Christmas Dinner with P10

P10 celebrated Christmas last night at Hazel’s place. Hazel and Flo came home for the holidays.

Menu:
Bbq and Isaw – by me
Cake – Tet
Fruit Salad – Flo
KFC Bucket – Mariel
Pasta, Chips ‘N Dips, Rice, Drinks – Hazel

(some friends of Hazel brought Sisig and Palabok)

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Jet and I picked-up Mariel, Tet and Flo from Katipunan with our official “School Bus”. Then off we go to Hazel’s place which became our home during special occasions.

Jai wasn’t able to come because of work and Ariesyl is already in Australia. So there were only six of us left (Kim came after an hour or so with Rency). Too bad that Mojo, Mariel’s boyfriend was still asleep because he has work at 4am, he’ll just fetch her after the dinner.

Anyways, all in all the party/dinner was okay. We had fun laughing at Rency’s antics, taking pictures and talking about our work, life and family. I can’t believe that until now I am celebrating with these wonderful people. I hope it is a tradition that would continue until we aged.

After dinner, Mariel, Kim, Rency, Jet and I went to Starbucks Katipunan to wait for Mojo. We talked some more about Kim’s baby shower and our dogs. At 1am we called it a night.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

Basketball Fanatics!

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Beautiful Lisa

Updates! Updates! Updates!

It’s been a long time since I’ve updated my blog. Tinamaan nanaman ako ng katamara… Hehehe!

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December 21

Our last day in the office, we prepared lunch for our workers. Kahit papaano eh makapag pasalamat sa taon na dumaan. It was not exactly a Christmas party dahil wala namang activities. Konting salo-salo lang. Nakakapagod dahil nagbigay narin ako ng mga 13th month nila and sweldo. Then we gave goodie bags sa mga children nila sa Tumana. Nakakastress. All that na witness ni Jet how toxic it was. I was in the verge of crying but even that, I was too tired to even do. Super stress na stress talaga.

After all the hassle, inaya nalang ako ni Jet na magcoffee and yosi sa Coffee Bean. On our way to Cubao bigla namang nagbago plano at napasama ako sa kanya sa Alabang to have dinner with his father together with Fritz, Tin (Fritz’ girlfriend) and Fatima. Unfortunately, Shang (the bunso) was not able to join us. Okay naman. Had dinner at Old Spaghetti House. Nakakatense dahil it was my second time to meet his father. Medyo nakakaintimidate kasi. Hehehe! Kwentuhan with Tin about Havaianas. Tapos ang aliw dun yung about sa Borat movie.. Tawa kami ng tawa. Si Fatima di nga lang maka-relate sa amin dahil di pa nya napapanood, dapat mapanood na nya. Nakakalokah! Tapos si Jetong mukhang tanga dun sa Pasta Negra nya. Bagay ang kulay sa kanya lalo na nung kinain na nya at nagkulay itim lalo ang maitim na nyang labi. Hahaha! It was a good laugh! After dinner Tito Ramon bought us cakes. Yummy!

Then nung nagkahiwalay-hiwalay na, nagcoffee nalang kami ni Jet sa Alabang Town Center at Seattle’s Best. Tapos nagtext si Rizal (friend ni Jet) at nagaayang mag-inuman daw. Eh di ako naman gustong-gusto eh si Jet being a SUPER KILL JOY eh ayaw pa nung una eh sabi ko ang aga-aga pa para umuwi at matrapik. Pumayag din ang mokong! Go kami sa house ni Rizal at bumili nga sya ng isang case ng beer. Mega kwentuhan . Umabot kami ng 2am ata dun… Masaya kasi minsan lang naman ako makipagbonding sa mga kabarkada ni Jet. 3:30am na ako nakauwi!

Nakakapagod itong araw na ito pero all was worth it. Simula na ang bakasyon! Yepey!

