Feels Like Home... Lalalalalalala...

So it's a Friday evening. I'm in my jammies, just about to sleep on our comfy bed here at San Gabriel Paranaque. I've been burping like my Dad in his forties (translation: profusely). I think I'm still hung over from last night's drinking!! Always trust the Central/Tides mixed drinks to bring the life in any party. Haha.

This evening, I gave into my burger craving. Mike and I had dinner at Wham Burger in Shang, did some Christmas shopping, and had dessert at Secret Recipe. Deng. I ate so much today.

Anyway, I got to thinking today about feeling extra comfortable and feeling like home. This was the first week I slept in the condo for five days straight, and I've more than warmed up to the place, the neighborhood, everything! It just feels nice, when something's very familiar. Feels like home.

I think the same goes for people, too. Last night, I can't believe Cel and I spent almost three hours just chatting up a storm! We had to force ourselves to sleep because we had work the following day. It's just nice to be able to bond with people like that. :-) I miss the long drawn out girly conversations! Cel's just a riot. We'd end up laughing in between serious, factual stories. Haha.

Certainly now, I'm at a point where anything goes. I don't want to over-think or over-analyze. Add a pinch of faith. I'm just going with the flow and seeing where the flow takes me. Maybe home. Maybe not. Who knows?

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la .....

Madam Grouchy's Bridal Shower

Party people, Cel and I are! We organized Madam Yas's bridal shower with her friends last Thursday. It was a bit of a challenge for working ladies like myself and Cel. Haha. But our innate party planning talents and sheer love for Yas made the party a smashing hit!

The theme was "Down Under", free to interpretation of course. Haha. Everyone knows Yas is migrating to the land of Oz so we picked this theme appropriately. We got a room at Prince Plaza 2. Cel did her decorating magic and transformed this gloomy looking place into.... a less gloomy place on a Aussie Independence Day. Haha.

In attendance were Mary, Pin, Jerry, Ging, Litz, Sheryll, Rina, Jen, and myself. We had a simple feast of Pizza, Bugong Chicken, and cookies. Lotsa chips!

The games started a little after dinner. My huge thanks to Rosan's bridal shower exactly a year before for the games! First activity was the create your own bridal gown made of tissue paper game. The girls got their creative juices pumping!

Jerry was a cute cute model!

Mary showed off her Japanese inspired Obie belt and bolero sleeves

Litz proudly carried her bouquet and a sneak preview.

In the end, Mary emerged victorious, thanks to Cel's very animated description of the dress.

After the tissue gown game, the girls gathered around Yas for a round of "He Said, She Said." Of course, the hosts (Cel and myself) having green, dirty minds, made the questions and the answers more interesting and hilarious! Yas took cocktail shots if her answers didn't match the answers Al gave. And well... let's just say that at the end of the game, Yas was smiling ear to ear. Haha.

Then we had one of Yas and Cel's favorite games ever. Charades!! Of course, Charades Bridal Party edition had the category of Filipino porn flicks. My favorite Yasmin guess was "Unanong Eyebag/Pimple" for our lame attempt to act out "Totoy Mola". Of course, a close second was Yas's guess of "Patikim ng Papaya" for the correct answer "Patikim ng Pinya". Jen conceded that she couldn't stop laughing. This was also sort of a drinking game, so we were merrily charade-ing towards the end of the game.

It was gift giving time after that! The girls lined up to give their "Down Under" themed gifts! And wadayaknow?! Madam grouchy ended up receiving a year's supply of pH Care from Jen, His and Hers Razor Shavers from Cel and myself, an animal print thong, a lingerie set, whipped cream, and a complete bridal beauty paraphernalia set.

As the evening was widing down, our last activity was the "Payong Kaibigan" game, where the girls were asked to give sexual advice to Yas. We all wrote our advice anonymously and Yas had to guess who gave the advice. If she guessed it right, the person who gave the advice would take a shot, and if she guessed it wrong, she had to drink.

