Last night's dinner

My family~ we are into this new diet for health purposes. My eldest sister was said to have 86% of her kidney damaged and the only way to save her kidney is through transplant, but our parents wanted to try alternative medicine. Transplant is the last resort.

We are all in this together [HSM?? Haha.] as a family. The doctor all gave us our own programs to follow, addressing our health concerns. Part of the program is the Blend My Food therapy.

saluyot, parsley, buko

Yummmmmmy.

It looks like lumot with the consistency of sipon.
And I have to drink half a glass 3 times a day.
Consider yourself lucky.

We also have to be conscious of what we eat. It saddens the glutton in me. I looooove food. I'm an emotional eater so I tend to eat when I'm happy [to celebrate] and I eat when I'm sad [for comfort]. In the program, there are a lot of foods that should be avoided like dairy products, canned goods, salty food, soda (!), instant food (MSG overload), coffee, oily food (goodbye pizza?), pork and all processed foods. Well, the good thing about this program is that it is not strict. I could still have pizza once in a while.

Buti na lang magaling tagaluto namin since our diet should only consist of mainly fish and chicken. Imagine having fish for every frickin' day of your life? I couldn't imagine. I dare not imagine it. I need some days off fish.

Isda na naman!

The nutrients are in the seeds,

so munch up those seeds.

The program lasts for 30 days and I'm only on Day 2. I do hope I could carry on with this veggie-guzzling thing for 28 more days. Come to think of it, it wasn't as difficult swallowing the saluyot, parsley and buko concoction this morning.

fortune cookie

T-Rex needed

It's only Monday so technically, I shouldn't be doing Tumblr Tuesday yet but this is too cute to pass...

Photo credits

Soooo true.

Have you met... Ted?

Done with Season 1. How I Met Your Mother is the shizz! Super mega fuerte! I really enjoyed watching this series. So funny. I like it better than Friends. I know a lot would disagree with me when I say that HIMYM is better than Friends. But in my opinion, it is better than friends. I tried watching Friends but I always fall asleep after a few minutes into it. I dunno, maybe it's because HIMYM is more of my era. Haha.

That, and I crush Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor). In the absence of Chuck Bartowski, I found another fictional TV series character to crush on. He's cute, tall and nice. As with Chuck, I don't why he's having a hard time finding a girlfriend. Actually, it should be easier for Ted to find a girl. Chuck works at the Buy More while he is an architect, so he has edge over Bartowski. I super mega crush Ted Mosby and wish Ted Mosbys exist in real life.

I also like the Ted+Robin are-they-or-aren't-they-in-love-with-each-other love affair. (Uf, that's one long hyphentated crap) I started watching this without knowing that they have this Chuck+Sarah-ish storyline but I'm loving it. However, there's nothing stopping Ted and Robin to be together so why don't they get together? Ted's not a CIA asset and Robin's not a CIA agent, as the case of Sarah and Chuck. They're not like forbidden to be together so what the eff? Anyway, this adds up to the many reasons why I love HIMYM.

Barney's funny. Only because he is on tv. But if Barney were a real person, he would be annoying. I think I know someone who is a fan of Barney... Don, one of my blockmates, was acting very Barney-ish during last Saturday's block reunion. I didn't realize it until I had this HIMYM marathon and noticed that Don was acting very Barney- right from the whaddup! down to the high fives.

And I also love Lily and Marshall. They're such a cute couple. I love the pause-unpause rule!

I just love this series and I love it that each episode is only 20-minutes long. I mean, if I need to leave the house, I can still squeeze in an episode.

I'm in love ♥ ♥ ♥

LOVES IT!

OA na kung OA pero I'm obsessed with eyebrows truly, madly, deeply. They say that the first thing a person notices about someone is the eye. But for me, the first thing I notice is the eyebrow.

AD got this (for free) and she then gave it to me. Her officemate already got the brow powder and the brush but I have the stencils, the brow gel and the tweezer. Happiness ever!

So who wants to have her eyebrows groomed? I need guinea pigs ;)

Pick Flick: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I feel so old. Harry Potter and friends are all grown-up. I feel such a retard. Blech.

I really planned to not watch the movie until I've read the book. But since I was in Megamall the entire day (which is not by choice but by necessity since there's this important document I was waiting for), what better way to kill time than to watch a movie.

