rest days

Im wisely utilizing every free time im getting from my work schedule, that's why whenever time allows, i grab the chance like a mountain puma.

during weekends, i try to squeeze in a lot of lakwacha whenever I can, kaya last saturday, after work...since my sunday schedule starts at 1pm pa... dianne and I went to krisna's place to play poker. (well, twas my first time to actually play poker with pot money, since most of the time I play online.. ha! loser!) but before that, we stopped by at sm mall of asia to eat muna, with dots.. kakamiss nga the bondings eh.. atleast now we can bond na in other places like mall of asia aside from g4, since Im bringing a car na (naks!). My second visit to the titanic mall was more convenient and pleasing than the 1st. ofcourse minus the rampage of people I've encountered then, which was also like the 3rd day after its opening, we actually went home that day cursing the mall, never to return there again. but hey, im back there and I say, nakakaaddict na sya, since mas konti na tao this time.. and the restaurants there are really nice! dami choices and quality food tlga. its really nice to hang out there na... its like an expanded greenbelt 3.. and when i say expanded, tlgang "galit-sa-flooring-yung-architect-expanded!" so before pa sumakit yung legs namin kakapili ng resto, we decided to go to a retro diner, Gram's Diner... beautifully conceptualized resto... sarap pa ng food! so yun, buntis na kami pag labas. nice din the interiors...brings back the olden days... "vintage!" when waiters were serving in skates, and jukeboxes were blasting boogie tracks...

after nun, we drove to coastal then to the express way, all the way to bacoor cavite! sounds wrong diba? well...that is what really happened. nagulat nalang kami, may talaba na for sale sa sidewalks... out of metro manila na pala kami! haha! we're lost! pero after ilang u-turns and side stops, we were on the right way.. whew!

so ayun, we arrived at krisna's house, mga 9pm na ata... we imagined right away how krisna's going to react the moment we get there... "HOW ABOUT SOME SENSE OF PUNCTALITY HERE!" kaya inunahan na namin sya.. so yun, we went up their terrace...we found bonx.. and thats it.. no other people.. kaya kahit konti lang kami... it didn't stop us to play... 200 was the pot money and didi was the dealer! (a very indelicate dealer I must say.. haha!) and I won! the 1st round! well, also the last round... umuwi na agad si boinks! so yun... nag pusoy dos nalang kami while dianne slept ahead of us na (talk about utilizing the free time!) and we had a heart to heart talk...dots & krisna...twas nice to have finally talked to you guys! hehe *wink*

slept at 4am. woke up at 10am...went to work 12nn..

so today it was my day off naman... went to sm asia ulit, with my mama and my tita naman! im telling you nakakaaddict yung food lane dun facing manila bay. galing ng choices of restos and varieties of food and ambience! we ate at gumbos... new orleans ciusine..chuva chuva! sarap nanman ung food... may libre pang appetizer since its just their 2nd day... yummy yung shakes nila... their concept naman was a new orleans mardi gras na party, where ladies collect and wear colorful beads after flashing their boobies to men... of course dito, without the flashing part.. (thank goodness!) we also went to the imax theater to buy some superman tickets... july 9 na yung nabili namin..which is sunday next next week pa! so yun...cant wait!

tomorrow is another work day!

cars

I have just watched yet another pixar-disney movie today, and I reckon its a movie worth blogging for.

Being an avid follower of the disney and pixar tandem masterpieces for the past years, I say the big duo does it again. Taking in consideration how high the bar they've set for more of their up and coming CG animated films, since every year they kept reinventing and topping the previous years' films, "Cars" is another movie magic that Im sure CG film-fanatics like me will be applauding for. With the perfect equation of Pixar's almost true-to-life animated effects, and Disney's superb way of story telling, this movie is a feast for both the eyes and heart. Who could've thought, after giving life to toys, bugs, monsters, fishes, and superheroes, Disney and Pixar would have the guts and the ability to create a story about personified cars making us laugh and cry at one sitting. I mean, I seldom cry in real actor movies, but to cry in animated ones...enough said.

