23 June 2006

and he saves the day

of course, it's not superman. this is real life baby!

Goal of the Day Ronaldo: Brazil 4-1

Not for the first time, the form and fighting weight of Ronaldo were a source of much debate as a FIFA World Cup got under way. With no goals and a couple of ineffective performances behind him the pressure was building going into this game.

The medics insist that their star forward is just about spot on for his height and certainly he looked a lot sharper tonight as Brazil composed some enchanting rythms to overturn Japan's surprise early goal. Ronaldo headed the equaliser to move past Pele as Brazil's leading scorer in FIFA World Cups. Then following a lovely one-two he made it 4-1 with deadly accuracy to draw level with Gerd Muller as the leading FIFA World Cup marksman of all time on 14.

this news item is an excerpt from http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/

22 June 2006

let's make things clear

(a pseudo bitchy post # 003 too)

dwyane wade is NOT the next michael jordan!!!!!! he CAN NEVER be the heir apparent! there is only one michael jordan!

i admit, wade is a talented player (won't be the 2006 nba finals mvp for nothing) but as the next michael jordan??? yeah right! they just wish!

NO ONE can even come close to what HIS AIRNESS has done and accomplished!


*photo courtesy of yahoo images

20 June 2006

to whom it may concern

i miss you...
i think you know who you are. but then again, you might not know it's you my friend. coz you tend to be clueless about women in general. ;-)

bitchy post # 002

min·i·skirt noun : a short skirt with a hemline that falls several inches above the knee; a very short skirt

girls, girls. please be reminded that if you are wearing a mini, STOP tugging it down! it’s a mini for crying out loud! it’s meant to be short (see definition above). always tugging it won’t make it longer you know. if you are uncomfortable wearing a mini, please do not wear one. spare yourself of the agony.

19 June 2006

if genies were real...

i wish that i am in germany right now!!!!

16 June 2006

things are getting interesting

it's 2-2 at the nba finals... but i'm still betting my money on the dallas mavericks. it's about time dallas wins the nba crown. and miami ousted the pistons earlier. hehehe.

his airness and my long-time boyfriend (i wish!) is back. he is now part-owner of the charlotte bobcats. i pray he doesn't have any boo-boos when it comes to management decisions. remember what happened over at the wizards camp?

over at the world cup 2006, wayne rooney sprung back to life to help england. what a sight to behold that is.

still, i will ALWAYS be supporting and screaming for brazil. ronaldinho is so graceful out in the field. he's like a ballet dancer in soccer shoes. and ronaldo... oh, ronaldo. sigh!

14 June 2006

"enemy" lines

at some point, you have to make a decision. boundaries don't keep other people out. they fence you in. life is messy. that's how we're made. so, you can waste your lives drawing lines. or you can live your life crossing them. but there are some lines... that are way too dangerous to cross. – meredith grey

i have crossed a few boundaries and lines a few times in my life. some of which were a walk in the park while the rest were REALLY way too DANGEROUS to cross. but i did it anyways. more often than not, the boundaries and lines i’ve crossed were emotionally and mentally draining for me. i always had a few moments of asking myself why i did such a thing. i sometimes think that i was stupid to do it in the first place. my mischief of crossing boundaries and lines have also hurt me the process.

after hyperventilating and focusing, i realize that i want these draining experiences. it’s something i have to go through to find out what i really want. i want to know what life has to offer me. i don’t regret crossing dangerous boundaries and lines because these things taught me a thing or two. i was or still am a firm believer of not living my life with regrets and a bunch of what-ifs. so i do things to satisfy my curiosity (more of the figurative language, ok?) which other people might not approve of.

if i need to cross a few more dangerous boundaries in the future, i would plunge right into it. even if it would be another draining and hurtful experience for me. because at the end of the day, i have thrown another what-if out the window.

hmm.. i'm probably crazy… yeah, i'm definitely crazy. but a friend told me that “crazy” suits me.

