It's gonna be 2013 in just a few hours as I am writing this. To be honest, I'm cool with ending this year, I have no problem with that. Haha. I'm just that eager for a fresh new start.
December 2012 has been quick, busy and crazy. Though I've missed a Christmas party, a bridal shower, a wedding and a year end trekking, I somehow managed to celebrate the Christmas season and spend time with family and friends as much as I could.
Some of the apps na gamit na gamit ko ay ang Instagram, Little Photo at Line Camera. I just love them. These photos below were from that time I was exploring them and having a bit more fun than usual. And by that, I mean to say that yes I was being vain and a big fan of myself. How can I not? Look at these photos! I look amazing! Haha. Yun pala yun!
You can hardly call me a foodie, bagong Android user lang na aliw na aliw pa sa mga photo apps kaya nasampolan ang mga pagkain. Hihi.
I had breakfast after shift with Gherry and Edz at Alexa's Deli in Salcedo Makati. They open as early as 7am, so if you're looking for a place to have breakfast at around Makati that is not fastfood or a coffee shop, you might want to consider this one. More than good food, the place is also cozy. It was not crowded, bagay sa mga gustong mapag-isa or sa mga may dini-date pero secret lang. Hehe. Segue way lang kasi after this we went to see A Secret Affair in Megamall. Pramis, segue way lang talaga yun. Haha.
A guy once asked me if may alam daw akong masarap kainan ng ramen. Pajoke ko siyang sinagot ng "the only ramen I know is Nissin Ramen". He didn't laugh and my joke fell flat. Kaya sabi ko sa sarili ko when I get a chance kakain talaga 'ko ng ramen na 'yan. This week after paying my bills, I passed by Rai Rai Ken and saw from their standees their ramens. I just had to satisfy my curiosity, and I'm glad I did. Hongsarap! Nachallenge lang konti ang chopstick skills ko pero keri lang. This one in the picture is their seafood ramen. I will definitely be back to try the others.
This photo below was when I was waiting at Figaro Brickroad Cainta for the the mall to open. This was when I bought my new phone. Hihi. I had the best carrot cake in my life that day. Kasi this is only carrot cake I ever tasted. Haha. Seriously though, it was very good!
There you go are my random food stories. There really are stories behind some meals and some little photos.
Je is always our party planner, organizing some getaway or masterminding a birthday gimmick for one of us. So for her birthday, I thought tama lang na kami naman ang magplan ng something to make her feel special like what she does for her family and friends.
I wanted to throw an "all of your friends are here" party for her, pero dahil amateur at busy din naman kaming lahat, kami-kami na lang muna. Ingat din kami sa pagpaplano. Sanay sa pakulo si ateh, one wrong move mabubuko kami.
That night, she got served. Booyah birthday girl. Hehe.
I've seen Californication until a few of the first episodes in Season 5, but I was practically hiding while watching it. I didn't want to be seen by my family, it's just not for everyone. But I like it for some reason. There's art all over it.
I set aside "writing" for quite a while now. It just requires a lot of work - thinking, walking in the park, staring at the ceiling, staring out the window, talking to self, crying and laughing while talking to self, basically those things that make you look weird. It just wasn't practical.
But here, I've seen that being a writer wasn't at all weird and dorky. It was actually cool. And yes, sexy. It makes me want to write and be a writer.
Here is one of the best scenes. Napa-wow at natigilan ako after this. And maybe I cried? I don't really remember.
I wonder if it's really like this, or if it will be like this for me. That you will meet a person, and then there's this feeling, you'll just know, that this might be the one. It's this good it makes me wish this happens in real life.
Dear Karen,
If you're reading this, it means I actually worked up the courage to mail it. So, good for me. You don't know me very well, but if you get me started I have a tendency to go on and on about how hard the writing is for me. But this... this is the hardest thing I've ever had to write. There is no easy way to say this, so I'll just say it: I met someone. It was an accident, I wasn't looking for it, I wasn't on the make. It was a perfect storm. She said one thing, I said another... Next thing I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life in the middle of that conversation. Now there is this feeling in my gut; she might be the one. She is completely nuts in a way that makes me smile highly neurotic, a great deal of maintenance required. She is you, Karen... That's the good news. The bad is that I don't know how to be with you right now, and that scares the shit out of me. Because if I am not with you right now, I have this feeling we will get lost out there. It's a big bad world full of twist and turns, people have a way of blinking and missing the moment. The moment that could have changed everything... I don't know what's going on with us and I can't tell why you should waste a leap of faith on the likes of me. But damn you smell good like home and you make excellent coffee that has to count for something, right? Call me.
