we're liking our sofa

There's one thing I've noticed...

My recent group pics with my close buddies 

have a sofa as its backdrop/taken with us sitting on a sofa

Taken at Hotel Intercontinental
during our getogether for our balikbayan MC

Taken during our latest getogether...
oh and someone fell off a sofa too...
well not really but it was still a chair! haha

Let's play photo caption: Once Upon A Time...

Let me tell you a story...

Once upon a time...

there were a few people crossing the street...

trying to look for something that will amuse this little girl...

they tried to make her laugh with toys

even Jollibee needed help to make her laugh...

Mighty Kid: "why not show her how strong I am?!"...

"Duh! Sorry! I'm still not amused!"...

Well I guess only a certain kind of person will find these antics funny then...

Or maybe someone can make her laugh...

Hmmmmm....

Maybe someone who's trying to concentrate

and appear to know what he's doing...

Little girl: "Tee-heee that's funny!"

Mission accomplished...

THE END!

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to view more of the photos from our

Psychos Christmas Getogether

click on the photos below

Psychos Christmas Alfresco Lunch

(photos from Tzi's dslr)

Psychos Christmas Alfresco Lunch

(photos from my digicam)

It used to be Wed/Thursdays, now it's Friday or Saturday

I've been MIA lately in gimmicks. It's either one of 2 things - no time and no spending money - most often it's both to my chagrin! But I'm glad to say that I always find the time and ways to meet up with friends as much as I can...

2 weeks ago, we had Friday off in school to celebrate our school president's birthday with the usual party and eating in Seton

me and my colleagues in the Guidance Unit
That Saturday, I met up with mJ, Joy and Katek! I miss these guys and twas fun catching up! And as expected we did the catching up over dining and Starbucks and picture taking in between


with Ching, mJ, Joy, katek and kiks (thanks to Joy's Labidabs for taking this photo)


aside from mJ - I really REALLY missed my Starbucks! haha

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Another group of dear friends that I miss too are my Psychos buddies! Fortunately for us Misty took my usual role of "getogether organizer" and contacted each one of us and set it on the first Friday of September - in Ortigas! Huwat?! Not again! haha But of course it would be to their advantage - Misty who works near Tiendesitas, Gutz who will come from the Fort, Jojoyce from Makati, Za from Manila, Aids who works in Ortigas too (but didn't show up coz he was sick! yah right! haha) and Tzi all the way from Navotas (due to unfortunate circumstances at work was unable to leave too) - waaaaa I'm the only one from down South! If it not for the free ride home (3 of us live down south anyway), I would hesitate from heading for another Ortigas adventure
Add to that - I left straight from work and was welcomed by a downpour when I got down in Megamall! You know the Aegis song...eto ako basang basa sa ulan...walang masisilungan? - good thing I had my trusty umbrella with me coz i had to walk from megamall to Home Depot down in J. Vargas street - I always do since it's faster than riding a taxi or what...
For the first time? no pictures for this getogether! ha! Misty forgot her digicam!Haha oh well, we enjoyed catching up and gossiping anyway...talking about Babies and Beaver! Say who?! What? haha
So instead of photos, I'd just share the link of the resto where we ate at citywalk, I mean metrodepot...no wait! it's Home Depot! haha
Jay-J's Inasal at Home Depot with branches in Timog Ave., Congressional Ave. and even in Macapagal Ave.

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Now this week end, it's another Friday holiday! Muslim holiday - end of Ramadan...and for us it's my little cousin Alyanna's 10th birthday! 10 years old on September 10! Cool! We're heading up to their house for dinner...then tomorrow, it's my sis Kisan's birthday! We might just celebrate it by stalking the RAIN concert in MOA! haha
Wonder if we'll get photos from this long holiday weekend....

Everybody hurts

We received sad news of the passing of our favorite college professor, colleague and friend, ka-inuman and kabarkada, Sir Bob Mendoza at the start of this week.

It was sudden really... heart attack - a thief in the night if you ever saw of one.

We visited the wake last night...lots of former students, batchmates and blockmates were there too - sort of an instant reunion but of course the reason behind it could have been less depressing.

But hey! I heard somewhere that in times like these... when someone passes away and leaves us... we should not be sad for him but instead should rejoice and celebrate his life and be grateful for he has touched and influenced many lives in the short while that he has stayed with us...

So to you Sir Bob... KUDOS!!!