December 22

Last Tuesday nag apply ako for Globelines Broadband (dahil sa kuya kong nag encouraged sa akin, si Kuya Tony!), ang sabi by Friday daw may pupuntang magkakabit ng line. But kahapon may nagpunta na at kinabitan nako ng line sabi nalang wait ko nalang daw yung technician nilang magconfigure sa laptop ko. Then today, dumating sya at inaayos na. Yahoo!!! Goodbye to dial-up and 10 years of waiting for one site to load! Yahoo!!!!! Hehehe! Hello fast connection. Hello unlimited usage! Because I am unlimited, kinulit ako ni Jet na i-download ang Gunbound. It’s been almost a year since I last played that game… So ayun! Hello addiction! Hello sleepless nights! Hello eyebugs! :p

Great way to start my vacation!

December 24

Jet came over as early as 8am ata yun. Naghihilik pa ako. We were betting kung maaga nga syang makakapunta. Ang loko, maaga ngang nagpunta – nagising sya ng maaga huh! Hindi kasi kami makakapagspend ng Christmas together kasi may family reunion sila and ako naman – wala naman talaga dito lang sa house.

So ayun… ginising ako with his gift at yung adorable gift ni Fatima. Baliw talaga yun! Pero aliw na aliw ako ha! Hehehe! Si Jetong naman nagulat dahil hindi nya alam kung ano yung gift ni Fatima kaya when I opened it, sya ang nagulat at lumaki ang mata. Hehehe!!!

Guess what it is? Hihihi!

We just spent the day together, he went home around 4pm. Si Nanay naman umalis at nagpunta sa Alabang to celebrate with her brother and a few relatives. Di na ako sumama dahil…. Hehehe! Wag nalang!

I spent the night playing Gunbound then dumating sila around 10pm… Konting pahinga tapos 11:45 bumaba ako to celebrate with our angels. Ako, Ate Lita, Lorrie, Manang, Jenelyn, Mercy at si Nanay din nagising at nakisalo sa amin. Kami lang sumalubong sa pasko. Masaya narin… We had, chicken macaroni salad, fried chicken, fried fish lumpia, and cake. Ayos!

December 25

Stayed at home. Stayed in bed the whole day. Trabaho ng tamad! Hehehe! Ate Jean called from Colorado. It was nice hearing from her. I miss her.

December 27/28

Due to the Taiwan earthquake – Ayun! Akala ko may virus na ang laptop! Yun pala dahil sa telephone cable na nasira sa earthquake kaya affected ang internet ko… Hay! Galing ni Mother Nature… Na realize ko how much I am so dependent sa technology. Some people I know also suffered from that event. Maski pagtanggap ng text message nila affected. Bad trip! Parang kakastart ko palang mafeel ang broadband eh eto na ang kamalasan… Hay! Sana Maayos na….

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The year is almost over… Ano bang nangyari sa 2006 ko… Hhmm…

HaPpY HoLiDaYs!!!

pEaCe.LoVe.HaPpInEsS

A Slipper, A Guava Dinner and A Box of Heaven

Went to Glorietta, Jet got his first pair of Havaianas... He was hesitant because according to him, his feet are ugly... He's right! Bwahahaha! Nevertheless, I told him to keep it para kahit isa meron sya - he shares my addiction in a way! Hehehe!

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For dinner we went to Serendra - again! Can't get enough of that place... This is another food post. Whaaa!!! Puro food nalang! Hehehe!!!

This time we tried Guava. A Filipino inspired resto...

Kesong Puti Quiche - YUMMY!

Inihaw na Pig's Ear - very SINFUL!

Monggonisa

The picture is not that enticing but it was a good Monggo top with Longganisa. Kakaiba sya ha!

Spiced Itik

The Itik's meat was a little tough to chew. It was not that spicy. But it was ok... I guess.. Hehehe! With my previous experience with "Itik" meat, for it to be soft and chewable, you have to serve it hot, straight out of the fire. But this one was served a little cold. :(

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On the way to the car, we passed by Cupcakes by Sonja and saw they have lot's of variants to choose from. 8 new flavors for me to try and share! I just had to buy SOME! Hehehe!!!

