kids say the darnedest things #6

i attended a double birthday celebration yesterday. double because one of my inaanak, sophia, is turning 4 on the 29th and her younger brother, akiro, turned 1 yesterday.

sa totoo lang, masakit sa tenga pala umattend ng children’s party. ang iingay nila.

one of the games the clowns played was the “name the commercial” game. dito, kakantahin nila yung jingle ng patalastas/commercial at tatawagin nila ang bata na unang nagtaas ng kamay para sagutin kung ano nga ang commercial na yun. bawal daw isigaw ang sagot.

so kinanta nila yung “bulilit, bulilit”. di naman ako mashadong nanonood ng tv, pero nacu-cute-an ako sa unang commercial ng camella homes, so tinawag nila ang isang batang lalaki

clown: ilang taon ka na?

kid boy: 5

clown: ano gusto mo paglaki?

kid boy: pulis!

clown: ano ba ginagawa ng pulis?

kid boy: NATUTULOG!

(laughter all around shempre)

clown: hindi, naghuhuli sila ng masasamang?

kid boy: MUKHA!

clown: masasamang tao, o sya sige ang commercial na kinanta ko, tahimik dito, mahangin, nagsisimula sa letter C…

kid boy: CEMENTERYO!

clown: hindi, tahimik nga dun, pero hindi sementeryo, o sige, nagsisimula ito sa CA..

kid boy: KABAYO!

clown: hindi, ulitin mo lang yung binulong sa ‘yo ni ate kanina, ano yung binulong nya?

kid boy: camella

clown: sige, camella homes. o eto ang prize mo. ano’ng sasabihin mo sa birthday celebrants? happy?

kid boy: NEW YEAR!

clown: happy birthday! kaano-ano mo yung celebrants?

kid boy: TROPA!

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hahaha, major kwela. eto pa isa… yung next naman kinanta nya yung jingle ng nescafe. tinawag ang isa sa mga celebrants, si ate:

clown: ate ikaw ano gusto mo paglaki mo?

sophia: doctor!

clown: ah, maganda yan. doctor ba ng tao o ng hayop?

sophia: NG BUS!

(hahaha. conductor pala?)

clown: si ate naman, o sige na nga. yung kinanta ko, ano’ng commercial yun? gusto yun inumin ng mga lolo at mga daddy sa umaga, pampainit ng tiyan.

sophia: ALAK!

clown: ate naman, hindi alak, nes?

sophia: NESCAFE!

clown: tama nescafe tapos c? anong c yun?

sophia: CALAMANSI!

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punta na sa 3rd na bata.

clown: ilang taon ka na?

kid girl: tatlo

clown: ano gusto mo paglaki?

kid girl: teacher

clown: ano ba ginagawa ng teacher sa school?

kid girl: nagtitinda!

tapos madami pang palitan ng sagot ang dalawa, at ang ending…

clown: kaano-ano mo ba ang celebrants?

kid girl: syota.

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hahaha. sobrang riot talaga ang birthday party na to. noon lang din kse ako nakapanood ng game na ganun. at nakakaaliw pala pag mga bata ang nasagot. hahaha.

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masakit sa dibdib

nakakapagod manood ng game 7 kanina. i was rooting for the celtics. too bad they lost. haay.

went home to batangas to watch the game. nahihiya kse ako sa MIL ko at sobrang hyper ako manood ng basketball game e. hehe. para hindi limited ang pagtili ko, umuwi ako sa bahay ng nanay ko.

kaso, pag napapasigaw ako ng konti, si yaya sinisitsitan ako. wag daw ako maingay mashado at baka mabulahaw ang daddy ko.

so, lipad ako papunta sa bahay ng kuya ko. yun, free to jump, free to scream, free to do whatever i wanted. hahaha.

the game was going so well. after every quarter, ina-update ko pa si mr. antuken with the end-of-quarter scores. the first 3 quarters were great. baket pag dating sa final, semplang? hahaha.

the game was great. even the ym exchanges with my girl cousins were fun too (both were lakers fans). masakit sa dibdib nangyari dun sa game na yun. close fight kse. tsk tsk. sana next season sila ulet magharap-harap para fun ulet. hehe.

