I think the years of wearing stilettos have finally caught up with me. The lower back of my legs leading to the ankle hurts so bad after long walks. I found a soothing remedy called incredibrace which according to the reviews online help soothe aches and what not.
I am seriously thinking of getting a pair or two to wear when I go jogging or when I anticipate taking long walks.
Aunt: You’re selling your books?!
Me: Yep!
Aunt: What happened to your dream of building a library?
Me: Nah, that got boring.
Aunt: You do realize you spent a lot of money collecting those books, right?
Me: Right, but it was your money, not mine … so that’s okay.
Aunt: Brat!
Me: You got it 
Just another YM chat transcript! Nyahahahah
Work? I am reminded about it again when I saw an episode of Supernatural where one of the hunters who died said that she is ready for some peace. When Bobby said he is not done yet she said well at least he has the boys while Annie only had work and that too is gone.
I first heard this line of thought when I was really young say 13 after watching an episode of Charmed where Phoebe’s boss at the newspaper said that she should not be ending up like her … well unto her 50′s with only her work to keep her company.
Back then I used to think that’s not so bad, I mean being on my own sounded like a pretty good thing at that time. Remember I was 13 back then …. with my whole life way ahead of mine.
After a decade my point of view has made a complete shift to the other side. I am beginning to see what I should have accepted a long time ago, no man is an island. That no matter how successful you are, how seemingly contented you are with your work, your finances, your relationship with friends, co-workers and relatives — coming home to an empty house after a day’s work is just downright depressing.
Loneliness is probably the equivalent of a long and dragging battle with cancer or a full blown AIDS only that it affects your heart and your soul. Now I understand why mum insisted that I should get married or at least have a child to provide meaning as to why I exist.
All these ramblings reminded me that I am getting old and that if I don’t want to end an old spinster sitting on a rocking chair waiting for the moons to come and go then I better do something about it.
I haven’t been to church in …. ages. I have never been religious and though I believe in the Big Guy above I however do not believe in the middle men. Yes I am talking about the priests, pastors … whatever you call ‘em because first off they were men before they became the middlemen and so they like you and me are susceptible to sin and to the clutches of Luci.
I haven’t had a confession (the Catholic way) in 16 years … (counting with my fingers …) yep that’s right … 16 years. I mean I only had confessed my sins when I had my first communion. Seeing at a Church furniture posted on Facebook reminded me that I haven’t touched the surface of a pew in what seemed like forever. I can already hear the whirling thoughts of my neighbours that I am doomed for damnation and that the fiery pit of hell is waiting for me. Oh well … I most definitely prefer to be holding hands with Michael or Gabriel but if it’s Luci’s hand that I am leaning towards at the moment then I will spend the rest of my natural life working my ass off to lean the other way.
I have been told time and again that if I ever as so much think about getting my sorry a$$ on a big bike I would be ensuring my left foot on the grave. *sigh*
Too damn bad you know since I have always been a huge fan of ladies on pink Harley’s and I think they are bloody hot and amazing.
Then you add a pink sparx motorcycle Helmets above then it’s a definite must have. While I was contemplating getting a motorcycle of my own, a friend of mine pointed out and said how can I even think of buying a motorcycle when I cannot even ride a bike.
I was told am crazy for going back to school at my age and I find that last part about my age downright annoying. Duh! At 26 there’s nothing wrong with going back to school … it’s not like am going back to finish my undergrad. Am taking my masters degree for crying out loud! I felt my mind has gone rusty in a span of a year and a half where I have stayed home and concentrated on work instead. The routine of my job (now that I have grown accustomed to it) has taken its toll and I felt I’ve gone “stupid”. A friend of mine actually said that am just exaggerating …
Took a break from all the studying and typing and ended up tinkering on my phone’s camera instead.