Top Row: Lemon Drop, Bunny Huggers, Red Velvet Vixen (my favorite!!!), Hazelnut Tart. Middle Row: Choco Cream Pie, Vanilla Sunshine , Chocolate Surprise, Peppermint Patty. Bottom Row: Valhrona Flourless, Strawberries & Cream, Mocha Motion.

(Feel free to correct me if I mistakenly labeled the cupcakes.)

Tale of two mall rats...

2 Malls 1 Piazza in one day…

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We were supposed to fix Jet’s papers today. But he overslept and I had to go to the bank by 12noon. So hindi natuloy ang plano namin today. I was pissed and hungry by the time I got to the bank and si Jet – wala pa! Hay! Jenelyn (my ever trusty assistant) went with me. Sabi ko nalang kila Tita Ampy and Ate Lita pasunudin nalang si Jet sa bank and to bring the van. Buti nalang sobrang bilis ang transaction ko. We were there for only 20 minutes. Plus the 20 minutes Jenelyn and I spent sa Jollibee… I was really hungry and I needed to eat or else bad trip talaga ako pag nagkita kami ni Jet.

Anyways, Tita Ampy and Ate Lita had a good time bullying him about me being VERY angry. Si Jet naman parang sira… takot na takot naman kaya tuloy tuwang-tuwa silang lalong lokohin sya. Nag tag team daw sila sa office against him… Hehehe!!!

Para lumamig ulo ko may pasalubong na bibingka sya… Although meron lang akong isang bibingkang gusto sa buong Quezon City. But what he gave was not that bad though… Sila Ate Lita at Lorrie ang umubos… Hehehe!!! Be! Hindi mo ako masusuhulan! May kasalanan ka parin! Hmp! To make up for his being overly late, he said he is at my disposal… Anywhere I wanted to go ipagdri-drive daw nya ako… Hehehe!!! Me with my mischievous smile!!! Hmmm!!! Saan kaya??!!!

We first went to Glorietta para pa exchange yung polo shirt ni Shang (bro ni Jet) while he was inside the store, somebody called me sa cellphone… Character Check for Jet! I was surprised! Kaya hindi ko alam ano gagawin. Hindi ko pa nga masyadong marinig kasi ang ingay sa Mall. But it went well… Glad it was over na… I hate receiving unidentified calls…

Then I went to All Flip Flops and found out that nothings new. We also fooled around; I was grabbing his ass while he kicked mine. Parang dalawang manyak at siraulo. Sabi nya yun daw ang love nyang nangyari sa aming dalawa for that day. Magkulitan! Hay! We went around, checked out Tower Records, few boutiques and a book shop until I told him na I’m so hungry and I want to eat rice! Hehehe! Because he is at my disposal I told him I want to eat at Serendra! So off we go! Imagine when we got there we were the only people who are wearing shorts and t-shirts! Hehehe!!! As the night wore on more and more people came who are still in their office attires. Nakakaaliw! We were laughing the whole time… Meron pa nga may bodyguard nakasama… Totyal talaga!!! We also went to see the All Flip Flops store and Crocs. Hay nako!!! May joke na nga si Jet eh… Hindi daw ba ako dadaan sa stall ko para bisitahin ang mga empleyado ko… Parang ako na ata daw ang may ari kasi nag ra-rounds daw ako. Hahaha!!! That’s not the end of it!

We had dinner at Polu Kai Grill, dahil we thought yun lang ang appropriate sa rugged naming itsura! Here are some of our pictures…

Love the Herbed Grilled Salmon. Melt in your mouth and the Garlic Pilaf is sooo delicious! Grabeee! I want more!

Grilled Tuna Skewers is a little tender for me. I didn’t like it that much but the dipping sauce is nice… I even used it for my Salmon.

Jet had only a Ceasar Salad with Chicken Strips. He liked it with its BIG croutons… Hehehe!

And nagpapak nalang sya ng Buttered Steam Vegetables. I also liked it. Cooked right and just a hint of butter, hindi over powering ang lasa nya.

