Feb 2008

Pa-cute.

Mas pa-cute.

Definitely cute.

Heto ang mga food na in-order namin.

Pero ito lang ang kinain ni Amorsolo.

At ito ang reaction ni Amorsolo ng malaman niya na hati-hati pa rin kami sa bill, kahit yun lang ang kinain niya.

Sunny: I may be a team manager, but I am still a girl...

It was such a long walk to the bathroom, so dito na lang kami...

I'll show you mine if you show me yours...

My future ex-boyfriend...

Magpapakabusog na lang ako sa buko juice!

Sarap maging TM!

Ito ang tinimpla ko na strawberry vodka with a dash of lemon. Isang malaking jug, ubos!

Ito ang vodka na ginamit namin. Cheap vodka siya. Ang spelling dapat ay "budka". By the way, di namin hinalo yung suka ha? Napatabi lang.

Poise pa rin ang Anne-Anne kahit natutunaw na ang foundation sa init ng barbecue.

Jansport's latest top models!

That is such a bad place to place a mike on.

I really don't know which is more disturbing in this picture, my candy-cane boxers or yung bilbil sa likod ng ulo ko.

Bawal gumamit ng tissue sa bahay ni Paris.

The world is full of crazy people...

One QA analyst friend of mine, Gucci, recounted to me how she and her other friends proved this saying to be true.

"Naglunch kami nung isang araw sa McDo, tapos siyempre naman, kilala mo kami," Gucci narrated, while showing me the pics on her cell phone, "Nag-kodakan na naman kami nina Ish and Baby Girl."

True, medyo adik sa pictures ang mga lola mo.

"We were trying to form an "I-Heart-You" with our fingers," Gucci continued, "tapos, pansin namin, may babae sa kabilang side ng McDo na panay ang masamang tingin sa amin."

"Bakit?" I asked her.

"Ewan! Siguro naiinis kasi tawa kami ng tawa while taking our pictures," she replied.

"At first, dinedma namin siya. Eh ang kaso, naglakad siya papunta sa banyo, tapos, nag-pause siya sa tapat ng lamesa namin, sabay tingin sa amin ng masama," Gucci said.

"Tapos?" I asked.

"Bigla ba naman kaming inirapan sabay sabi ng "Panget!" sa amin!" she laughed.

"Nge!" I responded.

"Feeling ko naman kasi baliw yung babae, kasi ilang beses niya inulit yun, everytime dumadaan siya sa table namin, tumitigil siya para sabihan kami ng pangit!" she continued.

Gucci added, "Na-bother na nga ako, kaya kinunan ko siya ng picture, eto oh":

"Yung mga tao na nakaupo sa malapit sa table niya, tumatawa na kasi naweweirduhan din sila dun sa babae," she said.

"Ang scary naman," I replied.

"At eto pa, may last line pa ang lola mo bago umalis," she went on, "Lumapit uli sa table namin, tinignan ako from head to foot ng sobrang sama, sabay bitaw ng linyang "MAARTE!"

Crazy, crazy, people...

This is the story of love and sisterhood lost and broken...

Once upon a time, there were two sisters, named Zue Anne and Anne-Anne, who were extremely close to each other.

People often said that they looked a lot like each other (People say a lot of shit, donchathink?).

But then one day, an evil witch rained on their parade and decided to break the two sisters apart...

Napagdiskitahan din ng evil witch na sirain ang relasyon ni Zue Anne at ng kaniyang boylets na itago natin sa pangalang Patricks. Opo, plural po ang name.

Itinuro ng evil witch kay Anne-Anne ang mapang-gayumang kanta para maagaw niya si Patricks from Zue Anne.

Callboi: Ano yung mapang-gayumang kanta???

Evil Witch: Don't Cha ng Pussycat Dolls.

Nabighani naman si Patricks.

Anne-Anne: Ha! Ako ang nagwagi!

Anne-Anne: Tama yan, kapatid! Fishballs na lang ang mahalin moh!

Gian: Nasusuka na akoh sa kabadingan niyong lahat!

As I was half-heartedly listening to the speaker on stage in U.P., I got a text message:

"Buquir! Hindi mo pa ba ako kakausapin? Ang tagal na ha!"

Shit. Si Pumpkin.

