contain a pillow with pillow cover (not just an ordinary pillow ah), mouse, book, crystal paperweight, polaroid pictures, network cable, strechy men, all with a notecard attached to them, on top of that i needed to do a box, all 141 pieces of them, we needed to fold the box and make it talaga, ala ikea style, together with inside partition.

so i emailed people if they have time to help me on saturday, since i need to deliver the first 30 boxes by today. mabuti na lang may mga kaibigan akong tumulong talaga kundi namatay na ako. yan lang naman ang lamang sa advertising eh, kahit napakahirap ng trabaho, may makikilala ka talagang mga mabubuting tao, halos lahat ng mga close friends ko galing talaga sa advertising. para kameng factory line literally.

so half of the mission is accomplished with their help, we finished saturday, 930pm, imagine buong hapon kame nasa conference room just to finish those bloody things. pero di ako makareklamo, kasi account ko yon, lalo na sa harap nila dahil mas may karapatan silang magreklamo. after that, we had dinner at cafe kartel (emily, nas, kev ang, kev poh met us there after his famiyl dinner); then we watched superbad, and ended the night at around 2am.

to nas, mel, emily, alice, kevin poh, kevin ang, penny.. marameng salamat sa inyo!

mel


nas


me


kevin ang


penny and me @ clients office

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i was super exhausted nung sunday, i woke up early to iron my clothes for the week haead. katamad. super sakit na nga ng buong katawan ko from carrying those boxes eh. anyway, since ahya gareth was there, i went out with them, having lunch at thai express ng 3pm. super gutom pero super sarap ng food, i miss hanging out with sina ahya ichi, achi mich with e, i barely have time na din kasi.

we went to funan and MS, i shopped na for christmas. i got presents for people, though i really dont have a list yet, pero i got some na, i need to work within the budget kundi over na naman ako at shopping remorse ang aabutin ko nito. think na lang na i need to save and shop in HK on jan. yay! sana end week na para sweldo.

HOME ISSUES
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i was able to talk to mom and tita bot yesterday, since it was a weekend and i have quite a bit of time. dad daw is seriously asking ags to resign, i think ags work has cycles, and usually they are very busy at the beginning of the month, as in they go home around 3-4am, and dad is plain worried na ags might get sick. mom was saying na dad was super praning daw, and he calls aggie every hour to check on her. HAHAHA!

ags naman being the pasaway that she is, said na she will not resign yet, she just finds it hard not to get into an argument when she goes home at 4am, with dad waiting for her and still gives her the sermon. hellow naman, kung ako yon, nakapagmura na siguro ako. alas kwatro ng umaga, pagod na pagod ka, sermonan ka pa!

pero ako, i would voluntary resign, as long as i am guaranteed to have monthly allowance, pwede na cgro yon for 3 months, ill just do something i like and explore projects. SAYA!

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ags birthday is coming up, oct 16!, actually i got her presents na, 2 pairs of heels, one close and the other is open-toed. when my friends were ordering online, nakisabay na ako, i got it already, shipped here and safe, ill ask ako belma na lang to bring it back to manila.


this is the bag mom bought from fcuk, and i told her i will pay her na lang, and this will be her birthday present, mom's bday is coming up too on oct 27!

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christmas is coming up, cho will be buying new deco stuff for our christmas tree, which we usually do together. we go to dapitan and then buy christmasy stuff to make our mood all the more merry. i think the theme right now is gold, so we are having golden pieces of whatever.. shucks na-excite ako, parang bata! better start writing my gift list down, AND maybe i should do my christmas wish list na din!

actually cho and mom's asking me what i want daw, mom is toying with the idea of getting me a pendant with the letter A in white gold, uhm, nice to have but i dont need it naman, and di naman ako si 50 cent. cho naman asked me last night what i want, so i said blah blah blah, he messaged me back, since wala naman yan lahat dito, just buy there and i will pay, basta ito ang budget. in fairness, malaki ang budget nya for me, kasi daw ang dami na nyang utang. hellow, things i give them are things i want to give them, and not utang!

anyway, i'll go and write my list na! bye!

