i'm moving

i was encouraged by my NFFs to try WP. i'm slowly moving out of blogspot and transferring to WP. kindly update your links to : antuken's bubble thoughts. thanks for visiting. =p

kids say the darnedest things

i love having kids around. they say whatever they want to say. here are some that i found really amusing. (these actually really happened...)
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my cousin da and her daughter tish were both in baguio. there, they rode a cab and out of the blue...
tish (seeing all the cabs): mommy, sa pilipinas ba may taxi rin?
da: heh, tumigil ka nga, nasa pilipinas pa tayo

tish probably thought that because they were wearing winter clothes, they were in the u.s. haha
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when a couple and their 2 kids went to the mall, they got out and discovered that their youngest was carrying something...
mommy: hala, may nabitbit pala itong si bunso, hindi ito nabayaran
daddy: hayaan mo na, di na naman pansin
panganay: MAGNANAKAW! MAGNANAKAW! MAY MGA MAGNANAKAW DITO!

nga naman kse, wala ka talagang maitatago sa mga bata
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my cousin and her then kid sister (who was probably 5 or six yrs. old, high school na sya ngayon) were at ATC, window shopping. after some time the kid sister probably got tired...
kid sister: ate, uwi na tayo
ate: sandali lang, may titingnan pa ako
so, window shopped pa...
kid sister: ate, uwi na nga tayo
ate: hindi pa nga ako tapos
kid sister: eh ate, gusto ko na ngang umuwi
ate:o yan ang susi, umuna ka na (sabay abot ng susi ng kotse)
kid sister (kuha ng susi sabay sabi): eh pano ka?

o di ba, feeling nya kaya nya mag-drive ng kotse. pero at least, concerned kung pano uuwi ang ate nya. hahaha.

FF#4

Appetizer
How are you today?
A little tired because of the traffic, but aside from that, I'm glad the weekend's here.

Soup
Name 3 television shows you watch on a regular basis.
I don't get to watch tv anymore. But I love House, Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers & Sisters, Heroes, CSI. I watch them on dvd instead.

Salad
What’s the scariest weather situation you’ve experienced?
Everywhere I look there's water everywhere due to typhoon. We were stuck at the plant, with some parts of the roof giving out. We got to ride a ten-wheeler truck to get out of the office. And everywhere we went, all trees were down.

Main Course
If you could wake up tomorrow morning in another country, where would you want to be?
Prague (city pala to, hehe)

Dessert
What do you usually wear to sleep?
A shirt and undies.

ma, happy birthday

tomorrow, my mom will be 61. truly a senior citizen. hindi naman ako showy sa feelings, so ide-dedicate ko na lang ang post na ito sa kaisa-isang nanay ko. the best, sa mundo.

ano nga ba ang first memory ko sa nanay ko? the first memory i could dig, malakas ang boses.sobra.sobrang dali sa kanya ang mamalo. i should know, kse sa amin yatang magkakapatid ako ang may pinakamaraming natanggap na palo ng tsinelas at belt. sabagay, siguro dahil na rin sa ako ang pinaka-suwail at pinakamatigas ang ulong anak nya. naturingan pang bunso ---- favorite daw. in my case, totally not true. naalala ko pa ang mga palo nya saken, sobrang sakit talaga. at pagkapalo nya, ganito ang linya nya: "WAG KANG IIYAK!! WAG KANG IIYAK!!". kala nyo ba madali yun? napakahirap kimkimin ng iyak kapag nasaktan ka. kaya nga laging hikbi ang drama ko nung bata pa ako.

hindi ko na-experience mahatid ng parents sa 1st day nila sa school. my parents were busy then minding the canteen that they put up in one textile factory near us. laki ako sa lola (nung nursery, kinder lang naman). first day in school ko ganito ang drama:

lola (pumara ng jeep): ma, ibaba nyo nga ho ito sa central (ako ang tinutukoy dun)
lola (kausap si antuken): o, pagkababa mo, pumunta ka sa lola ela mo, ituturo nya sa yo ang klase mo.

