Love Letters - An Animated Proposal - v2.0

Whoa, quite an expensive way to propose but real real sweet and cute..hick hick hick..The guy (Jeffrey Paul) has to assemble a team of 20 animators and when it was completed, he surprised his girlfriend Natasha, now his wife, by bringing her to the Parkway Movie Theater in Oakland, where they played the animation on the big screen in front of over 100 of their friends and family.

Gash!...she's one lucky girl..^_^

Bicol Express

Tell Him

I read in an article once that it was a dream come true for Celine Dion to have been able to have a duet with Barbra Streisand in the song "Tell Him".

And for me, tonight was of some sort like it...

A high school classmate whom I have never seen in quite a number of years visited her boyfriend here in Singapore. She was very much famous back in highschool for her singing prowess and whenever there was any program/event, she sure would be part of it to render a number and entertain the audience.

And tonight, as I have never expected it would be, I was able to sing "Tell Him" with her.

And with all much honesty without, i hope, too much bragging, I think, we did a wonderful number.... =)

Wallflowers and Divas

I was walking along Chijmes to Mass when i noticed a bicyclist going to the opposite direction. He was waving prettily his fingers at me to get my attention and i was surprised to see a frail-yet-neat-looking, white haired grandpa riding his bicycle. My eyes bulged with surprise though when he suddenly pursed his lips in such a way that he was like giving me a smooch from a distance and I could just stare at him until he was already beyond me. Far from being disgusted with the act, I laughed hard at the innocence with which he did the act that you couldnt help but be endeared with the lolo. I felt like a 5-yr-old did that flying smooch to me; yes, it was THAT innocent. haha!

Head bent, i walked on, smiling to myself and laughing inside my head. Something made my head jerk up and hence i saw two papable Westerners looking at me from a coffee shop. Immediately, i wiped away my grin. They must have thought me half crazy; grinning that way all by myself.

Farther on, I met another Westerner looking at me. Goodlooking yet too stocky-built for my taste (hehe). With a smile, he said a bright "hello!" and it was all I could do to force a weak smile in response.

That last one made me slow my pace a bit. There MUST be some soot on my face for them to look at me; for a wallflower cant be as attactive as a tulip. Yes, there must be some soot.

Anyways, after mass, Vanz and I had a 5-hour play at being divas and sang ourselves hoarse. =)

Chicken a la King

Good for parties, this one. Very filling. A quickmelt cheese would make it much yummier though.

Embutido

my first try on this one was just so-so... =(
the pickles weren't quite so good and well, the presentation's not that great either..
next try then!
=)

Don Brusko...

...to aid me in my jaunt towards chefdom..hehe..

Binagoongang Baboy

my first try at it...and a great tasting one at that! (hehe, lookie here, im a-praising me-self) the meat's quite rubbery though..hmm...gotta research on how to cook tender meat.

Super Duper Mega Hot Gambas

whoa! it does feel like your tongue's in some kind of hell..hahaha! gotta find that website again so i could make some comment on their recipe...

Pillow Talk on Class 95

This Tuesday night's "Pillow Talk", Yaz had Dr. John Gray (the bestselling author of "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus") in her studio.

It's so so so interesting to hear him talk that i can only gape with amazement (though im only hearing him speak) and nod & laugh at his smart funny talks. I will try to blog here some of tonight's interesting topics (though i would very much would have preferred to have recorded their talk as i know i wouldnt be able to wholly capture in here what Dr. Gray said as boy, boy, boy! there just are lots of things to think about and remember. He-really-makes-sense. But I will try real hard anyways).

Dr Gray says:

1. 90% of people who go to counselling are women. It appears that what women want really is just someone to listen about their woes and to show them that somebody cares for them and hence they're willing to pay just to have someone to listen to them.

