Post-OP learning.

My tolerance in pain is so low. (both physically and emotionally, hahaha!)
Its been three weeks that I'm experiencing this pain.. :-\

But I'm learning from this experience:

- Life is too short to spend it worrying what will happen tomorrow.
- Life is too short to spend every second and minute of it in the office! (oh, yes I am/was self-confessed workaholic!)
- Learning how to have more patience.
- Learning how to say no.
- Knowing that nice conversation will actually clarify/resolve things that bothers you.


and the list will go on.. for now, magwork muna ako since 6pm na at may Java update activity pa ako.

emo 101

A friend once told me, if its giving you too much heartache, let it go. </3

things that had happened.

Its been a while I haven't posted anything here.

Dami nangyari... like..

1. Little argument with Paul V about wedding cost. But I really need to tighten my belt, stop myself going to shopping mall (its been 1.5 months! congrats to me!)

2. I realized I have some "trust" issue.. --> this one is really killing me! With Paul V's help namamanage ko naman kahit paano.

3. Stress sa work. I was informed na malilipat ako ng project! Imagine that, When Paul V proposed, I told him that we cannot handle our wedding on 2013 kasi may hardware cluster upgrade project ako, then malalaman ko na hindi na pala ako nakaassign dun! Sheesh! What I hate about transferring to another account, mas maraming weekend work dun!

4. Did a Surgery. Breast Lump Removal. I thought saglit lang ung surgery, at hindi ganun kagrabe. I only took Local Anesthesia, and imagine that I can hear the Surgeon, "Knife Please!" geez!
Its actually making me worry. But good thing, Dr. Manuel Sto. Domingo is so kind enough na kahit andito ako sa SG, he still answer sa questions ko. :)

Wedding Preps

I didn't know preparing a wedding is this stressful... well, for a kuripot person like me hahaha!

I'm having a hard time to decide whether to splurge or not.. I think I need discernment for that. :)
Although the wedding is 20 months away from now.. as early as now, i'm looking for the reception and church.. Once I have settled with it, i think tuloy tuloy na un! :)

Good luck sa akin! :)

owell.

I'm now alone again in my room today..

I got used in waking up in the morning and Paul V is the very first person that I see. It really brighten's my day.. That happened for a month..

owell..

Late Post! I got Engaged!

Oh, yes! Sorry for the delays. Too Much things happened. From Overwhelming happiness to sadness.

Anyway, yes, I've got engaged last 05 Aug 2012. :) yet, only few people knew about it. :)

My ever sweetest (ehem!) boyfriend had his most romantic funniest proposal.. :)

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Meow!

I must have loved him so much to say yes! hahaha! Well, there was a story about this ring. But I already saw the real ring, it doesn't fit my finger and its under construction. For now, I will just keep it for myself. But anyway, its the thought that counts :)

Mars and Venus' Brains

I found this video while I am doing my daily rounds of reading blogs. I found it in pattylaurel's blog. Watched it alone first as Paul V's so busy playing with some PC games. I find it funny yet informative so decided to interrupt him and insist to watch it. [I feel that its worth watching with your labidoods..] I am quite hesistant though, but keber if Paul won't like it.




Its quite nice that Paul V like it.. Actually we agreed on what the speaker says. :) we were laughing while watching the entire video. In fact, we watched the 1 hour version of it the morning after.

emo 101: of love and life

“Waiting and hoping is a hard thing to do when you’ve already been waiting and hoping for almost as long as you can bear it.”

A time comes in your life when you finally get it. When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out – ENOUGH, enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is your awakening.

You realize that it’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping over the next horizon. You come to terms with the fact that he is not Prince Charming and you are not Cinderella (or vice versa) and that in the real world there aren’t always fairy tale endings (or beginnings for that matter), and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you, and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.

You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect, and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are and it’s OK. (They are entitled to their own views and opinions.) And you learn the importance of loving and championing yourself, and in the process a sense of newly found confidence is born of self-approval. You stop bitching and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn’t do for you) and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected.

You learn that not everyone will always be there for you, and that it’s not always about you. So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself and in the process a sense of safety and security is born of self-reliance. You stop judging and pointing fingers, and you begin to accept people as they are and to over look their shortcomings and human frailties and in the process a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness.

