To Be "Cultured"

QUARTET FROM JAPAN

Friends from Nihongo Class- Zarah & Weng, invited me to come with them to a Japan Foundation Sponsored event: J-Classic Concert

So Popoy and I went to CCP (which ironically took almost 2 hrs with so much traffic when normally it would have taken about 20minutes only). I brought Popoy with me because he said he had never heard an orchestra or quartet played live before. 'You have to go!' I immediately said. He said, "yeah, I should para naman maging 'cultured' din ako (so i can also be 'cultured')" I don't know about you, but seeing and hearing an orchestra live is such a magnificent experience!

I wasn't wrong because we all marveled and enjoyed the concert. It's just different live, the sound, the feeling in your nerves... it's as if the sound waves are just passing right thru your body! At times i feel the hair in my arms stand up :)

i wish they could have one more sponsored event like that.

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Pia's Birthday + Tequila Rose Strawberry Experience

It was Ate Pia's birthday. My 'kababata' - childhood friend. Frankly, I don't remember her. I was about 7 yrs old when I left Las Pinas... I couldn't remember much. What I remember was coming over to her house and eating Pringles until our lips are thick and salty (her dad was a pilot, lots of loot there!). *sigh* childhood memories. It's nice to remember those little things, blurry memories of a small little girl : )

Now, at the party, she brought out tequila rose. NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. NEVER SEEN IT. oh I don't drink and am not a party girl- FYI. I tell you my tolerance to alcohol is close to ZERO. I drink a little I turn into a tomato, get dizzy, and with more urging- I'd go Godzilla on you- every step I take *bbwaahh* i throw up. ewe. seriously. it's one of my frustrations in life- not being to dance top 1, and no tolerance to alcohol no. 2

Anyway, so I took a sip. Darn it! It was SOOOOO GOOOOOOD! It's probably the best tasting alcohol I've ever tasted (too little to compare it to really). Anyway, got a bit dizzy but I was fine. If I were to practice my drinking prowess, I'll probably do it with that.

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QUARANTINE - ISOLATION

The inside information of what it's like to have H1N1. Well, it's not me really, my boyfriend Popoy was found to have one. Yikes! Quite a scare for most people, but not really so much for us.
So it started with popoy getting fever thursday... he had to take a leave by friday, since his coughing is incessant. He called me up saturday at 3pm, almost hallucinating... chillz, and he talks nonsense murmuring. that was the most scary part. The next day, i made him come over my house so atleast, i can look after him, he ate well, drank paracetamol, we even went to the doctor to have him checked. They didn't think it was h1, only cough so he was given something for his throat. He didn't have fever anymore by sunday, and we were even able to watch a movie (taking of pelham 123). Monday, he found out that some of his officemates were found POSITIVE. that's when the company made him take the test, so he went to the hospital, took the swab test and he was asked to take tamiflu medicine. Quarantined for 7 days alone in his room (he only has a big room for an apartment) talk about solitary confinement almost. thank goodness for tv and the internet (yup, this notebook lived with him hence the delayed post). Waiting anxiously for the result. It came 4 days later. POSITIVE. Yikes! I didn't tell anyone until he's recovered. Everybody was like, 'you're so brave you still come and see him' Well i guess that's when you love someone. You risk it. He has no family here in Manila. I'm his family, so I bring him groceries and food every other day. Ofcourse we we're cautious, we both were wearing masks, we sanitized our hands, he changed sheets often, we didn't dip or drink each others food. So now, I'm not sick. And I hope not to be :)
Yesterday, he was cleared. It was great. He was back to his normal self, and you could see the exhiliration in his face when finally he is able to go out.
So many things happened in between last week... emotionally for both of us. The quarantine period - this trial- showed the worst and best in our relationshiop.
I found out that the 'sickness' isn't really what's eating a sick person, sometimes, it's how others treat them.
anyway, am glad. I wish the media here in the Phils will not make so much of this virus, I mean seriously OVER KILL.
I still hope the numbers will get low now... quarantine - or ISOLATION isn't such a nice thought!

The Time Travellers Wife

I finally bought the book. I can't stand reading the e-book that was sent to me... my eyes get watery in about 10 minutes.

How anyone can wait for someone that long... and to know that the one you love will be coming and going, in and out of your life FOREVER yet still choose to love him... well, i guess, that's true love. If I were Clare, I don't think I can do the same thing...

I'm half way through the book, hopefully I can finish over the weekend.

I'm a lola?!

I can't believe I'm saying this, i'm a lola! (grand ma). My nephew who is 2 yrs older than me, had his son baptized last saturday in alabang. While I wrote the card on the gift, I placed this:

Love,

"Tito" RT & "Tita Roan"

I'm still in denial, hehe.

The reception was done on my nephew's side of the family. Apparently, Sha (my nephew's wife) is related to Ed Cordero - Ex PBA player. I remember having to raise my neck when talking to him. He was cool and her wife was equally pleasant. It was nice to see Kuya Odel & Miggy, Kuya Rio, Ate Tess, meg, and jena. It's been a while since I last met them.

I hope our next meeting will be soon =)

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A lovely quote from the most unlikely place

"Contenment is natural wealth. Luxury, artificial poverty"

Saw this on a signage at the back of a public utility jeepney : )

quite a nice thought.

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Cutsie Saizen Japanse Goods Store & NOT TO MISS: Yahoo! Purple Donut

Oh rainy days are coming here in the Philippines. Sadly I didn't feel the sand in my toes this summer... I long for the beach and I still do. I hope I will be enjoying it soon.... shall i wait for the next summer???? *sigh*

Yesterday was so nice! Popoy and I met at robinsons galleria. There was an ad for this Japanese Store apparently just opened with everyting for only Ps. 85, that's roughly a little below 2 US dollars. You have to hand it to them, they think of everything! we saw these little chopsticks stand... sort of like a figurine of a cat on it's back with a bloated stomach- one paw as if caressing the roundness there... it was so cute! :p I couldn't contain myself and I bought a Japanese lantern and paper fan, they are both quite exquisite. So many other stuff I would like to have! So many 'butingting' (accessories/clutter) as seen in this picture. I had to stop myself and I kept repeating- 'I don't need this right now, buy only what you need'. And yet, come to think of it... I didn't need a paper fan and lantern ;p

Before going home, we saw an Ad of a new donut in Krispy Kreme- Yahoo Purple Donuts! I ofcourse was intrigued, as purple is my fave color. Just haven't figured out WHY Yahoo will sponsor a donut.... oh well, we went to the store and bought one just to have a taste... the base was chocolate and the donut sweet made with confectioner sugar (did i spell that right?) with purple coloring and with white sprinkle on top. Not bad at all! Still, my favorite remains the same, Hershey Dark Chocolate.

Back to work.. today was the weirdest weather ever. The sky is showing her blue and yet it's so windy it feels like a hurricane is coming! Without fail the past week, it ALWAYS RAINS IN THE AFTERNOON. Just when people are about to leave the office and venture back home. Sucks really. The consolation? you get to curl up in bed much nicer... Mmmm... now i'm kind of sleepy 0.-

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