The Benefits of Oregano

Oregano (Scientific name: Origanum vulgare) is also known as Wild Marjoram, Mountain Mint, Origanum, Wintersweet and Winter Marjoram.

Jun 30, 2009

May Vecina Should Have Paid for Her Crime!

Justice should ALWAYS prevail. May Vecina was found guilty. In fact, she admits that she did commit the horrendous crime. Her excuse -- no matter how strong she thinks it is -- does not make it okay for her to kill those children! She should pay for her crime. Why is it that by virtue of being a Filipino, we turn a blind eye to this fact. She killed a child! No, scratch that, she murdered a 7-year-old child! That is inexcusable. Death...

Jun 29, 2009

My Favorite Ellen Moments

This had me laughing like a loon. I do so love Ellen. She's freaking hilarious!"I love Jesus, but I drink a little!" - The Infamous GladysEffing Hilarious...

The Proposal

Have you seen “The Proposal” yet? I think it opened big in the United States. In fact, this is Sandra Bullock’s biggest film. No, it won’t win an award for originality – there were too many clichés that will have you exclaiming, “Aw, c’mon!”Overall, though, it’s a feel-good film. It had me giggling from start to finish. No, scratch that, the ending was a bit ho-hum. The film though – tooted as a romantic comedy – fairly pulls out all the stops....

Jun 28, 2009

Happy Birthday Darling!

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Jun 27, 2009

R.I.P. MJ

I swore I wouldn't jumped on the bandwagon and blog about Michael Jackson. I refused to feel ridiculously affected by his passing - unfortunately, I am.I grew up listening to Ate Let obsessing over him. She loved MJ so much. She practically thought the sun sets and rises on his ass. By the time I was seven, I already knew who he was. I was fascinated with his Moonwalk and his dancing.The next person I met obsessed with MJ was my perpetual seatmate...

Jun 24, 2009

10 Things He Likes about Me Gone Awry

Earlier this evening, I was irked really pissed. I was fuming mad, and I was spouting curses and blasphemies one after another.You see, I asked Erbe to tell me the 10 things he likes about me. (Okay, cue in, Heath Ledger singing Can't Take My Eyes Off You.) Anyway, he couldn't answer the freaking question. He was really struggling!At first I was amused, but when he said, "matibay ka kaya mag-computer", I started to feel irritated. And when he followed...

Jun 21, 2009

Father's Day '09

Happy Father's day, ba.I'm really blessed to have you. You have the gift of making everything easy and bearable.Paige is blessed to have a devoted, loving, patient father like you.Thank you for taking care of us.Labs u much much!I'm sorry for being such a grumpy-grumpy these da...

Jun 20, 2009

Obsessed Thoughts

Random thoughts..."My number one consolation is that I know I was "the first" in many things and I will always have that. I'm sure you feel the same satisfaction.""I wonder when I'll stop watching Boys Over Flowers?""Isn't Lee Min Ho (LMH) the cutest ever? Fuck. I'm acting like a 12-year-old. ""I dreamt of 101602 last night. 'Twas a weird dream.""Darren Hayes' voice is freaking sexy. I just noticed that.""I wonder if Yayan really has AH1N1?""Sometimes, the only thing left to do is to let go.""I wonder if we should occupy the room downstairs first?""Kris...

Jun 19, 2009

On a Need to Know Basis

Do you hate it when you don't know how to do something and you have to rely on someone else to do the job for you? It can get so irritating especially if you know you're being duped into paying a large sum of money for the job.We needed to get a router installed. I was vastly irritated and highly annoyed when the technician charged us P1,700 for the whole setup. I knew I could get it for less. So, yes, stubborn me I had to bargain. We eventually...

Fruit vs. Prut

Being a Josephian, I am very particular about pronunciation. This is one of the reasons why I hesitated when my mother "semi-enrolled" Paige at a nearby school. I wasn't just sure of what she would learned. I gave in though. I figured she's just two, so what the heck. At least we'd get two hours of reprieve every day.Anyway, Paige's hobby is to watch countless of cartoons and movies, and her current favorite is Mary Poppins. As one would expect,...

Jun 17, 2009

2:16 AM

I'm happy today. Well, I'm always happy; although, I get grumpy from lack of sleep. Anyway, as I was saying, I am happy about several things today:a. Paige is ready for school! My mother got her into this daycare thingy. I thought that she wasn't ready for it, but she surprised me. She was very attentive. I thought she'd be jumping all over the place., but she wasn't. I'm crossing my fingers though. She might get bored in a week, and she'd give...

Jun 16, 2009

An Open Letter

Hey you, I'm sorry I haven't been blogging. I know how you get your daily fix from reading my blog. After all, that's what guilty pleasures are for. :)...