Saturday night I found myself coercing Mitchy into joining me for dinner at Ayala. Since she was already at work she cannot take off and just go to Ayala and said I should go to IT Park instead. Okay fine! LOL So I went there and we ate at Chowabunga, God I miss their Katsudon. It must have been ages since I was last there and the place hasn’t changed much … no I take that back, it hasn’t changed at all. After dinner Mitchy went back to work while I went to Starbucks with the intention of working on my pending papers for school (I got four!). It used to be my old haunt … I got this favorite spot which was quite secluded and when I got there it was vacant, I was thankful.
After about 30 minutes of peace … a bunch of Koreans entered took the table across from mine and spent the next hour or so talking and laughing in a pretty loud voice it was bloody hard to concentrate. A little further away was a Med student who looked quite annoyed at the noise and it seems like I wasn’t the only one bothered by it. I used to be so good at tuning other people out but for that instance I wasn’t able to. I decided to go home instead … *sigh*.
Lesson learned … no more staying at Starbucks … gotta look for a secluded coffee shop somewhere.
A couple of years back I think in 2008 or was 2009 I hosted a blog contest in celebration of the blog creation. There were give aways from friends and one from me. At that time I think I gave out a cell phone dongle with my site’s name and logo on it. Now that I’m going to have some free to start blogging again I am thinking of giving away a personalized coin key holder which would have the site’s name and logo engraved on it.
I found a few companies that offer quite reasonable prices and I am getting more and more excited with this new prospect.
Oh yeah! I found myself caught lured into Mystic Falls following the love and life of Elena Gilbert and her friends. I was bored one night and decided to download Vampire Diaries and find out what the fuss is all about. LOL. Never thought I’d get hooked … oh well I have Damon to blame his bad ass character and the way he rocked when he danced to the tune of “I Think We’re Alone Now”.
Here’s a Christmas message from my boss delivered by Santa Claus and I have to tell you I absolutely love it. She also sent us a Christmas card yesterday and its hilarious … see below:
In Loving Memory Of: Mom’s 4th Death Anniversary
I miss you but I know I’ll see you when I get there
So for now …. don’t worry about me
Am doing just fine …
Really
Being able to stay beside the one you love is one of the privileges of a friend. – Usami Akihiko
A friend of mine contracted this famous illness that no anti-biotic could ever cure about a week ago; yes she got her heart broken. We chatted AIM and I listened to her rant, rave, and whine about this guy who’s giving mixed signals. Our conversation eventually led to her saying that she can’t be friends with him anymore otherwise how on earth can she move on. I told her the quote from above and she asked me how did you get over him. Huh! Good question …. I was thinking more in the lines of … am I really over him or was it just bravado or keeping face that had me say I am.
Then one thing led to another and dinner with her and him was set on a Sunday after my piano class. The moment I woke up on Sunday till the time I had to get ready for class I was debating whether I should go or not. Seriously I have not seen him for a year and though I’d like to think my heart is safe am not sure if that really is the case. Was I ready to test the waters? Or will I end up where I did four years ago?
When I saw him and when he saw me … it was spontaneous, nothing has changed we’re still friends and am glad. Am glad I didn’t make an ass of myself by telling him I can’t be friends with him anymore. Am glad that whatever emotional struggles I had I kept it under wraps. I survived dinner just fine and surprisingly found myself enjoying the company of these two people whom I haven’t seen for a year.
Someone used to tell me before … I may not have her as my girlfriend but at least I have her as a friend. At that moment that’s all that really mattered.
Creepy One,
Am just reminding you that my birthday is fast approaching and that you “should” buy me a gift! At least 2 years worth …. Hehehehe *peace*
Freaky One
——–
Freaky!!!
long time no anything, huh.. how are you?
when’s your birthday again? hehehe..
I’ll be in Dumaguete tomorrow until Saturday with no access to internet (probably), so just text me!
Creepy
I have got this feeling that if I really let myself lose I’d be quite needy or clingy. I hate that ….. right now though am missing someone. I’ve missed her for quite sometime now and though I’ve tried contacting her through all channels I could think she has never responded.
If you still visit my blog every now and then and happen to see this please … message me. Heck, you know where I live why don’t you come visit? On second thought better let me know first otherwise you might end up visiting while I smelled like a pig in shit.
