dis-so-ci-a-tion: an adaptive defense in response to high stress or trauma characterized by memory loss and a sense of disconnection from oneself or one's surroundings

**Spoiler alert. The post contain stuff that you may not want to know if you haven't seen X-Men 3: The Last Stand. If you still want to continue reading, then proceed at your own risk. Otherwise, please feel free to read my other posts. :)

My mom woke me up at about 5:30 in the morning. She asked me to drive her to the market. She had no idea I just had about an hour and a half of sleep.

This is going to be one hell of a Saturday.

I sent my morning greetings to my friends. Chris and Alpha replied. Ngot made my phone ring with a missed call. Haha hindi siguro nakaunlimited ang cutie.

I finished my chores by 11:30. After a long, refreshing bath, I realized nasira pala ang TV. Damn. So I had to let myself be content with listening to Sitti's album (beats the hell out of listening to the local radio stations).

Lunch. Catch up on my reading. A 30 minute nap. Grabe sana naman tumaba na ko.

3:00. Today is one hot day. I took a quick shower, after receiving a phone call from my mom. Nagpapasundo. Siyempre kelangan ding bihisan ang pinsan kong parang mantika kung matulog.

My mom asked if I wanted to see a movie. Haha. Who am I to refuse? It just so happens I'm aching to see the latest X-Men movie for days now.

Grabe, the parking lot was jam packed. I had to pull a little stunt just to get a decent parking space (Imagine Nicolas Cage driving a car backwards in Gone in 60 Seconds). I was really pleased with my driving skills after that.

We 'deposited' my kid cousin in an establishment called Kids Play (sort of a place where you can leave your kids while you go about your business in the mall). Haha. Funny, in a weird way. It's like a baggage counter for kids. They put tags on the kids and then they give you corresponding numbers just to make sure the one you'll be bringing back home is really your kid. Para siya talagang baggage counter sa grocery store. Weird.

So there we were. Bonding time with my mom. I realize we haven't done that for quite some time now. Sana lang hindi siya pagkamalan na sugar mommy ko di ba. Haha. Magkaakbay pa naman kami kapag naglalakad.

So in we go to the cinema. It turns out hindi pa pala tapos yung screening na nauna. So the first thing I got to see was Jean Grey dying at the hands of Wolverine. Kamusta naman. And then the next scene was a shot of the tombstone of Cyclops and Professor X. Kamusta naman di ba. Alam ko na kagad kung sino ang mamamatay. Bwiset.

Opening credits na ulit. Kamusta naman yung nasa harap namin. Ni hindi pa natatapos yung opening credits nagsisimula nang mag-PDA. Grrrr. Ang sarap pag-umpugin.

So ayun. I was actually enjoying the movie when I realized I've been drinking too much 7-UP and my bladder was begging for a release. Damn. Just when things started to get exciting. Papatayin na ni Jean Grey si Professor X! I stayed until just after that scene before I went running to the bathroom.

When I got back. It was the drobo moment between Kitty and Bobby (Shadowcat and Iceman) with poor Marie (Rogue) watching as the boyfriend she can't touch is ice skating with another girl. Tough luck.

I realized gusto ko rin pala powers ni Iceman. Haha. Kapag na kong maisip na idea for gimmick, I'll just freeze the whole lagoon over para makapagice-skating kami. Haha. Useful din for drobo moments, not to mention for hot days. :)

It was nearing the end of the movie. Great action scenes. Great shots of Kitty. :)

I can't say fully satisfied with the movie, also with the ending, pero I agree with Levs. Its way better than Da Vinci. All in all its a great eye candy. A great addition to your video collection if you have one. I wouldn't mind watching it over and over again.

After that its pretty much a short drive home, family dinner. Aun. Natapos din ang araw.

After I publish this its over and out for me. Its way past my bedtime anyway. Yawn.

I must rule with eye and claw - as the hawk among lesser birds.

Well this is a first. Hindi ako makatulog. It's 2:00 in the morning and gising ako for no apparent reason. Hindi na nga ako sumasagot sa mga text messages ng mga tao dahil gusto ko na talaga matulog.

Kung itinuloy ko ang pagbibilang ko kanina, siguro nakaabot na ako ng 1 million. But still, sleep won't come.

What the heck is in my mind right now? Girls. Oo plural. Girls. Ang mga babae sa buhay ko.

