Treat or treat.

We spent Halloween at the Ayala Heights Trick or Treat thing with the spawn (Kiwi & Kyla). We had Kyla use the octopus I made for Honee's pre-school students' musical presentation which I borrowed at short notice. Kiwi borrowed Nico's Darth Vader mask (a cheap imitation I found somewhere and bought for Nico hehe). We didn't make it in time for the costume registration cut-off, but the kids were able to get their freebies anyway.

Photo by Zach Yonzon

A bunch of InKies and familiar faces (from UP FA) were there at the covered courts to judge the costume contest. We wished we had a camera with us! Ang ku-kyut ng mga bata! We saw this happy-looking little girl dressed as a huge gift. One other girl even had prosthetics on her face (Kiwi said that kid was dressed as a kampanerang kuba). We didn't stay long enough for the awarding of the winners, 'cause it was really hot at the covered court and we wanted to start trick or treating right away.

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We were all first timers at this kind of thing (except Nico, of course) and I kept bugging Nico on how to go about it. (I have never participated in the action, I usually just see the kids roaming around with loot bags on Halloween.)

Nico says we only have to approach those who give away treats (with tables and all outside their houses/fences), and that we need not bother knocking on other houses anymore. I think this Halloween setup is better than Christmas! At least all those who participate willingly give stuff away. (Several households take part in this activity, too!) And it sure beats singing Christmas carols outside houses pretending to be empty.

(And the neighborhood is rather dull on the Christmas holidays. Parang kanya-kanyang gimmick silang lahat.)

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We started our rounds a little before 5 p.m., alternating between walking and riding the car. After an hour or so, Kiwi & Kyla's loot bags were full. We emptied them in big plastic bags in the car and resumed trick or treating. Some households accommodate even the grown ups with on-the-spot consumables: (mostly) ice cream, marshmallows with chocolate fountains, cotton candy, fish balls, taho, etc. (Nabusog kami sa ice cream!)

We were all pooped out by 7 p.m. (and we already filled up all the loot bags again) so we went to Nico's house to freshen up and have dinner (and more ice cream).

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After dinner Nico took us to NU for our radio guesting, and he was super nice about looking after the kids while the interview was going on. (Pogi points na naman!!!) The interview went well, despite the fact that I stuttered like an idiot and lost my train of thought in several instances.

Karen asked us to drop by her house after the guesting to give more loot to the kids. She gave us three nice lavender bags with Vince's artwork printed on 'em (one each for the kids, and one for me! Hehe) with lots of goodies inside. (Thanks, chief!)

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All in all, a very tiring day (poor Nico was zoning out from exhaustion and now my legs are hurting like hell). Sulit naman ang pagod namin. No tricks for today. It's all fun. (n_n)

Strike!

It's nice to move around the city during the holidays. There's hardly any traffic, and it's not hard to park anywhere! Heheheh...

That's how it was today when we went to Eastwood to attend this SWP event:

Nico and I started off the afternoon with a few games of 9 ball. Then Nico competed for one of the special SWP games, and he won neat prizes for sinking balls totalling 66 points with only two mistakes (you can't go over or under 66, and you're only allowed 3 missed shots). He took home an R2-C3PO walkie talkie, a deck of Star Wars playing cards, a Yoda tee and chocolates. How cool is that?

We joined two rounds of the Attack of the Clones bowling tournament. We lost the first tourney, but we ranked second place on the second round. (Ang galing ko chumamba! Hehehe...) Sadly, it's a winners-take-all kind of thing so we didn't get a prize. I also tried the blindfold bowling thing and hit 9 pins in one go. Someone beat me with a strike tho. Then I Nico and I played more 9-ball rounds. Nico won mostly, but at least I won twice, fair and square heheh. Feeling competent ako haha.

I didn't royally suck at bowling today (mainly because they had gutter guards hahaha). Maybe we could do it again. Fun fun fun! (n_n)

Special thanks to Aids and Paul for being so accommodating! Hehe...

Only in dreams.

Last night I dreamt I bought front row tickets to the Aimee Mann concert at Araneta Coliseum. Nico made me forget the concert (I'm not sure if it was intentional) while we hung out at Gateway Mall. It was already 11 pm when I remembered, and I was in tears and hysterical about it.