2. Three most common misunderstandings between a man and a woman:
- when women talk of how their day went, sometimes it's just like letting off steam and getting things out their minds and what they just want, is to have someone to listen to them. Men though, upon hearing the women's woes, feel like they have a problem to solve so they cut in even while the woman is still talking and offer some solutions that sometimes women really doesnt need as what they need is just a listening ear and someone to talk to. (The hormone oxytosin was mentioned and in searching for what this hormone's about, i came about THIS yet another interesting write-up).
- men cope with stress by forgetting about their problems and just by being silent but women cope with stress by talking about it. So the problem is when men begin to be silent, women begin asking "what's bothering you?" and the like when all he really wants is to forget about it and so the guy starts not feeling good about it. (I cant remember now how the talk came to it, but then Dr. Gray mentioned that men feel good when they see a woman smile at something they had done. My comment - are all men really flirts?hehehe..joke only..a twisted interpretation, my comment is).
-when a man loves a woman he thinks of things that would make her happy. But in his vocabulary, it may only be two things that he did some time ago. Like men tend to think about big things to make his woman happy. But he doesnt understand that for women, it's the every day little things that really count. It's like for the guy, giving her a dozen roses at one time is like 24 points already but for the woman, it's just one point and the scoreboard goes back to zero almost every other day. So, for the guy to make the woman he loves feel loved, he has to make that "every day little effort".

One tip on resolving arguments to keep relationships: when you've been hurt, lie low (be quiet for a bit) and wait till you've cooled down as the tendency when you're hurt is that you're likely to hurt your partner back as your defense mechanism and it gets nasty from there.

There just are so many stuff Yaz and Dr. Gray has talked about that I would have liked to have written here but, alas, that's all that I can remember..hehehe..tsk!too bad..but still.. quite helpful eh?

Indulgence

Ah! After a year of stay here in our condo (well, 10 days to a year to be exact, hehe), ive finally made use of our condo's steam bath.

After a number of laps and lounging in the pool, i headed to the steam bath room. Carefully reading the instructions on the wall, I experimented on the panel for the room temp and steam bath duration and afterwhich, finally snuggled at a corner. I laughed at myself, when i tensed as the steam generator revved up. I was all alone in the room and as the room got hazy, morbid thoughts crept up at me...thoughts like, I could suffocate in here and it might be sometime before somebody could find my body..brrr! But after a few minutes, I relaxed and enjoyed as I look at the fats sweating out my body (i hope! hehe).

That-was-good...though i've been sneezing every now and then since i took the shower. Hmmm..gotta discover too how the sauna works...

Some Girls are Just so Dang Lucky

Our internet connection's already turned off and all, but I still took the trouble to turn on my laptop and connect to the web thru the generosity of our neighbors (hihihi) just to blog what I have just heard from Class 95. (sigh)

I'm a true-blooded hopeless romantic alright and I just cant help but sigh over what Yaz shared with her listeners.

Right after some commercials, I heard a phone ringing on the radio and a girl named Lanys answered Yaz' call. Yaz confirmed if she called up the right person and if she knows a guy named Eric. When Lanys affirmed, Yaz then said she has a message from Eric and immediately played the recorded phone conversation with Eric. Boy, I myself am surprised as I just imagined Yaz would read something out so I could only imagine Lanys' reaction (Lanys' tone though was a guarded one..hmm..a wise woman).

Turned out this Eric, having had no courage to call up Lanys, asked Yaz to relay his message on air and ask Lanys to call him if she heard his message. Yaz though, went beyond by really airing out her phone conversation with Eric and hearing the sincerity in Eric's voice.....WOW!

He says he's been a fool to have been blind and to have wasted what he had had all along. That he truly does treasure all the moments they had shared together and would like to have them making new memories again if only she'd give him another chance.

Lanys' voice held some skepticism but I do hope she'd give Eric a chance, as, for all the sincerity (and near desperation) in Eric's voice, I think he deserves a second chance....

Chili Con Pork...

and some bullying on the sides...>_<

Stardust

Neil Gaiman has enchanted me again.

I was sooo caught up with his book I was able to finish it in less than a week's time.
Hehe, quite slower than the average reader but if you'd seen me with a book, you would agree with me that this time, im fast.

It was like i myself am under a spell, with the way he wrought his fairy tale. Just a warning though. Albeit the book wasn't graphic, I was near belching my stomach out on some scenes,hehe

But it-is-a-good-book. =)

"It will happen; if you just believe. You might just be the first star who have fallen who made it back to the sky".

Chopsuey con Afritada..hehe

...our experiment for the night..=D
it tastes like chopsuey really. just that the shrimp juice made it somewhat orangy; making it look like afritada..hehehe...
in fairness, the veggies were cooked just about right. =)

The First Time

Weeeeeeeee!!!!

Class 95 has just played Robin Beck's "The First Time"...

Aaaahhhhhhh! After more than 2 years (those oh-so-good-ol' days), I heard it again. I've almost forgotten how passssssionate Robin Beck interpreted this song. It feels like she has just had her first kiss herself and was oh-so ecstatic with it you could almost imagine she was singing the song on the clouds and not just on Cloud 9.