isipin nyo naman yan. 4 yrs old pa lang ako nyan ha. takang-taka pa ako sa mga kaklase ko na nagpupumalahaw sa pag-iyak nun, ayaw mawalay sa mga magulang nila. sobrang busy ang nanay at tatay ko nun pagbabantay ng canteen, 24 hrs kse ang operation. ginagawa nila, iniiwanan na lang ako ng baon. na hindi naman binibigay ng lola ko. (direcho sa bangko yun) pero nalalayo ako sa kwento ko eh. si mudra ang topic of conversation dito.

ano nga ba ang katangi-tangi sa nanay ko?
1. maporma
isang alias na pwede sa kanya eh ms color coordinated. kung ang type nya ngayong araw eh pink. asahan mo pink sya all over. clothes, accessories, shoes, bag, ipit, everything talaga. ang akala ng mga officemates ko marami ako bags. at accessories. at shoes. ang hindi nila alam (ay alam pala nila, sinasabi ko e), sa nanay ko karamihan sa mga yun. swerte ko nga kse halos pareho kami ng shoe size. kaya nga pag may mga pasalubong ang mga friends at relatives nya, sinasabi ko na ambait naman nila kse pinasalubong-an din ako. hehe

2. palaban
hindi ko makakalimutan sa nanay ko, sinugod nya ang p.e. teacher ko nung grade 4 ako. binigyan kse ako ng grade na 85. nawala tuloy ako sa first honor. inaway nya si teacher. at tinanong kung baket daw mababa ang grade ko.

teacher: pano po kse dun sa practical exam, isa lang ang naipasok nya na serve (bale volleyball nga pala ang p.e. na to).
mudra: ABA NAMAN MISS! HINDI MO BA NAKIKITA ANG BRASO NG ANAK KO? HOW COULD YOU EXPECT HER NA MAKAPAG-SERVE NG MADAMI, EH AMPAYAT NG BRASO NG ANAK KO.

walang nasabi si teacher. pero shempre, final na ang grade na ibinigay saken. di na pwede bawiin. kaya pagdating ng next quarter, tumaas ulet ang grade ko. nasindak ata ni mamita. hehe.

eto pa isa: yang nanay ko pikon yan. kwento nga ng mga kuya ko, minsan kasali sila sa liga (basketball league), ganito ang pangyayari:

Kuya ko (itago natin sa pangalang Y) tumira, sala.
Crowd: ang galing ni Y! Whoo.
Mudra: Hoy! Bastos ka ah. Anak ko yang chini-cheer mo.

yan ang nanay ko. palaban.

3. the best cook in the whole wide world
the best sya magluto. wala na yatang mas masarap magluto sa kanya. namana ng mga kuya ko ang galing nya. ako, ewan ko ba naman, kung baket hindi yun ang namana ko sa kanya. sayang nga lang, ngayon di na sya mashado nagluluto. she has vitiligo kse. masama mainitan ang mga kamay.

4. matiyaga
pareho kami ng nanay ko na mahilig manood ng movies. meron nga ako kinukuhanan ng mga piratang dvd, ang sabi andami ko daw bumili. ang hindi nya alam, hindi ko pa napapanood ang mga nabili ko sa kanya. para yun sa nanay ko. pag may dala ako, asahan mo, papanoorin nya agad yun. ang gilmore girls box set ko nga natapos nya ata ng 3 araw eh. 6 seasons yun ha. titigil sya kapag sisikat na ang araw. ganun sya katiyaga manood. masama mo pa, kakakabit lang ng cable namin. hala, wala nang pahinga yang si mama.

5. very generous (aka galante)
kahit walang pera yan, go sa pagbigay ng mga regalo. pag-treat. pagpapakain sa bahay. sabi nga namin ng mga kuya ko, galit sa pera ang nanay ko. pag nagkapera, kelangan magastos nya. hehe.

6. very lenient
never ako nagkaron ng problema sa kanya (sa kanila ng daddy ko) pagpapaalam going out. kahit mga out of town trips. basta ang importante, alam nya kung sino kasama ko at san ang punta namin. hinding hindi ko nagawa na magsinungaling sa kanya pag may gimik ako. aba, nagagawa ko nga na tatawag ako sa kanya para mag-paprepare ng mga pika-pika at pulutan kse gusto namin mag-inom ng mga friends ko. one time i went out with my friends sa manila. shempre, bar-bar (college time to). ako nakapaguwi ng receipt/bill. kinabukasan, ang sabi saken baket sabi ko daw puro girls kami. sabi ko girls nga, except for G --- boypren ng friend ko. kilala naman nya si G. ang sagot nya: eh baket nakita ko ang resibo nyo, puro beer ang nandun. i told her beer ang iniinom namin. ang reaction? aba anak, hindi ka dapat umiinom ng beer. dapat mga ladies' drinks ang iniinom mo. o di ba, sosyal ang nanay ko.

