Do you know what's scarier than holding on for dear life 20-stories up in the air? Or crossing chest deep rivers? Any ideas? No? It's shopping for a chictopian style icon.
I went to the opening of F21 (to surprise her) and there was a line to get inside the actual store. They upgraded their security guards into club bouncers. Huge huge guys - as if the people who shop there actually need to be wrestled! On second thought, I think those girls did look scary when they fought over something glittery.
Anyway, I looked for the one she pointed out. But then another girl suggested buying this other necklace and then another. I asked 3 sales ladies, 2 random girls and then 1 girl with her posse of 4. These ten stylish but confusing girls had different opinions so I ended up buying 3 necklaces. I was totally relieved to get out of that store. My god. The things you do when you're stupidly in love. It's a good thing I got free kisses for my effort.. :)
Monday, July 5, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
mrt? bus? fx?
I've been working in Makati now for about 4 months. And the commute is just pure hell. Nyahaha! I've gotten used to it though. Now I join the symphony of snores by my fellow fx-ers.
Going to Makati from Marikina is a no-brainer. But going home? Ohhh the choices. Should I take the bus? MRT? Jeepney? FX? Taxi? Fly?
Taxi is a no-no. Unless you're rich, then by all means go and flag those demons down. (Yes, I still have a thing against most - not all - taxi drivers)
MRT? Sounds like a time and money-saver right? MRT = long lines and pushing! There's a long line for the jeepney that takes you to the station. At the station, there a long line for the tickets. And there's an even longeeerrrrrrrrrr 1000000x line to get inside. If you're lucky, you can get on the 1st or 2nd train. But I usually get on the 3rd one. Then you walk from Araneta to Gateway. And another long line (now bearable) for the FX. ETA : 2-3 hours
(see that look on that lady's face? pain. dread. the females have it easier though. i passed by the male cart and it smelt of mm.. men. i took this picture with someone's elbow on my kidneys and some girl's face stuck to my boobs. oh what joy)
Going to Makati from Marikina is a no-brainer. But going home? Ohhh the choices. Should I take the bus? MRT? Jeepney? FX? Taxi? Fly?
Taxi is a no-no. Unless you're rich, then by all means go and flag those demons down. (Yes, I still have a thing against most - not all - taxi drivers)
MRT? Sounds like a time and money-saver right? MRT = long lines and pushing! There's a long line for the jeepney that takes you to the station. At the station, there a long line for the tickets. And there's an even longeeerrrrrrrrrr 1000000x line to get inside. If you're lucky, you can get on the 1st or 2nd train. But I usually get on the 3rd one. Then you walk from Araneta to Gateway. And another long line (now bearable) for the FX. ETA : 2-3 hours
(see that look on that lady's face? pain. dread. the females have it easier though. i passed by the male cart and it smelt of mm.. men. i took this picture with someone's elbow on my kidneys and some girl's face stuck to my boobs. oh what joy)FX behind Enterprise? This is ok though if you leave before the clock strikes 6. But if you get there at around 6:00:01, you'll be on a 2-3hour road trip. And then you'll have to get off at Concepcion and ride another jeepney to NGI. ETA : 1- 3 hours. Depending on your luck.
Best way to get home so far? Bus to Megamall and then FX to Marikina. Minus the bomb threats and if it's NOT raining, ETA is just around 1.5 hours. Awesome huh?
I really should learn how to fly.
Best way to get home so far? Bus to Megamall and then FX to Marikina. Minus the bomb threats and if it's NOT raining, ETA is just around 1.5 hours. Awesome huh?
I really should learn how to fly.
update?
Wow. Strange. I haven't opened this since the medieval times. Too lazy.. :p Well.. I'm still with that crazy lady from lala land. And we've survived :
- Ondoy. God. That was a mess. I actually saw some dead fish on the muddy streets. Terribly missed the laid back weekends where we just pig out and watch DVDs. It's a good thing everything is back to normal.. ;) --- semi normal since Aisa has now upgraded my status into a Taga (tagabitbit tagabuhat tagataga). She's busy with work, school, business. Crazy. But I'm happy she's finally doing things she wants.
