Thursday, October 20, 2005

inside....

i am really lucky to have my husband. he is the most understanding,loving and caring man i've ever known. there are a lot of good things that i can say about him but baka hindi magkasya lahat dito. hahaha. all i know is that he's really the BEST!

sana kaya kong tumbasan lahat ng ibinibigay, ipinapakita at ginagawa nya for me. i love him very much.

Birthday nya nga ngayon eh. sayang wala ako dun para i-celebrate birthday nya. di bale, we have a lot of occasions to celebrate pagbalik ko. i'm also looking forward sa pina-plano naming Puerto Galera trip. hay..ang tagal ng Nov27.

ngayon..na-recieve na nya yung isa sa 3 gifts ko. mamaya, after lunch siguro kumpleto na. madami ako nakontrata sa pinas eh.

Basta, Happy birthday to my loving veve!

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

it feels like....

i want to ---.

Weekend Gala....

It was a tiring weekend. I even got sick last Sunday night until yesterday. It's good that I'm feeling better now.

FRIDAY NIGHT was a tequila night. Konting kantahan lang sa apt ko then all of my guest left at around 3am. It was now raining in San Jose, CA.

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SATURDAY was SAN FRANCISCO day with my cousin-Kuya Bong and his wife-Ate Lei and daughter- Alex.

I woke up at 1030am. Prepared. Watched "Sweet November" while waiting for them. Nakatulog pa nga ako eh. They arrived at 3pm. Konting kwentuhan lang then alis na us.

We parked at Millbrae to ride the BART going to San Francisco.

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Galing nung train. Ang bilis talaga. Medyo kakatakot nga lang. We got off at Powell St. Nag-escalator lang us then station na agad ng cable car going to Fisherman's Wharf. 1st time ko sakay sa cable car. Ok pala although medyo mabagal and matigas yung upuan.

Pagbaba namin sa unloading station. Nag-Starbucks kami para mainitan. malamig na kasi sa SF eh. then lakad-lakad. tingin-tingin sa mga shops for jacket. ibibili sana ako ng cousin ko pero walang available for my size. sayang. then, watched us ng street show. kumakain sya ng apoy then humiga sya broken glasses. nakaka-kaba pero wala syang sugat kahit meron pang sumampa sa dibdib nya na matabang tao, mga 300lbs ata yun.hehehe.

So yun, medyo 30mins din yung show nya.lakad lakad ulit sa fisherman's wharf going to pier39. my cousin bought me some souvenirs.

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Then balik na kami sa cable car loading station. ganda ng view ng golden gate from there. gabi na kasi and the lights made it nicer. sayang nga lang na di ko nakuhaan ng picture.

we ate dinner at powell street then uwi na kami kasi sarado na mga stores around it at 10:15am. BART ulit kami then @12mn nasa apt nako. I just called my veve, then sleep na me.

SUNDAY - Stanford DAY

kahit puyat ako ng saturday, 930am palang gising nako which is very unusual kasi halfday lang lagi ako gising pag wikend. i don't know what to do kasi after lunch pa daw kami punta sa Stanford....

Naisipan kong mag-ikot ikot dito sa apt ko " The ENCLAVE". diko pa kasi sya naikot eh. then naglakad ako paikot-ikot sa labas . tried to jog pero medyo sumakit tyan ko. kaya lakad na lang ng medyo mabilis. medyo 1 hr din ako naglakad-lakad. lakad sa may hiway..papuntang freeway, pero maingay mga sasakyan kaya balik ulit. when i got back sa apt, pahinga lang konti, mga 1hr ... while cooking corned beef with potato for my brunch,then timpla naman ng icetea-nagbaon ako ng icetea. wala kasing lasa icetea dito tsaka mahal yung sweetened sa asian stores. siempre, after kumain, mga 30mins sa bathtub then bihis na.

230pm na us nakaalis papuntang Stanford. it was my 2nd time there. wala naman masyado nagbago. ikot-ikot lang. konting pictures.

