Activity

Hmm... tomorrow I have no real plans. But today I did a lot: work-related stuff and driving lessons. My driving's coming along fine. Or at least, better than I expected. I'm not as nervous as I thought I'd be on my first week.

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I've been postponing fixing my clothing rack and drawers for awhile, just dumping all my crap on my bean bag. But today I finally made up my mind, folded all of them and put them all on the bed, so that I HAVE to do them before I can sleep. I can't dump them again because I just folded them. Hahaha. I also have to rearrange my rack so that most of the stuff there are for work, the clothes I'll be using five days a week. I'm about halfway done right now. This is sort of a blog-break.

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I just finished watching the finals of 'So You Think You Can Dance' today, and voted for Melody, the pinay. Hope she wins! If Nick wins I'll be happy too though.

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Time to get back to folding!

Productivity High

Heheh the title is sort of a Beach Life term, if anyone's ever played that game.

Yesterday was a really productive day for me. I actually woke up early, around 6 am (still not enough but I'm getting to the 5 am thing), and went to the DMV office in Manhattan. I took the written exam and aced it (yay!). My sister says I'm a geek. I'm NOT a geek. I was actually watching Desperate Housewives the night before and wondering if God would fail me for watching TV heheheh... By the way I did NOT like that Rex really died. I feel robbed. Hahah! Anyway, so I got my permit already! And when I called Mani (my driving instructor) he promptly made an appointment for a lesson at 3 pm. So around 3-4 pm, after I did my pilates and about half of the laundry, I took my first driving lesson. Of course I was a nervous, sweaty palmed wreck but at least I made it through. And then at 5 I went for the 5-hour class that required to take the road test. So now I'm just waiting for November to swing by, while, of course, practicing driving every chance I could get. After my sister fetched me from the lesson we went to the grocery and got some necessities (garbage bags and soap) and some snacks of pure evil (chocolate malt balls, gummy pears and cake). After we ate dinner I thought I would snuggle up and read Lord of the Rings. Bilbo's party hadn't even started when I felt my lids drop and decided I was too tired. So I just snuggled into my pillow and drifted off to sleep.

The not-so-good thing is, I woke up at 7:30. *sigh* I have around 2 weeks left to make sure I can get up at 5 and actually have the energy to work the whole day.

ugggggggghhhhhhh

I am BORED beyond comprehension. I'm done with reviewing and I woke up too late to catch Jace online. So now.. I am BORED beyond comprehension. Heheh. I think I'ma try to read Lord of the Rings again.. I might somehow get past Tom Bombadil and his stupid songs.

Pedophile in Reverse

Lately I've been having these urges to play those old Bryan Adams songs that not only turned up in several movie soundtracks like Everything I Do (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves), All for Love (Three Musketeers) and Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman (Don Juan de Marco), but also in sleazy beer joints in the Philippines (ahahaha!). I told a friend of mine that this started after I recently watched Don Juan De Marco on DVD for the first time, and realized that I loved these songs whether or not a lot of people think they're corny, cheesy or even sleazy. Heheh. After that I suddenly remembered having this huge crush on Kevin Costner as Robin Hood. And then I realized, oh my goodness I had crushes on a lot of old guys when I was a kid. I also liked Bill Pullman when I saw him in Casper. That's right, not Devon Sawa, the humanized form of Casper whom kids my age left and right wanted to have for themselves, but Bill Pullman, the dad with the glasses. Today I checked out http://www.imdb.com (The Internet Movie Database) and found out Robin Hood was released in 1991, I was in SECOND GRADE then. Casper though was released in 1995, I was already in 5th grade by then but STILL very creepy.

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Hmm.. My teeth need a good cleaning. I can't wait to start work so that my dental insurance kicks in (with other perks as well heheh such as the usual one of actually supporting oneself). I know I'll be tired everyday when I start to work though. I hope I don't get assigned out of the state for awhile.

Final Promise

I'm too busy studying for my written exam to get a learner's permit for driving to be able to say anything that makes any sense. SO, I've decided to provide everyone with an English translation of the lyrics to the most touching song from my favorite anime 'Marmalade Boy'. I wanted to post it before, but for some reason it seemed too.. something. Now I can post it! So check it out with a very cute pic of my favorite couple with the NY skyline in the background..

Final Promise (Saigo no yakusoku)


As it started to rain,
You seemed in a hurry to say goodbye.
Let's talk about something...anything.
I want to be with you a little longer.