You realize that much of the way you view yourself, and the world around you, is a result of all the messages and opinions that have been ingrained into your psyche. And you begin to sift through all the crap you’ve been fed about how you should behave, how you should look, how much you shouldn’t weigh, what you should wear, where you should shop, what you should drive, how and where you should live, what you should do for a living, who you should sleep with, who you should marry, what you should expect of a marriage, the importance of having and raising children, or what you owe your parents.

You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view. And you begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for. You learn the difference between wanting and needing, and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you’ve outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with, and in the process you learn to go with your instincts. You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility, and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry, and that martyrs get burned at the stake.

Then you learn about love: Romantic love and familial love, how to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving, and when to walk away. You learn not to project your needs or your feelings onto a relationship. You learn that you will not be more beautiful, more intelligent, more lovable, or important because of the man or woman on your arm or the child that bears your name. You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be. You stop trying to control people, situations, and outcomes. You learn that just as people grow and change, so it is with love. And you learn that you don’t have the right to demand love on your terms just to make you happy. And, you learn that ‘alone’ does not mean lonely. And you look in the mirror and come to terms with the fact that you will never be a size 5 or a perfect 10 and you stop trying to compete with the image inside your head and agonizing over how you “stack up”.

You also stop working so hard at putting feelings aside, smoothing things over, and ignoring your needs. You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly OK…and that it is your right to want things that you want. And that sometimes it is necessary to make demands. You come to the realization that you deserve to be treated with love, kindness, sensitivity, and respect and you will not settle for less. And you allow only the hands of a lover who cherishes you, to glorify you with his or her touch. And in the process you internalize the meaning of self-respect. You learn that, for the most part, in life you get what you believe you deserve. And that much of life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for, and that wishing for something to happen is different from working toward making it happen. More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success, you need direction, discipline, unbelievable focus, persistence and perseverance. You also learn that no one can do it all alone and its OK to risk asking for help.

You learn that the only thing you must truly fear is the great robber baron of all time: FEAR itself. You learn to step right into and through your fears, because you know that whatever happens you can handle it, and to give into fear is to give away the right to live life on your terms. You learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom. You learn that life isn’t always fair, you don’t always get what you think you deserve, and that sometimes, bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people. On these occasions you learn not to personalize things.

You learn that God isn’t punishing you or failing to answer your prayers. It’s just life happening. And you learn to deal with evil in its most primal state – the ego. You learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy, and resentment must be understood and redirected, or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted. Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself, by yourself, and you try to make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never ever settle for less than your heart’s desire. And you hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind. And you make it a point to keep smiling, to trust, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.

Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by your side, you take a stand, you take a deep breath, and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can. Sometimes we lose sight of what’s important in life. Sometimes we get bored of being children, and rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. Sometimes we lose our health to make money and then lose our money to restore our health. By thinking anxiously about the future, we forget the present, such that we live neither for the present nor the future. Sometimes we live as if we will never die, and we die as if we had never lived. We need to learn that what is most valuable is not what we have in our lives, but who we have in our lives. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn that true happiness is not to achieve our goals, but to learn whom we are through striving towards them. To learn that happiness is a decision. We can decide to be happy with what we are and what we have, or die from envy and jealousy of what we lack…

emo 101 : isang malaking sigh.

Sigh...

In the midst of my friends being engaged and some has got married, I  find myself asking, is it really for me? When will I get "and they lived happily ever after" statement?

For all that I have been, sometimes, I want to stop my heart loving people so that it won't get hurt anymore. Anyway, the love and company that my family and friends provide, were actually enough for me to live. But then.. I am not that type of person. My motto: Love as long as you can. Love like you have not been hurt before.

In between spaces of writing this, I can justify to myself why I actually have not settle down yet. I am special to God and I know that He wants the best for me. He wants me to settle with someone who is perfectly right for me. He may not be the perfect person that others can see but he is molded by God to be perfect for me. God will not allow that I will have a broken family in the future. That is why settling down with someone happens in God's time.

I am not in a entertainment/showbiz industry, and as much as I pray, that I will only marry once (except for the 25th year, etc) to a that one person that I wanted to look at, smile and make every morning right every time I wake up. Someone that I will grow old with regardless if our kids has left us. Someone that you will give all whole heartedly.

Having said this, I know someday my time will come. For now, i leave this music/video to go with my "emo" times.

Happy Birthday, Ma!

She's my one of my best friend, She's my comforter

She's the one who will fight for me, She's the one whom I run to when I have enemy

She's my ka-chismosahan, Minsan utusan heheh

She's my worst enemy since I was a kid hahaha!

