life is a BED of roses

I arrived home super duper late last night because I watched Sharon's concert on TV with Jackee. Haha... not really a true blue fan of Shawie (naks! close kami!?! *wink*) but we enjoyed the said TV special. I think it was already 1AM when I got home. But I didn't sleep yet... because yesterday, I purchased my new bed frame and it was delivered in the evening so there it was... standing in front of me. I couldn't resist it. And like an excited kid (meaning super low EQ), I decided to cut the strings, remove all the protective cartons and assembled it :) My buto-buto was able to lift the bed parts all by myself. I was successful in figuring out how to put the parts together but some parts like the base of the legs need some hammering because it wont fit so imagine me hammering in a very slow motion, trying my best not create any noise that can wake my neighbors. I got frustrated at first but I didn't give up... I worked on it, not minding the sweats and bruises and all... until finally... mukha na s'yang kama :) Yey!!! I did it! Clap-clap-clap everyone.

So though I'm puyat and I wanted to hit the snooze button of my celphone alarm for the nth time... I forced myself to get out of bed very early so I can work on the mattress and the beddings. I am so excited to see the final product and how it fits my room. You see, I have to give up my Queen size bed for a Single (36in x 75in) size bed in order to have more space in my room. So here it is... I'll be sleeping tight from now on. The search for the perfect bed is now over :)

CREDITS:
PAPER from My Little Bug Kit by Hannah Kleiner
FRAME from A Day to Remember Kit by Merkeley Designs
BABY SLEEPING ON MOON STICKER from Lpand3dogs
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Since my bed is now small, I have to give up my other pillows as well. The pink one is a gift from Lala. Hey Balaxlu, thanks again for this giant pillow! See, it's occupying 1/4 of my bed space :) The small stuffed POOH bear is from Aiza, tenchu! :) The rest are part of crazy my collection.

*This bed is undeniably mine... if you know what I mean, hahaha!!! *wink*

Ali's Parteaaahhhh!!!

Here's the kwento and photos of Ali's post birthday celebration.

Last Friday, Aiz picked me up at Trinoma then we met up with Sherdy Boy (Toni's BF) and YB. Tapos we met up with Ali, Toni and Pam at a Jollibee in EDSA, it's the one near Quezon Avenue, I think. We had a quick dinner then byahe na to Tagaytay. Earlier that afternoon, I learned from Ali that the VM boys backed out, pati na rin si Karen. Sayang talaga, ready pa naman ako mag-lasing with K :)

Anyway, we reached Tagaytay at around 10:30PM yata yun. So Magic-sing-ing agad and San Mig Light sila while Pam and I ate the Teramisu cake from Conti's... yum yum!!! :) Lagi ako nagcra-crave for cakes, ice cream and doughnuts lately, hindi ko alam kung bakit. So ayun, happy naman ako with the cake. And syempre happy to spend time with the girls. I wasn't able to join their last Tagaytay trip. Kasabay kasi ng wedding ni Gerald.

We spent the night singing, tsismisan, grilling Aiz, getting to know YB, getting wasted, and eating "chichiria" *me mimicking Ali's tone* You'll smile too when you hear Ali say it :)

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FRAME by LB Creations

Let's PARTEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!


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PAPER by HRLD

Who cares if you're out of tune!?! Who cares if you don't know the lyrics!?! Plug the mic and...

CREDITS:
PAPER from Retrodiva's All I Need Kit
FRAME from SweetDigiScraps's (Liz Hutchison) Musical Monday Kit
MUSICAL NOTES from SweetDigiScraps's (Liz Hutchison) Musical Monday Kit
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Beer and music filled the night. The next thing I knew... I was already knocked-out at the sofa, hahaha! Looking at the pics, I can now relate to the multivitamins commercial. Yaikks!!! Pero 3AM naman na yun so pwede na matulog di'ba!?! :)

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FRAME by Lindsay Jane Designs
FLOWERS by Scrap Stew Sue
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The next morning... tsismisan and bitterness talk pa rin :)

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FRAME by Kim Broedelet (Kimb's designs)
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As always, we had a banner pic before leaving Ali's house.

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QUICKPAGE by Gina Miller
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One last... GIRLS lang :)

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FRAME by Lindsay Jane Designs
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Group Lunch at Carlo's Pizza minus Aiz and Glenn.