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tas sa bookstore na us nagtagal. tingin tingin us ng mabibili pero ang mahal. kainis. kaya shotglass lang ulit nabili ko to add in my collections. 630pm pauwi na us. simba ng 7-8pm. tapos, dinner na sa IHOP (1st time ko rin-narinig ko lang sya sa "I am SAM". hay, sayang $10 ko, diko nagustuhan yung POT ROAST nila. next time iba naman titikman ko.

paguwi ng apt, konting work lang then tulog na at 1130pm, masama na kasi pakiramdam ko eh.

by the way, more pix in this link.
http://community.webshots.com/user/lovellago

Sunday, October 16, 2005

"Sweet November" Made me Cry

got to watched sweet november in tbc channel this afternoon while waiting for my cousin. we're supposed to go somewhere. i didn't know that it was that movie. i just saw keanu while scanning tv channels. medyo napanuod ko na yung ibang part before kaya parang naalala ko na sweet november nga sya. grabe, i missed ariel so much while watching it. it even made me cry and call him in the middle of the night-1:30pm SJ CA time/4:30 am Phil time.

Hay...naho-home na ata ako....

Monday, October 10, 2005

Colombus Weekend....

My weekend was so tiring not so exciting but not boring as well. Friday night was a pizza n chix night at my friends house. Joseph's Wife, Jo, had been released from the hospital that afternoon. And as a thanksgiving that the operation had been safe n successfull, he sponsored a pizza dinner. We had Round Table Pizza and Chicken. it was good. Just got some kantahan n left their house at 930pm para maka-rest din naman si Jo. Malakas na sya but i think effect lang yun ng gamot kaya kala nya wala ng pain. She still need to take some rest.

Bumalik pako sa office after going there to print some stuff that i need to work on that night. But too bad that i forgot the most important material I need- the transparency. I needed to do an overlay plot. Think,think,think... I need to finish it para wala na ko intindihin ng weekend. Aha....got to see my lampshade...Bakit di ko na lang i-trace dva? So ayun. Yung light from the lampshade made it easier for me to do the overlay plot and this is what I got. Ang gulo noh? hahaha.

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130am nako natapos nyan then di pako makatulog agad kaya friendster muna ako till 2am. I don't know why I can't slip kahit antok na antok nako. na-ho-homesick siguro ako. Miss ko na si Ariel. Hay...

1030 of Saturday morning, punta naman kami sa Gilroy Premuim Outlets to buy toys for Erikas's bday party in the afternoon. Hay dami maganda toys. But normally, I preferred to give educational toys. Mura mga toys dun pero siempre mas mura sa pinas. 3 gifts ang binili ko. 1 para sa mga kahati ko, next is para kay Joseph, Jo and JL (di sila makaka-attend because Jo just got out of the hospital) and one for Anne and Dennis ( inaanak daw kasi ni anne si Erika and Dennis can't attend coz he'll be visiting his relatives in Kansas this weekend). Hay hirap humanap ng gift, esp pag may specified na budget. Hahaha. So far, we bought a Phoenix laptop, kiddie organ and Singing Care Bear.

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I also bougth an RC car for my 13 YO brother as pasalubong. Pero sa totoo lang, ako may gusto nun, parang ang saya kasing maglaro ng RC eh. But I know, my brother would also like it. Pagtapos nun, ikot ikot kami sa ibang stalls. Been to Sony, Bass, Fossil, Polo Sport, Tommy, Guess,CK, and dami pa. Madami akong nagustuhan and would like to buy sana pero di pa kaya ng powers ko na bilhin eh. Bago umuwi na lang siguro. I just bought fossil watches for my two sisters. Dami pa me bibilhan ng pasalubong....hay...isa-isa muna.

After shopping, bumalik kami sa opis para sunduin si Binoy- Indian Friend namin na invited din sa party. He just visited from India and he didn't rent a car kasi di daw sya sanay sa right hand drive. 530pm na kami nakaalis dun kasi medyo busy pa sya.