Pensamientos sobre la peli:

♥ I am not entirely sure if it has been confirmed that Albus Dumbledore is indeed gay but I read somewhere in the net that J.K. Rowling outed Dumbledore. And so I was a little creeped out by the way Dumbledore held on to Harry during the very first scene of the movie. I do think Dumbledore likes Harry... in that way, if you know what I mean ;) Harry was supposed to meet this waitress after her shift and what does Dumbldore do? He takes Harry on a "mission." During the Horcrux scene in the cave, Dumbledore was supposed to be weak and all but when Harry was dragged underwater by malnourished syokoys, Dumbledore regains strength and saves Harry again. Mess with his boytoy and he'll Stupefy the living daylights out of you.

♥ More evidence that Dumbledore's gay: 1) He knits, and 2) His clothes have sequins on them.

♥ Hermione (Emma Watson) grew up to be a very pretty girl. Wish I could say the same for the boys. Well, it really depends on one's tastes but in my opinion, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) all didn't turn out as cute as we would have wanted them to be. They killed off the only male eye candy, Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson), which is perfectly fine anyway since he was to be reincarnated into a smexxy immortal.

♥ A friend descibed the movie as gloomy. It is. Add dark and depressing to that.

♥ I never really liked Draco Malfoy but I sort of felt sorry for him in this one. I don't think he's really evil. He's all talk and no bite. Sa Tagalog, puro salita pero walang gawa. I'm not sure if he'll have a change of heart in the last book but I wish he would.

♥ "Oh to be young and to feel love's keen sting..." I enjoyed the kids' little love triangles.

Loved the movie and I am feeling the need to read the book right now. But I know this is not yet Dumbledore's end. Super bitin.

Psycho much?

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Let go & believe

Feel This- Bethany Joy Galeotti

Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest

Heard it on the radio earlier. I missed hearing this song every hour.

Reunions

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Fr. Japs's sermon last Sunday inspired me to expound on last Saturday's reunion with college blockmates. He said that most people fear the idea of reunions, whether be it with high school or college friends, since we usually compare ourselves with how successful (or unsuccessful) others are compared to us. I second the motion.

As for me, I almost didn't go since none from my barkada was going and I was a little (little lang naman) embarrased of how much weight I've gained since college. I showed up and glad that I did since I had so much fun with my blockmates with all the reminiscing and intrigahan that we did. As it turned out, almost everyone gained weight. Well, there was this one girl blockmate who arrived late and expressed her disbelief at how big I've become by stating [the obvious] loudly, for everyone to hear, in her words, na ang laki-laki ko na. Okay. I know. Obvious. Now, what's your point? Moving on.

Aside from the weight gain issue, if I were insecure about my career (or lack thereof) I would have not gone since most of them are already lawyers. Or in HB case, he said that he receives a 5-figure salary every payday (whatevs!). Honestly speaking, I am still a little insecure about my career and I still do think about what might have been have I pursued law school, but I don't think that should prevent me from seeing them again. Since I am in a journey in finding true happiness (if ever such exists), I choose not to make comparisons. Comparing oneself to another's success is a surefire way to feel inadequate. And I also choose not to mind people who brag about their monetary successes to make themselves feel important. Next time you spread those gold credit cards on the table, be sure to offer to pick up the tab, aye? Success is relative. The more sucess, the more relatives. Haha. Umm, seriously speaking, the idea of success depends from one person to another. To others, it may be having 10 gold credit cards and being able to buy whatever they want. For me, it would be the day when I have my own family. Of course, it wouldn't hurt if I could buy everything my family needs and wants ;)

Out of 30++, only 10 came. I was expecting more would come but apparently, the others who confirmed suddenly became busy on a Saturday afternoon. Karl expressed his disappointment with the poor attendance but I told him that unless everyone settles their issues with everyone, the turn-out would always be poor. He said we're all grown-ups and we should have moved on from all those petty issues we had back then. But being a grown up doesn't necessarily mean you have actually done some growing up, gets? Maybe as time passes and as we grow (much) older, we would learn how to move on or just learn how to ignore that someone. Sayang naman that because of that one person, you're missing out on reconnecting with the many others.

Maybe reunions are indeed painful because they remind you of what you are or what you are not. But I think more than comparing notes, reunions are there to reconnect you with old friends. In a way, they have been part of your life and it's always nice to know where are they now and what they're up to. Or maybe I'm really just chismosa? Ha.

