Xmas 2004

I believe this is Blue’s official “first Christmas”. This was the
first time she really appreciated the gifts and the joy behind it…
the glory of ripping off the wrappers.:D

Actually, 2 days before Christmas, nagugulat na lang ako when she
suddenly comes up to me, kiss me, and say “Merry Christmas, Papa”
(aaaah… *melt*) with her usual “bugoy” smile. She even got newspaper,
wrapped it with adhesive tape, and gave it to me. Regalo nya sa akin.
Sino ang hindi ma-totouch nun… Bata pa lang marunong na magtipid sa
regalo. On gatherings with family and friends, sya pa ang lalapit,
ki-kiss, and mag-memerry Xmas. Cute!

Christmas eve, she kept on taking the gifts under the tree and
asking “Who’s this gift for?” When i say the gift is for someone else,
she’d say “Ok” and place the gift back under the tree. When i say “for
you…” she would light up but since its not yet time to open the gifts
and we’re waiting for her Granny from church, she would say “let’s wait
for Granny and Santa”. Galing, ambilis ng panahon. Dati she’d sleep off
Christmas… now, we’re too sleepy to keep up with her. Sobrang libang
sya.

I really love our pic taken nung Christmas eve. You could see Blue
really enjoying the whole celebration, on one pic, she was even
bear-hugging me and Chi for the family pic. Gigil!

Anyway, Happy Holidays!

Deadma Shield

Sometimes it’s so damn difficult to get up and out from bed… It would be easier if we get up and just say, “it’s a new day and i’m off to work *big smile*… i’m ready… i’m ready… i’m ready… i’m ready… i’m ready…” (- spongebob) Sana ganun na nga lang… i-minus mo lang ang hypothermia-inducing shower (gloria! pag may heater ), confrontations with (retard)morning-rush drivers, people-pushers sa mrt, obnoxious officemates, and whatever coaccident i would come across(aksidenteng coincidence - masyadong negative pag accident, masyadong positive pag coincidence… dun tayo sa neutral ), i might do the “i’m ready” routine. Pero hinde, kasama sa package talaga ng umaga mo ang mga kapestehang ito. Which makes me think, how come, sometimes, we just find ourselves - home, no scratches, no bruises, no ax burried on our skull, ego still in tact, list of cuss words - untouched? Unconsciously, we made it through the day without having anything to bother us… Deadma Shield(sabay latag ng magkabilang kamay sa harap at animoy gumagawa ng malaking plato sa iyong harapan… may optional na kembot)

“What the hell is a deadma shield!?” you may find yourself saying (by the way, the term - i heard from a friend of m’wifey , who got it from his gay co-worker). It’s nothing like what you see or hear from a sci-fi flick on tv… Its a disposition, which can be more effective if triggered by an action (see: above), to either drive back negative energy or just let it pass through without any effect whatsoever on you. Can be compared to a much smaller version “talk to the hand”. Simply put, “paki ko?!”

So, sometimes talaga we just have to be focused. Papa-apekto ka ba sa lahat ng nangyayari sa paligid mo? Its perfectly fine to be conscious, but not to the extent that you let it control you. Tama, sa paggising ko bukas, pagkadilat na pagkadilat, babangon ako sa aking kinahihigaan at… (no matter how gay it sounds and looks… )

“Tall Cafe Mocha for FREE”

Sarap ng coffee sa Starbucks. Could most likely be the staple drink for young urban professionals, (coke light comes in close second… weird, but that’s another story ). Aliw din ang mga tao. Such a friendly bunch of baristas… But what my friends and i are really fond of doing at Starbucks is listening to the baristas as they call the names of the customers after they prepare their coffee… We always feel the urge to give them weird names…:D

So for example, I ordered my usual tall cafe-mocha… “Tall Cafe Mocha for Dok”… What if my name is…

• Reel… “Tall Cafe Mocha for REEL!” - how can you be so sure?
• Shure… “Tall Cafe Mocha for Shure!” - well you prepared it, you must really know…
• Gud… “Tall Cafe Mocha for GUD!” - Beri Gud
• Rever… “Tall Cafe Mocha for REVER!” - Solid!:D
• Mi… “Tall Cafe Mocha for MI!” - Uy, coffee break mo?
• Free… “Tall Cafe Mocha for FREE!” - Aliw, freebies… =))

Aliw! Mwehehehehehehe…