Hungry

I am so hungry. But i can't go out right now.. Can't even go get water. I am in costume for our team's agreed upon costume day. Of course not all of us went along, but I'm so happy that a lot of us did.

I went as Chun-Li from the Street Fighter video game series. I am in no way Chinese looking but I figure this was easier than my first plan of going as a goth ballerina. (I have a black tutu skirt I've never worn so sue me.)

Got me a new phone. I guess this is a violent reaction to my boracay trip where I had to "rent" my brother's phone for 700 so i could have decent personal pictures.

Now I'm broke and about to go on vacation. Bum baby!

Yes we went to Boracay. For three days. It was paradise. Not too much people which I loved but with a few rainshowers which I hated.

Next stop: Palawan!

Yes I did get pictures taken. It was embarassing and wonderfully fun at the same time. I am not a model. Will never be. :P

Brought Steve, Ka and RC to Chocolate Kiss for lunch. So happy that they liked it. I got new people to rave about the place with me. So now I gotta take them to Beach house for barbecue.

I thought I had the guts to watch 1408. I was wrong. A lot of people thought it was lame but I don't. It's hard to sleep at night. So i sleep way early so i can leave the light on. I am such a weenie.

a kid among grownups

I have no path, no plan, no idea of what I want to be. A lot of my friends have their big plans of where they want to be in five years, me, I'm feeling my way through. What feels right, what looks like fun, what might be good for me.

I am a kid among grownups and sometimes it kills me.

Coz a few of my friends have (and will have kids).

Maybe this is because I was talking to my best friend earlier and she told me she might get married in a few years. That's huge right? Well it is for me. I haven't even met her long time boyfriend (Well duh they live in the States) and she's thinking of marriage right now..

I'm scared of even introducing a boyfriend to the family. Well i won't have that problem for a while haha.

Photos are coming soon. So not ready. Hope this goes well.

Crazy Friday

Maybe not crazy, but it was a long great fun Friday. Unlike the rest of the nation, we had work. Our boss decided to give us a long weekend and gave us Saturday off. It was loaf day since we (well almost all of us) had finished our tasks for the day.

I almost always finish early (and this is not bragging) coz I hate leaving things undone. This way I know I have time to loaf. Haha.

Anyway, went straight to Cubao after work. (Ren dropped me off thanks Ren!) Met ate at Speedo, tried on suits (stop me i have too much already) then went to Bellini's for dinner (I had a choice of Italian[bellini's] or Japanese[Teriyaki Boy], our usual haunts) I picked Italian since we already went to Teriyaki Boy that Sunday and I wanted sweet wine. Then off to Gateway since we had tickets for Stardust. Tried the Globe Platinum Cinema for the first time. Loved it. Loved the movie, loved the cinema. Not a date place though if you want to get close haha. There's a table between the two chairs. Just a sidenote for those interested.

After the movie we met Ate Ana and Alfie and went to JT's coz they wanted to eat. I was still full from dinner and the popcorn but i still ate. Then off to Pier One for us. Got margaritas and cheesecake. Alfie had a slammer and beers. I am in awe. I fall down after one slammer. Popo followed and drank margaritas with us. Pier One closed on us so we went to Popo's place. I fell asleep there when they were talking haha. I just closed my eyes for a sec the next thing i knew i was waking up. Ate breakfast there then headed home.

I realized that my parents programmed us so that we get annoyed if they text us where we are, then worry when they don't. Bravo Ma and Pa.
Bora. I can almost feel it. Even now I'm listening to "Wish you were here" by Incubus. Definitely gonna load it into my mp3 player. And amber. And bob marley songs. The trip is days away and I'm excited at the same time nervous. Haha. Oh the judgment! I just hope my work dads don't go all crazy and wrap me in a towel if they see me in my swimsuit. When they asked me if i was gonna wear a two piece at the beach they all had disbelief etched in their faces and voices. I prefer not to say whether I am. waha.

I feel like this.

Yes. The yellow one. I just do.

Cold. Brr..

It's so effing cold here right now that I have to wonder if the ac is pointed directly at me. I'm sorry i forgot my parka, I'm wearing a jacket for people that live in a tropical country thank you very much.

So I'm cranky. My eyes are tearing up for God knows what reason and i have windburn on my upper lip. And a migraine for the second day in a row. Combine that with the cold and the fact that we got a cash card and not an atm is making me a not so happy girl.

But I still want a banana split from Cafe Breton. Bring on the cold!

I'm hoping that they don't take away my computer until the new ones get here. I know it's kinda slow like its owner, but i'mattached to it. Literally. Earphones and all.

So our salary we won't be getting until Monday. Meaning my weekend is going to be a lot more quiet than I thought it would be. Haha. Unless one of my friends treats me? To ice cream? And sweet wine?

All right. I'm addicted to the sweet wine from Bellini's. Stop me from going over there and buying a bottle. The waiter already knows me for drinking that each time, i don't want him to call me an alcoholic(again haha).

