From batman to slumdog to adopting a kid to...

Went home early last night to watch the Oscars. When Heath Ledger's family accepted the Best Supporting Actor award, my tears started falling. Para akong tanga, haha! Ang babaw talaga ng luha ko! Namiss ko si papa Heath. :( Biglang nag-flashback tuloy yung scene last year when I found out about his death and blogged about it. He was really gone too soon.

Anyways, kahit na malakas mambasag ng trip ang kuya ko ("pinanalo na lang si Heath kasi naawa na lang sa kanya dahil natsugi"), I strongly believe that he deserves the award. Saw the movie on its first day of showing last year and when I got home that night, I could still picture the scenes on my head. He was really credible as the Joker and his take on it was remarkable. Although I'm a big fan of Jack Nicholson, I loved Heath's version of the Joker than Jack's. :) And like what I wrote in my post Missing the Joker, seeing him on that big screen made me forget, even for just a bit, that he was already gone. :)

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Was not surprised that the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" won the best pic. And I wouldn't complain had "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" won. I've seen and loved both movies and even recommended them in my multiply site. Panalo talaga. :) Still, I want to watch the 3 other nominated films.

'Twas such fun to see the whole Slumdog Millionaire crew on stage, especially Ayush, the boy who portrayed the youngest Jamal Malik. I sooo love the kid. Para akong naglilihi. Aaawww, I want one of my own. Talaga lang ha?!? Sige na nga, balik na lang muna ko sa pangarap ko na i-adopt yung kid. :P

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Speaking of adopting a kid, it's not gonna be easy to raise a child by myself. Shempre the child needs a father as well. At dahil dyan, naalala tuloy kita. So what's the real score? Are you STILL single - as in, not in any kind of relationship at all? Or single but not married yet? I'm hoping against hope that it's the former.

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So, get a move on Lil Miss Maldita! Now! Or else...

Making history

(This post is a week late.)

Rafael Nadal made history by being the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open by beating Roger Federer in 5 sets, 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 in last week's finals. Not only did Rafa make history by setting a new record, he also made history by making his archrival, Roger Federer cry. Yup, if there was one man who reduced Roger to tears, IT WAS RAFA!


I was overjoyed when Rafa captured his first hard-court grand slam. I couldn't stop myself from screaming and jumping. But seeing Federer hurt and crying, I felt sorry for him. He didn't hold back his feelings and was brave enough to let the whole world see him in tears. Now, there's one more reason for people to admire him.


But then again, if you're a true-to-the-bone Rafa fanatic and anti-Federer, you couldn't help but feel mighty proud that the Spaniard has the superior advantage in their head-to-head meetings. It's his 13th victory in 19 meetings and his fifth over the Swiss in seven meetings in Grand Slam finals. Five out of seven in Grand Slam finals?!? Now, who's THE MAN?!? Whatever the FEDex fans say, Rafa fanatics will never lose if they stick to that argument. In fact, even Rafael Nadal can use that bit of info to emphasize his bragging rights. But he just won't!

Jessica Zafra was right on the mark when she said in her PhilStar column yesterday that, "The only person with gloating rights is Rafa, and he is too nice." One hundred percent true! During the awarding ceremony, Rafa was of those who applauded Federer and looked almost sheepish and apologetic when he came up on stage. He took the trophy quietly, held it up very briefly, and then went to put his arm around Roger and consoled him. That was truly one for the books.




