Hinalo-halong Muni-muni

Musta sa lahat? Hope you are in a good condition upon receiving this letter of mine. Ngek. Hehehe… Wala lang. Di ko mapigilan. Pasensiya na. Anyway – sa mga gusting makaalam at kahit sa dun sa mga ayaw – medyo okay na ako.  Still have the cough but I’m feeling a lot better. Still quite busy – kaya wala masyadong time to blog. Pero dahil sa minsan feeling ko ay umaapaw ang aking pag-iisip sa aking mga iniisip — naisip ko na isulat ang mga bagay-bagay na maari ko nang alisin sa aking isip para magbigay daan sa mga bagong bagay na dapat pag-isipan. Malinaw? Kung oo – mainam. Kung hindi – subukan nyong balikan ang pangungusap na isinulat ko at basahin ng dahan-dahan. Ayan… malamang naman nakuha nyo na.  So—pwede na ba akong magsulat? Ha? Ha? Ha?

- Madalas sabihin sa atin ng ating mga magulang at guro — all we need to do is work hard and do our best and for sure the next step will be success. Sad to say — we are fooled. Yup. Niloloko nila tayo. Minsan – kahit anong hard pa ang iyong pag-work at kahit anong best pa ang gawin mo — it aint just enough. Believe me. Based on first hand experience yan. Hay.

- I’m beginning to feel at home in our new unit. Yup. It’s on the second floor which was initially an issue for me….. pero okay rin pala. Last weekend — I stayed at home to rest. I opened the door and windows para pumasok naman ang hangin. Ayun – new revelations…. First — there’s a small sort of park just in from of our building and you can hear the voice of the kids playing. Medyo okay din pala na may naririnig na tao sa labas — somehow ramdam mo na you have neighbors. Second —  I looked out of the window which I don’t normally do….. and from our unit you can see people from the main road walking….. I am a fan of people watching. An our sala window is a good place to do so. You can see them — but they can’t see you.

- My heart was torn to pieces when I saw Anne Curtis’ tearful interview. Da*n that Sam Milby for making her cry! Opps…. Baka mabasa ito ng aking waswit… Sweetheart Ana (Ivanovic) – ikaw pa rin ang true love ko

- Speaking of my one and only  Ana….. kawawa naman siya. She had to quit  the WTA championship at Doha due to stomach problems. Hanggang sa sakit….compatible kami!

- Kailangan may politics —- congratulations to Obama for his big win. Pero personal opinion ko lang —- kahit siguro sino ang kalaban ni McCain mananalo. Parang kiss of death kasi ang endorsement ni Bush e. Good for Obama though.

- Ano? Fertilizer scam? Naku. Wag nyo na seryosohin yan. Malapit na kasi ang 2010… kaya kanya-kanya nang papogi ang mga lintik na Senador na yan. Mark my word — yang mga camera “huggers” na  mga senador — either tatakbong President or Vice President. Mga KSP. Sa dami ng inimbistigahan nila – may natapos ba? Trial by publicity lang ang alam ng mga damuhong yan. Ang dapat dyan sa mga yan – deadmahin!

- I went to Orchard Road last Sunday. Stone na stone (batong-bato sa mga engots na di nakaintindi) na kasi ako sa bahay e. Naka-Pamas na ang Orchard Road. Can’t help but be bitten by the Christmas bug. Ayun – sarap tuloy mamili. Pero buti na lang at naalala ko na kailangan palang magtipid. Kaya hanggang window shopping na lang ako. 

- Music list? I’m in a Christmas mood. Need a lot of “uplifting” tunes these past few days. Mix of old classics and new interpretations ang aking list. Jose Mari Chan’s Christmas in our Heart album, The Company’s Christmas Album, Jed Madela’s  The Voice of Christmas Album and Ryan Cayabyab with the San Miguel Master Chorale’s Pasko album.

