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Second chances

_killerbee — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:36:24 GMT

I remembered a quote from a movie I never watched all the way thru. 3 years after I bought it, I finally saw the film.

Sometimes there are things worth a second glance.

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Writer's Block: Once Upon a Time

_killerbee — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:06:14 GMT

Not a fairy tale (I don't think...) but my answer will be Mulan anyway. I liked how she didn't wait around until her life happened. Oh and I liked how even if she was not your cookie-cutter female princess type lead, there was someone for her anyway (^^,)

Monday muscles

_killerbee — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:08:02 GMT

Hello endorphins! Friggin knackered but glad I pushed myself to sweat it out with the kind of day this turned out to be. :-|

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At the garden

_killerbee — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:11:12 GMT

Am not eavesdropping... The people from the next table are obnoxiously loud and what's painful is this lady with her friggin phony accent. Make it stop! Earplugs!!! Need earplugs!!!

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My Vocab (last week) on Constant Loop

_killerbee — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:48:38 GMT

Last week, except for when I was speaking with colleagues - it seemed to me like my statements where confined to five sentences on perennial loop. And before I forget 'em, thought I'd put them down so I can go back to this entry and remember that once upon a time I found myself truly truly truly appreciating the profound influence of Meteor Garden (ha!) and/or watching foreign series with subtitles instead of the dubbed versions...

1. Xie Xie Ni - Thank You
2. Bu Yong Xie - No need (to thank) / It's nothing
3. Dui Bu Qi - I'm sorry
4. Wo Bu Zhi Dao - I don't know
5. Wo Bu Dong - I don't understand

writing about best bestie moments

_killerbee — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:47:41 GMT

there's lots of these you see...

but right now what sticks out the most is...

drum roll please - the TROY MONTERO scandal:

item - which k9 member who after browsing through magazines with another k9 regular made a comment about aubrey miles's confession about her love child from former flame?

and just seconds after she said this - troy montero - hubbie of aubrey miles walked past with said love child

BEBANG!!!!

haha, love ya doc - sorry but that was just toooooo good not to share.

sharing is caring...

bow!

(^o^,)

writing about guilty pleasure

_killerbee — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:06:47 GMT

I'M PUBESCENT!!!

Haha - perhaps one of the many bits that had me in stitches as I watched this movie. Okay, come on - it's Zac Efron. And throw in the one who brought Chandler Bing - one of my fave male characters - alive! How could I not watch it?

It's was easy, relaxing and brainless viewing.

Sure I kinda wondered, will this kid ever star in a movie where he neither sings or plays basketball?

And sure I was wondering how many more times will they produce a highschool do-over flick...

But it was fun.

I laughed (okay, snorted at one point - sue me - stop laughing Bang!) and for a li'l bit before I had bury my head back to work - I got m'self a good bit of distraction...in the form of rippling biceps, veiny forearms and washboard abs. Yowza!

writing about one fine saturday

_killerbee — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:17:46 GMT

A HAT AND WIG PARTY.

I'm sorry what was that?

Yes, a hat and wig party! Cool cat Kathy celebrated her birthday this weekend where we all came in donning our preferred (or available) hair / head accessory. Just to summarize the fun and fantastic:

Our star of the night, Kathy had long curly brown locks. Very diva-esque. J.Lo? No - better. Rosalinda. G@gah! ;p Seriously, along with fab bling and lovely girly ensemble - she simply was a supahstah. (Happy birthday doll!)

Boom was in light floral dress and had gone from curly sue to goldilocks. Yes, she was blonde. Straight blonde. Very stepford wife minus the creepy robot eek! And from photos she was also methinks once again channeling the inner cheerleader.

Jay was our wee tinkerbell with her golden star-ishtudded wreath. Reminiscent of first holy communion head gear, Jay was such a good girl that she'd walked out of the cluster still wearing the precious diadem. Hayluvet! Kidney, kidney. It was really cute and could have nicked it if only Jay didn't need her "halo".

Bang shot out from a scene of Chicago that evening. But if she starts with the song and dance - very Debbie Gibson (Electric Dreams? ;p) In purple flapper dress, full-on pearl layers and felt MJ hat, she was a breath away from singing 'He had it coming....he had it coming...'