• Girl 1: I'm very happy for you. Sobra. Sobrang masaya ako para sayo. Did I sa I'm happy for you? Haha basta, I'm happy for you. Kaso nakakainggit ka rin. Sobra.



• Girl 2: Ewan ko pero nakakaintriga ang takbo ng isip mo ngayon. Haha. Siguro nga baliw ka talaga. Kaya siguro tayo magkaibigan. Haha. Birds of a feather...
  


• Girl 3: I'm amused with the way your life is going right now. Haha. Wala lang. I just can't imagine you doing the things you're doing. Tsaka I miss you na rin. Haha how coñotic.
  


• Girl 4: Weird pero lagi kong naiisip na kinakagat mo ako sa braso. Haha. You've got a nice set of teeth though. It goes well with your sharp tongue. :)
  


• Girl 5: I wonder how you're doing right now. Nakakataba ka ng puso. Salamat. Although sometimes I wonder whether what you told me was true, or whether you just said that just to make me feel better.
  


• Girl 6: Magaling ka. Oo mas magaling ka pa sakin. Kahit sinasabi nila na mas magaling ako, mas magaling ka. Saludo ako sa'yo. Pero iba ang ugali mo. Baguhin mo kasi ikasisira mo yan. Mataas pa naman ang pangarap mo.
  


• Girl 7: San ka na kaya ngayon? Its been a very long time. Minsan nga hindi ko na maalala ang mukha mo. Konti na lang malilimutan ko na siya completely. Wala lang. I just know my life would have been a hell of a lot different if you stayed.
  


• Girl 8: Nandyan ka pa rin. Pwede ba umalis ka na. You're one very persistent itch. Ayoko na. Grrr. Pedicabo te.
  

Pathetic.

The cultural borrowings and interminglings which have brought us to this moment cover vast distances and an enormous span of time. Presented with such awesome panoply, we can only derive a sense of great movement and powerful currents.

The results are in. Taylor Hicks has won it. The Soul Patrol has overcome the McPheever.

And eventhough I was really smitten with dear Kat, I can't help but be happy with the results. I think Taylor is one hell of an entertainer. The fact that he made Simon Cowell eat his own words was bonus. Hahaha that's serving one for the British devil in the black shirt. (I know most people don't really dig AI so I'll just go ahead with what I'm trying to say.)

Whether or not you're into AI, please do take a moment to appreciate Taylor's first single. I think it's a good song. (I got goosebumps the first time I heard.) Definitely at par with the past idols' singles (except Reuben's Sorry 2004 which I just found simply pathetic).


I've never been
The one to raise my hand
That was not me
and now that's who I am
Because of you
I am standing tall

My heart is full
of endless gratitude
You were the one
The one to guide me through
Now I can see
And I believe
It's only just beginning

This is what we dream about
But the only question with me now
Is do I make you proud
Stronger than I've ever been now
Never been afraid of standing out
Do I make you proud

Everybody needs to rise up
Everybody needs to be loved
To be loved

Thanks to Idolblog for the lyrics.

Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. You must climb the mountain just a little... enough to see that its a mountain, enough to see where the other mountains are. From the top of any mountain, you cannot see that mountain.

Grabe, hilong hilo na talaga ako. Sino ba talaga ang naunang Pinoy sa Mt. Everest?

Someone once told me (I think si Virge) there was no point in climbing mountains, bababa ka rin naman daw kasi.

Ewan ko rin lang. Being the frustrated mountain climber that I am, naturally I would say that that's bull. That there are a lot of logical reasons behind climbing mountains. Its just unfortunate that I can't think of one right at this moment. Hahaha. Maybe we should ask a real climber to get some decent answers.

"Mountains are climbed because they are there." A friend of mine once told me. An accomplished climber in his own right, this friend of mine. He added, "Every once in a while one must need to climb mountains to show that he is a man." Its funny because the last mountain he climbed, they saw an old lady at the top selling call cards and stuff. Hahaha.

Seriously, I think there's more to climbing than just a test of manhood. Its a test of will.

Things get into your head when you're up there. And they're not necessarily about 7th Heaven. Because when you ask yourself why you should stand the heat, the sweat, the muscle pains the next day just to reach the top of some stupid point in the earth's crust, you better have some answers ready or else you'll never get there.

As for me, the answer is simple, it's because I can, so I will.

So never mind all the muscle pain, the sweat, the heat, because when you're up there, you can always tell yourself, "That was great. You did good."