It was certainly a nice segue to the real shop talk. Haha.

Although some of us met each other for the first time, we all had a grand time, laughing our asses off and making lots of side comments. I hope Grouchy enjoyed herself as much as we did!

[Joy in the Little Things] November 18, 2008

It's been a while since I've made a entry.

(1) My Friday evening with Celgee, planning for Grouchy's Bridal shower. Close to three hours of chikahan! From career, to life plans, to Kylie Minogue's "La, La, La, La, La..." Laugh trip! Wish Grouchy was there. Would have been doubly fun. It's nice to know that despite being older and having core groups of friends, you still connect and bond with new people.

(2) Potato Chips and Flourless Chocolate Cake at Selah. When Jewel and I had our counseling discussion, Starbucks was full, so we went to Selah for some grub. The sweet and salty taste of the chips and the cake was exquisite!

(3) Sweet, sweet family. I've been living in the condo for a couple of days for the past few weeks. My family's been really sweet, checking up on me during the evenings. My Dad has also pleaded me to come home earlier. Haha.

(4) Playtime with Fonzie over the weekend. The Fonze came over last saturday for the Pieta anniversary. While the La Pieta members prayed, he and I just spent some quality time, looking at old pictures and singing the alphabet. He's such a darling.

(5) The adrenalin rush of getting stuff done. This is a geeky, loser item. Haha. It may be the caffeine talking, but there's just something satisfactory about checking off several items on your to do list.

Working, Laptops, Christmas

It's been a while, but it happened today. I spent 14 hours total in the office. I was in meetings for most part of the day, and I had to play catch up with emails in the evening. This got me thinking if this is the life of other peeps in same level. Meetings and the amount of emails (I have two email accounts I'm maintaining!) can't seem to fit nicely in the 8am-5pm timeframe I'm in the office. Which is probably why most managers bring their laptops to meetings. To catch up with emails, among other things.

Speaking of laptops! I finally got my Manager's laptop today. Well, they finished configuring it today and it has officially become usable. I shouldn't be surprised actually that having one will make me more efficient. So far, the highlight of my working day is being able to archive my old old old emails! I get easily frustrated with the prompting of the System Administrator that my Inbox is full. Ugh. Anyway, I hope my laptop will help me manage my tasks better.

Macmacmac, worry not. I have made a promise to myself that unless absolutely necessary, i will not use my office laptop at home. It ain't as pretty. You know Schmenten. It's all about the pretty.

Anyway, which brings me to another topic... Routines! I think it's worthy to change routines every once in a while. There is some comfort in the familiar and expected. However, changing routines will highlight what's truly important and will uncover a few things you don't necessarily know.

Christmas is around the corner, and I can't help but feel fuzzy inside. It's almost unexplainable, really. I feel fuzzy the sight of Christmas lights, when I listen to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", when I think about the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping... I just wish this Christmas will be a nice ending to this very nice year. The icing on top of the cherry.

The Tenten Geocaniga Show

It's nice to know that there are certain things about yourself that you learn as you take on a different job or work in a different environment or with new people. I learned today, after our chatty dinner with a former project mate, that I am a control freak. Something I probably get from my Dad. He always needs to have his way and he tends to micro manage. Which I realize, is something I do! Sometimes there's a certain output I want to work towards, and I have a distinct idea of how to get there. I need to be more trusting of other people, loosen the grip on the reigns. Don't get me wrong. I have faith in people and I try my best to equip them with what they need to get the work done. I have to learn to let other people drive when they can. Maybe I'm not much of a risk taker when it comes to things that matter.

Anyway, every day is a new day and no one's perfect. It's good to be introspective and realize things about yourself you can still improve on.