I miss you bro … its been years since I last saw you.
and so I turned a year older
Amused to find only a handful remembered to greet me without being reminded by Facebook.
Woke up to find a couple of text messages wishing me well and blah blah blah (that was nice)
A phone call from someone I least expected to remember much less call had me grinning almost all day like a pig in shit.
True we used to be close but that was 4 years ago (where we talked everyday) …. now I’d wonder what ate up his ass if a stray text message from him comes my way.
So Thank You … that was a pleasant surprise.
A friend from high school who’s now in Dubai greeted me via chat and I was surprised she remembered. She said “its etched in my brain and I don’t need any reminder to remember”. (Awww that’s sweet)
Then MJ posted a photo collage on my FB wall in greeting …. and soon the greetings came in. Oh well at least now my wall doesn’t look so bare anymore. LOL
My boss asked if am going out tonight to celebrate or will I wait till this weekend. I said … nope, nanimo nai … its just gonna be me and my god celebrating.
Any particular gift you’d like to have? …. Uhmmm nope am quite happy with what I have.
Or wait …. maybe a pink rose …yeah no one’s ever given me one before. I think that’d be nice.
The greetings from those who remembered without being reminded had me grinning “literally” like a pig in shit.
I come across this website that sells unique personalized gifts and I was thinking of buying a few things for myself and my friends. I was looking at cellphone straps and that product above caught my attention. I find it lovely though I have no idea how to transcribe my name in Kanji. Also found another cell phone strap available for personalization in the shape of cherry blossoms see below:
Now aren’t they lovely? Can’t wait to have mine done.
I have not blogged in a very long time … it actually made me feel guilty like I have been unfaithful to “dear diary”. It’s not that I have forgotten about it; its just that … 2011 has just been one busy year for me and I look forward to it continuing. I’ve finally found something I enjoy doing.
I have had this image in my head for a very long time but I couldn’t find it online. It’s a geisha with one of her arms outstretched to catch the falling cherry blossoms while her other hand holding out an umbrella on her shoulder. I researched the web for any image resembling the one I had in mind but couldn’t find it. I finally asked my tattoo artist to create the design for me and I love it. It’s perfect.
This is my third ink and its on my right leg opposite the cherry blossoms on my left leg.
June did not really start out the way I want or the way I hoped it would. Last Saturday (4th June) my laptop crashed, the motherboard and hard drive were damaged beyond repair. It served me well for two years and a few months and the time has come for it to rest in peace (in the words of my friend LOL). It wouldn’t have “died” if I took better care of it lol. It all happened because my so called work area is right below my bedroom (in the kitchen area) and the laptop sits right under the area where the air con drips on and off.
The water dripping from the AC is rather sporadic and I didn’t know about it till it was too late when my laptop was completely soaked.
Anyways, it’s no use crying over spilled milk. The damage has been done and the entire laptop has been disposed of. The damaged one is on the photo above the one on the right and the new one which I am using now is on the left. A lot of the so called best laptop computers in the market were on sale and I was glad to fine one that was affordable.
I was looking for a pink laptop but the thing is … the colored ones are rather costly! What a shame 
I fell in love with the idea of owning a Blackberry phone not because of its features but because of the overly cute bling blackberry curve cases like the ones below:
- pink Marilyn Monroe BB case -
- Hello Kitty BB Case, soooooo kawaii! -
- not a huge fan of Purple but this one’s cute too -
- this one kinda looks like Rilakkuma -
My friend MJ is looking for a glitter case that’s purple and with dolphins on it. I was searching on Ebay but found nothing. LOL
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and seeing this basket of cookies from Mrs. Fields® Bites made me think that this would be the simply perfect gift to give to one’s mom on this special day. Or if you prefer cakes then they do have this Happy Mother’s Day cake, check out below:
Doesn’t it look yummilicious? It’s a wonderful treat this Mother’s Day.
