Year-end.

I expected a shortage of cabs this morning but it wasnt like this. It's more of 2 empty cabs an hour if you see the ratio. I was already late meeting up with Mamu and the rest of my friends going to Zong Centris. Its at the corner of EDSA and Q.Ave. It's actually my first time going there and I thought it's a new mall that I just ignored passing by EDSA.

It rained when I was passing by Araneta. Traffic was okay til I was crossing the other side of the highway. Off the cab, I saw a gloomy looking mall with a big SM hypermart inside. This couldn't be it, I thought. Walked around, texted Mamu, and she replied "Malapit sa bilog bilog." Like what? Then I saw Leeza hurrying up the stairs, dodging the rain.

So we walked a little and saw a little Fort Bonifacio-ish area. With mushroom-like structures and, I suppose, a high-end one. It had restos like Clawdaddy, Itallianis and a Fully Booked waiting to be constructed. It also has a carousel and a mini-train in the middle of the park.

Zong, Centris

Mini-Train

They mentioned these mushroom-like towers are solar-powered. Hmmmm

Centris

Mamu, Jamie, Hannah and Hazel were already there at Zong. As far as I can recall, we were the only people eating there. But I tell you that the food was great.

I seriously didn't know the name of what we ate but I just munched my morning away.

So Celest, and Champ arrived as we were talking and laughing and chewing all at the same time. We are called happy friends for a reason. Jamie brought their awesome cake (which Ive heard was a bestseller last Christmas) then Mamu and Hannah gave us gifts. Oh I forgot to mention that our camwhoring theme was Asian poses. Since I think the 2009 boom of peace-sign poses evolved into many.

Me/Brick-shitting Bunny, Leeza/Crying Lady, Champ/Bunny/Devil/I seriously dont know

Had coffee after at Coffee Bean and stayed there for hours. Kristina arrived looking pretty6 as she is. Then everyone still talked about lovelifes, music, the industry and mainly just camwhoring. KC, Mamu's niece, was also there and played in the park before everyone parted ways. Jamie dropped me off at Trinoma, so I could pick up some things before going home.

(L-R) Joan, Me, Leeza, Champ, Mamu, Hannah, Hazel, Jamie ♥, Celest took the pic ^_^

I posted at Facebook that I was there and Ivan texted me to wait for them. We looked at some shoes, stopped by at Cibo to grab some drinks then decided to watch Dalaw in Newport Cinema, Resorts World. I never wondered what's in there except that its a big-ass Casino but it looked like um... a building full of stuff.

So Jam, Jp, Ivan and I went from north to south, listening to 2010 hits, remixed by DJ Bryan Cua. Checked if the LFS was 1045 and somehow surpised that a ticket costs 500 pesos.

Wanna know why? Seats were velvet lazyboys, unlimited cheese/buttered popcorn, unlimited soda of your choice, and a personal butler. Like you just press a button if you want your bucket refilled. A friend said who would want an unlimited popcorn? Well, I had 6 buckets.

Movie was too predictable. But its somehow okay. Somehow. Whatever I was enjoying my seat. I couldve slept it off.

After the movie, at around 1230mn, we went to Jupiter for some Chicboy. Its grilled chicken/pork cebuano style. I dunno if some people havent tried it yet but its great for its price. Really cheap and really good. Awesome combo.

The next day, I got me some groceries for New Years eve but the day was awful. It didnt match up with my awesome day though. Next next day, Trish and I had our year-end tradition by grabbing coffee while summarizing our entire year. We both had a great year though and felt like 2011 is going to be really promising. :D

Happy New Year everyone! ♥

The #1 thing that I want for Christmas...

... is just to be with her. I love you so much Gab. ♥

Christmas 2010.

So somehow it was a success. Ehboi and I gave gifts to our barkada and thank God they were happy. (Because this will not happen again soon hahahahaha)

I love what I got this year. Ehboi and I got Uno Stacko from Ryan and Rae. I also got Bob Ong's latest from Roemart, plus Eat Pray Love from Ryan. Dianne gave me a candle and lavender oil.

Ehboi's a bit sick and it feels like Im gonna be too. Must be the weather. I remembered we were wet browsing 168 stalls. Ugh.

Dont have anything much to say. Merry Christmas everyone!!! :)

Trinoma VS Divisoria

We anticipated saturday to be a busy day for us, made a christmas list on the way to Trinoma, and ended up shopping for ourselves. Traffic was manageable. It's just strange that outside the mall was cooler. We looked for Ehboi's pair of shoes, walked around and got two Zara hoodies instead. TGIF has always been overrated, but hey, this was a special day.

He splurged while I look for plastic containers at Saizen (I think this is Trinoma's version of Japan Home Center. /me is a big fan). It seemed that I am more excited than him seeing him get the things he deserved as a very hard-working person. We got 6 tickets for the Darren Criss event on the 22nd (we didnt claim another 4. Chance for others heehee. As if I could bring 10 people), finished at around 9pm but waited for a cab for 2 hours playing Tap Tap Revenge to not kill the day's fun.

Sunday was a different day. We went out of the house wearing slippers, not bringing anything, even an umbrella. Before going to Divisoria (168 to be exact), we stopped by to grab lunch at Jollibee. One thing I hate about this fastfood is the crews' extremities. Its either they're on panic mode, or too laxed. One customer beside me was arguing with the cashier regarding her 4 peso change. The cashier in front of me is too eager to solve the problem than to get my order. I almost wanted to bite her face coz I was seriously hungry, but then again that was just my Ally McBeal moment. I don't really bite people's faces off. We were wet waiting for a jeep but I didnt care. The rain was as soft as a molten snow. It felt christmasy, really. But Divisoria is another story.