She's the one who always scold me because I'm a cry baby

Before I never understand her, but now I appreciate her existence and understand why.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Bonding: Meet the Kerida

Oh yes! I helped Paul V to build a good Kerida.. hahaha! So nice and sexy :)

It took us almost 3.5 hours to build it. It has been 8-10 years since I have look and touch internal parts of CPU. Both of us, Paul V and Me, were outdated. Iba na nga ang layout at mga tusukan ng mga ports. Iba narin ang hitsura na mga cables! We took this chance to update ourselves sa mga bagong teknolohiya dala ng siyensya hahaha!

I could say that these are the moments that I actually cherish.  Iba yata kasi ang bonding moment namin. Maging carpintero at bumuo ng cabinet, ngayon maging technician at mag-assemble ng CPU. During these times kasi we get to know each other more. Our quirks, our wants, the way we look at things, our indifferences and how we compromise it, those times that we try to help each other and learn from each other.

it was tiring (hello?! 3.5 hours!) especially may mga tarayan in between dahil lang sa ayos ng cables hahaha! (talk about indifferences) but it was really fun! Iba kapag nabuo mo na..may sense of fulfillment, and a hug in the end. <3

oh well,enough with mushy mushy. hehehe..

Credits to my Father! My father is blind but he could do so many things just like assemble a computer. Ang totoo ngayon lang tlga ako super focused at hands-on sa pag-assemble. When I was still in high school my father used to assemble some CPU from scratch, Some were being sold after, some were just for nothing when I asked what's the purpose, he just want to update his skills (oha, san ka pa). And everytime na lang na mag-aassemble siya, ako ang nitatawag, to think!!!! I'm the only girl (my two brothers I think, is not fascinated on computers). And I will always rant that I'm losing time to play. Sometimes I make excuses that I need to practice organ in the church hahaha! Now, I really appreciate that I was the person who has been helping him.. and now I was able to apply it. 

More heartbreaks.

Its a sad week.

3 people's life has ended and went back in God's arms.

1. The Father of Fr. Eugene. I know how painful it would be for Fr. Eugene to lose his dad. :(
2. Dolphy. The country has been mourning for the death of the Comedy King. He's an icon and I don't think no one can match him.
3. Thea - our classmate/batchmate during college. It was a sudden death. :(

Ramdam ko ung bigat ng lungkot :(

These people are called by God because they are needed in heaven.

Heartbreak

Few things that make my heart break this past few days:

1. My wallet is crying when I bought NEX-5n. After paying, I am not sure if my money was worth it. (well, until now hehehe) Maybe because we own an S95 which is too convenient to carry and the quality of pictures has never disappoint me since Dec 2010. It is not spoiled yet, but I just want to buy a micro 4/3's camera. hahaha! (talk about splurging :P) But like any other girls, I know I will find NEX-5N worth... soon!

2. My Macbook pro of 2 years suddenly displayed a red thin line in its screen. (see post:  MBP... ). I am not prepared yet to replace it - because I don't have money to spend. =(

3. THE MOST HEARTBREAKING EVENT was... when I woke last Friday, I noticed there's a big hole in my 17 years blanket!!! Oh yes! The blanket has been with me since 1995, and it has been serving me well. It is my security blanket - saw me grew up, all my tears and laughter, it went with me in all my overnight projects since high school, been with my travel, overseas and local. I have accepted that it is torn out in its side, but with in the middle.. No!!! I can't let go of the blanket yet :(

My Security Blanket. 17 years and still alive, beat that! :P

I tried to go for a retail therapy last weekend but it did not help. Been to Bugis, suntec and orchard, was not able to buy something. There was also a food fair in Takashimaya, Paul and I strolled around and that didn't help as there seems nothing that interest me.

Nevertheless, with all these heartbreaks I am into right now, I managed to learn how to make leche flan. Not really a fan, but I'm happy that I was able to make one. =) Hello Tonsilitis! :P (Click here for the recipe that I followed).

MBP, Please Don't Leave Yet

I just noticed that there's a red thin line on my screen... and I'm actually freaking out!! I wanna cry!

Dear Macbook,

Please don't leave me yet, I'm not prepared to let you go. :'(

Maheheart broken talaga ako!

Lovingly Yours,
Your Mom.

LOL

On our way home, Paul V was telling me the reason why he slept late last night. He told me that he was watching on youtube about a french man who played a snail and try to crawl on the street causing a traffic jam.. Our conversation was cut off because we're about to go down from taxi.