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talipandas

just a few more weeks to go, pasko na naman. miss ko na mag-mall. or makipagsiksikan sa divi. usually, mga ganitong panahon, ganun ang ginagawa namin. mamimili na ng mga pang-regalo sa mga inaanak. sa mga kapatid, magulang, tito, tita, pinsan…

kaso, i’m semi-injured. due to some stupidity on my part, meron ako major sugat sa paa. making it difficult for me to walk straight. kaya naman pinagkaka-intay ko ang nov. 26. it was actually on its way to recovery (the sugat). kaso, dahil sobrang naaliw at meron akong 2-day restday last weekend, sumama ako kay mudra. together with her friends. nag-treat kse yung kaibigan nya. lunch daw. so sabi ko, okei lang. lunch lang naman. walang mashadong effort yun on my part.

kaso, after the lunch, nagkayayaan silang mag-sm. so dumaan pa kami ng sm. i didn’t do much walking then (or so i thought). andun lang ako sa shoes section most of the time. after a while, napagod na rin ako and called my mom and asked her kung uuwi na ba kami.

sabi nya, pwede na daw. magkakasama na daw sila. yung mga friends ng nanay ko, 7 silang lahat. plus ako, plus yung son ng friend ni mudra. so kumbaga, 7 senior citizens plus 2 kids (naks, ipilit daw na kid ako!). when i got to the van, guess kung sino andun? yung anak din ng tito (read: mom’s friend) ko. ang mga SC (senior citizens), andun pa sa loob ng mall.

i commented to raymond nga (my tito’s son): you’d think madaling mapapagod ang mga kasama natin no? (malakas pa ata sa kalabaw ang mga kasama namin e. hehe) he couldn’t say anything but agree with what i thought. hahaha.

paguwi, dun ko na-realize, na yung sugat ko, mukhang na-refresh ulet. yan kse, talipandas sa katawan.

kaya sa mga inaanak ko na di ko mabibigyan ng gifts this christmas, sorry na. bawi ako next time. di mashado makapag-mall ang ninang e. (although, july pa lang, nag-start na ko ng christmas shopping ko, hehehe)

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counting the days

excited na ako mag november 26. i asked my tita to bring home something i asked my cousin to buy for me from the states. and now i’m counting the days. hehe. plus, that’s the day my doctor’s coming back from his trip from i dunno where. basta sabi ng receptionist nya last saturday when i came for a follow-up check-up: he’s out of the country and will be back on the 26th. so i have 2 things to look forward to on the 26th.

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antuken = non-stop daldal

had a fun night last sunday. maldito was in town, at kahit sinungitan ako ni hubby at ayaw payagan, i still went ahead and met up with him.

while at work, i asked him & jeck where we were going to hang out. ang sagot chosen ground daw, 5 pm. somewhere in malate. so, okei. parang malapit lang din ang malate sa bus station, so hindi hassle ang pag-uwi ko.

palagay ko jeck’s not very familiar with malate, like me (sows, ’twas ages ago nung nagimik kami dun), kaya we decided to meet up at rob muna. he said nbs daw kami magkita. ansarap talaga magbabad sa bookstore. i kept on wishing i had tons of money so i could buy the books that i wanted.

ang unang natanong ko nga pala kay maldito eh kung bukas na ba yung place ng 5pm? knowing malate kse, late sila di ba?

we walked along bocobo until we reached nakpil. the old places i used to hang out were still there. verve room. common ground. and then it struck me. hindi kaya common ground ang mini-mean ni maldito when he said chosen ground? sakto, pagdating namin sa tapat ng common ground, andun din si maldito with two of his friends.

bigla kaming napahagalpak ng tawa. kung anoman ang rason, samen na lang yun. hehe.

turned out, sarado pa ang place na gusto nilang puntahan. we ended up hanging out at the one in front of where we met.

tahimik sa personal ang 2 bloggers na kasama ko (kapanipaniwala ba?). dahil ayoko ng dead air. daldal galore ang nagawa ko.

twas a fun night. when xg arrived, mejo napabuntung-hininga ako. kse feeling ko may ka-relyebo na ko. hahaha.

dahil matindi pa kay cinderella ang curfew ko, had to leave by 8pm dapat. pero i waited awhile longer to meet xg. i read her blog (hello, di ba obvious, nasa blogroll ko), pero i don’t comment. hehe. shy daw.

thanks jeck sa paghatid sa bus station. and thanks maldito for the chicha na 3 bayan pa ang pinanggalingan. at sa guitar kitchen (hehehe). bitin yung gimik, para saken. pero that was better than not meeting up with you guys at all. dahil strict si hubby, i had to compromise di ba.

too bad, i wasn’t able to witness you guys singing on-stage. hahaha.

at si gasti, drawing. hehehe.

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mr & mrs antuken

cheesy? hahaha. i don’t care. happy anniv skut. much love.

