Archives for August, 2005
I'm on leave for 4 days.
And even 4 days arent enough for all the things I want to do. I'm in a middle of career change and I'm gearing up for it and yet scared I won't be able to make it.
Time for me time today.
Time for family time tomorrow.
Time for us time on Monday — di pala pwede malapit na si red tide nun, heheheÃœ.
How I wish money was never a problem and weekends are always longer.
Somebody gave me a compliment earlier, and it left me flustered. Twenty four years and I have not fully managed to say thank you back to a compliment properly.
Or maybe it has been a long time somebody took notice and I'm not used to it anymore.
I cooked Arroz ala Cubana yesterday, and thank goodness it was easy and the three men in the house - Daddy, Kuya and Edil, loved it. Matthew ate a somewhat different version - hotdog, scrambled eggs and rice. And what more, I served it with flair! Cupped rice on top of which is the fried egg, the meat on the side plus two half slices of fried saba.
OK, so I burnt some of the saba, I haven’t made perfect egg circles (at least the yolk was still intact) but all in all, it was a success!
Too bad my cooking enthusiasm was bogged down by the water pump being broken. I hate washing, cleaning without running water! So much so I have egged on Edil to eat out the couple of days past, syempre, tipid kaya sya naghuhugas, hahaha!
I’m going to target this next.
So far, www.pinoycook.net is the best site I’ve been to for recipes. I’ve debated over and over if I’m to buy a cookbook, but my mind and pocket has rebelled against it. I have 24×7 access to the Net, kelangan masipag lang ako mag take down notes, hehehe.
I’m enjoying doing the grocery as well. I can budget na! Yahoo! And so far, we need to have at least P6,000 for groceries a month - that includes rice and our supply of mineral water. Hindi pa kasama ang Shellane and additional expenses like our toiletries. Hopefully, the digits will go down when Mom and Abbie goes to the US for my cousin’s wedding, and Kuya will stay more often with Dad in Cavite. There goes our help for sharing the bills as well, hehehe. OK lang, I just need to actually get rid of my ONE credit card. Pag nasara ko yun, easy easy na ko.
I’m missing fish though. I don’t have time to go to the wet market since late na ako umaalis sa office (8AM - graveyard zombie ako) at late na din ako nagigising pag rest day ko. Supermarkets, feel ko lang, don’t offer fresh fish. I miss tahong and halaan and tilapia and bangus. Yummmeeeeh. Feeling ko puro cholesterol na ang nasa katawan ko at tutubuan na ako ng pakpak nyan.
Hmmm…let’s see. The water pump will be fixed later, so I can cook na naman. Yahooo!
Ngapala, reklamo ako ng reklamo na walang isda sa bahay, nagpadala pala mula Dipolog ang friend ni Daddy at Mommy ng isang box ng fresh seafood. Sugpo, hipon, lapu lapu, pusit..ayus! Kaso hindi pa natanggalan ng kaliskis, so sorry, hindi ako marunong magtanggal nun, bahala na Kuya ko nun.
Makagawa na ng menu for next week 
Mahirap din ha kasi iba iba panlasa namin:
1. Si Edil maanghang gusto o kaya matabang, basta wag maalat. Minsan, nagluto ako ng asado, sya lang nasarapan. Keber ko, I cook to please my husband! mwehehehehe.
2. I need to cook entrees na may sabaw since Matthew is bungal…este bungi. Plus, I cant cook binangoongan or spicy food since may bata kami. Ayoko naman magluto ng 2 putahe, ano ko hilo?! Tamad din ako kahit paano no 
Ayoko naman si Mato ng puro hotdog at noodles. Puro preservatives yun eh and nung na-ER sya last week (di ko na-blog un), the MD advised not to have anything salty, with preservatives and to drink lots of water. Kaya si Mommy, dieta din. Si Mrs. Coke ako eh.
3. Maalat kaming pamilya kumain. Nuff said.
4. Kelangan may something sweet after every meal. Syempre, wala na nito kasi controlled na ang moolah from Edil, hahaha. Panakaw na lang ako kumain….hahaha.
