the loooooong holiday weekend...
was an absolute blast! this may come down as one of my best christmas holidays ever! i have loads to share so i'm writing this post detailing the highlights of each day. =)
december 22, friday. after work and hitting the gym, hunnybun and i met up at promenade, greenhills. i was dying to eat at peri peri chicken so we had dinner there. after a scrumptious dinner of spit-fire chicken, java rice and yummy, fruit shakes (he had lychee and i had banana), we did some shopping at the midnight market at the greenhills parking lot 1. i bought gifts for my titas in the province, eight bags in eight, different colors. of course, the night wouldn't be complete if i didn't buy stuff for myself too. fun, fun night!
december 23, saturday. again, i hit the gym and relaxed at the steam room for a bit while conditioning my hair. (vain!) i hurried home to change because my journ batchmates and i have this get-together at tiendesitas. yey! i arrived there around 8pm and hun arrived a few minutes after me. we had dinner with my journ batchmates and i drank two beers while eating yummy sisig and chicken skin. ok, ok, i wasn't counting calories that night, just because maya and tetel told me they have never seen me this slim. sexy! hahaha. anyway, just when i was enjoying myself, hun told me he has this christmas party to go to. argh. ok, we'll go, i told him. but, we have to return here. he agreed BUT he left out this detail that this party he has to go to is in freakin' bulacan! i was in a foul mood while we were driving along NLEX but ok, i know there will be other get-togethers with my journ friends while he rarely sees his high school barkada. fine, fine. i plastered a smile in my face and made the most out of our night. besides, his friends turned out to be ok. plus ynard, our matchmaker, came with us so it's all good. see what lalalove can do? =)
december 24, sunday. i hit the gym around 2:30pm at fitness first, sm north because hun had a client there. after working out, i waited for him a bit and then we had frappes at this frappe stall at the block. hun did some last minute christmas shopping while i did some shopping for myself. hahaha. after that, we drove home and we picked up this delicious mango torte from dulcelin, which is the best mango torte in manila! we were spending christmas eve, together with my yaya, with his family in bulacan so we were bringing this torte for noche buena. after resting for a bit at home, we drove to bulacan and attended mass with his family. ok, ok, i'm not catholic but what can i do? besides, additional brownie points for me! hahaha. after mass, we ate a late dinner and opened gifts. after some chit-chat and fooling around with his sister and his dad, we drove back to manila around 2am. great, great christmas eve. =)
december 25, monday. we overslept and woke around 12noon. after a quick lunch, hun went home again to bulacan and my yaya and i went to the 168 mall just because i wanted to go shopping again. hehehe. i splurged on loads of girly stuff and bought a few gifts and some shirts and guy necklaces for hun. after dinner, we went straight to sm north the block to meet up with hun and then, we watched shake, rattle and roll 8. it wasn't that great of a movie but there were some terrifying scenes throughout. i went home sleepy, nevertheless.
december 26, tuesday. i woke up just in time for my braces appointment with my dentist. after a quick shower, i drove to her clinic and had my elastics changed to baby pink! hahaha. i went home right after, ate lunch, updated the songs in my iPod with the soundtrack of one tree hill, the OC and songs from the corrs and had an entourage marathon using my new dvd player which hun gave on my birthday. weee! =p i lalalove entourage because it totally gives its viewers an inside look on the lives of the celebrities in hollywood. plus, it has really witty dialogues. around 6pm, i finally took a bath using my new apple shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath all-in-one from philosophy and because i was seriously craving for kid-style spaghetti, hun and i went to jollibee when he got home from work and pigged out on classic, jollibee fast food. hehehe. we bought doughnuts from krispy kreme, serendra for my mom and then watched the grudge 2 on dvd when we got home. this day perfectly caps off my loooooooong holiday weekend. =)
hmmm..it looks like i spent practically everyday with hun. well, what can i say? we're codependents and we're addicted to each other. (this is a line from entourage.) =p
coincidentally, today marks our 7th MONTH together! cheers to 7 months of love, friendship and oh-so-much-fun, hunnybun! i hope to have more animal babies with you. hehehe. =)
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our beachin' weekend in photos
a new tattoo. yes, my hunnybun and i now have identical tattoos! this was totally spontaneous and the tattoo artist designed this STAR just for us. =) why this design? because we are each other's sun, moon and star, after all. totally MUSHY. =p
no biggie. honestly, getting a tattoo doesn't seriously hurt. it's better than getting a facial, believe me. hehehe.
