"Closer"...."Closer"...."Closer"

It has been a week since we had our vacation and this time, I am so happy that am not working overtime…yet. I’ll be, on the 2nd but I still got two more days to burn my ass on the bed, kill time in front of the television and tire my fingers playing sims. You may have figured out, but am telling you now, yes one week, I already gained so much weight. I have been admiring and imitating the works of Juan T lately. I eat and sleep and if bored, I go out…to eat again. Going into diet is really not on top of my priority list, yet, soon perhaps it’ll be as I’m feeling a bit ill because of those actions.

Anyway....

I am so happy that God gave me such time to bond with my hunny. He hasn’t complained verbally about me spending so much time in the office, although I’m feeling it. He is the type that gives and doesn’t expect much. I am too bossy and demanding in this relationship, he’ll probably agree on that. Whenever I ask for a meeting (we call our dates “meeting”....) he’ll be there, early as always because if not, I’ll complain again. However, me, I act the opposite. Whenever he wants to meet me, I need to check if I do not have work to do, if I have, I will ask for another schedule. I am as usual late for every meetings, I even complain if he is not in the said location when I arrive, kahit sya pa ang maaga. Anyway, good thing, this vacation, I made “bawi”… he’s always with me sa house or if not, I’ll go visit him. Palitan kami ng tambayan – sa amin…sa kanila. I even asked him to stick with me during barkada gimiks. And I am happy that we were able to bring back the kilig moments we used to have when we were new in this love field. Hehe! Thought we had lost it but realized it needs watering lang pala for it to grow again.

This vacation made me realize how I love my boyfriend. We have been together for almost 5 years. Some may say it’s not on the years you have spent together, but for us, those years we have shared as couple made us cling to each other more. Wedding plans is soon to be announced but not as soon as next year of the year after. Asking the date? You’ll hear about it for sure.

It’s 1:48am (Dec. 30). He’s beside me, sleeping like a baby now. While me still hitting these keys, finishing this blog. Okay, my hands are a bit shaky now, so probably, I’ll see you again soon.

Bye!

Remakes? Not again...

Oh my God!
How true that ABS-CBN is doing the Filipino version of Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)? According to "Captain's Log" (http://jepoy.bengero.com/) ABS-CBN will start filming the Filipino version of Twilight called Takipsilim. According to Perez Hilton (top celeb blogger), Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayao will be portraying Edward and Isabella respectively and will be directed by Cathy Garcia Molina.

What is happening in the entertainment industry? Everything they show now are remakes, songs, we are just doing revivals. Where are the passionate writers? I’ve seen stories in some blogs, some are really good just like this story by E.L. Minell called Paranoia (http://www.kwento.100megsfree5.com/Paranoia.html)... Until now I still wonder if it did really happened, gave me goosebumps sometimes (I am from QC and I reap that same road mentioned, almost every week!).

Going back, I still believe there are artists there who want to be known for their craft, one that is original and unpublished. I am not against the classics but sometimes, it appears “wala nang originality, lahat ginaya…” Okay so there are those which appeared FRESH and NEW but scrutinize it, storyline is almost the same as the one you saw way back (a foreign film for instance).

Anyway, I am still giving the benefit of the doubt to the people behind remakes. Perhaps, they are just fascinated with before films, which have great, deserves applause artists, I must say, I was once a fan of oldie films too!

I did not do well...

This year was a very tough year for me and my family. I must admit, we went into a roller coaster ride but at least the belts are definitely working – holding us up! Never have I foreseen that I’ll be hitting such bumps in my life…there are times that I want to just fall, but my faith in God pulls me so I’d keep my balance.

I am sharing you now the things that “I should have NOT DONE for 2008.”

Ø I should have not left our house for another crib near work, I was okay commuting before…enduring max of 2 hours trip.
Ø I took for granted the growing issue in my family, thought it will just die on a natural death, but I was wrong there.
Ø I was so naïve and careless, I lost something very valuable to me. Now I am so desperate of getting it back. How, I don’t know.
Ø Living and deciding on my own. I miss having one single home with your folks and sibs with you.
Ø Not reporting to GOD every Sunday. I regret this because, God knows how I badly need HIS help, and then here I am, not doing my part.
Ø After all the hardwork and sacrifices my boyfriend did for me, I still suspect him of doing some bad/ugly things. Yeah, I know I do not have the proof; it was all just gut feel. Sorry hunny…I will be good from now on.
Ø I overspend and don’t save money.
Ø I over eat too! Wahahaha!
Ø I am overly paranoid, on so many things, which I do not want to enumerate because this will only prove how paranoid I am. (gulo?!)