Meron kayo isusuggest na luto? Yung mabilis lang ha. At yung wala masyadong hiwa hiwa. kaliwete ako eh, so I dont pare vegetables well. heehee c”,)
I cooked Arroz ala Cubana yesterday, and thank goodness it was easy and the three men in the house - Daddy, Kuya and Edil, loved it. Matthew ate a somewhat different version - hotdog, scrambled eggs and rice. And what more, I served it with flair! Cupped rice on top of which is the fried egg, the meat on the side plus two half slices of fried saba.
OK, so I burnt some of the saba, I haven't made perfect egg circles (at least the yolk was still intact) but all in all, it was a success!
Too bad my cooking enthusiasm was bogged down by the water pump being broken. I hate washing, cleaning without running water! So much so I have egged on Edil to eat out the couple of days past, syempre, tipid kaya sya naghuhugas, hahaha!
I'm going to target this next.
So far, www.pinoycook.net is the best site I've been to for recipes. I've debated over and over if I'm to buy a cookbook, but my mind and pocket has rebelled against it. I have 24×7 access to the Net, kelangan masipag lang ako mag take down notes, hehehe.
I'm enjoying doing the grocery as well. I can budget na! Yahoo! And so far, we need to have at least P6,000 for groceries a month - that includes rice and our supply of mineral water. Hindi pa kasama ang Shellane and additional expenses like our toiletries. Hopefully, the digits will go down when Mom and Abbie goes to the US for my cousin's wedding, and Kuya will stay more often with Dad in Cavite. There goes our help for sharing the bills as well, hehehe. OK lang, I just need to actually get rid of my ONE credit card. Pag nasara ko yun, easy easy na ko.
I'm missing fish though. I don't have time to go to the wet market since late na ako umaalis sa office (8AM - graveyard zombie ako) at late na din ako nagigising pag rest day ko. Supermarkets, feel ko lang, don't offer fresh fish. I miss tahong and halaan and tilapia and bangus. Yummmeeeeh. Feeling ko puro cholesterol na ang nasa katawan ko at tutubuan na ako ng pakpak nyan.
Hmmm…let's see. The water pump will be fixed later, so I can cook na naman. Yahooo!
Ngapala, reklamo ako ng reklamo na walang isda sa bahay, nagpadala pala mula Dipolog ang friend ni Daddy at Mommy ng isang box ng fresh seafood. Sugpo, hipon, lapu lapu, pusit..ayus! Kaso hindi pa natanggalan ng kaliskis, so sorry, hindi ako marunong magtanggal nun, bahala na Kuya ko nun.
Makagawa na ng menu for next week Mahirap din ha kasi iba iba panlasa namin:
1. Si Edil maanghang gusto o kaya matabang, basta wag maalat. Minsan, nagluto ako ng asado, sya lang nasarapan. Keber ko, I cook to please my husband! mwehehehehe.
2. I need to cook entrees na may sabaw since Matthew is bungal…este bungi. Plus, I cant cook binangoongan or spicy food since may bata kami. Ayoko naman magluto ng 2 putahe, ano ko hilo?! Tamad din ako kahit paano no Ayoko naman si Mato ng puro hotdog at noodles. Puro preservatives yun eh and nung na-ER sya last week (di ko na-blog un), the MD advised not to have anything salty, with preservatives and to drink lots of water. Kaya si Mommy, dieta din. Si Mrs. Coke ako eh.
3. Maalat kaming pamilya kumain. Nuff said.
4. Kelangan may something sweet after every meal. Syempre, wala na nito kasi controlled na ang moolah from Edil, hahaha. Panakaw na lang ako kumain….hahaha.
Meron kayo isusuggest na luto? Yung mabilis lang ha. At yung wala masyadong hiwa hiwa. kaliwete ako eh, so I dont pare vegetables well. heehee c”,)
Please answer this ONE question, found here.
