Choir

***Disclaimer: Religious catholic people, please skip this blogpost. You will not like what's written here.

After almost 10 years (literally) of falling off the radar, I've rejoined the choir from our local parish. I don't care much about the Catholic Church but I like singing and I miss singing in a choir.

Mabuti nalang, friend ko yung pianist nila. At least may nakakausap ako.

Aside from my friend, none of them are aware that I've been in several choirs and have joined several competitions.

Syempre, I had to behave so tahimik lang ako. Mabuti nalang, they use sheet music kasi iba yung version nila ng mga church songs sa mga alam ko.

Some of the tenors were teaching me how to sight read, telling me ganito daw ibig sabihin pag nasa taas yung note. It was adorable, they thought I was a newbie at it. Although na-appreciate ko talaga yung effort nila. First day and they were very welcoming.

Alright.

So during mass, I wasn't doing the sign of the cross or answering back to those ridiculous prayers. Some of them we're looking at me funny. Siguro nagtataka sila kung bakit hindi ko ginagawa yung mga yun.

I really don't do the sign of the cross thing. I am a non-practicing-hardcore-bible-thumping-atheist.

Just because I like singing in a choir, it doesn't mean that I have to do what they do inside the church.

Like I said, I don't care much about the Catholic Church.

Why would I make an effort to follow the norms of a religion that insists that the life I've chosen is wrong?

Why would I follow a religion that says my kind would be the cause of the destruction of humanity?

So ayun, they were giving me weird glances but none of them had the balls to ask me anything about it.

Mabuti naman.

Healthy Living

Naisipan kong magluto nang Carbonara so pumunta ako sa SaveMore na malapit sa amin.

Habang nandun ako, sinabay ko na ang aking grocery shopping.

At dahil 2012 na, kelangan magbagong buhay ng slight.

Kaya eto ang grinocery ko.

O diba dear readers? Healthy living ang peg ko ngayon.

Yung mga de lata na nandyan, sa Carbonara ko ginamit.

So ayun, eto ang kinalabasan ng Carbonara.

The next day, dahil nga sa healthy living na ang drama ko ngayon, I had a salad for dinner.

So ayan ang salad na dinner ko.

In fairness masarap siya, napadami lang yung kamatis na nilagay ko.

Bonne appetit bitches! =)

Habang Pauwi

8PM

Kalalabas ko lang ng building namin nang bigla kong maalala na kailangan ko palang bumili ng pagkain para kay Misha.

Usually kasi pag pauwi ako, nagtataxi nalang ako kasi gabi na.

Nung araw na yun, kinailangan kong mag-jeep dahil sa isang petshop sa may Tandang Sora ako bumibili ng puppy food.

Sumakay ako ng jeep pa-Tandang Sora.

Nilabas ko ang phone ko kasi may nagtxt.

Huminto ang jeep sa may crossing ng Agham road dahil sa stop light.

Nagulat ako ng biglang may sumigaw sa loob ng jeep, kinabahan ako bigla.

Pagtingin ko, may tatlong lalaki na may hawak na balisong. Dun ko na-realize may holdapan na palang nagaganap sa jeep na sinakyan ko.

Nakaupo ako malapit sa driver. Buti nalang.

Hindi sila umabot sa pwesto namin.

Yung isa tumalon sa may bintana. Yung dalawa, tumakbo palabas ng jeep.

Yung mga nasa dulo, ilan sa kanila ang nakuhanan ng bag at cellphone.

Kaming mga nasa unahan, walang nakuha sa amin.

Kaloka lang.

First time na may ganyang kaganapan na nangyari sa akin.

For the first time in months, nagjeep ako pauwi at ganun pa yung nangyari.

Pagbaba ko ng jeep tinawagan ko yung isang friend ko at si Mama at medyo hysterical ako.

Sino ba naman ang hindi maloloka nun dear readers?!

Haaaay!!! Ka-imbey!

Hindi na ako sasakay ng jeep pauwi. Never again. Never ever ever ever again.

Kesehodang maubos pera ko kakataxi, at least makakauwi ako ng maayos sa bahay ko.

Conversations With Mariah

Sa smoking area.

