saturday at the zoo

spur of the moment.. although matagal na naming plano to go to the zoo. wala kaseng magandang palabas sa sine, and nakakasawa na sa mga malls.

entrance fee is 40 pesos, pay additional 20 pesos if you want to have your picture taken together with the animals. but for the snake, it's 50 pesos, mas mataas pala ang talent fee ng ahas. hehehe.

i lied

how liberating the feeling is, once you admit that you lied, and you're sorry about it (and telling the truth afterwards, of course!).

i did that today, twice in a row!!

first one was to my tita and the second one was to my friend at work.

now i can breathe more freely!

happy weekend

SATURDAY

was at buendia lrt station at 10am, waited for dodan for about 30 mins. actually, 9am ang usapan, but as usual, i over slept again, so i was late. kaya lang, late na nga ako, late pa rin sya dumating. he was still on the bus the time i arrived at the meetingplace. contest ata ito, kung sino ang pinaka late na dadaating. the waiting didn't last for 30 mins. buti na lang.

then off we go to quiapo for some lens (window)shopping. sinuyod namin ang bawat tindahan sa may hidalgo. i was like a kid left in a candy store. naglalaway ako sa bawat makita ko. sobrang nakaka-aliw, sobrang nakakalula. but after learning the price, i'm brought back to reality. haay.. hanggang pangarap na lang muna for now.

matapos ang ilang ikot ikot, i bought a 15 pesos palabok plus two lumpiang toge for lunch. dodan had pizza at greenwhich. after lunch, we dropped by at quiapo church, since it's just a stone's throw away. a mass started a few minutes after we came in. by the way, it was st. agnes' feast day.

after hearing the mass, we went back to hidalgo. while walking along, bumili ako ng cauliflower and brocoli. at one point, i thought i was becoming like nanay, gulay freak. anyway, i was actually hoping to buy the 50mm f1.8 lens, the cheaper alternative to its 1.4 counterpart. still undecided, we went to sm, at dun ko pinagpatuloy ang pagmuni-muni. buti na lang, matyaga si dodantot, kahit pa magdamag syang gising, since he's on a night shift this month.

at around past 1pm, di ko na natiis. we went to the shop that sells the cheapest 50mm f1.4 lens. it was like love at first sight. i can't get my hands off it the moment the sales lady handed it to me. i'm giving it a name, unokwatro(from it's 1.4 maximum aperture). hindi ko na binitawan si unokwatro. hanggang sa inilabas ko na ang isa ko pang bestprend, si mc (mastercard). sa isip ko, bahala na sa kin si batman once tatay sees the bill. hindi ko na kayang palagpasin ang pagkakataong ito.

got home at half past 6. sinamahan ko si nanay on taking louraine to alabang, it was her classmate's debut party. while waiting, since magastos sa gas kung uuwi pa kami ulit, we went to shopwise for grocery shopping.

the party was finished at 12midnight.

photos below, first shots with my unokwatro

chocolates at the supermarket.

still at the supermarket. i was reprimanded by the guard when i took this shot. bawal daw ang kodak kodak sa loob.

the view on the penthaus, where the party was held.

SUNDAY

pacman's big day (night actually, since the fight is in nevada). the whole haus members were glued to the tube. sobrang nainis sina nanay, kase via satellite kuno ng chanel 2, but it was delayed acutally. we also tuned in in dzmm, monopolized ng chanel 2 ang laban! round 8 na according to the radio report, pero hindi pa rin nag-s-start ang laban sa tv. kainis. anyway. we still enjoyed watching the fight, wala na nga lang suspense factor since round 1 kase we knew already that pacman will win. ang guwapo ni erik!!! such a cutie.. hehe..

another set of photos below, still with unokwatro -

ang kapatid kong vain

happy feet sa piling ng mga barkada ni pooh.

people's champ - PACMAN!

internet adik na ang nanay ko

collage, nanay, tatay and louraine

pacman!

yipee yay yipee yo!!!

panalo si pacman!

but i still can't help gush over morales, ang cute e..

tuesday night at starbucks

met up with my hi skul fwends last night - greys and gagay.

sinamantala namin na nasa manila si gagay. meeting place was at french baker, megamall.

gusto ko sanang kumain (cake in particular), kaya lang ang dalawang kumare ko, di na pala kumakain pag gabi.. diet daw. at oo nga naman, hindi pagkain ang pinunta namin, kundi chismisan. kaya we settled at starbucks.

i had mocha frap, decaf. i also ordered for the dome cake, dahil nga sobrang nag-c-crave ako sa matamis.

since magchichismisan kame, kelangan comfy ang seats namin, so dapat sa couch. si gagay, pinalayas yung mamang nakaupo sa couch.. hehehe.

after our orders came - chismisan galore! (di na pwedeng i-publish ang pinag-chismisan)

left at around past 9pm.

***ang pinaka ma-intrigang tanong nang gabing iyon ---> si P__ nga ba yung nakita nina greys at gagay sa supermarket?? i bet hindi pa rin sila natatahimik hanggang sa ngayon kung si P__ nga yung nakita nila.

the stars and the moon

dahil luvs ko ang buwan, inakyat ko ang bubungan namin, kahit pa madilim at malamig.





now if only i could get rid of the cables! i had a better view of the moon while passing through the southwoods exit, on my way home with nanay. kaya lang, baka mapagkamalan naman akong aswang kung in the middle of the darkness ako kukuha na picture. pede na muna tong pagtyagaan.

picture below - stars galore! the long rod on the left side is our wifi antena.

saturday with vanessa and valentina

i was invited by vanessa, my oldest friend (since grade school), to one of her events.

sobrang enjoy! it was my first time to see a body gets painted, coolness!

photos below:

  

tools for trade

the very talented alnor!

partners in crime - vanessa and joey.

  

starting from bottom to top.

first coating

    

watch her transform!

  

the model's very supportive hubby. this is one cool couple!

giggles in between, nakikiliti daw sya.. hehehe

  

almost finished

  

joey putting the 'kadiri' nails, alnor concentrating on the scales. it had to look ultra scary!

just as we were about to finish (the most critical part of the process, since alnor was already doing the finishing touches) we were sent away! the powerpuff girl (as she is wearing a powerpuff tee) told us that we could not stay longer in the room (we used one of the trainin rooms) since she's leaving already, she needs to lock the room before she leaves, baka daw kase nakawin namin yung mga chairs sa loob ng room. hehehe

    

the only available room left for us... the ladies' restroom!

while on our way to the restroom, i noticed this... hhmmm.. bakit may discrimination???

  

mga babae sa banyo ng mga dukha

  

the transformation completed. valentina ready to terrorize!

look closely at this photo. tignan maigi ang facial expression the babaeng nasa gawing kanan.  pang bitoy's funniest!

winner!

valentina with the other contestants

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notes:

- the whole process took 5 hours to complete

- the paint used for body painting is water based. it could be removed using an ordinary baby oil

- the model here (wasn't able to get her name) works for duty free, naia. their department had a post christmas party, and she was one of the contestant for the costume contest, their theme was to dress up as one of the characters from any fantaseryes.