It seems as if my hand is itching yet again to buy a new mobile phone. It happens every now and then and the last time this happened I ended up impulsively buying a Hello Kitty dual sim flip phone. Back then I have been so hooked with the kawaii flip phones I see in Japanese dramas and movies that I resorted to finding one that closely resembles it.
Now however I am thinking of getting an Android mobile phone or succumb to the lure of Blackberry. If I opted for Android, my first choice would be Sony Ericsson Arc but am not sure how much damage this unit would cause me. As for the Blackberry, I have seen pink Blackberry Curve and I am very tempted to buy one. The last time I fell in love with a qwerty smartphone was with a pink Palm Centro which unfortunately I could not find here.
So if you were me, what would you choose, a Blackberry Curve or a Sony Ericsson Arc?
I have been wanting a tattoo on my right wrist but a lot of things stopped me from going ahead with it.
First … Our country is not as open minded as the countries in the west where teachers with visible tattoos are allowed. Heck! Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional was a special education teacher before the success of Dashboard Confessional and both his arms are loaded with ink. Its not like I do have a solid plan of using my profession but I’m keeping that option open …. just in case.
Second … a friend told me to lay low on the inks especially in visible areas especially since I intend to go traveling to China. She said its better safe than sorry … I guess she’s right no matter how you look at it, China is still a rather conservative country.
What I’d like on my right wrist is the ohm design, is the most important symbol in the Hindu Dharma, for it is nothing short of Absolute Reality (Brahman) and embodies the essence of the universe. [taken from Vanishing Tattoo]
I was inspired when I saw these images below:
The second image I found on Flickr and I have to admit its very beautiful and it makes me absolutely want one. The eternal symbol of new beginnings, that should be nice.
I have longed for a fancy house or apartment of my own with a fully equipped kitchen and a matching double bowl undermount sink like the image above. I have seen several model houses but since they were all way out of my budget all I can is just day dream.
Saving up for it would definitely take a while but I guess that is all I can for now at least.
I first saw this anime series when I was in grade one which was what around 1992 – 1993 and back then it was shown on ABC 5 in Filipino dubbing. Mom used to tie my hair in pig tails like that of Sailor Moon and I used to collect all sorts of Sailor Moon game cards.
Now 11 years later here I am watching the entire series again, I was not able to watch it back then completely and now I just realized that the English dub of the series sucks. I mean literally it sucks, the voices are so forced that the emotions you hear sounds so unreal. I guess I could not really blame them I mean this was what 10 years ago and voice acting must not be that good back then.
Still this was one of the series that shaped the otaku in me …
I only get 3 to 4 hours sleep per day but I’ve never felt this free in years. I work 16 to 20 hours per day on different projects yet I don’t mind at all. They don’t seem like work and working from home make things a lot easier. All my employers are currently in Europe and it’s kinda funny how all three of them are from there.
True the chances of me going out with friends is close to nil but am satisfied with the direction this is all heading. It’s what I’ve always wanted and something mom and I used to talk about. Too bad she’s no longer around to see me do it.
I’ve never been this busy I think, I canceled all travel plans with friends and I just hope they’d understand. Everyday before I go to sleep I thank God for these projects I landed.
Whoever said working from home is impossible, is downright wrong.
I have a soft spot for bouquets like the one above, a combination of pink and white roses or a combination of dark pink and light pink roses. Being a hopeless romantic this is what I have been dreaming of receiving on Valentine’s Day ever since I was a little girl. Unfortunately my Prince Charming still hasn’t found his way to me. But am sure someday soon he’d come after all there is always someone for each one of us.
Me: Zhou Jielun Wo Ai Ni (was not fully aware that my voice was rather loud)
Uncle: That’s the side effect of having too much coffee.
Me: You understood what I said? (disbelief coloring my voice)
Uncle: No but you’re very loud.
**Yikes! Lesson learned always keep in mind that your headsets on and that what you think is a softly uttered phrase could turn out to be a very loud one.**
I am now one of the many people all over the world who is totally enamored with Zhou Jielun (Jay Chou). I fell head over heels in love with his voice after watching “Secret” (Bu Neng Shuo De Mimi) and now am hooked.
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