I've tried a number of times to create my own template for Tabulas, and not once have I succeeded (okay, so maybe I didn't try hard enough). Thus, the farewell to Tabulas. It was good while it lasted. The experience of experimenting with various shades of pink taught me an invaluable lesson: I prefer the lighter shades of pink :-p.

I'm going back to my roots, blogger it is! Hopefully, this'll be my last change of blog.

--> My 3rd official blog.

ang cute ko naman...

I'm sometimes amazed at myself during work, when taking calls, because I'm like a well-oiled machinery. Very efficient and quick as lightning, I don't even feel like I'm thinking. (Which is why they say our work is nakakabobo, we do mostly the same thing everyday).

There are random moments when I sometimes feel so detached from people I'm closest with. Ironic, huh?

It was Karl's (my boyfriend's friend and my best friend's li'l bro) birthday last Saturday. They called it Glamour plus 1 because they call themselves the Glamour boys (har har) and the plus 1 represents the girlfriends. Since Kath is with us, it became Glamour plus 1 plus ate. Hehe. It was actually a first for them to get together with the girlfriends and a first for us (Nikko and me) to go out with a bunch of other people. Which is a bit unusual since we've been together for more than 3 years (minus the breakups).

It was fun but one thing I realized is that I'm somewhat uncomfortable being affectionate with Nikko when we're with people we know. Mejo nakakailang. I have no problem if it's people we don't know, though. Baligtad yata. Hmm. Wala lang.


I've been going shopping everywhere (Divisoria, Market Market, Glorietta, Galleria, Megamall) but I'm still not finished buying gifts for my family and friends. But I've bought lots of stuff for myself! *sheepish smile* Tomorrow is my off, and I intend to finally finish my Christmas shopping. (And leave my wallet empty...ayay).

Mas malaki pa raw sa Pilipinas ang bagyong Yoyong. Signal #4 sa ibang bahagi ng bansa, signal #2 sa Metro Manila.

Marami na rin akong naranasang malalakas na bagyo ngunit ito yata yung pinakamatindi sa lahat. Siguro dahil sinubukan ko pa talagang maglakad papuntang trabaho. Isang katangahan. Paglabas ko mula Valero Plaza, binuksan ko agad ang payong ko, at ilang segundo pa lamang, bumaligtad na ito. Malaking pagkakamali. Sa tindi ng lakas ng hangin, hindi ko na maisara muli ang payong ko. Pilitin ko man, para ko na ring sinubukang bumali ng makapal na bakal. Kawawang payong. Ang ihip ng hangin ay papunta sa kabilang direksyon, hirap na hirap akong maka-abante. Kulang na lang, liparin ako. Siguro kung mas magaan ako ng mga 20 lbs, nilipad na ko ng hangin. Mahina ang ulan ngunit matalas ito nang tumama sa mukha ko, tila maninipis na yelo. Para kong timang na tumatawa at natataranta at di alam kung san hihinto. Mura at tili lamang ang lumabas sa bibig ko pero nagmistulang bulong sa harap ng hagupit ng hangin.

Nakakatakot pero masarap. Masarap dahil minsan lamang ito maaring mangyari. Masarap ulitin, basta wala pa ring nagliliparang yero sa susunod.

If someone asks me, "What's up?"
My reply will be, "Nothing much."

And I will mean it. There really is nothing much going on. I go through my everday routine -- work, home, work, work, home. I rarely go out, especially when I'm in my 2nd home. When I go home (real home), I usually just stay at home, watch a DVD, or go to the mall to shop or pamper myself. If I'm lucky, I get to go out with my beau or some friends. There is nothing out of the ordinary.

And I don't even have worries nor concerns about anything in particular.

Love life? Well, there's the occasional (usual?) tampo but other than that, it's smooth sailing between me and Nikko.

Work? I work 10 hours but am not too stressed out. We may have queues sometimes but we have more than enough idle time to make up for these.

Family? There's the usual angst generated by my mom and dad but that's considered normal. I've been getting along well with Sienna for so long. Friends?

Money? I'm still disorganized with my expenses, still a shopaholic, but nothing that I can't handle.

Am I complaining? I am not. Just reminding myself that I should go out and do something to rouse myself from the drudgery.