Service is good and quick. Price is reasonable. Although malamok lang sa smoking area nila. Yun lang… We’ll be back for more I’m sure!

After dinner and konting ikot, Jet asked that we have our routine coffee and tea at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at Gateway… So punta parin… On the way to Cubao we were stuck sa traffic sa may Shaw when we heard sa NU 107 about an announcement regarding a scheduled gig at Purple Haze in Tomas Morato by Heart Burn Production, Sapantaha was mentioned. Eh yun ang name ng banda nila Jet. I was sleepy but when I heard “Sapantaha” nagising ako. And Jet was busy calling his band mates if they heard it too. Unfortunately he was the only one tuned in. They have to confirm pa if it was them. Nevertheless, Jet was ecstatic about it. Narinig daw nya ang band nila mentioned at NU 107!!!! Hahaha! I just hope wala silang kapangalan…

Anyway, before our tea and coffee punta muna sa Rustan’s to check if may new stock ang Havaianas… Wala… Now I’m beginning to feel na I’M SO ADDICTED na talaga… This is BAD! REALLY BAD. Somebody help me!!!

After two Japanese Cherries, two Swirl Cards, more kwentuhan at kulitan… Uwian na po…

They offered this to us maybe because they see us there like 2x or 3x a week... Hehehe!!! Mga adik sa kape at tsaa!

Serendra

Jet and I went to Serendra today. We checked out the biggest All Flip Flops store that we have visited so far. They still sell the Greetings Limited Edition (Xmas Havies). Good news to those who are still looking for these beauties. I liked the sales person who attended to us. He was very kind and helpful.

Crocs is located besides AFF. I went gaga! Hehehe!!! I’m really curious about them. I tried one in Gateway Rustan’s (the pink one) it fitted me well and felt so soft. The problem is I don’t like the color that was available. Green and shocking pink. So when I saw they carry many colors and sizes that I could choose from, I told myself “just one! ONLY ONE!”

We also bought a few cupcakes from Cupcakes by Sonja. Though they are too sweet for my taste still they are so yummy! I knew about them from Shopcrazy and learned that they are the same cupcakes that Carrie and the rest of the girls from my favorite TV show Sex and The City are sometimes seen devouring in one of their episodes. That’s the closest thing I could get with those wonderful ladies from New York! Hehehe!!!

Bunny Huggers

Grandma's Pecan Pie

Vanilla Sunshine - my FAVORITE!!! (to date)

Chocolate Surprise - Jet's favorite

Peanut Butter Filled

Lemon Drop

Krispy Kreme is also located not that far from AFF. We wanted to see the place and see if there is really a long line as what I kept on hearing and reading about but it started to rain so we had to go back… I’m not that much of a donut lover naman.

Serendra is nice, so nice because they have very courteous staff. From the guards, elevator man and restroom personnel. They greet you and would often smile at you. Never been treated that way before in malls. But, a very expensive place to hang around. Most of the restaurants and stores are not that familiar to me or maybe because I don’t go to Makati that much on gimik nights. But I liked the place… for now. Not that crowded yet, give it like a few months and it’ll be jammed pack with yuppies and teenagers. Oh my…

Anyways… I guess Jet and I found another place to spend our lazy weekends before he starts work next month….

That’s another story.

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After Serendra we went to Bangkal, Makati to visit Jet's paternal grandparents.

They were busy preparing for the next day's big event - the christening of Jet's cousin. I won't be able to attend the christening due to prior commitment.

Honestly, I forgot the name of the baby! Whaaa!!! It's Miguel I think.... :(

Relationship

How do you end a day that started good???

You pick a fight.

