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Monday, September 05, 2005

long weekend, long [long] post

mood :: bored
sounds :: Sueno Soul - Tempo Da Solo
random thought :: why do you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?

i thought the weekend wouldn't end. i'm now typing this recap entry to kill time (while eating lucky me pancit canton --- three packs combined --- and a chocolate shake haha). forgive the long entry. i'm bored, i can't help it.

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friday

anna's birthday. i was supposed to text her first thing in the morning pero i postponed the message para di siya makahalata sa surprise (more on this later). it was a relatively uneventful day until 7pm. i had only one thing planned for the day: i was set to go to 19east, sucat for my brother's gig (their band, Wickermoss, was the front act for Parokya ni Edgar). but kuya later told me he wouldn't be going home after the gig because he had to see a doctor at Valenzuela early the next morning. that meant he'd be sleeping over at ate trina's place in qc. i, on the other hand, could also do that (come to think of it, i don't think so haha) except for the fact that i had a dental appointment scheduled in Makati the same morning. at medyo tinamad narin ako pumunta sa gig na yun. the last gig i went to was when Wickermoss played with Rivermaya. that i could muster. this time, with Parokya? hrmmm. haha.

it was a bum day for the most part. ps2 (i'm trying to finish ffx, which i started ages ago... omega ruins. frustrating talaga.), tv, the internet and of course my adorable, soon-to-be inaanak tintin (until my cousins all left after lunch and brought tintin with them haha). everyone was out of the house except me and kuya (who was going to leave for sucat at around 7.30). at around lunch time, maita messaged me and asked if we could go meet up with andrea, our student council vp-opec, in LSGH regarding our opec teambuilding. i apologized and said i couldn't kasi walang tao dito sa bahay. i asked her if she'd be fine with the idea of going to qc alone (because i assumed the other opec-hrd members were unavailable as well) and she said it was alright because she was going to watch a play at ateneo anyway. thanks maita. :)

at around 2pm, my brother was deviantart-ing (he's so into it that i was forced to devise a verb for his hobby haha) as usual when he brought out his new camera. i knew what was going to happen after that. just look at my new friendster, multiply, ym and blog profile pics to know what i'm talking about.

7pm. i was online and my brother was about to leave for his gig. my mom messaged me and said that she was rushed to Makati Med due to another high blood attack. she said her BP was 180/100. nagpanic na naman kami. we always worry when she has these attacks outside the house. but after awhile she messaged us and she said that tita mercy had accompanied her and she was just waiting for dad to arrive. stabilized na. pero 'di parin kami mapakali. we thought she'd be confined again (the last time she was confined was way back in February.. i had to rush to the hospital from my last class in DLSU). kuya even wanted to go straight to the hospital after his gig para magbantay. later, she informed us that she was allowed to go home by her doctor. we were somewhat relieved.

my mom and dad arrived home at around 9pm. we had to accompany her to their room because she hasn't recovered much of her strength and could barely walk without support. i really hope she wouldn't have any more high blood attacks. alam kong nahihirapan siya and it pains me as well. i love my parents so much.

saturday

i woke up to the sound of my mom's voice. nagulat ako kasi i thought she would still be resting. pero she was already trying to get me out of bed for our appointments with the doctor and the dentist that morning. i was glad that some sleep had brought back a smile on her face (and yeah, of course her energy).

we arrived at the hospital a little late. 10 mins. late. salamat na lang at wala pa masyadong build-up yung traffic sa makati that morning. dad accompanied us in case mahilo na naman mom ko.

i saw our dentist. quick cleaning. my mom saw her doctors. nalungkot ako pagkatapos nung last check-up niya. kasi she had a freak accident in one of the doctor's offices tapos nasugatan siya sa kamay. :( sana ako na lang nasugatan. anyway, she had the wound treated and we were out of the hospital by 11am.

