Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 12:45 AM

Wow... four months huh?
Somehow, real life does set in... it's been creeping through slowly since I've been here in BXU, and now it's come full force for the past few months.

First, I had the flu. No, fortunately it wasn't H1N1, but it still felt like shit. My nose was almost always stuffy OR runny, my throat was burning like hell and even swallowing water was torture, my body was constantly aching... agh. I was down for a week, and even had to clear up a few things here and there for the next week... so you all can imagine having to face a good backlog of projects after that. *big sigh*

Anyway, fortunately my clients were understanding and very patient with me. I'm currently using my planned 2-week break to make up for lost time from work, so I'm kissing a trip to Cebu goodbye.

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Let's jump to another topic...
I recently had this dream where my cousins and I planned to go to Japan. We "applied" for a visa and in that pseudo-world, everyone will receive a packet of string and you have to measure it. If it measures 33 inches, that means you're allowed to go, and if you don't reach that length, you can't.

So, yes, everyone's string was 33 inches... and I had 31.

Shit.

So I bawled and bawled 'cause it was my idea to ask everyone to come with me, and of course I was the most excited... and now I won't get to go. (In my dream, I even tried TWICE! How sucky is it that even in your dreams, you still have bad luck?!)

Everyone's packed up and ready to go, and I was crying so hard... Chi tried to console me and said "Ate Mar, dili nalang mi mangadto if wala ka..." ("Ate Mar, we won't go if you're not with us...") but I said it's fine but I went on crying...

The best part was when Ela "tried" to console me too... she said "Sige lang Ate Mar... basin sign na ni Lord na bantayan nimo ang balay..." ("It's okay Ate Mar, it might be a sign from the Lord that you have to watch over the house...")

Hahay. Salamat nalang El. Tigbantay nalang ta sa balay ani.

After that dream, I was in a melancholic mood for days.

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Jump to another topic.

Uncle Ching, Auntie Grace, and kids are going to Europe for 10 or so days! Eurotrip!
I wish wish wish I can see Europe before I die. T_T

When I was a kid, I used to plan that by 20 I would've seen much of the world already... Gosh I was so naive... I even promised my parents to take them to Rome when I land a job. Tsk tsk tsk... embarrassing.

With my current salary, I'd have to save up for 2 or 3 years to step outside Asia. Hahay. Sucks to have no money.

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What else?

Nothing much has happened, really... same thing over and over... and of course when I get hold on a good graspable amount of hope, the world is quick to remind me that my life still sucks and I shouldn't even try stepping out of my cupboard under the stairs.

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 11:25 PM

OMG! Sorry guys, really so busy. :( I feel sad that I haven't updated here for two whole months already! O.o T_T

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 2:00 AM

OMG! I need to blog about Day 2!!! A.K.A. DISNEY DAY!!! O.O
Ok, ok, will do so this week! Pwamis!

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 5:00 AM

Awkies... sorry for the late updates regarding our little HK trip, but was too tired to do anything when we returned. :P

Pics found here:
http://diankristine.multiply.com/photos/album/113/HONG_KONG_DAY_1

Let's start with our trip to Cebu...

We went to the airport at around 1:30 pm (there we met Ela & Fam, Uncle Ching & Auntie Grace), it was super hot (they had 3 large air conditioners in the waiting lounge but it didn't help any.. there were just too many people and the weather was... ugh.) So anyway, we arrived in Cebu at around 3pm and went directly to Paragon Suites.

Hmm.. Paragon... is a bit... dark? I dunno but their front desk and mini cafe didn't have much light, even though it was still in the afternoon....

Anyway, we went straight to SM for a couple of stuff: first, I have to go to Graphic Star to have my new tarp printed for our sign outside, then get a universal outlet thingie for our chargers, and go to Shakey's for mojo potatoes and pizza... xD (our Shakey's branch in Butuan closed years ago... we don't know why... and we preferred Shakey's pizza than Pizza Hut... it's more tasty...)

We were supposed to visit St. Michael Village that night but my parents opted to get a good night's rest before our big flight the next day. Plus we wanted to visit the Santo Niño Church (Cathedral?) early in the AM as well.

Let's see... the next day, after attending mass at Sto. Niño, we gathered our stuff and went to St. Michael's to meet up with everyone so we can go to the airport together. The plan was to go at around 1:30 'cause our flight is at around 3. After lunch, it was just a matter of waiting for time and the taxis to get us to the airport.

So, we're at the Mactan Int'l Airport... surprise! Our flight was delayed from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. So we had a good few hours to sit and do nothing at the waiting lounge (good thing the airconditioner was ok!)... of course, since this is our family we're talking about, most of our waiting time consists of poker games and taking pictures. Cebu Pacific was nice enough to give us a free dinner (Jollibee chicken and rice... and bottled water...)

At 4:45... Tadah! Our flight has been further delayed and we will now be flying at 8:00 pm! o.O
I almost thought Lolo would decide it's too much BS and just cancel our trip, but he sat on patiently with the rest of us, so... ;)

So we were wondering what Cebu Pacific will give us next for the delay... and guess what? Each of us got FREE one-way tickets to any Asian destination! Whaa?!? (Awesome, right?)

