Circles and Squares

Let's go back around this time, year 2003...

Twenty na aketch nun, pero virginia wolfe pa din ang drama. Though I was not really seeking for the experience. Pagurl kasi si bakla! Di naniniwala sa casual encounters. Gusto may feelings involved. Choosy, ayaw ng basta-bastang churchur.

Super closey-closey na kami ni Jimboi nung mga panahong to pero di pa kmi. Since mageend na ang sem nun, madalas kami magsleep-over gawa ng mga papers na tinatapos namin.

So sa isang overnight chuchu para sa isang project, magkatabi kami sa pagtulog.

Nacurious ang Princhecha. Nakabasa kasi ako ng isang article sa Cosmo. So inisip ko na itry kung totoo ba.

Sabi kasi sa article, nakakaturn on daw sa isang guy pag magtetrace ng kung ano-anong shapes sa chest at abs.

So ayun na nga, habang natutulog si Jimboi ay sinubukan kong magpractice magsketch. Doodle-doodle si bakla. Ginawang drawingan ang dibdib at tyan ng pobreng natutulog.

Small circle, small circle, big circle. Aba, aba, aba, napansin kong lumalalim ang hininga ng human sketchpad. So sige pa sa drawing, malapit-lapit na ding matapos ang obra maestra. Squares, squares, lots of squares.

Naglalagay na lng ako ng mga finishing touches - a few dots here a few dots there ng biglang - OMG! - hinawakan ni Jimboi ang kamay ko. Nagulat ako, kala ko magagalit at pipigilan ako.

Pero mas nagulat ako! Kinuha nya ang kamay ko para pala ipadama na may ibang nagalit dahil sa drawing exercise ko.

Natigilan ako ng ilang saglit.

Binawi ko ang kamay ko and I stormed out of the room.

Hindi pa ko ready, malay ko bang effective pala ang turo ng magazine!

Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko! Stupid I know, pero napaiyak na lang ako. Pagurl talaga ang bakla! Drama queen ang moda.

Naisip ko kasi na nakakahiya. Nag-isip ako na baka magkailangan na kmi ni Jimboi at baka masira ang aming friendship.

Lumabas din sya ng kwarto. Nagpasorry sya. Pero mas nagpasorry ako. Sabi nya matulog na lang daw kami at wala yun.

Kinabukasan, nag-usap kami at napagpasyahan naming kalimutan na lang ang nangyari...

End of story.

Bitin kung bitin gaya ng pagkabitin ng nabitin sa biting drawing exercise.




p.s.
Asa naman na makakalimutan lang ang ganung pangyayari noh! Syempre churva material din yun! ahihihihi
At syempre nde rin naglaon, nang maging kami, eh natapos at natapos din ang obra maestra. But that's another story... :p

p.p.s.
Lesson learned, maniwala sa Cosmo. Effective ang tips. Tried and tested.
But kids, don't try this at home. Or do.

Hiphop vs Waltz

I only enjoyed 50% of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella with Lea Salonga playing the slaved-girl-turned-princess starring role.

Why?

Because I only got to see the final half of the musical! (Dammit, the scene I was very much looking forward to seeing, the one when Cinderella is magically transformed into a princess (glittery gown, tiara and all), the pumpkin and rats turned into the carriage and horses, that part I did not get to see!!!!! Imagine my disappointment!)

Why wasn't I able to see the first act?

Because we were sooo late!

And why were we late?

Because someone decided to attend his hiphop class (at 11am-12pm) and then join his classmates eat at a fast food restaurant afterwards (fully knowing that we are seeing the matinee show which starts at 3pm). Anyone would know that this is such a brilliant decision, right?

Afterall, dancing to the groove is way better than watching silly actors (some Tony award winners at that!) dance waltz! Eating chicken joy instead of (for that particular someone) sleeping in your seat with world class performers humming your lullaby.

So yes, attending hiphop classes which are held everyday is a wiser act than being able to watch all of Cinderella (which has Manila as the first leg of the Asian tour which means we are seeing a world premier) that would only run until August 24.

Did I mention that the hiphop classes come in free with gym membership while you actually have to pay for your tickets to watch the play so not missing on a hiphop class is more clever a move than missing half your ticket's worth.

And yeah, I wasn't enraged last Saturday afternoon, I was fucking fuming mad.


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I am not angry anymore, someone's feeling guilty and texted "I love you so much! Sorry po about the Cinderella. Sorry talaga.". Hope he feels terribly sorry that he'd make up by buying me a ticket to the play so I could see its entirety. hahaha.

Macelebrityng Weekend

Pagpasok ko ng gym nung Sabado, nakasalubong ko si Direk Joey. Kung feel ko lang magfeeling close, tatanungin ko sana sya tungkol sa mga PDA scholars kaso mahiyain ako sa totoong buhay, kya wit na lang.

After maggym, sumaglit lang ako para bumili ng bday gift para kay Shawie. Tapos umuwi ako ng bahay para magpalit ng damit at imeet si Georgette para sabay na kami pumunta sa padinner ng bday gurl.

Then, pagkatapos ko magbihis ng mabilis, go na kami sa Som's sa may Rockwell para sa lafang! Ang lafang we did. Ang bruhang si Shawie, hindi ata tinetake note ang kanyang mga naorder na kya naman super dami ng pagkain, as in hindi na magkasya sa table namin. Tas patuloy pa sa pagdating ng iba pang orders hindi mo mapipigilang magtanong ng "Ate last na ba yan?". At dahil nde pa daw last batch yun, ang ginawa na lang eh pinatake out na lang lahat ng pending orders.

Pagkatapos ng dinner ay itutuloy daw ang celebration sa inuman sa Good Earth. Pero dahil may moviedate kami ni Jimboi ay di na ako sumama.