I replied:

"Alam mo kung anong nakakatawa? Nakita ko kanina yung billboard ni Sam Milby, tapos naalala ko how you would always claim na kamukha mo siya. When in fact, mas kamukha mo pala si Toni!"

Reply naman ang gago:

"Kainis to. Andito ako Makati now. Job-hunting. Samahan mo ako. Kuwentuhan tayo."

I told him I couldn't at the time but that we could meet up later around 5pm. Inaya ko siyang kumain somewhere.

Nagreply naman siya:

"Maarte na ako, Buks. Weekends na lang ako kumakain ng carbs. A healthy sandwich would be perfect for later."

May matching smiley face pa. Di pa rin siya nagbabago. Artistahen pa rin.

I asked myself if I was nervous meeting up with him after so many years. I honestly couldn't tell you how I felt. I was, of course, excited. I mean, this was the guy who I considered the love of my life. But do I still feel that way about him? I dunno. But I can tell you this, I wasn't nervous at all to see him.

We decided to meet sa Earl's, dyan sa may Columns. Malayo pa lang, nakikita ko na siya nakatingin sa akin na nakapamewang pa ang puta.

"Ang shugal ha!" ang pagbati ng gago.

I took stock of how he looked. He was definitely thinner.

"Tignan mo oh! May biceps na ako!" Pumpkin said, smiling like a kid.

Ganun pa rin siya. Madaldal. Dire-diretsong salita na medyo bulol. He used to say "sheenyelas" instead of tsinelas.

"Alam mo ba? Umalis ako ng Bacolod kasi yung ka-housemate ko na babae na-in love sa akin! Na-obsess! Medyo awkward na kaya balik Manila na lang ako," Pumpkin said, while taking a bite of his roast beef sandwich, which he chose because it was the priciest sandwich on the menu. Artistahen talaga.

"Sayang nga eh, kasi sa Bacolod, para akong celebrity dun! Doble pa ang pagkasikat ko dun kesa dito sa PS!" he semi-joked.

While he kept on talking, I was texting someone. He noticed that I didn't have his full attention so he joked, "Uy! Pansinin mo ako!"

KSP pa rin ang lolo mo, aheheh.

I was continually asking myself all throughout our conversation how I felt about Pumpkin. To be honest? It wasn't like before. I saw him as I saw him before I fell head-over-heels with him. He was just someone that was fun to talk to and be around with. Dare I say it? Am I actually *gasp* over Pumpkin???

We left when his friend and neighbor came to pick him up. As I was walking towards the office, he texted me again:

"Thanks, Buks! See? No harm in seeing me again... "

No harm indeed... finally.

Fix Salon, G4:

"Alam mo bang team manager na yung nambasted sa iyo na sup?" I asked Enchong, as the lady buffed and polished my nails.

Enchong, meanwhile, was having his hair done. Pinilit ko siyang magpagupit kasi sabi ko parang wig na ang dating ng hair niya. He was instantly livid upon hearing the promotion of his former sup, "Ha? Naging TM yun??? And excuse me, hindi niya ako binasted. Never ako nanligaw sa kaniya!"

I giggled, "Hmmm, and yet ang sabi niya sa isang fellow sup eh you asked him out on a date daw."

"Hindi totoo yun, Buqs," Enchong replied emphatically.

"Let me quote him, Hindi ko siya type noh! were his exact words according to Paris," I added.

Enchong thought for a second, and then said, "Ang naalala ko lang, nagkaayaan ang team namin last Dec24 to go out drinking. Pero whole team yun. Walang exclusivity! Never ko siyang inaya."

I pondered on this, "Well, he could very well be lying. I, myself, heard him say na he did it daw with the whole varsity team during his school days. He sounds delusional, if you ask me. Quite promiscuous also."

Enchong laughed.

"Nakapagtataka rin naman na naging TM siya ano? Eh andaming issue ng mga agents kaya niyan," I added, "Siguro malakas sa management."

I continued, "Everytime may agent siya na tinanong ko kung kamusta naman ang sup nila, isa lang ang sagot..."

"Ano?" Enchong asked.

"Kibit-balikat lang sila..."

Andami talagang charmos dito sa PS. Kung ginawa siguro akong TM dito, patatanggal ko na lang ang surf control. Tapos gagawin kong required reading ang blog ko, ahehehe.

Callboi for TM, mga kapatid sa pananampalataya!!! Echos!