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I told Nico about my dream over at MSN and he was apologetic about it. Labo, hahahaha! :-)

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Sana totoo ngang may Aimee Mann concert dito... (Hah. Wishful thinking.)

Guilt-free.

After a couple of aching wrists and a few sore fingers, I was finally able to e-mail a sample illustration spread to my clients (read: Catholic college students working on their thesis).

YES! I can go out tonight, guilt-free. Yay! Yay! Yay! (n_n)v

Sali na!

I've just been to the press launch of the new Itchyworms album Noon Time Show (currently on heavy rotation on my WMP) and it was so much fun!

The event's first performance was a dance number. A boy-group danced almost too literally to "One Ball" and it was funny! It's sooo campy, it's good! Noon time show talaga 'yung dating. Hehehe...

The Itchyworms played three songs then opened the floor to questions from the members of the press. They had a roleta thing going-- they spin to find out who is going to answer the questions. Ang kulit! Then they wrapped up the presscon with one last song.

Sumakit ang panga ko sa katatawa kanina. Grabe.

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I wanted to write here how the Behrouz Metrowalk restaurant service sucks, but I won't. :-Þ

Flag ceremony.

Lungsod ng Marikina

National Children's Month
Bright Child: Yaman ng Magulang, Lakas ng Bayan!

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

The City Government of Marikina is grateful and appreciative
of the efforts of Ang I.N.K. (Ilustrador ng Kabataan) for their
relentless pursuit in nurturing the CREATIVITY and
IMAGINATION of children and the young at heart.

Given this 24th day of October, 2005.
Marikina City's National Children's Month
Freedom Park, City Hall

(signed)
Lea Astrud T. Santiago
Head, Marikina Cultural, Tourism and Trade Investment
Promotions Office

and

Naide Sarte
Chairman
Council for Children in Conflict with the Law

I had an early day today. Woke up super early to attend the Marikina City Hall flag ceremony as one of the representatives of Ang I.n.K..

Liza arrived late for the ceremony, so I had to receive our certificate in front of a crowd of one or two hundred on her behalf. I had to flash my showbiz/PR smile and struggled not to look silly. :-Þ

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I am so not a morning person. Off to get more sleep.

Kaladkarin.

Umiral na naman ang pagiging kaladkarin ko.

(Word of the week: kaladkarin)

I was working sporadically on sketches, layouts and art direction yesterday when Marnie asked me to meet up with her at Marquinton. I wasn't meeting up with Nico and I was starting to get bored with working over the weekend so I said okay.

Marnie went shoe-happy while I followed her around in a skirt (which I haven't worn since early college days) and four-inch wedge heels. After shopping we hung out at Gerry's Grill for conversation over a few bottles of Strong Ice beer. After Gerry's closed, we had coffee (or rather, Marnie had coffee, and I just imagined my caffeine high) at the last remaining open coffee shop until its closing time.

(Eto na ba 'yung version namin ng girls' night out? Tsk.)

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Tita Tess, Bianca & Nico picked me up early today. We heard mass at Valle Verde, then had lunch at Misato, Metrowalk (green chicken is YUMMY!). I got Marnie a copy of Il Mare, along with a couple other Jeon Ji-Hyun starrers for myself.

After take-out dessert, Nico and I left for his band practice in Taft. I did some study sketches for work while they jammed, but I was distracted (in a good way) by their music and the, uhm, dancing. Heh heh...

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Btw, Forgetting Luna is having a session keyboardist for the next StarKiller gig (Carpenters Night), and one thing I have to say is you have to be there at SaGuijo on November 8! I'm really looking forward to this one. KA-EXCITE! (I wonder what Best Before and Mighty are gonna do that night. Hmmm...)

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We went to Gateway after practice and watched Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Hilarious! Nico agreed that the movie was funny even if he slept through half of it hehe...

We bought Arce Dairy Almond and Chips right before meeting up with Mida at Coffee Bean, and we demolished it way before Marnie arrived. (And I suffered for it as soon as I got home.) :-P

We left earlier than usual (which was, in retrospect, a wise decision -- lactose intolerance works fast) because we had to bring stuff to Nickee's house in San Mateo that night and we both need to get up early tomorrow. Hayyy... I hope there's more time to catch up with friends in the days to come.

Stress - destress.