Makikijoin na din daw sina Georgette, Natalie at Janjan sa movie. So gora kami sa GB3. Since on the way pa lang si Jimboi, dun na lang namin sya imimeet.

Pagdating sa GB, buyla na kami ng tickets. Pero super reserved na lahat ng seats for the Dark Knight. Ang latest na na may available seats eh yung 1am screening na masyado na late para sa iba. So 3 na lang kaming matutuloy magmovie.

Since madami pa kaming libreng oras bago magstart ang pelikula, nagdecide muna kaming magfeeling SATC girls kaya drinkaloo muna kami ng mga gelays sa Pepato sa GB2. Pagdating dun ni Jimboi, nde ata nya feel mag-alcohol kaya ang inorder lang nya eh napakawholesome na watermelon shake.

Habang ngdidrinkaloo, nagdecide kami magplay ng I have never. Ahihihi. I lvoe playing that game! Andami ko tuloy nalamang sikreto ni Janjan! hahaha

May time pa kaming magkape after nun. Nilibre kami ni Janjan sa starbuko, pabday na daw nya sa amin. hahaha. Sa starbuko, may nakita kming 2 di masyadong sikat na artista. Nde namin alam pangalan nila, pero cutie sila! I'm not sure pero I think Jeremy yung pangalan nung isa. Ah basta nakikita ko sila sa tv. hahaha And then nung nagsisip-sip na kami ng coffee, nakita naman namin si Will Devaughn kasama si Rizza Santos. Wala lang. hehe. Masabi lang na may nakitang artista. hahaha.

Then ayun, go, go, go na sa The Dark Knight (which I loved, panoorin nyo din! Galing ni HL as Joker!!! Natakot ako sa kanya at kanyang pagdila ever!). Habang nanonood ng trailers, kinalabit ako ni Jimboi sabay nguso, si Sam at Anne oh! Totoo nga! Sa row sa harap namin, andun silang dalawa. Magpapaautograph sana ako kaso parang mayLQ sila so nahiya naman ako. ahihihi.

Kinabukasan, nood naman kami ng Mamma Mia! (fun, fun, fun, napapakanta pa ko! hahaha). Sa GB ulit. Habang nag-aantay, nagtime zone muna kami ni Jimboi. At nasightaloo namin naglalaro sina Brent Javier at Karen Pamintuan (ng Chill Spot sa ETC). Mukhang sila. Bagay naman sila infernes, pareho silang maganda goodlooking! ahihihi.

Akala ko dun na matatapos ang aking malecelebrityng weekend. Nung papunta na kaming parking, may isa pa kaming celebrity na nakita.

Si Mystica.

(Ay mali, kamukha lang pala. hahahahaha. Pesensya madilim.)

Princhecha Fiona's Run 2 @ OROFOLS

Having learned a few things from my first run, I was able to prepare better for this race.

I had a practice run two days before the race.
I bought a new pair of running shoes that is suited for my mid-high arched feet.
I purchased an ankle wrap for my chronic sprain.
I had a few hours of sleep so that I won't run like a zombie.
I had a bit of breakfast for a little boost of energy.
I brought my own energy drink so I wouldn't have to fall in line and waste time in the water station.
I donned a pair of shorter shorts so I'd look like a serious runner. lol

I even was able to convince Jimboi to run with me. Yay, I get to share the fun of running with Jimboi!

So off we went to the Fort.

The 16k race was about to start when we arrived. And then it started to rain! And we haven't checked-in our bags yet. I asked my officemate and runningmate Pepe if I could just leave our stuff in his car and he agreed.

We were just on our way to the parking lot when they announced that 5k runners should assemble at the starting line. By the time the announcer said go to signal the start of our race, we were still midway through the parking and the starting line! And so we started running!

It was fun running in the drizzle, it reminded me of my childhood when we used to play and bathe under the rain. Though I hated it that my new shoes are all wet and muddy! haha

Anyway, I swear I wouldn't run in these shorts ever again. Since it was raining, naturally the shorts became wet and then started to become clingy and then the friction caused blisters to my thighs! Ugh!

And then my eyeglasses started collecting raindrops that I couldn't see where I was going anymore. So I decided to just take them off. And then I rubbed my eyes forgetting I applied lotion earlier!

But I didn't mind all this I just ran and ran and ran until I couldn't run no more. I kept waiting for the mark that signals we're already halfway through. I was thinking, "I haven't even reached the middle of the course why am I feeling so exhausted? This can't be." SO I decided to walk a bit, then walk-jog.

And then I heard a marshal said (I swear this is what I've heard): "5k runners this way." And I told myself, "Finally, I'm near the middle" and so I started running again.

I haven't ran that long when I heard another marshal say "5k finishers, form a line here."

Oh shoot, is that it? Am I done already? I looked at my timer and I'm only at 28.08mins, 10 minutes less than my previous time. Wow, is this for real? I actually ran faster despite the rain? Cool!

Plus this group of college (or high school, I'm not sure)cutie guys behind me are part of the La Salle track team (I've heard them talking). And they're wearing tracksuits! Oh my double wow! haha

Jimboi finished waaaaay faster than I did. In fact he was already eating Krispy Kreme and drinking gatorade when I saw him. He claimed he clocked in at 16mins. Boy that's fast! I'm so proud of my Jimboi! :p

After getting our loot bags and other freebies, we proceeded to a breakfast with our running group (oh yes, I'm feeling super sporty I joined a running group! wahahaha). And there I met some famous bloggers! ;p

Then we went home and I spent the rest of Sunday sleeping. (The next day though, my legs didn't hurt as much as it hurt the first time I ran.)




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As of the moment, the official results are not posted yet. But looking at the race route, I think I didn't ran the whole 5k route because I think I missed a turn. Turned out a lot of other runners missed this turn as well. Oh well! I guess the 10minute improvement from my PR isn't valid afterall. I knew it couldn't be real!

