Tuesday, January 31, 2006
chinese overload
and i thought i've had too much chinese over the weekend but apparently not. last night i had tea at press cafe with my sort of cousin P and his chinese gf C. afterwards i had dinner the second time around with D. just when i thought i couldn't take in any more food (after all my dinner was adobong pusit with rice - one of my favorites) i ate half of the north park yang chow and ate 2-3 dumplings, talk about overload (i can't resist chinese food)! before calling it a night, we talked about brokeback mountain and its chinese director ang lee. finally, when i got home to my place i fought the urge not to eat the orange that a chinese friend gave me with the thought that it will be best to eat it with the tikoy we're cooking later tonight. kung hei fat choi!ps, welcome back b! i missed you=)
(10:09 AM) ♥ tal
Monday, January 30, 2006
a chinese new year weekend like no other
below is the traditional lion (not dragon this year beacause fire dog and dragon clash) dance...i had so much fun with J (who was actually on call that day) and G (who was late but not too late to have a grand time taking pics) following the lions around power plant, hehe, we were like groupies! to start the year right, i also called my family and talked to each one of my babies except for baby sam who can't talk yet =) sunday was not just chinese new year but also my parents' anniversary and baby sam's baptism =) for sure this year will be filled with celebrations of love and life! =)
there's nothing like celebrating chinese new year in manila with friends! i had a blast with J (happy birthday dearie!), D (slightly mad at S for wearing the bracelet that carmina gave her, haha!) , S (looking good partly because of carmina's gift, hehe), N (looking fab as ever), D (don't let them abuse you girl, you have to show them you need to rest so tara na let's go to sagada, hehe), and A (can't wait to see you driving your red car...to sagada?!)i'm feeling it! this will be a good year =)
(12:22 PM) ♥ tal
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
mid week report
i always like wednesdays because i know i have survived half of the battle already, hehe =) this particular day was a welcome break because for the first time this year i opened the mall meaning i was the first one in the mall and mind you it was not in power plant but in glorietta so there was an effort there. aside from looking around for the cheapest havaianas for my cousin D, i was also able to send 3 long overdue christmas cards inlcuding one for my cuz L. i hope she will still be in the US by the time my super delayed greetings will arrive because i know she is headed for nepal within the year to do volunteer work there. that drive to volunteer she got from the other side of the family (not ours) or not really because after all it was once my childhood dream to save the world but just that to save the world no strategy whatsoever.lunch at peking garden was good and even if i love chinese food i ate just enough because there is something terrbily wrong when you feel dizzy after just the first tiny slice of peking.
sitting next to a lawyer turned editor made me question what it is exactly that i want to do. for now i think that being a serial careerist is best for me. i think that's not exactly synonymous to glorified bum right? oh well, the important thing is i keep feeding my passions and then i know that i will eventually get to where i should be.