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one year and counting…

time flies, they say. and it goes by so fast esp. if you’re doing a lot of things. work has kept me busy lately and posting stuff has been limited. blog visits included.

flashback: jan. 19, 2008 — woke up to a drizzly day. not the kind of weather i hoped for at all. not with something big happening. but the older ones say it’s a sign of blessing. the events were a big blur actually. the photographer & his crew arriving early. me getting dolled & dressed up. going to ninang rose’s house for the photo-op. the drizzle didn’t go away at all. by the time the ceremony was over, it was raining. we didn’t get to shoot as much shots as we wanted. it was night time when the ceremony finished. i should’ve opted for an earlier mass. hugs, kisses and congratulatory greetings. envelops handed to me. photo-op again, this time with the guests. a little dinner, toast, cake cutting, flower throwing, garter tossing, a few speeches and that was it. wanted to spend more time with our guests & relatives, but i was fetched by my “new” hubby’s aunt. it was time to go. before leaving, mom asked when i’d visit them at home. and i was specifically told that i can’t. not in the next four days. good thing we were off to palawan in a couple of days.

return to: jan. 19, 2009 — morning kisses from hubby. he told me that he was off to get the car tank filled up. was still too tired to wake up. woke up at around 9am (yes, i am a majorsleepyhead) – not my usual waking hour. i usually wake up in the wee hours of the morning to get to work. but today, i was on leave. and so was hubby. i did a little laundry after breakfast. took a bath and got dressed. hubby & i planned to spend the day in tagaytay. try to experience how cold it would be out there (the past days were really cold). i was used to having the air-con off after passing through santa rosa. the air’s usually much cooler than the air-conditioning. but the windows of the car are having some problems. so we couldn’t roll them down. initially we wanted to try antonio’s. but my older brother had been there with his wife before, and i’m not so sure if i could appreciate what they serve. it’s a little pricey plus, i’m not much of a fan of veggies. or organically grown stuff. we cruised through tagaytay, trying to pick which place to eat. we ended up choosing gerry’s grill. not your usual place to spend an anniversary, i think. it’s more of a place to dine with your big family or with a group of friends. but i didn’t mind. not at all. first, i wasn’t feeling that good (suffering from the dreaded, all-time dreaded dysmenorrhea), second, i’m not the usual “chocolate-flowers-candle-lit dinner for two” type of wife.

after our lunch (there was a couple who spent their reception at gerry’s too while we were eating, hehe), hubby asked me where i wanted to go next. i had no idea. all i wanted to do then was lie down and ball-up like a fetus. i was having the worst case of dysmenorrhea then. didn’t get to appreciate all that we ordered. mango salad, grilled squid, fresh lumpia, LK (i think it’s hubby’s fave. hehe). i slept in the car and woke up in calaruega. i was feeling a little better because i popped in some painkillers before we left gerry’s. a little tour in the place. a few shots here and there and we were off to batangas. bought a few goodies at good shepherd first before going to mom’s place via the bitukang manok (we call it our short-cut in going home from tagaytay).

we spent a few hours at my mom’s house before heading back home. surprise of the day was i got a bunch of roses, white roses, as i got in the car. i had a small bag that i was going to return to my mom after our tagaytay trip, and hubby told me to put it in the trunk. i told him i could easily throw it in the back seat and when i did, i saw it. he said that when he told me that he was getting the tank filled up, he was lying. he really went to the shop to buy them for me. hmmn. unexpectedly sweet of him. but, like i said, i’m not that kind of wife. so it was no biggie. after a really non-eventful day, we both spent a few hours talking in bed first before going to sleep. i asked him what he wanted for his anniv gift and he told me he didn’t really want anything yet. he asked me what i wanted and i told him to just save up, not give me any gift for our coming anniversaries, cause what i wanted, still want, is a little expensive. i want some jewelry. diamonds are a girl’s best friend. hehehe.

here are a few photos. my feeling lousy wasn’t evident at all. hehehe.

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merry christmas everyone!

a quick christmas greeting to everyone!

just had christmas breakfast with my in-laws (after the christmas mass). hope everyone’s going to have a wonderful and blessed christmas today! can’t wait for my nephews, nieces and godchildren para mamigay ng mga gifts nila (i love giving gifts to kids!).

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lotsa goodies!

my mom arrived last sunday from the states. after 6 months of gallivanting in the different states of the u.s. of a. she finally came home. (hahaha, it wasn’t exactly gallivanting, exaj ko na yun) i think she finally missed us. 🙂

as early as 4am of dec 7, i was awake already. her flight was arriving at 545 and my brother told me that they were leaving the house at 430am. they were picking us up on the way to the airport (which didn’t happen. they left a little before 5am, i think). we got to the airport at around 530 (surprisingly, no traffic in slex) and when we called her she said her flight was early. that she got there around 5am, and that she was still waiting for her luggage.

me sandwiched between my mom's twin sister and my mom

we had breakfast at pancake house, petron-slex and got home before the manny-dela hoya game started (not the main event ha).

of course, all of us were excited to open her luggage (2 big maletas plus 1 big box) and see what pasalubongs she had for us. (not including the 2 balikbayan boxes that arrived before she did and she specifically told us not to open until she’s there to do it) my nephew yohan (who’s 5) was funny when he immediately asked her “mama” where his pasalubongs were. that was the first thing that my mom took out. she searched through her bags and looked for yohan’s toy first. when he got it, of course, he was so happy.

