Yummy Yummy Veggie

Why is it that when I'm eating Korean food, eating/finishing my vegetables is an easy feat? I managed to eat all of my banchan, which consisted of mostly vegetables, today with my kalbi plate. Yum! I also had a new Korean discovery: roasted corn tea. Really good! Hmm, perhaps being a vegetarian is a possibility if ever I move to Korea. :)

Party Like It's '99

Last night was my 10-year high school reunion. The night felt like just another day in high school since everyone just sat in the same table with those who they hung out with back in the day. Afterwards, everyone moved to a local bar...where people sat again with their respective cliques. Indeed, some things never change!

While the night didn't seem like it was worth the $35 ticket, I quickly forgot the small dent in my unemployed wallet when I won a huge Starbucks gift basket that was worth a little under $100, complete with a French coffee press, Bearista Bear toy, coffee tumbler, lots of coffee bags, and my newfound love, Caramel Macchiato Biscottis. As how I would describe them in Class of '99 lingo, "Caramel Macchiato Biscottis are da bomb!"



The final verdict of the night was that most of the people who looked "off" back then, now looked better and those who always thought they were the "ish" back then now looked, umm, not all that (karma is a biatch!). And there are those who never changed. That would be me...okay, okay, plus 15 pounds. ;P

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