I am looking forward to more moments like these. More excellent matches, more quality tennnis. One Grand Slam up, three more to go! Next stop is the Roland Garros which will run from May 24th to June 7th. For tennis fans like me, I cannot wait! But for the meantime, I will just content myself with major tournaments first. And oh yeah, cherish these photos. :)




***Acknowledgement***
Thanks to the Australian Open site for the pictures.

A contest for the ages

Was supposed to stay longer in the office last night since I had to finish a lot of things at work. Tried to focus on work but at the same time, I was a constant visitor of the Ausralian Open website. Around 5 PM, I couldn't concentrate anymore. Was listening to the radio broadcast of the semifinals match between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco over the AU Open site. It was a close match, with the first set ending on a tie-break and going Verdasco's way. Since I couldn't contain my excitement any longer, I left the office with the score tied at 4-4, second set. Rafa went on to win that set and when I got home, the score was tied again, third set. I don't remember if it was 4-all or 5-all already though (memory gap, hehe). Should have went home earlier, but then again it's ok. 'Twas brilliant, brilliant tennis from that time on.

A sad note though: I feel sorry for Verdasco that he had to lose on a double fault. A costly mistake, indeed. But he needs to remind himself and put in his head that he played remarkable tennis the entire match, rather than torturing himself with that unforced error.

Anyhow, lemme share with you this article entitled "A contest for the ages" (though it would have been a lot better if you've witnessed the match). ;)


After five hours and 14 minutes of the most astonishing tennis that this year’s Australian Open has seen so far, Rafael Nadal set up his longed-for meeting with Roger Federer in the final. Their title decider at last year’s Wimbledon was a glorious spectacle, and while much is expected of Sunday’s Melbourne rematch, even a contest between the world’s two best players would be hard-pushed to equal the adrenalin-fuelled brilliance of Nadal’s 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-7(1) 6-4 win over compatriot Fernando Verdasco in a semifinal which lit up Rod Laver Arena. Read more...

To Rafa and Fernando, thank you for giving us one of the best matches in the history of tennis. Vamos!

Australian Open Updates

It's already the second week of the Australian Open and it's down to the last four men and women in the Grand Slam.

World number 1, Rafael Nadal beat Frenchman Gilles Simon in their quarterfinals match earlier and will face fellow Spaniard, Fernando Verdasco in the semis on Friday, while Roger Federer will go up against Andy Roddick in the other semis match tomorrow night. If you're one of those three loyal readers I have, you probably know by now that I am a big, big fan of Rafael Nadal. :) So obviously, I'm rooting for him and wishing that he gets his first hard court grand slam title. *fingers crossed* You probably also know that I go for anyone but Roger Federer. But right now, it doesn't really matter whether Rafa faces him or Andy. All I want is for Nadal to win the title. ;)

As for the women, Russian Elena Dementieva will try to continue her winning streak against Serena Williams in the first semis match, while the other match will be an all-Russian semifinals between Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva. Williams is undoubtedly, one of the greatest women tennis players, but boy, she gets me fired up whenever she speaks and answers questions during interviews. Such big ego she has! It'll be such a slap in the face if Dementieva gets past Williams. I hope she does. But if not, I'm hoping Safina will give her a difficult time in the finals.

Vamos Rama! Go Safina!

Chuchay-ism

"Take nothing but photos
Leave nothing but footprints
Kill nothing but time
Bring back nothing but memories"

:) :) :)


(Mag)Disclaimer(daw ako sabi ni Chuchay).

So eto na yun. Hindi talaga sa kanya galing yung quote. Natisod lang nya sa net' "climbers mantra" raw. ;) Kasi ba naman, planning stage pa lang, bigla na lang nyang hinirit yung mga linyang yun. Shempre with feelings pa. Classic Chuch talaga! Napabilib na naman tuloy ako. :P

Hay.

Excited.nako.pero.kinakabahan.din.

Ok.lang.

Ganito.naman.talaga.pag.first.time.

;)

STARSTRUCK-NESS

Re-posting my niece's post :)

STARSTRUCK-NESS

Ha! Ha! Starstruck-ness:)

OMG! Kasi it started at my cousins birthday party... HA!HA!

The usual kiddie party scheme, games tapos kainan na. While I was eating, one of my titos took a picture, we had to compress para mag fit. I sat beside Tita Colette and smiled... After that we were both looking towards the entrance of the driveway, then we saw HIM. JAZZ NICOLAS in the flesh. I remembred that he was my tita-in-law's cousin. Ngek! Tita Colette and I had the same reaction.. WHOA!