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FRAME by MzCora

Photo-ops while waiting for the pizza.


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PAPER by Digiscrap.ch
CUPCAKE by AnaFlor Designs
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mirror, mirror on the wall

My tired feet are crying out loud. Just got back from my Tagaytay weekend with the ForMe girls and their boylettes. It's a post celebration of Ali's birthday and a taste of her "greener pastures". More kwento and pics tomorrow. I just logged in to say that I bought a new mirror :) Ali's driver dropped us off at Gateway. I was tired but I can't resist the sign of Shopwise so I went in and bought some things. I ended up buying a full length mirror, electronic kettle, and hand towels. Oh, I bought some packing tapes too. Hell yeah, packing tapes!!! In case I have to move to Jordan Heights on Monday... I'm ready. Hay... I'm gonna miss all my suki in Diego Silang, but on the brighter side, I won't be dealing with my f*cking LL's anymore. I'm sure it's gonna be a happier road ahead of me. Remind me that I have to look for a big truck. Hay... ang hirap kaya maglipat :( Goodluck na lang sa'kin!

Hmmn... basta... I have a new mirror and I'm happy :) Come chant with me :)

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the fairest of them all?

my DL got robbed

After having dinner with Kuks last night at Gerry's Grill Trinoma, I was seating at the front seat side of the FX waiting for 6 more passengers when I decided to check my phone. There's an SMS from my cousin, Carlo, informing me that my DL was robbed. My heart started to beat fast and I didn't know what to do. With the near empty battery of my phone, I tried to reply to his SMS. I thought it was a joke, but Carlo immediately replied and told me what happened. I was really shocked to hear the bad news :'(

It was almost 12MN when I reached their house. I didn't try to check on my DL... I was too scared to go there. I kept picturing an empty shop... with all my computer units gone. Pao was already asleep so I wasn't able to get all the details. All I had is the confirmation that the hold-up incident really happened. IT WAS TRUE! I went home in disbelief. I was very tired but I wasn't able to sleep. I didn't tell anyone yet, except Jackee. We talked on the phone as soon as I got home. She too was shocked, I forwarded Carlo's SMS while I was inside the FX so she waited for me to arrive. We were together early that afternoon in SMNE raiding the Dept Store checking out the prices of our recent "best buys". She went home ahead because I had to meet Rellie. We didn't know the day will end up like this.

Today, I was able to talk with Pao. He told me what happened. He was seated at the server doing the close-out. One of Pao's friend, Aaron is behind him. My other cousin, Jop is at Computer#10. An unidentified man entered the shop, proceeded to the server and pointed a knife at Pao's neck, demanding for money. Another man entered, and went to Jop's side. He took his celphone. Things happened so fast, the next thing he knew is that they were asked to stand up and go inside the CR. The robbers closed the CR door before fleeing. So they didn't know which way they went.

I went to our Barangay Office to file a blotter. I narrated all the details. I still can't believe it happened. I am scared to that it might happen again. But I'm also thankful that all they took is the sales for the day, nobody is harmed, and my computer units are safe.

... looking at the brighter side.

washed away

"Pants, Socks, Dirty Drawers

I'm Headed To The Laundromat
And Let's Not Forget The Food Stains, Dirt Spots, Headsets,
Chips, Pop, Pay Phones, Clean House
I'm Headed To The Laundromat"

~*~ NIVEA feat. R. Kelly ~*~

Our household help left early this month (for good) leaving a mountain pile of laundry in my room =( And the washing machine doesn't work either. I looked for a laundry shop in Nova Bayan and found none. Super malas. Or hindi ko lang alam kung saan maghahanap. So I have no choice but to do the laundry myself. Imagine 3 weeks worth of clothes... super dami. My only consolation is that there's only 1 pair of Denim pants, the rest are my pok-pok shorts and skirts na. Ooppps... there's one bath towel din pala. Pero no problem with my tops, maliliit lang kasi... pang-Grade 1 lang ang size, haha! I brought all my dirty clothes at Jackee's place. Syempre hindi ako masyadong ready, as in I don't have soaps and all. I can't bother Jackee coz she's in her tutorial class. I can't find her supplies of detergents. So I went to the nearest Sari-Sari Store to buy the things I need. "Pabili nga po ng Ariel", I told Manong Tindero. "Anong klase?", he replied. Ang nasabi ko lang eh, "Kahit ano po. Tsaka pabili din ng Downy". Again, he replied, "Anong klase?". Hmmn... gusto ko ng sabihin na "SIRIT!!!" Hahaha, this only shows na commercialism really made life complicated. I don't know which variant to use, all I know is that... gusto ko mag-Ariel at Downy. Period. Enough of this shameless plugs at wala naman bayad ;-P

