Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Paging Cuppkeyk

Tuloy ba tayo sa friday? (I'll try to get rebecca to join us) Feel free to post sa comments link if you're not going or anything---try to message pacoi na din by MSN kung pwede sila ni Abi (I'll text Dong)

yun lang ^^ (Goodluck sa palanca!)

OK--UPDATE LANG: Rebecca has confirmed na pwede cya for friday--I also texted dong and he said he will be bringing Pacoi and Abi on friday so more or less this is a GO!! (to quote becky: gimik gimik gimik gimik gimik...yes she's bored...=P)

post na lang where we should meet or any suggestions as to:

WHEN ---what time shall we meet?
WHERE---and where? (also any alternatives)


Manang's Foodhouse

There's apparently a Beach House (popular UP food place) equivalent in Ateneo (called Manang's Foodhouse located near the tennis courts/gym. They serve excellent inihaw and letchon kawali--at dirt cheap (relatively dirt cheap if you're from Ateneo hehe) prices! Had lunch with Tin there earlier--I liked the place ^^

The place fills up fast--I suggest going there at around 11am or you might run out of food or seats hehe ^^

Some old students might call it by it's old name (Clubhouse) but its the same banana =P

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Trainspottin!

Just watched it again for the nth time!(the last time I saw it was several years ago tho so I forgot most of the story) Always a classic--am glad we found a pirated dvd copy in greenhills (still no luck with memento tho) Fuckin amazin movie! hehe. Definitely one of my favorites ^^

Current Music: Pearl Jam (grunge pare)



Monday, April 26, 2004

yeah! Go grunge! hehe (of course I'm the techie idiot so I don't know why the picture of Nirvana isnt showing =P) ah basta---for the imaginative out there: there's supposed to be a picture of Nirvana right before the Grunge description =P



Grunge! You're all about the music and would even
turn your back on fame just to stay true to
your roots... You reached your high in the
early '90s, but you're still making some good
stuff! Keep rocking!


What genre of rock are you?
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Monthsary Chronicles (part 1)

Saturday (april 24)

Honestly I didn't think I'd make it this far with Tin (I barely had the courage to ask her out the first time! =P) Now I'm actually glad I did. Thank you scooter girl hehe. I really felt like Ashton back then (lead character in the Scooter Girl comic)--always clumsy and toungue tied--bleah hehe. She really had that much of an effect on me grabe.

Another freaky incident that makes me smile: While Tin was playing munchkin, I was sitting beside her trying to surprise her by attaching a friendship bracelet on her ankle. She noticed it and smiled, whipping out her own bracelet from one of her pockets and tying it to my wrist. (we apparently had the same idea--wanting to surprise each other with a bracelet hehe) Ang galing lang how we think alike. (there must be something to this sharing the same birthday thingy ^_^) We both started laughing when we realized what we had planned--people must have looked at us funny---like we had our own private joke.

I took her to UP sometime in the afternoon to watch the sunset and show her my favorite haunts. (another goal was to get her to try out our world famous UP Isaw hehe) We walked all over the campus--from the college of law to sunken garden to main lib to palma hall to FC (also showed her the old UP Quill tambayan) to the lagoon to Admin (good ole oblation butt boy) to mass comm (syempre college ko!) to film center and finally to the Isaw place in front of Kalayaan Dorm. That was quite a walk (even in a leisurely pace) so I think we just both collapsed somewhere and quite forgot about dinner =P

quite eventful. not bad for a pre-anniv day ^_^

She noticed that I had a peaceful look on my face while we were walking around...the same look she gets when she's in Ateneo. Comfort zones ^^

And of course--despite being told what it was--she actually liked the isaw ^_^ (worth coming back for)

Sunday (april 25): Monthsary Day!

Maroon5's "Sunday Morning"

"That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on Sunday morning
And I never want to leave"

Woke up early--went over to katips for an early breakfast at McDo-- we both feel that this has been our routine/ritual despite the short time we've been together. (She wrote me a really lovely letter and I'll see if I can quote her about it) Suffice it to say that it was wonderful--a memory to come back to again and again. (personal for me i thinks)






Wacky Weekend!

It's been hectic! Havent updated for a while now--the phoneline is sorta dead at my place at the moment (anybody calling me --just text na lang). Just celebrated our first "monthsary" yesterday--grabe saya. ^^
My Gimmick: Light up some candles, turn off the lights, bring out the wineglasses and sip some gourmet rootbeer hehe

Will post more updates later


Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Stuff to answer in the future:

1.WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?