Boys Over Freaking Flowers

I'm freaking so in-love with Boys Over Flowers. I know, It's embarrassing! (So, lower your eyebrows Mr. X!) I love it though. Yes, Tinay, I have seen the whole thing. Here's the link. Maybe you can give it to Luns as well. Obviously, she loves it too. The show has all the angst of teenage love. Oh, the angst. That's what we lived for way back then. Does he like me or does he not? Is she into me or is she into him? The drama! Adult love is a bit...

Erbe 1: Me 1,980,456

Art for me and Erbe is a competition. We like to get into the "Who's the better artist?" argument every time we get the opportunity. It's so stupid sometimes especially since we haven't actually made anything artsy for the last five years except help Paige color her coloring books. We take turns because Paige likes to do her colorings with us.Anyway, we always kind of get into, "See, my coloring looks better than yours!" argument. We apply concepts...

Jun 13, 2009

Ramblings at 3:51 A.M.

It's 3 in the morning. I am still working. In truth, I have been working since one o'clock in the afternoon yesterday. No, I haven't slept yet. I am so freaking sleepy but I am trying to beat the deadline.I haven't been able to blog. I am sorry if I have failed to write anything. I just don't have the time or energy for it. If I am not thinking about work, I am thinking of sleeping...or yeah, sleeping. I have been obsessed with sleeping. I have...

Jun 8, 2009

Secrets

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Torturing the Back Lover

Okay, I wasn't planning to write anything because it's Sunday and I swore I'd take a break on Sundays - of course, I'm lying through gritted teeth because I get bored when I am not working or blogging.Anyway, my cold war with Erbe is over, but I have started to tease him mercilessly over N and her back.Me: Is it just her back or do you have a thing for people's back?E: aaahhh...Me: Do you get awestruck as well if you see Dadi's back? What about...

Jun 7, 2009

I was a Joey Potter

Nowadays, it’s fairly common for girls and boys to have platonic relationships. I grew up in a household with 10 male members. So, I was never at awed with boys.I grew up watching them burp and smelling their farts on a daily basis. So I basically knew how to deal with them. My sidekick – or as he would argue I was his – was my cousin. I played with three male cousins while growing up, so I have never been intimidated by the male homo sapiens....

Coloring Barney

I love art. I always have.When I have migraines – really bad ones – I always try to kill the pain by sketching. I think focusing on drawing helps me forget about the throbbing pain.Actually, I have always been involved in art. I was a member of the Art Ministry in High School and I spent four years of my College life decorating large and small stages in our university.Over the years, I have gifted people with their sketched images. Of course, I...

Jun 6, 2009

Honesty or Stupidity?

Erbe attended a wedding today. I didn't come because - well, I didn't feel like it. It was his college batch mate's wedding. Fortunately, I didn't attend the wedding because it would have been really awkward. Apparently, my ex was the best man. Anyway, he got home at about 8 o'clock in the evening. There was something about his behavior and his mood that struck me as off. You know how it's like? When you are with someone 24/7 a day, you get to...

Paige Made a Promise

Do you think she can keep her promise? She should! What I asked is entirely reasonable!!!...

Singing Her Heart Out

I think she's singing a song from Mary Poppins 'coz that's all she watches these da...

Jun 5, 2009

Sassy Paige

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Sotted Idiotic Drivers and Chicken Thieves

It was past midnight.The neighborhood was silent. A few houses here and there had their lights on.One household, in particular, was still up. Four boys had just unloaded boxes of coolers off a tricycle in front of the house. They left two on the street while they carry the rest inside the lit household. Halfway down the driveway, they heard two motorcycles approaching in full speed.Suddenly, the motorcycles appeared several yards away. The two...

Bastos Ka! Bastos!

Earlier, Erbe was complaining, "Ba, hilingan na ini si nene o, habo na naman magbulos!"Suddenly, Paige shouted at her papa, "Bastos ka!"Surprised, Erbe asked, "Tano?""Bastos ka!""Bastos!""Bastos!"That caught my attention. But like Erbe, I had no idea what offended her sensibilities. Erbe answered, "Bastos ka dian! Tano?"Paige, who was waiting for me to give her a bath and sitting on the bed butt naked (as usual!), said, "i-ling mo pipi ko!"Erbe's...

Jun 4, 2009

Life's a Bitch and You Know the Rest ... You Die!

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Jun 3, 2009

Visiting Cabusao

On top of being so darn busy, I also lost my blogging muse, so I am sorry if my blog fails to amuse. I do not know if this has happened to you but somebody actually emailed me and complained to me that my blog is a bit tad boring these days. Yes, the person actually used the word "boring". I was asked to -- and I quote --, "spice it up!" It was unexpected, so instead of being offended, I was highly amused. In fact, it made my day. It was flattering...

Jun 1, 2009

New Moon Trailer

Yes, I can definitely die now.November -- that's like freaking forever...