If I let go of your hand,
I will never hold it again.
I've bravely closed my eyes against
Emotions that are overwhelming me.

I won't cry until it's over.
Even though that face and voice
Are tearing my heart apart
Why did this happen?
I don't want to believe it...
With all these memories
I love you too much.

I can't even speak,
Though my heart cries out.
If I keep holding you back like this,
You'll be soaked by the rain.

In a quiet, protective way,
You gently wrap your hands around mine.
Some day,
My memories of this will fade away.

Without looking back,
You say, "We'll meet again someday,"
The final promise I was waiting for.
I know we can never share
The same dreams again, but...
I wish I could stop time like this.

I don't cry until it's over.
Once you can't see me,
My courage melts away.
I don't want to believe...
I still can't...
With all these memories.
I love you too much.

Starstruck!

First of all, I just realized how very public a blogger's life can get. Hehe. Mejo obvious na realization toh. Pero for some reason.. ngayon ko lang naiisip. People who have no idea who you are can actually find out what you're thinking today, you're likes and dislikes, your stupidity and your brilliance (we all have our very own lists of each, whether or not they're actually listed). Pero, pwede ring, what you are writing is entirely just to get people's attention. Hindi papansin, pero just to be creative. Tipong akala nila magpapakamatay ka na, pero trip mo lang pala mag-emote (hihihi PARINIG ba to sa someone!? hahahaha disclaimer! disclaimer! disclaimer! hehehe :P). I won't say if I'm entirely honest in my blog, hahaha it's up to other people to find out. But for those who really know me, they know the answer :P.

So why is this entry's title 'Starstruck'? Ok so I have a story. It's true, you don't have to wonder :P. Yesterday I was over at my sister's apartment near Astoria and we (me, my sister Aleth and her roommate Graz) decided to attend the 7(?) pm pass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in the city. It was a pretty uneventful mass (except for me and my sister wondering if the two somewhat attractive guys in front of us were gay/an item). Anyway, it was a short walk to the subway station and as we crossed Park Avenue, Graz (my sister's roommate) suddenly said "Uy tingnan niyo yun kamukha ni Uma Thurman." And then my sister went "O nga noh. Teka sha nga ata yun eh!" And of course me, Miss Oblivious to Everything suddenly exclaimed "Saan saan saan?!" And there she was sitting in the passenger's seat of a Mercedes. I was so amazed to see a star that I actually stared at her right as we were passing in front of the car. Anyway, she knows a lot of people know her so it didn't matter. It's not like I was about to poke my head in the car and say "Hi can I get your autograph?" Heheheh. Hmm.. my opinion? She looked EXACTLY like she does in the movies. :)

7even

I got this stuff from Ate Ameeh's blog.. I'm posting my own :P

Seven things that scare me...
~ The dark
~ Ghosts
~ Aliens
~ Dying
~ Insects
~ Embarrassing myself
~ Serial killers

Seven things I like the most...
~ Playing PC Games (esp. simulation)
~ Traveling
~ Coffee
~ Eating (desserts!)
~ Watching TV
~ Beaches
~ Romantic Comedy Flicks

Seven random facts about me...
~ Bipolar in many ways (luckily not to the point of psychological illness)
~ I can eat chicken and pizza EVERYDAY and not get tired of them
~ My favorite artists are Usher and Janet Jackson, both excellent song/dance performers
~ I used to dance, and sometimes dream of a career in dancing (never gonna happen heheh)
~ Painfully shy with new people but painfully loud with old friends
~ My favorite movie of all time is My Best Friend's Wedding
~ I like KTV

Seven important things in my bedroom...
~ Laptop & other accessories
~ Night light
~ Alarm clock
~ Speakers for laptop/ mp3 player
~ Cell phone (for second alarm)
~ Full length mirror
~ Clothes

Seven things I plan to do before I die...
~ Go on a Philippine tour and visit Egypt, South Africa, London, Germany and Japan
~ Go sky diving
~ Learn to skii and surf
~ Buy a monster PC with all the trimmings I could ever want and then some (for its time of course)
~ Shop 'til I drop and still have some money left to spend (without incurring a huge amount of debt)
~ Live in an apartment
~ Become an Oracle Certified Professional

Seven things I can do...
~ Average cooking
~ Dance
~ Sing shamelessly at KTVs
~ Read a 1000 page novel from front to cover in 2 days or less
~ Ride a bike
~ Swim
~ Do a headstand and a planche (the only breakdancing techniques I ever learned)

