Nap Time Rocks!

So it’s really true. wala nang bawian?

SAYANG ka.

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Disclaimer: Ang utak po ng potograper at manunulat ng entry na ito ay sabaw. Hindi niya naisip na ang kanluran ay WEST at ang “Norte” na titulo nito ay NORTH. Labo.

roadtrip, buong araw, overnight. isang kotse, madaming bagahe. soundtrip. laughtrip. adventure. mga kaibigan. pagudpud, ilocos norte.

mahangin, maalon. malaki! ang galing.

the beach. the best talaga sa pilipinas. gumawi ka pa sa norte.

san ka nakarating ngayong linggo?

hey.

yes, you.

i bet you’ve been waiting for this entry, haven’t you?

i’m ok, better even.

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Mahal ko talaga ang aking alma mater. Pero itong kuhang ito, ay hindi sa Diliman, kundi sa Los Banos.

Isa lang yan sa mga bagay na gusto ko sa aming campus. Para kang laging nasa MTV ng isang emo love song o kaya nasa isang indie film na low budget kaya lighting lang ng poste sa kalye ang ginamit, take your pick. Hehe.

Ikaw, green na green ba ang Huwebes mo?

… to me.

*baw*

Nope, not having a hangover from watching Fantastic Four. Just wanted to spread the love! Thanks Meeya, for lighting up my world! (naks

The Flame of Friendship.

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It’s been a while since I last posted a photoblog entry.

I’ve always wondered how it was like to live in the 60s or 70s. I feel like I would have thrived during those days.

This tin barrel is actually part of my professional career. It was with this rusty, old container that I got my first.

My first team building activity with my first corporate family, which was done in Casa San Pablo in Laguna about 5 years ago. What were you thinking?

And 5 years ago I had just graduated, was just starting to shake off that comfortable feeling of being in the same company of people for almost 4 years, and was plunging into unknown territory. Time flies fast. Pretty soon, it’ll be Mia who’s going to start school.

And I pray when she grows up she’ll think back on her younger days and say it was fun. Like I did.

I’ve found the One… I’m totally ecstatic that after more than a year of searching, after everything I’ve gone through with that ex, and after that ex broke my heart, I can finally give my search a rest.

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Since Mia had been sick since Thursday, I’ve tried every imaginable thing to make her feel better because I know she was so bored just hanging on to Mommy the ENTIRE time.

I got out my old cooking play set and let her play with it. Yup, that was mine when I was about 4 or 5 years old. You can imagine how old that toy set is. I can still remember how it worked. The stove would actually make bubbles when you put the pot on it with water. Don’t you just love old toys back in the days and you didn’t have to worry if it came from some toxic wasteland?

Ahh, fond memories.

I really feel motherhood kicking in even more when Mia gets sick. It started last Thursday morning when I left her with my mom. I got a text around noon from her telling me to come home early because Mia had a fever.

I started to tick off reasons why on earth she would be sick again, and I was almost sure I didn’t feed her anything unhealthy, nor did I forget to remind everyone taking care of Mia not to, nor did I notice that morning if she had a cold.

So there I was, with a slowly sinking feeling that Mia and I will be wrestling with medicines and her weight for the next couple of days again. It’s already hard enough struggling with her very low appetite for solid foods when she’s healthy.
And now that we learned tonsillitis is the culprit, it’s going to be war.

But even then, I’m kept surprised by Mia’s eating habits. First she would eat more if it was just plain rice and plain spaghetti strands (yup without the sauce). And now it’s just plain butter!

Yup, that’s Dairy Creme (Light) that she’s licking off the spoon quite contentedly. One  time she even finished off one of those small butter packs that are usually served in restaurants (it’s Anchor butter I think). Weird taste!

I’m pretty sure she didn’t get that from me though… Hehe. Well whatever makes her happy, right? It’s better that she’s eating something ‘fatty’ than nothing at all. I’ve been worried that she hasn’t been able to take much solid foods and even her milk since her throat is really swollen. Every time she takes a gulp of her juice, water, or milk she cries out and it breaks my heart.

Hay buhay. At least now while I’m typing this post she’s taking a well-deserved rest already. She’s been crying non-stop the entire day, and I mean NON-STOP. If it’s anything resembling a sob, a whine, a whimper, a moan, or a cry, I’ve heard it all from her in the past 2 days.

Well, she’s on recovery now and hopefully she’ll be back to her normal happy self, minus the 10-hour cling-to-mommy-no-long-naps mode, soon. *sigh*

What do you usually do when your kid is sick?

I’m just about ready tp plop down a comfy bed, curl up with a book, and have a good night’s rest. In the history of my happy-go-lucky, nothing-ever-fazes-me life, this is the first time I’ve been unbelievably busy. Organizing a party and looking for party rentals would’ve been easier. (Did you know that those dancing and floating men you commonly see at large events were called air tubes?) Work had been a wild but fun ride, save for a few people who just live for the reason of making your life more difficult. And yeah, I did have to look for air tubes and choose between them dancing men and giant inflatable party rentals. I mean who will want flying air tubes when there are water slide party rentals available? It’ll be great, except that I wasn’t planning Mia’s 2nd birthday party, but for clients’ store openings. Or, I could set up an entire theater experience, all in the convenience of renting it out courtesy of this company. That would surely make it a memorable opening day, and with our brands the highlight of the day. That’ll be the day. If I still had the job. Hehe.

Meet Kolokoy. Isa siyang monster na vegetarian.

Galit siya sa mga kapitalista.

At inglesero pa!

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Kuha sa may kanto ng Katipunan at Xavierville Avenue, gamit ang aking mahal na N70. Para sa akin, tatak Pinoy si Kolokoy hindi lang dahil mga Pinoy punks ang gumawa sa kanya, pero dahil isinasapuso niya ang madalas na sigaw ng ilang mga grupo sa Pinas. At ang mga protestang katulad nito ay tatak na ng pagiging isang malayang Pinoy, hindi ba? Tanda na rin na ang freedom of speech natin ay nage-evolve na para maging mas creative.

At sa totoo lang, mas nakakatawag pansin siya.

Pag pasenshahan na ang aking recycled photo. Happy (belated) Thursday!

buzz… buzz…

whack!

nilalangaw na tong blog mo, ris.

aaack!

“Pag walang ballpen, walang notes.

Pag walang notes, walang pag-aaral.

Pag walang pag-aaral, walang diploma.

Pag walang diploma, walang trabaho.

Pag walang trabaho, walang pera.

Pag walang pera, walang pagkain.

Pag walang pagkain, magugutom.

Pag nagutom, papayat.

Pag pumayat, papangit.

Pag pumangit, walang siyota.

Pag walang siyota, walang asawa.

Pag walang asawa, walang anak.

Pag walang anak, made-depress.

Pag na-depress, magkakasakit.

Pag nagkasakit, mamamatay ka.

Pag namatay ka, wala ka na.

Kaya ingatan mo ballpen mo.”

- forwarded text message ng kapatid ko sa akin

Ang Sementeryo, baw.

Kuha sa Euro Carnival noong isang taon, gamit ang aking N70. Sana nagustuhan niyo. Labo ko ba? Hehe.

May forum na ang Litratong Pinoy!

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