I listen to this song every morning and I really want this to be the song that I would dance to on my wedding night. Mala-Beyonce, pero wala pang baby bump sana. Yung tipong this signals the start of the disco. Hihi.
♥ Dyosaimma
When I was a lot younger, we’d spend the first day of May in a certain relative’s house kasi fiesta sa kanila. But due to the recent turn of events which I would rather not talk about anymore, we had to stop the May 1 tradition. So this year, May 1 was a bit different for me because this is how I spent it:
Exhibit A: Nagpacute sa Jamba Juice sa Alabang Town Center.
There’s a huge screen in Jamba Juice where you can take pictures. YES! Do not leave us with such a thing kasi kahit na magmukha kaming jeje, papatulan namin yan! Sayang ang chance para magpacute. Life is short. Sponsored by Mr. Andre Raymundo pa ang Jamba Juice namin, so it was twice the fun! Best. Jamba. Juice. Ever. Dahil libre.
Exhibit B: Nangulelat sa Balderdash, nakipag-asaran while playing Taboo at nag-burn ng calories with the Xbox + Kinect.
Mukha lang akong aparisyon dyan. I suck at Balderdash! I need to practice. Ang gagaling pang manghula at mag-invent ng definitions ng mga kalaro ko. Boo! Rematch! Rematch!
That’s Doki playing with the Kinect. FUN HA! The songs were pretty new ones, so it was really fun to dance with it. I want a Kinect! Kaso walang space dito sa bahay. Sad, sad, sad!
Exhibit C: Nanood ng Avengers. Ulit. Wheeee!
I don’t know how to use my E6′s camera. Haha. Must. Find. A. Way. We came from the south so one of our worries was the traffic, papunta kasi kaming SM North. (Home mall!) Good thing na tuloy-tuloy ang takbo ng sasakyan from Bicutan to North EDSA, wheeee. Ginawan ng paraan ng Avengers na pati traffic eh masagupa nila. Thanks, guys! Chos.
♥ Dyosaimma
Yes, that is my bed.
And this is my desk.
This is where I’ve done the work that I needed to finish for the past three days. Kinailangan ko pang maglatag ng folding table.
Hindi na talaga ako makalat masyado sa kwarto, pero dahil ang init init, as in sobrang init na talaga, tinamad akong magligpit this week.
But today is the day for me to brave the heat! Magliligpit ako, magliligpit ako, magliligpit akooooooooooo.
I once saw a sign that said, “Creative minds are rarely tidy.” Pampakonswelo lang yun no?
♥ Dyosaimma
I spent the Holy Week in Laguna with the Gatdula, Alvarez and Bueno families. It’s so fun to be a groupie! Hahaha.
The Gatdula Family in Cabuyao, Laguna owns a caro and they join the procession every year. Syempre kahit bisita, kasama. The kids weren’t so thrilled about the idea of walking around the entire town (literal na buong bayan kasi iikutan), but since I love walking, walang problema. Medyo excited pa nga ako kasi first time ko. This is the Gatdula Family’s karo/caro, the Tres Caidas (The Third Fall):
Ito kami before the procession started:
From left: VG aka Boss, Ma’am Ovel, Arvin + me. I got my “uniform” during the second round of the procession nung Good Friday na.
The Gatdula Family’s karo, or the Tres Caidas, is the only original karo/caro left that’s still part of the procession. I have no idea where the original karo/caros are, pero siguro kaya wala na yung mga original ngayon is that they’re too hard and too expensive to maintain. Hula ko rin, nabili na ng antique collectors yung ibang karo. It’s also a nice way to maintain close family ties, I’d have to say. Kasi syempre ipapasa within the family yung karo, parang crown, ganon. I think it’s nice na hanggang ngayon buhay pa rin sa mga Gatdula yung tradition. At least I got to be part of it kahit minsan. Though iba na nga rin talaga yung kalakaran ng processions ngayon compared to how people used to do it.
