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             Wow! Haha. OM Mars side-jacked again last night. It was good, the calls were easy.

            I ran late for work today. Long story. Okay, my mind was really into “not spending” this payday, but I just couldn’t.  

            I went to bed early this morning, forgetting that it’s my pay day today. I slept until two o’clock in the afternoon. I woke up, thinking that it’s already 5 pm. I got up from bed and looked at myself in the mirror. Haha. I don’t know, but it’s my habit these days. Plus, when I ask Mom if I’m pretty, she said, “Of course, you are.” Haha. I think she’s saying that because I’m her daughter. What kind of Mom who will tell her daughter that she’s ugly? Not mine. J

            I went online and checked my ebaby. No message from MBG, as well as from my friends, except from Peerpeer. I have a lot of friends now, second to Doti and Traneem. Duh, I can’t compete with Doti, because she’s very pretty and European, and everyone likes a pretty girl. As for Tran, she’s an Arab, so every Arab will be her friend.  

            Fortunately, Peerpeer was online, and I was able to talk to her about MBG. My head was pounding with headache so I logged out. I stayed in my room and relaxed until Mom came from Auntie Ebec’s house.

            As we ate dinner, Mom told me about what happened during her visit to the two (Aunt Ellen and Aunt Ebec). She said that two has some issues with my uncles.  

            Mom told me that one of them commented, “Buti pa kayo, may mga asawa at mga anak na bumubuhay sa inyo, kahit hindi na kayo maghanap-buhay…. “. Auntie Ebec said that she didn’t go to the party because she’s working. What the heck.

            It’s their choice, in the first place. They chose to turn down all their suitors and be old maids. Mom told me that she couldn’t take it anymore, so she made an excuse and went home early.  

            Those two women are so bitter, in my opinion. They don’t know how to love. They care, yes, but love, no. If they have experienced love, they wouldn’t be that gloomy. No wonder I was a psycho and a weirdo when I was living with Auntie Ebec.

            I went to work early, and on my way to work, I couldn’t seem to forget the Havaianas sandals I saw on a girl’s feet the other day. I want something like that. I saw Faith (from First Source) and I said hi to her. She’s in Genpact now.  

            I made up my decision. I’ll buy the Havainas sandals. I went to ATC before work. Approximately, it was 32 minutes before my shift starts. I have to make it fast. My heart was pounding so hard. I have my ATM card with me, and I was tempted to withdraw all my money and shop. Everywhere I look, I see precious things, like the ruffle-collared shirt, shiny stilettos and adorable, cute skirts. It’s been a long time since I was let loose in a mall with my ATM card with me, and I want to go on a shopping spree. I told myself, “No. I need the Havaianas only. Preferably the gray ones.”

            I found the Havaianas concept store, and browsed the flip-flops. I found what I was exactly looking for. But the problem is, they don’t accept Cirrus debit card, only Mastercards, so I had to find an ATM. I found one right outsie of ATC.  

            On my way back to the Havaianas store, I saw the Ipanema store. I started to think twice of buying the Havainas. I checked the Ipanemas. They’re so fabulous! I checked the prices. Fabulously expensive! I heard Gisele Bundchen owns Ipanema. I love the designs, and I felt the urge to buy it. But I need to prioritize. I put the Ipanema to its rack and went back to the Havaianas concept store. I took the beige one instead of the gray. I paid for it and rushed to the office. I was 15 minutes late, crap. But that was amazing! I was able to one item in less than one hour.

            I removed my ankle-strapped Skechers and put on my Havaianas sandals. Perfect. Time for work.  

He’s really making it hard for me to move on., though I’m really trying to move.

            Anyways, I just had a walk with Mom. We had fun, like as usual. She told me about the party she attended. It was Amry’s birthday party, by the way. She said everyone was looking for me. Too bad, I couldn’t make it, because of my job.

            According to Mom, Jherson was there. Oh gosh! I miss that guy. Even he’s not part of my peer, I like him, and I enjoy his company.. I miss those intelligent conversations we used to have back in highschool.