7. mananahi rin si mama
pag meron ako mga damit na kelangan ng alterations, no need to go to a modista. kayang-kaya nya mag-alter. minsan nga bumili ako ng tela kse papatahi ko sana na beddings. aba, paguwi ko natahi na nya. eto nga desktop ko ginawan nya ng covers eh. for the monitor, keyboard at cpu.

8. magaling sa crossword ang mamita ko
sirang-sira ang araw ng nanay ko kapag ang section ng dyaryo na may crossword ay nawawala. as in. napapamura sya. isa sa mga pinagaaksayahan nya ng kwarta eh ang mga crossword puzzles (variety puzzles din) na nabibili sa booksale. buti nga dun sya bumibili. kung sa national bookstore or any normal magazine store, hay naco. baka pulubi na kami. at, kayang-kaya nya i-complete ang mga crossword puzzles na sinimulan nya.

9. kunsintidora
tulad ng nasabi ko, lagi lang ako nanghihiram ng bag sa nanay ko. dito nya na-discover na nagyo-yosi ako. yung bag kse na hiniram ko sa kanya eh gagamitin nya. nakita nya ang yosi dun sa bag. when she confronted me about it, inamin ko lang (graduate na ako nun). at okei na. ngayon nga sinasabihan pa ako na dapat daw isang ream na ang binibili ko para di ako nawawalan ng yosi. kse naman chain smoker si mama, kaya okei lang.

10. doting grandmama
spoiler ito. sobra. pag magm-mall kami, ang iniisip lagi nya, ano kaya ang mapapasalubong kay yohan. or tisha. or sofie. mga pamangkin ko yan.

11. life of the party
in other words, bangkera ang nanay ko. sa mga family gatherings at social gatherings. gusto lagi nila present ang nanay ko. kse ma-kwento.sobra. actually, dalawa sila na ganun. yung kakambal nya.

andami ko pa pwedeng masabi about my one and only nanay. kaya lang masakit na ang kamay ko kaka-type.

kulang ang isang gabi ng pagt-type para makwento ko ang mga nakakaaliw about her. all i know is, i haven't told her enough how much i love her and how much i appreciate everything that she's done for me (and my family). kumbaga, very thankful ako at sya ang nanay ko. kahit lagi kami nagkakasagutan nyan. at lagi ko sya nababara. (nasabi ko naman na may pagka-suwail akong anak di ba?) sabi nga nila ang asawa pwede mong piliin, ang pamilya hindi. pero, kung papipiliin ako, di na ako pipili pa ng iba. love you ma. so much. happy birthday!

Tagged: Desktop View

Sexy Maru tagged me. Well here goes...



This photo was taken after Lola Mareng's (my mom's tita) 87th b-day celebration. The picture is of my cousins, neices, brother & sister-in-law. Every once in a while I change it. Depending on my mood. Who am I tagging? Don't know a lot of bloggers yet, so I won't be tagging anyone just yet. But feel free to do this if you want. Just follow the instructions.

[TAG STARTS HERE]

My Desktop Free View Instruction:

A. Upon receiving this tag, immediately perform a screen capture of your desktop. It is best that no icons be deleted before the screen capture so as to add to the element of fun.

You can do a screen capture by:

[1] Going to your desktop and pressing the Print Scrn key (located on the right side of the F12 key).

[2] Open a graphics program (like Picture Manager, Paint, or Photoshop) and do a Paste (CTRL + V).

[3] If you wish, you can “edit” the image, before saving it.

For MAC users: Press [ Apple] [ Ctrl ] [ Shift ] and [ 3 ]

B. Post the picture in your blog. You can also give a short explanation on the look of your desktop just below it if you want. You can explain why you preferred such look or why is it full of icons. Things like that.

