Birthdays, et. al.

A lot of updating in this post...

Armida treated Crissa and me to Shabu Shabu. Not really my thing but since it was Armida's birthday, we let her choose where she would want to eat. It was my first time to dine in such set-up. I'm really a fast-food-kind-of-girl. Both of them ordered the fish fillet thing and they have to cook it themselves. Being the undomesticated female that I am, I really don't like the idea that I have to cook my own food. We pay them lots of moolah to have the privilege of cooking our food. Haha. I mean, I'm not even sure if it'll taste good if I cook it. So thank you, I'd rather have that ready-to-eat ebi tempura.

It's really, really weird that we're talking about grown-up stuffs. Aren't we in high school just yesterday? Crissa talked about her students. S-T-U-D-E-N-T-S! I feel so frickin' old every time she says "my students." Armida, on the other hand, talked about law school. When I hear her stories, it makes me think that I made the right decision.

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The family went to Pansol Hot Springs last Saturday.

I thought it would take forever to get there. The traffic was slightly heavy and it was scorching hot. Since we left the house at 11 am, we were frying inside the tint-less car and the aircon wasn't even helping.

We arrived there at 2 pm. It was a public pool. Mommy wanted to rent a private pool instead. But all of us were already okay with the idea of sharing the pool with countless others since it's supposed to be the best and the hottest hot spring.

We had to prepare our own meal. So it was sort of stressful because we had to chop onions, garlic, etc. It was a good thing we brought Nonoy along because if not, we would have ended grilling the fish and the pork. Good thing too that everyone was on a considerably good mood.

We took this trip for mommy and daddy, so they could relax after all those campaigning in the province. I think they enjoyed it, especially when they got the best spot in the pool. Now, they're off to an all-expense-paid-trip (c/o his friend) to Camiguin and some other places in Mindanao for some more relaxation.

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Ate Lisette and the kids visited yesterday.

I miss them so much!

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Time flies. Whether I like it or not, it does. Time waits for no one, as the cliché goes. It will be June once again, the second half of the year is fast approaching.

Today, I will not go to work. It was Armida's birthday last wednesday and she opted to celebrate it today. Originally, we were supposed to go out last Monday but since she's working on her thesis, she re-scheduled it for today. She's also inviting Crissa at later's get-together.

Adios Acrylics!

I almost forgot to share that I had taken off my nail acrylics last wednesday. What a relief! I've pried the acrylics off my natural nails; total, I've had them on for 2 months. I'm never getting acrylic nails again. Aside from the fact that it doesn't really suit me, it also has become a hazard. Many times I thought that my real nail, together with the artificial one, has come off my nail bed. Also, one time when I raised my hand in class for attendance, the nail went straight into my eye. My classmates found it funny. At that time, I found it funny, too. But when I think about it, just one wrong move I could have gotten myself blind. Ergo, joyjoy and nail extensions don't go together. And oh, the acrylics made my fingerpads fat.

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Why I'd Never Ever Vote for Mar Roxas

Mar Roxas. Mr. Palengke.

I was wondering why his commercials are airing at this time, asking people to vote wisely. It must be a reminder to the people that he's still alive (unfortunately) and would want to run for president in the next election.

Hmmm... For someone who lords over Capiz and thinks he owns it, I think I wouldn't vote for him. Not in a million years. Come to think of it, if he was THAT GOOD OF A CONGRESSMAN/SENATOR, CAPIZ WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROGRESSIVE. But it's not. Which means to say, wala siyang nagawa. So okay, kung ang rason ay hindi naman trabaho ng congressman o senador ang gumawa ng anything tangible sa mga probinsyang sakop nila... anong ginagawa ng pork barrel niya???

There still are areas where there is no electricity and no water system. He could have at least done that. Maganda na ang Gateway, pero ang Capiz hirap pa rin. If the people of Capiz is slowly showing some signs of progress, it is because a lot of its people have gone abroad. Remittances are what's keeping the province afloat. Not the government, as it's supposed to do.

He has nothing to do with Capiz now but he still has a hold on the the politics there. Actually, "hold" is an understatement. He grasps them by the throat. I actually know a lot about what he does in Capiz and how he influences the politics there. Let's just say, the politicians there learned from the best. They learned from him.

Back to his commercial which I think is unnecessary... When I first saw it on tv, I thought "Ngek, bakit siya may commercial???" And truly, I don't get it why he has to pay millions just to remind people to vote wisely. In my opinion, he didn't pay millions because he cares for the country and is sincerely asking for the people to vote wisely. He paid millions just to remind people HELLO! I AM STILL ALIVE AND I STILL HAVE THE POLITICAL AMBITION TO BECOME PRESIDENT. TODAY, CAPIZ. TOMORROW, THE PHILIPPINES! BWAHAHAHA!!!

And please, I don't buy the Korina Sanchez stunt. I don't find her credible either.

I Love Korea!

Ate Che arrived from Korea last Tuesday! I'm so fricking envious of her for being able to go to Korea! Waaaaaa!!! But it's okay since I got this for pasalubong...