Nog was our beach babe in her summer halter dress and straw hat. Yes, she has taken the plunge (Brava girl! Am very proud chikka. Must share the gifts of nature I say)! But our resident girly girl looked fab and could someday give me a run for m'money ;p

And lastly, I was (expectedly) in pink (dress), plunging (errr...) and puti (hat) ;p Thank you to Mr. Thomson I was a cowgirl that evening. McLeod's Daughters statue?

It was fun fun and yes, more fun.

Here's to the next one chikkas!

writing about 'i am not a morning person'

_killerbee — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:34:44 GMT

in the last couple of months - i've needed to set aside 2 hour snooze time.

and last night - i had to set my alarm for 3am so i can get up at 5am and be off to work by 6am.

i haven't had coffee.

i'm knackered and it's only 10.30am.

who's a happy bunny?

writing random thoughts

_killerbee — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:28:12 GMT

i'm having a bipolar episode. so thought i'd park some of the things running through the clutter fest that is my brain. here we go:

- walked from SMM to AM after revenue and sales meeting. i don't mind walking. i DO mind walking in heels. why did i do that? right. no cab.

- i'm down to 19 days before quit day. knowing how stubborn i am i figured it wouldn't be such a big deal - quitting. but i'm counting down. hmmm, maybe i'm more anxious about it than i think.

- having a 'i-want-to-put-someone-through-a-wall' moment.

- going to singapore for a fam trip. excited about that one. will be dropping in on some friends and staying in fab digs. noyce.

- did i mention that i effing hate meetings that turn out to be complete waste o' time?

- need to find my hat for saturday. whee!

- it's 9.25pm. why am i still reading up on depressing economic (non)developments?

and that's wednesday!

writing about the week before i turn

_killerbee — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:49:58 GMT

I turn 27 next week and at the moment I'm deliberating if I turn back celebrate my 25th year on that day, which will continue for the next three years and then I go through the process of deliberation again.

Hmmm...a pickle indeed.

Typically when my birthday approaches, I go through a somewhat depressive patch. An existential crisis of sorts? (why am I here? what is my purpose in life? why am I still getting laugh lines when I've been so stressed?) Maybe not. I can't explain it but it usually happens.

I don't see this turning up this year though.

It could be the endorphins as a result of going back to actively exercising.

It could be the fact that am so busy that logically there wouldn't be an available time slot to be depressed.

Or it could be that really, i just feel incredibly...truly fortunate.

I saw a lot of changes this year.

Not just in my life.

Some of them happy.

Some of them sad.

But right now am smiling because they happened and i was somehow, at some point - part of it.

Hmmm...okay so maybe a bit existential then... ;p

writing about bkk training day 1

_killerbee — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:40:10 GMT

it's pop training day 1.

apart from the fact that my tummy is going wonky, things are going okay.

i love bangkok and the property we're staying in happens to be the very first ever that i saw outside of our cluster and a real beaut...

today's training was still pretty laid back. it's more on briefing. the hard core stuff comes in the next four days.

meanwhile, i'm just enjoying the student feel for now.

more bkk news and photos to follow.

churs!

writing about listening harder

_killerbee — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:24:46 GMT

I've liked this song the moment I heard it. Great melody, easy listening and hey, it's Rob Thomas. But today while I was working on a long-overdue manual, I plugged in my earphones and put it on.

And then the lyrics started to sink in.

Isn't it funny how sometimes you just listen harder and then everything comes out in an entirely different light?

I think I love this song even more so now.

Ever the Same

We were drawn from the weeds
We were brave like soldiers
Falling down under the pale moonlight
You were holding to me
Like a someone broken
And I couldn't tell you but I'm telling you now

Just let me hold you while you're falling apart
Just let me hold you so we both fall down

Fall on me
Tell me everything you want me to be
Forever with you forever in me
Ever the same

We would stand in the wind
We were free like water
Flowing down
Under the warmth of the sun
Now it's cold and we're scared
And we've both been shaken
Look at us
Man, this doesn't need to be the end

Just let me hold you while you're falling apart
Just let me hold you so we both fall down

Fall on me tell me everything you want me to be
Forever with you
Forever in me
Ever the same
Call on me
I'll be there for you and you'll be there for me
Forever it's you
Forever in me
Ever the same

You may need me there
To carry all your weight
But you're no burden I assure
You tide me over
With a warmth I'll not forget
But I can only give you love

writing about the sunset behind me

_killerbee — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:27:57 GMT

this is always going to be something with work I suppose. I have for the third time in the last six months, switched offices again. This time I'm at the seventh floor of our building, overlooking the property pool. It's a pretty ideal location actually. And I would enjoy the view if a few more hunka-burnin love residents would go swimming more often. It's very quiet up here (people who know me will understand that this can drive me up the wall sometimes as I need some noise to be able to function) and I'm seriously serioulsy still trying to adjust to it.