            Ma’am Fidest was there too, and she asked for me. I really wished I was there. The party was pretty grandioso. Ed’s classmates were there as well, and they were all handsome, especially the Kierulf kid, according to Mom. I guess his name was Ivan. J

            While Mom was partying, I was working. The calls were pretty easy, it’s all from MS Indiana and Texas Medicaid. I had fun talking to them, because they were pretty chatty, especially Mirella and Lisa. I’d like to talk to Travis, because he’s funny too.

            Lisa told me about yucky food around the world, like roasted guinea pigs in Brazil and chocolate covered ants. Argh. I told her about Purefood’s worm hotdogs, balut and chicken feet. What a weird conversation we had.

            My sleep was okay now, because my room is fully air-conditioned. When O go to bed, I automatically wake up after nine or ten hours, so when I go to work, I’m lively and energetic.

            By the way, last Thursday. OM Mars side-jacked with me. Geez. I was so nervous. It’s all about copay, and I messed up. Plus, stupid caller even asked for a supervisor, It’s been a long time since someone asked for a supervisor. And tat happened twice, all in one day. Geez. It’s really hard to be a customer service representative; you don’t have the right to be angry, or even raise your voice.

            Well, it taught me a lot, though. Before, I’m a temperamental psycho, but now, I can pretend to be a sweet-tempered, patient, sugar, spice and everything nice.

            Then the other day, when the guard of Woodsite 3 said, “Good morning, Ma’am,” I replied, “Good morning!” which I don’t usually do. Before, I simply ignore those greetings. Oh, bitchy. J

Brr. It’s so cold today. I was an hour late for work, but I heard they will wave the points.

            Okay, it’s pretty stressful at the house today, because Mom is upset with Carl. I’m upset with Carl too. Plus, JR is getting on my nerves too. I heard he knocked his girlfriend. Geez, the girl was 17! Kids today. I must really confront him. I really hate his mother. I don’t want him in our house, I’m just being nice, that’s why he gets to stay with us, while he’s waiting for his examination result. Our house has a light and happy aura before he came, and now he’s here, it seemed doomed because he brought his mother’s bad aura here. I super hate them.

            We stayed in my room (Ed, Ma and I) until eleven in the morning. It was dark and raining outside, so we thought it’s just 7 am. We went outside of my room. I colored my coloring books for some time, and went online. Moving on.

I just woke up. Where do I start?

Martedi:

            Everything at work was okay, except for this one frustrated member, whose coverage was termed January 1, 2009. He said that he should be active. Whatever. He threatened to sue Anthem Blue Cross. “By the way, I’m a CEO of some company, and my office is located in California,” he said, in an FYI manner. I was like, “Oh, okay, whatever.” Anthem has a lot of money that they can just turn things around. And I’m in the Philippines, by the way. Maan told me that she’ll be resigning because she’s going to Illinois. That’s so sad.

            I tired reaching out to him. I sent him a message, and he replied right away. I think he’s not interested anymore. Well, at least I tried reaching out to him. I’ve done my part.

Mercoledi:

            I was on my way home, and I saw this dude again. Yuck. Whenever he sees me, he whistles and coughs. I hope he chokes.

            Mom told me that I look like a Barbie girl in my outfit. Haha. Well, the lavender fur jacket was cute.

            I went online and talked to Gab. She asked me if I received her 2 emails. I haven’t checked so I took a BRB and read her emails. You know what, I saw that email from Bob Ong’s book, “bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino.” I think  Gab’s dad made those jokes, and Bob Ong used it without his permission. He’s not aware of it because he’s in Canada, and the book was published after they left.

            Gab went on a BRB. She had to go swimming with Uncle and Danielle. While she was away, I reset Mommy Cecile’s Propbm password. I was thinking twice of emailing Sean and Christine.

            Gab came back, same time he logged in. He was having problems with his internet connection. Well, that’s what he told me. I think he’s just avoiding me. I gave up. It’s not gonna work out. God help me please. I just need to move on.