Yan na lang muna. Mag alas-dos na e. Antok na ako. Alam kong walang kwenta itong entry na ito. Pasensya na po. Talagang paminsan lang talaga – kailangan natin ng mga walang kwenta….para malaman natin ang importansya ng mga may kwenta. O… wag nang umapila pa…. Basta yan na yun.  Teka… Kailangan pala may word of wisdom. Hmmm…. sa mga taong apektado ng Financial Crisis — isa lang masasabi ko…kahit ano pa ang mangyari — Tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang Pasko!

 

 

Chicken Sopas for the Soul

Finally… I found time to write an entry. Kailangan ko lang palang magkasakit at lumiban sa opisina para magkaroon ng kaunting free time. Opps… no rolling of eyeballs. Pramis. Busy talaga ako ngayon ng sobra. Madaming drama sa teleserye ng aking tutuong buhay this past few weeks. Hirap pala talagang maging adult. Being an adult is a full time job. Walang day-off. Pag medyo sinuswerte – it’s one issue after another. Kung baga sa drama series – hindi pa natatapos ang problema ng bida … meron nang paparating pang problema. Di bale sana kung kasing predictable ng pinoy teleserye ang mga problemang ibinibigay sa iyo. Naku – as in bigla na lang sa iyo bubulaga ang problema when you least expect it. Anyway – ganun lang talaga siguro ang buhay. Sabi nga – what doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger. Or make you loose your sanity.

 

 

Going back to being sick — actually – medyo matagal-tagal ko na ring nararamadan na gusto na ng katawan kong magkasakit. Nothin major naman —  fever siguro.. sore throat. Ganun lang. Pero mind over matter ako. Lagi kong sinasabihan ang katawan ko na hindi ngayon ang panahon para magkasakit. Subukan lang niyang magkasakit at makikita nya ang sakit na hinahanap nya. Ayun – medyo natakot ng kaunti ang virus. For few days — medyo paramdam lang siya ng kaunti.  Until the last weekend. I woke up – and felt crappy. Traydor talagang itong si virus. Umatake while I was sleeping. Traydor!  Akala siguro nya tatanggapin ko lang ito without a fight. Hindi – I kept busy. Kahit na nanghihina na ako – mind over matter pa rin.  Whole Saturday yun. Then no choice na kung hindi matulog. Sunday – I felt crappier. I decided to rest. Baka sakaling hindi tumuloy. Malay natin. Pero mali ako ng malay… Sore throat… body ache…. Fever.. Hay. I hate feeling sick.  Monday – I went to the office. Still feel crappy .Pero saying ang sweldo. Saka may big meeting. Kaya no choice.  Tuesday morning – I know I’m beaten. Kailangan ko na mag-rest. Kay ayun — di ako pumasok sa office. I need to rest.

 

Ano? Ano ginawa ko? Wala masyado… lots of rest…lots of liquid… and my comfort food — Sopas. I’m writing this entry a little over midnight feeling a little better. Still have a tickle in the throat. Paminsan-minsan ay makamatay na dry cough. But still – loads better than this morning. Talagang walang makakatalo sa rest.. and chicken sopas.

Lipat-bahay

Magandang araw sa inyong lahat. Nagulat ba kayo at nandito na naman ako. Pasensiya na kung medyo M.I.A. ako ng ilang linggo. Tulad ng sinabi ko sa aking last entry – sobrang daming mga nangyayari nitong mga nakaraang linggo. Jampacked sa happening ang teleserye ng aking buhay.

 

Kung medyo matagal-tagal na kayong nagbabasa ng aking blog – malamang ay natatandaan nyong  nabanggit ko ang tungkol sa pangangailangan naming lumipat ng tirahan. Supposedly ay 1^st quarter of this year pa – pero dahil sa mabait kami  - naextend pa ito ng ilang buwan. Until finally — we have to face the music. We need to find a new place.

 

Fortunately – medyo swerte ako sa paghahanap ng bahay. God’s gift ito sa akin which I am very thankful. Ayaw nyong maniwala? E di wag. Wala akong panahong mamilit.

 

Anyway – the place we just left ( Note: 3 weeks na po kaming nakalipat) – was the only house we viewed last time we are looking for a house. Yun yung first and fortunately the only unit na pina-view sa amin ng aming agent.