So congratulations to the Filipino Everest Climbers. What they did was no joke, and its an accomplishment I can only dream of doing. My hat's off to you.

One must require from each one the duty which one can perform.

X-3 na bukas!

Having mutant powers has been one of my most persistent of my childhood fantasies. I mean, I've outgrown the dragons, knights, swords, flying space ships, busting alien asses with lightsabers, etc. but not having mutant powers.

Maybe its because I think it would a hell of a lot nicer if:

1. I can teleport like Nightcrawler. For one, it saves gas. You wouldn't have to wake up early to attend morning classes. You wouldnt have to sweat just to get to your next class.
   
2. I can read minds like Professor Xavier. Hmm... This should have been number one. I think I'll sell my soul just to have this kind of power. Hahahaha. Evil thought.
   
3. I can shape-shift like Mystique. Sana lang di ba. Useful for bad hair days.
   
4. I can fly like Angel. Well overkill na kasi may teleportation powers na. Pero ok rin to kapag gusto mong mag-drama lipad ka sa langit. Pwede rin for drobo moments. Ilipad mo date mo. 1000 pogi points for you. Hahahaha.
   
5. I can move things with my mind like Jean Grey. Don't you just wish you could take notes with your mind? Or better yet, hit somebody in the head without him knowing? Haha evil thought again.
   
6. I can create clones of myself like (I don't know whats his name). Wala lang. I just think there's just too many things that I can do if there are a lot of me. I mean pwede akong tumakas sa babysitting role ko at pumunta sa kung saan-saan.
   
7. I can heal quickly like Wolverine. It wouldn't hurt to have the adamantium skeleton either. Para kapag lumalabas ang masochistic tendencies ko ok lang.
   
8. Lastly, if I am half machine like Cable. Para kapag di na kaya ng powers ko ang lessons just transfer everything sa hard drive ng machine part ko. Di ko pa kelangan ng camera phone and mp3 player kasi nasa utak ko na lahat. Haha tamad talaga.
   

Haha I guess I'm just ranting. Sabi nga ni Uncle Ben kay Peter Parker: "With great power comes great responsibility."

We have all the tools we need to get through anything. 1 mind, a pair of eyes, a pair of ears, 1 nose, 1 mouth, two hands, two feet and 24 hrs a day.

That's 525,600 minutes in a year (walang connection, naalala ko lang from Rent). Hahaha.

Sana lang kasi I'm not stuck here at home so I can watch.

I just hope the local SM cinema would be smart enough to show that movie simultaneously with the Metro Manila cinema. Beat the hell out of the pirates. Kundi lang sana jologs ang mga taga-Lucena.

Its the last stand of the mutants. And fans like me just can't wait to see the action.

If for example you came at four o'clock in the afternoon, then at three o'clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour approaches.

Salamat talaga sa unlimited.

Dati rati, kapag babatiin mo ang mga taong mahalaga sayo ng magandang araw, hindi pwedeng basta good morning lang, or take care, or have a nice day. Kelangan may forwarded message sa unahan nya, o di kaya may quote. Sayang kasi ang piso. Kelangan sulit.

Pero ngayon, magigising na lang ako sa text ni Chris na magandang umaga, o sa text ng prinsesa na 'Good morning your grace!' o sa text ni Ngot na 'Ohayou Gozaimasu!', o sa greetings ng reyna na nagdedemand ng pagluhod, o sa pagbati ng goddess sa aming mga mortal, at sa greetings ng cardinal with his myriad of titles ng 3 text messages ang haba. Minsan personalized pa.

Nakakatuwa. These messages never fail to put a smile in my face, no matter how shitty i feel during that day.

Salamat sa inyo. Nakakainspire. Gusto ko na rin gumaya paminsan-minsan. Tamad kasi akong magtext. :)

Achilles: Perhaps the kings were too far behind. Soldiers won the battle.
Agamemnon: History remembers kings! Not soldiers!

Its time to settle it once and for all. What to call who.

By virtue of the link sent to me by her royal highness, Queen Alpha, dear lords and ladies, here are some guidelines on the proper addresses issued to my friends who's been designating titles to themselves of late. (Katuwaan lang naman po ito, though some live up to their titles quite well. Haha.)

On the other hand, its good to acquaint ourselves with such niceties. You'll never know. You might bump into some royalty someday. Although statistically that's quite improbable as less and less of the old aristocratic structure exist. Still, I found it quite an interesting read since I'm fond of literature pieces dealing with the adventures of nobilities. I recommend it for Shakespeare buffs too.