Yesterday was IDisenyo's turnover of the community library to the Aklatang Pambata staff. I woke up late, took some time to reply to e-mails. I left in a huff, got stuck in traffic, missed the speeches and Kontra-Gapi's performance.

The library looked good, despite all the setbacks and stressful moments. Then I checked out the storytelling area. I spoke too soon.

(What's the sound of blood boiling?)

There were names painted over some of the elements of the mural. Names of people who helped renovate the library but did no contribution whatsoever to the painting mural itself. It looked like they did the whole thing. And it was ugly.

I was on the verge of going ballistic. (Restraint is a virtue, I think.) I told my friend never EVER paint over someone else's work (unless you did it with permission, of course). None of us InKies ever bothered putting our names there for credit. (What the hell for, anyway?)

I informed the project head that I will be needing the excess paints because I will cover up the ugly grafitti before the library opening, even if it means I have to do it all myself. Nakakairita lang kasi, walang respeto sa pinaghirapan namin ng dalawang araw. GRRR...

(10, 9, 8, 7...)

Nico picked me up soon afterwards, and we had dinner at A Veneto. Nico seemed like he badly wanted a massage so we called Garden Spa for an appointment.

I didn't want a session in a common room and I was relieved to find that they have curtain partitions for the ladies' massage room. (They have privacy in their common rooms! What can I say?) After taking a shower I was subjected to Swedish massage.

I had no idea how much pain my body was in until last night. My muscles were all in knots, and the masseuse kept telling me to put hot compress on my left shoulder (eeh nakakatamad hehe).

Masarap na masakit. Tanggal ang init ng ulo. Sulit na sulit. (At libre pa. Hehe... Thank you, beh!)

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Mainit ba ulo mo? Magpamasahe ka. Now na. Heh heh heh.

Thursday in a nutshell.

• telephone memo cum release form for two artworks worth P5000 each
  
• check signing and the secret wish that the checking account was mine hehe
  
• four book covers submitted in cd format
  
• discounted Enchanted Kingdom tickets
  
• comic book pagination meeting
  
• impromptu Megamall meet with Kathy
  
• cds for Nickee
  
• Hap Chang dinner
  
• Jovancouver on auto-complete SMS
  
• Last Full Show @ SaGuijo
  
• conversations on backstories, breasts, books and cockroaches (ick)
  
• Kathy calling Donna ingrata (hahahaha)
  
• Love Team by Itchyworms
  
• Strong Ice & San Mig Light tandem
  
• Boom Desire while walking towards Pasong Tamo
  
• after-midnight sidewalk tiangge at Guadalupe
  
• express commute home
  

(n_n)

Lagare.

Forgetting Luna just had their first lagare gig. (Ibang level na 'to! Hehehe...) It was fun, and funny, too. (n_n)

Kolumn Bar was almost langaw night if not for two tables full of babies and adults requesting for a Scorpions song. Gweilos Eastwood was a room full of smoke and dancing tipsy people and soundtripping to Best Before and Mighty.

Mental Note: There is no escaping Bon Jovi. :-Þ

Paradise found, indeed!

Today's purchase (taken with crap webcam):

Wheeeee!

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Nico left my house just minutes ago, nakiparty sa birthday ni spawn Kyla. (I decorated the cake again, but no pics, sorry.) Happy boy because he finally got his new pair of ears-- a Grado SR125. Ü

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Ah... the joys of shopping. Heh heh heh... (n_n)

February 2004 was hell month.

Karen tagged me.

Here are the rules to the tag.
1. Delve into your blog archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. Ponder it for meaning, subtext or hidden agendas.
5. Tag five people to do the same.

And here it is:

MaTiLDa
+++++++
FEBRUARY

12 - Popparazzi Experience @ Mayrics, 9PM
Matilda, Popfilter, Milk n Money, Iliad, Hybris and more (may sakit si Jovi)

Nyak, ang corny. A cancelled gig sked. I wish it wasn't the 23rd post. I think I was mostly blogging band stuff in 2004. Now if it were my first solo blog which I never told anyone about, the result would probably have been more interesting. But that's deleted and forgotten now, just like the rest of my hand-written journals during early adolescence.

So just let me tag other people who probably have written more interesting stuff: Luis, Thor, Anj, Lette and Mida. Heh heh, sorry guys... (n_n)

Breathless.