And no matter what the result is, please tell me.Ü
My answer: GUESS?
Here is the analysis:
You will never cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend and you will never let him/her do it as well.
Reason why I came up with this on another entry.
You have to answer first.
Please? *pwetty eyes*
*Comments are screened just in case you peek first before you answer. And to protect you, just in case you are surprised by it.
Mommy Sick
♠ I was sick last week, which meant I didn't do the laundry, cooked and washed the dishes. It meant I had a runny nose like a faucet, a ballooning headache, constant cramps on my flanks and appetite for sexÃœ.
♠ I finally put to use the HMO card I'm paying for. I saved around three thousand bucks for the check up and tests to be done and had to shell out around 250 pesos per day for medicine. It can get worse. So I'm not complaining.
♠ When sick, I don't look sick. So I still had to go to work.
♠ My prescribed medicines are taken orally and some other way than orally, go figure.
Mommy Scared
♠ Matthew had been throwing up a lot lately, even if he hasn't eaten a thing. He complains of having a headache and his tummy hurting. Aware of the dengue scare, we bring him to the ER. Dengue scare is just a scare, but he is dehydrated and has Espohageal Gastric Reflux. Thanks to HMO for footing the bill. I still have to pay for meds though.
♠ Matthew is showing signs of an only child syndrome - being a spoiled, jealous brat. I go play with Iana, a cousin who is a year old, he goes to tell me, “Mommy, I'm not your favorite anymore.” He increases his when-will-I-have-a-baby-sister to age two-hands-all-fingers = 10.
Mommy Cooking
♠I'm getting the hang of the kitchen. Edil has praised me for cooking asado a few days ago, his first compliment ever since I started cooking, which was like, 2 months ago, hahahaha!Ãœ. I'm planning to do this next week. Maybe on a rest day.
♠ After about 10 trips to the grocery and spending 30 minutes on the poultry and meat section, I finally know what kasim, pigue, and shank mean, instead of asking “Ano po yung pang sinigang na baboy?” to the saleslady. I miss eating tahong though, since I don't have time to go to the market.
Mommy Nurse
♠ Some of my nursing classmates have passed their CGFNS exams, which makes me jealous. I can't wait to practice. Hopefully, in two months. Maybe three. Definitely not going to wait 6 months.
♠ I took a self-measuring test if I'm ready to take it and I got more than average scores. Whaddayaknow, 8 months of not opening any nursing book and some of it has stayed in my brain.
♠ Unrelated: I saw a batchmate in Med Tech when we took Matthew to the ER. She was an intern already. My heart did painful lurches for about five minutes. Edil told me, “Hindi mo kelangan maging doktor kasi may ibang plano sayo. Ganun talaga buhay.” I wonder what that is. Sana sa hospital pa din.
♠ I got my PRC card at last! After having the first one stolen after one week of it being released, I'm not too keen on having it on my wallet anymore. Buti na lang din napalitan, mas OK picture ko dito, hahaha Ãœ.
Mommy Work
♠ I got stocks! Im not allowed to divulge details due to insider trading policy but a unit stock sells for around $10.00 right now. I have around 40, so you guess the figure. I can't wait for it to hit $20.00 and I'm getting something good for myself. It is nice I'm learning all about stock options and making money.
♠ Working in graveyard has grown on me, pero I'm not used to going to work at night. Darkness scares me now. I'd rather be in bed with my boys.
♠ Reading from the PC is a threat to my 20/20 vision. I need to get glasses for eyestrain. HMO would cover that, I hope.Busy, boring, routinary life.
I'll be such a hypocrite to claim I love being a wife. Yes, it makes me happy - but not the giddy, teeny-bopper happy that makes you smile to yourself like an eejit all day long. It's more or less like a peaceful kind of love - the one that is secure, that gives comfort, and assurance. It's almost always having family again (the first one being the one I was born to), which is actually the case.