my mom actually wanted to have lunch sa glorietta or sa greenbelt so i could buy a gift for anna daw. btw, anna's mom and mai had been planning a surprise debut party for her. that night was the night. i tried to help out mai contact those who were going to be a part of her surprise party since two or three weeks ago (unfortunately, di ko na ma-follow up yung iba kasi nga nanakaw yung phone ko... along with more or less 300 contacts). anyway, my dad said that we'd rather have lunch sa south para malapit na sa bahay at makapahinga na mom ko agad. at around 12.30 i found myself seated at max's las pinas waiting for our order.

i can't remember the exact date when i last ate there, but i do remember a special incident which i shared in religion class back in high school: our family was having lunch at the same max's branch when this seemingly homeless guy enters the resto and starts approaching tables, begging for food and money. a lot of the customers either ignored him or sent him away. by this time, the management was trying to talk the man out of Max's premises. our table was near the resto entrance and before the man went through the double-doors, he approached our table and begged. out of my mom's kind heart she produced 20 bucks from her bag and handed it to me. i gave the money to the man while the waiters were busily trying to get him to leave. what happened next would forever be imprinted in my memory. after getting the 20 bucks, the homeless man held my hand, said "maraming maraming salamat.. pagpalain kayo ng Diyos" and kissed it in front of all the people. then he left. i was stunned. it was one of those extra-ordinary 'chicken soup' moments that would just leave you in awe... the ones (you could skip this part.. haha cheesy) that would really touch your heart. i didn't feel violated at all (in fact, i can't figure out why some people are actually offended by such blessed incidents). it's definitely an unforgettable moment.

ayun (haha ang dami ko nang nakwento), i ordered my usual lumpiang shanghai (hi maita) and, for a change, my mom and i had max's chicken burger. my dad had the [fiesta? i can't remember haha] platter. tapos nakakatuwa pa kasi i ordered a regular iced tea but they gave me the bottomless one. i didn't mind (of course di ako magbabayad pero my parents didn't mind as well haha) pero naaliw lang ako kasi sobrang daming refill nung iced tea ko. tipong konti pa lang nababawas, refill na naman. anyway, while having lunch, i was trying to finalize plans with my high school tropa regarding anna's surprise debut that night. the original plan was that our tropa (minus anna of course because her family would be busy trying to distract her) would all meet up at venna's house (saan pa ba? haha). tapos sabay-sabay lahat kaming pupunta sa alabang 400 country club (kung saan yung party) para masurprise siya. but there was a big problem. venna was going to be late. so i had to make last-minute arrangements before everyone finally agreed na sa house na lang nila joey. salamat joey! :) (which reminds me of the other joey, a college blockmate. kasi saturday was supposed to be our EK block day kaso 'di nga ako nakasama kasi may appointment ako. joey, musta EK? haha)

nakauwi kami mga 2pm na. i went online while feasting on meringue (yung sobrang tamis na candy na gawa sa egg whites and sugar). ironic. i'm a pre-diabetic who has a sweet tooth haha. naalala ko birthday pala ni chai so i messaged her. si tracy din pala. happy birthday chai and tracy! :) a little later, after chatting with tin (apparently she can't go meet us up at joey's house later that night), i logged off because i had to look for a gift for anna (i hope she liked it kahit simple lang :) ). tapos i got dressed (semi-formal haha.. big mistake.. kasi smart casual lang pala.. pwedeng mag-jeans.. i would later find out that joey was wearing a semi-formal attire as well. buti na lang na-convice namin yung iba na magsemi-formal na rin haha) and i made my way to joey's house.

it was around 6 when i finally arrived at tahanan [village]. the agreement was 5pm. figures. Filipino time. anyway, surprise surprise. ako pa lang nandun. joey and i made some calls. jen would be waiting for venna na lang daw. azelle and floren would be going there together. the others weren't replying to our messages. so joey and i decided that we'd go ahead. first we went to venna's house to pick up their gift for anna: a gigantic bear. as usual sinalubong na naman kami nung maaamong mga aso ni venna sa gate. venna wasn't there yet so we left the place and headed for alabang 400. dumaan kami sa tirona tapos kumaliwa dun sa alabang hills entrance malapit sa san beda alabang. pagdating namin sa guard house, it turns out na bawal dumaan dun unless may sticker. 'di rin daw pwedeng mag-iwan ng license. so we had no choice but to go around and take the service road.

