a frog in my throat?

It's already Wednesday and I still can't shake this sore throat I've had since this weekend in Orange County. (Kimmy's Froggy invaded my throat! ha ha) I'm whining like a baby but I'm sure it's nothing compared to the locals living near these fires. Once again, my heart goes out to these families affected by the wildfires.

Looking forward, this weekend should be pretty action packed starting off with Halloween. There's a possibility for rain in the forecast but let's cross our fingers for all the trick or treaters. I'm actually pretty excited to pass out candy and see the lil kiddies in my neighborhood all dressed up. Who knows what I'll do after passing out candy.. Any ideas for a Friday Halloween night?

Saturday is the Stanford/UCLA game and that should be pretty interesting. My brother is a UCLA alum while my bf is a Stanford alum, and we're all sitting on the Stanford side. Imagine in a sea of cardinal red, there will be some baby blue and guess who that brave soul will be... you guessed it - my dorky brother. I think I'll stay neutral for this game.

Sunday, however, I will be a definite fan for the Niners/Rams game at Candlestick Park (I refuse to call it 3Com). I think my dad brainwashed us since birth to be Niners fans - anything outside of that resulted in being disowned. I heard the seats we got are completely awesome! Thanks babe for getting the tix! *mwah*

Gerard & Susan get married!

Wow, it's Monday and I'm actually doing a full weekend recap.

This weekend I headed down to Orange County to see a very good family friend of ours get married to a really sweet girl named Susan. This was the first time I had ever met her, yet we both knew so much about each other because of Gerard constantly babbling about all the friends she hadn't met yet.

I got into LA on Friday only with my brother heading straight to his favorite place to eat in LA, Johnnie's. The only thing I love there are the french fries so I headed across the street to Tito's Tacos. Super yummy hole in the wall mexican food! There were damn long lines and by the time I finally made it up to the front and started ordering, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. My first blogger hoodie sighting!! After waiting for so long in line and being a bit too far from the car to grab a camera, I saw a guy walk past us with his hoodie and a patch on the side of it with the Georgetown bulldog. Of course, I texted Eric right away and chuckled to myself.

That night, I met up with some of the college friends. I met up with Carmen, Anh, and Eric to wander a couple of the bars in Costa Mesa. Let's just say I woke up the next morning still a bit intoxicated and somehow made it to the wedding.

This wedding has to be the most tearful wedding I've been to. The church was absolutely beautiful with a simplistic modern look to it, located in Dana Point. Unfortunately, due to the SoCal wildfires, you could not see the cliffside view. However, all eyes were on the bride and groom so it didn't really matter. In short, the reception was very interactive and activity packed. The highlight was the first dance, sending me into tears yet again. You could tell so much thought was put into this special day. Congrats Gerard & Susan!

Lastly, after a weekend in a very gloomy, ash filled SoCal, my heart goes out to all the people affected by the numerous fires going on down in Southern California. On the way back up last night, we saw some of the fires in Ventura off the 5. The car was covered in ash and soot and my throat definitely paid for it. We'll have to keep these brave firefighters and the people affected in our prayers.

In my usual pattern.. highlights from last weekend... (3 days later.. NOT BAD!)

* My honey's 10 year high school reunion at Bay Meadows
* Winning a fluke bet on one of the horses - go #2!! HA! to the guy that told me that #2 wasn't going to win!
* Sisca surprising my @ss at Hawaiian Drive Inn with Emmiel followed with me screaming to the top of my lungs
* Jenn & Elvin's wedding / seeing all the KDPhi alums
* Kingston's going away party
* Sleeping all day long on Sunday after church and running errands
* TGIF's with Alan, Sis, Emmiel, and Jorge making funny faces at the camera

It's now Wednesday and not too much has happened. Actually, today my honey's kids (football team) won their last game . 7-0 for the whole season. Must be the Coach... Congrats babe! *mwah*

Free Ice Cream Sundae!

I went to Ghiradelli's a couple of weeks ago with my bf and shared a banana split.... Next will be a sundae!

Happy Birthday Jerome!!

Finally! I woke up this morning with a full night's sleep. Thank you, Mr. Sandman. Let's hope tonight is the same way.

On a side note, peace of mind is such an assuring, warm feeling. Now I know why parents hate worrying so much. It nearly drove me insane the last few days but I've got to admit it made me realize a few things about myself. *smile*

My Blankie & Me...