GRABEH! Tita Colette and I just stared at him. Tapos yun nag fade away. Then after a few, he asked me if anyone was using the seat beside me.. I was like. Wala po. Then he got the chair. WHOANESS to the MAXX! After a minute, he asked me again the same question, then he got the chair. My Tita Colette was bugging me to the maxx na. She was forcing me to get an autograph and ask for a picture. I was like 'ano ka hilo?' Then tita Candy and my daddy became curious. Tita Colette told them and they were bugging me to the maxx as well. Then My Dad told Tito Arn, and he was like "go for it' tapos he said dahil sa Itchyworms.. blah,blah. I was super duper embarassed na. I was thinking that he could already hear us na and stuff. Haha! I left and watch Wall-E

I came back and got ice cream and sat in my seat again. Haha! They started to bug me again and I went to the washroom. Then I came back and they still bugged me. Haha! Tita Candy was like 'don't let the cance pass, ma dissapoint ka' ,Ngek! Hindi pa rin ako nag pa picture.

Then He left with his family. Good. But I was darn sad I didn't get to ask for a picture or a photo. HAHA!!

So well... Oh update on my finger, wala na, okay na siya, yung skin nalang yung problem.

Tita Colette, ENJOY!

Lotsa Love!

--Inna:)

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YUP, I JUST FOUND OUT LAST SATURDAY THAT JAZZ NICOLAS IS MY BROTHER'S (FIRST)COUSIN-IN-LAW. :) Which makes him my...wala lang. Bwahahaha!

DISCLAIMER:
Hindi naman ako mashadong na-starstruck. :P Was just surprised to see him at my nephew's birthday party. :)

Thank God for MMDA officers

Last night's incident in EDSA was one of the scariest situations I've ever been.

My dad, sis & i were on our way home when the car that my dad was driving suddenly stopped. Yes, the car stopped right in the busy streets of Edsa! We were at the leftmost lane and just a few meters away from Buendia. My dad tried to start it up but nothing happened. It seemed like the battery got drained out. My dad did everything he could, but still, the car wouldn't start. We were beginning to cause a minor build-up already and we were all getting worried. What made the situation worse was, the cars behind us were pounding on their horns incessantly. This made my dad a bit more stressed. Argh! Wanted so much to get out of the car and scream my lungs out at them. Hello! As if we wanted for this to happen! But of course, i kept quiet. Since i know nothing about cars and about driving, that was the most i can do at that time, aside from praying of course. I felt sorry for my dad because he doesn't need this kind of stress. He's 72 years old and fact is, he should not be driving anymore. But my two single brothers who still live with us, don't know how to drive, as well. My sis knows how, but has never tried driving in Edsa yet and my dad wouldn't allow her to. Not yet anyway. Still, i commend my sis for being so calm and responsible. She immediately called my other (married) brothers and informed them of what happened. She didn't let panic to get the best of her. I know she was also scared but she didn't show it.

Anyhow, good thing, there were MMDA officers near the area. They helped set up the early warning device and directed the flow of traffic. When my dad told them that the car wouldn't start, they said they'd push the car until we reach the Emergency Bay. There were three of them. This got me thinking, "How on earth are they gonna do that?!" The Emergency Bay was on the other side, at the rightmost lane. In order for us to reach that point, we would have to cross the street. It didn't look easy since Edsa was so busy at that time. A lot of vehicles were passing through and they were all coming so fast. But there was no other way! This was the time when i hit the panic button. I was so scared! Scared for my family and for the three guys who were pushing the car. I couldn't help it, but i was really bothered by the thought of being hit by another vehicle. But i know we were all silently praying that nothing bad would happen to us. Except for that rampaging bus that overtook us and didn't even bother to slow down, no more untoward accident happened. THANK GOD we were able to get to the other side in one piece.

