Moments of Love

We had our movie date today. Me, my mom and my sister. We were planning to go see "moments of love" for weeks now and we finally did. It was a much needed shift from the monotony of our day to day lives. We were all in gear, we had our food, we had our tissue (for those ohh-sniff-sniff-moments) everything was set to go.

 At 3 o'clock we enter the moviehouse and settled in our seats. the movie went on okay but reading from the poster outside I was again (darnit!) able to guess generally what happened in the story. Nope, no one told me the story but I was able to surmise the idea it presented. (sniff!sniff! & I thought that this was one great filipino movie in the making.) anyways, it was not a waste of money. don't get me wrong ha. It was quite enjoyable. Especially the portrayal of Iza Calzado and DingDong Dantes' characters.

The movie as a whole wasn't boring, it was a very romantic movie founded on the ideal setting of love. But I guess I was asking too much. I wanted to be amazed, be enamored, enraptured from what the people were saying kc i wanted to fall in love with the movie, but it didn't. (although  was able to use the tissue I brought. There were still some sniff-sniff moments for me and my mom. Not so much for my ate.)

Premiere Night of the movie, Moments of Love starring Iza Calzado, DingDong Dantes, Karylle

During the movie's Press Conference with director, Mark Reyes

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Cranky little *@#!

At the very beginning of the day I knew that my day wouldn't go as smoothly as I would've wanted. I woke up late today. I was supposed to be at NSO at around 8 today but due to some major ear bending, (compliments of my husband who wanted some QT) I arrived there at 11 instead. So I enter the facility, it was jam-packed. It's like squishing yourself in a port-a-let knowing there's already 20 people inside but still you insist in going in. I first waited in line in the releasing area of the papers. I waited there for a whole 20 mins. before the guard let us in. Then when he looked at my ORs he instructed me to go back in line coz the lines for windows 1 - 4 were especially long and they didn't want to crowd the space. So I looked at the direction the guard was pointing and almost fainted. The line was loooong. It went from curve to curve, people looking disheartend at the way the system worked. So I trudged myself unwillingly to the end of the line and waited there for 2 mind-numbing hours. When I finally got inside the window area, there was still a line you had to wait on to be able to reach the actual window. I felt absolutely weak. I was so hungry and thirsty but I never dared to leave the line coz I might not able to go back with all the people around me snooty from waiting in line for too long. So I egged it out. Finally when the papers were handed to me, I counted the papers to make sure none was missing. But there was something missing, Sasha's paper. When I looked at her OR, the paper read "April 27 4-6 pm W14" Dammit!!! I had to go back there. I had to tough it out AGAIN. Geessh.

So I went to ride the NSO Kabila FX, I tried to pay my fare but since it was a van I had a hard time giving it to the driver. So I was saying to the old woman in front of me, "pakisuyo ho ng bayad." She looked at me dumbfoundedly. I thought she had hearing problems or something so I talked a bit louder. "PAKISUYO HO NG BAYAD." the woman looked on as if she hadn't heard nothing at all. Then talked to the girl (probably her daughter) beside her and rattled on about not being able to get the papers in time. I was seething inside. How rude! what kind of an old lady are you when you can't even set a good example to your kid on how to treat other people.  I was trying not to swear under my breath. Thinking about how curses go and getting them back times 3. Thank God the ride was short.

So I immediately proceeded to the PRC to get my new license. I gave the guy my claim stub and waited for my name to be called. When they finally did, the guy behind the counter made these annoying gestures and implied how he was shocked about me being married and the guy beside him wanted to get to know me better and all the other crap guys say about girls they want to know. Psshhh. Can't they just give me my license without much bravado?

I still have to go to a couple of restaurants for booking. Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

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Turning Circles for Sasha's Baptism

I've been turning circles the whole day since friday. I've been so busy with everything in preparation for Sasha's baptism. I had a totally crazy week that by night time my legs feel like lead and my back hurts like crazy from walking and standing for hours on end. Grabe, last friday I ...

• went to Santissimo Rosario Parish to have a slot reserved and then they told me that I needed to give them a copy of her birth certificate and my marriage certificate for legal purposes.
• So I went to NSO East Ave. to file for the necessary papers but the line there was unbelievably loooonnngg!!! Even if the service of the staff there was "amazingly" fast, there were so many people there that I had to wait for 2 hours for me to be able to pay for the papers. And I still have to go back there tomorrow to get the actual papers.

Then yesterday I ...

