Un-repressing The Self

visiting dog aika loves me.
and i love her.
i love arvinteddy.
love vlogs, youtube stars, fresh laundry smell, vacation leaves, french fries, cheap finds and KFC asian salad dressing.
love love loooove having my nails done and my long hair.
also love snippets of alone time, twitter and facebook.

i am a love whore.

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most likely to be my last post after a long while. so follow me at twitter or add me in facebook
or not my last post.

i dunno.

Im His Only Woman featuring Fantasia - Jennifer Hudson

Aluv this song!


PS:
Sorry LJ for not visiting you as often as I used to. Blame it on Facebook apps.

 

Back from Pangasinan! So how was the 2 day-trip?

DAY 1
It started out with Arvin and I being late for 1.5 hours. So we bought guilty tuna sandwhiches to appease everyone.

Before heading out to Pangasinan, we went to Manaoag first to pray and ask for a safe trip.

Andami palang nagtitinda ng mga religious items sa labas ng Manaoag. Coupled with blow up Dora the Explorer dolls. We fell in line with the other people to buy candles to light... may iba't ibang prices ang mga kandila... sana same lang ang effectiveness ng 3 pesos na kandila vis a vis dun sa 6 pesos kasi yung 3 pesos lang binili ko.

Then, of all the places na pwedeng kainan, we chose to eat sa Mang Inasal na ni sa Eastwood meron. Hahahah!

We finally arrived sa The Last Resort, yun ang name nung place (i am not kidding) na unang dapat pagsstayan namin. And can I just say, the last resort talaga and The Last Resort. See our room:

Tipong lalabas si Manilyn at hahabulin siya ng Undin sa taas ng scariness factor ng place.See our scared faces....

Ok, not so scared...Eto scared

Kaya lumipat kami.

The second place was better. The place is called Vista de las Islas and they have free videoke use (yey for me!)

That night, not much happened. We ate, swam in the kiddle/ pwede nang pang adult pool, shared scary moomoo stories, wished on a falling star, reminisced about iconic HS teachers in the small nipa hut thingie and ate lots til we were crazy full (loved the srhimp fuyong!) Oh, and of course nagvideoke ako with Arvin. heheheh...

Ohh... ohhh.. almost forgot, the resort has this spa place that gives a mean ass foot and leg  massage for only three hundred pesos.

DAY 2
We woke up at 6AM for our 6AM boat ride. haha. Again, 1.5 hours late.

Boating!

Papuntang Hundred...

Started with a "hiking" trip in the first island (Governor's, je pens) that reminded all of us of the Makiling trip. The ate who took our picture on top of the mini mountain was surprisingly slang as she said "one, two, three, smile!"

Then we went to the Children's island where there were literally lots of children. We took our "animals of the sea" pictures.

Before heading off to Quezon Island, they all went snorkeling. Naiwan ako sa balsa mainly because I got scared of the jelly fish na sobrang madami. I actually got stung in the 30 seconds na tinry ko. That's how lucky I am.

We were suppose to go to Quezon Island after but after seeing the mass migration of jelly fishies we voted against unloading and went home to eat a Maxine's.

 

Loved their Kilawing Talaba.

Tas uwian na.... Babyeeee!!!

Pero siyempre bili muna ng touristy stuff:

That was basically it for our 2 day-trip. Short, magulo, scary and fun. Til December guys!

More pics here!!!

habang nagaantay ng elevator sa bahay, bigla akong kinausap ng utak ko about an issue that has been bothering me for a while.

nagulat ako kasi ang clear nung sinabi nung utak ko. although in the end i ended up not yielding to what my brain just said but still.

my effing brain talked.

ok, we all have internal debates pag may iniisip tayo... pero this is a first for me. kasi ang distinct ng voice. tas i was not even thinking about that issue at that very moment.

and then poof, bigla lang nagsalita utak ko.

i. am. going. insane.
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At dahil kay JustJM, I am spreading the love.... PO-WER HUG!