We asked for the MMDA to call their towing service. While waiting for the wrecker, the MMDA checked the battery and the other parts and doused it with water. Then my dad started the car again and it worked. It turned out the battery overheated and the radiator had some leaks already. We were advised to drive to the nearest gasoline station to have the car checked. The MMDAs were nice enough to not give us any ticket (for obstruction) and for telling us that they'd cancel the towing service. They were also very helpful and we all felt their sincerity in assisting us. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I know MMDA officers don't get a lot of respect now from us, the people. But believe me, THERE ARE STILL SOME GOOD EGGS OUT THERE WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP THE BEST WAY THEY CAN!

The Final Set - Eraserheads Reunion Concert

Saw this in the Supreme Section of The Philippine Star this morning. *big, big smile* :)

This just in! Supreme Eheads scoop!
Eheads fans, this one's for you!

It’s confirmed. The Eraserheads concert “The Final Set” is set.

Save the date: March 7, 2009. The concert is to be produced by MTV and Smart with the venue yet to be announced. For now, it’s a tossup between The Fort and SM Mall of Asia grounds.

They're just about to sign the contract and will have their press conference on January 19. We know you can’t wait, that’s why we’re already telling you — remember, you read it here first in Supreme!

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Best news i've ever read so far this year. :P

Can't wait. Super, super excited! Definitely saving the date and will not plan to do anything on that day except to watch the four guys (or maybe 5 ;)) do their stuff and more! :)

See y'all!

Sinong bespren mo dun?

7:30PM na
Nasa office parin ako
Pakshet
Inaantok nako
Tapos yung tyan ko nakikigulo pa
GUTOM NAKO
Ayaw na gumana utak ko
To borrow a quote from chuchay - "sakit sa head"
Hindi lang nga head eh
Pati likod, batok, tyan

STRESS, bestfriend ko sha ngayon
AHA, kaya pala ako pini-pimple
POTEK
Kung kelan ako tumanda saka ako pinimple

Feeling close si STRESS saken
Kasama ko sha dito sa work
Tapos pag nasa mall ako, nakakasalubong ko rin sha
Sumasama rin sha sa bahay
Kahit matutulog na lang ako, kinukulit pa nya ako eh
Haayy...STRESS

Osha, tama na nga 'to
Parang wala pa naman shang balak tantanan ako eh

SHYET
GUTOM NAKO
INAANTOK
MASAKIT NA KATAWAN KO
PAGOD NAKO!

WAAAHHH!

Out of sight, out of mind

Not really true when it comes to you.

Can't stop thinking about you.

GAWD, I MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY! (parang kanta lang noh, but heck, it's true!)

Yey! - Back so Zune :)

My Zune's up and running again. :)

After getting a text from my friend last night that her Zune's back to normal, i decided to charge mine today. I got a little worried when the device screen was still black and it took time for the Zune software to load. But after a few minutes, my Zune started up and began charging. Almost an hour after, the battery has been fully charged and everything was back to normal. It's as if nothing happened. Yey! :)

I still love my Zune over iPod. For the simple reason that there's only a handful of us who are owners of this device. Mas malaki yung chance na wala akong katulad. :P Plus it gets the job done! I can store my songs, videos, pictures in it. I can also listen to the radio and play games. ;) And oh yeah, i bought it when it was on sale in the US - around PHP7K for 30GB! 'Twas such a steal! :)

Anyhow, curious how a Zune looks like? Here are some pics i took after charging it. ;)

Goodbye Zune?

Got a text from Toni yesterday saying her Zune froze and that she needs to restart it but she doesn't know how. Fortunately, i have not encountered that situation yet and so, i told her that i've no idea on how to restart it. I even joked her that nagtatampo yung Zune nya since she seldom uses it.

For the unaware, Zune is Microsoft's answer to Apple's iPod.