            Oh, and the other night, when I went to mark was with me. He told me some stuff about the neighbors. I didn’t really know those things happened. Mark told me that he went jogging with his girlfriend. Wow. She took my place as a jogging partner. And guess what, I’m no longer the shopping partner too.

            Alyssa, Carl’s girlfriend was banned in our house. Mom left and Carl let her in. I don’t like her, but I couldn’t just confront her, so I told Carl to send her out. Carl said a lot of bad things but I kept my temper down. I showed him who the boss around here is. I threatened him that I will call Ma, and tell her Alyssa was here. Carl was like, “Sige, tawagan mo!”

            Fine. I dialed my own phone number, using the house phone. My phone was with Mom. My phone just kept ringing. I’m not gonna let that bitch in this house. Still no answer. I said, “Ma, uwi ka ngayon, bilis. Basta,” as if I was talking to Mom.

            Carl believed so he yelled at her, “Get out!” Then, they left.

            I went to bed. It’s around 8 when Mom woke me up. I told her what happened, and she’s happy for what I did. Yay.

            Mom went to bed while I ate dinner with Ed. Baby boy is now grown up. He told me about his girlfriend. I think he’s a very responsible guy, unlike carl. We had a serious talk, while having dinner. He confessed that e once tried Marijuana when he was in third year highschool. I was so shocked, but I pretended to be calm. I calmly told him not to do it again, and he promised that he won’t. God help him please. I want to be a good sister and set a good example for my brothers. I already did, but still, it’s not enough. There are a lot of things that we talked about. I avoided nagging at him. We finished dinner pretty late.

            I washed the dishes and went online. Eloth, Tepp, KR and Edgar were online. The invited me in a conference.

            I was so happy to see them. Teph was like, “Ba’t pinag-uusapan natin si Reg?” Aherm. She didn’t know I was in the conference. They’re crazy, just like old times. I wasn’t familiar with “IAMKR” so I asked, “IAMKR, sino ka?” He replied, “KR to.” Oh my gosh, it’s him! I really miss him so much. I was happy to talk to him, after three years. There are a lot of thing happened. He broke up with Min, one of my girls. I didn’t bring up the subject, because we’re happy that time. I didn’t want to spoil the fun. He’s pretty nostalgic, to tell you the truth. I teased him of being an emo. I was surprised when he told me that he’s in Australia. I really missed him. He was one of my best friends back in highschool.

            Teph was complaining that she couldn’t review her lessons. Duh, who can review if you’re in a conference chat? Edgar is in White Plains, NY, and he wasn’t sure if he can be here on December. KR went emo again and told us that he felt kinda out of place when his friends in Aussieland talk about highschool. He showed himself in webcam. Why, I never noticed how handsome he is until now. He’s wearing a bonnet and he didn’t like an emo.

            We teased him t death, telling him how handsome he is and he felt sy and covered his webcam with his hands.

            KR’s messenger crashed and we all went to bed.

Mercoledi:

            I decided not to change my dress that I wore from work. It’s one of my favories, and my friends haven’t seen it on me yet.

            I went home,a n I found Mom, still wearing “pambahay” shorts and t-shirt. It meant one thing. She’s not reay to leave yet. I told her to get ready and thank goodness, she did. I lied in my bed and took a nap. She woke me up when she’s ready.

            JR was coming with us. He’s a cousin from Dad’s side, and he’s staying with us for a couple of days. Or weeks. Please, no. It’s not that I don’t like him of something, I just don’t like my relatives from dad’s side, especially JR’s mother, because she’s one full hell of a backstabber. JR really wanted to get in the marines, but the problem was his height. He’s just five feet and two inches tall. Yup, I’m taller than him. So, since he’s short, he’ll never make it to the marines. Tsk. He really idolizes my dad. Mom told him o go home, because he’s just wasting time. There’s nothing wrong pursuing his dream, but his dream is pretty unrealistic. He’ll never stretch no matter how many gallons of Cheriffer syrup he chugs.

            So there. We left the house around seven in the morning. I really hate it whe Mom do that. You know, I’ll hurry up, then wait for hour for her while she gets ready.