Seven things I can't do...
~ Play pool
~ Play a musical instrument
~ Sports
~ Be liked by other people's parents
~ Read even half of all the sections in a newspaper
~ Have interest in the stock market (zzzzzzzzzzzz)
~ Iron clothes well

Seven things that attract me to the opposite sex...
~ Can dance
~ Funny/Fun
~ Well-liked by my friends
~ A gentleman
~ Smart
~ Has a sense of fashion
~ Isn't arrogant

Seven things I say the most...
~ Chi (short for Chika)
~ Olats
~ Heller
~ Horror
~ Nyerks
~ Ano ka ba?!
~ Oh My Gosh!

Seven celeb crushes (whether local or foreign)...
~ Brad Pitt (pre-Angelina)
~ Hugh Jackman
~ Tom Welling
~ Benjamin McKenzie
~ Michael Rosenbaum
~ Christian Bale (he's sooooo yummy as Bruce Wayne :P~~~)
~ Eva Longoria (hehehhehhehehhehehe)

Sarcasm

Hehehe meanness is funny sometimes..

Quotes from 'House'

Dr. Cameron: Men should grow up.
Dr. Gregory House: Yeah. And dogs should stop licking themselves. It's not gonna happen.

Dr. Eric Foreman: I think your argument is specious.
Dr. Gregory House: I think your tie is ugly.

Dr. Wilson: That smugness of yours really is an attractive quality.
Dr. Gregory House: Thank you. It was either that or get my hair highlighted. Smugness is easier to maintain.

Dr. Gregory House: Perseverance does not equal worthiness. Next time you want to get my attention, wear something fun. Low-riding jeans are hot.

Dr. Gregory House: I don't *need* to watch The O.C., but it makes me happy. (this wasn't funny i just thought it's weird that House watches The O.C.)

Intern: [trying to tell an uninterested House a patient's history] You're reading a comic book.
Dr. Gregory House: You're drawing attention to your bosom by wearing a low-cut top.
Intern: [covers her chest with her clipboard]
Dr. Gregory House: Oh, sorry, I thought we were having a "state-the-obvious" contest.

Orange patient: What is that? What are you taking?
Dr. Gregory House: Painkillers.
Orange patient: Oh, for your... for your leg.
Dr. Gregory House: No, 'cause they're yummy! Want one?

Dr. Gregory House: Ah! The husband described her as being unusually irritating recently.
Dr. Cameron: And?
Dr. Gregory House: I didn't realize it was possible for a woman to be 'unusually' irritable.

Dr. Cameron: [discussing a patient's diagnosis] What about sex?
Dr. Gregory House: Well, it might get complicated. We work together. I am older, certainly, but maybe you like that.
Dr. Cameron: I meant maybe he has neurosyphilis.
Dr. Gregory House: Heh, nice cover.

No Longer a Bum

Well, at least starting next month. :)

I got an official job offer phone call today.. whoopee!! Although all the paperwork won't come til Friday.

What a way to make up for burning the chicken leg I was cooking a while ago.

A Few Months Before Yesterday

I stare irritatedly at the computer screen as I lose the battle for the nth time and load the last salvageable scene from the save states. Yeah that's right, I'm playing on an emulator, a gameboy advance emulator to be exact... a game called 'Fire Emblem'. Sometimes I wonder why I keep on playing these games if I get irritated anyway. I punch vigorously at my WingMan, a gamepad plugged onto a usb port. My aunt passes by and asks me where BoomBoom is (he's our cute pug dog). I tell her absentmindedly that he's with me, lying beside my feet. He starts breathing more heavily and lifts his head as if he somehow knows we're talking about him. I pause the game and I start to rub the puggy folds on his forehead. He looks so cute that I grab him, hug him and rock him back and forth like a little baby. He seems to enjoy it. I place him back on the floor and he immediately lies down again. Soon his eyes are closed.