We know that the mud is default. Come rain or shine. Inside 168, I felt like a happy kid, seeing the cheapest wholesale and things I forgot I wanted and it's the most perfect place to buy the most affordable apt christmas gifts. It seemed like a maze though so we didnt really browse around. Haggling was easy but the amount of people will make you either crazy or annoyed. I wasnt in the mood to get annoyed though. It was too fun. So we went home, stopped by at Starbucks, with dirty feet and a bagful of thingamajigs. I promise to go there again, soon.

Ehboi asked me if I was happy. I said yes and just smiled. He asked me when was the last time Ive felt this way and I paused. It was that long. I can't even remember it. Imagining the faces of my friends and my nephews and niece opening their gifts on christmas eve makes me wanna rush the days. Watching it reel inside my mind made my heart float. I feel like this is gonna be my best Christmas ever.

It's gonna be a different one really. Thinking about it makes me go down, but this time, I'm gonna make a choice of appreciating everything that I have right now, rather than dwell on the big difference.

In fact, it didnt even matter if Im in a high-end shopping mall or in a flea market. It was that weirdly surreal.

2010 Wishlist.

Dear Anonymous,

This is my wishlist. It is somehow unfair for my birthday and christmas to fall in one month. 2 weeks in between to be exact. But I can live with one gift, fine. (Notice the hint of tantrum and sarcasm there. I seriously wanted two gifts but just in case you do not have the budget for making me happy, twice, I could seriously live with that.)

This is in order. It means my number one wish, could be a tad overshooting. Hey why not. Santa could be reading my blog too. Im just not sure if I qualify as nice this year. :p

10. Books (John Green's Looking For Alaska / Meg Cabot's Boy Meets Girl / Bob Ong's Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan)

Because one, I have been looking for the first aforementioned book and it's always unavailable, two, somebody borrowed a copy of my boy meets girl and never returned it, thats one of my favorite books btw and three, i have always loved bob ong. :)

9. All the Glee OSTs

Yes. All. But then again, I could be okay with a couple. Hahahaha. Oh and any Glee merchandise. Except for shirts. Or cast pictures (youve got to be kidding if you get me one of those) :p

8. Monopoly Electronic Banking, Cranium 2010, Uno Stacko

Yep. Any of those. Or THOSE. hahahahahahahaha Coz I love being a kid.

7. Red Chucks / Rainbow Chucks

Specifically Hi-cut and the mentioned colors. I can take Blue. Or black. But not anything else. And that's the 17-yr-old in me talking.

6. Scott Pilgrim Hoodie / Astroboy Watch / ODM's Pop-Hour

I love Scott Pilgrim. And Astroboy. I could buy those myself, but those are hard to find in a not-kidding-at-all way. ODM though, is quite pricey. But I love it still. :)

5. Skullcandy Gridlock

I seriously want that. Like it stole my ♥.

4. CK Electric / L'eau par Kenzo

One. I really love smelling good. Two, CK Electric hasnt been available anywhere :'( but Three, I have been Kenzo since college.

3. 8gb iPod Nano Touch / 64gb iTouch

What's my #6 item for if I am not getting a hold of these babies. :) Nano because I am making a watch out of it (see my right sidebar?) and an iTouch but it has to be 64gb coz my music alone won't fit on a lower storage space heeheehee (edit: iPod Touch - gifted. :D I ♥ U psycho. I super love you.)

2. PS3 / Wii

Gabby wants to master Guitar Hero. End of story. (Well, me too. And God of War. And Silent Hill. And... a lot akshuli...)

1. Samsung 32" LCD Screen

Hell to the yeah. If someone will give me a gift this big, that person must be deeply in love with me hahahahaha. But who knows. ;)

If, let's say, you can't find a gift on this list, I also accept stuffed toys, and um... I love Giraffes and Peace signs (not a big one, in case this is an accessory) and Starbucks. So goodluck on making me fall in love with you forever. ♥

December Blues

Its the month where I used to see Mama, cleaning up the christmas tree so we could have it standing at the corner near the TV set. Its the month where I used to hear my Papa pressure my mom on buying gifts for their inaanaks and for us. Its the month where I used to hear questions from my ex-soon-to-be-life-partner what I wanted for my birthday. Its the month where I used to hear my friend plan a celebration for it. Videoke rentals, alcohol or food. Its the month where I hear christmas songs a lot and sing along with it.

I used to love the rush, the weather and the people who give their best effort to keep the spirit alive.

So I had this question, what happened to christmas? Or what happened to December? Because I know what happened to the people around me.

I dont wanna be a total crybaby about it, because I have really great friends and I have the sometime-sane partner, dont get me wrong my December will still be awesome. Im just not used to the fact of not having the same previous Decembers. I miss them, yeah.

But the most imprortant part about is, appreciating the real reason behind the season. OMG ARE YOU TOTALLY THINKING THAT I AM GOING TO SAY JESUS? No no, although it's by default that he is the reason this season exists. Its his birthday too you know. I am talking about the people who loved us for the whole year, despite of the lapses, the mistakes, and our other evil personality/ies. The people who stood by us, making us see ourselves whole this month. Unscathed, if not, unbroken.

Or maybe im just really getting old. That I already forgot the feeling of having the element of surprise. The first-time jitters. I overanalyze the taste of puto-bumbongs or bibingkas. I overthink of what gift to give. What clothes to wear. And the lingering WTF about the weirdest weather ever.

But I cant deny that, yeah, im having a different christmas this year. The kind where I will be battling myself if I should even greet them merrily.

Well I guess santa could skip giving me a gift this year. Im not in the mood to be nice. :)

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Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album

I am TOO HAPPY.

Grabbing the HARD copy on the 16th. IDC that I have it nao.