Come 3 o clock we have to shut the drapes because of the glare of the sun. It's pulled open again a little after five where we just manage to catch the sunset. Naks, dramatic. One thing I did notice since I moved to my new location is it's now very easy for me to get this unshakable itch to go home soon as the world outside gets dark.

It's...different.

Oh look, it's dark out.

Tah!

writing about the loong weekend

_killerbee — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:06:45 GMT

so i guess i'm weird eh

because after months of stressful simultaneous assignments

we're given three days to relax

and i was excruciatingly bored

i was watching dvds at my place which is something i would typically do for an entire weekend in laguna

but this time i was painfully aware of how bored i was

it's a good thing i met up with the girls sunday

really brightened up the long break

we went to podium, first spending hours at ucc and then walking around trying to find boots for katuts. we, of course, did not end up with the intended purchase. i got a jacket and k got new sunglasses. ha.

so generally it was good.

now if only i could figure out how to sleep like a normal human being again (i find myself waking up every 2, 4 and then 5 am) then everything should be good.

writing about the outback jacks

_killerbee — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:47:12 GMT

somewhere between the opening of our new property and my ongoing post rebranding work, ct and i made some new friends:

with beer o clock pals

apparently ct is long-lost twin of irish comedian jimeoin. this is him with his #1 fan club

at the outback, there's this thing called last-last-last. but really, it's not until 8 or so beers after that they stop drinking.

it's not always nights out...we saw 'em at one occasion when the sun was actually out. during this special breakfast, q boyz (what up) got a goodie bag of cocktail umbrellies and soap on a rope. long story kiddies. long but amusing story...

you know i reckon ct also looks like another celebrity...
yeah? who?

that's right, embrace reality... v(^o^)v

so this isn't the whole group actually. a bunch of them didn't make it on account of too many last-last-last...

one of the highlights of this is meeting the kids of one of them outback jacks. mmc has four girls. in the last two weeks of his post here, his wife and four adorable girls visited and we got had good fun... messing with mr. bean...

hanging out at time zone...

and making goofy faces

they're starting to go in batches and while it'll sad to see 'em go, i'll have a 12-step program and care packages of chicken salt and tim tams to look forward to.

writing about sweet anticipation

_killerbee — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:11:39 GMT

I'm excited about my mini break to Cebu come Labor Day weekend.

I really...really...really need the break.

Pre-mini break though, I have the following to look forward to:

1. pasalubong from officemates. CT is heading to bangkok and ED is going to US. from BKK i have requested for my usual bath and body products (ie. dove and lux that are only in BKK), flip flops and a sarong. from US, i'm hoping for canned ravioli and microwave pie thingy. ha! i'm so easy.

2. company outings. not like i'm swimming or anything because seriously, i'm that tired and just that lazy, i just want to relax and hang out for a day. a work day at that. yahoo.

3. scrap book project. i have a new scrapbook project. no it's not my scrap book and i guess that's part of why i'm excited about it. it's to be given as a gift/token and i can't wait to get started. ooh, supposed creative juices flowing.

okay, this dork is going to park out before i end up gushing about totally silly things even more.

tah!

writing about meeting up with the chikkas

_killerbee — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:15:39 GMT

today was the belated birthday celebration of dear friend kathy at new place to be ... serendra.

le hangout? cupcakes by sonja.

desired victual? why cupcakes of course.

though only a few hours, it was such fun meeting up. such a welcome break from the stress attacks of project which will be officially turnover / launch in four days (knees banging in anxiety...)

there were more absentees than usual...which is why we had to make up for it with our object for the day with two rounds of snap shots. kathy to provide photo later on so visual aids to follow.

at first it was the fork and then the huge balls (giggle...) lying around the grounds of serendra.

so what did i learn from our brief catch up:

kathy - while on a business trip in famous land down under had welcome sight of men walking around in nothing but shorts and their backpacks.

bang - in the middle of her 'grey's anatomy' schedule has managed to squeeze in a social life which ahem, has potential. rock on sister.

noggie - although quite sickly is a happy bunny as tita is slated to come home in the coming week. griping though because of uneven haircut (layered, nyahaha) and made beeline for salon after.