2.IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH ONE FAMOUS PERSON, WHO WOULD IT BE?

3.GOLD OR SILVER?

4.WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA?

5.FAVORITE TV SHOW?

6.WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?

7.WHO WOULD YOU HATE TO BE LEFT IN A ROOM WITH?

8.CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?

9.WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

10.WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?

11.BEACH, CITY, or COUNTRY?

12.SUMMER OR WINTER?

13.FAVORITE ICE CREAM?

14.BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN?

15.FAVORITE COLOR?

16.FAVORITE VEHICLE?

17.FAVORITE SANDWICH FILLING?

18.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG AT THIS MOMENT?

19.WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO YOU DESPISE?

20.FAVORITE FLOWER?

21.IF YOU HAD A BIG WIN IN THE LOTTERY, HOW LONG WOULD YOU WAIT TO TELL PEOPLE?

22.FIZZY OR STILL WATER AS A DRINK?

23.WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT DURING HIGH SCHOOL?

24.HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING?

25.WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO?

26.CAN YOU JUGGLE? IF YES HOW MANY?

27.FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK

28.RED OR WHITE WINE?

29.WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY?

30.IF YOU COULD ASK FOR JUST ONE THING (CAN’T BE MONEY OR MORE WISHES) WHAT WOULD IT BE?

This looks interesting: (food trip)

Chinese Regional Specialties Buffet

Indulge in the diverse flavors of the Northern and Southern regions of China -- with dishes such as Szechuan-style Steamed pork roll wrapped with egg, Hong Kong-style marinated soy chicken, jelly fish and barbeque pork, Shanghai-style Asparagus with crabmeat sauce or Peking-style Fried prawns with tomato and chili sauce, among others.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
P788++, P738++

Apr 13, 2004 to Apr 30, 2004

Expensive but I'm sure it's worth it (too bad it's ending this month) I've been looking to east some quality dimsum pa naman...
something I found elsewhere:

All god does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.

~Chuck Palahniuk


Lotsa goodies

Karl came back from the states and Singapore and got me my copy of Audition by Takashi Miike (check out my midnighteye link--excellent japanese film site) I also got Interpreter of Maladies finally! A surprise thing was an original dvd of High Fidelity I love it! It's got deleted scenes! hehe


too bad I dont have the time to watch/read them =P

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Whee!


Can't wait for this weekend--lots of stuff to do, am excited! So many plans-- I'm sure to drive Tin insane if I change things at the last moment (like I normally do mwahaha). Must also make a note to take some pics--we just got new haircuts hehe. Still on a high--good vibes and all that ^^

Current music: Foo Fighters (walking after you)

Monday, April 19, 2004

Current Music: Moby (cool trippy music--not my normal genre at all but I like his style)

Since I'm on a music trip right now...This will serve as a note/reminder to myself to look for Moby's first album Play Great stuff.(maybe ask someone to download the entire album for me hehe) Excellent tracks. (bit hard to find but that's the challenge^^) I've actually been looking for this for 2-3 years now hehe--just forgot about him


Just bought a nice compilation of mp3s from greenhills (for my *ahem* new toy hehe) Grabe--this is the music I grew up with--nostalgia galore hehe. Early college was classic grunge--Pearl Jam and Nirvana plus some odd assortment of alternative rock and stuff (Stone Temple Pilots, Lemonheads, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis--cool stuff)

Sound tripping right now ^_^

In other news: Finally met Abi (Pacoi's abi) today. We actually had lunch (the girls finally met each other as well) Treated them to The Old Spag House (TOSH). Was nice ^^




Friday, April 16, 2004

A series of Fortunate Events

Karmic upswing happens. I won an MP3 player from our company raffle today hehe. Tin got a letter with some good news as well ^_^

Also got a cool haircut from bench fix (not to mention a great lunch at bento box)

ganda lang ng day--for the both of us ^^

My faith in the universe is restored. All is right in the world once again. Good vibes --great feelings.

Lets keep it that way.

Thursday, April 15, 2004

Songs about Tin

I managed to buy a cd of Maroon 5 for Php 200! Apparently my trainer got a copy for free and she doesn't like the band ^^. Her loss. hehe (I always wanted to buy my own copy--never found the time or money until now hehe--good price pa!)