But good thing is there's always the next run to look forward to!

Ready, Set, Run! :P

Theirstory continues - and now the end is near

Fiona could only be too happy with all of Jimboi’s time and attention. She could feel him caring for her. She could feel her falling hard for him. But can all of this really be?

Princhecha Fiona could not believe that the stars made her wish come true. She need not dream no more, need not feel jealous when she sees lovers acting sweety-loverish.

Her very own prince charming. In real life. Finally.

Though the prince, being tough and all, wished that their relationship be kept a secret at first. Princhecha didn't care at all if it was to be a clandestine affair. Afterall, what could she ask for? They were lovers, doing what lovers do- dates, dinners and what-have-yous. Who cares if the world wouldn't know of the love happening between the prince and her?

But as they say, secrets don't remain secrets for long. The people of Far, Far Away began noticing the something between the two. Who wouldn't notice the magic in their eyes when they look at each other? Add to the fact that they were always together.

One day, Princess Hakira borrowed Prince Jimboi's phone on the pretext of tinkering with it. She was just really trying to confirm all their suspicions. And she did when she found a message from Fiona that read "I love you." With that, the secret was out to the circle. Prince Jimboi never spoke to Hakira again.

Fiona didn't mind that the relationship was known but she asked that the knowledge of the relationship be kept within the circle explaining Prince Jimboi's issues and concerns.

But Princhecha still did not disclose their relationship to her closest friends. Until one day, in a party, Prince Jimboi decided to reveal the relationship to all of Fiona's friends much to their delight (and shock - they couldn't believe that Fiona was able to hold something like this from them that long) .

The sweet and lovely years would stroll along.

And like in fairytales, the story wouldn't be complete without the usual sinister characters. For one, there is the wicked troll of the north, Flerryda, who fell for Jimboi. And who asked the prince: "Are you sure you're the only guy in her life? I mean look at her, she is a princhecha. I'm certain she has played around" and "I will never go out with the likes of princhecha. Well maybe I would if I drank a barrel of alcohol first" and "I am not sure of me and my partner's future together. How about you? Are you breaking up with Fiona anytime soon?". He even went on to give Jimboi an apple laced with potion so he could get what he wants from him. Albeit with tears and drama, these dark chapters soon came to pass.

But unlike in fairytales, this one would not end with "and they live happily ever after."


For this is no fairytale.





(To her wishes, I would let Princhecha Fiona finish recounting theirstory. The last and final chapter of the tale you would hear in her voice. You all have been very good audience, thank you very much.)

Baby, I Want One Too!

Lately, I'm crushing on hot daddies na may karga-kargang babies.

Pati na din yung may mga tulaktulak na stroller.

Basta may kasamang baby, hot! :) Hehe

Ewan pero parang bigla na lang naging appealing sila sa tingin ko. Ang cute lang tignan, nakakadagdag sa macho factor. Basta, hindi ko maexplain pero parang may added astigin factor pag may bitbit na baby.



Kamakailan lang din ay isinilang ang first ever prinsesita ng barkada! Ang cute-cute! Buti na lang nagmana sa kanyang Tita Fiona! :p I bet beauty queen-model din sya paglaki nya! Hihihihi



At nung isang araw, nanonood kami ng TV ni Jimboi nang may mga nafeature na mga babies! :)

Sabi nya, "Ang cute-cute naman! Parang gusto ko na din magkababy!"

Sabi ko naman, "I want one too!!! Ready ka na ba? Ano, ititigil ko na ba ang pagtake ng pills?"

Nung gabi ding yun, nitry nga namin gumawa ng baby. Di ko lang sure kung gano pa kami katagal magtatry!

Ano ang laman ng chinese thingie? A gift hunting activity.

Naisip kong gawan si Jimboi ng mini treasure hunt of sort dahil mahilig naman sya sa mga ganun. Ang laman ng box? Singsing? Yan din ang inaasahan kong maging hula ni Jimboi nung ibigay ko sa kanya yan.

Pero ang tunay na laman ng kahon: susi ng cabinet namin. Kailangan nyang subukan kung alin sa apat na pinto ang kayang buksan ng susi.



Sa loob ng cabinet, may note: "Look inside our treasure chest upstairs." na nakalagay dito:



Patakbo pa syang pumanik sa taas at dumeretso sa plastic chest na lagayan namin ng mga libro. Natatawa ako habang naghahalungkat syang parang basurero. Nang wala syang makita, nangiti sya at lumapit sa bago naming juvenile cabinet. Akala nya ang next clue na ang mahahanap nya dito. Ngunit pagbukas nya, ito ang nakasabit sa loob:



Tanong nya, pano ko bubuksan to? Sagot ko, sirain mo yung running stitch. Napangiti sya sabay sabing parang alam ko na ang laman nito.


Ano nga kaya ang laman ng chinese-chinese shirt?


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Wedding bands itu? hahaha. Yez, dahil echosera ako, feeling ko lang ikakasal na kami! Walang pakialaman ng gift ng may gift! Inferness, pinageffortan ko to! ahihihihih

At syempre hindi maaaring wala ang dear ate charo letter na nasa loob din nung chinese thingie.

Habilin ko sa kanya, kahit magbreak na tayo, wag mo to isasanla ha? hahahahahahaha

HBDJ!

Jimboi turned another year older and since we are feeling a little Sam&Piolo-ish we decided to celebrate the night with a buffet dinner in Spiral at Sofitel. (Goodluck to my midyear resolution!) It was unfortunate though that my head decided to ache so I couldn't enjoy the evening as much as I would want to.