I still have a few left, which I do not want to declare, might appear that I really didn’t do good this year.

Of course, with all the negative things that had happened, I still have those that I am proud to say I did and was able to overcome and at some point, I prove myself that I was able to do better.

So here go the “I AM PROUD, I DID IT…”

Ø I prove myself that I am an independent person. Likewise, that made me realize too, that I so love my parents and sibs.
Ø I found a new job, same as my previous jobs but this time, it’s tougher and more exciting because I was able to prove my capabilities as a person and as a media executive. (seryoso amp!)
Ø I still can limbo rock… (huh?!)
Ø I found new set of pals at work…who rock! (I want my old pals to meet them, for sure, that will be a blast, right guys?)
Ø I am braver now.
Ø And wiser now. (wow…parang song?)
Ø (After realizing that my bank account was so messed up)…I am now saving. J I no longer use my credit cards and learned the value of using cash.
Ø I am more generous now. Wahahah!
Ø Although I am gaining weight again, I do my best to dance my fats away. J… Efficiency wise, not proven yet.
Ø I am working double effort now…as I am really eager to get a car by next year, July. Thinking of getting a personal Suzuki Swift or a family car like – Adventure.
Ø I am reading again…. Flipping pages of Twilight. Edward…muah!
Ø I still got a long long list, but, I believe, best part of 2008, is I am a PROUD BLOGGER! Right?!

It’s 3:15am; I should be hitting the sheets by now.

Zzzzzz……





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I got "Cullen-nized"

It is really here, I can feel it, everyone in this “breathing” world knows about it. The pandemic… that Twilight Fever! It’s all over my mind, from the time I woke up until client called up (well not blaming them for bugging me, because I supposed to be working by this time). I don’t know but there is something in it that inspires me, perhaps it somehow brings your “kilig” memories.

Edward, Edward, Edward. Why are you so addicting? You just took over my day, i so got "Cullen-nized."

Overtime

Working overtime now. 

Never i hated my company for giving me too much work, because i know these things will make me a better person and a competitive leader someday! Naks!

Yun lang. Whahaha!

CLAVEL and Happy Monday’s @ Embassy

Colleagues and I went to Embassy last night not to just experience that Happy Mondays but also to attend launching of Ms. CLAVEL, newest magazine dedicated to sneakers and… girls. It was an open-bar for all the drinks. Since it is free, I tried two drinks, which I find interesting. I was craving for some girly drink so I asked for Mango Daquiri, said it has a shot of rum and Mango Margarita, with Tequila. Both taste really good, like a mango shake with a kick!

So attended that Ms. CLAVEL launch. The magazine, it’s promising and the onset objective of releasing a mag that features nothing but sneaker is one great idea. No publication has released a magazine as hard core as this. However, it turns out that it’s not only the shoe their selling, it’s also the girls, well am not so surprised that they are in the cover and inside pages.

However, I just can’t help but to comment on the AVP that they showed last night. There are scenes that are so irrelevant (like the paulit-ulit na pagyugyog sa kama, pagsubo sa parang hardboiled egg, focusing on the boobs than on the shoes, and other shots na..wala, pang-manyakis lang, perhaps, perhaps these shots was added to tease the guys more, right? (I do not mean to sound offensive to those behind C, but these are my POVs, maybe you want to consider this as a constructive criticism) Here's the link of the AVP, check it yourselves - MS.CLAVEL DVD VIDEO PREVIEW

Going back to the magazine, it really has a good purpose, especially if they focus more on the shoes and some gadgets! Okay, I may not the right market, that’s why I’m making these extraneous comments, but, the kind of using girls as “glitters and scents” to their magazine to make it more inviting, is already a norm, nothing special about it, just your usual men magazine. So if we are talking about sneakers… hey don’t alienate us, GIRLS, we also love wearing, owning them!

Anyway, hope we’ll see more sneakers on next issues, because, promise, I liked the magazine mainly it features SHOES, which I told in previous post, one of my addictions. Haha! Or... or feature cute boys too, not necessarily in their BOXERS and BRIEFS okay!? I know there’ll be changes in the magazine soon, better layout, better photographs, more artistic shots etc. to make it more appealing, readable and worthy of our monies.  

My New Baby...

Last Friday, I got my new baby. It’s a shoe actually. A velvety, plastic high heeled ‘Juan’ shoes. Black, so mix and matching is easy!

Why I call my collections… baby?

Simple, they are so cute and needs constant care. They make you feel happy and complete just by looking at them.