So an hour ago, out of curiosity, I tried to search the youtube video... and I got hooked. Been watching it for an hour and my tummy now aches for laughing out loud..

Some videos are really funny but some are annoying. You can visit this site www.nimportequi.com if you still want to laugh more :)

Feelingerang Crafter

<rant> I have been very busy at work these past few days. Well it started last week. And it always been like that before and after I take/took a short break. Now, I'm more worried after my Euro Trip. :-/ </rant>

Anyway, before I went for a short trip, I was looking for some craft class for myself. That is because I wanted to do some paper flower! hahaha. IKR! its so grade school and pwede naman GMG... but KEBER!

Below are some samples I tried to search from Google.

I found out that papermarket hold some class... Alas! the class that I want will be held this coming Saturday and I was not able to enroll myself. :( They need 1 week booking (blame it all to the work!hahaha!) I am so fond of the store. Its a small store in the basement of Raffles City Tower. If only I have some extra money, I will buy all the things in the store. Kahit na it will add to my abubot lang.

Hopefully, one of these days when I go to city, I could enroll myself. Sige na kahit sa mga classes na di naman ako interested! hahaha!

Grumpy Monday.

I feel sad today. I feel I am not appreciated. :( Eventhough you kill yourself to death, yet your efforts still not enough.. My colleague even told me I'm so grumpy today.

sigh.. Since I have been feeling like that, I was working 12 hours today.  I worked until I felt that I'm so tired. I even let Paul waited for me for 2 hours below my office building because he is not allowed to go in.

But then, I still thank God for this day and the blessings He has given me.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Cheers!

Its been a while that we have not drink... We took advantage of Yhen's Birthday (Happy Birthday, Carleen!) to celebrate and drink.

Carleen, Yhen as we call her, is my college barkada as in ka-block mate since freshmen. I've known her since 2001. We celebrated her Birthday here in Singapore together with Kaye (also one of our blockmate during freshmen). As we drink, we also reminisce our college days.. then

Yhen Blowing Her Nutella Cake

Nutella Cake. This is to die for! hahaha :)

This is how our night went: Dinner - Dessert - Drink - Snack - Dessert! We went to Holland Village to get the drinks. We settled for One-For-One promo that we think it was a good deal. Paul, Yhen and Kaye had Heineken while I had Kilkenny.

Yhen - Kaye - Me

Paul V and Me with the Birthday Girl!

Yes, We also have our lasheng picture.. well si Paul lang.. heheh

 Cheers for our dreams, and more birthdays to come! :)

Oink, Oink.

I am currently in search of Piggy Bank. I am on a serious $1 a day saving. Was trying to browse the internet and look for a nice piggy bank. I have my criteria on my piggy bank - at least, it can talk and tell you to put a coin everyday. And it won't stop until you have put one. Well, it allows you to save a coin/day.

Anyway, upon writing this entry, I was curious why it was called a piggy bank.. Here's what I found from the wikipedia:

"Piggy bank (sometimes penny bank or money box) is the traditional name of a coin accumulation and storage receptacle; it is most often, but not exclusively, used by children. The piggy bank is known to collectors as a "still bank" as opposed to the "mechanical banks" popular in the early 20th century. These items are also often used by corporations for promotional purposes. Their shape is most often that of a little pig. Many financial services companies use piggy banks as logos for their savings products."

Anyway, here are the list so far that interest me:

Piggy Bank slash Alarm clock
The alarm will not stop unless you put a coin in it. Swak! This is what I want. However, pano kung wala akong $1 for that specific time that will alarm? :(

Spend - Save Piggy Bank
The unpredictable pivoting tray collects, deflects, and randomly deposits coins in either the “save” or “spend” section. O, dba Win Win.. May pera ka na to spend, may naisave ka pa :)

But since tagtipid ako for now, isang watch box lang muna ang lalagyanan ko ng coins na malapit na mapuno! :)

Uwi ng Pinas - Set 2: Meet up with Friends

After the kiddie Party of Carl, Paul and I went to SM Megamall. Since Paul's drivers license already expired and have not renewed yet, we opt to commute instead. Anyway, it will be nice that from time to time, we don't use car.