so one by one, we went through all the bags and all the boxes. and yohan squeezed through all of us, went near my mom and asked her: ” is there anything more for me there mama?” hahaha. i told him: “we’ll call you if you have anything more, go.” but he stayed in one corner and we all laughed again when, after a few minutes, he shouted: “there, that’s for me! i can see my name!”

i was amazed and asked my brother (his dad) unbelievably: “he could read already???” and my kuya replied that yohan knows how to read his name already. it was fun trying to fight off for the pasalubongs with my cousins. hehe. mom was talking non-stop since she got on the van until we left that night, after dinner, telling us all about the different experiences that she had. when we went there again last night, the stories haven’t ended. hahaha.

here are the goodies that i got…

dress, blouses, jackets, pants, etc.

towels, bracelet, socks, bag holder, digital picture keychain, so pink body mist (my #1 bilin), mittens, kitchen stuff

and of course i want to thank all our relatives in the states for all these goodies: patrick and mylynn for my number 1 bilin — so pink body mist from gap (can’t find one here), kuya lester and ate rachelle for the chocolate, my ninang chona for some of the clothes. and to my cuz’s gf, hazel for the bluegreen blouse and the black sando with matching bottom. and of course to my very wonderful and very generous mom who bought most of what’s in the pictures. we were actually asking kirby (my cousin) for the digital picture keychain

digital picture keychain

while chatting with him last week, he showed us this item, which wasn’t really what he was showing us, but samples of the digital frames that his mom was asking for. we begged him to buy one for us (one for his sister monet and one for me) but it showed that the item had no stock available online and that it wasn’t sold in the stores. he just laughed at us but i was so happy to see it in one of my mom’s luggage. we actually thought kirby bought it for us, but mom said she did. sooper thanks mom!

this is also one of the fine stuff that mom brought me…

bag holder

a handy bag holder. girls woud love this. i actually heard that this is available in one of the stalls in greenhills, but since i had no time to go there and shop for one, it was a good thing that mom brought some of these. you just put this on the table and it sort of works like a hook that could hold your bag (esp. when you’re out in a restaurant, etc.). hubby and i’d also like to thank tita marirose and her family for their belated wedding gift ($$). we don’t mind at all that it’s late.

aside from these stuff that mom brought, she said there are still boxes that’ll be arriving, hopefully before christmas, containing the bags that we are waiting for (still from our relatives). i asked mom to hold the opening of those boxes when i’m around. hehe.

before these frenzy, i actually got some stuff from my hubby’s aunt, who also sent a balikbayan box in time for christmas. she’s actually one of our ninangs during our wedding. she sent me these…

stuff from ninang yolly

i actually got more than my hubby. hehehe. to ninang yol, thanks so much for the early christmas goodies that you sent! see you next april?

what can i say? santa came a few weeks early at our house. hehehe. aren’t you just envious of me??? hahaha.

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thanks for the time

hubby and i went to the mall last sunday. ang pakay ko? i need to find a plastic measuring cup (yung tipong pang-liquid) that i need for the office. i went to 2 malls a few weekends back at wala akong makita. so i tried another mall naman. ayun, nakakita rin kahit papano. not exactly what i was looking for pero pwede na.

after that, he asked me if i wanna windowshop for a watch. (mahilig talaga ako sa relo noon, pero nang nauso ang celfone, at nasira na ang iba’t-ibang relo na naipon ko through the years, medyo nawala na ang hilig ko sa relo) my aussie boss actually commented once that pinoys don’t wear watches daw. i told him, we do. but since we always have our celfones with us, we’d rather look at the time in that, rather than buy expensive watches (oo na, marami nang murang relo ngayon. na pag naubos ang battery eh mas mura pang bumili ng bago kesa bumili ng bagong battery).

we went in one of the shops na puro relo ang binebenta. although, di ko na matandaan ang pangalan. una kong nilapitan yung rack ng seiko. ewan ko ba, parang bata pa lang ako, yun talaga yung tumatak sa isip ko na matibay. kse my mom & dad have this his & hers watch na gustong-gusto ko nung bata ako. i wanted sana yung kinetic nila. kaso di ko mashado gusto yung mga designs na naka-display. next tumingin ako dun sa rack ng anne klein. ay dai, meron akong type na isa talaga (too bad, di ko nakuhanan ng pic). kaso kung yun naman ang ipapabili ko kay hubby, nahihiya naman ako at feeling ko eh medyo pricey ng konti. so curb ng excitement sa pagbili.