Hurrah for Errands

Yey! To date, I have completed my remaining errands for today! Well... 'Cept for the massage, which I said will have to wait anyway. I did my remaining errands in order of priority. Naks. Mass. Wilcon for some more light switches. ATC for beautification. I originally planned to just go to one of the parlors in BF, where the services are cheaper, compared to the ones which are inside a mall. But then I didn't have a BF car sticker, and the idea of malling sounded more appealing. Besides, there was a Jesi Mendez in Servicetown, I pointed out to myself.

So to the mall I went. As I was walking to Servicetown, I passed by the Dipping Dots kiosk, where I gave into temptation and bought a Bulla Youghart ice cream bar, which is a dessert favorite of mine. i was able to finish my ice cream bar when I went inside the parlor. The lady at Jesi Mendez gave me a hotoil treatment, pricier than my budget, but then she showed me they used Kerastase. Now, as I am running my fingers through my short hair, I can't really tell the diff! Hope it'll be different tomorrow.

Then I decided to have dinner. I was actually planning on getting a Choriburger on my way home, but then I saw signages that Mexicali had opened! So I immediately thought of Quesadillas. And to Mexicali I went.

After dinner, I got myself a hamper from True Value. The one which you can hang above your door. It's cheaper than the ones they sold at Make Room, so I was kinda happy.

I've been trying to be more prudent with my spendings lately (Apparently, some of Mike's habits have rubbed off). But then Mango came a-calling just before I headed back to the parking lot. Three dresses, 2 purchases, and fifteen minutes later, I scolded myself (not outloud of course) for giving in to another impulse buy. Shopaholic Schmenten replied, "It's a dress I'll wear to Raffy's wedding and Christmas Day (for the Tanqs Christmas party). And the green dress will be my Bora dress." Ok. No more impulse buying from now on!

I made one final stop in Mercury drug to get some meds, and I was done for the day! Woohoo!

Hmmm. Alloting one day of the weekend for errands is actually a nice idea. I should have been doing it for a long time now. Haha.

Other musings... The house is almost ready. Almost. I've been wandering around the further places in ATC. Dimensione has a lot of great stuff!! Funky chairs, bar stools, picture frames, cabinets. Ugh. The list goes on. I started a mental list of things I want to get for my room. Hmm...

Sunday Errands

To date, I have been able to accomplish 2 out of the 5 tasks I set out to do last night. Visit Wilcon Makati to get more light switches/outlets. Check. Pay for my credit card bill. Check. From my original list, I am now down to mass, massage, and beautification stuff. I think the massage will have to wait.

I'm thinking my lack of motivation to get things done might be caused by the absence of a planner. My 2008 Starbucks planner is laying dormant in the office.

So on my list this afternoon...

(1) Go back to Wilcon (Alabang this time) to get more light switches/outlets
(2) Hear Mass
(3) Visit Parlor

I took pictures of the house (still under renovation) today, and I'm excited about posting them later tonight.

Tsuy Tsuy Muy Muy

It's a Saturday night, and while girls half my age are out partying, I'm in my comfy home clothes, waiting for the plateful of dinner I just had go down. My parents' prayer group are outside. It's their 5th year anniversary together a group, and they're celebrating it over a simple dinner of home cooked kare-kare and lengua. Last night I had huge plans for Saturday. Errands, errands:

1. Return the light swtiches to Wilcon Makati
2. Visit the parlor to have my eyebrows cleaned and maybe get a hot oil treatment
3. Pay for my credit card bill
4. Get a massage
5. Hear anticipated mass.

So how many of the 5 did I get done? Zilch. Nada. Nil.

I spent the tire day, on the bed. Watching movies on the telly, mindlessly surfing the internet for bed designs, eating, and contemplating on when to get off my bum and do at least one of the things I originally set out to do. There's really something lazily hypnotic about our house. When the TV is on, the bed is super soft, and there's junk food within my reach, all plans go out the window.

My feet miss running. And my appetite's been out of whack lately. Eating and snacking have become a hobby. Ugh. Not really a good thing considering there are two formal events in the pipeline. Yas and Ruffy's weddings. I hope I can still fit in my dress!