C. Tag five of your friends and ask them to give you a Free View of their desktop as well.

D. Add your name to this list of Free Viewers with a link pointing directly to your Desktop Free View post to promote it to succeeding participants.

Participants and their desktop!

iRonnie
skippyheart
dom lawrence
vera
azrael
maru
antuken

add your link after mine

[TAG ENDS HERE]

FF#3

Appetizer
What is your favorite type of art?
I'm not much of an art patron. So I have no favorites.It differs, depends on the mood I'm in.

Soup
When was the last time you got a free lunch (or breakfast or dinner)? Who paid for it?
Last weekend. We did a community program called "Gawad Kalinga". We helped build homes for some less fortunate ones. In exchange for a few hours of work (painting houses, mixing cement, etc.), our lunch was free. The company paid for it. The good thing was, after that outreach thingie, my boss invited a few of us over to her rest house and we had a few drinks plus some more food like sisig, pinaputok na tilapia, pinaputok na bangus, etc.

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how emotional are you?
Hmmn. I dunno, probably a 6?or 7?I'm not really emotional, but i can easily cry.

Main Course
Approximately how long do you spend each day responding to emails?
If you sum it all up, probably an hour or two. Depends if I've received a lot, that needs answering immediately.

Dessert
To what temperature do you usually set your home’s thermostat?
We have no airconditioning at home. Whatever the ambient temp is, that's the temperature at home.

2 movies in a day

spent the day yesterday watching movies with my antuken. as soon as i got up, i texted him to ask what movie sked we'll be going to. we decided to go see the 2pm sked at atc. on the way there, he kept on kidding me that rouge assassin had bad reviews. but i didn't care. love ko si jet li at jason statham eh. hehehe.
before the movie started, i seriously told him that if it turns out that the movie really was a drag (according to my bro, mejo korni daw ending), isipin na lang nya na he had made me ultra happy kse i saw 2 of my faves in one movie! (hehe, he even laughed at me when i said this ---> serious mode kse when i did).
ganda na sana ng build-up talaga... pag dating sa ending, nyeehee... still i didn't care. saw them pa rin. after that we went a little window shopping. then we decided to go home.
last minute decision to watch the brave one. we were a little late for the 7pm screening ---> i don't watch movies that has started already, so we waited for the last full show (930pm)... hala, i think only a few calambeños appreciate movies of this genre, there were only a handful of us watching the last full show. but it was a nice movie. i can totally relate to jodie's fear of facing the world again after going through something she had.
up to now, i still have a little fear everytime i commute to and from work (esp. when i render OT at work and get home late), after 2 guys snatched my bag more than a year ago.
haay 2 movies in a day, no wonder i got up late today. okei lang. im on night shift this week! "

what kind of panties are you?

saw this thing in maru's blog, so i tried it also kse mahilig din ako sa undies. lalo na yung matching sets... can't get enough of 'em...

You Are Lacy Panties

You're one seductive chica, but you've also got a ton of class. You are like a pinup girl, with timeless beauty and sexiness. Men are afraid to talk to you, knowing they'll be addicted to your charm immediately. Only a true manly man, confident in himself, is your perfect match.

What Kind of Panties Are You?

parang natawa naman ako sa results... i'm like a pinup girl daw... parang sobrang bola naman... hehe (pero tuwang-tuwa naman sa results)

FF #2

Appetizer

Using only one word, how does grocery shopping make you feel?

Excited --- i love grocery shopping!
Soup

What is your favorite part about the season of Autumn?

We don't have autumn here, but considering the months of autumn, hmmn --- the onset of Christmas season

Salad

Have you ever had any bad experiences online?

None that I could think of right now.

Main Course

Name three things that make you happy daily.

A good night's sleep. A good breakfast. Good mood in everyone i encounter.
Dessert

What one household cleansing or organizing item would you not want to be without?

Dishwashing soap/liquid ---- i always want my eating utensils to be clean.

losing someone

i was watching a rush hour 3 (with jackie chan & chris tucker) last night when i got this text from Da (my cousin).

From redj: Im in pangasinan.Dino's gone. He was shot last wednesday.