It is an adjustment though. We haven't had any proper honeymoon nor a honeymoon stage because 1) we already have a son who is 4 and 2) having a son would not really be a problem but having no maid really is.
If things were different and my husband isn't living with us, I would have lasted me and Matthew on junk food and pasta all week, with occasional eat-outs to Jollibee. I would have taken my clothes to the laundry, and would have not cleaned my room for God-knows-how-long. As long as Matthew goes to school on time, gets high grades, eats well, I'm OK.
But Edil doesn't like pasta. He prefers rice on every meal. I need to do laundry every three days or his clothes would stink - he goes to the gym so most of his clothes get wet from sweat. I still have some notion that I need to be the wife so of course, I'm in charge of cleaning the room.
So, alas, the first few weeks, have all been but routine. I can't even begin to count the number of time there had been fights (no bouts of crying, thank God) or the days there would be no talking. While most newlyweds would gush and exclaim na “Ang sarap pala magpakasal!”, I would then fight the urge to say, “San mundo ka ba nakatira?”
Dont get me wrong, Im not even regretting having gotten married. I love the man I vowed to love and cherish for the rest of my life (very much, actually). I guess it's just the adjustments that are killing me. And the fact that I'm forced to be domesticated - which I wasn't trained to be ever since a kid (I grew up with helpers all the time).
For one thing, since wala kaming katulong, and I'm the eldest girl in the house (we still live with my parents but they are more often in Cavite, where they stay now, than in Manila), I'm generally the Mommy in the house aka THE KONTRABIDA. I have an older bro who is good at cooking but never wakes up in time for us to eat during decent hours and two younger sisters who dont know anything about being domesticated. Yeah, they can do chores, but not after being told to do so. Yun pa man din ang pinaka ayaw ko, walang kusang mga tao.
Anyhow, I plan the menu, budget expenses, cook, do laundry for three (me, Edil and Matthew -pero it feels like 5 since Matthew changes clothes 4 times day! Plus bed sheets, towels, etc), be a mom to a makoolit 4 year old, be a wife, and still work AT night. OK. Mukha na tong pity-me-Aggie spiel.
OK naman eh. Sometimes, I feel like I've passed the boards if Edil praises my cooking - which is a challenge since we have very different tastes when it comes to food. (He hasnt criticized my cooking yet though, he eats everything). Or when the clothes really feel and smell Downy fresh. And when Matthew just hugs me and says “I love you Mommy!” (He is very affectionate. We exchange I love you's up to 10 times a day).
And with some meditation and soul-searching, I think the Big Man is just training me on what life we will lead when plans materialize and we will be moving countries in, hopefully, two years. I've been chatting with a cousin who lives in the US and I was having a wife-rant na I have to do the laundry, cook, yada yada nandyan pa si mato and I have to work, when she replied, “Ganyan din kami dito, pero carry lang. Disiplina lang yan.” Which is actually true. Disiplina lang talaga.
Almost 60 days of married life, and we still have to go honeymoon and still have to make plans for an exclusive date, pero, I'm loving it. Totoo. I would never have it any other way.
Sometimes, I get mad at Edil for not doing certain things or I have to tell him to do this and that, pero I appreciate that 1) He does what I request him to do, and 2) He is patient in teaching Matthew. I also appreciate the fact that he let me go to work and he stay at the house while we have no maid (feeling ko hindi na kami makakahanap pa), and still let me have all of my salary. He still takes care of expenses in the house and can still save (ang galing ni Edil sa pera) while my salary would go to credit card debt payments. I appreciate that he has respected my decision not to have babies in 2 years. And I appreciate the fact that he has no macho syndrome. He doesn't feel insecure being in the house. (He still makes more money that I am kasi, I think).
Though I would want a maid to help us out with some things, I think having no one to turn to but each other has brought us closer in a weird way. When I have no work, we still wake up at 7AM to get ready Matthew for school, and then we go about on our own business. Then he fetches Matthew from school and we eat together and just be a family. It may ba far from giddy, but it feels nice.
