projection

i drop by my best friend's place...

friend to housemate:  'ate, please give her ice cream...'

me:  'no, thanks...  ate, don't bother...'

friend:  'no...  give her...'

me:  'i don't want...  thanks...'

friend:  'just have some...'

me:  'no...'

housemate scoops ice cream...

me:  'noooo...  i don't wanna eat...'

friend:  'just a bit...'

me:  'i'm full...'

friend:  'me, ate, please give me some...'

me:  'oh...  so you're the one who likes ice cream!'

\m/

good enough

sister 1 offering me a pair of pants...

sister 2:  'that looks like sleepwear...'

me:  'it's ok...  i wear real sleepwear going out, remember?'

; p

walk, baby, walk

we see a stroller at the mall...

me:  'guess how much that is...'

friend:  'hmmm...  P5,000?'

me:  'P5,000?!  baby's ordinary stroller was already P8,000...'

friend:  'so how much?'

me:  'such stroller costs P49,990+...  ten times more than P5,000...'

\m/

you tell me

i call my friend's house...

me:  'could you please check the number <friend> wrote on the cake box and dictate to me...'

housemate:  '0917...'

me:  '0917...'

housemate:  '495...'

me:  '495...'

housemate:  'is that 5 or zero?'

me:  'you check...'

housemate:  '' looks like zero...'

me:  'ok...  zero...'

housemate:  'or maybe 5...'

me:  'look closely...'

housemate:  'zero?'

me:  'you check...'

housemate:  'what is this, 5 or zero?'

me:  'are you thinking aloud or asking me?  i really wouldn't know...  i'm so far...'

; )

punch line

i call a friend...

me:  '♩ ♪  happy birthday to you...  ♫ ♬'

friend:  'you're out of tune...'

ahahaha...  toinks!!!  ; p

gotcha

runny nose...  i was perfectly fine yesterday...  not sure what could have triggered this...

last night, i did drop by my best friend's place and while there, my one-year-old goddaughter who had colds sneezed right smack at my face ->  through my open mouth!  : O

my best friend went:  'oh, baby, ninang might get your colds...'

i went, 'no...  she's so small...  i'm so big...'

my, my, my...  as if size matters to the cold virus...  ; p

month-ly names

overheard...

guy 1:  'what's your name?'

guy 2:  'jun...'

guy 1:  'how's that, it's already july...'

ahahaha...  what happens to may?  ; p

big or small

friend to baby on his lap:  'look...  your tummy's showing...'

me:  'you, too...  your tummy was showing when you were sleeping...'

friend:  'my shirt's too small...  or maybe my belly's too big...'

; p

king and queen

i text a friend:  'merci beaucoup...'

he replies:  'du rien...'

i text back:  'king of fruits...'

he goes, 'hahaha.  is durian the king of fruits?  so they have a king!'

hmmm...  i wonder whether they have a queen...

wired differently

state of the nation address today and this song just keeps on playing in my head:

♩♪  don't you worry about the situation
a message from the telephone
they're out there fighting for the state of the nation  ♫♬

weird...  : }

i know him so well

i choked...

me:  'number...'

friend:  '1,766,563...'

me:  'awww...  why like that?'

friend chuckles:  'you compute...'

me:  'calculator...'

friend:  'i don't have a calculator...'

me:  'duh!  all cell phones have a calculator...  send it to me...'

friend fiddles awhile with his phone...

me:  'just send it...'

friend:  'yes...  i'll send it to you...  but i'll also compute it for you...'

well, it's 19...

me:  'letter S?  hmmm...  i don't know any S...'

then now i suddenly remembered, i do know an S...  i can't believe i forgot!  : O

do as i say...

my phone rings...

caller:  'are you on a date?'

me:  'haha...  that would be later...  whatever you do, i'll be doing, too...  so what did you do?'

caller:  'i'm being good...'

me:  'c'mon...  you just want me to be good while you're not...'

; p

parallel act

me:  'whatever you do i'll be doing, too...'

caller:  'sure?'

me:  'sure.'

caller:  'sure?'

me:  'yup!'

caller:  'there's something i plan to do but it's not what you have in mind...'

me:  'huh?!  what do i have in mind?'

caller:  'what do you have in mind?'

me:  'like, if you meet up, we, too, will go out...'

caller:  'i intend to <toot>...  you'll join?'

me:  'i said whatever you do, i'll be doing, too...  i didn't say i'll be doing it with you...'

sooo happy

i don't quite get what my caller is trying to say...

caller:  'oh, my...  i'm talking to a <inaudible>!'

me:  'what?'

caller:  '<inaudible>'

me:  'to a what?'

caller:  'nothing!'

me:  'what was it?  sorry, i didn't hear...  i'm super happy...'

caller:  'i can feel it...  maybe you'll be smiling the whole day...'

me:  'haha...  my cheeks are gonna get torn...  last night yet...'

happy from the ends of my hair to the tips of my toes...  : )))

uhm, the yucky version came to mind...  pardon...