how snazzy! finally, i have one.
this is not a faux tattoo. it's permanent!
my favorite emo photo.
camwhoring while wearing hun's aviator shades.
my hunnybun is scorching hot. =)
the requisite beach pic.
thanks to fitness first. hehehe. =p
at the beach with our kids, chicharon, timmy and fanty!
beachin' couple.
at daybreak.
at a bar where we drank lumumba, a chocolate-infused alcoholic drink. yum!
oh-so-fresh. after taking a bath. =p
with my favorite baby, chicharon, on the bus. =)
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on my birthday
my hunnybun's gifts. hun gave me our newest baby, fanty the elephant, a dvd player and a starbucks 2007 planner! wee!
my officemates made this poster as a surprise for me on my birthday! totally sweet. i love them to smithereens! =)
my officemates gave me this yummy, chocolate cake too. =) the icing got mushed up but it originally reads, "happy birthday, shalei!" hehehe. how shalei.=p
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teaser
blind item. make an intelligent guess. duh.
which hot couple went to the beach last weekend for some rest and relaxation and to celebrate the girl's birthday? find out tonight at this blog.
ok, ok, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out. but, what can i say? i got lazy yesterday to upload photos so i don't think it's going to make sense if i make kuwento without some pictures, right? and a blog entry about one of the most important days of my life sans pictures is just plain blah. my birthday and the weekend following it was an absolute blast. that, i can say. hehe. those three days were eventful and truly fun-filled! you guys would just have to wait till tonight when i get home where i can upload and blog all i want. well, till then, toodles!
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third life
yesterday, i found out from my doctor in capitol medical center that i may be seriously sick. i had two options, he said. go for an ultrasound exam, wait for 6 months and then get one again to compare both results or surgery. since he assured me that surgery is not urgent and that what i'm going through is not an emergency, i opted for the ultrasound exam. during lunch time today, i went through the exam and luckily, the doctor said that what i have will not become cancer or increase the risk of my getting cancer. what i have may naturally go away on its own, he said. i heaved a big, big sigh of relief.
tomorrow is my birthday, something i've been looking forward to for weeks. though i was being quite superficial about it and being utterly materialistic by shopping almost everyday just because it's my special day, my birthday probably means more to me now than it ever did. before my birthday, i was assured by medical specialists that i'll definitely live through many more of my birthdays. i cried a bit yesterday, nervous over my diagnosis. i cried for myself, my birthday and the upcoming christmas season. i was pondering if i can still find the strength to celebrate, to rejoice when deep inside my heart, i know that my life is being threatened. i may die, i pondered on. what i'm going through is a big deal and not something that could be casually brushed off. i was feeling manic.
on my way to the hospital, a flood of sad thoughts occupied my head. i still have a lot to do in life. i still want to do many things, go to many places, eat different kinds of food and meet more people. in my family, i know i will leave a significant void. who will take care of my mom when she gets old? who will see to it that all the bills for the month are paid? who will take my little brother out during the weekend? who will kiss my boyfriend good night? i was dreading somebody taking my place or rather, depressed that i will be leaving my routine with no one left to fill it immediately. i know i'm ready to die, being that i feel i have created memories and went through experiences that will last me for a lifetime. i have loved and i have been loved. i have reached a point in my life where i am fully contented. but, what about the people i will leave behind? are they ready for a life without me? yesterday was surely a turning point in my young life.