I’ll be such a hypocrite to claim I love being a wife. Yes, it makes me happy - but not the giddy, teeny-bopper happy that makes you smile to yourself like an eejit all day long. It’s more or less like a peaceful kind of love - the one that is secure, that gives comfort, and assurance. It’s almost always having family again (the first one being the one I was born to), which is actually the case.
It is an adjustment though. We haven’t had any proper honeymoon nor a honeymoon stage because 1) we already have a son who is 4 and 2) having a son would not really be a problem but having no maid really is.
If things were different and my husband isn’t living with us, I would have lasted me and Matthew on junk food and pasta all week, with occasional eat-outs to Jollibee. I would have taken my clothes to the laundry, and would have not cleaned my room for God-knows-how-long. As long as Matthew goes to school on time, gets high grades, eats well, I’m OK.
But Edil doesn’t like pasta. He prefers rice on every meal. I need to do laundry every three days or his clothes would stink - he goes to the gym so most of his clothes get wet from sweat. I still have some notion that I need to be the wife so of course, I’m in charge of cleaning the room.
So, alas, the first few weeks, have all been but routine. I can’t even begin to count the number of time there had been fights (no bouts of crying, thank God) or the days there would be no talking. While most newlyweds would gush and exclaim na “Ang sarap pala magpakasal!”, I would then fight the urge to say, “San mundo ka ba nakatira?”
Dont get me wrong, Im not even regretting having gotten married. I love the man I vowed to love and cherish for the rest of my life (very much, actually). I guess it’s just the adjustments that are killing me. And the fact that I’m forced to be domesticated - which I wasn’t trained to be ever since a kid (I grew up with helpers all the time).
For one thing, since wala kaming katulong, and I’m the eldest girl in the house (we still live with my parents but they are more often in Cavite, where they stay now, than in Manila), I’m generally the Mommy in the house aka THE KONTRABIDA. I have an older bro who is good at cooking but never wakes up in time for us to eat during decent hours and two younger sisters who dont know anything about being domesticated. Yeah, they can do chores, but not after being told to do so. Yun pa man din ang pinaka ayaw ko, walang kusang mga tao.
Anyhow, I plan the menu, budget expenses, cook, do laundry for three (me, Edil and Matthew -pero it feels like 5 since Matthew changes clothes 4 times day! Plus bed sheets, towels, etc), be a mom to a makoolit 4 year old, be a wife, and still work AT night. OK. Mukha na tong pity-me-Aggie spiel.
OK naman eh. Sometimes, I feel like I’ve passed the boards if Edil praises my cooking - which is a challenge since we have very different tastes when it comes to food. (He hasnt criticized my cooking yet though, he eats everything). Or when the clothes really feel and smell Downy fresh. And when Matthew just hugs me and says “I love you Mommy!” (He is very affectionate. We exchange I love you’s up to 10 times a day).
And with some meditation and soul-searching, I think the Big Man is just training me on what life we will lead when plans materialize and we will be moving countries in, hopefully, two years. I’ve been chatting with a cousin who lives in the US and I was having a wife-rant na I have to do the laundry, cook, yada yada nandyan pa si mato and I have to work, when she replied, “Ganyan din kami dito, pero carry lang. Disiplina lang yan.” Which is actually true. Disiplina lang talaga.
Almost 60 days of married life, and we still have to go honeymoon and still have to make plans for an exclusive date, pero, I’m loving it. Totoo. I would never have it any other way.
Sometimes, I get mad at Edil for not doing certain things or I have to tell him to do this and that, pero I appreciate that 1) He does what I request him to do, and 2) He is patient in teaching Matthew. I also appreciate the fact that he let me go to work and he stay at the house while we have no maid (feeling ko hindi na kami makakahanap pa), and still let me have all of my salary. He still takes care of expenses in the house and can still save (ang galing ni Edil sa pera) while my salary would go to credit card debt payments. I appreciate that he has respected my decision not to have babies in 2 years. And I appreciate the fact that he has no macho syndrome. He doesn’t feel insecure being in the house. (He still makes more money that I am kasi, I think).