So I will attempt to get all tasks done tomorrow, Sunday. Rest day over!

[Music from the Baul] Your Universe

I'm a sucker for sap. Here's a new one from Rivermaya alum, Rico Blanco. It's a pretty nice song. I like the last four lines of the chorus. I'm guessing this has been used for a wedding AVP.

**

Your Universe
By Rico Blanco

Tell me something
When the rain falls on your face
How do you quickly replace
It with
A golden summer smile?

Tell me something
When I'm feelin' tired and afraid
How do you know just what to say
To make
Everything alright?

Chorus:
I don't think that you even realize
The joy you make me feel when I'm inside
Your universe
You hold me like I'm the one who's precious
I hate to break it to you but it's just
The other way around
You can thank your stars all you want but
I'll always be the lucky one

Tell me something
When I'm 'bout to lose control
How do you patiently hold
My hand
And gently calm me down?

Tell me something
When you sing and when you laugh
Why do I always photograph
My heart
Flyin way above the clouds?

Schmenten's Extended Beeday Weekend

Having my birthday so close to the weekend had its advantages. My beeday celebration stretched to Sunday. Greetings and lamon abound.

Friday was a slew of meetings. I don't think I can even clearly recall the productive work we did that day. Oh! We had our usual Friday ice breaker and taco bar! In the evening, Mike and I went to Powerplant to see Quantum of Solace. He was quick to point out that I had more food today than him. Ok. So I finished my 1 cup of rice over lunch. Big deal. The Bistek Tagalog was good, and I was hungry. So what if I had two tacos... and a Big Chill shake... and a hotdog.... Haha. Ok. So I did have a lot to eat.

Anyway! The movie wasn't until 9, so we walked around the mall. Mike got this nice shirt at M&S (his favorite store) and almost tried out a Dan Humphrey shirt. Haha. Quantum of Solace was pretty good. And Daniel Craig was bigger than ever. Well, from our vantage point of row A, he most certainly was!

Saturday was all-family weekend! I met up with my weekend girls! Ina, Iris, and Ate Love, at Circles, where we had my celebratory beeday lunch. Ate Love shared her dietary plight. I felt sad for her, as I munched on food she wasn't allowed to eat. Lunch was excellent! Camille recommended the penne in white sauce which was good. I had lamb with mint jelly. And for dessert, we tried the white wine jelly with strawberries. It was delish! Mental note to self: Try recreating this dessert for Christmas!

After lunch (and a lot of playful teasing), we went to Greenbelt for Madagascar 2. It was fun! loved the penguins, Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman. All of who we also saw up close! Row A, yet again. After the movie, we all decided to hear the 6pm mass at the Greenbelt Chapel. I was pleasantly surprised when at the end of the mass, the priest asked all the beeday celebrants and those celebrating their wedding anniversaries, approach the altar for blessing! Cool.

The girls and I parted so I went around the mall, killing time. Since it was my beeday, I decided to wear the black dress I bought a few weeks ago. I got these nice flat black flip flops at Mphosis. I was texting with Issang, and we ended up meeting and going home together.

So preps for the evening inuman began. I took a shower, wore my dress, and drove to Tides for my family inuman!

Some of the usual cast of characters were there, but there were also special guests! Mitchie drove all the way from Eastwood! The kurims of course, ever present. The Maligayas (Milet and Paolo). Ate Love, Ina, and Iris. Bebet. Mark G., Issang, Rommel and Jean. Tita Marison, and then late in the evening, Tita Alda, Tito Mar, and Yssa! Red tide, mojitos, nachos, BBQ, and hotdogs around... We finished up at around 2-ish, I think. I wasn't completely wasted. Haha. I had to restrain myself a little because I was driving home.

Sunday we all got up earlier than planned because of Mama's chatter. We went to Tondo around lunch time for Sophia Esguerra's baptism. More lamon of course, but I was half asleep. Too tired from the evening before. After the party, we did a couple more house errands. Dinner at Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu. Then Quantum of Solace for the second time, with the family's biggest James Bond fan (my Papa).

