Time really is a beautiful thing.

Tomorrow's schedule? Who knows? Time only matters for three days of the week.. my marketing brain food is deliciously exquisite. I would gladly read the recommended books, graded or not. I just feel I'm missing out if I don't. Besides, I have all this me time for the rest of days.. and I've only seen just a peek of what the hub of the universe has to offer...Pumkin festivals and all.

I probably shouldn't get used to this. But believe me I'm gonna milk it for all it's worth. I'll just celebrate my life as God offers these momentous historical chains enveloped in my universe. I'm literally four stops away from Fenway park...which I feel no words could describe. You could feel the stars kissing the grass and the voices of baseball legends resonating the empty benches. Like the surreal feeling in the movies where the protagonist is in the middle of the field and the camera keeps panning in circles.. making it seem like the world is spinning.

And you stop and see the billboard..Manny Ramirez..smiles and all.. Keep the faith. And you step off the T with this huge satisfactory smile. Still in awe that you're somehow part of it all.

Series of days of beautiful contentment.

mades [ 11:51 PM ] 3 happy lost cabbages

Thursday, October 21, 2004

After 18 years, this is it. The Red Sox earned their way in the world series sweetly sweeping off victory from the 26-time World Champions after being down in the first half of the series.

No team has ever forced a Game 7 after a 0-3 deficit. And no team has ever forced victory after that.. in enemy grounds no less.

What could be more sweeter? Curt Schilling couldn't have put it better: A bleeding leg is worth ignoring just to see a stadium full of New Yorkers shut up.

Priceless.

I don't even feel worthy writing about it. They'll be talking about this for years to come. The week where the New York Yankees suffered the biggest choke in baseball history. The team who won 26 World Series Championships lost after winning the first 3 games in the first half of the series. Their one job was to STICK IT and win just one more game. Who knew the Sox could push them as far as Game 5? Game 6? Or even Game 7? Who knew that the team with the worst sports luck in history could actually beat them 10 to 3?

Aint so unlucky now. Cursed reversed and all.

Yeah yeah.. it SOX.

I like the way Wilbur from the Boston Globe puts it...

it really couldn't be sweeter than this.

http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/wilbur/sports_blog/blog/10_21_04_2/

JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF RED SOX NATION.

mades [ 3:25 PM ] 1 happy lost cabbages

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

*my bronson*


LET'S GO RED SOX!!!
KEEP THE FAITH!

mades [ 12:33 AM ] 0 happy lost cabbages

Sunday, October 17, 2004

First it's DLSU vs. ADMU, now it's RED SOX vs. YANKEES.

I'm actually starting to CARE. I'm supposed to be preparing for my article presentation tomorrow but I'm watching the last 3 innings of the game. I hope the Sox gets the Yanks tonight. It's exhausting to watch baseball... all 3-4 hours of it..yesterday just killed me. And we friggin lost.

I'm getting tickets next season!

I still cannot believe that Bronson Arroyo's married!! He's only 26! My Red Sox sweetie.. *sigh*

GO SOX!!!!

Keep the faith

mades [ 11:30 PM ] 0 happy lost cabbages

Friday, October 15, 2004

TERRIBLE

You know the feeling when you're on top of the world and you can't help smiling and you don't know why the heck you're so happy when you're alone in a Thursday night watching The Apprentice? I honestly cannot stop smiling. One of the cutest candidates just got fired and I feel like a high school girl who just got an autograph from the big man on campus. I didn't even want Mosaic to lose.. even if I could actually wash my kitchen wearing their fall line. Straight men just don't belong in fashion design.

Sorry Ralph Lauren.

Everything's terrible. My brain's turning to mush, the writing's terrible and oh! Did I mention? I just cannot stop smiling. I think it's just terrible. I have this little crush which is just terrible. Even I don't want to admit it. It's just too bizzare. And totally unacceptable. He's just this weird little creature. Far, faaaar, from my type. I wouldn't even give him a second glance in normal circumstances.

And since when are circumstances normal for me? This is just too terrible.

It's not like he's done anything remotely out of the ordinary. There are just these adorable moments of sweet smart aleckness you can't figure out sometimes. I just somehow cannot get him out of my head. Well... at least for today. Maybe it's one of those crushes that expire for like a day. Like one of those spells.

Terrible.

He's just weird. And funny. He is, at this weird circumstance, the epitome of cute and the epitome of not gonna happen. It just can't!

Horrible horrible.

I cannot be in this state when I have a presentation on Monday. And what if he notices? Is he actually that arrogant? Aurghh. He's not. He probably wouldn't have a clue. The friggin' ewok is just too clueless. Which is just too adorable sometimes. I can literally feel my brain shutting down and melting.

Oops. There it goes.