And at last... at around 8:30pm, we were on our way to Hoooong Koooong. (PHEW!)

The HK flight too about 2hrs, 45mins. We arrived ang got out of the airport at around 12:00 pm (which is funny 'cause our Passport says we left at May 1st and arrived at May 2nd) ;) The airport was huge and clean, I can't really be sure if it was nice since there's really no people around at that time and their shops were closed. One interesting thing is that throughout the whole trip we had to fill out health declaration forms and a good percent of the people you see are already wearing masks... fortunately the fact that the h1n1 virus was becoming a threat didn't faze us one bit. (Of course, we still observe the proper hygiene thing so we don't catch it.... so we wash our hands a lot and use hand sanitizers every few minutes :P)

So! Hong Kong! We got to our bus that'll take us to BP International House... the whole drive is around 30 minutes (without traffic, since it's already midnight), and along the way we got to see spectacular buildings... I can't believe how high these things go! The highest I ever saw in Butuan was the Carl Patricks' building... uhm... 6 floors bah? :P) And in every other block you will see new buildings being constructed, covered in green nets and inside bamboo skeleton structures!

We arrived at our hotel at 1-ish... and the streets around it are still buzzing with life. You can't help feeling excited seeing neon lights, the chinese signs, the 7-11's in every corner... ^_^

After check-in, we checked out our rooms... and I must admit, I didn't expect bunk beds in a hotel! Haha! Ah, well, how else can you squeeze in four people into a teeny room? Anyway, doesn't matter since we won't be around the hotel the whole time... no problem!

And at around 3am... zzZzZzz... everyone went to sleep to get ready for our Disneyland adventure the next day (everyone in our room anyway, I think Danna and Chi and Kuya went outside and took pics pa).

DISNEYYY!!!!

*ahem*

But that's for another post. I'm a bit tired na, I have to work tomorrow. ;)
Toodlesh!

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 2:20 AM

Happy Mother's Day to my Mommy, my Aunts, my Lolas, and all the moms out there!

I love my Mom soooo much, even when she sometimes gets too obsessive/compulsive and goes berserk when I ask the same questions over and over. :P I love you Mommy! I couldn't have survived this long without you! Heart!

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 1:44 AM

Hello!
Back from our Hong Kong adventure!

A bit tired to do anything right now, but will definitely blog in detail in a few days.
Highlights are the following:

- Arrival at the HK Intl. Airport
- City Tour (Victoria Harbor, Souvenir shop, Jewelry place... forgot what it's called)
- DISNEYLAND!!!
- Macau (St. Paul Ruins, A-Ma temple & the Egg Tart place, Souvenir & Antique Shop, and The Venetian)

Updates:
- unfortunately didn't get the dolls I liked... we did go to Mong Kok but it was around 10pm, we were tired from our Disney trip, and some of the shops selling Blythes and Pullips were already closed or beginning to close shop. (It makes me wanna cry when I think about it...)
- LOVE the Disney experience... it was the best!
- LOVE curry with pork chops (actually, I love all of their food!)
- LOVE the fashion! Everyone looks like they come straight out of a movie set!
- LOVE the weather... it's so cool! (But if you go directly under the sun at noon, it's hot lah!)
- Didn't like too much some people (probably tourists from mainland China) and some Indian tourists... they're rude.
- I WISH we had more time!
- I WANT TO COME BACK late this year or next year!!! I HEART HK!

Byebye!

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 12:57 AM

4 more days... 4 more days and I get to see Disneyland!!! XD *KID MODE*

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 1:28 AM

Okay... I am officially stressed out of my mind! O.O

(Stressed OR depressed? AND depressed? I definitely know I'm stressed though... )

I -know- when my system's out of whack when I notice I am not sleeping well (or none at all) and I eat more than I usually do.

To demonstrate:

When my mom tells me to sleep early or wake up early, I usually turn on my mobile's alarm (it's really better to hear my phone than my mom or my sister waking me up... it's just... annoying).

The bad thing is that I get so stressed out about waiting to hear the damned thing to go off and count the hours until it does that I can't sleep a wink! The weirdest part? After the alarm happens, I finally can get sleep... because I know it won't ring anymore. -.-;

(And this STILL isn't as bad as my mom waking me up... *sigh*)

For the eating part, I ate the following today:

Bfast is rice and chorizo.
Snacked on a Snickers bar.
Lunch is zilch (because I slept... didn't get any during the night... dang)
Snacked on a Snickers bar AGAIN.
Dinner is a mini-cup of jjamppong and fried rice.
Snacked on a cup of ice cream.
and for midnight, I ate 2 more mini-cups of jjamppong.

That's some piggery fuckalooza, right?

Anyway, I'm stressing out and my period is coming close so that makes for a really craptastic month for me. Add in one seriously bogus client... and I'm finding myself wishing I can sleep until the 30th and wake up in a plane to Hong Kong.

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 3:01 AM

Bah.. some HKer making racist remarks over Pinoys ("nation of servants"), etc.

Honestly, I can't be bothered. We're just too darned sensitive. -.-;
Anyway, what does Chip Tsao know about Pinoys?

Link me! posted by the saucy wench @ 2:18 PM