Perhaps, that was the missing element with my SI. I am yet to have my first time so i wasn't passionate enough, wehehehehe..

Looking Young

It felt like a compliment way back then, when people comment on how young I look. But frankly, it is a bother for me now...

On my first few days at Site, those "adults" either call me young lady or girl. It was all I could do to stop myself from wailing with indignance. For sure no one there considers me a "grown-up woman" (categorizing myself as a woman is another issue though, hehe).

Come HAZOP for FRCCS, it was worse. On our first day (we were having the afternoon snacks then...just ample time for people to gage one another and have their first impressions of one another), a colleague thought I was a student trainee attached to their company for a time. Another one uttered that famous Jap "Ehhh??!!" when he knew I've already been working a number of years and that he should call me his sempai. He said by my looks he thought I was younger than him (he was by the way, 2 years younger than me).

Then yesterday, we had our LPG changed (boy, how we waited for that "coming!" and "on their way already" for us to cook our marinated porkchop. Good thing there was Wheel of Time and Initial D). The delivery guy chitchatted with us a bit. He assumed we were students here. And he was talking to me.

Surely im not that naive-looking. Am I?

Pinakbet....minus the bagoong..

tsadan! Our masterpiece for the night..=D

we sure could use some bagoong for a tastier pinakbet though...hehe..

Anyways, i posted the pictures using Picasa. It's soooo much easier than what ive previously been doing! thanks Flounder for sharing this..=)

Both Sides Now

I was again reminded of how nice this song is when I heard it over the radio in the bus on my way to work yesterday. Feeling like humming the song myself, I searched for the lyrics this evening. I came upon this site which gave the lyrics of the song with some comments from enthusiasts. This post from Aseem Kaul just hit the right spots...

"...But most of all, this is a song that even read aloud has a voice all its own. It's the voice of a generation that grew up too quickly, the voice of cynicism, the voice of tiredness. But it is also the voice of hope - of the spirit's struggle to reclaim lost wonder, of an acceptance of one's own limitations that is both humility and joy. It is at once the voice of our defeat and the voice of our renewal."

Both Sides Now

Rows and flows of angel's hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feathered canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, but still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all.

Moon and Junes and Ferris wheels
That dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way.

But now it's just another show
You leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away.

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, but still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all.

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day.

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose, but still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all.
-- Joni Mitchell

Even the Nights are Better ( i know it's jologs)

Heard this song again...
A couple of months ago, i thought of this as a harbinger of better things to come when i chanced upon it on the radio. But now, I can only wish it'd be my theme song soon...^_^

EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER

I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong
Why love had gone
And left me lonely
I, I was so confused
Feeling like Id just been used
Then you came to me
And my loneliness left me
I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you

(chorus)
Even the nights are better
Now that were here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you

You, you knew just what to do
Cause you had been lonely too
And you showed me how
To ease the pain
And you did more
Than mend a broken heart
Cause now youve made a fire start
And i, I can see that you feel
The same way

I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(repeat chorus)

Assumptions

The Wheel of Time was no match with the songs played in Coffee Bean.

From reading Perrin's first Trolloc "battle" as Two River's leader, the romantic songs enticed and made me introspective yet again. Sipping on my Tea Latte and staring at a distance, thoughts in turmoil, I saw past a guy standing another girl idling with a magazine as she sipped on her own mug. The sight brought a small smile on my face as I thought, "there, there is an ally"...alone and emoting with a little help of the coffee shop's ambiance.

The small smile I had was still on when the guy blocking the view moved away, revealing a guy sitting beside the girl I was looking at earlier.

A guy happily taking pictures of the girl even though the girl wasn't paying him any attention. A guy so taken with his girl that he was staring at her lovingly when he's not taking her snapshots.

Head shaking and with a bigger smile on my face, I got back to reading how Faile got the better of Perrin.

No ally, after all.

Alone again, naturally.

Tsukasa over Lei

Three years back, when the Meteor Garden fever was on and I myself (with flounder) spent a whole sleepless night watching the series, I was rooting for Lei to win Xian Tsai's heart. Though from the script, I know that Lei wouldnt be the leading man, my heart went out to him and I thought then that IF I'd be in Xian Tsai's position (a big laughing matter eh?hehehe), i'd definitely choose Lei...

