Stories Squeezed In

To Blog or not to Blog!?!

Hmmn... the past days went by like a breeze. I've got a lot of things to share but I can't stay long and write as much as my hands are full too. And starting tomorrow, I won't have access to the internet for a few days. So I will just give you a sneak peak of how my days went by.

Friday, Kielle Louren turns 2!!! One of my inaanak celebrated her birthday with a simple merienda. I attended the party with Mama and LJ. I got a chance to see my cousins and Tita's from my father side. Seems like ages when I last saw them. I also received a canvass bag from Cliff (my cousin who's a Seaman) as pasalubong, yey! I was in Batangas when they had a welcome back dinner so he gave me a bag instead.


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Saturday, woke up at 430AM and spent the day with 2 of my cousins (Tin and Innah) and my 2 nieces (LJ and Isay). We went on a picnic and we also took a dip in the cold pool to beat the summer heat. Hopefully I can blog more about this when I get back next week. We had loads of fun! It was my first time to be in full charge, being the eldest among them. Parang natakot pa mga Nanay nila when they learned that it will just be the 5 of us, haha! Fun... fun... fun trip! Tin, send all the pics na! Had to go home earlier though that day because of DSL issues in my DL.


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Sunday, I received the news that Mels' Mom passed away. After hearing mass, I attended to my DSL issue then I went to the wake with Pol. Buti na lang he picked me up at MRT North or else I'll go straight to Funeraria Paz in Araneta. Out of sadness, I quickly forwarded Mels' SMS to friends that I didn't finish reading it. The wake is at Funeraria Paz -Sucat, toink! Gets!?! Anyway, it felt good to see and hug Mels. Bru, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Please stay strong.

Monday, spent half of the day following up repair of my phone and DSL line. I swear they really suck at technical support! Nainis na naman ako sa attending Supervisor at 171 and nakipag-away talaga ako sa pinadala nilang Lineman, hay stressful!!! Got my connection back at 12NN. Met up with Bossing Jun in the evening then we picked up Joy, Ujin and Rellie at Magallanes. Caught up in SLEX traffic but I enjoyed my stay in the car kasi we were laughing all the time. Even at the wake, we were still laughing about stories of our past. Tsaka ang takaw kasi ni Ujin, wanting to finish all the Zesto and food at the wake. Fiesta!?! Pol came too with Chie. Hay.. I miss these guys so much! I'm happy that we were together but I wish it's because of a different situation so we can laugh some more. Finally, finally, finally... that day I was introduced to Joe, Mels' BF.

Tuesday... uhmmn, today I woke up in Retiro again, haha! Talaga yatang once a week schedule na ito. It was already late when we left at the wake so I slept again at their house. Had a short chit-chat with Mi. She had to wake me up, nakaharang kc ako sa cabinet nya. Ang kulit, huwag na daw ako umuwi, dun daw ako matulog ulet. Kamusta naman yun!?! Aga nya pumasok 630AM. Rellie woke up at 6AM too finishing some report. Kawawa naman si Kuks, super antok pa sya nagtratrabaho na. We had breakfast then I went home na.

Tomorrow I'll be at Sucat again for the Cremation. Hmmn... sana may kasabay ako kasi baka maligaw ako if mag-commute ako, toink! Then, I'll meet up with my College Buddies for dinner. Gela is back (with Baby Amber) since Friday. I'm excited to see my College friends again. Nagkikita lang kasi kami pag may Balikbayan, hahaha! Sana dito rin si Shey

Starting Thursday, I'll be MIA for a short while... see you next week!!!

Lying in the Sands of Laiya

Sorry if it took me days before I post about my Laiya weekend. I have to wait for the photos from Joy's cam. Most of which are already up in both my Friendster and Facebook account by now. The only difference that you will see in this post are some side stories

Oh yes, I had another trip to the beach! Actually, the night before this trip, I was already having second thoughts if I should really go or not. Something bad happened recently at my DL so I gave it a lot of thought. But I ended up thinking, "Why should I be affected?" For sure "their" purpose is to send me a warning or something. So I decided not to be afraid and just go on and play fair. My second reason is... I haven't told Kuks about the trip until 1130PM, Friday night He was shocked and a little irritated based on his tone. "Kelan nyo pa na-plano yan!?!" Hehe. But after some discussions, he eventually said, "Okay, mag-ingat ka ha."

Puyat from packing my things, and praying that nothing bad will happen while I was away, I think I didn't hear my alarm clock. I jumped out of bed, had a quick shower and I hit the road. Muntik na ako maiwan. I met up with Joy and her family at GMA station. Laiya... here we come!