It is now 9:30 in the morning, but I've been awake since 5 am, even though I slept around 2 am. This is how I am when I get addicted to something, more specifically, some kind of game. I turn back to my game and take on a different tactic than the last n times. My aunt has just been outside doing whatever and passes in front of me again, asking if I ate already. I tell her I'm not hungry because I finished the half-eaten Pringles I found lying around the computer (probably my brother's but I'm sure he won't mind heehee). I take a sip from my mug of iced Coke. During these addictive moments I also tend to forget how to eat healthy. My brother bustles around the house wearing a nurse's uniform, grabbing his other paraphernalia and as usual, looking for his wallet. He takes one look at me and my bloodshot eyes and widens his already large eyes "Grabe ka na! Anong oras ka natulog?" I yawn and shrug, I know the answer but I think it's sort of a rhetorical question so I just say "Haahaa." He asks again, "Natapos ba yung MP niyo?". Still staring at the screen and playing I answer "Oo kahapon napass na." Right after finishing a bunch of projects, I usually tend to do this. I over-compensate by indulging in my addictions. After he leaves with my aunt the house is pretty silent. My dad comes and goes, flipping on the TV to check for anything good, but he also leaves after awhile. It's Saturday but it seems everyone has plans in mind except me. Or at least, just for a couple of hours more until I'm done with the game.

After a few more war scenes I notice that it's already 11:30 am and that I'm getting a sort-of game-playing marathon headache. I reluctantly turn off the computer and lie down in my half-orange, half beige room for around 30 minutes. Nani (our helper) comes around and asks me what I want for lunch. I say I'm going out. She says okay and sits on the sofa in the inner living room, playing with BoomBoom while watching TV. After awhile I call Jace, my boyfriend. I hold the phone mouthpiece with my thumb and index finger because if I don't it makes an irritating sound. "Hello pwede po kay Jace?", "Sino?" I roll my eyes at myself "Ay, pwede po kay Jay-ar?" "Ah sandali lang." After a few moments I hear Jace's sleepy voice on the line, he muffles a yawn "Hello?" "Elo! So ano gagawin natin today?" "Dunno", he answers, obviously still a little sleepy. "Kakagising mo lang?" "Yup, kaw?" "Kanina pako gising naglaro ako ng Fire Emblem eh hehehe.." "Want watch muvi?", he asks. "Oki. What time tayo magkikita?" "Dunno, mga 2:30 sa Greenwich?" He means the Greenwich in Sta. Lucia mall. "Okay! Ligo nako." "Oki bye." I put down the phone and take a bath. After I'm ready it's a long hot walk to Tandang Sora and I contemplate actually riding a jeep this time. It's too hot. I can't. I flag down a taxi and tell the driver where I'm going. Thank goodness the airconditioning is good. I wipe off a few beads of sweat and relish the cool AC air. After awhile I realize I don't have any change so I ask the guy "May barya ho kayo sa five hundred?" He nods yes and I immediately feel better. Some drivers would bite my head off. The worst is when they call me "Iha" like some high school kid who has no idea what she's doing. I meet up with Jace and we take note of the movie time. We decide to eat at Tokyo Tokyo right before the movie because we have some time to spare and we're both famished. As we get up to leave he looks back at the table and sees that I left my wallet. He quickly grabs it without me seeing. After passing a couple of stores I dig in my bag and say "Nyek wallet ko!" He makes this weird sort of comedic Oh no! face and grabs my wallet from his pocket and gives it back to me. I grin sheepishly and put it back in my bag. Another victory for the wallet-losing queen. While we're watching the movie my back unfailingly starts to irritate me and I sit forward with my elbows on my kees and my fingers clasped in front. Jace abruptly starts to pound at my back, pretty used to my backaches by now. My cellphone starts vibrating and I check the message. It's Steph. "Pst san k?" She asks. I txt back "Nsa Stalu. Nood kme ni Jace. Eastwud ka? gs2 mo magkita?" She answers "Yup. Txt mo naman si Shelly. La nako batt." I text Mshel and she quickly answers "Pde ako pero near UP lang coz I have a meeting until 6:00 pm :S" So we all decide to meet up at Mocha Blends. Of course, insensitive girl that I am, I only tell Jace about the plans AFTER agreeing to them. Thankfully, he's pretty understanding and says it's no problem. After the movie we take a taxi to Mocha Blends. We are the first ones there so I order a mocha drink and we talk while waiting for everyone. Steph arrives and happily greets us "Elo!" She starts to tell us her stories for the week and we laugh and comment about them. It takes awhile before Shelly joins us. We bitch about her being too straight-laced about her extra curricular activities. As usual she only smiles sheepishly and launches into her own set of stories. We talk well into the night, ordering our favorite "Chicken Ala King" and eating as we do so. After that Jace and I take a taxi to my house. As we pay the driver we see BoomBoom hanging out at the bench outside our house. I call him "Boomy!" and Nani says "O sino yon BoomBoom?" At first Boomy's a little hesitant but walks over to me anyway. I pet him and we head into the house for a nightcap consisting of me bitching about my last battle in "Fire Emblem" and Jace giving me tips on how to finish the next ones.