In between the two processions (there were processions on Thursday and Friday kasi), umikot kami ng konti sa Laguna tsaka chill lang sa Pansol. And with “chill in Pansol”, ang ibig sabihin nyan ay magbabad dito:
The pool in the Gatdula’s rest/retreat house in Pansol is calling me and you. Sobrang sarap magbabad dyan sa gabi kasi mainit yung tubig. Laging kulang ang mga kwento basta nakababad dyan. We’d use frisbees as food containers so we can eat chips while we’re in the pool and we’d all joke about having an alipunga attack while half of our bodies were submerged in the water. Masarap sumigaw ng “Ang kati ng buni ko!!” tapos yung mga kasama mo sasagot ng, “Ako rin, makati yung hadhad ko. Grabe.” Sometimes, you really just need to be around people who will make you feel normal.
I was fortunate enough to be with the Bueno’s, who served us with a lot of good food. Good food courtesy of Mrs. Jane Bueno and good kwentuhan (sabay sa inuman) with Dr. Bong Bueno. Sabi ni Dr. Bueno at ni Sir Art, kinakain daw yung palong ng manok. Hindi nila ako tinigilan hanggang nung uwian na. Feeling ko nakahanap sila ng pagti-tripan. Oh well. Pagtanda ko maghahanap rin ako ng batang mapapagtripan ko.
In between all the walking, the chill time and the kwentuhan, I’d like to think that I got to think about a lot of things over the break. It was nice finishing the books that I’ve been wanting to read. I wasn’t able to bring my journal though, so I had to use the OneNote app para mahabol ko ang likot ng utak ko. But still, I’d like to think that I had a really good Holy Week. I may have spent it in a different way this year, but it wasn’t that bad! Medyo fun nga. Hihi. I’d love to try to do new things more and more. Just like my Holy Week, I’d like to spend more days the best way I can. Naks.
♥ Dyosaimma
When I first met Bono (and his dad) four years ago, hindi pa sumagi sa isip ko yung graduation nya. Well, I saw him graduate from grade school today. Ang bilis ng panahon.
Siguro ito na yung isa sa mga pinaka-bittersweet na bagay that I’d have to go through. I’m very proud and I’m very happy to see Bono finish grade school. Dumaan din ako dyan at sobrang sarap ng feeling nyan but I will not deny that it’s hard for me to watch him grow up. (OHMYGOD TEARS.) I’ve been blessed enough to find a job that doesn’t really feel like one and I’ve met a lot of amazing people whom I’ve come to work with. Hindi mangyayari lahat ng yan without Bono. When I saw his dad earlier, he said na dapat din akong i-congratulate dahil napa-graduate ko si Bono at yung iba pang mga batang tinuruan ko. (ZOMG TEARS.) Jusko masyadong madrama ang entry na ‘to.
One of the things that I dread whenever I’m with Bono’s family is that pumapangit ako. Ito ba naman ang tatabihan mo eh:
We celebrated in Outback after. Medyo malayo ang drive, but the steak was worth it. I got the ribeye garlic steak. Feel na feel ko ang celebration, naubos ko. Hindi ko na nga lang kinaya yung mashed potato.
Nag-cheers din kami! Pero Coke lang ang laman ng mga baso namin because of the kids. Pero kahit naman ano ang laman ng mga baso namin, keri lang. We know in our hearts that we’re all proud of Bono. Naks. Cheers!
♥ Dyosaimma
I woke up early today (around 6) pero naalala kong walang trabaho ngayon, so hindi muna ako bumangon at nagbasa na lang ako. Hihi. I usually spend Sunday mornings like this. Mga around 8AM na ko bumabangon, kung kelan buhay na lahat ng tao.
Nagwalis ako ng konti and then I decided that I need more petiks time.
I wish more mornings would be spent like this. Simple lang naman ang gusto kong buhay, actually. Yung may kape at tingin-tingin lang sa magazines. Tapos yung tubig na pampaligo ko Evian. Hahahaha. Jusko. Joke lang yung Evian part, ang gusto ko lang talaga ay chill life. Hihi. Mas maganda rin sana kung may poging gumising sa akin sa umaga at babatiin ako ng, “Good morning dear!” Hihihihi.