     "from split ends to ingrown"

wahaha...  hey, i have neither, ok...  ; )

act quickly

i was going out with my mom today...  i knew the day, but not the time...

i was calling her and calling her and calling her but she wasn't picking up her phone...  awww...  i wanted to go someplace quick...  : }

call, call, call...  no answer...

after what seemed like forever, i decided to make a quick dash outside thinking i'll be back before she arrives...  guess what, i open the gate and there she was!  ooops, okay, okay, okay, abort my sprint...

out we went...

so there she was buying stuff and there i was waiting in the car and after sometime, i decided to make a quick dash to the nearby fastfood to wash my hands...  i just stepped in front of the sink and suddenly i see someone knocking on the glass wall...  whoa!  it's my mom!

wahaha...  you decide to go and that's when she appears...  i guess i tarry too long...  ; )

the secret

showed my sister-in-law my leg...

sister-in-law:  'what is that?!'

me:  'i got burned when i got off the motorcycle (from almeria to naval in biliran)...'

sister-in-law:  'aw...  that has happened to me before...  but that one's so big!'

me:  'yup...  i was surprised it became like this [it's as big as my thumb]...  it didn't feel so bad at the time...'

sister-in-law:  'that might scar...'

me:  'i've been burned before...  also while getting off a motorcyle...  it didn't scar...'

sister-in-law shows me her finger:  'look at this...  from boiling water...'

me:  'aw...  i'll have that on my leg?!'

sister-in-law:  'maybe...'

me:  'at my age?!  a scar?!'

i like dresses!!!

hah!  i'm gonna get my skin back...  smooth...  flawless...  i'm asking...  i'm believing...  i'm receiving...  \m/

not needed but wanted

friend:  'who's going with you?'

me:  'no one...  just me...'

friend:  'you'll be alone?!'

me:  'yes... this is my fifth time already...'

friend:  'where is that?'

me:  'almeria...  plane to tacloban then 4 hours by land to get to the place...'

friend:  'i remember you've mentioned that to me before...'

me:  'yup...  i go there once a year...  this is my fifth now...'

friend:  'why do you go there?'

me:  'to visit my <second mom>...  she was the one who took care of us since i was a baby...  she retired in 2009 and i've been visiting her since...'

friend:  'and how did you go the first time?'

me:  'i was also by myself...  i just asked around...  remember when we were at <place> and i was telling you i can manage?  i was just thinking i lived alone for 4 years...  i went to almeria by myself and i didn't even know the place...  i can handle manila...  but of course i am thankful you accompanied me...'

just because i can go it alone does not mean i want to go it alone.  it's definitely nicer to have someone with you.  i'm no damsel in distress but i still want my knight...  :")

a half-price treat wholeheartedly given

at starbucks for the repeat of their 'frappuccino treat for two' promo...

me:  'ei...  there's no queue...'

cashier:  'later, ma'am...  you were just first...'

me:  'oh...  it's not obvious i'm excited, hehe...'

promo's from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.  my receipt timestamp's 2:06 p.m.  hey, i missed the first one!  i was at the service station that time having my friend's car oil-changed.  the ones i informed, even my friend whose car i was attending to that time, were able to avail themselves of the promo.

i'm not a coffee drinker actually.  but if it's buy-one-get-one then i get excited, haha.  i bought for my mom.  ain't i sweet?  and cheap...  ;")

trading places

me:  'starbucks is bringing back the 'frappuccino treat for two' promo...  they're having it tomorrow and tuesday [july 8 and 9]...  i wasn't able to make it last time but my sister and her officemate did...'

friend:  'me, too...'

me:  'you, too?'

friend:  'yes...  oh, wasn't i able to tell you?'

me:  'no!'

friend:  'you were the one who sent me a voucher...'

me:  'look at that, there i was at the service center waiting forever for YOUR car's flushing and change oil to finish and there you were at starbucks having a frap...'

save and be saved

an asiana flight from seoul crash-landed at the san francisco international airport yesterday.

i was struck by this post from author and facebook COO sheryl sandberg saying she and her family were originally supposed to take said flight but switched to united so they could use miles for her family's tickets.

not to make light of the situation but i was just thinking, in this instance, you did not just save on the (mileage) freebie, the freebie saved you.

my mornyt

me:  'return this to me, ok...  that's donna karan...'

friend:  'i don't know her...'

me:  'hehe...  you're not high end...'

friend:  'i go for function not name...'

me:  'me, too...  i didn't buy that, it was just given to me...'

: )

= = = = =

smell of doughnuts wafted in the air...

friend:  'you like j. co?'

me:  'i just like dunkin's bavarian and original glazed by krispy kreme...  but i'm not really a doughnut girl...'

friend:  'oh...  you're not a 'do not' girl?'

me:  'haha...  i'm nike...  just do it...'