After we say goodnight and I ask him to take care, I go to the computer and turn it on. I'm pretty beat so I decide not to play and turn it off again. As I walk to my room my aunt asks me a buncha questions that I absentmindedly answer coz I'm pretty tired. She makes a comment about dinner and some food she brought home. I say "WOW!" (my usual reaction to yummy take-home desserts) and I tell her I'll eat it tomorrow. She is watching Will and Grace so I hang around for awhile to laugh at some of the jokes. I then get in my room and lie down, falling asleep instantly. I had a nice day.

Stupid Connection

Google wasn't down I'm sorry. Our connection was just sort of busted. When I restarted the modem and router everything went back to normal.

I can finally read my 33 emails hahaha.

I am SUCH a TV addict right now.. My latest shows are Monk and House ( I love this one it's like Chandler meets super-smart doctor ). Alas, IF I get a job soon I'm gonna have to setup a very accurate TIVO schedule otherwise I'm gonna miss some of my shows, most of which start this fall which include (by order of interest):

1. The OC

- I don't know why I like this one best. It's about a boy from the wrong side of the tracks adopted by one of the richest families in Orange County. He ends up bunking in their pool house and falling in love with the girl next door. It's very teen-angst-y. I probably like it because it's reminiscent of the Filipino soap-opera underdog, which I have to admit I've always been into.

2. Desperate Housewives

- This one is somewhat "Sex and the Suburbs" for those who were fans of SATC. The difference is that this one has an overall, season-embracing plot. In Filipino, "kailangan subaybayan". There are four housewives (counting the ones that are alive) Susan (Teri Hatcher's character) still reminds me of Lois Lane in this one except that she ditched the strong 'I have to be on top' personality and left in the klutz, investigative reporter, and crazy-in-love parts. Bree lives in a SO-not-perfect world with a husband who has bouts of S&M cravings and heart attacks, and a gay son. She STILL tries to make it perfect through gourmet meals, spotless counters and a beautiful lawn. Gabby (Eva Longoria) is just SO turn-me-into-a-lesbian sexy. Lynette's life is pretty interesting with the out of control kids and her constant dream of coming back to the corporate world.

3. CSI

-I think everyone knows what CSI is about. I just have to say my two favorite character here are Grissom and Warrick (whose name I thought was Work or Worm until I saw it spelled out in season 1 I think).

4. Smallville

-I've always loved Superman/Clark Kent. No other reason needed but that! And I just have to say that when I read a comment about it from someone on the internet saying they just copied Roswell I was like 'HELLO?! Do you even have a brain?' Hahaha.

5. House

-As I said, it's Chandler meets super-smart doctor. Sarcastic, funny, and interesting.

6. Monk

-The various references in this show to 'Sherlock Holmes' are quite on the money. I've read volumes 1 and 2 of Mr. Holmes's adventures several number of times now and this show really reminds me of how Sherlock Holmes cases more than CSI ever did. Probably coz of all the weird walking around the rooms and the lengthy summaries at the end in which people get mesmerized by the wonders of observation and deduction. Three major differences of course are that #1) Monk is an obsessive compulsive while Holmes is quite a messy guy #2) Holmes's assistant is usually Dr. Watson and of course Monk has had two pretty women as assistants. #3) Holmes is very active, even doing some of the criminal-chasing HAPPILY while Monk is somewhat incapacitated by his phobias of heights germs and whatnot.

7. So You Think You Can Dance

-It's American Idol about dancing. Heehee.


8. 24 (starts in January)

-Jack Bauer and his stress induced squint. Heehee. An agent of the Counter-Terrorism-Unit tries to save the world in a day. He's done it 4 times to date.

Google-Sick

OMG! Google has been down for the entire day. I don't know if this is true but for the entire day I couldn't check my mail and couldn't load the search site.. It's pushed me to use Yahoo! for the entire day. Believe me the results weren't as good.. Google where are you?!

Whoopee

Today I made a major accomplishment.

As I reached for the plug to turn on my night lamp, I found a huge spider hanging around right near the outlet. Big day for spiders and my family, my sister smacked one hanging from her sunshade as she was driving. I however, wasn't as brave for as most people already know, I hate creepy crawlers. So I took a thick book and threw it at the spider. Thankfully, I'm a better shot than I thought.