Anyway, since it was a buffet, food was aplenty! I almost got full just by looking at the selection! I coudn't decide what to eat!!! Pig out itu kahit pa masakit ang ulo! Labo-labo na to, lamon kung lamon na parang wala ng bukas! :P

I started with a Korean soup (I don't speak Korean so I don't know how to pronounce what it's called much more to spell it. Pasensya naman!). I liked it so much I consumed 2 bowls. haha. Then Jimboi asked me to try this Chinese soup which he says his mom always cooks for them. I was about to eat the herb thingie that looks like a bark of a tree but Jimboi told me not to. He said it's there to add flavor and has a medicinal property (to cure what, I'll never know) but you're not supposed to eat it. The soup was good but not as great as the Korean one.

Next I stuffed myself with seafood! I got three oysters, two prawns and a crab. Then I got a grilled prawn and some Salmon Teriyaki which I liked much so I got a second serving. hihihi. I also got a small portion of a grilled fish, I don't know what it is called and I didn't bother knowing, I didn't like it.

Then I sampled meat. A little lamb chops, some roasted chicken and peking duck, a portion of meat in red wine sauce, a little piece of grilled meat that I don't know what is but liked, and a bacon wrapped asparagus which I didn't like. Whew! I took some leafy greens and a bundle of buttered asparagus too! But I didn't take any rice save for the two piece california maki.

When I first saw the dessert bar, I was ecstatic! I kept thinking what I'd have, thinking if I'd have a little bit of everything! lol But by the time I finished my meal, yes I still have room for desert that's not the problem, I didn't have the urge to eat sweets anymore because my head was killing me. I wanna cry! All I could manage to have was fresh fruits and a little halo-halo! :(

So I rested for awhile. I looked stupid slumped on the table when everyone else was busy eating and drinking, but oh well. Then when I was feeling a little better, I decided to walk around and take pictures. When I got back, I sat, and then Jimboi went (I thought then for a few more dessert). But when he got back, imagine my surprise when he got me this.

It's not my birthday but his and I get to have a cake? Weird but sweet! He said he just wanted to thank me for being there and for celebrating his birthday with him. I was touched and kilig and all.

Too bad my "real"gift didn't make it in time, but I think it will be worth it. My "not real" gift was a big automatic golf umbrella which I said he should put in the car because rainy season is just around the corner. Not sweet, I know, but that's not the real gift remember!

We got another surprise after the dinner. When the bill arrived, we were given a 15% discount just for being fabulous! :) Great, right? :) So try Spiral out! :) The food was excellent and the service was great! (Plugging again!)

After that we hung out by the pool area (where I slept for about an hour in the lounge chair! haha), then we took some pictures. We were supposed to watch a movie but I was already feeling a big ball in my head so we just headed home.

Then I gave him my second gift (which still isn't the "real" gift by the way) and it was a nice way to cap the night.

Not Your Daily Routine

There's nothing like a shared cyberspace adventure to spice up your lurrveee life a little.

But you do not want it to be an everyday activity or the experience will be jaded.



And don't do it when you know you have a scheduled gym session the morning after... *wink, wink*

Theirstory Continues - the beginning of the beginning

A few boring chapters after, they began hitting it off. Soon enough they became close.

Fiona was a head of a committee in CoA. She wittingly picked Jimboi to be under her committee so that they would become closer. And so that she’d have an excuse to check up on him from time to time.

Meanwhile, the organization was teaming up Prince Jimboi with Princess Hakira. And Fiona, being friends with both, was also rooting for the loveteam. Deep inside though, she wished Hakira was her instead.

After a few months, for reasons Fiona did not exactly know, Jimboi took a breather from courting Hakira – just when she was about to say yes to him. A few weeks still, news of Hakira saying yes to another suitor spread within the circle. The news brought a bit of sorrow to Jimboi (Fiona could only point to a bruised male ego as the reason for the sadness - it was after all his decision to stop wooing her).

But who is she to care? Soon enough she became the friend-ready-to-help-a-friend-in-need, the shoulder to cry on. The two pratically became inseparable afterwards. They were together everyday- dining out, having coffee, playing bowling, studying together and getting to know each other deeper. They would even sneak out in the garden late at night and do nothing but gaze at the stars above. Jimboi became a constant visitor in Fiona’s palace.

“Is this it? Is this my chance of having a prince charming I could only have in dreams? Has God finally answered my prayers? Am I hoping too much? Am I misreading between the lines?”

Fiona could only be too happy with all of Jimboi’s time and attention. She could feel him caring for her. She could feel her falling hard for him.

But can all of this really be?

Si Stardancer at si Tuod - bridal shower ni Madam part 2

No show si whitebird.

Sobrang imbey ko na, kaya call a (boy)friend ako kay princhepe, sabi ko time for plan b. Nasabi nya kasi kagabi na kung wala daw stripper, ok lang sa kanya na samahan ako maghanap sa circle. Pero wala ako lakas ng loob mag pick-up. Buti na lang game sila Calendar girls! Gusto daw nila makaexperience pumikup! So sabi ko good, basta kayo bahala magsalita and all.

So fly kami sa qc circle. Unang ikot, clear ang coast. Witchelles bakas ang mga papas! Go lang sa ikot, hanggang sa may makita kaming boylet na nakatayo. Nagmenor si princhepe, naexcite ako. Turned out na umiihe lang pala si manong sa bushes. ahihihihi Wow, mali! Then may nakita naman kaming isa pa, pero nang magmemenor kami, biglang sigaw si Ms. September: 'wag yan, wag yan, go, go go'! Chaka khan pla at pandakekots. Comedy itung pick up episode ah.