Now though, as I watch Hana Yori Dango, I think that any woman deserves a love as passionate as Tsukasa has for Tsukushi and that Rui's (Lei's) love (if he really has something for Tsukushi) is such a mediocre one compared to his friend. Now, I know better whom to choose (though it's three years hence, the thought that i'd be in a dilemma is still a laughing matter..hahaha!)...

American Idol

And tonight, we've seen the last of American Idol Season 5. It has been a fun watch, since february; hurrying to come home from the office just to come home in time for the show.

siiiighhh....I wonder if I'd ever get to see Chris Daughtry again..much less Gideon!hahaha!

Mandisa and Paris has such raw talent and such performers they are that I can't help but envy them; making me wish I am as well a performer as they are..hehehe...

Though my "manok" didnt get it to the final two, I still am happy this evening 'cause I got to see Chris again and, and...Taylor and Katharine sang "Time of my Life"...one of my all-time favorite since I was a kid.

siiiighhh...I wish there'd come a time I'd get to sing that song with "The One"... (erm..term borrowed from Sakura..hehe)

ZZzzz...

It was such a ho-hum afternoon.

So boring I could almost hear a fly buzzing around.

Yeah, it feels like one of those la-zy vacation afternoons back home when you lay sprawled on a chair staring out at the intense heat, looking up at a clear blue sky and feeling the breeze as it likewise caress the flora in our frontyard.The fresh breeze around a place so serene and peaceful, lolling me to sleep....

Only, the smell around here is no way near fresh and instead of the soft murmur of the wind, you could hear hardworking colleagues (how do they do that?) intent on their discussions, telephone conversations and hard coughs every now and then.

Despite and inspite all these though, they are as potent as that breeze that lolls me to sleep...

As I have Done For You

God really knows how to reach you when you need Him the most.

Didache readings the past few days seemed like they were meant and written for me.

Earlier, as I sat on the pew, it was as if Someone was prodding me to just go and pick up the Hymnal book in front of me. Opening it in random, I gently laid my hand on the hymnal. As I dont know the song, I just read Dan Schutte's As I have Done For You, goose bumps making my skin rough. Again, it was one of those moments that you feel like He has talked to you...

I did feel refreshed after that.

Getting On...

Still groping for my long-lost appetite, I forced myself to eat lunch. Ordered chef's tuna at Coffee Bean, which was malansa by the way, and enjoyed a white-chocolate latte (which made me felt like gagging) for almost two hours while reading my latest craze - A Wheel of Time book.

Thinking that I may be a bit overstaying already, I headed out to the mall's library and started going about with my mission. I planned to go library hopping and search for WoT's Book 3 as im halfway finished with Book 2 already. While riding to and fro in the train, I was so glued to the book that more than once, I found myself gasping when I realize i've already arrived on the station i've been meaning to go or when I realize, I was already two stations away from my intended stop. Haha, talk about presence of mind. ;)

And Oooohhhh, I just loooove the libraries here in Singapore. In almost every station here, a library can be easily seen; with community libraries situated right within malls or the regional libraries set apart in another building, often than not, several storeys high. Oh, think about the books those buildings hold...Looking at the collection, I always think of these libraries as a cornucopia. Some library buildings are so sossy, they have fountains inside, a Cafe (most often than not, Cafe Galilee) and a music lounge where you can get to privately enjoy a selection of music through a panel of buttons right beside your oh-so-comfy chair while enjoying a good book.

On my second library stop, which was a regional one, there was an exhibit on the ground floor. There, I oohhhed and ahhhed with the little kids guided by their parents; I care not if i'm a bit too old for the crowd..hehe.. There was this "Seeing Colors" panel where three discs were mounted on the wall. On the discs were just patterns of black and white but then when you get the discs to rotating by pushing the start button, you get see red, brown, green and blue on the discs. I giggled as I identified the colors on the discs...Hehe, yeah, so easy to please, am I? But then again, it's rare to have the Little Marj with me again.. My favorite though was the "Frozen shadow" exhibit wherein you put your hand on a phosphorescent surface inside a triangular niche. Facing you, is a digital counter and at the count of 5, a camera-like flash goes and lifting your hand, you can see an imprint of your hand on the phosphorescent surface that looks like your shadow. Weee!! I got so ecstatic with it, I tried it several times; never minding the little ones trying to peep around me and waiting for their turn..hehehe..

So, from one library to another I hopped on...but..sniff..I couldnt find my Book 3 as it was out...Well, I can actually see from the On-line catalogue if my book was out on loan , but I just kind of liked the idea of library-hopping.hehehe..