today, however, i feel very relieved. i feel overjoyed, even. tomorrow, on my birthday, i am armed with the knowledge that i will definitely live for the years to come. for me, this is the best birthday gift i have ever gotten in my 21 years of existence and i promise myself i will not let this gift go to waste. i have been saying over and over again that this is my second life, having survived a fatal car accident a year ago. now, i can say that this is the start of my third life. i have been given another chance to live, by altering what my doctor previously diagnosed me with. i am safe. i am not in for a long bout of suffering. i am as healthy as i can be. i thank God for this development. everyday, i will be thanking him by living my life to the fullest as positively as i can and touching as many lives as i could. i will strive to be a better person and live each day as it was my last.
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kiddie date
kiddie date. hanging out with my little brother is, actually, really fun!
every weekend, i make it a point to take my brother out to the mall for him to play at the arcade and eat at jollibee. when i'm feeling extra generous, we watch a movie together, pig out on popcorn and nachos and hang out at the toy stores and buy him a toy or two. i started this tradition ever since i started working because one, i think i need some form of release from everyday stress. i mean, i need to be a kid once a week, at least! and second, i pity my little brother from being cooped up in the house for a whole week every day after school. even if he's just in third grade, he studies practically everyday because of a very demanding curriculum. plus, he gets all cute and teary-eyed every saturday asking me to take him out. naturally, i'd give in to the little brat. hehe. =p
anyway, last weekend, after my weekly checkup at the capitol medical center, i took him to sm north's the block. after peeking at the dog show, we decided to watch a movie. he wanted to watch happy feet but since i have watched that already, i coaxed him into watching wag kang lilingon instead. he said and he'd like to watch that as well so off we went. naturally, before entering the cinema, we loaded up on popcorn, nachos and sodas.
wag kang lilingon, i thought, was going to be a typical pinoy horror film. i was mistaken. it fooled the audience insinuating that it was made up of two mini-movies but the twist in the end explains the connection between the two. the twist was really surprising and puts emphasis to consequences of events. i like this aspect of the film where it shocks the audience ultimately as the film draws to a finish. there were the occasional surprising appearances of ghosts and ghouls and an effective, scaring soundtrack. there were some details left out though and one may ask himself a lot of questions after watching it. nevertheless, i didn't think it was a waste of money and time to watch this flick. my brother was even covering his eyes and ears during parts that were supposedly too terrifying for him. the actresses were not that convincing though and i think the mood, music and the setting of the movie carried the story to make it an effective horror film. it was actually fun watching it and at night when i'm alone in bed, i have that occasional tingle in my spine while remembering some parts of the movie that freaked me out. hahaha.
after watching, we did a bit of window shopping, ate some humongous burgers at wham and then went home. i was exhausted upon reaching home but i felt satisfied, like the day has been immensely productive. hmmm..i wonder what we'll do next time we go out. i can't wait. =p
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wishy-washy
just because everyone's posting their wishlists, i am now posting mine. hehehe. =p though it pretty much sucks that my birthday wishlist comes the same time as my christmas wishlist, it's a-ok. at least, people are kind of compelled to give me gifts because not only is it my birthday month, it's also the yuletide season! it's like hitting two birds with one stone, eh? anyhoo, here's the list (note: this is a realistic wishlist).
1. portable dvd player with lcd screen (any brand will do, even some brand i don't know as long as it will work!)
2. altec lansing iPod speakers (original, those suited for a room. maybe 1000 watts?)
3. maybelline blush mousse in pink marshmallow (they keep on running out of stock of this shade!)
4. paris hilton perfume (the first one. i still like nicole richie more though.)
5. tops from mango, zara, topshop, folded and hung and people are people. (i love these stores!)
6. white leggings (no frills or ruffles!)
