supposedly our 5th...

dell is in san diego right now for his president's club ceremony/awarding. he's been consistently in the top 10% of their sales team. and we were left at home since it's only a one day affair. i just busied myself with surfing the internet while inigo is napping then it occured to me...it's the 28th and at this exact moment, 5 years ago, i was at the bridal suite of manila diamond, erik maningat was busy doing my hair and make up, fol rana busy taking my pix while the rest of the entourage was busy munching on jollibee chicken joy. nyahahahaha it would have been our 5th wedding anniversary...e kaso hindi na eh..

actually, i just heard from an ex-officemate that my ex-H has a girlfriend now and that it is pretty serious because they're planning to buy a house already. good for them! i just hope the girl is earning big time because that's ex-H #1 criteria. or else, giyera yan...goodluck girl!!!

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i've been tagged.....

by Jo.....this got me thinking if we are quirky enough to be considered special..... here's my take.

QUIRKY THINGS THAT MAKE OUR FAMILY SPECIAL:

1. i mainly use my blowdryer to dry my feet when everyone else use it to dry and style their hair. i have this thing about feet. not because they are the most neglected part of the body doesn't mean they don't deserve TLC. i make sure that my feet are really dry before i wear my shoes. i've started this practice when i smelled the stinkiest feet ever way back in college. no joke but i almost fainted and so i told myself that there's no way i will let my feet smell even a bit.

2. and to keep our feet odorless, we put crumpled newspaper inside our shoes to absorb the moisture that build up after wearing the shoes for couple of hours. again, we hate smelly feet that's why we are so conscious with our own.

3. just like Jo, i have my own way of folding laundry so no one else touches or even dares to do it or else i go amok. dell calls it karate chop, i call it precision.

4. we are Nike addicts...dell collects the Jordan series while i love air rifts.

5. we cannot drink Coke without ice, loves strawberries, rocky road ice cream and tres leches.

6. we are bargain hunters.

About the Tag:

1) Jo tagged me and I will tag six people.

2) If you are tagged, then on your blog do a post about six interesting/weird facts about you and/or your family. Then tag six other people to do the same and leave a comment for them that they have been tagged and to come visit your site. This is one more way to get to know each other.

at the movies.....

last wednesday, dell was given free movie passes to any AMCs so we headed to burbank to watch ice age 2. i brought my digicam since it was going to be Inigo's first movie date and we wanted to capture every expression on his face when he sees the popcorn, movie posters, the theater and the giant screen. once inside, we started taking photos until one of the ushers told us that it is not allowed. what a bummer! pero matigas ang ulo namin so we tried to sneak some pa rin. hehehe

the movie is cute....pambata talaga. Inigo was shrieking because he was fascinated with the animation but midway, he fell asleep. well, a lot of family oriented movies are scheduled to be shown this summer so definitely magiging laman na naman kami ng sinehan. ;o)

here are some pics.....

sssshhhhh.....

hush little IGI, don't say a word,

mommy's gonna buy you a mocking bird.

if that mocking bird don't sing,

mommy's gonna buy you a diamond ring.

if that diamond ring turns brass,

mommy's gonna buy you a looking glass.

if that looking glass gets broke,

mommy's gonna buy you a billy goat.

if that billy goat don't pull,

mommy's gonna buy you a cart and bull.

if that cart and bull turn over,

mommy's gonna buy you a dog named rover.

if that dog named rover won't bark,

mommy's gonna buy you a horse and a cart.

if that horse and cart fall down,

you're still the cutest little baby in town.

*my little boy sleeping while waiting for us to pick him up from his mama chris' house.

absent for days.....

a friend asked why i haven't been posting lately. well, because i was incapacitated for a couple of days. my left wrist ached like hell that making a simple gesture bring me to tears. in fact blogging wasn't the only one i ceased doing while trying to figure out what was wrong with the wrist. i didn't scrap, minimal use of the internet, no chores, no sex and tried not to carry igi as much though i answered some emails. the discomfort was terrible that i was so near to gobbling up the bottle of pain reliever in our medicine cabinet...only if i am not breastfeeding. oh and it was such a hassle to wash your hair with only one hand working.

anyways, dell said it might be gout because i am a red meat lover...

i say it's scrappingitis...hehehe

the wrist is back to normal...

friends that are worth to keep.....

are friends who take their time to see you even if they are only staying for a couple of days. i just came from dinner with two of my former classmates in benilde. when we took a trip down memory lane over sushi and sashimi, we still couldn't figure out how we got together and clicked and stayed friends all these years. T and J are of the same age while i am more senior. we also belong to different social classes...me and T are middle class while J is the rich kid and yet he is very humble.

these are my friends way back in college and i truly appreciate and value our friendship because these are the people who you know respect and love you for who you are. people who will not judge you if you do or say something stupid or condemn you if you have wronged them. people who will give you second chances if along the way you almost killed each other over petty things (hehehe).

J will be flying back this June and we are planning to go out of town and have fun. i am already looking forward to that.

things i've done.....

i was bloghopping and came across with this one. it made me think of my life so i bloglifted and highlighted the stuff i have done so far.....feel free to do the same.