Going to the place was smooth. Meron us instruction from google eh. The party and foods are great. Got to see some of the bosses there also. There are invited. Got to meet Sai's Wife and Kids ( When Sai visited the Philippines we accompanied him to buy Pearls for his wife,wife's friends and kids. They all liked the pearls we bought. Salamat naman.). Ganda talaga ng house nila Kris and Eric. It was really huge. Ganun ata talaga normally mga houses sa US. Sa pilipinas, mayaman ka talaga pag ganun kalaki house mo. They have a playroom with Table soccer and a shooting ring. Nag-enjoy ako maglaro ng basketball. May timer and points kasi eh. My highest score was 56 points for 15s. At 9pm, nagyayaya na si Binoy so uwi na us. Nung papunta, I was a good navigator but going back, nalito nako. Can't do reverse navigation. hay, suko ako. Ok na sana nung nasa Hiway 101 na kami. We're supposed to exit at Talaveras pero napa-sobra kami, nawala yung concentration ng driver namin. 3 times kaming nagpa-ikot-ikot. Waah. 15mins din yun. Nakakainis na nakakatuwa. Iba kasi feeling eh. anyway, paguwi ko. tawag lang kay Ariel then surf konti then slip na din few minutes before 12mn.

Sunday 1030am: 1st time ko nagsimba ng maaga ngayong 2nd time ko sa US. Lagi kasi gabi gusto magsimba ng mga kasama ko dito eh. Maganda talaga magsimba ng maaga.Iba din feeling. Alam nyo ba feeling? Try it and you'll love it. Parang sales agent noh?

So after that, punta kami sa aming nanay- kina Ate Josie. I helped her chopped the black gulaman. Then the pork n meat for the dinuguan. 1am dumating na yung vietnamese na manikurista nya. I also had my toe nails done kasi masakit na sya. Sa Pinas kasi, every other week ako nagpapalinis. Actually, I am havong 2nd thoughts of having my nails done. Mahal kasi sya dito eh- $20. Imagine my slippers below is PHP700 lang tas yung pa-pedicure ko is $20. Justifiable ba yun? Hahaha. Pero honestly, it felt good after nya ako malinisan. She was really good. Esp in making the design. You know what, 1st time ko nagpa-lagay ng design,kasi mahal sa pinas eh. kaya ito, dahil libre design...nagpadesign ako. what can u say? except sa comment na pangit paa ko..hahaha.

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Friday, October 07, 2005

Nakakapraning sa US...

Hay..napra-praning na ata ako.Just today..i got to create these two poems. Na-ho-homesick na ba ako?!Hahaha. Enjoy reading and please leave a comment if you agree or disagree...

MISS KO NA ANG PINAS

Start: 10/06/05 6:27pm

miss ko na ang fishball
miss ko na ang BIG BOWL
miss ko na ang matamis na icetea
habang nanunuod ng teleserye

miss ko na sumakay ng jeep
miss ko na ang traffic
miss ko na panahong mainit
pati mga kalsadang lubak at pangit

miss ko na ang spaghetti sa jollibee
miss ko na ang chichen sa KFC
miss ko na Ribs sa Kenny
Pati chopseuy sa Kingbee

nakakamiss yung maingay na mga sasakyan
nakakamiss yung mailaw na kalsada
nakakamiss yung mga tambay sa kanto
pati yung mga maingay na lasenggero

kahit pala magulo sa pinas
kahit pala maingay sa pinas
kahit pala madumi sa pinas
masaya pa rin sa pinas...

Hay...

End Time: 7:07pm

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Sa US...

START: 10:19pm

Sa US maganda mga highway
Sa US maayos ang Traffic
Sa US masarap mag long drive
pero walang husband na magwe-welcome pag uwi ko ng bahay

Sa US magaganda ang mga bahay
Sa US magagara ang mga sasakyan
Sa US uso ang pagbati ng "Hi", "Hello"
pero normally don't care ang mga tao

Sa US madaming trabaho
Sa US mabibili ang mga luho
Sa US may tissue mga banyo
pero sa US, madami ding di naliligo

Maganda ang US
Maayos ang US
Malinis sa US
pero Malungkot din sa US...

END: 10:35pm

Thursday, October 06, 2005

ladies, beware...

to all the girls, just want to tell you that we all need to take care. just been in the hospital. my friends wife had just got an operation yesterday due to a hole in her ovary. the doctor's theory is may cyst na nag-rupture causing that hole. she lost 2 liters of blood and had needed a blood transfusion. the symptom is just a stomach ache. she felt the pain at 8am monday morning. she thought that it was gastro. they went to the hospital on tuesday. no anomaly was found on the laboratory testings. however, on wednesday morning,she undergone ultraound and fluid was seen in her stomach. the doctor suspected that there was an internal bleeding. they just found out that the ovary got a hole during the operation.

mahirap pala talagang mgaing babae. daming pwedeng sakit. this is a rare case according to the doctor. kaya, to all the girls out there, pag nakaramdam ng stomachache for more than a day, pa-checkup na agad. we may not know what's happening inside.

also,got to realize, na ayoko palang malayo sa pinas without my family around me. mahirap magkasakit ng malayo sa pamilya. hay....