Rush Hour 3 was a really hilarious movie. But when I got that text, I just stopped laughing. I immediately replied back to her and asked her for details and texted my very good friend Redj immediately. I was so frustrated for while I was waiting for the "sent" icon, my phone died. Low Batt. Grrr. I can't do anything about it but wait for the movie to end.

When I got home, I immediately charged my fone. After a while, I turned it on and texted my cousin again. I tried calling my friend Redj, but her fone cannot be reached.

We were all saddened about this news. I haven't seen Redj for a while and I know she's sooper devastated with this event. A few months back, she also lost her grandmother. And now this.

Way back when I was working in Manila, I stayed with Redj. She invited me to stay with her and it was for free. Dino would drop by sometimes and I remember me and my friends having fun listening to them talk in Panggalatok. They sounded German. Sometimes we also ribbed Redj about Dino's voice, for it was a little high-pitched. In tagalog it was 'matinis'.

I really feel for her loss. They were such a close-knit family. Dino was Redj's buddy/driver/mr. everything (aside from her youngest bro - Julius). And I'm sure she might still be in shock, right now.

I'll never really know how it feels to lose someone. I was too young when my lolo (grandfather) died. When my lola died when I was in high school, I was saddened, but I thought, that's where old people really go. But Dino was so young. He's not even in his 30s yet. His daughter's so young. He still had so much to live for. He was so kind. And such a gentleman. And so accomodating. And dying so young, and a gunshot in the head at that, I really can't understand. Maybe God has other plans for his family. But it really is such a tragic loss.

draw a pig

Saw this personality test on drawing a pig in my SIL's blog... I tried it out (It's obvious i have no talent in drawing). You will be asked to draw a pig and answer some questions and my results are:

1. I'm a realist

2. I believe in tradition, are friendly, and remember dates (birthdays, etc.)

3. I'm emotional and naive, I care little for details and a risk-taker.

4. I'm secure, stubborn, and stick to my ideals.

5. I'm an OK listener

6. I drew a medium sized tail... what does it mean? Go to the site to know... :p

happy birthday chrissy!

just a shoutout to my k-batch chrissy: happy birthday batch! have no idea if you got posted out of the country na... eniwei, hope we could get together soon!
i miss our birthday treats... how come we don't do that anymore? have become too busy? i guess... i miss having the noisiest table whenever we're out... (we almost always have the noisiest one, di ba?)

oo, UP ako

while bloghopping (i think it was nemcy's ata) , i saw this article and decided, i wanna post the same thing also (my own answers, of course)

1. ANO’NG STUDENT NUMBER MO?
- __-10629 (wag na yung 1st 2 digits, mahahalata ang edad ko)
2. ANO ANG FIRST CHOICE MO NA COURSE?
- BS Chemical Engineering
3. SECOND CHOICE?
- BS AgriBus
4. ANO COURSE MO NA NATAPOS?
- BS Chemical Engineering
5. NAG-SHIFT KA BA?
- thought about it, but was too lazy to do the paperwork
6. CHINITO/CHINITA KA BA?
- nope, malaki mga mata ko (hehe)
7. NAKAPAG-DORM KA BA?
- high school pa lang dormer na ko, wanted to try out mag-apartment during college but the parents didn't allow me to
8. NAKA-4 KA BA?
- hindi ako matalino... may katamaran pa kaya the answer is YES
9. NAG-KA 3 KA NA BA?
- like what i said in #8, same answer
10. LAGI KA BANG PUMAPASOK SA KLASE?
- first year? not so much... coming from a science high school tends to make you feel that you already know the lesson, nothing new from what you studied in HS, so why bother going to class? ----- bad results, hehe
11. MAY SCHOLARSHIP KA BA?
- none... full parental scholarship (hehe)
12. ILANG UNITS NA ANG NAIPASA MO?
- everything (got my degree already)
13. NANGARAP KA BA NA MAG-CUM LAUDE?
- Nope.Before HS, i really thought i was smart (matalino), but when i got to HS, that's when i discovered, i wasn't that smart --- normal lang
14. FAVE PROF
- no faves... but i really wanted a class with sir apol (arquiza), he delivered his lecture well, and he rights nicely --- surely your notes would be organized too, i once sat-in a friend's class under dr villareal --- sobrang funny, sana naging teacher ko sya
15. WORST TEACHER
- haven't paid much attention to the teachers... no worst teacher for me...
16. FAVE SUBJECT/S:
- Chemistry, Math
17. WORST SUBJECT:
- EnSci 10a --- engineering drawing --- i totally have no talent/skill in drawing... took this a couple of times, i think
18. FAVE BUILDING:
- library? hehe... love the smell of old books
19. PABORITONG KAINAN:
- I loved Pia's --- but mid-college, they closed up
- also loved Bug-ong --- but mid-college they closed up too
20. MAGKANO BA ANG BINABAYAD MO SA JEEP?
- i started out 1.25 ata... it was too long ago... can't remember
21. LAGI KA BA SA LIBRARY?
- college lib (when all my friends've graduated) was my 3rd tambayan
22. NAGPUPUNTA KA BA SA CLINIC?
- i think only once, when i got sick and had to get my med cert countersigned
23. MAY CRUSH KA BA SA CAMPUS?
- Who hasn't?!? Madami... hehehe
24. ANU-ANO ANG MGA NAGING P.E. MO?
- ballroom dancing, volleyball and badminton
25. KAMUSTA NAMAN ANG BLOCK NYO?
- block? what block? hehe, wasn't close with them... had my own barkada already
26. MEMORIZE MO BA ANG HYMN NIYO?
- what hymn?
27. MEMBER KA BA NG VARSITY TEAM?
- would've loved to be, but sports and I aren't a good mix... im better off as a spectator
28. NAKA-PERFECT KA NA BA NG EXAM?
- sa dami ng exams, hindi ko maalala... siguro... oo yata, i think
29. DITO KA BA NATUTONG UMINOM NG BEER?
- had my first taste of beer in HS but drinking to pass time and to have fun --- yup learned it here
30. DITO KA BA UNANG NA-IN LOVE?
- oh, yes...