My Zune is only 13 months old. Got it a few months after Toni got hers. Then i suddenly had this negative thought "what if...?" I got my Zune and turned it on. The last time i used it was 2 days ago and i clearly remember that the battery was still half-full. So imagine my anxiety when it started up and then froze! Waaah! Hang-time, darn it!

Texted my friend and informed her of what happened. This time, mas panic-mode nako than her. Told her that this might be a case of the Y2K bug, but that was not even real. She calmed me down and advised me to drain the battery and hopefully it will fix itself. Hopefully.

This can't be happening! Aside from my phone & pc, my Zune is my life! Have a lot of songs and pictures stored in it. Even had to delete seasons 1 & 2 of Heroes just to give way to thousands of songs and pics. It helps me get by, especially if a lot of waiting is involved and whenever i want some "alone" time. SO NO! I CAN'T ACCEPT THE FACT THAT MY ZUNE GAVE UP ON ME!

Today, January 1, 2009

"Believe it or not, may 'leap year bug' yung zune 30gb! Apparently the internal clock cannot handle leap years, specifically Dec. 31, 2008. Sabi, it will auto-resolve come January 1, siguro PST..."

That was another SMS from Toni. I went online and there it was on Yahoo's homepage!

"Leap year bug zaps Zune music players"

Microsoft asked for patience and apologized for the inconvenience and said that the problem would be resolved over the next 24 hours.

My fingers are crossed.

The Story Behind Your Universe:))

This is my niece's blog post. I'm re-posting it here because of two reasons:

1) 'though an accident happened that night, 'twas one great bonding experience for us. Just pigging out and staying up late and making the remote control go crazy coz we kept on switching (music) channels.

2) i like the way Inna writes. Shempre, one proud tita ako! ;-)

Here's the link to her site:

http://innalagzon.multiply.com/journal/item/10/The_Story_Behind_Your_Universe

I didn't lose a finger neither did I play with fireworks. But I nearly got my left ring finger chopped off.

I decided to stay and be left in my Lolo's house in Paranaque after we came there for Christmas. I didn't have clothes or anything. Good thing my titas and I are just the same size:p. On my second day my brother decided to follow and stay. I asked my dad to bring me clothes cause I knew I was going to stay longer than 2 days. I told my mom over the phone on what to pack. She packed everything that I asked her too. My mom didn't think of the other stuff that I needed like slippers. Ha! Ha! My feet are twice the size of my titas. It was funny that their slippers sorta fit me.

Tita Colette was obesessing over her new found love. Rico Blanco. Ha! Ha! We looked for 'Your Universe' chords over the net and sang along with it with me playing the guitar. I think she'd gotten over Ely B. That was good.

On my third night, We went over to the nearest mall which was SM Bicutan. We went to the grocery and bought stuff. I thought of baking oatmeal cookies when we got back home. I baked the cookies and we ate them with whip cream on top. I put too much coffee. I decided to get some milk and put some whip cream on top. Rico Blanco's song 'Your Universe' was playing on one of the music channels. I thought of how I was going to drink it without sipping it from the cup itself. I asked TIta Candy if they had straws anywhere. She said they did have and they were over the sliding cabinet that we all knew was prone to breaking so she told me to be careful. I was careful but then it happened. One of the sliding glass doors of the cabinet came out. I tried catching it but it fell to the floor. The glass broke in my hand. I thought nothing bad happened until I saw the blood rushing out of my finger. I was never scared of blood, not until yesterday. I thought it was never going to stop rushing out of my finger. That was scary. They rushed me to the sink to flush my hand with water. Tito Alex said to continue what we were doing and wait for the bleeding to stop so we can see if my finger need to be stiched up. I panicked at the sound of 'stiched up', I never liked needles in my body. I started crying. Tita Colette and Tita Candy tried to me laught and feel better. Ang Kodak momment nun. They started to clean the tiny glass pieces so that it wouldn't hurt anybody else. They wrapped my finger in a hankee and put it over ice. Then they looked at it. It made me sick. The skin looked like it was about to come off with a piece of my meat. Ewww... I didn't want to be stiched up so instead they cleaned it and wrapped around wi fingersth gauze.