Nakarating na kami Q Ave, Kamias, nakakita na ng bouncer wala pa den kaming strippers. Tas nagdecide na na bumalik na lang circle. Sabi ko kay Jimboi, pag wala kami nakuha sya na lang. hahahaha. Willing naman ako magshare ng blessings sa friends eh. ahihihihi. Sabi naman nya sa akin, kahit pa maubos ang gas nya kakaikot, ok lang, makapikup lang kami. Ewan ko ba kung bakit nahihiya sya magstrip eh praktisado naman sya. ahihihihi At may ipapakita naman syang gilas! wihihihihi :p

Sa may Kalayaan, may i spot kami na lulurki. Stop in the name of love kami. Lumapit sya. Kinabahan ako, nakakakaba pala pumik-up. ahihihi Swear.

Si Ms. November nde masyado straight forward magtanong, say nya pagtapat sa amin ni boy1: 'How much? For bridal shower lang ha'? Name the price ang lulur. Sabi ni Jimboi: 'Brod, sandali lang ah, mauusap lang sila, balikan ka namin!' Sa akin keri na si boy1, khit nde gwapo mukha namang game. Tsaka sayang ang gas at oras! hehehehe

Ang desisyon ng grupo, hanap pa daw, baka mas may gwapo pang iba. So go na ulit sa circle. Hanggang sa makita namin si boy2. So hinto ulit. Lapit naman si boy2. Tanong ulit ng discrete na 'how much?'. Aba mas mura! Go, keri na daw to! Pero parang mas bet ko si boy1, umaandar ang oras kaya bet or no bet, deal na to!

Habang pabalik sa hotel, nabanggit ni Ms. September na since pasok pa naman sa budget kahit pa balikan namin si boy1, why not kuhanin namin pareho? Oo nga naman, may point ka dyan! Oh eh di go, the more the manyer. So binalikan nga namin si boy1.

Tinext ko na ang mga bakla: 'Girls, get ready. Piringan na ang bride at pabalik na kami.'

Nang malapit na sa hotel, eh naisip namin na parang nakakahiya at nakasando ang dalawa naming boys. Halatang c.b.? hahaha Nataon naman na nagshopping si Jimboi ng bagong damit kaya pinahiram nya muna ang boys (note to self, wag kalimutang ipalaba ng maayos ang mga bagong damit. ahihihihi). Two saves by Jimboi sa gabing ito ah!

Intro na sa the most awaited part of the night. Amoy na amoy sa hangin ang excitement ng mga bakla! Ladies and gentlemen, I now present you Stardancer (nakablack) and Tuod (nakawhite).

Si Stardancer ay halatang bihasa na sa mga shower parties. Marunong magbuild ng rapport sa mga kliente. At may mga uod moves na dance steps. hahahaha. Yun nga lang may 3 butas ang kanyang boxers, yes nabilang ko, tatlo talaga. hahaha

Si Tuod, well, ayun, Tuod. First timer daw. Walang kwenta dahil para lang syang sumasayaw ng maglalatik. Kaya pala mas mura. Sa inis ko, hindi ko talaga sya tinitignan, pwera na lang nung nakabrief na lang sya. hahaha Joke. Nde ko nga napansin na maitim daw yung kuyukot nya eh.

Matapos ang tatlong kanta, babush na ang mga boys. Wala man lang akong nakitang toot! Lech. Pero pwede na din. hahaha. Enjoy naman. Tamang naughty lang, para nde naman bastusin ang lagay! Pero after nun, parang ayaw na namen marinig pa ulit ang kantang Apologize. hahaha

After nun, pinaakyat ko si Jimboi para ipakilala sa ibang pang teammates ko na di pa nya namemeet. Yes, nagstay si Jimboi. Feeling ko dahil gusto nyang magbantay para wala akong gawing kahalayan. Haller, dalagang Pilipina kaya ako! ahihihi. Pero pogi points kay Jimboi ang pagtulong sa amin, inferness! :)

Sabi pa nga nila, ang supportive daw na hubby ni Jimboi, ano daw ba kapalit nun? Sabi naman nya, si Fiona na ang bahala dun, sabay kindat sa akin! ahihihihi Gusto ko nang sumama umuwi right then and there. ahihihihi. Gusto ko na magbayad, kung ano mang kabayaran yun! wihihihi

Pero dahil nde pa tapos ang gabi, at nagprepare na ko ng pangovernight, nagpaiwan ako. Na hindi ko naman pinagsisihan. Naglaro kami ng 'I've never' at doon ko nakilala pa ng lubos ang aking mga teammates. Walang limit na tanungan, walang inhibisyong aminan. Kakatuwa. :) At syempre, ahem, ahem, naging resource speaker ako ng BJ101. Ewan ko ba kung ba't ako, eh nde naman ako expert dun. ahihihihi.

Sobrang saya ng first bridal shower na naattendan ko. Kahit medyo maraming glitch, ok pa din naman ang kinalabasan. I can't wait for the next!!! Kanino kaya ang susunod?

Sana sa bridal shower ko, ganito din kasaya. Pero gusto ko wilder ng konti. Ahihihihi. Leche, bawal kumontra, di bawal mangarap no!

Hungry in Tagaytay? Go to Goto Bar

After 25 years, may I continue na sa kwentong goto. Oh well, bukod kasi sa antagal ibigay ni Georgette ang pictures (na nde pa den nya binibigay, ninakaw ko na lang ang mga pektyurs), medyo busyness ang princhecha lately.

So ayun na nga, after namin muntikang maligaw sa paghahanap ng gotohan nung nagpunta kami sa Tagaytay, eh nagdecide na lang kami bumalik. Pagdating namin sa rotonda, lo and behold, ano itu, ano itu! Goto ba ang hanap mo Jimboi? Ayun oh goto bar!

So kami naman ay nag-go to na sa goto bar. Actually, Sanctuario Cafe ang pangalan. Mapagpanggap tong restawrant na to. Sa labas, parang wala lang. At ano ba naman ang unang papasok sa isip mo pag narinig mo ang salitang goto at bar davah?

