anik anik sa buhay ni dennah

mcdreamy in my dreams

2007-04-18T20:18:00.000+08:00

i love grey's anatomy. i'm in love with mcdreamy, patrick dempsey actually. but having him in my dreams monday night, and i was meredith in it, felt so pathetic.

psssssh.

watching season 3 (again) as i write. =)

sa wakas!

2007-04-12T21:33:00.000+08:00

laiya, san, juan, batangas 040907

when it's too hot and your dsl fails you

2007-03-29T07:47:00.000+08:00

it's so hot these days. the 10-day-or-so cool weather we had last february is now replaced with scorching heat. and i'm not exaggerating. everyday at around 1 or 2 pm, lucy, naked to her diaper, and i would tramp up the stairs to our bedroom, and earn more money for the electric company. the two electric fans down here in the sala/dining have been working overtime, too. without much help actually. as they blow even warmer air during the hottest part of the day. with the heat, D being away at work again and non-activity (boredom) getting the better of me, i wish i were somewhere cooler.

or at least back in paco.

where nanay and other relatives are just a street away, when if i'm too lazy to get up and cook, they can just send their lunch, dinner, even breakfast right over. where i can make tambay with our next door neighbor either at her house or ours, sharing whatever food we have in the fridge for merienda. where the water is not too warm if i want to take a shower anytime of the day (no thanks if it's december or january, though). and where taxis are available 24/7 anywhere you want to go!

yes. taxis.

we moved here, i think, a month and a half ago. and although i'm not really new in this 'city' (we've lived here since D and me got married, shuttling between here and paco, before eventually finding a place there, and hey, back here again. whew.), i haven't really paid attention to the scarcity of taxis in this 'city'. i guess you have to have a car, or a bike with a sidecar, at least, if you want to do your weekly grocery. can you imagine 10 grocery bags plus pasalubong, beside you in a bus? how on earth...forget it.

last friday, my niece and i went to sm southmall to pick up lucy's bday cake. as goldilocks charge 30% delivery for cakes, i though i'd rather pick it up and take the bus or jeep and tryke. or at least pray that there is a taxi to take us back home. indeed, there was a queue of cabs by the side door of the mall. the security guard writing pa the plate numbers, etc and giving the piece of paper to the passengers. but don't let this deceive you. the taxis are not taxis but rental cars. for as soon as you put your foot inside, the cabbie asks you where you wan to go, then gives you a flat rate fare. talk about 100% double if you're using the meter. but what meter?! so, lest i risk my daughter's first bday cake getting smashed (exagg!) by taking the bus and tryke, what other choice do i have?

and they call las pinas a city. tsk.

and yeah, i wrote about this same stuff yesterday but the dsl went ewan, erasing all that i've written. or did the heat affect the laptop?

hay. i wish i'd fit in lucy's pool.

happy birthday, lucy!

2007-03-25T13:50:00.000+08:00

lucy turned one last friday! and honestly, just waiting for the clock to strike 12mn the night before was for me like getting married all over again. the excitement, the nerves, the happiness i couldn't quite contain. and although D was not here (physically) to celebrate this milestone with me, the phone was frequently off the hook with his calls from the sea.

i am so happy. so is D. we are so blessed, we are thankful.

lemme share with you this collage. i still can't quite believe it's already been a year. and i can't wipe the smile off my face either. =)

3 years ago today...

2007-02-22T20:25:00.000+08:00

...my bestfriend and i got married. and i got my first anniversary bouquet today!

super kilig moment, hehe.

lipat bahay

2007-01-20T09:56:00.000+08:00

will be moving to a new home. to another house that's not ours (yet). due to the move, me will be busy packing our things, thinking, wondering, daydreaming, talking to myself, about how things will be at our new home. one which fafaden and me would like to live in longer if not permanently.

will have to work on the phone and internet service transfer so no blogging for me for a while. been sometime since i last posted something here anyways.

meantime, enjoy lucy's pics on your visits.

though the pics and lucy are getting older by the minute.

will be back shortly.

gising! gising!

2006-12-26T12:16:00.000+08:00

32 years ago yesterday

2006-12-14T08:30:00.000+08:00

happy birthday to me. i am indeed happy. =)

ngeepeeen!

2006-11-22T19:57:00.000+08:00

waste market!!!

2006-11-20T19:52:00.000+08:00

copy/post from chie

oooOOOooo

Clean up your storage rooms for the holidays and the coming new year! Come to the Waste Market on December 8, Friday, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm - Goldcrest Parking Lot, Ayala Center, Makati City (near Ansons Motorshop along Arnaiz Ave.) and sell/dispose the following items:

Non-traditional wastes

junk electronic and electrical equipment and appliances

-- CPU (complete/incomplete/case) and monitors
-- Printers, scanners, fax, telephone, etc
-- Motherboards, PC/telecom cards, printer/med grade boards, hard disk, power/ monitor boards
-- Old/obsolete/broken Betamax, VHS, DVD players
-- Microwave ovens, toasters, gas range, stoves
-- Electric fans, water dispenser, electric pot, air con, rechargeable lamps
-- Other office and household equipment and appliances
-- used ink/toner printer cartridges, dot matrix ribbon cartridges
-- used acid-lead of car batteries, UPS and rechargeable lamps
-- used/damaged cds, vcds, VHS, betamax, video/handy cam and radio cassette tapes
-- busted tiboli (Christmas) lights
-- used oil (for registration - do not bring to the area)
-- styrofoam (polystyrene) and other packaging materials (for donation)
-- cellphone and cellphone batteries (for donation only)

Traditional Waste

-- Used paper and cartons (newpapers, komiks, notebooks, reports, old test papers, phone directories, etc)
-- damaged/broken plastic furniture, containers, bottles, etc. (anything plastic!)
-- Aluminum and tin cans (soda/food cans)

You can also exchange these traditional waste items to new products, such as 5.5 kilos of newspaper can give you 4 rolls of double-ply tissue paper, or 5 kilos of plastics or 1/2 kilo (30 pcs) of aluminum beverage cans can abe exchanged with 1 dozen of hangers, and other trading promos that you can avail of.