i'm in love with jet li!

i seldom watch tv lately. most of the time, when i get home from work, i just eat dinner then go to bed. we have a tv in the kitchen and that's the only time i do get to watch tv (while having dinner).

i was so surprised to see the new san miguel beer pale pilsen commercial. it had jet li in it (aside from other famous filipino personalities). i know his martial arts skill wasn't maximized/used better in the ad but i really think he was so cute in it. esp. with that haircut! ang cute talaga!

eniwei, wanna see for yourself? just click play

listen to what your parents say

it has been a stormy week. last friday i was supposed to go home right after work. but my crew on night shift told me the traffic going home was really terrible. so i decided to drop by my officemate's birthday party, which was a few minutes' walk away from the office. i thought, why waste time stuck in traffic for probably 2 hours, when i can have a little fun at the party --- which really is an inuman (people in a table sharing drinks).

food was sumptious (inihaw na liempo, inihaw na tilapia, etc ---- native delicacies which i think are a staple in any inuman). stories shared were really funny. one officemate volunteered to take me home, which i thought was nice. he said we'll go home in a couple of hours. after about an hour or a little more than that, he went missing. i thought he went home already. but i discovered he just had a nap.

the couple of hours stretched to 4 actually. i had a few beers, which was normal. then when it was time to go home, my officemate was there again. he said he would take me home. the others volunteered to convoy with us.

it really was a rainy night. the streets were all wet. but when it was time to go, the rain had stopped already. so there i rode with my officemate. we were just cruising actually. when we were almost near my house, there was this pick-up who sideswept us.

so there i was, enjoying the cool night. and all i could think of was: 'shiyet, i think this is my time!' you see, i was in a motorcycle (without a helmet, at that). i think i saw my world blurred. next thing i remember was my officemate hugging me and asking me if i was alright. and i really couldn't answer him immediately, for i haven't checked. after that, i did. and i thought everything was alright with me. but i checked with him and i saw his leg was bruised and so was one of his hands. good thing the only thing that was hurt during that accident was my bag (which can be easily replaced). one of my officemates ran after the pick-up actually, but he didn't catch up with it.

so we continued on home. when we got there, our house was submerged in water (due to the nonstop rains last week). what else could we do? i invited them over for a cup of our famous kapeng barako. i was so sorry that i allowed them to bring me home. all the time after the incident, i was thinking it would never've happened if i just went home alone and rode the public utility vehicle ----the jeepney. i kept saying sorry to them. but they said they should be the one saying sorry.