- Freezing my ass off in HK with Aisa's family. It was super fun! (understatement but I can't think of any words right now.. I could just jump up and down though to show how happy I was --> || um.. no jumping emoticon so I'll just do a *clap clap and ^___^ !)
- Spent our Valentine's day on Corregidor. You really should go there. You'll learn a lot. We're planning to go back for an overnight stay. More time = More activities. Aisa is excited about "ghost hunting". Um. Good luck with that dude.
- Sands in my butt by going to Boracay three times. Yes. Three times. I dunno why we even bought tickets. Augh. I'm never visiting that place again in the next 3 years. hehehe.. Don't get me wrong. We did lots of activities there. Reef walking, parasailing, etc. Ate our hearts out (especially loved the gelato and the lobster). But three times this year is really more than enough.
- "Surfing" in La Union. But I never got to surf. I valued my nose too much. We were scared off by the stories of broken noses and such. It was still fun to do the wave thing though.. :D
- Crossing the streets in Vietnam. It's an art form. I think it should be on the top 3 of the most dangerous things to do. Loved the place though. I could almost hear the bombs going off in the underground tunnels. And then we realized there used to be millions of dead people there. Kripi. Toured our hearts out plus Aisa bought her "comfiest shoes ever". So now we don't have to go back to HK for the other "comfiest shoes ever".
- Aisa's numerous fashion shows/shoots/meetings. 'Nuf said. ahahaha
Yep. My every day has been nothing short of crazy.. but I'm loving every second of it. Diba Sanga? :D
- Ondoy. God. That was a mess. I actually saw some dead fish on the muddy streets. Terribly missed the laid back weekends where we just pig out and watch DVDs. It's a good thing everything is back to normal.. ;) --- semi normal since Aisa has now upgraded my status into a Taga (tagabitbit tagabuhat tagataga). She's busy with work, school, business. Crazy. But I'm happy she's finally doing things she wants.
- Freezing my ass off in HK with Aisa's family. It was super fun! (understatement but I can't think of any words right now.. I could just jump up and down though to show how happy I was --> || um.. no jumping emoticon so I'll just do a *clap clap and ^___^ !)
- Spent our Valentine's day on Corregidor. You really should go there. You'll learn a lot. We're planning to go back for an overnight stay. More time = More activities. Aisa is excited about "ghost hunting". Um. Good luck with that dude.
- Sands in my butt by going to Boracay three times. Yes. Three times. I dunno why we even bought tickets. Augh. I'm never visiting that place again in the next 3 years. hehehe.. Don't get me wrong. We did lots of activities there. Reef walking, parasailing, etc. Ate our hearts out (especially loved the gelato and the lobster). But three times this year is really more than enough.
- "Surfing" in La Union. But I never got to surf. I valued my nose too much. We were scared off by the stories of broken noses and such. It was still fun to do the wave thing though.. :D
- Crossing the streets in Vietnam. It's an art form. I think it should be on the top 3 of the most dangerous things to do. Loved the place though. I could almost hear the bombs going off in the underground tunnels. And then we realized there used to be millions of dead people there. Kripi. Toured our hearts out plus Aisa bought her "comfiest shoes ever". So now we don't have to go back to HK for the other "comfiest shoes ever".
- Aisa's numerous fashion shows/shoots/meetings. 'Nuf said. ahahaha
Yep. My every day has been nothing short of crazy.. but I'm loving every second of it. Diba Sanga? :D
Friday, January 22, 2010
desserts
I love desserts (anything edible actually). I used to make my version of pastillas when I was kid. I just mixed drops of water with powdered milk and sugar. And then I'd dip it in condensed milk (talk about sugar rush). Honey tasted funky. It was a hit in my neighborhood! But I think it was mostly because kids eat anything handed to them.
I also used to put everything in my morning cereal and oats. Breakfast AND dessert at the same time. Peanutbutter, banana and cereal sandwich. Mutated refrigerator cakes. Blocks of cheese and fruits. I spent hours cupboard raiding and staring at "ingredients" in our mini store.
If I weren't a software engineer, I would have been a chef. Or a pastry chef. It's easier to calm my desire for food stuff now that I can actually afford it.
Why the sudden reminiscing of childhood fun stuff?