Then we saw it again, Your Universe. We decided to call the story Your Universe.

Good thing Edward and Jasper weren't around. *wink,wink*

No guitar playing for awhile :((

It was partly my fault and the straws. Ha! Ha! nag feeling Starbucks kasi:P

Happy New Year!! Don't lose any of your fingers!

----Inna

P.S. I'll try to upload some photos of my finger a day after:p

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Just a little correction:

"Tita Colette was obesessing over her new found love. Rico Blanco...I think she'd gotten over Ely B. That was good."

I've always loved Rico Blanco since his Rivermaya days. Was actually glad when he took over Bamboo (since i was not and still am, not a Bamboo fan). But then again, yeah, i was first and foremost an Ely Buendia fanatic. :) So Rico had to stay in the background. Haha! BUT, i think i'm one of those super excited when Rico had gone solo. I was like, 'finally, it's 'bout time." :)

So you see, he's not really a new found love. ;-) I'm just more obsessed with him now than before. Hehe! And NO, i have not gotten over Ely yet! I think that will never happen. ;-)

Nose-bleed

Haha! Just wanna share this.

We got a long-distance call from an older cousin who's been living in the US for, give or take, 25 years now. My cousin still knows her tagalog, but of course, she does have the american twang already. She first talked to my dad and then after a while, I heard my dad talking in english. He was talking to my nephew, Myles, who's only been here in the Philippines when he was around, I think, 12-13 years old. Myles was born and raised in the US, so naturally, he doesn't really speak our language. But my dad used to be an english teacher so 'twas easy for him to converse with Myles. :)

Ok, this is the fun part. Or funny is more like it. :P

When my turn came to talk to my cousin, she said that I'd be speaking with Myles also. So I was like "Ok." I was suprised 'coz suddenly I heard my nephew's voice.

Colette: Hi Myles!
Myles: Hi Colette!
C: Do you know me?
M: Uhm, no :)
C: I'm Chris' sister, younger sister
M: Oh ok. It feels weird talking to someone you don't really know. (he sounded like he was shy and apologetic at the same time)

Dead air...

And then I heard his mom asking him to say "Maligayang Pasko!"

C: Can you say Maligayang Pasko?
M: No :) I don't wanna say it out loud (or basta he said something pa, can't remember na, haha!)
C: How old are you?
M: Tweny (silent t, haha)
C: Tweny (para may masabi lang, haha). Do you go to school?
M: Yeah, I can't afford not to go to school. 'Coz if I don't go to school, I'd be no one (alam ko, no one talaga sinabi nya, hindi nobody...nagsisimula na, nafi-feel ko na)

Dead air...this time 'twas a lot longer.

C: Sorry, what was that? You can't afford to go to school?
M: Can't afford NOT to go to school
C: Oh ok

Dead air forever.

Inulit pa kasi eh, na-gets ko naman yung sinabi nya. Napaisip tuloy ako at na-conscious bigla. :P

This was the part na naubusan na talaga ako ng baon! Didn't know what to say next, and I guess, he felt the same way, 'coz he also wasn't talking. Nose-bleed to the nth power. Haha! And 'twas not just because it was already two in the morning kaya low-batt na my brains. Hehe! I'm just not really good with small talks, even if it was a relative. Not knowing what to say and to say it in english only made the situation worse. Haha!

So want to know how our conversation ended?

After what seemed like forever, I just said "wait," with emphasis on the last letter. As in maririnig mo talaga yung 't' sound. DMO-style, haha! (Chuch and Dru, kasalanan nyo 'to!).

I put the phone down without even telling him and then begged for my sister to save me. Shucks! I know I should not be embarrassed, but I am. LOL!