Not intending to go home empty-handed, I bought instead two of my favorite stuffs before I hopped myself back home...

Can Somebody Sing This for Me?...

Rainbow

Fallin' out, fallin' in
Nothings sure in this world, no no
Breaking down, breaking in
Never knowing what lies ahead
We can really never tell it all, no no

Say goodbye, say hello
To a lover or friend
Sometimes we could never understand
Why some things begin with just love
We can never have it all
No no no ohh

But oh, can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
And so baby just smile
Cause I'm always around you
And I'll make you see
How beautiful life is
For you and me

Take a little time baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds
That were sent to sing
For me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me

Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain

Hittin' high, hittin' low
Win or lose, you should go Yeah yeah
Getting warm, getting cold
Weather can be so good or bad
But baby, this is life so don't get mad No no no
Cause ohhh
Can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
And so, baby, please smile
Cause I'm always around you
And I'll make you see
How beautiful life is
For you and me

Take a little time, baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds
That were sent to sing
For me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me

Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me ?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain

Life's full of challenges
Not all the time
We get what we want
But don't despair, my dear
You'll take it each trial
And you'll make it through the storm
Cause youre strong
My faith in you is clear
So I say once again
This world's beautiful
Let us celebrate life
That is so beautiful
So beautiful...

Take a little time, baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds that were sent
To sing for me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me
Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain

Addicted again...

The Pilgrim's Theme

Tired of weaving dreams
too loose for me to wear
Tired of watching clouds
repeat their dance on air

Tired of getting tired
of doing what's required
Is life a mere routine
in the greater scheme of things

Through with taking roads
someone else designed
Through with chasing stars
that soon forget to shine
Through with going through
one more day - what's new
Does my life still mean a thing
in the greater scheme of things

REFRAIN 1:
I think I'll follow
the voice that calls within
Dance to the silent song it sings
I hope to find my place
So my life can fall in place
I know in time
I'll find my place
In the greater scheme of things

Each must go his way,
but how can I decide
Which path I should take,
who will be my guide

I need some kind of star
to lead me somewhere far
To find a higher dream
in the greater scheme of things

The road before me bends,
I don't know what I'll find
Will I meet a friend or ghosts
I left behind

Should I even be surprised
that You're with me in disguise
For it's Your hand I have seen
in the greater scheme of things

(REFRAIN 1)

BRIDGE:
For Yours is the voice
in my deepest dreams
You are the heart,
the very heart
Of the greater scheme of things

(REFRAIN 1)

REFRAIN 2:
Why don't we follow
the voice that calls within
Dance to the silent song it sings
One day we'll find our place
For all things fall in place
For all things have a place
In the greater scheme of things

The Alchemist

True enough,
when you want something soo badly,
the whole world conspires with you.

Been having trouble sleeping lately...
and whaddyaknow!
after not having tuned in for a week,
tonight's topic in Class 95
are tips on getting
that "forty winks" in a snap.

The first one i got
right after tuning in
was to sniff a scent.
Says Yaz, you put
lavender oil droplets
in your pillowcase
and that'll do the trick.
Hmmm..gotta go to Bukit Batok then.

Addicted...

...that's how i am with the Wheel of Time.
I've been scrimping for every spare time
i can get and i read even when im standing
in the platform waiting for the train.

Every morning,
when i groggily pick my way to the bathroom,
i vow to myself to sleep early that evening.
The following evening, however,
finds me glued to my laptop and afterwhich,
finds me engrossed with reading WoT.
And it'll be way past midnight when sleep
finally catches up on me.
Not that this is new to me.
Been vowing to myself to sleep early
but finding later i've broken my vow
ever since Paige and I became roommates..
hahaha..

Anyways, grab yourself a copy of the book.
I guarantee it's more than worth the read,
and i believe all WoT fanatics
would readily agree with me.

And Eponine was Loved...

...when all this time, i thought
she loved on her own.
(I can bet though that the book says
she did love on her own)

This scene's really touching though...

From Les Miserables...

EPONINE
Don't you fret, M'sieur Marius
I don't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now
You're here, that's all I need to know
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
And rain will make the flowers grow.

MARIUS
But you will live, 'Ponine - dear God above,
If I could heal your wounds with words of love.

EPONINE
Just hold me now, and let it be.
Shelter me, comfort me

MARIUS
You would live a hundred years
If I could show you how
I won't desert you now...