Oh and by the way, I'm following the British guidelines.

• Queens/Kings - You/His/Her Majesty. King Henry VI was called "His Grace," Edward VI was called "His High and Mighty Prince," Henry VII was called "His Highness,"
  


• Prince/Princess - Your/His/Her Royal Highness.
  


• Duke/Duchess - Your/His/Her Grace.
  


• Earl/Count/Countess - Your/His/ Her Lordship/Ladyship. Or My Lord/Lady.
  


• Cardinal - Your/His Eminence.
  


• Archbishop - Your/His Grace.
  


• Bishop - Bishop, Monsignor or Your Excellence; In England, My Lord.
  

Ayan, I hope wala nang confusion my lords and ladies, your royal higness, your majesty.

For the full article, click here.

We are not in the business of making heroes. We are in the business of finding cowards because that's what you are if you can't take the heat.

YOU. Yes, you. Coward. Yeah. Right.

I really don't know what I'm doing. You don't even know about this.

But that doesn't change the fact that you're a COWARD.

Or not.

I guess in the end its all a matter of perspective.

Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become, responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

Virge sent me a message this morning about how high his hairline has become. It just made me laugh.

I remembered the times when I used to tease my father about his receding hairline. He just laughs it all of and says:

"Oo ka. Tignan mo akong mabuti ngayon dahil kung ano ang itsura ko ngayon, ganito rin ang itsura mo pag tanda mo."

I remember back in higschool my friends and I were played this funny game. We were supposed to share the things that our parents usually say in certain situations, like when they get really mad, etc. You'd be surprised at what parents say to their kids.

Here's what my parents say when:

1. when they get mad: "LUCIO LAMBERTO!!!" This is my queue. 'This means joke time is over. :)
   
2. when I tease my sister about being short, fat and pug nosed: "Wag kang mag-alala, kapag nagpakilala ka sa amin ng girlfriend mo pipintasan din namin siya..."
   
3. when we talk of their future grandchildren: "Basta kami hindi namin kayo ipagaalaga ng anak nyo. Ang trabaho lang ng lolo't lola ay mang-spoil ng apo."
   
4. when I'm driving and we realize we're lost: "Saan ka pupunta Lodgardo Nicolas??" Hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin kilala kung sino yun.
   
5. when I make my little cousin cry: "Hala ka kuya, tandaan mo, matanda ka na at uudgo-ugod na, bata pa sila. Malakas pa. Kawawa ka kapag gumanti sila."
   
6. when we talk about women: "Anak, NEVER EVER tell a woman she's fat." Based on my experience, this is one of the best advice he's ever given me. :)
   

Join the game. Haha. Comment nyo lang what your parents would always say. You'd be surprised with what you hear for other people's parents. :)

One of the hardest fact any child can accept is the fact that his parents are only human.

Thr proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

I just spent Mother's Day at the hospital. Looking after my mom.

Her blood pressure has been unusually high last weekend. The doctor said it may have been that way for some time now, and that she may have just simply been ignoring it.

My mom's never been a stranger to the hospital. Most of the nurses even know her by name, since she was the one taking care of my sister and my cousin during their sickly years when they were confined almost every month.

Most of the nurses even thought my sister was the one getting confined.

So there she was. On a sick bed. On Mother's Day. With only me to watch her.

And for the first time in I don't know how long, I was afraid.

I may have been over-reacting. I mean the doctor assured she wasn't in any kind of danger. She was just supposed to undergo a series of tests. She's merely there to get some much needed rest.

I guess that's what just bothered me.

She's a mother. I always saw her as super human, larger than life. She's a teacher, yaya, masahista, guidance counsellor, nurse, etc. all in one.

But then one day she visits a doctor and you're reminded of the fact that this can't go on forever.

Its an abrupt awakening for someone like me. The fact that the natural wear and tear of the human body can touch even my mother, the one person whose presence is as constant as the sun itself.

My sister and I were planning to take Mama on a little shopping spree last Sunday. She's supposed to go to Lipa this week for a retreat and we've been saving up to buy her things for the trip, you know, as a little Happy Mother's Day gift (This is supposed to be her first out-of-town trip since 1992). Its was supposed to be a surprise.

Instead, we were the ones who were suprised.

And so as I look at her, asleep in her bed, with boxful of medicines near her, I realize that Mother's Day isn't the, as Alpha put it in her blog, the Hallmark holiday I always thought it was.