Though I would want a maid to help us out with some things, I think having no one to turn to but each other has brought us closer in a weird way. When I have no work, we still wake up at 7AM to get ready Matthew for school, and then we go about on our own business. Then he fetches Matthew from school and we eat together and just be a family. It may ba far from giddy, but it feels nice.
I’ve been tagged by Jacq on this. This whole tagging thing has been going around wowies lately, hehehe. OK lang, wala din naman kasi akong ma-blog
A is for Accent: I was born in Manila, raised in Manila, grew up in Manila. How boring no? :o) So I dunno, I don’t have an accent I guess. Even if I’m at work which would help that I have one, I think I still don’t have the twang. I speak well though. That I got to admit :o)
B is for Biggest expense: Food. You don’t know how much of my salary goes to food.
C is for Chore I hate: Folding clothes. I’d rather do the laundry and clean the bathroom or wash dishes. I guess it’s something to do with doing something with water? I dunno.
D is for Dad’s name: Cesar Francis a.k.a Bodjie
E is for Essential cosmetic item: Toner on my Face. Lotion on my body.
F is for Favorite perfume or cologne: Daily: Bath and Body Works’ Cotton Blossom. Special Occasions: D&G Light Blue.
G is for Gold or silver: White Gold. I’ve never been a fan of silver even if that’s the only thing I can afford
H is for Hometown: 6 years down South, 9 years up North, settling in Central Manila.
I is for Insomnia: Not really. I fall asleep on command. I have mastered it already. I do NOT sleep on purpose.
J is for Job title: eRep, non-practicing RMT and RN (in 2 months I hope this will change.)
K is for Kids: One Boy. Matthew Benedict. Would want to have at least 2 or 3 more. One girl only please :). Would stop making babies at the age of 30 (I still have 6 more years to reproduce! Bwahahaha!). I want to travel and enjoy old life when I hit 50.
L is for Living arrangements: Living with ‘rents (still) - sharing bills.
M is for Mom’s birthplace: Manilena to the core :o)
N is Number of apples you’ve eaten: Wah?! You honestly want me to give you an answer on this one? Are you serious?!
O is for Overnight hospital stays: Me episodes = 2, one at age 5 for severe constipation (on the edge of being poisoned even, my * were impacted already - I know, I should be embarrassed na! Heehee), second one was when I delivered Matthew. Matthew episodes = 2, one for Gastroenteritis, one for severe asthma (his asthma is gone na, thank God!)
P is for Phobia: No defined phobia. Fear of failure, yes.
Q is for Quest: To find out and fulfill my mission in life.
R is for Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
S is for Siblings: 2 sisters, Abbie, 22, and Agnes, 18. 1 bro - Derek, 27.
T is for Time I wake up: Varies from 6AM to 6PM. Shitty shift.
U is for Unnatural hair colors I’ve worn: When I was 9 months pregnant, I had my hair dyed and highlighted. When it faded, it looked awfully like kalawang, kadiri.
V is for Vegetable I refuse to eat: Okra. Slimy.
W is for Worst habit: I have no control in eating. And I can snap at most innocent being asking a very naive (irritating) question. Like, “Gagawin ko ba to?”, I answer “Sa tingin mo?”, or “May utak ka, gamitin mo”. Pangit.
X is for X-rays I’ve had: Annually, during company physical exams.
Y is for Yummy foods I make: Adobong baboy with grated liver and Chopsuey - the only dishes I’ve learned to master.
Z is for Zodiac sign: Aquarius.
I’m tagging Lisa, Glo, Mai, Jennie on this one
I was just on my usual browsing blogs and sites mode when I happen to find this.
The Little.Black.Dress.
It's been years since I owned one (nearing five years), but back when I had killer legs (bwahaha) and an average body, I had the little back dress and the little black skirt.
I just can't help but smile on memories on wearing the LBD (or LBS). It was Edil's favorite *wink*.