Pick Flick: Princess Protection Program

I really don't want to spend on DVDs but I have to blame St. Francis for this cos they made me wait 2 frickin' long hours to get my copy of the contract. Bought the first season of How I Met Your Mother, Together Again for the First Time and Princess Protection Program.

Yeah, I do tend to gravitate towards all things pa-cute. And yeah, I am a little retarded. I do happen to love Disney channel a lot.

Thoughts on Princess Protection Program:

♥ I initially didn't like Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato but they're starting to grow on me. There's something about Selena Gomez that is annoying me (I think it's because her head's too big for her body) but at the same time, I love watching her movies and shows. Demi Lovato's more likeable though her toothy grin can sometimes be annoying as well.

♥ Are princesses stupid? I know you're supposed to be pampered and everything but I guess you might have even the slightest frickin' idea what's a fish anyway. I mean, you must have seen a fish even from pictures.

♥ Under the Princess Protection Program, she was specifically instructed to stay incognito, to blend in. In keeping with the observation that Princess Rosalinda is stupid, there's no effort whatsoever from her part to avoid notice. Instead, she goes on acting like a spoiled and useless brat who couldn't even wear her bowling shoes herself.

♥ I don't think the military of any country, even the fictitious country of Costa Luna, would support a gay leader. I don't think a group of macho men would take orders from someone who, I imagine, would actually get beaten up inside military school.

♥ I thought General Magnus Kane would find out about Princess Rosalinda's whereabouts through youtube. I think that would have made a better storyline instead of risking the princess' safety for a couple of prom dresses. Talk about priority.

Not as good as the other Disney originals such as High School Musical. I didn't even like Camp Rock but I think that it's better than this one. Should have downloaded it instead.

POW: Pig Out Weekend

Technically, the pigging out didn't start over the weekend. I was pigging out even before the weekend started.

After 3 long years, my college block held a mini-reunion with ALI visiting form the States. I thought it would be a big reunion when many said they were going but only a few came. Even I was hesitant to go at first since I'm the only one from my group who is going. But I already confirmed to ALI that I was going and I wanted to see my old friends after all these years.

I went straight to Greenbelt after class as I was already running late. Everyone was scheduled to meet at 11:30am but I already had an inkling that they would start late. I was right. I arrived just in time for lunch. All the chika started pouring out from the moment I sat on my chair. Grabe, chika overload. And mind you, retroactive ang mga chika. I love it! Juicy chismis ito. Since there were a lot of catching up to do and more intrigahan, lunch meeting extended into merienda. I swear we talked about so many things that I can't even remember most of them right now. All I know is I had so much fun although sometimes, I do admit there were also awkward moments when I felt out of place. Well, most of the attendees belonged to the same group back in college so there were times when I felt left out. And if 5 hours weren't enough, we decided to have dinner na rin.

From lunch to merienda to dinner~ 8 hours of reminiscing and chika time with old friends. It's always fun to reminisce about old times, look back and miss how uncomplicated life was back then. I really enjoyed yesterday and I'm glad I went. And I'm glad I showed up dahil ang wala ang pinag-uusapan, haha. Kung hindi ako pumunta, hindi ko nasagap ang mga chismis ;) Buti na lang...

8 hours of non-stop chikahan. 8 hours of non-stop kainan.
At the end of the day, bochog!


Aside from daddy's homecoming, we had some visitors over today. We had lunch at 3pm but I think from that moment on, we were munching til nighttime. Pansit (lomi, bihon and malabon), inihaw na manok, inihaw na bangus, crabs, tilapia, ice cream and choco mocha cake~ I had everything so now I'm so full.

It's so hard to start a diet when there's always an occasion to celebrate and as typical of Filipinos, occasions are often celebrated with lots of food. Argh.

It was a nice weekend, y'all. A Saturday spent reminiscing with classmates and a Sunday spent exchanging stories with the family. How I live for moments like these! Even beats earning 2.500 per hour (not me). I'm sorry if I'm such a shallow girl but I guess life's too short to take things too seriously. I LOVE FOOOOOOOD!

Mardi

Happy Tuesday!!!

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Love
Pablo Neruda

Because of you, in gardens of blossoming
Flowers I ache from the perfumes of spring.
I have forgotten your face, I no longer
Remember your hands; how did your lips
Feel on mine?

Because of you, I love the white statues
Drowsing in the parks, the white statues that
Have neither voice nor sight.

I have forgotten your voice, your happy voice;
I have forgotten your eyes.