Some lines from:

She will be Loved

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for this girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
She will be loved

Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore

It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along
My heart is full and my door's always open
You can come anytime you want

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

Breakfast at Tiffany's

I'll be meeting Tin later for breakfast in Katipunan. Sausage McMuffins and Hashbrowns yum ^_^ Another option would be Pancake House but we already did that last saturday hehe Pure bliss is composed of quality time with the your loved one and blueberry pancakes with blueberry syrup. (Hashbrowns will do in a pinch of course)

Cant wait to try out a breakfast buffet in one of those quaint hotels (unlimited bacon! unlimited fresh OJ!--wow hehe) Lots of plans, lots of stuff to do with Tin...I love the fact that my future is tied to hers now. Something to look forward to ^^

Speaking of Financial Stability

Crisis over. Managed to get my final paycheck from RMH and it was greater than I expected. It's enough to pay off all the debts I incurred since that Lost Wallet Fiasco and still have room to survive the month ^^
I'm also supposed to get my first paycheck from E-Telecare this thur so all's well finally.

Funny thing: I managed to encash the check without any valid ID whatsoever. I still need to get myself an ID otherwise I'm persona non grata hehe. Big Brother needs to put me back into the system.

Interesting thing: Tin is now my financial manager. She bought this small notebook where I should do all my budgeting and stuff. Very OC. (this will prove to be an amusing experience hehe) I really can't imagine myself writing down every minor expense in that notebook. *shrug* I could use the guidance--I've been known to indulge myself when it comes to these things hehe^^.







More stuff to do...

Things to do:

Get Haircut
Get Medical Exam (this will be done later this morning at 8am)
Shop for clothes/shoes/glasses
Check out the new movie skeds/dvds
Get my comics from the store

Sarap talaga when you're back on stable financial ground ^^


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"Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I would never leave."
~Winnie The Pooh~


Monday, April 12, 2004

Some thoughts on our beso-beso culture

It actually just mystifies me. Then again I'm very anti-social so I really wouldn't get it. Apparently it's very much practiced in Ateneo and some other places. If someone does that to me I wouldnt know what to do. (kiss air most likely) Why cant you just shake hands or hug or something? hehe. (I still associate it with social climbers and matronas actually so it really has a negative thing to it)

There was a time where even my friend Rebecca was doing that as a greeting whenever we saw each other (which is rare since she was in law and I was a bum) until she noticed that I was incomfortable with it. I really lack social skills hehe
Food for Thought

I am loved. wala lang haha. It's a wonderful feeling to know you are loved. When someone prepares a meal for you. (asides from relatives--I've never had this done for me before--galing.) I know this view is obviously biased but the food tastes better for me. Ate every last piece

Show your world to me...

It's been pretty eventful lately--let me see if I can remember everything that's been happening so far:

-Started work in Makati na (say goodbye to those hundred buck cab rides to Libis!). I finally get to use my trustworthy (and cheap) MRT card hehe.

-Tin got to meet my parents last saturday. First stop was my dad in magallanes (its been a while since I visited myself) She even brought flowers! so sweet and thoughtful talaga--had an excellent brunch in pancake house. Blueberry pancakes. Yum. It's funny when she met my mom though hehe. She was all quiet and demure! (she said she spent a lot of time practicing her chinese pa naman haha!) All the words seemed to have left her--I know for a fact that I'll be like this when I finally get to meet her parents in Iloilo. (maybe worse--I'm very shy when it comes to these things)

-Also had our semi-regular drinking session with my friends. It was fun to chat and introduce her to everyone. I glad we didnt shock her delicate sensibilities with our crazy stories. ^^

-Katya also invited me over for easter lunch (apparently its a tradition of sorts) Am honored by this btw. Had a fun time with them (Tin and Jan's Awful Apple Pie was a nice story hehehe)

-Visited a lot of shops (in makati,ortigas and even SM North) Id never thought this would be so much fun
I guess it all depends on the company ^_^ (tried on some nice jackets and clothes--will have to remember them for future purchases)

-Also tried out Panciteria Lido over in ortigas (near greenhills) excellent place for chinese food!

-Finally got to watch memento (twice even hehe).

Grabe. Its been pretty hectic just looking back at the things that happened this holy week. Pretty amazing for a "dead holiday". Things should settle down soon. Work will keep me busy (also have to get all my requirements done pa)

Must also remember to make a VTES deck for the upcoming tourny. I just realized--I want that shirt!

still soo many things to do! its going to be hectic for a few more days still

Looking back on my holy week--it was fun.

