Stairs Escapade

Sprained my right ankle last night because of my cell phone. Actually, I fell off a couple of steps as I was hopping and running my way down the stairs because I forgot my cellphone at the office and I was hoping the room is not yet locked. I was getting ready for gym session at the roofdeck and discovered I'd left my phone while charging the battery. Bad trip as I tripped when I missed a couple of steps at the fifth floor. I figured if I can still walk (even if I had to limp) it's not that bad. It was just a teensy bitsy painful when I put weight on it, so I managed to check our room at the 4th floor, discover it was locked, take two flights of stairs back to the roofdeck (6th floor) to get my ID, down again to 4th, take the elevator to ground floor, get the keys from security, elevator up to 4th and to the office, down to ground floor to return the keys, elevator up to 4th again, then two flights of stairs to the roofdeck. Whooo! Made it thus far, so I concluded I might as well continue with my cardio (Fit-Stride machine) and Abs/Muscle Toning. So far, so good.

But when I got home and rested my foot, it was swelling already. Nothing major, so I took an ice pack to it and imagined all sorts of scenarios if ever I have to go to Orthopedic Hosp. I was doing fine until my sister sat by my foot, move it, and managed to inflict additional injury. So now, I hob and limp around the office. And since I am hyperactive and can't sit still for long, it's quite an effort to try to be pacified for once.

It's actually not my first time to fall off the stairs here at BSP. The first time, I rolled down some steps right infront of the security guard. I was so embarrassed that I covered my face and rejected any offer to get me to the clinic. Just as I've begun to think I've gained some grace and poise, here comes this. Sigh.

The Answers are Obvious

i. "bakit ba palagi ka na lang ganyan?"
Galing no? I managed to be consistent.

ii. "ngayon ko lang na-realize..mahal pala kita"
You missed half of your life. Buti na lang, na-realize mo bago ka na-dead.

iii. "iwanan mo na sya. mas magiging masaya ka sa piling ko.."
Ano ko, si Kiko Matsing? Mahilig sa piling ng saging?

iv. "smile ka nga..cute mo kapag naka smile e.."
(Nasabi na sa akin ito..at ang naging sagot ko eh isang matamis na ngiti. Syemet, kinikilig pa rin ako hanggang ngayon)

v. "gawin mo naman yung homework ko sa math.."
Neknek mo...kokopya nga ako sa yo eh.

vi. "sino crush mo? ako diba?"
Yun lang ba ang kaligayahan mo sa buhay? Ang maging crush kita. Sure, madali lang akong kausap eh.

vii. "i am so blessed to have someone like you"
Thank God you realized that!

viii. "why does monday come before tuesday?"
M comes before T sa alphabet.

ix. "may ticket ako sa concert ng linkin park, wanna watch?"
Kasama ka?

x. "isa ka sa mga pinakaspecial na tao sa buhay ko..alam mo ba yun?"
(Again, another familiar question...hehehe. Kinikilig ulet ako) Sana di mo na lang sinabi, na-conscious naman ako.

xi. "nahuhulog na ata ako sayo.."
(Hmm, isa pang familiar statement) Di kita kayang saluhin.

xii. "i can't smile without you."
Bungi ka? or
Am I your mascot?

xiii. "thank you sa lahat lahat. pero..hindi ka siya.."
Hindi kasya? ang ano?

xiv. "wala lang"
Sinasayang mo oras ko eh.

xv. "ano cell number mo?"
(Nung huling tinanong sa akin to..ang sagot ko ay) Ayos modus operandi mo ha!

xvi. "can i have this dance?"
Sorry, hindi rin sya akin para ipamigay

xvii. "pwede ba manligaw?"
Dumilat ka, iho. Hindi tayo talo! o kaya
Paalam ka sa boyfriend ko...

xviii. "mahal ko pa din sya hangang ngayon.."
Eh anong problema?

xix. "you were everything, everything that i wanted"
Samahan mo ng necktie at eyeliner, si Avril ka na.

xx. "kelan mo ba ako sasagutin?"
Pag sawa na ako sa buhay ko

Acknowledgments: Irish (questions were copied from her blogsite)

Rubber Fingers and Jelly Knees

I arrived at the office this morning with a bad case of allergies and (tpok) took the only (medicien) medicine on my table...a 25mg iterax tablet. So for the past few hours or so, I've been trying to keep my eyes open wide enough(t) and my (slef) self perky enough (tp) to answer (mu) my (phpne) phone calls. I've given my colleagues (fari) fair warning that I'm gonna be daft for the rest of the day, a side effect of my folly.

Over lunch, I spilled my (dola) soda all over the table. Luckily, I was still (awere) aware (eniugh) enough to (avoiud) avoid (veing) being (dremnched) drenched by the liquid. I was able to brush my teeth after lunch, but, for the life of me, couldn't figure out how to work a comb over my wild mess of manes. I might (hav) have to go bruhahah for the rest of the day.