Don't get me wrong, but yes, may pagkamaarte ako. But I can commute. Hindi naman ako lumaki na may sasakyan kami. But with Paul V with me, I don't think I will do it again. hahaha! One reason: I am quite irritated when I see him sweating! hahaha! as in  Eiww! para siyang naligo sa pawis! Kahit punasan ko siya, hindi ko pa tapos punasan ang pawis sa mukha niya, may tumutulong pawis na naman! Oh, yes ganun siya and I can't do anything about it.. :p Anyway, hindi pa tapos ang kwento.. Nitutukso kasi ako nung nagcommute kaming dalawa. When we were about to go down from the FX taxi, here's how our conversation went:


Paul V: (telling to me) Dito na pala tayo.... Mama, Para!
Me: Mama, wait lang po.

And when I went down, Paul V was laughing at me and telling me, "ang sosyal mo naman. Mahohold-up tayo nan!" I replied, "Tama lang naman nisabi ko eh." Paul V laughing out so loud and telling me, "Ano ba, para ang term dun!"

Oh well, as usual mga kakaiba namin habit :P We went to Megamall to Meet up with Joy, Went to Galleria (taking a bus) to buy our TOMS shoes (yes! we were able to help 2 kids get a pair of shoes). Then we proceeded to greenbelt to meet my other church friends.

We don't have any pic in SM Mega. This was taken in Greenbelt.

Afterwhich I met up with my other church friends: Ate Jhing, Marlon, Epoy, Sarah and Aaron to catch up. We went to Gantea (originally we plan to drink in Serenitea).. Mejo naiintriga ako. I tried their Froyo (frozen yougart).. Not my taste.. :( Maybe I'm used in eating the food in Singapore..

(standing L-R): Me, Aaron, Marlon, Sarah
Ate Jhing, our Teacher! hahaha!

(standing L-R): Epoy, Aaron, Marlon, Sarah
Ate Jhing on the chair

Here's what I've ordered.

Aaron's Japanese Homework.. While all of us were busy laughing,
he was busy doing his own thing.

Oh, Did I say, that Epoy (hmm, i think due to his size) broke a ceramic chair :P

That's how my saturday went! :) My Sunday was spent for "Me Time" was able to get a manicure and pedicure, had my grocery and dinner with family.

Uwi ng Pinas - Set 1: Carl's Birthday Party.

Oh yes!! This is sooooo late post..  I was busy with work that is why I was not able to update my blog. I guess I have so many entries to catch up.

Anyway, lets start what happened last weekend. (Note: This post was a draft right last 26 June) :P

After the much awaited "going back home" vacation, today officially starts my working days again.
But let me give you a what happened last weekend..

In my previous post, I was hoping that modest goals are met.. Oh yes, but of course!! some plans are not really meant to be executed.. For the list under the things that I planned to eat, only 2 of them were eaten. However, the plans of the things that I wanted to do last weekend, 4/5 was done. There were some bit of changes on some items though. But its nice at least I've done it! =)

Anyway, Here are some photo's that was caputured during Carl's Birthday Party.

Happy Birthday Carl! 

 

 Of course, we should have our usual couple picture :)

Sorry for the pic. was not able to practice my smile :P

Happy Birthday, Carl! You are so gwapo and you're big boy na. Please don't grow up so fast. And when you grow up, please do not be like your Tito Ninong ha. hahaha!

2 Days Na Lang!

In two days, I will be back home again.. :)

[Maybe by tomorrow, I will change my counter into another event again, which I am really looking forward.]

Anyway, here are some foods that I want to taste when I get home:

1. Sbarro's Baked Ziti and white cheese pizza...Sino pwedeng manlibre? d ko tatanggihan! :)
2. Ice Scramble! Wasn't able to taste this the last time I went home.
3. Shakey's Mojos. Owell, given na ito. I usually buy before my flight since T3 has Shakeys
4. Isaw!
5. Potato Corner French Fries.
6. Milk Tea (this will be tasted when I bond with my church friends)


Do you think I can eat all those in 2 days. given with the list below that I will do:

1. Meet and have breakfast with Ate Rhona and Kuya Jets - because its been a while!
2. OB-gyne appointment - its not what you think ok?! i'm not preggy. :P Its just that i have this benign cyst. (which actually i'm not that worried about)
3.Salon Time with my sister In law, Kate. Hopefully, my mom could also join us. Its a girls time. If not, then we could just have a manicure/pedicure session. But I doubt if my mom will join us.. kasi may sarili siyang manicurista!
4. Attend Baby Carl's (Paul V cute nephew) first birthday party in Tiendesitas.
5. Shopping! (onti lang) a visit to uniqlo in moa is a must!
6. Catch up with friends (sa simbahan) at night.