Mariah: Alam mo may nagttxt sa akin.
Alvin: O ano ngayon?! May nagttxt din sa akin.
Me: Oo nga. Pati sa akin mag nagttxt din naman.
Mariah: Eh eto kasi hapon siya lagi nagttxt.
Me: May nagttxt din naman sa akin pag hapon ah.
Mariah: Leche kayo. Eto nga, inaaway ako lagi. Araw araw halos 100 na txt pinapadala niya.
Alvin: Binibilang mo teh?
Mariah: Eh nakikita ko sa phone eh. Sinasabi niya mafeeling daw ako. Mas maganda na daw siya sa akin ngayon. Mga ganun.
Alvin: Eh di sana sinabi mo "Eh ano naman ngayon kung maganda ka. Ako hindi pa!"
Me: Hahaha. Hindi ba siya natatakot sayo? Eh daganan mo lang yun, patay na siya.
Mariah: Leche kayong mga bakla kayo. Ihulog ko kaya kayo dyan?!
Alvin and Me: Hahaha

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Mariah: Ano ba yan. Wala parin akong boyfriend.
Me: Eh pano naman kasi nung pinagdasal mo na palibutan ka ng lalaki, hindi ka naging specific.
Mariah: Oo nga no. Wala akong kaibigan na straight. Puro bading.

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Mariah: Tara mag-gay bar tayo!
Me: Bakit?
Mariah: Wala lang. Rerespetuhin ako dun eh.
Me: Oo nga naman. Kahit maghubad ka dun wala silang pakialam.
Mariah: Oo nga. Tara na.

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Mariah: Kelan kaya ako magkaka boyfriend?
Alvin: Ako nalang kasi.
Mariah: Alvin, gusto ko magka boyfriend pero hindi ako desperada.
Me: Oo nga. Saka, ano yan? girl to girl? Hahaha
Mariah: Oo nga.
Me: Alam mo Mariah, relax ka lang. Sigurado ako pag nagkajowa ka, siya ang magiging pinakaswerte sa buong mundo.
Mariah: Talaga?! Bakit naman?!
Me: Syempre, hindi siya magugutom. Tignan mo naman, kaliwang bilbil pwedeng sinigang, yung kanan adobo, yung batok mo liempo, yung tenga mo sisig. Madami pang matitira.
Mariah: Leche ka.
Alvin: Oo nga, mansanas nalang pwede ka nang pang noche buena.
Mariah: Mga walanghiya talaga kayo.

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Mariah: Parang napapansin ko close kayo lately.
Me: Syempre. Friends nga eh.
Mariah: Friends ba talaga?
Me: Oo nga, friends lang kami.
Mariah: Sosyal, artista lang.
Me: Eh ganun talaga yun. Bakit ba affected ka?
Mariah: Eh alam mong type ko yun. Mangaagaw.
Me: Hoy hindi ko siya inagaw. Kahit kelan hindi ko siya inagaw dahil kahit kelan hindi siya naging iyo.
Mariah: Hahaha.
Me: At saka, friends nga lang kami.
Mariah: Ok fine. Nag lunch ka na?
Me: Hindi pa.
Mariah: Tara lunch na tayo.
Me: Sige lang. Hinihintay ko siya. Sabay kaming maglulunch.
Mariah: Friends lang pala ah.
Me: Oo nga. Malosyosa!
Mariah: Bading.
Me: Bading ka din. Kulang ka lang sa parts.
Mariah: Aray hahaha.

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Me: Mariah, mukha kang doll ngayon.
Alvin: Oo nga no?
Mariah: Talaga?
Me: Oo nga. Ikaw yung Philippine version ni Barbie. Ikaw si Barbell.
Alvin: Hahaha
Me: Oh diba? Pwede ka nang laruan, pwede ka pang free weights
Alvin: Oo tapos pwede kang pangdisplay sa halloween tapos pwede ka ring tusuk-tusukin ng pin.
Mariah: Walanghiya talaga kayong mga bakla kayo ako nanaman nakita ninyo.

Bed

"I really like your bed", sabi ng friend kong si AJ.

"Really? Why?", I asked.

He looked at me. Nakaupo siya sa dulo ng bed ko. I was by my pillows.

"Wala lang. It's comfy."

Bigla siyang nahiga.