ps, i don't want cheese. i just want out of trap and to think i was not in the trap for so long but yipee i'll be finally out of it in a week's time =)
(5:27 PM) ♥ tal
Monday, January 23, 2006
moi weekend
i was really planning on staying in this weekend (except for my usual schedule of saturday mass at law school and meeting up with g at power plant on sunday) but after mass i sprained my ankle on my way to the kitchen (takaw kasi, hehe) so i was really forced to be immobile for the rest of the weekend save for the times when i had to get up and get stuff for my hot/cold compress. the struggle really was restraining myself from cheering wildly during the morales-pacquiao fight, i mean manny was throwing great punches and all i could do was clap, haha!good thing i was able to watch narnia on friday evening or else i am in danger of never being able to see the movie because i doubt it will be extended for another week. i loved the movie although i thought it would be 3 hours long but it was just around 2 and a half hours. i like watching long movies these days especially with the startling increase in the movie ticket price, hehe...oh and i wanted to finish the credits but the screen suddenly turned black! lagot kayong mga taga power plant cinema because snicket will inform the cinema manager about it, i'm such a baby, hehe but no one will be fired naman i am not that mean next time they just really have to finish the credits =)
(5:36 PM) ♥ tal
Friday, January 20, 2006
when both ends meet
yesterday i prepared for a short visit to the hospital and then afterwards have dinner with friends. i am particularly looking forward to the dinner because i haven't seen C in a while and she is an expert on choosing the right resto so i know for sure that it will be another pleasurable dinner. in short i was not prepared for anything that i witnessed last night. i just know that even if i'm distant to some degree (i figured since they are older, they can handle it more than i can), things will surely change. it is difficult to be in an awkward position where, aside from cancelled plans, you are confronted with a harsh reality that concerns a somehow shattered future. today i took the mrt from the middle to its end and on the way home from the start to its end. when both ends meet, it's home for me but i cannot simply leave behind what happened on both ends. at the end of the night i decided that it is best to be optimistic, to just keep the faith and know that things happen for a reason and that the future will be brighter for everyone.ps, i just realized i am becoming a serial careerist but who cares? hehe
pss, i'll miss you L (my partner in crime at click) see you when i get there right? =)
(3:16 PM) ♥ tal
Thursday, January 19, 2006
mid-week massage
i went to neo spa at the fort yesterday for an aromatherapy massage and it was a good decision to do so. you see, i am not a fan of spas and anything super expensive especially if they are just luxuries but then again i'll be getting the service for free so i went anyway. for a while there i really thought that massages are now needs, haha! it's just so nice that at the beginning of the year, i have found another way to relax and to release stress aside from just eating and eating some more, haha! i do sports too but not when everyone else around me prefers eating =)lunch with J at Lolo Mao (and coffe at figaro afterwards) was fun (anything that involves eating is for me fun and very worthwhile) although i hate the fact that it was hurried, a job that's not flexi is really not for me so... i'll figure out something soon =)
(10:48 AM) ♥ tal
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
update...
i'm actually doing something about my resolutions, yahoo!for starters, i've been texting my family more often but my dear mother - not to be outdone by her unica hija otherwise known as "sometimes" bratty daughter - has been calling more often! oh well, my nanay just can't resist me =) i've been seeing friends regularly and i even had dinner with my pseudo roomies at heaven and eggs in glor yesterday, yipee! (nice seeing you T, D, A, Y and to absent A - we still love you and we miss you!) i'm reading two books now so hopefully i'll get to finish one of them before the month ends. i've been a bad girl when it comes to my 4th and 5th resolutions but as i said first quarter of the year is trial period so give me more time and i'll get the hang of it, promise!
(4:04 PM) ♥ tal
Friday, January 06, 2006
of ny resolutions and cainer
"You have got a lot of resolutions you would like to make, but you are not sure that you have the strength to keep them up. You have got a lot of changes you are keen to instigate, but you wonder what chance you have of making these happen. There may not be much you can do but there is something. Your opportunity may seem small or subtle. It is, though, strong and significant. It involves reaching a decision, acknowledging an ambition and 'owning' an intention. In among the noise of the New Year celebration, find a little quiet time to hear your heart. It wants you to be happy and if you let it, it will show you how it is possible." - that's cainer talking and i agree =)so here are some ny resolutions i'd like to keep this year:
1. text my father especially my mother, even if she can't reply because she doesn't know how to, more often
2. spend quality time with friends and make time to meet with long lost friends
3. read at least one good book every month (so as not to watch just any movie that's showing, hehe)
4. wall climb or engage in sports at least once a month (and that is aside from going regularly to the gym)
5. wake up early, eat breakfast and drink vitamins everyday (my mother would be so happy to see this)
the others, i'll keep to myself but i am sincerely hoping i will find out how to make all of them possible (first quarter of the year is trial period) =)
cheers to 2006, together let's make it the best year ever!
(10:03 AM) ♥ tal