We’re in the jeep and mom noticed that I was frowning. I pointed out to her that it’s her fault. Who’s to blame? She’s the one who’s taking her time getting ready. I was home early.

            We took the bus. It’s been a long time since I took a bus. And I hate it. Then we took MRT. It’s been a long time as well. And I hated it. Mom let me sleep while we’re on the train. She reprimanded me when I woke up because, according to her, my boobs were showing. You know, I was wearing a low-cut neckline. But who cares? It’s an all-girls train!

She had to go and I kissed her on the cheeks. She told me to be careful and protect my, I forgot that word. Haha. I texted Jeni; it’s 8 am, and she just woke up. My my. I asked her what she wanted for breakfast. She replied, “bahala ka na.” I planned to drop by at Trinoma to buy her something nice, like doughnuts from Country Style or Krispy Kreme. It’s closed so I ended up buying Mister Donuts. I don’t care if Michael V is its endorser, I really hate that doughnuts. But I didn’t have a choice. I didn’t have smaller bill (other that 100o peso bill) to pay for FX. If I pay the driver using the 1000 peso bill, he’s gonna yell at me .

            I was so excite to see Jeni. When I arrived at their house, Ate Julie was about to leave. I guess she didn’t recognize me at all, because I smiled at her and she didn’t smile back. Jeni’s mom let me in.

            Like Mom earlier that day, Jeni was wearing pambahay. She just really woke up. She let me in her bedroom as she excitedly filled me up with the latest about our friend..

            Jeni told me about her meeting with Paul John, Jherson, Jenerose, Marianne and Mozart. They met in Trinoma to talk about our homecoming party in December. If only I was there… Jeni mentioned that Marriane wished I was there, because I have a lot of ideas. Well, I kinda miss the old super-artsy me. Here’s what I have in mind:

1.) Red carpet; The easiest theme. Duh. All we need is a red carpet and tarpauline. We can even wear our old prom dresses. That means I have to diet.

2.) Hawaiian: We’re planning to do it in a resort, so it’ll suit out theme.

3.) pre-historic or flintstones. Tribute to Jherson. Haha. We used to call him “cro-magnon” behind his back during high school days. I rally regretted that beasue no matter how hard we fight, he remained a good friend and listener to me.

            Well, that’s my best. Hardships in life after high school left me unimaginative, dull and boring. Like what I’ve said earlier, I miss the old, super-arts me. And I guess Paul has more imagination that me right now. He even suggested “emo” theme. Haha, why not.

            As I furthermore talked to Jeni, I thought of more theme. I guess my friends really bring out the best in me.

CONTINUATION OF THEME PARTY IDEASL

1.) Circus: With the tall man that juggles 3-4 balls. Probably, we can have my Mozart do it.

2.) Renaissance- Since we have a swimming pool in out venue, we can use a gondola. But Renaissance is pretty grandioso, expect Michael Angelo or Donatello di Nicolo di Bardi not to be grandioso. They’re not grandioso, but their works are. We can serve pizza, pasta, and other Italian food. Yay! We can dress like Italian artists, who were not so glamorous, by the way. That leads us to:

3.) Bubble Gang’s “Muchas Grasas” and “Moymoy Palaboy” Want an effortless costume party? Dress like beggars to complete the “taong grasa” look. Don’t brush your teeth and don’t take a bath a before the party.

4.) Baroque: Oh so corny. Why fix it if it’s not “baroque”? haha

5.) Greek: Erika totally turned this down. She’s so unimaginative. She’s turning down our splendid, out-of-this-world ideas, but she can’t give any. Well, it’s my secret fantasy to dress like a Greek goddess. Haha.

6.) School uniform: everyone is against it .

7.) Modified emo: Okay, originally, it’s PJ’s idea, we just added the blade-slashing invites.

8.) Harry Potter: not a good idea.

9.) Prison Break: Wear orange and get a tat. No food needed.