umalis kami dun ng wala akong napili. tapos napadaan kami sa department store ng SM. ayun, may mga relo na naman. so pasok ulet. may nakita ako na mejo gusto ko. kaso feeling ko malaki mashado yung face for my arm. patpatin kse ako, kaya feeling ko hindi bagay. magaling si saleslady. she told me to try it on. sabi ko, wag na. we were just looking (and had no intentions of buying — pero shempre, di ko sinabi yun). mapilit. isukat ko raw. so sige sukat. eto ang sinukat ko…

type… pero dahil red ang fave color ko. yun ang sinabi kong gusto ko. kaso yung red kse hindi two-tone ang face. tapos sinabi pa ni saleslady na mas maganda raw etong isang ito. kse ang red daw medyo namimili ng kulay. (na sa totoo lang, keber. eh sa red ang gusto ko eh!) hubby said mas bagay daw itong cream/beige na strap na ito sa akin. sabi ko, sige.

si saleslady, aba may comment pa na: pwede nyo i-installment ma’am.

sabi ko: aba, hindi pa kami bibili. (kay hubby) bibilhin mo na ba? saka na pag di mo ako kasama. para pagdating ng pasko, mejo surprised ako kunyari.

hubby: hindi, sige, kunin na namin miss.

hmmn. nasa spending mood si hubby. which is so rare, so who am i to argue di ba? hehe.

we paid for it at the counter. at nung nakuha na namin, sabi nya: dati ko pa sinasabi sayo na bibilhan kita ng relo di ba? di ako makabili agad kse baka hindi mo gusto yung mapili ko. hindi yan ang christmas gift ko.

naman. what else can i do but kiss him sooper thanks di ba? at ngayon, everyday, after i come from work and slide next to him in bed (night shift ako, day shift sya), i kiss him good morning and tell him thanks for the watch. sabi nya nga. one thanks is enough. i don’t need to thank him everyday daw. eh sa happy ako sa bigay nya e. hehe. tapos, after nun, tutulog na ako at sya naman eh babangon para pumasok. haay. (i’m actually thinking of buying the anne klein watch as my christmas gift for myself. pero saka na. pag may natira sa pera ko after ng shopping for my pamangkins and inaanaks)

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happy birthday mom!

isang quickie post for my mudra. i already elaborated here how great my mom is. kaya lang, i’m flying off to manila with her twin sister. ang mudra ay humahada ngayon sa ny, kaya kami na lang ni ninang ang magse-celebrate. hehe. happy birthday mom! have fun in ny with mitzi and tito boy. balita ko nag-blow ka na agad ng cake mo sa ngayon. hindi ka naman excited at jan eh sept. 25 pa lang? hahaha.

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bagong videoke na hindi pala

i went to raon last saturday. alone. to ask if they have an updated cd for my videoke player. naco, tulad ng nabanggit ko na, mic-hugger ako during videoke nights.

i actually wanted a july wedding last year. kse my mom’s sister was in the country (she lives in LA). at kukunin ko syang ninang. plus another friend of my mom’s was in the country too (she’s from holland naman). eh ninang ko rin sya. kaso hubby’s lola died april last year. so ang plans of getting married in july eh talagang na-erase. bawal daw kse chorlva eklat.

sa frustration ko. i bought a videoke player. sakto kseng ang tito ko (who was from canada) was in town and bought a player. nung bumibili ang tito ko, kinakantyawan na ako bumili. kaso mo ang classic line ko then was: sorry my money’s tied up. alam mo na, ikakasal. pero maganda rin at nainggit ako sa tito ko so sabi ko sa kuya ko, tara, mag-raon tayo. bibilhin ko na yung videoke player.

pagdating ko last saturday, naco, parang na-disorient ako. kse nung nagpunta kami dun last time eh may dalang caroo. this time eh commute ang beauty ko. very easy. take a bus going to buendia/lrt. get off at lrt. take the lrt and get off at carriedo. tapos lakarin going to raon. pagbaba ng quiapo, hala, di ko maalala. tapos ang major factor pa eh i totally forgot the store’s name where i bought my videoke player from. so ikot-ikot muna ako. i was trying to remember the facade nung tindahan na binilhan ko.

nakita ko naman sya after a few minutes of roaming the streets. hahaha. i asked agad kung may bagong cd. tinanong ako kung anong model. patay. di ko tanda. buti na lang tinext ko ang pinsan kong si dada (nasa kanila kse at hiniram nya a couple of weeks ago — videoke everyday ang inaanak kong si tisha). ayun, i showed the saleslady (na sheila nga pala ang name) the text. sabi i need to upgrade my player daw. kse yung mga bagong labas ngayon eh meron nang live feature. di raw magp-play sa aking player. dalhin ko daw dun at ia-upgrade nila. shempre hindi free. sus. eh sabi ko saka na. bumili na lang muna ako ng bagong cd.