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Finally... Our Monterey Pix

As promised, I'll be posting our Monterey Pix. We went there last 9/17/05. Hapon na kami nakapunta. Di na us masyado nakalibot. We just went to Aquaruim then konting walk lang. Tapos dinner na kami sa "The Fish Hopper". It was good but a little expensive than usual. We spent about $25/head. Pero ok lang at least we enjoy the day kahit medyo malamig na dun....

So visit na lang yung link below for the pix:
http://community.webshots.com/album/468937415rpDksw

Sunday, October 02, 2005

Random Thoughts...

Pagkatapos ng matagal kong pananahimik dahil sa kakulangan ng oras na makapagpahiwatig ang aking saloobin at magawa ang mga bagay na makakapagpasaya sa akin ay narito akong muli sa tapat ng aking Laptop (mahirap palang tagalugin ito at baka makapagbigay pa ng kakaibang kahulugan...hahaha).

Maraming nangyari ng mga nakaraang mga araw subalit di ko kayang ihayag lahat ang mga iyon dito.Masyadong madami. Kaya...tignan na lang natin kung hanggang saan ang kaya ng aking kapangyarihan.

Hirap palang magtagalog.Simplehan ko na lang ha? So ayun. I have checked my blog after 2 weeks, tagal ko na din palang di naka-blog. Super busy lang talaga.I am doing program management and new product debug at the same time. Tapos may mga extra curricular works pa na na-assign sakin for 2 weeks for the end of the quarter (itong quarter-quarter na ito ay critical sa shipments ng mga semicon company). Good thing tapos na ang EOQ. BOQ (Beginning of Quarter) na. Nabawasan ako ng isang trabaho. Di ko kailangang gumising ng 30mins earlier than my usual wake up time para gawin lang yun. Hay..work.work work. But I am still thankful that i have my work coz some don't.

I am thankful of all the blessings I have and I am sorry for the times that i've been bad. Kainis noh, minsan you want to be good... always.But there are things, people or situations that makes you bad. Pray na lang tayo na di tayo mapasabak sa ganung situation always.

Anyway, for the past weeks, suki ako ng canteen namin sa umaga. We always buy our coffee (they brewed Starbucks Coffee). Sarap ng Cafe Mocha. Sa hapon naman, pag feeling data-overloaded na kami ng buddy ko, Starbucks ulit kami, pero di na sa canteen, dun na kami sa malayo. Drive kami to North 1st near North Park Village. Hay, so refereshing. Sometimes i ordered Mocha Frap, minsan Caramel Frap but madalas Hot Caramel Machiatto.Kaka-addict coffee noh. Yun lang naman luho namin pag napra-praning na kami sa daming data gathering na ginagawa namin.

By the way, last 2 weeks ago pala we went to monterey, diko pa na-post pictures. Tignan ko mamaya if kaya ko i-post. May bday party kasi kaming pupuntahan at 6pm eh. Ngayon, dapat punta kami Stanford pero kulang kami sa sasakyan kaya bka,next next week na lang, Pag dumating na yung isang kasama namin na may sasakyan.

Ngayon...wala akong magawa kaya, i updated my friendster profile. ganda na nya..maybe you would want to view it. I also added some pictures. Tapos ngayon...blogging na ako while listening to the MP3s in the laptop.Hay minsan masarap mag-isa lang noh?wala lang...

Anyway, siguro ito muna...antok nako eh. tulog pa ba ako..or kanta ako. naiwan nung mga kasama ko kagabi yung Magic Sing nila eh. Nagpa-Taco Bell kasi ako last night tas sila taya sa drinks and kantahan. Hay 2am na natapos. kaya medyo groge din ako ngayon...kanta muna ako ha..habang walang tao...hahaha...