 

First impression sa unit — “Yeah baby! Yeah!” with matching Austin Powers theme sa background. Yup. Shagadelic .  Don’t get me wrong. The unit was rather spacious. Maaliwalas ika nga. It was a renovated HDB unit. Designer unit sabi nung mga owner. Unfortunately – medyo dated ang theme. There are a lot of colors – very reminiscent of the 70’s. Parang si Austin Powers ang huling tenant. But still — it’s a nice place. Sabi ko nga – I can overlook the interior design. It’s a huge place. 1 wall of  the 2 bedrooms was knocked down to have 1 big master bedroom. Pero – the one thing that really had me — the walk in closet. Aiyah – it had me at hello! It’s in the 11^th floor – very windy.. very private… very quiet. It’s just a couple of block from the MRT, near a mall and 24 hrs convenience store and food center. What more can you ask for di ba? Unfortunately – that time – it was also being viewed by another party who was willing to pay a higher rent than what we are offering. They have a Filipina agent —- na kinuha ko yung calling card when our agent was somewhere outside. We love the place pero we thought that it was not meant to be.  The following day – we were to view another unit pero no-show si agent. We are pis… okay.. need to be nice.. not happy. So – I called up the Filipina agent. She asked if we liked the place we viewed the night before – and we said yes. Di pala kinuha nung mga unang mag-rent dapat. That day kasi nalaman yata na natanggal sa trabaho yung isa sa mag-rent kaya di natuloy. Well – ganun lang talaga siguro — if its meant to be.. its meant to be.

 

Yan ang kwento ng aming shagadelic house. We were fortunate enough to find a place that we love. A home away from home ika nga. We loved it so much that we stayed for 5 years and 8 months. Too bad at natapos na ang maliligayang araw naming. The owner decided to renovate the house – babalik na raw sa Singapore. We have to go – and find another home away from home.  We need to leave the place that we have lived in for more than 5 years. It was really rather sad. I never though that I’d feel attachment to it – pero siguro sa tagal na rin ng pagtira naming dun — you can’t help but feel like you are leaving something that have been a part of your life. Pero ganun talaga — life sucks – but you have no choice but to live it.

 

The place we are currently living now — is the 2^nd unit that we viewed. We liked it the first time we viewed it but the rent is rather exorbitant. We bargained for a few days and set our max price. We viewed a 3 or 4 more units but my heart is not just into it. I loved the 2^nd house we viewed and I feel that I was meant to live there. After 5 days – the agent called and informed us that the owner decided to rent it to us. Syempre – happy ang lahat. It’s more than 2 folds pricier than our last unit… pero ganun talaga.  Rent here in Singapore is crazy – and I still think that we got a good deal.

 

Yan ang isa sa pinagkaabalhan ko the past few weeks. Moving to a new place is a pain in the you know what. Grabe. Nakakapagod  – physically, mentally at financially. Not to mention time consuming. We rented a moving van – for the big items. But we have been slowly moving some items daily for two weeks or so. Nagtataka nga ang mga kaibigan ko bakit parang hindi kami natatapos sa paglipat. Well… ganun talaga. Minsan hindi kaya ng isahan lang. 

 

One big realization sa experience na ito… narealize ko na I am my mother’s son. And if ever tutuo man ang reincarnation — basurero ako nung past life ko. And definitely not Japanese. Bakit? Wala lang — I just don’t throw anything away. Very evident yan nung nag-iimpake na. Just like my Nanay — I keep everything.. boxes, plastics, small knick-knacks, old magazines clothes… everything. Hirap tuloy maglipat.

 

I snapped a few photo of our shagadelic unit nung moving out day — ishare ko sana.. kaya lang di ko pa makita yung cord nung phone ko. Hayaan nyo… when we are officially moved in (all boxes opened and the contents are in their new place) – aasikasuhin ko na ang pag-share ng pics. Pramis yan. Sa ngayon – all you can do is wait… or not… kung saan kayo magiging masaya. Sa muli!