I was quite exhausted from the tiring weekend that I didn't have the energy to get out of bed Monday morning. Too pooped.

*Sigh* Gone are the days when it's almost effortless to get out of bed early despite the late night partying.

Pics of our weekend celebs to be posted soon!

[Movie Shmovie] Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa

We like to move it, move it! Ate Love, Camille, Ina, and I went to see Madagascar 2 last Saturday. The first fifteen minutes of the movie was pretty much the trailer. The entire movie, we came to discover, has some "The Lion King" elements in it. I liked Alec Baldwin's character. Very Uncle Scar-ish. I'm not sure which Madagascar I like better though. Melman's confession of love for Gloria. So very sweet.

[MovieShmovie] Quantum of Solace

To date, I have seen this movie twice. My family's kind of a James Bond fan. Papa's been breathing 007 since he was in high school. The same can be said for some of the viewers. They were mostly my Dad's age (some older), almost giddy about the new adventure of everyone's favorite MI6 agent. Anyway, I did like the fact that didn't bank so much on the impossible gadgets. The action sequences were pretty good (Not as intense as the Jason Bourne movies). My favorite part of the movie's Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond. He's ruthless and almost careless. He's no ladies man. He's THE a secret agent. I like Casino Royale better though. I wouldn't mind seeing Craig do another one. Perhaps Paul Greengrass or JJ Abrams directs.

In My Last Twenties

So today is the day when I finally become a year away from the big 3-0. I am definitely in my late twenties. Yes. I am in my last twenty!

Last night, I decided not to sleep at the condo. Didn't want to spend the eve of the big day alone. This turned out to be a good decision. I ended up chatting with Irene and a few other friends before going to bed. Augmoc happily greeted me a happy beeday, and I got to chat with Irene over the phone.

My Beeday morning started late. I couldn't get out of bed early, hence I arrived at the office late. When I groggily looked at my phone, I had 19 messages! Thank you thank you to everyone who greeted me! I haven't deleted any of my beeday greetings for today, and I think my inbox is full! Haha.

Anyway, more greetings when I arrived at the office. 'Course, there's the usual, "Hindi ka ba magpapakain?" banter. Hehe. Then came the first highlight of my morning. Cellphone rang, and lo and behold! Hollah!! Meriyen from Socal was slammin! Haha. I spoke with Maan for a good 50 minutes! Had to step out of the secured area because I was embarrassed about taking a personal call for an extended period of time. Hehe. Our convo jumped from topic to topic, and I ended up just missing the complete Jologzbitchin trio. I'm totally looking forward to our trip to Bora this December.

Lunch time rolled around (more SMSs and phone calls here and there). Mike approached my desk and shyly handed my a small paper bag. I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised! He gave me this super nice (genuine leather, mind you!) green wallet! Haha. After months and months of calling my white round wallet ugly, he ended his (and my misery). I did dream about him giving me a wallet a few weeks ago, so I guess this is deja vu? Haha. We had lunch at Mr. Choi's. I didn't have to open the menu to know what I wanted to eat. Hehe.

The afternoon was mostly about meetings and work. I got kinda P.O.ed about this one email I received. That sort of brought the dark cloud in my afternoon. I felt a little off until about early evening. Mike noticed this and asked what was wrong. Did I want a cake?, he asked. Hehe. We delivered some news to the leads in our meeting, and they weren't exactly jolly news.

Anyway, I told Mike I hope the evening ends my beeday with a nicer note. And I have to say, it most certainly did!

Mark, my cousin, hitched a ride with me to Makati. We picked up Karina and then went to Powerplant to meet up with everyone else. This was my beeday dinner with the family, surprisingly something I haven't done for my past beedays (Family beeday dinners were typically scheduled during the weekend).