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Beb,
Kahit feeling mo andaming bawal... Mahal na mahal pa rin kita. Sobra.
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Random pictures sa videoke place naming Muchos...

Hahahah.... Ito and time na pumunta kami dun at nagbunga ng "Bye-bye-bye" music video.




See more here and here because i suck at loading so dalawang cuts.

 

at dahil matanda na ako, nag "game night" last week dito sa condo with friends. played poker, taboo and pusoy dos. we almost downed a whole bottle of bacardi. arvin made a batch of strawberry daqiuris that were sooooo goood..... drool.

ANNOUNCEMENT: i am the queen of pusoy dos.
bow down before me.

it so reminded me of a lot of will and grace moments.
or for those how i met your mother fans out there: MARSHGAMMON!
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my highschool batchmates are going on an out of town thing this march. and because of the fact that daddy is coming home a day prior to the said outing, hindi ako makakasama.

why is it that when life is boring, wala talagang nangyayari? pero pag naman may nangyayari, sabay2?
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i never saw the point of having a camera before. but now, i am thinking of buying one.
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marami palang outlet stores sa marikina riverbanks mall. may nike, guess, mossimo... hmmm. and may dampa pala sa marikina.
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gusto ko pa rin ng kape. hanggang ngayon.
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now playing; DEXTER

Thanks love.Loved our "Valentines Day" day.... And thanks for putting up with my "ako lagi winner" attitude.
^ Taste buds too unsophisticated for wine (Outback, Libis)
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I'm cleaning my laptop and these two pictures haunt me....

^See how long my hair was back then.... I miss my long hair.
^See how thin I was back then (yes umiiyak ako sa picture. di ko din maalala bakit. something trivial. just like the time i cried about "que rico." incidentally though, the person who took this picture is named rico. hahahah)
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This picture does not haunt me though... it makes me.... feel nostalgic...and miss everyone in the shot.

^for some reason sa ibang direction nakatingin si tita jetty....hehhe

While walking Aika today, nadaan kami sa construction site dito sa Eastwoood and the smell of freshly cut wood reminded me of the days nung ginagawa pa lang ang bahay sa Essel.

Semento pa lang ang floor nun. Parang yelo pag gabi.

At ang pinakamalaking problema ko nun ay pag nagbblink ang chest ni Ultraman kasi nawawalan na siya ng powers.

Second to that ay kapag nawawalan na rin ng powers si Captain Planet at kailangan na niya ng sunlight para lumakas.

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Sa isang scene sa "Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans", nag-make love si Lucien and vampire girl sa mga bato-bato.

I know I was supposed to feel the firey hot passion and the burn of their forbidden love amidst the coldness of the cave.

Pero ang inisip ko lang, "Ang sakit siguro kung masingitan ng bato sa pwet."

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Going back to Captain Planet:

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At a wine place somewhere in Metrowalk:
Edgie: Kuya pengeng nachos.
*Kuya nods and walks to the bar*
*Kuya returns*
Kuya: Eto po ba?
*Kuya hands Edgie a bottle of hot sauce.

Magka-rhyme nga naman. Hot sauce - nachos.

Arvin's mom is in the hospital. Please pray for her speedy recovery. When I saw her sa hospital bed, it reminded me of my own ma when she was sick. Bad memory. Flush out, flush flush....
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Lumaki ang dede ni Aika all of a sudden, with lumps and mukhang magbburst na kaya pinavet namin (that and she keeps on scratching kahit walang ticks or fleas). And ang findings?

She was pseudo-pregnant.

A virgin pregnancy. Nice di ba? What if this also happens with humans? Di ba may palusot na si ate kung bigla siyang nabuntis kahit wala asawa niya. She can just say, "well I faux-conceived." *relief*

That being said, see: http://www.xyhd.tv/2008/12/rants-and-tangents/how-real-is-human-parthenogenesis-and-eclampsia-on-house/
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Other new is doglandia, ang mura ng dog clothes sa Bioresearch sa baba ng Megamall.