            Jeni and I had a great time. We called Yin to inform her that I already arrived. As usual, she’s busy with her house chores. Oh. I miss the old industrious me. You know, the old me cleans the house, cook food (fried fish, fried egg, fried chicken, fried pork chops and fried shrimps) and go to the market. But now, I’m this undomestic girl who doesn’t do anything but to sleep, surf the net, eat, watch t.v. and read. Well, I work hard in the office, and at least I’m much happier, lighter and nicer than I used to be when I was living with Aunt Ebec. I could say that I was pretty gloomy in her presence. I don’t want to think about it.

            I was watching MJ’s funeral service when I fell asleep. I was just so tired that I drooled on Jeni’s pillows. I didn’t tell her because I was shy. Well, I told her later, but she didn’t believe me. She thought U was joking. Jeni woke me up because my cellphone was ringing. It was Auntie Noemi. I was groggy with sleep that’s why I couldn’t remember what she told me. I guess I hung up, I couldn’t really understand people when I’m sleepy.

            Jeni woke me u, just to eat lunch. We had rice and chicken, She showed me her new niece, Anna. She’s super cute! Baby Ana is Kuya Jay’s baby. Angel is prettier, I think. By the way, Angel told me that I grew fat, and she touched my tummy and asked, “Are you pregnant?” Haha. Kids say funny things. I saw Kuya Jay. My my. I was tall as him. I grew so much. During highschool days, when I visit, I look up to him, because he was so tall. Gosh, I grew so much. Up and out. I’m really having a hard time shopping for undies. The last time I bought undies was last week. I got 40A, and it was just right. Geez. I’m turning into Mrs. Doubtfire.

            It was time to go, and Jeni kissed her mom on the cheeks. Her mom told me, “Ang tangkad mo na!” I know. I just smiled at her. We left and went to Yin’s house

            I was so happy to see Yin. She looked so pretty; I guess she lost weight. Yin got dressed. Wow! She learned how to put blush-on! Haha. She’s now a lady. We’re grown-ups, I realized. Plus, she looked really pretty in that cute little headband.

            I couldn’t really take up the heat in the city, so I hauled my girls in a cab.

            We dropped by at our old school. There’s a change in our uniform. During our time, our gala was long-sleeved; now it’s puff-sleeved. I kind of miss wearing the gala. We went to the admissions to check out the yearbook. I was so disappointed. It looked so cheal, far from what we (the yearbook team) envisioned and designed. But I recognized the boardedl it was my design. We didn’t take the copies because they wouldn’t fit in our bags. Ate Agnes called me “Kim Sam Soon”. I don’t mind, because Kim is a plus size beauty J

            We went to SM Fairview. We waited for Aubrey at Toy Kingdom. We checked out the Barbie dolls. We saw this one Barbie Doll from “Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses”. She looked scary.

            Aubrey showed up. She’s gorgeous with that long hair. We hugged. I missed her so much, and he wackiness. I bought my girls Zagus. We strolled around the mall. They think I’m so funny with my corny jokes. Haha. Probably, they’re corny too, that’s why. But at least, we make each other laugh.

            We met Maebell in Quantum. She’s wearing cute little shorts. Yup, that’s her funeral clothes. Erika showed up, with her boyfriend. They looked perfect for each other. Ooops. No comment. I don’t want to be a Blair Waldorf to her, but she said I looked like a mom on my dress. Dang. She could’ve simply told me that I’m fat, big and ugly, and no one’s gonna love me. I understand that she’s trying to be funny, but it’s too much. It’s not funny at all. She’s not funny. Nobody laughed at her mommy-jokes. Someday, someone will love me for me, no matter how bad I look like. I’ll show her. J

            Then, she reprimanded Maebell for wearing shorts.haha. She had no idea how short my miniskirts that I wear to work. Haha. J

            I though Maebell had their car. You know, they used to own one. Though Maebelkl plays only a supporting-character in my life, I still missed her. I hugged her very tight, It’s been a long time. It almost made me cry. Then, we got going, off to Maebell’s house. To my disappointment, we took the jeep. Oh crap. We got “free blow-dry”, Jeni commented. By the way, she told me that she met David Archuleta at the hotel, after the concert. Oh my God. After all, she’s still truly, madly, deeply crazy about Archie.