Mother's day may have been created by card makers so they would have sales at this time of the year or they may not. (I always thought it was the former).

What I've realized is that its something that mothers actually deserve. And at times they may actually need it.

Happy Mothers' Day to all mothers out there.

Pahabol: I asked a friend of mine what gift he would give his mom for Mothers' Day. He said, "Mothers'Day was created by Hallmark so that they could sell more cards. Besides, I don't need to give her a gift." When I asked him why, he said, "Because every day I treat her like its Mother's Day. You should do the same."

Concealed behind strong barriers the heart becomes ice.

New layout!

I wanted to go for something with color this time since I've learned that I can't hide my inability to choose colors adequately behind the guise of a monochrome theme forever. Still its a two-tone theme so I guess I'm still playing safe.

Feel free to comment on the new look of my blog. (I dare you to hover your mouse pointer over the creepy picture of a jester, which I actually found it cute, in a disturbing kind of way)

Woke up to the sound of the radio playing this song:

It starts with one thing
I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try keep that in mind
I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on, but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when

I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn't even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn't even matter

I’ve put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
And for all this
There's only one thing you should know

Geez, what a great way to start the day. To be reminded of the fact that all my efforts didnt matter in the end. I hate Tuesdays.

Be not afraid of moving slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Dahil hindi naman ako marunong humindi...

Alpha:
I.
1. Something I like about you: you say what you mean and you mean what you say (i think) :)
2. Song that reminds me of you: Trip 6Cyclemind
3. Your o'clock: 3:00 am hindi ko alam kung bakit :)
4. Single word that best describes you: bitch haha
5. Most memorable moment: kumain tayo sa mang jimmy's then each of us gave made a birthday wish
6. Color you remind me of: dark grey, gloomy and forbidding especially when your in your senti mode :)
7. What ive always wondered about you: bakit alpha? hindi beta, gamma, epsilon... hehe corny :)
II.
1. Something random about you: you have a thing for rocker dudes singing senti songs
2. Song/movie that reminds me of you: 13 going on 30. I still cant believe you'd love that kind of movie. :)
3. Flavor of jello to wrestle with you in: Coffee. Downer sayo yun eh haha para may laban naman ako.. :)
4. Something that only makes sense to you and me: meron ba? vete a la mierda? pwede rin pala negra... :)
5. First memory of you: Nasa BA steps ka nun, summer and you were dropping of bottles for FOPC. Von and I were there to get the bottles from you. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, coapp pala namin yun? :)
6. Animal you remind me of: Lioness - queen of the jungle hahaha
7. Something I've always wondered about you: ano kaya shape ng patronus mo?

Levs:
I.
1. Something I like about you: Palagi tayong nakakakita ng magaganda kapag kasama kita.
2. Song that reminds me of you: insensitive, ewan ko pero lagi mong kinakanta yun sa shade eh
3. Your o'clock: 12:00 n.n. or whenever the sun is at its zenith
4. Single word that best describes you: bunso
5. Most memorable moment: nung naglakad tayo sa 4th floor back lobby na para tayong robot. I was holding your hands and you were stepping on my feet.
6. color you remind me of: pink, because of your shoes :)
7. what ive always wondered about you: Ano kaya itsura mo kapag short hair mo?
II.
1. Something random about you: ikaw ang first na tumawag sakin ng kuya
2. Song/movie that reminds me of you: Tatooed on my mind, actually any song from the art of letting go album
3. Flavor of jello to wrestle with you in: kahit ano, feeling ko naman i wont have a hard time beating you.. hahaha :)
4. Something that only makes sense to you and me: wag ikaw ang pumili, hintayin mong ikaw ang piliin... :) good advice
5. First memory of you: Tambay week and we were both apps, naglalaro tayo ng simson samson and lagi kong chinachallenge yung mga sagot mo :)
6. Animal you remind me of: meercat. kamukha mo kasi si timon sa lion king :)
7. Something I've always wondered about you: hindi ka ba naiinitan at never mong itinali ang buhok mo?