Was eaten alive by a twenty-year-old kid. I kill me. Haha!

Oh well, happy, happy christmas everyone! :)

It's about time

In case you’re wondering, NO, I didn’t forget. I know it was your birthday last Sunday. I JUST DIDN’T WANT TO GREET YOU! It’s as simple as that.

What you do (or more like, what you don't do) is not funny anymore. It gets tiring. It gets old.

Sorry, but I think this is really it. Thanks, but no thanks.

Wag ka naman sanang maging another case of tristan

Buti naman na-gets mo na para seio yung status message ko sa ym. Sorry pare, pero that's how i really feel right now. Sabi mo wag ako magalit, super busy ka lang talaga and you need to attend to so many things. Unang-una, I understand that you have to rush so many things now, especially since you only have a week left. What i don't understand is, why do you have to keep things from me? Alam mo na yun, no need for me to elaborate. Hindi rin naman ako galit, inis lang. Basta sana lang talaga, we don't end up that way. Please don't let it happen.

Para kay Ella

Yo bru!

Anong araw or oras na ba jan sa Canada? Ayaw ko mag-do the math eh, mahina ako sa conversion. Anyhow, November 7 na dito sa Pinas. Ibig sabihin, birthday mo na pare! Malamang miss na miss mo na kami noh? Tapos pinipilit mong mag-saya kahit hindi ka naman talaga masaya (paiyakin ba?) Ay teka, may mga friends at fafah ka na nga pala jan, so kahit papano masaya ka narin siguro. Pero iba parin kung kami ang kasama mo. Super duper mega over sa saya! At tiyak mas masarap ang kulitan, laitan, asaran! Dagdag mo pa yung mga hindi inaasahang mga eksena! Kakamiss kami noh?

Speaking of mga eksena, remember last year nung birthday treat mo sa Gilligan's Nakpil? Nung bigla na lang may nagbatuhan ng baso or bote ng beer sa may sulok, sabay sigaw nung isang guy na "wala kang breeding" Si Ronnie biglang natahimik, natatakot din pala ang bading. O diba, sino ba namang hindi makaka-miss sa mga ganong eksena?! Hahaha! Hmm, hindi ko maalala yung eksena nung despedida mo. Ano ba meron nun? Yung mga nagkalat na Koreano sa may Macapagal? Basta, i'm sure meron nung time na un.

After mo umalis nung May, mejo marami ka na namiss. Tama ka, parang nananadya yung mga subordinates natin. Kung kelan ka umalis, saka biglang nagparamdam yung mga institusyon, like shempre, first on the list, si Tanda, este Aileen, Khite, Janet, Ate Vi (atleast nagparamdam parin kahit paalis na uli sha), Ligz, si Bondat nabuhay (naubusan na siguro ng dahilan), at shempre ang pinakamamahal ni Kuya Jimmy, si Guia! Ay before I forget, ang mala-trianggulong eksena nina Magda, Dennis Prudente at Ate Lourdes. Sa birthday pa mismo ng anak mo naganap ang mga pangyayari! Buti na lang kahit absent ka sa party ni Andre, present naman kaming mga ninang. :) At special guests pa sina Jollibee, Hetty at Mr. Yum. Si bading tuloy hindi magkanda-ugaga magpakuha ng picture. Bwahaha!

Uyy, at lately lang, ang lolo Mara nabuhay narin. Which reminds me, si Bato nga pala matagal ng buhay at ang mga damoves nya sayo, ay kaloka! Hindi ko rin kinaya! Ayan tuloy, buo na naman ang Bato-Ella-Mara love triangle. Hmm...love square or rectangle ata kasi si Ronnie, nag-eemote rin. May mga eksena pa ang bading na "bigla naman akong kinabahan." Asus! Forever sabit talaga si Ronnie.

