Joy To The World

Yesterday morning...
Me: Tess, nalabahan na ba yung puting kamiseta ko?
Tess: Oo. Hindi ko lang alam kung nasaan.
Me: Nung Monday ko sinuot yun.
Tess: Tingin ka lang dito. Um, Ate, pamasko ko?
Me: Meron, meron. Bibigay ko sa iyo mamaya. Hanapin mo muna kamiseta ko.
Tess: (Laughs)

Before I left the house that morning...
Me: Tess, o. Merry Christmas. (hands over an envelope)
Tess: Thank you, Ate.
Me: Ano ka ba, Globe or Smart?
Tess: Smart.
Me: O, eto pa. (hands over prepaid card)
Tess: Ate! Thank you! Ang bait mo talaga! (hugs)

Priceless, simply priceless. I've never seen that reaction from anyone after giving a gift and it truly made my holiday season.

Okay, okay, my first pair of Havaianas from Ninang made my holiday season...and the bling-bling Bayo shirt...and the "R" pin Ate Ricci gave me...and the P50 I got for scoring 90 on my first videoke performance (singing "Before I Let You Go" by Freestyle no less!)...but non-materialistically-speaking, Tess' reaction was the best "gift" I received this year. =)

Christmas 2005

I'm taking a short break from my whirlwind holiday season to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with blessings, laughter, happiness, and love.

A quick rundown of the last few days:

Dec. 21 - Ayala Museum, Greenbelt, and Glorietta
(I saw Norman Black...and got my pic taken with him!)

Dec. 22/23 - Tagaytay
(I saw Erwin Tulfo!)

Dec. 24 - Lunch in Eastwood, midnight mass, Noche Buena in Antipolo
(I saw Agot Isidro and husband!)

Dec. 25 - Lunch in Antipolo, Dinner in San Mateo
(My cousins are all stars in their own right. HeHe!)

Thank you to the Manahans, Garcias, Buloses, Riveras, and Ramoses who invited me to spend Christmas with them. I'm sorry, but there's only one me to spread around. HeHe!

Shabu Times Two

Ate Ricci and Tom (cousin and cousin-in-law, respectively) arrived from Colorado earlier today. For the first time in my whole entire life, I was the one behind those railings in NAIA, waiting on someone to arrive from the States. Man, I've never felt like such a local until today. HeHe. And to make sure that my cousin was safe, I arrived at the airport one whole hour before her expected arrival. *Ahem.

For lunch, we decided to have shabu-shabu. I've always wondered what the heck it is since I've seen the shabu-shabu restaurant at The Podium every time I go there. Well, since you learn something new everyday, I guess shabu-shabu was my lesson for the day. Although, I still don't know why they call it as such.

Money Talks

For the first time in my website history, I am going to say this:

This Christmas, I want a boyfriend. A rich boyfriend.

Yes, that one little adjective has been left out in all of my past angst-filled posts (because supposedly, I understand what true love is. *Ahem). But this Christmas, I have nothing so let me be greedy in wishful thoughts. LoL.

While finishing my Christmas shopping today, I thought of at least one hundred things that I would like to buy had I been employed. How easy it would've been to just splurge on me, me, me. However, this Christmas, I have no buying power. None. Zilch. No Amazon deliveries. No electronics. No siblings or children for Kulay or Papa. Absolutely nothing to make me feel a little warm despite being single.

Hence, a rich boyfriend would be good. A "sugar daddy" as Homer puts it (hopefully, just as sweet as sugar. Yihee! LoL).

Yes, I can see God in heaven right now, staring down at me with His hands on His hips, saying, "What do you really want?! You're confusing me!"

*Sniff. *Sniff. A career (ay, ang gulo nga ng bata! HaHa!). Someone please bring out the blankets for the nth time in history. ;P

Fantasy Forever

Sometimes, when we lose something, it only means that we didn't take enough care of it to be able to have it forever.

My question is: if it's not mine, whose is it?