Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Second Date
I haven't granted a second date to anyone here in Manila...until last night.
I could've gone to Tagaytay. I could've gone to the salon with Zara for some kumare bonding. I could've stayed at the condo and enjoyed having the place all to myself. But I didn't. Afterall, promises aren't made to be broken. And if your date is that pogi, how could you not go? HeHe.
Out of all the younger cousins, Joaqui is probably the most like me: he's quiet (huwag na kayong humirit! HaHa!), a man of a few words, hopeless romantic, movie-watcher, tambay sa bahay, internet addict, simple (Ninang called him promdi last night much to my amusement!), low-key, smart (*ahem), and...single? Single ba yan? HeHe. He always seeks my opinions regarding love and I'm happy to mold him into a great guy by virtue of my kadiring love advice. HeHe! The only thing I couldn't help him with last night was his hair.
J: Ate, marunong ka bang mag-style ng hair?
Me: Ha?
HeHe. Shoot, I can't even blowdry my own hair, no! LoL.
I thought "cousin" was the only title I held around here. Nope. Add to that "chaperone" and "date"...all positions Joaqui imposed on me in the last month. I'm really scared what my next role will be. Prom date? Naku po! I swear, it's been feeling like I'm re-living all of my teenage years. Take two daw para mawala ang mga angsts ko sa buhay. HeHe!
- - - -
While at Starbucks at 1 a.m. this morning,
Ninang: Yun na lang sa iyo (referring to a tall, sporty guy sitting all alone).
Me: Kanina ko pa nga yan tinitingnan.
Ninang: Kanina pa din nakatingin yan dito. Hindi ko lang alam kung ako tinitingnan or ikaw.
I think "age-defying" really runs in this family. HaHa!
I could've gone to Tagaytay. I could've gone to the salon with Zara for some kumare bonding. I could've stayed at the condo and enjoyed having the place all to myself. But I didn't. Afterall, promises aren't made to be broken. And if your date is that pogi, how could you not go? HeHe.
Out of all the younger cousins, Joaqui is probably the most like me: he's quiet (huwag na kayong humirit! HaHa!), a man of a few words, hopeless romantic, movie-watcher, tambay sa bahay, internet addict, simple (Ninang called him promdi last night much to my amusement!), low-key, smart (*ahem), and...single? Single ba yan? HeHe. He always seeks my opinions regarding love and I'm happy to mold him into a great guy by virtue of my kadiring love advice. HeHe! The only thing I couldn't help him with last night was his hair.
J: Ate, marunong ka bang mag-style ng hair?
Me: Ha?
HeHe. Shoot, I can't even blowdry my own hair, no! LoL.
I thought "cousin" was the only title I held around here. Nope. Add to that "chaperone" and "date"...all positions Joaqui imposed on me in the last month. I'm really scared what my next role will be. Prom date? Naku po! I swear, it's been feeling like I'm re-living all of my teenage years. Take two daw para mawala ang mga angsts ko sa buhay. HeHe!
- - - -
While at Starbucks at 1 a.m. this morning,
Ninang: Yun na lang sa iyo (referring to a tall, sporty guy sitting all alone).
Me: Kanina ko pa nga yan tinitingnan.
Ninang: Kanina pa din nakatingin yan dito. Hindi ko lang alam kung ako tinitingnan or ikaw.
I think "age-defying" really runs in this family. HaHa!
Friday, October 28, 2005
Halfway Point
Three months down; three to go.
To Ate Ria:
Me on the otherhand is just plain confused about what I'm good at and what I actually like. So I figured, I just need to keep trying on shoes until I find the one that fits. Call me Cinderella.
Ate Ria's reply:
You are too smart to not be able to get a job there...or anywhere. You've got great insight and are a terrific writer. Maybe a job offer will come at midnight. Very Cinderella.
Ate had asked me if I was living the sweet life of leisure, no job, no school, and no worries. How I wish. How I wish that I have nothing to think about everyday. How I wish that being a bum means having the mentality, too. But, I don't. I'm a bum who's worrying about the very day that she's not a bum anymore.
As each day passes by, I keep thinking, "Man, that's another day closer to a trip back to Seattle." Pessimistic? Why yes, yes I am. HaHa. I know November and December will fly by and the next thing I know, it's going to be January. As much as I want to just be "steady" and keep it cool, I can't help but play scenarios in my head. Very sad...with tears and stuff. *SIGH.
I just find it so frustrating that I'm THIS close to getting a job, yet I can't seal the deal, you know? That's what pisses me off the most. It's like, I go to these interviews, do well, but then I don't end up with anything. Hmm, sounds like my lovelife. Kidding! LoL.