Usually mga 300 or 400 para sa large na shirts. Sa Bioresearch, less than half the price. Steal for me. Unless you know a store that sells them cheaper pa then I am all ears.
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I have the coolest mom. I keep on forgetting to post this on my journal but it is true. She is cool and I heart her like mad.
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And because I was beyond booked last week, I was not able to write for EPH. I felt like a total slacker. SLACKER!
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Off to watch Ghost Whisperer!
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Oh, by the way, tried the Ebizu eat all you can sushi and I am hooked. Although the service was slow, best to order like crazy then when you are halfway finished, ask for another batch. Cant get enough of you, uni.
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I started taking French lessons again last Sunday. Loving the lessons. Missed the language.

This is why I will close with the French refresher course...
Pagpasensyahan na at mahirap magspecial characters kaya wala na muna yung mga special letters.

Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix....

J'mapelle Christia. J'ai vingt trois ans. J'habite a Eastwood. Je suis tres belle.

Comment ca va? Moi? Ca va bien.

Ou est le fromage?

Ah bleeding brain.

 

I miss visiting dog aika... Siya madalas ko kasama after work and before work and now that she is in Montalban, I miss her a lot..

Aika contemplating...

Aika pooping hehehe...

Aika sleeping

Aika in princess outfit

Aika in baby-T

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Arvin was bitten by his pet pitbull, Boo last Friday. Ang nangyari kasi, pina-vet si Boo last Friday kasi umiiyak na siya. So dumating ang vet sa bahay. Nung ginagamot na siya ng vet, for some reason, hindi naka-muzzle si Boo, so nung nasaktan, ang kinagat, si Arivn.... Kawawa ang Arvin, namutla and he needed stitches kasi napuncture talaga yung arm niya and may hanging flesh...and the closest hospital was very unaccomodating.... such a horrible experience.

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Edgie spent a couple of nights here, and it reminded me how I missed hanging out with him. Not that madami kaming ginawa, mostly kumain lang and kwentuhan. Ni hindi nga kami uminom kasi yesterday nagkasakit pa ako... Pero still... In any case, he's nursing a fragile heart right now (although he seems fine at the onset na tignan mo sya) and if you want to make him feel better, padalhan mo siya ng yosi through fedex. :D

 

 

Thanks to my beb, I finally got that sleeping mask that I oh so wanted since this post.

And to make it perfect, see the sleeping mask that he got me below.

 

I  never really noticed how quiet it is here at home now that my sisters and my mom are gone.

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Spent the New Year at Eastwood with mah family.

Below: Gica (as Hinata), Chem (as Ten2), Christia (as Princess), Din (as Naruto), Batman (as Himself) and Joker (as Himself), background: Carnival people.

Yes, maliit lang pala sina Batman at Joker.

Below: Din's one man attempt to a Rasengan.

Yes she is wearing a wig.

Below: Ako ay sumisilip

Below: Ng (o nang? Filipino teachers out there?) paulit-ulit.

Below: Mama is a text addict. [Mama: LOL. BRB. Hu U? ASL?EB?]

Below: Them really odd purple chips in Agave.

More pics here.

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A true Christmas story:

Palengke person: Ano yun?

Christia: Pabili ng pansigang.

*PP assembles the veggies, then takes calculator to compute.*

C: Ate, magkano na?

*PP gives me the evil eye*

*Arvin nudges my side looking like he wants to tell me something.*

PP: Singkwenta.

C: Ate, meron kayong tindang [insert name of veggie here]?

PP: Wala

*PP looks like she wants to gut me alive. C is plain clueless on why she got on the wrong side of PP.*

C: Ate, thank you po.

*C tries to make amends*

PP: *grunt*

[At the elevator home.]