Now, the LBD has gone to some smart woman who bought them for 50 bucks on one of our garage sales.
The LBS, though it wouldn't fit on even my thigh anymore, I just can't bear to part with. On freaky days, I tell myself, “The LBS would be my inspiration.” (Like what Shawie did displaying her gown when she was thin on TV and vowing to wear it again, that sort of thing).
So, you ask, where is the LBS?
I actually saw it on my youngest sister, about 3 weeks ago. *sigh*
Edil actually knew it was the LBS because he casually said, “Thart oh! Mas sexy ka pa nyan dati!”
I make him kunwari batok and tell him, “Papayat din ako!” *belat*
So, I'm thinking of what LBD will I buy when I finally get my shape back
I was just on my usual browsing blogs and sites mode when I happen to find this.
The Little.Black.Dress.
It’s been years since I owned one (nearing five years), but back when I had killer legs (bwahaha) and an average body, I had the little back dress and the little black skirt.
I just can’t help but smile on memories on wearing the LBD (or LBS). It was Edil’s favorite *wink*.
Now, the LBD has gone to some smart woman who bought them for 50 bucks on one of our garage sales.
The LBS, though it wouldn’t fit on even my thigh anymore, I just can’t bear to part with. On freaky days, I tell myself, “The LBS would be my inspiration.” (Like what Shawie did displaying her gown when she was thin on TV and vowing to wear it again, that sort of thing).
So, you ask, where is the LBS?
I actually saw it on my youngest sister, about 3 weeks ago. *sigh*
Edil actually knew it was the LBS because he casually said, “Thart oh! Mas sexy ka pa nyan dati!”
I make him kunwari batok and tell him, “Papayat din ako!” *belat*
So, I’m thinking of what LBD will I buy when I finally get my shape back
Now, let's see. I don't know why, but watching sappy Pinoy flicks would always make me giddy. I'm a self-confessed romantic, but I never thought of myself as mababaw. Not that I watch Pinoy films that have the generic insert-a-beach-scene-with-dancing-soundtrack-kahit-hindi-bagay-with-matching-dancing films. I watch films that are..well, romantic *insert Nakakdiri si Aggie! shriek here*.
But yeah, I admit. I love watching films like those. Even to the point of owning them in VCDs *cringes* (OK, I'm making this entry friends' only). Edil is the only one who can tolerate watching a movie with me, with me pinching and shrieking every now and then.
I'm confessing to having favorites though. I haven't watched any Judy Ann Santos film, even on Cinema One. But I have watched (almost) every Regine Velasquez and Sharon Cuneta films and some of the more recent ones by Claudine. And, you might kill me, but also movies with Diether on it. (HAHAHAHAHAH! He may look Chinese and gay, but I don't care, he looks so much like Edil to me - pre-Hunk days.) I have Regine movies in VCDs and Sharon's Kung Ako na Lang Sana. I loved that film.
Tagalog Movies I'd Watch Again and Again:
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
(Regine and Robin).
Robin was a revelation here, he can really act! Not to mention his eyes were mesmerizing! I love Regine so that is a given. But of all the movies she has made, I love this the most.
Bukas na Lang Kita Mamahalin.
(Diether and Angelu).
Ok, so this is actually a crappy film. But if any of you have seen the movie, you might as well have seen me and Edil pre-wedding. Away-bati-away-bati. Cats and dogs. Fugly. But cute! (hehehe)
Kailangan Kita.
(Aga and Claudine).
The cinematography was lovely and it felt like I got to know more about Bicol, Edil's hometown (his parents are pure Bicolanos). I got to know about their food - which is actually anything with sili and gata, but who cares? I love laing! The twist on Aga's Dad is nice as well.
Kung Ako na Lang Sana.
(Sharon and Aga).
I love this story! Heehee. I used to imagine this was me and H, pre-getting back with Edil stage of my life (bwahahahaha!). Grabe, I get all kilig everytime they would have those kulitan scenes. Pero honestly, if that would've happened to me, I would not be able to wait until I'm 40. Gurang na ako nun no!