"It's not. It's too soft. I wanted a spring mattress."

"Still, it's comfy. What size is this?", he asked me. He was staring at my wall clock.

"I think it's a double. I like this size. It's not too big or too small. Plus it can hold all of my pillows."

"How many pillows do you have anyway?"

"Six", I answered.

Natawa siya. He was looking at me funny. Naweirduhan ata dahil ang dami kong unan.

"My bed's too big. It's a queen size. I can sleep diagonally if I want to", he said with a laugh.

"This bed is just right for me. I don't want a big bed."

"Why?", he asked.

"My bed is fine. I don't want a big bed because when I go to sleep and when I wake up--"

"There's no one beside you?", he asked finishing my sentence.

"Yeah. I don't want anything to remind me that I'm alone."

He looked at me with those brown eyes of his.

There was a moment of silence.

He suddenly got up came close to me and patted me on the back.

Napangiti nalang ako kasi I've never told anyone that.

Breakfast at Pancake House

Wednesday.

I was really early for work that day. For the first time in 10 months, I went to work at 7AM. Yes dear readers. Surprise surprise. I was at work that early.

The thing is, hindi kasi ako natulog magdamag. I couldn't sleep the night before and when I realized it was almost 5 in the morning, I decided to stay up at pumasok nalang ng maaga. 

O diba? Zombie mode lang.

Nag email ako sa boss ko at tinanong ko kung pwede akong pumasok ng maaga. Keri lang daw. 

At dahil medyo lutang ako nun, I asked my friend Ellaine out for breakfast because I needed food. Originally, I wanted to go to Coffee Bean but for some reason it was still closed at that time. Ayun, gumora kami sa Pancake House.

We ordered the same thing. Pan Chicken Special set.

In fairness, nairaos ko ang araw na yun. Although nung mga bandang 11:30 hindi ko na talaga kinaya. Pumunta ako sa friend kong si Jelai at sabi ko matutulog ako at pakigising ako after an hour.

So instead na kumain ako ng lunch, bumorlogs ako ng bongga sa lounge namin. Dedma kesehodang may mga tao nun.

In fairness, kung gusto kong mag 7am-4pm na shift, pwedeng ganun ang gawin ko. Wag matulog magdamag at bumorlogs pag-uwi. Kunsabagay, ganun naman gawain ko nung college pa ako.

Hello 2012

For New Year's eve, I went to my uncle's house for dinner. After dinner, which was around 10:30pm, me and my cousins decided to go to my house and wait for the clock to strike 12 because we'd have a great view of the fireworks from my balcony.

Para naman hindi kami ma-bore, dumaan muna kami ng Yellow Cab at bumili ng pizza tapos pumunta kami ng store para bumili ng beer at coke. Party party!!!

We didn't buy fireworks kasi wala kami sa mood magpaputok.

My cousins asked me to bring out my flowlights para may paglaruan kami.

It was a fun night.

2011 for me was a good year.

I met a lot of new friends. I went to Baguio, La Union, Bacolod, Cebu, Bohol, and Ilocos. I got promoted. I rarely got sick. And much much more.

2011 was a year of a lot of blessings for me.

I'm glad I ended the year right. Partying.

2011 was good. 2012 will be a great year for me.

Mark my words dear readers, I can feel it my bones.

Mas bongga ang 2012 para sa akin.

Pak!

Pre-New Year Lunch

When I got back from Laoag, me and my friends had a pre-new year's day lunch.

None of us would be around for New Year kasi ako naka-leave nanaman at yung iba naman sa amin, naka rest day.

Sosyal diba? Naka leave na nga ako ng xmas, naka leave pa ako for new year. Ako na ang mala-studyante. Me na! Me na talaga!

We ordered the Party Bucket Package of KFC. It wasn't that expensive, considering ang daming food na nasa package.

Here's what the package had: 10pcs chicken, 10 rice, 5 spaghetti's, 5 fixin's, 10 barbeque rods, 5 large gravy and 2 1.5 bottles of coke.

Oh diba? Pag di ba naman kami nabusog eh ewan ko nalang. Kudos to Alvin dahil siya ang nag-suggest na party bucket orderin namin.

It's good to have friends.

Tama?