When we arrived at Crustasia, we found Mama sitting by herself. She said Papa got bored and started walking around the mall. A few minutes later, to my surprise, he arrived, carrying with him a bouquet of roses! And that, totally turned my mood around! Haha. I finally figured out what was missing! Flowers! Hehe. It was so sweet of my pops to give me a bouquet.



Then the crew arrived! Rommel with Jean (bearing a box of Mary Grace delights), Yssang, and Tonton and Shayne (bearing a cake from Bizu). We were a table of ten! Food was good. The black pepper crab was worth every dime.



The cereal prawns could have been better. The bottle of red wine did its job to put us in a festive mood. Hehe.

Jokes all around! About Mark's name tagged shirt, his surprised must-not-breathe ID photo, Tonton's eating habits, and the usual asaran. Karina was my jowangertz (beau) for the evening! There was a nice, comfy feeling having everyone together. Tis perhaps a preview? Haha.







The evening finally ended and we exchanged our good byes and final birthday greetings.

So my birthday realizations?

Birthdays are better spent with loved ones of course. You know who cares about you! They put an effort in making the day special and happy.
It's always nice when people (sometimes the least expected ones) remember your birthday.
Pleasant surprises are sometimes answered prayers.
The day's not over till it's over.
More importantly...Tis my last twenty! I better make this year count!

[Music From the Baul] Sex on Fire

My favorite song for the moment!

Sex on Fire
By Kings of Leon

Lay where you're laying
Don't make a sound
I know they're watching
they're watching

all the commontion
the Kiddie like play
has people talking

You
Your sex is on fire

The dark of the alley
The break of the day
Ahead while I'm driving
I'm driving

Soft lips are open
Them knuckles are pale
Feels like you're dying
You're dying

You
Your sex is on fire
And so
Were the words to transpire

Hot as a fever
Rattling bones
I could just taste it
Taste it

But it's not forever
But it's just tonight
Oh we're still the greatest
The greatest
The greatest

You
Your sex is on fire
You
Your sex is on fire
And so
Were the words to transpire
And You
Your sex is on fire
And so
Were the words to transpire

Good Day

Not so good days come with good days. Today was indeed a good day. And the New Radicals song playing as I am typing ,"Get What You Give", is a nice soundtrack to my day (if there was one).

The day started with breakfast. Pesem and Mike accompanied me to McDo for my Longga meal. A great breakfast certainly puts me in a better disposition. Hehe. The longganisa was perfect with Angelo's uber spicy vinegar. Yum. Our Execs meeting over lunch was informative and productive. It ran longer than usual, but in the end, we were able to talk about several things.

I had a nice mental break when I met up with my brother to talk about light fixtures for the house. The outdoor kind. We talked about it over dessert (I was late for lunch!), exchanging a few stories and commentaries here and there. The caffeine that accompanied the non-work related conversation was the boost I needed for my remaining tasks for the day.

Emails here and there. And just before 7, Mike, Pesem, and I left the office and traversed EDSA. To meet up with Madam soon-to-be-Locnen Grouchy. Haha. Because of her excellent directions, we didn't get lost and we found ourselves on her doorstep.

We drove to this Thai resto along Banawe and we were just ravenous. Tom Yam Goong was excellent. So was the Bagoong Rice, Beef with basil, catfish salad, among the other thai dishes we ordered. We had coffee afterwards at Figaro, laughing at our silly booboos and work.

Overall, it was a pretty good day! Also got news about a good friend's engagement! Moie and Tuts! They're one of my favorite couples around and I'm just ecstatic that they will soon be Mr. and Mrs. Panga.

I'm just very happy with people interaction. Perhaps one of the reasons I've stayed sane after all these years of working in an IT company is the conscious effort to have some socializing time within and outside of work. Laughing and endorphins are stress busters, I tell you.

Monday Monday

Day 1 of my week 3 here in the condo. Things are certainly better, and the thought I have for the most part is, "I could certainly get used to this!"