Woooo hooooo!!! I actually didn't expect her to bring me something back from her trip. When I asked her to buy me a metal chopsticks, sabi niya sa akin, "Humingi ka na lang kay Tita Bel." So I wasn't exactly expecting it. Well, it's not really for me. I just begged her to give it to me. Harhar. And now I am eating everything with my new chopsticks! Anyway, if you're wondering why they use metal chopsticks in Korea, it is because back in the days, putting poison in another's food is very very rampant. Supposedly, the metal chopsticks would turn into black if it comes in contact with poison. So there... a little bit or trivia.

Ate Che also brought back 10 new spankin' nail polishes from Face Shop. 'Yun lang.. Just wanna share. I just love nail polish and again I'm giddy for having new ones. =)

My sister's really a bit ngok-ngok for not taking a picture of the cherry blossoms. Gusto niya kasi kasama siya sa picture, eh wala naman kukuha ng picture niya at nahihiya siya mag-paki sa mga kasama niya. Since it's an official business trip, oo nga nakakhiya magpicture-picture pero she could've taken pictures of the view in Korea, view of the cherry blossoms WITHOUT HER IN IT! Sayang. I was very excited to see pa naman the cherry blossoms kahit second-hand na nga lang.

Tulo-laway ka daw kapag nasa Korea ka. Far from what she expected, the streets are clean and the people doesn't smell like kimchi. But they do serve everything with kimchi. They're so technologically-advanced! Their national library is sooo big and they have a HUGE area just for cataloging. Catalog cards don't exist in Korea anymore, everything's computerized!

They went to KBS! They didn't really see anyone famous there, except for MayBee. She's an up and coming K-pop singer but it is only now that I've heard of her. They met this producer and asked them to go to the set where they're shooting a new series, IF they have the time. Unfortunately, they don't have time. Haaay, sayang uli.

I guess I have to put a stop to this vicarious experience. I know someday I would be able to experience the same for myself. Jst wait 'til my passport comes. Bwahahaha!!!

I'm sharing this picture of my sister (without her conset, harhar)...

This is the closest she'll ever get to Rain (비).

I'm finally done with nivel 14! Diez niveles mas y estare terminado! But it doesn't end with finishing the course, albeit it's when it will really start. Cos by then when I have supposedly learned what I had to learn, I should be putting it into use. And it's hard to practice the language without someone to practice it with. I'd have to settle with watching Spanish movies, tuning in to TVE everyday and listening to Spanish music.

Nivel 15 va a empezar en Junio. Tenemos un mes de descanso y despues, continuaremos a estudiar un nivel nuevo. As a farewell get-together for the one-month vacation, my classmates and I ate lunch together. Again, I wasn't happy with my lunch. Chickenjoy would have sufficed but they insisted on eating at Pancake House, which I think is an over-rated restaurant. I paid almost 200p for fried chicken that isn't even juicy. And more so I wouldn't pay more than a hundred bucks for a measly pancake. Dang! I should train myself to decline lunch-out invitations next level just so I could save myself primarily from spending too much for a single meal. And for that, I've decided that among my classmates, Peaches and Josette are the ones who share with me the same preferences. I still think that Pancake House is super-duper-overrated! Next time people decide to eat at Pancake House, I won't join in and just eat lunch at home instead.

Right now, I am home alone. The eldest went to a party. The second sister is in Korea. The third sister is with her friends in Tagaytay. The youngest is with the boyfriend and would have go to work later at 3am. So I guess that'll be little 'ol me left here in the house. And no I don't feel pathetic because I'd rather be home than anywhere else.

The new tenants came and took a look at the space they'd be renting. They surveyed the space just so they could decide which things, appliances & pieces of furniture to bring. It'll be a family of 3 this time~ father, mother and a little boy. Although it would've been better had they have a little girl instead. Aside from the fact that boys are more malikot, you can't play dress-up with boys and do photo-ops like what I did with Charlee. Haaay... But this will do. At least they met the newest requirement we I added, that the tenants should have babies! Going up there is a little bit nostalgic for me. At one point, I got teary-eyed. Buti na lang hindi ako naiyak talaga. Nakakahiya kung nagkataon. They'll start fixing the place tomorrow and they are targeting to move in by next week. They seem to be a nice family naman and I hope I could say that about them a year from now. Who knows, right?

On that note, I'll be ending this post with an unrelated quote...

(Referring to the two lighthouses)
"It's so unfortunate... that they stand so far apart from each other."
"Well you know, it's okay... because they're still able to see each other from afar."
-- Eunha & Haeun (Han Ji Min & Uhm Tae Woong) // Resurrection

The Secret

I haven't written for so long in this blog. I'm still using LJ as of the moment, but I might use this again if I get tired of LJ.

I am currently trying hard to be a positive person. I've started reading this book, The Secret, which discusses the power of thoughts. What you sow, you reap. In other words, if you keep thinking that some thing will happen, most likely it will. So we better think for good things to happen; therefore, we focus all our thought and energy for this one thing to happen. And never let a ray of doubt slip in. And we shouldn't worry too much because if we worry, it's as if we're praying for that thing to happen.

So, it's time for me, for us, to think happy thoughts. Think about positive things. It wouldn't hurt to try. =)