I've been hoarding again. My desk has crackers, awesome peanut butter, apple and cinnamon cookies, cashew nuts, leche flan, cranberry and cream bread. I'm thinking about buying fruits over the weekend to store here. MMmmm.. This won't be good for my waistline but Aisa said she'd still like me.
I also used to put everything in my morning cereal and oats. Breakfast AND dessert at the same time. Peanutbutter, banana and cereal sandwich. Mutated refrigerator cakes. Blocks of cheese and fruits. I spent hours cupboard raiding and staring at "ingredients" in our mini store.
If I weren't a software engineer, I would have been a chef. Or a pastry chef. It's easier to calm my desire for food stuff now that I can actually afford it.
Why the sudden reminiscing of childhood fun stuff?
I've been hoarding again. My desk has crackers, awesome peanut butter, apple and cinnamon cookies, cashew nuts, leche flan, cranberry and cream bread. I'm thinking about buying fruits over the weekend to store here. MMmmm.. This won't be good for my waistline but Aisa said she'd still like me.
Monday, January 11, 2010
with no one challenging me, i choose to challenge myself
OK. Correction. I didn't really LIKE school. HELLLLLLL - this is my best description of it. But there were fun moments. What really drove me was the mental image of my mom hanging me upside down from the top of our very tall plum tree if I ever failed in any subject - including PE.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
bucket list
1. Sky dive while eating a cheeseburger with lots and lots of pickles.. (on second thought, I really should put this at the very last of my list. I might die here and never get to do the others)
2. Visit the China and eat siopao. Mmm.. about 4 of 'em. I might as well visit the Great Wall of China, right?
3. White water rafting and kayaking. Now. I wanna do this now.
4. Take up cooking classes. This is why I'm "jiggly". I love food too much.
5. Learn sign language.
6. Earn a martial arts belt. No no no.. not the white belt. I want a belt at least 3 steps lower than the black belt. I have a green karate belt with brown stripes now but since I don't see myself going back to karate, I'll have to start again in my upcoming Aikido classes. Excited for Saturday! Woot!
7. Abs. I'm probably gonna achieve this in my late forties (mostly because I eat too much of everything).. but by then it wouldn't look so cool on my forty-ish body. Damned.
8. Learn a new language. I'm considering Mandarin. - this will probably take forever.. So I shouldn't die yet.
9. Visit France. Louvre museum. And I want to try that Parisian thing where you knock on your lover's door and flirt til you die of starvation.
Hmm.. I might as well strive for a Eurotrip right? Eurotrip it is!
10. Scuba dive. I'm still considering this one even if I have a sinus problem that would just kill me if there's too much pressure on my ears. I might not breathe or hear again but at least I can finally have a meaningful conversation with Flounder and Dory.
I'm pretty sure I'll come up with something else to add to my list. But for now, these are the things I wanna do before I die. I'm just happy I could do most of them with Aisa. Diba Sang?
2. Visit the China and eat siopao. Mmm.. about 4 of 'em. I might as well visit the Great Wall of China, right?
3. White water rafting and kayaking. Now. I wanna do this now.
4. Take up cooking classes. This is why I'm "jiggly". I love food too much.
5. Learn sign language.
6. Earn a martial arts belt. No no no.. not the white belt. I want a belt at least 3 steps lower than the black belt. I have a green karate belt with brown stripes now but since I don't see myself going back to karate, I'll have to start again in my upcoming Aikido classes. Excited for Saturday! Woot!
7. Abs. I'm probably gonna achieve this in my late forties (mostly because I eat too much of everything).. but by then it wouldn't look so cool on my forty-ish body. Damned.
8. Learn a new language. I'm considering Mandarin. - this will probably take forever.. So I shouldn't die yet.
9. Visit France. Louvre museum. And I want to try that Parisian thing where you knock on your lover's door and flirt til you die of starvation.
Hmm.. I might as well strive for a Eurotrip right? Eurotrip it is!
10. Scuba dive. I'm still considering this one even if I have a sinus problem that would just kill me if there's too much pressure on my ears. I might not breathe or hear again but at least I can finally have a meaningful conversation with Flounder and Dory.
I'm pretty sure I'll come up with something else to add to my list. But for now, these are the things I wanna do before I die. I'm just happy I could do most of them with Aisa. Diba Sang?
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