the other 25

not that anybody's interested in reading this, but this is for the sake of having something to blog about. :D

26. baby's breath. literally. working with babies supplied this addiction. i love smelling their breath especially when they just woke up from a nap. a lot of people, well, almost everybody uhm, EVERYBODY gets grossed out whenever i do it but they really do smell good. honest!

27. bbq. bbq anything. yum!

28. cakes. all the cakes in the world i am willing to try. (im starting to think that my addictions are mostly food :D)

29. shopping. even if the funds are lacking, i still buy one item at a time. i used to shop till i dropped back home, that was when my mom funded my addiction. but now, i've learned a lot. im more frugal. hehee

30. ice scramble. whats not to like? it's cold, it's sweet, it has chocolate and milk and it's cheap. sometimes, it has sago like the puerto galera version. yum.

31. kwekkwek, fishballs, kikiam, sago, gulaman, pinksweetstuff, kamoteQ, bananaQ, biruya at kung ano ano pang street food. i loooove "dirty" food. the best street foods are found in UP and cubao. yum!

32. caramel. (thanks cha for reminding me) i love anything caramel. caramel on coffee, on cakes, on cupcakes, on a guy.. oops! ;)

33. bags bags bags. anything that catches my eye i buy. only if i can afford it tho. :D

34. shoes, shoes, shoes. slippers, rubber shoes, anything i can put my feet in i like. except high-heeled shoes. i cant walk in them. helped a lot tho since most of my exs were kind of vertically challenged. :D

35. polo shirts. now that my good friend cha pointed it out, my wardrobe really is composed of mostly polo shirts. love em in every color. makes you look pulled together but still casual.

36. friendster. so cool. i get to stalk oops, i mean check on long lost friends and "friends".

37. pinoyexchange.com. interesting.

38. affirmation. im such an insecure biatch. im a high maintenance gf, friend, daughter. i like being told that im loved, missed or whatever. so if you cant. dont.

39. sisig. love your own. i love all kinds of sisig. crispy sisig of something fishy, basang sisig of the riles in pampanga and my dad's very own recipe.

40. dan brown and anne rice.

41. comic strips made into comic books. pugad baboy, pearls before swine, baby blues, calvin and hobbes.

42. reminiscing. i have this habit of thinking about the past in the most randomest times and place. sometimes i have to fight back tears because whatever it is i remember was making me cry.

43. love songs. i hate love songs but i keep relating my life to a love song whenever i hear one. mag-MTV ba!

44. pictures. pictures of nature, pictures of friends, pictures of family, picture of random things. i keep all of them. im hoping to be a good photographer one day.

45. sunshine green peas. pompoms and peewee's cheesecake. yummy globalstride food.

46. dampa. nuff said.

47. bath and body works stuff. smell good. cheap stuff.

48. travelling. im such a travel buff. im hoping to visit all the good beaches in the philippines before i die. im also hoping to visit morocco, italy, france, san francisco, thailand, vietnam and roadtrip across america.

49. driving. too bad i dont have a car here but good for my mom and dad. at least they know i cant go far without a car.

50. ben and jerry's caramel sutra and cherry garcia.

there!

tagging everybody! bloggers, friendsters and you cha. :)

my ride with a stranger

when you're desperate, you do things that your mama told you never to do. like what i did just now, i accepted a ride from a stranger. tonight was one of my unluckiest nights to date. i called for a cab at around 9:00 pm and at 11:00 pm i was still there waiting for the freakin cab. so, there i was, pacing in circles when i saw a cab, i ran after it screaming "taxi, taxi" and then the driver just snubbed me. i was about to cry when this guy driving a car behind the taxi asked me if i was okey. he said i looked kind of freaked out (which i really was) and that if i wanted a ride to my house. warning sirens should be wailing the moment this guy asked this question but something inside me told me that it was ok to give in this one time. so i did. he asked me my name and he told me his. he was kind enough to take me right to my doorstep. we talked on the way home and he calmed my nerves. he assured me that he wasnt crazy when i told him that i knew that i shouldnt be accepting ride from strangers. he had a good heart and i was lucky tonight. tomorrow, il be dropping by old navy to give him a thank you card. that's all i could do really. he's more mayaman than me. but it's something from the heart.

this good deed i'll pay forward.

he gave me back my faith in people.

my fifty addictions and then some more

readers beware, with this post you get to know me better. not that it's a good thing.