Day 2: InKies Liza Jandy Oro Yasmin Bleps Jodi me Liz Luwi Loki (Photo by Liza Flores)

We finally finished painting the Aklatang Pambata storytelling area. It was fun, but exhausting. See Liza's pictures here.

Ang sakit sakit sakit ng katawan ko, pero sulit naman ang effort. :-)

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Nico picked me up at the community library after his band rehearsal late in the afternoon. We met up with his dad and sister and heard mass at the UP Chapel. After mass, Nico ran a short errand and then we headed for Eastwood for family dinner and a movie.

After an enjoyable (and fattening) time at Alba's (Tito Duds sang with the in house serenaders hehe), we headed towards the mall to see Lord of War. It was raining so Nico and I volunteered to go ahead and get the umbrella in the car for his dad and sister (because we both had jackets). While walking towards the mall, I suddenly found myself in tears, unable to breathe, and reeling in pain. Nico kept asking me what was wrong but the only words that were coming out of my mouth was "Ang sakit... Ang sakit..."

I was hit hard in the chest by the guy who was walking in front of us. I realized that I couldn't breathe and I started to panic. Then I forced myself to cough. (And as a result I am now nursing a sore throat as well.)

In between apologies, the guy explained that he was just taking off his polo for his kid to put over his head, and that he didn't hit me on purpose. He even gave us his calling card in case something happens to me. We told them that we understood that it was an accident. I urged Nico to give the card back. I didn't want to know his name.

(I'd like to thank the outdoor staff of Something Fishy for the concern. Thank you, too, for not making me feel any more embarassed than I already was.)

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As we approached the mall I asked Nico why stuff like that keeps happening to me.

I have a stinking feeling that I'm just plain unlucky.

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I liked Lord of War. I wished I wasn't too tired and in pain, I could've laughed at the funny/witty parts. There were moments where I felt like someone was sitting on my chest, and I was too scared to fall asleep.

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Go away, pain.

*sigh*

Pogi points.

Took this pic with Nico's phone.

My boyfriend is an artist. Hee. ;-)

Ang I.n.K. decorated the Aklatang Pambata community library with wall murals, and Nico helped us out.

*kilig*

Yesterday was Day 1. *whew* The challenge now is getting up early for Day 2 later. Good luck sa akin! :-Þ

Sleep-deprived.

The insomnia is back. Four non-continuous hours of sleep a day means I am lucky I got some. Sucks big time. :-Þ

I've a very busy weekend coming up, not the kind of weekend I always look forward to, but I'm hoping it turns out to be fun anyway.

I'm waiting for a client to give me feedback on some book covers that I did. I hope they respond soon. I'm already itching to throw that yellow Post-It reminder away.

Proud to be an I.n.K.ie

Disclaimer: Ang I.n.K. is Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan, and NOT-- as many people believe-- a religious organization. I have nothing against the latter, but I would just like to clarify this for fear of misrepresentation. Okay? So please, no more soul-searching messages over chat and e-mail! Heh heh...

(Photo courtesy of Liza Flores)

That's Guia, myself, Pepper, Abi and Liza (<--PWA semi-finalist!) at the Creative Industry Forum, CCP.

The mock-shirts in the pic are currently on view at the Marikina City Hall this entire month of October in commmemoration of National Children's Month. Accompanying this set-up are illustrations by children and juvenile offenders through the initiative of the person responsible for Chikiting Patrol.

I know I posted about this sampayan exhibit of Ang I.n.K. somewhere in my blog but I'm too lazy to look for it. Heh heh heh... But if you want to see pics of the original Manila FAME exhibit early this year (with thanks to the British Council), you may visit Liza's Flickr photoset. You'll find pics of other Ang I.n.K. (<--also a PWA semi-finalist! Yay!) activities there, too. (And there's a pic of myself in a manok hat somewhere hehe.)

The year is almost over (and so is my term as an officer), but the fun hasn't ended yet. (And there is so much work to do! Hehehe...)

(n_n)v

Edit.

I have half a mind to change my answers to my OST, but I won't.

A few minutes ago Kathy said over YM:

Kathy G: Singing, Dancing And Drunk Off Your Ass: 2 beses ko ng nagawa. close to. hahaha! thanks to the moon's gravitational pull by sandwich - and it's all coming together. am having a great day no matter what they say!!!!
Kathy G: remember rock radio?
Kathy G: hahahah
starshuffler: OO NGA ANO!!!
starshuffler: hahahaha

Yeah, I even posted a pic a long time ago, kita mga tiyan namin ni Kath. Hehehe...