Abby:
I.
1. Something I like about you: Your voice. Ang cute kasi. Pang spoiled princess talaga. Pag nagkaanak ako gusto ko katulad mo ng boses. Pero siyempre dapat mas cute sayo. :)
2. Song that reminds me of you: sorry by cueshe kasi you hate it so much
3. Your o'clock: 9:00 pm. Curfew mo?
4. Single word that describes you: princess, tinatanong pa ba yun?
5. Most memorable moment: Nung sinamahan ko kayo ni Jow sa divisoria. Wala kang tinamaan dun sa mga tinatanong mo sakin concerning directions. Tapos nun pumasok lang tayo sa isang store hindi mo na alam kung nasan tayo paglabas natin. :)
6. Color that reminds me of you: khaki brown. haha yun kasi lagi color ng pants mo.:)
7. What i've always wondered about you: pano ka na kapag la nang magbubukas ng door para sayo.. :)
II.
1. Something random about you: sadya namang NAPAKAHINA MO SA DIRECTIONS
2. Song/movie that reminds me of you: yung nips theme song
3. Flavor of jello to wrestle with you in: isaw flavored.. haha yuck.. para bayad na utang ko sayo
4. Something that only makes sense to you and me: black raya shirt? tsaka nga pala yung 100++ worth of isaw na receivable mo sakin.. :)
5. Clearest memory of you: yung itsura mo everytime you say, "that is just so mean..."
6. Animal you remind me of: A cookabura
7. Something I've always wondered about you: pano nga kaya pag kayo ni pangit ang nagkatuluyan?

Virge
I.
1. Something I like about you: Magaling ka. Maparaan.
2. Song that reminds me of you: Saving all my love for you :)
3. Your o'clock: 7:00 pm time na lagi ka naming hinihintay pag may lakad
4. Single word that best describes you: lolo pwede rin tatang
5. Most memorable moment: yung "alang-alang sa tunika mong natigmak ng dugo..." comment while we were dropping abby off sa Fairview.
6. Color that reminds me of you: yellow, as in yellow cars
7. SOmething I've always wondered about you: ano kaya itsura mo pag may gf ka na? :)
II.
1. Something random about you: Kapag may sasabihin ka mahilig kang mambitin.
2. Song/movie that reminds me of you: Just like heaven. Kamusta naman ang nagexpect ng horror film.
3. Flavor of jello to wrestle with you in: Do we really have to wrestle? haha saging, yung señorita.
4. Something that only makes sense to you and me: the ease with which you can act as if there is none when in fact there is (alam din pala ni alpha yun)
5. First memory of you: Sa planning sem sa Bataan, you liked my 'High Tension' suggestion.
6. Animal you remind me of: horse, particularly yung sa tagaytay :)
7. Something I've always wondered about you: How you would look wearing a hard hat and overalls... :)

In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it shall be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night. You - only you - will have stars that can laugh.

Just one of the numerous messages forwarded to me by the most beautiful buddy in the whole wide world, Rubie. (Ahem, mamaya na lang natin pagusapan yung fee ko for calling you beautiful. hehe joke. )

Great door signs:

Gynecologist - "Dr. Jones at your cervix"
Septic tank truck - "Yesterday's meals on wheels"
Plumber's office - "We rapair what your husbands fixed" (Reminded me of Jay when he was trying to fix their faucet haha)
Tire shop - "Invite us to your next blowout"
Electrical Shop - "Let us remove your shorts"
Maternity room door - "Push, push, push"
Optometrist's clinic - "If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place" (This one actually had me laughing so hard I spilled coffee on my keyboard)

Pahabol lang:
I saw this one at a shop sign in UP Village. It says: MAGINHAWA REPAIR SHOP: We fix what your husbands break.

Gee Buddy, you dont know how dull my world is without your text messages. Thanks. :)

Fly me to the moon and let me sing among the stars

I was finally able to get a copy of Sitti's Cafe Bossa album.

She is simply incredible.

If you close your eyes you can almost feel like you're in a beach somewhere with the cool breeze on your face and the a nice beautiful sunset capping off a day that is simply blissful.

A great album to listen to if you're into light and easy music.

Took this photo at the People's park in Tagaytay during our roadtrip. It reminds me of the first scene in Kingdom of Heaven. :)

I had a blast last Saturday. It was supposed to be a trip to Tagaytay, it turned out to be a Southern Luzon roadtrip. Good thing Virge was driving. I got to enjoy every minute of the trip. :)

The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to the First Level of Hell - Limbo!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very High
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very High
Level 2 (Lustful)	Moderate
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Low
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Moderate
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Moderate
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Very Low

Take the Dante's Divine Comedy Inferno Test

Limbo, a place of sorrow without torment. A lot like my life right now. haha. I guess i should be a little more thankful. I thought I'd be a little further down.