An all-girls Bachelor SPArty

We treated our close friend, who is getting hitched next month... And yup, he's the groom and nope he's not gay, he's just girly like us!

Rules About Love And Life Made Over Drinks

During one of our many get together over another bucket of beer, me and my single lady friends started this list (and still growing list) of rules based on our crazy, sometimes boring but mostly memorable experiences. Let's see if you can relate to our girlish, tipsy and rambling thoughts.

Rule #1 - Thou Shall Look Back

You'll never guess how we came up with this rule first and what we were actually talking about at the time - flirting! Two of my friends were giving and sharing pointers on how to flirt by making eye contact with this guy that you like... down to the how long to maintain the eye contact, to the "break away" and finally... yup to the LOOK back! Then when (you) catch each other still looking then that's the sign to take the next step and perhaps smile :)

Of course this rule may not merely apply to flirting but to life in general.
For every step that you take, as you go along your merry way, it would be good of you to pause, look back and smell the flowers...

Rule #2 - Thou shall reveal your BIG SECRETS to your friends

I do believe that girls can keep a secret, especially the juicier ones and never kiss and tell... except to the other close friend within the circle and of course with permission from the main source...
Seriously though, revealing secrets takes courage from the person and a sense of trust which should be present in any friendship...
So when your friend tells you to take this secret to the grave you better do so or else!
(Blogging excluded haha)

Rule #3 - Thou shall read and watch informative materials

Another what the heck were we talking about again and you thought of this rule kinda thing...
Sometimes Dr. Phil, Oprah, Ellen or whoever is sprouting the philosophies on life and love nowadays is not only the source for that "eureka" moment, there's Cosmo, Elle, Vogue and of course the internet!

But also remember that sometimes ignorance is bliss!
Still you don't have to experience something to know what it really is... if you know what I mean

Rule #4 - To each his own... No pressure... No guarantees

A couple of my single girlfriends are single moms too so the thought of going into another relationship involve the usual complicated things and that includes being intimate with your partner, which may not be the priority for them.
For some having a relationship involves serious commitment and the intimacy and for some hooking up with the next available guy is just to assuage their need for casual sex... yup I typed "need" and it isn't a typo.
Just because your friend can go from one guy to the next and keep it casual does not mean you can do the same despite her egging you that you can do it!
The old adage show me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are does not apply... there are different kinds of bitches out there you know :)

Rule #5 - Thou shall not enter somebody else's place 

without a personal/professional bodyguard

There's safety in numbers, right? You may not really need a bodyguard and
for sure this will be such a spoiler for those who would want to have more than just a cup of coffee and a nightcap with the guy you just met but you never really know what happens once you're in his/her turf so better prepared than sorry...
So at least check out your "escape routes" if you need a clean getaway.
Remember that the infamous Christian Grey is a fictional character and is still a person with issues despite the great suit and tie.

Rule #6 - Thou shall be with people who you can be your TRUEST self... 

whether it be good or bad...

In a circle of friends there usually is that one person who makes the stupid mistakes not only once but so often to the point that sometimes you give up on them right? Despite that you still are the perennial shoulder to cry on when they need one and they almost always need one...
Loyalty and trust are just some of the foundations of friendship of any relationship for that matter...
No judgment... Just a listening ear and yes that sturdy shoulder to cry on...

Rule #7 - Thou shall give second chances 

ONLY to those who deserve it

How do you know whether this person deserves a second chance?
You'll never know really until you take the risk and let them back into your life - in any way - may it be a chance encounter (or encounters) just simply to talk and know why or what went wrong and to have your own closure...
It's as complicated or as simple as trial and error...
Lots of bumps along the way , a lot of "wrong" second chances...
But you'll eventually get to that correct path with that one person who deserves to journey with you...

Rule #8 - To keep the one you have, 

treat them like you don't have them yet 

We used to joke that unless or until the guy is married, you can still have a go at him...
But nowadays even the ring around the finger does not stop one from grabbing his/her chance.
So hang on tight to the one you have with you now because you never really know what may happen...
As much as we would like to have forever with this guy, you still have to make the most out of each moment.

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: can you tell?

Can you tell the difference between these two photos? 

 This one has orange juice

   

 while this one is iced tea

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Dumayo sa Museo ng Musika

Sinong Boring?

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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Psychos Christmas Getogether

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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....

Balay Indang II: The Ortigas Edition

When I was going through these photos over the weekend, I just realized that these are the same group of people who were with me during our Balay Indang adventure last year -

minus Mommy Gutz who was unable to go of course because of baby Kianne

This was supposed to be Val's despedida - but apparently these guys

want to have another get together in the same area mind you!

GAH! Good luck to us south peeps like me and misty

What I doubly enjoyed that night was discovering new food to munch on!

Mexican food - fajitas and nachos and margaritas galore!

TJ's Tijuana Mexican Grill

and for our midnight snack

we tried the ANGUS! burger & fries and chili & cheese

Charlie's Burger beside this carwash in Shaw Blvd

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as the years pass

I wonder if you can guess how old we are here...

I knew I had a baby pic of us three thesismates but was too lazy to go through my baul and would just let you guess and calculate...

This photo was taken during mommy Gutz's daughter Kianne's binyag - we just attended the reception and late at night mind you! haha... We saw her youngest bro who now is working, and her nephew and niece who are already in high school - they were babies back when we were thesismates in college!

Goodness how time flies! and we still look darn good huh!

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my birthday food chronicle

I was looking forward to a different birthday this year

and despite my spontaneous Boracay weekend trip - with my friend Chi

I still kinda felt incomplete in a way coz as shallow as my reason is

I wanted to have a normal birthday cake!

which I realized I didn't get except for this:

I appreciate the sentiment don't get me wrong (thanks Chi )

but as I said I was shallow and wanted a real birthday cake!

but hey! I still got to blow my candle -

as big as the one used during blackouts! wohoo!

So to compensate for my birthday cake

I ended up having

a (almost one) month long celebration

with friends

AND FOOD!!!

Mexican food

Soft tacos from Mañana Mexican resto

right beside Starbucks branch in Station 2, Boracay

(oh and don't forget the margarita )

Now off to eating bar food!

Calamares

Maybe it was just served hot but I really found it delicious

Can't you guys tell?

I also had the spicy chicken fingers which was delicious too!

No photo of that though maybe because

we were quite tipsy courtesy of these two

Mojito & Apple Vodka

All thanks to Hey Jude, Boracay Station 2

Good thing I had enough energy to have breakfast the next day

Had to try this Calamansi Muffin

and loved it enough to bring home

I also can't help but pig out on these

and top it off with frozen iced tea!

Hmmmm had enough?

Well not me I guess...

Coz I still had time for...

these new favorites of mine

Will go back for more Sinangag na Sinigang

(or was it Sinigang na Sinangag haha)

and the Seafood Salpicao

and my usual Crispy Binagoongan

Cholesterol overload

at the Kanin Club

Which I was able to ease off with more...

Sugar intake!

Thanks to mJ for my Blizzard

and later that night...

I had an even bigger dinner

and is it real??!

Is this my birthday cake?!

all it lacks is a candle haha

And I'm not even done yet!

I had seafood overload

with another group of friends last weekend...

I told you my birthday was a month long celebration!

- we had another food trippin'

at the uber famous dampa in Macapagal Blvd...

Just imagine how 4 people were able to put away this...

and this

this

wait! that's not seafood?! haha

and this!

don't we look oh so satisfied after all that?

So yeah...

I guess that MORE THAN COMPENSATED

for my birthday cake...

so who am I to complain haha

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psychos dampa trippin

post birthday weekend celebration

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