see? fantastic afternoon really.

writing about the countdown

_killerbee — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:37:06 GMT

if i've been absent for such a long time i can only say this....

project! project! project!

we're counting down though.

it's just a little over twenty days before we finally open our new property in the cluster.

and then maybe then, hopefully i can sigh in quasi relief for being able to go through this without ending up as certifiably insane (okay, so that's subjective).

moving on to happier (high) notes, good friends of mine made the engagement announcement and now the panic begins because the groom to be has laid down the law - matataba = no photo. how cruel =( harumph. okay, fine, back to these futile attempts to lose weight again.

tonight is happy hour(s) night at casadefunfun. yey. always look forward to get-together and sound hours of sleep. hehe.

okay, i really should go and attend to my neglected laundry hamper.

writing about a hot start to the year

_killerbee — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:35:02 GMT

nope, nothing racy.

when i say hot, i mean i was burning up - fever.

yeesh.

apart from that, year is off to a busy start.

got the project to keep me tied up lots at work.

two friends visiting from the states.

a wedding to attend - the first in our hs group - yahoo =)

promising start to 2007.

writing about the finals

_killerbee — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:37:37 GMT

this weekend was a juggling act between work and fully supporting a dear friend.

i spent two frenzied evenings screaming like a highschool groupie and waving my pom (i only had one metallic blue one) along with the blue bunch.

the finals was awesome. kind of like being in a uaap finals night (although i've never been to one of those)

to my vote for p.idol - you rocked and you're still p.idol in my book! naks.

happy monday!

writing about busy yet bored

_killerbee — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:11:21 GMT

been dying to blog but my whacked sleeping habit for this week and stress equals blah output from heated brain.

so i found this on a bulletin board care of a friend. might be fun.

Can you name 13 of your classmates that you can think of right off the top of your head. Don't read the questions underneath until you write the names of all 13 people. This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list the names first. No cheating!

1. Gene
2. Jasmine
3. Kathy
4. Lynne
5. Clarissa
6. Ria
7. Carol
8. Nog
9. Pam
10. Korinna
11 M
12. Duckie
13. Jan

1.) How did you meet 10?
First day masters class - Comm. Teacher was late and we were standing outside of classroom waiting.

2.)What would you do if you had never met 1?
I would have to find another one to fight with from my highschool pals.

3.) What would you do if 6 and 2 dated?
Freak out. Yikes!

4.) Have you ever seen 4 cry?
Sure. Highschool - retreat every year. Everyone saw everyone cry.

5.)Do you think 10 is cute?
Yes. Purely hetero comment.

6.)How did you get to know 8?
Initially through another member of K9

7.)What's 7's Favorite color?
Probably pink. I dunno. She's one of the girly girls in our group.

8.)What would you do if 5 confessed he/she
She does. She better. Again, a hetero thing right there. Nyahaha.

9.)Fact about 9
She's a big hiphop junkie.

10.)Who is 4 going out with?
No one at the moment.

11.)who is number 5 to you?
The one who made our group wear green gowns, white bolero and hat. Plus dance during her debut. Friendship ito.

12.)Would you ever live with 13?
Why not? Although I'll probably drive him crazy since I'm a slob. Ang tanong eh, will he live with me? Nyahaha!

13.)Is 2 single?
Yes. Blue gals in my group are.

14.)Where does 7 live??
US.

15.)What do you think about 3?
Hilarious. Love her. She's one of the funniest, wittiest ever...

16.)What's the best thing about number 8?
She's such a magical and tremendous calming influence. She's very loyal and reliable.

17.)What do you like about number 11?
She can get away with almost anything.

18.)Favorite Memory with 2?
Retreat. She caused a momentary pause from our crying blues with her episode with very clean glass door.

writing about the need to be preoccupied

_killerbee — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:47:35 GMT

i nicked this from daoming's latest post.

need the distraction.

really do.

~*~

Someone knocks on your door at 2am, who do you want it to be?
i'll copycat and say santa as well. with wonderful techie package extravaganza

Your boss tells you he/she will give you a $20 raise if you'll do your job naked, do you stay and take the raise?
i'd tell my boss to stuff it, flip hair, then dramatic exit.

Put yourself in a nutshell.
why?

Ever see a ghost?
do orbs count?

Happy with your body?
no.

A reason to move to Iceland.
MAGNI from Rockstar Supernova

A place you've lived that you miss.
am okay where i am.