imagine we were really in a cruising speed that night, really slow (probably around 30 kph). we all ended up thinking that no matter how careful a driver you are, you can never be sure of your safety in the road.

when i went inside, my mom was still awake. i told her about the incident. and she told me again (for the nth time) not to ride on motorcycles. esp. without a helmet on. i told her, from now on, i won't (learning the hard way, huh). before going to bed, i really thanked the lord (which i seldom do), for keeping me unharmed during that accident.

the day after, my body was really sore, probably from the fall. and i discovered i had a very very minor bruise on my waist. but then again, im thankful that was all i got.

eversince i was of age to go riding on motorcycles, my mom always forbid me to ride one. when i was in college, and she learned i hitched with my friend on his bike, she would scold me. i guess it stems from her cousin who was killed in a motorbike accident (with a bus, i think). i'd always thought she was over reacting. but maybe it was simply maternal. no mom would want their kids harmed really. i'm just really sorry i didn't listen to her. and thankful also that the learning experience didn't result to any major harm (on my part).

FF #1

Appetizer

What is your favorite kind of pie?

Not much of a pie lover. No faves.

Soup

Name something that made you smile this week.

Not just smile but grin a really big grin --- something my aunt gave me before she left for the states. [Major thanks tita prency!!!]

Salad

What do you do to cool off when the weather is hot and humid?

Take a shower. Would've loved to jump into a pool though, but we don't have one.

Main Course

You receive $1,000 in the mail with a letter that says you can only use the money to redecorate one room in your home. Which room do you pick, and what do you buy to spruce it up?

Our kitchen. I'd rebuild it. Most of the walls and the ceiling are in really bad shape.

Dessert

Fill in the blank: My boyf says for me to stop smoking, but I still do, promise before the year ends, I will!

happy birthday to 2 of my best friends!

Two of my dear friends are both LEOs. Their birthdays are a little more than a week apart. I miss both of them way too much already. We're all in the same country and could easily see each other, but probably due to our busy lives, we don't get to do that often. Actually, we don't get together at all lately. The last time I saw them both was during Nina's 1st birthday party (she's Redj's tiny one). I always try to set up a date so we could at least have a meal or something, but alas, our schedules don't match... I hope we could get together more. It's frustrating actually, when I think of it... It's as if we're in different countries --- the way we don't get to see each other. I miss the days in college, where we always spend our free times together (including my cousin Dada). Most of the time we sleep at Redj and Rhods' apartment.

I love it that we've kept in touch with each other. But I certainly regret that we don't see each other more. What we mostly do now is send each other text messages to remind each other that we're still around... Haay... I miss them both so much. To Redj and Rhods ---- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I wish (am still wishing) that we could at least go out to celebrate your birthdays!

what's your best quality

What's Your Best Quality? Your Result: Personality Your best quality is your personality! People like you because you are an all around good person. You have good manners and values. You also like to express your personal style and interests.
Loving
Sense of Humor
Intelligence
Out-Going
Ambitious
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Tagged :: 3 is An Odd Number
Thank you to Rachel for tagging me with this meme.

Three things that scare me
1. Lizards
2. Growing old alone
3. Creepy looking people that turn out to be thugs (robbers/snatchers)

Three people who make me laugh
1. My lovey, Norman
2. My batchmates in Ferrous Rosas (okei, they are more than 3 already)
3. My inaanaks (godchildren), Tisha and Yohan

Three things I love
1. Dining out either with my family or friends
2. Watching movies
3. Back rubs

Three things I hate
1. I agree with Rach --- People who profit from swindling innocent people.
2. Any food with liver (except for liver pate)
3. When my boyfriend doesn't answer his phone whenever I call him

Three things I don’t understand
1. Why abused women still stay with their husbands/boyfriends
2. Why men aren't contented with just one woman
3. Other people bring other people down

Three things on my desk
1. Batch documents
2. My personal kit (containing pens, post-its, pencil, high lighters, cutter, a pair of scissors)
3. Overtime authorization of my subordinates
(Obviously I'm doing this at the office --- sorry boss!)