• Went to Dapitan Arcade to hunt for great give-aways! There were so many things there that I would've loved to have bought if only I was planning to go home straight away. There were so many deco items there. Haaay! It's my newest fave place to be for me. I plan on going back there when this is over.  Going back to the topic, I wasn't able to find give-aways that were in my price-range.
• So I went to the shopping haven of the masses. Divisoria! My exact destination, Tabora st. where you can bouy souvenir items in wholesale and retail, full guissed up items and raw materials. Everything as in everything you'll ever need to make a give-away is there. I scorged the place for the perfect item but everything there was so "common" so I opted for the more logical thing to do. I bought raw materials for what I had in mind and left as soon as I can. You ask why I was in a hurry? Well, because just beside the stall I was buying my stuff from a man snatched a woman's bag and ran for it. Ofcourse the woman was in hysterics, I mean who wouldn't. Then there were these guys who ran after the snatcher, they were screaming and all of them were heading my way. Ha! I was so nervous I could've dropped the heavy plastic bag I was carrying. My heart was pounding like mad. I stiffened up and felt like passing out. Good thing the guy beside me pulled me aside. Thank you po!

Today, I have nothing planned. Thank God. I'm going to be able to just relax at home.

Tomorrow will be another day. I have lots to do. Getting the certificates at 8, release of my new license at 10, and then oodles and oodles more. Haay!

Subject: Love at its best

What a girl needs most is love. What a guy needs most is respect. The most important thing for a girl is her heart. For a guy, its his ego.

Give your man his own time and space.  Let him have his time for his friends, sports, family, self and God. The relationship will grow old quickly if lagi kayong magkasama. Give him time to miss you and you'll see how he will love you more. If the guy naman is obsessed and just wants to be with you all the time, tell him you cant respect a "puppy" for long.  Do things differently anytime.
Para kahit matagal na kayo, there is always something fresh and new.  Variety is the spice of life.  Exciting ba ga?

Discover something you both like to do and enjoy it TWOgether.  Doon naman sa mga bagay namagkaiba ang hilig nyo, compliment each other by learning about it kahit konti. If you love someone, yung effort nyo to try will go a looooong way to understand him later pag may disagreement kayo.  Pray with holding hands.  Sounds corny noh? Maybe, but its very powerful.

Pag may takot sa Diyos ang boyfriend,mo, kampante ka na di ka nya lolokohin, because he knows God sees everything he does in secret.   Ikaw na ang magkusa that before you part after date, with hold hands and eyes closed, pray to God to bless you two. Believe me it's effective.

Kailanman, di corny ang magdasal.

Believe in "Magic". Kahit di minsan practical o walang logical na dahilan, o matrabaho, o sounds crazy sa iba, do sweet little things for the one you love kahit magmukha ka ng timang. The memories will be fun to recall later in life. The corniest song o gift o letter ang laging kabog!  True love brings out the best in each other.  Find something good in your boyfriend and nurture it, encourage it and syempre, ENJOY it.  It's healthy to fight. Doon nyo lang maaayos ang mga differences nyo at natetest ang tatag ng relationship. Doon mo rin sya makikilala ng mabuti. Its called test of fire.  Di mahalaga how often you fight.  What matters is how often you make bati.  Mas nakakatakot yung relasyong sobrang perfect at laging masaya. One big fight and that's it! And di ba mas kilig yung malambing na... "uy, bati na tayo...".But don't overdo it.  Kakapagod naman din na lagi na lang manuyo o magsori. Choose the battles napapatulan mo.  The little issues, palampasin na.   Don't sweat the small stuff  Daraan sa iba't-ibang stages ang love especially pag matagal na kayo. Grow with it. Don't expect him to be like nung una. 'Coz like a student, di naituturo sa grade 6 yung lessons na pang-grade 2.

Change WILL happen... you both will change and your love WILL change too. It's up to you na lang if the change will be for the better or for the worse.  Life is about growth. Grow with it.

When break up comes and it's time to say goodbye, don't doubt the love just because it didn't  last. May mga bagay sa buhay na di man nagtatagal, it doesn't mean di na ito totoo.

Some good things are just never meant to last forever. Okay lang yon.  Bless the parting and move on.  Expect tears, sorrow, sleepless nights and pain.Ika nga "it's when you hurt the worse that you love the MOST."

Kung di ka willing masaktan, wag kana lang magmahal.  Life is a balance. And love is both holding on and letting go.  Know when to fight for your man and when to let him go. God will guide you kung anong dapat gawin sa kung anong sitwasyon. So dapat mataas ang signal ng langit  sa cellfone ng puso mo to know His wisdom.

  The Superstitious Meets the Realist

     Something weird happened to me while we were on our usual visits to my in-laws' house (last July 29). I woke up in the morning and saw something wrapped in a plastic bag just outside the window. A bag-full of bawang (garlic) was set just outside the window beside where I usually sleep.

     Coincidence you ask? Join the club. Was the bawang left there accidentally by somebody who I'm not going to mention due to its culinary benefits or, was it left there on purpose to ward off the famed manananggal who stalks pregnant women to eat their unborn child/children.

Possibly .... possibly not ....

I'm not even going to think about it. (Don't you just hate superstitious nonsense.)