EPONINE
The rain can't hurt me now
This rain will wash away what's past
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
I'll sleep in your embrace at last.
The rain that brings you here
Is Heaven-blessed!
The skies begin to clear
And I'm at rest
A breath away from where you are
I've come home from so far
So don't you fret, M'sieur Marius
I don't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now
That's all I need to know
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close

MARIUS(in counterpoint)
Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine,
You won't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt you now
I'm here
I will stay with you
Till you are sleeping

EPONINE
And rain...

MARIUS
And rain...

EPONINE
Will make the flowers...

MARIUS
Will make the flowers... grow...

(She dies. Marius kisses her, then lays her on the ground)

MARIUS
Her name was Eponine
Her life was cold and dark,
yet she was unafraid.

April Fools on Class 95

Happy April Fools Day!
hmmmm.. i wonder what prank can
i pull today...hehe..

Anyways, i've been listening to this
radio station since November.
Aside from having a cool selection,
what keeps me interested in
listening to Class 95 is Yaz'
"Topic for the Night".

Got to learn a lot of useful
tidbits of infos..

Anyways, as their treat for
April Fools' Day,
Yaz kept on promising earlier
in the night that at the stroke
of midnight, she'll be playing
a song that'll melt the heart,
unless you've got a heart of stone.

well, wait i did so as to test if
i already have a heart of stone.

before playing the song,
she promoted that "wing"
has sold some 20,000 albums already
and that for tonight, she'll be
playing "wing's" own rendition
of Mariah Carey's Vision of Love.

And wait I did.

I was not prepared though
with what assailed my sense of hearing.

It sounded like an 80-year old grandma
trying to belt it out.
I was wincing actually and was near crying
with exasperation...
but listen i did till the end...
cause, (ok, i gotta give it to her)
it was REALLY funny...

but oh pleea-uh-se..
let it not be an LSS again..

Got a new baby!

Got my very own gorgeous baby!
A Dell Inspiron Centrino Duo..
a reea-uh-lly nice sight..=)

Would have liked for it to be all white
but I like it as it is...:)

will try to post it's portrait later..;)

Kevin of AI

Ever since Gideon was eliminated,
i've been ranting and griping
on the fact that Kevin was able
to stay in the contest.

Whenever AI was the topic,
I have always been expressive
on my opinions with Kevin,
letting everyone know just
what I think of him and
his "over-staying" in AI.

When he sang "when i fall in love"
last wednesday
(we have a 12-hr delayed telecast)
I have been complaining
on the way he sang it.
He was close to belting it out
and I didnt feel like "falling in love"
which you ought to
when you hear the song.

Come eliminations night however,
and as he got eliminated,
I didnt feel as elated
as I thought I would be.
Perhaps it was the mood I was in.

And, when he sang the first note,
my nose started twitching
and I couldnt stop my eyes
from watering nor
can I control tears
from overflowing thereafter.

Maybe it was because
of the way he sang it.
Or maybe,
the song just hit home.

Maid of Honor

Erlita's wedding's been moved to July,
a month short of my homeleave.
too bad....

Anyways, her entourage is quite unique.
She wont be having a Maid of Honor.
This is despite the fact that she has a sister,
her one and only sibling.
She wouldn't be having one coz,
as she says,
there can only be one Maid of Honor.

Me.

Hehehe..
Sorry I can't be there but then,
Thanks Let!
=)

Opposites Attract?

whenever i get to thinking about it,
it always amazes me how ALL
my close friends are so
practical-minded and level-headed
while im, well, the complete,
exact emotional opposite.
Not that i'm complaining.
It gives me the balance I need, really.

Little Tidbits

Im now reading an epic novel and it seems quite interesting,
although there are still a lot of stuff i dont know
as it is a sequel im reading.

This isnt the magical fantasy book ive been reading earlier.
Ive ditched that one already as the heroine was infuriating.
(don't ask me about it).

Anyways, the epic novel im reading tells of beautiful, ageless-faced Aes Sedai.
And that to become a full pledged Aes Sedai,
they must be able to control their emotions and what they feel,
inward and outward. Through the training they have,
they can psyche themselves to not feel the wintry cold,
to show grace under pressure and to not fall in love...
Interesting ne?

I have also learned of the ko'di which one of the famous warriors have been using.
From what i gather, it's like super-advanced yoga (if there ever is one).
With ko'di, you can envelope yourself in its "force field"
and thereby cut yourself from extreme cold and from other prowerful feelings like
anger. As was said, going to battle when angry is ultimate foolishness
as it makes one go rash with decisions and thereby is tantamount to
digging your own grave.