Like a flower to its perfume, I am bound to
My vague memory of you. I live with pain
That is like a wound; if you touch me, you will
Make to me an irreparable harm.

Your caresses enfold me, like climbing
Vines on melancholy walls.

I have forgotten your love, yet I seem to
Glimpse you in every window.

Because of you, the heady perfumes of
Summer pain me; because of you, I again
Seek out the signs that precipitate desires:
Shooting stars, falling objects.

(500) Days of Summer

I wanna watch this movie-

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't.

Cute, diba? But I reckon I have to wait til September for this movie. Shoot.

Book 09-05: The Time Traveler's Wife

Normally, it would take me eons to finish a book. But with The Time Traveler's Wife (TTTW), it didn't take me too long. Two weeks is not bad for someone who could take months reading just one book... I would have to say that the story's very, very interesting. I always wanted to know what happened next. AB commented that I like weird stuff, etc. that's why I liked TTTW. Well, I guess there's some truth to that but I like it also because it gives you hope that everything's possible and probable.

AB complained that she had headaches while reading the book since the setting kept changing from one time period to another as the main character, Henry, has a rare condition where he time travels to differrent periods in his life, the past and the future. Thanks to AB for the heads up, I've easily gotten the hang of the shifting time periods.

It's hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he's okay. It's hard to be the one who stays.

The story started out all pretty when Clare met Henry for the first time. She was 6 and he was 36. However, Henry first met Clare when he was 28 and she was 20. Yeah, it gets pretty messed up with the numbers changing every time. Anyway, as I was saying... Clare has known Henry almost all her life and I thought what a wonderful thing it was to have known the love of your life at an early age. But at the same time, it somehow robs you of the life's little surprises. So which do you prefer?

I think I'd rather take life as events unfold little by little. Aba, mahirap ang maghintay. Come to think of it, it could get pretty frustrating when you keep waiting for things. At least when you don't know that something or someone's about to happen to you, you don't have to spend every waking moment wondering when that time would be. It could happen to you at the time you least expect it to happen, while you were going about your daily life. I could relate this to my phone marathons with Juno. Juno's landline has a 10-minute time limit. Every time I call her, we'd spend 9 or so minutes then she'd tell me that their phone already sent out a beep, warning us that our conversation would be cut in a while. So for the remaining time, we won't be able to talk about anything since we're anticipating for the cut-off. I think the same goes for the story, it's hard to get on with life when you know something's supposed to be happening soon. You tend to get stuck in the moment just waiting. I initially thought it was harder on Henry's part but as I went further the book, it was actually harder on Clare's part.

But then again, maybe waiting isn't so cruel after all. If you're sure that there's this one good coming your way even if you'd be too focused on that one thing coming to be able to turn your attention to other things, at least that's one thing sure to make you happy.

"But do you think that it's better to be extremely happy for short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?"

Ang hirap ah. That's like choosing if you'd have just one perfect day with the love of your life, talking about anything under the sun and knowing that your feelings are reciprocated but he has to go away the next day -or- be beside that someone all of your life but you can NEVER be with him under any circumstances. It's tempting to choose scenario #2. Imagine, you'd be near him almost all the time but I'm thinking maybe the "so near yet so far" drama would be too much for the heart to handle, right? I think I just might hear my heart shatter into a million little pieces.

Anticipating how the events would unfold kept me glued to the book. I always wanted to know what's happening next. I'd shut up already so I wouldn't spoil it for other people who hasn't read the book yet. I'm excited to see the movie soon. I wonder how'd they condense 500+ pages into 2 hours. I have many favorite parts in the book but one of my most favorite parts isn't part of the story. I read the acknowledgment part where the author thanks the people who have made her book possible and in the very last line she wrote: Last and best, thanks to Christopher Schneberger: I waited for you and now you're here. Awww....

I love it when little puzzle pieces drop into place like this.

I hope my puzzle pieces would drop into place soon...

P.S. Alba and I were born on the same day. Niiiice.

halo!

Hey, it's my first July post. Happy July, y'all!

I've been sick with the flu which earned me the nickname Swiney. No, I don't have A(H1N1). It's just the regular, seasonal flu. My sister just wants to call me that. Every time she arrives home she just yells Swineeeeeeeey! at the top of her lungs.

Anyway, I'm still light-headed and can't think straight for the time being and I logged in just to post that today is

07.08.09

July 8, 2009

Little things that amuse me.