Pero pagpasok, lalo kung perstaymer ka tulad namin (na di sadya ang pagpunta, so walang expectations), magugulat ka dahil ang akala mong hohum na labas ay may itinatago palang ambiance sa loob! Coolness! May tatlong palapag ang Sanctuario kung saan antique-antique ang kyeme. Sa basement, may indian chuvaloo. May overlooking chenerlyn din sya at may winding stairs papunta sa taas. Maganda, masaya ipikture-pikture! Sowcial!

Italian-Pinoy ang theme ng pagkain. Neytib na ginawang gormey. At dahil napadpad kami dito dahil sa goto, naturalmente goto ang inorder ng mga kasama ko. Pero iba trip ko. Since nandito na din naman, at mukha namang masarap ang foodaloo, may I try ako ng bangus carbonara. Masarap sya in ferness! Though medyo konti ang serving (oh dahil ba matakaw lang ako pinatikim ko sa iba), tsaka parang di ko mahanap yung lasa ng bangus. ahehehehe Pero swear, masarap! Nakitikim din ako sa goto na may tuyo and yes, pasado sa aking uninitiated taste! At ang pinakanagustuhan ko, ung hot tsokolate! Mmmmm, sarap! :)

Service is also great (siguro dahil na din anong oras na yun at dalawang grupo lang kaming kumakain)! Not to mention medyo cute yung waiter na si Mark. ahihihihihi.

All in all, ok yung experience sa Sanctuario. Balak namin bumalik at itry ang iba pa nilang pagkain (kahit pa nalaman ko apparently na may branch sila sa Metrowalk).

Road Trippin Tagaytay Sunday

Becoz of my super brilliant joke/suggestion, flylaloo kami sa Tagaytay para magkape, madaling araw ng Sunday. Kamusta naman sa trip di ba? Oh well, dahil matagal na din naman namin balak ni Jimboi gumora sa the-other-summer-capital-of-the-Philippines, keri na, GO lang mga bekbek!

So habang lumalarga kami sa Skyway at nagkukuwentuhan/halakhakan, anu itu, anu itu! May biglang may-I-cross-the-road ang isang pussyketket. Too late na nakita ni Jimboi (sino ba naman ang mageexpect ng pusa sa Skyway?!) kaya ayun, bog, blag, blagadag! Bye, bye pussyketket! Harshness no? Sorry naman, accidente. (So sa inyo na nawalan ng puting pusa, si Jimboi po ang may sala.)

After nun, wala ng masyadong kaganapang nangyari sa SLEX. Kahit kinakabahan at baka sarado na, nakarating naman kami safely sa Starbucks Tagaytay. Di kami masyado dumayo noh? Para lang kaming bumili ng suka kila Aling Heidi.

At dahil nde ako mapagcafe, tall-passion fruit-hot-tazo-tea-for-fiona na lang. Nde ko lang alam sa aking mga frenships, parang nde sila tinatablan ng lamig ng Tagaytay at iced chuva-chuva pa talaga inorder nila. Oh well, ba't ba ako nangengealam, di naman ako nagbayad ng order nila. ahihihih.

So konteng picture-picture. Madaming joke-jokan (na syempre ako naman ang bangka). At inom-inom lang ng kape/tsaa.

Pero wait lang. Asan ang view? Madilim. Di ko kita. Leche. Anyways, at least masabi lang na nagStarbucks sa Tagaytay, ohwehnungayun kung di sightchina ang view-view? Panalo ang potah!

So after magkape, nagyaya naman mag-goto si Jimboi. Di pa kasi sya kumakain. Malay ko ba kung san may gotohan dun davah? So tanong-tanong.

Jimboi: Manong san may gotohan dito?
Manong: Kaliwa, kanan, kaliwa, chuva-chuva direksyon, malapit lang, after 5 minutes po andun na kayo. Basta sa may Mahogany chuchu, may mga gotohan at bakahan.

Eh di sya, follow the directions closely kami: kaliwa, kanan, kaliwa, chuva-chuva. Madilim ah inferness. At walang taong pwedeng pagtanungan ulit. After 5 minutes, wala pa din gotohan/bakahan. Madilim pa den at wla pa din pwedeng tanungan. After another 5 minutes, bwakanangina, naligaw naman ata kami. Balik na lang. May Chowking na bukas naman ata sa SLEX eh. At for sure, dun maliwanag, may tao, at may lugaw-lugaw. Paksyet.

So san kami nauwi para mag-goto? Ang sagot sa next post. Di ko pa nakukuha yung pics kay Georgette eh. ahihihihi. Ayun na. Babuush!

Tan-tatatan-tan-tan-tan-tan Saberdei

Dahil 7am na ko nakatulog, borlog ever ako maghapon nung Saturday. Ginising ako ni Jimboi ng mga 1pm dahil nagtext daw sa kanya yung friend/shopetbalay kez na si Georgette: "Gandang hapon. Andyan po ba si Fiona? Pakisabi sunod na lang sya kila Jayelo".

Nung binuksan ko ang nyelpon ko (may topak, namamatay-matay, in short jologs.), may mga naunang messages pala sya sa akin. Sabi nya na yung friend namin na si Jayelo needs us now. (Medyo alam ko na na tungkol sa work to, dahil narining ko na ang chismax.) May isa pang text sabi magsiswim daw sa condo nila Jayelo tas magvivideoke after. Isama ko din daw si Jimboi. Eh di ko feel magswim-swim kasi di ako nakapagshave. Ang panget naman nakatwo-piece ako tas andaming buhok-buhok. Ewwness! Sabi ko go kmi sa videoke, so kita-kits na lang sa condo ng 5pm. Instant lakad itu! Kaladkaring bata! =p

Nakabihis na nun si Jimboi kasi maggygym sya. Sabi ko mauna na ko kila Jayelo, tas siya eh sumunod na lang after nya magwork-out.