I'm actually done with the task for the week (Sssssh they might hear me) so now I'm looking for ideas for good pictures. So sue me I'm not feeling very idea centered right now.

Tiny bladder calling. Gotta go.

Sometimes we don't want to hear the truth, but there it is

Ok. So my parallel universe isn't working for me anymore. Haha. Even there I'm feeling antsy. So it used to be my dreams were these little bits of movie scenes with me in it. Reality is now bleeding into them and it's not fun. Could it be my conscience is getting back at me for being a not so squeaky clean good girl?

Been listening to Sugarfree a lot lately. Ebe Dancel is brilliant and he should not stop writing. I could find myself in his songs, as cheesy as it sounds.

Finally went and got myself Happy Turtle-d. Went last Saturday with Kiko and Ren. They indulged my nuttiness. Got ice cream, hung out a little then headed home. You can bet I'm coming back there. It's a perfect hangout place. It'd be perfect to go to Bellini's for dinner then Happy Turtle for dessert (if you still have room). Definitely recommend it for dates for you lovers out there. To reiterate it's in the Cubao Expo in duh, Cubao.

Sunday I had to go to SM to buy my eho food, ate went with me. As we expected the place was deserted since it was just about the time the Pacquiao fight was on. Ate lunch at Teriyaki Boy. Kani salad, Gyoza dumpling udon, ebi sushi, salmon sushi, ebikko gunkan. Full to bursting.

Somewhere in the office network someone uploaded John Lennon's Jealous Guy. Love that song. Still looking for it now as I'm listening to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. :D

I got DENIED. Again.

Went to Cubao explicitly to go to Happy Turtle yesterday. I figured we'd get to eat there by then. It was Friday and it was dinner time. That's what I thought. Again I was denied. The place was frickin' closed. We were hungry so we headed directly to Bellini's for dinner.

Yummy. Got Penne Capisante (penne with scallops) and a mozzarella pizza. My requisite sweet wine. The waiter remembered us from last time and asked why this time it was just the two of us (coz last time Ate Ana was with us last time) and asked if we wanted a bottle of their sweet wine again. I just had a glass haha. And got dessert. Bianco tartufo.

Full. Happy. I love their sweet wine. I could drink it everyday.

And when we got out of the restaurant I was cursing. See Happy Turtle is just in front of Bellini's. After eating so much to compensate for my disappointment, i see that it had indeed opened.

So we go in and ask their hours. Apparently they open at 6, close at 10 or later and open only on Wednesdays to Saturdays. So now I'm asking my officemates over and over again to go there later. I'm being ignored.

I didn't know i had dads in the office

So i wear this striped shirt yesterday, one my uncle sent over from the states. It was a little low cut so i wore a tank top underneath to hide the scary. Little did i know my guy friends were my dads at the office and patrolled what I wore. Even giving me jackets to cover up with and telling me to pull my shirt up.

I was expecting them to make fun of me for wearing something girly, but that reaction was way out of my expectations.

Sorry dads. I didn't know it was that scary for you to see me in a girl shirt.

So now I'm wearing two shirts to make up for yesterday. To make my dads happy.

It's friday and that means going out day. I'm just waiting for the requisite last minute asking to go drink somewhere. I actually have plans with Ate and Alfred later but that's like way later so I have time to go out with the mates.

Christmas is coming. I'm not ready yet! Can someone stop time while I catch my breath?

Maybe I was really alone when I was leaning against a wall thinking you were on the other side.

Heavenly Saturday

So I got my fill of heaven last Saturday. I already was having a good albeit rainy Saturday then, had our usual lunch out and I got my fill of Krispy Kreme donut goodness for lunch, was agreeing with our incentive program after lunch and had a bunch of laughs. Ren even dropped me off at Greenhills where I was going to watch Sugarfree with the Manila Symphony Orchestra. Was so excited about this concert. Just think about it. Sugarfree with an orcehstra? It made me drool just thinking about it.

Surpassed my every expectation. We were up in the nosebleed seats since we took a long time to buy tickets, but it didn't matter. I was filled with the violins, the drums, the guitars, ebe dancel's voice. I felt i could die just then.

They really are my favorite band here. Maybe my favorite band period. Wonderful lyrics, nice tones.. Drums. Drums.

Can i just say Kaka Quisimbing is dreamy? Love that he wears a watch every time.

Ate at Grilla afterwards coz Ate Ana wanted their bagoong rice. It was yummy. I forgot what we had with it haha. Suffice to say they were good too. Also had a strawberry margarita. Or should i say margarilla?

Headed to Kripsy Kreme to unwind afterwards. Got the UST donut i wanted, and also a new york cheesecake and chocolate kreme filled one. Couldn't finish them all, also bought one more box of six to take home.

It was a heavenly Saturday. I felt so content just sitting there listening to them. I could listen to them until forever. Made me feel there was still hope in the world for me.