i asked kung magkano na lang ngayon ang videoke player. 8500 daw. (hmp. 10k bili ko last year!) pero iba na ang itsura nya. mejo makapal na ang itsura. yung nabili ko kse, parang tipong dvd player lang ang itsura. pag sinumpong ako, bibilhin ko yung amp, para lalong maganda ang boses ko gamit ang videoke player. (and note the words na ginamit ko: lalong maganda —- meaning maganda na sya talaga) hahaha. mangarap.

at ngayon, i can’t wait for saturday to try it. magdamagang kantahan na naman ito. hahaha.

da: wag kalimutan ang videoke player ha. pack it the way i did. videoke player, connectors, remote and songbook in the striped black bag. microphones on the black bag with orange ribbon. wag gayahin si hubby na kinalimutan ang remote nung last time na nag-videoke tayo ha!

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daily dose of laughter

badoodles, naco, sinabi ko sayo talagang crammer ako. up to the last minute tsaka ako sasali sa project lafftrip laffapalooza mo. i so wanted to join agad pagka-post mo. kaso mo, naisip ko antagal pa ng deadline. di ako sanay na anlayo pa ng deadline eh tapos na ko. major crammer ako eh. sabagay, if i voted then, iba na magiging boto ko sa ngayon. eniwei, heto na ang mga blog na talaga naman nakakapagpatawa sa kin…

(actually, kung hindi naman ikaw ang may pakana nito, ikaw ang namberwan. kaso mo nga ikaw, so di ka na valid na kandidato—- at hindi paninipsip yan ha)

1. sino nga ba ang una? sa totoo lang mahirap pumili eh. pero top na siguro sa boto ko ang greenpinoy.com. baket kamo? mababaw lang naman akong tao e. pero sa kanya, talagang humahagalpak ako ng tawa. ang nage-enjoy pa akong isa eh ang interaction ng mga readers nya. mantakin mong magkameron ng forum ang mga tinatawag na “greenies”. pero sa totoo lang, mas nakakatawa sya sa personal.

2. pangalawa na ang walang kakupas kupas sa kasungitang si mighty jon cabron. antipatiko ang dating ng entries nya pati na rin ang comments, pero sa kada bibisitahin ko sya, susko, hanga ako sa humor ng entries. actually reality with a touch of humor ang pag-classify ko sa blog nya. minsan, nakumentuhan na ako ng kasama ko sa trabaho na para daw akong baliw. totally quiet one moment tapos humahagalpak ng tawa the next second. eh nakatingin lang naman daw ako sa monitor. what can i say? funny is synonymous to jon cabron.

3. ang puno ng ka-hada-han (hahaha). ang palasyo ng reyna elena. queen of social climbing to the highest level ito. truliling enjoy ako bumisita sa blog nya. very generous at truly funny sa personal rin. nung una, naririnig rinig ko lang sya. pero ngayon kasama na sya sa mga lagi kong binibisita. tamad nga lang mag-kumento minsan. pero aliw na aliw ako sa kanya.

4. ang walang kakupas-kupas sa kaseksihang si sexy mamaru. isa sa mga una kong naging blogging friend. actually, sya ang kauna-unahang blogger na na-meet ko (except for those related to me, shempre). i never thought na petite sya. kahit sa personal susko, enjoy kasama. yung mga posts nya minsan (ay malimit, pala) malimit may mga censored words, pero keber, talagang aliw ako bumisita sa bahay nya.

5. ang blog na hindi nakikita (invisible daw kse). mahaba kalimitan ang mga posts nya. pero wag ka, aliw talaga akong magbasa ng posts nya. pati mga pagsagot nya sa mga comments ng readers nya, naaaliw ako.

baket naman kse 5 lang dapat. mahirap na proseso ang pagpili ng 5 funniest blogs ha. marami pa akong gustong idagdag. kaso mo magiging void ang votes ko kung sosobra.

baket nga ba ako sumasali? dahil ba sa nokia n70? hindi, kse ganun ang binigay ng opisina namin sa akin (ang bait ng company na pinagt-trabahuhan ko ano?). dahil sa cybershot? naco lalong hindi. mabait ang pinsan ko, niregaluhan na nya ako ng digicam nung kasal ko. dahil sa salaping pa-premyo? hindi rin. masaya na ako sa estado ko sa buhay ngayon e. although being 15K richer is not bad. hehe. o, eh baket nga ba ako sumasali. wala naman. suporta lang sa isang kaibigan. pareng badoodles, kung iba nagpasimuno nito, baka di ako sumali. pero dahil malakas ka saken. eto na ang entry ko.

dapat sa 20 ko pa talaga ito gagawin. kaya lang busy ako sa 20. baka makaligtaan ko. 😉

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happy birthday kuya keats!

this is a late post. my kuya’s birthday was actually last wednesday pa. we just had dinner at our newly renovated kitchen — sa house namin sa batangas.