1. the internet. no questions there.

2. photography. my friend lulu hated it so much when i took random pics with her camera that i finally decided to buy my own so i can take pics of whatever and whoever whenever i want.

3. food. yes. obviously im a food addict. i have to try everything at least once. the grossest thing ive ever eaten? raw sea urchin right out of the shell, spike-shell whatever you want to call it. they just put something on it then cheers! took it like a shot of tequila.. no wait, tequila tastes so much better.

4. the beach. im totally obsessed with the beach, going to the beach, the smell it leaves on your skin, sunscreen, sand, sea shells, starfishies, snorkling, whatever it is associated with the beach. back in the philippines, i made it a point to go to the beach every summer (and in the philippines it's summer all year long). i love the beach so much that before i left the p.i. i begged my mom to take me to bora one last time to say goodbye to one of my favoritest place on earth.

5. water. well, this is a new addiction. since the new year 2005 i've resolved to stop drinking soda or anything sweet and carbonated. so since then, i've been a water person.

6. taking a bath. im one of those people who never get tired of taking a bath *whew* in the philippines the most showers i took was 5 in one day. here, even during winter, i HAVE to take a bath at least twice a day. when i get up and before i sleep. i can't sleep unless i shower.

7. spongebob squarepants and patrick starfish. i have to get my daily dose of them or else i'll lose my sanity.

8. food network. if i had tivo, id tivo the whole thing.

9. the gym. another new addiction. i make it a point to excercise every morning before going to work. if i wake up that is. which brings us to my next addiction ...

10. sleep. never ever ever ever ever wake me up when im sleeping unless i told you to do so the night before. i get uber cranky and i'll be the wicked witch of the west the whole day if i have one hour less sleep than im used to. well, exceptions to the rule, you can wake me up by kisses, hugs and touch touch and i wouldnt mind. just as long as you're the guy im with and you're willing to follow through.. if you know what i mean *winkwink*

11. movies, movies, movies. dvd, vcd, vhs, betamax, on demand, big screen. all forms of movies i like. from the stupidest thing you've ever seen to the stuff that make you, well me, cry.

12. cons. i started collecting cons all star since i bought my first pair of pink chucks back in 2002. now i have 6 pairs and counting.

13. im a packrat and i like to collect, keep and hog keepsakes. im a very sentimental person. the oldest letter i have in my collection is the one from my very first boyfriend. it was a sweet and short i love you and i miss you written on a page torn off a math notebook (it was like graphing paper). the only person i dont have letters and pictures of is my last ex. i was that bitter. i even tore up almost all of his pictures of us before i moved out of his house. he was a packrat too. asshole.

14. ym, aim, gmail, yahoomail. only way to communicate with people back in the philippines. calling them can get so expensive. (ira = cheapskate)

15. (darn, im only at 15?) google picasa. awesome. unless someone shows me a better picture-fixer-organizer-sender-it-all.

16. text messages. not anymore tho but i was very addicted to sending and receiving text messeges before. mapamparamdam kung buhay pa.

17. PDA in decent amounts. a lot that is and only if it involves me. not the tongue sucking, feel-up-the-shirt or up-your-skirt pda. i like kissing, hugging, holding hands, protective hand over the shoulder in public. so sue me.

18. blogging, blog surfing, blog lurking. new addiction and im enjoying it. thanks carlo for pushing and inspiring me to put my thoughts into words. or whatever. :D

19. coffee coffee coffee. hot. cold. with icecream. with milk. nonfat. 2%. with cookies. with a straw. but always with sugar.

20. iced white chocolate from starbucks. tastes like melted white toblerone. yum. too bad wala dito nun.

21. mp3's but only when someone downloads them for me. when asked what my favorite songs are, i can only think of a couple off the top of my head. zero - smashing pumpkins, bullet with butterfly wings - smashing pumpkins, oasis' songs and then it stops there.. hmm.. i better lay off the alkeehole.

