miss..miss..miss..

What really inspired me to do this post is the fact that I am missing a lot people. Weird thing is, I miss people I haven’t spoke with in ages! I usually just long for somebody (eeuuww mushiness on the rise… down girl, down..), o sige na nga, miss people I’ve talked with, uhm, say a week or a month ago. ‘Yung tipong fresh pa sa mind yung topic na pinag-usapan namin and yung feel nung surroundings. Siguro nga when people grow older, they somehow yearn for people from their past who can remind them of who they were when when they were younger. I am so bad at getting in touch with people pa naman. Yung tipong what they call as “patay na bata” because I don’t have the habit of texting old friends to ask them how they’re doing. Hindi naman sa ayaw ko but more of wala akong masyadong time to indulge myself. I was once accused of “not caring” or “not being interested” in someone’s affair when in fact, I was just hip deep in some academic thing back in college. Pero sabi nga ng younger brother ko (akalain mong may wisdom pa rin sa PSP/girls-fogged brain nya), it’s still my wrong kasi hindi man lang ako nag-exert ng effort to know their whereabouts. And this time, I’m not gonna hide behind my academic prod work, my law subjects, my former graveyard call center shift and my currently super full activity calendar. So to all people who have touched my life: The Foundation Girls back in high school (I rarely fix myself up back then but they loved me anyway…), all my classmates from 1st grade until the huge classroom called the world, my kapitbahay/friends: irish, arielle (daw cia..), dema and che, at marami pang iba; I’m deeply sorry for being out of touch and reach most of the time. I’ve been wrapped up in my own little world for too long that I forgot the people who helped bring me to where I am right now. I hope I can make it up to you guys. i miss you

Weird Saturday

I came in 15 minutes but was I fazed? Was I troubled? No, I wasn’t. I was even laughing my head off while listening to Chico and Delle’s Morning Rush Top Ten recorded on my phone. Then in the middle of the show, I don’t know what hit me but I really felt depressed. Worst when the show ended and I have to move on to another one but couldn’t because I really felt that something was definitely wrong but weird thing is, I can’t point it out! Even Shirl had to assure me that she is gonna call me when Lifehouse takes on “Breathing” and I was like, “yeah, sure, whatever, thanks a bunch…”.. Weirdness, something is really wrong here and I don’t even know what it is! (sigh..I don’t think anybody can help me out of this weirdness..heheheh…) I guess I need a new dog..Hahahah!!! Ayun yun eh!

Hanging by a moment..

Yes I am, or rather will be all because I can’t go to the Lifehouse concert tomorrow! (crying copiously..) I’ve been dying to see them just once ever since “You and Me” became the national anthem once upon a time and the only chance (sana not in a million years di ba? huhuhu…) that I could see them perform live, I ruined it by not saving more moola!!!! Dang those adorable shoes and bags… (sigh sigh) And worse thing, my officemate Shirl is gonna watch it with her boy-let! (uuuuyyyy…) Not to sound jealous or anything, well hell, I am jealous! Not of the boy-let thingy, haha, but of her watching Lifehouse but honestly, I feel happy for her (wooo plastic..). And she assured me that she is gonna call me once they sang You and Me and Breathing! I was also shooting for Sick Cycle Carousel but I think that’s pushing it a bit too far. Hehe.. Anyways, thanks in advance Shirl and looking forward to hear about the night with boy-let!!!! Chismosa..hehe..

Here we go again!

“Kat, pupunta tayo dyan!” my friend, Steph, whispered.
“Dapat. Pero one of us should live there. Baka ako yun.” I whispered back.

And we sat that way, dreamy-eyed over an enchanting island, the clear blue-green sea and a bunch of God’s-gift-to-women men. Such were the attraction of the musical “Mamma Mia!” which premiered last July 10, 2008. Playing the feisty, independent single-mom Donna, Meryl Streep once again made the character truly hers. Add three equally gorgeous Europeans who played her three former-beaus; Pierce “The-most-delicious-James-Bond” Brosnan, Colin “Surprisingly-delicious-English Guy” Firth and the other one (hehe sorry not that into him…); made the movie a must-see (well, at least for me..). Another thing made this movie really fun was the sound track, all Abba songs which lured the audience to tap their feet and sing along to “Dancing Queen”, “SOS” and Christine Baranski’s and Julie Walter’s ultra-funny rendition of “Chiquitita”.
But the best, really best things about this movie?

- We watched it on its premiere night.

- The tickets were free! (courtesy of Steph)

- I was with my two bestest friends (Yani and Steph) and we stayed out until 1AM though we all have work the following morning ( which made me gritty-eyed at work the next day…bad cheetah hehe..)…

My one TRUE Love

I’ve been admired, criticized, shunned, marveled at and questioned because of one thing that I can never take off of my system: READING. My mom, for instance, would always go “O, libro na naman? Ang dami-dami mo nang libro, anong gagawin mo naman dyan?” with the exact wording and if I can record my voice, I can do a perfect imitation as well. Once when I was irritated of the pithy comment, I replied nastily “Hindi talaga ako  maiintindihan ng mga hindi mahilig magbasa.” and I felt so guilty right after it came out of my mouth! But it was really tiring to explain why my face is replaced by the cover of the newest flavor of the week and why I never get tired of staying inside Booksale and Power Books for hours.

Other elders and acquaintances, on the other hand, congratulate me for passing the time in “such a scholarly fashion.” Even my classmates back in high school or college were like “Kaya na ni Kat yan, mahilig magbasa eh” or “Madali na yan sayo kasi may patience kang magbasa nang ganyan kakapal.” This time I want to tell them, “No, I’m not doing this in pursuit of that elusive golden knowledge that scholars are scrambling after.” Nor do I have the patience to read something I have no interest in.

Let me explain myself once and for all (at akala mo naman ay may interesado..). Hindi ako wide, extensive reader. I don’t search for and read books just to know of something or to discover something. Sabi nga sa isang site na nabasa ko,
“a reader is someone who reads as much as they can and as often as they can for their personal edification and pleasure.  This is not limited to books, but would include newspapers, magazines, the internet - whatever source is available to provide the information or enjoyment the reader desires.” (credits to this URL: http://exlibris.typepad.com/ex_libris/) Exactly what I’m looking for! Unlike St. Thomas of Aquinas (my alma mater’s patron saint) who devoured books for the seach for wisdom, I read because I like to read. No, make that LOVE to read. I’m not the type who reads John Grisham, Stephen King novels dahil kailangan “good” books lang ang babasahin. I have an an extensive and varying taste in reading materials. I can read “White Oleander” or “The Crucible”  one minute and I can put it down for a dose of Pugad Baboy or the day’s headlines in a tabloid. Doesn’t matter who wrote it and what it’s about, just as long as I’m in the mood to read that certain topic at the time, then you’ll find me in deep perusal of the material. But then again, as a reader, I don’t claim to know about every nook and cranny of everything. We just

Kaya sa mga nag-iisip kung anong pwedeng ibigay na gift sa kin during my birthday, Christmas, Valentine’s, or Mardi Gras (oops gumagawa ng holiday..hehe) alam nyo na ang sagot dyan. Yun yun eh!

de-virginized…

Yippee!!! my first ever post and i can’t think of anything to say.. (wow this is a very good omen..). It’s all stored in my “doodle” notebook at home. And there I was yesterday, bragging to anyone who cared to listen that I’ll be LAUNCHING THE BLOG that will topple all of the best blogs ever… hahaha.. I always believe in the saying that “the road to success is always under construction” and i sure hope you do too…