i just want to make a post for my kuya.

sa aming magkakapatid, hands down, sa kanya ko ibibigay ang korona ng pagiging generous. dahil ako ay aminadong kuripot, etong kuya ko — total opposite.

san ka nakakita ng kuya na pag-sweldo ang tanong eh: san nyo gustong kumain?at it-treat nya kami wherever we wanted.

o di kaya naman e: tara mag-mall, pag-sho-shopping ko kayo. eto yun, kasama pa mga pinsan ko dun ha.

when he got married, understandably eh shempre, dumalang na ang mga pagaaya nyang lumabas. wala na ang mga spontaneous ayain ng gimik. kse shempre, nagsisimula na sya ng sarili nyang pamilya.

meron na ibang iisipin bukod samin ng mga nanay, tatay at mga kapatid ko pang iba.

i really feel blessed. unang-una, napaka-swerte ko at napaka-understanding, mabait at lenient ng parents ko. pangalawa, kahit wala akong ate, ang mga kuya namang binigay saken eh ubod ng bait (ay, hindi pala lahat. hahaha).

eniwei…

dear kuya keats,

happy birthday! antanda mo na rin ano. wish ko lang for you, magtuloy-tuloy pa ang paglago ng negosyo mo. i’ve always thought naman na magaling kang tao at lahat ng pagsubok na dumaraan sa buhay mo eh kayang-kaya mo. sana’y hindi mo pagsawaan ang pagiging galante mo. salamat sa pagpapagawa ng bagong room ni dad at pagpapa-ayos ng ating kitchen. sayang hindi na ako nakatira sa batangas ngayon. parang masarap na magluto dun ah.

i just want to thank you also for being one of the best kuya in the world. i truly appreciate everything you’ve done for me and everyone in our family. forgive me for the times na truly bratinella ang bunso nyo. sino nga bang sisisihin ko kundi ang sarili ko. hehe. wish ko lang ang asawa ko eh maging katulad mo. katulad nyo ni dad. kaya lang, parang anlaking shoes naman ang ifi-fill ni hubby ano. sya, kahit konting katulad nyo lang.

i always thought you made the best spag/pasta. daig ng spaghetti with sauce made from fresh tomatoes mo ang carbonara at baked mac ni mudra. ewan ko kung alala mo pa yun. antagal tagal na nun e. bata pa ako.

ingatan mo lagi ang kalusugan mo. malimit kse napansin ko, pag hindi ubo eh sipon ang meron ka. bawasan mo ng konti (kahit madami pa) ang paginom mo ng sopdrinks. lumalaki na ang tiyan mo e. hehe. salamat din sa pc na binigay mo saken. na after kong bumili ng router para makapag-internet eh nasira naman ng di oras. at talagang di na ma-revive kse luma na at wala nang parts na mabibili. salamat din sa mga pinamana mong celfone saken. naco, naka-ilan din yun ano? salamat sa pagsundo-sundo mo saken lagi. sa ofis. sa gimik. sa grad ball — na di ko makalimutan, kse pinag-drive mo ako kahit may big gimik kayo ng mga kabatch mo. at sa kung saan saan pa ako nagpasundo sayo. salamat pala sa 1st ever (feeling ko eh sooper expensive) shades na binili mo for me. nakatago pa yun. kahit hindi na uso. hehe.

ayokong pahabain ang post na ito. kaya’t titigilan ko na magisa-isa ng mga bagay na pinasasalamatan ko tungkol sa mga nagawa/naibigay mo. ige-generalize ko na lang. basta salamat sa lahat lahat. nawa’y di ka magsawa na pagtulong saken at sa pamilya natin. at magkita-kita tayo later sa birthday gimik mo. pangungunahan ko na kayo. akin ang videoke player kaya i have the right to hug one mike. akin lang sya the whole night. hehe. hanggang maubos ang boses ko pagkanta.

happy birthday ulet! cheers! (ay, nagpipigil na pala ako uminom. nawa’y malakas ang willpower ko tonight, hehe) and labyu.

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40 years and counting…

sa nanay kong nagliliwaliw sa amerika ngayon at sa tatay kong hindi na makaalis ng bahay dahil kinain na ng mapait na alzheimer’s ang utak…

happy 40th wedding anniversary!

mantakin mo nga namang 40 years na kayo ano? when i was a kid, i always said to myself that when i grow up, i want a marriage just like yours, mom & dad.

a dad that is so quiet, and so giving, and so cool.

and a mom that is so good at handling money (hahaha, tama ba ito ma? eh galit ka nga sa pera eh), the best cook in the world and had the nastiest belt that i’d always tasted (oo na, bad girl ako nung bata, actually hanggang ngayon ata).