A job you'd never do, no matter how much you were paid.
err...

A band/group you thought was cool when you were 13.
New Kids On The Block and Color Me Badd

You have a nightmare, who's the first person you think to call?
my mum

Wanna have kids before you're 30?
i'm in the mid to late 20's bit so at this point, i reckon...sure.

A memory from high school.
17th birthday surprise of friends at red tiles. may role playing pa.

Ever had a crush on a friend's parent?
no.

Do you look more like your mom or dad?
my dad

Something you've always wanted to learn to do.
fly (an airplane of course, not the superhero variety)

How you'd like your life to be in 10 years.
balanced

Something you learned this year.
be thankful for what you have

What do you want for your birthday?
trip out of the country good for a week or longer

Name 4 things you did yesterday.
watched dvds, ate, napped, quality bonding time with mum and sis

Last item you bought yourself.
bracelets

What did you have for breakfast?
fried rice, egg and cheesedogs (wow, full breakfast)

Name the last 3 songs you heard.
blue sky, sabihin mo na, alipin

How many hours of sleep do you get each night?
average of 5

What do you wish you were doing right now?
working out (lots of pent up energy at the mo)

Who's the first person in your phone book on your cell?
aaron - his name does start with an a after all

Last time you witnessed a fight?
saturday. was in a cab when pasig police and mandaluyong bgy reps were having a verbal go along w. kapitol drive

Name 3 places you'd like to travel to.
france, spain, australia

Do you know how to ice skate?
basic

Name something you like that's out of the ordinary.
hmm, not sure what to say under this one

Is bigger really better.
eh?

What do you think of Brad Pitt?
for someone in 40s...he is F-I-N-E

What color are your toenails.
all natural

Do you own anything with a skull on it?
(writer has gone cross-eyed)

Last movie you watched.
the grudge 2 - for purely superficial reasons - edison chen

Where were you when you had your first kiss?
i'll let you know...

Last board game you played?
...

Leather or lace?
lace

Ever had a black eye?
yes

Have you ever worn fishnet stockings?
no

writing about being tagged

_killerbee — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:22:07 GMT

hmmm, here we go:

A.) Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. current: marketing communications officer - somerset serviced residence
2. marketing officer - emerald headway
3. sales assistant - somerset serviced residence
4. tutor girl - just for a short bit while i was in between jobs

B.) Four movies you would watch over and over:

1. pride and prejudice - matthew macfadyen. need i say more?
2. mulan - best disney heroine in my opinion
3. 10 things i hate about you
4. so close - action packed movie of women fighting in all-white ensemble. wha- i like violence. ;p

C.) Four places you have lived:

1. current - a two bedroom apartment in oranbo pasig city
2. house in laguna
3. before that - kapitolyo with family
4. mandaluyong (labas) city

D.) Four TV shows you like to watch:

1. friends - never gets old. love to laugh
2. queer eye for the straight guy - fashion, food, fairies and fun...
3. will and grace
4. same with kathy - one tree hill is also a guilty pleasure of mine

E.) Been on vacation: as in strictly vacation lang to ha!

1. azn adventure last september - kuala lumpur, chiang mai and bangkok.
2. cebu
3. baguio
4. la union

F.) Websites you visit daily:

1. yahoo / hotmail / gmail
2. blogs
3. friendster

G.) Foods(!):

1. green tomato pasta
2. kfc chicken
3. yellow cab pizza
4. tokyo tokyo japanese coleslaw
5. house of mini's steak

H.) Four places I would rather be right now:

1. my place - watching dvds
2. or my parents place - raiding their fridge
3. dance class - i miss dancing
4. out with friends

I.) Friends I'll tag:

1. jay
2. ayenyen
3. drunkenpumpkin
4. suga cool

J.) Four Nicknames I've been given:

1. debbie - standard nickname
2. debimon - college moniker - for sports
3. debster - happened in highschool. i forget how
4. debog - a product of the OG series of nicknames from Kikay 9

K.) Four Material Things I could not live without:

1. mobile phone
2. a good book
3. tv/dvd
4. paper and pen

writing about listening to the radio on the way to overtime

_killerbee — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:45:32 GMT

was on a cab this morning listening to the radio.

regine v.'s version of 'til i met you' came on.

is it me or do all her renditions/song treatments sound alike that it's uber tired? birit galore that it's almost difficult to relate to / unsingable to the average in-the-shower songer?