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink

02. Swam with dolphins

03. Climbed a mountain

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

06. Held a tarantula

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone

08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it

09. Hugged a tree

10. Done a striptease

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sunrise

15. Seen the Northern Lights

16. Gone to a huge sports game

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa

18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

19. Touched an iceberg

20. Slept under the stars

21. Changed a baby’s diaper

22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

23. Watched a meteor shower

24. Gotten drunk on champagne

25. Given more than you can afford to charity

26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

28. Had a food fight

29. Bet on a winning horse

30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

31. Asked out a stranger

32. Had a snowball fight

33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier

34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

35. Held a lamb

36. Enacted a favorite fantasy

37. Taken a midnight skinny dip

38. Taken an ice cold bath/shower

39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar

40. Seen a total eclipse

41. Ridden a roller coaster (and lived!)

42. Hit a home run

43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days

44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking

45. Adopted an accent for an entire day

46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment

48. Had two hard drives for your computer

49. Visited all 50 states

50. Loved your job for all accounts

51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced

52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

53. Had amazing friends

54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (Vegas baby!!!)

55. Watched wild whales

56. Stolen a sign (does traffic cone count?)

57. Backpacked in Europe

58. Taken a road-trip

59. Rock climbing

60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice

61. Midnight walk on the beach

62. Sky diving

63. Visited Ireland

64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love

65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them

66. Visited Japan

67. Bench-pressed your own weight

68. Milked a cow

69. Alphabetized your records

70. Pretended to be a superhero

71. Sung karaoke

72. Lounged around in bed all day

73. Posed nude in front of strangers

74. Scuba diving

75. Got it on to "Let’s Get It On" by Marvin Gaye

76. Kissed in the rain

77. Played in the mud

78. Played in the rain

79. Gone to a drive-in theatre

80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it

81. Visited the Great Wall of China

82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to know about your blog has discovered your blog

83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better

84. Started a business

85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

86. Toured ancient sites (The Alamo?)

87. Taken a martial arts class

88. Sword fought for the honor of a woman.

89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight

90. Gotten married

91. Been in a movie

92. Crashed a party

93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have

94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy

95. Gotten divorced (annulled actually)

96. Had sex at the office

97. Lied

97. (the real 97) Gone without food for 5 days

98. Made cookies from scratch

99. Won first prize in a costume contest

100. Ridden a gondola in Venice

101. Gotten a tattoo (Henna only in Bora)

102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on

103. Rafted the Snake River

104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"

105. Got flowers for no reason

106. Eaten a drugged brownie

107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything

108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug

109. Performed on stage

110. Been to Las Vegas

111. Recorded music

112. Eaten shark

113. Had a one-night-stand

114. Gone to Thailand

115. Seen Moulin Rouge

116. Bought a house

117. Been in a combat zone

118. Buried one/both of your parents

120. Been on a cruise ship

121. Spoken more than one language fluently

122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone

123. Bounced a check

124. Performed in Rocky Horror

125. Read - and understood - your credit report

126. Raised children

127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy

128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

129. Created and named your own constellation of stars

130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did

132. Called or written your Congressperson

133. Packed up and moved to another city to just start over

134. …more than once?

135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking

137. Had an abortion, or your female partner did

138. Had plastic surgery

139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived

140. Wrote articles for a large publication

141. Lost over 100 pounds

142. Held someone while they were having a flashback

143. Piloted an airplane

144. Petted a stingray

145. Broken someone’s heart

146. Helped an animal give birth

147. Been fired or laid off from a job

148. Won money on a T.V. game show

149. Broken a bone

150. Killed a human being

151. Gone on an African photo safari

152. Ridden a motorcycle

153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of 100mph or faster?

154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced

155. Fired a rifle, shotgun or pistol

156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

157. Ridden a horse

158. Had major surgery (does 2x CS count?)

159. Had sex on a moving train

160. Had a snake as a pet (my older brother had and it scared me to death)

161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

162. Slept through an entire flight: take, landing, during

163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours

164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states

165. Visited all 7 continents

166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

167. Eaten kangaroo meat

168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground

170. Eaten sushi

171. Had your picture in the newspaper

172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime

173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

174. Gotten someone fired for his or her actions

175. Gone back to school

176. Parasailed

177. Changed your name

178. Petted a cockroach

179. Eaten fried green tomatoes

180. Read The Iliad

181. Selected one "important" author whom you missed in school, and read him/ her

182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them

183. …and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you

184. Taught yourself an art from scratch

185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt

187. Skipped all your school reunions

188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

189. Been elected to public office

190. Written your own computer language

191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

193. Built your own PC from parts

194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you.

195. Had a booth at a street fair

196. Dyed your hair

197. Been a DJ

198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal

199. Written your own role playing game

200. Lost your Best Friend for reasons of death

201. Fallen in love over the internet

202. Sung in a Barbers’ Shop Quartet

203. Eaten a live animal

204: Been able to communicate in a language you barely learnt barely three days earlier

205. Memorized words from all Disney movies like Aladdin, Lionking etc

206: Be able to relate to every song that you ever listen.