Thur December 22, 2005
The Mister and The Missus Update...
...After more than 3 months, still no new layout. I am disappointed at myself for saying, "A new layout is on its way..." when really, there was none. Actually, there was one, but my computer went blah. Hence, blah. I'm not promising anything anymore.
Now on to more exciting news. I have lots to tell.
A few months back I saw my OB-GYN, and guess what? Because I are the lucky one, I get to have the dermoid cysts in both my left and right ovaries. Oh, you are so jealous, I can tell. I gather the dermoid cyst is one of the creepiest things that can happen to a woman. The cysts are totally hideous and evil-looking. These tumors result from a very confused egg, "thinking that it can develop on its own with only half of its own genetic material, and the result is something that even a mother could not love: a monstrous ball of sebaceous glands, cartilage, teeth, hair, and various other cellular structures." Gross.
According to my doctor, my cysts could have been present at birth, and the one in my right measures about 2 cm in diameter. Luckier women have the 12 inch ones. The cysts, I mean. Good news is, they are almost always benign (whew). Bad news is, they occur in both ovaries in some cases, such as mine (dang it). The cure is cystectomy. Such a big word. It's simply a surgical removal of the cyst. While I have those two cysts, my doctor said I can't have babies YET. Unless the cysts rupture, God, pray they don't, my procedure will be some time next year. Summer, maybe.
I said, on to more exciting news...
With my parents, Nate, and our dearest friends as witnesses, Felix and I got married last December 6. It's not the wedding of my dreams, but it sure made everything legal and official. I still want my en grande wedding, of course. That can wait. For now, being the missus is all that matters. People ask me, "How's married life?" and I tell them, "It's wonderful." I know it's a generic reply, but there's no other way to put it. I am Felix's wife, and I love it! <3
And for our first obstacle together as spouses, we are filing a case against our ex-landlady. She breached the contract, and she won't give us our refund. She is so dead. In the mean time, we are so broke and house-less. But it's ok, because we have each other, and our love will see us through. LOL.
To end this, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!
Fri November 18, 2005
Officially...
...I AM ENGAGED! <3
I seriously wasn't expecting it to happen last Tuesday. Felix asked me the one question that I have been dying to answer.
There we were having a wonderful dinner, with my two goodest friends, Dimples and Mars. Wine, oysters, candles, and instrumental love songs being played in the background. I was so clueless.
Soon after we had finished dinner, Dimples signaled Felix. It was time. Before I knew what was going on, Felix was already on his knee, holding the prettiest diamond ring ever. And then there was Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams. I think I might have said yes even before he had asked me the question. I can't exactly recall how it all happened. I was just too captivated to even pay attention to the rest of the evening. All I know is that it's the most wonderful night in my life, by far.
Thank you, Dimples and Mars. Most of all, I love you, Felix.
I AM GETTING MARRIED!
Tue November 8, 2005
Six Months After...
...My boyfriend is on his way to SFO airport as I update. Around this time tomorrow night, I will be with him once again. He will be on the same flight to Manila with my bestfriend <3 This anticipation I'm experiencing right now is keeping me from sleep.
What else?
Hmmm.
.....
Since I have nothing interesting to share, other than my fianc? and my bestfriend's arrival, well, tell me instead what's going on with your life.
Sun November 6, 2005
Some Kind Of An Update...
...Goodbye semestral break. Tomorrow, back to work. Resistance is futile. Waaah.
Funny, how tension and anxiety crept their way into what I hoped would be an uneventful break. Wishful thinking. My computer broke down a couple of times, my internet provider *cough* MyDestiny sucks *cough* kept giving me problems, expenses wouldn't stop knocking at my doorstep... I mean, what the frick, dude? I'm on my break, can't you see?! Funny, isn't it? It's so funny, I want to kick someone's jaw.
Speaking of funny hilarious, meet Maddox.