Dear God, it has always been career or lovelife. In case You haven't noticed, I don't have a lovelife! So please, pretty please, may I have a career? Like next month. Wait, next month after my Cebu/Bohol/Camiguin trip. HaHa! No seriously, yo quiero un trabajo ahora, por favor. But if You want to procrastinate (tawagin ba si God na procrastinator!), then I'll take a job before the end of January, too...just please let me know now that that's your plan for me. Stressed na ako eh.
To Ate Ria:
Me on the otherhand is just plain confused about what I'm good at and what I actually like. So I figured, I just need to keep trying on shoes until I find the one that fits. Call me Cinderella.
Ate Ria's reply:
You are too smart to not be able to get a job there...or anywhere. You've got great insight and are a terrific writer. Maybe a job offer will come at midnight. Very Cinderella.
Ate had asked me if I was living the sweet life of leisure, no job, no school, and no worries. How I wish. How I wish that I have nothing to think about everyday. How I wish that being a bum means having the mentality, too. But, I don't. I'm a bum who's worrying about the very day that she's not a bum anymore.
As each day passes by, I keep thinking, "Man, that's another day closer to a trip back to Seattle." Pessimistic? Why yes, yes I am. HaHa. I know November and December will fly by and the next thing I know, it's going to be January. As much as I want to just be "steady" and keep it cool, I can't help but play scenarios in my head. Very sad...with tears and stuff. *SIGH.
I just find it so frustrating that I'm THIS close to getting a job, yet I can't seal the deal, you know? That's what pisses me off the most. It's like, I go to these interviews, do well, but then I don't end up with anything. Hmm, sounds like my lovelife. Kidding! LoL.
Dear God, it has always been career or lovelife. In case You haven't noticed, I don't have a lovelife! So please, pretty please, may I have a career? Like next month. Wait, next month after my Cebu/Bohol/Camiguin trip. HaHa! No seriously, yo quiero un trabajo ahora, por favor. But if You want to procrastinate (tawagin ba si God na procrastinator!), then I'll take a job before the end of January, too...just please let me know now that that's your plan for me. Stressed na ako eh.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
I'm Adopted
Almost a year ago, I was in Florida with Pen, her two sisters, and her sisters' significant others. In other words, I was the stranger in the bunch, but not once did I feel like I wasn't part of their family. Ate Len took a day off to take me around, Jen cooked me breakfast and allowed me to use her Gap discount, and Pen went home after her classes to see me. Itay even invited me to come back for Christmas.
In Seattle, my supervisors always invite me over for dinner or get-togethers during special occasions. While on my flight from Seoul to Manila, I met Tita Rosalyn who made sure to give me her contact information and told me that I'm more than welcome to stay at their "humble" home in Cebu once I've made my way into the Visayas region. After telling her via text that I was enjoying my probinsya lifestyle in Tacloban, she told me that I should consider staying at their house a little bit longer in November. At Zara's wedding, I was the one riding with her in the bridal car. Whenever I'm at their house and both of her nephews are there, I get slobbery kisses reserved for those only in the family. With Kuya Heinz, need I say more? HeHe. Then, there's Ninang who hasn't kicked me out of this house three months into my overstaying. HeHe.
To that list, I can now add the Villasins of Tacloban. Raissa told her dad and sister that I was coming. Tito provided a car and driver during my entire stay in Tacloban while Camille tagged along and became my tourguide. Last night, I was even at their relatives' house for a family party. Take note that I have not met Raissa at all, yet I've taken a nap at her house and seen all the new additions to her house that even she has not seen after all these years. Crazy, eh?
All I can say is thanks. I feel that whereever I am in the world, I'll always have a family and that is such a good feeling. I just hope that not everyone visits Seattle all at the same time...we only have one spare bedroom at our house, you know. HeHe.
In Seattle, my supervisors always invite me over for dinner or get-togethers during special occasions. While on my flight from Seoul to Manila, I met Tita Rosalyn who made sure to give me her contact information and told me that I'm more than welcome to stay at their "humble" home in Cebu once I've made my way into the Visayas region. After telling her via text that I was enjoying my probinsya lifestyle in Tacloban, she told me that I should consider staying at their house a little bit longer in November. At Zara's wedding, I was the one riding with her in the bridal car. Whenever I'm at their house and both of her nephews are there, I get slobbery kisses reserved for those only in the family. With Kuya Heinz, need I say more? HeHe. Then, there's Ninang who hasn't kicked me out of this house three months into my overstaying. HeHe.
To that list, I can now add the Villasins of Tacloban. Raissa told her dad and sister that I was coming. Tito provided a car and driver during my entire stay in Tacloban while Camille tagged along and became my tourguide. Last night, I was even at their relatives' house for a family party. Take note that I have not met Raissa at all, yet I've taken a nap at her house and seen all the new additions to her house that even she has not seen after all these years. Crazy, eh?
