Peace to All

Ang corny ko talagang mag-goodbye...bumalik na agad. LoL. No, before I go, I need to get this off my chest para makapag-concentrate ako sa mga gagawin ko (plus wala akong magawa dito sa trabaho as of this very moment). I owe a couple of people some apologies:

1. Mark Bautista, I'm sorry.
A month ago, I wished that your show would get cancelled. Kasi ba naman, 6 days a week kitang nakikita sa TV. I knew it was not your fault na may kamukha ka, pero I didn't need the constant reminder of your twin eh. Anyway, so after my little wish, the next Monday wala na ang Sarah the Teen Princess sa TFC. I'm sure it wasn't my fault, but maybe for the first time, pinakinggan ako ni God about my lovelife and he made my wish come true. Anyway, I'm sorry talaga. In fairness naman to me, I think you're a way better singer (and dancer!) than my Papa Christian Bautista (I really love him for his body only). Tiyaka, promdi ka pa...I love promdis, you know. LoL.

2. Parokya ni Edgar, I'm sorry.
When Pen decided to un-conyo-fy me in Florida, she told me that you guys graduated from Ateneo. I replied, "Parokya ni Edgar?! Are you sure?! I don't think so. Si Rico Blanco of Rivermaya, oo, but not Parokya." If I were to use Pen and Jen's words of wisdom, "You look poor" so I couldn't fathom the connection of you guys having gone to a school like Ateneo. But after checking out your website, I found out na Ateneo alumni kayo. So, I'm sorry. I hope this doesn't ruin my love affair with Vinci because I love him dearly. So much! LoL.

So, there. Peace be with you all. Pero, one last hirit: Bamboo. Sure, I think he's cute in that super-payat-he-must-be-taking-drugs-look pero I don't get him. His hit song is Noypi, glorifying being Filipino, pero bakit sa OK Fine Whatever guesting niya, he wouldn't utter a word in Tagalog? Don't tell me a few years here in America, after his Rivermaya days, did that to him. Archie Alemania, paki include nga yan sa Reklamador segment mo sa Whazzup Whazzup.

High Tech

Big news of the day yesterday at work: I got the office's new flat screen monitor. Sa wakas, there's something to be happy about when I'm working.

Around the World

I seriously think that The Correspondents' mission is to make sure I don't fly back to Manila to work. Did anyone see Monday's episode about the unemployment in the Philippines? Siyempre, the highlight was the applicants of call centers with matching footage of them taking tongue twister tests. Tsk. Tsk.

Anyway, then I watched The Amazing Race last night. The contestants had to pick between 2 American Airlines flights and 1 United flight to Ireland. You should've seen my face when people were considering American Airlines. One of the contestants even said, "We won't miss our connecting flight." Folks, if you fly American Airlines, you can guarantee that you will miss your connecting flight. Whether you have 5 minutes or 2 hours of layover, you will miss your connecting flight. Don't get me started. LoL.

So, back to the drawing board: whereelse would I like to go?

• Washington D.C.
  
• Chicago
  
• Honolulu...well, anywhere in Hawaii
  
• Philadelphia (I want to go to the Hershey's amusement park, LoL)
  
• Barcelona (Hola!)
  
• Tokyo
  
• Cairo
  
• Sydney
  
• London
  
• Taipei (for my wedding with Papa Ken, LoL)
  
• Cebu/Davao/Isabela Ilocos/Aklan

With some luck, I can cross off some of those places from my list next year. Saan kaya ako pupulot ng travel buddy? LoL.

Digital Edge

I just got back from Costco: $50 to develop 5 rolls of film. I think it is definitely time to go digital. Sabi nga ni Pen, "friendship cameras" daw if I get the same one as hers. Sosyal ha, hindi na lang friendship bracelets na $0.50 lang. LoL.

So yes, I have pictures to post, but I forgot my settings for my FTP server; I gotta wait for Pen to edumacate me again. Intay pa tayo ulit.

Florida Withdrawals

I hate filling out applications! After taking a shower this morning, I pulled out my JET application, hoping to finish it today. Pero kainis naman. They want to know my college awards, scholarships, leadership roles, etc. Ano ba yan, magreresearch pa ako to figure out when and what. Couldn't they just figure it out na I was on the dean's list based on my GPA for each quarter of college?! Tapos, if I spent two years at Seattle University, couldn't they tell that I got scholarships because who in their right mind would go to that school and pay full tuition?! I'm whining for no reason...tinatamad lang po. So let's all sit down and wait for Pen to post the Disney World pictures with matching captions. LoL. Pinasa pa yung trabaho doon sa isa. HeHe.

Random Florida Memories (No recaps yet. Tinatamad, di ba?! LoL.)

• The birth of my alter ego: Ling-Ling, the foreign exchange student from China
  
• Pen's declaration that I'm a Kris and Judy Ann rolled into one (Pwee! LoL)
  
• Second night's late-night bangayan session when we should've been sleeping (and counting how many Christian Bautistas jumped over the fence!)
  
• Jen's bathroom ways (with matching announcement pa to the whole world, LoL)
  
• $2 bottles of water (kinuha ba yan sa Fountain of Youth kaya ang mahal?!)
  
• Pen's white knuckles sa Splash Mountain...so priceless! LoL
  
• Aladdin and Jasmine, Lilo and Stitch, Chip, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, some random girl dinosaur...all harassed by me (hindi kasi nakakalabas sa Seattle eh!)
  
• "Mga Princessa ng Kagandahan" photo-op
  
• Guy sa Winnie the Pooh ride and Sam Coulson sa Dinosaur ride...yun lang ang mga gwapo!
  
• Seeing Pen in her natural habitat...krung-krung DVDs and vanity pics galore
  
• Visiting 3 malls...we're so Pinoy ha
  
• Crazy Cuban food (they have bananacue!)
  
• Wal-Mart is livin' large in FL
  
• Atlantic Ocean...so blue...so ganda...Ling-Ling likes!
  
• My figuring out why Pen is single in FL...puro lolos and lolas lang eh
  
• Watching Morning Star and MTB with Pen and Jen..."She looks poor!"
  
• "Don't Touch My Birdie" - Pen's farewell song for me before leaving FL (hindi ko kinaya!)

Don't you all wish you were there? LoL.