Oh, and here's news for you - I made down payment yesterday for our new house. It's not perfect, but it's a very, very, very fine house, indeed. It's something Felix and Nate and I will learn to live with. I will post pictures once it's all ready for moving in.
Things do turn out okay in the end, don't they?
Tue November 1, 2005
Sing It Live...
...Recently, I discovered a live radio via internet, care of Felix. And lately, I have been hooked on a song. Get a hold of a copy, kick back and listen. It's a lovely song.
Follow Through
Oh, this is the start of something good
Don't you agree?
I haven't felt like this in so many moons
You know what I mean?
And we can build through this destruction
As we are standing on our feet
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
These reeling emotions they just keep me alive
They keep me in tune
Oh, look what I?m holding here in my fire
This is for you
Am I too obvious to preach it?
You're so hypnotic on my heart
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
The words you say to me are unlike anything
That's ever been said
And what you do to me is unlike anything
That's ever been
Am I too obvious to preach it?
You're so hypnotic on my heart
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
You're gonna have to follow
Oh, this is the start of something good
Don't you agree?
[Gavin DeGraw]
Oh, I love, love, looove the internet.
Fri October 28, 2005
MyDestiny Is The Suckage...
...I never really had a problem with my ISP, until their captive portal - a dumb web page that serves as an entry point for authentication purposes before connecting to the Internet. To prevent theft, they claimed. The past three days, this anti-theft portal did not allow me to log in, consequently, use the internet. I bugged their tech support nonstop about it. They couldn't figure out what was wrong. This guy even had me reformat my computer, blaming my OS instead of sending people over to figure out what was wrong. And me, being the desperate one, obediently reformatted my pc. And I still couldn't log in. It was a bug, alright, and I was the first one to ever experience it. Aren't I the lucky one?
So I demanded for troubleshooting, but none. The team leader I spoke with yesterday, Rodney Rivera, promised me that his "field men" will come to my house and fix the problem before lunch. I waited, but they never arrived. I demanded for the supervisor, but none. Another team leader, Angie Lumbao, said she will tell her supervisor and she will have them call me. I waited for that phone call, but I never got it.
I hate how I am paying for a service that they cannot deliver. I have been a dutiful client even, and I get a lousy service and an inefficient crew to provide the lousy service in return. I dunno which part is the dumbest, the part wherein I am inconvenienced and they can't do anything about it, or the part that I am paying to be inconvenienced. Read further, as it gets better. I have no choice but to continue subscribing. I are the winner.
And then earlier this evening, I tried to log in once again, and voila! internet for me. I wonder if they even know I am online right now. They will not hear the end of this. I intend to write a letter to the newspapers about this incident, and I am on my way to reporting them to the consumer department of the Department of Trade and Industry. That's just no way to treat your client. FUCK YOU, MYDESTINY.
It was really upsetting and frustrating.
On a lighter note, I am on my semestral break and I am loving it. And look what my boyfriend has for me.
Of course they look better on me. But I can't deny how cute his foot looks in those shoes.
Sat October 22, 2005
19 Days To Go...
...Ahh, semestral break. Moment I've been waiting for. I swear, I could have gone bald from too much stress and anxiety the past two weeks, and yesterday was the mother of all stress. So glad it's over. Parents intimidate me. Educated parents? They make my armpits sweat like a championship game. But it's all good. I'm good.
Lately I have been thinking about my reality. I can't clone myself. I can't do everything at the same time - with the amount of time I have on my hands. Knowing this truth, some things have to be given up. Well, one thing... my degree, that is. Not given up, I'm sorry, but just put on hold. I know I'm on my way to finishing it, but with so many other more important things that need attention right now, the degree can wait. At the moment I am focused on *super heavy sigh* the "big move."
Still no dice on the place, but like I said, I am hopeful. I spoke with an agent, and he said he will show me around this Sunday. I know what I want, and I'm praying for something that's promising.
On a different note, my boyfriend's idea of moving to the Philippines is packing his entire life in LBC boxes, and shipping them all to Manila. I know what "entire life" means, but I didn't really think he was literal.