All I can say is thanks. I feel that whereever I am in the world, I'll always have a family and that is such a good feeling. I just hope that not everyone visits Seattle all at the same time...we only have one spare bedroom at our house, you know. HeHe.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Every Little Bit
I've always wanted a little sister ever since I could remember. I'm glad that my being here in Manila has given me a chance to be an Ate. And I know that I shouldn't be the one giving advice to kids since I'm as confused as they are eventhough I'm so many years older than them, but I hope that I at least give them enough encouragement to believe that life is truly a journey worth taking. Naks! Yeah, binasa ko lang yan somewhere. HaHa!
Last night (this morning), I woke up at around 3:30 to find out that pinakyaw na naman ako ng lamok. Instead of smelling like a Fil-Am, these promdi mosquitoes must've smelled a Manila Girl and took full advantage. When I killed one, I saw all the evidence that I needed: it was all bloody. Eww!
I left the hotel at 10 and took a tricycle to McDo for my brunch. I just wore my green capris, a shirt, and my P50 Sponge Bob tsinelas that I bought with Zara before having our spontaneous salon trip a few weeks back. Gusgusin look ito kung tutuusin. If I wore the same outfit to Podium, I probably wouldn't be let in at all, but here, it was all good. How can you not fall in love with the probinsya lifestyle? HeHe.
After getting a kick out of my chicken nuggets with rice combo, I decided to ignore the convenience of P5 tricycle rides and walked around town. Yes, for the first time in three months, I was able to walk around a neighborhood because the air pollution wasn't a problem! Since it's tanghaling tapat, I was sweating buckets, but I didn't mind. I also turned red in the process: naarawan na si Casper! ;P
After seeing Douglas MacArthur's house and Rizal Park (yes, there's a Luneta in Tacloban!), I ended up hearing mass at Sto. Nino Church. I thought na magmumuni-muni ako sa tabing dagat dito pero I found the church to be the best place for some reflection. It was also cool to hear the mass in Waray-English. I'm looking forward to doing the same when I travel to other regions of this country.
At two, Camille picked me up and we went to San Juanico Bridge (longest bridge in SE Asia!), MacArthur Park, and the Villasin's house. I find it amusing that virtual friends are entering real life territory already (Raissa, kita ko na ang grad pic mo! HaHa!).
For an Ate-Little Sister Bonding, Camille and I had coffee and dinner together. Counseling session to the max! Since we're both the youngest in the family, we definitely have a lot of things in common and can relate to one another. It's just funny that we traveled so far to do such a thing when we could've done the same in Katipunan! Though it seems that it's much easier to get together here in Tacloban than in Manila. Yes, yet another example that "baliktad ang mundo."
I had a good time and I'm glad that I'm not really alone around here. =)
Last night (this morning), I woke up at around 3:30 to find out that pinakyaw na naman ako ng lamok. Instead of smelling like a Fil-Am, these promdi mosquitoes must've smelled a Manila Girl and took full advantage. When I killed one, I saw all the evidence that I needed: it was all bloody. Eww!
I left the hotel at 10 and took a tricycle to McDo for my brunch. I just wore my green capris, a shirt, and my P50 Sponge Bob tsinelas that I bought with Zara before having our spontaneous salon trip a few weeks back. Gusgusin look ito kung tutuusin. If I wore the same outfit to Podium, I probably wouldn't be let in at all, but here, it was all good. How can you not fall in love with the probinsya lifestyle? HeHe.
After getting a kick out of my chicken nuggets with rice combo, I decided to ignore the convenience of P5 tricycle rides and walked around town. Yes, for the first time in three months, I was able to walk around a neighborhood because the air pollution wasn't a problem! Since it's tanghaling tapat, I was sweating buckets, but I didn't mind. I also turned red in the process: naarawan na si Casper! ;P
After seeing Douglas MacArthur's house and Rizal Park (yes, there's a Luneta in Tacloban!), I ended up hearing mass at Sto. Nino Church. I thought na magmumuni-muni ako sa tabing dagat dito pero I found the church to be the best place for some reflection. It was also cool to hear the mass in Waray-English. I'm looking forward to doing the same when I travel to other regions of this country.
At two, Camille picked me up and we went to San Juanico Bridge (longest bridge in SE Asia!), MacArthur Park, and the Villasin's house. I find it amusing that virtual friends are entering real life territory already (Raissa, kita ko na ang grad pic mo! HaHa!).
For an Ate-Little Sister Bonding, Camille and I had coffee and dinner together. Counseling session to the max! Since we're both the youngest in the family, we definitely have a lot of things in common and can relate to one another. It's just funny that we traveled so far to do such a thing when we could've done the same in Katipunan! Though it seems that it's much easier to get together here in Tacloban than in Manila. Yes, yet another example that "baliktad ang mundo."
I had a good time and I'm glad that I'm not really alone around here. =)
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