Hihintayin Kita sa Langit.
(Richard and Dawn)
Awmehn!!! This movie is to die for!! This is actually my all-time Pinoy favorite, beating old Sharon movies!! This one is a classic, I tell you
Tanging Yaman.
I cried in this movie. Primarily because it hits close to home. My Lola Maring had Alzheimer's too.
Pare Ko.
(The Gwapings - Jomari, Eric and Mark plus Jao and Claudine)
Ok, this movie just has sentimental reasons. This movie and the Eraseheads defined my high school life. And for that alone, I would love this movie to death. (I can't finish it now though).
Bagets Movies.
I >3 the soundtrack, and seeing Aga and William being lanky is so much fun! Bwehehehehe.
Sharon Movies.
I'm at a loss for their titles right now but here they are:
1. The movie she paired with Gabby which was shot in Baguio where she is preggy and Cherry Gil was the kontrabida.
2. The movie where they were 3 singers - Dina, Cherry and her.
3. Richard - Sharon movies. ♥♥
I'm not much of a film critic but hell, these movies give me a goody giddy feeling - like you've let a very nice sneeze and a cry. And I wouldn't mind watching them again and again.
Time to confess, you, what Pinoy movies do you watch again and again?
First, let me keep up with all the tagging going on c”,)
1. What are the things you enjoy doing even when there’s no one around you?
Watching sappy Tagalog flicks. If I can hog the TV all day, I’ll watch DVDs and cable and pig out. And I promise I’d watch at least one Tagalog flick or one CinemaOne movie. I actuallly watched Kung Ako na Lang Sana earlier, heehee. Kilig!
Indulging in sweets.
Indulging in sweets while surfing the Net - chatting, stalking, blog hopping c”,)
Dancing.
Projecting myself in the mirror - I used to do this a lot, teenage days, hahaha!
Leafing through photos.
Lazing in bed.
2. What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level?
Dancing to heart-racing music.
Closing my eyes and counting to ten. Seriously!
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You might have noticed the new look c”,). Props to Derek for coming up with what my mind wanted but my hands cant create. I’m not that skilled in Adobe nor HTML codes - still learning. I can’t work on the buttons (in his words, banners) though. I want to create icons, but I can’t. So I’m still thinking what to do with them.
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Normal day for Aggie: Go home at 9AM. Either cook/do laundry. Fetch Matthew at 10AM. Clean house (if able). Eat lunch. Help Matthew with homework. Finally sleep. Wake up at 5-6PM. Cook dinner. Do chores. Take a bath. Go to work at 10PM.
Exciting! *insert sarcastic tone here*.
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I’m coping though. I’m able to budget grocery lists and I have mastered multi-tasking to a tee. Love it. I’m working on improving myself (and I’m going to tell it here when I’ve finally accomplished it.
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Finally, you ask, what gets me thru graveyard shift?
Four cups of strong coffee, of course
Let's see. I got 120 points and counting And if I win, I'll treat you *wink*
Can you add these buttons to your blogs/web sites/LJs and keep it there until September? If you are going to use LJ, it needs to be on the User Info or on your sidebar, if you have one.
I'll be eternally grateful to you guys if you do this.
Most people who did me the favor had the caption “For the love of Aggie” before the button, heehee.
Muchos gracias everyone.
The Codes:
*please add both - naks! talagang garapal! and just take out the spaces so it will show up properly. tell me / comment on this entry if it's posted already! thankies!
That's it. I'm officially hungry. So much that I've added it to my friends' list! Talk about torturing yourself.
I've been blog hopping more and more lately. And, as always, I'm frustrated at how much beauty and influence entries can be, and how much I would love to write like them, or to finally discover what I want to impart to the blogging world. Some can be downright funny, while others can tug heartstrings. I even update myself on what's happening thru blogs! That's how much blogging can be addicting c”,).
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