Three things I am doing right now
1. Answering this meme.
2. Taking a break from reviewing batch documents.
3. Reprimanding one of my crew from getting a pen from my kit without my permission

Three things I want to do before I die
1. Have kids.
2. Treat my whole family to a trip out of town/country.
3. Learn how to be a good dancer

Three things I can do
1. Watch a movie alone (in a cinema)
2. Compute (in my mind) how much I'm going to pay for when I'm in the grocery (or any other shop, for that matter)
3. Get sleep/Nap easily

Three things I can’t do
1. Please everybody
2. Forgive easily --- I need time to forgive anyone who's disappointed/erred me
3. Sleep without a blanket

Three things I think you should listen to
1. Your gut/instict
2. 40s/50s/60s music
3. Your parents

Three things you should never listen to
1. What other people say ---- if you always think about waht other people will say whenever you do anything, you won't end up happy
2. 2nd hand gossip about you or any of your friends or family --- get it from the source
3. Someone else's conversation

Three shows I watched as a kid
1. Voltes V
2. Saturday Fun Machine --- lots of cartoons on Saturday mornings
3. Sesame Street --- who doesn't?

I'm not tagging anyone --- don't know much yet in the blogosphere

die hard 4.0

the weekend flew by again... spent saturday lazing around the house and watching dvds (again!)... sunday --- spent it with my family - my 2 big brothers --- kujules and kuya jayvee, my mom and i all went to sm lipa city and watched die hard 4.0... when i invited kuya jayvee to join us, he didn't wanna go with us at first, he was saying that i was just wasting my money in bringing him along (he can't see)... but i told him: he watches tv (listens to it, actually) so it's just like that but in a bigger venue and louder sound... so after lunch, all four of us went... (my older brother - keats, was out of town, and my dad... sad to say, he couldn't go to the movies anymore)

the movie, as expected, was action packed... i just hope the other moviegoers weren't bothered with me, telling my disabled brother, what was happening on the big screen (although i wasn't doing it the whole time)...

after the movie, we went to the supermarket and bought some stuff then had dinner at H cafe... the food was great... what a nice ending to a nice day!

thanks for lunch grant!

my immediate boss isn't around today, she's down with fever that's why i'm manning the "ship"... earlier today our plant manager came by my station and asked me how my weekend went... i told him and then after a while he left... at around 10am though, he came back and asked me if i wanted to eat out (we only have a 30-minute lunchbreak so we almost never eat out during lunch hour---make that lunch half hour--- hehe) --- i immediately asked if it was on him and he said yes... so i said i'd love to go with him (and my other officemates)...

we ate at north park - canlubang --- about 5 mins away from my office... but the funny thing was... everything we wanted to order they were saying: "i'm sorry but it's not available"... grant (that's my aussie plant manager) was saying we should ask the manager what their mission statement was (haha)... and that we should demand for free dessert!

there were 10 of us there and we really had a sumptious meal... wish i'd taken photos though... one officemate even commented that it was the first time that we had lunch-out that all the plates were emptied... that we didn't bring home any leftovers... i guess all of us were really very hungry...

i'd like to thank grant for that wonderful lunch... hope that won't be the last one! (i think that lunch was a bad idea --- the majrsleepyhead's having another attack----arrrggghhh)

transformers in a crowded cinema

i watched transformers yesterday with my 'antuken'... the movie was nice but the cinema wasn't... there were just too many people inside it... we also had to sit about 5 rows from the front (what a drag)... major booboo was the slippers i was wearing chose to bust its strap the moment i got off the car... good thing the movie was nice... me and my antuken had a good laugh at it... although it was a lot different from the transformers i grew up with... i remember when i was a kid, i used to watch the cartoons with my big brothers... after that, we had japanese food for dinner... i ordered tempura while my antuken had a bento box of pork something (not sure what it was, it sure didn't taste like teriyaki but it looks like that)... then we went home after that...

we talked for about two hours before he left to go home (actually i slept while he watched and i would wake and we'd talk, then i fell asleep again)--- i had an early day at work today...

tgiwoa----thank god it's weekend once again

i'm still at the office... about to sign out... but i decided to write my first post... hmmn... i'm certainly a newbie on this thing... and i actually have no idea on what to do/write/post... i'll try and test this one first, and we'll see... i so hate working on night shift... goodie it's saturday morning... no ot work scheduled later =p...