Way back some months ago, I started collecting shoes. Sometimes I buy and the others were gifts. I was able to gather 28 pairs, from sneakers, flip flops, sandals and those cute and dainty flats. I wonder what happened to the photo I took one time that I lined them up in our small living room. I understand that you cannot keep them forever so from that 27, I only got 15 now. The rest I gave to charity, haha! No, I was overreacting, gave them to some relatives in the province – mother does that every summer, giving away old clothes and other “abubots” lying in the house. My favorite among them is my red shoes that I wear here Zenith (my office), I so like red shoes. They give such elegance to a black dress; match it with a red belt or a bag, then voila! Another chic look.

Apart from shoes, I also got various stuffed toys. These I don’t buy. They are gifts from boyfriend, which he got usually from arcade (he’s good in using that “machine-picks-up-toys”), the rests were hand-me-downs from my aunt. Liked them because they are huggable and cute especially if you place them in your bed, until they start to occupy the whole of your bed, and you’ll find yourself sleeping on the couch because you do not want to ruin their arrangement. Our new house is on the works, so I still do not have my own room and bed. It doesn’t bother me, for now, since I am renting a space near work.

Another collection, which I recently gave up collecting, is Candy Magazines. Photo attached showed how I became so addicted with these mags. I buy, sometimes sister does, and rest were again, given to me since they know I am a collector. In the entire 5 years, I only missed like 4 issues. I still have that dream that one day they will get me as a subject and be featured on that magazine since I was once a die hard fan. There I saw the early days of Heart Evangelista, her then name was Heart Ongpauco. Saw there the fresh face of Atom Araullo, he was a Candy hottie way back early 2000, that time he was still in school, UPD taking up Applied Physics. Not only a collector, but I am also an active reader who goes to their parties. One of my most cherished moments was when I got to meet and greet the used-to-be Ed Chief, Mia Fausto-Cruz; I got struck when I saw her in person. She was nice and very accommodating. I was a fan. Later I found out that she was a cousin of an officemate in MindShare. Watta’ small world.

  

Other babies that I have include magnets from various places, provinces and countries that I was able to pay a visit. Notebooks from different suppliers! Who else in media don’t have a collection of notebooks, planners and notepads! :)

Guess that’s it for now. I was searching the net looking for some weird collections. If you have something to share about it, then share it to me. Maybe I’ll find something interesting in it too!

Gotta go.

In memory of Mi-ming (not real name)

Excerpt from Friends:

 

“Smelly Cat, Smelly cat what are they feeding you?

Smelly Cat, smelly cat it's not your fault...

They won't take you to the vet.

You're obviously not their favorite pet.

You may not be a bed of roses,

And you're no friend to those with noses.

Smelly cat, smelly cat what are they feeding you?

Smelly cat, smelly cat it's not your fault!”

 

 

It was quarter to three in the morning of Dec. 4. We were in a black sedan car, talking, laughing and the usual, prepping up for our next target bar. We are again, doing our literal bar-hopping routine – goes to a bar, then transfer to another if there are no enough crowd. You can’t blame us, we are young and “dancing” is like our personal brand of heroine (excerpt again from Twilight-Stephenie Meyer).

 

Our first stop was at Shaw Blvd., Lancaster Hotel for a bar launch, then went to Pier One The Fort, expecting that nice number of crowd (partying crowd) is waiting for us, unfortunately, silence is the only thing present in the area. No choice for the group but to find a place where we can continue that party spirit! As we head towards South, we passed by the famous McKinley Hill. It was well lit and the road was clear. None of us imagined that just some seconds later, a tragic sight will occur. Driving - hitting the road more than 60kph as we wanted to reach the destination fast…then on one quick curve…skreechhhh! Hit the breaks but it was too late. We ran into a mommy-like kitty crossing the street. She is medium built, mix of gray and white. She’s kind of healthy? Oh gosh, is she pregnant? No, hope not. Friend kept on driving while the rest, including me, are as shocked as stone, cannot believe what just happened. No one dared to talk, until the pilot, lit a cigarette as he blurted…. “This is the first time. This will give me nightmare for sure.”

 

Silence in the car again.

 

No one dared to turn heads and look at the disaster. Last scene pasted in our minds is that one last stunned look coming from kitty.

 

A day (almost) has passed, I still can’t let go. I can imagine how she tried to run and how the speed of the rolling wheels crushed her little bones. Did she get smashed? Did she have some seconds to ponder what happened? Did she have those flashbacks?

 

Stop, too morbid.

 

Again, our heartfelt sympathy goes to you Mi-ming (not real name). We really are sorry for what our “hunger for party” did to you. We cannot bring you back here, but as return, I, in behalf of the group, will treat you all mi-mings much better, so much better than before.

 

All our prayers go to you Mi-ming.