Arvin: Bakit di ka tumigil kanina sa palengke?

C: Nagalit ba siya sa akin kasi makulit ako habang nagccalculator siya?

A: Hindi.

C: Eh bakit siya galit?

A: Lalake yun.

Oh lordy. I. DID. NOT. EFFIN. KNOW.

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I am still thankful to the high heavens that you still ask me to slow dance when we are alone and you hear some sweet oldies music playing on the media player.

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Now Playing: True Blood

A peek in the blog post:

"At around 1:30 PM today, at Valley Golf and Country Club, Antipolo City, Mayor Nasser Pangandaman, Jr., Mayor of Masiu City, Lanao del Sur, his father, Secretary Nasser Pangandaman of the Department of Agrarian Reform, and company, beat my defenseless 56-year-old dad and my 14-year-old brother to a pulp because of some stupid misunderstanding on the golf course."

http://vicissitude-decidido.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-is-fucked-up.html

Guess who?

Gica, Chem, Din and my mom all spent their Christmas with me here in Manila.

Kahit maliit lang bahay, nagkasya kami dito. Effort kung effort. :o)

Dami food! Hahahaha, napanis tuloy yung iba... Thanks sa mom ni arvin for the awesome buko pandan.

At kahit wala na akong pera, I've been having such a wonderful time...

Cosplay in Eastwood (with mom):

 

 

The only downside here is that i so miss my arvin bebetoms. Hay bebeps, salamat sa mga gifts, grabe, as in. Heart.

And last night, I went to the only night time children's party I've been in. It was Austin's 5 year old daughter, Sondre's special day.

First panalo moment. I bought her an invisible ink "spy" pen as a gift and when she opened it, she said: "What the hell is this?!"

As in English na may English accent.

Trish then showed her how it worked and she was preoccupied with it for about a few minutes.

Pero panalo talaga ang "What the hell is this?!"

Second panalo moment. Ayrish dacing tinikling, sayaw sa bao and pandango sa ilaw. Folk dance medley. Pwdeng pang-resume.

Third panalo moment. Jane singing Believe a la Cher.

My first night out in a while and it made me remember the taste of ice cold beer. Thanks for the invite Austin!

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Marky Cielo is dead. At age 20. 20! Ouch.

 

Nareinforce nga na I live a boring life nung nagkita kami ni Edgie at ang kinukwento ko sa kanya, nakwento ko na pala the last time kami nagkita...

Which was like, 2 months ago.

I should get out more. Sana lang hindi ako tinatamad magcommute.

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Decisions.
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I am a sucker for best seller books.
I do hope Stephanie Meyer restarts writing Midnight Sun.

family problems.
nuf said.
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i just had a nice long chat with my hs batchmate that i have not seen for 8 years or so.
i love reminiscing. we had a lot of catching up to do and i had so much fun talking about teachers trying to teach a bunch of pimply faced, hormone-filled teenagers about sex education and batchmates that got screwed by PE teachers...
thanks for making me laugh!
 

Thanks sa lahat ng nakaalala ng bday ko...
The best kayo :D

At sa mga hindi nakaalala, alam kong love niyo pa rin ako :)

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Had a fantastic bday day with my babytom. Kwento ko pag madaming time....

New nails! love 'em! Courtesy of Arvin!

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Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.

Later. First show. Eastwood.

Kahit malungkot ako na natapos ko na yung books, may some sort of pampalubag na may movie na.

no idea what to give arvin this xmas.

no fricking idea.

anyone?

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same goes for my mom.

may alam ba kayo na nagrerepair ng laptop keyboard sa eastwood?

a few entries ago i mentioned that my laptop does not have the letter "o." dahil naglinis ako, nakita ko yung missing key! yey me! i just do not have any idea on how to reattach it...

anyone have any idea kung san ko to mapapagawa? magkano kaya?

may nabasa ako that you can have the entire keyboard replaced... magkano naman kaya to?