Shopping frenzy

Must try to cut back on shopping spree...bought more funky clothes (when did I become such a fashionista? hehe)

Goal for the month of july:

buy 2 pairs of jeans
some funky t-shirts
get my important paperwork done
clean out my comics backlog at CCHQ
take tin out to chateau verde ^_^
re-learn driving
stop being so paranoid whenever a strange dude asks to meet my girl (never!)

Looks like a lot of work,lets see if I can hit at least 3 of these goals hehe =P

very very eventful week!

Finally met Tin's parents (sweatdrop) whew! That made me nervous! ^^
I actually met the entire clan grabe! (it was a family event and I was invited --baptisM ^^)
Her folks are nice and friendly! (but then again what would you expect from a cheng chua? ^^) They did a lot to put me at ease ^_^

Attempted to go to the toy fair in Megamall but heard it was too crowded. Went home instead and played Marvel VS hehe

It's been a fun week so far...great way to end the month (except for a minor hitch regarding some gay/bisexual scheduling clandestine meetings with my girl *chika* =P)

Change of work shift starts now...hectic workload =P

Got sick...got better

What a way to waste your dayoffs =P Developed a slight fever on the start of my dayoff bleah. (This happened in Trellis pa naman--lost my appetite, couldn't even finish the sisig we ordered)

I am ever so thankful for my girlfriend for taking care of me. ^_^ I love you so much hun. I got better a lot faster due to this ^_^ (was able to watch Harry Potter finally! yey!)

Food to Blog about!

Just tried out a new resto in greenhills: Oyster Boy --Damn! Good food!! Scallops that melt in your mouth! Juiciest oysters fresh from the shell! (grab a shell and just slurp it all up!) and one of the _tastiest_ sisig dishes ever! (with that extra hint of sweetness and spice that we expect comes from longganisa bits mixed in--yum)
They had their own version of paella --the seafood rice...yummy hehe

Apparently the resto hails from iloilo (my hun's hometown) so it was mainly seafood mixed with some inihaw na liempo, sisig, lechon kawali...basta good eats hehe.

This is definitely a resto that we're coming back to ^_^ (to try out the other oyster dishes! hehe)

oh yes...a return to geekdom =P

So I managed to grab a copy (borrow actually...thanks mahar!) of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for D&D...now it's time to rustle up some players hehe.

yes I'm a geek =P (but its been a long time!)

Yes...something new

Been doing a lot of research on a new cardgame (yes _another_ cardgame) It's the Marvel VS. system CCG (DC is also coming out with one using the same card game engine this month)

It's actually pretty interesting in terms of gameplay (art is fantastic btw--nice lineup of big name artists like Kevin Nowlan, Alex Garner, Brian Steelfreze etc)
I'm very much intrigued. (hopefully I can dupe some people into playing with me hehehe)

In other news: I helped out in Tin's kitchen and actually prepared my own lunch! ^_^ (penne pasta with cream of mushroom, bacon, cheese and pepper...yum)

ah the joys of domesticity ^_^

Been a bit too lazy to update this....

Well actually I just can't seem to find the time, it's either work or time better spent with Tin ^_^

Hmm...what's new...

Oh yeah I bought new shoes ^_^

I noticed my old pair had a hole big enough to stick your finger in..so it was high time to replace em. Tin also saw a nice pair of sneakers in bench for less than php 500! (well it was php499 =P) So I got those as well. Confession time: I haven't owned a pair of sneakers for well over 7-8 years now! (believe it or not I've lived on sandals and slip-ons for at least 6 years hehe)

They look and feel funky ^_^

up next: jeans.

yes I'm slowly building up a decent fashion wardrobe again.

---closet metrosexual

...there are some things in life that shouldn't be given so much importance, if they don't change what is essential...I'll say again, i would be delighted to be your companion for the rest of your life---but you must think over very carefully whether I am the man for you or not. If your answer is yes, we will celebrate our wedding in a few days.