dream ko yung set-up nyo. na lahat ng sweldo ni dad ikaw ang nagha-handle mom. andami na ng mga negosyong pinasok nyong mag-asawa. ang pinakanatatandaan ko na nasimulan nyo (dahil siguro dito na ako may malay) eh yung piggery/poulty natin. tapos nag-canteen pa kayo sa isang textile factory. tapos nag-garments. tapos nag-ice plant. ano pa ba ang sumunod dun? hehe, wala na pala. mga sideline sideline na lang.

sino nga ba ang disciplinarian sa inyong dalawa? basta ang alala ko, andaming belt at palo ng tsinelas ang inabot ko from you mom. kay dad, iilan lang. pero grabe, latay talaga. pasensya na kayo kung talaga namang brattinella ang bunso nyo.

but i truly owe everything i am to you. how you brought me up. how you instilled the values and principles you thought i should have. i remember, when i was working as a temp at unilab, one of the senior operators there called me aside and told me that he really liked me (not in a romantic way of course). he kept asking if i had a boyfriend cause he said he wanted to find me one. kse daw i was so grounded. and sobrang galing makisama. hindi raw ako namimili. nakikisama ako sa mga managers, sa mga operators tulad nila at sa mga temp din tulad ko. at ang nasabi ko sa kanya, that was how you raised me.

you both were so giving and so lenient. i hated it when you sent me to pisay then. kse i thought, hinihiwalay nyo ako sa mga friends ko (nung elementary). you kept saying that it was the best school for me. that i wouldn’t have a hard time in college if i graduated from there. i wouldn’t have thought na masaya pala dun. i learned to stand up for what i believed in pagdating ko dun. at natutunan ko na hindi lahat ng bawal ay masama. at hindi lahat ng tama ay maganda. nagkaron ata ako ng sungay dun. probably cause i wasn’t living with you. plus i really got to interact with people from different parts of the country.

i thank you for letting me explore even at an early age. i never had a hard time getting permission for going out. to cabanatuan, when i was a hs freshie. to anywhere actually. kaya siguro ngayon, parang napakalaking adjustment saken na kelangan kong humingi lagi ng permiso sa asawa ko if i wanted to go out. sa inyo kse, walang curfew curfew. as long as you both know where i was going, who i’m going out with, and how i will get home were enough for you.

alala ko pa, nung kolehiyo pa lang ako, natuto nang mag-inom. inimbitahan ko ang mga kaibigan ko sa bahay natin. at ang kapal pa ng mukha ko kse tumawag ako sa yo ma, at sinabing ipagluto mo kami ng pwede naming pulutan. at pagdating namin, aba andami mong inihanda. where in the world could you find a mom as cool as you? na sobrang benya galore ka naman sa mga friends ko. na sa sobrang benya, i kept on wishing that you would go to bed already. baket kamo? eh kse di ako maka-yosi. hahaha.

thank you dad, kse lagi mong sinusundo yung labada ko nung college tuwing friday ng umaga. para pag uuwi ako eh wala na akong bitbit. isipin mong kalimitan ng mga friday ng umagang yun eh wala pa akong tulog galing sa gimik ng thursday night? straight from a gimik, eh kelangan ko nang umuwi ng dorm para ilabas ang big bag ko ng labada.

parang hindi ko kayo nakikitang nag-aaway. mom has a very strong personality at laging tahimik ka lang dad. pero ano ka, pag humirit ka naman, tahimik din ang misis mo di ba? ganyan ata kami ng asawa ko. palagay ko sobrang strong din ng personalidad ko kumpara sa kanya. pero nakahanap ata ako ng katapat ko. sintigas ng bato rin ata ang ulo nya tulad ko. haha.

i used to love it pag inaasar naming magkakapatid si mom. kse feeling ko, hindi nya natumbasan ang sense of humor mo dad.

and i thank you dad for always reminding us that family comes first. alala mo when i was in hs and i had no ride for my prom (o grad ball ba yun?)? you told kuya keats to drive me to i forgot na where we had it. somewhere in qc rin ata. and kuya refused kse may lakad na sya with his brods. anong sinabi mo? unahin mo ang pamilya. may nagawa ba ang kuya ko? shempre, ano pa eh di ihatid ako.

dream ko ata talaga how you guys were to me and my brothers. yung mapagbigay. masayahin. sobrang parang kaibigan lang. pero alam ang linya kung kelan mom & dad naman dapat ang trato namin. even if you haven’t given us the best that money could buy (kse hindi naman marami ang pera natin), you’ve given us the best that you could.

nakakailan na ba kami ni antuken ko? almost 7 months pa lang.compared to your 40 years, susko, andami pa naming bigas na kakainin. and i’m sure you’ll be there to guide me too.

nawa’y umabot kayo sa golden anniversary nyo (kami rin ni antuken ko, hehe)!!!

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