All in all it's time well spent with Tin.






Saturday, April 10, 2004

Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts.
Memento

Friday, April 09, 2004

five details about you
- I'm a gamer.
- I'm prone to sudden mood swings
- I love movies.
- I love books.
- I have never left Luzon!

five details about your appearance right now....
- Bespectacled
- I think my hair's too long (would like to trim it a bit) and have dark purple (almost black) streaks added
- I only have less than a dozen shirts
- I'm not photogenic
- I prefer sandals over shoes

five things you did yesterday...
- Went to work
- Aced the certification training
- Defended a castle during a guild seige in RO
- Had a fun time with my Girlfriend (this is never enough)
- Made my own hotdog meal (with veggies!)

five memorable things you did in the last year...
-Graduated College!
-Started a new job at abs-cbn
-it sucks if you can only remember 2 memorable things last year >_<

five things that make you happy...
- Tin (she's all I need actually)

five things that impress you...
- intelligence
- personality
- Wit
- Diligence
- Courage

five things that don't impress you...
- stupidity
- people who don't know their place
- there are others I'm sure but I try not to dwell on any


five things you can't live without...
- Movies
- Books, Comicbooks
- My favorite chips and tasty beverage ^^
- My Aircon
- The Girlfriend

five songs you know all the words to, even without the music:
- Almost all of the songs in Tori Amos's Little Earthquakes
- Almost all the songs in the 10,000 Maniac's unplugged cd
- DMB's Crash into Me (and Say Goodbye)
- Iris by the Googoo Dolls

five locations you'd like to run away to:
- It's always been my fondest wish to travel but I've never left Luzon. I have dreams of traveling all over the world once I get enough funds and fix my travel papers--anywhere from Europe (prague!) to Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Bali etc) as long as I get to experience something new ^^
-Anywhere with Tin (as long as we can get away from it all)

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Current mood: Dark
Current Music: Evanescence

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Sheep Herding and other tales

Holy week is around the corner. It's usually a time for relaxation, meditation spiritual or otherwise...(or if you're like me--just another excuse to hang out with friends hehe) So it's been decided. We're having our semi-regular drinking/chika session sometime this holy week. All I need to do now is coordinate the darn thing. If you knew my friends...I swear it's like herding sheep. (I mean-- once the details have been set up and agreed upon--like date, time and venue...they still text and ask for directions or schedules!) In anycase, this particular event will be significant because they finally get to meet Tin (yes she's coming over as well). I'm sure they'll love her. (They have no choice in the matter anyways--she's here to stay. =P)

Speaking of holy days--last Palm Sunday was quite eventful for me. (Was supposed to attend mass with Tin at her place but we got held up--apologies to the true blue catholics out there) A lot of stuff was accomplished--including sending my resume to an ad agency (my dream job--copywriter) and finally getting to watch About a Boy . (I still love and prefer High Fidelity tho) I hate to sound like a broken record--but I still say that you can never spend enough time with the right person. That's my Tin. ^^ (It's amazing how much you can feel for someone. The sheer intensity can overwhelm you.)

In other job related news: Training will finally conclude this wednesday. Not a day too soon. God I'm sick of going to Libis. I can't wait for Makati! (MRT! whee!) No more hundred peso cab rides! (I will miss booktopia tho--excellent selection. I just wish I had the cash to buy em hehe)










Saturday, April 03, 2004

Sharing thoughts and memories

I just read Tin's edited version of her Cambridge journal (part of her happy kit) and I'm very grateful for the trust and love that's implied in the gesture. It allowed me a rare glimpse into her semi-private thoughts and feelings-- and the more I learn about her, the more I adore her. I appreciate the effort and hope that I can do the same for her someday. (I'm started my own journal at work a few days ago.)

Will write more later--I love her so much.
My Happy Day Kit

I just got my Happy Day Kit a few days ago and it's really something! ^^ (It's nice to know that someone out there really cares for you) After my recent series of unfortunate events, I think I deserve a nice break. What could be better than a nice dinner out with my Tin this wednesday (especially since she's paying haha!) Honestly tho-- I really appreciate the thought and effort that went into this kit and this just makes me realize how lucky I am. ^^

Amusing thought: I can never spend enough time with her.