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After a long drive, a lot of stop-overs, and getting lost on the road twice, hehehe ... I had a chance to be one with the sea again *warm heart* We checked in at Sigayan Bay Beach Resort. We settled for a one big air-conditioned bedroom on the second level, with a veranda, private CR, and refrigerator.

There are also air-conditioned Nipa huts, cool 'di ba!?! This package also includes private CR, refrigerator, hot and cold water dispenser with 5 gallon purified water at Php4000. Not bad.

There were a lot of bakasyunistas and we are lucky that there's still one available room left. So we took it na.

We rested for a little while inside the room. It felt like we've been on the road the whole day... I can't feel my butt. We lounged around for a bit and took some photos.

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I was thinking of taking a nap but the kids are already excited to swim. Well... me too!!! Let's step out and enjoy the sun!

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Sun... sun... sun... here we come!!!

Time and Tide

“The cure for anything is salt water -

sweat, tears, or the sea.”

~ * ~ Isak Dinesen ~ * ~

I am off to a rehab, hahaha! Photos and stories when I get back.

A Start of Something New

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Yesterday went by without me noticing it. I mean, after being busy with my DL in the morning, I got myself busy cleaning my room. Scrubbing, dusting, sweeping, removing all the clutters, turning the trash bin upside down and cleaning it afterwards inside and out. Even the "front yard" (haha... I mean the small space in front of the gate) didn't escape me... swept all the kalat outside, pinawisan na ang kili-kili ko. I swear I want to declare my own "NO LITTERING CAMPAIGN" here in our area. I don't smoke but cigarette butts are all over the place!!! And candy wrappers too! Hay... as in! I wish I live in Singapore. Kuya Alex, the male caretaker shouted, "Hoy baka lagnatin ka!". He was up in one of the roof fixing something. I smiled... hahaha, once a month lang naman yata ako magwalis dun sa harap.

After transforming into my own Domestic Helper for hours, I freshened up and went out to do some bank errands. The teller is in a good mood trying her best to do some small talk with me. It was a little past 5PM and she was trying to keep me longer, to kill time. There's still a long queue and she wants me to be her last transaction for the day. Hahaha! Notice the way teller's count your money (bills)? They kinda sort it, right? Since she's in a good mood I asked her why. Curiosity attack. She answered, "Fit and unfit, at dahil tapos na ko magbilang... bibilangin ko sya ulet ng 2 beses pa kasi nakaabang na sila lahat... ang dami pa nila... ayoko na!" Hmmn... fit and unfit... maybe all old looking and palengke smelling bills are no longer allowed to be in the money circulation anymore. I wonder what they do with those old bills? Sinusunog? Anyway, at least I learned something new today.

From the bank, I went to buy toiletries and chichiria. Then I went "thrift shopping" afterwards. I was chatting with Ali earlier, she mentioned about swimwear sale. I told her I don't think I'll buy a new pair of swimwear since I don't even know if I'll have a Summer Escapade this year (but I'm still hoping for one). Plus I still have around 5 pairs pa yata that I haven't used yet. Nag-panic buying ako last year but I ended up spending summer at the Metro (read: HOME). And sabi nya, "Never mind the destination, yung outfit muna ang unahin!" Hahaha! Loka talaga si Pok. I ended up buying a swimwear cover-up. But not in Soak... mahal dun eh. I went home with a big smile on my face. Stress all gone! Woohoo!!!

I received an SMS from a friend, "Blah... blah. I want to make kwento regarding something ;-)" From the looks of how the SMS was composed, I think it's a kilig kwento. So when I reached home, I picked up the phone and got the story that I've been waiting for. Wala pa sa kilig moments na part pero I am so kilig na parang naiihi na ako, hahaha! So take a wild guess who this lovestruck caller is. Basta I am more than happy for her. Go! Let your heart talk this time. Too bad I had to cut our conversation short. Kasi I have my own lovestruck patient coming over and I have to prepare dinner... errr... BUY dinner. He knows I have topak over the weekend and he visited to give me a dose of power HUG. Awwww... life is sweet! I'm so cheap. I get mad but it all goes away after a tight hug and some bola-bola. I so love our quiet times. And I felt guilty again for being BRATty when in fact Kuks doesn't even have enough time to rest. He's so tired and exhausted from work... and all his extra curriculars. I need to be extra patient. Remind me. I remind myself and I try to get cool with but sometimes I still get cranky about us not being able to spend more time. But this weekend will be different. He'll be back this Saturday with Kuya Balo, renovation for my DL will finally start. I'm excited to do our errands. Not only that... I am so excited to see the LCD's all set up. Flatscreens, baby! Sosyal! I can feel better days coming my way... and I'm loving it! Woohoo!!!