So I spent the day washing my clothes while ignoring the neighbors na nakiki-UZI. I was so conscious. I swear, it's really annoying that they have to stare or pause just to check me out. Maybe they we're wondering who I was. Maybe they were thnking, "May bagong Labandera si Teacher". Bwahaha!!! Eh nde naman ako naka-Klang Klang kasi di ba short hair ako. Gets mo? Yung labandera look, naka-pusod yung hair tapos may Chok-Chok clip or whatever it's called ;-P Or those who know me are so puzzled to see me washing clothes. Bakit kaya? Hindi ba bagay!?! Hahaha!!! Or halatang hindi marunong. Bwahaha!!!

While waiting for the washing machine to give the warning sound na it's done spinning the clothes, I was thinking, "When was the last time I did my laundry?" Hmmmn... super tagal na I think. Yung ganito kadami ha. I think the last time I literally washed clothes was during my early GABC days when I was sent to train in Cebu. I stayed sa staffhouse with no washing machine. So I did my laundry that time, pero yung mga undies lang and socks, the rest I bring it to the Laundry Shop. T-A-M-A-D-! Pero yung super dami talaga was nung College days pa, when my Mom went to Pangasinan for months. Walang choice kundi maglaba di'ba!?! I remember Owen used to help me pa nga, hahaha! Kasi nakakaawa daw ako tignan pag mag-pipiga ng clothes, parang mababali na daw ung mga braso ko. Okay, enough of the Owen thoughts. Ehem ;-P

I haven't rinsed my clothes yet but I have to stop since La Greta showed up. Yey! I dropped the chore to entertain her Highness. It's Chismaks Time!!! Ohhhhhh soooooooo super saya =) Full of animated kwento and award winning punchlines. Jackee, Jette and I spent the afternoon laughing our hearts out with all the kwento while pigging out on chips and iced tea. Super great way to de-stress. I HEART JETTE!!! She's so funny and full of kwento talaga. Napawi ang pagod ko sa paglalaba =)

It was already dark when I started rinsing my labada. At ramdam ko na talaga ang pagod. The neighbors are already commenting, "Uy ginabi ka na, ah". Kaya pati si Jackee excited na rin when it's time na for the Downy banlaw, hehe. She helped me na nga to hang my clothes eh. Complaining na super bagal ko daw talaga kumilos. Sorry hindi ako expert eh ;-P Ifelt fulfilled when we finally hung the last piece of clothing. Sa wakas!!!

Chikahan pa rin kami ni Jackee while resting. Then my phone rang... si Tito Alex. He was asking where I was kasi he needs help daw with Chaska's Algebra assignment. Huh!?! As in Algebra, well goodluck sa'kin! Hahaha! I was planning pa naman to sleepover at Jackee's place kasi I was so tired and tamad na to go home. But then I had to rush home to check the email that Tito Alex sent me. At ayun nga... no joke... ALGEBRA nga *wink* Super goodluck talaga kasi it's almost 11PM na rin. Buti na lang... kahit na-nosebleed ako ng slight... nasagot ko naman =)

y^2 - 22y + 85 = 0

Ayan ang sample at kung ano-ano pang mga pinapa-problema na values ng X at Y. I even asked Kuks kung tama yung solution ko. Alam mo naman... yung mga iba d'yan... mas NERD =) Imagine us discussing over the phone, mahirap yun ha! Hay... Factoring a Trinomial after how many years... hmmn... buti may natira pang stock knowledge ;-P I used to tell my Teachers in Quesci, "Hindi ko naman magagamit yang mga X at Y na yan pag nag-PokPok ako eh". Bitch =) Nagtaka rin ako sa sarili ko, why I ended up in Engineering. Hmmn... siguro nga mas maiksi kasi ang pila ;-P