Oh Well, that only goes for my saturday plan.. I still don't have any plans for sunday yet. But I guess I wanted to rest for that day and do my regular groceries and time with family.


Hay, so many things to do, so little time.. I am hoping I could what is written here. If not.. owell, I will just make the most out of my trip :)

BENTE!

Happy Monthsary to US,  Paul V! :)

(well, belated na pala)

This was our first picture together. Just forgot when.. :P

I planned to post an entry before the day ends because I was waiting for the picture that we will be taken from my new "toy" (oh, yes! I've got a new toy - i think i will post a separate entry for that), but forgot to get it from Paul V.

We seldom celebrate Monthsaries.. Well, we remember it, but never really celebrate it like eating in expensive resto. hmm, at times if money permits..  But on our 20th Monthsary, we originally planned to go for a japanese restaurant again to which we have been when we were still not a couple yet. BUT ALAS, all good plans never happens!!! hahaha. Nevertheless, we just pick some food stalls and eat in a bench - he took his favorite takoyaki, i had my sjora and french fries. It was a simple date yet sweet, just like what I wanted.

Happiness 101

At last we found Japanese Gourmet Town, a Japanese Resto that sells okonomiyaki. At last talaga! After two or three weeks walking the whole stretch of vivo city from east to west.. we finally found it!

When I told Paul V that I found the okonomiyaki and saw the place, he was like a kid that was given with a big Voltron robot. His facial expression was priceless!

Happy Paul V!

Impromptu Date

Its been a week, I guess, that I have not updated this blog.

Anyway, below are the things that had happen. Actually nothing much because most of the time I render overtime work in the office. In fact, I reported to work last weekend.. and its not a regular working hours.. its 2am to 6am! so mejo bangag talaga ako at ngayon lang nakapagblog..

In a little while, I will be posting some of the things that had happened.

Last Thursday, Paul V and I had an impromptu date in our favorite Donut cafe.. Nakikiuso rin kami! Uso sa Pinas ang JCo, so kami rin. hahaha!

JCo's caption is so sweet! It fits for me and Paul V too. :)

Paul V asked me to take photo of our pizza.. But its not the usual pic.. We are already in the middle of eating it when we thought of taking pictures of our food. Paul V told me its sweet because our pizza has almost the same size. labo! hahaha!

Our Dinner. 

Our All time Donut Fave!

That was our impromptu date! :) Simple yet sweet.

"Nothing is Sweeter the Togetherness that We share" 

-written in JCo's tissue paper

Fun Times with Friends

Going out with friends is love! <3 <3 <3

Yesterday, just out of the blue I texted one of the dearest couple close to me - JR and Ellini. We always have impromptu dinners because as usual, plans usually does not happen.

Here's our text messages goes:

ME : Ei, churasscaria tayo minsan! :)
Ellini : Cge ba.. Kailan? Gutom na ko.. Haha
JR : Gusto ko din!
ME : Tara Bukas!
JR : Hala, kala ko weekend, sobra dami work :P
ME : Ako ok ako kahit Kailan. Sige Weekend then.


(So I texted Paul that we will have a Brazilian dinner on weekend.)
after one hour, I received a call from Ellini..


Ellini : Jac (they used to call me that name), churasscaria na tayo ngayong gabi.
ME : Ha? :-O kala ko sa weekend pa. Sabi ni JR sa weekend pa.
Ellini : Hindi, nitawagan ko na siya, ngayon na tayo. Gutom na ako eh. I also asked Ronnie to join us.
ME : Sige let's meet there around 8pm. I'll tell Paul to come here instead.

Hahaha.. Ok. OVERULED.

We had our dinner in brazilchurrasco, located at 16 Sixth Avenue Bukit Timah. It was almost 2 hours of eating different kind of meat rotating every 5-10 mins, I guess.  It was fun because the servers were Filipinos and we were near the kitchen that we could request what meat we wanted to get out from the kitchen.

We seldom go to that place because its quite out of our way and they only server dinner. It is also quite costly ( Although sabi ni Paul V, sulit na sa kanya kasi hindi siya nag merienda..) nevertheless, dinner with friends like JR, Ellini, Ronnie and Paul, its worth the price. [I wasn't able to take pictures in the restaurant though.]

