Apr 28, 2005

bits & pieces

.::i cannot believe it---constantine was voted out of AI! huhuhuhu...no more cute guy on American Idol.

.::met up with friends from kester. dinner at gerry's and coffee at starbucks with emma, allan (emma's hubby) and judy. masarap talaga pag libre. happy bday ems!

.::i am venturing into something new...im scared and at the same time excited.

.::i have to start on my assignment which is due on saturday. i had the entire week to do it, but as usual i haven't even started on it. why can i be so lazy?!?!?

.::i wonder if quezon city hall is later. i need to have some documents processed and i am not sure if they are open because of the 4 day work week schedule of government offices.

.::it's past midnight and i wonder where MSO is....

Apr 22, 2005

reality TV shows

on american idol...
i don't know how AMERICA is voting, but for me 2 contestants (anwar and nadia) who have been voted out already deserve a spot in AI. how i wish i could vote...wishful thinking.

on survivors palau...
stephenie deserves to be ulitmate survivor, i hope she doesn't get voted out next week. she is the sole survivor of the ulong tribe. girl power! galing!

on amazing race 7...
final 3 for me would be rob and amber, merdith and gretchen and uchenna and joyce (who willingly shaved her hair for the fast forward). i read on the internet that amazing race 8 would ba a family edition. that should be exciting.

aside from the above mentioned reality tv shows, i love watching the contender ( i have been fond of boxing and wrestling even as a kid), starting over, the bachelor, america's next top model, temptation island, the apprentice, the simple life, queer eye, the casino and kung anu-ano pa. am i addicted to reality TV shows or huwat!

i better catch some zzzz i have to be at school by 8am....

happy weekend all!
He Says: I'll Always Stay In Love This Way

I never lost the love that I have given you
With all the things that we have all been through
I’ve never stayed in love before
As much as I have stayed in love with you

You, you never thought the feelings
Meant for you were true
‘coz everytime we’re all alone you wonder
If I’ll really never change
And if I’ll really stay in love with you

Love, it needs just you and me to stay together
Even if there’s nothing more
The best is there forever
Love, we have to stay this way in love forever
Even if you change your ways
I’ll always stay this way

‘coz I, I will always stay this way in love with you
I will always stay this way in love with you
I will always stay this way in love with you

You, you never thought the feeling
Meant for you were true
‘coz everytime we’re all alone you wonder
If I’ll really never change
And if I’ll really stay in love with you

Love…
It needs just you and me to stay together
Even if there’s nothing more
The best is there forever
Love…
We have to stay this way in love forever
Even if you change your ways
I’ll always stay this way

‘coz I, I will always stay this way in love with you
I will always stay this way in love with you

She says: Someone Like you

There’s a wind that blows
It’s calling your name
And its speaks to me again and again
Telling me go to him
Don’t let him go
Hold him close to you
Then you will know
The meaning of love
Exactly what is all about
The feeling that I get when I can’t forget
Everything that makes me want to
That’s how deep it goes
All I really know is that I love you so

And if it’s the only thing I ever do
Then I know it’s true
That I should love someone like you
Someone who believes in me
Makes my voice to sing with a heart so free
As sure as I can be
For me if one dream can come true
Then I will love someone like you

In your eyes I see
A life that could mean so much more
With you next to me
And if time is cruel
Well I won’t try to hide
I could walk through fire
With you by my side
Cause after all if we want forever
There’s a hand to hold through the sad and cold
When nobody wants to know you
So never let it go
And you’ll never be alone
Knowing that I love you so

And if it’s the only thing I ever do
Then I know it’s true
That I should love someone like you
Someone who believes in me
Makes my voice to sing with a heart so free
As sure as I can be
For me if one dream can come true
Then I will love someone like you

So never let it go
And you’ll never be alone
Knowing that I love you so

And if it’s the only thing, the only thing I ever do
Then I know it’s true
That I should love someone like you
Someone who believes in me
Makes my voice to sing with a heart so free
As sure as I can be
For me if one dream can come true
Then I will love someone like you

Then I should love someone like you

Apr 18, 2005

Happy Birthday,Joe Jr!


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Originally uploaded by macing.

i miss hanging out with you...
i miss your tsinelas...
i miss your laughter...
i miss my drinking buddy...

but hey, it was nice seeing you last week. to my closest cousin,maligayang bati! thank you for all the fun and the laughter. thank you for always listening to me. thank you for all the advices and for always being true. i will see you again soon. lets drink to that!

Apr 15, 2005

please visit my multiply site. it's

http://macing.multiply.com

i just posted picutres of victorias at that site.
have a great weekend to all!
CAUTION: LONG POST AHEAD!

im back! the bacolod trip was of course to say goodbye to manang melo but it was also a time to see my dear relatives again. a short recap of my trip...