My day at the office could be better. I wasn't my usual cheery self, and for no particular reason. I dunno. I guess lately Mondays have that effect on me. So I was half-looking forward to the evening. I had a few things planned. "Me" time! I planned to jog/run around Salcedo village, maybe buy a deli sandwich for dinner, and before hitting the sack, burn Kars' and Remy's NiHao_2008 CD.

Surprisingly, I was able to do all of them! I bought a tuna sandwich at a nearby Subway (I've been craving for one for weeks now), run/brisk walk around Salcedo village for a good 45 minutes, and as I am typing, Macmacmac is finishing up on the first NiHao_2008 CD! Not too bad, if I do say so myself. Hehe.

This weekend got me thinking about little projects or to dos I can work on during the evenings here in the condo. Amazing what the absence of television could do! Haha! Lemme see...

(1) Make sure all 2008 pictures are backed up on my external hard drive
(2) Make a travel scrapbook of... well... all my past travels! I've been meaning to do this since 2004, but I never got around to actually scrapbooking.
(3) File all my events/wedding print outs
(4) Finish the Twilight Series!
(5) Clean out Macmacmac and organize the files
(6) Blog about our Contiki vacay
(7) Select Pictures for my new room

Seems like a long list, but with the time I have here at the condo, they seem do-able. And I'm excited! Haha. I just hope my allergies don't act up. I'm still trying to figure out where that's coming from. Might be the super cold aircondition unit that's right beside the bed. Or the slightly ajar window that faced the other aircondition units of the other tenants. Let's wait and see.

Meet "How I Met Your Mother"

For the past few weeks, I've been pouring over episodes of "How I Met Your Mother". This show gives me the same fuzzy feeling like "Friends". And for the past few seasons, I've come to know Barney, Lily, Marshall, Ted, and Robin better. They're all very interesting characters, portrayed by very good actors and actresses. The soundtrack rocks. And just like "Friends", if you watch the show long enough, you'll pick up a few inside jokes. Of all the characters, I love love love Barney. He's New York's best bachelor! And how can he not be?! Son of Bob Barker and advocate of the Bro code. Neil Patrick Harris deserves an Emmy nod for Barney Stinson.

More reason to hover around surfthechannel.com!

What is MU?

Saturday afternoon, I received an SMS from someone quite young who is very dear to me. She asked, "What is M.U.?" And my reply to her was, "O.M.G." Haha. Immediately, I called for a girls' heart to heart talk a few hours later. She asked me again point blank what M.U. was. And so I tried to define it: "It stands for mutual understanding. When a girl and a guy ("boy" in her case), tell each other they like each other. But then they haven't really talked about the 'relationship' per se, so they're not together (as a couple)."

She went on to share her most recent experience and I didn't know if I wanted to laugh or cry. Of course, I couldn't help but smile all throughout. It was just very very sweet to see something this wonderful and exciting happen to "someone quite young who is very dear to me".

Oh the times.

Hallow's Eve

Tis the day before the first of November. I've been meaning to post a couple of things in my blog, but I've had a great deal of HK backlog I need to upload photos for. Before my thoughts fly away, lemme put them down.

Twilight - Since March of this year, Ina has been bugging me to read "Twilight", this book about a vampire who falls in love with his prey. The months passed me by and I only took interest in picking up the book when Mike reminded me that the movie adaptation will be out in the next three weeks. And so two Fridays ago, I purchased my first Stephanie Meyer novel. I officially finished it at 5AM, October 31st! I couldn't put it down! And Edward. I want my very own brooding, attentive, and passionate vampire! Haha. It has helped that I am picturing Robert P. as Edward.

Spirals - Thursday evening, I took my teammates to Spirals at Sofitel for some serious buffet action. Overall, it was a fun evening. I somehow felt guilty about the diminished appetite of one of my teammates when I asked him about his lovelife. Haha.

Kings of Leon - This band and their new album have been alluding me! But I am sooo liking "Sex on Fire". Nice catchy tune!