You will surely be missed!

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Incidentally I bumped into this video early this morning and it just reminded me of Sir Bob and how he would always support us with his quirky brand of wisdom - it is this new song recorded for the Haiti Relief efforts click here to read more

My Week(ends) in Photos

One of the many gossip sites I go to is www.omg.yahoo.com
and I know that they usually post celeb photos there
and title the blog... week in photos...

So I'll do one of mine ...

Next are just a few of the photos I grabbed from others' fb accounts...
Account of the recent partiesand gimiks I've been to in the past weekends...

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December 5, 2009
Jetsetter2 Open Photoshoot

Dense Modesto - this great dj turned photographer - invited his online friends - that included me - to an open photoshoot one Sunday morning... and I thought why the hell not?!
(I brought along Tinsel with me and she dragged along her friend Harvey)

He hasn't uploaded the photos yet but I bet you and I will be surprised at the results!!!

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December 12, 2009
3 Parties in One night!

One of the many full weekends I have this December...
After helping out during the parenting seminar @ Seton South
that afternoon/evening I attended 3 parties...

The first I went to was of Mayen's son Cyrus - 2nd bday party!
Loved the cupcakes! No photos of this stopover party though since I haven't seen Mayen uploading them haha...


With Jayson at the wheel, togehter with Sheila and Emma we headed off to Imus, Cavite...

for
soon-to-be-councilor-of-Cavite-Pat Villena's Birthday Party!
Wohoo!

Squeezed in with Jayson, Pat, Sheila and Emma

No costume change needed but after spending a few hours in Cavite for Pat's party...

I headed off to the batch reunion of my former students - hs batch 2005 - @ Balcony Bar & Grill at the cluster of restos right across Perpetual Help Hospital in Las Pinas

I was standing almost the whole night - they kept on asking me why won't I sit down - and I just told them that I don't want to monopolize a barkada and would simply wait for people to chat me up and it will prevent them too from calling me "Ms." which I vehemently told them not to haha... Well old habit i guess...

This was fun! I enjoyed myself immensely! Kudos to the organizers!

There simply were lots of photos that night and you can search through my facebook account to see more...

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December 17, 2009
Guidance Christmas Party

Enjoyable part of any party is the eating

The annual Guidance Unit Christmas Party was different this year since we didn't have strenuous games for apparent reasons - 2 officemates are infanticipating - tho it still was FUN! esp since we have a new resident mascot - Maia Ladybug! haha

with Michelle's daughter Maia

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December 19, 2009 The busy weekend before Christmas

Had an early meet up with my Psychos barkada - Gutz, Misty, Chi and Jojoyce - @ Chili's Greenbelt 5... we had our little exchange gift too - thanks Gutz for the tumbler - surprised much?! haha... and ended our afternoon as usual @ Starbucks Greenbelt 3...

(click on the photo above to see more)

before we all headed off to other parties and gimiks....
which for me was... heading off to Megamall...

for the TCP's ABSolutely Merry Christmas Party 2009

Twilight Coven PH admins - daene, mabelle, meanne and sheila were all present to celebrate and give lotsa prizes to the forum addicts and Twilight fans and friends present

@ KFC Megamall...

It was a smaller group this year but I still had fun esp since I had my sister to tag along this year...

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I ended my day with a GLEE and Vampire Diaries marathon - not done watching them all though...

watched Lea Salonga @ Alabang Town Center - she is sooo great! have to watch CATS! - and overslept after watching more shows of GLEE haha...2pm! Goodness! No wonder my head hurts haha

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I just realized that despite the busy busy weekend of parties and reunions and eating...
Christmas really is a season of family and friends... so grateful...always grateful for these!

food never looked this good

Thanks to Katek for showing me this website
bighugelabs
where you can play around with your flickr photos and
do almost about anything haha...

and since I'm having fun with it...
let me show just one photo




HUWOW! SARAP!


click here to go to my flickr photostream

Tuesday Club on another Friday Night

so if Jojoyce and Aids didn't arrive that night...
it would have been another Southern peeps get together
and would have been more convenient

if we hooked up in Alabang for it!

but hey!
I supremely enjoyed myself that night
so who's complaining?

What: Psychos Reunion Panning-Meeting
When: June 19, 2009
Where: Cafe Bola & Starbucks Greenbelt 3
Who else: Psychos!

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