I'm writing my blog to remind myself later of the folly I've committed by drinking Iterax, when my doctor (specificalky) specifically told me to take it only at night. And also it might be (asmusing) amusing (top) to read my blog later and count the number of typo errors I've committed and out of impatience, (didn;t) didn't try to correct at all. I'm updating the website and have declared war with the keyboard, (whp's) which is giving me a grand hard time typing. I've to (retpe) retype at (leat) least thrice before I get anything correct.

I therefore conclude that taking sedating antihistamines is (equalt) equal (yo) to splurging on a liter of tequilla minus the hangover, of course.

Ahh, Ruby, our bananacue and (turonm) turon girl is (jhere) here. Everyday, we await her like lovers wait for (theri) their beloved. I need my sugar fix today more than ever, if only just to keep my jaws from locking together.

I'll correct this post later. Meanwhile, have fun trying to make some sense (o) of me.

Basic Instinct

It took a while for the whole thing to sink in. Imagine some almost-impossible idea happening just minutes after you've thought about it. My instincts were right again...

I've always doubted my instincts. Sometimes, my firsts are not the right ones, and I'm make choices based on them and I'll get into horrible messes.

But that time, there were no choices no make. Just my "spider" sense tingling. A sense of foreboding. I knew it was going to happen even as I tried to ignore it. Knew it was just a matter of looking the right way, a matter of timing. Madam Fate was again going to play her not-really-dirty-but-still-not-quite-amusing joke on me.

The timing was perfect. Who'd have guess that coincidences such as this exist in the real world?

Math Made [Very] Easy

I'm a math major, so it was really fun figuring these out...

Well, I think he should earn points for at least, following instructions.
Oo nga naman, di kasi marunong maghanap eh.
Ah, yes, cancel lang numerator at denominator...

What great logic! I'm impressed!
It was quite obvious, wasn't it?

Almost Mishap

Had my first real driving experience last Sunday night...well, outside of driving school, that is. And using our car. On the way home from my sister's place, my dad let me drive from D. Tuazon/Q.Ave to our house near Mayon/Retiro. Just a bit of a kilometer, if my estimates are right.

Well, nothing untoward at first. Got the "bite" (that "just right" mix of clutch and gas on the first gear) like a pro. Hmm, slow build-up of speed, though admittedly, my mind was quite blank tha I can't coordinate gear shifting and clutch. Hahaha. The mishap almost happened on the left turn from D. Tuazon to Calamba.

I slowed down on the second, not bothering to shift to first...but I was apparently going faster than I imagined. It would have been okay but but I did not notice another car crossing from the same street I was going to enter. My dad, mom and sister were all yelling different things, which by now I have no memory of (ah, selective amnesia, I love you) and I was so totally blank I did not even hit on the brake. I had enough presence of mind to steer the car on it's left turn without hitting the gutter or the car. That, in itself, was a miracle because on any other given day, I'm still getting to know steering wheels.

Anyway, I didn't even panic...which, I repeat, is the blessing of a blank mind. But I think my dad would now think a thousand times before letting me drive again. And my sis would probably not be riding with me for the longes time.

The World's Shortest Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?"

The girl said, "No" and the girl lived happily ever after and wentshopping, dancing, drank martinis, always had a clean house, never had to cook, stayed skinny and farted whenever she wanted.

The End

Thanks to Jing O. who sent me this very inspiring fairy tale.

Meet My 'Nanak

This is me and my little "nanak", Eoni, my buboy, on her first month birthday. I took a leave from work, paid mega bucks to get my license application without much hassle (spell fixer) except for the written test, and made sure all that bad weather wouldn't make me catch colds or cough or any virus that would prevent me from cuddling my little niece. She's gained some weight, but is still pretty much "sipsip" kay Ninang.

Little things I've learned from Eoni:

1. Baby's breath is an awesome thing. It's smells sweet and is very warm.
2. Baby's feet are vey cute and soft.
3. Changing diapers...poo poo and all.
4. Shifting position without putting the baby down. Left arm to right arm to left shoulder to right. All in a fluid motion so baby won't wake.

Yamashita Getting Her Driver's License

Tomorrow, I'm taking a day off to get my non-pro driver's license. Big deal, huh? Yeah. It kinda is. It doesn't help that I've been dreaming at night that I'm such a pro driver and I can execute a perfect U-turn on a narrow street. Plus, the few times I tried driving/backing my dad's car was a disaster. Swell, I still don't know which is correct: Clutch first before Break (as per Instructor #1) or Break first before Clutch (for gears higher than 1st, as per Instructor #2). For sure, it is quite obvious that Instructor #1 is a clutch driver and I may have developed the same habit (God forbid!). I'm nervous about the practical driving exam tomorrow.

After getting my license, I'm going to Eone's first month celebration. This deveoted tita-ninang just bought her prized godchild a stroller...and it might as well be my last credi card purchase for this billing period. ^^

Oh, and I did try getting my Japanese name via a link in Cherry's website (http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/969/)...So my Japanese name is (don't hold your breath now)...

Yamashita Itoe. Yamashita is suppose to mean "under the mountain" and Itoe is "bless with love". Get over it, wiseass. I'm not taking this seriously. If I did, I'd start asking my grandparents where they hid the golden buddah.