Though, admittedly it's not as good as finding nemo and the incredibles (those 2 films are almost impossible to top), you can still say its one of Pixar-Disney's best, and it will not disappoint moviegoers both adults and kids. It's still catchy, the characters are still interesting, the setting is still original, and the story is still incomparable. I mean, as for me, Im gonna have to watch it again, and get myself an original dvd copy of it, first in line! As for their next CG movie for year 2007... im so concerned and anxious as to what the big movie machines will be doing again. I mean, if you ask me, I'm running out of ideas as to what story to tell after a very interesting concept has been shown. But not, Disney and Pixar... just before the movie CARS rolled, they showed a quick teaser of supposedly the next year's blockbuster CG movie again. Its, Ratatouille (rat-ta-too-ee) its about a food loving sewage RAT, beneath an upscale PARIS restaurant, who couldn't stomach eating garbage, like other rats do. I mean talk about good story plots!! its another hilarious movie to anticipate.

dianne's bday / n1q reunion!! part 4

dianne's bday / n1q reunion!! part 3

dianne's bday / n1q reunion!! part 2

dianne's bday / n1q reunion!!

haay! ive been itching to write an entry for this blog, but i just dont have the time anymore. coz its work work work for me, these couple of days. by saying "work" that did not necessarily mean i'm doing something.. or something progressive that is.

well, i just thought it would be interesting to tell something about my experience today.

you see, im a "virgin" in the automotive world. i have no knowledge of how a car works or how is it mechanically configured in that sense, but it just turned out that today is a starting point for me to begin learning a car's whatabouts and how to troubleshoot incase of... well... trouble! (hope the upcoming movie "cars" can help! haha)

well, back to the main topic... i finished my office shift today, only to find out my car wouldn't start.. or wouldn't click to open its doors either... ofcourse, the panic adreline attacks start rushing up my body, i began to sweat and turn pale..since, like i said.. ive been driving for just about a month now, and the last thing i would like to happen is to bust this friggin car! and yet, i still did.
so, there i was standing at the parking lot, looking really anxious, not knowing where to call help, or who to call. i picked up my cell, which is supposedly my only saving grace slash gadget for me to get some rescue. i dialled, and it told me that i dont have money left in my account... not even a text message is possible!! the timing was impeccable! grabe! just when i started to feel faint and wantng to cry out loud "saklolo!" our most trusted security guard approached me. He was there to converse with me, well, give some words of sympathy.. but that wouldn't help ignite my car now would it? so! its still panicky me!

and then a hope of light arises from the ashes... my officemate glenda, who have this foreign boyfriend, who is parked just beside me... sensed that im getting delirious, and offered help, even if i didn't asked for help. (see the problem with me, is i still dont open my mouth to ask people's help even with the most precarious times... like even if satan is hooking me down to hell! i would still shut up. but thats just me! errk) so he put down his car windows, and a glow of rainbow glistened from his eyes while saying "you need help?" and so i bashfully explained: "my car won't start." and so he went down from his car, and glenda too... and offered to jump start my car with the use of some chords and his car battery... which im still amazed right now as to how it can work that way.. so there... he clipped his batteries to mine.. and gave me power... a sort of a bewildered antelope offering his power to a lifeless shizah, the indian prince for reincarnation. aaaah...the images in my head.

so after a couple of minutes... my car started! and then suddenly my headlights turned on! from then, i already knew the cause of the shut down... i left the headlight open for 5 hours, and it drained my battery to its death. so there... thats the main cause... well...that and my stupidity. like why the hell did i turned on my lights during high noon! oh well, atleast i know how it goes.. a new experience for me... i'll be more vigilant next time. im still up for more challenging obstacles. maybe my second test would be bursting a wheel in the middle of edsa! haha! yikes!now getting through that would be like climbing everest for me.