---Like Water For Chocolate

New shift

Starting this wed I'm on the 4am to 1pm shift...bleah. Its just so hard to get to makati at 4am...(not to mention that I get less night diff)
I think I'm gonna spend a fortune on cabs =P

oh well. Monday is payday. I cant wait. I need new shoes.

And a Happy 2nd month to us! ^_^

Can't believe we've only been together for 2 months--seems far longer hehe.

I'm insanely happy. (despite incoming financial ruin mwahaha)

So much to do...so little time...so little money

Tons of good books out in the shops...a big backlog of comicbooks (sorry hun hehe)waiting for me at CCHQ...Not to mention future trips to tagaytay, baguio, puerto galera and boracay...movies and dvds to buy...bills to pay *cackles madly*

on a good note, I won another company spiff: 360 bucks yehey ^^ (this is still a soul destroying job btw--money is just a perk hehe)

Current reading list:

I actually spent some time reading while Tin was in Iloilo--currently reading 2-4 books at once: Artemis Fowl (young adult novel ala Harry Potter), Pixel Juice by Jeff Noon (kick ass grant morrison type writing), Salt: A brief history of the world (excellent food/hostory writing), Dragonlance: war of souls part 3 by Weis and Hickman (yes yes--a throwback to my old fantasy reading days)

wow..an update!

not much of one. needless to say a lot of things have happened but its too tedious to chronicle it all here (which is actually the point of having a blog i know =P)

well lets make an attempt:

I got a new phone (yey!) Blew most of my paycheck on this one..bleah. I really hate this since it leaves me with no money to spend on my favorite comics. *sigh* (I will get back to purchasing them soon...)

Saw some funky movies...Van Helsing was funky haha (I compare it to that funky smell that grows on your socks after wading thru a flood...) --my god the dialogue was simply so cheesy =P Troy was ok. Not at all historically/literally accurate but what the heck hehe-- Gwapo naman si papa Brad eh (am kidding hun--don't whack me)

Am somehow back playing RO (not regularly tho)messed up character build but still fun ^^

Gehenna expansion came out for VTES. Kick ass set. Lots of new and interesting cards--fun fun.

Celebrating 2 months with Tin soon (yihee) I owe her some letters =P

I got a new phone finally! But my girlfriend's gone for a week....

I'll post my new number eventually--Tin is leaving for iloilo on sunday. She'll be gone for almost a week--around 5 days. (I've never actually been seperated from her for more than 2 days so I wonder how I'll react to this new situation lol)

We should hold a no tin day party with her sibs...(am kidding hun! I miss you already!)

Isolation --Sensory Deprivation

this is fun--I dont have a landline (phone got disconnected)so therefore I also dont have internet access at home. I lost my cel phone (most likely stolen while I was on a bus)

There is now absolutely no sure way to contact me. (actually texting Tin might get results hehe)

I just dont like this feeling of being unable to reach out and touch someone hehe (old phone comercial tag line)

anything can happen to me and no one will know.
(there were some really annoying rallies or whatevers here in ayala--grrr kill FPJ)

--another fun thing---

My watch also died on me---shet isolated na timeless pa!

normally I'd like to be detached from worldly affairs and all that--but I realized that I just cant stand to be so...isolated from Tin. She's my one fixed constant. The center of my universe =P

(rebecca's right I sound like a giddy schoolgirl even when I'm bitching about my unsual streak of bad luck--but I dont care--I'm in love dammit =P)

Hi, all!

Johann recently lost his phone and he has very limited access to the internet --

If anyone needs to reach him, send smoke signals in his general direction (or morse ^_^) --

He'll be getting a phone soon, though --

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

- Johann's Tin

New Start (v.2)

Training is over and am now working full time on the production floor. Tin got accepted in Ateneo for a part time teaching position. Everything's still falling into place---galing lang.

so many things to write about---so little time.

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

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)