maximine and minerva’s owl

1) “he’s got really sexy lips, i can’t concentrate…. susmaryanong garapon ano ba gagawin ko dito sa batang ito?” *fret not, he is a college boy and already 21; and i bet he has impure thoughts toward me too*

2) “pang apat na take nya na ng toefl sana naman maipasa na nya this time at ng matapos na kami. sawang sawa na ‘ko sa kanya at sa kabibigay ng trial tests.”

3) “why can’t he walk like a man and not like a duck?”

4) “are you narcissus‘  twin sister?”

5) ” muka syang akong bangaw na nakapeluka sa oversized sunglasses na suot nya ko.” 

6) “CHEAPSKATE!!! I dislike cheapskates! I dislike me.”

7) “lahat nagkakamali rin naman pero napaka simpleng grammar rules lang naman yon at kahit 7th grader eh alam; sana maayos nya na sa lalong madaling panahon ang sakit sa mata kasi tuwituwina. for ex., i was + able to; i wasn’t + able to; you were + able to; you weren’t + able to.”

8) “please, tama na kareregalo ma saken ng green tea. i hate green tea, mint tea naman o kaya rosehip tea o kahit na anong tea basta wag lang green tea.”

9) “no he doesn’t look like that famous hongkong actor; ni katiting ay HINDE! and he’s married with 2 kids, niloloko ka lang nya at magaling syang magsalita at magpaikotikot. wag kang maniwala!” 

10) “nothing is absolute especially if it’s coming from you so stop saying ‘absolutely’  every five effing seconds! ….absolutely this absolutely that absolutely myass. *fackow!”

“you always look hungry and sad and cold in that dark corner of yours next to the fujiphoto machine. i’m going to give you one of L’s warm coats and a woolen scarf and i’m going to buy an obento and a can of hot tea at 7-11 and give them to you. please don’t refuse this time, please.”

*borrowed from littleN

caveat: 90% work related

Things finally became very clear after this afternoon. It’s not anything fatal or permanently debilitating; the pain will go away and that is for sure it’s just a question of “when” and I pray that it is soon.

Just a hundred steps or even less to and from our buliding’s parking lot and front door would render him almost paralysed. He cringes and struggles and instantly needs to lie flat down to ease the  pain that shoots from the side of his left knee (sometimes it moves to the right) all the way through his hip to the mid torso.

Seeing him that way is unbearable and makes my heart bleed; sometimes I hide in the bathroom so he wouldn’t see me sob. A far cry from the man I used to know back in the days. Strong and blessed with a sexy beautiful and solid pair of legs pedigreed from his Olympian skier dad. 

He marched in the jungles of Nicaragua with the Contras and the Sandinistas, for crying out loud!

He was a do-or-die passionate photojournalist then and very courageous, documenting a civil war while living with kamikaze soldiers amidst the harshest of conditions deep in the jungles and mountains of Latin America. He was physically fit (still is), not the yucky muscular type but rather lean and athletic. An enormous backpack that contained 40 kilos of photo equipment that seemed to be intrinsically mounted on his back and shoulders was nothing to him then, and that’s even when they had to hike non-stop for days with only boiled unripe bananas and rain water for sustenance.

Life itself has a way of balancing things out.

It’s just a slipped disk which normally heals within a few weeks but in his case is taking longer, for some reason. 110 days in total today. His body is healing itself and repairing its own damage within. He is going to be ok and there is absolutely nothing to worry about, the doctor said to me. We just need to wait and be patient that’s all.

In a couple of weeks he’ll be back to his sexy, strong, highly creative, adventurous and crazy person that he is. I just know it.

now, if only i could get even just half of my wishes… 

i ask too much! i ask too much! isa isa lang dapat 

 7 Songs (Tag ni P i B)

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LiveJournal/blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.

1. La Gitana - a flamenco song that I dance to everyday

2. Panakip Butas…  Hajii Alejandro - don’t know but it always reminds me of Guadalupe Market, Royal True Orange and pan de coco.

3. Oy, Lumapit ka (kung gusto mo akong halikan di kita sasawayin) … Hotdog - included in the anthology of OPM CD that lovelymama Stel gave me. 

4. I Must Have that Man… Billy Holiday - yes, that man! I must have him!!!

5. Till Tomorrow… Don McLean - kanta ng ‘aming’ naunsyaming pag-ibig, umuulan kasi at naaalala ko sya hehehe

6. Like a River… Carly Simon - great poetry and great seductive voice. (dedicated to Emily)

7. Romanza…  Andrea Bocelli - try listening to this song while making love, at dapat lakasan ang volume (double entendre), ibang klase effectus! trust me.

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101 Life Experiences. Just highlight the ones you’ve done. Meme naman ito ni Medusa, ang aking matagal ng kabarkada.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain 

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan

55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers 
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (what’s D&D?) 
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Parasailed

81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music 
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Broken someone’s heart

93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

I’m tagging all my imaginary friends immortal and otherwise.

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