22. one of my old addictions is talking on the phone with cha. our phone conversations were endless and an hour felt like 15 minutes. too bad it costs 10 dollars to talk to her now for an hour. we now settle for aim.

23. i dont consider myself an addict on this but when im with someone, i like to manifest my love for him if you know what i mean.

24. hentai. don't judge me! haha.

25. grey's anatomy, scrubs, friends, that 70's show, will and grace, carlos mencia and everything else that makes me laugh. life is always better after a good laugh.

i'll do part two when i think of the other 25 :)

cat and mouse

i got tagged again and this time by erik. (thanks man, you made my day.)

10 years ago: i was carefree and had nothing to worry about except me editing our school paper, my bf, my graduation and my college application and oh yeah, i had to worry about wether to give up my virginity to the asshole i was with during highschool. good thing i didnt.

5 years ago: i was in college, enjoying myself and wallowing in happiness and pride because i finally got through our soro's final rites. a kwento that i would love to tell but can't.

1 year ago: i was sad and almost depressed because i just moved here, all by my lonesome self, with a broken and heavy heart because i wanted to prove to myself that i can be more than what i was back home. i also thought i'd be able to escape memories of him, but alas! they followed me here. so there. tough shit. but im fine now. thank you very much.

1 minute ago (added this to tell you how i am right now): i was very happy. just bought my new toy! a sony t9! whee!

5 snacks i enjoy: 5 lang? i can surely name more than 5 because i enjoy almost everything. pero ok, il name 5. i have to say ice scramble, cake, caramel popcorn, doritos and binatog (white corn with coconut, milk and sugar). *slurp*

5 songs i know all the words to: me sing? just cover your ears and hope for the best. i know the lyrics of the elephant love song medly from moulin rouge, the wheels on the bus, if you're happy and you know it, the rainbow song and you are my sunshine. yeah, this is what happens when you listen to kid's songs everday.

5 things i would do with 100 million dollars: im can think of one thing right now and it is to go home to pampanga and just stay home. relax. ooohh ooohh and buy a beach house or might as well buy a whole island! and and (fine!!) give to charity and make my family happy. oh yeah, to all my good friends out there, il give you 50 thousand dollars each. so you guys better hope i get a 100 million dollars!

5 places i would run away to: my mom and dad's arms, san diego, my room, my jeep and my friend's house.

5 pieces of clothing you would never wear: anything showing my not so perfect kilikili (haha cant believe i just said that), my 2-liter abs (exact opposite of a sixpack) and leggings.

5 bad habits: my touchtouch, even the kids flinch when i start doing this to them! i love playing with my hair, eating a little too quick, sneaking up on people and spying on them. yes, im a little nancy drew wannabe and thanks to that i caught one of my exes cheating on me. (the supid f*ck)

5 biggest joys (no particular order) : pda's with me, takecares, chats, thebeach, family/friends.

5 fictional characters i would date: 1. shane west in a walk to remember 2. josh hartnett in wicker park 3. luke wilson in legally blond 4. edward norton, just edward norton 5. harry potter in book 6 - para naman hindi mashadong pedophile ang dating ko, mejo matanda na sha dun *lol*

thanks erik. i'll do one each day. :)

tagging all the peeps in bikini bottom.

laugh your ass off, literally!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dSnmKrmc2o

i dunno why i cant post videos directly from youtube. oh well. have fun with this. im sure you will find it amusing. haha.

a little icebreaker before getting tagetty tag tag.

tagetty tag tag

Instructions:
1. The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different descriptions of their perfect lover.
2. He/she needs to mention the sex/gender of their perfect lover.
3. He/she must tag 8 more people to join this game and leave a comment on their respective sites anouncing that they've been tagged.
4. If tagged a second time, there's no need to post again.

whee i got tagged! my answers wont be as entertaining as momel's but what the heck. :)

so i have to come up with 8 descriptions of my perfect lover. hmm this is going to be difficult. well it's going to be harder for me to describe him without prejudice and partiality to one of my ex's. so here goes.

1. he has to be uber funny. a good sense of humor will get you everywhere and people tend to like you because you find humor in everything. (just as long as you know when to stop). he has to be able to make me laugh and laugh at my kakornihan. i want somebody who can laugh with me when i trip or tapilok. i am not the funniest sonfagun on earth and i cant tell any good jokes, heck i can't even make good kwento and i want someone who can.