Ang kaso lang, hindi pa ata ako lasing niyan. Masaya lang talaga kasi. Hehehe...

I'm commemorating Monday with poetry.

Hah. Yeah, right. :-P

Pathetic Random Poetry Generator by PurpleAnkh
Title	Hello
Line 1	Never take it for granted,
Line 2	Juliet had the right idea,
Line 3	Never in this life,
Big Finish	Because you're pathetic & sad
Your Name Here
Quiz created with MemeGen!

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The weekend was a rollercoaster ride of sorts.

Friday started wrong, redeemed itself for a bit with dinner with the Africa family and Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride which I really really liked, and ended horribly (details of which I will leave out for your benefit and mine).

Saturday was melancholy. And very rainy. The weather fit the mood perfectly. I wasn't feeling too well, too, so I missed Ninja's first birthday party. Highlight of the day was late Yellow Cab dinner with Nico.

Sunday switched from lazy to busy and back to lazy. I woke up late and therefore arrived 45 minutes late for exhibit ingress. We spent the morning and early afternoon mostly waiting for scaffolding for the I.n.K.-designed mock-shirts. The Africa family picked me up just as we were finishing the set-up. Tito Duds, Nico and I went to Feet For Us, while Bianca and Tita Tess went to the beauty salon. We hung out at Nico's afterwards, and watched movies on Star. I never found out the title of that Anthony Hopkins / Cuba Gooding movie with gorillas. Nico and I kept predicting pencil stabbing moments throughout the film (which we found funny), but it was interesting. Then we watched Ever After. I've seen it countless times, but I haven't grown tired of it yet. I still find it funny, and touching.

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I feel like dancing to the Beastie Boys today, but the cramps prevent me from doing so. :-Þ

Hay, ulan.

Tama, sabayan mo itong makulimlim na pakiramdam.

Waiting for true love to happen.

*sigh*

Foolproof.

You are Jane.
Artsy and funny, doesn't take anyone's BS


What Daria Character are You?
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I took this quiz and then I suddenly remembered that wrycell once wrote that my "bullshit detector never fails".

Uhm... well, okay fine. Maybe it only works 97% of the time. Heh heh heh...

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I've been too busy (and lazy) to update this blog. Kwento next time. My wrists are hurting from editing and coloring hand-drawn sketches in Photoshop with a mouse. I should save up for a tablet. Damn.

The soundtrack of my life.

Starshuffler - OST. For now, anyway.

I was tagged again. :-) A lot of my answers are somehow related to my recent seven post. Ang hirap pala nito hehehe... Now, everyone on my friends list, it's YOUR turn.

If you were to create the sountrack of your life, this would be the song playing when you are...

Lonely Or Down:
The World Has Turned And Left Me Here (Weezer)-- In your place an empty space... and Bitter Tears (Graham Coxon)-- 7:00 A.M. and wasting away Bitter tears Why no knock on my door? Bitter tears What did I come here for? Bitter tears. I think I listen to too many sad songs... :-Þ

In Love:
Diesel Smoke (Eggstone). I only wanna be your superbullet number one... Is it true? Is it you? And Honestly (Zwan) should be playing, too.

Fighting With Your Significant Other:
Communication (The Cardigans)-- If this is communication, I disconnect. Sorry or Please (Kings of Convenience)-- Right now you make no sense to me. The Wretched (Nine Inch Nails)-- Now you know this is what it feels like.

Having Sex:
Having sex? Naku, di ko na alam... Uh, choices, choices-- IF and when I were to have sex, Inertia Creeps (Massive Attack) or anything by the Chillitees. :-P

Nursing A Broken Heart:
River (Joni Mitchell)-- I wish I had a river to skate away on... Teach my feet to fly. Cry (The Sundays). You're with me so much, you're never with me any more. And it makes me cry. Be Strong Now (James Iha)-- If I could change a thing tonight we won't be lonely. Again, I wallow in too many sad (and beautiful) songs.

In Need of Cheering Up:
Do You Realize? (The Flaming Lips)-- Do you realize that you have the most wonderful face? Elevator Song (Dubstar)-- If you need somebody around you well then I'll be the one who's there.

