Saturday, 11 December 2010

  • almost four years ago, i posted this here:



    5 nights ago, it came true. i've been coming home late because of our practices for the christmas party presentation. when i entered our room, there was a bouquet of roses on our bed, and a note that read:

    Dear Sweetie,

    Despite your busy schedule, I hope this may still make your day.Ü I love you.Ü

    Love,
    Your Sweetie

    i love you sweetie! i'm so happy i'm married to you.ÜÜÜ


Sunday, 26 September 2010

  • conversations with my mother. not verbatim, but close.

    i was telling mama the other day that if she wanted to travel to bicol, she should do it by plane, and not by bus. i told her that if she wanted to pee in between stops, it would be hard to ask the driver to pull over and there's not much private areas along the way.

    me: e pano nga pag bigla kang naihi? e hindi naman basta-basta titigil yung bus!
    mama: e di mag-pamper! (yes, wala talagang S yun)

    then she talked about the time when she went back home to iloilo for her brother's wake. their conversation was in ilonggo.

    lola: pag ako namatay gusto ko sa taas ng lupa. ayoko ilibing sa ilalim ng lupa.
    mama: bakit?
    lola: kasi baka ma-suffocate ako.
    mama: suffocate? e patay ka na, hindi mo na ma-feel yun!
    lola: e kahit na. gusto ko sa taas.

    ayun, may pinagmanahan pala si mama hehe!

Monday, 20 September 2010

  • singapore has proven that one cannot plan everything. i had high hopes of us going to places listed in the itinerary i made, but as a friend pointed out, it was too idealistic. too ambitious. oh well. sana may next time pa.

    day 1, friday
    plan: singapore zoo at 1:30pm, chinatown walk tour at 6:30pm, dinner at lau pa sat at 9:00pm and merlion park after dinner.
    actual: all but the merlion park.
    learnings:
    1. from the budget airport, go to terminal 2 to ride the mrt (CG2 green line). there's a free shuttle service waiting outside the airpor (exit, then turn right).
    2. do not do the walk tour when you only have 2 days in singapore. the 2 hours can alternatively be spent on leisurely walks around the touristy spots.
    3. the satay and sting ray can be found at the back of lau pa sat, near wendy's.

    it was raining very hard until we got to the singapore zoo. we toured it and had the chance to feed the kangaroos. maliit lang pala yung andon. if you have the entire day sa singapore zoo, take note of the feeding times. isipin mo nalang, donation yung S$5.00 na fee sa pag-feed ng animals. and to my disappointment wala yung white tiger. sayang.

    the chinatown walk tour was about the red light district in chinatown, the coolies (porters), the immigrants from china, japan, and india. we are fans of walk tours (thanks to ivan man dy and carlos celdran) kaya na-excite ako dito. wrong move pala.

    day 2, saturday
    plan (changed last minute): sentosa at 10:00am, anchorpoint (for the charles and keith outlet store) at 1:30pm, ikea at 2:30pm, marina bay sands at 4:00pm, leisurely walk around touristy spots at 6:00pm, clark quay at 9:30pm with jayeel.
    actual: sentosa at 10:00am, chinatown (again, for the souvenirs) at 4:30pm, anchorpoint at 6:30pm, ikea at 8:00pm, holland village at 9:30pm.
    learnings:
    1. it is impossible to stay in sentosa for just 3 hours. we didn't even leave imbiah station! one entire day should be allotted for sentosa to enjoy eveything.
    2. use sunblock.
    3. free group tour in the images of singapore at 11:00am and 2:00pm.
    4. buy your universal studio tickets online ahead of time.

    malungkot palang hindi makalakad sa helix bridge at makaikot sa marina bay sands at makapunta sa universal studios (dahil naubusan kami ng ticket) at makita ang orchard road at bisitahin ang borders at magkapicture sa merlion park at makastroll sa clarke quay at... andaming kalungkutan talaga.

    the best pa yung magka-lbm ako sa sentosa e. tingin ko yung subway sandwich ang may sala. badtrip. pero mas ok na yung may lbm kesa naman maulan. it was very sunny last saturday, sobrang sunny feeling namin umitim na kami. lalo na pagakyat namin sa ulo ng merlion, pakshet, para kaming itlog na piniprito sa pan.

    funny sa charles and keith, andaming pinoy. sa anchorpoint kasi andon yung outlet stores ng charles and keith, fox, and giordano (dunno kung may iba pa). so shempre, tayong mga frugal pinoys e don namimili. smart move hehe! too bad wala akong nabiling shoes. sobrang mura pala talaga don, mga 50% discount, ang galing!

    kung may magbibitbit lang sana ng mga ipapamili namin sa ikea e di namakyaw na ako don. buti nalang nagdala ako ng extra na foldable bag hehe! akalain mo, may knife set don na P165.00 lang! may lalagyan na tas may 4 knives na kasama! sana lang hindi mapurol yung mga kutsilyo. at hindi na kami nagkaroon ng opportunity na kumain sa kaninan nila. sayang. at nalaman ko na ang iba pala, they pronounce it as ee-keh-yah instead of ay-kee-yah. tama rin naman parehas.

    jayeel brought us to holland village for dinner. may hawker center din don, pero sa medyo sosyal naman kami kumain. libre pala kasi nyahaha! we ate at nydc and had dessert at the coffee club. may pubs around the area and sosyalin ang mga cars. parang walang mahirap. akalain mo yung chrysler c300 taxi lang pala don! bwiset.

    day 3
    uwian na. flight out was at 10:25am.

    madaming sayang sa stay namin. bitin talaga ang 2 days. sana next time, mas matagal na kami don. tas side trip sa KL no? sana lang may budget. next stop, davao and bicol!

Wednesday, 08 September 2010

  • uuwi nalang ako chinachallenge pa yung patience ko. where else, e di sa shuttle!

    when i ride the shuttle, i like to sit in front, near the window. ayoko sa gitna, walang headrest at hindi patag yung upuan. parang giant bump. so pag nauuna ako sa window side, at may uupong isa pa sa harap, i let her (usually babae naman) settle in the middle seat.

    so kanina, nakaupo nako sa window side. after mga 2 minutes, may girl na nag-open ng passenger door. so i gestured that i would go down to allow her to sit in the middle seat, pero hindi nako nakakababa. convo (almost verbatim, at yes, english ito) was:

    stupid passenger: no need.
    me: no need?
    sp: you can just move (gesturing na mag-move ako sa gitna)
    me: (tumaas ang kilay) no, this is where i'm sitting.
    sp: that's where i want to sit (gesturing that i move to the middle seat again)
    me: i was here first.
    sp: yeah, so you should move there since you're first.
    me: no. i was here first so i have a choice (in retrospect naisip ko na parang kulang yung sentence ko)
    sp: choice?
    me: yes. if you don't want to sit here (pointer finger pointing at the middle seat), then you can sit there (thumb pointing at the back of the van)
    sp: (scoffs while walking away) bitch!
    me: no, you're the bitch! (but looking back, i thought that she doesn't deserve the title)

    pucha naman! oh well, basta ang ending naman e sya paren yung talunan hehe kasi sa likod sya umupo. nakakapikon lang.

Saturday, 05 June 2010