\m/

= = = = =

telling my friend about this someone whose actuations i didn't like...

friend:  'the guy's just playing cute...'

me:  'he shouldn't...'

friend:  'that's his right...'

me:  'you shouldn't play cute anymore when you're married...'

friend:  'it's just playing cute!'

me:  'well, you're already married so you play cute with your wife not with other women...'

friend:  'where is that written?  is that in the law?'

me:  'well, ok...  you can play cute with others but not with me...'

\m/

= = = = =

having krushers...  my feel-good food...

me:  'i'm so happy...'

friend:  'i got a haircut...'

me:  'huh?!  what did i say?'

friend:  'that you're happy...'

me:  'what did you say?'

friend:  'that i got a haircut...'

me:  'what's the connection?'

friend:  'nothing...  i'm just telling you that i got a haircut after dropping you off...'

me:  'oh...  sorry i didn't notice...  how much is your haircut?'

friend:  'P40...'

me:  '40?'

friend:  'plus P40 tip so P80...'

me:  'you tip as much as the haircut?'

friend:  'i wasn't able to tip last time so i just gave it now...'

me:  'haha... what's this, retirement?  lump sum...'

= = = = =

me:  'what time is it?'

friend:  '1...'

me:  'it's 1 a.m.?!'

friend:  'yes...'

me:  'aw...  you still have a meeting this morning...'

friend:  'it's ok...  i already know what i'm going to say...'

me:  'what?'

friend:  'these are what we'll prioritize because they're the ones in the lineup...'

me:  'that's all?'

friend chuckles:  'yes...'

me:  'hehe...  that'll be your sole contribution in the meeting?'

friend:  'that's really how it's supposed to be so what else should i say?'

me:  'why don't you just record it then send it to them so you don't have to wake up early?'

; p

= = = = =

me:  'you're sleepy...'

friend:  'do i look sleepy?'

me:  'well, i'm sleepy so i'm assuming you're sleepy, too, because you're even more of a sleepyhead than me...'

friend:  'i get sleepy after eating...'

me:  'oh?  you're sleepy even if you haven't eaten anything...'

friend:  'haha...  i noticed i'm like that with people i'm comfortable with...'

me:  'what do you mean?'

friend:  'you're already at ease with someone so it's ok to doze off...'

me:  'hello...  you've been like that from the time i met you...  you kept on dozing off...  we barely knew each other then!'

; p

sleep well, live well

i was finishing something and barely had sleep in the last five days...  well, last night i was finally able to tuck in before midnight and not early morning...

i had a kinda weird dream, so many people and so many things happening...  overall, however, the atmosphere was okay...  nothing dramatic or heavy...

i felt good waking up...  well, not totally refreshed yet but good enough...  it felt like whatever damage the previous sleepness nights have done have mostly been repaired...  you know that feeling of shallowness in your muscles when you lack sleep?  well, this morning i woke up and felt like the muscles are somehow a bit full again...

i'll be going out later but expect to be home early and in bed before midnight...  i intend to get another good night's sleep...

they say

'no one looks back on their life
and remembers the nights
they had plenty of sleep'

true...  but i think your body does...  and it collects at a high price...

a different viewpoint

' saw myself in a pic from my best friend's wedding more than 13 years ago...  my outfit looked awful!

i was wearing a three-piece dress:

1.  spaghetti top

2.  long skirt with slit at the back

and

3.  hmmm...  what do you call it?  not sure whether it's a coat...  it's something you wear over the spaghetti blouse...  it's like a loose, short-sleeved, upper-hip-length cropped tuxedo opening V-shaped all the way to the belly-button...

all three pieces were of the same fabric...  monochrome...  no prints whatsoever...

that dress looked good frontal (at least to me, hehe)...  but then i was a bit sideways in the pic and only now (yup, more than a decade later) did i realize that the outfit looked kinda off sideways...

next time check from different angles...  so very true that not because something looks good from your standpoint does not mean it also looks good from a different perspective...

taking it back

i was wondering who these people were who were appearing on my facebook notifications and news feed.  there's a name that did not ring a bell.  there's a profile pic i couldn't quite figure out.

i checked.

oh, hehe...  the pic is that of someone i definitely know.  the unfamiliar name was not a mere nickname or the usual alias...  it was a contraction of both the first name and the last name.  creative..  : )

the other one, i know the name but the person on the pic i don't.  who is this?  click, click, click...  ooops!!!  'Friend Request Sent'...  whaaaatttt???  i didn't intend to do that!  wait, 'Cancel Request'...  whew!  good thing they have that feature.

if only things were as simple in the real world.  for those who decide on something then change their minds.  and for those who suddenly realize they've just done something in error.

non-discriminatory

mom offering me raisin bread...

me:  'thanks...  i don't like raisin, mom...'

mom:  'but this is from the baguio country club...'

me:  'i know...'

i don't like raisin regardless of its pedigree...  ; )