Last night was another night of insomnia... lately it's getting to be more and more frequent. As I laid there tossing and turning with my blankie, I began to think about how much my blankie has gone through with me. If my blankie could talk, it would be spitting out so many memories (now don't u all be getting any ideas).

I got blankie when I was in the kindergarten. He's one of those fuzzy brown blankets with an animal (a tiger) on it (almost every filipino family i knew of had one). I also had a grey one (my backup in case the brown one was in the laundry, but that's another story). I remember being wrapped around in it all the time and at that time, I thought it was the biggest blanket in the world! I even made my forts with it. Now, it's just perfect for me. He was there when I cried and when I was happy, when I was sick and when I was freezing cold. He was even there when I fainted at my parent's house.

Hopefully, blankie will give me some pleasant sleep tonight.

Blog Infusion

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Ever have one of those days where u just don't want to get out of bed? It's not because you want to sleep more but because you just don't want to see anyone.

I knew I should have worked from home.

a few moments of venting...

i've considered myself pretty patient...err correction... i've learned to be more patient. This last week and especially this weekend has been pretty trying, almost as if i'm being tested.

One of my rules in life, even outside of religious sentiment is "Do unto others as you would like done to you..." (i know those aren't the exact words but u all know what i mean). Whenever I've ever needed to make a decision, I've always asked myself, how would i feel to be on the other end of this action/decision? For the most part, it usually works.

I know most people aren't that simple about how they live their lives, but still, isn't it common sense to be considerate of other people's feelings? Don't things work out so much better when you just talk it out and be completely honest? Whether I'm talking about my family, my bf, my housemates, my friends, etc it's just one of those things. As you get older, you learn to empathize with people a lot more. In my case, I'm going through this frustration where people I really care about are testing my patience. I can't help but be mad and disappointed all at the same time.

In these cases... what do I do? Tineybopper cleans anything and everything in site. I cleaned the extra room in the house and made it ready to be moved into. I cleaned out the garage and even arranged my shoes and the extra boxes in there. I even handwashed some of my laundry! So while my laundry dries and while I sit here and figure out how to keep myself entertained, I'll just accept the fact that I have no idea what's going on right now. Maybe it's a hint from someone up there to enjoy a lil more 'me' time.

Woot Woot!

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Napster rises from the ashes

My best friend in college and in Austin post college is back, but no longer free. Napster debuted its pay service today.

Auntie Tine

That sounds kinda cute! My childhood best friend, Deanna, just let me in on the news...
Congrats Tim & Deanna!
June 16, 2004 is just around the corner!

Neighbors I Never Knew About??

This last weekend, my friend, Tom, and I moved all the big stuff from my old room to my new room. (Jorge was being a princess) Being that it's been a few days now, I'm finally getting a bit more settled in and a lot more comfy. Within these few days, I've noticed a kind of random ongoing murmur that I've never heard of in the past 2 1/2 years I've lived here. At first I thought it was the new couple that lived next door but for some reason it just didn't seem like a sound that could come from a person. I always heard this sound in the early morning and mid afternoon, too.

Today, I ended up having to work from home and throughout the afternoon, all I kept hearing was this really annoying type of 'coo'ing'. After shutting my window finally, I see 3 pigeons fly right by. *light bulb* I start thinking to myself..."Don't tell me...There's a freakin pigeon nest right outside my window.." So, I called my brother to verify all of this (He had been living in this room the last 2 1/2 years). His response.."Oh, did I forget to mention your had new neighbors?... Enjoy the pigeons!" Just my luck.

It's already October?!? Boy does time fly. I was watching the news this morning, only to be reminded that the 'Do Not Call' List for telemarketers would take effect today. There's still a ton of stuff they're hashing out on policy but hopefully we can all say bye to those irritating telemarketers that absolutely love to call you during dinner every night.

That reminds me of a guy that called my apartment one day in SLO...

*ring ring*
me: Hello?
guy: Hello little girl. Is your mommy or daddy home?
me: Umm, no. They don't live here.
guy: Oh wow. Is your legal guardian there?
me: Umm, no. I don't have a legal guardian.
guy: Well, who do you live with then?
me: That's really none of your business.
guy: Well who takes care of you then?
me: Excuse me?
guy: Umm, can I ask you how old you are?
me: I'm 22, you jack@ss.
guy: Oh! Well , I'm Joe Schmoe and I was wondering if you'd be interested in subscribing to the San Jose Mercury News.
me: Hell no. *click*

HaHa... I always think of that story when I think of telemarketers. Say bye bye to annoying telemarketers today!!