After our dinner, we headed pa for a ice cream dessert - Venezia, just opposite of Churassco.. Grabe, kahit marami na kami nikain sa dinner, we even have space for dessert. Imagine kung gaano kalaki ung tiyan ko! as in Para akong butete! hahaha! Pero keber, masarap kumain eh!

Different Flavors of Gelato Ice Cream

Here's what we ordered and shared with each other.

Crunchy Nut, Strawberry Cheesecake and Coconut

I like the coconut.. The brown one was crunchy nut which taste like Skippy Peanut butter. Sabi ko nga parang kare-kare flavor! Guess who was the adventurous person who ordered this Crunchy Nut Ice Cream?

Oh Yeah, Its Paul V's Ice Cream! :P

Hay, we went home like 10:30pm.. Its so late but I guess everyone had fun! :)

Happy Birthday Kuya!

I sent out a ym message to my friend, Joy, but I didn't get any reply. then I remembered that its a Public Holiday in Philippines. Kaya mga kababayan ko, Mabuhay sa ating lahat! hehehe.

With that, I was reminded that today, it is also my Kuya's Birthday. I sent a text message to him, I don't know if he received it though. He's in boracay now. [Maybe lying on the sand with Jonah's Milkshake on the side. <<inggit ako!>>]

His friends will tell us that we are look-a-like as in, I'm a girl version of my brother.. Pero un lang, mas maganda raw ako sa kanya hahaha!

Kuya, Kate (kuya's Wife) and Me - USS Singapore 2011

Magkamukha ba talaga kami? Kayo na ang humusga! hehehe

Anyway, para sa paboritong anak ng mommy ko hahaha!, Happy Birthday Kuya!

12 Days before Going Home Again.

My countdown starts now! I even put a countdown counter in my blog for that. :)

But then, as usual... so many things to do, so little time. Hang daming issues! Server down.. too much tickets... weekend work... my household chores not included yet! sigh.

Good thing Paul V and I went out to get some of our comfort food. Today is our supposedly "me" time pero Im tired from work. Just want to cuddle hehehe [I somehow feel relax when I'm with him] So here's what we got for today. :)

Dairy Queen Ice Cream (M&Ms and Strawberry Cheesecake)

There's only one (i guess) DQ store here in SG and its really out of our way.. talagang nidayo namin siya sa malayo!! hehehe.

My Homemade Pandesal

So at last, Paul V agreed to buy an oven and store it in their house. :p That is because we we're craving for pandesal. :) All of my friends who had an oven and did their first baking experience tried to baked brownies or cookies first. I couldn't imagine that the first recipe that I baked, of all, was pandesal! (well, it wasn't really my first experience as I already tried to baked during high school). But still, it was like baking for the first time again.. its been ages noh!

Anyway, here's the recipe that I followed. But I just changed the bread flour to Rye Flour. (Rye flour- used for wheat bread, naks! healthy!)

Before baking

Processing...

Its not that really hard but it would really take 4 hours at least to prepare this. Actually, waking up early was the hard part. hahaha! Saludo ako sa mga panadero in waking up so early.. siguro mga 1am pa lang they are starting to prepare it na.

Oh, I forgot to say, my homemade pandesal was successful on how it looks and how it taste. :) 

 

Tada!

Maybe I can change my career na :p

So-Called 365 Project.

I just want to share how I feel when I opened my can full of $1 sgd coins which I started collecting since February this year. It was supposedly be a 365 (owell, ok, 334, minus the month of January) Project, to collect 1 sgd per day. But some days are not really fortunate to have one. So how did this start? I was just thinking to save money for Christmas. (IKR! malayo pa!) I told myself, if I save one dollar per day, I could have at least 300 sgd to spend during Christmas to buy gifts for my family and friends. :)

I told myself not to count it, but actually last March, I did. And after 3 months, TADA! I counted it again. hahaha! (sorry but I can't disclose to you the amount)

I was quite amazed by its total amount. It actually exceeded the number of days from Feb until today. hehehe. So, I think I could just allocate another budget for Christmas gift, and use this to fund my Boracay Vacation next year! hahahaha!


 Side-note: While writing this entry, it reminds me of pondo ng pinoy's motto: "Anumang magaling, kahit maliit, basta’t malimit, ay patungong langit" :)

Trying to start again.

Just an FYI, this is my Nth blog. :-O

Like what the title says, I will try to post at least an entry each day. So I asked my boyfie to check my blog everyday - that at least I have someone to remind me that I should post.

So let's see how far it will go. :)