I'm just on the 32nd page actually (hehe) but ive been learning a lot,
even chancing upon really meaningful food-for-thoughts
(im weird alright..finding lines to internalize when im just reading an epic..hehe)

Imagination?

The whole day, i've been hearing someone calling my name behind my back.
It always has the same whispery voice,
always has the same urgency,
always has the same modulation.

And when I turn around,
there was always no one there but jonathan
who is nevertheless bent on whatever it was he was doing.
Anyways, the voice is that of a woman
so it couldn't be Jonathan if ever he would call me.

YIKES!might be my imaginary friend come to haunt me?hehe..

I feel so bloated now, constipated.
I try to recall what i ate
that could have triggered this stomach problem
but I can only remember eating mentos
before I started having this.
So bloated, i feel like gagging (pardon me..hehe).

Hopefully, I can go home early today and curl in bed and will for this stomachache to be gone.

MH to Weddings

Three of my closest friends are going to tie the knot this year.
Erlita in May, Leah (that would include Chito as i was close to him too)
inOctober and Paige in December.

But alas, because of my assignment here
and the complication of my DOST scholarship,
I couldnt attend the May and October weddings,
much to the chagrin of myfriends..=(
MH!!pfft!

I have warned Erlita about this already and now,
she's concocting schemes on howI could
still somehow have a big part in her wedding
although I am not physically present
(though for now, I have absolutely no idea how is that possible).

Leah and Chito though, threatened me
I'd be estranged from them
if I wont attend.hahaha!
(actually Erlita warned me the same earlier too..)
They've been looking forward to us singing "Afraid for Love to Fade"...=)
This brought back memories indeed as it was our "theme song" then,
Making me remember our singing and dancing to the songs' rythmn
as we were doing ChE experiments
(we received an earful though from our professor then..hahaha).

Whew!My close friends are now on the threshold
of yet another different level of their lives.
Their excitement are really contagious,
making you wish you'd be a part of this wonderful event
that'd change the course of their lives.
Albeit I may not be present,
i hope I still can make a BIG contribution though,
that'll make their weddings even much more special...=)

And Happy Birthday it was...

Dead tired

For the first time since i got assigned here in Singapore, I got out of the office at 9 pm, slightly swaying from hunger pangs and from a groggy head that's overstuffed with Heat exchangers...

Project people had been pressuring me that i need to submit my pumps, vessels and filters at the end of this week. But how can i move on, when there're these wretched H/Es that keeps bugging me and keeping me from going ahead with the other deliverables. And just when i thought everything is ok, this handsome-but-irritating-jap-so-it's-just-as-well-he's-married-already (hmmm..i can be a mistress i think..hehe) came up and said he'd like for this other H/E to be in batch operation also which means i will yet again make a series of rating the H/E with all the different LMTDs at certain periods of time...huwahhhhh..what a headache........

Jin...i need you back..i need you here beside me..please come back...i need you back..let's start all over again....whew..good thing my kp's gonna be back in the office by monday..but then, i have to submit all the datasheets this friday...huhuhu..

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I hate H/Es!
I hate H/Es!
I hate H/Es!
I hate H/Es!
I hate H/Es!
I hate H/Es!

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see how drained i am...
i can't even make up a decent artic.
huff.....

Dreams dreams dreams

I so wonder why do people dream while sleeping...

could it be because of their hyperactive minds?
could it be because of subconscious thoughts that they try to stiffle down?
could it be because they were thinking of certain individuals?
could it be because that certain individual is thinking of them?
(bwahahaha...now the last one's quite assuming).

I usually don't bother myself what dreams i had.
(well, except for those troublesome ones like those nightmares)
But when they have a certain consistency already,
it does get to be kindy creepy...

4th Anniversary

Whoa!

Last January 28, our batch (Batch 14) had our 4th anniversary of working in our present company. Whew! Time really does fly so fast with a lot of happenings in betweens.....

Hmmmm..i wonder though if i will see the 5th anniversary....hoooh..i get the shivers...

My Takashi...

OMAYGAWD!!!!
I think im in love!
He's so funny, so sexy, so charming.......
Just discovered that My Takashi himself composed this song (GTO theme song).......
This definitely is a really really nice song....

