stupid lover
Monday, January 28, 2008"the weak would never enter the kingdom of love, which is a harsh and ungenerous kingdom"
- love in the time of cholera
i’ve said in a previous post that letting your world revolve around a guy is stupid. however, i have to admit that no matter how strong you’d like to be, when you fall in love you end up being dumb. you become an irrational, emotional being whenever the need for love kicks in. it sucks because people are unreliable.
you maybe someone who’s willing to give a relationship all your love, attention, time, everything you’ve got but this does not guarantee that you’ll find someone who would be willing to do the same for you. people are selfish. 
well, i know that i am someone who’s willing to give everything and (when overpowered by emotions) can give up everything for love. that makes me a stupid lover. tunog salbakuta haha! to all the stupid lovers our there, call me. *wink* haha!
when friends dump you…part 2
Sunday, January 27, 2008unfortunately, i am right. my friend and her boyfriend have broken up.
she’s devastated. a part of me is still a bit tampo because of how she treated us. but i feel bad for her. i know how difficult it is to lose someone you’ve become extremely attached to. i’ve gone through the same emotional turmoil *sigh* and it’s something you don’t want anyone you know to have to endure.
i hope they can still patch things up. if not, i hope she copes up really soon.
when friends dump you for a boyfriend…
i miss this friend whom i used to spend a lot of time with. she used to be my partner in crime. we go to the mall, we love fitting lots and lots of shoes without any intention of buying them, we go to divi or greenhills on weekends, we chika2 a lot!.
when she got a boyfriend, we didn’t see her again. she would always have a reason not go whenever our barkada would get together.
initially, i understoof why she was like that. i know that you’re in cloud 9 at the beginning of a relationship. everything is bliss. you feel like singing how sweet it is to be loved by you. but i also know that there will come a time that all you hear is lovefool. it is during these times that you’ll need your friends to listen to all your drama and irrational thoughts.
of course, i don’t want rough times to happen in their relationship. but ler’s face it, misunderstandings and problems are parts of a relationship. there are low points in every relationship. sooner or later you’ll need the company of your friends. you can’t let your entire world revolve around your man. that’s stupid.
anyway, i feel that my absentee friend is making a come back. i smell trouble in paradise. i just hope i’m wrong.
something new, something fun :)
Friday, January 25, 2008i have planned to do something new and/or something fun every month and to kick off this so-called project, i enrolled in a one-day baking class and a watch charm making workshop.
the baking class was a "dessert party" class in maya kitchen. maya kitchen is at the 8th floor of liberty building in arnaiz avenue. to get there from the ayala mrt station you can either ride a jeepney going to libertad and just ask the driver to drop you off at the liberty building or you can take the ayala loop jeep and alight before it turns right to paseo, liberty building is just a few steps away.
anyway, since it’s a dessert party class, it was all about sweets! i love watching cooking shows which irritates my brother sometimes because i rarely execute (ika nga niya). haha. so when i went home bringing all our finished products, i really made sure he knew that i made 4 of those 7 yummy desserts. ;) i made banana walnut upside down cake, mocha blondies, crema de mango, and tiramisu. we were also taught how to bake blueberry crumble, mini rhum cake, and caramel pudding. this weekend i plan to make caramel pudding which i think is easier to do than leche flan.
the watch charm making class naman is also as enjoyable as the cooking class. although it doesn’t involve any interaction with the other participants. as in nakayuko lang kami forever at nagpa-plais ng charms. i actually felt quite dizzy after the workshop. but i’m still one happy gal because i won a necklace from the raffle and the organizer gave us a pair of earrings. lots of freebies! yey! 
next time, i’ll post a pic of the thomas sabo inspired watch charm i made. haha!
come to think of it, what i learned from these two workshops can actually be a future business. :)
trip to sonya’s garden
sonya’s garden wasn’t what i expeceted it to be. the day before the trip, i was so excited i even googled sonya’s garden. i found angel’s blog which described how romantic and how peaceful the place was. the ambience supposedly sets the perfect mood for a marriage proposal. i’m a sucker for romantic chuchu so this got me even more excited. unfortunately, i didn’t see what she saw in sonya’s garden. i didn’t find it as special as i expected it to be. maybe i was just expecting too much.
we travelled almost 3 hours from cubao to tagaytay. we planned to have lunch there but by the time we arrived it was already merienda. hehe. i was already starving to death when we got there.
the fresh salad brought me back to life. i love salad and i love it that they refill the salad bowl until you’re already sawa. yum, yum, yum. i’m not really fond of dalandan, but surprisingly i drank about six glasses of dalandan juice. healthy eh? then they served freshly-baked bread with various palaman - kesong puti, pesto, liver spread (i think) and something else i forgot what that was. yummy din.
after the bread, they brought out the pasta. i didn’t like the pasta that much. of course, i have a bias for my mom’s pasta, everything else is just bland. hehe. but i must say, the ratatouille was delish.
i think they served the chicken next which i didn’t dare try. it looked appetizing but i’m allergic to chicken so i need to pass on that. in lieu of the chicked i had the salmon. it was kinda swimming in oil. crispy but not very tasty.
for dessert, we had minatamis na kamote (yummy!), chocolate cake, and turon.
all in all, i think the food is okay, not spectacular but okay. i guess it’s reasonably priced naman for P560/person since it’s eat all you can.
m&ms can be personalized :)
Friday, January 18, 2008
I found these personalized m&m’s from chuvaness (a blog i regularly visit). so cute!
you can find out more about customized m&m’s here.
if i get to be super rich and if i get to have kids of my own, i’d want to have these personalized m&m’s as giveaways on their birthday parties.
save, save, save!
Friday, January 11, 2008
i saved next to nothing last year and i am determined that that will not happen again this year and for the years to come.
i have come up with a list of expenses and assigned a maximum budget for each. i have also alloted a mandatory amount that will go directly to my savings account.
so far, i have been successful in staying within my daily budget. i have made it a habit while waiting for my current tv addiction (coffee prince) to calculate everything that i have spent during the day and log it in my budget tracker. yeah a budget tracker! i'm dead srious about sticking to my budget. haha. i hope i can still stay within my budget especially when classes start. i tend to get hungry more often on class days.
110 lbs!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
i am indeed getting older, my metabolism is slower. i can't eat as much rice as i want to without gaining weight. i used to weigh 103 lbs only and i have been consulting the weighing scale since the start of the year and everyday it reads a 110 lbs!
i'm not really that concerned about the weight, i'm more concerned about the belly and the hips. i'm having a hard time wearing my pants! i don't want to gain any more pounds, i'm happy with my payatot figure.
i tried not to eat rice for three days, no change. i cannot not eat rice. i am in love with rice. i prefer spaghetti sauce in rice rather than in pasta. i eat rice for merienda. now, i don't think i can enjoy heaps and heaps of rice without suffering the consequences.
if only all that i eat gets deposited to my boobs and butt, i'll be j.lo fab in no time. bwahaha! now i have to face all that holiday gluttony.
my waning faith
i went to church last sunday but i consciously let my mind wander elsewhere. i did not pay attention to the sermon or whatever it is that the lectors and commentator were saying. i go to church just because my mom expects me to. i say grace when my family dines together because i'm supposed to. i immediately delete religious forwarded messages and i sigh when i hear something about praying.
i know i am still a believer but i have to admit that i am an irresponsible christian. i am losing my faith and i am not doing anything about it.