7. large, chunky leather bags (in black, white, brown, yellow or green. no brand required, they have loads in 168 or greenhills!)
8. ralph lauren HOT perfume (because i'm HOT. hahaha.)
9. cds of dashboard confessional, the ramones, the cure, keane, my chemical romance and gnarls barkley
10. aviator shades (any brand would do though those from i2i look really chic!)
pfft. this wishlist is so realistic it might eventually end up as my shopping list! phooey, i may end up buying all these for myself or asking them from my mom because i can't wait to have them all! oh, well. =p
happy holidays, everyone!
because i'm a fan
URBANDUB is now officially my favorite local band. i have been given a cd by my cousin a year ago of their second album, influence, but i never listened to it because i have never heard of urbandub. months ago, i saw that my friend and blockmate, maya, was going crazy over urbandub. my curiosity aroused, i popped that cd into my player and i was BLOWN AWAY by how good they sound. the lyrics were great, poetic and made perfect sense. it was like listening to poetry with melodies.
i have never talked about urbandub before in my blog so i felt i have to do it now, being that i listen to their album in my iPod every morning when i go to work and because i'm a fan. it sucks that this band doesn't get much attention from the public and the media because, believe me, they deserve every bit of attention any hokey, comical band out there is getting for simply being wacky. their lyrics are impressively written, especially the tracks, fallen on deaf ears, a new tattoo, quiet poetic and soul searching. the vocalist has a powerful, resonating voice that can woo you to sleep or energize you with a certain kind of power. it's good that he won as vocalist of the year at this year's NU rock awards. *applause* the guitarists and the drummers are both adventurous as well as ingenious as they effectively transform notes into strong impressions. i never get tired of hearing an urbandub song, ever.
their songs have helped me a lot in moments i feel crappy or depressed over something. a certain kind of power reverberates in them, making me feel invincible enough to take on anything and anyone. their songs also lift my spirits up whenever i'm feeling down and sometimes, talk some sense into me whenever i'm in the verge of doing something totally wrong.
i badly need to go to an urbandub gig. anyone want to go with me?
Quiet poetic, her body breaks into rhyme
Quiet poetic, her tongue is her mind
Quiet poetic, she speaks through her eyes
Quiet poetic, her moves says it all.--Quiet Poetic by URBANDUB
photoblogging
i'm bumming around in the house for the whole day today. it's definitely a lazy sunday, with hun at his review center and me, waiting for him to be free. pfft. normally, i would have gone to the gym but it so happens that i'm sick. my doctor said i have sinusitis and a teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy blood clot in my right temple from my car accident last year. though this clot is nothing serious and it's nothing the medication he has given me can't cure, i have been told to take it easy until my next MRI and until my headaches lessen. of course, there's still my sinusitis which makes my headaches worse. the antibiotics i'm taking are killing all my good bacteria making me susceptible to bad bacteria! argh. anyhoo, enough of my medical ails, it's depressing me. pfft.
so, i'm home with my little brother, watching CSI reruns. making use of idle time, i uploaded new photos to my multiply site, something i have been procrastinating and uploaded some too at my friendster account. you can view them here, Starcie's Multiply Site and Starcie's Friendster Profile.
for those lazy to click on the links and for my stalkers who are too SCAREDYCAT to view my sites because of trackers, here are some sneak peeks.
stylish emo. taken by ieth inolino at heaven n' eggs, eastwood. my friend, ieth, and i had lunch yesterday at this ethereal place. the dear eggs, love bacon dish was GOOD! not to mention the pineapple syrup.
6 months and countin.' taken at somethin' fishy, eastwood where we celebrated our 6 months together! we had a scrumptious dinner of crispy baby squids, fried chicken, grilled salmon steaks and green mango shakes.
primpin' for our friday night date. hun and i have this tradition of going out every friday night. this photo was taken on a friday where we went to dish and then to starbucks for some coffee. we both have planners now! wee! (i gave mine to my mom though) =)