pagdating namin sa country club, akala namin late na kami kasi dumating kami mga 7 na. yun pala, kami pa lang yung hs friends na nandun. all the other people seated were anna's relatives. so we left our gifts at the table and went out to wait for the others. i called up sam kasi sa alabang 400 siya nakatira, pero she said she was in UPLB daw. ayun, tapos nagdatingan na rin yung iba naming katropa, including mai, one of my best friends, who i haven't seen in the longest time. she studies in ateneo kasi and lives with anna and therie in a condo up north. we had a good long talk about random stuff while waiting for anna to arrive.

mga 8 na when the lights went off. parating na daw si anna. nagpanic kaming mga ka-tropa nya kasi the lights went off while we were all at the back of the hall. we had to sneak in through the backstage and head for our table kahit nakapatay lahat ng ilaw. tapos may dumating na kotse. we were all silent. tapos nung nasa opening na nung area yung mga dumating, biglang sumigaw yung [pamangkin?] ni anna na bata ng 'SURPRISE!'. yun pala, sila venna, jen at drew pala yung dumating haha. tawanan lahat.

ilang minutes pa, may dumating na naman. si anna na talaga. everyone fell to a whisper. tapos nung palapit na siya sa sa opening nung parang gazebo, umandar na yung 'smoke machine'. haha fog effect. tapos nung nakatayo na si anna sa entrance, inulit na naman nung bata yung 'SURPRISE!' tapos lights on na. there she was. beautiful as ever in that red gown. a hint of surprise on her face (pero mai and i knew better. malamang nahalata na niyang may surprise party siya). still, i guess she somehow didn't expect the extent of her family's preparations for that night. i'm really happy for her. happy birthday anna. :)

the food was sumptuous. the company was great. i miss my high school friends a lot (who doesn't?) and it was great to hang with them that night (unfortunately, others weren't able to make it). i needed to get my mind off all the stress i'd been going through for the past couple of weeks and that party didn't fail me. and it was an honor for me to be part of anna's roses. for one thing, i didn't expect to be part of the list. nakakatawa kasi while we were dancing nung roses, i was telling her what venna told joey. kasi two or three weeks ago, while i was texting our tropa about the surprise party, nagkataon magkatabi pala si anna at si venna nung time na yun at madel's debut. nung nabasa daw ni venna yung text tinanong niya si anna "anna, diba malapit na birthday mo? anong plano mo?" tapos sagot naman si anna "ewan ko nga eh.. pero feeling ko may surprise". tawa na lang daw si venna. :)

ang bilis nung gabi. after the program (and the unforgettable 'evolution' presentation of anna's life haha), anna and her family had expressed their thanks. then, her relatives went ahead while our tropa stayed there a while longer --- in time for the dancing. i lost myself again haha (syempre with other high school friends and of course, tinin!). all-in-all it was awesome night. i'm glad i had a chance to unwind a bit. not long after, we bid our goodbyes. sayang nga kasi mai and i were planning to catch the last full show at town (then have one of our starbucks sessions after.. we could use a good long talk). the longest yard sana (yeah, i haven't watched it. sucky i know haha). kaso lang pinapauwi na siya nung tita niya. so i ended up hitching a ride with joey to starbucks bf. tapos tambay lang kami nila drew at jen (these two are the best.. my lasallian blood brother and sister haha) doon until 11.30. i had a quick white mocha frap fix. medyo matagal-tagal narin akong 'di nakaka-starbucks eh (haha that's new).