Day 1
-- At 3:30 am, My significant other (MSO) brought me and mommy to the airport.
-- We got to check-in 20 mins before the scheduled flight because of the mossimo beach bodies contestants that were blocking the entrance of the airport.
-- Arrived bacolod at 6AM, was picked up by toto (salamat for being the official taga sundo and taga hatid!) went to his house to see andy (very cute baby) and then mom and i went to victorias.
-- Woke up sassa as soon as i we got there. Said a short prayer for manang melo. had a medyo madramang moment with the rest of the family and then had breakfast. The rest of the morning was spent playing cards and tulud-tulud.
-- A few minutes before lunch, other relatives from manila arrived.
-- After lunch, with borgy and sassa we went to don bosco in search for a priest for the late afternoon mass in the house. no priest was available since it was a sunday and it was such a short notice.
-- We then went to Lopuez, the biggest mall in victorias city which was about 15 minutes drive (tama ba?) to buy paper plates, straws and coke light (tama pala ako when i told MSO the previous night over dinner that i should bring coke light kasi baka malayo ang bilihan).
-- After we got back to the house, i was so sleepy as i only had an hour of sleep so it was nap time for me.
-- Woke up at around 4PM, went outside the room to check on what everyone was doing and what we were eating for merienda. hehehe...
-- Played with alec and had a taste of Tita A's homemade banana chips which were really yummy.
-- As my other cousins went to mass at 6PM in the cathedral, i took the chance to freshen up and prepare for the very long evening ahead.
-- After dinner, friends started to arrive. helped entertain and serve food. it was also a chance to see manang cecil and manong toto whom i have not seen for a very long time. my mom was also able to see her classmate from highschool. it was funny listening to them exchange stories of their high school life.
-- Manang Cecil tried to teach me how to play majong but failed as i still don't know how to play.
-- Called it a day at 2AM.

Day 2

-- Woke up at 7:30AM! Got a message from MSO that made me upset but talking to him compensated for it. in short, bati din kami agad. hehehe!
-- By 9AM, we (me,sassa,tita sol,bgurl,manang cecille,manong toto and manang Ginjon) were on our way to bacolod to buy some stuff and to book my ticket back to manila.
-- We were back to victorias by 1PM. The whole afternoon was spent watching my tito's and tita's play majong while eating butong pakwan. ha!
-- Got tired watching them play and eating butong pakwan and so we decided to go to the golf course. I can't even remember the last time i went there but the place is not like before. The tennis court is now a talahiban and they don't have the bowling alley anymore. Atleast, they were able to maintain the golf course.
-- A trip to victorias/bacolod will never be complete without INASAL! even ifthey had prepared dinner in the house, we still bought inasal. inasal costs 40 per stick only. equivalent to a quarter size chicken. sobrang mura and super delish! i can eat inasal everyday!
-- Manang poly , the family's manicurista and pedicurista went to tita in's house so i had my pedicure for only Php30.00 with nail polish pa. who would not want to live in bacolod?
-- Soon after, friends started coming again. It was the last night of the wake kaya it was a very busy night. I met a lot of tito's and tita's ( friends of my mom or that of my uncles and aunties).
-- The entire evening was spent sharing stories and eating.
-- My day ended a few minutes before 3AM.

Day 3

-- Woke up at 5:45AM. Took a bath immediately and prepared for the burial. Mass was scheduled at 8:30AM.
-- Convoy left the house at exactly 8AM, we got to the cemetery after a few minutes. When we got there, the mood immediately changed.
-- After the burial, we stayed for another hour. And then we went back to tita sol's house for lunch.
-- Left victorias at 1PM for bacolod.

And now, I am back in manila. happy din kasi i was able to see and spend time with MSO. But as i go back to manila, i have to deal with a lot of things again. I promise to post pictures hopefully by tom.

Apr 8, 2005

thursday afternoon as i was on my way home from makati i got a text message from my mom that manang melo has passed away already. I had to read the message 6 times for i could not believe that after more that a year, she has finally given up her battle.

since she had that second attack last year, she has been on a persistent vegetative state just like Teri Schiavo. But unlike Teri, we have all fought the battle with manang melo. We have been all hopeful and prayerful that God will continue to make a miracle in her life. We all prayed that one day, she will rise up from her bed and be the same old manang melo.

i have seen what a fighter manang melo is. i know how determined she was to have the open heart surgery. our endless trips to heart center's charity department. her joy when a rotary club sponsored her operation. i was with her when a few days before her scheduled operation, we almost lost her. i was there when she was brought to the operating room. i was outside the ICU of the heart center everyday after the operation. i was there when she was finally sent home by the doctors. i saw how determined she is to live for manong zaldy and for her childern. how disciplined she was with regards to her eating habits and exercise.

i know she has fought until the end. i know that she has even tried to bargain with God to let her stay a little more longer only to prepare us, her loved ones.

i know God has prepared a better place for you in heaven manang melo. a place where you will no longer need a NGT, an oxygen, an IV or even a nurse. A place where you can freely move. It is indeed time for you to rest, a time for you to go.

i promise to look over bgurl and borgy just like how you looked over me. i promise to treat them just how you have treated me--just like your own daughter. Thank you for all the wonderful summer vacations in victorias. thank you for always taking time off every time i take a vacation just to bring me around. thank you for always listening to me and for being the cool and wonderful tita that you are. thank you for fighting and for being strong. Rest now and enjoy the party God has prepared for you in heaven, manang melo. we love you and we will surely miss you. Give our love to wowo and wawa. And as what everyone says, no goodbyes just see you soon.