This cannot go on til Monday. Transparent as the next white jeans from Divisoria. You could read the emotion off my face, which can't seem to STOP SMILING. I would die if he knew. This really feels like highschool. I am so fortunate no one from Boston knows about this blog.

I'll be one dead duck. With this horrible horrible crush.

mades [ 12:10 AM ] 3 happy lost cabbages

Thursday, October 14, 2004

between mountains of distractions, it's almost impossible.

you might as well have brad pitt in animal skin riding a cougar with a spear..

with a basket of Reese's peanut butter cups.

Looking at the bright side..

I still have half a day.

After Oprah, that's the ultimate promise.

Who am I kidding?

It's PRIMETIME THURSDAY!!!!

mades [ 1:30 PM ] 0 happy lost cabbages

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Is there really enough light years in this lifetime to do everything? People on one side of the world wallow in what they call the life of the mundane.

A man paralyzed from neck to toe just died. He barely could lift his toe and the tubes of medical technology gave him life beyond he wished. He raised millions for stem cell research and medical discoveries. He was in the middle of directing a film and organizing movements and foundations when the heart infection took his life.

He did all these from the confines of a chair with wheels. Christopher Reeves truly was Superman. I was almost surprised he couldn't overcome death. But I guess these kinds of limitations are there to remind him of his humanity.

Life gives you opportunities beyond your wildest dreams. BEYOND BEYOND. People claim they can't change but really, you're only stuck in a rut coz you allow yourself to be. It's always easier said than done believe me. Life doesn't come easy.

YOU MAY FAIL , YOU PROBABLY WILL.

But when you loft in your success, you'll look back at these things as the most important experiences you've had in your life. Failing is an option coz it's a way of life and leaves you with scars of lessons you'll treasure.

Success, victory, love... well, all of these are sweeter after trials.

And what if success never comes?

Knowing you've given everything you've had, are you sure you'd allow to let that pass by you?

mades [ 2:29 AM ] 0 happy lost cabbages

Your heart.


Try watching "Love and Basketball" and listening to this song after... PERFECT.

My Boo Feat. Alicia Keys
by Usher

(Intro)
There’s always that one person that will always have your heart
You never see it coming cause you’re blinded from the start
Know that you’re that one for me it’s clear for everyone to see
Ooh baby (you will always be my boo)

(Alicia Keys Rap)
I don’t know about y’all but I know about us and uh
It’s the only way we know how to rock
I don’t know about y’all but I know about us and uh
It’s the only way we know how to rock

(Usher verse)
Do you remember girl I was the one that gave you your first kiss
Cause I remember girl I was the one who said put your lips like this
Even before all the fame and people screamin your name
Girl I was there and you were my baby

(Chorus Usher)
It started when we were younger you were mine (my boo)
Now another brother's taken over but it’s still in you’re eyes (my boo)
Even though we use to argue it’s all right (my boo)
I know we haven’t seen each other in a while
But you will always be my boo

(Chorus Alicia Keys)
I was in love with you when we were younger you were mine (my boo)
When I see you from time to time I still feel like (my boo) (that's my baby)
You can see it no matter how I try to hide (my boo) (i can't hide it)
And even though there’s another man who’s in my life
You will always be my boo

(Alicia Keys)
Yes I remember boy cause after we kissed
I can only think about you’re lips
Yes I remember boy the moment I knew
You were the one I could spend my life with
Even before all the fame and people screamin your name
I was there and you were my baby

(Chorus Usher)
It started when we were younger you were mine (my boo) (you were mine)
Now another brother's taken over but it’s still in you’re eyes (my boo) (yes it is)
Even though we use to argue it’s all right (my boo) (it's all right, it's ok)
I know we haven’t seen each other in a while
But you will always be my boo

(Chorus Alicia Keys)
I was in love with you when we were younger you were mine (you were my boo) (my boo)
When I see you from time to time I still feel like (my boo)
You can see it no matter how I try to hide (my boo)(it's all right now, it's ok)
And even though there’s another man who’s in my life (what we have is in each other)
You will always be my boo

(Hook Usher & Alicia Keys)
My oh my oh my oh my oh my boo
My oh my oh my oh my oh my boo

(Chorus Usher)
It started when we were younger you were mine (you were mine)(my boo)
Now another brother's taken over but it’s still in you’re eyes (my boo)(you and i)
Even though we use to argue it’s all right (my boo)(it's all right, it's ok)
I know we haven’t seen each other in a while
But you will always be my boo

(Alicia Keys Rap)
I don’t know about y’all but I know about us and uh
It’s the only way we know how to rock
I don’t know about y’all but I know about us and uh

mades [ 12:21 AM ] 0 happy lost cabbages

Monday, October 11, 2004

I'm back! I just spent a weekend from the home away from home. Nope. This isn't going to be one of those posts.. this is gonna be plain thoughts and rambling. I had so much fun this weekend. I couldn't believe it. Stepping into the Aranton house and smelling Tita's pancit blew me over the moon. It was so great stopping by Hartford to meet people. I really couldn't wait for that kinda scenario.. you know, sitting in the dorm and just chillin' with different kinds of people..hangin there felt like Save the Last Dance meet MTV. And then of course, was the long drive to Jersey.. we arrived at about 2:00 am, I thought I couldn't eat another bite but Tita's pancit was just this huge temptation.. and watching TFC (haha..Jasmine Trias is in the Philippines!) was just something we couldn't pass up.