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It’s been five days since Jet and I saw each other and because today is a holiday, break muna from training. He came over and I was surprised kasi ang aga nyang dumating – 12 noon to be exact. Bilis ata ng byahe…

We didn’t have anything planned - as usual. We hanged around the house till 2pm and then decided to go to Gateway (as always). Wala lang, ikot ikot lang. Had an early dinner at Teryaki Boy (as always). Bought December issues of our favorite magazines, CD’s and a few Havaianas to complete my collection for this year (I hope!), I’ve reached kasi my limit… 50 pairs!!! Hehehe! Had coffee at Coffee Bean, mega kwentuhan of how our week was and then we went home. Watched TV, tinker with Suzy, uploaded the CD’s to my iTunes, he read my blog, took crazy pictures and talked some more. All the while he was exchanging text messages with someone I didn’t care to know. Until nung hinatid ko na sya sa gate, may nagtext nanaman sa kanya and he showed it to me kasi bigla syang natawa. It was a goodnight message from someone named Jeric. It was a girly message for me. Kasi naman sino bang lalake ang magsesend ng ganung goodnight message sa kapwa lalake diba? Because I’m a natural-born-super-mega-selosa, ayun! Umandar ang monster inside me. I was thinking na pinalitan lang nya ang real name ng girl to a boy’s name para hindi halata kung magtetext yung girl. Eh diba yun naman ang uso para hindi mabuking.

I guess I was really taken by my emotions and a lot of things flash around me. Yung mga nangyari sa nakaraan ko. The betrayals… the lying… the “it’s not you, it’s me” kind of thing… I guess, again, I overreacted. I was being cold to his text messages at first, after a while I confronted him and told him how I felt. In turn he sent me the business card of that person na pinaghihinalaan ko and ordered me to text and call that person named Jeric and asked him whatever I wanted to know. So I did. It was a guy friend who didn’t have anything to do – in short nangungulit lang… He was sending all his friends the same message. It was a guy for god sake! Who has bored with his work.

Jet did give me the answers that I wanted to hear. And I knew he was honest with it, it was just me getting carried away - totally!

Why? Why did I made such a big fuss about it? What’s going on inside my head?

I just got scared.

I remember a conversation I had with a close friend of mine a week ago. She told me that Jet and I are in this certain level of our relationship, where in we understood each other without even saying anything. It suddenly hit me that yes she was right.

Jet and I have been going out for almost three years now - well, two years and ten months to be exact. And we have been thru a lot of things together. We’ve battled a lot of disappointments, adjustments, pain, truth, success, and so forth. For me everything is a first with him. We’ve done a lot of things that I haven’t done with my previous relationships. I’ve discovered a lot of things about me and he has shown me a lot of things that I never thought possible. And of course we are not perfect as individuals but we are perfect for each other. But we’re only humans and sometimes we make mistakes. But we forgive each other and we move on.

What is the connection of all of these to what happened tonight?

Over the days that passed, I was thinking about where we are in terms of our relationship. Yes, we are in this certain level that I could just sit back, put up my feet, relax and watch the world pass us by without anything to worry about.

I’m in my comfort zone for the first time in my whole life. I’ve finally felt what it is like to be comfortable, to be carefree, to trust someone with open arms, to be secure, to be so happy in love.

Above all these, paranoia sets in. It is too good to be true. May kapalit ito. Then! Tonight it happened…

I was so obsessed with thinking about how comfortable my relationship is, I was also obsessed that karma is lurking around and it could happen any minute. Maybe I was being taught a lesson here that’s why that “paghihinala” suddenly came from no where and almost ruined the day.

I told Jet about this. And as I’ve said previously, he gave me the right answers. He gave me the comfort that I needed. He told me the right words to calm me and he killed the monster that’s eating me up for the past few days.

He told me to trust him.

Something that I have trouble doing after a betrayal of any sort.

But when he said to me “wag kang magsori be…. Intindi ko ung sitwasyon mo… basta magtiwala ka lang… iloveyou.”

It ended it all.

I was back.

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There is nothing wrong in being happy and having someone love you the right way. If good things happen, it happens because it’s meant to be. You don’t question God. You don’t question love. You don’t ask why… how… when... It happens for a good reason, a reason you’ll learn and understand along the way.

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I don’t know why I let my weakness conquer me when I know that our love for each other should be enough to protect and make me believe that TRUE LOVE AND TRUE RELATIONSHIPS DO EXIST.

He is real...