These events are organized to help promote recycling in the Philippines. Also, by selling your junk or still useful waste to accredited recyclers, we lessen the amount of trash that go directly to landfills or illegal dumping/recycling. What better way to dispose of your junk at the same time help protect our environment.

The waste market is organized through the collaboration of Ayala Foundation, Ayala Center Association, Ayala Property Management Corp, Philippine Business for the Environment, Makati City LGU, National Solid Waste Management Commission and DENR.

For any questions,please call 752-1084 /1178 (adel/tin/jess) or 635-3670/2651 (nancy).

DON'T BE A JUNKIE!!!

Kick the habit of throwing away still useful materials.

Please pass on to your friends and associates

how to deal

2006-11-17T06:22:00.000+08:00

she went to work that day, graveyard yet again. he said he's out with his best friend for a few drinks, that he'll just see her home later. fine for her, he's with his best bud. though she's noticed he's been going out more and more since they've changed skeds, it was comforting for her knowing he's just with a good friend. a male friend. a text to the best bud's wife even confirmed it.

she got home. surprised to find, on the sofa, a gorgeous bouquet of her favorite flowers. long stemmed and not just from the market. each beautiful bud with its own plastic thingy that holds water. looks expensive. it was. she noticed a stem slightly bent, it was broken halfway. but heck, this was far the biggest romantic surprise from him. not a broken stem could ruin it. shop's mistake, she thought.

a letter sat beside the bouquet. he said he was sorry for coming home late. or was it early? 4 am. wrote some more high school-y stuff. she was blushing while reading it. it was the sweetest thing actually. what he wrote. her smile was a mile long.

she tiptoed to their bedroom. found him snoring lightly. changed her clothes then snuggled inside the comforter with him. they kissed. all was well.

you see, the best bud's wife texted ME this morning. HE hasn't been out with her husband. not in a while.

oooOOOooo

they met and fell in love. he made her travel back to a place she thought would take a while before she'd go back to. his words were sweet. she was in love and so was he. said he.

they got married, exchanged vows and promises. she got pregnant. she had her first baby. his third. he was previously married here. they were living the US. she petitioned him through marriage. she was so in love and so was he. said he.

in between, there were fights and making up, just like a normal married couple. they'd fight about money, bills to pay, plastics, his kids' tuition, having to eat out or not. even the rock she wanted him to give her. she got it eventually, after bugging him. she's still paying for it.

then, there was the other girl. they met through the net just like they did. she had confronted him countless times about it. he promised he'd never email or call or text her again. he promised her and his parents, when they found out she was going to leave him because of the other girl.

but he still did. he even met up with the girl when he came here last january for vacation. their emails confirmed it.

their baby is 3 months old now. she was still clinging to that thin fray of hope and faith that he had cut off his communication with the other girl. that finally it would just be a thing of the past. she was afraid of what would happen if she found out he still hasn't.

and found out she did.

she packed her bags monday night. their baby's, too.

enough is enough na ate dinz. gaano mo man kamahal ang isang tao pero if they don't love you back.. it's useless. lahat nagawa ko na just for our family to be whole.. i guess he loves this girl so much that he's willing to give up everything to be w/ her. so be it if that's the case. i'm done.

you see, HE is my brother.

trim, the other trim and lucy's new shoes

2006-11-12T16:54:00.000+08:00

i needed a trim. so i had a haircut and a pedicure. will buy an exercise ball for the other trim needed.=) this better work, vigie. harhar.

meanwhile, lucy's new shoes are here! yey! thank you, ninong deo, ninang shiz and deon for lucy's new uber cutesy 2 pairs! yey!

my solace, my refuge

2006-11-10T19:46:00.000+08:00

i can fill it

2006-11-09T19:10:00.000+08:00

Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill.
- Jacob M. Braude

sleep deprived

2006-11-06T19:31:00.000+08:00

there was a party two nights ago in my neighbor's house two doors down. they had videoke. they had beer. they had loud guests. plus they were singing off key, at the top of their lungs, volume turned up. till the wee hours of the morning.

i hope they had the worst hang over the day after. i hope it lasts the whole week.

time flies...

2006-11-05T16:26:00.000+08:00

lucy and lola digs this afternoon at home.

wasn't it just last night when i gave birth to you, lucy? oh, was that 7 months ago? look at you now! all dressed up and ready to walk!

new cellphone #1

2006-11-04T18:45:00.000+08:00

dennis said i could buy a new phone as my advance christmas gift from him. yey! but would i really spend that much just to buy a new phone when the one i'm using right now is working perfectly ok? well, maybe NOT that perfectly ok, but working. all that hard earned money for a capricho? i don't think so.

instead, i'm having two day beds made with the money to buy the phone. something i have always wanted to have for our house. so we can already return the sofa we are using which we borrowed from my inlaws. kinda like this but not as grand. i already bought the foam for the mattresses. :)

instead of my christmas gift from him, it will be My christmas gift FOR him. surprise, surprise...=)

milestone

2006-11-03T19:49:00.000+08:00

lucy's first tooth is already visible! yey! here she is showing it off but of course you can't see it.=)

una

2006-11-02T17:07:00.000+08:00

s0 i've decided to create a new blog.