Woke up the next day to catch Kuya in his party clothes the next morning..he arrived daw ng mga 6:30 so I just let him sleep for awhile. Garden State Mall still looked the same. But it's great shopping in Jersey knowing at the back of your mind that it's still way more expensive in Boston. (Never never NEVER go shopping here!) By the way, I DIDN'T buy anything... I just need to give spending a rest after the whole shopping month of August. Anyway, had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen (I didn't know the Tequila Pasta tasted so good! And I sooo missed the Chicken BBQ Chop Salad) and went driving round New York City.

The Pier was just breathtaking. Literally. (What is with that word this weekend??) The lights of the city painted with the lights of the bridge by the river (Yeah.. I'm almost sure it was a river). Timesquare at night was timesquare at night. No matter how many times you've seen it lit on TV it's always BRIGHTER and BIGGER. MTV, TRL, and the ball.. yeah it was all there. Driving to that part of the city is no different from being in a brightly lit room in broad daylight. That's how bright it was, driving past it felt like the sun setting in a really enourmous pace. WOW. Nope, we didn't go clubbing. Maan, EXIT's line rode down two blocks! The 30 dollar entrance + the long line = 3 floors of your choice! Hip hop / Rnb, SALSA and Techno. MAAAAAN oh maaan. Yeah I could tell it was worth it, but we're just not up to doing the long line tonight.

The after house party got us lost round Jersey! It's so funny that no matter where you are in the world, a house party is always the same. Had the BEST Rum coke I'd ever had and met some pretty interesting folks. I still know shit about Poker, which they were playing that night (is it the same as Pusoy Dos? What's with the two cards and what's it have to do with the card laid by the dealer?) Oh well! I'll just stay on the lazy boy where I belong.. gotta have one of those someday! Free massages are hard to come by.

The highlight of this weekend of course.. is attending my first Baptist mass. Had to wake up mad early the next day ( I approximately had 4 hours of sleep!) to attend mass with the Arantons. It was exhilirating.. mostly singing praise songs and listening to some preachin'. Everyone knows everyone.. it was like a retreat. I can't believe they get to do it every Sunday. It makes you want to do more for the community, more for your family... generosity was at its peak. I've never enjoyed going to mass until then. I'm not saying I'm going to convert, but their religion highlights what the Catholic Church keeps on preaching they want people to be involved in. Community closeness, reaching out... it was great.

My friends usually talk about this creepy Christian thing. How everyone keeps calling each other sister and brother and the whole "Alive alive" experience. But there was none of that here. They welcomed everyone with open arms. No qualms. No pressure. They're just glad you're there and hoped you had a good time and learned something.

And I did learn a lot. I think it somehow highlighted my weekend.

A coupla hours away from Boston wasn't bad. It somehow opened my eyes to the fact that despite what I'm given, the world still has a lot to offer.

mades [ 6:07 PM ] 1 happy lost cabbages

Thursday, October 07, 2004

It was an ordinary day enveloped by lil quirks of happy everythings.

With Boston's clam chowder playing tricks with my taste buds and the strip of Newbery seductively laid out with sale signs and pretty displays mashed in their window sills.

It's a sandbox of historical landmarks. Crawling and discovering each solitary particle has become a daily indulgence.

I can't imagine anyone wanting to leave.

It's like deserting a restless child in tears.

Shouting. Struggling. Seductively leaning towards the beautiful and perfect.

That's Beantown for you.

CHEERS.

mades [ 11:30 PM ] 0 happy lost cabbages

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Nyeta! Haha. Ang tagal na talaga.. AS IN GRABE.
Hindi ko na alam kung ano'ng accent ang nakukuha ko sa dami ng pwedeng pagpilian dito.

Whassup whassup y'all? We all doin fiiiiine.

Or maybe:
Whatcha'll doin?

Or just go with:
Like, ohmigod, how ARE you??

Minsan, gusto ko nalang tumawa dahil nadudulas ako.. like, "Naku, pano na yan?? Oh nO!" or pa g may sinasabi yung kasama mo about this thing and you resist the urge to say: "Wait lang ah... please, ako muna!" .