Pagdating ko kila Jayelo tapos na sila magswim at nakabihis na sila. Andun si Georgette, yung bf nya na si Lorenzo at si Hello na bestfrend ni Jayelo. So konting bitch and moan session muna habang lumalafetch akez ng spaghetti at fruits (by that time di pa ko nagbebreakfast at lunch, so pg ang drama kez).
After nun, nimeet na namin si Jimboi at nagpunta na sa Providence Tower kung saan kami magvivideoke. Eto lang ang masasabi ko sa Providence: mura, medyo mainit, madaming tivoli, mura at madaming tivoli. Ahihihi (Dito pala, 5 pesos lang per token, tas hulog-hulog chuvaloo yung machines nila. High tech! ahihihih)

So pataasan ng iskor ang kontes kya birit-biritan ang lahat! Goodluck naman sa it's all coming back to me now na sinigaw kinanta namin ni Jayelo davah! At nde kami nagpakaadik, 50 tokens lang ang naubos namen. ahihihihihi At ang highest scorers, tie sina Jimboi at Georgette sa 99 (pero pag average scores ang kinuha, ako ang panalo! Puro kaya ako line of 9! Well, except sa isa na 88 alng ako, pero di yun counted kasi di ko naman gusto kantahin, nirequest lang. ahihihihihi competitive!)

Then, nagyaya sila Jayelo na magcoffee sa Starbucks dun sa malapit sa condo nila. So gora kami dun. Pagarrive namin, sabi nya, parang gusto ko sa may view, lipat na lang daw kami somewhere- dun daw sa may Manila bay area, may Starbucks na may view. (may view-view pa na nalalaman si bakla!)

Nagjoke ako, may view ba kanyo, ba't di na lang sa Tagaytay tutal may dala namang caroo si Jimboi?! Isa lang masasabi ko: masama palang binibiro 'tong mga 'to.

Dinner and Movie Date Friday

Sinundo akez sa office ni Jimboi nung Friday. Kakatapos lang daw nila maglaro ng badminton. Nagugutom daw sya, so dinner muna kami. Eh nde pa din naman ako kumakain so go. (Actually, kahit naman kumain na ko, go pa din, ahahaha!)

Nag Teriyaki Boy kami sa may Bel-Aire Square. Ang inorder ko yung favorite ko. Eto oh:
Since bagong sweldo naman, kebs lang magmaganda (si bakla, ubos-ubos biyaya, bukas makalawa kawawa!). Anyway, nadisappoint ako. Kasi masyadong well done yung beef. So matigas sya at nde na juicy! Isosoli ko sana kaso si Jimboi nanguna (naunang dumating yung order ko, eh gutom na daw sya):Kakahiya naman isoli bawas-bawas na. Dapat nagkani salad na lang ako! Note to self: wag umorder ng gyo-saikoro sa branch na 'to or siguraduhing sabihing medium well lang.

Eto naman yung order ng Princhepe. Di siya halatang gutom no? Ahihihihi. Shineran ko pa sya nyan nung order ko ha? :P
After dinner, ayaw pa namin pareho umuwi. So nagdecide kami na watch-aloo muna ng movie. Last full show. So bumalik kami ng GB. Siya na pinapili ko kung anong gusto nya panoorin. Fool's Gold na lang daw. So keri, go na sa sine! Sa kalagitnaan ng palabas, ang pobre, narining ko na lang naghihilik (pero mahina lang naman, ahihihihi). Nakatulog?! I assumed na lang na dahil sa pagod sa badminton, tas sa sobrang busog na den (though nde to ang first time na nakatulog sya sa sine! ahihihihi).

Since antok na si Jimboi, at wit ko naman balak magkape dahil baka Sunday na eh gising pa ko, so diretso na kami sa balaychina para magiklipany na.

Oh well, turned out na kahit hinde ako nagkape, 7am na ako nakatulog. Ang mga salarin: Artemis Fowl at ANTM.

Pero keri lang. Dinner and movie date on a Friday? Not bad to start the weekend noh?

Leyters 1 and 2

Hallo! Kamusta naman ang weekend naten lahat?! Pacencia biscuit, ngayon ko lang maipopost yung mga leyters. Ahihihihi. Hinalungkat ko pa sa basurahan eh. ahihihihi! Nde, lamyerda galore kasi akey eh. Anyhoo, eto share ko na. Parang nde naman nakakakilig, pero kinilig pa din akey! hihi! Sorry naman, bakla eh! ahahaha

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032608
9:45 PM

Hello Princhecha! I'm a sleepyhead na! (you're always sleepy naman eh. hahaha) I love you. (I love you too!) I just ate banana for my dinner. Hehe... I'm a little full pa with all the food we ate @ Dampa. Nothing much. I'm just leaving you this message. Don't forget to give me a goodnight kiss so that I could dream of you tonight. (you bet I'll kiss you! French pa. ahihihi)

Mwah,
Princhepe Jimboi

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03272008
11:33PM

Hello Again Princhecha,

Just wanted to tell you how my day went today. Hay, it was very consuming yet it was productive. As usual, I'm my boss' favorite today... (blah, blah) ... after office I went straight to the gym... (blah, blah, blah) ... I love you Princhecha ko!!! ... (yadah, yadah) ... I had my car washed and then I had dinner. Oh unlike last night, I ate a LOT tonight... (more yadah) ... After eating dinner, I thought about you and realized how much I love you. hehe (parang nde ko yata gusto yung tunog nun ah, baket? mukha ba akong baboy na ulam mo, para maalala mo ko after dinner. ahihihihih. anyway, kilig pa din ako dahil sa i love you. ahihihi) That's why I wrote this letter. I really don't know if this is becoming my habit. hehe (ohh I won't mind if magiging habit mo na to ahihihi. looking forward to more of your letters dear!). That's all... (konting blah na lang)... Kiss me goodnight when you're home na ha!! (oh sure, malay mo di lang kiss! ahihihihi)

I love you,
Princhepe Jimboi

Lab Leyters Por Pionuh

Nde masyadong romantiko itong si Princhepe Jimboi. Katunayan nga, pag lumalabas kami, mukha lang kaming mag-lola. O di kaya parang alalay at amo. Hihihi. Basta parang ganun, nde masyadong pinoy dream academy.