About To Embark On A Road Trip:
Drive (Eraserheads). Hahaha... Please please lang turuan ninyo akong magdrive.

Sunbathing On A Tropical Beach:
Twenty Questions (Beastie Boys). Bossanova is best on beaches (specially with existential questions for lyrics), plus Miho Hatori's voice really fits the mood.

Feeling Groggy And Need To Wake Up:
Katamari on the Rocks (Katamari Damacy Theme). This is a fun fun fun song even if I don't understand the lyrics. Hehehe... Na na na na na na na na na na na na...

Feeling Suicidal:
Although I very much agree with Thor's answer here (hahaha sorry), I'd have to go with Sarah McLachlan's very creepy version of Gloomy Sunday.

Angry, Very Angry:
Almost every NIN or RATM song sounds angry-- very tempting but I won't... Hahaha... Who the fuck are you looking at? (Graham Coxon)-- Is there really a thing like feeling too much? Can you really escape + numb the real?

Singing At The Videoke Bar:
Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles) -- All the lonely people, where do they all come from? From the videoke bars, of course! Hehe...

Dancing By Yourself In Your Room:
I'm feeling kind of retro and steady. Let's Dance (David Bowie)-- Sway through the crowd to an empty space.

Singing, Dancing And Drunk Off Your Ass:
Ah, this is best with a live track hehe... Anyway-- Cannonball (The Breeders), Violently Happy (Björk) and/or Ray Of Light (Madonna). But then again when I'm drunk off my ass, whatever's playing doesn't really matter, does it? Hehehe...

Playing Air Guitar:
I'd do the air bass guitar for Boys and Girls (Blur). Hehe...

Chilling On A Rainy Afternoon:
A cover by the Manic Street Preachers-- Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. Heh heh... Ang literal ba? Hehehe...

Reminiscing About High School:
You On My Mind (Swing Out Sister)-- because everyone was singing it.

Reminiscing About College:
Oh, I can make up a double disc soundtrack for this entry alone! And it will be a musical extravaganza! There'll be folk, rock, glam, grunge, techno, mushy love songs, musicals and everything else in between. Watershed (Indigo Girls) would be at the top of my list. And some Once on this Island highlights.

Getting Married:
I Believe When I Fall In Love With You It Will Be Forever (Stevie Wonder). Title pa lang, self-explanatory na. Hahaha... ;-)

We <3 Katamari!

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na... Katamari Damacy... Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na....

Yes, it's finally available at your friendly neighborhood dibidihan. Nico bought a copy at Metrowalk yesterday, and we spent more or less five hours playing the thing. (Yeah, and I got video game-induced motion sickness after hahaha...)

The graphics are just sooo cute, and the soundtrack is great! I wonder if it's the same with the first Katamari Damacy game. Nakaka-adik. (Chatting with Nico now. He's now talking like the King of the Universe. Tsk tsk.)

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Yesterday was a good day. On our way to Metrowalk from Nico's band rehearsal I got an SMS from Nickee:

Lowlah napasign ko na ung book.

WHEEEEE!!! Nico had to cover his ears to protect them from the high-pitched screaming. Heh heh heh... Happinesssss! (Neil Gaiman, I <3 you!)

Superthank you to Nickee. Super-sulit 'yung 6 hours na pila, promise! (Nico and I endured more than 12 hours and I got more than I expected out of it hehe...)

(Akala ko highlight of the day ko na 'yung nakakainis na traffic sa tapat ng DLSU-- college entrance test kasi kahapon. Buti na lang hindi! Hehehe...)

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A couple of days ago was InK officers' and general meeting day-- the usual, lunch-time to late afternoon, first Saturday of the month drill. Nico picked me up afterwards and we did time on the treadmill again.

I wanted to go to the paperworks exhibit opening by US-based artists at the Marikina Shoe Expo, but Nico and I wanted needed a massage badly after our workout. We wanted to try the Garden Spa near my place, but they were full when I called for a reservation. We went to our usual haunt at Katipunan Extension (Feet For Us) and we weren't disappointed. First time na nakatulog ako sa massage. (Usually I just close my eyes and rest.) And the masseuse kept at the knotted areas of my back repeatedly (usually they just go through the motions like clockwork). We took note of the names of our masahistas so next time we know who to look for. :-)

Hayyy sarap. (n_n) Parang gusto ko ulit...