Or simply resist the urge na mambara.... "Eh ano ngayon?" or "Badtrip ka ah" or even "Tangina, ang kapal ng mukha mo ah!" (And I rarely curse back home)

Iba talaga kung hindi mo na kelangan pag-isipan pa ang sasabihin mo, na hindi ka maconscious sa grammar. Ang weird minsan dahil nasasanay ka narin na hindi magtagalog..na parang kelangan mo i-erase yung mga sinusulat mo kasi hindi mo naman kelangan isulat yun ng straight English dahil Pilipino yung pagbibigyan mo.

Nakakapraning lang minsan. Baka pagbalik mo sa Pilipinas hindi mo na matanggal yung pag-Ingles ingles mo. Nakakairita pa naman ang mga ganung tao.. Back in the States..When I was in Boston.. oh FALL season was terrific..blah blah. Hoy dong! Asa Pilipinas ka na!

Nakakatawa rin minsan dahil lalapitan ka ng mga tao.. at kung ano ano pinagsasabi. Hindi ka naman Espanol, Hapon o Intsik. Bibili ka lang ng pizza..

"You Spanish?"

"No, I'm not Spanish." Grabe ang expression sa mukha nung mama. I swear. Para atang lahat ng mukhang Hispanic na babae sa mundo na kulot eh dapat hindi ikahiya ang pagiging Spanish. Hindi po manong.. Pilipino po kasi ako.

"Ah, Pilipino! Ka-musta ka?"

Ngiti ka nalang. "Okay lang po."

Nakakatawa talaga mga tao minsan. Kung nakatira ka sa melting pot city eh hindi mo na alam kung sino ang sino at kung ano ang ano.

Shucks. Gutom nako. Tinatamad ako magluto!

Oh well.. towel, vowel, carousel (sa Enchanted Kingdom!)

Labo. Haha.

Sige, balik nako sa aking libro. Sana mataas grade ko sa paper.

Nasusuka ata ako. Bleah.

Peace out.

mades [ 11:58 AM ] 1 happy lost cabbages

Monday, October 04, 2004

*this picture just makes my heart melt*



I don't get it. Really. He's been on my mind since CONFESSIONS.

*sigh*

It's probably one of those stages... like the Jonathan Brandis mania I went through in Elementary school.

There's just something incredibly perfect about him right now. I don't know if it's the dimples or if it's simply CONFESSIONS. I used to laugh coz no matter how I love his songs, his videos, the way he dances and how he's got this to-die-for abs..nothing's gonna change the fact that he looks like this Aita guy in Gods Must Be Crazy.

But there's something about it him now... I went crazy when I found out that his mom's his manager. (How cute is that?) *sigh*

Watching him on Oprah got me all crazy and the kilig factor went up notches. I was literally rendered speechless. I'm actually thinking of shelling out $300.00 for concert tickets.. but then I'd starve for a month..probably won't be able to afford my sabado nights for the rest of the year.

DANG.

This has to stop.

*sigh*

mood: serene
music: prototype by: Outkast

mades [ 11:11 AM ] 4 happy lost cabbages

Sunday, October 03, 2004

It's so typical.

And such a dream.

I never thought I'd have this kind of independence. There's nothing like the Saturday night out with new found friends. Loew's Theatre at 10:30, they pick me up. The minute I stepped into the line, I stared down at my shoes and wished I went with my trusty heels. I was surrounded by towers.

Margarita. Slurp. Drink.

Don't even think of it buddy.

So we're all there at Whiskey Park, a club in Arlington. A classified menagerie of the glam. We could've fit a benetton ad. Funky multiracial, she called it. Loved it. Move over blondes.

The DJ was great with mixes. I didn't even notice the 70's interlude intertwined with the Hip Hop. He knows when to go slow, and he knows when to stop playin great so I could take a bathroom break. A man after my own heart. Invisible he is to my eyes.

Yeah. There were still those who couldn't get a clue.But there were also saviors. And mix that with great beats, great people and conversation..well.. you couldn't ask for more in a great Sabado night.

The absence of San Miguel is strangely refreshing.

It's so typical.

And such a dream.

I can't believe this is my life.

mades [ 4:32 PM ] 2 happy lost cabbages

Saturday, October 02, 2004

strange things are happening..

i think kinakarma ako..

nothin like a great saturday night out to forget.

sitting under skylights..

with the eye of heaven* looking down bewildered.

*i looove this term.. eye of heaven.. could be the sun, the moon.. copywrite: ms. sangil (one of my fave teachers in dlsu!)

mades [ 5:49 PM ] 0 happy lost cabbages

Friday, October 01, 2004

"There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you, you love, well, that's just fabulous"

mood: wistful

*i miss hbo*

mades [ 3:14 PM ] 0 happy lost cabbages