Poison; Geat Teacher Onizuka) Opening(Drama Version)
Sung by: Sorimachi Takashi
Lyrics: Sorimachi Takashi

itsu made mo shinjite-itai
saigo made omoi-tsudzuketai
jibun wa ikiru imi ga aru hazu to
Always, I want to keep believing...
Until the very end, I want to keep thinking...
that there has to be some meaning to my life.
sameta me de waraikakete'ru
tamashii wo okasareta yatsu
namida wo nagasu itami wa aru no kai?
Smiling with a cold glare
Do guys who have had their very soul violated
really feel the pain of shedding tears?
iitai koto mo ienai konna yo no naka ja
Poison
ore wa ore wo damasu koto naku ikite-yuku
Oh Oh
In this kind of world where you can't say what you want,
Poison
I'll go on with my life, still being true to myself.
Oh Oh
massugu mukiau ima ni
hokori wo motsu tame ni
tatakau koto mo hitsuyou na no sa
In this moment we face it head-on,
we have to fight
in order to keep our pride.
kaidan ni suwarikonde
owaranai yume no hanashi wo
yo ga akeru made katari-tsudzuketa
Sitting on the stairs,
we went on talking of unending dreams
until the break of dawn.
sarigenaku kisetsu wa kawari
muishiki ni shisen wo otoshi
nagasareru koto ni narete-yuku no ka
The seasons change casually
I unconsciously drop my eyes
Am I really getting used to being swept along?
chiisa na yume mo mirenai konna yo no naka ja
Poison
jibun rashisa zutto itsudemo suki de itai
Oh Oh
In this kind of world where you can't have even small dreams,
Poison
I want to always, always be able to like being who I am.
Oh Oh
jiyuu ni ikite'ku hibi wo
taisetsu ni shitai kara
ikitai michi wo ima arukidasu
I want to cherish
each day I can live freely, so
I'll walk whatever path I want.
kitanai uso ya kotoba de ayatsuraretakunai
Poison
sunao na kimochi kara me wo sorashitakunai
I don't want to be manipulated by filthy lies and words.
Poison
I don't want to turn away from my true feelings.
iitai koto mo ienai konna yo no naka ja
Poison
ore wa ore wo damasu koto naku ikite-yuku
Oh Oh
In this kind of world where you can't say what you want,
Poison
I'll go on with my life, being true to myself.
Oh Oh
massugu mukiau ima ni
hokori wo motsu tame ni
tatakau koto mo hitsuyou na no sa
In this moment we face it head-on,
we have to fight
in order to keep our pride.

Charm

Went over to Charm's place for lunch.
Though I was with her for just 3 hours, I was refreshed with my visit as I had a great time watching her prepare our lunch while I sang and entertained her (yep, I didnt even lift a single finger whilst she busied herself).
I don't know why I enjoy watching people work while I try to entertain them.
It must be the satisfaction and happiness it brings me when I see them laugh while doing their chores, to keep them entertained as in the process I am likewise entertained.

No Worries

How i soooo love this song ever since i've heard it early December of last year...
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I just know your life's gonna change
Gonna get a little better
Even on the darkest day
I just know your life's gonna change
Gonna get a little further
Right until the feelings change

So, is this how it goes?
Think you've come this far with nothing to show
That ain't so, no
You don't see where you are
And if you don't look back you know you'll never know

Cause you think that you've been living, just treading water
And waiting in the wings for the show to begin
But I always see you searching
As you try that bit harder
Getting closer, oh yeah, to the life you're imagining

[chorus]
(I just know your life's gonna change)
Maybe not today, maybe not today
Some day soon you'll be all right
(I just know your life's gonna change)
Don't turn the other way, turn the other way
Feels like luck is on your side
(Just wanna live)
No worries, no worries
(Don't wanna die)
No worries, no worries
(Fight thought the lows)
Say it for me, say it for me,
(And take all the highs)
We all need somebody
(Yeah we can sink)
No worries, no worries
(Or can you swim)
No worries, no worries
(Or walk on out)
Say it for me, say it for me,
(Or jump right in)
We all need somebody

So, baby keep drifting on
Your endeavours ain't just selfless wasted time
Seek and find, yeah yeah
You're not that far from what you've hoped and wished for all along
Cause you think that you've been living, just treading water
And waiting in the wings for the show to begin
But I always see you searching
As you try that bit harder
Getting closer, oh yeah, to the life you're imagining

[chorus]

I just know your life's gonna change
Say it for me, say it for me
We all need somebody