i wanna go home!!!
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there is this really nice store in great world city called "i wanna go home!", it is just a few minutes away from the office via cab, but the store is beautiful, everytime i go in there, i feel at peace and happy, really! their wares are uber-cic and cool, its very modern and practical. one thing though, the price is over. like one pillow could cost you $168, with embeeded crystal that forms the work BITCH. saya diba?!

anyway, everytime i go to these places that sell homewares, i wanna get my own place, anywhere, parang masaya siya, pero magastos, so, next time na.

one more thing, i like about great world aside from having a really big ichiban boshi, is that they have gastronomia. its a nice deli place that sells cupcakes, cakes, pasta sauces, salads, breads and coffee, i wish i could live there, or maybe work there?! parang masaya.

anyway, of course i got cupcakes, they have 3 flavors, chocolate chip $3.30, chocolate fudge $3, (forgot to take picture) and lemon $2.70 we have also tried the cakes and coffee. haha!


little precious cupcakes, i didn't like the chocolate chip, but i love the lemon cupcakes, sweet and tangy. the chocolate fudge masaya din.


on the top of my notebook which has very colorful stripes too, parang bagay sila.


lomo picture of me and nas at hog's breathe in vivo city, october 6, by david.


kevin poh missing in action, MAAD, tikam tikam, lomo exhibit, october 7.

it's friday tomorrow, i hope to get some good rest and meet up with friends.

i fint it hard to write
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anyway, i've been deleting things that i've wrote down, mga 4x na, so i just thought, what the heck, i won't deal with it na lang muna, and i might as well remember things that are worthwhile...

so achi ice came here last thursday, i wasn't able to go around with her nga eh, unfortunately she is leaving tomorrow. i showed her the lacoste bag i bought for tita bot and she liked it, i got it at $125, 50% off from he original price which was $250. haha! so now, i am buying one more for tita bot. saya! i wish i could just be paid to do personal shopping. wait, nakakatawa si tita bot, she said na magpapadala daw siya ng more money kay achi michelle, so i can buy more stuff for her, sabe nya she trusts my taste daw so kahit di ko na pakita or mms to her. NYEK.

i slept at 6am kanina since that was the only time i finished work, i had to do some copy changes (yes, copy changes, punyeta!) my vision was blurring na nga as i was typing in this notebook of mine, haha! di ko na ma-take. wait, speaking of notebooks, gusto ko bumili ng sarili ko. aaaarrrg. and i told ako bot na i want one but i cant afford it ;), sabe nya she can lend me money daw and pay when able. HAHAHA! NYEK number 2!

bon is making me kulit in buying this antel condo, eto ang totoong di ko afford. he was trying to convince me na it will be a good buy, and that i needed to invest, and that someday we need our own homes, plus neighbors daw kame. naisip ko lang ah, kakabili lang kaya niya ng condo sa one rockwell. parang sira!

QT is here, magchi-chicken rice kame tomorrow sa novena. HAHA! namiss niya ata ang chicken rice! well.. namimiss ko na ang pho noodles.

TIKAM-TIKAM. we went to this lomo exhibit, was with nas, kev p, kev a, and mel; after the show we just went starbucks to have some coffee, i had green tea frap with blackberry, pau, tama ka masarap siya, ngayon lang ni-launch sa singapore! anyways, after we all went haji lane to look at stuff, went to these chinese temple so kev a and mel can pray muna. finally dinner at this famous bak kut teh store opposite the malay heritage center. well, i was happy we had this dinner, we were more friends than officemates anyway. so i also took some pictures with my new lomo cam, and 3 more shots to go i can develop it na. excited.

MACAU/HONG KONG, i finally booked my flight na, thank GOD, something to look forward to naman. i am flying with che, monica and alvin, labindalawa from DLSU from jan 3 to 6 (tagal pa). i am excited to be with them kasi medyo matagal na kame di nagkikita, aside from the lunch we had last june at CYMA. at least ito, it was something we thought of doing last time when we were still in college. naalala ko lang, alvin was asking na we should fly off daw to hong kong, kasi he wants to eat peking duck. HELLO, may gloria maris naman! but anyways, now we are really flying off.

ayaw ko na pumasok ng office. BLECH. i told rebecca na ayaw ko na at give up na ako, meaning, bye bye na!