09 June 2006

bitchy post #001

this post is long overdue. i was even thinking of writing a long entry to defend myself on your accusations/assumptions about me. but I wouldn’t want my dear readers to have the agony of reading your pathetic and loser attitude. so i’ll just go straight to the headlines.

you deduced me into the “dumb blonde” category and insinuated that i am shallow and materialistic. i never thought that you felt strongly about my “lifetstyle” which by the way is not that lavish as you put it.

so here’s what I have to say to you: i will never apologize for my lifestyle. there is nothing wrong in wanting to look good always and eating good food. i work hard so i could have the “good life”. i deserve to pamper myself. i am an intelligent and witty woman that just happens to have a lot of “expensive” yet very comfy flip flops, who loves coffee & dining out and who goes on shopping sprees from time to time.

it’s funny that you claim to be a very close friend when you don’t know a thing about me. whoever told you that you need to have the same "lifestyle" as mine to be my friend?! when I think about it, you just used “my lifestyle” as an excuse for your shortcomings. you made it appear that i am not understanding and patient enough on our friendship. you turned the situation all about you which i really find so amazing. you have that gift you know. being self-centered and trying to connect every story, situation and problem all about you.

well, i’ve got some newsflash for you. i’m sick and tired of being your doormat. i’m sick and tired of having to help you out of every mess you get into. you never really learned to appreciate me and the trouble i go through just for you. go find somebody else who would be clueless enough to help you out because it would not be me anymore.

you MAKE time for your friends sweetie. excuses will just get you nowhere. do not wait for the day that all your friends would stop caring. and please stop being childish and self-centered. you are too old for that. and it’s not cute anymore. as I always say, HAVE A NICE LIFE!


p.s.
my flip flops are spelled H-A-V-A-I-A-N-A-S! got it? let’s spell it again, H-A-V-A-I-A-N-A-S!

06 June 2006

ultimatum

the countdown to my "freedom" begins... i just pray that the Lord will continue to give me the strength so i could drag myself to work and still function properly.

05 June 2006

those eight things

mark tagged me so i obliged

Once you've been tagged, you have to write eight facts/things/habits about yourself, say who tagged you, and at the end, you need to choose six people you want tagged and list their names. No tag backs.

  1. I don’t like tomatoes in my burger BUT I love tomatoes in my salad. Tomato in burgers tastes funny to me. I don’t know why but it just tastes funny.
  2. I can eavesdrop on people’s conversations (even if they are a bit far from me or they are not talking too loud) while I am having my own chit chat. I can even give you all the details on what the conversation was all about. My family is still amazed on how I do it.
  3. My dream jobs are: to be a personal shopper or a “stylist”. I love shopping for great finds that doesn’t necessarily mean breaking your budget. But of course I go splurging (but I say its retail therapy) from time to time. I also love mixing and matching clothes and accessories for people. I feel elated when I see my friends looking gorgeous because of my suggestions.
  4. Most of the time, I cry at the mere mention of my mom and my two younger sisters. They are all in Bacolod so I guess I’m just missing them so badly. Can’t wait to go home and be with them again. :-(
  5. I don’t listen to the radio anymore (except when I am required to monitor the AM stations for work). So, please do not ask me for titles of new songs or the names of new artists. I get my music news from the net. So if I like a new song, I search it in the net.
  6. I daydream a lot… a whole damn lot. Don’t want to elaborate on this. :-)
  7. I am over critical about myself and a perfectionist. I get sad and depress when I “fail” at things.
  8. I don’t know how to swim but I love the beach and BADLY want to learn how to surf. How ironic huh?!

I tag best, cher, jane, jek, gara & whoever wants to put this in their blog. ;-)

the day pistons didn’t make the nba finals

(not really a basketball post. i don’t want this entry to be entitled “last saturday” so i opted for a catchier title. hehehe)

yeah, pistons lost to the miami heat and a lot of my friends had been teasing me about it. and all I could say was “so what if they lost?! there’s always next year. =)”

last saturday rained so hard like there was no tomorrow. as a result, we had a hard time getting home because the streets of mandaluyong were flooded again. thus, he got stranded and had no other choice but crash at my place. at times like that, i realize that God had a purpose. God was reminding both of us of what we have now, learn to cherish and treasure it.

some things should not be rushed. the approach to it is probably taking it one day at a time with little baby steps. as the john legend song goes, “we are just ordinary people. we do not know which way to go… we should take things slow. this time we’ll take it slow…”

i also realized that when the going gets tough, you could not expect people to help or bail you out. most of the time, you just have to depend on yourself. less expectations mean less disappointments. less disappointments mean less worries.

it’s official. i have fallen in love again with stilettos. but it doesn’t mean i am letting go of my havaianas. my havs would just be taking a backseat. =)

02 June 2006

that light bulb moment

a friend and i are planning to write a book. i don't know how we are going to pull it off. but we are giddy on the idea that we are going to write on one of the things that we are both passionate about. i wish i could share to all of you what the topic would be but i can't. we are too damn scared that somebody might "steal" our idea. hehehe.

yeah, we are going to be book writers beause of this one idea i had last night. this will be fun and excruciating at the same time. i just hope we get through the first draft without killing each other. ;-)