Kaya sa mangilan-ngilang pagkakataong makalaklak ng sampung tasang asukal ang lolo mo para magkaron ng konting kaswitan sa katawan eh maihi-ihi na ako sa kilig. hihihi

Tulad na lang kanina at kahapon. Lumaklak ata ng arnibal. Ganitey kasi yun, this past week eh hapon na aketch pumapasok sa oficina. Naturalmente, paguwi ko ng madaling araw eh malakas nang naghihilik ang Princhepe at binababoy nya na ang beauty ko sa kanyang panaginip. Hihihii.

Nung Jueves ng madaling araw, pagjuwi ketch, aba, aba, aba, may na sight-aloo akez. Note Lableyter para sa akin fresh from the mailbox! Ahihihihi. Kilignez to the bones ang lola nyo!

Di ko na matandaan kung kelan ako huling sinulatan ng lableyter ni mokong. Parang naaalala ko lang ang sabi eh "nasa akin yung teddy bear mo, kung gusto mo pa syang makita, magbigay ka ng 5000!". Hahaha. So happy aketch na nagsleeping beauty.

Akala ko yun na yun. But wait there's more pa pala! If you call within the next 15 minutes you get another lableyter absolutely FREE. Yes, you heard it right, absolutely FREE! =) hihihi Paguwi ketch kaninang madaling araw, may sulat na naman akey. Hihihihih. Taray! Haba ng hur!!! Hihihihi.

Eto feeling ko lang ha? Feeling ko lang naman, cguro namimiss nya ko. hihihihihi. effective palang pangpamiss ang afternoon shift. Lagi na lang ako magpapanghapon, para lagi akong may lableyter. Ahihihihi. Hayyy, kilig!

O sya, sya, sya wag mainip iseshare ko din naman sa inyo yung sulat syempre. Wait a minute naman, hahanapin ko pa sa basura, chos. hahaha =p

The Alpha of The Story - Theirstory

A long, long time time ago (uhhm, actually it’s just 7 years ago), in a land far, far away (come to think of it, it’s not that far, it’s just around the corner where there’s a naked man with outstretched arms, face looking at the sky), a princhecha named Fiona Wilhelmina Camilla went with her (yes, her talaga?!) friends to watch them practice a dance for the ball (it’s actually a final requirement for a Street Dance class but since this is a fairy tale methinks it’s more appropriate to use "the ball". Hihihi. Anyway, why do I keep on explaining? It just pads the story! Anyhoo, whatever, back to the tale.).

That was when she first laid eyes on him. ‘Hmmm, he’s cute. And a good dancer too! But a bit of a snob.’

Later on she learned that his name is Princhepe Jimboi and that he too is majoring in Arithmancy. ‘Good’, she figured that since only a small number of princhechas and princhepes take Arithmancy, she’s bound to see him around. She even thought of inviting him to join the Circle of Arithmancer, of which she is a member. But thinking that princhechas shouldn’t make the first move, she didn’t.

Luckily, he ended up signing up for CoA anyway - much to the delight of Fiona. ‘At least now we have a chance to get closer. We could even be friends.’

At first, you couldn’t exactly say that they were close, much more friends. He was close to Fiona’s friends but to her he was a little aloof. ‘Heck. Oh well, at least I get to see him. And get to talk to him a few times even if he seems remote.’

(Jimboi later told Fiona why he was a little distant. He does not like gregarious folks, and Fiona being vivacious, he was a little uncomfortable with her. ‘It’s just his excuse. I think he likes me, he just doesn’t want to show’.)

A few boring chapters after, they began hitting it off. Soon enough they became close. And this, ladies and gents, is the beginning of theirstory.




(to be continued...)

New look

Two days after a post about changes and being afraid of taking a step, I am now not at all clueless as to why I wrote the entry - maybe my subconcious was readying me of a change.

You see yesterday I accompanied Princhepe Jimboi in a salon. He'd be having his regular trim and I decided to tag along. Tag along I did and more - I decided to have an impromptu hair cut as well. And oh - I didn't just have a trim. I decided to cut my long (six-or-so-inches-below-the-shoulder-length) hair short. I don't know what went into me when I decided that.

When the stylist first asked me what she'd do, I told her to just shave 3 inches off. But after I was shampooed, I saw a girl and I liked her cut I asked if I can have my hair styled that way too (inggitera si bakla!).

Ending- I walked out of the salon sporting a too-short-for-comfort-emoish mane telling myself it's-just-hair-it-would-grow-back-soon-at-least-it-looks-thicker-now repeating the same over and over again until I have convinced myself to stop fussing over my new cut.



p.s. I've asked Princhepe Jimboi what he thought of my new look, he said it looks great on me "Maganda nga ba't ayaw mo maniwala? Bagay sayo, lalo ka nga naging cute eh!" (kilig aku. hihi- but of course he'd say that, hubby ko yun eh! warla na pag sinabinya panget aku! hihi). I've asked Chulip (my housemate) and said it looks good (Ang GANDA!!! Babaeng-babae ka lola!). I've asked Lorenzo (my friend's boyfriend) and he said "Ok naman ah"! Also, no one in the office said "Buhay pa ba?" so I guess I look ok. Oh sige na nga, I know maganda ako kahit na ano pa gupit ko! hihihi