Color Me Beautiful

I entered the Pacific Place parking garage on 9/9/09 at 9:09 a.m. Seriously, that's what it said on my ticket when I entered the garage. Yes, I'm cool.

I drove to Downtown Seattle because I got my hair colored at an upscale salon...for free. Apparently, you can get these kinds of free services at places where there are students who are learning the craft. Who knew?! Since I wanted to update my look, yet had no money, it wasn't a hard decision to sign up and be a guinea pig for a day.

It was my first time ever to get my "hair did" at an upscale salon so it was a whole new world. They had a coffee bar, a DJ spinning music, and a super modern chic ambiance. So this is what people get when they pay for at least $50 for a haircut. HeHe!

After three hours of being in the chair, my hair was vavavavoom! I have new dark brown tresses! And since it was professionally blow-dried, my hair was truly a beauty to look at. This brings a whole new meaning to "The best things in life are free."

I'm Here

I got my DVD version of Got 2 Believe today (can finally get rid of that VHS version from 2002!) and watched it right away to commemorate the beginning of "-ber Months." For me, that movie is the best at displaying how it feels to be a single woman.

Part that gets me each time? When Toni goes "Ayoko na" and starts crying after her series of failed blind dates. *SIGH. And one too many times, like Toni, I've also had my share of conversations with friends consisting of questions like "Di ba, maganda naman ako?" and "Di ba, mabait naman ako?" (if you look hard enough in the archives, you'll find a chat transcript!).

I usually joke about all this single blessedness on here, but I don't find the subject funny anymore (uy, serious today!). It's frustrating and sad all at the same time. While some women, who shall remain nameless (*ahem), are quite open to accepting that they may be single forever, I feel otherwise.

I don't want to be single forever. I've had my years of enjoying all this singleness and independence; I'd like to think that I've lived those years to the fullest. Puwede stop na? I'm ready to love and be loved (yihee!).

Wala bang naghahanap sa akin? Yung gwapo, may pinagaralan, at may patutunguhan ang buhay, hindi ba nya ako hinahanap? Ano ba ang pinagkakaabalahan nya ngayon at hindi nya ako makita? LoL. While everyone I know seems to be married or attached, I'd like to think na may natitira pa diyan na ka-edad ko na single din katulad ko (o di ba, I'm optimistic pa!). Nasaan ka? Bakit palaging late ang mga ka-date ko?! ;P

Bakasyon Na Naman

I'm currently chatting with my former co-worker in Manila, Lilian, and she just told me that she has a business trip in Vietnam on the 21st. Just like the good ol' days, she has invited me to join her there to avail the free room and board that goes along with business trips. Tukso, tukso, layuan mo ako!

I just quickly searched for plane tickets to Manila and it's under $700. Vietnam and Taiwan are just a couple of reasons to go, in addition to my cousin's wedding next month. Kinakabahan lang ako kasi baka kung ano na naman pumasok sa utak ko at baka mag-extended stay na naman ako duon. ;X

One Step At a Time

You believe and you doubt
You're confused, you got it all figured out
Everything that you always wished for
Could be yours, should be yours, would be yours
If they only knew

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

When people hear about the people I've met and the things I've done in my life thus far, they ooh and ahh. Don't get me wrong, I ooh and ahh as well and smile thinking about all the stories I have stored up to tell my (and Piolo's) grandkids.

The only frustration I really have is finding out what to do with all of these experiences. I'm one of those people who believe that there's a lesson/meaning in everything and that each "thing" is a part of the bigger picture, but what *is* that big picture? And when are you supposed to figure that out?

For so many Sundays now, I've been asking God to lead me to The Path, for me to know what I'm meant to do in this world. Hindi ko kasi alam. For someone who always did well in school, how come I can't solve this one problem?

When I look at other people, parang kontento na sila sa mga ginagawa nila dahil kumikita sila. Am I supposed to have that same outlook in life?

Smelled The Flowers

I have finally watched and finished all 25 episodes of BoysOverFlowers (in four days!). I can now partake in all conversations, debates, and parodies pertaining to that darn show. HaHa!

BoysOverFlowers or MeteorGarden? I thought MeteorGarden was way better in explaining the depth of the characters (when the heck did I become a film major?!). MG painted a better picture of SanCai's toughness and DaoMing's temper and why those two couldn't get along (because they were both inexperienced with love...yihee). BOF also left out all the banter between the guys; I thought all the Ken and Vanness exchanges in MG were important in getting that whole "boys will be boys" point of view across to the audience.

BoysOverFlowers is for...eyecandy. HaHa! The actors, sets, and locations are just simply...all good-looking. Goodness. And really, I heart the Koreans impeccable way of layering. Magkano kaya ang laundry expenses ng isang Koreano every month (KimBum, let's do our laundry together! LeeDongWook and KimRaeWon are away for two whole years)?

Fave scene? The zoo with JunPyo flinging that kid all over the place. Classic!
Least fave F4 character? The KoreanVanness. The boy didn't have a role in that show except for "Yo, yo, yo!" Sadness!
Fave F4 character? KenChu/KimBum forever!
Song that needs to be killed and buried? That Paradise song. Ugh!