            I bought white corn. I guess they didn’t like it. They didn’t even ask what I was buying. We walked a little. Then, we reached Maebell’s house. They moved from their pretty little house to a big villa. I don’t like their new villa. It’s not yet finished, but it looked haunted. Maybe, it’s because of her dad.

            Maebell led us to her Dad’s coffin. Okay, it’s really creepy. I didn’t really know that Philippinos require visitors to look at the corpse. I was afraid that his face will haunt me in my dreams. When it’s my turn to look, I closed my eyes. Jeni saw me, but she just laughed. Maebell took us to her bedroom. We had fun talking to each other, just like old times. I braided Aubrey’s long hair, while she told us about the guy who told her he loves her, and he told another girl the same thing. Ooops. I know someone who’s like that J

            We ate corn while we furthermore discussed about the homecoming party. The strongest and most like to win was the “Red Carpet” theme, though Erika was completely against it. Uh, majority wins. I really needed to go, so I told them that we’re leaving. For one last time, Maebell gave me a bone-crushing hug. Perhaps, a boob-crushing hug too. J

            We’re on the jeep when I mentioned about the Jehovah ’s Witness girl that I saw in he office, and she’s like, “You wore a miniskirt?” in a tone that as if I slept with someone. “Yeah, why?” I sarcastically replied. Everyone already changed, except for her. She still put her friends down. Whatever. She’s my friend, so I need to stay nice J

            We planned to go to Aubrey’s house because I want to play piano. I think I didn’t want Erika to come with us so I said, “I’m going home, and I’m not going to Aubrey’s.” So, she went home. After she and her boyfriend let, we went to Aubrey’s. Aubrey taught me some songs in piano. Min showed up. I missed that pretty girl. I guess it’s the grammar freaks’ reunion. By the way, they’re planning to put up a band. I wasn’t in favor of it, because we’re all busy and we don’t have much time. But just in case, this is the line up:

Aubrey: keyboards, guitar, drums, vocals

Yin: guitar

Min: guitar, beatbox

Regine: keyboards (?) guitar (?)

Jeni: manager (haha)

Erika: ?

Mao: ?

Mae: vocals, guitar

            Wow, Aubrey is such a musical genius. I played “Apologize” by One Republic. Min sarcastically pointed out that that song reminded her of Ian. I forgot to ask her who’s Ian. Yin and Min told me about their job-hunting adventures. Like them, I couldn’t really believe that Jhaziel got in TeleTech. It’s the “benefit of the doubt”, according to Min. Honestly; I was just embarrassed what’s meaning of that.

            I had fun with the girls. It made me sad when I told them I had to go. We hugged Aubrey and Min. Jeni, Yin and I left. It rained when we reached 7-11. I’ll miss them though Jeni is still crazy about Archie. Speaking of craziness, Yin never heard from her cyber boyfriend Samuel Jackson. I hope she can be happy.

            Okay, I went home. E was still awake, waiting for me. I’m really wondering why I don’t have a curfew, to think that it’s already one am in the morning. If it’s my broters, Mom would be still awake, firing her non-stop machine gun mouth. Ah, the benefits of being a good kid.

            I logged in and checked my mails. Nothing special, but irritating emails from Rich Philips. Ed showed me the new stuff when he wet shopping. I was so proud of Ed; he shops well. There’s another shopaholimaniac in out family. J I think Ed can be a model, because he’s thin and tall. We both went to bed after his mini fashion show.

GIOVEDI:

            Mom’s non-stop machine gun mouth fired early. She woke me up because of the stupid internet and phone bill. She was shocked why it was 3000 bucks. That’s what I hate about PLDT; they have this pro-rated thing, and customers get confused.

            I went, “Ma, just wait for the Ventus to open. Call them and ask them about that damn bill!” I could’ve added, “instead of nagging at me, because it’s not my fault.” I was already awake, so I got up ad checked my mails. Nothing new.