the difference

six months prior...

...then...what a 2+ miles walk a day
under a scorching desert heat and
no rice diet can do to ya!

last day of august

after work this morning, i was one of the early birds at the dealer to get my truck check, see what's wrong since the maintenance reminder keeps blinking even though it's not due for any maintenance. the guy says, 'maybe a faulty break switch light' etc.etc.???, he said it won't take long. anyways, i needed a long due car wash too... so i waited about an hour and a half. it was ok, i had coffee and donuts, there was a fridge full of drinks, all kinds. from oj's,sodas to red bull. sweet! i was sitting with bunch of oldies minding their businesses. a doctor on his cel's blue tooth giving orders over the phone. a 300 pounds lady munching her doughnut. a colored guy in his late 40's working on today's papers crossword puzzle. an old mexicano had his eyes glued on cnn's news about storm katrina that hit mississippi and louisiana - their own version of the tsunami. terrible, tsk.tsk. the guy next to me had his cane and drinking his coffee black. while all this was happening, a loud bang startled us all. it was a huge glass magazine stand just collapsed, just happened and nobody even close to that stand. huh! that woke up up. i was all pumped up, with all the coffee i had all night, as i remember i had 6-7 big cups. could'nt stand waiting so i stood up and just checked out the car displays. i was hoping to see the r-class but the salesman approached me and i asked. he was like 'how'd u found out about that coz not many people knows about it'. apparently, most of the oldies i was sitting with were all driving a sports car. and i was the youngest and i was driving a truck. i guess the older you get, the more you desire for a faster car.
then i got home, played with arend a bit then hit the bed. woke up checked my messages. i'm so pissed since my coordinator don't want to give me my vacation...what the hell is wrong with her giving me a hard time. i have to make some phone calls.
went shopping again at 5pm, bought some pasalubong - lovely by jessica parker, red door by e.arden, blue by ralph, tru star by tommy w/ enrique iglesias on the cover. some centrum vitamins. etc.etc. so tired!

missing home

purchased mom's ticket for her flight back home in philippines. i'm excited for her. i know she misses my bro so much. wanted to see how he's doing, she feels lonely thinking of him alone and sad after his separation with his wife. my sis-in-law gives him the right to visit and take my nephew usually during weekend. i feel sad about it too but he's old enough to take care of himself. i know stuff like this happens in life. the kids usually suffers. i hope that my nephew will understand it and not become a rebel when time comes. now i wish i can go home too. i don't know, suddenly i'm homesick.

the shops at la cantera

i am so excited...this mall is just few blocks from the house...

The Shops at La Cantera Will Celebrate Its Grand Opening on Friday, September 16, 2005 New Phase, Anchored by AMC Theatre, Set to Open Fall, 2006

The retailers and restaurants opening at The Shops at La Cantera, on Friday, September 16, 2005, main one's are Dillard’s, Foley’s, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom.

where's lola?

had to amuse him with a flash for few seconds there.

typical
my weekend was as usual, working. it was busy, which is just fine with me as long as nobody's crashing, it's ok. i like my work, some co-workers are getting on my nerves but life is not perfect. they probably feel the same with me. i need a break from "the whinny", "the drama queen", "the i'm retired-parttime-leave me alone", the "i'ma go smoke". i can't wait for my so long waited vacation. pong will be back in few weeks, mom's going home so i'ma spend qt with arend. hopefully we'll get to go out of town or out of the country. plan was to go europe for few days, london and disney paris. that is if they allow pong his vacation (my fingers crossed). just getting away from work is actually fine with me. i'll be happy.

peking duck
my taste buds were screaming for the succulent taste of peking duck. ofcourse, there's no good place for duck in this metropolis unlike in houston they have tan tan restaurant , open fridays and saturdays after club hours or when you're insomiac, it's a good late nite grub. just like "goodah in greenhills" or the "kosing gawlo in boni". i have to settle for the peking duck from golden wok. i guess it's the same, it's just that the wrapper they serve is like an eggroll wrapper which they call pancakes and i prefer the soft white 'like-siopao' bread they serve with at tan tan's or from any restaurant in city's china town. ugh! what the hell! i sound like a craving pregnant woman. and come to think of it, i'm suppose to be on diet as per my doc. my cholesterol was 270+. shet, i could stroke out for that. dammit, i need to have discipline, where can i get one??? pong is coming back and he shed few pounds. i'm now scared to ask how much but based on his pictures. he lost not just couple. i hate my body. we went shopping today, actually we've been going out a lot but could'nt find anything that fits. all these cute outfits and nothing fits. i hate it! i hate damn skinny ass chicks walking around with...their skinny asses. i'm a hater. i hate being like this. i'm a good person. i'm just not good looking at all. and on top of that, i'm fat. i'm far due from losing weight, he'll be back in 3 weeks and i might have gained actually. then i have to schedule for my follow up this month. i'm disgusted. with my self that is.

party's over
time flies...
seems like my life was on pause. just been working my ass off...
pong's birthday is over. him and rommel said before that they're gonna start countdown on his b-day. so i got 3 more weeks until he gets back. i can't wait. my friends said that party's over when he gets back. for me, that's when the party starts.
can't wait, miss him sooooooooooo much.

six bucks

last weekend, we waited for 45 min at cool cuts for kids. it was busy, last week before school starts...that's why. i'm impatient so we walked out of there. yesterday, after mom's appointment we stopped by the bx and saw that the barber shop was not busy at all and besides the haircut is 6 bucks compaired to 14 from cool cuts. i was like what the hell! lets try it! so here how it goes....


arend was so calm...good boy!


getting ticklish and feeling the buzzzzz effect of the trimmer...


then the old man nick his ear...dammit


arend suffered, he bleed (a bit), then had nightmares and crying all night. we all did'nt get a decent sleep.
(shit!) it wasn't worth the savings.

what if?
today is mom's check up with her oncologist and they did bloodworks. she went in by herself, i was in the waiting room. arend's with us ofcourse. but that's not really the reason why. i did'nt wanna go in there. i'm scared. i'm scared to hear bad news. according to her, the doc said that the cancer count usually elevates after 6 months past her chemotherapy. but does'nt necessarilly means that it's bad. have my fingers cross. i don't wanna think about it. oh god help us. i'm gonna lose my sanity.