And that is why I love him so much.
Tue October 11, 2005
and The Winner Is Me...
...I PASSED MY LICENSURE EXAM OMFGOFMG!
"About eighty percent of the licensure examiners pass the test." No one fails THAT exam. But what if I was one of those who belonged to the twenty percent who took and did not make it? Everyone kept on telling me, "You will pass the test, for sure." I'm just glad I don't have to hang my head in shame. So, congratulations to me!
After I got the result I just started screaming and jumping around like a mad woman, and this was all while I was inside the classroom (my kids were so stunned, they probably thought their teacher couldn't get any weirder). I didn't know if I was going to cry or grin or both. I immediately called my dad and asked him for a brand new car. I was hoping he'd take me seriously. Oh well, it was worth a shot. So later I'm going to ask him for a new digital camera instead. It's hella lot cheaper than a car, if you ask me. And today I went home with a box of yummy treat from my bosses in school. I'm in heaven.
One less thing to be anxious about. Now if I can only get myself to finish my degree.
You had me at Ferrero.
Wed September 28, 2005
It's The Size Of A Bus...
Further, a German researcher said that the giant squid is not especially choosy when it comes to sex and will mate blind without checking if the object of its affections is male or female.
*blink*
I just got done backing up my hard drive. For some reason, the other night, my burner went gay. I ended up wasting three blank CD-Rs. It took me three before I came to a conclusion things weren't going my way. So yeah, tonight was a successful one. After losing important files twice in a month, you can imagine my relief.
Amazing Race Family Edition has begun, and I am so excited. Too bad I missed the first part earlier this evening, but I am hopeful I will catch a replay episode. I think the Black family will be the first one out. I'm not being racist.
The next two weeks will put me in so much stress, I can just see it. The anticipation is stressing me out already. Portfolios, narratives, checklists. Plus, my paper's due on the 29th of October, and I haven't done jackshit to prepare myself for an oral defense. I'm just not sure right now if I will make it. AND I still have to find a place and make sure everything's ready for the big move. There's just so much on my plate right now.
I miss being a non-grown up.
Tue September 20, 2005
Play Your Love Songs All Night Long For Me...
...I have this habit of picking scabs. It starts off as an unconscious effort. Sometimes when I'm in deep thought or staring at space. And then I catch myself doing this. Funny thing is, I don't stop myself. It's the pleasure I get, and only scab-picking people can relate. Ahh, the fulfillment from peeling dead skin. Ecstasy. It's terrible, I know. And then there's the chewing on my cheeks. Anxiety-induced. I even used to bite my nails. I'm glad I outgrew that one. And then there's tucking my left foot under my right thigh. Whatever, wherever, and whenever. My habits don't really bug me 'til my mom bugs me about them. And then they are labeled bad habits. Only because my mom says so. Annoying.
Felix and I just got into an interesting discussion. A behavior must have a recurring pattern for it to be considered a habit. Ok, so my question is, when does a habit turn into an idiosyncrasy? If smoking is a habit, then biting the filter is what? A habit or a unique behavior? If you like the toilet paper to only go one way, then it's idiosyncrasy. And if I do that all the time, isn't that a habit?
I heart Felix.
Was so sleepy this morning. I stayed up 'til past 12. Complete DVD set of Desperate Housewives, first season. I know, I can't help it. What can I say, I'm a sucker for melodrama. Anyway, other than Martha Matute's cupcakes (yum yum) from Rocco's birthday party, everything was blah at work today. The highlight of my day was coming home to a greeting card from my boyfriend. With his cat's whisker taped inside. Such a real sweetheart. And I just realized, it's the only connection I will probably ever have with his cat. Isn't that sad? Maybe someday I will get to meet Yang Mu, who knows.
I am fully aware I promised a new layout soon. Unfortunately, my computer decided to be full-fledged gay. I had to reformat a few days ago. Consequently, I lost everything. It will take a while this time, folks. I just can't be bothered right now.