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i hitched a ride with drew (we met up with his parents sa ice monster bf pagkatapos tumambay sa starbucks.. i was tempted to buy some for me too kaso i figured i might end up with an upset stomach na naman). salamat drew! i arrived home at exactly 12. lahat sila sa bahay tulog na except si kuya. i couldn't sleep right away so i went online for awhile (habang kinakain ang mga laman ng loot bag ni anna haha). shortly after, dun ko lang napansin kung gaano ako na-drain nung araw na 'yun. i hit the sack in a matter of seconds.

sunday

i woke up late. 10.40 to be exact. that night i was supposed to be at chai's debut. but i had a dilemma. first, if i was to go there (which was at 6pm), i'd miss mass because the mass skeds in our village are 7am, 830am, 10am (obviously i missed the morning masses), 430pm, 545pm, 7pm. then, i had no means to go to the venue (which was in Laguna, near Tagaytay). these two problems were solved by venna and amby who both offered to wait for me after the 4.30 mass before heading to Laguna with their own respective rides (i later found out na si amby pala yung transpo ng bayan to Chai's debut.. Yobi, Kelloggs and others rode with him). i was set to go. excited nga ako kasi it was the first time i would be wearing barong to a debut. haha wala lang, trip lang. and besides, i think chai would like that. matutuwa yun. para maiba naman diba.

okay na sana. kaya lang, over lunch my mom told me that she had another attack the night before. while having dinner, bigla daw siyang nahilo tapos nagpalpitate na naman daw heart niya. buti na lang daw nakainom siya agad ng gamot at nakapagpahinga. at that point, i knew i couldn't go to chai's debut. i immediately texted her my apologies and i just wished her well. high blood attacks in two consecutive days. that has never happened to my mom before. we were all worried. but i was thankful that she was recovering quite well. i pray na sana hindi na siya magkaroon ng high blood attack ever again.

it was a long afternoon. everyone in the house (including me haha) was all over our cute little angel tintin. tapos dumating din uncle at ninang ko (that meant good food for the rest of the day haha). we went to mass with them. after the final blessing, my ninang told me this funny story about me when i was just a kid, maybe three years old: we'd be seated near the pulpit and i'd be approaching the priest. then i'd be asking the priest for water because i was thirsty haha. o kaya naman, lalapitan ko yung ibang mga bata sa simbahan na may candy tapos sasabihin ko daw "pahingi naman ako ng candy.. bibigyan na lang kita ng candy ulit bukas pagsimba" haha! nakakatuwa pakinggan stories namin when we were kids. nung bata pa raw ako, i was the 'giving' one palagi. kapag tinatanong daw ako kung anong gusto kong pasalubong, sinasabi ko daw donuts tapos palaging dalawa.. one for me and one for kuya haha! iono if the same 'giving' principle applies to me now haha!

after mass, boredom struck again. the usual internet, ps2 and tv (warning: the succeeding statements may not be for everyone haha.. i am an aspiring television/film producer/director [haha asa] so i guess it's a given that i'm into reality television and other types of programming). onga pala, since i missed pinoy big brother the night before, i was a little surprised na tatlo yung na-nominate. aside from rico (who was nominated automatically due to his countless violations), racquel and franzen were nominated as well. personally i think rico should be the first to go and he MIGHT be the first one to go dahil hahakot si racquel and franzen ng sympathy votes. but you never know what might happen. i could post my thoughts on this but i think i'd rather not. ang haba na ng entry na 'to. maybe i'd relate my views in a later post. nakakapagod na rin magtype eh haha.

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long weekend indeed. my mom is going to the hospital again later today for a check-up. i hope tuloy-tuloy na recovery niya. thanks for all your prayers. as for me, eto, mukhang bum na naman. i hope i could find something more interesting to do. at least, medyo okay na'ko. :)

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ct.scan :: 11:17 AM
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Monday, September 05, 2005

long weekend, long [long] post

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ct scan :: 11:17 AM
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