♥ Dyosaimma
Wheeeeee!!
Picture taken with my iPod, kaya hanggang dyan lang. Anyway, hindi yun ang point.
I got another kimmidoll from Singapore. WHEEEEEEEE!! When I got this, natigilan ako. Actually ngayon pa lang nagsisink-in sa akin eh. Natural lang talaga akong dense at slow, I’m trying to work on that one y’know. When I got home and I started at the kimmidoll, dun ko lang narealize yung whee factor.
Gusto kong tumili ngayon, actually. Kaya lang ang dami ng tulog dito sa bahay, so dito na lang sa blog: WHEEEEEEEE!! Whenever I’m in Fully Booked, titingin ako sa shelf ng kimmidolls. Hindi naman ako makabili kasi cute lang talaga sya at medyo mahal. I got a kimmidoll last year, laman ng happy brown paper bag ko. Tapos ngayon naman may nadagdag galing SG. Hihi. Ang perky ko lang diba.
Buti na lang hindi nakakapagod sabihin ang “Wheeeeeeee!”
Wheeeeee!!
♥ Dyosaimma
Sabi nga ni Gang Badoy-Capati sa Twitter kanina:
Ang bilis nga! Whoooosh. Let’s move forward, friends. Remember FIYOLO: Fuck it, you only live once. Legggow!
♥ Dyosaimma
I cleaned my room and my bags today. Basically pinarusahan ko sarili ko. Nung naglilinis na ako ng bag ko, I found these:
Both the rosary and the heart necklace were pasalubongs. Tapos bigla kong naisip, I’ve always had these with me wherever I go. I make it a point na nasa bag ko lagi yang dalawang yan. Wala lang. I’d like to think kasi that I always have prayers and love. Prayers and la-la-love. Dun lang, solve na ko.
Wow so positive! Hahahaha. I think this is what happens pag nakakapagpahinga ang utak ko. Wheeeeee.
♥ Dyosaimma
We attended a family gathering this evening and even before we arrived at the venue, nagkandaligaw-ligaw kami. At kung ang driver ay ang tatay ko, that rarely happens. As in rare. Nung pauwi naman kami, flat yung isang gulong ng kotse. Again, that rarely happens.
During the family gathering, it was awkward. Yes, that rarely happens.
I have this cousin na inaway ko, for the right reasons naman, I think. Ever since we were young, she never fails to find a way para laitin/apihin ako at ang mga kapatid ko. ALWAYS. Pero dahil kailangang maging good, we always just let it go. Until last New Year, nung napuno na ako sa lahat ng lait nya. So I wrote her a letter to tell her how much I loathe her existence. And then the next thing I knew, my aunt, my cousin’s mom, calls our house.
First of all, hindi yun away bata. Me and my cousin are both in our 20′s, kaya para sa akin ay medyo below the belt yung pangingialam ng tita ko sa issue. Pangalawa, walang alam yung tita ko sa dapat hindi sya sumali diba. Worse, they started talking to other people about what happened. Hanggang sa umabot na sa kung sino-sinong uncle at auntie ko yung nangyari. Buti na lang at kilala nila kami pareho magpinsan at alam nila ang mga bagay-bagay. Yesssss.
So kanina sa family gathering, my aunt was there. Buti na lang at wala yung pinsan ko dahil kung nagkataon, mas malaking gulo yun. Hindi naman nagkagulo actually, medyo awkward lang. Everyone was telling me to kiss my aunt pero dahil hindi ako pinalaki ng mga magulang ko para lang maging plastic, hindi ako bumigay. The thing is, pag ako ang tinalo mo at kung ako at ang pamilya ko ang gagawin mong topic ng kwento nyo ng anak mo, do not expect me to give you respect.
Sabi ni Papa kanina, normal sa mga magkakamag-anak ang nagkakasamaan ng loob. I think he’s not trying to patronize me, pero ang sinasabi lang nya, wag akong ma-pressure maging mabait.
Friends, you gotta listen to your dads you know. They know the best things in life.
Dyosaimma