2. he also has to be able to talk to me about everything. mind the difference between the talker and the talker and listener <- this is the one that i want. the talker doesnt mind if you dont give him a piece of your mind but the one that i want listens and at least tries to understand the crap you're telling him. i had a bf that bored me to death (death of the relationship that is). he never found a single thing to talk about that interested me. i pretended for a couple of months but then i just had to give him the boot. i had an ex whom he and i can talk about everything under the philippine sun. we can converse about goto to tricycles to ps to fx's to movies to porn to our boss' dirty laundry. now that's someone i want to be with when i grow old and not interested in anything remotely sexual.

3. he has to be an honest and truthful sonofabeech.. he has to tell me everything that i need to know to defend my bottom from things that can come back and bite me where the sun dont shine. not that i want to force him to tell me his issues and stuff like that but i do want to know if you're fucking someone else or wait, make that let me know when you're f*cking, tongue-kissing or any-form-of-exchange-of-bodily-fluids someone else capish?

4. he has to be good in bed, a lover and a fighter and never gets tired of making love. i think this has to be on the top of the list but wth, i don't want to ask too much. ok and i want someone who can withstand my touch-touch... and will be able to touch-touch me when i need it. nuff said.

6. i want him to be maginoo pero mejo bastos. i want a guy who will stand upand beat the crap out of whoever is pushing my buttons and someone who can be there when i just need a hug and a kiss and a moment of silence. i want someone who will walk on the "dangerous" side of the sidewalk, akay me when i get off a jeepney, car, bus, whatever, protect me from the dirty shoulders of people around me by shielding my body with his hand and things like that (haha tough luck. c'mon it's my list anyway!).

7. he has to like PDA. thats me, i like to hold hands, i like to kiss (but no tongue action please lang!) peck, whatever you want to call it and i like being hugged in public. im a sucker for confirmation so don't argue. don't get me wrong, i hate it when couples kiss like they're sucking the life out of their partners in public. all i want is a little display of his loving.. for the whole world to see.

8. lastly, he has to love food. im a huge foodtripper and foodlover. he has to suck up and not be a sissy when ordering extra rice and an extra plate of sisig. im trying to learn how to cook so he better taste whatever it is that comes out of the oven or pan regardless of color or smell.

so there. i am not describing him ok?

im tagging people who live in my bikini bottom.

you're it!

fine i admit it!

i miss being in love. there you go people, i'm finally admitting to the world that i miss being in love. shitty movies and tv shows make me feel that im missing out on something whereas i really am not. i should be fine on my own and really i am, but i feel like there's something missing. i know i'll be regretting the time i click on the Publish Post link but whatever. grey and mcdreamy. izzy and denny.. wtf is wrong with this world. i hate love. what?! i need some sleep.

darn this writer's block

i can't seem to think of a new thing to bitch about lately. this goes to show how boring my life is.. the only thing exciting happening to me this week is my babysitting gig with an old baby student, ryan. he is one of the sweetest babies i've ever had. he was born with a melanoma or something like that on his upper lip. it was huge i tell you! ever since i first held him, i've given him special attention and care and till this day, im still attached to the little sucker. :) so i'm glad that i'll be able to play with him one more time before he moves to NJ next month (and earn a couple of bucks in the process).

mother's day is on sunday. how i wish i could hug my mom and thank her for buying me a car (haha, assuming!), and thank her for raising me to be the fine girl that i am. (lol) happy mother's day to all the moms in the world. you all deserve a pat on the back!

so there. a few days ago i talked to the ex i was referring to in my previous post. he im'd me and i told him, "woah dude, your gf just told me to back off and you're still talking to me? i don't think that's right". (shadap, im a girl and i still know how gf feels) so he said, "bakit ang sungit mo, pinagtanggol pamandin kita". naks ha. like i owe him the world just because he told his gf that he will and wont stop talking to me. haha. whatever man. i like my men loyal, respectful and honest. you get the picture.

seriously, i have nothing else to say.

eto na nga lang, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to ALL THE MOMS in this DIMENSION.