Hay, tama na nga. Babatiin lang naman kita kaya ako nag-post nito. Napahaba na tuloy. Bakit nga ba ako napakwento? Kasi naman potah, miss na kita bru! Grabe, ilang months ka palang jan pero parang ang tagal mo ng wala. Kunsabagay, sige jan ka muna. Ipon ka maraming-maraming pera tas i-share mo samen. :) O kaya, sagot mo bakasyon namin jan para atleast makasama mo kami uli diba? Hehe!

Osha, greet na nga kita before ko pa makalimutan. Happy happy birthday Ella! Naway maging kasing-saya ng celebration mo dito yung party mo jan sa Canada. Mwah! :)

PS
Lapit na pasko, sama mo sa padala mong christmas box, ck truth na perfume, kate spade na bag, saka kid's size na slippers. Sige na, pa-birthday at christmas gifts mo saken. ;-) Hahaha!

**some pics nung despedida ni Ella

Happy birthday

Just want to greet the two important men in my life a belated happy birthday! Hope you guys had a blast these last 2 days. :) My apologies, medyo late ang bati, now lang ako nakapag-online eh. :)

I wish you two, happiness, great health, a successful career and a stable family life.

Happy, happy birthday, OLSEN & ELY! :)

***haha! talagang the two important men in MY life...ASA! haha!***



Again, happy birthday mga fafah! Mmmwah! :D

***Update***
I used a solo pic of Ely before, since I didn't have a picture with him yet when i wrote this. But a day after, i watched him and his band at Club Dredd in Libis, QC and had my picture taken with him. Yey! :)

Thanks for making my day!

*super big smile*

You were probably just curious. But hey, it really made my day! :)

Busy Friday

I look forward to Fridays. Who doesn't, right? So yesterday, I came to the office feeling happy and at the same time relieved, because it was the last day of the week and I get to not think about work for 2 days. I even had "yey, friday" as my status message in YM. I usually use this status after a toxic week at work.

I spoke too soon. It was a not-so-yey-Friday after all.

Working on a Friday is like a mortal sin. Come on, who wants to work on a Friday? What's even worse is, if you have to work overtime! I mean, sure, we go to the office, check our emails, finish whatever we can finish for the day, and then party (or go home and get some sleep)! That's it, not so much pressure. But when you're suddenly asked to finish a task by the end of the day (read: was asked a few minutes before lunch break (12PM); deadline: 6PM or EOD), it's a different ballgame. I hate when this happens, but of course, I'm just an employee! I need to do what I'm asked, even if it's like almost Saturday already! Aargh!

Well, there's a bit of a good side to this story. I am taking on a new role. Technically, it took effect last October 1, but haven't really started yet with the work per se. ('Though, the one I was asked to do is kinda part of my new role na.) I'm still doing a lot of reading/researching, have some more con-call trainings left and will have to do some "shadowing". Definitely, the new role requires me to have more responsibilities. It also means I have to be more effective in time management. I welcome the challenge but I'm also apprehensive because I'm not really sure if I fit the role to a T. This is totally new for me and I'm crossing my fingers that I'll have an easier, happier time when I'm over and done with the 'ackward' stage already.

So does this mean I'll have to say bye-bye to happy Fridays? Of course not! ;-)

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Speaking of happy Fridays, I was dead set on going to the NU Rockathon gig at Malate last night. A lot(?) of bands were to perform, including, Markus Highway, Pupil, Sandwich, just to name a few. I've psyched myself up that I'd be less shy and friendlier, so I could meet up with my fellow Circus listers,(members of the Eraserheads Mailing list) and go to the venue with them. But unfortunately, I had to work overtime. I left the office around 8:30PM and since Malate is not such a 'friendly' place, I decided not to go (by myself) anymore. My tropang wasak is not really into the "rock & roll band scene" so it was hard to convince them to go to the gig with me. But still, I had a blast last night. Thanks to my office friends! What will I do without you guys? Naks! :)